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96-hjres-640 96 hjres 640 A joint resolution designating the month of February, 1981, as "National PTA Membership Month". Education 1980-12-04 1980-12-04 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Brinkley, Jack [D-GA-3] GA D B000839 0 Designates February 1981 as "National PTA Membership Month." 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
96-hr-8392 96 hr 8392 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965. Education 1980-12-01 1980-12-01 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-15] MI D F000270 1 Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise the formula by which certain limitations are placed upon the amount of basic grants to students ("Pell Grants"). 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-sjres-212 96 sjres 212 White House Conference on Education Act Education 1980-11-24 1980-11-24 Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] RI R C000269 0 White House Conference on Education Act - Authorizes the President to call a White House Conference not later than June 30, 1981, to be planned and conducted under the direction of the Secretary of Education. Sets forth the purpose and composition of the Conference, as well as requirements for a final report. Sets forth provisions of the administration of the Conference. Directs the Secretary to submit annual reports, during the three-year period following the submission of such final report of the Conference, on the status and implementation of the findings and recommendations of the Conference. Authorizes appropriations for the Conference. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated to the Department of Education, other than funds appropriated pursuant to this resolution, to carry out the provisions of this joint resolution. 2025-09-02T13:55:35Z  
96-hr-8376 96 hr 8376 Education Reorganization Act of 1980 Education 1980-11-20 1980-11-20 Referred to House Committee on Government Operations. House Rep. Erlenborn, John N. [R-IL-14] IL R E000204 0 Education Reorganization Act of 1980 - Title I: Establishment of the Department - Establishes an executive department to be known as the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), to be administered by a Secretary appointed by the President, by and of HEW with the advice and consent of the Senate. Sets forth provisions for the principal officers of such Department. Title II: Transfer of Agencies and Functions - Transfers to the Secretary all functions of the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Transfers to the Department all offices of the Department of Health and Human Services. Transfers to the Secretary, and to the Department, all functions, and all offices, of the Secretary of Education and of the Department of Education, except for specified functions and offices relating to the operation of overseas schools for military dependents, which are transferred to the Secretary of Defense and the Department of Defense. Title III: Administrative Provisions - Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) appoint officers and employees to carry out the functions of the Secretary and the Department; and (2) obtain, as provided in appropriation Acts, the services of experts and consultants. Directs the Secretary, by the end of the first fiscal year beginning after the enactment of this Act, to submit to the President and the Congress legislative recommendations for redesigning or replacing HEW programs so that such programs can be administered by fewer personnel. Requires that the sum of the number of full-time permanent positions that perform functions to be transferred to the Department by this Act, plus the full-time equivelent of the number of experts and consultants hired, be reduced by one thousand by the end of the second such fiscal year and not increased thereafter. Sets forth general administrative provisions for the Department, including those relating to general authority, delegation, reorganization, rules, contracts, regional and field offices, acquisition and maintenance of authority, facilities at … 2025-09-02T13:55:12Z  
96-s-3223 96 s 3223 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1980, Public Law 96-374 (technical amendment). Education 1980-11-20 1980-11-20 Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Randolph, Jennings [D-WV] WV D R000046 3 Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 by making a technical amendment to the Higher Education Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-374). Revises the formula by which certain limitations are placed upon the amount of basic grants to students ("Pell Grants"). 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
96-s-3192 96 s 3192 Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center Endowment Act Education 1980-11-12 1980-11-12 Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Senate Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK] OK D B000639 0 Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center Endowment Act - Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to make matching grants to assist in the development of the Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, located at the University of Oklahoma. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1982 through 1986 to carry out this Act. 2025-09-02T13:57:10Z  
96-hr-8249 96 hr 8249 Education Improvement Act of 1980 Education 1980-10-01 1980-10-01 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Clausen, Don H. [R-CA-2] CA R C000475 0 Education Improvement Act of 1980 - Title I: Financial Assistance to Meet Special Educational Needs of Children - Declares it to be the policy of the United States to continue to provide financial assistance to State and local educational agencies to meet the special needs of educationally deprived children, on the basis of entitlements calculated under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), in a manner which will eliminate burdensome and unproductive paperwork and free the schools of Federal supervision, direction, and control. Directs the Secretary of Education, during fiscal years 1982 through 1986, to make payments, in accordance with the provisions of this title, to State educational agencies for grants made on the basis of entitlements created under title I of ESEA and calculated in accordance with provisions of such title in effect on September 30, 1981. Directs the Secretary, in making such payments to continue to utilize specified provisions of title I of such Act, with the exception of provisions relating to local program requirements and applications and to State and Federal administration of programs and projects. Requires that State and local educational agencies use such payments for programs and projects (including the acquisition of equipment and, where necessary, the construction of school facilities) designed to meet the special educational needs of educationally deprived children. Requires that State agency programs be designed to serve those categories of children (migratory, handicapped, neglected and delinquent) counted for eligibility for grants under specified ESEA provisions in accordance with the requirements of this title. Requires that local educational agencies use ESEA funds received under this title only for programs and projects: (1) designed to meet the special educational needs of educationally deprived children identified in accordance with specified provisions of this title; and (2) included in an application for assistance approved by the State… 2025-09-02T13:55:08Z  
96-hr-8250 96 hr 8250 A bill to amend title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to permit the Secretary of Education to waive the requirements of subsection (c), (d), or (e) of section 126 of such Act in the case of local educational agencies participating in experimental State programs that increase local flexibility in the use of educational funds by consolidating certain categorical educational programs. Education 1980-10-01 1980-10-01 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Clausen, Don H. [R-CA-2] CA R C000475 0 Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to waive specified requirements for the use of title I special educational needs funds by local educational agencies participating in experimental programs designed to consolidate State categorical educational programs. Permits such waiver for any one of fiscal years 1982 through 1985, with possible renewal for an additional one-year period, of requirements that: (1) such Federal funds be used to supplement, not supplant, non-Federal funds for regular and certain special State and local programs; and (2) agencies receiving Federal assistance maintain, through use of non- Federal funds, services comparable to those provided by unassisted agencies. Prohibits the Secretary's approval of a waiver application unless it contains the following assurances plus an assurance that not more than 15 percent of the State's educationally deprived children shall be served under the experimental program. Requires an assurance, in the case of any waiver which enables local educational agencies to consolidate the administration and operation of programs for educationally deprived children and special education programs for handicapped children and for children with limited English-speaking ability, that the educationally deprived children in project areas will be provided with educational programs and services which are comparable to those such children would otherwise receive and that certain Federal funds shall be used to provide programs and services only to eligible children. Requires an assurance, in the case of any waiver which permits local educational agencies to transfer State and local funds among the special educational programs described above and programs for educationally deprived children, that the educationally deprived children shall receive the same level of Federal funds as they would receive in the absence of such waiver and that an accurate accounting of such funds is ensured. Requires an assurance, in the case o… 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hr-8226 96 hr 8226 Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center Endowment Act Education 1980-09-29 1980-09-29 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Steed, Tom [D-OK-4] OK D S000829 5 Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center Endowment Act - Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to make matching grants to assist in the development of the Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, located at the University of Oklahoma. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1982 through 1986 to carry out this Act. 2025-09-02T13:55:08Z  
96-hr-8145 96 hr 8145 A bill to dismiss certain cases pending before the Education Appeal Board. Education 1980-09-18 1980-09-18 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Perkins, Carl Dewey [D-KY-7] KY D P000230 4 Directs the Education Appeal Board to dismiss all actions seeking the repayment of funds provided to State or local agencies for education of children from low-income families which are based on final audit determinations issued prior to a specified date. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hconres-422 96 hconres 422 A concurrent resolution to designate the week of September 28-October 4, 1980, as "National High School Activities Week". Education 1980-08-27 1980-08-27 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Rhodes, John J. [R-AZ-1] AZ R R000188 32 Directs the President to designate the week of September 28-October 4, 1980, as "National High School Activities Week." 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
96-sjres-199 96 sjres 199 A joint resolution designating the week of September 28 to October 4, 1980, as "National High School Activities Week". Education 1980-08-27 1980-09-30 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. Senate Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] KS R D000401 28 Directs the President to designate the week of September 28-October 4, 1980, as "National High School Activities Week." 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
