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Bill· HRH.R. 6744 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals alternative, limited income tax credits or deductions for the tuition paid for the primary, secondary or higher education of the taxpayer, his spouse and dependents.
Bill· HRH.R. 6720 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1977
Requires States receiving financial assistance under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 which are operating a program designed to insure reading readiness for educationally deprived preschool children or children in grades 1, 2, or 3 to continue such programs at their present level. Prohibits the exclusion of children enrolled in such program from further participation on the ground that such child has achieved a reading aptitude equal to or greater than the normal reading aptitude for the grade in which the child is enrolled.
Law· HRH.R. 6692 (95th)open
United States · United States Congress · 27 April 1977
Education of the Handicapped Amendments - Authorizes appropriations under the Education of the Handicapped Act for fiscal year 1978 through fiscal year 1982 for developing (1) regional resource centers; (2) centers and services for deaf-blind children; (3) programs for the early education of handicapped children; (4) special regional education programs; (5) programs for training personnel working with handicapped children; (6) research and demonstration projects; and (7) instructional media for the handicapped.
Bill· HRH.R. 6713 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 April 1977
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow the use of a food additive for dietary management of health disorders or disease, even though such additive is found to induce cancer in animals, if the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare determines the benefits to human health of such use outweigh the risks. Directs the Secretary to take into account in making such a determination (1) all scientific data and information on the additive; (2) the scientific validity, analysis, and other conditions concerning the animal testing of such additive; and (3) current knowledge about the reliability of predicting cancer in humans from use of an additive found to induce cancer in animals.
Bill· SS. 1388 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1977
Amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to require school construction, renovation and acquisition contracts executed under the Act to provide that the contracting school districts or agencies shall be able to expend monies received under the Act and enter such additional subcontracts as are necessary to achieve the contracts' objectives.
Bill· HRH.R. 6630 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1977
Title I; Credit for Tuition Paid for the Elementary or Secondary Education of Dependents - Allows individuals a limited income tax credit for certain elementary and secondary education expenses. Provides all taxpayers with standing to challenge the constitutionality of this tax credit within three months of enactment. Vests exclusive jurisdiction to hear such challenges in the District Court for the District of Columbia. Title II: Credit for Expenses Paid for the Higher Education of Individuals - Allows individuals a limited income tax credit for certain higher education expenses. Title III: Deduction for Contributions to qualified Higher Education Funds - Higher Education Funding Act - Allows individuals a limited income tax deduction for contributions to certain higher education savings plans.
Bill· HRH.R. 6622 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1977
Amends the Education Amendments of 1974 to authorize the Commissioner of Education to grant to the District of Columbia, as to any State, financial aid for the development and administration of an equalization plan.
Bill· HRH.R. 6639 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1977
Surplus School Conservation Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to local agencies to pay the costs of renovating closed school buildings so they may be converted for other educational and social purposes. Suggests purposes for which conversion grants may be extended, including: (1) community centers; (2) senior citizen centers; (3) day care centers; (4) vocational schools; (5) medical facilities; and (6) recreational centers. Sets forth application requirements which local agencies must complete including: (1) structuring a plan for renovation of the closed school building; (2) estimating costs of such renovation; and (3) demonstrating to the Secretary's satisfaction sufficient financial ability to carry out the provisions of such plan. States that the amount of a grant under this Act shall be 80 percent of the estimated cost of renovation. Requires local agencies which receive a grant for more than the actual cost of renovation to return such surplus money to the Secretary. Sets priorities to be followed by the Secretary in approving applications for grants under this Act including: (1) an application for renovating a closed school building in a school district whose current school enrollments have decreased by ten percent or more from the enrollments of the previous school year, and (2) an application for renovating a closed school building which is not being utilized for any educational or social service purpose at the time of application. Directs the Secretary to serve as a national clearinghouse to local agencies by providing information on feasible alternative uses for closed school buildings. Prohibits the distribution of more than ten percent of the funds appropriated by Congress for the program for grants in any fiscal year. Requires the Secretary to prepare and submit to the President and Congress: (1) a yearly report listing local agencies which received grants and the purposes for which such grants were made; and (2) a detailed evaluation of the effectiveness of the program based on cost analysis and a survey of school closure problems to be submitted at the end of three years.
