Education

Child Nutrition Amendments of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 1 June 1983

Child Nutrition Amendments of 1983 - Amends the National School Lunch Act to base the amount of cash or commodity assistance given for meals on the actual number of meals served during the previous school year. Permits an adjustment of the amount of assistance if there is a substantial difference between the number of lunches served in the preceding school year and the number of lunches served in the second preceding school year. Delays the inflation adjustment for reimbursement rates and commodities from July 1, 1983, to January 1, 1984 and each January 1 thereafter. Bases the adjustment on the period between the preceding May and the second preceding May of each year. Requires school food authorities to submit reimbursement claims to the State within 60 days after the claiming month. Requires States to submit claims to the Secretary of Agriculture within 90 days after the month for which reimbursement is claimed. Eliminates the two special assistance certification alternatives which base assistance on prior year free or reduced price lunch eligibility. Establishes a special-assistance factor for free lunches at 104 cents. Creates a special-assistance factor for reduced price lunches of 64 cents. Provides for an annual adjustment of the factor for reduced price lunches based on the change in the Consumer Price Index for food away from home. Terminates the following programs: (1) Summer Food Service Program for Children; (2) Child Care Food Program; (3) School Breakfast Program; and (4) Nutrition Education and Training Program. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984-1988 for General Nutrition Assistance Grants to States. Directs the Secretary to allot to a State an amount bearing the same ratio to the total appropriated funds as the State's allotment under the Summer Food Service Program, the Child Care Food Program, and the School Breakfast Program for FY 1982 bore to the total funds appropriated for those programs. Permits adjustment to the allotment level based on the funds transferred to the Head Start Program. Requires the allotment of funds among the remaining States where excess funds result from a State's failure to meet certain requirements. Declares that funds unobligated by the States at the end of the fiscal year shall remain available to a State for the next fiscal year for the same purposes as originally given. Limits the use of funds to the provision of nutrition assistance to children, planning, administration, education technical assistance, evaluation and other activities. Prohibits certain uses of such funds. Requires each State to submit an intended use report as a prerequisite to receipt of funds. Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to provide for the verification by State food stamp agencies of information contained in applications for the National School Lunch Program. Eliminates the 20 percent refusal of commodities option available to schools participating in the food service programs. Requires States to offer alternative commodities to any school which does not accept the first commodities offered.

Income-Dependent Education Assistance Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 26 May 1983

Income-Dependent Education Assistance Act of 1983 - Title I: System for Making Income-Dependent Education Assistance Loans - Requires the Secretary of Education to establish a program of entering into agreements with guarantee agencies in order to provide funds to postsecondary schools or vocational schools which have entered into agreements under this Act to make loans to students who are eligible for assistance under the Higher Education Act of 1965. Provides that pursuant to such agreements, guarantee agencies shall issue debt obligations approved by the Secretary the proceeds of which shall be allocated among eligible educational institutions. Requires the United States to agree to repay the principal and interest of such debt obligations. Permits guarantee agencies to make loans under this Act for the purpose of discharging liability on federally insured or guaranteed loans under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Provides that the guarantee agency for eligible educational institutions in any State shall be: (1) the State or nonprofit private institution which has an agreement with the State to provide subsidy payments under the State's student loan insurance program; or (2) the State or nonprofit institution of another State which has such an agreement or the Student Loan Marketing Association if there is no such an agreement under effect in the State. Provides that in order to qualify for funds under this Act, an educational institution must enter into an agreement with the Secretary to, in addition to meeting other terms prescribed by the Secretary: (1) use such funds exclusively for student loans; (2) comply with information requirements; (3) notify students of their obligations and responsibilities under the loan program; and (4) repay portions of refunds owed to students who withdraw after receiving loans under the loan program. Permits the Secretary to suspend or revoke such an agreement and to recover funds held by an educational institution for noncompliance with this Act or with the terms of the agreement. Sets forth requirements with respect to loan terms and disbursement of loan proceeds. Establishes information requirements for the loan program. Title II: Collection of Income-Dependent Education Assistance Loans - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the collection of loans made under this Act through income taxes. Requires the Secretary of Education to notify borrowers annually with respect to their account balances and the procedure for computing the amount of repayment owing for the taxable year. Requires that such information be submitted to the Secretary of the Treasury. Sets forth requirements with respect to the computation of annual loan repayment amounts, termination of a borrower's repayment obligation, and failure to make repayments. Establishes in the Treasury the Income-Dependent Education Assistance Loan Trust Fund, which shall be available for repayment of principal and interest on debt obligations issued under this Act and for advancing funds directly to schools for new loans to students. Appropriates to such trust fund amounts received in the Treasury on any loan made under title I of this Act.

A bill to amend section 35 of the Mineral Lands Leasing Act to provide for the disposition of certain revenues under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970.

United States · United States Congress · 26 May 1983

Amends the Mineral Lands Leasing Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to pay five percent of all sums received under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to the States (other than Alaska) within the boundaries of which the leased lands or deposits are or were to be located. Provides that such sums are to be distributed as the State legislature may direct to the political subdivisions of the State in which the leased lands or deposits are or were located and which administers the public school system. Requires such money to be spent for public schools .

Income-Dependent Education Assistance Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 26 May 1983

Income-Dependent Education Assistance Act of 1983 - Title I: System for Making Income-Dependent Education Assistance Loans - Requires the Secretary of Education to establish a program of entering into agreements with guarantee agencies in order to provide funds to postsecondary schools or vocational schools which have entered into agreements under this Act to make loans to students who are eligible for assistance under the Higher Education Act of 1965. Provides that pursuant to such agreements, guarantee agencies shall issue debt obligations approved by the Secretary the proceeds of which shall be allocated among eligible educational institutions. Requires the United States to agree to repay the principal and interest of such debt obligations. Permits guarantee agencies to make loans under this Act for the purpose of discharging liability on federally insured or guaranteed loans under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Provides that the guarantee agency for eligible educational institutions in any State shall be: (1) the State or nonprofit private institution which has an agreement with the State to provide subsidy payments under the State's student loan insurance program; or (2) the State or nonprofit institution of another State which has such an agreement or the Student Loan Marketing Association if there is no such an agreement under effect in the State. Provides that in order to qualify for funds under this Act, an educational institution must enter into an agreement with the Secretary to, in addition to meeting other terms prescribed by the Secretary: (1) use such funds exclusively for student loans; (2) comply with information requirements; (3) notify students of their obligations and responsibilities under the loan program; and (4) repay portions of refunds owed to students who withdraw after receiving loans under the loan program. Permits the Secretary to suspend or revoke such an agreement and to recover funds held by an educational institution for noncompliance with this Act or with the terms of the agreement. Sets forth requirements with respect to loan terms and disbursement of loan proceeds. Establishes information requirements for the loan program. Title II: Collection of Income-Dependent Education Assistance Loans - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the collection of loans made under this Act through income taxes. Requires the Secretary of Education to notify borrowers annually with respect to their account balances and the procedure for computing the amount of repayment owing for the taxable year. Requires that such information be submitted to the Secretary of the Treasury. Sets forth requirements with respect to the computation of annual loan repayment amounts, termination of a borrower's repayment obligation, and failure to make repayments. Establishes in the Treasury the Income-Dependent Education Assistance Loan Trust Fund, which shall be available for repayment of principal and interest on debt obligations issued under this Act and for advancing funds directly to schools for new loans to students. Appropriates to such trust fund amounts received in the Treasury on any loan made under title I of this Act.

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide for individual education accounts, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 25 May 1983

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax deduction for contributions to an account established to pay the educational expenses (tuition, supplies, meals and lodging) of the taxpayer, the taxpayer's child, a ward of the taxpayer, or a descendant of a child of the taxpayer at an institution of higher education or a vocational school. Limits the amount of such deduction for any taxable year to $2,000 ($2,250 for joint returns). Excludes from gross income payments or distributions from an education account to the extent such amounts are used to pay educational expenses. Excludes from gross income of an individual excess amounts paid by such individual to an education account which are returned before the due date of filing the individual tax return. Exempts an education account from taxation. Prohibits certain transactions between the education account and individuals for whose benefit the account was established and individuals who contribute to such account. Imposes a ten percent penalty tax on amounts distributed from an education account which are not used for educational expenses. Directs the trustee of an education account to report on the account as required by the Internal Revenue Service. Imposes a penalty for failure to file such reports.

A bill to increase the annual and aggregate loan limits under the insured, guaranteed, and direct student loan programs.

United States · United States Congress · 24 May 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.

Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1983

Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1983 - Amends the Education of the Handicapped Act ("the Act") to replace 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. Revises evaluation provisions. Adds requirements that the Secretary: (1) by grant contract or cooperative agreements with State educational agencies (SEAs), provide for specified types of in-depth evaluation studies to determine the impact of the Act; and (2) submit by January 30 of each year a set of evaluation priorities to the appropriate congressional committees for review and comment. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through FY 1986 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 SEAs and local educational agencies (LEAs). Provides that centers and services for deaf-blind children: (1) shall be extended to deaf-blind youth; and (2) may also serve individuals with other handicapping conditions of the greatest degree of severity. Includes among services to be provided by such centers technical assistance to public agencies and private organizations which are involved in the education or care of deaf-blind children or youth. Revises provisions for early education programs for handicapped children to include children from birth to eight years of age. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) arrange by contract or grant with SEAs for developing and implementing a State plan to provide special education and related services to handicapped children; and (2) disseminate information on successful models and practices of the programs authorized under such provisions in order to promote the basis for other early education programs for handicapped children. 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. 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; and, requires coordination of such projects with projects developed under specified provisions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Requires an evaluation of such assistance program to be submitted to the appropriate congressional committees by January 1986. Requires that the results of the Secretary's evaluations of the effectiveness of each program assisted under provisions 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 1984 through 1986 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 enter into contracts (as well as make grants to) institutions of higher education and other appropriate nonprofit institutions or agencies to provide demonstration and model programs for preservice and inservice training (as well as providing training for preparation for special education and related services and establishing and maintaining scholarships for training such personnel). Directs the Secretary to reserve: (1) up to five percent of such funds for contracts to target training personnel for underserved areas; and (2) ten percent of such funds for grants to private nonprofit organizations to establish and operate parent training and information programs. Sets forth requirements relating to such parent training and information program grants. Replaces provisions for grants or contracts to improve recruiting of educational personnel and dissemination of information concerning educational opportunities for the handicapped with provisions authorizing the Secretary to make a grant or contract for a national clearinghouse for such purposes. Repeals provisions for grants for training physical educators and recreation personnel for handicapped children. Requires that annual reports to the Secretary by recipients of grants for training personnel contain specified information. Requires that each recipient of a grant for parent training and information report annually to the Secretary in a specified manner. Requires that data from such personnel training and parent training grant reports be included in a specified annual report of the Secretary. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1986 to carry out Part D provisions for training 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 be designed to achieve specified purposes. 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) encourage coordination of research priorities established under this Act with those established by the National Institute of Handicapped Research; and (2) assure that information as to research priorities established under this Act is provided to the National Council of the Handicapped. 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 1984 through 1986 to carry out part E provisions for research in the education of the handicapped. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1986 for Part F provisions of the Act for instructional media for the handicapped. Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to increase the amounts authorized to be appropriated for FY 1984 to carry out: (1) specified provisions under Part B provisions of the Act for assistance for education of all handicapped children; (2) specified Federal law relating to the American Printing House for the Blind; (3) specified Federal law relating to Gallaudet College and to the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School and the Model Secondary School for the Deaf; and (4) the National Technical Institute for the Deaf Act. Repeals provisions for training of physical educators and recreation personnel for handicapped children under Part D of the Act. 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).

Technology Education Assistance and Development Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1983

Technology Education Assistance and Development Act of 1983 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow corporations an increased income tax deduction for contributions of certain computer equipment to pre-college schools and certain other organizations which use the equipment for educational purposes. Limits the deduction to the lesser of: (1) the corporation's basis in the property plus 50 percent of its markup; or (2) twice its basis in the property. Allows corporations an income tax deduction for contributions of scientific equipment to institutions of higher education for use in direct education or in research or research training in the fields of mathematics, engineering, computer science, the physical or biological/medical sciences, and certain vocational educational programs. Allows corporations an income tax deduction for contributions of used scientific equipment to institutions of higher education. Limits the deduction to 150 percent of the taxpayer's original basis in the property, less accumulated depreciation. Expands the income tax credit for increasing research expenditures to include contract research expenses for payments to universities for faculty salaries, scholarships, grants, or loans for graduate students in mathematics, engineering, or science. Excludes such contract research expenses from the calculation of base period amounts, for purposes of determining whether the taxpayer has increased expenditures for research. Provides for an income tax exclusion for the scholarships, fellowship grants, student loan forgiveness, or stipends of a graduate student in mathematics, engineering, computer science, or the physical or biological sciences. Specifies that such tax exclusion is not forfeited merely because the student is required, as a condition of the scholarship or fellowship, to perform future service in teaching or research.

An act to amend the Small Business Act to establish a small business computer security and education program, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1983

Small Business Computer Crime Prevention Act - Amends the Small Business Act to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish the Small Business Computer Crime and Security Task Force which shall: (1) define the nature and scope of computer crimes against small business; (2) provide cost estimates per year of computer crimes against small business; (3) ascertain the effectiveness of State legislation and security equipment in preventing computer crimes against small business; and (4 ) develop guidelines to assist small businesses in evaluating the security of computer systems. Directs the Task Force, within three years after the enactment of this Act, to submit a report of its findings on computer crimes against small business to the President and Congress. Terminates the Task Force not later than 30 days after the submission of such report. Directs the Administrator to establish a resource center which will provide computer security information and periodic information exchange forums for small businesses.

A bill to amend the General Education Provisions Act to preclude the impoundment of loan guarantee or loan insurance authority.

United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1983

Amends the General Education Provisions Act to direct the Secretary of Education, in carrying out any loan guarantee or insurance program, to enter into commitments to guarantee or insure loans pursuant to such program in the full amount provided by law subject only to: (1) the availability of qualified applicants for such guarantee or insurance; and (2) any limitation contained in an appropriation Act.

A bill to provide for appointment and education of congressional pages, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1983

Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to authorize the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives to furnish, by contract or otherwise, educational services for congressional pages. (Currently such services are provided by the Board of Education of the District of Columbia.) Eliminates provisions of such services for Supreme Court pages. Revises the conditions of appointment for congressional pages. Requires that a House page be in the eleventh grade, serve for a full academic year, and not have served as a summer page. Requires that a Senate page be in the eleventh grade and serve for one or two full semesters. Sets forth requirements for summer pages of the House. Amends the Urgent Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1947, to repeal provisions which allow other minors who are congressional employees to attend the educational facilities for pages. Makes technical and conforming amendments.

Public Safety Officers Memorial Scholarship Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1983

Public Safety Officers Memorial Scholarship Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award undergraduate scholarships to dependent children of public safety officers, including law enforcement officers and fire fighters, killed in the course of their official duties. Establishes guidelines for such scholarship awards. Authorizes appropriations.

A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that the laws which insure equal rights with regard to education opportunity for women should be maintained.

United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1983

Expresses the sense of the Senate that regulations relating to title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (concerning sex discrimination in education) should not be amended in any manner which will lessen the comprehensive coverage of such title in eliminating gender discrimination throughout the American educational system.

