legislation: 103-s-1465
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| 103-s-1465 | 103 | s | 1465 | Gender Equity in Education Amendments of 1993 | Education | 1993-09-15 | 1994-02-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Education, Arts, Humanities. | Senate | Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] | IA | D | H000206 | 12 | Gender Equity in Education Amendments of 1993 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to establish gender equity requirements and training programs for teachers and other educational personnel (or parents) with respect to: (1) basic program requirements (under chapter 1 of title I for educationally disadvantaged children), innovative projects, schoolwide projects, parental involvement, and program improvement; (2) Even Start progam uses of funds; (3) secondary school programs (for basic skills improvement and dropout prevention and reentry) applications and award of grants; (4) local targeted assistance programs (under chapter 2 educational improvement partnership); (5) Eisenhower Mathematics and Science program school teacher training and national programs; (6) Women's Educational Equity personnel training and career education programs; (7) gifted and talented students personnel training; and (8) computer-based instruction personnel training under the Secretary's fund for innovation in education. Amends the School Dropout Demonstration Assistance Act of 1988 to reserve certain funds for programs to serve pregnant and parenting teenagers. Adds gender-equity requirements to applications under such Act and under the Secondary Schools Basic Skills Demonstration Assistance Act of 1988. Amends ESEA with respect to pregnant teenagers and teenage parents under various programs, including: (1) Even Start programs; (2) local targeted assistance programs; and (3) State and local drug abuse education and prevention programs. Amends the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA) and ESEA to add gender-equity requirements in research and data compilation. Requires the Office of Educational Research and Improvement to conduct special studies to assess the impact of Federal, State, and local efforts to provide a gender-equitable education to elementary and secondary school students. Directs the Secretary of Education to provide for special studies to assess progress in achieving gender equity in education as a result of this Act. | 2025-08-26T13:50:44Z |