Bill· HRH.R. 6631 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1977
Educational Expenses Tax Deferral Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deferral of an individual's income tax liability to the extent it equals a limited portion of the higher educational expenses incurred for the taxpayer, his spouse and dependents. Defers payment until the year following the end of the individual's attendance at an institution of higher education, or the tenth year following the taxpayer's initial deferral, which ever is earlier. Directs the Secretaries of the Treasury and Health, Education, and Welfare to each make two biannual reports to Congress on the effects of this Act.
Bill· SS. 1361 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1977
Academic Freedom Act - Requires any regulation affecting any institution of higher learning to be published in the Federal Register and include an educational impact statement. Prohibits enforcement of any regulation which fails to maintain academic requirements for graduate or undergraduate admissions. Restricts the authority and enforcement powers of Federal officials with respect to educational programs or activities of institutions of higher education receiving Federal financial assistance.
Bill· HRH.R. 6565 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1977
Adds Title X - "Special Demonstration Programs in the Biomedical Sciences for Secondary School Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds" to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to make grants to, and enter into contracts with, institutions of higher education for the purpose of offering five-year demonstration programs to encourage disadvantaged secondary education students to pursue professional training in the biomedical sciences. Directs the Commissioner to appoint an advisory committee to advise on the approval of applications for assistance under this title. Stipulates that the amount of assistance for any one five-year demonstration program shall not exceed a specified sum. Sets forth the activities each demonstration program must provide and the criteria which each applicant must meet in order to be eligible for assistance under this title. Requires each demonstration project to have an advisory committee of at least nine members. Sets forth the authorized uses of funds made available under this title. Authorizes the appropriation of $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1978. Stipulates that such sum shall remain available for expenditure or obligation through fiscal year 1983.
Bill· SS. 1333 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1977
Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) to pay to each State an amount equal to the amount expended by such State for erroneous supplemental payments to aged, blind, or disabled individual during 1974, under the Supplemental Security Income Program of the Social Security Act, to the extent that the amount paid by such State was required to be paid by Federal statute, was made as a result of good faith reliance by such State upon erroneous or incomplete information supplied by HEW, and recovery of such payments by the States is impossible or unreasonable.
Bill· HRH.R. 6505 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1977
Increases from 10 to 12 years the delimiting period for a veteran to complete a program of education.
Bill· HRH.R. 6508 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1977
Department of Education Act - Establishes an executive department to be known as the Department of Education to be headed by a Secretary of Education to whom shall be transferred all functions of the Office of Education and of the Commissioner of Education. Transfers to the Secretary of Education specified functions of the Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, and the Assistant Secretary of Education. Provides for the redesignation of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare as the Department of Health and Welfare. Grants to the Secretary of Education the administrative powers necessary to the performance of his functions. Makes amendments to other Federal laws to bring them into conformity with the provisions of this Act. Provides that any matter of legal privilege or prohibition which has become effective under any provision of law amended by this Act shall continue in effect according to its terms until modified, terminated, or superceded by order of the Secretary, court of competent jurisdiction, or operation of law.
Bill· HRH.R. 6504 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1977
Increases from 10 to 12 years the delimiting period for a veteran to complete a program of education.
