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Bill· HRH.R. 2397 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1983
Equal Educational Opportunity Act of 1983 - Amends the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 (ECIA) to permit payments to local educational agencies (LEA) under Chapter 1 (Federal Assistance to Meet Special Educational Needs of Disadvantaged Children) of such Act to be used for educational voucher programs. Permits parents of educationally deprived children to use such vouchers to pay for: (1) full-time enrollment at private schools or at public schools outside their school district; or (2) compensatory services provided by the LEA to meet their special educational needs at public schools of their school district. Authorizes State educational agencies (SEAs) to require LEAs to use Chapter 1 funds to implement voucher programs. Requires that such State requirement be for all LEAs. Gives each LEA discretion to: (1) use such funds to implement a voucher program (if the SEA does not so require); and (2) distribute vouchers to some or all eligible parents. Sets forth requirements for: (1) authorized educational voucher programs; (2) other LEA special educational needs programs and projects under Chapter 1; and (3) LEA applications to SEAs for voucher programs. Declares that educational voucher program payments made by an LEA to a private school or to another LEA under this Act shall not constitute Federal financial assistance to the LEA or private school receiving such payments. Declares that use of Chapter 1 funds received in exchange for a voucher by a private school or a public school outside the eligible child's school district shall not constitute a program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. Makes specified Chapter 1 provisions inapplicable to educational voucher programs. Sets forth requirements for nondiscrimination by private schools in the voucher program. Prohibits racially discriminatory policies at such schools. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose to appropriate Department of Justice offices or employees any tax return or tax return information relevant to investigations by the Attorney General or proceedings brought under this Act to determine whether a school is following a racially discriminatory policy. Makes conforming amendments to specified provisions of Federal law relating to the creation of the declaratory judgment remedy, to include references to provisions of this Act which authorize declaratory judgments by appropriate U.S. district courts as to whether a private elementary or secondary school follows a racially discriminatory policy.
Bill· SS. 949 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1983
Mathematics, Science, and High Technology Skill Act of 1983 - Title I: Grants to States for the Improvement of Instruction in Mathematics, Science, and Technology - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1988 for: (1) basic grants for the improvement of instruction in mathematics, science, and technological literacy; and (2) incentive grants for such improvement. Part A: Basic Grants for the Improvement of Instruction in Mathematics, Science, and Technology - Directs the Secretary of Education to pay to States the Federal share of the costs of activities described in approved State plans under this part. Prohibits the making of such basic grants unless the State has prepared and submitted: (1) an assessment of the status of education in mathematics, science, and technology which meets specified requirements; and (2) a State plan in accordance with specified requirements. Sets forth provisions for the allotment to States of sums appropriated to carry out this title. Directs the Secretary to reserve: (1) one percent of such funds for payments to specified U.S. territories and possessions; and (2) one-half of one percent for payments for children enrolled in Indian schools to be allotted in accordance with their respective needs. Directs the Secretary, to allot the remainder among the States (including the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) on the basis of relative numbers of children: (1) of school-age; and (2) in local educational agencies (LEAs) counted under basic grants to LEAs provisions of title I (Financial Assistance to Meet Special Educational Needs of Children) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). Sets forth requirements for State assessments of education, including statements of needs in the following areas: (1) teacher recruitment and retention; (2) improving teacher qualifications and skills; (3) curriculum improvement; (4) meeting the skill needs of private industry; (5) access for women, minorities, and other underrepresented groups in careers in mathematics, science, and technology; and (6) improvement in the quality of mathematics, science, and technology education. Sets forth provisions relating to State plan preparation, contents, and approval. Sets forth authorized uses of basic grant funds. Prohibits payments under this part for differential compensation for teachers to teach mathematics, science, or other subjects in the field of technology or for the payment of regular compensation for teachers to teach such subjects. Sets forth provisions for payments under this part and for the Federal share of costs of specified activities. Sets forth requirements relating to within-State payments and withholding of payments under this part. Part B: Incentive Grants for the Improvement of Instruction in Mathematics, Science, and Technology - Authorizes the Secretary to make incentive grants to States for the improvement of the quality of education in the fields of mathematics, science, and technology. Sets forth authorized uses of incentive grant funds. Sets forth application requirements and within-State payment requirements. Title II: Incentive Grants to Local Educational Agencies for the Improvement of Instruction in Mathematics, Science, and Technology - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1988 for incentive grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) for the improvement of mathematics, science, and technical literacy. Authorizes the Secretary to make such incentive grants to LEAs. Sets forth authorized uses of LEA incentive grant funds. Sets forth application requirements. Title III: Grants to Institutions of Higher Education for the Improvement of the Quality of Instruction in Mathematics, Science, and Technology - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1988 for grants to institutions of higher education for the improvement of the quality of instruction in mathematics and science. Authorizes the Secretary to make such grants. Sets forth authorized uses of such funds. Sets forth application requirements. Title IV: Research Activities Relating to the Improvement in the Quality of Instruction in the Fields of Mathematics, Science, and Technology - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1988 for grants to institutions of higher education for the improvement of the quality of instruction in mathematics, science, and technology through educational research program provisions added by this Act to the General Education Provisions Act. Amends the General Education Provisions Act to establish such educational research program. Authorizes the Director of the National Institute of Education from funds appropriated under this Act, to conduct educational research designed to: (1) develop curriculum in mathematics and science to meet the training needs of students who are average, minority, of limited English-speaking ability, women, or economically or educationally disadvantaged; and (2) examine the learning process, teaching methods, and teacher motivation in mathematics, science, and technology. Requires the Director to establish criteria for the conduct of such research and submit such criteria for the approval of the National Science Foundation. Authorizes the Director, to the extent practical, to use laboratories and centers which receive financial assistance under specified provisions of such Act to carry out such research. Directs the Director, through the Institute, to monitor the status of education in mathematics, science, and technology, and evaluate the effectiveness of activities and services furnished with assistance under this Act. Title V: Vocational and Adult Education Programs in the Fields of Mathematics, Science, and Technology - Amends the Vocational Education Act to establish a national program for vocational training for technological skill development for positions in industry for which advanced academic degrees are not required. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1988 for such program. Authorizes the Secretary to make such program grants and contracts with nonprofit organizations and contracts with private for-profit organizations. Directs the Secretary to pay amounts which match those of specified applicant expenditures. Sets forth authorized use of such program grant and contract funds. Sets forth application requirements. Amends the Adult Education Act to require States, to the extent practicable, to emphasize training in the adaptation of science and technology to society and work, in carrying out adult basic education programs and adult education programs under such Act. Requires that a State plan under such Act identify the manner in which assistance sought under such Act will serve the goals described in the State plan approved under this Act.
Bill· SS. 923 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1983
Mathematics and Science Education Assistance Act of 1983 - Title I: Grants to States for the Improvement of Skills of Teachers of Mathematics and Science in Elementary and Secondary Schools - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to States for training of elementary and secondary school teachers who wish to earn a degree in science or mathematics. Authorizes appropriations for such grants for FY 1984 through 1986. Directs the Secretary to: (1) reserve one percent of such funds for payments to specified U.S. territories and possessions; and (2) allocate the remaining funds among the States (including the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) on the basis of each State's relative number of children aged five through 17. Permits a State to use such grants for grants or loans to teachers wishing to study at an institution of higher education to earn a science or mathematics degree. Requires each State desiring such grants to submit to the Secretary a plan for its teacher assistance program. Lists plan requirements, including requirements that: (1) the State will make stipends to each participating teacher equal to 80 percent of the teacher's compensation for up to two years of study; (2) the State will loan each teacher up to $2,000 each year for educational expenses for not more than two years; (3) each teacher receiving assistance will agree to work as a mathematics or science teacher in an elementary or secondary school in the State for at least five years; (4) the State will cancel 20 percent of any loan to such teacher for each year of service in compliance with such agreement or will establish procedures for the prompt repayment of any loan by a teacher who fails to comply with such agreement; and (5) an annual report will be submitted to the Secretary identifying the number of teachers participating in the program and the local educational agencies at which the teachers were working prior to participating in such program. Directs the Secretary to withhold funds from any State he or she finds has failed to comply with plan requirements until he or she is satisfied that there is no longer such failure to comply. Title II: Grants to Local Education Agencies for the Acquisition of Mathematics and Science Equipment and Materials - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States to pay for the acquisition of instructional equipment and materials for use in providing elementary and secondary education in mathematics and science. Authorizes appropriations for such grants for FY 1984 through 1986. Sets forth fund reservation and allocation requirements which are identical to such requirements under title I. Permits a State to use such grants for grants to local educational agencies for the acquisition of such equipment and materials. Requires each State desiring such grants to submit to the Secretary a plan for its acquisition program. Lists plan requirements, including requirements that: (1) the State will distribute 95 percent of its funds among local educational agencies based on each agency's need for equipment and materials; and (2) each local educational agency will use 75 percent of the funds it receives in secondary schools and 25 percent in elementary schools. Applies provisions of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 that require local educational agencies to provide equal expenditures and educational services to students of private and public schools to the assistance program under this title. Title III: State Councils on Education in Mathematics and Science - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1986 for allotments by the Secretary to States that establish a State Council on Education in Mathematics and Science. Requires that each State Council be appointed by the chief school officer of the State, subject to the approval of the State board of education. Directs each Council to: (1) examine the needs of public agencies, private nonprofit organizations, and businesses within the State for personnel who are well trained in mathematics and science; (2) assess the need for improving secondary and elementary mathematics and science programs; and (3) recommend ways to improve such programs. Requires a State to apply for assistance under this title.
