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Bill· SS. 386 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1981
Education Gateway City Act of 1981 - Directs the Secretary of Education to: (1) conduct a study, in consultation with the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization and concerned city officials and individuals to assess efforts to be made by the Department of Education in response to the unique educational needs in areas of high immigrant concentration; and (2) report to the Congress within one year after enactment of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 1598 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1981
Elementary School Guidance and Counseling Incentive Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations: (1) in fiscal years 1983 through 1987 for comprehensive elementary school guidance and counseling programs, supplemental grants to States for such programs and research and demonstration programs; (2) through fiscal year 1988 for employment of one new and/or additional elementary guidance counselor per school district, evaluation of programs, and in-service counselor training; and (3) for teacher and counselor centers. Provides formulas, based on the population of elementary school children, for determining allotments to States for such programs. Directs the Assistant Secretary of Elementary/Secondary Education to administer State allotments and State plans through the Office of Guidance and Counseling of the Department of Education. Requires that each State, to be eligible for such allotments, submit to the Assistant Secretary a State plan for providing comprehensive elementary school guidance and counseling programs for a five-year period, with necessary annual revisions, which meets such criteria as the Assistant Secretary may by regulation prescribe. Sets forth required provisions of such plans and programs. Provides for appeal by a State of a final action of the Assistant Secretary to a circuit court of appeals. Authorizes the Assistant Secretary, through the Office of Guidance and Counseling, to make supplemental grants to States with approved plans for distribution to local educational agencies and for support of States with approved plans for distribution to local educational agencies and for support of State agency leadership activities on the basis of statewide needs and priorities in elementary school guidance and counseling. Sets forth approved uses of such grants. Directs the Assistant Secretary to carry out a research and demonstration program relating to elementary and secondary school guidance and counseling. Directs the Assistant Secretary to make an annual evaluation report to the appropriate Congressional committees. Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include training for counselors under the teacher centers program. Provides for a program of in-service training for elementary school guidance counselors. Requires the designation of professionally trained counselors: (1) at the Federal level, to provide information on, and to administer, such programs; and (2) at the State, local school district and intermediate administrative unit levels, to supervise such programs.
Bill· HRH.R. 1434 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1981
Directs the Secretary of Education to relieve the State Community College of East Saint Louis and any past or present member of the board of trustees of such college of all liability to the United States for specified funds misappropriated by an official of such college.
Bill· HRH.R. 1411 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1981
Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Commissioner of Education to enter into agreements with credit bureau organizations providing for the exchange of information concerning defaulting student borrowers. States that such agreements: (1) shall provide for disclosure by the Commissioner to such credit organizations of information concerning the defaulting borrower's address and other relevant information; and (2) may provide for similar disclosures by such credit organizations to the Commissioner. Directs the Commissioner, within 90 days of enactment of this Act, to establish a system for the prompt notification to a defaulting borrower of any disclosure made under this Act. Includes notice of such system of disclosure to credit organizations among the terms of the written agreement evidencing: (1) a federally-guaranteed student loan made more than 180 days after enactment of this Act; (2) subsidy payments for such loans to State and nonprofit private institutions made more than 180 days after enactment of this Act; (3) Federal contributions to an institution for direct student loans; and (4) a direct student loan to an eligible student from his or her institution made more than 180 days after enactment of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 1360 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1981
Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase by $500 the amount per academic year of any basic educational grant to any individual who, on or after October 1, 1981, enlists in, reenlists in, extends an enlistment in, or is originally appointed to a Reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States.
Bill· HRH.R. 1436 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1981
Amends title VII (Health Research and Teaching Facilities and Training of Professional Health Personnel) of the Public Health Service Act to provide that enrollment increases made by schools of medicine to receive assistance from the Veterans' Administration shall not be considered in determining if such schools have met the first-year enrollment requirements for capitation grant educational assistance.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 139 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1981
Requests the President to designate the month of February 1981 as "National PTA Membership Month."
Bill· HRH.R. 1312 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1981
Truth in Testing Act of 1981 - Prohibits any educational or occupational admissions test from being administered unless: (1) each applicant is provided written notice describing the nature of the test, to whom the results will be distributed, and a statement of the applicant's rights; and (2) performance-related information is provided, upon request, to any individual taking such test. Provides that an individual adversely affected by a test administered, or about to be administered, in violation of this Act may sue for preventive relief in a United States district court.