Education for Economic Security Act

United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1983

Education for Economic Security Act - Title I: National Science Foundation Mathematics and Science Programs - Part A: Teacher Institutes - Authorizes the National Science Foundation (the Foundation) to make grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) and institutions of higher education, applying jointly, for teacher institutes to enhance the subject matter skills of public and private elementary and secondary school teachers of mathematics and physical and life sciences. Sets forth application requirements for such grants. Directs the Director of the Foundation: (1) to assure an equitable distribution of such institutes among and within States; and (2) award at least one institute in each State. Limits any such grant to a single applicant to $200,000 in any fiscal year. Permits such institutes to involve the cooperation of advance technology and other businesses able to assist in mathematics and science teaching. Directs the Foundation to ensure that consideration is given to applications designed to meet the needs of underrepresented and underserved populations. Part B: Mathematics and Science Education Development Programs - Authorizes the Foundation to enter into agreements with institutions of higher education or LEAs for programs and materials for: (1) training, retraining, and inservice training of elementary and secondary school teachers in the fields of mathematics and science, including physical and life sciences; and (2) elementary and secondary school courses of study in such fields. Sets forth application requirements for grants and cooperative agreements under this part. Directs the Foundation to ensure that consideration is given to applications designed to meet the needs of underrepresented and underserved populations. Part C: Science and Mathematics Excellence in Teaching Awards - Authorizes the Foundation to make excellence in teaching mathematics and science awards of $5,000 each to elementary and secondary school teachers. Directs the Foundation to adopt selection procedures designed to assure that such awards will be equitably distributed among the States. Sets forth application requirements for such awards. Part D: Congressional Merit Scholarships - Congressional Merit Scholarships in Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Education - Authorizes the Foundation to award scholarships to individuals enrolled at institutions of higher education who demonstrate outstanding potential for, and who plan to pursue, careers in teaching mathematics or science in elementary or secondary schools. Limits the period of such a scholarship to: (1) four academic years at any institution of higher education offering educational activities designed to prepare individuals for such careers; and (2) periods of study commencing not sooner than the third undergraduate year. Requires such individuals to concentrate, at the undergraduate level, in: (1) mathematics or science, and indicate a serious intent to teach such subject at the elementary or secondary school level; or (2) engineering, and indicate a serious intent to teach such subject at the postsecondary level, in an engineering discipline which the Foundation has determined a shortage of qualified teachers. Authorizes the Foundation to establish criteria for the selection of merit scholars. Limits the number of scholars selected to two times the number of Members of Congress from each State (and ten individuals in the case of the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico). Requires each merit scholarship recipient to agree to pursue such a teaching career for at least two years for each academic year in which the scholarship is received. Sets each merit scholarship award at $5,000 for each academic year of study. Conditions scholarship payment upon the student's maintaining satisfactory progress and full-time study. Authorizes the Foundation to require reports on student progress. Part E: Discretionary Funds of the Director - Authorizes the Director of the Foundation, from funds available for this part, to make grants to, and enter into contracts with, any public agency or any private organization to carry out any activity authorized by this title. Authorizes the Director to conduct directly or by grant or contract: (1) a faculty exchange program between institutions of higher education (particularly institutions having established and nationally recognized research facilities) and eligible institutions; and (2) programs of national significance promoting the improvement of instruction in the fields of mathematics, science, and engineering. (Defines "eligible institutions," for such purposes, as institutions of higher education which demonstrate a commitment to meet the special educational needs of students who are members of a minority group or who are economically or educationally disadvantaged and which: (1) have an enrollment which includes a substantial percentage of such students; or (2) are located in a community that is not within commuting distance of a major institution of higher education.) Part F: General Provisions - Sets forth administrative provisions granting the Foundation specified powers to carry out this title. Directs the Foundation to report annually to the President and the Congress on its operations under this title. Makes specified provisions under title II of this Act relating to participation of children and teachers from private schools applicable to payments under this title. Applies to programs under this part specified provisions of the General Education Provisions Act prohibiting Federal control of education. Authorizes appropriations to carry out: (1) part A for FY 1984 and 1985; (2) part B for FY 1985; (3) part D for FY 1984 and 1985; (4) parts C and E for FY 1985; and (5) the graduate fellowship program under the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 for FY 1984 and 1985. Title II: Education for Economic Security - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to States and discretionary grants to strengthen teacher skills and instruction in mathematics, science, computer learning, and foreign languages. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 and 1985 to carry out this title. Directs the Secretary to reserve ten percent of such appropriations for discretionary grants of national significance. Directs the Secretary to allot to each State from 90 percent of such appropriations for each fiscal year an amount based on the relative number of children aged five through 17 in such State. Provides that no State shall receive less than one-half of one percent of the funds appropriated for any fiscal year. Provides for reallotments, based on the Secretary's estimates, of sums exceeding a State's needs. Authorizes additional appropriations for allotment to: (1) Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands; and (2) the Secretary of the Interior for programs in schools operated for Indian children. Apportions 70 percent of each State's allotment to elementary and secondary education programs and 30 percent to higher education programs. Sets forth requirements for the State education agency (SEA) distribution of such funds for elementary and secondary education programs to local education agencies (LEAs) based on public and private school enrollment and on public school enrollment of children from families below the poverty level. Sets forth the uses for which specified portions of such elementary funds are to be put, including: (1) inservice training of teachers, including vocational educational teachers, and other appropriate school personnel in the fields of mathematics and science; (2) computer learning and instruction, foreign language instruction, and instructional materials and equipment related to mathematics and science instruction; (3) purchase of computer and computer-related instructional equipment; (4) strengthening instruction in foreign languages; (5) SEA demonstration and exemplary programs, including special projects for historically underrepresented and underserved populations (females, minorities, handicapped individuals, individuals with limited English proficiency, and migrant students) and for gifted and talented students (including magnet schools for such students); (6) SEA technical assistance to LEAs, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations, including museums, libraries, and educational television stations in conducting programs for mathematics, science, languages, and computer learning; and (7) State assessment and administrative costs. Sets forth requirements for distribution of funds for higher education programs by State agencies for higher education. Requires that at least 75 percent of such funds be used for grants to private and public institutions of higher education for: (1) traineeship programs for new teachers who will specialize in teaching secondary school mathematics and science; (2) retraining secondary school teachers with other specialties to specialize in teaching mathematics, science, or computer learning (including providing stipends for participation in institutes under title I); and (3) inservice training for elementary, secondary, and vocational school teachers, and other appropriate school personnel to improve teaching skills in mathematics, science, and computer learning (including providing stipends for participation in institutes under title I). Requires each grant recipient to: (1) consider the needs of historically underrepresented and underserved groups and the gifted and talented; and (2) enter into an agreement with an LEA or LEA consortium to provide inservice training and retraining for elementary and secondary school teachers in the public and private schools of the LEA school district. Requires that the State agency for higher education use at least 20 percent of such funds for cooperative programs among institutions of higher education, LEAs, SEAs, private industry, and private nonprofit organizations, including museums, libraries, educational television stations, and professional mathematics, science, and engineering societies, for projects to improve student understanding and performance in science, mathematics, and critical foreign languages. Permits the State agency for higher education to use up to five percent of such funds for State assessment and administrative costs. Requires each State desiring to receive grants under this title to submit to the Secretary, within the first year for which such funds are available, an assessment of the status of mathematics, science, foreign language, and computer learning within the State. Sets forth requirements relating to such assessments. Sets forth requirements for State applications for funds under this title. Sets forth requirements for assessments by LEAs. Sets forth provisions for participation of children and teachers from private schools in programs under this title. Sets forth requirements for the use of the ten percent of appropriations for this title reserved in the Secretary's discretionary fund for programs of national significance. Directs the Secretary, from 75 percent of such funds, to make to SEAs and LEAs, institutions of higher education, and private nonprofit organizations for programs of national significance in mathematics and science instruction, computer learning, and foreign language instruction in critical languages. Directs the Secretary to give special consideration to assistance for: (1) magnet schools for gifted and talented students; and (2) special services to historically underserved and underrepresented populations in the fields of mathematics and science. Directs the Secretary to reserve a specified amount from such grant funds for the Director of the National Institute of Education to conduct evaluation and research. Directs the Secretary, from 25 percent of such funds, to make grants to institutions of higher education for instruction in critical foreign languages. Directs the Secretary to: (1) consult with the Secretaries of State, Defense, and Health and Human Services, and the Director of the National Science Foundation in determining which languages are critical to national security, economic, and scientific needs; and (2) publish a list of such languages in the Federal Register. Sets forth provisions for payments for programs under this title. Title III: National Science Foundation Program for Partnerships in Education for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering - Partnerships in Education for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Act - Authorizes the National Science Foundation to make grants to States to pay the Federal share of the costs of specified higher education programs and activities. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 and 1985 to carry out this title. Sets forth authorized activities for which States may use partnership in education program grants. Includes among authorized higher education partnership programs: (1) improvement of postsecondary instruction in mathematics, science, computer science, and engineering; (2) scholarships for students in such fields; (3) faculty exchange programs by institutions of higher education and businesses within the State; (4) research in such fields; (5) instructional equipment for such fields; and (6) promotion of public understanding of science, mathematics, and computer science. Includes among authorized elementary and secondary school partnership programs (to be carried out by LEAs): (1) exchange programs between teachers of mathematics, science, or computer science and personnel of local businesses; (2) training and retraining of teachers in such fields under cooperative arrangements between State or LEAs and appropriate businesses; and (3) secondary school student observation, participation, and work in local businesses. Permits both higher education and elementary and secondary school partnerships to include institutions of higher education, businesses, nonprofit private organizations, local educational agencies, professional mathematics and scientific associations, museums, libraries, educational television stations, and States. Sets forth requirements for State applications for grants under this title. Permits two or more States or a regional consortium of States to file a joint application. Sets forth requirements for applications by institutions of higher education and local educational agencies. Directs the Foundations to adopt approval procedures designed to assure equitable distribution of grants among the States. Makes specified provisions of title II of this Act relating to participation of children and teachers in private schools applicable to payments under this title. Sets the Federal share of the cost of programs under this title at 50 percent. Permits the non-Federal share of such costs to be in cash or inkind. Limits to 15 percent that portion of funds appropriated under this title in any fiscal year which may be paid to any single State. Title IV: Presidential Awards for Teaching Excellence in Mathematics and Science - Authorizes the President to make Presidential Awards for Teaching Excellence in Mathematics and Science to secondary school teachers. Authorizes the making of 100 such awards annually. Directs the President to: (1) select for such awards at least one secondary school teacher from each of the several States, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and (2) carry out this title, including the establishment of selection procedures, after consultation with the Secretary of Education, the Director of the National Science Foundation, and other appropriate officials of Federal agencies.

School Lunch Pilot Project Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1983

School Lunch Pilot Project Act of 1983 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture in carrying out the school lunch pilot project study to: (1) provide to participating school districts, in lieu of commodities, all cash assistance or all commodity letters of credit; (2) continue the study through June 30, 1986; (3) increase the number of participating districts from 60 to 100; (4) meet project expenses from specified sources; (5) consult with and get approval of the Comptroller General before altering such project; and (6) report to the appropriate congressional committees by December 15, 1986. Requires the Comptroller to report to the appropriate congressional committees every six months through June 30, 1986. Requires the Department of Agriculture, upon request, to compensate a participating district for losses sustained as a result of the Department's previous change in project methodology. Authorizes appropriations for such purpose.

Education of the Handicapped Amendments of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1983

Education of the Handicapped Amendments of 1983 - Amends the Education of the Handicapped Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1984 through 1986 for: (1) centers and services to meet special needs of the handicapped; (2) training personnel for the education of the handicapped; and (3) research in the education of the handicapped.

A joint resolution designating the week beginning September 4, 1983, as "Youth of America Week".

United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1983

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

Emergency School Aid Extension Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1983

Emergency School Aid Extension Act of 1983 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to reestablish the Emergency School Aid Act as title VI of ESEA. Makes the emergency school aid program a categorical grant program to assist public school desegregation. Authorizes appropriations for the emergency school aid program for FY 1984 through 1987. Amends the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 to delete references to the emergency school aid program under the block grant provisions of such Act.

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the need to maintain guidelines which ensure equal rights with regard to education opportunity.

United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1983

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that regulations relating to title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (concerning sex discrimination in education) should not be amended or altered in any manner which will lessen the comprehensive coverage of such statute in eliminating gender discrimination throughout the American educational system.

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

United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1983

Amends Federal law relating to the Allen J. Ellender fellowship program (Close Up Foundation) to authorize appropriations for FY 1983 and succeeding fiscal years to make grants to the Washington Workshop Foundation. Provides that such grants shall be made upon approval of the Secretary of Education of an application by the Foundation which meets specified requirements.