Bill· SS. 1328 (95th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 20 April 1977
Career Education Implementation Incentive Act - Authorizes the appropriation of specified sums for each of the fiscal years 1979 through 1983 for the purpose of providing Federal incentives to State and local educational agencies and institutions to develop and implement career education programs for individuals of all ages. Directs the Commissioner of Education to reserve certain funds appropriated under this Act to (1) support model programs and other special or demonstration projects and (2) allocate among specified territories of the United States. Sets forth a formula for the distribution of funds to each State. Requires an annual application containing specified assurances, to be submitted by each State desiring to receive funds under this Act. Directs each State to file with the Commissioner a State plan for the utilization of funds received under this Act. Sets for the factors each such plan must contain. Specifies the activities which may be funded by a State with money received under this Act including (1) providing State leadership career education through institutes, training programs, studies, and conferences; and (2) making grants to local educational agencies and to public and private nonprofit institutions of postsecondary education for the purpose of (a) improving career awareness, (b) developing and implementing career guidance services, (c) training of local career education coordinators and (d) establishing and operating career education resource centers. Directs that State grants to local educational agencies and institutions be made in as equitable a manner as possible, having due regard for the special needs of agencies and institutions serving large numbers of disadvantaged students. Authorizes the Commissioner to make grants directly to State and local educational agencies and institutions for the purpose of developing career education model programs. Directs the Commissioner to provide for (1) the maintenance and dissemination of career information; (2) the continuous analysis of career trends and options; (3) the publication of periodic reports containing career education information; and (4) the conduct of seminars, workshops, and career information sessions. Directs the Commissioner, to the extent practicable, to (1) utilize existing offices and research capabilities; (2) coordinate offices, centers and research facilities in carrying out his information responsibilities; and (3) use the career information capabilities of the education division. Sets forth the procedure and requirements to be followed by the Commissioner and each State when granting or receiving funds under this Act. Sets forth the duties and responsibilities under this Act of (1) The Office of Career Education; (2) The National Advisory Council on Career Education and (3) The National Institute of Education. Revises The National Advisory Council on Career Education membership requirements.
Bill· HRH.R. 6445 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 April 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to credit against the income tax specified higher education expenses, including tuition, fees, books, and supplies, incurred by the taxpayer for himself or any other individual. Limits the credit to 100 percent of the first $300 for any individual, 50 percent of the next $300, and 10 percent of the next $400. Limits the credit to expenses incurred by full time students at institutions of vocational and higher education, minus scholarships and veterans' benefits. Limits the total credit allowed the taxpayer to his income tax liability minus the sum of all other credits applied thereto. Disallows any deduction of educational expenses used to determine the amount of the credit allowed by this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 6382 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 April 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to credit against the income tax specified higher education expenses, including tuition, fees, books, and supplies, incurred by the taxpayer for himself or any dependent. Limits the credit to 100 percent of the first $200 for any individual, 25 percent of the next $300, and 5 percent of the next $1,000. Limits the credit to expenses incurred by full time students at institutions of vocational and higher education, minus scholarships and veterans' benefits. Limits the total credit allowed the taxpayer to his income tax liability minus the sum of all other credits applied thereto. Disallows any deduction of educational expenses used to determine the amount of the credit allowed by this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 6342 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 April 1977
Amends the Headstart Follow Through Act to extend the follow through program for one year.
Bill· HRH.R. 6334 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 April 1977
National School Lunch Act and Child Nutrition Act of 1966 Amendments - Amends the National School Lunch Act to authorize appropriations through fiscal year 1982 for assisting States in providing nonprofit food services for children in the summer food service program. Establishes eligibility criteria for participating local sponsors of such program. Requires States wishing to participate in the summer food service program to submit a management and administrative plan. Imposes criminal penalties for certain abuses of the program. Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to provide additional payments for free or reduced breakfasts at schools in severe need. Directs States to establish eligibility standards for such assistance.
Bill· HRH.R. 6322 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 April 1977
Higher Education Funding Act - Authorizes an income deduction for contributions to a qualified higher education fund established by the taxpayer for the purposes of funding the higher education of his dependents. Limits the amount of the deduction to the lesser of: (1) $750 times the number of qualified beneficiaries; (2) 15 percent of the taxpayer's adjusted gross income; or (3) $7,500. Provides that a qualified education fund must be established by the taxpayer pursuant to a written plan; (1) solely for the purpose of defraying the cost of room, board, and tuition at an institution of higher education of one or more eligible beneficiaries: (2) which provides that no distribution shall be made by the Fund (except upon termination thereof) other than to, or on behalf of, eligible beneficiaries; (3) which provides that upon termination of the fund of all assets of the funds shall be distributed to the taxpayer or to his estate; (4) which prohibits contributions to the fund in excess of amounts deductible: and (5) under which the taxpayer consents to the income tax treatment upon termination of the fund. Defines "institution of higher education" as an educational institution: (1) which provides an educational program leading to a bachelor's or higher degree, or training students for gainful employment; (2) contributions to or for the use of which constitute charitable contributions; (3) which is legally authorized to provide and does provide a program of postsecondary education; and (4) which is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association listed by the United States Commissioner of Education.
