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104-hr-4303 104 hr 4303 Equity in Public Education Act of 1996 Education 1996-09-28 1996-10-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. House Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36] CA D H000213 1 Equity in Public Education Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of Education to make payments to eligible States to reimburse local educational agencies for specified costs of educating certain illegal alien students. Provides for such payments first to the States of California, Texas, and Florida. Provides for later payments to second and third groups of eligible States. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-21T20:14:50Z  
104-hr-4304 104 hr 4304 School Desegregation Litigation Reform Act of 1996 Education 1996-09-28 1996-10-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. House Rep. Hoke, Martin R. [R-OH-10] OH R H000707 0 School Desegregation Litigation Reform Act of 1996 - Amends the Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974 with respect to remedies in school cases. Sets forth requirements for relief in such cases. Revises prohibitions against State denial of equal educational opportunity. Allows school districts and State and local governments to institute civil actions on behalf of individuals denied equal educational opportunity. Authorizes the Attorney General to intervene in (as well as institute) such civil actions. 2025-08-21T20:15:52Z  
104-hr-4309 104 hr 4309 National School Infrastructure Act Education 1996-09-28 1996-10-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. House Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] NY D L000480 0 National School Infrastructure Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide four-year interest subsidies of up to 50 percent of the total cost of school construction and renovation projects to: (1) the 100 local educational agencies (LEAs) that serve the greatest number of children who qualify to be counted for basic grants to LEAs to help disadvantaged students under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; (2) an additional 25 LEAs that the Secretary determines have the greatest need; and (3) States, for use by other LEAs. Sets forth requirements for the use of funds and technical assistance. Authorizes appropriations. Requires that any such appropriation be made by offsetting collections derived from competitive bidding for broadcast spectrum under the Communications Act of 1934. 2025-08-21T20:14:27Z  
104-hconres-226 104 hconres 226 Expressing the sense of the Congress that a model curriculum designed to educate elementary and secondary school-aged children about the Irish famine should be developed. Education 1996-09-27 1996-10-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. House Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-13] NJ D M000639 10 Expresses the sense of the Congress that a model curriculum should be developed which is designed to educate elementary and secondary school-aged children about the famine in Ireland in the mid-19th century and its effects. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-hr-4259 104 hr 4259 Presidential Honors Scholarship Act of 1996 Education 1996-09-27 1996-10-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning. House Rep. McHale, Paul [D-PA-15] PA D M000466 12 Presidential Honors Scholarship Act of 1996 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the award of Presidential Honors Scholarships to all students who graduate in the top five percent of their secondary school graduating class. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-21T20:15:50Z  
104-hr-4207 104 hr 4207 Freedom of Speech and Association on Campus Act of 1996 Education 1996-09-26 1996-10-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning. House Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1] LA R L000371 0 Freedom of Speech and Association on Campus Act of 1996 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to provide that no students at higher education institutions shall, on the basis of their exercise of constitutionally-protected speech and association, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination or official sanction under any education program, activity, or division directly or indirectly receiving financial assistance under HEA, whether or not such program, activity, or division is sponsored or officially-sanctioned by the institution. Prohibits the availability of HEA funds to any such institution that the Secretary of Education finds has violated this Act. Makes such prohibition inapplicable to: (1) HEA funds for student assistance; and (2) higher education institutions controlled by religious or military organizations, if such speech or association is not consistent with the institutions' religious tenets or military training. Provides that such prohibition shall not be construed to prevent imposition of an official sanction on a student determined to have willfully participated in the disruption or attempted disruption of a lecture, class, speech, presentation, or performance made or scheduled to be made under the auspices of the institution of higher education. 2025-08-21T20:15:54Z  
104-s-2134 104 s 2134 Presidential Honors Scholarship Act of 1996 Education 1996-09-26 1996-09-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] DE D B000444 0 Presidential Honors Scholarship Act of 1996 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the award of Presidential Honors Scholarships to all students who graduate in the top five percent of their secondary school graduating class. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-21T20:16:24Z  
104-hr-4180 104 hr 4180 Community On-Line Act Education 1996-09-25 1996-10-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. House Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9] MA D M000834 0 Community On-Line Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make competitive matching grants to (or contracts or cooperative agreements with) eligible entities to: (1) purchase, install, and operate computers; (2) educate and train teachers, librarians, and others to use the latest technology and access the information superhighway; and (3) develop teacher and librarian training programs to help all students to use the latest up-to-date technology to its fullest potential. Makes eligible for such matching grants libraries, elementary or secondary schools, and local educational agencies that form partnerships with State or local governments or local business community representatives to purchase computers and provide for interconnectivity. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-21T20:15:33Z  
104-hr-4161 104 hr 4161 Role Models Academy Demonstration Act Education 1996-09-24 1996-10-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. House Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] FL R S000822 1 Role Models Academy Demonstration Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to carry out a demonstration program under which a four-year, residential, military-style academy (the Role Models Academy) is established which: (1) offers at-risk youth secondary school coursework and vocational training (and may offer precollegiate coursework); (2) focuses on the education and vocational training of youth at risk of delinquency or dropping out of secondary school; (3) has a teaching staff primarily composed of former members of the armed forces or participants in the Troops to Teachers Program, if they are qualified and trained to teach at the Academy; (4) operates a mentoring program involving role models from all sectors of society; (5) may contain a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit; (6) is housed on the site of any military installation closed pursuant to a base closure law; and (7) if effective, serves as a model for similar military-style academies throughout the United States. 2025-08-21T20:15:22Z  
104-hr-4105 104 hr 4105 To repeal the Goals 2000: Educate America Act to allow local areas to develop elementary and secondary education programs that meet their needs. Education 1996-09-18 1996-10-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. House Rep. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC-3] SC R G000359 61 Repeals the Goals 2000: Educate America Act. Directs the Secretary of Education to: (1) reserve specified funds for payments to outlying areas and payments to the Secretary of the Interior for Indian tribes (including Alaska Native villages or regional corporations); and (2) allot the remainder among States according to a formula based on relative amounts received under specified provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Requires State educational agencies to distribute such allotments as grants to local educational agencies on the basis of relative school-age population. Limits the use of funds received under this Act to educational purposes only. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-hr-4062 104 hr 4062 Illegal Alien Educational Impact Aid Act of 1996 Education 1996-09-12 1996-09-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. House Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-49] CA R B000461 14 Illegal Alien Education Impact Aid Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of Education to reimburse States for costs of educating certain illegal alien students. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-21T20:15:27Z  
104-hres-521 104 hres 521 To express the sense of the House regarding the outstanding achievements of NetDay96. Education 1996-09-12 1996-09-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. House Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] CA D M000725 15 Commends the organizers, coordinators, and volunteers of NetDay96 throughout the Nation. Calls for: (1) NetDay96's success in California to be used as a model in other States; (2) NetDay96 to be expanded nationwide to assist students, parents, and schools to obtain the full benefits of computer equipment and networks, strengthen their educations, and begin careers with more skills and opportunities in order to help them compete more successfully in the global economy; and (3) businesses, students, parents, educators, and unions throughout the country to consider organizing NetDay96 activities in their communities. Affirms support of NetDay96's commitment to have U.S. classrooms fitted with the needed technological infrastructure for the 21st century. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-s-2065 104 s 2065 Open Campus Police Logs Act of 1996 Education 1996-09-11 1996-09-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] CA D F000062 0 Open Campus Police Logs Act of 1996 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to require any higher education institution which participates in any student aid program under HEA title IV, and which maintains a police or security department, to keep a daily log of specified information about crimes which is open to public inspection. 2025-08-21T20:14:31Z  
104-s-2054 104 s 2054 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to exempt certain small lenders from the audit requirements of the guaranteed student loan program. Education 1996-09-04 1996-09-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] MS R C000567 1 Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to exempt from certain annual compliance audit requirements of the guaranteed student loan program those lenders with guaranteed student loan originations or holdings that do not exceed $10 million. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
104-hr-4016 104 hr 4016 Drug-Free Schools Reform Act of 1996 Education 1996-08-02 1996-09-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. House Rep. Zeliff, William H., Jr. [R-NH-1] NH R Z000004 3 Drug-Free Schools Reform Act of 1996 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to revise requirements for State Grants for Drug and Violence Prevention Programs. Revises requirements relating to State applications for such grants. Eliminates requirements relating to distribution of State funds among local educational agencies and their applications for such assistance. Revises program requirements. Requires use of program funds for awarding grants to State, county, or local law enforcement agencies (including district attorneys) in consortium with local educational agencies or community-based agencies to carry out drug abuse and violence prevention activities. Revises evaluating and reporting requirements for such programs. 2025-08-21T20:14:41Z  
104-hr-3947 104 hr 3947 Parental Freedom of Information Act Education 1996-08-01 1996-09-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. House Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] KS R T000260 17 Parental Freedom of Information Act - Amends the General Education Provisions Act to allow parents of elementary and secondary school students access to certain information, including any instructional materials, medical records, and standardized achievement tests administered to their children. Denies access to medical records to any parent who is charged with or convicted of a crime against a minor until such parent is acquitted or such charge is dropped. 2025-08-21T20:14:43Z  
104-hres-506 104 hres 506 Expressing the sense of the Congress that all parents should be afforded the opportunity to plan ahead for their children's college education through tuition prepayment plans that guarantee college for their offspring at a fixed price. Education 1996-08-01 1996-09-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning. House Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8] MD R M000941 0 Expresses the sense of the Congress that all States should adopt a tuition prepayment plan to allow families the opportunity to save for their children's college education in advance and at a guaranteed rate. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-hr-3919 104 hr 3919 American Opportunity Grant Act Education 1996-07-30 1996-09-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning. House Rep. Obey, David R. [D-WI-7] WI D O000007 10 American Opportunity Grant Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to rename basic educational opportunity grants (currently, Federal Pell Grants) as American Opportunity Grants for students at institutions of higher education. Revises the determination of the amount of such a grant. Sets forth formulas based on adjusted incomes and amounts of the basic awards, and of the additional "B" average merit awards and public service awards. Sets forth limitations relating to calculations of individual grant awards. Sets forth baseline expenditure and revenue limitations on institutional eligibility for participation in such grants program. Revises provisions relating to individual periods of eligibility. (Sec. 4) Preserves Pell Grant eligibility provisions with respect to students attending proprietary institutions of higher education or postsecondary vocational school. Sets the maximum grant in such cases at $2,500. Directs the Comptroller General to evaluate and report to specified congressional committees on the financial aid needs of students attending such institutions, with recommendations for appropriate alternatives. (Sec. 5) Directs the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance to study and report to the Congress on the baseline expenditure and revenue limitations for institutional eligibility to participate in the grants program under this Act, including recommendations to restrain the annual rate of tuition increases and increases in the cost of attendance. (Sec. 6) Establishes a Commission on Corporate Welfare to report to the President and the Congress and to recommend changes in existing law relating to Federal expenditures and revenues that would: (1) reduce direct or indirect subsidies to corporations; and (2) produce, in total, a net savings that would fully offset expenditures resulting from the American Opportunity Grants program under this Act. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-21T20:15:00Z  
