Number: RL31315 Title: Education of Limited English Proficient and Recent Immigrant Students: Provisions in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 Authors: Jeffrey J. Kuenzi, Domestic Social Policy Division Abstract: In the first year of its existence, funding for Title III was dramatically increased over the previous year's Title VII appropriation - from $460 million in FY2001 to $665 million in FY2002. Since that time, the appropriations for the program have remained stable - $684 million in FY2003, $681 million in FY2004, $676 million in FY2005, and $669 million in FY2006. Title III, along with the rest of the ESEA, will likely be considered for reauthorization by the 110th Congress; Pages: 9 Date: January 11, 2007