96-s-3049 96 s 3049 A bill entitled "The Local Schools Option Protection Act". Education 1980-08-21 1980-08-21 Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] ID R M000346 4 Directs the Secretary of Education to withdraw specified proposed rules relating to students with limited proficiency in English. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
96-hr-7959 96 hr 7959 A bill to amend title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to permit the Secretary of Education to waive the requirements of subsection (c), (d), or (e) of section 126 of such Act in the case of local educational agencies participating in experimental State programs that increase local flexibility in the use of educational funds by consolidating certain categorical educational programs. Education 1980-08-19 1980-08-19 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Thomas, William M. [R-CA-18] CA R T000188 5 Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to waive specified requirements for the use of title I special educational needs funds by local educational agencies participating in experimental programs designed to consolidate State categorical educational programs. Permits such waiver for any one of fiscal years 1982 through 1985, with possible renewal for an additional one-year period, of requirements that: (1) such Federal funds be used to supplement, not supplant, non-Federal funds for regular and certain special State and local programs; and (2) agencies receiving Federal assistance maintain, through use of non- Federal funds, services comparable to those provided by unassisted agencies. Prohibits the Secretary's approval of a waiver application unless it contains the following assurances plus an assurance that not more than 15 percent of the State's educationally deprived children shall be served under the experimental program. Requires an assurance, in the case of any waiver which enables local educational agencies to consolidate the administration and operation of programs for educationally deprived children and special education programs for handicapped children and for children with limited English-speaking ability, that the educationally deprived children in project areas will be provided with educational programs and services which are comparable to those such children would otherwise receive and that certain Federal funds shall be used to provide programs and services only to eligible children. Requires an assurance, in the case of any waiver which permits local educational agencies to transfer State and local funds among the special educational programs described above and programs for educationally deprived children, that the educationally deprived children shall receive the same level of Federal funds as they would receive in the absence of such waiver and that an accurate accounting of such funds is ensured. Requires an assurance, in the case o… 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hr-7882 96 hr 7882 Education Improvement Act of 1980 Education 1980-07-30 1980-07-30 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Ashbrook, John M. [R-OH-17] OH R A000221 1 Education Improvement Act of 1980 - Title I: Financial Assistance to Meet Special Educational Needs of Children - Declares it to be the policy of the United States to continue to provide financial assistance to State and local educational agencies to meet the special needs of educationally deprived children, on the basis of entitlements calculated under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), in a manner which will eliminate burdensome and unproductive paperwork and free the schools of Federal supervision, direction, and control. Directs the Secretary of Education, during fiscal years 1982 through 1986, to make payments, in accordance with the provisions of this title, to State educational agencies for grants made on the basis of entitlements created under title I of ESEA and calculated in accordance with provisions of such title in effect on September 30, 1981. Directs the Secretary, in making such payments to continue to utilize specified provisions of title I of such Act, with the exception of provisions relating to local program requirements and applications and to State and Federal administration of programs and projects. Requires that State and local educational agencies use such payments for programs and projects (including the acquisition of equipment and, where necessary, the construction of school facilities) designed to meet the special educational needs of educationally deprived children. Requires that State agency programs be designed to serve those categories of children (migratory, handicapped, neglected and delinquent) counted for eligibility for grants under specified ESEA provisions in accordance with the requirements of this title. Requires that local educational agencies use ESEA funds received under this title only for programs and projects: (1) designed to meet the special educational needs of educationally deprived children identified in accordance with specified provisions of this title; and (2) included in an application for assistance approved by the State… 2025-09-02T13:54:56Z  
96-hr-7727 96 hr 7727 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the eligibility of members of the military reserves and of the National Guard for basic educational opportunity grants by $500. Education 1980-07-02 1980-07-02 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6] IA D B000298 0 Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase by $500 the amount per academic year of any basic educational grant to any individual who, on or after October 1, 1980, enlists, reenlists, or extends an enlistment in, or is originally appointed in, a Reserve component of the United States. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hr-7701 96 hr 7701 A bill to amend section 133 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to permit the Secretary of Education to waive the requirements of subsection (b)(7)(B) of such section, relating to matching funds for services provided under school-wide projects to children who are not educationally deprived. Education 1980-07-01 1980-07-01 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-10] NY D B000432 0 Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to grant exceptions, requested by local educational agencies, from specified requirements relating to matching funds for services provided under schoolwide projects to children who are not educationally deprived, if a more efficient program would result and the quality of services to educationally deprived children would not diminish. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hr-7719 96 hr 7719 A bill to amend title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to limit the authority of local educational agencies to use Federal funds received under title I for construction of a school facility to cases in which no reusable closed public school facility is within three miles of the proposed school facility. Education 1980-07-01 1980-07-01 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Pease, Donald J. [D-OH-13] OH D P000170 0 Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to limit the authority of local educational agencies to use specified Federal funds for construction of a school facility if a reusable (at 50 percent or less of the project cost) closed public school facility is within three miles of the proposed school facility. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-s-2894 96 s 2894 A bill to provide nutritionally superior school lunches. Education 1980-06-27 1980-06-27 Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry. Senate Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] RI D P000193 0 Amends the National School Lunch Act to permit schools and school food authorities to participate in a program to provide lunches nutritionally superior to those lunches which meet the minimum requirements. Increases the Federal payment for each nutritionally superior school lunch served. Sets forth the requirements for participation in such program, including the serving of fluid milk, lean meat, vegetables, and prohibiting the sale of sweets on school premises. 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z  
96-hr-7664 96 hr 7664 Child Nutrition Amendments of 1980 Education 1980-06-25 1980-07-31 Conference scheduled in House. House Rep. Perkins, Carl Dewey [D-KY-7] KY D P000230 0 (Measure passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 2675) Child Nutrition Amendments of 1980 - =Title I: School Lunch and Child Nutrition= - Amends the National School Lunch Act to reduce the national average payment by two and one half cents to any school authority in which less than 60 percent of the children participants in the program received free and reduced-price lunches. Modifies the formula for determining the amount of direct Federal expenditures for carrying out this Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. Requires that, beginning July 1, 1980, the national average value of donated foods or cash payments in lieu thereof for the school lunch program be adjusted annually based on changes in the Consumer Price Index for Food Used in Schools and Institutions. Reduces the national average value of donated foods or such cash payments by two cents, effective July 1, 1981. Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from offering commodity assistance based on the number of breakfasts served under the school breakfast program for the school year ending June 30, 1981. Authorizes the Secretary, in subsequent years, to donate foods in an amount of three cents per school breakfast. Provides for the modification of such amount to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for Food Used in Schools and Institutions. Requires all students in any grade level in any junior high school or middle school which participates in the school lunch program to accept offered foods. Eliminates specified adjustments in the income poverty guidelines for the purposes of the National School Lunch Act. Prescribes such income guidelines for reduced-price lunches at 85 percent (rather than 95 percent) above the income poverty guidelines prescribed by the Secretary. Requires local school authorities to publicly announce such guidelines at the opening of school each fiscal year. Permits only the income guidelines for reduced price lunches to be included on applications for program participation. Directs the Secretary to conduct a pil… 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hres-730 96 hres 730 A resolution to congratulate Wayland Academy of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, on 125 years of achievement and overall excellence in the field of education. Education 1980-06-25 1980-06-25 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2] WI D K000020 0 Extends the congratulations of the House of Representatives to Wayland Academy of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, on 125 years of achievement in the field of education. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
96-s-2879 96 s 2879 A bill to amend the Department of Education Act, P.L. 96-88 (20 U.S.C. 3414). Education 1980-06-25 1980-06-25 Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] MT D M000635 11 Amends the Department of Education Act to make the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education responsible for assuring that the unique interests of rural elementary and secondary schools are met in all programs administered by the Department of Education. 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z  
96-hr-7646 96 hr 7646 Surplus School Conversion Act Education 1980-06-24 1980-06-24 Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. House Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-NY-21] NY D G000047 15 Title I: Surplus School Conversion Grants - Surplus School Conversion Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to local educational agencies to provide up to 80 percent of the costs of renovating underutilized school buildings. Directs the Secretary to give priority to grant applications to renovate buildings for educational or social service purposes. Prohibits grants for renovation of buildings which will be used for storage purposes only. Permits the inclusion of planning costs among the expenses which such grants cover. Directs the Secretary to make available planning and technical assistance to agencies utilizing such funds. Sets forth grant application requirements. Directs the Secretary to consider certain factors in approving applications. Provides for the recapture of such payments by the United States. Sets forth reporting requirements. Title II: Amendment to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to include among guidelines which the Secretary of Energy must prescribe for State plans for the implementation of energy conservation projects in schools and hospitals a requirement that State energy agencies in making grants for such projects for school facilities give priority to facilities in local educational agency jurisdictions with a student enrollment for the school year in which the application is submitted of not more than 90 percent of the enrollment for the second preceding school year. 2025-09-02T13:54:51Z  
