Education

Pilot Project In Educational Excellence Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1983

Pilot Project In Educational Excellence Act - Directs the Secretary of Education, within 30 days of enactment of this Act, to notify each State education agency (SEA) of a pilot program to test the theory of the National Commission on Educational Excellence ("the Commission") concerning extending the school year and the length of each schoolday. Sets deadlines for notifications by SEAs and local education agencies (LEAs) to schools and for pilot program applications by schools. Directs the SEA, by a specified deadline and in consultation with the State educational excellence advisory committee, to identify appropriate schools of the types described under this Act and submit a list of such schools to the Secretary. Sets forth requirements for the composition of the State educational excellence advisory committee which is to be appointed by the chief State school officer. Directs the Secretary, from among applications submitted and in consultation with the members of the Commission (or a Commission of persons of equal competence and experience which the Secretary may appoint), to select specified types and minimum numbers of schools for the pilot program. Directs the Commission to evaluate the results of the pilot project and disseminate its findings to Congress and to the public. Guarantees each school selected, for each school year beginning in the Fall of 1984 and for each of the succeeding two years, funds in an amount equal to 35 percent of the school's operating costs during the 1983-84 term, if specified conditions are met. Directs the Secretary to transmit such payments to pilot schools by specified deadlines, with increases for each year of participation by a school. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1986 to carry out such Act, with specified amounts reserved to the Secretary for notification and selection. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 for evaluation, including appropriate testing, and for wide dissemination of the Commission's findings with respect to such pilot project. Prohibits a Federal officer or employee from: (1) having any control over any school selected for such pilot project; or (2) when acting in official capacity, requiring, recommending, suggesting, or otherwise indicating any policy, or practice as appropriate for any such pilot school.

A joint resolution to designate March 23, 1984, as "National Energy Education Day".

United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1983

Designates March 23, 1984, as National Energy Education Day.

A concurrent resolution urging the Secretary of Education to postpone further action on reorganization of certain programs in the Department of Education until a study by the General Accounting Office determines that such reorganization would not reduce the ability of the Department of Education to achieve the goals intended by Congress when it authorized the affected programs.

United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1983

Urges the Secretary of Education to postpone further action on the reorganization of certain programs in the Department of Education until a study by the General Accounting Office determines that such reorganization would not reduce the ability of the Department to achieve the goals intended by Congress when it authorized the affected programs.

Computer Literacy Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1983

Computer Literacy Act of 1983 - Title I: Acquisition of Computer Hardware - Directs the Secretary of Education to allocate funds to local educational agencies (LEAs) for the acquisition of computer hardware for use in school classrooms. Directs the Secretary to allocate a specified amount to each State educational agency (SEA) for monitoring and enforcement. Sets forth requirements for LEA applications for such funds, to be approved by SEAs. Sets forth State responsibilities under this title. Sets forth provisions for participation of children from private schools. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1993 to carry out this title. Title II: Teacher Training Institutes - Directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) to arrange for short-term or regular session institutes for advanced study to improve the qualifications of individuals who are engaged in, or preparing to engage in: (1) teaching the operation and use of new technologies; or (2) supervising or training such teachers. Directs the NSF to make grants or contracts for the development and operation of such institutes by nonprofit professional scientific or engineering organizations, science museums, regional science education centers, SEAs, and institutions of higher education (including community colleges). Requires that special consideration for such grants and contracts be given to institutes training teachers, or supervisors or trainers of teachers, serving or preparing to serve in elementary and secondary schools enrolling substantial numbers of culturally, economically, socially, and educationally handicapped youth, or in programs for children of limited English language proficiency. Provides for stipends for individuals who attend such institutes. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1993 to carry out this title. Title III: Information Dissemination and Evaluation - Directs the National Institute of Education (NIE) and the NSF to provide advice and technical assistance to SEAs and LEAs on the expenditure of funds under title I and on acquisition of suitable computer software by: (1) evaluating and disseminating information on available computer hardware and software's classroom usefulness; and (2) developing model educational software and making this available to computer software producers and distributors, teachers, and school administrators. Directs NIE and NSF to carry out such functions under grants or contracts. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1993 for such purpose. Directs the NSF to conduct, assist, and foster research and experimentation on, and dissemination of, models of instruction in the operation and use of computers. Directs the NSF to do so: (1) through grants to or contracts with nonprofit professional scientific or engineering organizations, science museums, regional science education centers, public television, SEAs, and institutions of higher education (including community colleges); and (2) giving priority to proposals prepared with active and broad community involvement or proposals to establish model training programs for adults. Permits funds from such grants or contracts to be used for the acquisition of computer hardware and software. Requires the Director of NSF to: (1) report to Congress annually on the results of such research and experimentation; and (2) in conjunction with NIE, disseminate information on such results to LEAs. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 to 1993 for such research, experimentation, and dissemination.

A bill to provide land-grant status for the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts of the University of Puerto Rico, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1983

Declares that the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts of the University of Puerto Rico shall be considered a land- grant college in accordance with specified Federal law. Authorizes appropriations up to a specified amount to Puerto Rico in lieu of donations of public land or land scrip for the endowment and maintenance of land-grant colleges.

A bill to amend title V of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 to extend assistance for Cuban and Haitian entrants to 72 months after the month of entry.

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1983

Amends the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 to extend the assistance period for Cuban and Haitian entrants from 36 to 72 months after entry.

A joint resolution designating March 23, 1984, as "National Energy Education Day".

United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1983

Designates March 23, 1984, as National Energy Education Day.

A joint resolution to establish a Commission on Teacher Education.

United States · United States Congress · 28 July 1983

Establishes a Commission on Teacher Education to conduct a complete investigation of teacher training in the United States. Directs the Commission to submit a final report to the President and the Congress, not later than 24 months after its first meeting. Terminates the Commission 90 days after the submission to the Congress of its final report. Authorizes appropriations.

Equal Educational Opportunity Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 27 July 1983

Equal Educational Opportunity Act of 1983 - Amends the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 (ECIA) to permit payments to local educational agencies under Chapter 1 (Federal Assistance to Meet Special Educational Needs of Disadvantaged Children) of such Act to be used for educational voucher programs. Permits parents of educationally deprived children to use such vouchers to pay for: (1) full-time enrollment at private schools or at public schools outside their school district; or (2) compensatory services provided by the LEA to meet their special educational needs at public schools of their school district. Authorizes State educational agencies (SEAs) to require LEAs to use Chapter 1 funds to implement voucher programs. Requires that such State requirement be for all LEAs. Gives each LEA discretion to: (1) use such funds to implement a voucher program (if the SEA does not so require); and (2) distribute vouchers to some or all eligible parents. Sets forth requirements for: (1) authorized educational voucher programs; (2) other LEA special educational needs programs and projects under Chapter 1; and (3) LEA applications to SEAs for voucher programs. Declares that educational voucher program payments made by an LEA to a private school or to another LEA under this Act shall not constitute Federal financial assistance to the LEA or private school receiving such payments. Declares that use of Chapter 1 funds received in exchange for a voucher by a private school or a public school outside the eligible child's school district shall not constitute a program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. Makes specified Chapter 1 provisions inapplicable to educational voucher programs. Sets forth requirements for nondiscrimination by private schools in the voucher program. Prohibits racially discriminatory policies at such schools. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose to appropriate Department of Justice offices or employees any tax return or tax return information relevant to investigations by the Attorney General or proceedings brought under this Act to determine whether a school is following a racially discriminatory policy. Makes conforming amendments to specified provisions of Federal law relating to the creation of the declaratory judgment remedy, to include references to provisions of this Act which authorize declaratory judgments by appropriate U.S. district courts as to whether a private elementary or secondary school follows a racially discriminatory policy.