Bill· HRH.R. 6312 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 April 1977
Amends the National School Lunch Act to extend the commodity distribution program. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out one or more pilot projects to determine more efficient ways of operating school lunch programs. Establishes procedures for the Secretary to follow in providing assistance to States to insure (1) local and State input; (2) cost review; (3) technical assistance; and (4) properly times deliveries. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress within 18 months the impact of such procedures and the results of such pilot project or projects.
Bill· HRH.R. 6298 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 April 1977
Amends Title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to provide that attorneys' fees allowed in administrative or judicial proceedings under that Title (Or under title XVIII (Medicare) of such Act), in cases where the claimants are successful, shall be paid by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare rather than deducted from the amounts awarded claimants.
Bill· HRH.R. 6233 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 April 1977
Permits the Commissioner of Education to provide financial assistance to local educational agencies located within an area in which an emergency has occurred prior to July 1, 1978, and which the President of the United States has determined warrants emergency relief. Permits the Commissioner to provide financial assistance to local educational agencies, without regard to whether emergency or major disaster has occurred in the area, if he determines that public elementary or secondary school facilities of such agency have been destroyed or seriously damaged prior to July 1, 9178.
Bill· HRH.R. 6157 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 April 1977
Department of Education, Training, and Careers Act - Establishes an executive department to be known as the Department of Education, Training, and Careers to be administered by a Secretary of Education, Training, and Careers. Declares the principal function of such Department to be the development, coordination, and administration of major Federal programs affecting education and manpower in the United States. Transfers to such Department the Education Division of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and other specified educational functions of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare; and specified educational functions of the National Science Foundation, the Community Services Administration, the Harry S. Truman Memorial Scholarship Foundation, and the Departments of Labor, Agriculture, State, and Housing and Urban Development. Redesignates the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and the Secretary of such Department as the Department of Health and Welfare, and the Secretary of Health and Welfare.
Bill· HRH.R. 6200 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 April 1977
Equal Education Opportunity Amendments - Amends Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 to exempt from the sex discrimination prohibition of such title (1) professional fraternities and sororities, the active membership of which consists primarily of students attending institutions of higher education; and (2) any choir or other similar singing organization sponsored or supervised by an educational institution. Limits the coverage of the sex discrimination prohibition to education programs or activities which are directly receiving Federal financial aid and which are an integral part of the required curriculum. Exempts from the coverage of such title employees of an educational institution. States that nothing in the sex discrimination prohibition of such title shall be construed as authorizing any Federal department or agency to prepare, publish, or enforce, with respect to any educational institution or the programs or activities of such institution, any regulations, rules, or orders relating to: (1) athletics, participation in which is not a required part of the curriculum; or (2) the actual or potential marital or parental status of any applicant or student at any such institution. Requires regulations issued to carry out the provisions of such title to be modified to conform with this Act. States that such modified regulations must be published in the Federal Register and to become effective must be approved by the President. States that nothing in such title shall be construed as requiring the offering of any classes, courses of instruction, or other activities in mixed groups of both sexes. States that general rules of statutory construction shall apply to such title and that the provisions of such title shall not be construed as remedial legislation. Prohibits any Federal department or agency enforcing such title from requiring any affirmative action program or the imposition of quotas. States that the enumeration of any exclusion from provisions of such title shall not be construed as precluding by implication any non-enumerated exclusion in the event regulation under such title otherwise exceeds the authority set forth in such title. Stipulates that nothing contained in such title shall be construed as prohibiting any educational institution or administratively separate unit thereof from adopting any test, standard, or other criterion respecting admission to such institution; or administratively separate unit, or any education program or activity, or for classifications within such institution, unit, program, or activity if such test, standard, or other criterion is reasonably related to a proper educational purpose. Permits such test, standard, or other criterion to be presumed reasonably related to a proper educational purpose if such test, standard, or other criterion is shown to be generally accepted as appropriate for a particular use. Places upon the Federal agency or department seeking to enforce the provisions of such title the burden of proving that any such test, standard, or other criterion, is not reasonably related to a proper educational purpose once such test, standard, or other criterion has been shown to be generally accepted as appropriate for a particular use. Specifies that any such test, standard, or other criterion can be held invalid only upon a showing of clear, cogent, and convincing evidence that it is not used or is not reasonably related to a proper educational purpose.