96-s-2869 96 s 2869 Vocational Education Alcohol Fuels Program Act Education 1980-06-24 1980-06-24 Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] SD R P000513 0 Vocational Education Alcohol Fuels Program Act - Amends the Vocational Education Act of 1963 to establish a national Alcohol Fuels Program. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1981 through 1983 to carry out such program. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants and enter into contracts with local educational agencies to carry out experimental vocational education alcohol fuels programs emphasizing gasohol, and including: (1) the preparation of vegetation; (2) the construction and operation of stills; (3) the marketing of stills and fuels; and (4) experimentation with alcohol fuels. Sets forth application requirements for such grants and contracts. Directs the Secretary to assure an equitable distribution of assistance between urban and rural areas. 2025-09-02T13:57:02Z  
96-s-2859 96 s 2859 National Library and Information Services Act Education 1980-06-20 1980-06-20 Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Javits, Jacob K. [R-NY] NY R J000064 5 National Library and Information Services Act - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1983 through 1987 to make grants to States for: (1) interlibrary cooperation programs under title I of this Act; (2) public library services under title II: (3) public library construction under title III; (4) public library programs to meet special user needs under title IV; and (5) planning and development, public awareness, and library personnel training programs under title V. Sets forth procedures relating to such appropriations and their availability. Directs the Secretary of Education to make allotments of such appropriations to States according to specified formulas and procedures. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1983 through 1987 for program evaluation. Directs the Secretary to pay from such allotments, to each State which has an approved basic State plan, an annual program, and a long-range program an amount equal to the Federal share of the total sums expended by such State and its political subdivisions in carrying out such plan. Conditions such payment on a determination of the availability of specified sums from State and local sources. Sets forth formulas for determining the Federal share of programs under this Act (100 percent of costs under titles I, IV, and V; a sliding scale from 33 to 66 percent, based on each State's per capita income, of the costs under titles II and III, with specified exceptions for certain territories and possessions of the United States). Establishes in the Department of Education an Office of Libraries and Learning Technologies, to be headed by a Deputy Assistant Secretary. Directs the Secretary, through such Office, to carry out financial assistance programs authorized under this Act and to encourage, assist, conduct, cooperate with, plan and implement, or administer various other programs relating to library and information services. Sets forth the administrative authority of the Secretary under this Act. Requires that any State, in order to receive its allotment f… 2025-09-02T13:56:56Z  
96-hr-7602 96 hr 7602 National Library Resources Sharing Act of 1980 Education 1980-06-17 1980-06-17 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Holtzman, Elizabeth [D-NY-16] NY D H000752 0 National Library Resources Sharing Act of 1980 - Amends the Library Services and Construction Act to permit grants to States under such Act to be used (along with other permissible uses) to make funds available to State library administrative agencies to develop long-range plans for library services of all types. Requires that 15 percent of amounts appropriated under such Act be made available for direct grants to existing regional and national cooperative networks of libraries. Requires that applications for such grants be approved by the Assistant Secretary for Library and Information Services, with the endorsement of at least one State library agency. Declares that nothing contained in the Communication Act of 1934 or in any other law shall be construed to prevent U. S. communications common carriers from rendering, subject to Federal Communications Commission regulation, free or reduced rate communications interconnection services for interconnection systems for nonprofit library and educational activities. Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to establish in the Department of Education: (1) a position of Assistant Secretary for Library and Information Services; and (2) an Office of Library and Information Services, to be administered by such Assistant Secretary. Directs the Secretary of Education to delegate to such Assistant Secretary all functions administered before the effective date of this Act by the Office of Libraries and Learning Resources of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and other appropriate functions. 2025-09-02T13:54:51Z  
96-hr-7580 96 hr 7580 Foreign Language Assistance Act Education 1980-06-13 1980-06-13 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Simon, Paul [D-IL-24] IL D S000423 17 Foreign Language Assistance Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to State educational agencies applying to reimburse local educational agencies for part of the costs of foreign language instruction for students in grades one through six, at a rate of $20 per student. Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a survey of the effectiveness of foreign language training in grades seven through 12, and in community colleges; and (2) report to Congress within two years on the results of such survey. Directs the Secretary to make grants to applicant institutions of higher education as reimbursement for part of the costs of foreign language instruction. Conditions eligibility for such grants upon an institution's: (1) having more than five percent of its total number of students enrolled in qualified postsecondary language courses; and (2) meeting such standards and reporting requirements for assisted instructional programs as the Secretary may establish. Sets rates for such grants, per student beyond the minimum five percent of total enrollment, of $30 for first or second year language courses and $40 for courses above second-year level, with an additional $20 for less commonly taught languages. Directs the Secretary to make grants to each institution of higher education which requires at least two academic years of secondary school foreign language credits or knowledge of a foreign language for each graduating student, at a rate of $30 per number of students enrolled (as full-time students or the full-time equivalent of the number of part-time students) at such institution. Provides that grants under this Act shall be ratably reduced if sums appropriated are not sufficient for full payment. Prohibits the making of a grant, or entering into a contract, under this Act except to such extent, or in such amounts, as provided in appropriation Acts. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act for fiscal year 1982. 2025-09-02T13:54:51Z  
96-hr-7535 96 hr 7535 A bill to amend the Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act. Education 1980-06-10 1980-06-10 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-4] CA D F000053 0 Amends the Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act to eliminate the limitation on the amount of leave that may accumulate to the credit of a teacher employed by the Department of Defense (DOD) in a school located overseas. Requires that any person appointed to such a teaching position receive credit for any sick leave accumulated at a prior job with the Federal Government or the District of Columbia government, or at a job which is determined to have been a teaching position, provided the break in service does not exceed three years. Declares that any DOD teacher who is reappointed to another agency without a break in service exceeding three years shall receive credit for any sick leave or teacher's leave earned while the teacher worked for DOD. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
96-s-2810 96 s 2810 National School Lunch and Child Nutrition Amendments Act of 1980 Education 1980-06-10 1980-06-10 Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry. Senate Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] KS R D000401 0 National School Lunch and Child Nutrition Amendments Act of 1980 - Amends the National School Lunch Act to reduce the national average payment by two and one half cents to any school authority in which less than 60 percent of the children participating in the program received free and reduced-price lunches. Modifies the formula for determining the amount of direct Federal expenditures for carrying out this Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. Modifies the level of commodity assistance to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from offering commodity assistance based on the number of breakfasts served under the school breakfast program for the school year ending June 30, 1981. Authorizes the Secretary, in subsequent years, to donate foods in an amount of three cents per school breakfast. Requires the modification of such amount to reflect changes in the Price Index for Food Used in Schools and Institutions. Reduces the national average value of donated foods or cash payments in lieu thereof by two cents. Requires all students in any grade level in any junior high school or middle school which participates in the school lunch program to accept offered foods. Requires each school participating in such program to offer no less than two alternative food choices for each of the five food items contained within the four food components of the school lunch program. Requires at least one of the two alternative choices of milk items to be whole milk. Prescribes such income guidelines for reduced-price lunches at 85 percent (rather than 95 percent) above the income poverty guidelines prescribed by the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary to utilize social security numbers and conduct a pilot test to verify information submitted by an applicant for such program. Directs the Secretary to allow a standard deduction of $60 a month for each household in computing household income in all but specified States. Requires the annual adjustment of such deduction to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index of the Bureau of… 2025-09-02T13:56:53Z  