Bill· HRH.R. 2341 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1983
Amends the National School Lunch Act to eliminate the requirement that the social security numbers of all adult members of a household be provided on an application for free or reduced-price lunches.
Bill· HRH.R. 2340 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1983
Amends the National School Lunch Act to provide that income used for specified hardship conditions shall not be included as income for purposes of determining free or reduced-price lunch eligibility.
Bill· HRH.R. 2332 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1983
High-Technology Training Act - Amends the Vocational Education Act of 1963 to establish a program of high-technology training grants. Directs the Secretary of Education to make such grants to States to stimulate vocational education programs to train individuals as high-technology technicians, in accordance with five-year State plans and annual program plans. Requires States to commit specified percentages of its basic grant under such Act to high-technology training programs. Directs States to consider specified factors in evaluating training program proposals of eligible recipients. Requires eligible recipients to provide specified assurances before receiving such training program funds. Authorizes appropriations for high-technology training program grants for FY 1984 and succeeding fiscal years. Makes conforming amendments to allotment provisions under such Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 2302 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1983
Overseas Teachers Act of 1983 - Amends the Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act regarding Department of Defense overseas dependents schools to limit the types and term of teaching positions and the travel and quarters allowance benefits for teachers who are recruited outside the United States. Provides exemptions from such benefit limitations in specified teaching situations. Eliminates the limitation on the amount of leave an overseas teacher may accumulate. Permits the use of leave for paternity purposes. Entitles each teacher to an additional three days of annual leave each school year. Permits a teacher to use such leave for any purpose during the school year, with proper notice. Entitles a Federal or District of Columbia employee who becomes an overseas teacher to a lump-sum payment for annual leave accumulated as such an employee. Transfers leave accumulated by such teachers as sick leave if the teacher becomes a Federal or District of Columbia employee. Allows any teacher who is separated from the service to elect to have any leave remaining: (1) liquidated as a lump-sum payment; (2) considered as creditable service for purposes of retirement benefits; or (3) credited to the individual's account in the event the individual is reappointed to a position in an executive agency. Authorizes the Director of the Office of Dependents' Education to grant a sabbatical to a teacher under certain conditions (including the condition that the teacher agrees to serve in the civil service for three years after completing the sabbatical). Requires the Secretary of Defense to set the basic rates of compensation for teachers at rates equal to the average of the range of rates for similar positions in the public school system of the District of Columbia or urban school jurisdictions having an average daily attendance of at least 100,000, whichever average range of rates is higher. (Current law requires rates equal to the average range of rates in urban school jurisdictions of 100,000 or more population). Allows a teacher with at least one school year of service to acquire competitive civil service status upon passing a non- competitive examination. Requires the Secretary to issue regulations concerning specified terms and conditions of employment of overseas teachers. Exempts such teachers from provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982 that require the civilian pay of a former or present member of the uniformed service to be reduced by the amount of any cost of living increase in his or her retired or retainer pay.
Bill· HRH.R. 2284 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1983
Defense Department Overseas Teachers Act of 1983 - Amends the Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act regarding Department of Defense overseas dependents schools to limit the term of teaching positions and the travel and quarters allowance benefits for teachers who are recruited outside the United States. Provides exemptions from such limitations in specified teaching situations. Eliminates the limitation on the amount of leave an overseas teacher may accumulate. Permits the use of leave for paternity purposes. Entitles a Federal or District of Columbia government employee who becomes an overseas teacher to a lump-sum payment for annual leave accumulated as such an employee. Transfers leave accumulated by such a teacher as sick leave if the teacher becomes a Federal or District of Columbia government employee. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to grant a sabbatical to any teacher on the condition that the teacher agrees to serve in the civil service for three years after completing the sabbatical.
Bill· HRH.R. 2266 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1983
Education Consolidation and Improvement Amendments of 1983 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to revise provisions for determining the allotment of basic grants to States for programs operated by local educational agencies. Provides that the criteria for poverty used by the Bureau of the Census in compiling the most recent available decennial census be used in making specified determinations for purposes of such basic grant allotments to States. Shortens to two years the period of continuation of migrant status and program eligibility for a migratory child of a migratory agricultural worker or migratory fisherman residing in the area served by an agency carrying out a program or project for migratory children. Eliminates the specified minimum amount of program funds which must be reserved for coordination of migrant education activities. Amends the Educational Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 to make a technical amendment to local educational agency grant application requirements which specifies that the low-income children to be provided significant help are educationally deprived. Makes additional technical amendments to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the Omnibus Education Reconciliation Act of 1981, and the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981.
Bill· HRH.R. 2263 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1983
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual taxpayer an income tax deduction for contributions to a savings account established to pay the educational expenses (tuition, supplies, meals, and lodging) of the taxpayer's dependent child at an institution of higher education or a vocational school. Limits the amount of such deduction to $1,000 (adjusted for inflation) for each account per calendar year. Disallows any deduction for contributions to an account for individuals who have attained age 19. Specifies that no account may have more than one beneficiary and that no individual may be a beneficiary of more than one account. Permits the deferral of income tax on income accumulated in such education savings accounts as long as such amounts are used exclusively for educational expenses. Specifies penalties for the use of account funds for other than educational purposes. Requires that the trustee of an education savings account file reports with the Secretary of the Treasury on the maintenance of the account. Imposes penalties for not filing required reports. Extends the deduction for contributions to an education savings account to taxpayers who do not otherwise itemize deductions. Excludes from the gross income of account beneficiaries any distributions from the account made on their behalf which are used for educational expenses.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 215 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1983
Designates the week of April 3 through April 9, 1983, as National Drug Abuse Education Week.
