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Bill· HRH.R. 3874 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1973
Provides that, except with the express approval of an elected board of education having jurisdiction, no student shall be assigned or compelled to attend any school on account of race, creed, color, or national origin, or for the purpose of achieving equality in attendance or increased attendance or reduced attendance, at any school, or persons of one or more particular races, creeds, colors, or national origins. States that no school district, school zone or attendance unit, by whatever name known, shall be established, reorganized or maintained for any such purpose, provided that nothing contained in this Act shall prevent the assignment of a pupil in the manner requested or authorized by his parents or guardian, and further provided that nothing in this section shall be deemed to affect, in any way, the right of a religious or denominational educational institution to select its pupils exclusively or primarily from members of such religion or demonination or from giving preference to such selection to such members or to make such selection to its pupils as is calculated to promote the religious principle for which it is established.
Bill· HRH.R. 3802 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1973
Quality School Assistance Act - Provides financial assistance to local educational agencies to assure that their resources will be adequate to provide an excellent elementary and secondary education for all children. Authorizes to be appropriated such amounts as are necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act. Provides guidelines to be followed in making allotments to the educational agencies in each State out of the sums appropriated for the purposes of this Act. Requires any local educational agency in a State which desires to receive a grant to make an application containing: (1) an analysis of its needs for teacher preparation programs, facilities, student progress, adult education programs and a description of proposed use of funds; (2) an evaluation of the effectiveness of funded programs; (3) assurances that the agency will provide programs in private nonprofit schools of a secular or nonideological nature or such other arrangements as dual enrollments which will assure adequate participation of the children concerned; (4) assurances that funds used, property acquired, and services provided shall be by and through a public agency and that necessary records will be kept; and (5) assurance that no more than 10 percent of the funds received will be used for capital outlay and debt service. Provides that funds may not be disapproved by the State educational agency until such local agency has had an opportunity for a hearing. Provides that any State desiring to participate in such programs must submit through its State educational agency an application containing assurances and such other information as the Secretary of Education shall deem appropriate. Makes provision for the terms upon which funds are to be disbursed to the State educational agency and in turn to the local educational agency. Provides that no payment shall be made to a State which has taken into consideration payments under this section in determining the eligibility of any local educational agency in that State for State aid or the amount of that aid with respect to the free public education of children during that year or the preceding years. Authorizes the Secretary to suspend payments where, after an opportunity for a hearing, there has been found to be a failure to comply substantially with any assurance given. Permits any State dissatisfied with the Secretary's final action to file within sixty days of notice of such action in the United States Court of Appeals for the circuit in which such State is located a petition for review of that action. Authorizes the court upon good cause shown to remand the case for further evidence and findings, or to affirm the action of the Secretary. Provides funds for the purpose of construction of facilities for local educational agencies for those pupils who are in excess of the assumed maximum classroom size of thirty students, for those one-room schools and those which lack library facilities. Makes applicable and coordinates to this Act provisions of the General Education Provisions Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 3791 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1973
Allows a credit, under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, against the individual income tax for tuition paid for the elementary or secondary education of dependents. Limits such tax credit to 50 percent of education expenses or $400, whichever is less. Provides for a reduction of this tax credit in an amount equal to $1 for every $20 by which the taxpayer's adjusted gross income exceeds $25,000. Defines tuition expenses allowable and educational institutions eligible under this Act. (Amends 26 U.S.C. 42)
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 52 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1973
Authorizes the President to issue a proclamation designating the week of February 11 to 17, 1973, as "National Vocational Education Week".
Bill· HRH.R. 3666 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1973
Schoolbus Safety Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish standards which require schoolbuses be equipped with seat backs of sufficient height and design to prevent, to the extent possible, any injury to each seated passenger and the driver. Makes standards applicable to buses manufactured after June 30, 1972. Authorizes the Attorney General to commence a civil action in the United States district courts to obtain a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating the Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to nay State or political subdivision thereof or to any school system to pay all or part of the cost of complying with the Act. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the Act. (Amends 15 U.S.C. 1392, 1395)
Bill· HRH.R. 3665 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1973
Provides that the Secretary of Transportation, under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, shall establish appropriate Federal motor vehicle safety standards for schoolbuses and schoolbus equipment. Provides that the Secretary shall procure experimental, prototype, and other schoolbuses for research and testing of safety standards. Requires the manufacturers or distributors of schoolbuses to certify that each such schoolbus was individually inspected and test driven for the purpose of determining its conformity to all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards.