96-s-2799 96 s 2799 School Lunch and Child Nutrition Amendments Act of 1980 Education 1980-06-06 1980-06-06 Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry. Senate Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] NC R H000463 2 School Lunch and Child Nutrition Amendments Act of 1980 - Amends the National School Lunch Act to reduce the national average value of donated foods or alternative cash payments by one cent per lunch. Eliminates the updating of the income poverty guidelines for the purpose of determining eligibility for participation in the school lunch program. Permits the Secretary of Agriculture, the State, and local school authorities to seek verification of the data submitted in an application for participation in such program. Requires as a condition of participation in such program that the social security account numbers of all members of an applying household be furnished to such authorities. Permits the use of such numbers for the vertification of submitted data. Prescribes the income guidelines for free lunches at 20 percent (rather then 25 percent) above the applicable family size income levels in the income poverty guidelines prescribed by the Secretary. Prescribes the income guidelines for reduced price lunches at 75 percent (rather than 95 percent) above such guidelines. Modifies the income poverty guidelines for the purposes of this Act. Reformulates the computation of special assistance payments. Directs the Secretary to prescribe annually (rather than semiannually) adjustments in the national average rates for lunches served and the special-assistance factor for lunches served under the National School Lunch Act and the national average rates for breakfasts served under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. Excludes Job Corps Centers from the definition of school for the purposes of the National School Lunch Act. Requires claims for reimbursement for meals served under the National School Lunch Act or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to be submitted to the State agency within a specified period of time. Authorizes appropriations for the commodity distribution program through fiscal year 1983. Requires each State agency that distributes commodities and other foods to schools under such program to establish proced… 2025-09-02T13:56:53Z  
96-hr-7459 96 hr 7459 A bill to amend title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide for one or more National Centers for Personal Computers in Education. Education 1980-05-29 1980-05-29 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2] NY D D000471 0 Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a new Computers in Education program under title III (Special Projects) of such Act. Directs the Secretary of Education, subject to the availability of funds, to carry out such program, to award grants for the establishment and operation of National Centers for Personal Computers in Education to: (1) instruct students in the use of personal computers; and (2) develop programs designed to utilize personal computers and microcomputers as educational tools at all educational levels. Provides that such grants shall be sufficient for operation of a Center for a three-year period beginning with fiscal year 1982, subject to the availability of funds and the Secretary's determination at the end of each fiscal year of operation that the recipient has complied with assurances contained in the grant application. Sets forth the responsibilities of such Centers and application and reporting requirements for grant recipients. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1982, to remain available through fiscal year 1984. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hr-7440 96 hr 7440 A bill to amend title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to permit the Secretary of Education to waive the requirements of subsections (c), (d), or (e) of section 126 of such Act in the case of any local educational agency which is participating in an experimental State program designed to consolidate State categorical educational programs in order to reduce the amount of time expended by State educational personnel for the administration of such programs and to increase local flexibility in the use of educational funds. Education 1980-05-22 1980-05-22 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Thomas, William M. [R-CA-18] CA R T000188 0 Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to waive specified requirements for the use of title I special educational needs funds by local educational agencies participating in experimental programs designed to consolidate State categorical educational programs. (Permits such waiver for any one of fiscal years 1982 through 1985, with possible renewal for an additional one-year period, for requirements that: (1) such Federal funds be used to supplement, not supplant, non-Federal funds for regular and certain special State and local programs; and (2) agencies receiving Federal assistance maintain, through use of non- Federal funds, services comparable to those provided by unassisted agencies.) Allows State educational agencies of States desiring to carry out such experimental programs to submit to the Secretary, on behalf of local educational agencies desiring to participate in such program, an application for a waiver of such requirements. Prohibits the Secretary from approving any application unless it contains adequate assurances that under such program: (1) the special education needs of all pupils shall be effectively addressed, including the needs of educationally-disadvantaged children, children with limited English-speaking ability, migrant children, and handicapped children; and (2) the number of children to be served shall not exceed 15 percent of the total number of educationally-deprived children in the State who are served under title I of such Act. Allows such waivers only for experimental programs under which the funding and administration of specified State categorical educational programs are consolidated (in whole or in part) in order to: (1) reduce the amount of time expended by educational personnel of the State for administrative aspects of State education programs; and (2) increase local flexibility in the use of educational funds while still satisfying the purposes of State and Federal educational policy. Allows State educational ag… 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-sres-444 96 sres 444 A resolution to congratulate Wayland Academy on 125 years of achievement and overall excellence in the field of education. Education 1980-05-22 1980-05-22 Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI] WI D P000553 1 Extends the congratulations of the Senate to the Wayland Academy on 125 years of achievement and overall excellence in the field of education. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
96-hconres-336 96 hconres 336 A concurrent resolution disapproving certain regulations submitted to the Congress on April 3, 1980, with respect to the Education Division General Administrative Regulations authorized under the General Education Provisions Act and the statutes that authorize the programs covered by such regulations. Education 1980-05-14 1980-05-14 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Ashbrook, John M. [R-OH-17] OH R A000221 0 Disapproves the final regulations submitted to the Congress on April 3, 1980, entitled "the Education Division General Administrative Regulations" and promulgated under the General Education Provisions Act and the statutes that authorize the programs covered by such regulations, on the grounds of their inconsistency with such Act. Returns such regulations to the Commissioner of Education to be modified or otherwise disposed of as provided under such Act. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hconres-337 96 hconres 337 A concurrent resolution disapproving certain regulations submitted to the Congress on April 3, 1980, with respect to the Adult Education State-Administered program authorized under section 304 and 306 of the Adult Education Act, as amended. Education 1980-05-14 1980-08-19 Reported to House from the Committee on Education and Labor, H. Rept. 96-1228. House Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19] PA R G000291 0 Disapproves the final regulations submitted to the Congress on April 3, 1980, pertaining to the adult education State-administered program authorized under the Adult Education Act, on the grounds of their inconsistency with such Act. Returns such regulations to the Commissioner of Education to be modified or otherwise disposed of as provided under the General Education Provisions Act. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hconres-332 96 hconres 332 A concurrent resolution disapproving certain regulations submitted to the Congress on April 24, 1980, with respect to the law-related education program authorized under sections 346, 347, and 348 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Education 1980-05-07 1980-05-20 Measure passed Senate. House Rep. Perkins, Carl Dewey [D-KY-7] KY D P000230 1 Disapproves the final regulations submitted to the Congress on April 24, 1980, pertaining to the law-related education program authorized under specified provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, on the grounds of inconsistency with such Act. Returns such regulations to the Commissioner of Education to be modified or otherwise disposed of as provided under the General Education Provisions Act. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-s-2675 96 s 2675 Child Nutrition Amendments of 1980 Education 1980-05-07 1980-07-25 Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H. R. 7664 passed in lieu. Senate Sen. McGovern, George [D-SD] SD D M000452 1 (Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H. R. 7664 passed in lieu) Child Nutrition Amendments of 1980 - =Title I: School Lunch and Child Nutrition= - Amends the National School Lunch Act to reduce the national average payment by two and one half cents to any school authority in which less than 60 percent of the children participating in the program received free or reduced-price lunches. Modifies the formula for determining the amount of direct Federal expenditures for carrying out this Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. Requires that, beginning July 1, 1980, the national average value of donated foods or cash payments in lieu thereof for the school lunch program be adjusted annually based on changes in the Consumer Price Index for Food Used in Schools and Institutions. Reduces the national average value of donated foods or such cash payments by two cents, effective July 1, 1981. Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from offering commodity assistance based on the number of breakfasts served under the school breakfast program for the school year ending June 30, 1981. Authorizes the Secretary in subsequent years, to donate foods in an amount of three cents per school breakfast. Provides for the modification of such amount to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for Food Used in Schools and Institutions. Requires all students in any grade level in any junior high school or middle school which participates in the school lunch program to accept offered foods. Eliminates specified adjustments in the income poverty guidelines for the purposes of the National School Lunch Act. Prescribes such income guidelines for reduced-price lunches at 85 percent (rather than 95 percent) above the income poverty guidelines prescribed by the Secretary. Requires local school authorities to publicly announce such guidelines at the opening of school each fiscal year. Permits only the income guidelines for reduced-price lunches to be included on applications for program participation. Directs the Secretary… 2025-09-02T13:56:53Z  
96-hr-7277 96 hr 7277 Child Nutrition Amendments of 1980 Education 1980-05-06 1980-05-06 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] CA D P000047 0 Child Nutrition Amendments of 1980 - Amends the National School Lunch Act to require a State to administer the summer food service program for children and the child care food program as a condition to receiving cash assistance payments for the school lunch program. Reduces the national average payment for lunches served to children ineligible for free or reduced-price lunches unless such lunches served represent 50 percent or less of all lunches served under such program. Requires annual rather than semi-annual adjustments in the amount of special assistance payments to the State agencies. Modifies the income guidelines for eligibility for reduced-price lunches. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a pilot test to verify data on applications for free or reduced-price school meals. Directs the Secretary to allow a standard deduction of $60 a month for each household in computing household income in all but specified States. Requires the annual adjustment of such deduction to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index of the Bureau of Labor Statistics for items other than food. Sets forth a formula for determining the standard deduction for noncontiguous States and jurisdictions. Redefines "service institutions" for the purposes of the summer food service program for children to include private nonprofit institutions that serve meals primarily to migrant children. Directs each State to conduct active outreach efforts to identify eligible institutions to participate in such program in areas with large concentrations of low-income families. Permits any service institution to serve lunch and either breakfast or a supplement (rather than three meals, including a supplement) each day of operation. Permits any service institution which is a camp or which serves meals primarily to migrant children to serve up to four meals per day of operation. Authorizes service institutions to use a preapproved portion of the available reimbursement for the operating and administrative expenses of such program, as s… 2025-09-02T13:54:42Z  