Bill· SS. 874 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1983
National Education and Economic Development Act of 1983 - Title I: Grants to States for Planning, Program Development, and Program Improvement in Mathematics and Science Instruction - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1988 for grants to State educational agencies for: (1) planning and program development in mathematics and science instruction in elementary and secondary schools; and (2) program improvement in such instruction. Requires the Secretary of Education to: (1) reserve up to one percent of such appropriations for payments to specified U.S. territories and possessions and one half of one percent for payments for children enrolled in Indian schools; and (2) allot the remaining funds among the States on the basis of each State's relative number of children aged five through 17. Part A: Grants for Planning and Program Development in Mathematics and Science Instruction in Elementary and Secondary Schools within State Allocation - Requires each State's funds allotted for planning and program development grants to be allocated within the State as follows: (1) 25 percent to the State educational agency for programs designed to improve the quality of science and mathematics instruction at the State level; (2) 70 percent of the remaining funds to local educational agencies on the basis of the relative number of school-age children in the school districts of such agencies; and (3) the remaining funds for distribution by the State educational agency on the basis of the relative number of school-age children from families below and families above the poverty level who attend public schools of local educational agencies in the State. Authorizes a State educational agency to use its allocated funds for: (1) the training of teachers and other personnel in the use of instructional equipment and material and in science and mathematics course content and instructional methods; (2) the dissemination of information evaluating instructional methods, equipment, and material; (3) the development of innovative methods and materials to improve instruction and interest in mathematics, science, and technology; (4) technical assistance; and (5) fiscal oversight of the programs of local educational agencies. Permits a local educational agency to use its allocated funds for: (1) determining its need for instructional materials and equipment, teacher training, guidance counseling, improvement of the curriculum and instructional methods, and programs to improve student achievement on, and access to, mathematics, science, technology, and computer use; (2) assessing local resources and developing a plan to use such resources in strengthening instruction in science and mathematics; (3) training teachers and other personnel; and (4) an independent evaluation of the effectiveness of local programs. Requires each State that desires such grants to submit to the Secretary a document which includes: (1) assurances that such assistance will only supplement funds that would otherwise be received from non-Federal sources; and (2) provisions for annual evaluations of assisted State programs. Provides that a local educational agency shall receive funds under this part if it files with the State educational agency a report which: (1) sets forth the general uses for such funds; (2) describes local resources that are available to improve programs of instruction in mathematics, science, technology and computer use; (3) assures that such funds will only supplement non-Federal funds that would otherwise be available for a program; (4) provides for recordkeeping to meet fiscal oversight requirements of the State agency; and (6) assures the establishment of procedures for an independent evaluation of assisted programs. Sets forth the increasing Federal share of the costs of programs assisted under this Act for FY 1985 through 1987. Establishes the Federal share of the amount allocated to local educational agencies at 100 percent. Directs the Secretary to withhold any payments to a State or local educational agency that fails to comply with submission of reporting requirements until the Secretary is satisfied that there is no longer any failure to comply. Part B: Grants for Program Improvement in Mathematics and Science Instruction in Elementary and Secondary Schools - Requires 95 percent of each State's funds allotted for program improvement grants to be allocated by the State educational agency as follows: (1) 60 percent to local educational agencies on the basis of the relative number of school-age children in the school districts of such agencies; and (2) 40 percent to local agencies on the basis of the relative number of school-age children from families below and families above the poverty level who attend public schools of such local agencies. Permits such grants to be used for: (1) the modernization and expansion of courses in science, mathematics, technology and computer use; (2) programs that promote student interest in, and access to, such subjects; (3) cooperative programs with local businesses and institutions involving the shared use of resources to improve instruction in such subjects; (4) the acquisition of materials and equipment to improve programs of instruction in such subjects; (5) minor construction and remodeling of facilities necessary for the effective use of instructional equipment or implementation of assisted programs; (6) programs to recruit and retain teachers of such subjects; and (7) an independent evaluation of assisted programs. Requires each State desiring assistance under this part to submit to the Secretary a document that includes assurances that such assistance will only supplement funds that otherwise would be received from non-Federal sources. Permits a local educational agency to receive funds under this part if it files with the State educational agency a report which: (1) sets forth the general uses of such funds; (2) limits the funds used for the acquisition and use of instructional equipment and materials, facility remodeling and construction, and programs to promote student interest in, and access to, science, mathematics, technology, and computer use; (3) assures that such funds will only supplement funds that otherwise would be received from non-Federal sources; (4) provides for recordkeeping to meet fiscal oversight requirements of the State agency; and (5) assures establishment of procedures for an independent evaluation of assisted programs. Directs the Secretary to withhold payment of funds under this part to any State if the State or local educational agency has failed to comply with submission and reporting requirements until the Secretary is satisfied that there is no longer any failure to comply. Title II: Grants to Institutions of Higher Education for Mathematics and Science Centers and for Research in the Fields of Mathematics and Science Instruction - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to institutions of higher education for the improvement of mathematics and science instruction, including technology and computer use for students and teachers in elementary and secondary schools. Authorizes appropriations for such grants for FY 1984 through 1988. Allots two-thirds of such appropriations for grants for the establishment and support of mathematics and science centers. Requires each center to conduct: (1) educational programs in mathematics, science, technology, and computer use for elementary and secondary school teachers and students; (2) programs to identify, encourage, and instruct gifted students in such fields; (3) programs to provide instruction to students from populations traditionally underrepresented in such fields; (4) teacher training programs; (5) programs to disseminate information evaluating methods, resources, and activities relating to instruction in such fields; (6) programs to share resources with local educational agencies; and community businesses and organizations. Requires educational institutions desiring such grants to submit an application that contains assurances that the science and mathematics centers will: (1) be independent; (2) be operated in cooperation with local educational agencies; and (3) coordinate their activities with the appropriate State educational agency. Allots the remaining appropriations for grants to institutions of higher education to: (1) establish and support four national research institutes and regional centers for program evaluation; and (2) conduct pilot programs to demonstrate innovative equipment, methods, or materials that will improve instruction in mathematics, science, and technology. Directs each research institute receiving assistance to: (1) develop innovative methods and materials to improve instruction in mathematics, science, technology, and computer use and to increase student interest in, and access to, such instruction; (2) apply technological advances to improve instruction in such fields; and (3) disseminate information on assisted programs. Requires each regional center receiving assistance to: (1) develop and disseminate information on methods to evaluate programs established under this Act; and (2) offer evaluation services to States, local educational agencies, and institutions of higher education. Establishes an Office of Mathematics, Science, Technology, and Computer Use within the Department of Education. Requires the Secretary to submit annual reports to the President and Congress on progress in improving the quality of, and access to, programs of instruction in mathematics, science, and technology, including computer use, at the elementary, secondary, and postsecondary levels. Title III: National Science Foundation Grants, Fellowships, and Awards - Authorizes appropriations through FY 1988 for grants from the Director of the National Science Foundation to institutions of higher education for: (1) undergraduate instruction in mathematics, science, technology and computer competence; (2) equipment relating to such instruction; and (3) training programs for participants in such fields. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1988 for: (1) the Secretary to carry out the National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship Program; (2) awards from the Director to faculty members of institutions of higher education in the fields of mathematics, science, technology, and engineering to permit such individuals to establish a first research project; and (3) grants from the Director to faculty members of such institutions in such fields for improving teaching skills, providing experience in new research techniques and advance research discoveries, and familiarizing themselves with new instructional methods and materials. Sets forth application requirements for, and restrictions and limitations on such awards and grants.
Bill· SS. 876 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1983
Science Education Improvement Act of 1983 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to grant certified elementary and secondary school instructors of mathematics, any physical science, or any other subject for which there is a substantial shortage of teachers, a nonrefundable $1,000 income tax credit. Requires such instructors to spend at least 50 percent of working hours to teaching one of the above-listed subjects. Requires the Secretary of Education to establish an advisory committee which will inform the Secretary and the Secretary of the Treasury of any substantial shortage of certified instructors in any subject taught in the public schools. Requires the Secretary to consult with the advisory committee at least once every calendar year.
Bill· HRH.R. 2243 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1983
Amends the National School Lunch Act to end the exclusion of certain private schools from the definition of "school."
Bill· HRH.R. 2231 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1983
Student Assistance Improvement Amendments of 1983 - Title I: Pell Grant Improvements - Amends part A (Grants to Students in Attendance at Institutions of Higher Education) of title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to redesignate "basic educational opportunity grants" as "Self-Help Grants." Provides that such grants shall be known as "Pell Self-Help Grants." Provides that a student may receive only one Self-Help Grant for any academic year during an award grant year as defined by the Secretary of Education. Sets the maximum Self-Help Grant for academic year 1984-1985 at $3,000. Directs the Secretary to establish the maximum amount for succeeding academic years. Sets forth formulas for determining individual grant amounts based on cost of attendance and expected family contribution. Sets the minimum grant award at $100. Revises eligibility period provisions. Sets forth provisions relating to expected family contributions and cost of attendance. Makes conforming amendments to HEA provisions relating to need analysis. Repeals specified provisions of the Student Financial Assistance Technical Amendments Act of 1982. Repeals subpart 3 (Grants to States for State Student Incentives) of title IV of HEA. Title II: Guaranteed Student Loan Program - Amends student loan provisions of HEA to revise eligibility requirements for subsidized loans (Federal interest subsidy payments). Requires the statement to the lender to include: (1) the amount of the student's expected family contribution; and (2) a determination of need for a loan and the amount of such need, even if the student's family adjusted gross income is $30,000 or less. Doubles (from five percent to ten percent of the principal of the loan) the amount of the origination fee which may be charged to graduate or professional students. Revises provisions for repayment of advances for reserve funds of State and nonprofit private insurance programs. Requires that advances be repaid within such period as the Secretary deems appropriate in the light of the maturity and solvency of the reserve fund for which the advance was made. Requires that repayments of advances be deposited in the student loan insurance fund. Revises provisions relating to Federal student loan insurance liability limitations. Revises provisions relating to Federal guaranty and supplementary guaranty of student loans insured under non-Federal programs. Sets the amount to be paid by the Secretary of Education to a State or nonprofit private institution as reimbursement at 100 percent of the amount expended by it in discharge of its insurance obligation (resulting from the default of the student borrower) incurred under its loan insurance program. Provides that such guaranty agreements shall not require the maintenance of a reserve, with respect to so much of any loan insured under the loan insurance program as may be guaranteed by the Secretary. Provides that no provision of any State law which requires maintenance of a reserve shall apply to a State's student loan insurance program covered by such a guaranty agreement. Revises standards for student loan insurance programs. Provides that such programs authorize insurance for loans to students who carry at least one-half of the normal full-time academic workload. Removes the $1,000 minimum requirement for loans insured under such programs. Requires that such programs insure 100 percent of the unpaid principal of loans insured, whether or not such loans are eligible for Federal interest subsidy payments. Requires that such programs, with respect to lenders which are eligible institutions, insure loans by only such lenders as are located within the geographic area served by such State or nonprofit private institution or organization. Prohibits program restrictions on insurance to otherwise eligible students: (1) accepted for enrollment in or attending an eligible institution within the State; or (2) if such student is a legal resident of the State, accepted for enrollment in or attending an eligible institution outside that State. Prohibits program restrictions with respect to eligible residential institutions which are more onerous than eligibility requirements for institutions under the Federal student loan insurance program, except under specified conditions. Requires programs to provide: (1) for the eligibility of eligible institutions as lenders under reasonable criteria, except under specified conditions; and (2) assurances that the State or nonprofit private institution or organization will report to the Secretary annually concerning such criteria, including specified items. Repeals provisions for loan insurance supplemental guaranty agreements. Title III: Other Education Programs - Revises provisions for the National Direct Student Loan Program to raise the interest rate on national direct student loans to nine percent per year in the case of any loan made on or after July 1, 1983 (or to eight percent under specified conditions). Directs the Secretary to pay each institution for each fiscal year an amount equal to ten percent of the aggregate of the amounts of loans from its student loan fund which are cancelled pursuant to provisions for cancellation of loans for certain types of public service. Allows each institution to determine the appropriate use for such payments. Revises provisions for Work-Study Programs to raise the amount of the appropriations authorized for FY 1984 and 1985. Provides that no institution shall be required to contribute more funds for FY 1984 or 1985 to pay its share of the compensation of students employed in the work-study program than it expended for FY 1983. Revises provisions for equitable distribution of work-study program assistance to provide for reallocation of funds by the Secretary to each institution in a State, under specified circumstances. Amends the Omnibus Education Reconciliation Act of 1981 to raise the limitation on the authorization of appropriations for work-study programs for FY 1984. Revises provisions (of HEA) for the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program to provide for reallocation by the Secretary of funds for such program to each institution in a State, under specified circumstances. Revises provisions for the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education to authorize the Secretary to require that an educational institution or agency receiving a grant or entering into a contract under provisions for the Fund pay a portion of the costs of carrying out the authorized activities under the program or project approved by the Secretary. Title IV: Effective Dates - Sets forth the effective dates of specified amendments made by this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 2236 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1983
National Diffusion Network Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to carry out a program to promote the use of exemplary educational programs, products, and practices to interested elementary and secondary schools. Requires the Secretary to provide information, materials, training, technical assistance, and evaluations. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to, and contracts with, public and nonprofit private educational institutions and organizations to carry out such program. Declares that such program shall be deemed to be a continuation of the National Diffusion Network for which provision is made under the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981. Directs the Secretary to allocate funds available under such Act to such program. Authorizes additional appropriations, if necessary, to carry out such program in FY 1984 through 1987.
