LRM CJB 19 = Statement of Administration Policy on HR800 Education Flexibi

      HR 800 is scheduled to be considered by the House next week.  please
comment on the draft SAP below by:  cob, today, Friday, March 5th.




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LRM ID: CJB19
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
Washington, D.C. 20503-0001

Friday, March 5, 1999

LEGISLATIVE REFERRAL MEMORANDUM

TO:                     Legislative Liaison Officer - See Distribution below

FROM:           Janet R. Forsgren (for) Assistant Director for Legislative
Reference
OMB CONTACT:    Constance J. Bowers
                                PHONE: (202)395-3803 FAX: (202)395-6148
SUBJECT:        Statement of Administration Policy on HR800 Education
Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999

DEADLINE:               COB Friday, March 5, 1999
In accordance with OMB Circular A-19, OMB requests the views of your
agency on the above subject before advising on its relationship to the
program of the President.  Please advise us if this item will affect
direct spending or receipts for purposes of the "Pay-As-You-Go" provisions
of Title XIII of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990.

COMMENTS:
DISTRIBUTION LIST

AGENCIES:
30-EDUCATION - Jack Kristy -   (202) 401-8313

EOP:
Barbara Chow
Sandra Yamin
Jonathan H. Schnur
Elena Kagan
Broderick Johnson
Tanya E. Martin
Barry White
Leslie S. Mustain
Daniel J. Chenok
Kate P. Donovan


Brian S. Mason
William H. White Jr.
Edward M. Rea
Pamula L. Simms
Howard Dendurent
Janet R. Forsgren
James J. Jukes
LRM ID: CJB19    SUBJECT:  Statement of Administration Policy on HR800
Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999

RESPONSE TO
LEGISLATIVE REFERRAL
MEMORANDUM

If your response to this request for views is short (e.g., concur/no
comment), we prefer that you respond bye-mail or by faxing us this
response sheet.  If the response is short and you prefer to call, please
call the branch-wide line shown below (NOT the analyst's line) to leave a
message with a legislative assistant.

You may also respond by:
         (1) calling the analyst/attorney's direct line (you will be
connected to voice mail if the analyst does not answer); or
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please include the LRM number shown above, and the subject shown below.


TO:             Constance J. Bowers Phone:   395-3803   Fax:  395-6148
                Office of Management and Budget
                Branch-Wide Line (to reach legislative assistant): 395-7362

FROM:                                                     (Date)

                                                          (Name)

                                                          (Agency)

                                                          (Telephone)


The following is the response of our agency to your request for views on
the above-captioned subject:

               Concur

               No Objection

               No Comment

               See proposed edits on pages

               Other:

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                                                              March, 1999
                                                              (House)




      H.R. 800 - Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999
               (Rep.Castle (R) DE and 59 cosponsors)


The Administration supports House passage of H.R. 800, which would
expand the "Ed-Flex" demonstration authority to permit all States to
waive certain statutory and regulatory requirements of Federal education
programs. The Administration has long supported the concept of
expanding ed-flex demonstration authority in a manner that will promote
high standards and accountability for results, coupled with increased
flexibility for States and local school districts to achieve those results.

[ Do we need to add another sentence supporting amendments to
provide further accountability or enhance parental involvement, as
on the Senate position?? 1

The Administration strongly supports an amendment [ that is expected to
be offered (?) 1to H.R. 800       that would implement the President's
proposal for a long-term extension of the one-year authority to help
school districts reduce class size in the early grades, which the Congress
approved last year on a bipartisan basis. In order to hire qualified
teachers, arrange for additional classrooms, and take other steps that are
necessary to reduce class size, school districts need to know, as soon as
possible, that the Congress intends to support this initiative for more
than one year.
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