96-hres-658 96 hres 658 A resolution to express the sense of Congress that financial assistance should not be made available to students from countries with which the United States has severed diplomatic relations. Education 1980-05-06 1980-05-06 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Boner, William H. [D-TN-5] TN D B000615 0 Declares the sense of Congress that: (1) no Federal educational assistance should be used to aid an alien student from a nation with which the United States has broken diplomatic relations, unless such student has been admitted to the United States seeking political asylum; (2) each State should take appropriate action to terminate such assistance; and (3) the President, the Secretary of Education, and other Federal officers and employees should take appropriate action in carrying out such policy. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-sres-422 96 sres 422 A resolution to proclaim National Circle K Week. Education 1980-05-06 1980-05-28 Measure passed Senate. Senate Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] KS R D000401 14 Designates the week of February 15 through February 21, 1981, as "National Circle K Week." 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
96-sconres-91 96 sconres 91 A concurrent resolution to disapprove the regulations of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare relating to grants to state educational agencies for educational improvement, resources, and support. Education 1980-04-30 1980-05-21 Measure passed House. Senate Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] RI D P000193 0 Disapproves the final regulations submitted to the Congress in 1980 pertaining to grants to State educational agencies for educational improvement, resources, and support authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Returns such regulations to the Commissioner of Education to be modified or otherwise disposed of as provided under the General Education Provisions Act. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
96-sres-414 96 sres 414 A resolution to commend the National Forensic League on its Golden Anniversary Tournament. Education 1980-04-30 1980-06-13 Measure passed Senate. Senate Sen. Stewart, Donald [D-AL] AL D S000907 12 Expresses the commendation of the Senate to the National Forensic League on its golden anniversary. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
96-hconres-318 96 hconres 318 A concurrent resolution disapproving certain regulations submitted to the Congress on April 3, 1980, with respect to the Education Appeal Board authorized under section 451 of the General Education Provisions Act. Education 1980-04-24 1980-05-15 Measure passed Senate. House Rep. Perkins, Carl Dewey [D-KY-7] KY D P000230 1 Disapproves the final regulations submitted to the Congress on April 3, 1980, pertaining to the Education Appeal Board authorized under the General Education Provisions Act, on the grounds of inconsistency with such Act. Returns such regulations to the Commissioner of Education to be modified or otherwise disposed of as provided under such Act. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hconres-319 96 hconres 319 A concurrent resolution disapproving certain regulations submitted to the Congress on April 3, 1980, with respect to the arts in education program authorized under sections 321, 322, and 323 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Education 1980-04-24 1980-05-15 Measure passed Senate. House Rep. Perkins, Carl Dewey [D-KY-7] KY D P000230 1 Disapproves the final regulations submitted to the Congress on April 3, 1980, pertaining to the arts in education program authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, on the grounds of inconsistency with such Act. Returns such regulations to the Commissioner of Education to be modified or otherwise disposed of as provided under the General Education Provisions Act. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-s-2552 96 s 2552 Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf Act Education 1980-04-15 1980-04-15 Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] TX D B000401 0 Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to enter into an agreement with the Howard County Junior College District of Big Spring, Texas, for the establishment and operation, including construction and equipment, of the Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf. Sets forth requirements, under such agreement, for the use of Federal funds, an advisory group to the director of such institute, and annual reports. 2025-09-02T13:56:49Z  
96-hr-7005 96 hr 7005 Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf Act Education 1980-04-01 1980-04-01 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17] TX D S000851 0 Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to enter into an agreement with the Howard County Junior College District of Big Spring, Texas, for the establishment and operation, including construction and equipment, of the Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf. Sets forth requirements, under such agreement, for the use of Federal funds, an advisory group to the director of such institute, and annual reports. 2025-09-02T13:54:35Z  
96-hr-6905 96 hr 6905 Foreign Language and International Studies Incentive Act Education 1980-03-25 1980-03-25 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] CA D P000047 18 Foreign Language and International Studies Incentive Act - Amends the National Defense Education Act of 1958 to direct the Secretary of Education to establish a program of making grants to institutions of higher education to promote student enrollment in foreign language and international studies. Requires that such grants be applied to the tuition and fees charged to students in qualified programs, in amounts per academic year of up to $1,000 for a student in an advanced program and up to $500 for a student in a preliminary program. Sets forth priority categories for awarding students such grants. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act for fiscal years 1981 through 1986. 2025-09-02T13:54:35Z  
96-hr-6897 96 hr 6897 Alternative and Worksite Education Act of 1980 Education 1980-03-24 1980-03-24 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Chisholm, Shirley [D-NY-12] NY D C000371 15 Alternative and Worksite Education Act of 1980 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish an Office of Alternative and Worksite Education, under the general supervision and direction of the Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement, in the Department of Education. Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to qualified nonprofit organizations located in and serving an eligible area to conduct alternative and worksite education programs. Sets forth criteria which applicants for program grants must meet. Directs the Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Labor, to obtain and distribute to interested individuals and organizations information concerning the probable employee needs of employers, by general occupational category, for each standard metropolitan statistical area and State, and for the United States. Directs the Secretary to establish and operate a National Clearinghouse on Alternative and Worksite Education to collect, analyze, and distribute information. Provides for Federal civil rights law compliance in such program. Defines "eligible area" as a school district or county which was, during the most recent school year, eligible for assistance under the basic grants program of such Act. Defines qualified nonprofit organization as a private educational institution with: (1) specified capabilities relating to experimental education, Federal grants administration, and staff composition; (2) tax-exempt status; and (3) state accreditation for granting high school diplomas or the capability to successfully prepare enrolled students to achieve a high school equivalency. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act for fiscal years 1981 through 1983. 2025-09-02T13:54:35Z  
96-hr-6893 96 hr 6893 A bill for the relief of the State Community College of East St. Louis. Education 1980-03-20 1980-03-20 Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Price, Melvin [D-IL-23] IL D P000522 0 Directs the Secretary of Education to relieve the State Community College of East Saint Louis and any past or present member of the board of trustees of such college of all liability relating to a specified misappropriation of funds by an official of such college, exceeding sums paid or due prior to the date of enactment of this Act under a specified agreement. 2021-06-14T19:41:41Z  
96-hr-6871 96 hr 6871 A bill to amend Public Law 874, relating to Federal Impact Aid, to provide for the use of current assessed values of Federal property in determining eligibility for assistance under such Act. Education 1980-03-19 1980-03-19 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Quillen, James H. (Jimmy) [R-TN-1] TN R Q000013 0 Requires the use of the current assessed value of Federal property within a school district in determining the eligibility of a local educational agency for Federal compensation for the revenue the agency fails to receive because of the Federal acquisition of such property. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hr-6841 96 hr 6841 Commodity Letter of Credit Act Education 1980-03-18 1980-03-18 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-15] MI D F000270 24 Commodity Letter of Credit Act - Amends the National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to issue commodity letters of credit each fiscal year to each State participating in the food service programs under such Act or under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 for the purchase of domestic agricultural commodities and other foods for use in carrying out these programs. Directs the Secretary to specify the types of commodities and other foods to be purchased with such letters, with special emphasis to be given to high protein foods. Establishes the national average value of commodity letters of credit for fiscal year 1981. Sets forth the formula for the periodic adjustment of such average. Apportions such letters to each State based upon the number of school lunches served in such State. Directs each State to further apportion the value of the letters received to each school based upon the number of lunches served in such school. Directs the Secretary to forward to each State an advance program payment to be used by the State under the letters for the purchase of foods for the requirements of lunches and breakfasts. Substitutes such commodity letter program for the direct purchase and donation of commodities by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to provide technical assistance for the reduction of transportation, storage, handling, and labor costs through the use of commodity letters of credit. Directs the Secretary to issue commodity letters of credit in lieu of direct purchase and donation for the purchase of agricultural commodities for use in institutions participating in the child care food program. Sets forth the formula for determining the value of such letters. Permits each State participating in such program to elect to receive cash payments in lieu of some or all of such letters. Directs the Secretary to make available to the Department of Defense the same payments and commodity letters of credit as are provided to the States for breakfasts and lunches for students attending dependen… 2025-09-02T13:54:35Z  