Bill· SS. 867 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1983
Amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to make grants to local educational agencies in States bordering Mexico for the construction of school facilities to assist in providing education for legal immigrant children. Sets forth a formula for determining the amount of such a grant and the eligibility of an agency for a grant based on the number of such children aged five through 17 enrolled in the schools of an agency. Includes for such purposes only such children who reside, or whose parents or guardians reside, in the school district of the agency. Earmarks a specified amount of the appropriations authorized under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 for such grants. Requires that individual agency entitlements be ratably reduced if such amount is not sufficient to pay the full amount all agencies are entitled to receive. Sets forth grant application requirements. Directs the Secretary to withhold grant payments to any agency that fails to comply with the terms of its application until the Secretary is satisfied that there is no longer any failure to comply.
Bill· HRH.R. 2207 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1983
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to reestablish the Emergency School Aid Act as title VI of ESEA. Makes the emergency school aid program a categorical grant program to assist public school desegregation. Authorizes appropriations for the emergency school aid program for FY 1984 through 1987. Amends the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 to delete references to the emergency school aid program under the block grant provisions of such Act.
Bill· SS. 836 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1983
National Diffusion Network Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to carry out a program to promote the spread of exemplary educational programs, products, and practices to interested elementary and secondary schools. Requires the Secretary to provide for evaluation, information, materials, training, and technical assistance. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to, and contracts with, public and nonprofit private educational institutions and organizations to carry out such program. Declares that such program shall be deemed to be a continuation of the National Diffusion Network for which provision is made under the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981. Directs the Secretary to allocate funds available under such Act to such program. Authorizes additional appropriations, if necessary, to carry out such program in FY 1983 through 1986.
Bill· HRH.R. 2144 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1983
Challenge Grant Amendments of 1983 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to establish a program of making endowment grants to developing institutions which establish eligibility under the challenge grant program and which are current or past recipients of assistance under title III (Institutional Aid) of such Act. Sets forth requirements for endowment program agreements and the use of funds. Amends the Omnibus Education Reconciliation Act of 1981 to increase the total amount which may be appropriated for FY 1984 to carry out title III (Institutional Aid) of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Bill· HRH.R. 2148 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1983
Follow Through Amendments of 1983 - Amends the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 to reenact Follow Through programs (as the Follow Through Act) with certain technical amendments. Authorizes appropriations for such programs for FY 1984 and 1985. Requires (currently authorizes) the Secretary of Education to: (1) provide financial assistance for research, demonstration, or pilot projects designed to develop new methods of overcoming the special problems of primarily low-income children in continuing to develop to their full potential in kindergarten and the primary grades; and (2) provide technical assistance for Follow Through programs and training for program personnel. Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide for an analysis of all previous evaluations of Follow Through programs; (2) include in the next evaluative report of such programs an analysis of their impact on preschool-elementary school linkage efforts and their effectiveness in narrowing the gap in successful educational performance between children from low-income families and other children; and (3) submit such report to the President and Congress by April 30, 1985. Establishes a National Commission on Follow Through Education. Directs the Council to: (1) review all research, demonstration, and pilot projects conducted under Follow Through programs; (2) determine the most effective approaches developed through such programs that are conducive to replication on a national basis; (3) recommend Federal, State, and local actions necessary to facilitate the replication of such approaches; and (4) report to the President and Congress by April 30, 1985, on its activities and recommendations. Terminates the Commission on September 30, 1985. Authorizes appropriations. Repeals provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 relating to the Follow Through program.
Bill· HRH.R. 2143 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1983
Secondary Education Assistance Act of 1982 - Amends the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 to authorize the Secretary of Education to make payments to local educational agencies in amounts of up to $300 for each eligible student in qualified secondary schools in the area served by that agency. Defines "eligible students" as secondary students counted for purposes of determining the amounts of basic grants to educational agencies under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Defines a "qualified secondary school" as a public or nonprofit private secondary school not less than 30 percent of whose students are eligible students. Directs each local educational agency to allocate funds it receives among schools, on the basis of the number of eligible students in each school, for programs designed to serve educationally deprived youths. Permits an agency to use funds only for programs and projects included in an approved application for assistance. Sets forth application requirements, including requirements for agency assurances to make a good faith effort to improve the quality of instruction and to provide necessary records and information for audits and program evaluation. Prohibits the use of any funds provided under this Act or any facility or equipment obtained with such funds for any sectarian activity. Requires an agency to arrange special educational services in which eligible students of private schools may participate and which involve expenditures equal to expenditures under this Act for eligible students of public schools. Directs the Secretary to: (1) arrange for provision of such services if a local educational agency is prohibited by law from providing such services or if such agency has failed to provide such services; and (2) pay the provider of such services from such agency's allocation of funds. Requires the Secretary to afford an agency 45 days to show cause why the Secretary should not take such action. Provides for the appeal and judicial review of such an action. Provides for the reduction of an agency's allocation of funds under this Act based on the levels of State and agency funding for free public education during the preceding two years. Prohibits an agency from using funds under this Act to replace funds that would otherwise be made available from non-Federal sources. Allows an agency to receive funds under this Act only if: (1) State and local funds will be used to provide areas of the agency's district with services comparable to services provided in other district areas which are not receiving funds under this Act; or (2) all school attendance areas in the agency's district are designated as project areas and State and local funds are used to provide comparable services to each area.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 203 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1983
Declares the findings of the Congress that States should: (1) evaluate teacher training and performance requirements; (2) compare teacher recruitment, selection, training, certification, and licensing in other States; (3) establish commissions on teacher excellence; and (4) recommend to the President and the Congress ways in which public school instruction could be assisted by research, evaluation, new policy initiatives, and changes in existing Federal laws.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 204 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1983
Authorizes and requests the President to designate the week April 10 through April 16, 1983, as National Education for Business Week.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 137 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1983
Expresses the sense of the Congress that no changes will be enacted in the guaranteed student loan program which would be effective for the academic year 1983-1984.
Bill· SS. 772 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1983
Smoking Prevention Health and Education Act of 1983 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to inform the public of the health hazards of cigarettes through research, demonstration, and educational activities. Establishes an Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health to coordinate such Federal and private activities. Requires the Committee to meet at least four times a year. Directs the Secretary to report annually to Congress on the status of health and smoking in the United States. Makes it a misdemeanor (with maximum $10,000 fine) to manufacture, import, or package cigarettes without first filing a list of chemical additives (types and amounts) with the Secretary. States that such information shall be considered a trade secret. Requires the Secretary to report at least annually to Congress regarding cigarette additives and their health hazards. Amends the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act to change existing label warning provisions to require cigarette packages to carry one of four specified warnings on a rotating basis according to Federal Trade Commission rules. Makes it unlawful to manufacture, import, or package cigarettes commercially without disclosing tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide levels on the package.
