Education

A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify the administrative procedures of the National Commission on Responsibilities for Financing Postsecondary Education.

United States · United States Congress · 22 November 1989

Title I: Higher Education - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise the administration of the National Commission on Responsibilities for Financing Postsecondary Education. Revises student aid eligibility for students and institutions located in any of the freely associated states, rather than a State. Amends the HEA and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, with respect to teacher training and student assistance programs, to rename the Northern Mariana Islands and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands as the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia. Title II: Elementary and Secondary Education - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the Adult Education Act, the Star Schools Program Assistance Act, and the Education of the Handicapped Act to rename the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands as the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Palau.

Teacher Fellowship Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1989

Teacher Fellowship Act of 1989 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to State teacher fellowship partnerships to carry out a teacher fellowship program for undergraduate and graduate study, which shall require the recipients to teach in a public elementary or secondary school for two years for each year of the fellowship, or else repay the fellowship. Authorizes each State receiving a fellowship program allotment to award Excellence in Teaching Fellowships to outstanding teachers who have at least seven years of teaching experience in critical areas. Authorizes appropriations for: (1) FY 1990 through 1994 for the teacher fellowship program; and (2) FY 1990 and thereafter for the Excellence in Teaching Fellowships program.

A bill to promote interagency cooperation in the area of science, mathematics and technology education.

United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1989

Directs the President to establish the Interagency Council on Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education. Directs the Council to report biennially to the President, the Congress, and the head of each member Federal agency. Authorizes the Council to establish, if necessary, an advisory committee. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1994.

Science and Technology Fellowship Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1989

Science and Technology Fellowship Act of 1989 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a technology fellowship program to assist State programs for higher education and industry partnerships to award graduate fellowships in science, engineering, and technology. Requires fellowship recipients to teach in public institutions of higher education for two years for each year of the fellowship, or else repay it. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1994.

Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1989

Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Act of 1990 - Title I: Regional Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Consortiums - Directs the Secretary of Education to award merit-based competitive grants for regional science, mathematics, and technology education consortia to disseminate and implement exemplary science, mathematics, and technology education materials, teaching methods, and assessment tools for use by elementary and secondary school students. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: National Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Materials - Directs the Secretary to award a merit-based competitive grant or contract for a National Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Materials. Authorizes appropriations. Title III: Informal Education Enhancement Programs - Authorizes the National Science Foundation to award merit-based competitive grants: (1) and fellowships for professional enhancement activities to increase the pool of informal science education professionals and consultants and to foster their involvement in local science and technology education programs and services; (2) for community extension programs to make available interactive science exhibits and programs for rural and urban poor areas; and (3) for specified types of innovative activities or programs. Authorizes appropriations.

Savings Account for a Valued Education Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1989

Savings Account for a Valued Education Act of 1989 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual income tax deduction for contributions to a savings account established to pay the educational expenses (tuition, supplies, meals, and lodging) of the taxpayer's child or certain other relatives at an institution of higher education or a vocational school. Limits the deduction to $1,500 annually (adjusted for inflation) for each account. Disallows the deduction for contributions to an account maintained for any individual aged 19 or older. Requires any account balance to be distributed after the beneficiary attains age 30. Permits an exclusion from the gross income of the contributor or the beneficiary of account distributions used to pay educational expenses of the latter. Exempts an account from taxation (except for the tax on unrelated business income of a charitable organization), unless a contributor or the beneficiary engages in specified prohibited transactions in connection with it. Imposes a ten percent surtax on distributions not used for educational purposes. Requires the account trustee to report to the Secretary of the Treasury and to the account's beneficiary concerning the account. Imposes a penalty for failure to report. Allows taxpayers who do not otherwise itemize deductions to deduct for contributions to an education savings account. Imposes penalty taxes in connection with excess contributions or prohibited transactions associated with an account. Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop and implement activities to support participation in the Savings Account for a Valued Education program; (2) encourage employees to participate in payroll deductions for such accounts; and (3) encourage participation in programs to provide needy youngsters with access to such accounts.

A bill to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Taft Institute.

United States · United States Congress · 20 November 1989

Title I: Authorization of Appropriations for the Taft Institute - Amends the Education Amendments of 1980 to extend through FY 1993 the authorization of appropriations for the Robert A. Taft Institute of Government in New York, New York. Title II: Extension of School Dropout Demonstration Program - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to extend through FY 1991 the authorization of appropriations for certain school dropout demonstration programs under part A of title VI of ESEA. Provides that no funds are authorized for such programs in any fiscal year in which assistance is made available to local educational agencies (LEAs) under other specified provisions for secondary school programs for basic skills improvement and dropout prevention and reentry. Reserves a specified amount for evaluating the school dropout demonstration programs under part A of title VI. Increases from 25 percent to a range of from 25 to 50 percent of certain funds for dropout programs the amount which is to be allotted to educational partnerships between LEAs and businesses or other specified entities. Extends the deadline for evaluations by the Secretary of Education of programs under title VI (Projects and Programs Designed to Address School Dropout Problems and to Strengthen Basic Skills Instruction of ESEA. Title III: Higher Education - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to provide that any student who meets certain general requirements concerning U.S. citizenship or permanent residency or who is a resident of the freely associated states (certain U.S. territories and possessions), and who attends a public or nonprofit institution of higher education in any of the freely associated states rather than a State, is eligible, if otherwise qualified for specified student assistance programs. Provides that an institution of higher education that is located in any of the freely associated states, rather than a State, shall be eligible, if otherwise qualified for assistance under specified provisions of HEA. Replaces references to the Northern Mariana Islands and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands with references to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and to Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia, under specified provisions of HEA and under the provisions for the Territorial Teacher Training Assistance Program under ESEA. Title IV: Elementary and Secondary Education - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), the Adult Education Act, the Star Schools Program Assistance Act, and the Education of the Handicapped Act to replace references to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands with references to the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Palau.

Campus Safety and Security Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 20 November 1989

Campus Safety and Security Act of 1989 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (the Act) to require, under specified student aid program participation agreements, each institution of higher education to certify that it will submit a uniform crime report to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as prescribed by the Attorney General. Requires each eligible institution of higher education participating in any program under student assistance (title IV) provisions of the Act, to prepare, publish, and distribute upon request to all current students and employees, and to any applicant for enrollment or employment, an annual report containing specified types of information with respect to its campus security policies and campus crime statistics. Requires each such institution to make known to all students, employees, and applicants for enrollment or employment the availability of copies of such annual report. Directs the Secretary of Education periodically to survey campus security policies, procedures, and practices and disseminate information on those that have been effective in reducing campus crime.

Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 19 November 1989

Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1989 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (the Act) to require, under specified student aid program participation agreements, each institution of higher education to certify that it: (1) has established a campus security policy; and (2) will submit an annual uniform crime report to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as prescribed by the Attorney General. Requires each eligible institution of higher education participating in any program under student assistance (title IV) provisions of the Act, to prepare, publish, and distribute to all current students and employees, and to any applicant for enrollment or employment, upon request, an annual report containing specified types of information with respect to its campus security policies and campus crime statistics. Requires each such institution to make interim reports on specified types of crimes reported to campus security or local law enforcement authorities, and to distribute such reports to students and employees in a timely manner. Directs the Secretary of Education periodically to survey campus security policies, procedures, and practices and disseminate information on those that have been effective in reducing campus crime.

A bill to waive the 5 year accreditation requirement for institutional aid under part A of title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 for Jordan College, located in Cedar Springs, Michigan.

United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1989

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to waive the five-year accreditation requirement for institutional aid for Jordan College, in Cedar Springs, Michigan.

A bill to help pay the costs of construction of an environmental assessment center at Bowdoin College, in Brunswick, Maine.

United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1989

Authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide financial assistance to Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, to construct an environmental assessment center.

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1989

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Act of 1989 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to provide financial assistance to the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (a private nonprofit organization) for research and development relating to teacher assessment and certification procedures. Requires the Board to: (1) establish a Research and Development Advisory Committee; and (2) consult with the Secretary and other specified entities in appointing the ten Committee members (with the Secretary selecting two of those). Requires funds under this Act to be used only for research and development of teacher assessment and certification procedures for elementary and secondary school teachers. Requires that priority be given to activities relating to teaching: (1) the subject areas of mathematics, the sciences, foreign languages, and literacy (including reading, writing, and analytical ability); and (2) special educational populations, including limited English proficient children, gifted and talented children, handicapped children, and economically and educationally disadvantaged children. Sets the Federal share of the cost of such Board activities at 50 percent. Requires the Board to report annually to the appropriate committees of the Congress. Requires the Department of Education, the National Science Foundation, and the National Research Council to review and comment on the Board's report and to report to such committees on the Board's compliance with this Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1992.

To amend the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 to provide for the awarding of grants for drug abuse resistance education instruction for students, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1989

Amends the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to local education agencies, in consortium with entities which meet specified requirements, to provide drug abuse resistance education to students in kindergarten through grade six. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1993.