Federal Correctional Education Assistance Act

United States · United States Congress · 27 July 1983

Federal Correctional Education Assistance Act - Declares the purpose of this Act to be to provide financial assistance to the States to carry out educational programs for criminal offenders in juvenile and adult correctional institutions. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1986 to enable the Secretary of Education to make grants to States under this Act. Allows such appropriations to remain available until expended. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to State educational agencies and grants for programs of national significance. Sets forth formulas for the allocation of funds under this Act. Prohibits the use of funds for purposes inconsistent with the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974. Sets forth permissible uses of grants made to States under this Act, including: (1) academic programs for basic education, special education, bilingual or bicultural study, secondary school credit, postsecondary study, fine arts, recreation and health, and curriculum development; (2) vocational training; (3) library development and services; (4) teacher training; (5) educational release programs; (6) guidance; (7) supportive services; and (8) job training. Sets forth requirements for State applications for assistance under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to make, from specified reserved funds, grants to State and local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, State correctional agencies, and other public and nonprofit organizations and institutions to meet the costs of programs of national significance which the Secretary determines give promise of improving the education of criminal offenders. Sets forth provisions for payment and withholding of funds under this Act.

A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3520) to extend and improve the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to provide for the operation of the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults, to create a select commission on Federal Assistance to Disabled Americans, and to increase certain authorizations of appropriations for programs within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Education and Labor.

United States · United States Congress · 27 July 1983

Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 3520 (programs for the handicapped).

Education Partnership for Excellence Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1983

Education Partnership for Excellence Act of 1983 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1988 for: (1) grants to States for secondary education partnerships; (2) national demonstration and dissemination grants; and (3) a National Partnership Information Clearinghouse. Title I: Grants to States for Secondary Education Partnerships - Sets forth formulas for the distribution of funds for programs under parts A, B, and C of this title. Part A: Grants to Establish Secondary Education Partnerships - Directs the Secretary of Education to reserve from funds for this part specified amounts for payments to certain territories and possessions of the United States and for payments for children enrolled in Indian schools. Directs the Secretary to allocate the remainder among the States on the basis of school-age population. Sets forth a minimum State allotment formula. Requires that funds under this part be used for local educational partnerships to conduct programs for specified improvements in secondary education. Includes among areas for such improvements: (1) curriculum content and relevance to academic and vocational needs of students; (2) student academic competence; (3) increased time spent on academic instruction, particularly by improving student discipline and motivation, reducing high dropout and chronic absentee rates, and increasing study outside school hours and the school setting; (4) skills and quantity of secondary school teachers, particularly by improving teacher preparation, compensation, and benefits; (5) leadership in and management of secondary schools; and (6) addressing of special student needs, such as those of women, minorities, limited English proficient, economically disadvantaged, handicapped, and gifted and talented. Requires each State desiring to receive such assistance to file an application containing specified assurances. Sets forth requirements for applications by local educational agencies (LEAs) to State educational agencies for payments under this part. Part B: Grants for Local Education Partnership Activities - Directs the Secretary to reserve from funds for this part specified amounts for payments to certain territories and possessions of the United States and for payments for children enrolled in Indian schools. Directs the Secretary to allocate the remainder among the States on the basis of: (1) school-age population; (2) excess number of unemployed; and (3) number of children from families below and above the poverty line. Sets forth a minimum State allotment formula. Requires that funds under this part be used to pay the Federal share of programs and activities of local educational partnerships which make the improvements in secondary education which are described under part A. Sets forth requirements for State assurances and local applications. Sets forth provisions for within State allocation of funds under this part to local education partnerships on the basis of: (1) number of children from families below and above the poverty line; (2) school-age population; and (3) excess number of unemployed. Part C: Grants for State Educational Agencies - Directs the Secretary to reserve from funds for this part specified amounts for payments to certain territories and possessions of the United States and for payments for children at Indian schools. Directs the Secretary to allocate the remainder among the States on the basis of school-age population. Requires that funds under this part be used for: (1) State administration of grants under parts A and B; (2) assessment of needs within the State relating to the areas for improvement specified under those parts; (3) inventory of resources in the State available to address educational needs of the State; (4) independent evaluations of program effectiveness of local educational partnerships; and (5) technical assistance to local education partnerships. Sets forth requirements for State assurances under this part. Title II: National Programs - Part A: National Demonstration and Dissemination Grants - Authorizes the Secretary to allocate a specified amount from funds for this part to the National Diffusion Network to disseminate information on innovative projects developed under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary, from the remainder of such funds, to make: (1) grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) or consortia of LEAs and to State educational agencies (SEAs) to develop and carry out innovative projects designed to meet the purposes of this Act; and (2) grants and contracts for the evaluation of programs assisted under this part with public agencies and private nonprofit organizations with a demonstrated capacity for independent evaluation of education programs. Sets forth requirements for such evaluations. Sets forth requirements for applications for national demonstration grants. Limits the amount of a grant in any fiscal year to a local education partnership or SEA under this part. Part B: National Partnership Information Clearinghouse - Authorizes the Secretary, from funds for this part, to establish a National Partnership Information Clearinghouse to gather and make available information on programs and activities which meet the purposes of this Act. Requires the Clearinghouse to provide information upon request regarding local partnership efforts and activities. Title III: General Provisions - Directs the Secretary, from the amounts allotted to each State under parts A, B, and C of title I and under part A of title II pay to each State the costs of the programs to be assisted under such parts. Sets forth the decreasing Federal share for services and activities assisted under part B of title II for FY 1984 through 1988. Permits non-Federal contributions to be in cash or in kind. Sets forth provisions for withholding of payments by the Secretary under this Act.

Education Partnership for Excellence Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1983