Bill· HRH.R. 2078 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1983
Entitles any child who is a student during a school year to continue to receive a civil service survivor annuity throughout any period of such year during which the child cannot continue full-time study or training because of illness, if the child satisfies the Office of Personnel Management as to his or her intention to return to school upon recovering.
Law· SJRESS.J.Res. 57 (98th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1983
Designates the week of April 3 through April 9, 1983, as National Drug Abuse Education Week.
Bill· SS. 706 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1983
Science and Mathematics Teacher Development Act of 1983 - Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act for FY 1984 through 1987. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to reserve up to one percent of such funds for grants to insular areas, apportioned according to need. Directs the Secretary, from the remainder of such funds, to make allotments to States based on relative numbers of residents aged 14 through 17. Sets forth provisions for reallotments, from States which do not submit proposed use reports or do not need their full allotment, to States with a current need for additional funds. Directs the Secretary to allot to each Indian tribe, which submits a proposed use report that meets specified requirements, an amount based on the number of members of the tribe aged 14 through 17, and to subtract such Indian allotment from the State allotment of the State or States in which such tribal members reside. Requires States desiring to receive grants under this Act to submit to the Secretary an annual proposed use report for such funds. Sets forth requirement for such reports including publication to facilitate comment from interested agencies, groups, and individuals prior to submission. Provides that only specified provisions of the General Education Provisions Act shall apply to programs and activities under this Act. Sets forth audit provisions. Requires each State to use its grant, either directly or through local educational agencies, to increase the number of teachers who are qualified to teach science or mathematics at the secondary level in public or private schools by awarding scholarships for necessary instruction at institutions of higher education. Authorizes a State to use such funds to pay a portion of the total amount of the scholarship (including tuition and stipend) to enable the recipient to acquire the necessary qualifications to teach science or mathematics at the secondary level. Limits such portion of scholarship aid to a recipient to one period of twelve consecutive months or $5,000 toward the total amount of the scholarship. Authorizes a State to select as a scholarship recipient only a person who: (1) has at least a bachelor's degree; and (2) lacks the qualifications to teach science or mathematics at the secondary level in public or private schools in that State, but can become qualified within one year. Requires that selection as a scholarship recipient be conditioned upon the recipient's agreement to teach science or mathematics at the secondary level for a reasonable period in a public or private school determined by the State or the local educational agency to have a need for such a teacher. Permits waiver or modification of such agreements under prescribed circumstances. Authorizes a State to require a local educational agency or private school at which a scholarship recipient will teach to contribute a portion of the total amount of the scholarship. Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed to require a scholarship recipient to become certified under State law. Requires each State to provide to secondary level students attending private schools opportunities to benefit from its program under this Act that are equitable compared to the opportunities offered to secondary level students attending public schools, taking into account the relative numbers and needs of those student populations. Prohibits use of funds under this Act for any religious worship, instruction, or proselytization, or any activity of a school or department of divinity.
Bill· SS. 667 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1983
Changes the name of the Post-Vietnam Era Veterans Education Account to the Servicepersons Account for Veterans' Education. Increases the Veterans Administration contribution to such fund from $2 to $3 for each $1 contributed by all but specified participants. Sets the interest rate and terms for participant contributions to such Account. Authorizes the Administrator to authorize a shorter period for the payment of benefits from the Account where a larger payment over a shorter period would be in the interests of the participant and the Federal Government. Directs the Secretary of Defense to reimburse the Administrator for educational or training assistance allowances paid after December 31, 1989 for veteran-student services.
Bill· SS. 665 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1983
Terminates the authority of the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to make advance payments of educational and subsistence allowances.
Bill· HRH.R. 1824 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1983
Comprehensive Smoking Prevention Education Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to inform the public of the health hazards of cigarettes through research, demonstration, and educational activities. Establishes an Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health to coordinate such Federal and private activities. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress biennially (with the first report due by January 1, 1984). Amends the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act to require cigarette packages to carry one of three specified label warnings on a rotating basis. Includes exports under such requirements. Makes it unlawful to advertise cigarettes without one of three specified warnings. Makes it unlawful to manufacture, import, or package cigarettes commercially without disclosing tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide levels on the package. Requires the Secretary to test such levels at least once a year. Makes it unlawful to manufacture, import, or package cigarettes commercially without first filing with the Secretary a list of chemical additives (types and amounts). Requires the Secretary to report at least annually to Congress regarding cigarette additives and their health hazards. Increases the fine for violation of such Act from $10,000 to $100,000.
Bill· HRH.R. 1810 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1983
Helen Keller National Center Act - Repeals provisions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 relating to the Helen Keller National Center. Directs the Secretary of Education to continue to administer and support the Center. Sets forth the purposes of the Center as follows: (1) to provide specialized intensive services for deaf-blind persons; (2) to train personnel to provide such services; and (3) to conduct applied research, development, and demonstrations relating to communication techniques, teaching methods, aids, and devices, and delivery of services. Requires an annual independent audit of the Center. Directs the Secretary of Education to ensure that: (1) Center service and training programs are monitored regularly; and (2) Center operation is evaluated annually, with written reports to the President and the Congress submitted by specified deadlines. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1988 for Center operation and maintenance for use in accordance with guidelines or regulations prescribed by the Secretary. Defines "Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults" to mean that facility and its affiliated network. Provides that nothing in this Act shall in any way cause to affect or modify any existing or future agreement between any Federal department, agency, or instrumentality and the Industrial Home for the Blind, Inc., or its successors or assignees, with respect to the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults. Makes technical and conforming amendments.
Bill· HRH.R. 1815 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1983
Elementary School Guidance and Counseling Incentive Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations: (1) for FY 1984 through 1988 for comprehensive elementary school guidance and counseling programs, supplemental grants to States for such programs and research and demonstration programs; (2) through FY 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 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. 1762 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1983
Amends Federal law relating to financial assistance for local educational agencies in areas affected by Federal activity ("impact aid") to prohibit payments for the cost of State administration under specified provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to any State which takes Federal impact aid funds into account in the distribution of State educational funds to local educational agencies.
Bill· SS. 625 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1983
Federal Correctional Education Assistance Act - Declares the purpose of this Act to be to provide financial assistance to the States to carry out educational programs for criminal offenders in juvenile and adult correctional institutions. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1986 to enable the Secretary of Education to make grants to States under this Act. Allows such appropriations to remain available until expended. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to State educational agencies and grants for programs of national significance. Sets forth formulas for the allocation of funds under this Act. Prohibits the use of funds for purposes inconsistent with the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974. Sets forth permissible uses of grants made to States under this Act, including: (1) academic programs for basic education, special education, bilingual or bicultural study, secondary school credit, postsecondary study, fine arts, recreation and health, and curriculum development; (2) vocational training; (3) library development and services; (4) teacher training; (5) educational release programs; (6) guidance; (7) supportive services; and (8) job training. Sets forth requirements for State applications for assistance under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to make, from specified reserved funds, grants to State and local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, State correctional agencies, and other public and nonprofit organizations and institutions to meet the costs of programs of national significance which the Secretary determines give promise of improving the education of criminal offenders. Sets forth provisions for payment and withholding of funds under this Act.