104-hr-3921 104 hr 3921 Business and Education Sharing Technology Act (BEST) Education 1996-07-30 1996-09-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. House Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] CA D W000738 0 Business and Education Sharing Technology Act (BEST) - Establishes a program to give local and national recognition to businesses which show an exemplary commitment to participating with schools to enhance educators' technology capabilities and to make every student technologically literate. Directs U.S. Representatives who choose to participate in such program to notify local educational agencies and individual schools in their congressional districts and request nominations of local businesses. Directs U.S. Senators who choose to participate in such program to notify the State educational agency and request nominations of businesses engaged in statewide or regional technology partnerships with schools. Provides for appointment of a board of qualified individuals to select businesses engaged in regional or statewide technology partnerships with schools to receive a Business and Education Sharing Technology (BEST) recognition award. Sets forth criteria for BEST recognition awards. Directs the board to forward information regarding businesses selected for recognition to the White House and the Department of Education. Requires an annual White House ceremony to honor such businesses, as well as Department of Education online dissemination of information regarding such programs and partnerships, provided that all costs of such ceremony and dissemination are covered by private donations. 2025-08-21T20:14:52Z  
104-hr-3863 104 hr 3863 Student Debt Reduction Act of 1996 Education 1996-07-22 1996-09-12 Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. House Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19] PA R G000291 30 Student Debt Reduction Act of 1996 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise the origination fee requirement for the unsubsidized Federal Family Education Loan program. Conditions the lender's right to charge a borrower such a fee on the lender's assessing the same fee to all student borrowers. Allows assessment of a lesser fee for borrowers demonstrating greater financial need. Directs the Secretary of Education to submit to the Congress a legislative proposal that would permit the Secretary to allocate the right to make subsidized and unsubsidized student loans on the basis of competitive bidding. Requires such proposal to include provisions to ensure that any payments received from competitive bidding are equally allocated to deficit reduction and to pro rata reduction of origination fees in both guaranteed and direct student loans. Directs the Secretary to conduct, and report to the Congress on, a statistical analysis of the subsidized and unsubsidized student loan programs under HEA: (1) to gather data on lenders' use of loan fees; and (2) to determine if there are any anomalies that would indicate any institutional, programmatic, or socioeconomic discrimination in the assessing or waiving of such fees. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-hr-3803 104 hr 3803 George Bush School of Government and Public Service Act Education 1996-07-12 1996-09-18 Received in the Senate. House Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] TX R B000213 60 George Bush School of Government and Public Service Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make a grant to assist in the establishment of the George Bush Fellowship Program, located at the George Bush School of Government and Public Service of the Texas A & M University. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-hres-470 104 hres 470 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Department of Education should play a more active role in monitoring and enforcing compliance with the provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965 related to campus crime. Education 1996-06-27 1996-09-11 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. House Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19] PA R G000291 19 Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Department of Education should make it a priority to monitor and enforce compliance with requirements of the Higher Education Act of 1965 for compiling and disseminating campus crime statistics and policies. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-sres-274 104 sres 274 A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the outstanding achievements of NetDay96. Education 1996-06-27 1996-06-27 Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] CA D F000062 8 Commends the organizers, coordinators, and volunteers of NetDay96 throughout the Nation. Calls for: (1) NetDay96's success in California to be used as a model in other States; (2) NetDay96 to be expanded nationwide to assist students, parents, and schools to obtain the full benefits of computer equipment and networks, strengthen their educations, and begin careers with more skills and opportunities in order to help them compete more successfully in the global economy; and (3) businesses, students, parents, educators, and unions throughout the country to consider organizing NetDay96 activities in their communities. Affirms support of NetDay96's commitment to have U.S. classrooms fitted with the needed technological infrastructure for the 21st century. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
104-hr-3648 104 hr 3648 To reestablish the National Science Scholars Program. Education 1996-06-13 1996-06-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning. House Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] MA D M000133 24 Authorizes appropriations for FY 1997 and for each of the four succeeding fiscal years for awards to National Science Scholars. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to carry out a program of awarding scholarships to students for the study of the physical, life, or computer sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Deems students awarded such scholarships National Science Scholars. Sets forth the selection of scholars for initial awards and eligibility requirements for initial and continuation awards and directs the Secretary to notify all public and private secondary schools and all higher education institutions in each State annually of the availability of scholarships. Limits the amount of a scholarship awarded for any academic year to $5,000. Requires that students receiving scholarships shall be given priority consideration for federally financed summer employment in federally funded research and development centers that, to the maximum extent practicable, complements and reinforces the educational program of these students. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-hjres-179 104 hjres 179 Designating the Civil War Center at Louisiana State University as the United States Civil War Center, making the center the flagship institution for planning the sesquicentennial commemoration of the Civil War, and for other purposes. Education 1996-05-16 1996-05-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service. House Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] LA R B000072 11 Designates the Civil War Center located on Raphael Semmes Drive at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as the United States Civil War Center. Makes the Center and the Civil War Institute of Gettysburg College located at 233 North Washington Street in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the flagship institutions for planning the sesquicentennial commemoration of the Civil War. 2025-02-04T16:54:13Z  
104-hr-3324 104 hr 3324 Parental Freedom of Information Act Education 1996-04-25 1996-05-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. House Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] KS R T000260 16 Parental Freedom of Information Act - Amends the General Education Provisions Act to allow parents of elementary and secondary school students access to certain information, including any instructional materials, medical records, and standardized achievement tests administered to their children. 2025-08-21T20:16:28Z  
104-hr-3313 104 hr 3313 Goals 2000 Local Autonomy Act Education 1996-04-24 1996-05-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. House Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] VA D M000933 10 Goals 2000 Local Autonomy Act - Amends the Goals 2000: Educate America Act to add bypass provisions to allow local educational agencies to participate in certain programs under such Act, even if their State does not participate. 2025-08-21T20:15:47Z  
104-hres-413 104 hres 413 Recognizing the importance of a nationally designated "Character Counts Week" and of the character development of young people to the present and future of the United States, and encouraging community, school, and youth organizations to integrate the "six core elements of character" articulated in the Aspen Declaration into programs for students and children. Education 1996-04-24 1996-05-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. House Rep. Smith, Nick [R-MI-7] MI R S000597 6 Recognizes the importance to the present and future of the United States of a nationally designated Character Counts Week and of the character development of young people. Encourages community, school, and youth organizations to recognize and integrate the six core elements of character articulated in the Aspen Declaration into programs for students and children. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-hr-3268 104 hr 3268 IDEA Improvement Act of 1996 Education 1996-04-18 1996-06-11 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 431. House Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-51] CA R C000994 11 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Title II: Miscellaneous Provisions IDEA Improvement Act of 1996 - Revises the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and extends its authorization of appropriations through FY 2001. Title I: Amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act - Revises IDEA to allow States to extend use of the developmental delay category of eligibility for children up to age nine. Eliminates certain provisions for: (1) acquisition of equipment and construction; and (2) removal of architectural barriers. Revises the program of assistance for education of all children with disabilities. Revises the funding formula for allotments to States. Bases the new formula on a State's: (1) child population; and (2) child poverty. Sets forth requirements for least restrictive environment in placement of students. Requires States to use methods of distributing IDEA funds that ensure compliance with such requirements. Allows a public agency to reduce or deny reimbursement to parents of a child placed in a private school without the public agency's consent or referral if: (1) the parents (with specified exceptions) did not notify the agency of the intended placement, with a written statement of their concerns, at least ten days before the child's removal from public school; (2) the parents did not make the child available for a local educational agencies (LEA) initial assessment and evaluation before the child's removal from public school and enrollment in private school; or (3) it is so ruled at the judge's discretion. Allows an LEA to reduce its level of special education expenditures under specified limited circumstances. Allows commingling of Federal and State special education funds under certain circumstances. Authorizes the Secretary to modify certain LEA requirements for ten designated LEAs or groups of LEAs which endeavor to achieve innovative delivery of services. Revises provisions for evaluations… 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-hr-3269 104 hr 3269 Impact Aid Technical Amendments of 1996 Education 1996-04-18 1996-09-16 Became Public Law No: 104-195. House Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-51] CA R C000994 2 Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) with respect to impact aid programs. (Sec. 1) Adds a hold harmless provision relating to Federal acquisition of real property, whereby no eligible local educational agency (LEA) shall receive less than 85 percent of the preceding year's amount in payment for any fiscal year. (Sec. 2) Makes two specified school districts in South Dakota eligible to apply for certain increased payments. (Sec. 3) Provides that children who would have resided in military installation housing on Federal property, if such property were not undergoing renovation on the date of eligibility determination, shall be considered eligible federally connected children for purposes of impact aid payments to LEAs. (Sec. 4) Sets forth requirements for the method of computation of impact aid payments with respect to eligible federally connected children in States with only one LEA. (Sec. 5) Revises certain provisions relating to data and determination of available funds of LEAs. (Sec. 6) Provides for priority payments relating to Federal property. Directs the Secretary of Education to first use certain excess amounts to make increased payments for any LEA that: (1) received a specified payment FY 1996; (2) serves a school district that contains all or a portion of a U.S. military academy; (3) serves a school district in which the local tax assessor has certified that at least 60 percent of the real property is federally owned; and (4) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that such agency's per-pupil revenue derived from local sources for current expenditures is not less than that revenue for the preceding fiscal year. (Sec. 7) Sets forth requirements relating to the Secretary's treatment of certain impact aid payments. Prohibits the Secretary from requiring repayment of such payments in certain cases. (Sec. 8) Sets forth a special rule relating to availability of funds for a certain LEA in New Jersey, under specified Federal law relating to impact aid. (Sec. 9) Directs… 2025-08-21T20:14:40Z  