Bill· HRH.R. 3649 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1973
Allows a credit, under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, against the individual income tax for tuition paid for the elementary or secondary education of dependents. Limits such tax credit to 50 percent of education expenses or $400, whichever is less. Provides for a reduction of this tax credit in an amount equal to $1 for every $20 by which the taxpayer's adjusted gross income exceeds $25,000. Defines tuition expenses allowable and educational institutions eligible under this Act. (Amends 26 U.S.C. 42)
Bill· HRH.R. 3602 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1973
Allows an income tax credit under the Internal Revenue Code for tuition paid by a taxpayer during the taxable year to any private nonprofit elementary or secondary school for the education as a full-time student of any dependent with respect to whom the taxpayer is allowed an income tax exemption under the Internal Revenue Code. Limits the tax credit to 50 percent of the tuition paid by the taxpayer or $200, whichever is less. Provides that any payment which is taken into account in determining the tax credit shall not be treated as an amount paid by the taxpayer for purposes of determining entitlement to a tax deduction. Allows any U.S. taxpayer to commence a proceeding in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, within the three month period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, to determine whether the provisions of this Act are valid legislation under the U.S. Constitution. (Amends 26 U.S.C. 42)
Bill· HRH.R. 3590 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1973
Authorizes, under the Higher Education Act of 1965, grants to institutions of higher education for the payment to students enrolled in psychology, sociology, or social work in such institutions to encourage their part-time employment and clinical training in hospitals for mental rehabilitation. Authorizes the appropriation of a total of $22,000,000 for the fiscal years 1974, 1975 and 1976 to carry out the purpose of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 3589 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1973
Provides for the cancellation of student loans under the student loan provisions of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 for service in mental hospitals and schools for the handicapped. (Amends 20 U.S.C. 425(b)(3)(B))
Bill· HRH.R. 3587 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1973
Makes an appropriation of $135,000,000 to carry out bilingual education programs under title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
Bill· HRH.R. 3588 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1973
Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to make grants to State education agencies to enable them to develop and carry out program to provide, through the use of students to institutions of higher education, tutoring and instructional assistance, under the supervision of a qualified teacher, for homebound handicapped children who, though able to benefit from preschool, elementary, or secondary education, are prevented by their handicaps from attending school. Requires local educational institutions that apply for funds under this program to give special consideration to veterans qualified for vocational financial need. Requires that the compensation for participating college students shall be between the Federal minimum wage set by the Commissioner and the maximum wage set by the Commissioner. Requires that the aim of such program shall be to integrate the handicapped into society, and to avoid the development of a segregated, permanent system of educcation for the handicapped. Provides that the Commissioner shall make grants under this Act to State educational agencies on the merits of their proporsal to him which shall be submitted on such application forms and under such guidelines as he shall prescribe. Authorizes $55,000,000 for fiscal year 1974, and necessary funds for fiscal years 1975 and 1976, to carry out the purposes of this Act. Requires the Commissioner to allocate the first 25 percent of such funds to each State in proporation to the ratio that the number of children aged three to twenty-one in the State bears to the number of such children in all the States. Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to make grants to State education agencies to enable them to develop and carry out programs to provide, through the use of students in institutions of higher education, tutoring and instructional assistance, under the supervision of a qualified teacher, for homebound handicapped children who, though able to benefit from preschool, elementary, or secondary education, are prevented by their handicaps from attending school. Requires local educational institutions that apply for funds under this program to give special consideration to veterans qualified for vocational rehabilitation, and to students with greater financial need. Requires that the compensation for participating college students shall be between the Federal minimum wage set by the Commissioner and the maximum wage set by the Commissioner. Requires that the aim of such program shall be to integrate the handicapped into society, and to avoid the development of a segregated, permanent system of education for the handicapped. Provides that the Commissioner shall make grants under this Act to State educational agencies on the merits of their proposals to him which shall be submitted on such application forms and under such guidelines as he shall prescribe. Authorizes $55,000,000 for fiscal year 1974, and necessary funds for fiscal years 1975, and 1976, to carry out the purposes of this Act. Requires the Commissioner to allocate the first 25 percent of such funds to each State in proportion to the ratio that the number of children aged three to twenty-one in the State bears to the number of such children in all the States.
Bill· HRH.R. 3561 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 February 1973
Allows an income tax credit under the Internal Revenue Code for tuition paid by a taxpayer during the taxable year to any private nonprofit elementary or secondary school for the education as a full-time student of any dependent with respect to whom the taxpayer is allowed an income tax exemption under the Internal Revenue Code. Limits the tax credit to 50 percent of the tuition paid by the taxpayer or $200, whichever is less. Provides that any payment which is taken into account in determining the tax credit shall not be treated as an amount paid by the taxpayer for purposes of determining entitlement to a tax deduction. Allows any U.S. taxpayer to commence a proceeding in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, within the three month period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, to determine whether the provisions of this Act are valid legislation under the U.S. Constitution. (Amends 26 U.S.C. 42)
Bill· HRH.R. 3521 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1973
Allows a tax credit under the Internal Revenue Code to an individual for tuition paid by him to any private nonprofit elementary or secondary school during the taxable year for the elementary or secondary education of any dependent. Provides that the amount allowable for the taxable year with respect to any dependent shall not exceed the lesser of: (1) 50 percent of the tuition paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year for the elementary or secondary education of such dependent, or (2) $400. Reduces the aggregate amount which would be allowable by an amount equal to $1 for each full $20 contained in the amount by which the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer (or, if the taxpayer is married, the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer and his spouse) for the taxable year exceeds $25,000.
Bill· HRH.R. 3517 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1973
Allows a tax credit under the Internal Revenue Code to an individual for tuition paid by him to any private nonprofit elementary or secondary school during the taxable year for the elementary or secondary education of any dependent. Provides that the amount allowable for the taxable year with respect to any dependent shall not exceed the lesser of: (1) 50 percent of the tuition paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year for the elementary or secondary education of such dependent, or (2) $400. Reduces the aggregate amount which would be allowable by an amount equal to $1 for each full $20 contained in the amount by which the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer (or, if the taxpayer is married, the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer and his spouse) for the taxable year exceeds $25,000.