Bill· HRH.R. 1292 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1981
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.
Bill· HRH.R. 1301 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1981
Elementary and Secondary Education Tuition Tax Credit Act of 1981 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer an income tax credit for 25 percent of the expenses paid for the elementary or secondary education of a dependent. Sets forth maximum dollar amounts allowable as a credit for calendar years 1981 and 1982, after which the credit expires. Treats tuition payments as paid for calendar years 1981 and 1982 if such payments are made during the particular calendar year or within one month of the beginning or close of such calendar year for education furnished during that year. Requires the individual for whom the tuition tax credit is allowed by this Act to be a full-time student during any four months of the calendar year or a part-time student during any eight months of the calendar year. Excludes from the definition of "expenses of elementary and secondary education" any amounts paid for books, supplies, meals, lodging, transportation, similar personal expenses, and for education below the first-grade level or attendance at a kindergarten or nursery. Forbids any construction of this Act as granting the Government additional authority to examine the books or activities of any church school except to the extent necessary to determine whether such school is an eligible educational institution. Requires that any amount received by the taxpayer as a tuition tax credit be disregarded for purposes of determining the eligibility of the taxpayer for Federal, State, or local educational assistance.
Bill· HRH.R. 1302 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1981
Higher Education Tuition Tax Credit Act of 1981 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer an income tax credit for 25 percent of the expenses paid for the college or post-secondary vocational education of the taxpayer or the taxpayer's spouse or dependents. Sets forth maximum dollar amounts allowable as a credit for calendar years 1981 and 1982, after which the credit expires. Excludes graduate students from eligibility for the credit. Requires the individual for whom the tuition tax credit is allowed by this Act to be a full-time student during any four months of the calendar year or a part-time student during any eight months of the calendar year. Excludes from the definition of "expenses of higher education" any amounts paid for books, supplies, and equipment for courses of instruction or meals, lodging, transportation, and other living expenses. Forbids any construction of this Act as granting the Government additional authority to examine the books or activities of any church school except to the extent necessary to determine whether such school is an eligible educational institution. Requires that any amount received by the taxpayer as a tuition tax credit be disregarded for purposes of determining the eligibility of the taxpayer for Federal, State, or local educational assistance.
Bill· HRH.R. 1269 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1981
Extends the delimiting period for a veteran to complete a program of education from ten to twelve years.
Bill· HRH.R. 1048 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1981
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Amendments of 1981 - Amends the General Education Provisions Act to require educational agencies and institutions to adopt written policies providing for privacy protection of education records. Prohibits any such institution from disclosing individually identifiable information in education records other than directory information, with specified exceptions. Requires an institution to give public notice of information categories which it has designated as public directory information and to withhold release of such information upon request. Requires an institution to adopt reasonable procedures to prevent the collection of inaccurate information, including procedures which provide an opportunity for challenging or correcting such records. Sets forth guidelines with respect to student and parental participation in formulating the privacy policies and enforcement.
Bill· SS. 181 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1981
Headstart Extension Act of 1981 - Amends the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 to extend through fiscal year 1986 the authorization of appropriations for Headstart programs.
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 15 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1981
White House Conference on Education Act - Authorizes the President to call a White House Conference on Education not later than June 30, 1981. Sets forth the purpose and composition of the Conference. Requires that the Conference be planned and conducted under the direction of the Secretary of Education. Requires that a final report of the Conference be submitted to the President, made public, and transmitted to the Congress with recommendations. Sets forth provisions for the administration of the Conference, including a requirement that the Secretary report to the Congress annually during the three-year period following the final report of the Conference. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act. Prohibits the use of funds, other than those appropriated pursuant to this resolution, appropriated to the Department of Education and the National Institute of Education, from carrying out such purposes.
Record· NominationPN53 (97th)open
United States · United States Senate · 20 January 1981
Bill· HRH.R. 985 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 January 1981
Abolishes the Department of Education. Cancels all regulations, contracts, licenses and privileges made with the Department before the effective date of this Act. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to conclude the outstanding affairs of the Department. Provides that unexpended funds related to the Department shall be available to the Director to conclude such affairs until the end of the third fiscal year after the fiscal year in which this Act is enacted; after which, such funds shall be returned to the general fund of the Treasury.