104-hr-3257 104 hr 3257 To develop model curricula appropriate for elementary and secondary students. Education 1996-04-16 1996-05-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. House Rep. Zimmer, Dick [R-NJ-12] NJ R Z000008 2 Amends Federal law relating to the establishment of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council to add to the Council's functions the development of model curricula, appropriate for children in kindergarten through 12th grade, that shall be made available to a school upon request. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-hr-3191 104 hr 3191 Education in Vocational Technology Act Education 1996-03-28 1996-04-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning. House Rep. Klink, Ron [D-PA-4] PA D K000270 0 Education in Vocational Technology Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to States to assist local educational agencies in: (1) improving the quality of or developing instruction and training in manufacturing and other occupational technologies; and (2) purchasing state-of-the-art equipment for technical vocational education. Requires State Boards of Vocational Education to distribute at least 90 percent of such amounts to local education agencies, equitably among urban and rural areas. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-21T20:15:35Z  
104-hr-3135 104 hr 3135 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow certain counties flexibility in spending funds. Education 1996-03-21 1996-04-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. House Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] NY D E000179 6 Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (as amended by the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994), in order to allow certain counties flexibility in spending funds received under basic grants to local educational agencies, to repeal requirements for: (1) determining the number of children aged five to 17 from families below the poverty line; and (2) biennial population updates on the number of such children. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-hr-3055 104 hr 3055 To amend section 326 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit continued participation by Historically Black Graduate Professional Schools in the grant program authorized by that section. Education 1996-03-07 1996-05-06 Became Public Law No: 104-141. House Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-10] GA R N000159 2 Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate a specified grant renewal limitation, thus permitting continued participation by Historically Black Graduate or Professional Schools in a grant program for such institutions. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-hr-3002 104 hr 3002 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to exempt certain small lenders from the audit requirements of the guaranteed student loan program. Education 1996-03-04 1996-03-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning. House Rep. Ewing, Thomas W. [R-IL-15] IL R E000282 26 Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to exempt from certain annual compliance audit requirements of the guaranteed student loan program those lenders with guaranteed student loan portfolios that do not exceed $10 million. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-s-1578 104 s 1578 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1996 Education 1996-02-27 1996-05-20 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 416. Senate Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN] TN R F000439 38 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: General Provisions Title II: Assistance for Education of All Children with Disabilities Title III: Systems Change Title IV: Research and Personnel Preparation Title V: Technical Assistance, Support, and Dissemination of Information Title VI: Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1996 - Revises the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and extends its authorization of appropriations through FY 2002. Title I: General Provisions - Revises IDEA to declare that the right to equal educational opportunities for all children with disabilities is guaranteed by the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment to the Constitution. (Sec. 103) Allows the Office of Special Education Programs to accept voluntary and uncompensated services. (Sec. 104) Revises requirements for: (1) prescribing regulations; (2) eligibility for financial assistance; and (3) discretionary grant programs. Requires the Secretary of Education to develop and implement a comprehensive plan for activities under titles IV and V of this Act. Provides for specified enhanced services to children with disabilities. Lists entities eligible for awards. Authorizes the Secretary to limit, without rulemaking, competitions to projects that give priority to one or more targeted areas, if each project addresses the needs of children with disabilities and their families. Provides for application management, including a peer review process. Authorizes the Secretary to use certain funds for: (1) payments to non-federal entities for administrative support; (2) Federal employees to monitor projects; and (3) evaluation of program activities carried out under these programs. (Sec. 107) Repeals IDEA provisions for: (1) acquisition of equipment and construction of necessary facilities; and (2) grants for the removal of architectural barriers. Title II: Assistance for Education of All Children with Disabilities - Re… 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
104-sconres-41 104 sconres 41 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that The George Washington University is important to the Nation and urging that the importance of the University be recognized and celebrated through regular ceremonies. Education 1996-02-07 1996-02-07 Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] HI D I000025 9 Expresses the sense of the Congress that the George Washington University is exceptionally important to the Nation. Urges that its importance be recognized and celebrated through regular ceremonies. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
104-hconres-144 104 hconres 144 Expressing the sense of the Congress with regard to the amount that should be appropriated for fiscal year 1996 for federally assisted education programs and activities. Education 1996-02-01 1996-03-05 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1703) House Rep. Sawyer, Tom [D-OH-14] OH D S000094 206 Expresses the sense of the Congress that, not later than March 15, 1996, the Congress should appropriate for FY 1996 for each continuing program or activity of the Department of Education not less than the amount appropriated for FY 1995 for such program or activity. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-hconres-139 104 hconres 139 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the George Washington University is important to the Nation and urging that the importance of the University be recognized and celebrated through regular ceremonies. Education 1996-01-31 1996-02-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning. House Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] FL R S000822 4 Expresses the sense of the Congress that the George Washington University is exceptionally important to the Nation. Urges that its importance be recognized and celebrated through regular ceremonies. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-hr-2914 104 hr 2914 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Education with respect to eligibility standards for short term educational programs. Education 1996-01-31 1996-02-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning. House Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] MA D F000339 9 Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education, in prescribing regulations with respect to eligibility standards for short-term educational programs, to exclude from the calculation of placement rates graduates who are: (1) aliens not authorized to accept employment in the United States; (2) individuals with medical conditions precluding employment; and (3) individuals who transfer credits from the program to the program of an accredited degree-granting institution or who otherwise immediately enroll in such a program. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-hr-2918 104 hr 2918 To deny funds to educational programs that allow corporal punishment. Education 1996-01-31 1996-02-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. House Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] NY D O000159 0 Amends the General Education Provisions Act to deny funds to educational programs of entities that have policies allowing an individual to inflict corporal punishment or bodily pain upon a child as a form of punishment. (Makes exceptions for reasonable and necessary uses of physical restraint to: (1) protect self, a child, or others from physical injury; (2) obtain possession of a weapon or other dangerous object; or (3) protect property from serious damage.) 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-s-1543 104 s 1543 A bill to clarify the treatment of Nebraska impact aid payments. Education 1996-01-26 1996-02-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. Senate Sen. Kerrey, J. Robert [D-NE] NE D K000146 0 Directs the Secretary of Education to treat certain past impact aid payments to States and local educational agencies in a specified manner (thus not requiring certain repayments by local educational agencies). 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-hr-2886 104 hr 2886 To amend the Impact Aid program to provide for a holdharmless with respect to amounts for payments relating to the Federal acquisition of real property, to permit certain local educational agencies to apply for increased payments for fiscal year 1994 under the Impact Aid program, and to amend the Impact Aid program to make a technical correction with respect to maximum payments for certain heavily impacted local educational agencies. Education 1996-01-25 1996-02-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. House Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] SD D J000177 0 Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding impact aid payments. Provides hold-harmless payment amounts for impact-aid payments relating to Federal acquisition of real property. Provides that no eligible local educational agency shall receive less than 85 percent of the preceding year's amount in such a payment for any fiscal year. Provides for ratable reductions and increases in certain types of impact-aid payments in specified circumstances. Allows two specified school districts in South Dakota to claim eligibility as heavily-impacted districts for the current year, and amend their applications for increased payments. Revises provisions with respect to maximum payments for certain heavily impacted local educational agencies. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-hres-348 104 hres 348 Expressing the disapproval of the House of Representatives of the standards proposed by the National Center for History in the Schools for the teaching of United States history and world history. Education 1996-01-25 1996-01-25 Referred to the House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities. House Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] TX R S000583 112 Expresses the disapproval of the House of Representatives of the standards proposed by the National Center for History in the Schools for the teaching of U.S. and world history. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-hr-2834 104 hr 2834 Federal Accountability and Institutional Reform in Education Act of 1995 Education 1995-12-22 1996-01-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning. House Rep. Klink, Ron [D-PA-4] PA D K000270 14 Federal Accountability and Institutional Reform in Education Act of 1995 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise the accountability provisions and reform certain programs of such Act. (Sec. 3) Revises provisions for student loan cohort default management. Requires proof that the institution was contacted, under certain administrative and fiscal procedures. Requires, under certain reimbursement provisions, a demonstration (rather than a certification) to the Secretary of Education that diligent attempts, including direct contact with the institution, have been made. Prohibits the Secretary from reimbursing or permitting any eligible lender, servicer, or guaranty agency (or its affiliates) who previously filed a claim for reimbursement on a loan to retain any proceeds from rehabilitation of a defaulted loan to the extent that such funds, when added to the amount of prior reimbursement, exceed the whole amount of the original principal of the loan. Revises provisions relating to notice to the Secretary, payment of loss, and cohort default rate. Directs the Secretary to: (1) report annually to the Congress that lenders, servicers and guaranty agencies have attested to their compliance with servicing and due diligence requirements; and (2) provide information on the successful practices of low-default lenders, servicers, and guaranty agencies to other financial, servicing, and guaranty institutions participating in HEA student aid programs, to encourage duplication of successful servicing and collection programs. Requires that certain mitigating circumstances, which allow an institution to continue in the student loan insurance program despite its having a high default rate, be uniformly applied to all eligible institutions, requiring that they meet the following criteria: (1) at least 50 percent of the students enrolled in eligible programs qualify for a Pell grant; (2) an institution's student completion rate is 60 percent or greater; and (3) the initial job placement rate of program graduate… 2025-08-21T20:15:42Z  