Access to Education Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1989

Access to Education Act of 1989 - Title I: Access and Choice in Federal Education Programs - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow the use of certain special education financial assistance (Financial Assistance to Meet Special Educational Needs of Children) funds for innovative projects to provide continued services to eligible children transferred to ineligible areas as part of an open enrollment public school system. Allows a local educational agency to provide basic program services to educationally deprived children who, under a desegregation plan or open enrollment system, attend a school not located in an eligible school attendance area. Requires that information on basic program services under an open enrollment system be provided to parents of eligible children. Allows the use of local targeted assistance program funds for the planning and implementation of open enrollment systems. Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish special rules for Pell grant, supplemental educational opportunity grant, and State student incentive grant eligibility for secondary school open enrollment participants enrolled in or accepted for classes offered by higher education institutions. Amends the Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978 to provide for parental choice open enrollment for overseas military dependents. Title II: Demonstration Projects and Research - Authorizes the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to make grants to State educational agencies to develop and expand policies, programs, and projects that increase opportunities of parents to select the public school or program attended by their children, particularly disadvantaged, minority, or rural area children. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to local educational agencies or consortia for open enrollment demonstration projects that increase parental access to excellent, distinctive, and diverse schools or programs that can meet their children's educational needs and promote parental choice. Provides for research and dissemination of results on open enrollment systems. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this title for FY 1990 through 1995.

Area Health Education Centers Enhancement Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1989

Area Health Education Centers Enhancement Act of 1989 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study concerning the area health education center program, including the clinical clerkship program, continuing education in rural areas, and recruitment and retention efforts relating to medically underserved areas. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary to extend the contract of a health education and training center for not more than a six-year period if it is designated by the Secretary as disadvantaged due to factors beyond the control of the center. Increases the authorization of appropriations for area health education centers for FY 1991.

Area Health Education Center Initiative Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1989

Area Health Education Center Initiative Act of 1989 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations to carry out this Act. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to contract with schools of medicine and osteopathic medicine for the establishment of area health education centers to serve any health manpower shortage area in which there is a significant number of: (1) low-income individuals; or (2) individuals with chronic diseases or disorders. Requires a set-aside of at least 25 percent for the Appalachian region. Requires each such school participating in an area health education center program to establish at least one area health education center: (1) in a rural area designated as a health manpower shortage area; and (2) in certain circumstances, in such a rural area not previously served by such program.

Education Savings Account Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1989

Education Savings Account Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual income tax deduction for contributions to a savings account established to pay the educational expenses (tuition, supplies, meals, and lodging) of the taxpayer's child or certain other relatives at an institution of higher education or a vocational school. Limits the deduction to $100,000 for all taxable years (adjusted for inflation) for each account. Disallows the deduction for contributions to an account maintained for any individual aged 19 or older. Requires any account balance to be distributed after the beneficiary attains age 30. Permits an exclusion from the gross income of the contributor or the beneficiary of account distributions used to pay educational expenses of the latter. Exempts an account from taxation (except for the tax on unrelated business income of a charitable organization), unless a contributor or the beneficiary engages in specified prohibited transactions in connection with it. Imposes a ten percent surtax on distributions not used for educational purposes. Requires the account trustee to report to the Secretary of the Treasury and to the account's beneficiary concerning the account. Imposes a penalty for failure to report. Allows taxpayers who do not otherwise itemize deductions to deduct for contributions to an education savings account. Imposes penalty taxes in connection with excess contributions or prohibited transactions associated with an account.

To help pay the costs of construction of an environmental assessment center at Bowdoin College, in Brunswick, Maine.

United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1989

Authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide financial assistance to Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, to construct an environmental assessment center.

National Environmental Education Act

United States · United States Congress · 16 November 1989

National Environmental Education Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish an Office of Environmental Education within the Office of External Affairs to carry out this Act. Establishes an Environmental Education and Training Program to train educational professionals in the development and delivery of environmental education and training programs and studies. Directs the Administrator to make an annual grant to an institution of higher education or nonprofit research institution to establish and operate such program. Sets forth application and eligibility requirements and criteria to be considered in awarding such grants. Authorizes the Administrator to enter into cooperative agreements or provide grants to support projects to design, demonstrate, and disseminate practices related to environmental education and training. Outlines activities eligible for grant support and priorities in awarding such grants. Requires the Administrator to publish an annual solicitation for environmental education grants. Authorizes local education agencies, colleges or universities, State education or environmental agencies, or nonprofit agencies to apply for such grants. Limits Federal funds for demonstration projects to 75 percent of the total cost, except in specified instances. Limits such grants to $100,000 and requires 25 percent of all funds obligated under this section to be for grants of no more than $5,000. Requires the Administrator to provide for internships by postsecondary students with Federal agencies involved in environmental issues. Directs the Administrator, to the extent practicable, to support at least 150 internships annually. Makes eligible for participation in such program students enrolled at accredited colleges or universities who have successfully completed at least four courses or the equivalent in environmental sciences. Requires the Administrator to provide for a series of national awards recognizing outstanding contributions to environmental education to include: (1) the Theodore Roosevelt Award for environmental teaching or administration; (2) the Henry David Thoreau Award for literature on the environment and pollution problems; and (3) the Rachel Carson Award for film or print media for public education and information on environmental issues or problems. Provides that recipients of such awards shall be nominated by the Environmental Education Advisory Council. Requires the regional administrator of each EPA office to present an "Outstanding Environmental Educator Award" annually to a teacher or faculty member from a local education agency, college or university, or nonprofit organization in recognition of an outstanding contribution to environmental education. Establishes a National Environmental Education Advisory Council. Requires the Council to report biennially to the Congress on: (1) the extent and quality of environmental education in the Nation's schools; (2) activities conducted pursuant to this Act; (3) obstacles to improving environmental education; and (4) training and skills needed to respond to environmental problems. Establishes the Environmental Education Trust Fund to carry out this Act. Allocates funding for this Act's activities and authorizes 50 percent of penalties received under specified environmental Acts to be appropriated to the Fund.

National Safe Streets and Education Improvement Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 16 November 1989

National Safe Streets and Education Improvement Act of 1989 - Requires a set-aside of a portion of the funds appropriated for a fiscal year to the Department of Defense for the support of personnel of the armed forces assigned to permanent duty in European member nations of NATO or Japan. Requires the use of such set-asides for grants to States: (1) for additional law enforcement officers; and (2) to improve elementary and secondary education.

Education and Space Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 16 November 1989

Education and Space Act of 1989 - Establishes the National Council on Education and Space. Directs the Council to develop and administer a Congressional Space Education Achievement Award Program for elementary and secondary school students of mathematics, science, space, and related fields. Requires the Council to report annually to specified congressional committees on programs to encourage study in such fields. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 and subsequent fiscal years.

John T. MacDonald, of New Hampshire, to be Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education, vice Beryl Dorsett, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 15 November 1989

Tobacco Product Education and Health Protection Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 15 November 1989

Tobacco Product Education and Health Protection Act of 1990 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to add a new title establishing, at the Centers for Disease Control, a Center for Tobacco Products to coordinate Federal education and research with regard to tobacco products. Directs the Center to conduct certain activities, including to study tobacco product additives and disclose their health risks to consumers and to establish ten model State programs to enforce laws concerning the sale of tobacco products to minors. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 through 1993. Transfers functions of the Federal Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health to the Center. Amends the Comprehensive Smoking Education Act to require the establishment of an outreach program to youth about the health consequences of smoking. Directs the Center to make grants: (1) for public information campaigns concerning the use of tobacco products; (2) to States for anti-tobacco use programs and programs to limit youth access to tobacco products; and (3) to unions and others to attempt to reduce the incidence of smoking among workers. Amends the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 and the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to add coverage of tobacco under such Acts. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Education to make grants, distributed in accordance with the Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988, to establish smoke-free schools. Requires the establishment of a program, with an Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health, to inform the public of any dangers to human health presented by cigarette smoking and by smokeless tobacco products. Requires related reports to the Congress. Details administrative requirements of grants. Imposes criminal penalties for adulteration and misbranding of tobacco products, allowing seizure of such products, and penalties against retailers engaged in a pattern of sale to minors. Declares tobacco products to be misbranded for not disclosing to the public information on additives and harmful constituents. Describes conditions which constitute adulteration of tobacco products, including if the product contains any filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance. Makes it unlawful to manufacture, import, or package any tobacco product unless the person has provided the Center: (1) a complete list of tobacco additives and the quantity of each; and (2) a complete list of all brands that includes the levels of tar, nicotine, carbon monoxide, and other constituents for each brand. Repeals the Federal preemption of State regulation of local tobacco advertising, allowing the enactment by States and local governments of additional restrictions on the sale of tobacco products to minors and on the placement of tobacco advertising displayed solely within the applicable geographic area. Makes conforming amendments to the Comprehensive Smoking Education Act and the Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986. Changes the warning label on cigarettes.

A bill to provide assistance to the George C. Wallace Community College in Hanceville, Alabama in the construction of a fitness training facility.