Bill· HRH.R. 3446 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1973
Allows a tax credit under the Internal Revenue Code to an individual for tuition paid by him to any private nonprofit elementary or secondary school during the taxable year for the elementary or secondary education of any independent with respect to whom the taxpayer is allowed an exemption. Limits this credit to the lesser of (A) 50 percent of the tuition paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year for the elementary or secondary education of such dependent, or (B) $500.
Bill· HRH.R. 3437 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1973
Equal Educational Opportunities Act - Declares it to be the policy of the United States that all children enrolled in public schools are entitled to equal educational opportunity without regard to race, color, sex, or national origin; and that the neighborhood is the appropriate basis for determining public school assignments. States that the purpose of this Act is to authorize concentration of resources under the Emergency School Aid Act on educationally deprived students and to specify appropriate remedies for the orderly removal of the vestiges of the dual school system. Title I: Assistance - Provides financial assistance for educationally deprived students enrolled in schools with a high proportion of students from low-income families, or transferring from such schools to schools enrolling a lower proportion of students from low-income families. Authorizes grants from State educational agencies to local educational agencies adopting and implementing plans for such students. Sets requirements for State educational agency plans and applications under this section. Authorizes appropriations for payments to States under this section of $500,000,000 for each fiscal year. Provides for judicial review for a State following final action on its plan. Title II: Unlawful Practices - States that no State shall deny equal educational opportunity to an individual on account of his or her race, color, sex, or national origin, by: (1) the deliberate segregation by an educational agency of students on the basis of race, color, or national origin among or within schools; (2) the failure of an educational agency which has formerly practiced such deliberate segregation to take affirmative steps, consistent with title IV of this Act, to remove the vestiges of a dual school system; (3) the assignment by an educational agency of a student to a school, other than the one closest to his or her place of residence within the school district in which he or she resides, if the assignment results in a greater degree of segregation of students on the basis of race, color, sex, or national origin among the schools of such agency that would result if such student were assigned to the school closest to his or her place of residence within the school district of such agency providing the appropriate grade level and type of education for such student; (4) discrimination by an educational agency on the basis of race, color, or national origin in the employment, employment conditions, or assignment to schools of its faculty or staff, except to fulfill the purposes of subsection (5) below; (6) the transfer by an educational agency, whether voluntary or otherwise, of a student from one school to another if the purpose and effect of such transfer is to increase segregation of students on the basis of race, color, or national origin among the schools of such agency; or (7) the failure by an educational agency to take appropriate action to overcome language barriers that impede equal participation by its students in its instructional programs. States that the failure of an educational agency to attain a balance, on the basis of race, color, sex, or national origin, of students among its schools shall not constitute a denial of equal educational opportunity, or equal protection of the laws. States that the assignment by an educational agency of a student to the school nearest his place of residence which provides the appropriate grade level and type of education for such student is not a denial of equal education opportunity or of equal protection of the laws unless such assignment is for the purpose of segregating students on the basis of race, color, sex, or national origin, or the school to which such student is assigned was located on its site for the purpose of segregating students on such basis. Title III: Enforcement - Provides for a civil action for appropriate relief in an appropriate district court by an individual denied an equal educational opportunity as defined by this Act, or by the Attorney General in his behalf. States that when a court of competent jurisdiction determines that a school system is desegregated, or that it meets the constitutional requirements, or that it is a unitary system, or that it has no vestiges of a dual system, and thereafter residential shifts in population occur which result in school population changes in any school within such a desegregated school system, such school population changes so occurring shall not, per se, constitute a cause for civil action for a new plan of desegregation or for modification of the court approved plan. Title IV: Remedies - Provides that in formulating a remedy for a denial of equal educational opportunity or a denial of the equal protection of the laws, which may involve the transportation of students, a court, department, or agency of the United States shall require implementation of the first of the remedies set out below, or on the first combination thereof which would remedy such denial: (1) assigning students to the schools closest to their places of residence which provide the appropriate grade level and type of education for such students, taking into account school capacities and natural physical barriers; (2) assigning students to the schools closest to their places of residence which provide the appropriate grade level and type of education for such students, taking into account only school capacities; (3) permitting students to transfer from a school in which a majority of the students are of their race, color, or national origin; (4) the creation of revision of attendance zones ir grade structures without requiring transportation beyond that described in this title; (5) the establishment of new or magnet schools or the closing of inferior schools; or (6) the development and implementation of any other plan which is educationally sound and administratively feasible, subject to the provisions of this title. Prohibits a court or department order that would require the transportation of any student to a school other than the school closest or next closest to his place of residence which provides the appropriate grade level and type of education for such student. Prohibits a transportation order where such transportation would pose a risk to the health of a student or constitute a significant impingement on his educational process. Prohibits the requirement of a new desegregation plan involving transportation of students where residential shifts in population occur in previously approved desegregated school systems. Provides that State-drawn school district lines shall not be ignored or altered except where it is established that the lines were drawn for the purpose, and had the effect, of segregating children among public schools on the basis of race, color, sex, or national origin. Permits an