President. the committee had originally adopted a provision which would have significantly altered the basic grant formula by eliminating the AFDC count for the purposes of determining chapter 1 eligibility. This action would have resulted in a revenue loss of over $30 million in basic grant funds and concentration grant money to the State of California. placing the States aggregate amount of chapter 1 funding below present levels. Quite simply. by reducing chapter 1 funds to California at a time when the demand for these funds is growing exponentiallyespecially with the enactment of the recent immigration reform lawover 85.000 disadvantaged youth would have been denied the opportunity for a wellrounded education. From my understanding. the committee amendment before the Senate today reinstates the AFDC count in the chapter 1 basic grant formula through fiscal year 1991. At that time. the qeneral Accounting Office is expected to complete a study to determine the validity and uniformity of using AFDC data as a factor in the chapter 1 count of children.
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