United States · United States Congress · 15 November 1989

Authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide financial assistance to the George C. Wallace Community College in Hanceville, Alabama, towards construction costs of a fitness training facility for sports, recreation, and fitness industry training. Authorizes appropriations.

Middle-Income Family Higher Education Savings Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 15 November 1989

Middle-Income Family Higher Education Savings Act of 1989 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual 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 child at an institution of higher education or a vocational school. Limits the deduction to $1,000 per year per child. Provides that no account may have more than one beneficiary. Permits a deduction with respect to only one account in cases of multiple accounts for the same beneficiary. Disallows the deduction for contributions made to an account after the beneficiary either attains age 25 or graduates from an eligible educational institution. Permits the exclusion from the gross income of the recipient beneficiary of payments and distributions from an education savings account as long as such amounts: (1) are used for the educational expenses of that individual; or (2) are rolled over into an education savings account established for a sibling of that individual. Exempts the education savings accounts themselves from taxation unless they cease to be proper education savings accounts because either the contributor taxpayer or the beneficiary engages in prohibited transactions or the beneficiary pledges the account as security. Establishes penalties in the form of additional tax when account funds or distributions are improperly used. Requires that the trustee of an education savings account report to the Secretary of the Treasury and to the account's benefactor on the maintenance of the account. Identifies the criteria and requirements applicable to an education savings account. Provides that contributions to an education savings account shall not be subject to gift tax. Establishes: (1) a five percent excise tax on amounts connected with any prohibited transaction with respect to an education savings account; and (2) a penalty for failure to file required reports concerning the education savings account.

A bill to improve the operational efficiency of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 14 November 1989

Amends the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Act to entitle members of the Board and the President, Executive Secretary, and other personnel of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation to reimbursement for expenses at rates applicable to Federal judges. Provides for an inflation adjustment to the amount of individual fellowships for graduate study relating to the U.S. Constitution. Authorizes the Board to appoint a President of the Foundation. Provides that the Executive Secretary shall be the chief operating officer (rather than the chief executive officer) of the Foundation. Revises administrative provisions. Authorizes the Foundation to rent office space only in the District of Columbia or its environs. Authorizes the Foundation to expend not more than five percent of its annual operating budget to pay the costs of fundraising activities, including private and public gatherings. Authorizes Federal agency heads, on request of the Foundation Chair, to detail personnel to the Foundation without reimbursement.

Further Continuing Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 1990

United States · United States Congress · 13 November 1989

Further Continuing Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 1990 - Makes continuing appropriations for FY 1990 programs, projects, or activities as provided for in the following Acts as passed by the House of Representatives: (1) the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990; (2) the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1990; (3) the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1990; (4) the Foreign Operations and Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990; (5) the Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990; (6) the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1990; (7) the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990; and (8) the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990. Sets forth limitations on the use of such funds.

To amend the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 to revise certain requirements relating to grants to States and local educational agencies under such Act.

United States · United States Congress · 8 November 1989

Amends the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to revise certain requirements relating to grants to States and local educational agencies. Authorizes a State educational agency bypass of the local educational agency where necessary to provide for program participation of children and teachers from private nonprofit elementary and secondary schools.

To amend the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 to establish additional requirements with respect to elementary and secondary drug abuse education and prevention programs.

United States · United States Congress · 8 November 1989

Amends the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 to establish additional requirements with respect to elementary and secondary drug abuse education and prevention programs. Requires State applications to include information on how the State educational agency will coordinate its drug education and prevention efforts with judicial officials. Requires that model curriculum materials clearly and consistently teach that illicit drug use is harmful. Provides that school-based programs of drug abuse prevention and early intervention may include: (1) the use of drug-free older students as positive role models; (2) instruction relating to self-esteem, drugs and drug addiction, decisionmaking and risk-taking, stress management techniques, and assertiveness; and (3) bringing law enforcement officers into the classroom to provide antidrug information and positive alternatives to drug use.

Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Amendments of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 8 November 1989

Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Amendments of 1989 - Amends the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 (the Act) to revise funding distribution for certain programs. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 through 1993 for a new emergency grants program. Adds specified new requirements relating to distribution of appropriations. Requires State educational agencies to use specified additional amounts to make grants to local educational agencies for certain programs. Revises priorities for State programs to require that certain grant and contract funds first be provided for innovative programs of drug abuse education for all juveniles in detention facilities within the State. Requires that a specified portion of State program funds be used: (1) to carry out a program to establish drug-free school zones for schools within the State, if such State complies with time limits for establishing increased penalties for drug trafficking within such zones; and (2) for grants to local and intermediate educational agencies and consortia for specified local drug abuse education and prevention programs, if such State is not in compliance with such zone establishment requirements. Requires State applications to include a plan for providing innovative programs of drug abuse education for all juveniles in detention facilities within the State. Revises provisions for State educational agency responsibilities with respect to reallocation of grants to local and intermediate educational agencies. Revises local drug abuse education and prevention programs. Elaborates on the types of activities which may be included in school-based programs of drug abuse prevention and early intervention and in drug abuse prevention counseling programs. Provides for after-school care programs that provide drug and alcohol abuse education for children aged five to 15, including school-sponsored sports or recreational activities. Authorizes State educational agencies to waive any requirement for an assisted program in order to allow a local or intermediate agency or consortium to combine funds under the Act with those from a covered program under other specified Federal laws, for purposes of providing activities relating to drug and alcohol abuse education. Requires local applications to include specified information relating to: (1) school participation in community-wide efforts; (2) provision of trained counselors, social workers, psychologists, and nurses; (3) distribution of lists of local resources; (4) curricula review; and (5) training for teachers and other personnel implementing the programs. Requires local applicants to submit annual program progress reports to the State educational agency. Requires States to report annually to the Secretary of Education (the Secretary), evaluating State and local program effectiveness. Provides for grants for training teachers, counselors, and school personnel. Adds to Federal activities: (1) use of private nonprofit organizations to develop innovative strategies to communicate antidrug abuse messages to youths and to eliminate drug abuse from the communities of the Nation; and (2) program evaluation. Creates a national emergency grants program. Directs the Secretary to make grants to eligible local educational agencies that demonstrate significant need for additional assistance to combat drug and alcohol abuse by students. Sets forth eligibility criteria and minimum and maximum grant limits. Requires the Secretary, through the National Diffusion Network, to disseminate information and technical assistance with respect to drug abuse education and prevention programs of demonstrated effectiveness. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1993. Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for development of skills and techniques for administering drug prevention and education programs. Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, as amended by the Child Abuse Prevention Challenge Grants Reauthorization Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-126), to establish a program of emergency child protective services grants. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make such grants to eligible entities to provide services to children whose parents are substance abusers. Authorizes appropriations for such grants for FY 1990 and subsequent fiscal years.

Drug-Free Schools Counseling Enhancement Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 7 November 1989

Drug-Free Schools Counseling Enhancement Act of 1989 - Amends the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 to revise funding distribution for certain programs. Revises provisions for local drug abuse education and prevention programs to include provisions for: (1) employment of full-time drug abuse prevention counselors in schools; (2) intervention counseling; and (3) employment (directly or through contractors) of counselors, social workers, psychologists, or nurses trained to provide drug abuse prevention and intervention counseling. Requires local applications to include information on funds to provide trained counselors, social workers, psychologists, and nurses. Revises training grant programs.

Drug-Free School Zones Act

United States · United States Congress · 7 November 1989

Drug-Free School Zones Act - Amends the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 to require that a specified portion of State program funds be used: (1) to carry out a program to establish and maintain drug-free school zones for schools within the State, if the State complies with time limits for establishing increased penalties for drug trafficking within such zones; and (2) for grants to local and intermediate educational agencies and consortia for specified local drug abuse education and prevention programs, if the State is not in compliance with such zone establishment requirements.

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary prayer in public schools.

United States · United States Congress · 7 November 1989

Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall prohibit the inclusion of voluntary prayer in any public school program or activity. Provides that neither the United States nor any State shall prescribe the content of any such prayer.

A bill to amend the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 to provide for the awarding of grants for drug abuse resistance education instruction for students, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 3 November 1989

Amends the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to local education agencies, in consortia with entities which meet specified requirements, to provide drug abuse resistance education to students in kindergarten through grade six. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1993.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the establishment of, and the deduction of contributions to, education savings accounts.

