Education

National Commission on Science, Engineering, and Technology Education

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1982

National Commission on Science, Engineering, and Technology Education - Directs the President in conjunction with the majority leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the House to establish a National Commission on Science, Engineering and Technology Education to: (1) identify problems in science, engineering, and technology education in the United States; (2) evaluate the impact of such problems on national defense, industry, research, academia, and military manpower; and (3) formulate remedial actions for such problems. Requires the Commission to transmit to the President and to each House of the Congress a preliminary report within 18 months and a final report within 30 months of the date the Commission is duly organized. Terminates the Commission six months after the submission of the final report.

Berufsbildungsbericht 1982 (G-SIG: 09001176)

Germany · German Bundestag · 4 March 1982

Verringerung des Angebots an Ausbildungsplätzen bei gleichzeitigem Anstieg der Nachfrage, regionale Ungleichgewichte auf der Angebotsseite, Schwerpunkte der Berichterstattung 1982, u.a. Ausbildung von jungen Frauen in gewerblich-technischen Berufen, Erlaß neuer Ausbildungsordnungen, Qualifikation der Ausbilder, Ausbildung behinderter Jugendlicher sowie ausländischer Jugendlicher, voraussichtliche Entwicklung 1982; Ergebnis der Beratung der Bundesregierung zum Berufsausbildungsbericht 1982 in der Kabinettsitzung am 1.März 1982

A bill to amend the National School Lunch Act, to provide for the serving of nutritionally superior lunches under such Act.

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1982

Amends the National School Lunch Act to require schools participating in the school lunch program to provide a nutritionally superior lunch to their students. Lists the food in such lunches and bans the sale of sweets on school premises. Provides that such schools should establish a nutrition council to oversee, and recommend ways to improve, such program. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture, within one year of enactment of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981, to prescribe regulations necessary to administer provisions of this Act. Allows the substitution of foods to accommodate the medical and special dietary needs of individual students.

A joint resolution making an urgent supplemental appropriation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, for the Department of Education.

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1982

Makes a supplemental appropriation for FY 1982 for the Department of Education for student loan insurance under part B (Federal, State, and Private Programs of Low-Interest Insured Loans to Students in Institutions of Higher Education) of title IV of the Higher Education Act.

An act to authorize the use of education block grant funds to teach the principles of citizenship.

United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1982

Amends title VIII (Community Schools) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to add a new program of grants for teaching the principles of citizenship. Directs the Commissioner of Education to make grants to State educational agencies to assist them in establishing and carrying out citizenship education programs for public elementary and secondary school students. Provides that such instruction shall conform to standards prescribed by such State agencies. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1982 through FY 1984 to carry out such program. Amends the General Education Provisions Act to exempt such program from specified requirements under such Act.

Veterans Rehabilitation and Education Adjustment Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1982

Veterans' Rehabilitation and Education Adjustment Act of 1982 - Title I: Rehabilitation Amendments - Eliminates variations based upon the number of dependents in the amount of subsistence allowance paid to a veteran participating in a rehabilitation program. Permits the payment of a subsistence allowance to veterans pursuing a rehabilitation program while residing in a halfway house or participating in a work-release program. Title II: Educational Assistance Program Adjustments - Permits the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to establish veterans benefits counselors at locations such as school campuses. Includes within the term "program of education" any course pursued by a veteran because it is required as a condition to obtaining financial assistance under the Small Business Act. Eliminates the restrictions on enrollment in certain courses for both veterans and eligible dependents. Disapproves any sales or sales management course which does not provide specialized training within a specific vocational field. Limits the educational assistance allowance for a veteran pursuing an independent study program to no more than the less than half-time rate. Prohibits the payment of benefits, other than cost of supplies, for courses given without charge. Permits the payment of educational assistance to veterans pursuing a program of education or training while incarcerated in prison. Permits the Administrator to discontinue assistance to eligible veterans or dependents enrolled in a program or at an institution which fails to meet specified requirements. Eliminates from the Administrator's annual report to Congress the currently required comparison of the collective and individual default experience. Title III: Repeal of Authority to Pursue Correspondence Training - Repeals the veteran's entitlement to assistance for correspondence or flight school training. Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions and Effective Dates - Reduces from two years to 180 days the period within which recovery for payment or overpayment of VA benefits must be sought.