96-hr-6825 96 hr 6825 School Lunch Study Act of 1980 Education 1980-03-17 1980-03-17 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-NY-21] NY D G000047 30 School Lunch Study Act of 1980 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to study and report to the appropriate committees of Congress on the feasibility of amending the National School Lunch Act to make all children within specified jurisdictions eligible for free lunches. 2025-09-02T13:54:35Z  
96-hconres-301 96 hconres 301 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that there is a need to strengthen course offerings and requirements in foreign language studies and international studies in the nation's schools, colleges, and universities. Education 1980-03-12 1980-12-08 Measure passed Senate. House Rep. Simon, Paul [D-IL-24] IL D S000423 46 (Measure passed House, amended) Expresses the sense of Congress that local educational agencies and institutions of higher education should consider strengthening the study of foreign languages and cultures through appropriate actions. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hr-6742 96 hr 6742 A bill to amend section 16(a) of the National School Lunch Act to permit the State of Idaho to receive cash payments in lieu of donated foods for purposes of programs under such Act and under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. Education 1980-03-06 1980-03-06 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID-1] ID R S001138 1 Amends the National School Lunch Act to permit any State which phased out its commodity distribution facilities prior to a specified time and Idaho to receive cash payments in lieu of donated foods for the purposes of such Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-s-2388 96 s 2388 A bill to amend the National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to preserve and enhance the historic relationship between agriculture and school feeding programs by (1) maintaining and improving the role of the United States Department of Agriculture in carrying out the price support, surplus removal and other programs which are designed in part to increase the consumption of domestic agricultural commodities and prevent waste; (2) maintaining and improving the role of the United States Department of Agriculture in determining the specific commodities and the amounts, quality, and timing of purchases for use in school feeding programs; (3) improving the purchase, delivery and payment mechanisms for such domestic agricultural commodities by increasing the levels of State and local responsibility; (4) enabling schools to improve meal acceptability and reduce plate waste by providing for maximum local choice in menu planning in line with local needs and tastes within established meal guidelines and standards; (5) achieving substantial cost savings at the Federal, State and local levels by using regular commercial channels of trade; (6) providing assistance to the States and schools to develop improved food procurement, storage, and sanitation methods for school feeding programs; the National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 are amended to provide for the issuance of commodity letters of credit by the United States Department of Agriculture for the purchase of domestic agricultural commodities by schools to carry out school feeding programs in lieu of the purchase, storage, transportation, handling, processing and distribution of said commodities to the States by the United States Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. Education 1980-03-06 1980-03-06 Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry. Senate Sen. Church, Frank [D-ID] ID D C000388 0 Amends the National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to issue commodity letters of credit each fiscal year to each State participating in the food service programs under this Act or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 for the purchase of domestic agricultural commodities and other foods for use in carrying out these programs. Directs the Secretary to specify the types of commodities and other foods to be purchased with such letters, with special emphasis to be given high protein foods. Establishes the national average value of commodity letters of credit for fiscal year 1981. Sets forth the formula for the periodic adjustment of such average. Apportions such letters to each State based upon the number of school lunches served in such State. Directs each State to further apportion the value of the letters received to each school based upon the number of lunches served in such school. Directs the Secretary to forward to each State an advance program payment to be used by the State under the letters for the purchase of foods for the requirements of lunches and breakfasts. Substitutes such commodity letter program for the direct purchase and donation of commodities by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to issue commodity letters of credit in lieu of direct purchase and donation for the purchase of agricultural commodities for use in institutions participating in the child care food program. Sets forth the formula for determining the value of such letters. Permits each State participating in such program to elect to receive cash payments in lieu of some or all of such letters. Directs the Secretary to make available to the Department of Defense the same payments and commodity letters of credit as are provided to the States for breakfasts and lunches to students attending dependents' schools outside the United States. Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to substitute the commodity letters of credit for the direct purchase and donation of commodities by the Secretary. Permits the Secretary … 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z  
96-hres-591 96 hres 591 A resolution urging the Secretary of Education and the Attorney General of the United States to take all appropriate steps to help local educational agencies eliminate violent crime in the Nation's schools. Education 1980-03-03 1980-03-03 Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Courter, Jim [R-NJ-13] NJ R C000809 8 Declares it to be the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Education and the Attorney General of the United States should take all appropriate steps to assist local educational agencies to eliminate violent crime in the Nation's schools. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hr-6598 96 hr 6598 Federal Elementary and Secondary Education Assistance Act of 1980 Education 1980-02-25 1980-02-25 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Ottinger, Richard L. [D-NY-24] NY D O000134 0 Federal Elementary and Secondary Education Assistance Act of 1980 - Directs the Secretary of Education to make a payment to each local educational agency in an amount equal to: (1) $100 multiplied by the number of children aged five through 17, inclusive, in the school district of such local educational agency for fiscal year 1981; (2) $150 multiplied by such number for fiscal year 1982; and (3) $200 multiplied by such number for fiscal year 1983. Requires that such number be determined on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data available from the Department of Commerce for such agencies (or for counties, if unavailable for such agencies). Provides for ratable reductions of the amounts of such payments if appropriations for any fiscal year are not sufficient. Requires such agencies to expend such funds only in accordance with laws and procedures applicable to the expenditure of their own funds. Authorizes appropriations of sums necessary to pay in full the sum of the amounts which all local educational agencies are eligible to receive under this Act for fiscal years 1981, 1982, and 1983. 2025-09-02T13:54:23Z  
96-hr-6565 96 hr 6565 Alternative Education Act of 1980 Education 1980-02-21 1980-02-21 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-7] MI D K000172 16 Alternative Education Act of 1980 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to establish Alternative Educational Programs. Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to make grants to local educational agencies for the Federal share of the costs of alternative educational programs designed to meet the needs of secondary school students who are: (1) deficient in basic skills in reading, mathematics, and oral and written communication; or (2) potential high school dropouts, or who might be diverted to facilities used by the juvenile justice system unless placed in alternative educational programs under the jurisdiction of local educational agencies. Prohibits funds for such programs from being used for programs which provide residential care for students. Authorizes the Commissioner to make similar grants to such agencies for training parents, teachers, and other educational personnel involved in such programs and to help them to identify learning disabilities and other problems that might lead to juvenile delinquency. Sets the Federal share of the costs of such programs at 90 percent for fiscal year 1981 and 80 percent for each of the two succeeding years. Sets forth application requirements, including specification of whether the program will be carried out by schools or by other nonprofit entities. Requires consultation and coordination to avoid duplication of services within the same geographic area. Directs the Commissioner to establish and operate a National Clearinghouse on Alternate Education to collect, analyze, and distribute upon request to local educational agencies and other interested parties information relating to such programs and to similar programs operated by other entities. Authorizes appropriations to carry out such programs for fiscal years 1981 through 1983. 2025-09-02T13:54:24Z  
96-s-2306 96 s 2306 International Education Programs Act Education 1980-02-20 1980-02-20 Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT] VT R S000776 25 International Education Programs Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to establish a new title VI of such Act: "International Education Programs." Establishes International and Foreign Studies Programs under HEA. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to or contracts with institutions of higher education for establishing, strengthening, and operating graduate and undergraduate centers for modern foreign language studies, foreign area studies, international studies, and the international aspects of professional and other fields of study. Authorizes grants to such centers to maintain important library collections. Authorizes stipends to individuals undergoing advanced training at such centers. Authorizes grants for advanced international studies centers and for undergraduate international studies and foreign language programs to institutions of higher education, combinations of such institutions, and private nonprofit agencies and organizations. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct research and studies to contribute to such programs and the International Understanding programs established by this Act under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). Directs the Secretary to publish an annual report on such matters. Directs the Secretary to make excellence the criterion of such grants and, consistent with such criterion, to seek an equitable distribution of such funds throughout the Nation. Directs the Secretary to convene meetings of an advisory board on the conduct of such HEA programs and the ESEA International Understanding programs. Authorizes appropriations to carry out such HEA International and Foreign Language programs for fiscal years 1981 through 1985. Establishes Business and International Education Programs under HEA. Directs the Secretary to make grants to and contracts with institutions of higher education to pay the Federal share of the cost of programs designed to promote linkages between such institutions and the American business community engaged i… 2025-09-02T13:56:43Z  
96-hr-6535 96 hr 6535 A bill to extend the authorization of appropriations for the National Institute of Education through fiscal year 1985. Education 1980-02-19 1980-02-19 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Simon, Paul [D-IL-24] IL D S000423 0 Amends the General Education Provisions Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for the National Institute of Education through fiscal year 1985. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-sres-369 96 sres 369 A resolution extending the congratulations and best wishes of the Senate to Presbyterian College on the 100th anniversary of its founding. Education 1980-02-19 1980-02-19 Measure passed Senate. Senate Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] SC R T000254 12 Expresses the congratulations and best wishes of the Senate to Presbyterian College on the 100th anniversary of its founding. 2021-06-14T19:51:37Z  
