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Bill· HRH.R. 261 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Requires the Commissioner of Education, under the Higher Education Act, to make payments of interest and administrative costs on federally assisted student loans to holders of such loans on behalf of the accounts of borrowers within 30 days of receipt by the Commissioner of an itemized voucher.
Bill· HRH.R. 262 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Comprehensive School Health Education Act - Empowers the Commissioner of Education to make grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education for teacher training with respect to the provision of comprehensive health education programs in schools. Authorizes the Commissioner to make grants to State and local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, and other public or private nonprofit education or research organizations to support pilot demonstration projects in elementary and secondary schools with respect to health education and health problems. Authorizes appropriations for such purposes. States that the Commissioner may make grants to State educational agencies for development of comprehensive programs in elementary and secondary schools with respect to health education and health problems. Provides for the apportionment of funds appropriated for such purposes. Sets forth the requirements for receiving grants under this Act. Directs the Commissioner, when requested, to render technical assistance to local educational agencies, public and private nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher education in the development and implementation of education programs with respect to health and health problems.
Bill· HRH.R. 250 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Requires States receiving financial assistance under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 which are operating a program designed to insure reading readiness for educationally deprived preschool children or children in grades 1, 2, or 3 to continue such programs at their present level. Prohibits the exclusion of children enrolled in such program from further participation on the ground that such child has achieved a reading aptitude equal to or greater than the normal reading aptitude for the grade in which the child is enrolled.
Bill· HRH.R. 267 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Authorizes the Secretary of Labor, under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, to make visits to the work place of any employer, upon the request of the employer, to consult with and advise the employer concerning the obligations of the employer under such Act. Directs the Secretary to give priority to small business and hazardous workplaces. Stipulates that no consultative visit made under this Act may serve as an inspection or investigation as otherwise provided for by the Occupational Safety and Health Act, except: (1) in the case of an employer who fails to eliminate a danger disclosed during such a visit; or (2) if conditions are found during such a visit which indicate the probability that death or serious harm could result to employees therefrom, the Secretary may notify the employer of such conditions and afford him a reasonable time to eliminate such conditions. Prohibits the transmission of information obtained during a consultative visit to representatives of the Secretary engaged in enforcement. Directs the Secretary to establish education programs to inform employers and employees of the hazards in particular industries. Authorizes the appropriation of funds through fiscal year 1978 for the purposes of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 213 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow as a credit against the income tax specified higher education expenses, including tuition and fees, paid or incurred by an individual during the taxable year for himself and for any other individual. States that for each individual's expenses, the credit shall be: (1) 100 percent of such expenses as does not exceed $200; (2) 75 percent of such expenses as exceeds $200 but not $500; and (3) 25 percent of such expenses as exceeds $500 but does not exceed $1,500. Disallows the deduction of any education expenses taken into account in determining the amount of such credit.
Bill· HRH.R. 251 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to direct area and State agencies which administer or supervise State and community programs on aging pursuant to such Act to employ personnel adequately trained in the field of aging to deliver specified services to the aged including the following: (1) health, continuing education, welfare, informational, recreational, homemaker, counseling, or referral services; and (2) services designed to assist older persons to use services available to them, to obtain adequate housing, and to avoid institutionalization. Authorizes grants to institutions of higher education to assist such institutions in planning, developing, and carrying out programs designed to apply the resources of higher education to the problems of the elderly including: (1) programs focusing on transportation and housing problems of elderly persons living in rural and isolated area; and (2) programs to train individuals in delivering social services to the elderly.
Bill· HRH.R. 193 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Safe Schools Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations to be distributed to local educational agencies throughout the nation for providing security for children, employees, and facilities. Provides that any local educational agency may apply for a grant under this Act with the consent of the appropriate State educational agency. Stipulates that such grant shall be employed toward the provision of professional or other staff members; the provision of services to meet the special needs of students and employees; community activities; provision of information to parents and other members of the general public; planning and evaluation activities; acquisition, installation, modernization, or replacement of appropriate equipment and supplies; and minor alterations of school plants and facilities. Provides that no funds authorized under this Act shall be used to support the introduction, presence, or use of firearms, other weapons, or chemical agents in any school.
Bill· HRH.R. 165 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow as a credit sums paid for tuition to an institution of higher education by a taxpayer for himself, his spouse or a dependent. Limits such credit to $300 per student for each taxable year. Allows individuals a credit for charitable contributions to institution of higher education. Limits such credit to 20 percent of the taxpayer's total tax liability or $500, whichever is less. Stipulates that no amounts taken into account in calculating such credit shall be allowed as a charitable deduction.
Bill· HRH.R. 180 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
School Safety Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide financial assistance to aid local educational agencies in meeting special needs incident to providing security for children, employees, and facilities in elementary and secondary schools by reducing and preventing crimes against them and to assure that crimes committed in schools are reported to local law enforcement agencies. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. States that local educational agencies may receive grants under this Act only upon the determination of the Commissioner of Education that the local agency has adopted and is implementing a plan to reduce crime and increase the safety and security of the students, employees, and facilities of its schools. Sets forth specified measures to be included in such a plan, including: (1) the provision of additional staff members; (2) planning and evaluation activities; and (3) minor alterations of school plants and facilities.
Bill· HRH.R. 141 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax deduction for one half of the amounts paid to meet the higher education expenses of any child for which the taxpayer is entitled to a personal exemption.
Bill· HRH.R. 125 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts to provide money to meet the general operating cost of public elementary and secondary schools which are located on or near Indian reservations and which are educating Indian children. Prohibits the Secretary from imposing an eligibility requirement that a number of Indian children in excess of 15 percent of the total enrollment must be enrolled in such school. States that the amount of money provided shall be equal to the amount needed by such school to provide education of good quality, taking into account the special costs associated with educating Indian children, and the funds available from other sources. Authorizes appropriations of sums necessary to carry out this Act.
