Women's Educational and Business Equity Act

Summary

Women's Educational and Business Equity Act - States that it is the purpose of this Act, in order to provide educational and business equity for women in the country, to encourage the development of new and improved curriculums; to demonstrate the use of such curriculums in model educational programs and to evaluate the effectiveness thereof; to provide support for the initiation and maintenance of programs concerning women at all levels of education (preschool through adult education); to disseminate instructional materials and other information for use in educational programs throughout the Nation; to provide training programs for parents, teachers, other educational personnel, youth and guidance counselors, community leaders, labor leaders, industrial and business leaders, and government employees at the State, Federal and local level; to provide for the planning of women's resource centers; to provide improved career, vocational, and physical educational programs; to provide for community education programs; to provide programs on status, roles, and opportunities for women in this society; and to provide for the preparation and dissemination of materials for use in mass media. Specifies activities for which funds appropriated under the Act shall be available. States that such financial assistance shall be made available only upon application to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Specifies provisions which must be set forth in such application in order for it to be approved. Establishes within the Office of Education a Women's Bureau to consist of a Council on Women's Educational Programs. Specifies the composition and duties of the Council including to advise, review, and make recommendations for the administration of the programs authorized by this Act. Authorizes to be appropriated $15,000,000, $25,000,000, and $40,000,000 for fiscal years 1975, 1976, and 1977, respectively, to carry out the purposes of this Act.

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Timeline

1. 9 April 1974

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 9 April 1974

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 9 April 1974

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 9 April 1974

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Peyser, Peter A. [R-NY-23] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Heckler, Margaret M. [R-MA-10] · R · Cosponsor
• · hsed00 · Standing

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