Bill· SS. 105 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1981
Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to extend, upon a showing of compelling reason, the period within which a veteran must use his or her educational benefits.
Bill· HRH.R. 755 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1981
Amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to direct the Southwest Border Regional Commission to make grants to eligible local educational agencies for school facilities construction to assist such agencies in providing education to immigrant children. Authorizes additional appropriations of up to $45,000,000 for such purposes. Requires a local educational agency, to be eligible for such assistance, to have: (1) at least 20 immigrant children; and (2) a minimum enrollment of seven percent immigrant children. Requires that an immigrant child, guardian, or parent must live within a school district of such agency to be counted for eligibility purposes. Provides that a local educational agency shall receive $1,000 for each immigrant child for whom such agency provided free public education during the 1978-1979 school year. Requires a local educational agency to submit an application for such assistance. Sets forth guidelines for such application. Defines the term "immigrant child" for purposes of this Act as a child born in Mexico who has legally immigrated to the United States or a child whose parents are legal immigrants from Mexico, and who is provided free public education.
Bill· HRH.R. 719 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1981
Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to direct area and State agencies which administer or supervise State and community programs on aging to employ personnel adequately trained in the field of aging to deliver specified services to the aged, including: (1) health, continuing education, welfare, informational, recreational, homemaker, counseling, or referral services; and (2) services designed to assist older persons to use services available to them, to obtain adequate housing, and to avoid institutionalization. Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize grants to institutions of higher education to assist in planning, developing, and carrying out programs designed to apply the resources of higher education to the problems of the elderly, including: (1) programs focusing on transportation and housing problems of elderly persons living in rural and isolated areas; and (2) programs to train individuals in delivering social services to the elderly.
Bill· HRH.R. 739 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1981
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer a limited income tax credit for college or vocational education expenses. Reduces the amount of such credit by one percent of the amount by which the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer for the taxable year exceeds $22,500. Permits such credit for tuition and fees for education above the twelfth grade level and for books, supplies, and equipment required for coursework. Excludes expenses for meals and lodging and similar personal expenses.
Bill· SS. 25 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
GI Education Assistance Act of 1981 - Title I: New GI Education Program - Establishes an educational assistance program for veterans who entered the armed forces after December 31, 1980, served on active duty for two or more years, and were honorably discharged or discharged for hardship or a service-connected disability. Entitles eligible veterans to 27 months of assistance for the first two years of active service and one month of assistance for each additional month of service. Makes such veterans eligible for educational loans. Establishes a delimiting period of ten years after discharge or release from active duty for completing a program of education unless such period is interrupted by a physical or mental disability which prevents completion. Excludes periods of capture from the delimiting period. Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay each eligible, participating veteran the cost of tuition and a monthly subsistence allowance. Establishes an educational benefits program for persons serving on active duty who have completed six years of active duty. Requires such persons to participate for at least 12 consecutive months except as specified. Requires participants to agree to a monthly deduction from such person's military pay as a contribution to such program. Provides for a refund of such contributions upon disenrollment, discharge, release, or death. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to contribute to the fund of any participant any amount necessary to encourage persons to remain in the armed forces. Entitles each participant to 36 monthly benefit payments. Sets forth the formula for computing the amount of such payments. Permits eligible veterans to transfer any educational benefits to such veterans' spouse or children. Establishes a delimiting period of ten years after discharge or release for educational assistance benefits. Requires the Administrator and the Secretary to report to the appropriate committees of Congress on their respective plans for implementing the educational assistance benefits program. Prohibits participation in both the career service person's education assistance program and other specified educational assistance after a specified time. Title II: Educational Leave of Absences for Members of the Armed Forces - Permits the Secretary to grant any eligible member a leave of absence from such member's military duties to permit such member to pursue a program of education for up to 12 months. Sets forth the impact of such leave of absence upon the payment of basic pay, determining eligibility for retirement pay, and upon time in grade for promotion purposes.