Law· HRH.R. 15 (95th)open
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Extends for five years, through September 30, 1983, the period during which the Commissioner of Education may make grants under specific sections of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, including providing financial assistance to local educational agencies for the education of children of low-income families. Extends for five years, through September 30, 1983, the period during which the Assistant Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare for Education, may make grants under the Emergency School Aid Act to provide financial assistance to aid local educational agencies to meet the special needs incident to eliminating minority group segregation and discrimination among students and faculty in elementary and secondary schools. Extends for five years, through September 30, 1983, the period during which the Commissioner of Education may make grants to provide financial assistance for school construction and other purposes to federally impacted school districts under Public Law 874, 81st Congress. Extends for five years, through September 30, 1983, the period during which the Commissioner of Education may make grants under: (1) the Indian Education Act, and (2) the Indian Elementary and Secondary School Assistance Act, (3) the Adult Education Act, (4) the Special Projects Act, and (5) the National Reading Improvement Act.
Law· HRH.R. 7 (95th)open
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Elementary and Secondary Career Education Act - Establishes a career education program for elementary and secondary schools to increase the emphasis such institutions place upon career awareness, exploration, decisionmaking, and planning. Authorizes appropriations for carrying out provisions of this Act for the next five fiscal years. Directs the Commissioner of Education to allot to each State an amount which bears the same ratio to the appropriated sums as such State's population, aged five to eighteen, bears to the total population, aged five to eighteen, of all the States. Stipulates that no State shall be allotted from such sums less than $100,000. Directs the Commissioner to allocate for each fiscal year an amount equal to three percent of the sums appropriated for that year to make grants to local educational agencies located in Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Sets forth procedures for applying to the Commissioner for receiving such funds. Requires that an application contain specified assurances, including assurances that: (1) the State educational agency will be the agency responsible for planning the use and administering the expenditure of funds received under this Act; (2) the State educational agency or State Board of Education will adopt a statement of policy that career education is of prime importance in elementary and secondary schooling within the State; and (3) the State legislature and Governor have been notified of the State's application for such funds. Details the use of funds by the States which are permissible, including: (1) conducting inservice institutes for educational personnel; (2) training local career education coordinators; (3) collecting, evaluating, and disseminating career education materials; and (4) coordinating career education activities with other State and private agencies. Designates the Office of Career Education to be the administering agency within the Office of Education for the review of State plans, applications, and reports submitted pursuant to this Act. Provides that the Office of Career Education shall perform a national leadership role in furthering the purposes of career education. Directs the National Institute of Education to continue its complementary efforts in career education and calls for coordination between the Institute and the Office of Career Education in (1) identifying research and development priorities and (2) disseminating the products and findings of research and development undertaken by the Institute.
Bill· HRH.R. 127 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax credit for the expenses paid for the higher education of the taxpayer or a dependent. Limits the credit taken for the education of any one individual to either $1,500 or one half of the individual's expenses, whichever is less. Restricts application of the credit to expenses incurred by full-time students at institutions providing credit towards a bachelor's or higher degree.
Bill· HRH.R. 62 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Allows an income tax credit equal to 20 percent of the expenses paid by the taxpayer for his own, or a dependent's, higher education. Limits the total credit allowable in a tax year to $250, or $125 for a married person filing separately. Permits the credit to be taken for any expenses actually required for, and directly relating to, the effective pursuit of a post-secondary degree or vocational education, except where such expenditures may be deducted as a trade or business expense. Allows an income tax credit equal to 20 percent of the first $250 deposited in a savings account maintained exclusively for the taxpayer's, or a dependent's, higher education expenses, if such deposits are made during a year in which the beneficiary is not enrolled in such program. Provides for the recapture of all tax credits taken for any amount withdrawn from an educational savings account and spent for something other than the beneficiary's higher education. Provides for the recapture of tax credits taken for amounts remaining in such accounts when the beneficiary attains the age of 25, or if he is enrolled in a higher education program at that time, when his enrollment is terminated.
Bill· HRH.R. 14 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to credit against the income tax specified higher education expenses, including tuition, fees, books and supplies, incurred by the taxpayer for himself or any dependent. Limits the credit to those expenses incurred for each individual which do not exceed $100 during taxable year 1978, $200 during 1979, and $300 during 1980. Limits the credit to expenses incurred by full-time students at institutions of vocational and higher education, minus scholarships and veterans benefits. Limits the total credit allowed the taxpayer to his income tax liability minus the sum of all other credits applied thereto. Disallows any deduction of educational expenses used to determine the amount of the credit allowed by this Act.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 101 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Authorizes the President to call a White House Conference on Long-Term Care. Directs the Conference to consider methods to: (1) make long-term health care available to those who need it; (2) provide alternatives to nursing home placement; (3) improve the quality of care offered in long-term care facilities; (4) provide for appropriate training of personnel; and (5) finance the necessary benefits structure to make long-term care a right of all Americans. Requires that the Conference submit a final report to the President not later than 120 days following the date on which the Conference is called. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to establish an Advisory Committee to the Conference composed of not more than 28 professionals and public members. Authorizes the appropriation of $500,000 to carry out the provisions of this joint resolution.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 78 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the services and contributions of school volunteers be recognized, and requests the President of the United States to issue a proclamation in recognition of this fact.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 59 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Amends the Rules of the House of Representatives to give the Committee on Ways and Means jurisdiction over measures providing Federal impact aid to State and local government educational agencies which are in areas affected by Federal activities. Removes such jurisdiction from the Committee on Education and Labor.