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K-12 Education Programs:
Recent Appropriations
This report examines federal appropriations for K-12 education. It begins with
the status of FY2007 appropriations. The report discusses the programs that are
typically included in K-12 education, and the relationship between the No Child Left
Behind Act of 2001 (NCLBA), P.L. 107-110, enacted January 8, 2002, and the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). The President's annual
requests are compared with the final appropriations for K-12 programs since
FY2000. Funding for components of K-12 education and major ESEA programs are
shown since FY2001. Authorizations and appropriations are compared since FY2002
for ESEA, and since FY2005 for Part B Grants for States of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The resulting differences have been a continuing
issue regarding the possible funding shortfall for ESEA and IDEA. The
reauthorization of ESEA programs is likely to be considered by the 110th Congress.
Action on FY2007 K-12 Education Appropriations
Table 1 shows the FY2005 and FY2006 appropriations for K-12 education
programs, the President's FY2007 request, and the FY2007 proposals by the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations. The FY2007 request was $36.9 billion,
which would be a reduction of $1.8 billion compared to K-12 education funding of
$38.7 billion for FY2006. The bills reported by the House and Senate Committees
on Appropriations would each provide $36.6 billion for K-12 education. Under the
request, aggregate funding for the programs authorized by ESEA, as amended by
NCLBA, would be increased by $67 million; funding for special education would be
increased by $45 million; and funding for some of the major ESEA programs and
adult education would be held constant. Funding for the $1.3 billion vocational
education program would be replaced by a $1.5 billion high school reform initiative.
No funds were requested for K-12 programs for recovery from the 2005 Gulf Coast
hurricanes; $1.6 billion was provided in FY2006. If the $1.6 billion recovery
programs are excluded from the FY2006 total, the FY2007 budget request would
represent a reduction of $0.2 billion from the adjusted FY2006 amount.
The President's FY2007 request was submitted to Congress on February 6,
2006. The House Committee on Appropriations reported its recommendation for
FY2007 appropriations as H.R. 5647 (H.Rept. 109-515) on June 20, 2006. The
Senate Committee on Appropriations reported its proposal as S. 3708 (S.Rept. 109-
287) on July 20, 2006. For the purpose of comparison, Table 1 shows K-12 funding
for both FY2005 and FY2006. Most FY2006 education appropriations were enacted
through P.L. 109-149 (H.R. 3010), the Departments of Labor, Health and Human
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006. FY2006
discretionary amounts were subject to a 1% reduction required by 3801, Division
B, P.L. 109-148 (H.R. 2863), the Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental
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Irwin, Paul M. K-12 Education Programs: Recent Appropriations, report, January 11, 2007; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc809256/m1/4/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.