Education Partnership for Excellence Act of 1983 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1988 for: (1) grants to States for secondary education partnerships; (2) national demonstration and dissemination grants; and (3) a National Partnership Information Clearinghouse. Title I: Grants to States for Secondary Education Partnerships - Sets forth formulas for the distribution of funds for programs under parts A, B, and C of this title. Part A: Grants to Establish Secondary Education Partnerships - Directs the Secretary of Education to reserve from funds for this part specified amounts for payments to certain territories and possessions of the United States and for payments for children enrolled in Indian schools. Directs the Secretary to allocate the remainder among the States on the basis of school-age population. Sets forth a minimum State allotment formula. Requires that funds under this part be used for local educational partnerships to conduct programs for specified improvements in secondary education. Includes among areas for such improvements: (1) curriculum content and relevance to academic and vocational needs of students; (2) student academic competence; (3) increased time spent on academic instruction, particularly by improving student discipline and motivation, reducing high dropout and chronic absentee rates, and increasing study outside school hours and the school setting; (4) skills and quantity of secondary school teachers, particularly by improving teacher preparation, compensation, and benefits; (5) leadership in and management of secondary schools; and (6) addressing of special student needs (such as those of women and minorities and limited English proficient, economically disadvantaged, handicapped, and gifted and talented persons). Requires each State desiring to receive such assistance to file an application containing specified assurances. Sets forth requirements for applications by local educational agencies (LEAs) to State educational agencies for payments under this part. Part B: Grants for Local Education Partnership Activities - Directs the Secretary to reserve from funds for this part specified amounts for payments to certain territories and possessions of the United States and for payments for children enrolled in Indian schools. Directs the Secretary to allocate the remainder among the States on the basis of: (1) school-age population; (2) excess number of unemployed; and (3) number of children from families below and above the poverty line. Sets forth a minimum State allotment formula. Requires that funds under this part be used to pay the Federal share of programs and activities of local education partnerships which make the improvements in secondary education which are described under part A. Sets forth requirements for State assurances and local applications. Sets forth provisions for within State allocation of funds under this part to local education partnerships on the basis of: (1) number of children from families below and above the poverty line; (2) school-age population; and (3) excess number of unemployed. Part C: Grants for State Education Agencies - Directs the Secretary to reserve from funds for this part specified amounts for payments to certain territories and possessions of the United States and for payments for children at Indian schools. Directs the Secretary to allocate the remainder among the States on the basis of school-age population. Requires that funds under this part be used for: (1) State administration of grants under parts A and B; (2) assessment of needs within the State relating to the areas for improvement specified under those parts; (3) inventory of resources in the State available to address educational needs of the State; (4) independent evaluations of program effectiveness of local education partnerships; and (5) technical assistance to local education partnerships. Sets forth requirements for State assurances under this part. Title II: National Programs - Part A: National Demonstration and Dissemination Grants - Authorizes the Secretary to allocate a specified amount from funds for this part to the National Diffusion Network to disseminate information on innovative projects developed under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary, from the remainder of such funds, to make: (1) grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) or consortia of LEAs and to State educational agencies (SEAs) to develop and carry out innovative projects designed to meet the purposes of this Act; and (2) grants and contracts for the evaluation of programs assisted under this part with public agencies and private nonprofit organizations with a demonstrated capacity for independent evaluation of education programs. Sets forth requirements for such evaluations. Sets forth requirements for applications for national demonstration grants. Limits the amount of a grant in any fiscal year to a local education partnership or SEA under this part. Part B: National Partnership Information Clearinghouse - Authorizes the Secretary, from funds for this part, to establish a National Partnership Information Clearinghouse to gather and make available information on programs and activities which meet the purposes of this Act. Requires the Clearinghouse to provide information upon request regarding local partnership efforts and activities. Title III: General Provisions - Directs the Secretary, from the amounts allotted to each State under parts A, B, and C of title I and under part A of title II pay to each State the costs of the programs to be assisted under such parts. Sets forth the decreasing Federal share for services and activities assisted under part B of title II for FY 1984 through 1988. Permits non-Federal contributions to be in cash or in kind. Sets forth provisions for participation of children from private secondary schools. Sets forth provisions for withholding of payments by the Secretary under this Act.

A joint resolution to authorize the President to designate the week beginning on Sunday, March 4, 1984 as "National Beta Club Week".

United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1983

Authorizes and requests the President to designate the week of March 4 through March 10, 1984, as National Beta Club Week.

A bill to increase the maximum amount a student may borrow under the GSL and NDSL programs.

United States · United States Congress · 20 July 1983

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the annual and aggregate loan limits under the insured, guaranteed, and direct student loan programs.

A. Wayne Roberts, of Massachusetts, to be Duputy Under Secretary for Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs, Department of Education, vice John H. Rodriguez, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 18 July 1983

Alien Education Assistance Act

United States · United States Congress · 16 July 1983

Alien Education Assistance Act - Title I: General Provisions - Defines "alien children" as aliens to whom State or local educational agencies (SEAs or LEAs) provide educational services, including Cuban and Haitian refugee children (as defined under the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980). Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1986 for payments to which SEAs are entitled under this Act and payments for State administrative costs. Reserves up to one percent of such funds for grants to specified territories and possessions of the United States in amounts to be determined by the Secretary of Education. Reserves up to one percent of such funds for payments for State administrative costs. Sets forth provisions relating to withholding of payments. Permits classroom facilities obtained by an LEA with assistance under specified provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to be used in any fiscal year for educational services of alien children if the number of alien children enrolled in the elementary or secondary public schools under the jurisdiction of such agency during that fiscal year is equal to at least 500 or at least five percent of the total number of students enrolled in such schools. Title II: General Assistance for Local Educational Agencies - Directs the Secretary to make payments to SEAs for FY 1984 through 1986 to assist LEAs to provide basic education for alien children. Bases the amount of such a grant to an SEA on the number of alien children in the public schools multiplied by the average per pupil exepnditure in the State, or $1,000, whichever is less. Sets forth requirements for applications by SEAs for such grants and for payments by the Secretary to SEAs having applications approved.

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow an individual a deduction for educational expenses for his own education and the education of his spouse and children.

United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1983

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax deduction for amounts paid for educational expenses for a taxpayer or for a taxpayer's spouse, children, or dependents. Limits the amount of the deduction to $1,000 for any individual. Allows a minimum $100 deduction for educational expenses under that amount. Phases out the deduction where the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer exceeds $30,000 ($40,000 for joint returns). Provides that scholarship, fellowship, or educational assistance amounts are to offset deductible educational expenses dollar for dollar. Prohibits a taxpayer a deduction for educational expenses if the taxpayer is the dependent of any other person. Prohibits deductions for educational expenses with respect to any racially discriminatory school.

A bill to extend and improve the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to provide for the operation of the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults, to create a select commission on Federal Assistance to Disabled Americans, and to increase certain authorizations of appropriations for programs within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Education and Labor.

