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Title 20 — Education

Part A · Chapter 70 — Strengthening and Improvement of Elementary and Secondary Schools

§ 6339. Carryover and waiver

Statutory text

(a)

Limitation on carryover

Notwithstanding section 1225(b) of this title or any other provision of law, not more than 15 percent of the funds allocated to a local educational agency for any fiscal year under this subpart (but not including funds received through any reallocation under this subpart) may remain available for obligation by such agency for one additional fiscal year.

(b)

Waiver

A State educational agency may, once every 3 years, waive the percentage limitation in subsection (a) if—

(1)

the agency determines that the request of a local educational agency is reasonable and necessary; or

(2)

supplemental appropriations for this subpart become available.

(c)

Exclusion

The percentage limitation under subsection (a) shall not apply to any local educational agency that receives less than $50,000 under this subpart for any fiscal year.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

    Pub. L. 89–10 title I § 1127 · 79 Stat. 27

    Enacted · 20 U.S.C. § 6339

    (Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1127, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title I, § 101, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1534.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1127, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title I, § 101, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1534.)

0 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 1127 of Pub. L. 89–10 was classified to section 6338 of this title, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110.

Credits

(Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1127, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title I, § 101, , 115 Stat. 1534.)

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