104-s-1509 104 s 1509 A bill to amend the Impact Aid program to provide for hold-harmless with respect to amounts for payments relating to the Federal acquisition of real property, to permit certain local educational agencies to apply for increased payments for fiscal year 1994 under the Impact Aid program, and to amend the Impact Aid program to make a technical correction with respect to maximum payments for certain heavily impacted local educational agencies. Education 1995-12-22 1996-01-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. Senate Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] SD D D000064 1 Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding impact aid payments. Provides hold-harmless payment amounts for impact-aid payments relating to Federal acquisition of real property. Provides that no eligible local educational agency shall receive less than 85 percent of the preceding year's amount in such a payment for any fiscal year. Provides for ratable reductions and increases in certain types of impact-aid payments in specified circumstances. Allows two specified school districts in South Dakota to claim eligibility as heavily-impacted districts for the current year, and amend their applications for increased payments. Revises provisions with respect to maximum payments for certain heavily impacted local educational agencies. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-hr-2782 104 hr 2782 To authorize funds to further the public service mission of the Joseph W. Martin, Jr. Institute for Law and Society. Education 1995-12-14 1995-12-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning. House Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] MA D F000339 2 Authorizes appropriations for funds to further the public service mission of the Joseph W. Martin, Jr. Institute for Law and Society at Stonehill College in North Easton, Massachusetts. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-hr-2749 104 hr 2749 Child Protection and Ethics I Education Act of 1995 Education 1995-12-07 1995-12-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. House Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-9] TX R S000937 51 Child Protection and Ethics I Education Act of 1995 - Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a study to determine whether programs, lectures, texts, or other pedagogical materials involving sexuality used by agencies, universities, or elementary and secondary schools (institutions) that receive Federal funds for educational purposes significantly or particularly rely on the scholarship of, directly or indirectly consisting of, or based on the studies entitled "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male" and "Sexual Behavior in the Human Female" authored by Alfred Kinsey and his team of researchers, published in 1948 and 1953 (Kinsey reports). Authorizes the General Accounting Office to evaluate whether the contents of the Kinsey reports are erroneous, wrongfully obtained by reason of fraud or criminal wrongdoing (i.e., systematic sexual abuse of children), or both. Directs: (1) the Comptroller General to complete such study and report to the Congress by May 1, 1996; and (2) the Secretary of Education, if the Comptroller General's determination is in the affirmative, to ensure that for FY 1997 and subsequent fiscal years no Federal funds are provided to any persons or institutions for any educational purpose which instruct in Kinsey's work, derivative Kinseyan scholars, or scholarship without indicating the unethical and tainted nature of the Kinsey report. Directs the chief executive officer of the State involved to certify to the Secretary which such agencies or school programs cite such materials. 2025-08-21T20:14:34Z  
104-hr-2708 104 hr 2708 Character Development Act Education 1995-12-05 1995-12-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. House Rep. Riggs, Frank [R-CA-1] CA R R000252 0 Character Development Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award: (1) mentor program grants to eligible local educational agencies to establish mentoring programs designed to link individual at-risk youth with responsible, individual adults who serve as mentors; and (2) implementation and evaluation grants to national organizations or agencies serving youth to conduct a multisite demonstration project, involving five to ten project sites, develop and evaluate screening standards for school-linked mentoring programs, and develop and evaluate volunteer recruitment activities for school-linked mentoring programs. Sets forth permitted and prohibited uses of grant funds awarded under this Act. Directs the Secretary to develop and distribute to eligible local educational agencies receiving a mentor program grant specific model guidelines for the screening of mentors. Sets forth requirements for grant applications, program evaluations and reports by the Comptroller General, and reports by grant recipients. Authorizes appropriations for Mentoring Program Grants and Implementation and Evaluation Grants. 2025-08-21T20:15:36Z  
104-hr-2698 104 hr 2698 To require States that receive funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to enact a law that requires the expulsion of students who are convicted of a crime of violence. Education 1995-11-30 1995-12-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. House Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22] NY R S000675 1 Requires States, as a condition of eligibility to receive funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, to enact a law that requires local educational agencies (LEAs) to expel from school for at least one month any student who is convicted of a crime of violence. Permits such States to allow LEAs to provide educational services in an alternative setting to such expelled students. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-hr-2681 104 hr 2681 To amend the act of incorporation of the American University to reduce the minimum number of members of the University's Board of Trustees from 40 to 25. Education 1995-11-28 1995-11-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on District of Columbia. House Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] DC D N000147 0 Amends Federal law relating to the incorporation of the American University to reduce the minimum number of members of that University's Board of Trustees from 40 to 25. 2025-02-04T16:54:13Z  
104-sjres-42 104 sjres 42 A joint resoulution designating the Civil War Center at Louisiana State University as the United States Civil War Center, making the center the flagship institution for planning the sesquicentennial commemoration of the Civil War, and for other purpoes. Education 1995-11-02 1996-05-09 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 397. Senate Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA] LA D B000780 3 Designates the Civil War Center located on Raphael Semmes Drive at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as the United States Civil War Center. Makes the Center and the Civil War Institute of Gettysburg College located at 233 North Washington Street in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the flagship institutions for planning the sesquicentennial commemoration of the Civil War. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
104-s-1301 104 s 1301 A bill to amend the Goals 2000: Educate America Act to eliminate the National Education Standards and Improvement Council and requirements concerning opportunity-to-learn standards, to limit the authority of the Secretary of Education to review and approve State plans, to permit certain local educational agencies to receive funding directly from the Secretary of Education, and for other purposes. Education 1995-10-10 1995-10-11 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14961-14962) Senate Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] PA R S000709 0 Amends the Goals 2000: Educate America Act (Goals 2000) to eliminate the National Education Standards and Improvement Council (the Council). Eliminates the requirement that the National Education Goals Panel review and approve model or national content standards, national student performance standards, or national opportunity-to-learn standards. Terminates funding for: (1) the Council; (2) opportunity-to-learn development grants; and (3) assessment development and evaluation grants. Revises Goals 2000 provisions for State improvement plans to eliminate Federal requirements with respect to: (1) the composition, duties, and procedures of the broad-based State panel which is to develop such plans in cooperation with the State educational agency and the Governor; (2) establishment of opportunity-to-learn standards and strategies; and (3) peer review and approval by the Secretary of Education of such plans and their amendments. Revises provisions for the Secretary's review of State educational agency applications for Goals 2000 funds to eliminate certain conditions of approval. Revises provisions for Goals 2000 subgrants for local reform and professional development to eliminate certain requirements with respect to local panel appointments, composition, and procedures in developing local plans. Authorizes the Secretary to bypass any State that does not participate in the Goals 2000 program and use its allotment to award competitive grants to local educational agencies in such State with applications approved by the Secretary. Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the General Education Provisions Act, and the Education Amendments of 1978. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
104-hr-2416 104 hr 2416 Open Campus Police Logs Act of 1995 Education 1995-09-28 1996-06-06 Subcommittee Hearings Held. House Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] TN R D000533 39 Open Campus Police Logs Act of 1995 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to require any higher education institution which participates in any student aid program under HEA title IV, and which maintains a police or security department, to keep a daily log of specified information about crimes which is open to public inspection. 2025-08-21T20:15:09Z  
104-hr-2398 104 hr 2398 To amend the General Education Provisions Act to allow State and county prosecutors access to student records in certain cases. Education 1995-09-27 1995-10-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. House Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] NJ D A000210 0 Amends the General Education Provisions Act to allow State and county prosecutors access to student records, without a court order and before or after adjudication, if the information sought pertains to a criminal investigation or prosecution of the student. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-s-1278 104 s 1278 A bill to establish an education satellite loan guarantee program for communications among education, Federal, State, and local institutions and agencies and instructional and educational resource providers. Education 1995-09-27 1996-04-24 Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space. Hearings held. Senate Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] MT R B001126 0 Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to carry out an educational satellite loan guarantee program. Guarantees any lender against loss of principal or interest on a loan which is to be used solely to acquire and operate a communications satellite system dedicated to transmitting instructional programming. Restricts eligibility for such a loan to a non-Federal, nonprofit, public corporation: (1) whose sole purpose is to acquire and operate such a system; (2) whose governing board includes members representing elementary and secondary education, vocational and technical education, community and State colleges, and universities; (3) whose charter is designed for affiliation with State and local instructional institutions and agencies and other distance learning and instructional resource providers; and (4) which was in existence as of January 1, 1992. Requires such corporation, before such loan is guaranteed, to have: (1) investigated all practical means to acquire a communications satellite system; (2) reported its findings to the Secretary; and (3) recommended the most cost-effective, high-quality communications satellite system for the purposes of this Act. Sets forth limitations on the amount of guaranteed loans to acquire such system and to operate and manage it for up to three years. Requires the lender to assign rights and interests in such system to the United States upon payment of such loan guarantee. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-04-07T15:27:27Z  
104-hr-2376 104 hr 2376 Career Awareness Act Education 1995-09-21 1995-10-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning. House Rep. McHale, Paul [D-PA-15] PA D M000466 0 Career Awareness Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to develop an age specific program for students from kindergarten through 12th grade regarding career opportunities and skills necessary for careers. Requires coordination with other Federal agencies and local educational agencies to make such program available on publicly accessible networks and other electronic media. Requires regular program updating and dissemination of current career information. 2025-08-21T20:16:19Z  
104-s-1202 104 s 1202 Role Models Academy Demonstration Act Education 1995-09-06 1995-09-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] IN R C000542 0 Role Models Academy Demonstration Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to carry out a demonstration program under which a four-year, residential, military-style academy (the Role Models Academy) is established which: (1) offers at-risk youth secondary school coursework and vocational training (and may offer precollegiate coursework); (2) focuses on the education and vocational training of youth at risk of delinquency or dropping out of secondary school; (3) has a teaching staff primarily composed of former members of the armed forces or participants in the Troops to Teachers Program, if they are qualified and trained to teach at the Academy; (4) operates a mentoring program involving role models from all sectors of society; (5) may contain a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit; (6) is housed on the site of any military installation closed pursuant to a base closure law; and (7) if effective, serves as a model for similar military-style academies throughout the United States. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-21T20:14:25Z  
104-s-1203 104 s 1203 Character Development Act Education 1995-09-06 1995-09-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] IN R C000542 0 Character Development Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award: (1) mentor program grants to eligible local educational agencies to establish mentoring programs designed to link individual at-risk youth with responsible, individual adults who serve as mentors; and (2) implementation and evaluation grants to national organizations or agencies serving youth to conduct a multisite demonstration project, involving five to ten project sites, develop and evaluate screening standards for school-linked mentoring programs, and develop and evaluate volunteer recruitment activities for school-linked mentoring programs. Sets forth permitted and prohibited uses of grant funds awarded under this Act. Directs the Secretary to develop and distribute to eligible local educational agencies receiving a mentor program grant specific model guidelines for the screening of mentors. Sets forth requirements for grant applications, program evaluations and reports by the Comptroller General, and reports by grant recipients. Authorizes appropriations for Mentoring Program Grants and Implementation and Evaluation Grants. 2025-08-21T20:15:27Z  