United States · United States Congress · 12 July 1983

Title I: Amendments to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1983 - Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to extend the authorization of appropriations for grants to States for basic vocational rehabilitation services in specified amounts through FY 1987, and for FY 1988 in an amount to be determined by any increase in the consumer price index for the previous fiscal year. Eliminates the requirement that the determination of eligibility for vocational rehabilitation services under the State grants program be demonstrated beyond a reasonable doubt following initial evaluation. Extends the authorization of appropriations for grants to States for innovation and expansion of vocational rehabilitation services through FY 1986 in such sums as may be necessary. Extends through FY 1986 the authorization of appropriations for grants to Indian tribes for vocational rehabilitation services. Extends through FY 1986 the authorization of appropriations, in specified minimum amounts, for client assistance projects. Extends the authorization of appropriations for research and training in vocational rehabilitation services through FY 1986 in such amounts as may be necessary for: (1) the National Institute of Handicapped Research; and (2) other specified research and training programs. Requires that Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers include both comprehensive multiple disabilities centers and centers focused on particular disabilities. Provides that centers need not be automatically terminated at the end of a project period. Permits center renewal on the basis of a thorough evaluation and peer review including site visits. Makes training of students preparing to be rehabilitation personnel a priority. Provides that grants shall not be prohibited from including faculty support for teaching of credit and other courses offered by the institutions of higher education affiliated with the center. Extends the authorization of appropriations for supplementary services and facilities through FY 1986 in such sums as may be necessary for: (1) construction of rehabilitation facilities, staffing, and planning assistance (to remain available for expenditure for construction projects funded or staffing grants made prior to October 1, 1987); (2) vocational training for handicapped individuals; (3) training of personnel providing rehabilitation services to handicapped individuals; (4) comprehensive rehabilitation centers; and (5) special projects and supplementary services. Revises training provisions to require that funds be targeted on areas of qualified rehabilitation personnel shortage. Directs the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) to report annually to the Congress, documenting the relationship between personnel shortage findings and current and proposed distribution of training funds. Makes the National Council on the Handicapped (NCH) an independent agency within the executive branch and no longer an agency within the Department of Education or any other executive department or agency. Transfers to the Chairman of NCH all functions relating to NCH which were vested in the Secretary of Education prior to enactment of this Act. Provides that the Chairman shall continue to exercise all functions under any law or authority which the Chairman was performing prior to enactment of this Act. Makes technical and conforming amendments. Requires NCH, in addition to its annual report, to provide advice, recommendations, and information to the Congress on a continuing basis. Extends the authorization of appropriations for the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board through FY 1986. Extends the authorization of appropriations for employment opportunities for handicapped individuals through FY 1986 in such sums as may be necessary for: (1) community service employment pilot programs for handicapped individuals; and (2) projects with industry and business opportunities for handicapped individuals. Includes designated State units among those entities which may be eligible for projects with industries grants. Extends the authorization of appropriations for comprehensive services for independent living through FY 1986 in such sums as may be necessary. Makes technical and conforming amendments. Title II: Reauthorization of the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults - Helen Keller National Center Act - Repeals provisions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 relating to the Helen Keller National Center. Directs the Secretary of Education to continue to administer and support the Center. Sets forth the purposes of the Center as follows: (1) to provide specialized intensive services for deaf-blind persons; (2) to train personnel to provide such services; and (3) to conduct applied research, development, and demonstrations relating to communication techniques, teaching methods, aids, and devices, and delivery of services. Requires an annual independent audit of the Center. Directs the Secretary of Education to ensure that: (1) Center service and training programs are monitored regularly; and (2) Center operation is evaluated annually, with written reports to the President and the Congress submitted by specified deadlines. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1988 for Center operation and maintenance for use in accordance with guidelines or regulations prescribed by the Secretary. Defines "Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults" to mean that facility and its affiliated network operated pursuant to specified provisions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (which are repealed under this title) and continued under this title. Provides that nothing in this Act shall in any way cause to affect or modify any existing or future agreement between any federal departments, agency, or instrumentality and the Industrial Home for the Blind, Inc., or its successors or assignees, with respect to the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults. Makes technical and conforming amendments. Title III: National Commission on Federal Assistance to Disabled Americans - National Commission on Federal Assistance to Disabled Americans Act - Establishes a select commission to be known as the National Commission on Federal Assistance to Disabled Americans. Requires the Commission to: (1) review all statutes pertaining to Federal programs which assist disabled Americans; (2) make a priority listing of such programs based on the number of disabled Americans they assist and the Federal costs of such programs; (3) assess the extent to which such programs provide incentives or disincentives to the establishment of community-based services for disabled Americans, promote the full integration of such individuals in the community, in schools, and in the workplace, and contribute to the independence and dignity of such individuals, and (4) recommend to the President and the Congress legislative mechanisms for increasing incentives and eliminating disincentives in Federal programs assisting disabled Americans. Requires the Commission to submit to the Congress and the President: (1) an interim report of its recommendation within 12 months of its first meeting; and (2) a final report of its recommendations within 18 months after its first meeting. Sets forth provisions for Commission: (1) membership; (2) executive director and staff; and (3) powers. Terminates the Commission 90 days after its final report is transmitted to the President and Congress. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this title. Title IV: Other Authorizations - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 for programs under the jurisdiction of the Committee on Education and Labor at such funding levels as are assumed under the first budget resolution for FY 1984. Provides that such authorizations of appropriations: (1) supersede, and are not in addition to, those (or the limitations there on) established under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981; and (2) do not supersede, and are not in addition to, any enacted after the enactment of such Act. Sets forth specified funding levels for FY 1984 for the following programs under the jurisdiction of the Committee: (1) the compensatory education program; (2) the impact aid program; (3) the education of the handicapped programs; (4) the vocational education program; (5) the adult education program; (6) the arts and humanities programs; (7) the museum services program; (8) the community services (block grant); (9) the low-income energy assistance program; and (10) the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children.

Elementary School Guidance and Counseling Incentive Act

United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1983

Elementary School Guidance and Counseling Incentive Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for FY 1984 through 1987 for basic grant allotments to States for elementary school guidance and counseling programs. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1988 for: (1) allotments to States for employment of one new or additional elementary school guidance counselor per school district, or both; (2) supplemental grants for elementary school guidance and counseling; (3) research and demonstration programs; (4) evaluation; (5) teacher and counselor centers; and (6) inservice counselor training. Provides formulas, based on the population of elementary school children, for determining allotments to States for such programs. Directs the Secretary of Education to administer State allotments and State plans through the Office of Guidance and Counseling of the Department of Education. Requires that each State, to be eligible for such allotments, submit to the Secretary a State plan for providing comprehensive elementary school guidance and counseling programs for a five-year period, with necessary annual revisions, which meets such criteria as the Secretary may by regulation prescribe. Sets forth required provisions of such plans and programs. Provides for appeal by a State of a final action of the Secretary to a circuit court of appeals. Authorizes the Secretary, through the Office of Guidance and Counseling, to make supplemental grants to States with approved plans for distribution to local educational agencies and for support of State agency leadership activities on the basis of statewide needs and priorities in elementary school guidance and counseling. Sets forth approved uses of such grants. Directs the Secretary to carry out a research and demonstration program relating to elementary and secondary school guidance and counseling. Directs the Secretary to make an annual evaluation report to the appropriate congressional committees. Provides for a program of in-service training for elementary school guidance counselors. Requires the designation of professionally trained counselors: (1) at the Federal level, to provide information on, and to administer, such programs; and (2) at the State, local school district, and intermediate administrative unit levels, to supervise such programs. Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include training for counselors under the teacher centers program.

Omnibus Education Assistance Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1983

Omnibus Education Assistance Act of 1983 - Amends the veterans' vocational rehabilitation program to permit the payment of a subsistence allowance to a participating, hospitalized veteran only during those periods in which such veteran is in an authorized leave status. Permits eligible veterans to elect participation in either the Post-Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational Assistance Program or the Veterans' Educational Assistance Program. Permits the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to provide educational or vocational counseling for eligible veterans' dependents without the participation of such dependents' parents or guardians. Prohibits the dual payment of benefits for pursuit of the same educational program by an eligible veteran or dependent.

A bill to amend the National School Lunch Act, to provide for the serving of nutritionally superior lunches under such Act.

United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1983

Amends the National School Lunch Act to require participating schools to: (1) serve specified items in their lunchs and limit or ban certain competitive foods; and (2) establish nutrition councils to oversee such lunch programs. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to prescribe implementing regulations within 90 days.

Excellence in Education Act

United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1983

Excellence in Education Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make awards to local educational agencies (LEAs) for elementary and secondary school excellence programs. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1986 to carry out this Act. Directs the Secretary to reserve from such funds specified amounts to carry out provisions for special school awards and for research, evaluation, dissemination, and monitoring activities. Authorizes the Secretary to establish criteria, including specified standards, for the selection of schools to receive awards under this Act. Requires each LEA desiring to participate in such awards program to nominate schools according to specified procedures. Directs the chief State school officer of each State to select, taking specified factors into account, 25 schools from such nominations for submission to the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to select up to 500 schools from such nominations after an impartial review panel has considered each submission. Directs the Secretary, in making such selection, to give priority to proposals which include specified types of activities. Sets the amount and conditions of awards. Authorizes the Secretary, from specified reserved funds, to make special school awards to nominated schools to pay a specified Federal share of the cost of the proposed activities, if the LEA provides further assurances that private sector funds will be contributed for carrying out such activities. Directs the Secretary, from specified reserved funds, to conduct research, evaluation, and dissemination activities to assure that exemplary projects and practices developed with assistance under this Act are made available to LEAs throughout the United States. Directs the Secretary to establish an independent panel to monitor the success of the programs assisted by this Act in achieving national objectives in improving instruction and student achievement.

Excellence in Education Act

United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1983

Excellence in Education Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make awards to local educational agencies (LEAs) for elementary and secondary school excellence programs. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1986 to carry out this Act. Directs the Secretary to reserve from such funds specified amounts to carry out provisions for special school awards and for research, evaluation, dissemination, and monitoring activities. Authorizes the Secretary to establish criteria, including specified standards, for the selection of schools to receive awards under this Act. Requires each LEA desiring to participate in such awards program to nominate schools according to specified procedures. Directs the chief State school officer of each State to select, taking specified factors into account, 25 schools from such nominations for submission to the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to select up to 500 schools from such nominations after an impartial review panel has considered each submission. Directs the Secretary, in making such selection, to give priority to proposals which include specified types of activities. Sets the amount and conditions of awards. Authorizes the Secretary, from specified reserved funds, to make special school awards to nominated schools to pay a specified Federal share of the cost of the proposed activities, if the LEA provides further assurances that private sector funds will be contributed for carrying out such activities. Directs the Secretary, from specified reserved funds, to conduct research, evaluation, and dissemination activities to assure that exemplary projects and practices developed with assistance under this Act are made available to LEAs throughout the United States. Directs the Secretary to establish an independent panel to monitor the success of the programs assisted by this Act in achieving national objectives in improving instruction and student achievement.

Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1983

Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1984 - Amends the Education of the Handicapped Act ("the Act") to revise definitions. Redefines "handicapped children" to include: (1) "behaviorally disordered" children (rather than "seriously emotionally disturbed" children); and (2) language impaired children. Renames the National Advisory Committee on Handicapped Children as the National Advisory Committee on the Education of Handicapped Children. Includes the Northern Mariana Islands under the definition of "State." Replaces outdated references to the Commissioner of Education and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare with references to the Secretary of Education ("the Secretary"). Establishes within the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in the Department of Education an Office of Special Education Programs to be the principal agency for administering and carrying out the Act. Provides that such Office shall be headed by a Deputy Assistant Secretary, with a specified number of persons in certain positions to assist such official. Reestablishes the National Advisory Committee on the Education of Handicapped Children ("the Advisory Committee"). Authorizes appropriations for the Advisory Committee for FY 1985 through 1987. Revises provisions relating to grants for the removal of architectural barriers. Revises evaluation provisions. Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide for specified types of evaluation studies to determine the impact of the Act; and (2) publish an annual report on the progress being made toward the provision of free appropriate public education to all handicapped children and youth. Requires that such report be: (1) transmitted to the appropriate congressional committees and to the Advisory Committee; and (2) published and disseminated in sufficient quantities to the education community and other interested parties. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1987 to carry out evaluation provisions. Revises incentive grants provisions to permit such grants to be used for providing education and related services for handicapped children from birth to three years of age. Revises Part C provisions of the Act for centers and services to meet special needs of the handicapped. Provides that regional resource centers shall provide technical assistance to State education agencies (SEAs) (including comparable educational agencies within the Departments of Defense and of the Interior relating to educational programs and services for handicapped children and youth) and through such SEAs to local educational agencies (LEAs). Includes among center functions assistance in information and training services for professionals and parents of handicapped children. Requires each center to report a summary of materials produced or developed. Requires inclusion of center reports in the annual report to Congress. Revises provisions for services for deaf-blind children to extend services to deaf-blind youth. Deletes provisions for model centers. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to and contracts or cooperative agreements with public or nonprofit private agencies, institutions, or organizations to assist SEAs to: (1) assure deaf-blind children and youth a free appropriate public education pursuant to the Act and preliminary transitional services; and (2) make available to deaf-blind youth, upon their attaining age 22, programs and services to facilitate their transition from educational to other social services. Sets forth requirements for programs receiving such grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into a limited number of cooperative agreements or contracts to establish and support regional programs for the provision of technical assistance in the education of deaf-blind children. Requires programs supported under provisions for services for deaf-blind children and youth to report annually on the numbers of deaf-blind children and youth, paraprofessionals and professionals, and family members directly serviced by each activity. Directs the Secretary to summarize this data in the annual report. Revises provisions for early education for handicapped children to include among program activities the demonstration of services in the least restrictive environment taking advantage of noncategorical preschool programs serving nonhandicapped children. Authorizes the Secretary to make a grant to each State through the SEA or other State agency to assist such State agency in planning, developing, and implementing a comprehensive delivery system for the provision of special education and related services to handicapped and other developmentally delayed children from birth through five years of age. Directs the Secretary to make one of the following types of such grants to any State which submits an application which meets the specified requirements: (1) a planning grant for up to two years; (2) a development grant for up to three years; or (3) an implementation grant for up to three years (but requiring an annual renewal application by the State). Directs the Secretary to include in the annual report: (1) specified information on such grants and activities; and (2) beginning in 1986, a description of the status of special education and related services to handicapped and developmentally delayed children from birth through five years of age. Provides for waivers of Federal regulations which interfere with achievement of the objectives of such grants program. Limits funds for such grants to 30 percent of funds available under provisions for early education for handicapped children. Requires that at least 15 percent of funds for such grants be for training and technical assistance to States. Authorizes the Secretary, in carrying out provisions for research, training, and dissemination activities in connection with centers and services for the handicapped, to address the needs of the severely handicapped. Directs the Secretary to make grants and contracts under provisions for postsecondary education programs: (1) on a competitive basis; and (2) giving priority consideration to four regional centers for the deaf and to model centers and programs for individuals with handicapping conditions other than deafness for specified types of programs. Sets a required minimum amount for such payments to the four regional centers for the deaf. Directs the Secretary to make grants and contracts for a national clearinghouse on postsecondary education for handicapped individuals. Defines "handicapped individuals," for purposes of such provisions for postsecondary education programs, as individuals who are mentally retarded, hard of hearing, deaf, speech or language impaired, visually handicapped, behaviorally disordered, orthopedically impaired, or other health impaired individuals, or individuals with specific learning disabilities who require special education and related services. Establishes a program of assistance for secondary education and transitional services for handicapped youth. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to and contracts with institutions of higher education, SEAs and LEAs, and other appropriate public and private nonprofit institutions or agencies for secondary special education programs and other services to assist handicapped youth in the transition to postsecondary education, vocational training, competitive employment, continuing education, and adult services. Sets forth types of projects which may be assisted. Requires that the results of the Secretary's evaluations of the effectiveness of each program assisted under Part C provisions of the Act for centers and services to meet the special needs of the handicapped be analyzed and submitted to the appropriate congressional committees. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1987 to carry out Part C programs under provisions for centers and services to meet special needs of the handicapped, including: (1) regional resource centers; (2) centers and services for deaf-blind children and youth; (3) early education for handicapped children; (4) research, training, and dissemination activities in connection with centers and services for the handicapped; (5) postsecondary education programs; and (6) secondary education and transitional services for handicapped youth. Revises Part D provisions of the Act for training for the education of the handicapped. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants, which may include scholarships with stipends and allowances, to institutions of higher education and other appropriate nonprofit agencies for training personnel for careers in special education. Authorizes the Secretary to reserve up to five percent of the amount available under personnel training grants provisions for contracts to prepare personnel in areas of need not adequately represented in the grant process. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to institutions of higher education and other appropriate nonprofit agencies to conduct special projects to develop and demonstrate new approaches for preservice training, regular educators, and inservice training of special education personnel. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants through a separate competition to private nonprofit organizations to provide training and information to parents of handicapped children and volunteers. Revises provisions for grants to SEAs for traineeships to direct the Secretary to make such grants to SEAs and to comparable educational agencies or offices in the Departments of Defense and the Interior. Revises provisions for grants or contracts to improve recruiting of educational personnel and dissemination of information concerning educational opportunities for the handicapped. Authorizes the Secretary to make such grants or contracts for a national clearinghouse on the education of the handicapped and for other support projects to achieve specified objectives, including providing technical assistance to State and local parent training and information programs. Deletes provisions for grants for training physical educators and recreation personnel for handicapped children. Revises reporting requirements to require that reports to the Secretary by grant or contract recipients under part D: (1) be submitted within 60 days after the end of the fiscal year; and (2) include specified information. Requires that a summary of such data be included in the annual report of the Secretary. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1987 to carry out Part D provisions for training personnel for the education of the handicapped, including: (1) grants to institutions of higher education and other appropriate institutions or agencies; (2) grants to SEAs; and (3) recruitment of educational personnel and the provision of information concerning the education of handicapped individuals. Revises Part E provisions of the Act for research in the education of the handicapped. Provides that grants and contracts for research and demonstration projects in education of handicapped children shall be used by the recipient agencies to assist special education personnel, related services personnel, and other appropriate persons, including parents, in improving the education and related services for handicapped children and youth. Requires that such research and related activities include specified activities. Directs the Secretary to publish in the Federal Register: (1) a proposed set of research priorities every two years and allow a period of 60 days for public comments and suggestions; and (2) a final set of research priorities within 30 days after the close of the comment period. Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide an index of all research projects conducted in the prior fiscal year in a specified annual report; and (2) make reports of research projects available to the education community at large and other interested parties. Directs the Secretary to: (1) coordinate research priorities established under this Act with those established by the National Institute of Handicapped Research; and (2) provide information concerning research priorities established under this Act to the National Council of the Handicapped and to the National Advisory Committee on the Education of Handicapped Children. Provides that the panels of experts appointed by the Secretary shall evaluate various types of proposals for projects under parts C, D, E, and F of the Act. (Current law only requires such evaluation of part E research or demonstration projects.) Directs the Secreary to secure the advice and recommendations of one such panel before making any grant or contract under parts C, D, E, and F of the Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1987 to carry out Part E provisions for research in the education of the handicapped. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1987 to carry out Part F provisions of the Act for instructional media for the handicapped. Repeals Part G of the Act (provisions for special programs for children with specific learning disabilities, including provisions for research, training, and model centers for such programs). Makes technical and conforming amendments. Include the Northern Mariana Islands among the territories and possessions of the United States for purposes of allocation of specified funds under the Act.