Bill· SS. 7 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Veterans' and Service-members' Education Benefits Act of 1981 - Establishes a Veterans' and Service Members' Education Benefits Program for veterans who have served on active duty for a period of two years or more after September 30, 1981. Entitles eligible veterans to one and one-half months of educational assistance for each month of such veteran's service and makes such veterans eligible for education loans. States that such veterans are eligible for educational assistance for the ten-year period following their discharge or release date. Sets forth conditions for extending any applicable time period for such veterans who are prevented from initiating or completing a program of education under certain circumstances. Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay an educational assistance allowance to eligible veterans in the program. Makes any person who, after September 30, 1981, performs four years of service as a member of the Selected Reserve eligible for educational assistance limited to a maximum of 36 months, and an educational assistance allowance equal to one-half that of an eligible veteran. Grants to eligible veterans, who have served on active duty for eight years or more, the right to transfer educational assistance entitlements to such veterans' spouses or children in such manner as prescribed by the Administrator and under limitations set forth in this Act. Terminates the Veterans' Educational Assistance program after December 31, 1989, or four years after any eligible veteran's discharge or release date, whichever is later.
Bill· SS. 37 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Amends title VII (Health Research and Teaching Facilities and Training of Professional Health Personnel) of the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to schools of medicine and osteopathy for the establishment and operation of educational programs in geriatrics. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1981- 1985.
Bill· SS. 24 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax deduction for cash and other personal property contributions to a savings account created or organized exclusively for the purpose of paying the educational expenses of the taxpayer or the taxpayer's child. Limits the amount of such deduction to $1,000 per year, adjusted for inflation. Limits eligibility for such deduction to the taxpayer and the taxpayer's child unless such child reaches age 21 by the year of contribution to the account, or is enrolled in an institution of higher education or vocational school for more than four weeks during such year. Excludes distributions from such an account from the gross income of the payee so long as such distributions are used to defray the beneficiary's tuition, fees, books and supplies, and reasonable living expenses. Specifies sanctions for the use of account funds for other than such educational purposes. Treats qualified distributions as income to the beneficiary for the taxable year in which the beneficiary attains age 25, and for each of the following nine years, in successive apportionments equal to ten percent of the total amount of such distributions. Allows a deduction for cash and other personal property contributions to a savings account created or organized for the benefit of the taxpayer (or the taxpayer and spouse if married) for the exclusive purpose of purchasing such individual's first principal residence. Limits the maximum annual deduction to $1,500 ($3,000 in the case of married individuals filing jointly), with a maximum lifetime deduction of $15,000 ($30,000 in the case of married individuals filing jointly). Provides for annual inflation adjustment of such amounts. Excludes distributions from such account from gross income so long as they are used exclusively for the purchase of a first principal residence. Provides for recapture of such distribution upon a subsequent sale of such first residence if another house is not purchased with the proceeds. Requires reduction of the $100,000 exclusion from gross income of proceeds from the sale of a principal residence by a taxpayer 55 years of age or older if such residence had been purchased with distributions from a tax-exempt housing savings account. Limits the amount of such reduction to the amount of any such distribution excluded from gross income.
Bill· HRH.R. 627 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Federal Student Loan Act - Title I: Loans for College Students - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to enter into agreements with institutions of higher education for a program of student loans. Provides for payments to such institutions during fiscal years 1982 through 1987, for student loans to cover periods through fiscal year 1988. Sets forth the terms of such agreements, including maximum individual and average amounts of such loans per academic year ($3,000 individual and $2,250 average for undergraduates; $4,500 individual and $3,000 average for graduate students). Provides that payments to institutions be used for the establishment and maintenance of separate Federal student loan funds for graduate and undergraduate students at such institutions. Sets forth loan repayment terms. Requires a recipient to make yearly payments to the Secretary equal to five percent of personal net taxable income or ten percent of the total amount of the loan, for a period beginning with the second taxable year such recipient is no longer a bona fide student working toward a degree, until the total amount, without interest, is repaid. Sets an interest rate on any sums due and unpaid. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1982 through 1987, to be available for award until the close of the succeeding fiscal year. Title II: Definitions and Other Provisions Applicable to the Entire Act - Sets forth the manner of Federal administration of such program (including the appointment of advisory committees by the Secretary) and the method of payment to institutions. Authorizes administrative appropriations for fiscal years 1982 through 1987. Title III: National Study - Directs the Secretary to study, and to report to the President and the Congress on, the extent to which the provisions of this Act can reasonably replace various other Federal grants or assistance programs.