96-hr-6496 96 hr 6496 A bill to provide nutritionally superior school lunches. Education 1980-02-12 1980-02-12 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Richmond, Frederick W. [D-NY-14] NY D R000232 0 Amends the National School Lunch Act to allow schools or school systems which are not satisfied with the minimum nutritional requirements provided by such Act to opt to participate in a nutritionally superior lunch program. Sets forth requirements which a school or school system must fulfill to qualify for the nutritionally superior program. Requires that an additional payment of ten cents per superior lunch be paid to schools or school systems which opt and qualify for inclusion in the nutritionally superior lunch program. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hr-6480 96 hr 6480 A bill to repeal section 1203 of Education Amendments of 1978. Education 1980-02-11 1980-02-11 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Perkins, Carl Dewey [D-KY-7] KY D P000230 0 Repeals specified administrative provisions of the Education Amendments of 1978 which provided for: (1) the availability of reliable and comparative data on elementary and secondary education finance both public and nonpublic; (2) the conduct of studies to analyze trends and problems affecting such finance; (3) the development of recommendations for Federal policies to improve the equity and efficiency of Federal and State systems for raising and distributing revenues to support such education; and (4) the establishment of an Advisory Panel on Financing Elementary and Secondary Education. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-s-2270 96 s 2270 Optional Education Consolidation and Demonstration Act Education 1980-02-06 1980-02-06 Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] NM R D000407 7 Optional Education Consolidation and Demonstration Act - Declares the purpose of this Act to be to provide an optional program of consolidation and reorganization of certain Federal assistance programs to State and local educational agencies, and to provide such agencies with greater flexibility in the use of such assistance. Title I: Special Needs Programs - Directs States desiring to participate in such a program to design their programs to: (1) meet the special educational needs of children from low-income families and of neglected or delinquent children in State operated programs; (2) provide health, nutritional, and educational services for such children, including preschool children and those previously enrolled in Headstart, Follow Through, or similar programs; (3) meet the educational needs of migratory children, including preschool educational needs; (4) meet the educational needs of handicapped children, and establish standards for such programs; and (5) provide bilingual instruction for children with limited English proficiency, and such instruction and bilingual vocational training programs for specified persons already out of school, as well as personnel-training for such programs. Specifies how a State shall allocate funds to local educational agencies for each of such programs under this title. Title II: Vocational, Adult, and Continuing Education and Employment Training - Authorizes Federal grants to assist States to: (1) extend programs of vocational, homemaking, and consumer educational; (2) develop new programs of vocational education; (3) develop and carry out programs to overcome sex discrimination and sex stereotyping in vocational education programs; and (4) provide part-time employment for youths in order for them to continue vocational training. Sets forth the programs for which funds provided under this title may be used. Requires a State desiring to participate in such consolidation program authorized by such Act to develop programs for adult basic education, for children in adult c… 2025-09-02T13:56:43Z  
96-sjres-135 96 sjres 135 A joint resolution to provide for designation of the first Friday of March as "Teacher Day, United States of America". Education 1980-01-29 1980-02-27 Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H. J. Res. 267 passed in lieu. Senate Sen. Bayh, Birch [D-IN] IN D B000254 32 (Measure passed Senate, amended) Authorizes and requests the President to designate March 7, 1980, as "Teacher Day, United States of America." 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
96-hr-6289 96 hr 6289 A bill to amend the Department of Education Organization Act to establish an Office of Private Education. Education 1980-01-24 1980-01-24 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14] NJ D G000511 0 Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to establish an Office of Private Education to be administered by the Assistance Secretary for Private Education. Directs the Assistance Secretary to: (1) review the participation of private school students in Federal education programs for which they are eligible; and (2) report the findings of such review, with recommendations, to the Secretary and the Congress within one year. Terminates the Office of Non-Public Education. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-s-2205 96 s 2205 A bill to amend the Department of Education Organization Act to establish an Office of Nongovernmental Education. Education 1980-01-23 1980-01-23 Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] NY D M001054 0 Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to establish an Office of Nongovernmental Education, to be administered by the Assistant Secretary for Nongovernmental Education. Directs the Assistant Secretary to prepare and transmit an annual report to the Secretary of Education on specified matters. Terminates the Office of Non-Public Education. 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z  
96-hr-6170 96 hr 6170 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the garnishment of wages of Federal employees for the collection of student loans. Education 1979-12-18 1979-12-18 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Lujan, Manuel, Jr. [R-NM-1] NM R L000506 0 Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the garnishment of wages of Federal employees for the collection of student loans. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-s-2130 96 s 2130 Developing Institutions Amendments of 1979 Education 1979-12-13 1979-12-13 Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Stewart, Donald [D-AL] AL D S000907 0 Developing Institutions Amendments of 1979 - Amends title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (formerly, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare) to carry out a program to improve the academic quality, institutional management, and fiscal stability of developing institutions. Defines "developing institution" as an institution of higher education of which: (1) the enrollment includes a substantial percentage of students from low-income families; and (2) the average educational and general expenditures are low, per full-time equivalent student, in comparison with institutions that offer similar instruction. Allows the Secretary to waive such expenditure criterion, if the institution submits persuasive evidence that its failure to meet such criterion is due to distorting factors and that its designation as a developing institution would be consistent with the purposes of this Act. Directs the Secretary to submit an annual report to Congress on such institutions receiving such waiver. Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts to carry out such program for fiscal years 1981 through 1985. Directs the Secretary to make available: (1) at least 24 percent of such sums appropriated in any fiscal year to junior or community colleges and the remainder to institutions planning to award a bachelor's degree during such year; and (2) at least 25 percent of such sums for four-to-seven year grants to institutions. Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for challenge grants for fiscal years 1982 through 1985. Sets forth conditions of eligibility for grants for developing institutions. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such requirements if such waiver will increase higher education opportunities appropriate to the needs of: (1) American Indians (and the institution is located on or near an Indian reservation or a substantial population of Indians); (2) Spanish-speaking people; or (3) low-income people. Sets forth: (1) allowable purposes and durat… 2025-09-02T13:56:37Z  
96-hr-6108 96 hr 6108 Elementary and Secondary School Student Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Act Education 1979-12-12 1979-12-12 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Dougherty, Charles F. [R-PA-4] PA R D000446 0 Elementary and Secondary School Student Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make elementary, secondary, and vocational students eligible for basic educational opportunity grants under such Act. Defines "elementary school" and "secondary school" for purposes of this Act as schools that are: (1) operated in accordance with applicable State law; and (2) tax exempt. Defines "vocational school" for purposes of this Act as such term is defined in the Vocational Education Act of 1963. 2025-09-02T13:54:14Z  
96-hr-6115 96 hr 6115 National Institute of Education Amendments of 1980 Education 1979-12-12 1980-05-15 Reported to House from the Committee on Education and Labor with amendment, H. Rept. 96-986. House Rep. Simon, Paul [D-IL-24] IL D S000423 9 (Reported to House from the Committee on Education and Labor with amendment, H. Rept. 96-986) National Institute of Education Amendments of 1980 - Amends the General Education Provisions Act to revise certain U.S. policy declarations (relating to the National Institute of Education) to include: (1) provision of equal opportunity to receive high quality education regardless of age or handicap and (2) improvement of the capacity of the American education system to assist individuals to understand and function in an interdependent world. Includes among priorities for the Institute: (1) improving the ability of schools to meet their responsibilities to provide equal educational opportunities for nontraditional students (including older students and part-time students); (2) encouraging the study of languages and cultures and addressing both national and international education concerns; and (3) giving attention to the needs of early adolescents and the schools which serve them. Includes the "education community" (formerly, the "education professions") among the groups of which the National Council on Educational Research must be broadly representative. Requires that at least three members of the Council be experienced and knowledgeable in the conduct of educational research. Requires that the annual report of the Council include: (1) a list and description of all grants and contracts awarded by the Institute subsequent to the submission of the previous annual report to the Congress and specify the amount of each such grant and contract, its purpose and duration, and the educational policy issue to be addressed by its project; (2) the major findings of any research projects completed under the auspices of the Institute subsequent to submission of the previous report; and (3) an assessment of the progress of the Institute in achieving specified goals, with attention given to an assessment of the improvement in the education of early adolescents and the increased availability of educational opportunities for adu… 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-s-2071 96 s 2071 Higher Education Military Service Student Loan Cancellation Act Education 1979-12-04 1979-12-04 Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME] ME R C000598 10 Higher Education Military Service Student Loan Cancellation Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Commissioner of Education to repay or cancel specified amounts or percents of student loans made after October 1, 1975, under the federally insured or guaranteed and the national direct student loan programs, for military service after October 1, 1980 by the borrower. Provides that, for each complete year of service, amounts eligible to be repaid or cancelled are: (1) $500 or ten percent of the loan, for enlisted members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces; or (2) $1,000 or 20 percent of the loan, whichever is greater, for enlisted members of the Armed Forces on active duty. Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for such purposes for fiscal year 1981 through 1985. Directs the Secretary of Defense to prescribe a fund allocation schedule during any year for which such appropriation is not sufficient to pay the sum of the amounts eligible for repayment or cancellation, giving priority for service that qualifies for special pay in an area of hostilities. 2025-09-02T13:56:37Z  