Bill· SS. 631 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1983
High Technology Morrill Act - Establishes the Technology Education Trust Fund in the Treasury. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to be the trustee of the Fund and to report to the Congress annually on the Fund's operation. Directs the Secretary to transfer from the Treasury's general fund to the Fund, for FY 1984 through 1988, three percent of the rents, royalties, and other sums paid to the United States under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, and any other Federal statute authorizing payments for mineral resource development designated by the Secretary for the purpose of this Act. Limits the amount of such transfers to $500,000,000 in any one fiscal year. Provides that amounts in the Fund shall be available for making payments in accordance with this Act as provided in advance by appropriation Acts, and without fiscal year limitation on availability unless specifically enacted. Prohibits the Secretary from making transfers to the Fund after September 30, 1988. Directs the Secretary to pay into the Treasury's general fund any amounts remaining in the Fund after September 30, 1990. Authorizes the Director of the National Science Foundation to make grants to education institutions, private for-profit business concerns, and State agencies making application jointly to pay the Federal share of the cost of technology education programs. Allows private nonprofit organizations and State agencies to submit applications jointly if the nonprofit private organization represents an educational institution and a for-profit business concern, or a group of such institutions and concerns. Requires that such applications be consistent with State economic development and educational policies and with private sector priorities and educational institution needs. Requires that State and local public sources pay 30 percent, and for-profit businesses pay 20 percent, of total program costs. Sets forth other application requirements. Allows grants made under this Act to be used for: (1) laboratory equipment and facilities in educational institutions; (2) improving science and mathematics education and computer literacy in elementary and secondary schools through teacher training, equipment improvement, and curricula development; (3) research/education centers for training new scientific, engineering, and technical employees while carrying out applied research or stimulating innovation, technology transfer, and the application of new technologies; (4) mathematics, science, and engineering faculty development through support for graduate students who enter teaching, faculty exchange with industry, teaching retraining, and other faculty retention programs; (5) lifelong learning and cooperative education activities for the scientific, engineering, and technical work force; (6) development of new educational methods and equipment such as computer based educational aids and telecommunication instructional technologies; (7) research and training in the management of technological innovation; (8) improving the access of women, minorities, and handicapped to technical, engineering, and scientific fields; and (9) cooperative programs between the humanities and the sciences. Sets forth provisions for grant payments, distribution of funds, withholding, administration, and audit. Authorizes the Director to establish advisory committees for purposes of this Act. Directs the Director to consult with the Secretary of Defense to coordinate technical training programs supported by the Department of Defense and activities assisted under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to transfer Department of Defense funds for technical training programs to the Director to carry out programs under this Act. Directs the Director to consult with the Secretaries of Commerce, Labor, Education, and the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies in carrying out this Act. Directs the Director to report annually to the Congress on activities assisted by this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 1720 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1983
Emergency Educational Facilities Repair and Renovation for Jobs Act - Title I: Elementary and Secondary Educational Facilities - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 through 1988 to the Department of Education to provide funds under this title to local educational agencies (LEAs) to employ unemployed individuals in maintenance, repair, renovation, and reconstruction of public school facilities. Requires States desiring to receive an allocation of such funds to submit a statement of assurances to the Secretary of Education concerning allocation of funds to LEAs and compliance with fiscal control and fund accounting procedures. Directs the Secretary to allocate one percent of such funds to specified U.S. territories and possessions and the remainder among the States and the District of Columbia on the basis of relative numbers of: (1) unemployed residents; (2) unemployed residents of areas of substantial unemployment (at least six and one-half percent for the most recent 12 months); (3) "excess" (number of unemployed individuals in excess of four and one-half percent of the civilian labor force either in the State or in areas of substantial unemployment) unemployed residents; and (4) low-income children. Prohibits the State educational agency (SEA) from reserving from the amount allocated to the State more than (1) one percent for administrative cost; and (2) four percent for special needs. Directs the SEA, from the remainder, to allocate: (1) three-fourths among counties on the basis of relative numbers of unemployed residents and within each county according to the fund distribution formula under specified provisions of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 (ECIA); and (2) one-fourth among the LEAs on the basis of such ECIA formula. Requires that at least 70 percent of the funds made available to any LEA under this title be used for salaries and wages and associated benefits for individuals employed directly or indirectly by the LEA in such public school facilities repair, renovation, or reconstruction programs. Requires that, to the maximum extent feasible, funds under this title be used for projects and activities for which on-site labor can begin within 90 days of receipt of such funds. Requires that such funds be used in accordance with State and local procedures for: (1) assisting SEAs and LEAs to conform their public school facilities with specified requirements under the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and with post-construction requirements of government environmental protection or health and safety programs; (2) public school facilities repair, renovation, and reconstruction; (3) conversion of presently unused structures into adult training centers; (4) energy efficiency remodeling or renovation; and (5) asbestos detection, removal, or containment in facilities used by students. Authorizes the Secretary, on request, to issue rulings to any SEAs or LEAs on the proper construction and application of this title. Title II: Reconstruction at Postsecondary Institutions and Renovation of Academic Facilities - Directs the Secretary to carry out programs of financial assistance to institutions of higher education and to higher education building agencies for the reconstruction or renovation of academic facilities and libraries if the primary purpose of such assistance is to enable such institutions to: (1) economize on the use of energy resources, with a priority for the use of coal, solar, and renewable resources; (2) conform their academic facilities and libraries with specified requirements under the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and with post-construction requirements of government environmental protection or health and safety programs; (3) reconstruct and renovate research facilities; and (4) detect, remove, or contain asbestos hazards in facilities used by students. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 through 1988 to the Department of Education to provide funds to States to employ unemployed individuals in maintenance, repair, renovation, and reconstruction of academic facilities at institutions of higher education. Sets forth annual State plan requirements for any State desiring to participate in the grant program under this title. Directs the Secretary to prescribe basic criteria for the consideration of State plans. Sets forth provisions for allocation of funds which are similar to those for title I of this Act (except that the factor of relative numbers of low- income children is replaced by relative numbers of students enrolled in institutions of higher education in each State). Sets forth provisions for use of funds and for the Secretary's authority which are similar to those for title I of this Act. Title III: Public Library Facilities - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 through 1988 to the Department of Education to provide funds for the repair, renovation, remodeling, and alteration of facilities for public libraries. Directs the Secretary to allot from such funds to each State the minimum allotment specified under certain provisions of the Library Services and Construction Act. Provides for the allocation of the remainder of such funds among the State on a similar basis as those for allocation under titles I and II of this Act (but without the factors of relative numbers of low-income children or college students). Sets forth provisions for use of funds which are similar to those under titles I and II of this Act, but requires that only 60 percent (rather than 70 percent) of such funds be used for salaries and wages of the individuals employed in maintenance, repair, renovation, or reconstruction. Directs State library administrative agencies, to the maximum extent feasible, to consider relative unemployment in each county in determining projects to be funded under this title. Directs the Secretary to administer this title under existing regulations for title II (Public Library Construction) of the Library Services and Construction Act, but may, on request, issue rulings to any State on issues concerning the proper construction and application of this title. Title IV: General Provisions - Sets forth nondiscrimination provisions and other general requirements. Prohibits the employment, in a subsidized wage position under this Act, of individuals who have voluntarily terminated without good cause, within the preceding six months, full-time employment at or exceeding the Federal minimum wage. Requires that individuals in employment subsidized under this Act be paid at either the highest of the federal minimum wage, the applicable State or local minimum wage, or the prevailing wage for employment in similar occupations by the same employer. Sets forth program labor standards relating to conditions of employment and training, health and safety standards, workers' compensation benefits, and job benefits and working conditions. Prohibits use of funds under this Act for contributions on behalf of any participant to retirement systems or plans. Prohibits displacement of any currently employed worker by participants in programs funded under this Act. Prohibits such programs from impairing existing contracts for services or collective bargaining agreements. Requires the written concurrence of the labor organization and the employer concerned before any such program which would be inconsistent with the terms of a collective bargaining agreement may be undertaken. Prohibits program participants from being employed or job openings being filled when: (1) any other individual is on layoff from the same or any substantially equivalent job; or (2) the employer has terminated the employment of any regular employee or otherwise reduced its work force with the intention of filling the vacancy by hiring a participant whose wages are subsidized under this Act. Prohibits creation of jobs in a promotional line that will infringe in any way on the promotional opportunities of currently employed individuals. Requires recipients of funds under this Act to provide the Secretary with assurances that none of such funds will be used to assist, promote, or deter union organizing. Requires that an opportunity for comment be provided for any labor organization representing a substantial number of employees engaged in similar work or training in the same areas as that proposed to be funded under this Act. Applies the wage rate requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act to all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors in works federally assisted under this Act.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 109 (98th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1983
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 1310 (science and mathematics education).