104-s-1205 104 s 1205 Mentor Schools Act Education 1995-09-06 1995-09-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] IN R C000542 0 Mentor Schools Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to not more than 100 eligible local educational agencies for the planning and operation of one or more mentor schools. Prohibits the Secretary from awarding more than one such grant to support a particular mentor school. Requires each local educational agency receiving such a grant to establish a mentor school advisory board. Encourages each local educational agency operating such a mentor school to employ teachers with alternative teaching certificates, including participants in the Troops to Teachers Program. Sets forth requirements for: (1) applications; (2) selection of grantees; and (3) non-Federal evaluating agencies' evaluations and reports (in contract with the Comptroller General). Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-21T20:16:12Z  
104-s-1210 104 s 1210 Educational Choice and Equity Act of 1995 Education 1995-09-06 1995-09-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] IN R C000542 0 Educational Choice and Equity Act of 1995 - Authorizes appropriations for the Secretary of Education to award grants to eligible entities for at least 100 demonstration projects under which low-income parents receive education certificates for the costs of enrolling their eligible children in a choice school. Reserves funds for the Comptroller General to evaluate such projects. Requires each participating school to comply with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin. Requires that such projects involve: (1) at least one local educational agency (LEA) that receives a concentration grant under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) and is among the 20 percent of LEAs receiving such concentration grants in the State that have the highest number of children to be counted under basic grant provisions of ESEA; and (2) a sufficient number of public and private choice schools to allow for a valid demonstration project, in the Secretary's judgment. Requires priority be given to projects: (1) in which choice schools offer an enrollment opportunity to the broadest range of eligible children; (2) that involve diverse types of choice schools; and (3) that will contribute to geographic diversity of grant awards. Sets forth requirements for: (1) applications; (2) education certificates and their amounts; (3) use of school lunch data; (4) noninterference with desegregation plans; (5) parental notification; and (6) evaluation and reports. 2025-08-21T20:14:52Z  
104-s-1198 104 s 1198 Student Loan Privatization Act of 1995 Education 1995-08-11 1995-08-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] IN R C000542 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Reforms to Improve the Accuracy of the Federal Credit Reform Act with Respect to Budget Scoring the Cost of the Federal Direct Student Loan Program Title II: Phase-Out of the Federal Direct Student Loan Program Title III: Improvements to the Federal Family Education Loan Program Student Loan Privatization Act of 1995 - Title I: Reforms to Improve the Accuracy of the Federal Credit Reform Act with Respect to Budget Scoring the Cost of the Federal Direct Student Loan Program - Amends the Congressional Budget Act to revise its Federal Credit Reform Act provisions relating to budget accuracy of accounting for Federal costs associated with the Federal Direct Student Loan Program. Title II: Phase-Out of the Federal Direct Student Loan Program - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to direct the Secretary of Education to phase-out the Federal Direct Student Loan Program (FDSL) in a specified manner. Eliminates related requirements involving loan volume limits and administrative expenses for such program. Repeals HEA authority for such program as of the end of FY 1997. Title III: Improvements to the Federal Family Education Loan Program - Amends HEA to revise provisions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFEL) relating to: (1) recovery of guaranty agency reserves; and (2) return to the Treasury of reserve funds returned or recovered by the Secretary. Terminates FDSL consolidation loan authority. Consolidates FDSL program loans under the FFEL program. Prohibits certain administrative funds from being expended to support public relations activities (by Department of Education employees or pursuant to contracts with the Department) or marketing of institutions to encourage participation in the FDSL program. Provides for sale of FDSL loan portfolios. Directs the Secretary to provide a copy of all reports and analyses prepared in connection with auctions, for purposes of such sales, to the Directors of the… 2025-08-21T20:16:53Z  
104-hr-2252 104 hr 2252 To provide demonstration grants to secondary schools for the purpose of extending the length of the academic year at such school. Education 1995-08-04 1995-08-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. House Rep. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ-9] NJ D T000317 7 Directs the Secretary of Education to provide demonstration grants to secondary schools to extend the length of the academic year at such schools, for three consecutive years, to at least 200 academic days, with each such day consisting of at least seven hours of actual instruction. Requires selection, to the extent practicable, of schools that: (1) have a high percentage of students from single-parent homes or homes where both parents work; (2) are located in economically depressed communities with high percentages of individuals with alcohol and other drug abuse problems and individuals involved in gang activities; and (3) are equitably distributed among various regions and among rural and urban areas. Directs the Secretary to study and report to the President, the Congress, and each pertinent State educational agency on the effects of such academic year extension. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-s-1075 104 s 1075 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1995 Education 1995-07-26 1995-07-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] IA D H000206 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Amendments to Part A of the IDEA Title II: Amendments to Part B of the IDEA Title III: Discretionary Programs Title IV: Amendments to Part H of the IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1995 - Reauthorizes and revises the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Sets forth effective dates for various amendments made by this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to use appropriations for parts C through G of IDEA beginning with FY 1997 to make continuation awards for projects that were initially funded under those parts as in effect prior to that fiscal year. Title I: Amendments to Part A of the IDEA - Authorizes the Secretary to accept voluntary and uncompensated services under the Office of Special Education Programs in furtherance of the purposes of IDEA. (Sec. 104) Directs the Secretary to provide a public-comment period of at least 90 days on any regulation proposed under IDEA part B on which an opportunity for public comment is otherwise required by law. (Sec. 106) Revises administrative provisions applicable to parts C through G of IDEA. Directs the Secretary to develop and implement a comprehensive plan for activities under parts D through G in order to assist States and local educational agencies (LEAs) in providing educational, related, and early intervention services to children with disabilities under parts B and H. Sets forth requirements relating to eligible applicants for awards, special populations, priorities, applicant and recipient responsibilities, peer review, and limitations on indirect costs. Requires that specified minimum amounts are provided for the following activities under parts D through G: (1) educational, related services, transitional, and early intervention needs of children with deaf-blindness; (2) such needs of children with emotional disturbance, and to prevent children with behavioral problems from developing an emotional disturbance; (3) such needs of children with severe disabil… 2025-08-21T20:14:03Z  
104-hr-2055 104 hr 2055 To amend the General Educations Provisions Act expanding the exemption for the release of student records to comply with certain State statutes. Education 1995-07-18 1995-08-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. House Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19] PA R G000291 0 Amends the General Education Provisions Act to revise the exemption from specified family educational and privacy rights for the release of student records to comply with certain State statutes. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-hr-2038 104 hr 2038 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prevent an institution from participating in the Pell Grant program if the institution is ineligible for participation in the Federal Stafford Loan program because of high default rates. Education 1995-07-13 1995-07-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning. House Rep. Roukema, Marge [R-NJ-5] NJ R R000465 1 Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit an institution from participating in the Federal Pell Grants program if it is ineligible for participation in the Federal Family Education Loans program (also known as the Stafford or guaranteed student loan program) because of a high default rate. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-hr-1986 104 hr 1986 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1995 Education 1995-06-30 1995-07-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. House Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-9] MI D K000172 19 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Amendments to Part A of the IDEA Title II: Amendments to Part B of the IDEA Title III: Discretionary Programs Title IV: Amendments to Part H of the IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1995 - Reauthorizes and revises the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Sets forth effective dates for various amendments made by this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to use appropriations for parts C through G of IDEA beginning with FY 1997 to make continuation awards for projects that were initially funded under those parts as in effect prior to that fiscal year. Title I: Amendments to Part A of the IDEA - Authorizes the Secretary to accept voluntary and uncompensated services under the Office of Special Education Programs in furtherance of the purposes of IDEA. (Sec. 104) Directs the Secretary to provide a public-comment period of at least 90 days on any regulation proposed under IDEA part B on which an opportunity for public comment is otherwise required by law. (Sec. 106) Revises administrative provisions applicable to parts C through G of IDEA. Directs the Secretary to develop and implement a comprehensive plan for activities under parts D through G in order to assist States and local educational agencies (LEAs) in providing educational, related, and early intervention services to children with disabilities under parts B and H. Sets forth requirements relating to eligible applicants for awards, special populations, priorities, applicant and recipient responsibilities, peer review, and limitations on indirect costs. Requires that specified minimum amounts are provided for the following activities under parts D through G: (1) educational, related services, transitional, and early intervention needs of children with deaf-blindness; (2) such needs of children with emotional disturbance, and to prevent children with behavioral problems from developing an emotional disturbance; (3) such needs of children with severe disabil… 2025-08-21T20:14:31Z  
104-sres-147 104 sres 147 A resolution designating the weeks beginning September 24, 1995, and September 22, 1996, as "National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week", and for other purposes. Education 1995-06-30 1995-09-20 Resolution agreed to in Senate and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S13990) Senate Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] SC R T000254 20 Designates the weeks beginning September 24, 1995, and September 22, 1996, as National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
