Opinion No. (1999)

REQUESTED BY: Douglas D. Christensen, Commissioner of Education This opinion is written in response to your request for information on the distribution of "Chapter VI" federal grant funds to public and private schools in Nebraska. You asked two questions. Your questions and our responses are as follows:

1. Does § 79-319, as amended by LB 417 (1985 Session), allow the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) to distribute "Chapter VI" (20 U.S.C. §§ 7301 et seq.) grant funds to Nebraska public districts for distribution to both public and private schools in their geographic jurisdiction, as…