Bill· HRH.R. 574 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Amends the Education of the Handicapped Act to authorize the Commissioner of Education to make grants to State educational agencies for the development and operation of tutorial and instructional programs, at the State and local level, for homebound handicapped children. Requires a local educational agency, acting in cooperation with an institution of higher education, to submit a program proposal to the State educational agency. Requires that such proposal contain assurances that: (1) special consideration will be given to handicapped veterans and handicapped students in selecting tutors for such program; (2) the academic progress of participating students will not suffer; (3) compensation will be fixed by the local agency and cooperating educational institution within limits; (4) the Federal funds will be used to equip the handicapped child for assimilation by society; and (5) the Federal funds will be used to supplement and not supplant State, local, or private funds. Directs the Commissioner to make grants based on the merits of the proposals submitted to him. Requires such proposals to contain: (1) all data submitted by the local agencies to the State; (2) the procedures that will be used by such State to evaluate the programs supported by Federal funds; and (3) detailed plans for the identification and locating of homebound handicapped children. Provides that not more than ten percent of the Federal funds awarded to a State can be used for program administration expenses. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1982 through 1984. Specifies that all sums shall be granted at the discretion of the Commissioner. Directs the Commissioner to set aside 25 percent of the total amount appropriated and to preliminarily allocate such amount to each State according to a stated formula. Prohibits the Commissioner from disapproving a State's application without first making an offer of technical assistance to help bring that State's application up to passable standards.
Bill· HRH.R. 553 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize the Commissioner of the Administration on Aging to establish a grant program to reimburse institutions of higher education for a portion of the tuition costs, or costs of individual courses of study, of eligible older persons at such institutions. Sets forth assurances to be contained in grant applications by such institutions. Provides that the United States courts of appeals shall have jurisdiction to affirm or to set aside a decision of the Commissioner. States that any older person who is qualified to enroll at an institution receiving reimbursements shall be eligible for such enrollment without being required to defray study or tuition costs. Entitles any institution, upon approval of application, to receive reimbursements equal to 55 percent of the cost of tuition or study of such an eligible older person. States that reimbursements shall be made only for those students who constitute a greater number than those enrolled in 1980 who would have been eligible for benefits if the program were available.
Bill· HRH.R. 491 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to exclude the value of a family's residence in calculating family contributions for purposes of basic educational opportunity grant eligibility.
Bill· HRH.R. 403 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Requires the use of the current assessed values of Federal property in determining the eligibility of a local educational agency for Federal compensation for the revenue the agency fails to receive because of Federal acquisition of such property.
Bill· HRH.R. 397 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Directs the Education Appeal Board to dismiss all actions which are based on final audit determinations issued prior to the enactment of the Education Amendments of 1978, and which seek the repayment of funds provided to State or local agencies under the Financial Assistance to Meet the Special Educational Needs of Children provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
Bill· HRH.R. 394 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
School Finance Act of 1981 - Title I: Basic Grants - Provides supplemental financial assistance to the States and local educational agencies to assure an elementary and secondary education program of high quality. Entitles a local educational agency to a basic grant of $100 for every child in average daily membership in elementary and secondary schools in the school district of such agency, reduced by the percentage that its non-Federal per pupil expenditures exceeds 115 percent of the State average per pupil expenditure. Makes provisions for entitlement to grants to Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Directs the Secretary of Education to make such grants under this title from sums appropriated for fiscal years 1981 through 1986. Requires a local educational agency desiring such grant to submit to the appropriate State educational agency an application which contains: (1) an assessment of the educational needs of its children and plans for meeting those needs with funds provided under this title; and (2) an assurance that the agency will provide nonideological services to private school students, that the control of funds shall be in a public agency, and that the funds provided shall be used to increase the level of funds that would be made available from non-Federal sources for the education of pupils participating in programs assisted under this title. Requires State application assurances and periodic reports. Limits the amounts of such payments to States in any fiscal year. Provides for reductions where necessitated by insufficient appropriations. Title II: General Provisions - Conditions the authorization of appropriations to carry out this Act for any fiscal year upon the appropriation of at least $4,000,000,000 for the Financial Assistance to Meet Special Educational Needs of Children program under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Provides for a suspension of payments to a State for reasons of noncompliance. Authorizes, in specified circumstances, the Secretary to arrange for the provision of services under this Act to nonprofit private school children. Permits judicial review by a State of the Secretary's final action on its plan or suspension of its funds.