104-hr-1908 104 hr 1908 To establish an education satellite loan guarantee program for communications among education, Federal, state, and local institutions and agencies and instructional and educational resource providers. Education 1995-06-21 1995-07-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning. House Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8] MD R M000941 1 Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to carry out an educational satellite loan guarantee program. Guarantees any lender against loss of principal or interest on a loan which is to be used solely to acquire and operate a communications satellite system dedicated to transmitting instructional programming. Restricts such a loan to a non-Federal, nonprofit, public corporation: (1) whose sole purpose is to acquire and operate such a system; (2) whose governing board includes members representing elementary and secondary education, vocational and technical education, community and State colleges, and universities; (3) whose charter is designed for affiliation with State and local instructional institutions and agencies and other distance learning and instructional resource providers; and (4) which is in existence as of January 1, 1992. Requires such corporation, before such loan is guaranteed, to have: (1) investigated all practical means to acquire a communications satellite system; (2) reported its findings to the Secretary; and (3) recommended the most cost-effective, high-quality communications satellite system for the purposes of this Act. Sets forth limitations on the amount of guaranteed loans to acquire such system and to operate and manage it for up to three years. Requires the lender to assign rights and interests in such system to the United States upon payment of such loan guarantee. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-hr-1894 104 hr 1894 To amend title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding impact aid payments, and for other purposes. Education 1995-06-20 1995-07-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. House Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] SD D J000177 0 Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding impact aid payments. Provides hold-harmless payment amounts for impact-aid payments relating to Federal acquisition of real property. Provides that no eligible local educational agency shall receive less than 85 percent of the preceding year's amount in such a payment for any fiscal year. Provides for ratable reductions and increases in certain types of impact-aid payments in specified circumstances. Revises provisions which authorize funding for heavily-impacted school districts, with respect to computation of payment, payments for eligible federally-connected children, and current year data. Directs the Secretary of Education, as a special rule for 1994 supplemental payments, not to consider any payment to a local educational agency by the Department of Defense that is available to such agency for current expenditures and used for capital expenses in determinations under specified Federal impact aid law. Allows two specified school districts in South Dakota to claim eligibility as heavily-impacted districts for the current year, by allowing them to amend their applications for increased payments. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-s-947 104 s 947 A bill to amend title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding impact aid payments, and for other purposes. Education 1995-06-20 1995-06-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] SD R P000513 1 Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding impact aid payments. Provides hold-harmless payment amounts for impact-aid payments relating to Federal acquisition of real property. Provides that no eligible local educational agency shall receive less than 85 percent of the preceding year's amount in such a payment for any fiscal year. Provides for ratable reductions and increases in certain types of impact-aid payments in specified circumstances. Revises provisions which authorize funding for heavily-impacted school districts, with respect to computation of payment, payments for eligible federally-connected children, and current year data. Directs the Secretary of Education, as a special rule for 1994 supplemental payments, not to consider any payment to a local educational agency by the Department of Defense, that is available to such agency for current expenditures and used for capital expenses, in determinations under specified Federal impact aid law. Allows two specified school districts in South Dakota to claim eligibility as heavily-impacted districts for the current year, by allowing them to amend their applications for increased payments. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
104-hr-1883 104 hr 1883 Back to Basics Education Reform Act Education 1995-06-16 1995-06-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology. House Rep. Scarborough, Joe [R-FL-1] FL R S000106 122 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Abolition of Department of Education Title II: Education Program Subtitle A: Elementary and Secondary Education Subtitle B: Conforming Amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Subtitle C: Higher Education Programs Subtitle D: Miscellaneous Provisions Title III: General Provisions Title IV: Statements of Policy Back to Basics Education Reform Act - Eliminates the Department of Education and redefines the Federal role in education. Title I: Abolition of Department of Education - Abolishes the Department of Education. (Sec. 102) Establishes (and sunsets) an Office of Economic Opportunities in the Department of Health and Human Services. Provides that the Office shall be: (1) headed by a Director for Economic Opportunities, who shall be appointed by the President and confirmed with the advice and consent of the Senate; and (2) administered under the supervision and direction of the Assistant Secretary for the Administration for Families and Children. Transfers Department of Education functions to the Office. Abolishes the Office and all of its functions upon the expiration of the authorization for the programs under its jurisdiction. (Sec. 103) Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to appoint as principal officers of the Office: (1) an Assistant Director of Childhood Schooling; and (2) an Assistant Director of Advanced Schooling. (Sec. 104) Allows the Secretary of Education to serve as Director of the Office until an individual is appointed to such position or until the end of a 120-day period, whichever is earlier. (Sec. 105) Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as is necessary or appropriate, to: (1) allocate or reallocate any function of the Office among its officers; and (2) consolidate, alter, or discontinue in the Office any organizational entities that were entities of the Department of Education. Prohibits transfer of any function or personnel … 2026-03-23T12:17:56Z  
104-s-941 104 s 941 College Construction Loan Insurance Association Privatization Act of 1995 Education 1995-06-16 1995-06-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CT D D000388 1 College Construction Loan Insurance Association Privatization Act of 1995 - Provides for the privatization and renaming of the College Construction Loan Insurance Association, and the cessation of Federal sponsorship. Repeals provisions for such Association under the Higher Education Act of 1965. 2025-08-21T20:16:22Z  
104-s-916 104 s 916 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1995 Education 1995-06-12 1995-06-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN] TN R F000439 9 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1995 - Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to extend it by reauthorizing authorities and authorizing appropriations relating to: (1) reservations of funds for outreach plans; (2) evaluation and program information; (3) regional centers for the deaf and services to meet special needs of individuals with disabilities; (4) training personnel; (5) research; (6) instructional media; (7) technology, educational media, and materials; and (8) programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities. 2025-08-21T20:14:03Z  
104-s-876 104 s 876 A bill to provide that any payment to a local educational agency by the Department of Defense, that is available to such agency for current expenditures and used for capital expenses, shall not be considered funds available to such agency for purposes of making certain Impact Aid determinations. Education 1995-05-26 1995-05-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE] NE D E000284 1 Prohibits the Secretary of Education from considering any payment to a local educational agency by the Department of Defense that is available to such agency for current expenditures and used for capital expenses as funds available to such agency, for purposes of making certain FY 1994 impact aid determinations under specified Federal law, including the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
104-hr-1720 104 hr 1720 Government-Sponsored Enterprise Privatization Act of 1996 Education 1995-05-25 1996-09-24 Received in the Senate. House Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25] CA R M000508 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Reorganization and Privatization Title II: Museums and Libraries Title III: Extension of Programs Title IV: Repeals and Conforming Amendments Government-Sponsored Enterprise Privatization Act of 1996 - Title I: Reorganization and Privatization - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to provide for the reorganization of the Student Loan Marketing Association (Sallie Mae) through the formation of a holding company and the cessation of Federal sponsorship. (Sec. 102) Provides for the privatization and renaming of the College Construction Loan Insurance Association (Connie Lee) and the cessation of Federal sponsorship. (Sec. 103) Revises the definition of proprietary institution of higher education to prohibit the Secretary of Education from considering the financial information of any institution for a fiscal year that began on or before April 30, 1994, in determining whether the institution meets the requirement that it have at least 15 percent of its revenues from sources not derived from HEA student aid funds. Title II: Museums and Libraries - Museum and Library Services Act - Amends the Museum Services Act to revise and rename it as the Museum and Library Services Act (MLSA). (Sec. 201) Establishes within the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (NFAHA) an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), consisting of an Office of Museum Services (OMS) and an Office of Library Services (OLS), with a National Museum Services Board in OMS. Provides for an IMLS Director and Deputy Directors for OMS and OLS. Library Services and Technology Act - Provides for Library Services and Technology under MLSA, with an emphasis on library services and technology, access, and literacy programs for underserved communities. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Education for grants to States for information access through technology and information empowerment through special services. Directs the Secretary to transfer such funds to the Directo… 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-hr-1669 104 hr 1669 Science and Mathematics Early Start Grant Program Act of 1995 Education 1995-05-18 1995-06-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. House Rep. Furse, Elizabeth [D-OR-1] OR D F000434 0 Science and Mathematics Early Start Grant Program Act of 1995 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award Science and Mathematics Early Start Grants to organizations to support model programs that provide instruction to Head Start personnel regarding the introduction of science and mathematics activities to children enrolled in Head Start programs. Sets forth award priorities. Requires grant recipients to report program results to the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education for dissemination. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 4) Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to each of the ten regional Head Start agencies to improve teaching and learning through professional development activities in science and mathematics at the regional and local agency levels. Sets forth provisions for: (1) regional and within-region allocations of funds; (2) local plans and applications for improving mathematics and science teaching and learning; (3) local allocation of funds; and (4) permissible activities. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-21T20:16:12Z  
104-s-829 104 s 829 Educational Opportunity Demonstration Act Education 1995-05-18 1995-05-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] TX R H001016 0 Educational Opportunity Demonstration Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish an educational opportunity demonstration program to provide waivers for the establishment of educational opportunity schools, in order to: (1) allow experimentation with same gender classes for low-income, educationally disadvantaged students; (2) determine whether such classes make a difference in the educational achievement and opportunities of such individuals; and (3) involve parents in the educational options and choices of their children. Directs the Secretary to waive for up to five years (but only to the extent the Secretary determines necessary to ensure the development and operation of same gender classes) any statutory or regulatory requirement of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, specified provisions of the Education Amendments of 1974 and of the Revised Statutes, and any other law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex, for up to ten local educational agencies that have applications approved and for any educational opportunity school established by such an agency. Requires each local educational agency receiving such a waiver to establish an educational opportunity advisory board. Sets forth requirements for applications and selection of waiver grantees. Directs the Secretary to study and report to the appropriate congressional committees on such waivers, comparing the educational and behavioral achievement of those students choosing same gender classes and those students choosing the coeducational option at such schools. Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the availability, under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, of remedies to overcome the effects of past discrimination on the basis of sex. 2025-08-21T20:15:19Z  
104-hr-1640 104 hr 1640 Low-Income School Choice Demonstration Act of 1995 Education 1995-05-15 1995-05-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. House Rep. Weldon, Dave [R-FL-15] FL R W000267 45 Low-Income School Choice Demonstration Act of 1995 - Establishes a low-income school choice demonstration program to determine the effects on students and schools of providing financial assistance to enable low-income parents to select the public or private schools their children will attend. (Sec. 4) Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary to award grants to eligible entities to carry out between ten and 20 demonstration projects under which low-income parents receive education certificates for the cost of enrolling their eligible children in a choice school. Sets forth requirements for use of grant funds, authorized projects, award priorities, and applications. (Sec. 8) Requires the amount of an eligible child's education certificate to be determined by the eligible entity, in an amount that provides the recipient with the maximum degree of choice in selecting the choice school the eligible child will attend. Requires an eligible entity to consider certain cost factors in determining such amount. Allows an eligible entity to provide an education certificate to the parent of an eligible child who chooses to attend a school that does not charge tuition or fees in order to pay: (1) the additional reasonable costs of transportation directly attributable to the child's participation in the demonstration project; or (2) the cost of complying with certain special services requirements. Provides for adjustments in certificate amount. Limits the maximum amount of an eligible child's education certificate to the per pupil expenditure for elementary or secondary education (as appropriate) by the local educational agency for the public school to which the child would normally be assigned for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is made. Declares that an education certificate, and funds provided under it, shall not be treated as income of the parents for purposes of Federal tax laws or for determining eligibility for any other Federal program. (Sec. 9) Requires that eli… 2025-08-21T20:16:40Z  