educational agency to propose voluntarily or implement a desegregation plan, otherwise lawful, at variance with the standards set out in this title. Provides that upon application of an educational agency, court orders, or desegregation plans under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in effect at enactment of this Act and intended to end segregation of students on the basis of race, color, or national origin, shall be reopened and modified to comply with the provisions of this Act. Provides that any court order requiring, directly or indirectly, the transportation of students for the purpose of remedying a denial of the equal protection of the laws shall, to the extent of such transportation, be terminated if the court finds the defendant educational agency were in the past segregated de jure or de facto. Provides that no additional order requiring such educational agency to transport students for such purpose shall be entered unless such agency is found to be effectively excluding any person from any school because of race, color, or national origin, and this shall be so, whether or not such school system was in the past segregated de jure or de facto. Provides that no additional order shall be entered against such agency for such purpose unless the schools of such agency are no longer a unitary school system. Title V: Definitions - Defines the terms used in this Act. Title VI: Miscellaneous Provisions - Repeals the provision of Emergency School Aid Act authorizing the construction of integrated education parks. States that if any provision or application of this Act is held invalid, the remainder of the provisions of this Act and of the amendments made by this Act and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Bill· HRH.R. 3405 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1973
Authorizes the President of the United States to call a White House Conference on Education in 1975 in order to stimulate a national assessment of the condition, needs, and goals of education and to obtain from a broadly representative group of citizens a report of findings and recommendations resulting form such assessment. Requires the Conference to include 5 areas of study in its agenda, as follows: (1) pre-school education, including child care and nutritional programs, and the needs of disadvantaged children; (2) the adequacy of primary education in teaching the skills of communication-reading, writing, and arithmetic; (3) the place of occupational education in helping to meet the nation's requirements for skilled workers; (4) higher education, including ways of providing adequate levels of institutional support and student help; and (5) the adequacy of education at all levels in meeting the special needs of individuals. Authorizes the President to appoint a 35-member National Conference Committee, twelve of the members of which would be educators, and the remainder representative of the public interest in education. Authorizes the Committee to describe the guidelines, organize the Conference, and make its final report before December 1, 1975. Authorizes grants ranging from a minimum of $25,000 to a maximum of $75,000 to each State to defray the expenses of the conferences.
Bill· HRH.R. 3378 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1973
Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to make grants to State education agencies to enable them to develop and carry out program to provide, through the use of students to institutions of higher education, tutoring and instructional assistance, under the supervision of a qualified teacher, for homebound handicapped children who, though able to benefit from preschool, elementary, or secondary education, are prevented by their handicaps from attending school. Requires local educational institutions that apply for funds under this program to give special consideration to veterans qualified for vocational financial need. Requires that the compensation for participating college students shall be between the Federal minimum wage set by the Commissioner and the maximum wage set by the Commissioner. Requires that the aim of such program shall be to integrate the handicapped into society, and to avoid the development of a segregated, permanent system of educcation for the handicapped. Provides that the Commissioner shall make grants under this Act to State educational agencies on the merits of their proporsal to him which shall be submitted on such application forms and under such guidelines as he shall prescribe. Authorizes $55,000,000 for fiscal year 1974, and necessary funds for fiscal years 1975 and 1976, to carry out the purposes of this Act. Requires the Commissioner to allocate the first 25 percent of such funds to each State in proporation to the ratio that the number of children aged three to twenty-one in the State bears to the number of such children in all the States. Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to make grants to State education agencies to enable them to develop and carry out programs to provide, through the use of students in institutions of higher education, tutoring and instructional assistance, under the supervision of a qualified teacher, for homebound handicapped children who, though able to benefit from preschool, elementary, or secondary education, are prevented by their handicaps from attending school. Requires local educational institutions that apply for funds under this program to give special consideration to veterans qualified for vocational rehabilitation, and to students with greater financial need. Requires that the compensation for participating college students shall be between the Federal minimum wage set by the Commissioner and the maximum wage set by the Commissioner. Requires that the aim of such program shall be to integrate the handicapped into society, and to avoid the development of a segregated, permanent system of education for the handicapped. Provides that the Commissioner shall make grants under this Act to State educational agencies on the merits of their proposals to him which shall be submitted on such application forms and under such guidelines as he shall prescribe. Authorizes $55,000,000 for fiscal year 1974, and necessary funds for fiscal years 1975, and 1976, to carry out the purposes of this Act. Requires the Commissioner to allocate the first 25 percent of such funds to each State in proportion to the ratio that the number of children aged three to twenty-one in the State bears to the number of such children in all the States.
Bill· HRH.R. 3366 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1973
Allows a tax credit under the Internal Revenue Code to an individual for tuition paid by him to any private nonprofit elementary or secondary school during the taxable year for the elementary or secondary education of any dependent. Provides that the amount allowable for the taxable year with respect to any dependent shall not exceed the lesser of: (1) 50 percent of the tuition paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year for the elementary or secondary education of such dependent, or (2) $400. Reduces the aggregate amount which would be allowable by an amount equal to $1 for each full $20 contained in the amount by which the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer (or, if the taxpayer is married, the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer and his spouse) for the taxable year exceeds $25,000.