Bill· HRH.R. 367 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Surplus School Conservation Act of 1981 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to local agencies to renovate closed school buildings for educational and social purposes. Provides that no more than ten percent of such grants shall go to local agencies in any particular State. Directs the Secretary to: (1) serve local agencies as a national clearinghouse on alternative uses of such buildings; and (2) report to the President and the Congress on such grants program.
Bill· HRH.R. 487 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Higher Education Tuition Tax Credit Act of 1981 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer an income tax credit for 25 percent of the expenses paid for the college or post-secondary vocational education of the taxpayer or the taxpayer's spouse or dependents. Sets forth maximum dollar amounts allowable as a credit for calendar years 1981 and 1982, after which the credit expires. Excludes graduate students from eligibility for the credit. Requires the individual for whom the tuition tax credit is allowed by this Act to be a full-time student during any four months of the calendar year or a part-time student during any eight months of the calendar year. Excludes from the definition of "expenses of higher education" any amounts paid for books, supplies, and equipment for courses of instruction or meals, lodging, transportation, and other living expenses. Forbids any construction of this Act as granting the Government additional authority to examine the books or activities of any church school except to the extent necessary to determine whether such school is an eligible educational institution. Requires that any amount received by the taxpayer as a tuition tax credit be disregarded for purposes of determining the eligibility of the taxpayer for Federal, State, or local educational assistance.
Bill· HRH.R. 486 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Elementary and Secondary Education Tuition Tax Credit Act of 1981 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer an income tax credit for 25 percent of the expenses paid for the elementary or secondary education of a dependent. Sets forth maximum dollar amounts allowable as a credit for calendar years 1981 and 1982, after which the credit expires. Requires the individual for whom the tuition tax credit is allowed by this Act to be a full-time student during any four months of the calendar year or a part-time student during any eight months of the calendar year. Excludes from the definition of "expenses of elementary and secondary education" any amounts paid for books, supplies, meals, lodging, transportation, similar personal expenses, and for education below the first-grade level or attendance at a kindergarten or nursery. Forbids any construction of this Act as granting the Government additional authority to examine the books or activities of any church school except to the extent necessary to determine whether such school is an eligible educational institution. Requires that any amount received by the taxpayer as a tuition tax credit be disregarded for purposes of determining the eligibility of the taxpayer for Federal, State, or local educational assistance.
Bill· HRH.R. 425 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer an income tax deduction for expenses paid for the higher education of the taxpayer or a dependent. Limits the amount of such deduction to $1,000 for each dependent.
Bill· HRH.R. 412 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Repeals certain veterans' education provisions requiring the use of such benefits within ten years of eligibility.
Bill· HRH.R. 335 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer an income tax deduction for expenses paid for the higher education of a dependent. Limits the amount of such deduction to $1,500 for each dependent.
Bill· HRH.R. 66 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Amends the Vocational Education Act of 1963 to extend specified authorizations of appropriatons under such Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 135 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Establishes a Peacetime Veterans' Educational Assistance Program for persons who enter military service after September 30, 1980, and serve on active duty for a period of two years or more, or are discharged or released from such duty for a service-connected disability. Entitles eligible veterans to 36 months of educational assistance under such program. Makes such veterans eligible to participate in the Predischarge Education Program and eligible for education loans. Provides that such veterans are eligible for educational assistance for the ten-year period following their discharge or release date. Sets forth procedures extending any applicable time period for such veterans who are prevented from initiating or completing a program of education under certain circumstances. Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay tuition costs and a subsistence allowance to eligible veterans in the program. Makes technical and conforming amendments to existing laws relating to veterans' educational assistance. Terminates the Post-Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational Assistance program after September 30, 1982.
Bill· HRH.R. 281 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Amends the National School Lunch Act to permit the State of Idaho and any State which phased out its commodity distribution facilities prior to June 30, 1974, to receive cash payments in lieu of donated foods for the purposes of such Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966.
Bill· HRH.R. 252 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require a State or local educational agency applying for assistance under such Act to establish and implement standards of educational proficiency applicable to public school students. Establishes the National Commission on Basic Education and directs it to: (1) establish proficiency standards; and (2) review and approve or disapprove State or local educational agency plans implementing such standards. Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to financially assist such agencies in preparing educational standards plans. Directs the Commissioner to make proficiency examinations directly available to public school students in districts where State proficiency plans are not in effect.