104-s-797 104 s 797 Adult Education and Family Literacy Reform Act of 1995 Education 1995-05-11 1995-05-19 Subcommittee on Education, Arts, Humanities. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 104-79. Senate Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] MA D K000105 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Amendment to the Adult Education Act Amendment Title II: Effective Date; Transition Title III: Repeals of Other Acts Adult Education and Family Literacy Reform Act of 1995 - Title I: Amendment to the Adult Education Act Amendment - Adult Education and Family Literacy Act - Amends the Adult Education Act (AEA) to revise and rename it the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act. Provides for a performance partnership with States and localities for provision of adult education and family literacy services. Consolidates the following current programs under a single funding mechanism of State grants for adult education and family literacy: (1) Library Literacy Program; (2) Workplace Literacy Partnerships; (3) Literacy Training for Homeless Adults; (4) Literacy Program for Prisoners; (5) Even Start; (6) State grants for adult education; (7) Gateway grants for adult education in public housing; (8) State literacy resource centers; (9) Literacy for Institutionalized Adults; (10) an education coordination program serving adults with basic education needs under the Job Training Partnership Act; (11) the National Institute for Literacy; and (12) aid for research, evaluation, and technical assistance. Authorizes appropriations for State grants for adult education and family literacy. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to reserve limited amounts for: (1) awards for national excellence; (2) national leadership activities and the National Institute for Literacy; and (3) Even Start family literacy programs for migratory families and Indian families. Establishes a new title I, Adult Education and Family Literacy, with provisions for: (1) program authority and priorities; (2) State grants for adult education and family literacy; (3) Even Start literacy programs and grants; (4) State administration requirements; (5) State plans; (6) applications from eligible applicants; (6) State-established performance goals and indicators and technical assistance for their establishment; (7)… 2025-08-21T20:17:05Z  
104-hr-1605 104 hr 1605 Adult Education and Family Literacy Reform Act of 1995 Education 1995-05-10 1995-05-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. House Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-9] MI D K000172 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Amendment to the Adult Education Act Amendment Title II: Effective Date; Transition Title III: Repeals of Other Acts Adult Education and Family Literacy Reform Act of 1995 - Title I: Amendment to the Adult Education Act Amendment - Adult Education and Family Literacy Act - Amends the Adult Education Act (AEA) to revise and rename it the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act. Provides for a performance partnership with States and localities for provision of adult education and family literacy services. Consolidates the following current programs under a single funding mechanism of State grants for adult education and family literacy: (1) Library Literacy Program; (2) Workplace Literacy Partnerships; (3) Literacy Training for Homeless Adults; (4) Literacy Program for Prisoners; (5) Even Start; (6) State grants for adult education; (7) Gateway grants for adult education in public housing; (8) State literacy resource centers; (9) Literacy for Institutionalized Adults; (10) an education coordination program serving adults with basic education needs under the Job Training Partnership Act; (11) the National Institute for Literacy; and (12) aid for research, evaluation, and technical assistance. Authorizes appropriations for State grants for adult education and family literacy. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to reserve limited amounts for: (1) awards for national excellence; (2) national leadership activities and the National Institute for Literacy; and (3) Even Start family literacy programs for migratory families and Indian families. Establishes a new title I, Adult Education and Family Literacy, with provisions for: (1) program authority and priorities; (2) State grants for adult education and family literacy; (3) Even Start literacy programs and grants; (4) State administration requirements; (5) State plans; (6) applications from eligible applicants; (6) State- established performance goals and indicators and technical assistance for their establishment; (7… 2025-08-21T20:17:13Z  
104-hr-1558 104 hr 1558 To amend the Goals 2000: Educate America Act to eliminate the National Education Standards and Improvement Council and for other purposes. Education 1995-05-03 1995-05-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. House Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19] PA R G000291 0 Amends the Goals 2000: Educate America Act to eliminate the National Education Standards and Improvement Council (the Council). Terminates funding for the Council. Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the General Education Provisions Act. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-hr-1501 104 hr 1501 Student Loan Privatization Act of 1995 Education 1995-04-07 1995-06-09 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1211-1213) House Rep. Istook, Ernest J., Jr. [R-OK-5] OK R I000047 30 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Reforms to Improve the Accuracy of the Federal Credit Reform Act with Respect to Budget Scoring the Cost of the Federal Direct Student Loan Program Title II: Phase-Out of the Federal Direct Student Loan Program Title III: Improvements to the Federal Family Education Loan Program Student Loan Privatization Act of 1995 - Title I: Reforms to Improve the Accuracy of the Federal Credit Reform Act with Respect to Budget Scoring the Cost of the Federal Direct Student Loan Program - Amends the Congressional Budget Act to revise its Federal Credit Reform Act provisions relating to budget accuracy of accounting for Federal costs associated with the Federal Direct Student Loan Program. Title II: Phase-Out of the Federal Direct Student Loan Program - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to direct the Secretary of Education to phase-out the Federal Direct Student Loan Program (FDSL) in a specified manner. Eliminates related requirements involving loan volume limits and administrative expenses for such program. Repeals HEA authority for such program as of the end of FY 1997. Title III: Improvements to the Federal Family Education Loan Program - Amends HEA to revise provisions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFEL) relating to: (1) recovery of guaranty agency reserves; and (2) return to the Treasury of reserve funds returned or recovered by the Secretary. Terminates FDSL consolidation loan authority. Consolidates FDSL program loans under the FFEL program. Prohibits certain administrative funds from being expended to support public relations activities (by Department of Education employees or pursuant to contracts with the Department) or marketing of institutions to encourage participation in the FDSL program. Provides for sale of FDSL loan portfolios. Directs the Secretary to provide a copy of all reports and analyses prepared in connection with auctions, for purposes of such sales, to the Directors of the… 2026-03-23T12:17:56Z  
104-hr-1426 104 hr 1426 Career Preparation Education Reform Act of 1995 Education 1995-04-06 1995-04-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning. House Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1] MO D C000488 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Amendments to the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act Title II: Effective Date; Transition Title III: Amendments to Other Acts Career Preparation Education Reform Act of 1995 - Title I: Amendments to the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act - Amends the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act to revise and rename it the Carl D. Perkins Career Preparation Education Act. (Sec. 101) Sets forth title I part A provisions for Improving State and Local Programs. Requires that title I funds be used to support development, implementation, and improvement of school-to-work opportunities systems in secondary and postsecondary schools (as set forth in the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994). Requires State and local recipients to give priority to specified types of services and activities. Sets forth requirements for State leadership activities and local activities. Allows State and local recipients of assistance under the Act, in supporting school-to-work opportunities systems, to combine funds from programs under the Act, School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994, Goals 2000: Educate America Act, Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), and Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) (the specified Acts). Sets forth requirements for State plans, State administration, local applications, performance goals and indicators, and evaluation, improvement, and accountability. Sets forth title I part B provisions for Allocating State and Local Resources. Revises provisions for allotments, within-State allocation, and distribution of funds at secondary and postsecondary levels. Allows States to distribute funds: (1) using alternative formulas, if they demonstrate to the Secretary of Education that such formulas better meet the purposes of the Act; and (2) to secondary- postsecondary consortia. Establishes a new title II, National Support for State and Local Reforms. Authorizes the… 2025-08-21T20:16:52Z  
104-s-696 104 s 696 Career Preparation Education Reform Act of 1995 Education 1995-04-06 1995-04-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] MA D K000105 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Amendments to the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act Title II: Effective Date; Transition Title III: Amendments to Other Acts Career Preparation Education Reform Act of 1995 - Title I: Amendments to the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act - Amends the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act to revise and rename it the Carl D. Perkins Career Preparation Education Act. (Sec. 101) Sets forth title I part A provisions for Improving State and Local Programs. Requires that title I funds be used to support development, implementation, and improvement of school-to-work opportunities systems in secondary and postsecondary schools (as set forth in the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994). Requires State and local recipients to give priority to specified types of services and activities. Sets forth requirements for State leadership activities and local activities. Allows State and local recipients of assistance under the Act, in supporting school-to-work opportunities systems, to combine funds from programs under the Act, School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994, Goals 2000: Educate America Act, Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), and Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) (the specified Acts). Sets forth requirements for State plans, State administration, local applications, performance goals and indicators, and evaluation, improvement, and accountability. Sets forth title I part B provisions for Allocating State and Local Resources. Revises provisions for allotments, within-State allocation, and distribution of funds at secondary and postsecondary levels. Allows States to distribute funds: (1) using alternative formulas, if they demonstrate to the Secretary of Education that such formulas better meet the purposes of the Act; and (2) to secondary- postsecondary consortia. Establishes a new title II, National Support for State and Local Reforms. Authorizes the… 2025-08-21T20:14:59Z  
104-sres-99 104 sres 99 A resolution commending the 125th anniversary of Allen University, and for other purposes. Education 1995-04-03 1995-04-03 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S5081-5082) Senate Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] SC R T000254 1 Commends Allen University in Columbia, South Carolina, on its 125th anniversary. 2016-10-26T07:52:13Z  
104-hres-122 104 hres 122 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the levels for higher education financial aid programs should not be reduced. Education 1995-03-29 1995-04-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning. House Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] TN D G000309 36 Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the subsidized Stafford Loan Program (including the in-school interest exemption), the Perkins Loan Program, the Federal Work Study Program, the Pell Grant Program, the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program, and the State Student Incentive Grant Program should not be reduced from their current and anticipated levels. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-hr-1318 104 hr 1318 Department of Education Elimination Act of 1995 Education 1995-03-24 1995-03-24 Referred to the House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities. House Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5] CO R H000444 6 Department of Education Elimination Act of 1995 - Eliminates the Department of Education as of January 1, 1998. Directs the Secretary of Education, prior to such date, to: (1) consolidate into a block grant program those programs that are administered by the Department and are appropriate for States to administer; and (2) otherwise provide for the complete elimination of the Department. Directs the Secretary to submit to the Congress: (1) a strategic plan with recommendations for legislation to carry out such elimination and block grant program, and for transfers of functions and activities to other Federal or State agencies; and (2) a report with a plan and recommendations for such transfer of programs and agencies considered appropriate for continued Federal administration to other existing departments and abolishment of unnecessary programs and agencies, and with a description of projected cost savings to the Federal Government. Requires the Director of the Congressional Budget Office to submit to a specified congressional committee a list of recommendations for minimizing the cost of Federal education programs through the elimination of the Department. Directs the Comptroller General to report to such congressional committee with recommendations for the most efficient means of achieving the complete elimination of the Department and the transfer of appropriate functions to other existing or successor Federal or State agencies. 2025-08-21T20:14:36Z  