Bill· HRH.R. 3400 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1973
Permits the distribution of surplus Federal property under the Federal Property and Administrative Service Act to organizations which provide for the education and recreation of young boys and girls. (Amends 40 U.S.C. 484(j))
Bill· HRH.R. 3357 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1973
State Tax, Education and Welfare Act - Permits taxpayers in qualified States to claim a credit against Federal income tax for 40 percent of the net cost of State income taxes and State general sales taxes not to exceed such tax reduced by the credits allowable under the provisions relating to tax withheld on tax-free covenant bonds, to the foreign tax credit, and to partially tax exempt interest. Provides for: (1) an increase of State control of tax resources; (2) State responsibility for major educationl and welfare programs; and (3) the authorization of the use of Federal income tax credits to accomplish these objectives.
Bill· HRH.R. 3363 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1973
Bilingual Job Training Act - States that it is the purpose of this Act to provide for job training programs in the combined languages of English and of the person's dominant language and to provide for the development of skilled instructors and instructional materials and techniques for bilingual job training. Authorizes to be appropriated $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1974, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1075, and $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 for the purpose of making grants under this Act. Provides that 65 percent of such funds shall be utilized for grants for State bilingual job training programs. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to: (1) develop and disseminate accurate information on the status of bilingual job training in all parts of the Nation; (2) evaluate the impact of such training on the shortages of well-trained personnel, the unemployment of persons of limited English-speaking ability and the ability of such persons to contribute fully to the Nation's economy; and (3) report his findings annually to the Congress. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to make grants to States, local educational agencies, post-secondary educational institutions, private vocational training institutions, or to nonprofit organizations to assist them in conducting bilingual job training programs in all communities of the State. Provides that grants under this Act may be made to the State Board of Vocational Education upon application to the Secretary, or directly to the institutions and organizations listed above if such individual applications are approved in advance by the State Board of Vocational Education. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to make grants States, or directly to educational institutions, to assist them in conducting training for instructors of bilingual job training programs. Specifies information which shall be included in an application for such a grant. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for the development of instructional materials, methods and techniques for bilingual job training.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 273 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1973
Declares that the Congress recognizes that late appropriations of funds for Federal educational programs create a severe and growing burden upon State and local school systems and institutions of higher learning and inhibit adequate planning for the wise and effective use of such funds; that in order to overcome these difficulties educational officials must have notice of the availability of Federal funds well in advance of the beginning of a new school or college year; and that the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are hereby requested to report to their respective bodies a bill or bills, appropriating funds for educational assistance programs, not later than April 1 of the year preceding the beginning of the fiscal year for which such funds are authorized to be appropriated. Prescribes the sums to be appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare for each fiscal year.
Bill· HRH.R. 3314 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1973
Allows an income tax credit under the Internal Revenue Code to an individual for any tuition paid by him to any private nonprofit elementary or secondary school during the taxable year for the education of any dependent. Provides that the amount allowable for the taxable year with respect to any dependent shall not exceed the lesser of: (1) 50 percent of the tuition paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year for the elementary or secondary education of such dependent, or (2) $200. Provides for a $1 reduction of such credit allowable for each for $20 by which the taxpayer's gross income exceed $25,000. (Amends 26 U.S.C. 42)
Bill· HRH.R. 3278 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1973
Makes appropriations to carry out programs of the Veterans' Administration to expand Veterans' Administration hospital education and training capacity. Provides $25,000,000 for grants to establish new State medical schools, and $50,000,000 for grants to expand and improve medical schools affiliated with the Veterans' Administration and to assist affiliated institutions in training health personnel, for fiscal year 1973.
Bill· HRH.R. 3301 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1973
Permits a taxpayer under the Internal Revenue Code, to deduct the expenses paid by him for special education furnished to a child or other minor dependent who is physically or mentally handicapped. (Amends 26 U.S.C. 218)
Bill· HRH.R. 3308 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1973
Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to study the feasibility of broadening the purposes of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences to train civilian physicians to serve in medically underserved areas, and provides for the submission to Congress of such report within one year of enactment of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 3229 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1973
Allows a deduction form gross income under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 for expenses paid by a taxpayer for the education of any of his dependents at an institution of higher learning. Limits such deduction to $1500. (Amends 26 U.S.C. 217)
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 175 (93rd)passed
United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1973
Authorizes, effective January 3, 1973, the Committee on Education and Labor, acting as a whole or by subcommittee to conduct full and complete studies and investigations within its jurisdiction. Requires the committee to submit to the House, not later than January 2, 1975, a report on the activities of that committee during the Congress ending at noon on January 3, 1975.
Bill· SS. 611 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1973
School Bus Safety Act - States that it shall be the duty of the Secretary of Transportation to establish reasonable requirements to promote safety of operation of motor vehicles used to transport children to or from school or school related activities. Provides that the Secretary shall prescribe qualifications for drivers and the maximum hours of service and standards of equipment for motor carriers engaged in such activity. Provides that any person who knowingly commits an act in violation of any requirement, rule, regulation, or order promulgated by the Secretary shall be fined not less than $250 nor more than $1,000 for the first offense and not less than $500 nor more than $2,000 for any subsequent offense. States that the Secretary may order any motor carrier engaged in activity covered by this Act to cease and desist from engaging in such activity for not more than sixty days when the Secretary, for good cause, finds that the carriers operations will create an unreasonable risk of accident, injury, or death to persons or damage to property.