Vocational and Adult Education Consolidation Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1983

Vocational and Adult Education Consolidation Act of 1983 - Title I: General Provisions - Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act for FY 1983 and such sums as necessary for FY 1984 through 1988. Provides that funds appropriated under specified provisions of the Smith-Hughes Act (also known as the Vocational Education Act of 1917) shall be considered as funds appropriated for this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to reserve up to five percent of such appropriations for national programs under title III of this Act. Directs the Secretary to allot the remainder of such appropriations to States and insular areas according to a formula based on: (1) relative numbers of unemployed persons aged 15 through 19, 20 through 44, and 45 through 64; and (2) relative per capita income. Provides for minimum allotments and for reallotment under specified circumstances. Requires States to submit annual proposed use reports to the Secretary, after making such reports available for public comment, in order to receive funds under title II of this Act. Requires States to provide for financial and compliance audits of programs supported with title II funds. Directs the Secretary to submit an annual report to Congress on the status of vocational and adult education in the Nation. Establishes a National Advisory Council on Vocational and Adult Education for the period for which funds are appropriated under this Act. Provides for the applicability of specified provisions of the General Education Provisions Act to programs under this Act. Title II: State Programs - Directs the Secretary to make grants to each State, in accordance with its allotment, to: (1) establish, expand, and improve vocational educational programs; and (2) support adult education programs. Authorizes each State to set aside that portion of such allotment as is required for the State's administration of the programs, projects, services, and activities described in its proposed use report. Requires each State to use, from the remainder of its allotment for each fiscal year, at least: (1) 30 percent for Part A programs (Economic Development and Skilled Training); (2) 30 percent for Part B programs (Strengthening State and Local Systems of Vocational Education); and (3) 13 percent for Part C programs (Adult Basic Education). Authorizes a State to use up to 50 percent of such funds to pay an eligible recipient's administrative costs. Authorizes a State to use funds from its allotment to pay for the cost of any State or local advisory council which assists the planning, implementation, or evaluation of a program, project, service, or activity under this Act. Prohibits a State from using funds from its allotment to pay for the cost of stipends or construction. Authorizes each State to: (1) use its allotment directly, or to make grants to or enter into contracts with eligible recipients, to carry out title II programs; and (2) prescribe the manner in which grants and contracts are made to eligible recipients and whatever terms, consistent with Federal requirements, are reasonable and necessary for administration of title II programs. Part A: Economic Development and Skilled Work Force Training - Requires that skilled work force training conducted under this part correspond to current State or local economic needs or plans specifically described in the Proposed Use Report. Requires States to use the amount reserved for this part for one or more specified activities relating to vocational education programs, projects, services, and activities that foster State and local economic development by training or retraining persons in occupational skills needed by business and industry. Requires each State and eligible recipient to use its best efforts to recruit for enrollment or participation in Part A programs persons whose jobs have been lost or jeopardized by technological or economic change. Part B: Strengthening State and Local Systems of Vocational Education - Requires States, in using funds reserved for this part, to give careful consideration to the special needs of educationally disadvantaged persons, handicapped persons, and persons with limited English proficiency. Requires States to use the amount reserved for this part for one or more specified activities relating to strengthening of State and local vocational education systems so that all persons can participate in programs designed to provide needed job skills and foster economic development. Part C: Adult Basic Education - Requires States to use the amount reserved for this part for specified authorized activities (relating to expansion of adult educational opportunities and encouragement of programs enabling adults to acquire basic skills). Requires States, in using funds reserved for this part, to: (1) give careful consideration to the needs of adult immigrants or adults with limited English proficiency; and (2) recruit such individuals for participation in the programs, projects, services, and activities supported with such funds. Title III: National Programs - Directs the Secretary to use funds reserved for this title to support one or more programs, projects, services, or activities authorized under specified provisions of this title. Authorizes the Secretary to support directly, or through grants to, or contracts or cooperative agreements with, public or private institutions, agencies, or organizations for specified research-related activities. Authorizes the Secretary to support a National Center for Research in Vocational and Adult Education to conduct one or more of such activities. Authorizes the Secretary, upon the request of any Indian tribe eligible to contract with the Secretary of the Interior for administration of programs under specified Acts, to make grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements with the tribal organization to plan, conduct, and administer vocational and adult education programs authorized under title II of this Act which are consistent with tribal economic development plans. Directs the Secretary to award funds for such programs on a competitive basis. Authorizes the Secretary to support the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee established under the Job Training Partnership Act, as amended by this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to support directly, or through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, specified program improvement activities to meet national skilled work force needs. Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions - Amends the Job Training Partnership Act to revise definitions of local and State educational agencies under such Act. Makes technical and conforming amendments to such Act. Establishes, under such Act, a National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee which shall serve as the successor to the entity previously established under the Vocational Education Act of 1963. Repeals the Vocational Education Act of 1963 and the Adult Education Act (other than provisions for grants for improvement of educational opportunities for adult Indians). Provides that funds appropriated for use during FY 1983 or FY 1984 under such Acts that are not obligated by July 1, 1984, by a State or other recipient shall remain available for obligation under this Act.

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide a refundable income tax credit for expenses incurred by an employer in providing remedial education to employees.

United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1983

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a refundable income tax credit for qualified expenses incurred or paid by an employer in providing remedial education to employees.

Child Nutrition Amendments of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 4 May 1983

Child Nutrition Amendments of 1983 - Amends the National School Lunch Act to base the amount of cash or commodity assistance given for meals on the actual number of meals served during the previous school year. Permits an adjustment of the amount of assistance if there is a substantial difference between the number of lunches served in the preceding school year and the number of lunches served in the second preceding school year. Delays the inflation adjustment for reimbursement rates and commodities from July 1, 1983, to January 1, 1984 and each January 1 thereafter. Bases the adjustment on the period between the preceding May and the second preceding May of each year. Requires school food authorities to submit reimbursement claims to the State within 60 days after the claiming month. Requires States to submit claims to the Secretary of Agriculture within 90 days after the month for which reimbursement is claimed. Eliminates the two special assistance certification alternatives which base assistance on prior year free or reduced price lunch eligibility. Establishes a special-assistance factor for free lunches at 104 cents. Creates a special-assistance factor for reduced price lunches of 64 cents. Provides for an annual adjustment of the factor for reduced price lunches based on the change in the Consumer Price Index for food away from home. Terminates the following programs: (1) Summer Food Service Program for Children; (2) Child Care Food Program; (3) School Breakfast Program; and (4) Nutrition Education and Training Program. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984-1988 for General Nutrition Assistance Grants to States. Directs the Secretary to allot to a State an amount bearing the same ratio to the total appropriated funds as the State's allotment under the Summer Food Service Program, the Child Care Food Program, and the School Breakfast Program for FY 1982 bore to the total funds appropriated for those programs. Permits adjustment to the allotment level based on the funds transferred to the Head Start Program. Requires the allotment of funds among the remaining States where excess funds result from a State's failure to meet certain requirements. Declares that funds unobligated by the States at the end of the fiscal year shall remain available to a State for the next fiscal year for the same purposes as originally given. Limits the use of funds to the provision of nutrition assistance to children, planning, administration, education technical assistance, evaluation and other related activities. Prohibits certain uses of such funds. Requires each State to submit an intended use report as a prerequisite to receipt of funds. Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to provide for the verification by State food stamp agencies of information contained in applications for the National School Lunch Program. Eliminates the 20 percent refusal of commodities option available to schools participating in the food service programs. Requires States to offer alternative commodities to any school which does not accept the first commodities offered.

A bill to amend Public Law 95-244.

United States · United States Congress · 4 May 1983

Permits the use of fees collected from visitors to Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona to reimburse school districts for educational expenses for pupils living on tax-exempt Federal property at or near the park. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to maintain in a special fund park revenues equal to the amount necessary to bring federally owned school facilities and property used by such pupils into compliance with Federal, State, and local fire, health, life safety, and building codes.

Emergency Immigrant Education Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 4 May 1983

Emergency Immigrant Education Act of 1983 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1986 for special impact aid payments to State and local educational agencies which provide educational services to immigrant children. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to pay each State educational agency (SEA) for its administrative costs under this Act, in an amount up to one percent of the funds to which the SEA is entitled under this Act. Sets forth provisions for withholding of payments under this Act. Directs the Secretary to make, for FY 1984 through 1986, State entitlement payments equal to $500 for each immigrant child in public and nonpublic elementary or secondary schools within eligible local educational agencies (LEAs). Requires that the number of such children in the public and nonpublic schools within an eligible LEA be at least the lesser of: (1) 500; or (2) five percent of the total enrollment in such public or nonpublic schools during the fiscal year. Excludes, for purposes of determining the amount of the grant for any SEA for any fiscal year, the number of immigrant children for whom such SEA receives funds under the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 for such fiscal year. Permits payments to States under this Act to be used for supplementary public educational services and costs for immigrant children in public and nonpublic schools within districts served by eligible LEAs. Includes among such services: (1) English language instruction; (2) other bilingual educational services; (3) special materials and supplies; (4) additional basic instructional services; and (5) inservice personnel training. Sets forth requirements for SEA applications for payments under this Act. Directs the Secretary to: (1) make payments to SEAs having applications approved; and (2) arrange for the provision of public educational services under this Act to children enrolled in nonpublic schools, in cases where a State is prohibited by law from providing such services to such children and where the LEA has substantially failed or is unwilling to provide for the participation on an equitable basis of such children in such services.

Technology Education Assistance and Development Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 3 May 1983

Technology Education Assistance and Development Act of 1983 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow corporations an increased income tax deduction for contributions of certain computer equipment to pre-college schools and certain other organizations which use the equipment for educational purposes. Limits the deduction to the lesser of: (1) the corporation's basis in the property plus 50 percent of its markup; or (2) twice its basis in the property. Allows corporations an income tax deductions for contributions of scientific equipment to institutions of higher education for use in direct education or in research or research training in the fields of mathematics, engineering, computer science, the physical or biological/medical sciences, and certain vocational educational programs. Allows corporations an income tax deduction for contributions of used scientific equipment to institutions of higher education. Limits the deduction to 150 percent of the taxpayer's original basis in the property, less accumulated depreciation. Expands the income tax credit for increasing research expenditures to include contract research expenses for payments to universities for faculty salaries, scholarships, grants, or loans for graduate students in mathematics, engineering, or science. Excludes such contract research expenses from the calculation of base period amounts, for purposes of determining whether the taxpayer has increased expenditures for research. Provides for an income tax exclusion of the scholarships, fellowship grants, student loan forgiveness, or stipends of a graduate student in mathematics, engineering, computer science, or the physical or biological sciences. Specifies that such tax exclusion is not forfeited merely because the student is required, as a condition of the scholarship or fellowship, to perform future service in teaching or research.

Madeleine C. Will, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education, vice Jean Tufts, deceased.