United States · United States Congress · 2 November 1989

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual income tax deduction for contributions to a savings account established to pay the educational expenses (tuition, supplies, meals, and lodging) of the taxpayer's child or certain other relatives at an institution of higher education or a vocational school. Limits the deduction to $1,500 annually (adjusted for inflation) for each account. Disallows the deduction for contributions to an account maintained for any individual aged 19 or older. Requires any account balance to be distributed after the beneficiary attains age 30. Excludes from gross income any account distributions that are: (1) used to pay educational expenses of the eligible beneficiary; or (2) transferred within 60 days to an individual retirement account. Exempts an account from taxation (except for the tax on unrelated business income of a charitable organization), unless a contributor or the beneficiary engages in specified prohibited transactions in connection with it. Imposes a ten percent surtax on distributions not used for educational purposes. Requires the account trustee to report to the Secretary of the Treasury and to the account's beneficiary concerning the account. Imposes a penalty for failure to report. Allows taxpayers who do not otherwise itemize deductions to deduct for contributions to an education savings account. Imposes penalty taxes in connection with excess contributions or prohibited transactions associated with an account. Exempts from contribution limitations any distributions from education savings accounts into individual retirement accounts. Excludes from gross income distributions from individual retirement accounts into education savings accounts.

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990

United States · United States Congress · 1 November 1989

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990 - Title I: Department of Labor - Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 1990 - Makes appropriations to the Department of Labor for FY 1990. Makes appropriations for the Employment and Training Administration for: (1) employment and training programs administration; (2) training and employment services; (3) community service employment for older Americans; (4) Federal unemployment benefits and allowances; (5) State unemployment insurance and employment service operations; and (6) advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund and other funds. Requires that specified amounts of funds for training and employment services under the Job Training Partnership Act be used for programs and activities relating to: (1) Native Americans; (2) migrant and seasonal farmworkers; (3) veterans' employment; (4) the National Commission for Employment Policy; (5) the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee; (6) service delivery areas under rural concentrated employment programs; (7) the Job Corps; and (8) job training for the homeless under the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act. Makes appropriations for Labor-Management Services for salaries and expenses, with a specified amount for a pension plan data base. Makes appropriations for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Fund and other expenses. Makes appropriations for the Employment Standards Administration for: (1) salaries and expenses; (2) special benefits (including transfer of funds); and (3) the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (including transfer of funds). Makes appropriations for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for salaries and expenses. Makes appropriations for the Mine Safety and Health Administration for salaries and expenses. Makes appropriations for the Bureau of Labor Statistics for salaries and expenses. Makes appropriations for Departmental Management for: (1) salaries and expenses; (2) the Assistant Secretary for Veterans Employment and Training; and (3) the Office of the Inspector General. Sets forth general provisions relating to such appropriations for the Department of Labor. Prohibits appropriations under this Act from being used to grant variances, interim orders, or letters of clarification to employers which will allow exposure of workers to chemicals or other workplace hazards in excess of existing Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards for the purpose of conducting experiments on workers' health or safety. Directs the Secretary of Labor to convey to the State of Oregon, without consideration, all rights, title, and interest of the United States in the real property and improvements of the Emerald Heights Housing Complex in Astoria, Oregon. Title II: Department of Health and Human Services - Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 1990 - Makes appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for FY 1990. Makes appropriations for the Health Resources and Services Administration for health resources and services program operations under specified provisions of the Public Health Service Act, Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, Social Security Act, and Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986. Earmarks specified amounts for: (1) the Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center; (2) non-acute care facilities for AIDS patients; (3) health care for the homeless; (4) grants to States for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) drug reimbursement; and (5) other specified programs under the Public Health Service Act. Requires that payment of the full estimated cost of Department of HHS administration or operation of an employee health program for any Federal department or agency be made by way of reimbursement or in advances to this appropriation. Makes other appropriations to the Health Resources and Services Administration for: (1) the medical facilities guarantee and loan fund, and Federal interest subsidies for medical facilities; (2) the Health Professions Graduate Student Loan Fund under the Health Education Assistance Loan program; and (3) the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund (requiring such Trust Fund to reimburse the Department of HHS for limited necessary expenses under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986). Makes appropriations for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for disease control, research, and training (including compensation for survivors of victims of the Tuskegee, Alabama, syphilis experiments of 1932 and funds to carry out the National Health and Nutrition Survey). Earmarks specified amounts for CDC high priority construction projects. Requires that certain employees of the Public Health Service and the National Center for Health Statistics be treated as non-Federal employees for specified reporting purposes. Makes appropriations for the National Institutes of Health, for: (1) the National Cancer Institute; (2) the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; (3) the National Institute of Dental Research; (4) the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; (5) the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; (6) the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; (7) the National Institute of General Medical Sciences; (8) the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; (9) the National Eye Institute; (10) the National Institute of Environmental Health Services; (11) the National Institute on Aging; (12) the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; (13) the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; (14) research resources; (15) the National Center for Nursing Research; (16) the National Center for Human Genome Research; (17) the John E. Fogarty International Center; (18) the National Library of Medicine; (19) the Office of the Director; and (20) buildings and facilities. Directs the Secretary of HHS to transfer specified funds for each of the Institutes to be available for extramural facilities construction grants, including an appropriate amount for research animal production facilities. Makes appropriations to the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration for Public Health Service Act programs relating to mental health, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, alcoholism, and for programs under the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1986 and other specified Federal law. Earmarks specified amounts of such funds for: (1) activities for the homeless; and (2) renovation of intramural research facilities. Makes appropriations to the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration for the Federal subsidy for Saint Elizabeth's Hospital in the District of Columbia. Makes appropriations for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Health for: (1) expenses of that Office and of carrying out specified programs under the Public Health Service Act; (2) retirement pay and medical benefits for commissioned officers; and (3) medical treatment effectiveness research. Makes appropriations for the Health Care Financing Administration for: (1) grants to States for Medicaid; (2) payments to the Federal Hospital Insurance and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds; (3) program management; and (4) the Health Maintenance Organization Loan and Loan Guarantee Fund. Makes appropriations for the Social Security Administration for: (1) payments to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Funds; (2) special benefits for disabled coal miners; (3) the Supplemental Security Income Program; and (4) a limited amount of administrative expenses. Makes appropriations for the Family Support Administration for: (1) family support payments to States or other non-Federal entities; (2) payments to States for work programs for Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients; (3) low-income home energy assistance; (4) payments under the Community Services Block Grant Act and the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act; (5) program administration; (6) refugee and entrant assistance under the Immigration and Nationality Act and the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 (with a specified amount for State cash and medical assistance); and (7) interim assistance grants to States for legalization impact under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Makes appropriations for the Assistant Secretary for Human Development Services for: (1) the Social Services Block Grant; (2) human development services; and (3) payments to States for foster care and adoption assistance. Includes under human development services programs for older Americans, Native Americans, developmental disabilities assistance, child abuse and family violence prevention, dependent care, Head Start, child development centers and child development associate scholarships, runaway and homeless youth, children's justice, adoption opportunities, and abandoned infants assistance. Makes appropriations for Departmental Management for: (1) general departmental management; (2) the Office of the Inspector General; (3) the Office for Civil Rights; and (4) policy research. Sets forth general provisions relating to such appropriations for the Department of HHS. Prohibits funds contained in this Act from being used to perform abortions, except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term. Directs the Secretary of HHS to assign not more than 60 Public Health Service employees to assist in child survival activities and to work in acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) programs through and with funds provided by the Agency for International Development, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, or the World Health Organization. Allows funds available in this title (except for FY 1990) for activities related to AIDS to be transferred between appropriation accounts by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Requires that AIDS education programs that receive assistance from the Centers for Disease Control and other education curricula dealing with sexual activity that receive assistance under this Act: (1) shall not be designed to promote or encourage, directly, intravenous drug abuse or sexual activity, homosexual or heterosexual; and (2) with regard to AIDS education programs and curricula, shall be designed to reduce exposure to and transmission of the etiologic agent for AIDS by providing accurate information, including information on the health risk of promiscuous sexual activity and intravenous drug abuse. Prohibits funds under this Act or any other law from being used by NIH, any other Federal agency, or any recipient of Federal funds (including recipients located outside of the United States) for any project that entails the capture or procurement of chimpanzees obtained from the wild. Prohibits the use of funds under this title to pay for any research or experimental program involving danger of physical, mental, or emotional damage to human participants without their written, informed consent. Directs the National Institutes of Health to ensure that all experimental drugs for the treatment of AIDS that have shown some effectiveness in individual treatment are tested in clinical trials as expeditiously as possible and with as many subjects as is scientifically acceptable. Prohibits funds under this title for the National Institutes of Health and the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration from being used to pay the salary of any individual, through a grant or other extramural mechanism, at a rate in excess of $120,000 per year. Renames: (1) the Consolidated Office Building as the William H. Natcher Building; (2) the Child Health Neurosciences Building as the Silvio O. Conte Building; (3) the Stone House as the Lawton Chiles International House; and (4) Building Number 36 as the Lowell P. Weicker Building. Reduces funds for the National Institutes of Health by a specified amount as a result of improved procurement policies and other specified savings. Prohibits, during FY 1990, any funds under this Act from being used to impose a payment reduction upon, or to seek repayment from, or to withhold payment to any State under Social Security Act provisions for Child Welfare Services or for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance, as a result of a disallowance determination in connection with a a compliance review for any fiscal year preceding FY 1990, until all related judicial proceedings, including appeals, have been finally concluded. Prohibits any use of such funds to conduct further compliance reviews with respect to any State which is a party to such judicial proceedings until such final conclusion. Title III: Department of Education - Department of Education Appropriations Act, 1990 - Makes appropriations for FY 1990 to the Department of Education for various programs under the following general categories: (1) compensatory education for the disadvantaged; (2) impact aid; (3) school improvement programs; (4) bilingual, immigrant, and refugee education; (5) education for the handicapped; (6) rehabilitation services and handicapped research; (7) special institutions for the handicapped (the American Printing House for the Blind; the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, and Gallaudet University, including continuing education activities, existing extension centers and the National Center for Law and the Deaf); (8) vocational and adult education; (9) student financial assistance (including Pell grants, supplemental educational opportunity grants, grants to States for loan demonstration projects, and direct loans to students in institutions of higher education); (10) the Guaranteed Student Loan program; (11) higher education assistance (including programs under specified provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961); (12) Howard University; (13) college housing and academic facilities loans; (14) higher education facilities loans; (15) college housing loans; (16) education research and statistics (including the National Assessment of Educational Progress, and a rural education program); and (17) libraries. Earmarks specified amounts for the new Merit Schools program and the new Magnet Schools of Excellence Program, if such programs are specifically authorized by law before March 1, 1990. Earmarks a specified amount for supporting a consortium of institutions to provide education and vocational rehabilitation services for low functioning adults who are deaf. Sets forth certain prohibitions and refund requirements for student aid programs. Grants college financial aid administrators discretionary authority to make certain adjustments in need-analysis. Makes appropriations for Departmental Management for: (1) program administration; (2) the Office for Civil Rights; and (3) the Office of the Inspector General. Sets forth general provisions relating to such appropriations for the Department of Education. Prohibits funds under this title from being used to force any school or school district which is desegregated to take any action to force the busing of students or the school's abolishment or the transfer of students to or from the school, on account of race, creed, or color, over the protest of the student's parents or as a condition precedent to obtaining otherwise available Federal funds. Prohibits appropriations in this Act from being used for the transportation of students or teachers (or the purchase of equipment for such transportation) to overcome racial imbalance or carry out a racial desegregation plan in any school or school system. Prohibits funds under this Act from being used, directly or indirectly, to require the transportation of any student to a school other than the school nearest the student's home (including any indirect requirement of student transportation to carry out a plan involving the reorganization of the grade structure of schools, the pairing of schools, or the clustering of schools). Excludes from such prohibition: (1) transportation of students requiring special education to a school for such purpose; and (2) the establishment of magnet schools. Prohibits funds under this Act from being used to prevent the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer and meditation in the public schools. Title IV: Related Agencies - Makes appropriations for the following agencies: (1) the ACTION Agency; (2) the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; (3) the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service; (4) the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission; (5) the National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; (6) the National Commission on Children; (7) the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science; (8) the National Commission to Prevent Infant Mortality; (9) the National Council on Disability; (10) the National Labor Relations Board; (11) the National Mediation Board; (12) the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission; (13) the Physician Payment Review Commission; (14) the Prescription Drug Payment Review Commission; (15) the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission; (16) the Railroad Retirement Board (for payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Account and to the railroad retirement accounts, with specified limitations on administrative expenses, the railroad unemployment insurance administration fund, and review activities); (17) the Soldiers' and Airmen's Home (for operation and maintenance, and for construction and renovation of the physical plant); (18) the United States Bipartisan Commission on Comprehensive Health Care; (19) the United States Institute of Peace; and (20) the White House Conference on Library and Information Services. Title V: General Provisions - Sets forth general provisions relating to appropriations under this Act. Expresses the sense of the Congress that colleges and universities should demand drug-free campuses and enforce strict but fair policies to eliminate drug use by students. Limits the amounts which may be used by the Departments receiving funds under this Act to procure advisory or assistance services. Requires the head of each such Department to report quarterly to the Congress and the Comptroller General on the amount obligated and expended for such procurement. Requires such reports to include a justification for the award of each such contract and the reason the work cannot be performed by civil servants. Directs the Comptroller General to review such reports and submit recommendations to the Congress. Prohibits funds under this Act from being used to execute or carry out any contract with a nongovernmental entity to administer or manage a Civilian Conservation Center for the Job Corps. Reduces funds for salaries and expenses for Labor-Management Services and for the Employment Standards Administration. Reduces funds for salaries and expenses of the Department of Health and Human Services. Provides that no trust fund limitation shall be reduced. Declares transfers in specified accounts to be necessary (but secondary) results of significant policy changes under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Reaffirmation Act of 1987 (thus allowing such transfers between fiscal years to be treated as altering the deficit or producing a net deficit reduction).