Bill· HRH.R. 6176 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 April 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to credit against the income tax specified higher education expenses, including tuition, fees, books, and supplies, incurred by the taxpayer for himself or any other individual. Limits the credit to 100 percent of the first $300 for any individual, 50 percent of the next $300, and 10 percent of the next $400. Limits the credit to expenses incurred by full time students at institutions of vocational and higher education, minus scholarships and veterans' benefits. Limits the total credit allowed the taxpayer to his income tax liability minus the sum of all other credits applied thereto. Disallows any deduction of educational expenses used to determine the amount of the credit allowed by this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 6172 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 April 1977
Eliminates the provision in the Veterans' Assistance and Employment Act of 1976 which prohibits colleges and universities from receiving Veterans' Administration educational benefits for classes in which more than 85 percent of the enrollment is composed of students having their fees paid either by the Federal Government or the institutions themselves.
Bill· HRH.R. 6128 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 April 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals alternative, limited income tax credits or deductions for the tuition paid for the primary, secondary or higher education of the taxpayer, his spouse and dependents.
Bill· HRH.R. 6127 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 April 1977
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to treat Puerto Rico on the same basis as a State for certain program allocations under such Act.
Bill· SS. 1241 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1977
Amends the Maritime Academy Act of 1958 to increase the subsistence payments to students at State maritime academies from $600 to $1200 per academic year.
Bill· HRH.R. 6081 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to credit against the income tax specified higher education expenses, including tuition, fees, books and supplies, incurred by the taxpayer for himself or any dependent. Limits the credit to those expenses incurred for each individual which do not exceed $100 during taxable year 1978, $200 during 1979, and $300 during 1980. Limits the credit to expenses incurred by full-time students at institutions of vocational and higher education, minus scholarships and veterans benefits. Limits the total credit allowed the taxpayer to his income tax liability minus the sum of all other credits applied thereto. Disallows any deduction of educational expenses used to determine the amount of the credit allowed by this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 6088 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1977
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require States applying for assistance under such Act to establish and implement basic standards of secondary students' educational proficiency, including the passing of reading, writing, and mathematics examinations as a prerequisite to graduation. Establishes the National Commission on Basic Education and directs it to (1) establish such standards; and (2) review and approve or disapprove State plans implementing such standards. Requires the Commission to report to the President and to the Congress no later than three years after the effective date of this Act. Authorizes the Commission to financially assist States in preparing such educational standards plans.
Bill· HRH.R. 6082 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to credit against the income tax specified higher education expenses, including tuition, fees, books and supplies, incurred by the taxpayer for himself or any dependent. Limits the credit to those expenses incurred for each individual which do not exceed $100 during taxable year 1978, $200 during 1979, and $300 during 1980. Limits the credit to expenses incurred by full-time students at institutions of vocational and higher education, minus scholarships and veterans benefits. Limits the total credit allowed the taxpayer to his income tax liability minus the sum of all other credits applied thereto. Disallows any deduction of educational expenses used to determine the amount of the credit allowed by this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 6039 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1977
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow the use of a food additive for dietary management of health disorders or disease, even though such additive is found to induce cancer in animals, if the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare determines the benefits to human health of such use outweigh the risks. Directs the Secretary to take into account in making such a determination (1) all scientific data and information on the additive; (2) the scientific validity, analysis, and other conditions concerning the animal testing of such additive; and (3) current knowledge about the reliability of predicting cancer in humans from use of an additive found to induce cancer in animals.
Bill· HRH.R. 5965 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1977
Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow second, third, and fourth year undergraduate students to have certain loans insured in excess of 50 percent (up to $2,500) of the estimated cost of attendance.
Bill· HRH.R. 5961 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax deduction for the expenses paid for the higher education of the taxpayer, or a dependent, not exceeding $1,500 for each student.