Bill· HRH.R. 3182 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1973
School Bus Safety Act - States that it shall be the duty of the Secretary of Transportation to establish reasonable requirements to promote safety of operation of motor vehicles used to transport children to or from school or school related activities. Provides that the Secretary shall prescribe qualifications for drivers and the maximum hours of service and standards of equipment for motor carriers engaged in such activity. Provides that any person who knowingly commits an act in violation of any requirement, rule, regulation, or order promulgated by the Secretary shall be fined not less than $250 nor more than $1,000 for the first offense and not less than $500 nor more than $2,000 for any subsequent offense. States that the Secretary may order any motor carrier engaged in activity covered by this Act to cease and desist from engaging in such activity for not more than sixty days when the Secretary, for good cause, finds that the carriers operations will create an unreasonable risk of accident, injury, or death to persons or damage to property.
Bill· HRH.R. 3158 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1973
Teachers' Sabbatical Leave Act - Establishes a program for the award of sabbatical leave grants, not to exceed one year at $300 per month, to experienced elementary and secondary school teachers, for the purpose of improving their teaching skills. Authorizes grants to institutions of higher education for the tuition and fees of grantees. Provides a basis for the allocation of funds for sabbatical leave grants among the several States. Renders ineligible for such grants study at schools of divinity. Prohibits Federal control over the educational institutions involved in the program. Authorizes $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1974, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years thereafter to carryout the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 3157 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1973
National Overseas Education Act - Creates within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare a National Overseas Education Board consisting of 8 members having responsibility for the elementary and secondary eduction of overseas dependents of military and civilian personnel. Gives the Board powers to carry out the provisions of this act. Authorizes appropriations of such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 3149 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1973
Extends for one year (through June 30, 1974) the existing authorization of grants for the expansion and development of undergraduate and graduate programs in social work.
Bill· HRH.R. 3085 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1973
Makes a State eligible for direct educational assistance if the State educational agency applies therefor and the Commissioner of Education determines that at least fifty percent of the financial support for elementary and secondary education in such State is provided from State sources. Provides that the amount of direct financial assistance to be paid to an eligible State shall be equal to the amount the Commissioner determines a State and its political subdivisions would receive for that year under provisions of: (1) title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; (2) title II, III, V, and VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; (3) titles III, V, and VI of the National Defense Education Act of 1958; (4) the Vocational Education Act of 1963; (5) the Adult Education Act; (6) the Education of the Handicapped Act, and (7) the Vocational Education Act of 1946. States that funds granted under this Act shall be used for the support of elementary and secondary education in that State without regard to the purposes for which funds could be used under the provision of the aforementioned laws. Provides that a State shall be eligible for a grant for any fiscal year if the State education agency applies therefor and the Commissioner determines: (1) that the State has increased the percentage of its expenditures for elementary and secondary education which are derived from State revenue sources during the preceding fiscal year over such percentage for the second preceding fiscal year, and (2) the average per pupil expenditure in the State for such year is not less than such expenditure for the preceding fiscal year. Establishes formulae for determining the amount of such grant. Provides that, in the event the funds appropriated are insufficient to make in full the grant to which the States are entitled, the grant to each of the States eligible for a grant shall be reduced pro rata.
Bill· HRH.R. 3062 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1973
Educational Technology Act - Title I: Use of Educational Technology in Elementary and Secondary Education - Provides for the improvement of the quality of preschool, elementary and secondary education through the utilization of educational technology. Authorizes to be appropriated such funds as the Congress may deem necessary for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and each of the next four fiscal years and such sums needed for payment to the States for making grants under this Act. Provides that the use of Federal funds shall be only for such programs as the planning, development, and implementation by local educational agencies of educational technology programs designed to promote uses of technological equipment and materials in the elementary and secondary schools. Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to pay each State from the funds allotted to it amounts necessary to enable the State educational agency to provide for programs designed to implement educational technology, dissemination of information relating to educational technology, evaluation of various programs, and the administration of the State plan. Specifies that any State desiring to receive payments must have a State advisory council and must submit to the Commissioner a State plan. Requires the Commissioner to approve the State plan if it conforms with the objectives of this Act; makes provision for the participation of nonprofit private school children; sets forth the administrative organization of the plan; uses 10 percent of the States's allotment for making grants to local educational agencies; sets forth criteria for achieving an equitable distribution of assistance; provides procedures for project evaluation; keeps State and Federal funds separate; and provides necessary accounting procedures. Sets forth procedures for applying for grants. Requires the Commissioner to pay each State having an approved plan an amount equal to the total sums expended by the State under such plan. Title II: Use of Educational Technology in Higher Education - Provides for the improvement of the quality of higher education through the utilization of educational technology. Authorizes to be appropriated such funds as the Congress may deem necessary for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, for the purpose of making grants. Requires any State desiring to receive payments to have a State advisory council and to submit a State plan. Directs the Commissioner to approve the State plan if it meets criteria similar to those set forth in Title I. Title III: General Provisions - Defines terms used in the Act. Allows the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to appoint a National Advisory Council on Educational Technology to evaluate the programs and projects of this Act, to report to the Congress and the President on the success of such programs, and to make recommendations for improvements of such programs. Requires the Commissioner to establish in the Office of Education a Bureau of Educational Technology to administer programs relating to educational technology. Provides for judicial review of a State's decision with respect to approval of a local educational agency's application for a grant under this Act. Prohibits the making of any payment under this Act for religious worship or instruction.