Drug-Free College Campus Act

United States · United States Congress · 1 November 1989

Drug-Free College Campus Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to bar an institution of higher education from receiving funds or any other form of financial assistance under any Federal program, including participation in any federally funded or guaranteed student loan program, unless it certifies to the Secretary that it has adopted and implemented a program to prevent the use of illicit drugs and the abuse of alcohol by students and employees.

Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 31 October 1989

Education of Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1989 - Amends the Education of the Handicapped Act (the Act) to reauthorize funding and to change references to handicapped individuals or children to references to individuals or children with disabilities. Extends coverage of children with disabilities to include those with autism or with head injuries. Provides for a waiver of State immunity to suits in Federal court for violations of the Act. Directs the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to: (1) require applicants for grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements to demonstrate how they will address the needs of infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities from the diversity of racial, ethnic, and linguistic backgrounds; (2) require funding recipients to prepare procedures, findings, and other information in a form to maximize dissemination and use; and (3) conduct at least one site visit for each such grant, contract, or cooperative agreement receiving more than a specified amount annually. Revises requirements for State plans to set forth the components of the comprehensive system of personnel development which such plans must include. Revises evaluation provisions with respect to collection of data, technical assistance, and annual report preparation. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1994 for such evaluation activities. Requires regional resource centers to focus on special education, related services, and early intervention. Authorizes specified activities for the coordinating technical assistance center. Revises services for deaf-blind children and adults. Mandates that infants and toddlers be included among those served by deaf-blind programs, especially for early intervention services. Authorizes: (1) pilot projects; (2) single- and multi-State centers for technical assistance for program development and expansion; and (3) a national center on deaf-blindness to disseminate materials and information. Revises early education programs for children with disabilities to authorize projects for: (1) early identification of infants and toddlers with disabilities; (2) transition of infants with disabilities from medical care to early intervention and then to preschool education; (3) assistive technology devices and services; (4) early intervention and preschool needs of children exposed prenatally to maternal substance abuse; and (5) synthesis and preparation for dissemination of early education knowledge. Revises programs for children with severe disabilities to authorize demonstration projects for extended school year programs. Revises the postsecondary education program to increase the minimum amount which must be first made available to four regional centers for the deaf before the remainder of specified funds is made available to other model postsecondary programs for individuals with disabilities. Revises secondary education and transitional services for children and youth with disabilities to authorize projects developing and disseminating programs for assistive technology and services for students with disabilities as they make the transition from secondary school. Directs the Secretary to award at least five grants on a competitive basis to joint projects by State agencies for education and vocational rehabilitation to implement and improve transition services for youth with disabilities age 14 through 21. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants or contracts for projects to address the various transitions that children with disabilities may face throughout their years in school. Provides for coordination and geographic dispersal of such projects. Provides for programs for children and youth with serious emotional disturbances. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for research, demonstrations, and training studies and projects to improve special education and related services for such children. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1994 for the specified programs for centers and services to meet special needs of individuals with disabilities. Provides for grants for training of related services personnel and for those involved in personnel preparation of special educators and providers of related services. Allows regular or special education personnel to participate in such training on a preservice or inservice basis. Directs the Secretary to establish priorities for: (1) recruitment and preparation of individuals from the diversity of racial, ethnic, and linguistic backgrounds, and individuals with disabilities, for careers in special education, related services, and early intervention, including leadership; and (2) preservice preparation of such personnel to serve individuals from such diverse backgrounds. Requires that grants to State educational agencies and institutions for traineeships: (1) prepare special and regular education, related services, and early intervention personnel; and (2) assist States in developing and maintaining their comprehensive systems of personnel development, and in recruiting and retaining personnel. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance to States to implement specified requirements for comprehensive systems of personnel development. Requires the Secretary (who currently is merely authorized) to make a grant or contract or cooperative agreement for a national clearinghouse on the education of individuals with disabilities. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1994 for specified programs for training personnel for the education of individuals with disabilities. Authorizes the Secretary to make research grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for assessment and improvement of the practice of personnel (and others, including parents) in the provision of special education, related services, and early intervention. Directs the Secretary to make grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for studies and investigations to: (1) improve program management, administration, delivery, and effectiveness necessary to provide full educational opportunities and early interventions for all children with disabilities from birth through age 21; (2) assess progress in implementation of the Act and related efforts by States, localities, and the Secretary of the Interior; and (3) organize, synthesize, interpret, and integrate relevant information. Requires specified types of studies. Requires the Secretary to provide technical assistance to participating State agencies in assessing the impact of the Act. Requires the Secretary to establish research priorities. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1994 for research programs. Revises programs for instructional media to provide for: (1) the captioning of television and video programs and the audio description of video materials; and (2) services for hard-of-hearing and visually impaired individuals. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1994 for such instructional media programs. Provides for technology, educational media, and materials for projects that increase access to and use of assistive technology devices and services in the education of infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities, and in other related activities authorized by the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1988. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1994 for such programs. Revises the composition of each State interagency coordinating council.