Bill· HRH.R. 1699 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1983
Title I: Emergency Mathematics and Science Education Assistance - Emergency Mathematics and Science Education Act - Amends the National Defense Education Act of 1958 to add a new program (as title VI of such Act) for emergency mathematics and science education at elementary, secondary, and postsecondary levels. Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Education to provide elementary and secondary education assistance (Part A) under such title VI program for FY 1984 and 1985. Conditions such authorization upon increased appropriations under specified provision of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981. Sets forth provisions for allocation of Part A program funds. Directs the Secretary of Education to reserve part A program appropriations for any fiscal year: (1) one percent for allocation among Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; and (2) one-half of one percent for payment to to the Secretary of the Interior for use in Bureau of Indian Affairs schools. Requires that the remainder be allocated among the States (and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) according to a specified formula. Permits the State educational agency (SEA) to reserve up to 25 percent of such a State allocation for the conduct of State programs, planning, and administration. Requires the remainder of the State allocation to be allocated by the SEA among the local education agencies (LEAs) in proportion to their most recent allocations under chapter I of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981. Requires LEAs to use Part A program funds for: (1) needs assessment; and (2) in-service teacher training. Permits remaining funds to be used for discretionary activities to improve mathematics and science education. Sets forth requirements for LEA applications to the SEA for such funds. Requires SEAs to use Part A program funds for: (1) in-service teacher training; (2) expenses related to teacher attendance at specified summer institutes; and (3) matching grants to LEAS to operate joint programs with other public or private groups (at least 20 percent of the SEA program allocation must be used for such grants). Permits remaining funds to be used for discretionary activities to improve mathematics and science education. Limits to 12 percent that portion of the SEA allocation which may be used for Part A program administrative costs. Requires that Part A program funds be used only to supplement, not supplant, funds from non-Federal sources. Requires SEAs and LEAs to ensure equal educational opportunity and the full participation of traditionally underrepresented groups, including women, racial, and ethnic minorities, in Part A programs. Requires SEAs and LEAs to provide for the participation of private school children and teachers in Part A programs. Requires that Part A program funds and property derived from such funds, must be controlled and administered by a public agency. Requires that Part A program State plans and LEA applications for FY 1985 and thereafter contain an evaluation of programs conducted. Directs the Secretary to use the national diffusion network to disseminate information on particularly successful programs under Part A. Sets forth provisions for postsecondary assistance (Part B) under the title VI emergency mathematics and science education program. Requires that specified funds be used to award national teaching scholarships to up to 5,000 individuals for FY 1984 and 10,000 individuals for FY 1985. Limits such scholarships to an amount equal to the tuition and fee expenses of any recipient for two academic years of undergraudate or graduate education. Authorizes the Secretary to reserve up to 30 percent of the funds for such scholarships to make awards to individuals who are currently teachers for one year of study at an institution of higher education. Sets forth provisions for eligibility and nomination of national teaching scholars. Provides that a committee chaired by the Librarian of Congress shall select national teaching scholars. Obligates each national teaching scholar to: (1) teach elementary or secondary school mathematics, science, foreign languages, or other appropriate subject for two years for each year of the scholarship; or (2) repay the total amount of the scholarship, plus interest at a rate prescribed by the Secretary. Provides that such scholarships shall not be considered in determining eligibility for student assistance under the Higher Education Act of 1965, but that the sum of such assistance and such scholarship shall not exceed the cost of attendance. Directs the Secretary to make specified funds for FY 1984 or 1985 available for competitive grants to institutions of higher education for undergraduate mathematics, science, and foreign language curriculum improvement and faculty development programs to improve instruction for students who have or are pursuing teaching certificates. Reserves 25 percent of funds for such programs for institutions which serve a high proportion of low income students and which are thus eligible for assistance under title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Directs the Secretary, from specified funds for FY 1984 or 1985, to make grants to institutions of higher education to support summer institutes and workshops for supervisors and certified teachers in elementary and secondary schools to improve their instructional skills and knowledge in mathematics, science, and foreign language, or other areas determined by Secretary. Permits such institutes to involve the cooperation of advanced technology firms and other private industries. Authorizes the Secretary, upon SEA request, to make grants to other public teacher training agencies established by the SEA before January 1, 1983. Directs the Director of the National Institute of Education, in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies, to investigate effective instructional methods and programs in mathematics, science, and foreign languages. Authorizations appropriations for such purpose to the Department for FY 1984 and 1985, to be made available to the National Institute of Education and the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. Limits the total amount which may be appropriated pursuant to provisions for Part B postsecondary assistance for FY 1984. Requires that, of such total amount, at least: (1) 40 percent be available for national teaching scholarships; (2) 15 percent be available for postsecondary mathematics, science, and foreign language improvement; and (3) 35 percent be available for summer institutes. Authorizes appropriations to the Department for FY 1985 to carry out a program of teacher initiative grants (Part C). Allocates Part C program appropriations among the States in the same manner as required by Part A program provisions. Requires that States use Part C programs funds to make grants to teachers, who have completed inservice or other training under Parts A or B programs, for teacher-initiated projects to improve mathematics, science, and technology education. Prohibits any State from reserving more than one percent of Part C program funds for state administration and assistance to teachers in formulating Part C programs. Revises specified definitions under the National Defense Education Act of 1958 to conform to those under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Higher Education Act of 1965. Amends the General Education Provisions Act to extend through FY 1985 the authorization of appropriations for the Minority Institutions Science Improvement program. Title II: National Engineering and Science Personnel - National Engineering and Science Personnel Act of 1983 - Declares that it shall be the continuing policy of the United States to maintain an adequate supply of technical, engineering, and scientific personnel to insure U.S. technological strength and security. Directs the President to take all necessary actions coordinate Federal departments and agencies in carrying out this policy. Declares that primary responsibility for developing policies of Federal support of research and development and of science, engineering, and technical personnel lies with the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Executive Office of the President. Establishes within the National Science Foundation (NSF) a special Engineering and Science Personnel Fund to promote and develop the quality of U.S. technical, engineering, and scientific personnel resources. Directs NSF to administer the Fund and, in directing policy for the Fund, to consider current and predicted supply and demand for trained personnel. Requires that grants from the Fund be matched by other private or public sector funds. Establishes the Fund for only five years after enactment of this title, requiring specific congressional authorization for Fund continuance beyond such period. Directs NSF to report to the Congress at least biennially concerning expenditures under the Fund. Sets forth the following priorities for use of the Fund, with minimum required expenditures for some priorities: (1) recruitment and retention of new engineering faculty, (2) two-year and community college faculty and instructor development in high technology fields (20 percent minimum expenditures); (3) development of programs of instructional instrumentation and systems for postsecondary technical, engineering, and scientific education, with special emphasis on computer accessibility (15 percent minimum expenditures); (4) pre-college science and mathematics education and training, including programs promoting cooperation and exchange of resources and personnel with industry and other elements of the private sector (15 percent minimum expenditures); (5) public understanding of science and mathematics; (6) developing and disseminating instructional materials and resources for improved education in engineering, mathematics, and science, and (7) four-year college faculty and instructor development in high technology fields, including instructional development and instrumentation. Makes the Office of Science and Technology Policy responsible for coordination of the activities of the Department of Education and the NSF under this Act, except for activities under provisions for the "Part A" program of elementary and secondary assistance for emergency mathematics and science education. Requires the Department and the NSF to report jointly to the Congress on their activities under this Act, within one year from the date of enactment and biennially thereafter. Authorizes appropriations to the Engineering and Science Personnel Fund for FY 1984 through 1988.
Bill· HRH.R. 1689 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1983
Amends the Act commonly known as the Second Morrill Act to repeal language relating to racial segregation in colleges. Provides that amendments made by this Act shall not be construed as affecting the eligibility of any land-grant college or institution, including Tuskegee Institute, to receive funds under the Act commonly known as the First Morrill Act or under the Second Morrill Act.
Bill· SS. 600 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1983
Amends Federal law relating to Federal impact aid payments by the Secretary of the Interior to school districts within Grand Canyon National Park. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to maintain in a special fund a portion of park revenues for the maintenance and operation of federally owned facilities and property used for school purposes.
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 41 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1983
Authorizes and requests the President to designate the week April 10 through April 16, 1983, as National Education for Business Week.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 71 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1983
Recognizes the Twelfth Annual Model Senate of Stetson University. Honors Stetson University in its centennial year.