Bill· HRH.R. 3059 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1973
Allows an income tax credit under the Internal Revenue Code for tuition paid by a taxpayer during the taxable year to any private nonprofit elementary or secondary school for the education as a full-time student of any dependent with respect to whom the taxpayer is allowed an income tax exemption under the Internal Revenue Code. Limits the tax credit to 50 percent of the tuition paid by the taxpayer or $200, whichever is less. Provides that any payment which is taken into account in determining the tax credit shall not be treated as an amount paid by the taxpayer for purposes of determining entitlement to a tax deduction. Allows any U.S. taxpayer to commence a proceeding in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, within the three month period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, to determine whether the provisions of this Act are valid legislation under the U.S. Constitution. (Amends 26 U.S.C. 42)
Bill· HRH.R. 3055 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1973
Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to make grants to State education agencies to enable them to develop and carry out program to provide, through the use of students to institutions of higher education, tutoring and instructional assistance, under the supervision of a qualified teacher, for homebound handicapped children who, though able to benefit from preschool, elementary, or secondary education, are prevented by their handicaps from attending school. Requires local educational institutions that apply for funds under this program to give special consideration to veterans qualified for vocational financial need. Requires that the compensation for participating college students shall be between the Federal minimum wage set by the Commissioner and the maximum wage set by the Commissioner. Requires that the aim of such program shall be to integrate the handicapped into society, and to avoid the development of a segregated, permanent system of educcation for the handicapped. Provides that the Commissioner shall make grants under this Act to State educational agencies on the merits of their proporsal to him which shall be submitted on such application forms and under such guidelines as he shall prescribe. Authorizes $55,000,000 for fiscal year 1974, and necessary funds for fiscal years 1975 and 1976, to carry out the purposes of this Act. Requires the Commissioner to allocate the first 25 percent of such funds to each State in proporation to the ratio that the number of children aged three to twenty-one in the State bears to the number of such children in all the States. Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to make grants to State education agencies to enable them to develop and carry out programs to provide, through the use of students in institutions of higher education, tutoring and instructional assistance, under the supervision of a qualified teacher, for homebound handicapped children who, though able to benefit from preschool, elementary, or secondary education, are prevented by their handicaps from attending school. Requires local educational institutions that apply for funds under this program to give special consideration to veterans qualified for vocational rehabilitation, and to students with greater financial need. Requires that the compensation for participating college students shall be between the Federal minimum wage set by the Commissioner and the maximum wage set by the Commissioner. Requires that the aim of such program shall be to integrate the handicapped into society, and to avoid the development of a segregated, permanent system of education for the handicapped. Provides that the Commissioner shall make grants under this Act to State educational agencies on the merits of their proposals to him which shall be submitted on such application forms and under such guidelines as he shall prescribe. Authorizes $55,000,000 for fiscal year 1974, and necessary funds for fiscal years 1975, and 1976, to carry out the purposes of this Act. Requires the Commissioner to allocate the first 25 percent of such funds to each State in proportion to the ratio that the number of children aged three to twenty-one in the State bears to the number of such children in all the States.
Bill· SS. 553 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1973
Nondiscriminatory Education Act - States that the right of elementary and secondary education students to attend their neighborhood schools shall not be abridged by any Federal authority based upon the race, creed, color, religion, or national origin of the student. Provides that each local nondiscriminatory system shall have the right to determine their own attendance zones, the placement of any new school or facility, and the placement of faculty and administrative personnel without any interference from Federal authority, so long as such action is reasonable and nondiscriminatory. Defines the term "nondiscriminatory system". Makes the following acts illegal: (1) the operation of any school system receiving public support other than a non-discriminatory-school system, (2) the forced closing of any school for the purpose of forcing any student or group of students into a different school for the purpose of altering the racial or ethnic makeup of the student body; (3) the pairing of schools (as defined by this Act), and (4) forcing a child to leave his neighborhood school to attend another more distant because of his race, color, creed, religion, or national origin. Provides a penalty of 1 year imprisonment or a fine of $1,000, or both, for any person who violates the provision of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 3022 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1973
Allows an income tax credit under the Internal Revenue Code for tuition paid by a taxpayer during the taxable year to any private nonprofit elementary or secondary school for the education as a full-time student of any dependent with respect to whom the taxpayer is allowed an income tax exemption under the Internal Revenue Code. Limits the tax credit to 50 percent of the tuition paid by the taxpayer or $200, whichever is less. Provides that any payment which is taken into account in determining the tax credit shall not be treated as an amount paid by the taxpayer for purposes of determining entitlement to a tax deduction. Allows any U.S. taxpayer to commence a proceeding in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, within the three month period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, to determine whether the provisions of this Act are valid legislation under the U.S. Constitution. (Amends 26 U.S.C. 42)
Bill· HRH.R. 2989 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1973