United States · United States Senate · 2 May 1983

A concurrent resolution to provide that it is the sense of the Congress that the national policy of the United States be that the Federal Government contribute to the support of education in the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1983

Declares that national policy should be that the Federal Government contribute to the support of education in the United States.

A bill to amend the Act of November 5, 1966, providing for the establishment of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore to authorize the appropriation of an additional $576,000 for development of the Paul H. Douglas Environmental Education Center.

United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1983

Increases from $500,000 to $1,076,000 the amount which may be appropriated for the development of the Paul H. Douglas Environmental Education Center within the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in Indiana.

A concurrent resolution to provide that it is the sense of the Congress that the national policy of the United States be that the Federal Government contribute to the support of education in the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1983

Declares that national policy should be that the Federal Government contribute to the support of education in the United States.

Bilingual Education Improvements Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1983

Bilingual Education Improvements Act of 1983 - Amends the Bilingual Education Act to revise the statement of purpose and policy. Defines "bilingual education" as a program of instruction with specified characteristics including the acquisition of English language skills (but no longer including currently required study of the native language of children of limited English proficiency to the extent necessary to allow achievement of competence in English). Provides that nothing in such Act shall be construed to require a recipient of funds to use any particular method or approach for providing education to children of limited English proficiency. Revises provisions for grants for bilingual education programs to authorize the Secretary of Education to award such grants to local educational agencies that demonstrate a need to build their capacity for serving children of limited English proficiency. Revises application and other requirements for such bilingual education program grants. Revises personnel requirements for such programs to include only those teachers who are proficient: (1) in English; and (2) to the extent that a program includes the use of a language other than English as a medium of instruction, in such other language. Eliminates specified provisions for State coordination of technical assistance to bilingual education programs. Repeals the requirement that priority in distribution of bilingual education program funds be given to areas having the greatest need for such programs. Revises provisions relating to bilingual education programs in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to conform to the program capacity-building requirements for all such programs under this Act, but permits such programs in Puerto Rico to serve the needs of children of limited Spanish proficiency, as well as those with limited English proficiency, as provided under current law. Includes among criteria for determining the length of time for which a program grant application will be approved the progress the local educational agency has made toward building its capacity to carry out programs of bilingual education. Limits, beginning FY 1984 such financial assistance for bilingual education programs to any one local educational agency to five years. Provides that financial assistance to continue grants to local educational agencies awarded on or before the end of FY 1983 shall not be counted in applying this five-year limitation. Permits a local educational agency to receive more than one bilingual education grant, subject to such five-year limitation, after FY 1983 only if specified requirements are met. Revises provisions for grants and contracts for training of bilingual education personnel to direct the Secretary of Education to give priority to applications that propose to carry out training activities in areas with the greatest need for such activities. (Current law requires that priority be given to applicants with demonstrated competence and experience in the bilingual education field.) Eliminates a limitation on the portion of such training funds which may be provided for training activities involving State educational agencies. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, eligible applicants for bilingual education demonstration projects. Limits any such award of a grant, contract, or agreement, to a maximum of three years. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements with State educational agencies to carryout: (1) review and evaluation of bilingual education programs assisted under such Act in such State; and (2) other activities designed to support the purposes of such Act. Sets maximum and minimum limits on the amount of such supplementary assistance to State programs. Includes among the areas for which such financial assistance may be used the provision, coordination, or supervision of technical and other forms of nonfinancial assistance to local educational agencies and private elementary and secondary schools that have bilingual education programs that are not funded under such Act, and the review and evaluation of such programs. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to, and enter into contracts with, eligible applicants to provide for the establishment, operation, or improvement of vocational programs that use bilingual education methods or approaches and are designed to: (1) enable out-of-school youths and adults of limited English proficiency to participate in job training programs for acquisition of work- related skills; (2) train instructors and counselors for such programs; or (3) develop and disseminate instructional materials and methods that meet the job training needs of such persons. Directs the Secretary to give priority to applicants for such grants or contracts that propose to carry out training activities in areas with the greatest need of such activities. Includes among research activities authorized to be assisted under such Act studies to determine alternative methods or approaches of providing educational services to children of limited English proficiency. Extends through FY 1985 the authorization of appropriations for bilingual education research and development. Extends through FY 1985 the authorization of appropriations for carrying out such Act. (Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 in an amount which is lower than that currently authorized for FY 1983. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 for such sums as may be necessary.) Directs the Secretary to reserve up to one percent of such appropriations for the National Advisory Council on Bilingual Education. Makes technical and conforming amendments, some of which reflect prior transfers of functions under such Act.

Foreign Language Assistance for National Security Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1983

Foreign Language Assistance for National Security Act of 1983 - Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to State educational agencies to fund model programs, designed and operated by local educational agencies, for the improvement and expansion of foreign language study for children aged five through 17 who reside within their school districts. Sets forth formulas for determining the amount of such grants based on State population. Sets forth provisions relating to the availability of such funds. Sets forth grant application requirements for State educational agencies, including provisions for periodic student proficiency evaluation. Requires ratable reduction of such grants when appropriations are insufficient. Directs the Secretary to make grants to State agencies to fund model foreign language programs designed and operated at community and junior colleges. Bases the amount of such grants on State population. Sets forth grant application requirements, including periodic student proficiency evaluation. Requires ratable reduction of such grants when appropriations are insufficient. Directs the Secretary to make grants to institutions of higher education to cover part of the costs of undergraduate foreign language instruction. Sets forth formulas to determine whether an institution is eligible for such grants, based on the percentage of its student body enrolled in qualified postsecondary language courses. Provides that to be eligible for such grants an institution must require that: (1) each entering student have successfully completed at least two years of secondary school foreign language instruction; or (2) each graduating student have earned two years postsecondary credit in a foreign language (or have demonstrated equivalent competence in a foreign language). Authorizes the Secretary to establish standards, including reporting requirements, for programs assisted by such grants. Sets forth formulas for determining the amounts of such grants, based on numbers of undergraduate students enrolled in such courses. Requires ratable reduction of such grants when appropriations are insufficient. Directs the Secretary to make grants to each institution of higher education, or consortia of such institutions, in each Federal region for summer intensive language training institutes for exceptional secondary school students. Bases the amount of each grant on the number of students (up to a limited number) enrolled in such institute. Sets forth application requirements for such grants. Directs the Secretary to encourage, to the extent possible, diversity in the languages taught in summer institutes. Bases awarding of such grants on the excellence of the proposed program, taking specified elements into consideration. Permits such grant funds to be used to cover costs associated with enrollment in an institute. Requires ratable reduction of such grants when appropriations are insufficient. Directs the Secretary to make grants to institutions of higher education, or consortia of such institutions, in each Federal region for summer language training institutes for the professional development of the proficiency of elementary and secondary school language teachers. Bases the amount of each grant on the number of students (up to a limited number) enrolled in such institute. Sets forth application requirements for such grants. Bases awarding of such grants on the excellence of the proposed program, taking specified elements into consideration. Permits such grant funds to be used to cover costs associated with enrollment in an institute. Requires ratable reduction of such grants when appropriations are insufficient. Directs the Secretary to make matching grants to institutions of higher education, or consortia of such institutions, to assist advanced foreign language students to develop their language skills and knowledge of foreign cultures and societies through study abroad. Allows such study abroad to be combined with an internship in an international business enterprise. Limits the amount of each grant to one-half the cost of providing such assistance. application requirements for such grants. Permits grant funds to be used to cover costs associated with enrollment in an institute. Requires ratable reduction of such grants when appropriations are insufficient. Prohibits any grant or contract under this Act except to such extent, or in such amounts, as may be provided in appropriation Acts. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1986 to carry out grant programs under this Act.

A resolution electing Representative Nielson of Utah to the Committee on Education and Labor, and Representative Schaefer of Colorado to the Committee on Government Operations and the Committee on Small Business.

United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1983

Elects Representative Howard Nielson, of Utah, to the Committee on Education and Labor, and Representative Dan Schaefer, of Colorado, to the Committee on Government Operations and the Committee on Small Business.

Science and Technology Faculty Exchange and Institutional Development Act

United States · United States Congress · 20 April 1983

Science and Technology Faculty Exchange and Institutional Development Act - Authorizes the National Science Foundation to carry out at eligible institutions: (1) a visiting faculty program for mathematicians, scientists, and engineers with experience in teaching and research in such fields; and (2) a faculty fellowship program for individuals who have demonstrated an interest in teaching and research in such fields and are prepared to return to the institution of higher education which sponsors the individual. Defines "eligible institution" as any institution of higher education which: (1) demonstrates a commitment to meet the special educational needs of students who are members of a minority group or who are economically or educationally disadvantaged; and (2) either has an enrollment which includes a substantial percentage of such students or is located in a community beyond commuting distance of a major institution of higher education. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 tthrough 1988: (1) in specified amounts to carry out this Act; and (2) in amounts necessary for administrative expenses. Sets forth provisions for selection of visiting faculty scholars, including individual eligibility and application requirements. Sets forth provisions for the faculty fellowship program, including institutional application requirements. Sets forth provisions for support of visiting scholars and fellows. such support. Sets forth administrative provisions. Requires the Director of the Foundation to report annually to the President and the Congress on activities assisted under this Act, with an analysis of programs and with recommendations.