Bill· HRH.R. 54 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Education Improvement Act of 1980 - Title I: Financial Assistance to Meet Special Educational Needs of Children - Declares it to be the policy of the United States to continue to provide financial assistance to State and local educational agencies to meet the special needs of educationally deprived children, on the basis of entitlements calculated under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), in a manner which will eliminate burdensome and unproductive paperwork and free the schools of Federal supervision. Directs the Secretary of Education, during fiscal years 1982 through 1986, to make payments to State educational agencies for grants made on the basis of entitlements created under title I of ESEA and calculated in accordance with provisions of such title in effect on September 30, 1981. Directs the Secretary, in making such payments, to continue to utilize specified provisions of title I of such Act, with the exception of provisions relating to local program requirements and applications and to State and Federal administration of programs and projects. Requires that State and local educational agencies use such payments for programs and projects (including the acquisition of equipment and the construction of school facilities) designed to meet the special educational needs of educationally deprived children. Requires that State agency programs be designed to serve those categories of children (migratory, handicapped, neglected and delinquent) counted for eligibility for grants under specified ESEA provisions in accordance with the requirements of this title. Requires that local educational agencies use ESEA funds received under this title only for programs and projects: (1) designed to meet the special educational needs of educationally deprived children identified in accordance with specified provisions of this title; and (2) included in an application for assistance approved by the State educational agency and containing specified assurances concerning such programs and projects. Provides for the participation of children enrolled in private schools in special educational services and arrangements. Sets forth requirements relating to: (1) maintenance of effort; (2) use of funds limited to excess costs; (3) Federal funds to supplement, not supplant regular non-Federal funds; (4) comparability of services; (5) exclusion of special State and local program funds; and (6) allocation of funds in certain States. Title II: Consolidation of Federal Programs for Elementary and Secondary Education - Declares it to be the purpose of this title: (1) to consolidate the program authorizations contained in titles II through IX of ESEA into a single authorization of grants to States for the same purposes set forth in such titles, but to be used in accordance with the educational needs and priorities of each State as determined by the State; and (2) to financially assist State and local educational agencies to improve elementary and secondary education (including preschool education) for public and private school children, in a manner which eliminates administrative and paperwork burdens on the schools. Vests basic responsibility for the administration of funds made available under this title in State educational agencies. Admonishes such agencies to discharge such responsibility in a manner which will not impose an unreasonable administrative burden. Declares the intent of Congress that the responsibility for the design and implementation of programs assisted under this title is mainly that of local boards of education, school superintendents and principals, classroom teachers, and supporting personnel. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1982 through 1986. Sets forth provisions for allotments to States and for State grant applications. Requires that specified funds be used by State and local educational agencies to develop and implement a basic skills improvement program. Requires that at least 70 percent of such funds be allocated to local educational agencies. Authorizes State educational agencies to provide leadership and support services for the basic skills improvement program. Sets forth requirements for school level basic skills improvement programs which local educational agencies must meet in applying for program funds. Authorizes State education agencies to carry out selected activities from among the full range of programs and projects formerly authorized under titles IV, V, VI, and VII of ESEA (Educational Improvement, Resources, and Support; State Leadership; Emergency School Aid; and Bilingual Education Programs) and titles III, VIII, and IX of ESEA (Special Projects; Community Schools; and Additional Programs for Gifted and Talented Children, Educational Proficiency Standards, and Women's Educational Equity), in accordance with requirements of this title, including a planned allocation of funds set forth in the State application. Sets forth authorized activities under such programs and projects. Sets forth requirements relating to: (1) maintenance of effort; (2) Federal funds being supplementary to, and not supplanting, non-Federal funds; and (3) participation of children enrolled in private schools. Authorizes the Secretary to use discretionary reserved funds for activities relating to the purposes of and programs under this Act, such as: (1) a national information source to assess program effectiveness and the needs of those served; (2) research and demonstrations; (3) teacher training and improvement; and (4) implementation assistance for State and local educational agencies. Title III: General Provisions - Authorizes the Secretary to issue regulations relating to this Act: (1) on duties specifically assigned to the Secretary; (2) on proper fiscal accounting for appropriations and