Bill· HRH.R. 5996 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1977
Adds a new title to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965: "Title X - Emergency Assistance for Schools." Directs the Commissioner of Education to make basic grants to local educational agencies to pay 50 percent of the costs related to energy conservation measures. Authorizes the appropriation for such basic grants of $350,000,000 for fiscal year 1978 and for each succeeding fiscal year through fiscal year 1981. States that such basic grants shall be allocated among the States in an equitable manner and among certain U.S. possessions. Requires the filing of an application with the Commissioner before any payments may be made for basic grants. Stipulates that such application shall include: (1) assurances that the high cost of fuel, energy shortage, or harsh weather conditions placed the applicant in need of assistance; (2) a full description of the energy conservation measures to be taken; (3) a statement of the policy and procedures to be utilized to assure proper use of such basic grants; (4) procedures for evaluating the effectiveness of the assistance given under this Act; (5) procedures for fiscal control and fund accounting; and (6) a provision requiring the furnishing of reports and the keeping of such records as the Commissioner may reasonably require. Permits the Commissioner to approve an application only if it meets these requirements and it has first been submitted to the appropriate State agency for comment. Authorizes the Commissioner to make grants to State agencies and educational institutions for 66.6 percent of the costs of demonstration projects involving the development and use of energy conservation measures which show unusual promise of promoting the objectives of this Act. Directs the Commissioner, to the extend practicable, to provide for the equitable distributions of aid among the States for demonstration projects. Prohibits the making of a grant for such project unless the Commissioner (1) determines that assistance is necessary because of high energy costs, energy shortages, or harsh weather conditions; and (2) has an application submitted to him containing such information as he may reasonably require and specifically including (a) assurances that the project is economically feasible (b) the comparative rate of return of the energy component of such project before and after any changes that have been made; and (c) a description of the feasibility of using such project in other communities. Authorizes the appropriation, for such projects, of $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1978 and for each succeeding fiscal year ending prior to October 1, 1981. Authorizes the Commission to make grants to State agencies and educational institutions for 50 percent of the costs of providing technical assistance for energy conservation measures. Prohibits the making of grants for technical assistance unless the Commissioner determines (1) that such assistance is necessary because of high energy costs, the shortage of energy or harsh weather conditions; and (2) the application contains such information as the Commissioner reasonably may require and specifically includes provisions designed to insure such technical assistance will be shared, to the extend practicable, with private schools in the school district of such agency. Authorizes the appropriation for such assistance of $120,000,000 for fiscal year 1978 and for each succeeding fiscal year ending prior to October 1, 1981. Permits the Commissioner to waive such percentage limitations placed upon approved applications for basic grants or technical assistance and pay the full costs of such projects if he determines that the applicant is suffering from extreme financial need and could not carry out such project. Permits the Commissioner to withhold grants made under this Act if after a hearing he finds that an applicant has substantially failed to comply with the requirements of this Act. Stipulates that nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing payments for religious worship or instruction. Directs the Commissioner to consult with specified officials and groups before promulgating regulations for the submission and approval of applications under this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5991 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1977
Amends the provisions of the National School Lunch Act concerning the summer food service program for children to authorize appropriations for 1978. Specifies the level of disbursement for, and the meals that may be served by, participating service institutions. Specifies the time at which payments must be made to States and service institutions. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to study the costs of food service operations and administration of the program. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct demonstration projects to better assure that needy children receive balanced meals during the summer.
Bill· HRH.R. 5951 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1977
Surplus School Conservation Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to local agencies to pay the costs of renovating closed school buildings so they may be converted for other educational and social purposes. Suggests purposes for which conversion grants may be extended, including: (1) community centers; (2) senior citizen centers; (3) day care centers; (4) vocational schools; (5) medical facilities; and (6) recreational centers. Sets forth application requirements which local agencies must complete including: (1) structuring a plan for renovation of the closed school building; (2) estimating costs of such renovation; and (3) demonstrating to the Secretary's satisfaction sufficient financial ability to carry out the provisions of such plan. States that the amount of a grant under this Act shall be 80 percent of the estimated cost of renovation. Requires local agencies which receive a grant for more than the actual cost of renovation to return such surplus money to the Secretary. Sets priorities to be followed by the Secretary in approving applications for grants under this Act including: (1) an application for renovating a closed school building in a school district whose current school enrollments have decreased by ten percent or more from the enrollments of the previous school year, and (2) an application for renovating a closed school building which is not being utilized for any educational or social service purpose at the time of application. Directs the Secretary to serve as a national clearinghouse to local agencies by providing information on feasible alternative uses for closed school buildings. Prohibits the distribution of more than ten percent of the funds appropriated by Congress for the program for grants in any fiscal year. Requires the Secretary to prepare and submit to the President and Congress: (1) a yearly report listing local agencies which received grants and the purposes for which such grants were made; and (2) a detailed evaluation of the effectiveness of the program based on cost analysis and a survey of school closure problems to be submitted at the end of three years.