Mathematics and Science Education Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 19 April 1983

Mathematics and Science Education Act of 1983 - Title I: National Science Foundation Mathematics and Science Programs - Part A: Summer Teacher Institutes - Authorizes the National Science Foundation ("the Foundation") to make grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) and institutions of higher education, applying jointly, for summer teacher institutes to enhance the subject matter skills of elementary and secondary school teachers of mathematics and physical and life sciences. Sets forth application requirements for such grants. Directs the Director of the Foundation to assure an equitable distribution of such institutes among the States. Part B: Mathematics and Science Education Development Programs - Authorizes the Foundation to enter into cooperative agreements with institutions of higher education and LEAs for: (1) refresher courses for elementary and secondary school teachers in the fields of mathematics and science, including physical and life sciences; and (2) elementary and secondary school curriculum development in such fields. Sets forth application requirements for grants and cooperative agreements under this part. Applies to programs under this part specified provisions of the General Education Provisions Act prohibiting Federal control of education. Part C: Science and Mathematics Excellence in Teaching Awards - Authorizes the Foundation to make excellence in teaching mathematics and science awards of $5,000 each to elementary and secondary school teachers. Directs the Foundation to adopt selection procedures designed to assure that such awards will be equitably distributed among the States. Sets forth application requirements for such awards. Part D: General Provisions - Sets forth administrative provisions granting the Foundation specified powers to carry out this title. Directs the Foundation to report annually to the President and the Congress on its operations under this title. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1988 to carry out this title. Reserves a specified portion of such appropriations to carry out part A of this title. Title II: State Programs - Part A: Block Grant for the Improvement of Education in Mathematics and Science - Amends the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 to establish a new block grant program for the improvement of education in mathematics and science. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1988. Sets forth formulas for allotment of such funds to: (1) U.S. territories and possessions; and (2) States, including the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, based on relative school-age population. Provides for in-State allocations of State allotments, with no more than 40 percent to the State educational agency (SEA) for State level programs and the remainder to local educational agencies (LEAs) according to relative enrollments in public and nonpublic schools within LEA school districts. Directs each SEA to consider specified criteria in distributing such allocations to LEAs which have submitted applications. Sets forth authorized activities for which SEAs and LEAs may use such block grant funds. Sets forth requirements for State and local applications for such funds. Part B: Science and Technology Cooperative Education Program - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1988 to carry out this part. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to businesses and educational institutions applying jointly to pay the Federal share of the costs of cooperative programs in the field of technology and science. Sets forth: (1) authorized uses of such funds. Sets forth application requirements. Sets the Federal share of 50 per cent of the costs of approved programs. Provides that specified administrative provisions of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 shall apply to this part. Title III: Presidential Awards for Teaching Excellence in Mathematics and Science - Authorizes the President to make Presidential Awards for Teaching Excellence in Mathematics and Science to secondary school teachers. Authorizes the making of 100 such awards annually. Directs the President to: (1) select for such awards at least one secondary school teacher from each of the several States, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and (2) carry out this title, including the establishment of selection procedures, after consultation with the Director of the Office of Science and Technology, the Secretary of Education, and the Director of the National Science Foundation.

High-Technology Training Act

United States · United States Congress · 19 April 1983

High-Technology Training Act - Amends the Vocational Education Act of 1963 to establish a program of high-technology training grants. Directs the Secretary of Education to make such grants to States to stimulate vocational education programs to train individuals as high-technology technicians, in accordance with five-year State plans and annual program plans. Requires States to commit specified percentages of their basic grants under such Act to high-technology training programs. Directs States to consider specified factors in evaluating training program proposals of eligible recipients. Requires eligible recipients to provide specified assurances before receiving such training program funds. Authorizes appropriations for high-technology training program grants for FY 1984 and succeeding fiscal years. Makes conforming amendments to allotment provisions under such Act.

Mathematics and Science Research Evaluation and Assessment Act

United States · United States Congress · 19 April 1983

Mathematics and Science Research Evaluation and Assessment Act - Directs the Secretary of Education, through the National Institute of Education, to conduct research activities on: (1) retraining programs for teachers to qualify to teach elementary and secondary school mathematics and science; (2) teacher recruitment and training programs in such fields; (3) projects to improve student learning through reading, problem solving, creative and analytic thinking, and writing in such fields; and (4) teacher skill development in using new instructional technology in such fields. Directs the Secretary, through the Institute, to examine: (1) problems in such fields and the relation of Federal assistance to such problems; (2) secondary student interest and skills in such fields; (3) incentives for elementary and secondary school teachers in such fields to remain and develop; and (4) means of attracting secondary school students, with special emphasis on women and minorities, to teach in such fields. Directs the National Science Foundation to conduct research activities to improve the quality of teachers of mathematics and science and students' learning in such fields. Includes among such activities: (1) summer institutes for current mathematics and science teachers; (2) projects encouraging women and minorities to enter careers of teaching in such fields, and increasing their access to such careers; (3) projects for improved access by teachers to science and research institutions; and (4) projects for innovative curriculum and instructional materials development. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1989 for such research activities by the Secretary and by the Foundation. Requires each State educational agency and each State agency for higher education to identify and evaluate exemplary and promising programs assisted under the Education for Economic Security Act. Requires each State to submit a report on such identification and evaluation to the Secretary at the end of each fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1984. Authorizes the Secretary to furnish technical assistance to such State agencies. Directs the Secretary, through the National Diffusion Network, to disseminate information on such identification and evaluation. Requires each State to report to the Secretary on progress toward quality education in mathematics, science, and computer education, with an assessment of State needs. Directs the Secretary to furnish technical assistance for such assessment. Directs the Secretary to submit a summary of such State reports in the annual report of the Department of Education. Directs the Secretary to provide an annual analysis report of the quality of instruction and learning in mathematics, science, and computer education, including an evaluation of the implementation of the Education for Economic Security Act. Requires that an initial plan for such analysis be designed after consultation with the Comptroller General and submitted to Congress within three months after the date of enactment of this Act. Authorizes the Director of the Institute, the Director of the Foundation, and the Comptroller General to submit to Congress a policy analysis report examining the need to improve education in the fields of mathematics, science, and computer education. Requires that an initial plan for the conduct of such report be submitted to Congress within three months after the date of enactment of this Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1989 for: (1) State reports under this Act (with State allotments based on school-age population); (2) the Secretary's annual analysis report; and (3) the policy analysis report.

A bill to amend the Omnibus Education Reconciliation Act of 1981 to prevent the ratable reduction of payments with respect to entitlements established under section 2 of Public Law 874 (Eighty-first Congress).

United States · United States Congress · 19 April 1983

Amends the Omnibus Education Reconciliation Act of 1981 to repeal provisions of such Act which: (1) provide for the ratable reduction of specified Federal impact aid payments to local educational agencies; and (2) prohibit making specified types of Federal impact aid payments based on certain entitlements.

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide, for purposes of the credit for increasing research activities and for the credit available with respect to certain basic research by colleges, universities, and certain research organizations, that qualified research expenses and basic research shall include expenses incurred in promoting the education and training of qualified individuals for future employment in the trade or business of the taxpayer.

United States · United States Congress · 19 April 1983

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from 65 percent to 100 percent the amount of costs which may be taken into account by a corporation for purposes of the income tax credit for certain basic research performed under contract by colleges, universities, and research organizations. Expands the types of costs which may be taken into account for purposes of such credit to include salaries and costs incurred for the instruction of courses in math, science, computer science and engineering regardless of specific commercial objective.

National Commission on Science, Engineering, and Technology Education

United States · United States Congress · 19 April 1983

National Commission on Science, Engineering, and Technology Education - Directs the President, in conjunction with the majority leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, to establish a National Commission on Science, Engineering, and Technology Education, within 120 days after the effective date of this Act. Sets forth provisions for the duties, membership, Director and Staff, experts and consultants, and powers of the Commission. Directs the Commission to transmit to the President and the Congress: (1) a preliminary report within 18 months after the Commission is duly organized; and (2) a final report within 30 months after the Commission is duly organized. Terminates the Commission six months after the submission of its final report.

A joint resolution to designate September 21, 1983, as "National Historically Black Colleges Day".

United States · United States Congress · 15 April 1983

Designates September 21, 1983, as National Historically Black Colleges Day.

Mathematics and Science Block Grant Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 April 1983

Mathematics and Science Block Grant Act - Amends the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 to establish a new block grant program for the improvement of education in mathematics and science. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1987. Sets forth provisions for allotment of such funds to States based on school-age populations. Sets a minimum State allotment. Reserves a specified amount for U.S. territories and possessions. Provides that up to 50 percent of each State's allotment shall be available to the State agency for higher education for specified authorized activities. Requires the State educational agency (SEA) to reserve from the remainder at least 15 percent of the State's allotment for specified authorized programs and activities to be conducted at the State level. Directs the SEA to distribute the remainder of the State's allotment to local educational agencies (LEAs) according to the relative enrollments in public and nonpublic schools within the school districts of such LEAs, adjusted in accordance with criteria approved by the Secretary, to provide higher per pupil allocations to LEAs which have the greatest numbers or percentages of children whose education imposes a higher than average cost per child (such as children: (1) from low-income families; (2) in economically depressed areas; or (3) in sparsely populated areas). Sets forth authorized programs and activities for which each SEA and LEA may use funds under this Act. Includes among such authorized activities special projects for: (1) in-service training and retraining of elementary and secondary school teachers of mathematics, science, and computer science; (2) summer institutes in such fields for elementary and secondary school students; and (3) making science an integral part of the elementary and secondary school curricula. Includes, also, among such authorized activities a secondary school industry partnership exchange program involving: (1) exchange of roles by secondary school teachers of mathematics, science, or computer science and personnel of local businesses; and (2) training and retraining of secondary school teachers in such fields under cooperative arrangements between SEAs or LEAs and appropriate businesses. Includes, also, among such authorized activities projects designed to: (1) identify gifted and talented students in the fields of mathematics, science, and computer science; (2) provide summer institutes and career assistance for such students; and (3) provide training and retraining for their secondary school teachers. Sets forth authorized uses of funds under this Act by State agencies for higher education. Includes among such authorized uses: (1) a State program for awarding scholarships to students for the third and fourth years of undergraduate study at institutions of higher education in the State, to enable such students to qualify to teach mathematics and science in secondary schools in the State; and (2) grants to institutions of higher education in the State for demonstration centers for mathematics and science education designed to furnish technical assistance to educational agencies in mathematics, science, and computer science, train and retrain elementary and secondary school teachers of mathematics and science (including computer-aided instruction), and develop tests and curriculum materials for elementary, secondary, and continuing education. Sets forth requirements for State, local, and institutional applications for funds under this Act.