Bill· HRH.R. 1603 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 February 1983
Title I: Essential Preventive Programs for Children - Subtitle A: Child Welfare; Adoption; Juvenile Justice Runaway Youth - Makes appropriations for FY 1984 to enable the Secretary of Health and Human Services to cooperate with State public welfare agencies in establishing, extending, and strengthening child welfare services, pursuant to the authority contained in specified provisions of the Adoption Reform and Child Welfare Act of 1980 and the Social Security Act. Reauthorizes the program of Federal payments for dependent children voluntarily placed in foster care (by eliminating the October 1, 1983, termination date for such program) under the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 for grants to States for child abuse and neglect prevention and treatment programs under the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 for demonstration projects under such Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 to carry out provisions relating to adoption opportunities under title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978. Authorizes and makes appropriations for FY 1984 to make grants and contracts under the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1978 for programs and projects to prevent, identify, and treat sexual abuse of children. Limits to ten percent the amount of such funds which may be used for research. Makes appropriations for FY 1984, pursuant to the above authorizations of appropriations for: (1) grants to States under the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act; (2) demonstration projects under such Act; (3) adoption opportunities under title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978; and (4) programs and projects related to the treatment of sexual abuse of children. Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to eliminate the ceiling on appropriations to carry out title II (Programs and Offices) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974. Makes appropriations for FY 1984 to carry out such title. Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for FY 1984 for part A (Grants Program) of title III (Runaway and Homeless Youth) of such Act. Makes appropriations for FY 1984 for such grants program for runaway and homeless youth under such Act. Subtitle B: Child Care - Makes appropriations for FY 1984 to carry out the Head Start Act, pursuant to the authority contained in specified provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981. Amends the National School Lunch Act to restore a reimbursement level for up to three meals and two supplements per day per child. (Current law provides for only two meals and one supplement.) Provides that no institution may be prohibited from serving breakfast, lunch, supper, and supplements to any eligible child each day, except in the case of institutions that provide day care to school children outside of school hours. Eliminates provisions for ten percent reductions in the total amount of reimbursement provided for school lunch program administrative expenses for family or group day care home sponsoring organizations. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to immediately adjust the maximum allowable level for administrative expense payments so as to achieve an increase in the total amount of reimbursement which is equivalent to any reduction made pursuant to specified amendments made by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981. Provides for restoration of the child care nutrition equipment assistance program under the National School Lunch Act. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide assistance under the National School Lunch Act to States for programs serving large numbers of low-income children meals under such Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. Sets forth formulas for reimbursements to institutions. Amends title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act to establish a program of supplemental incentive grants to States for child day care services. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 for such program. Sets forth provisions for apportionment among the States and other program requirements. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the income tax credit for household and dependent care expenses from 20 percent to a maximum of 50 percent of such expenses. Reduces such percentage by one percent for each full $1,000 by which the taxpayer's adjusted gross income exceeds $10,000. Makes the income tax credit for household and dependent care services refundable. Provides that no part of such credit shall be: (1) counted as income in determining eligibility for other entitlement programs; or (2) counted against other credits under specified provisions of the Code. Grants tax-exempt status to organizations which provide nonresidential dependent care services to the general public for purposes of enabling individuals to maintain employment. Subtitle C: Health Care for Mothers and Children - Part 1: Appropriations - Amends title V (Maternal and Child Health and Crippled Children's Services) of the Social Security Act to increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for FY 1984 for the maternal and child health block grant program. Makes appropriations for FY 1984 for such program. Makes appropriations for FY 1984 for grants to community health centers, pursuant to the authority contained in the Public Health Service Act. Makes appropriations for FY 1984 to carry out title X (Population Research and Family Planning) of the Public Health Service Act, pursuant to the authority contained in such Act and in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981. Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 and the Public Health Service Act to increase the amount authorized to be appropriated in FY 1984 for grants for preventive health service programs to immunize children against immunizable diseases. Makes appropriations for FY 1984 for such grants. Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for FY 1984 for the special supplemental food program for women, infants and children (WIC). Makes appropriations for FY 1984 for the WIC program. Part 2: Medicaid - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) eligibility for certain needy individuals under age 18 and pregnant women; (2) automatic eligibility determination procedures during the first two months of life for certain children born to women receiving Medicaid assistance; (3) vision, hearing, and dental care services for eligible individuals under age 21; (4) exemption of certain expenditures in calculating Federal expenditure targets for States; and (5) mandatory Medicaid eligibility for recipients of State-provided child care. Subtitle D: Education - Makes appropriations for FY 1984 to carry out chapter I (Financial Assistance to Meet Special Educational Needs of Disadvantaged Children) of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981, pursuant to the authority contained in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981. Makes appropriations for FY 1984 to carry out part B (Assistance for Education of All Handicapped Children) of the Education of the Handicapped Act, pursuant to the authority contained in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981. Amends the National School Lunch Act to provide for a reduction of reduced-price meal costs. Revises eligibility standards for free and reduced-price lunches. Provides for an increased subsidy for preparation of free or reduced-price meals. Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to repeal the $5,000,000 per fiscal year limitation on funding for grants to States for nutrition education and information programs. Authorizes appropriations for at least $10,000,000 per fiscal year for such grants. Makes appropriations for FY 1984 for such grants. Repeals provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 which lowered the earned income deduction under the food stamps program. Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to increase the earned income deduction. Provides for optional retrospective accounting for determining household eligibility under the food stamps program. Raises food stamp benefit amounts to thrifty food plan levels. Subtitle F: Family Supports - Amends title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) to increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for FY 1984 and succeeding fiscal years. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for an upward adjustment of the credit for dependent children and children under age six. Reduces the tax on earned income of low-income workers. Amends title IV, part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) of the Social Security Act to repeal provisions which count earned income tax credit payments in advance as income for AFDC grant determination purposes. Amends title IV, part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) mandatory supplemental payments to families with income; (2) optional retrospective budgeting and optional monthly reporting by States; (3) elimination of the four-month restriction on work incentive disregards; (4) repeal of the 150 percent cap on income limit for eligibility; and (5) increased amounts for the disregards for work expenses and child care expenses. Subtitle G: Youth Employment - Makes appropriations for FY 1984 to carry out part A (Adult and Youth Programs) of title II (Training Services for the Disadvantaged) and title IV (Federally Administered Programs) (other than part B - Job Corps - provisions of title IV) of the Job Training Partnership Act of 1982. Requires that at least 93 percent of the appropriated amount be available to carry out local training programs for economically disadvantaged persons under part A of title II of such Act. Makes appropriations for FY 1984 to carry out part B (Summer Youth Employment and Training Programs) of title II of the Job Training Partnership Act of 1982.
Bill· HRH.R. 1625 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 February 1983
SouthWest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to enter into an agreement with the SouthWest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf of Big Spring, Texas, for the operation and development (including construction and equipment) of the SouthWest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf. Authorizes appropriations for each fiscal year for the operation and development of such Institute, including sums for the acquisition of property and for construction. Sets forth requirements, under such agreement, for the use of Federal funds, an advisory group to the director of such institute, and annual reports.
Bill· SS. 553 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 22 February 1983
American Defense Education Act - Authorizes a national program to provide incentives to local educational agencies to improve: (1) instruction in mathematics, science, and communication skills, foreign languages, and technology; and (2) guidance and counseling. Title I: Elementary and Secondary Education Programs - Requires local education agencies which desire to participate in such national program to develop and carry out a program of improvement of instruction and student achievement. Sets forth requirements for such programs. Entitles participating local educational agencies to receive basic payments for each fiscal year equal to two percent of an established payment rate multiplied by the average daily attendance. Entitles agencies which show substantial evidence of meeting program goals to an incentive payment equal to an additional two percent of the established payment rate multiplied by the average daily attendance. Sets forth formulae for establishing such payment rate. Sets forth requirements for applications for payments. Directs the Secretary of Education ("the Secretary") to approve applications which meet such requirements. Title II: Teacher Training and Postsecondary Programs - Authorizes the Secretary to establish a program of grants to institutions of higher education for coordination between such institutions and local educational agencies in improving science and mathematics education, through precollege teacher training, development, and recruitment programs. Sets forth requirements for grant proposals and priorities in grant selection. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1987 for such grants. Title III: Research to Improve Instruction - Directs the Secretary to administer, through the National Institute of Education (NIE) in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies, a program to support research and development into effective education in mathematics, the sciences, foreign languages, and technology. Authorizes appropriations in the Department of Education to be made available to NIE to carry out such educational research program for FY 1985 through 1987. Title IV: General Provisions - Directs the Secretary to administer the program and to pay each local educational agency with an approved application the amount to which it is entitled for each fiscal year under title I provisions. Provides for a joint survey and report to Congress by the Secretaries of Defense and Education, for each year from 1984 through 1987, on the academic achievement levels of U.S. 18-year-olds and the personnel training and educational needs of the armed forces.
Bill· SS. 554 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 22 February 1983
Older Americans Vocational Education Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to States to pay the costs of training, retraining, and placement programs for older Americans. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984, 1985, and 1986. Sets forth methods for making allotments to the States and for the various programs under this Act. Requires each State desiring to receive assistance under this Act to establish an older Americans job training committee to be composed of a representative from the private sector and officers from specified State agencies. Directs the Secretary to make grants under this Act to each State's committee. Directs a committee to use its allotment for: (1) employment based programs for older Americans in occupations with existing job opportunities; (2) training programs for older Americans; and (3) placement services. Requires a State in order to receive a grant to file an application which shall: (1) designate the older Americans job training committee; (2) describe the programs for which assistance is sought; (3) assure that specified categories of older Americans are given priority under the State's programs; (4) provide procedures under which providers of training and placement services may submit applications to the job training committees for distribution of payments to such providers; and (5) assure that no more than ten percent of a State's allotment will be used for administrative expenses. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants and enter into contracts with qualified national organizations to develop and carry out demonstration projects designed to focus attention on the special vocational education needs of older individuals and to promote employment opportunities for older individuals. Directs the Secretary to establish and operate an information clearinghouse on training and retraining programs for older Americans. Amends the Vocational Education Act of 1963 to extend coverage to individuals of all ages (and specifically those individuals subject to age stereotyping and age discrimination).
Bill· HRH.R. 1567 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 22 February 1983
Amends the Military Selective Service Act to repeal the prohibition against providing student loans for persons who were required to but have not registered under such Act.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 155 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 February 1983
Directs the President to designate March 18, 1983, as National Energy Education Day.