Comprehensive Smoking Prevention Education Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1982

Comprehensive Smoking Prevention Education Act of 1982 - Amends title XVII (Health Information and Health Promotion) of the Public Health Service Act to establish in the Department of Health and Human Services an Office of Smoking and Health to inform the public of the health hazards of cigarettes. Sets forth the Office's authority and duties, including conducting research and assisting educational programs directly or through grants. Establishes an Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health to be composed of representatives from the Departments of Labor and Education, the Federal Trade Commission, and any other Federal agency designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Directs such Committee to meet at least four times a year and names the Director of the Office of Smoking and Health as chairman. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report annually to the Congress. Amends the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act to make it unlawful to advertise or export cigarettes without the required labeling (repeals the existing export exemption). Makes it unlawful to manufacture, package, import, or export cigarettes containing any chemical substances without the label so stating. Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to establish a cigarette labeling system under which each brand of cigarettes shall bear a different specified health warning each year of a seven-year cycle. Eliminates certain congressional notification and reporting requirements. Increases the fine for violation of such Act from $10,000 to $100,000. Permits individual civil actions to be brought in U.S. district courts for violations of such Act. Requires a plaintiff to give 60-day notice to the FTC and the defendant. Permits intervention and consolidation. Allows the court to award attorneys fees and other costs.

A resolution expressing the sense of the House concerning guaranteed student loans for graduate and professional students.

United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1982

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that graduate and professional students should remain eligible for guaranteed student loans under part B (Federal, State, and Private Programs of Low-Interest Insured Loans to Students in Institutions of Higher Education) of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that graduate and professional students should remain eligible for certain guaranteed student loans.

United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1982

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that graduate and professional students should remain eligible for guaranteed student loans under part B (Federal, State, and Private Programs of Low-Interest Insured Loans to Students in Institutions of Higher Education) of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

proposition de loi tendant au développement de l'éducation sexuelle

France · Senate · 18 February 1982

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate concerning guaranteed student loans for graduate and professional students.

United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1982

Expresses the sense of the Senate that graduate and professional students should remain eligible for guaranteed student loans under part B (Federal, State, and Private Programs of Low-Interest Loans in Institutions of Higher Education) of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

Folgen der Bildung von Gutachterausschüssen zur Bodenwertermittlung für die Sachverständigen für Grundstücksbewertung (G-SIG: 09045056)

Germany · German Bundestag · 29 January 1982

Voraussetzungen für ausländische Medizin- und Zahnmedizinstudenten für die Zulassung an deutschen Hochschulen (G-SIG: 09045068)

Germany · German Bundestag · 29 January 1982

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide for the establishment of, and the deduction of contributions to, education savings accounts.

United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1982

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax deduction for cash and other personal property contributions to a savings account created or organized exclusively for the purpose of paying the higher or vocational educational expenses of the taxpayer or the taxpayer's child. Limits the amount of such deduction to $1,000 per year, adjusted for inflation. Limits eligibility for such deduction to the taxpayer or the taxpayer's dependent child unless such child has attained age 21 or has attended an institution of higher education as a full-time student for more than four weeks in the year of his twenty-first birthday. Excludes distributions from such an account from the gross income of the payee so long as such distributions are used to defray the beneficiary's tuition, fees, books and supplies, and reasonable living expenses. Specifies sanctions for the use of account funds for other than such educational purposes. Treats qualified distributions as income to the beneficiary for the taxable year in which the beneficiary attains age 25, and for each of the following nine years, in successive apportionments equal to ten percent of the total amount of such distributions.

A bill to authorize the exchange of properties in Athens, Georgia, between the United States and the Clarke County Board of Education.

United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1982

Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to convey certain property in Athens, Georgia, to the Clarke County Board of Education in exchange for certain other property from the Board.

A resolution providing amounts from the contingent fund of the House for expenses of investigations and studies by the Committee on Education and Labor in the second session of the Ninety-seventh Congress.

United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1982

Authorizes expenditures for investigations and studies by the House Committee on Education and Labor from January 3, 1982, until January 3, 1983, including: (1) procurement of consultant services; and (2) training of its professional staff.

A resolution providing amounts from the contingent fund of the House for expenses of investigations and studies by the Subcommittee on Labor Management Relations of the Committee on Education and Labor in the second session of the Ninety-Seventh Congress.

United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1982

Authorizes expenditures for investigations and studies of welfare and pension plans by the Subcommittee on Labor Management Relations of the House Committee on Education and Labor from January 3, 1982, until January 3, 1983. Limits the amount spent for procurement of consultant services.

Vorschläge des Bundesministers für Bildung und Wissenschaft zur Verbesserung der Grundlagenforschung (G-SIG: 09044803)

Germany · German Bundestag · 8 January 1982

Vorführung der sowjetisch-amerikanischen Fernsehserie "Der unvergessene Krieg" an Schulen (G-SIG: 09044844)

Germany · German Bundestag · 8 January 1982