Science and Technology Faculty Exchange and Institutional Development Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 April 1983

Science and Technology Faculty Exchange and Institutional Development Act - Authorizes the National Science Foundation to carry out at eligible institutions: (1) a visiting faculty program for mathematicians, scientists, and engineers with experience in teaching and research in such fields; and (2) a faculty fellowship program for individuals who have demonstrated an interest in teaching and research in such fields and are prepared to return to the institution of higher education which sponsors the individual. Defines "eligible institution" as any institution of higher education which: (1) demonstrates a commitment to meet the special educational needs of students who are members of a minority group or who are economically or educationally disadvantaged; and (2) either has an enrollment which includes a substantial percentage of such students or is located in a community beyond commuting distance of a major institution of higher education. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1988: (1) in specified amounts to carry out this Act; and (2) in amounts necessary for administrative expenses. Sets forth provisions for selection of visiting faculty scholars, including individual eligibility and application requirements. Sets forth provisions for the faculty fellowship program, including institutional application requirements. Sets forth provisions for support of visiting scholars and fellows. Sets forth administrative provisions. Requires the Director of the Foundation to report annually to the President and the Congress on activities assisted under this Act, with an analysis of programs and with recommendations.

Bilingual Education Improvements Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 13 April 1983

Bilingual Education Improvements Act of 1983 - Amends the Bilingual Education Act to revise the statement of purpose and policy. Defines "bilingual education" as a program of instruction with specified characteristics including the acquisition of English language skills (but no longer including currently required study of the native language of children of limited English proficiency to the extent necessary to allow achievement of competence in English). Provides that nothing in such Act shall be construed to require a recipient of funds to use any particular method or approach for providing education to children of limited English proficiency. Revises provisions for grants for bilingual education programs to authorize the Secretary of Education to award such grants to local educational agencies that demonstrate a need to build their capacity for serving children of limited English proficiency. Revises application and other requirements for such bilingual education program grants. Revises personnel requirements for such programs to include only those teachers who are proficient: (1) in English; and (2) to the extent that a program includes the use of a language other than English as a medium of instruction, in such other language. Eliminates specified provisions for State coordination of technical assistance to bilingual education programs. Repeals the requirement that priority in distribution of bilingual education program funds be given to areas having the greatest need for such programs. Revises provisions relating to bilingual education programs in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to conform to the program capacity-building requirements for all such programs under this Act, but permits such programs in Puerto Rico to serve the needs of children of limited Spanish proficiency, as well as those with limited English proficiency, as provided under current law. Includes among criteria for determining the length of time for which a program grant application will be approved the progress the local educational agency has made toward building its capacity to carry out programs of bilingual education. Limits, beginning October 1, 1983, such financial assistance for bilingual education programs to any one local educational agency to five years. Provides that financial assistance to continue grants to local educational agencies awarded on or before September 30, 1983, shall not be counted in applying this five-year limitation. Permits a local educational agency to receive more than one bilingual education grant, subject to such five-year limitation, after October 1, 1983, only if specified requirements are met. Revises provisions for grants and contracts for training of bilingual education personnel to direct the Secretary of Education to give priority to applications that propose to carry out training activities in areas with the greatest need for such activities. (Current law requires that priority be given to applicants with demonstrated competence and experience in the bilingual education field.) Eliminates a limitation on the portion of such training funds which may be provided for training activities involving State educational agencies. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, eligible applicants for bilingual education demonstration projects. Limits any such award of a grant, contract, or agreement, to a maximum of three years. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements with State educational agencies to carry out: (1) review and evaluation of bilingual education programs assisted under such Act in such State; and (2) other activities designed to support the purposes of such Act. Sets maximum and minimum limits on the amount of such supplementary assistance to State programs. Includes among the areas for which such financial assistance may be used the provision, coordination, or supervision of technical and other forms of nonfinancial assistance to local educational agencies and private elementary and secondary schools that have bilingual education programs that are not funded under such Act, and the review and evaluation of such programs. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to, and enter into contracts with, eligible applicants to provide for the establishment, operation, or improvement of vocational programs that use bilingual education methods or approaches and are designed to: (1) enable out-of-school youths and adults of limited English proficiency to participate in job training programs for acquisition of work-related skills; (2) train instructors and counselors for such programs; or (3) develop and disseminate instructional materials and methods that meet the job training needs of such persons. Directs the Secretary to give priority to applications for such grants or contracts that propose to carry out training activities in areas with the greatest need of such activities. Includes among research activities authorized to be assisted under such Act studies to determine alternative methods or approaches of providing educational services to children of limited English proficiency. Extends through FY 1985 the authorization of appropriations for bilingual education research and development. Extends through FY 1985 the authorization of appropriations for carrying out such Act. (Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 in an amount which is lower than that currently authorized for FY 1983. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 for such sums as may be necessary.) Directs the Secretary to reserve up to one percent of such appropriations for the National Advisory Council on Bilingual Education. Makes technical and conforming amendments, some of which reflect prior transfers of functions under such Act.

Vocational and Adult Education Consolidation Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 13 April 1983

Vocational and Adult Education Consolidation Act of 1983 - Title I: General Provisions - Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act for FY 1983 and such sums as necessary for FY 1984 through FY 1988. Provides that funds appropriated under specified provisions of the Smith-Hughes Act (also known as the Vocational Education Act of 1917) shall be considered as funds appropriated for this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to reserve up to five percent of such appropriations for national programs under title III of this Act. Directs the Secretary to allot the remainder of such appropriations to States and insular areas according to a formula based on: (1) relative amounts of unemployed persons aged 15 through 19, 20 through 44, and 45 through 64; and (2) relative per capita income. Provides for minimum allotments and for reallotment under specified circumstances. Requires States to submit annual proposed use reports to the Secretary, after making such reports available for public comment, in order to receive funds under title II of this Act. Requires States to provide for financial compliance audits of programs supported with title II funds. Directs the Secretary to submit an annual report to Congress on the status of vocational and adult education in the Nation. Establishes a National Advisory Council on Vocational and Adult Education for the period for which funds are appropriated under this act. Provides for the applicability of specified provisions of the General Education Provisions Act to programs under this Act. Title II: State Programs - Directs the Secretary to make grants to each State, in accordance with its allotment, to: (1) establish, expand, and improve vocational educational programs; and (2) support adult education programs. Authorizes each State to set aside that portion of such allotment as is required for the State's administration of the programs, projects, services, and activities described in its proposed use report. Requires each State to use, from the remainder of its allotment for each fiscal year, at least: (1) 30 percent for Part A programs (Economic Development and Skilled Training); (2) 30 percent for Part B programs (strengthening State and Local Systems of Vocational Education); and (3) 13 percent for Part C programs (Adult Basic Education). Authorizes a State to use up to 50 percent of such funds to pay an eligible recipient's administrative costs. Authorizes a State to use funds from its allotment to pay for the cost of any State or local advisory council which assists the planning, implementation, or evaluation of a program, project, service, or activity under this Act. Prohibits a State from using funds from its allotment to pay for the cost of stipends or construction. Authorizes each State to: (1) use its allotment directly, or to make grants to or enter into contracts with eligible recipients, to carry out title II programs; and (2) prescribe the manner in which grants and contracts are made to eligible recipients and whatever terms, consistent with Federal requirements, are reasonable and necessary for administration of title II programs. Part A: Economic Development and Skilled Work Force Training - Requires that skilled work force training conducted under this part correspond to current State or local economic needs or plans specifically described in the Proposed Use Report. Requires States to use the amount reserved for this part for one or more specified activities relating to vocational education programs, projects, services, and activities that foster State and local economic development by training or retraining persons in occupational skills needed by business and industry. Requires each State and eligible recipient to use its best efforts to recruit for enrollment or participation in Part A programs persons whose jobs have been lost or jeopardized by technological economic change. Part B: Strengthening State and Local Systems of Vocational Education - Requires States, in using funds reserved for this part, to give careful consideration to the special needs of educationally disadvantaged persons, handicapped persons, and persons with limited English proficiency. Requires States to use the amount reserved for this part for one or more specified activities relating to strengthening of State and local vocational education systems so that all persons can participate in programs designed to provide needed job skills and foster economic development. Part C: Adult Basic Education - Requires States to use the amount reserved for this part for specified authorized activities (relating to expansion of adult educational opportunities and encouragement of programs enabling adults to acquire basic skills). Requires States, in using funds reserved for this part, to: (1) give careful consideration to the needs of adult immigrants or adults with limited English proficiency; and (2) recruit such individuals for participation in the programs, projects, services, and activities supported with such funds. Title III: National Programs - Directs the Secretary to use funds reserved for this title to support one or more programs, projects, services, or activities authorized under specified provisions of this title. Authorizes the Secretary to support directly, or through grants to, or contracts or cooperative agreements with, public or private institutions, agencies, or organizations for specified research-related activities. Authorizes the Secretary to support a National Center for Research in Vocational and Adult Education to conduct one or more such activities. Authorizes the Secretary, upon the request of any Indian tribe eligible to contract with the Secretary of the Interior for administration of programs under specified Acts, to make grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements with the tribal organization to plan, conduct, and administer vocational and adult education programs authorized under title II of this Act which are consistent with tribal economic development plans. Directs the Secretary to award funds for such programs on a competitive basis. Authorizes the Secretary to support the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee established under the Job Training Partnership Act, as amended by this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to support directly, or through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, specified program improvement activities to meet national skilled work force needs. Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions - Amends the Job Training Partnership Act to revise definitions of local and State educational agencies under such Act. Makes technical and conforming amendments to such Act. Establishes, under such Act, a National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee which shall serve as the successor to the entity previously established under the Vocational Education Act of 1963. Repeals the Vocational Education Act of 1963 and the Adult Education Act (other than provisions for grants for improvement of educational opportunities for adult Indians). Provides that funds appropriated for use during FY 1983 or FY 1984 under such Acts that are not obligated by July 1, 1984, by a State or other recipient shall remain available for obligation under this Act.