School Facilities Child Care Act

United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1983

School Facilities Child Care Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to public agencies and private nonprofit organizations having the capacity to furnish school-age child care services in order to assist such agencies and organizations to establish and operate such services in public schools. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1986. Sets forth information which must be included in applications by such agencies or organizations to the Secretary for such grants. Requires the Secretary, in approving the applications, to: (1) assure that there is an equitable distribution of approved applications; (2) give priority to applications from applicants in communities with the greatest need and a shortage of economic resources for such services; and (3) give consideration to applications who can illustrate an identifiable base of community support. Directs the Secretary to carry out a program of collecting data from recipients of assistance under this Act designed to provide a national-needs assessment for child care services of school-age children in the United States. Requires the Secretary to report annually to specified congressional committees on activities under this Act together with a needs assessment of child care services for school-age children in each State. Requires the Secretary to operate a clearinghouse on school-age child care programs. Sets forth general administrative provisions with respect to carrying out this Act.

A bill to make technical amendments to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act and other Acts.

United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1983

Exempts the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act from the administrative requirements of the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977. Makes technical and conforming amendments relating to certain restricted land in Kansas, and to the reservation of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona. Makes technical and conforming amendments to the statute of limitations controlling actions for money damages brought by the United States on behalf of recognized tribes or groups of American Indians. Makes technical and conforming amendments relating to the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Title I of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1983.

Student Loan Consolidation and Technical Amendments Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1983

Student Loan Consolidation and Technical Amendments of 1983 - Amends part B (Federal, State, and Private Programs of Low-Interest Insured Loans to Students in Institutions of Higher Education) of title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to add new provisions for student loan consolidation. Directs the Secretary of Education to enter into agreements with eligible lenders to provide consolidation loans to eligible borrowers. Provides for such consolidation of student loans made, insured, or guaranteed under part B or under part E (Direct Loans to Students in Institutions of Higher Education). Defines the following as eligible lenders for purposes of such consolidation loan agreements: (1) the Student Loan Marketing Association (Sallie Mae); (2) State and nonprofit institutions and organizations with which the Secretary has agreements under specified student loan provisions of such Act; and (3) other eligible lenders described in specified provisions of such Act. Defines eligible borrowers as those who: (1) either owe $5,000 to two or more lenders or programs under title IV or owe $7,500 to a single lender under part B; and (2) are not delinquent with respect to any required payment on such indebtedness by more than 60 days. Sets forth requirements for such consolidation loan agreements. Prohibits the making, of any such consolidation loan from the proceeds of any tax-exempt bond or other obligation. Authorizes the Secretary to issue certificates of comprehensive insurance coverage to lenders which have entered into such consolidation loan agreements. Sets forth required provisions for such certificates. Provides that such consolidation loans shall be insurable by the Secretary only if the loan is made to an eligible borrower who has agreed to notify the holder of the loan promptly concerning any change of address and the loan is evidenced by a note or other written agreement which meets specified requirements. Sets the interest rate for such consolidation loans at nine percent per year (but at 12 percent in the case of consolidation of auxiliary loans made to an independent undergraduate or graduate student). Permits lending agencies to establish consolidated loan repayment terms, including graduated, income sensitive schedules, but limits repayment periods to required maximum periods depending on loan amount. Prohibits charging any origination fee or insurance premium to the borrower of such a consolidation loan. Provides that no insurance premium shall be payable by the lender to the Secretary for any such loan. Provides that no administrative cost allowance shall be payable by the Secretary for any such loan. Authorizes the Secretary, after a hearing and a determination of need, to enter into an agreement with specified eligible lenders from that State or another State to consolidate loans in any State where specified eligible lenders from that State have not entered into such an agreement. Provides that authority to make such consolidation loans shall expire at the close of FY 1986. Extends Sallie Mae's current authority to make consolidated student loans until six months after the date of enactment of this Act. Makes technical and conforming amendments. Directs the National Institute of Education to: (1) evaluate the cost, efficiency, and impact of the consolidation loan program established by this Act; and (2) report to the Congress by June 30, 1986, on its findings and recommendations. Revises provisions relating to the information required to be disclosed to student borrowers by eligible lenders under part B (guaranteed student loan program) and by eligible institutions under part E (direct student loan program). Provides that the failure to provide such information shall not: (1) relieve a borrower of the obligation to repay a loan; (2) provide a basis for a claim of civil damages; or (3) abrogate specified obligations of the Secretary or of a State or nonprofit private agency. Authorizes the Secretary to limit, suspend, or terminate the continued participation of an eligible lender in making loans under part B for failure by that lender to comply with such information disclosure requirements. Amends the Student Financial Assistance Technical Amendments of 1982 to revise provisions relating to the family contribution schedules for the Pell Grant and guaranteed student loan programs. Extends through academic year 1985-86 the 1982-83 cost of attendance criteria used for calculating eligibility for and the amount of Pell Grants. (Current law requires the use of the 1982-83 criteria through academic years 1983-84 and 1984-85). Permits, within specified limits, increased cost of attendance ("commuter") allowances for students not residing at home or in institutionally owned or operated housing for academic years 1984-85, for purposes of calculating eligibility for and the amount of Pell Grants. Continues through academic year 1985-86 the separation of the system of need analysis for the Pell Grant family contribution schedule from that for specified campus-based student assistance programs. Maintains the 1982-83 Pell Grant family contribution schedule (which current law requires to be used for the 1983-84 academic year) for academic years 1984-85 and 1985-86, with appropriate updating for family size offsets. Sets deadlines for the publication of such schedules. Requires that the criteria for determination of independent student status used for academic year 1982-83 be used for academic years 1983-84, 1984-85, and 1985-86. Maintains the 1982-83 guaranteed student loan program family contribution schedule (which current law requires to be used for academic year 1983-84) for academic years 1984-85 and 1985-86, with appropriate updating. Sets deadlines for the publication of such schedules. Revises HEA part B provisions relating to applicable interest rates on guaranteed student loans to eliminate provisions which provide for eight percent interest under specified conditions. Prohibits any part B lender from discriminating against any borrower or applicant for credit or insurance on the basis of race, national origin, religion, sex or marital status, age, or handicapped status. Revises part B provisions for special allowances to require State guarantee authorities, in order to be eligible for such allowances, to submit to the Secretary an operational plan containing specified restrictions. Repeals specified provisions of the Education Amendments of 1980 relating restrictions on special allowances. Extends through FY 1986 the waiver of Federal priority over the indebtedness of Sallie Mae. Makes specified provisions of the Education Amendments of 1980 providing for administrative cost allowances for lenders effective retroactively as if enacted as part of specified provisions of the Education Amendments of 1976.