Area Health Education Centers Enhancement Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 31 October 1989

Area Health Education Centers Enhancement Act of 1989 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study concerning the area health education center program, including the clinical clerkship program, continuing education in rural areas, and recruitment and retention efforts relating to medically underserved areas. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary to extend the contract of a health education and training center for not more than a six-year period if it is designated by the Secretary as disadvantaged due to factors beyond the control of the center. Increases the authorization of appropriations for area health education centers for FY 1991.

Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 31 October 1989

Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1989 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) to deem a food misbranded unless its label states: (1) the serving size or other unit of measure customarily used; (2) the number of servings or other units per container; (3) the number of calories per serving and derived from total fat and saturated fat; and (4) the amount of total fat, saturated fat, unsaturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, total carbohydrates, complex carbohydrates, sugars, total protein, and dietary fiber per serving or other unit. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, if there is a significant scientific basis, to: (1) require additional nutrients to be included in the labeling; or (2) exempt nutrients from the labeling requirement. Requires, for raw agricultural commodities or raw fish or shellfish, that the nutritional information be provided in a single location in the areas in which such items are offered for sale. Directs the Secretary to exempt types of such items which are infrequently consumed. Exempts from the labeling requirements food: (1) sold for immediate consumption in restaurants, or sold to restaurants for sale or use in restaurants; (2) processed and prepared in a retail establishment and not for immediate consumption in the establishment; (3) including certain infant formulas; (4) which is a medical food; (5) which is customarily processed, labeled, or repacked in substantial quantities at establishments other than those where it was originally processed or packed; (6) in packages so small that the information would be illegible; (7) which contains insignificant amounts of all the nutrients and does not make any claim with respect to the nutritional value of the food; and (8) sold by certain small businesses. Requires certain vitamins and minerals to include nutrient information in their labeling as appropriate and as specified by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to undertake to contract with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to prepare a report making recommendations regarding the manner of the labeling. Directs the Secretary to determine whether any of the nutrients required to be placed on labels before enactment of this Act shall be required under provisions of this Act. Directs the Secretary to carry out consumer education regarding nutrition labeling. Sets forth the circumstances under which nutrition and health claims may and may not be made for foods. Allows proceedings for the enforcement, or to restrain violations, of the amendments made by this Act to be brought in the name of a State in which the food that is the subject of the proceedings is located (in addition to the existing authorization to bring such actions to enforce the FDCA in the name of the United States). Declares that a food which makes a claim which characterizes the relationship of its constituents to a disease or a condition in accordance with the requirements of this Act is not, solely because of such claim, a drug under specified provisions of FDCA. Prohibits a State or its subdivision from establishing or continuing in effect any: (1) nutrition labeling requirement that differs from the requirements of this Act; or (2) prohibition respecting any label health claim which differs from the requirements of this Act. Provides for exemption petitions by States if a State or local requirement would not unduly burden interstate commerce, and if other conditions are met.