Allows an income tax credit under the Internal Revenue Code for tuition paid by a taxpayer during the taxable year to any private nonprofit elementary or secondary school for the education as a full-time student of any dependent with respect to whom the taxpayer is allowed an income tax exemption under the Internal Revenue Code. Limits the tax credit to 50 percent of the tuition paid by the taxpayer or $200, whichever is less. Provides that any payment which is taken into account in determining the tax credit shall not be treated as an amount paid by the taxpayer for purposes of determining entitlement to a tax deduction. Allows any U.S. taxpayer to commence a proceeding in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, within the three month period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, to determine whether the provisions of this Act are valid legislation under the U.S. Constitution. (Amends 26 U.S.C. 42)
Bill· HRH.R. 2890 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Allows an income tax credit under the Internal Revenue Code for tuition paid by a taxpayer during the taxable year to any private nonprofit elementary or secondary school for the education as a full-time student of any dependent with respect to whom the taxpayer is allowed an income tax exemption under the Internal Revenue Code. Limits the tax credit to 50 percent of the tuition paid by the taxpayer or $200, whichever is less. Provides that any payment which is taken into account in determining the tax credit shall not be treated as an amount paid by the taxpayer for purposes of determining entitlement to a tax deduction. Allows any U.S. taxpayer to commence a proceeding in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, within the three month period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, to determine whether the provisions of this Act are valid legislation under the U.S. Constitution. (Amends 26 U.S.C. 42)
Bill· HRH.R. 2893 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to make grants during the period beginning with the date of enactment of this Act, and ending June 30, 1977, to the Deganawidah-Quetzalcoatl University to be used for its development and improvement. States that such grants shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Commissioner may prescribe. Authorizes to be appropriated $35,000,000 in the aggregate for making grants under this Act during the period ending June 30, 1977.
Bill· HRH.R. 2862 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Provides that the Secretary of Transportation, under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, shall establish appropriate Federal motor vehicle safety standards for schoolbuses and schoolbus equipment. Provides that the Secretary shall procure experimental, prototype, and other schoolbuses for research and testing of safety standards. Requires the manufacturers or distributors of schoolbuses to certify that each such schoolbus was individually inspected and test driven for the purpose of determining its conformity to all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards. Provides that the Secretary shall make rules and regulations governing notification, reporting and investigating of each accident involving a schoolbus which results in death to any person.
Bill· HRH.R. 2881 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Provides that the Secretary of Transportation, under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, shall establish appropriate Federal motor vehicle safety standards for schoolbuses and schoolbus equipment. Provides that the Secretary shall procure experimental, prototype, and other schoolbuses for research and testing of safety standards. Requires the manufacturers or distributors of schoolbuses to certify that each such schoolbus was individually inspected and test driven for the purpose of determining its conformity to all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards.
Bill· HRH.R. 2869 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Higher Education Funding Act - Authorizes an income tax deduction under the Internal Revenue Code for contributions to a qualified higher education fund established by the taxpayer for the purposes of funding the higher education of his dependents. Limits the amount of the deduction to the lesser of: (1) $500 times the number of qualified beneficiaries; (2) 10 percent of the taxpayer's adjusted gross income; or (3) $2,500. Provides that a qualified education fund must be established by the taxpayer pursuant to a written plan: (A) solely for the purpose of defraying the cost of room, board, and tuition at an institution of higher education of one or more eligible beneficiaries; (B) which provides that no distribution shall be made by the fund (except upon termination thereof) other than to, or on behalf of, eligible beneficiaries; (C) which provides that upon termination of the fund all assets of the funds shall be distributed to the taxpayer or to his estate; (D) which prohibits contributions to the fund in excess of amounts deductible; and (E) under which the taxpayer consents to the income tax treatment upon termination of the fund. Defines "institution of higher education" as an educational institution: (A) which regularly offers education at a level above the twelfth grade; (B) contributions to or for the use of which constitute charitable contributions; (C) which is legally authorized to provide and does provide a program of postsecondary education; and (D) which is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association listed by the United States Commissioner of Education.
Bill· HRH.R. 2892 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
National Act for School Construction - Requires the Commissioner of Education to develop and carry out a program under which he will make grants to local educational agencies to share in the construction costs of projects to replace deficient elementary and secondary schools. States that a school shall be deemed to be deficient if: (1) it is so situated that it is in particular danger from the effects of natural disasters, such as earthquakes and floods; (2) it is so constructed or is in such condition that students and teachers are in physical danger from fire or other threat; or (3) by reason of obsolescence, deterioration, or design is no longer suitable for providing high quality elementary or secondary education. Provides that a grant under this Act shall not exceed one-third of the cost of the project with the remainder of the cost borne equally by the State and the local educational agency. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1973 and each succeeding fiscal year.
Bill· HRH.R. 2782 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Provides for Federal assistance for interscholastic athletic programs in secondary schools associated with community improvement programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Authorizes the appropriation of $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974 and for each succeeding year thereafter for the purpose of grants under this Act. (Amends 20 U.S.C. 887b)
Bill· HRH.R. 2800 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Provides that any amount paid during the taxable year by the taxpayer as tuition for the private elementary or secondary education of a handicapped dependent shall be treated, under the Internal Revenue Code, as an amount paid for the medical care of such dependent if such education is recommended by a physician or other qualified practitioner in the field of working with the handicapped. (Adds 26 U.S.C. 213(g))