Law· SS. 1215 (95th)open
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1977
Indian-Controlled Postsecondary Educational Institutions Assistance Act - Amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to provide grants for Indian-controlled postsecondary educational institutions to be used for planning and development of educational programs, basic operational costs, employment of personnel, curriculum development, student services, and community service programs. Provides for administration of this program by the Secretary of the Interior.
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 42 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1977
Authorizes and requests the President to designate the year 1977 as the "Year of Education" in honor of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 369 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1977
Authorizes and requests the President to designate the year 1977 as the "Year of Education" in honor of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson.
Bill· HRH.R. 5825 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1977
Mobile Teachers' Retirement Assistance Act - Establishes a Federal-State program to permit teachers to perform out-of- State educational service without loss of retirement benefits for such service. Entitles a qualified State retirement system, which credits a teacher for out-of-State service to Federal aid of 50 percent of the total cost to the system of such out-of-State credit. Specifies the requirements which a State retirement system must meet in order to qualify for Federal aid under this program. Limits the amount of the Federal aid to a State retirement system to an amount providing not more than ten years of out-of-State service credit. Directs the Commissioner of Education to make a grant to each qualified State retirement system of an amount equal to two percent of such system's Federal aid received under this Act for the costs of administration.
Bill· HRH.R. 5819 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals a deduction for tuition expenses paid during the taxable year to any institution of higher learning for the education of the taxpayer, his spouse, or any dependent to the extent the expenses exceed three percent of the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer for the taxable year.
Bill· HRH.R. 5730 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1977
Extends the delimiting period for completing a veteran's education program until such time as the veteran completes or ends the program, if at the close of the ordinary ten-year delimiting period the veteran is enrolled in a program.
Bill· HRH.R. 5712 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1977
Allows a credit against the income tax for amounts paid during the year to any private, nonprofit elementary or secondary school for the education of a dependent. Limits the allowable credit, per dependent, to $400, or 50 percent of the tuition paid for such education during the year, whichever is less, with a progressive decrease of this limitation for individuals who have an adjusted gross income that is greater than $25,000.
Bill· HRH.R. 5731 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals to deduct education expenses incurred for the primary, secondary or higher education of any dependent.
Bill· HRH.R. 5629 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1977
Department of Education Act - Establishes an executive department to be known as the Department of Education to be administered by a Secretary of Education. States that the principal function of such Department is to promote the cause and advance of education throughout the United States. Transfers to the Secretary specified functions of the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare and the Commissioner of Education and various educational responsibilities of other Federal agencies and instrumentalities. Creates the Federal Interagency Committee on Education, the National Advisory Commission on Education, and the Office of the Inspector General within the Department of Education. Redesignates the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and the Secretary of such Department as the Department of Health and Welfare, and the Secretary of Health and Welfare.
Bill· HRH.R. 5586 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1977
Commission on School Integration Act - Establishes a 13 member Commission on School Integration for the purpose of studying specified aspects of school integration, including: (1) the goals of racial integration and the effectiveness of methods used to achieve it; and (2) the impact of compulsory integration achieved through the use of busing. Directs that one member of the Commission be appointed by each chief judge of the 11 United States Court of Appeals circuits, the remaining two members to be appointed by the Chief Justice of the United State Supreme Court. Makes provisions for pay, travel expenses, and staffing for the Commission. Details the powers of the Commission. Requires the Commission to transmit to the President and Congress a report not later than one year after the Commission's organization. Terminates the Commission 90 days after submission of such report.