Excellence in Teaching Act

United States · United States Congress · 31 October 1989

Excellence in Teaching Act - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1994 to carry out this Act. Directs the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to seek cost-sharing by State and local entities, higher education institutions, and nonprofit organizations for any program assisted under this Act. Directs the Secretary to: (1) evaluate the teacher corps and senior teacher corps programs; and (2) report on it to the appropriate congressional committees within three years after enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary to designate an office within the Department of Education (the Department) to coordinate activities under this Act. Directs the Secretary to report annually to the Congress on teachers and the teaching profession. Title I: Teacher Corps - Teacher Corps Recruitment and Induction Act of 1989 - Part A: Teacher Corps - Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) make grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) to conduct teacher corps activities; and (2) award scholarships to teacher corps members. Bases the amounts of such grants to SEAs on school-age population. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish teacher corps selection criteria for States to use; (2) disseminate information about availability of teacher corps scholarships; (3) award such scholarships to individuals recommended by SEAs; (4) review and approve SEA applications for grants; (5) make awards to SEAs; (6) designate an office within the Department for liaison and coordination with participating SEAs; (7) foster communication among teacher corps members; and (8) collect scholarship repayments. Specifies authorized uses of grant money by SEAs. Allows LEAs to use grant funds to carry out induction programs for new teacher corps members (and other new teachers), ensuring that teacher corps members participate in one for at least one year, including work with a designated mentor teacher. Requires the SEA, in cooperation with the State higher education agency, to select teacher corps members according to the Secretary's criteria, subject to the Secretary's review. Requires special consideration for those who wanted to teach handicapped, limited English proficient, or preschool age students, or in an inner city school. Sets forth individual application requirements. Sets forth SEA grant application requirements. Provides that an SEA shall be disqualified from any future financial assistance under this title: (1) if it fails to maintain accurate records on teacher corps members to ensure compliance with scholarship conditions; or (2) if it fails to notify the Secretary of a change of status regarding a member in violation of such conditions. Sets forth LEA grant application requirements. Makes individuals eligible to receive such scholarships for up to two years during enrollment in any of the following programs of study: (1) the last two years of a baccalaureate degree; (2) one or two years of a masters or other postbaccalaureate specialist degree; or (3) two years of an associate's degree in early childhood education or development, or one year of a child development associate credential program. Makes individuals in other associate degree programs eligible for the third and fourth year for a baccalaureate degree. Makes individuals with a bachelor's degree who wish to enter teaching from another profession eligible for such a scholarship for the instruction necessary to enter the teaching profession in the State where they wish to teach. Allows such instruction to be provided while the individual is employed as a provisional teacher, at the discretion of the SEA and LEA. Limits the amount of such a scholarship to an individual to the lesser of $8,000 or the cost of attendance per year for a maximum of two years. States that such scholarship shall be considered in determining eligibility for student assistance under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Directs the Secretary, in addition to such scholarship amounts, to award teacher corps members without a masters degree a scholarship of up to $2,000 during any of the first three years of employment as a teacher, to defray the costs of pursuing post-baccalaureate instruction. Allows the SEA in any State experiencing a shortage of mathematics and science teachers to recommend the Secretary give special consideration for teacher corps scholarships to individuals committed to teaching mathematics or science in elementary or secondary schools. Prescribes eligibility requirements. Requires scholarship agreements to include assurances of satisfactory academic progress and participation in teaching-related activities during the course of study, and of teaching for: (1) five years in a geographic area, or substantial field of expertise, of shortage, as determined by the SEA; (2) four years in an inner city school; or (3) four years if the student received a mathematics and science scholarship under special consideration provisions. Allows members to transfer to another LEA or to another State with a program, upon approval of the sending or receiving LEA or State. Prescribes additional assurances such agreements must include. Provides for repayment of scholarships and for cancellation of such obligation under specified conditions. Provides for publication of a recruitment for the teacher corps scholarship program, particularly for minority students. Part B: Senior Teacher Corps - Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) make grants to SEAs to conduct senior teacher corps activities; and (2) award scholarships to senior teacher corps members. Authorizes the Secretary to use funds to: (1) establish senior teacher corps selection criteria for States to use; (2) disseminate information about availability of such scholarships nationally, and especially to LEAs with high minority enrollment; (3) award such scholarships to individuals recommended by SEAs; (4) review and approve SEA applications for grants; (5) make awards to SEAs (6) foster communication among teacher corps members; and (7) collect scholarship repayments. Specifies authorized uses of grant money by SEAs. Makes individuals who have been employed as teachers for eight or more years with full professional State certification eligible to apply for membership in the senior teacher corps. Sets forth requirements for individual applications, selection by SEAs, and review by the Secretary. Directs the SEA to give special consideration to individuals who intend to: (1) use a sabbatical period to improve or acquire skills in science or mathematics or in order to teach or provide related services to handicapped, limited English proficient, or preschool age students; or (2) teach students in inner city schools, following the sabbatical period. Sets forth SEA grant application requirements. Requires that an SEA be disqualified from any future financial assistance under this title: (1) if it fails to maintain accurate records on senior teacher corps members to ensure compliance with scholarship conditions; or (2) if it fails to notify the Secretary of a change of status regarding a member in violation of such conditions. Directs the Secretary to award members a scholarship equal to one-half of their usual annual salary to enable them to participate in specified programs and activities during a sabbatical period. Requires such scholarship agreements to include assurances that members will: (1) spend a half-year sabbatical to participate in certain approved programs or activities; (2) work as a teacher, following the sabbatical, for five years in the State through which the award was made, or for four years in an inner city school in that State (except that they may transfer upon approval of both the sending and receiving State); (3) during the period of such work, upon LEA approval, participate as a mentor in an induction program for new teachers or contribute to the teacher corps programs; (4) during the period of such work, help in developing in-service training programs; and (5) participate in activities fostering communication among senior teacher corps members. Provides for repayment of scholarships by members violating such agreements, and for cancellation of such obligation under specified conditions. Provides for publicity and recruitment for the senior teacher corps scholarship program, particularly for minority teachers and in LEAs with above-average minority enrollments. Title II: Professional Development Academies - Professional Development Academy Establishment Act of 1989 - Provides for establishment of professional development academies which: (1) are operated by partnerships including one or more LEAs and one or more higher education institutions offering teacher training programs; and (2) provide in-service training and other activities to teachers and administrators. Directs the Secretary to provide funds for such academies through allotments to SEAs in States with approved applications or grants to LEAs or LEA consortia in States not receiving such allotments. Bases such allotments and grants on school-age population. Provides for State and local applications for and uses of such funds. Sets the Federal share at 50 percent of the cost of planning, establishing, and operating such academies. Requires States receiving such assistance to pay 80 percent of the non-Federal share from non-Federal sources. Title III: Minority Teacher Recruitment - Minority Teacher Recruitment Act of 1989 - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to carry out programs and activities to: (1) improve recruitment and training opportunities for ethnic minority members in education; and (2) increase the number of minority teachers in elementary and secondary schools. Sets forth applications requirements and authorized uses of such funds by LEAs, higher education institutions, SEAs, and State higher education agencies. Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to authorize historically Black colleges and universities to use certain grants to establish or enhance a teacher education and certification preparation program to qualify students for public elementary or secondary school teaching in the State. Amends HEA provisions for Student Assistance Special Programs for Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds to authorize the Secretary to make grants for Summer Institutes for Future Teachers (SIFT). Makes eligible to receive such SIFT grants higher education institutions, LEAs, SEAs, State higher education agencies, public or private nonprofit organizations, or professional associations representing teachers, counselors, or administrators. Sets forth application requirements, selection criteria, and authorized uses of funds. Sets limits on the maximum SIFT stipends for students. Limits the maximum amount of funds which may be used for such SIFT grants and conditions any such funding upon a specified minimum appropriation level for all such Special Programs. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to revise provisions for magnet schools assistance to include components for interesting students in, and educating them for, teaching careers. Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a study of alternative ways to increase minority participation in the teaching profession; and (2) report on study results to the appropriate congressional committees within two years. Title IV: Bilingual Teacher Enhancement Act - Bilingual Teacher Enhancement Act of 1989 - Amends title VII (the Bilingual Education Act) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary to make grants for bilingual teacher enhancement through activities to: (1) increase the number of teachers trained to teach limited English proficient students; (2) provide in-service training for teachers of limited English proficient students; and (3) train all teachers in techniques for educating language minority students. Sets forth application requirements and authorized uses of such funds by higher education institutions with existing teacher education programs, by SEAs, and by LEAs. Requires grant recipients to coordinate such programs with other Federal, State, and local programs which train teachers of limited English proficient students. Requires linkage or coordination whenever a recipient under this title also receives a professional development academy grant. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1993 for such bilingual teacher enhancement grants. Title V: Early Childhood Development Teacher Enhancement Act - Early Childhood Development Teacher Enhancement Act of 1989 - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for activities and programs to increase the number of teachers trained to teach preschool age children in early childhood education and development programs. Makes eligible to receive such grants higher education institutions, SEAs, LEAs, or private nonprofit institutions. Requires recipients to include in their programs curricula regarding young children with special needs. Requires linkage or coordination whenever a recipient under this title also receives a professional development academy grant. Sets forth application requirements and authorized uses of funds in post-baccalaureate, undergraduate, and associate degree or credential programs. Amends the Child Development Associate Scholarship Assistance Act of 1985 to include part of the costs of training among those costs which must be covered by scholarship assistance under such Act. Increases the amount authorized to be appropriated to carry out such Act for FY 1990, and extends that authorization of appropriations through FY 1994. Title VI: Teachers of Children with Handicaps Enhancement - Teachers of Children with Handicaps Enhancement Act of 1989 - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for activities and programs to increase, through preservice and in-service training, the preparedness of mainstream classroom teachers for the participation of children with handicaps in their classrooms. Makes eligible to receive such grants higher education institutions with teacher training programs, SEAs, and LEAs. Sets forth application requirements and authorized uses of funds. Requires that such grants be awarded on a competitive basis. Requires linkage or coordination whenever a recipient under this title also receives a professional development academy grant. Title VII: Mathematics and Science Teacher Enhancement - Mathematics and Science Teacher Enhancement Act of 1989 - Authorizes the Director of the National Science Foundation to make grants to SEAs, LEAs, higher education institutions, or private nonprofit organizations, or consortia, to: (1) establish or upgrade teacher in-service training in substance and skills for elementary, middle, and secondary school teachers of mathematics and science; and (2) engage in other projects to improve student learning in mathematics and science. Bases grant awards on quality of application and degree to which the applicant will meet the needs of the school population to be served, with special consideration for applicants which will serve populations, including members of minority groups historically underrepresented in mathematics and science. Requires linkage or coordination whenever recipients under this title also receive professional development academy grants. Sets forth application requirements and authorized uses of funds. Includes among program requirements: (1) in-service training for elementary school teachers; (2) cultural and gender sensitivity training; (3) in-service training program dissemination through the Star School telecommunications network, for those recipients who also receive Star Schools Assistance; (4) coordination with activities and services funded under the Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Education Act, and with other mathematics and science teacher training programs in the State; and (5) cost-sharing. Requires the Director to: (1) conduct an independent evaluation of the effectiveness of curricular reforms in mathematics and science education; and (2) report evaluation results to the appropriate congressional committees within four years. Amends the National Science Foundation Assistance Act of 1988 to increase the amounts of various authorizations of appropriations. Title VIII: School Based Management/Shared Decisionmaking Incentive - School Based Management/Shared Decisionmaking Incentive Act - Amends the Fund for the Improvement and Reform of School and Teaching Act to authorize the Secretary to make grants to LEAs to provide incentives to test school based management/shared decisionmaking programs at school sites, and to evaluate and disseminate results. Requires linkage or coordination whenever a recipient under this title also receives a professional development academy grant. Describes, and delineates responsibilities under, the process of school based management/shared decisionmaking. Sets forth application requirements and authorized uses of funds. Requires recipients to submit annually specified information on such programs to the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to: (1) within one year, compile and analyze such information and submit the analysis to the appropriate congressional committees; and (2) within two years, evaluate programs funded under this title and other such programs to determine their effectiveness in improving school performance. Increases the authorization of appropriations under such Act, and limits to the amount of such increase the amount which may be reserved for such program grants. Title IX: Teacher Recognition - Teacher of the Year Recognition Act - Directs the Secretary to design and implement a recognition program for teachers designated by the Council of Chief State School Officers as teachers of the year and the national teacher of the year. Includes among program requirements: (1) ceremonies and informational briefings in Washington, D.C., including at least one major event sponsored by the Congress; (2) program design consultation with educational organizations; (3) payment of expenses of teacher participants; and (4) authorization to accept gifts and contributions. Directs the Secretary to designate and procure medals to be presented to such teachers by the President or a designee. Authorizes the Secretary to work with State, local, and other organizations to encourage State and local recognition programs to honor outstanding teachers and other educators.

National Teacher Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 31 October 1989