104-s-618 104 s 618 Low-Income School Choice Demonstration Act of 1995 Education 1995-03-24 1995-03-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] IN R C000542 1 Low-Income School Choice Demonstration Act of 1995 - Establishes a low-income school choice demonstration program to determine the effects on students and schools of providing financial assistance to enable low-income parents to select the public or private schools their children will attend. (Sec. 4) Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary to award grants to eligible entities to carry out between ten and 20 demonstration projects under which low-income parents receive education certificates for the cost of enrolling their eligible children in a choice school. Sets forth requirements for use of grant funds, authorized projects, award priorities, and applications. (Sec. 8) Requires the amount of an eligible child's education certificate to be determined by the eligible entity, in an amount that provides the recipient with the maximum degree of choice in selecting the choice school the eligible child will attend. Requires an eligible entity to consider certain cost factors in determining such amount. Allows an eligible entity to provide an education certificate to the parent of an eligible child who chooses to attend a school that does not charge tuition or fees in order to pay: (1) the additional reasonable costs of transportation directly attributable to the child's participation in the demonstration project; or (2) the cost of complying with certain special services requirements. Provides for adjustments in certificate amount. Limits the maximum amount of an eligible child's education certificate to the per pupil expenditure for elementary or secondary education (as appropriate) by the local educational agency for the public school to which the child would normally be assigned for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is made. Declares that an education certificate, and funds provided under it, shall not be treated as income of the parents for purposes of Federal tax laws or for determining eligibility for any other Federal program. (Sec. 9) Requires that eli… 2025-08-21T20:14:55Z  
104-s-624 104 s 624 Science and Mathematics Early Start Grant Program Act of 1995 Education 1995-03-24 1995-03-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] OR R H000343 0 Science and Mathematics Early Start Grant Program Act of 1995 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award Science and Mathematics Early Start Grants to organizations to support model programs that provide instruction to Head Start personnel regarding the introduction of science and mathematics activities to children enrolled in Head Start programs. Sets forth award priorities. Requires grant recipients to report program results to the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education for dissemination. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 4) Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to each of the ten regional Head Start agencies to improve teaching and learning through professional development activities in science and mathematics at the regional and local agency levels. Sets forth provisions for: (1) regional and within-region allocations of funds; (2) local plans and applications for improving mathematics and science teaching and learning; (3) local allocation of funds; and (4) permissible activities. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-21T20:15:37Z  
104-s-495 104 s 495 Student Loan Evaluation and Stabilization Act of 1995 Education 1995-03-03 1995-03-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS] KS R K000017 16 Student Loan Evaluation and Stabilization Act of 1995 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect to student loan programs. (Sec. 3) Revises the Federal Direct Student Loan program to limit the proportion of loans made under such program: (1) for academic year 1994-1995, to five percent of the new student loan volume for such year; and (2) for academic year 1995-1996 and any succeeding fiscal year, to 40 percent of new student loan volume for such year, except that the Secretary of Education may not enter into agreements with any additional eligible institutions that have not applied and been accepted for participation in such program on or before December 31, 1994. Eliminates provisions for selecting additional institutions to participate in such pilot program. Makes available, for each fiscal year to the Secretary from funds not otherwise appropriated, funds for all direct and indirect expenses associated with such Federal Direct Student Loan program. Revises provisions for congressional oversight of program administration, by providing for funding triggers which allow administrative funds to be obligated only in such amounts and according to such schedule as specified in the appropriations Act for the Department of Education after submission by the Department of a detailed proposal for such expenditures. Directs the Secretary of Education to provide a detailed quarterly report of all such expenditures to specified congressional committee chairs. Requires such report to specifically identify all contracts entered into by the Department for services supporting the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program and the Federal Perkins Loan Program, as well as the current and projected costs of such contracts. Requires a guaranty agency to elect an administrative cost allowance payment rate on the basis of one of two specified formulas. Eliminates the transition to the Federal Direct Loan Program. (Sec. 4) Provides that direct loans have the same terms and conditions as FFEL (guaranteed) loans. (Sec.… 2025-08-21T20:16:21Z  
104-hr-1117 104 hr 1117 To provide for the establishment of the Margaret Walker Alexander National African-American Research Center. Education 1995-03-02 1995-03-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning. House Rep. Parker, Mike [D-MS-4] MS D P000066 0 Directs the Secretary of Education to make a grant to Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi, to establish the Margaret Walker Alexander National African-American Research Center on its campus in recognition of, and to commemorate, the literary contributions of Margaret Walker Alexander. Requires the application for the grant to ensure that the Center will serve as a national center for the study, research, and teaching of African-American literature and history, and as a repository for papers and memorabilia relating to the lives of individuals noted for their work in African-American literature and history. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-hr-1045 104 hr 1045 To amend the Goals 2000: Educate America Act to eliminate the National Education Standards and Improvement Council, and for other purposes. Education 1995-02-24 1995-06-05 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 120. House Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19] PA R G000291 45 Amends the Goals 2000: Educate America Act to eliminate the National Education Standards and Improvement Council (the Council). Terminates funding for the Council. Makes technical and conforming amendments to such Act, the National Skill Standards Act of 1994, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and the General Education Provisions Act. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-s-469 104 s 469 A bill to eliminate the National Education Standards and Improvement Council and opportunity-to-learn standards. Education 1995-02-23 1995-02-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH] NH R G000445 8 Amends the Goals 2000: Educate America Act to eliminate the National Education Standards and Improvement Council (the Council). Eliminates the requirement that the National Education Goals Panel review and approve model or national content standards, national student performance standards, or national opportunity-to-learn standards. Terminates funding for: (1) the Council; (2) opportunity-to-learn development grants; and (3) assessment development and evaluation grants. Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the General Education Provisions Act, and the Education Amendments of 1978. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
104-hr-977 104 hr 977 To amend the Goals 2000: Educate America Act to eliminate the National Education Standards and Improvement Council, and for other purposes. Education 1995-02-16 1995-03-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. House Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] MD R B000208 4 Amends the Goals 2000: Educate America Act to eliminate the National Education Standards and Improvement Council (the Council). Prohibits any Federal agency from expending Federal funds for the development or dissemination of model or national content standards, national student performance standards, or national opportunity-to-learn standards. Eliminates the requirement that the National Education Goals Panel review and approve such standards and criteria. Terminates funding for: (1) the Council; (2) opportunity-to-learn development grants; and (3) assessment development and evaluation grants. Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the General Education Provisions Act, and the Education Amendments of 1978. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-hr-968 104 hr 968 Comprehensive Early Childhood Education Act of 1995 Education 1995-02-15 1995-03-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. House Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2] HI D M000797 10 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Comprehensive Early Childhood Education Programs Title II: Training, Technical Assistance, Planning, and Evaluation Title III: Model Federal Government Child Development Programs Title IV: Research and Demonstrations Title V: General Provisions Comprehensive Early Childhood Education Act of 1995 - Establishes and expands comprehensive early childhood education programs and services. (Sec. 4) Authorizes appropriations. Title I: Comprehensive Early Childhood Education Programs - Directs the Secretary of Education to provide financial assistance for early childhood education programs to prime sponsors and other public and private nonprofit agencies and organizations pursuant to approved plans and applications. (Sec. 102) Authorizes the Secretary to designate a State, locality, combination of localities, Indian tribe on a Federal or State reservation, or public or private nonprofit agency or organization as a prime sponsor if it meets certain requirements and has its plan approved. (Sec. 103) Requires each designated prime sponsor to establish and maintain an Early Childhood Education Council. (Sec. 104) Sets forth requirements for comprehensive early childhood education plans. (Sec. 106) Authorizes special grants to States for various purposes. (Sec. 108) Requires reports on possible use of public facilities for child development programs. (Sec. 109) Provides for Federal share payments for programs, services, and activities. Title II: Training, Technical Assistance, Planning, and Evaluation - Authorizes the Secretary to make payments for preservice and inservice training for programs under this Act for employees, potential employees, and volunteers. (Sec. 202) Directs the Secretary to make technical assistance available to prime sponsors and project applicants for planning, developing, and implementing programs under this Act. (Sec. 203) Directs the Secretary to make an annual evaluation of Federal involvement in early childhood educatio… 2025-08-21T20:15:25Z  
104-hr-939 104 hr 939 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide hold-harmless payment amounts for impact-aid payments relating to Federal acquisition of real property. Education 1995-02-14 1995-03-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. House Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] NJ R S000097 10 Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide hold-harmless payment amounts for impact-aid payments relating to Federal acquisition of real property. Provides that no eligible local educational agency shall receive less than 85 percent of the preceding year's amount in such a payment for any fiscal year. Provides for ratable reductions and increases in certain types of impact-aid payments in specified circumstances. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-hr-903 104 hr 903 Educational Quality Index Act of 1995 Education 1995-02-13 1995-02-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning. House Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] NJ D A000210 14 Educational Quality Index Act of 1995 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to substitute evaluations of educational quality for cohort default rates in eligibility determinations for proprietary institutions of higher education under the Federal student loan insurance program of the Federal Family Education Loan Program (guaranteed student loans). Revises program integrity reviews provisions to include such educational quality index for proprietary institutions. 2025-08-21T20:14:53Z  
104-s-319 104 s 319 Voluntary School Prayer Protection Act Education 1995-02-01 1995-02-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] NC R H000463 0 Voluntary School Prayer Protection Act - Prohibits the provision of funds through the Department of Education to any State or local educational agency which has a policy of denying, or effectively prevents participation in, constitutionally-protected prayer in public schools by individuals on a voluntary basis. 2025-08-21T20:14:59Z  
104-s-323 104 s 323 A bill to amend the Goals 2000: Educate America Act to eliminate the National Education Standards and Improvement Council, and for other purposes. Education 1995-02-01 1995-02-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS] KS R K000017 2 Amends the Goals 2000: Educate America Act to eliminate the National Education Standards and Improvement Council (the Council). Prohibits any Federal agency from expending Federal funds for the development or dissemination of model or national content standards, national student performance standards, or national opportunity-to-learn standards. Eliminates the requirement that the National Education Goals Panel review and approve such standards and criteria. Terminates funding for: (1) the Council; (2) opportunity-to-learn development grants; and (3) assessment development and evaluation grants. Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the General Education Provisions Act, and the Education Amendments of 1978. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  

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