Urban Grant University Act

United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1983

Urban Grant University Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend through FY 1990 the authorization of appropriations to carry out the Urban Grant University Program under title XI of such Act. Revises grant application provisions to direct the Secretary of Education to consider the degree to which there is evidence in the application of a commitment by any entities within the community, which may include the applicant university, to pay a specified non-Federal share of project costs. (Current law requires consideration only of the loal government's commitment to pay such non-Federal share.)

A resolution to support the report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education.

United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1983

Expresses the support of the Senate for the conclusions of the National Commission on Excellence in Education and the need to reverse the decline in educational excellence in the Nation.

National Summit Conference on Education Act

United States · United States Congress · 16 June 1983

National Summit Conference on Education Act - Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Education for conducting a National Summit Conference on Education. Sets forth provisions for appointment of participants to the Conference and for designation of an Executive Committee of the Conference. Directs the Conference to develop recommendations in response to the findings of the National Commission on Excellence in Education and relating to specified areas of educational policy. Directs the Conference to transmit its recommendations to the President, the Congress, and State Governors by January 31, 1984. Directs the Secretary of Education to reserve a specified amount from appropriations available for FY 1984 for chapter 2 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 to convene the Conference.

Education Savings Account Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 16 June 1983

Education Savings Account Act of 1983 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax exclusion for cash contributions to a savings account established to pay the educational expenses (tuition, room and board) of the taxpayer's child at a vocational school or an institution of higher education. Limits the amount of such contributions to the excess of $1,000 over five percent (ten percent for married individuals filing separate returns) of the amount the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer exceeds $40,000 ($20,000 for married individuals filing separate returns) up to a maximum of $1,000 per year. Allows rollover contributions in specified circumstances. Exempts such an account from taxation unless it has ceased to be an educational savings account. Specifies tax penalties for the use of account funds for other than educational expenses. Allows amounts to be distributed from such an account without penalty if used to pay the medical expenses of the taxpayer's child. Provides that educational expenses do not include amounts paid for education at institutions found to be racially discriminatory. Allows the Attorney General to seek a declaratory judgment as to whether an educational institution follows racially discriminatory policies. Sets forth procedures for seeking such a declaratory judgment. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose to the Attorney General information concerning whether an educational institution is following racially discriminatory policies.

High Technology Morrill Act

United States · United States Congress · 16 June 1983

High Technology Morrill Act - Establishes the Technology Education Trust Fund in the Treasury. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to be the trustee of the Fund and to report to the Congress annually on the Fund's operation. Directs the Secretary to transfer from the Treasury's general fund to the Fund, for FY 1984 through 1988, three percent of the rents, royalties, and other sums paid to the United States under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, and any other Federal statute authorizing payments for mineral resource development designated by the Secretary for the purpose of this Act. Limits the amount of such transfers to $500,000,000 in any one fiscal year. Provides that amounts in the Fund shall be available for making payments in accordance with this Act as provided in advance by appropriation Acts, and without fiscal year limitation on availability unless specificly enacted. Prohibits the Secretary from making transfers to the Fund after September 30, 1988. Directs the Secretary to pay into the Treasury's general fund any amounts remaining in the Fund after September 30, 1990. Authorizes the Director of the National Science Foundation to make grants to educational institutions, private for-profit business concerns, and State agencies making application jointly to pay the Federal share of the cost of technology education programs. Allows private nonprofit organizations and State agencies to submit applications jointly if the nonprofit private organization represents an educational institution and a for-profit business concern, or a group of such institutions and concerns. Requires that such applications be consistent with State economic development and educational policies and with private sector priorities and educational institution needs. Requires that for-profit businesses pay at least 30 percent of total program costs. Sets forth other application requirements. Allows grants made under this Act to be used for: (1) laboratory equipment and facilities in educational institutions; (2) improving science and mathematics education and computer literacy in elementary and secondary schools through teacher training, equipment improvement, and curricula development; (3) research/education centers for training new scientific, engineering, and technical employees while carrying out applied research or stimulating innovation, technology transfer, and the application of new technologies; (4) mathematics, science, and engineering faculty development through support for graduate students who enter teaching, faculty exchange with industry, teaching retraining, and other faculty retention programs; (5) lifelong learning and cooperative education activities for the scientific, engineering, and technical work force; (6) development of new educational methods and equipment such as computer based educational aids and telecommunication instructional technologies; (7) research and training in the management of technological innovation; (8) improving the access of women, minorities, and handicapped to technical, engineering, and scientific fields; and (9) cooperative programs between the humanities and the sciences. Sets forth provisions for: (1) grant payments; (2) distribution of funds; (3) participation of children from private schools; (4) withholding; (5) administration; and (6) audit. Authorizes the Director to establish advisory committees for purposes of this Act. Directs the Director to consult with the Secretary of Defense to coordinate technical training programs supported by the Department of Defense and activities assisted under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to transfer Department of Defense funds for technical training programs to the Director to carry out programs under this Act. Directs the Director to consult with the Secretaries of Commerce, Labor, Education, and the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies in carrying out this Act. Directs the Director to report annually to the Congress on activities assisted by this Act.

A resolution providing for appointment and education of House Pages.

United States · United States Congress · 16 June 1983

Directs the House of Representatives Page Board to furnish, by contract or otherwise, educational services for pages. Sets forth qualifications for House pages.

A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit deferrals in the repayment of student loans for active duty members of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Corps.

United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1983

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit deferrals in the repayment of student loans for active duty members of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Corps.

A bill to authorize appropriations for grants to the Washington Workshop Foundation.

United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1983

Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to the Washington Workshops Foundation to increase understanding of the Federal Government among financially disadvantaged secondary school students, their teachers, and the communities they represent. Sets forth application and program requirements for such grants. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 for such grants.

A bill to authorize appropriations for grants to the Close Up Foundation and for certain law-related education programs.

United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1983

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 through 1985 to carry out Federal law relating to the Allen J. Ellender fellowship program (Close Up Foundation). Limits the amount which may be appropriated in FY 1984 and 1985 for law school clinical experience programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965. Amends the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 to include the law-related education program (formerly under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) among those programs which the Secretary of Education must first fund in specified minimum amounts from discretionary funds.