National Teacher Act of 1989 - Title I: Loan Forgiveness for Teachers - Directs the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to assume the obligation to repay specified portions of a Stafford loan (a student loan made, insured, or guaranteed under specified provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965) for any borrower employed as a full-time teacher in a public or nonprofit private elementary or secondary school which is: (1) in the school district of a local educational agency eligible for assistance under chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981; and (2) determined to have more than 30 percent of its enrollment made up of children who are counted under specified provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Limits the number of schools which may be involved. Provides for cancellation of increasing portions of such student loans for a one to five-year period of such teaching service. Provides also for forgiveness of portions of student loans for borrowers who return to higher education after graduation to obtain a teaching certificate. Provides for repayment of such specified portions of principal and interest by the Secretary to the eligible lender or holder. Title II: Class Size Research and Demonstration Project - Class Size Demonstration Act of 1989 - Directs the Secretary to make demonstration grants to local educational agencies having elementary and secondary schools with large classes in order to demonstrate the advantages of reducing the size of classes. Provides for the Federal share of program payments. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1994. Title III: Model Programs in Teacher Preparation and Promising Practices - Authorizes the Secretary to pay to State and local educational agencies, State higher education agencies, institutions of higher education, individual elementary or secondary schools, or nonprofit private organizations the Federal share of costs of establishing and operating model programs demonstrating: (1) effective and innovative approaches to teacher preparation; (2) effective methods for alternative preparation; and (3) promising practices for teacher classroom instruction or site-based organizational management with the participation of teachers. Sets forth special rules and priorities relating to such grant awards and their size and scope, and examples of types of projects for which such funds may be used. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 through 1996. Title IV: New Careers for Teachers - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to eligible recipients to pay the Federal share of costs of establishing and operating programs to attract minority candidates to teaching careers. Makes eligible for such grants consortia of institutions of higher education and local educational agencies working with the State educational agency and the appropriate State or local teacher credentialing body. Provides that such grants shall be for five years and awarded under a competitive bidding process. Allows grant funds to be used to pay tuition, release time, and child care stipends for program participants. Directs the Secretary to provide for continuing evaluation of such projects and report to the Congress two years after enactment of this Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1994. Title V: National Teacher Academies - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to institutions of higher education, private nonprofit education organizations, or combinations of such entities to establish and operate national teacher academies. Requires one such academy in each of the following subject areas commonly taught in elementary and secondary schools: (1) mathematics; (2) English, reading, and language arts; (3) civics and government; (4) basic skills and literacy instruction; (5) the arts, including art, music, and the performing arts; (6) history and geography; (7) economics; (8) life sciences; (9) physical sciences; and (10) foreign languages. Requires academy staff to be selected from the most accomplished and prominent scholars in the relevant fields. Provides that such grants shall be for five years, and awarded under a competitive bidding process. Requires special consideration for eligible recipients that have demonstrated effectiveness in establishing and administrating a national network of individuals who assist in teacher training programs at State and local levels. Limits such awards to eligible applicants who have demonstrated expertise in both the subject area and in-service teacher training. Requires grant funds to be used for: (1) in-service training for teachers and administrators; (2) summer institutes; (3) leadership team training for congressional district academies; and (4) support services for congressional district academies, including national networks of individuals, consulting assistance, and information services. Requires that specified numbers of school administrators and teachers from each congressional district participate in summer institutes. Directs the Secretary to evaluate the work of each national academy biennially, and make evaluation results available to the Congress and the public. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1994. Title VI: Congressional District Teacher Academies - Directs the Secretary to allot to each State educational agency funds to establish and operate congressional district teacher academies. Requires that one such academy be established in each congressional district in each of the subject areas specified under title V provisions for national teacher academies. Allows the State educational agency to combine several of the authorized congressional district academies into a single academy in States where several congressional districts serve a local educational agency, or in States of small geographic size (containing less than three congressional districts). Provides that such grants shall be for five years, and renewable, and awarded under a competitive bidding process. Provides that academies for specified U.S. territories and possessions in the Pacific are to be combined into a single academy for each subject area, and administered by the Center for the Advancement of Pacific Education, in Honolulu, Hawaii, or its successor. Requires that such grant funds shall be used to: (1) provide in-service training programs for teachers; and (2) pay costs of release time, stipends, college or university credit, curricular materials, and other expenses. Requires eligible recipients to establish: (1) a three-person leadership team if they want a grant under this title; and (2) a ten-member steering committee if they want a grant under this Act. Requires each State educational agency receiving financial assistance under this title to evaluate biennially the work of each congressional district academy and report to the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to submit a summary of such reports to the Congress biennially. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1994.

Higher Education Tax Equity Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 24 October 1989

Higher Education Tax Equity Act of 1989 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the tax exclusion for discharges of indebtedness under certain student loans made by a State with no accredited professional law or medical schools.

Student Loan Default Reduction Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 20 October 1989

Student Loan Default Reduction Act of 1989 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require higher education institutions that have a default rate in excess of 25 percent to be considered in probationary status, and to implement default reduction plans, with respect to their eligibility for participation in the Stafford Student Loan and the Supplemental Loans for Students programs. Authorizes the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to initiate limitation, suspension, or termination proceedings upon an institution's refusal or unreasonable delay with respect to plan implementation. Directs the Secretary to initiate such proceedings if, by the end of the plan's fourth year, the institution has not reduced its rate or has a rate in excess of 50 percent. Delays loan disbursement to borrowers at institutions operating under such plans. Revises various student loan programs with respect to: (1) credit checks and cosigners; (2) institutional certification of student eligibility; (3) ability to benefit; (4) consumer information; and (5) criminal penalties. Provides for: (1) guaranty agency participation in the tax refund offset program; (2) emergency actions and sanctions against lenders; (3) sharing of institutional eligibility information; (4) branch campus eligibility; (5) tuition refunds; and (6) a demonstration project requiring verification of eligibility information through the National Student Loan Data System.

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit student financial aid from covering the cost of room and board for students who are incarcerated.

United States · United States Congress · 16 October 1989

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit student financial aid from covering the cost of room and board for students who are incarcerated.

Community Education Employment Center Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 12 October 1989

Community Education Employment Center Act of 1989 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to make five-year grants to eligible recipients to establish and operate not more than 15 community education employment centers nationwide to meet the needs of low-income secondary students in poor areas. Sets forth requirements for such programs (including offering gifted and talented and special education programs). Sets forth requirements for building use, support services, parent, community, labor, and business participation, eligible students, eligible recipients, grant applications, evaluations, and information. Directs the Secretary to collect evaluations and other additional information and to submit one report to Congress within three years and a second report within five years. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1994.

To amend the Education of the Handicapped Act to clarify that, in exceptional circumstances, certain damages may be awarded in actions brought under part B of such Act as procedural safeguards with respect to a free and appropriate education of handicapped children.

United States · United States Congress · 12 October 1989

Amends the Education of the Handicapped Act to provide that, in exceptional circumstances, the recovery of costs incurred in providing an appropriate education for a child may be included in any award of damages recovered against a State in certain actions, including Federal actions, brought as procedural safeguards for the free and appropriate education of handicapped children.

Betsy Brand, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education, Department of Education, vice Bonnie Guiton, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 11 October 1989

To amend title 38, United States Code, with respect to veterans vocational education.

United States · United States Congress · 11 October 1989

Amends provisions relating to veterans' educational assistance to delete provisions barring payment of such benefits: (1) to veterans enrolled in a course leading to a standard college degree; and (2) to any eligible veterans for specified periods of absence from such education or apprenticeship training. Makes three 50-minute courses the equivalent of three hours for purposes of course measurement. Requires that the number of credit hours represented by such unit courses be converted to equivalent clock hours and combined with actual weekly clock hours of training concurrently pursued to determine the total clock hours of enrollment. Provides for the determination of clock-hour equivalency of credit hours represented by a course.

To amend title 38, United States Code, with respect to certain veterans' education programs, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1989

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prepare a document containing a detailed description of the benefits, limitations, procedures, requirements, and other aspects of the education programs administered by the Department. Requires the Secretary to distribute the document: (1) to individuals applying for benefits under an education program administered by the Department and to such individuals receiving benefits at least annually thereafter; (2) to education and training institution officials on at least an annual basis; and (3) upon request, to other individuals affected by education programs administered by the Secretary, including military education personnel. Adds the chapter which pertains to training and rehabilitation for veterans with service-connected disabilities to existing law provisions which: (1) require the veteran and the educational institution offering a course in which such veteran is enrolled to report to the Secretary such enrollment and any interruption or termination of the education of such veteran; (2) require the Secretary, prior to making payment of a reporting fee to an educational institution, to require such institution to certify that it has exercised reasonable diligence in determining whether such institution or any course offered by such institution approved for the enrollment of veterans meets certain applicable requirements and that it will report any failure to meet any such requirement to the Secretary; and (3) authorize the Secretary to pay to any educational institution or to any joint apprenticeship training committee acting as a training establishment a reporting fee which will be in lieu of any other compensation or reimbursement for reports or certifications which such institution or training committee is required to submit to the Secretary. Repeals portions of the work-study allowance provision relating to the number of hours worked by veterans-students and the compensation received for such work. Changes the eligibility for such allowance from veteran-students who are pursuing full-time programs of rehabilitation, education, or training to individuals who are pursuing such programs at least half-time. Authorizes the Secretary to renew payment of previously discontinued educational assistance allowances only upon finding that: (1) the veteran will be resuming enrollment at the same educational institution in the same program and such institution has both approved the veteran's reenrollment and certified it to the Department of Veterans Affairs; or (2) in the case of a proposed change of either educational institution or program of education by the veteran, the cause of the unsatisfactory conduct or progress has been removed; the program proposed to be pursued is suitable to the veteran's aptitudes, interests, and abilities; and if a proposed change of program is involved, the change meets the requirements for approval under the change of program provisions of the Veterans' Benefits statute. Makes parallel changes with respect to the survivors' and dependents' educational assistance program. Provides that payment of an educational assistance allowance in the case of an eligible individual pursuing a program of education on less than a half-time basis shall be made in a lump-sum amount for the entire quarter, semester, or term not later than the last day of the month immediately following the month in which certification is received from the educational institution that such individual has enrolled and is pursuing a program at such institution. Provides for the reduction of the entitlement provided pursuant to the apprenticeship or other on-job training provisions.