on the method of making payments authorized; and (3) which reasonably insure compliance with the specific requirements and assurances required. Prohibits the Secretary from issuing regulations on all other matters relating to the details of planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating State and local educational agency programs and projects. Permits the Secretary to consult with appropriate State, local, and private educational agencies and to provide, upon request, technical assistance, information, and suggested guidelines. Provides that regulations issued pursuant to this Act shall not have the standing of a Federal statute for the purposes of judicial review. Sets forth provisions for withholding of payments and for judicial review thereof. Provides that specified provisions of the General Education Provisions Act (relating to "State Educational Agency Monitoring and Agency Application") shall not: (1) apply to programs authorized under this Act except to the extent that such provisions relate fiscal control and fund accounting procedures; and (2) be construed to authorize the Secretary to require any reports or take any actions not specifically authorized by this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 263 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer an income tax credit for college or vocational school educational expenses paid by the taxpayer for the education of the taxpayer or the taxpayer's spouse or dependents. Limits such credit to $1,000 per individual for the taxable year. Includes tuition and fees required for enrollment at an educational institution and books, supplies, and equipment within the definition of "educational expenses." Excludes expenses for meals and lodging and similar personal expenses.
Bill· HRH.R. 209 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer a limited income tax credit for college or vocational education expenses. Reduces the amount of such credit by one percent of the amount by which the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer for the taxable year exceeds $22,500. Permits such credit for tuition and fees for education above the twelfth grade level and for books, supplies, and equipment required for coursework. Excludes expenses for meals and lodging and similar personal expenses.
Bill· HRH.R. 178 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction for cash and other personal property contributions to a savings account created or organized exclusively for the purpose of paying the educational expenses of the taxpayer or the taxpayer's child. Limits the amount of such deduction to $1,000 per year, adjusted for inflation. Limits eligibility for such deduction to the taxpayer or the taxpayer's dependent child unless such child has attained age 21 or has attended an institution of higher education as a full-time student for more than four weeks in the year of his twenty-first birthday. Excludes distributions from such an account from the gross income of the payee so long as such distributions are used to defray the beneficiary's tuition, fees, books and supplies, and reasonable living expenses. Specifies sanctions for the use of account funds for other than such educational purposes. Treats qualified distributions as income to the beneficiary for the taxable year in which the beneficiary attains age 25, and for each of the following nine years, in successive apportionments equal to ten percent of the total amount of such distributions. Allows a deduction for cash and other personal property contributions to a savings account created or organized for the benefit of the taxpayer (or the taxpayer and spouse if married) for the exclusive purpose of purchasing such individual's first residence. Limits the maximum annual deduction to $1,500 ($3,000 in the case of married individuals filing jointly), with a maximum lifetime deduction of $15,000 ($30,000 in the case of married individuals filing jointly). Provides for annual inflation adjustment of such amounts. Excludes distributions from such account from gross income so long as they are used exclusively for the purchase of a first residence. Provides for recapture of such distribution upon a subsequent sale of such first residence if another house is not purchased with the proceeds. Requires reduction of the $100,000 exclusion from gross income of proceeds from the sale of a principal residence by a taxpayer 55 years of age or older if such residence had been purchased with distributions from a tax-exempt housing savings account. Limits the amount of such reduction to the amount of any such distribution excluded from gross income.
Bill· HRH.R. 83 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Directs that two percent of all Federal income taxes collected within a State or territory be transferred as revenue to such State or territory for educational purposes, free of any Federal control.
Bill· HRH.R. 92 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer an income tax credit for tuition paid to an institution of higher education for the education of the taxpayer or the taxpayer's spouse or dependents. Limits such credit to $300 per student for each taxable year. Allows an income tax credit for charitable contributions to institutions of higher education. Limits such credit to 20 percent of the taxpayer's total tax liability or $500, whichever is less (five percent or $5,000 in the case of corporations, whichever is less). Stipulates that amounts taken into account in computing the credit may not also be taken as a charitable deduction.
Bill· HRH.R. 32 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from promulgating a proposed rule applicable to vitamin and mineral products for over-the-counter human use published on March 16, 1979, or from taking any other action which would have the same effect as such proposed rule.