Education for Peace, Arms Control, and Conflict Resolution Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1983

Education for Peace, Arms Control, and Conflict Resolution Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency to make grants to institutions of higher education to establish, strengthen, and operate graduate and undergraduate centers that will be national resources for academic and professional training and research in the disciplines of international affairs, in the study of international conflict, and in the techniques of conflict resolution, arms control, and the peaceful resolution of disputes. Sets forth the primary criteria the director shall apply in allocating awards to institutions. Authorizes the Director to pay stipends to persons undergoing training at such centers. Authorizes the Director to make grants to U.S. public and private nonprofit agencies and organizations whenever the Director determines that such grants will make an especially significant contribution toward developing knowledge, resources, and trained personnel for fields requiring understanding in international affairs. Authorizes the Director to: (1) conduct conferences for practitioners, policymakers, and other qualified persons to develop their skills in international peace, conflict resolution, and arms control; (2) conduct research into the causes of war and the elements of peace and into the experiences of nations in ending conflicts and resolving disputes without violence; (3) establish a method for disseminating information; and (4) develop programs to make such research and educational activities more available and useful to persons in government, private enterprise, and voluntary associations. Requires the Director to publish an annual report on all such peace, arms control, and conflict resolution programs. Prohibits using any grant awarded under this Act to: (1) support or encourage intervention in any current or pending dispute or crisis, except for Federal employees who otherwise have the authority and responsibility to do so; or (2) influence the passage or defeat of any Federal, State, or local legislation, except that recipients of such funds may testify before legislatures. Prohibits using a political test or political qualification in selecting individuals and institutions for participation in, or awarding of any grant, under this Act or for participation in any public activities conducted under authority of this Act. Requires the Director to coordinate activities under this Act: (1) with the activities conducted under the international and foreign language studies provisions of the Higher Education Act; and (2) with programs of public research, development, and other studies carried out under the Arms Control and Disarmament Act. Establishes an Advisory Board on Peace, Arms Control, and Conflict Resolution to consider the grants made under this Act and to advise the Director on specified matters. Authorizes appropriations.

A joint resolution to designate the week of September 4, 1983, through September 10, 1983, as "Youth of America Week."

United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1983

Designates the week of September 4 through September 10, 1983, as Youth of America Week.

A bill to amend section 2(11) of the National Labor Relations Act.

United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1983

Amends the National Labor Relations Act to exclude from the definition of "managerial" or "supervisory employee" faculty members in educational institutions who have participated in decisions on courses, curriculum, personnel, budget, or other matters of educational policy.

A bill to authorize appropriations for a National Summit Conference on Education.

United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1983

Authorizes appropriations for a National Summit Conference on Education to be held within 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. Sets forth provisions for appointment of participants to the Conference. Directs the Conference to develop recommendations in response to the findings of the National Commission on Excellence in Education and relating to specified areas of educational policy. Directs the Conference to transmit its recommendations to the Congress, and State Governors by January 1, 1984.

A resolution recognizing and commending the Presidential Scholars in the Arts for their outstanding contributions to the cultural spirit of this Nation.

United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1983

Recognizes and commends the Presidential scholars in the arts for their contributions to the cultural spirit of the United States.

A bill to amend the Vocational Education Act of 1963 regarding communications and telecommunications equipment and utilization.

United States · United States Congress · 13 June 1983

Amends the Vocational Education Act of 1963 to permit funds from basic grants to States to be used for communications and telecommunications equipment and utilization. Permits such funds to be used for: (1) up to 25 percent of the purchase price of communications and telecommunications equipment for vocational education programs; and (2) up to 25 percent of the operating costs of utilizing communications and telecommunications equipment to expand the reach and application of vocational education.

A bill to amend the Vocational Education Act of 1963 regarding high technology equipment and training.

United States · United States Congress · 13 June 1983

Amends the Vocational Education Act of 1963 to permit funds from basic grants to States to be used for high-technology equipment and training. Permits such funds to be used for up to 50 percent of the purchase price of high-technology equipment for training programs in the operation and servicing of such equipment. Requires such programs to emphasize multiskill training and to be cooperative and innovative efforts between public and private sectors. Defines "high- technology equipment" as recent innovations in tools and equipment, including computers and word processors, which represent the state-of-the-art in a trade or vocation.

A resolution electing Representative Chandler of Washington to the Committee on Education and Labor, and Representative Vucanovich of Nevada to the Committee on House Administration.

United States · United States Congress · 8 June 1983

Elects the following Members to the specified committees: (1) Rod Chandler, of Washington, to the Committee on Education and Labor; and (2) Barbara Vucanovich, of Nevada, to the Committee on House Administration.

National Summit Conference on Education Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1983

National Summit Conference on Education Act of 1983 - Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Education for conducting a National Summit Conference on Education. Sets forth provisions for appointment of participants to the Conference. Directs the Conference to develop recommendations in response to the findings of the National Commission on Excellence in Education and relating to specified areas of educational policy. Directs the Conference to transmit its recommendations to the President, the Congress, and State Governors by January 15, 1984.

Mobile Teachers Retirement Assistance Act

United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1983

Mobile Teachers' Retirement Assistance Act - Establishes a Federal-State program to permit teachers to perform out-of-State educational service without loss of retirement benefits for such service. Entitles a qualified State retirement system which credits a teacher for out-of-State service to Federal aid equal to 50 percent of the total cost to the system of providing such out-of-State credit. Sets forth the requirements which a State retirement system must meet in order to qualify for Federal aid under this program. Limits the amount of the Federal aid to a State retirement system to provide not more than ten years of out-of-State service credit. Directs the Secretary of Education to make an annual grant to each qualified State retirement system of an amount equal to two percent of such system's Federal aid received under this Act for the costs of administration. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1984 and succeeding fiscal years to carry out this Act.

National Excellence in Education Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 2 June 1983

National Excellence in Education Act of 1983 - Amends Chapter 2 (Consolidation of Federal Programs for Elementary and Secondary Education) of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 (ECIA) to require certain minimum standards of academic achievement and school administration as conditions for eligibility to receive Federal funds. Requires, beginning January 1, 1985, that no State or local educational agency (LEA) shall be eligible to receive funds under chapter 2 (except for subchapter A basic skills development) unless there is established within each public elementary and secondary school within its jurisdiction: (1) an average school day of not less than seven hours, at least five hours of which are devoted to academic studies; (2) an average school year of not less than 200 days; (3) a system for student promotion to higher grades based on academic achievement and classroom attendance; (4) a school system for evaluating teacher competence prior to hiring; and (5) a school system for determining teacher salaries based on merit and academic achievement. Amends the Vocational Education Act of 1963 to set similar restrictions on the eligibility of States for Federal funds under such Act. Revises ECIA provisions for discretionary funds of the Secretary of Education to establish the National Excellence in Education Fund under the authority of the Secretary to make awards to States and LEAs which demonstrate exceptional improvement in academic achievement. Directs the Secretary to appoint a National Commission on Excellence in Education to assist and advise in the selection of recipients for the National Excellence in Education Awards. Sets forth provisions relating to Commission membership and to allotment of awards. Directs the Secretary to report annually to Congress on allotments from the Fund. Authorizes appropriations for such allotments for FY 1984 through FY 1986. Includes among those programs which the Secretary must first fund from ECIA discretionary funds a research project to develop national minimum standards of achievement for students in each elementary and secondary school grade in the subjects of mathematics, science, history, English, and foreign languages.

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a credit against income tax to individuals for certain expenses incurred in higher education.

United States · United States Congress · 2 June 1983

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax credit for certain expenses paid for the higher and vocational education of the taxpayer or for another individual. Limits the amount of such income tax credit. Reduces the amount of such credit by one percent of the amount by which the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer exceeds $22,500.

Higher Education Funding Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 2 June 1983

Higher Education Funding Act of 1983 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax deduction for contributions to a higher education fund established by the taxpayer to pay for the higher education of his dependents. Limits the amount of the deduction to the least of: (1) $750 times the number of qualified beneficiaries; (2) 15 percent of the taxpayer's adjusted gross income; or (3) $7,500. Provides that a qualified education fund must be established by the taxpayer pursuant to a written plan: (1) which is designed to defray the cost of room, board, and tuition of one or more eligible beneficiaries at an institution of higher education; (2) which provides that no distribution shall be made by the fund (except upon termination) other than to, or on behalf of, eligible beneficiaries; (3) which provides that upon termination of the fund all assets of the fund shall be distributed to the taxpayer or to his estate; (4) which prohibits contributions to the fund in excess of amounts deductible; and (5) under which the taxpayer includes in gross income certain amounts attributable to the fund upon termination of such fund.