A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the House concerning the observance of the week of April 25 through April 29, 1983, as National Student Leadership Week.

United States · United States Congress · 13 April 1983

Recognizes April 25 through April 29, 1983, as National Student Leadership Week.

National Defense Education Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1983

National Defense Education Act of 1983 - Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to establish a program of assistance for science, mathematics, and foreign language education at the elementary, secondary, and postsecondary levels. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) for programs to improve educational achievement standards. Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations to ensure that LEAs achieve qualitative and quantitative educational improvements as a condition of obtaining assistance under such Act. Sets forth application requirements for such grants. Sets forth authorized uses for such grants relating to mathematics, science, and foreign language education, including: (1) development of new curricula and requirements; (2) purchase of laboratory equipment and computers; (3) in-service training and summer institutes for teachers; (4) expansion of summer school programs; (5) purchase of new textbooks and related materials; (6) funding specialists in such fields for elementary education; (7) costs of more stringent standards for graduation, including remedial classes; (8) costs of certification of graduates of postsecondary institutions as teachers in such fields; and (9) demonstration projects for school-year extension. Directs the Secretary to carry out a program of establishing and maintaining funds at institutions of higher education for making low-interest loans to students who: (1) pursue courses of study in mathematics, science, or a foreign language leading to a baccalaureate degree; and (2) intend to enter the profession of teaching such subjects in elementary or secondary schools. Directs the Secretary to make payments to each institution based on its estimated needs for making such loans. Sets forth requirements for applications and agreements relating to such funds. Sets forth limitations on the amount of such loans to an individual student. Sets forth conditions for student eligibility and agreements for such loans. Sets forth loan repayment conditions. Provides for cancellation of 25 percent of such loan for each complete academic year of service as a full-time science or mathematics teacher in an elementary or secondary school (as well as cancellation of all interest accruing on such loan during such year). Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to institutions of higher education for programs of competency testing for students in mathematics, science, and foreign languages in order to determine appropriate undergraduate instruction programs. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to institutions of higher education for continuing education programs for secondary school teachers of science, mathematics, and foreign languages to improve skills and assist in qualification for certification. Sets forth application requirements for such grants. Authorizes the Secretary to award fellowships for graduate study in mathematics, sciences, engineering, and foreign languages to students of superior ability who intend to teach such subjects at elementary, secondary, or postsecondary levels. Limits each fellowship award to a 60-month maximum period. Directs the Secretary to select a panel from the Department of Education to determine such fellowship awards and amounts. Requires nomination by an institution of higher education for such a fellowship. Permits use of such fellowship at any accredited institution of higher education. Conditions continued fellowship payments on maintenance of satisfactory proficiency and full-time study or research in the field for which the fellowship was awarded. Obligates fellowship recipients to teach one year for each year of the fellowship or to repay the total amount of the fellowship, plus interest, at a rate prescribed by the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, to award grants to colleges for programs of education in high-technology areas. Requires colleges to consult, and coordinate such programs, with other job-training efforts on the Federal, State, and local levels. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to colleges to assist them in long-range planning for engineering programs. Requires colleges to obtain matching funds from non-Federal sources to be eligible for such grants. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act.

Education Savings Account Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 12 April 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.

A bill to make certain technical amendments to improve implementation of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 7 April 1983

Amends the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 (ECIA) to revise Chapter 1 (Financial Assistance to Meet Special Educational Needs of Disadvantaged Children) provisions. Revises State program design provision to include preschool migratory children as eligible participants in State programs for migratory, handicapped, and neglected and delinquent children. Directs the Secretary of Education to continue to use a specified definition of "currently migratory children." Revises provisions relating to local educational agency (LEA) application assurances. Exempts any LEA with a total enrollment of less than 1,000 children from specified "targeting" requirements for the use of funds to assist low-income educationally disadvantaged children. Requires, among the educationally deprived children selected for an LEA program, the inclusion of those children with the greatest need for special assistance. Grants LEAs discretion to make certain educational decisions which are consistent with achieving the purposes of Chapter 1. Allows LEAs to designate as eligible, and to serve, school attendance areas with substantially higher numbers or percentages of educationally deprived children before designating and serving areas with higher concentrations of children from low-income families, upon approval by State educational agencies (SEAs) and after a finding that the delivery of compensatory education service to low-income students will not be impaired. Permits use of Chapter 1 funds for educationally deprived children in a school not located in an eligible school attendance area when the proportion of children from low-income families in average daily attendance in such school is substantially equal to the proportion of such children in an eligible school attendance area of the LEA. Permits continued designation, for an additional fiscal year, of any eligible school attendance area or eligible school which has been so designated in either of the two preceding years, even if the area or school does not otherwise qualify. Permits, with the approval of the SEA, skipping of eligible areas or schools receiving similar services from non-Federal sources, with specified exceptions for purposes of determining services to private school children. Permits continued participation in a Chapter 1 program by educationally deprived children who are transferred out of an eligible area or school during the same school year. Provides that an LEA is not required to use Chapter 1 funds to serve educationally deprived children in greatest need of assistance if such children are receiving, from non-Federal sources, services of the same nature and scope as would otherwise be provided under Chapter 1. Permits use of Chapter 1 funds for projects designed to upgrade the entire educational program in that school, if at least 75 percent of the children attending are from low-income families. Permits assignment of school personnel who are paid entirely by Chapter 1 funds to limited, rotating, supervisory duties which are assigned to similarly situated personnel who are not paid with such funds. Requires LEAs to convene annual public meetings, to which all parents of children participating in Chapter 1 programs are invited, to explain Chapter 1 programs and activities. Allows LEAs to provide reasonable support for further activities requested by such parents. Requires that services for educationally deprived private school children comply with requirements that programs be conducted in LEA attendance areas with high concentrations of low-income children. Requires SEAs to use Chapter 1 funds only as a supplement to the non-Federal funds for the education of students participating in programs assisted under Chapter 1. Provides that exclusions of special State and local program funds from specified non-supplanting and comparability requirements include compensatory education for educationally deprived children which meets specified requirements under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). Provides that such exclusions from comparability requirements include: (1) bilingual education for children of limited English proficiency; (2) special education for handicapped children or children with specific learning disabilities; and (3) certain State phase-in programs described under ESEA. Provides that ECIA provisions relating to aid to LEAs which overlap county boundaries supersede specified ESEA provisions. Revises Chapter 2 (Consolidation of Federal Programs for Elementary and Secondary Education) provisions of ECIA. Permits the use of specified carry-over funds to cover expenses for program phaseout and transition (from ESEA to Chapter 2 of ECIA). Sets at one percent of sums appropriated for Chapter 2 in any one fiscal year the amount which the Secretary of Education must reserve for payments to specified U.S. territories and possessions. Permits audits of LEAs receiving less than an average $5,000 each year under Chapter 2 to take place at five-year intervals. Permits an LEA to receive its allocation of Chapter 2 funds for any year for which its application to the SEA has been certified. Requires the SEA to certify any such application which meets the requirements of the Act. Provides that specified school level planning requirements apply only to programs under Subchapter A (Basic Skills Development) of Chapter 2. Revises Chapter 3 (General Provisions) of ECIA. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be deemed to authorize or prohibit any SEA from adopting requirements applicable to programs assisted under this Act which do not conflict with this Act or other applicable Federal law. Requires that State rules, policies, or data collection forms relating to programs funded under the Act be identified as State imposed requirements. Deletes a requirement that specified hearings relating to withholding of payments be "on the record," but requires that transcripts or recordings of such hearings be made and be available for inspection by any person. Provides, for purposes of judicial review, that any LEA shall be presumed to have complied with ECIA, unless the Secretary's findings of fact, supported by the weight of evidence, overcome such presumption. Provides that the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA) shall apply to the programs authorized by ECIA, but that specified GEPA provisions shall be superseded by specified provisions of ECIA. Amends GEPA provisions, relating to the responsibility of States to furnish information, to repeal requirements that State reports include: (1) compilations of reports from LEAs and other public and private agencies and institutions using Federal funds; and (2) statistical reports on individuals served or affected by federally-assisted programs, projects, or activities. Amends title I (Financial Assistance to Meet the Special Educational Needs of Children) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to make technical and conforming amendments. Revises specified references in ESEA to conform with amendments made by ECIA. Makes such amendments applicable only to funds made available under ECIA. Revises ECIA provisions relating to the availability of Chapter 1 funds for specified programs under title I of ESEA. Makes a conforming amendment to ECIA relating to references to private schools. Amends the Omnibus Education Reconciliation Act of 1981 to make a technical correction relating to the authorization of appropriations for school construction disaster assistance. Amends Federal law relating to Federal impact aid payments to LEAs to extend such payments (at the FY 1983 level) through FY 1984 (phasing out such payments in FY 1985, instead of FY 1984). Provides that, if any legislation enacted after March 31, 1983, places any additional restriction on impact aid payments based on the concentration of children in LEA schools, the allocation for any State (other than a U.S. territory or possession) with only one LEA will be determined by treating the State's administrative school districts as LEAs. Limits any increase for FY 1984 through 1986 in impact aid to such State as a result of such treatment to ten percent of the amount paid to such State in the preceding fiscal year. Allows recipients of funds under ECIA, during the period of July 1, 1982, through June 30, 1983, to expend such funds in accordance with ECIA as in effect either prior to or after the enactment of 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 · 5 April 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.