Opinion Letter No. 298-69
Topics:
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.
AGREEMENTS.
Summary conclusion
Review and, certification of application of the State Board of Education for Grant under Title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, P.L. 89-10, as amended.
Contents of letter
June 18, 1969
Mr. Hubert Wheeler
Commissioner of Education
State Department of Education
Jefferson City, Missouri 65101
Dear Mr. Wheeler:
This is in answer to your request for our review of the State Board of Education Application No. FY 1970, (dated June 18, 1969) for a Grant to Strengthen the State Department of Education under Title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, P.L. 89-10, as amended (20 U.S.C. 861, et seq.).
It is the opinion of this office that the Missouri State Board of Education is the agency in this state primarily responsible for state supervision of public elementary and secondary schools, and, is the "state educational agency" as defined in Section 801(k) of Title VIII, Public Law 89-10, as amended; and that that agency has the authority under state law to submit an application for a grant pursuant to Section 503 of Title V, Public Law 89-10. See Section 161.092, RSMo 1967 Supp.
In conjunction with this letter opinion which constitutes our official certification of the application, we have completed the required certification form.
Very truly yours,
John C. Danforth
Attorney General