A bill to amend title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to permit the Secretary of Education to waive the requirements of subsections (c), (d), or (e) of section 126 of such Act in the case of any local educational agency which is participating in an experimental State program designed to consolidate State categorical educational programs in order to reduce the amount of time expended by State educational personnel for the administration of such programs and to increase local flexibility in the use of educational funds.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to waive specified requirements for the use of title I special educational needs funds by local educational agencies participating in experimental programs designed to consolidate State categorical educational programs. (Permits such waiver for any one of fiscal years 1982 through 1985, with possible renewal for an additional one-year period, for requirements that: (1) such Federal funds be used to supplement, not supplant, non-Federal funds for regular and certain special State and local programs; and (2) agencies receiving Federal assistance maintain, through use of non- Federal funds, services comparable to those provided by unassisted agencies.) Allows State educational agencies of States desiring to carry out such experimental programs to submit to the Secretary, on behalf of local educational agencies desiring to participate in such program, an application for a waiver of such requirements. Prohibits the Secretary from approving any application unless it contains adequate assurances that under such program: (1) the special education needs of all pupils shall be effectively addres…