96-hr-5869 96 hr 5869 A bill to amend the Department of Education Organization Act to transfer authority with respect to rural education to the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, and for other purposes. Education 1979-11-13 1979-11-13 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA-3] IA R G000386 0 Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to make the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education responsible for the promotion and coordination of Department programs of assistance to rural education and school districts. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hr-5842 96 hr 5842 Iranian Student Expulsion Act Education 1979-11-08 1979-11-08 Referred to House Committee on Government Operations. House Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-22] TX R P000583 5 Iranian Student Expulsion Act - Prohibits the making available of funds, authorized under any program to aid higher education, to any institution that enrolls or has enrolled on the date of enactment of this Act any person who is not a citizen of the United States and whose country of origin or residence immediately prior to entry into the United States is Iran. Prohibits making available funds authorized under any Federal program to any such person. 2025-09-02T13:54:02Z  
96-hr-5812 96 hr 5812 A bill to amend the Department of Education Organization Act to transfer authority with respect to rural education to the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, and for other purposes. Education 1979-11-07 1979-11-07 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3] AR R H000124 0 Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to make the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education responsible for the promotion and coordination of Department programs of assistance to rural education and school districts. Directs the Assistant Secretary to work with the Federal Interagency Committee on Education to coordinate related activities and programs of other Federal departments and agencies. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hr-5772 96 hr 5772 A bill to amend section 421 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to permit the use of funds for the purchase of band instruments. Education 1979-11-01 1979-11-01 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Cleveland, James C. [R-NH-2] NH R C000512 3 Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include the acquisition of band instruments for the use of children and teachers in elementary and secondary schools for such uses as the school administration considers desirable among those purposes for which the Commissioner of Education is directed to carry out a program of making grants to States for libraries and learning resources. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-s-1961 96 s 1961 Higher Education Amendments of 1980 Education 1979-10-31 1979-10-31 Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Javits, Jacob K. [R-NY] NY R J000064 0 Higher Education Amendments of 1980 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (formerly directed the Commissioner of Education) to make resource development grants to institutions of higher learning and to other public and private nonprofit library institutions whose primary function is to provide library and information services to institutions of higher education on a formal cooperative basis. Authorizes the Secretary to make special purpose grants to: (1) institutions of higher education to meet special national or regional needs in library or information sciences; (2) combinations of such institutions for joint-use library facilities, resources, and equipment; and (3) other public and private nonprofit library institutions providing formal, cooperative library and information services to higher education institutions to improve such services. Requires recipients of such grants to expend specified matching sums. Directs the Secretary to make grants to, and contracts with, institutions of higher education and library organizations or agencies to assist them in training persons in librarianship. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to, and contracts with, institutions of higher public or private agencies, institutions, and organizations for research and demonstration projects related to library improvement, librarianship training, information technology, and dissemination of project information. Directs the Secretary to make grants to institutions with major resource libraries. Bars recipients of such grants from receiving other specified grants in the same fiscal year. Authorizes appropriations for such purposes through fiscal year 1985. Directs the Secretary to carry out a program to improve the academic quality, institutional management, and fiscal stability of developing institutions. Redefines "developing institution" as an "institution of higher education: (1) the enrollment of which includes a substantial percentage of students from low-income families; and (2) the average expend… 2025-09-02T13:56:37Z  
96-hr-5680 96 hr 5680 Higher Education Amendments of 1980 Education 1979-10-23 1979-10-23 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Chisholm, Shirley [D-NY-12] NY D C000371 0 Higher Education Amendments of 1980 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (formerly directed the Commissioner of Education) to make resource development grants to institutions of higher learning and to other public and private nonprofit library institutions whose primary function is to provide library and information services to institutions of higher education on a formal cooperative basis. Authorizes the Secretary to make special purpose grants to: (1) institutions of higher education to meet special national or regional needs in library or information sciences; (2) combinations of such institutions for joint-use library facilities, resources, and equipment; and (3) other public and private nonprofit library institutions providing formal, cooperative library and information services to higher education institutions to improve such services. Requires recipients of such grants to expend specified matching sums. Directs the Secretary to make grants to, and contracts with, institutions of higher education and library organizations or agencies to assist them in training persons in librarianship. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to, and contracts with, institutions of higher learning public or private agencies, institutions, and organizations for research and demonstration projects related to library improvement, librarianship training, information technology, and dissemination of project information. Directs the Secretary to make grants to institutions with major resource libraries. Bars recipients of such grants from receiving other specified grants in the same fiscal year. Authorizes appropriations for such purposes through fiscal year 1985. Directs the Secretary to carry out a program to improve the academic quality, institutional management, and fiscal stability of developing institutions. Redefines "developing institution" as an institution of higher education: (1) the enrollment of which includes a substantial percentage of students from low-income families; and (2) the averag… 2025-09-02T13:54:02Z  
96-hr-5632 96 hr 5632 A bill to amend section 5(d) of Public Law 874 to prevent taking into account Federal funds made available under that Act in the distribution of State educational funds. Education 1979-10-18 1979-10-18 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11] MI R D000131 0 Prohibits payments to any State for administration costs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 if such State has determined eligibility or amounts of State aid to local educational agencies for free public education, or has lowered the available amounts of such aid, on the basis of Federal payments to such agencies in areas affected by Federal activity. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hr-5600 96 hr 5600 A bill to amend the Department of Education Organization Act to transfer authority with respect to rural education to the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, and for other purposes. Education 1979-10-16 1979-10-16 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA-3] IA R G000386 6 Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to make the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education responsible for the promotion and coordination of Department programs of assistance to rural education and school districts. Directs the Assistant Secretary to work with the Federal Interagency Committee on Education to coordinate related activities and programs of other Federal departments and agencies. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hr-5569 96 hr 5569 A bill to amend section 421 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to permit the use of funds for the purchase of band instruments. Education 1979-10-12 1979-10-12 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Marlenee, Ron [R-MT-2] MT R M000139 5 Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include the acquisition of band instruments for the use of children and teachers in elementary and secondary schools for such uses as the school administration considers desirable among those purposes for which the Commissioner of Education is directed to carry out a program of making grants to States for libraries and learning resources. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-s-1870 96 s 1870 Guaranteed Student Loan Improvement Act of 1979 Education 1979-10-09 1979-10-09 Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ] NJ D W000502 0 Guaranteed Student Loan Improvement Act of 1979 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the federally insured student loan program to students enrolled for not less than two nor more than six credit hours of courses required for a degree or certificate. Allows repayment to be deferred: (1) for each consecutive year such study is continued, not to exceed a maximum deferred period of four years and nine months; or (2) beyond such period only if the student is enrolled half-time or more, not to exceed a maximum of eight years and nine months from the beginning of study. Limits such loans to $1,500 per academic year and $6,000 in the aggregate for the insured unpaid principal amount of the loan. Extends the national direct student loan program to such less than half-time students, with the same $1,500 yearly and $6,000 aggregate limits on such loans. Authorizes eligible institutions, in their discretion, to make loans to such students from not more than ten percent of the funds available for direct student loans at such institutions. Extends the Federal student loan insurance program through fiscal year 1986 for new student loans and through fiscal year 1990 for loans to enable students with prior insured loans to continue or complete their education. Sets a $3,000 limit on the total of loans made to an independent undergraduate student in any academic year which may be covered by Federal loan insurance. Raises the limitations on aggregate unpaid principal amounts for all such insured loans to $12,500 (from $7,500) for non-independent undergraduate students, to $15,000 for independent undergraduate students, and to $25,000 (from $15,000) for graduate or professional students. Makes similar changes in limitations on State and nonprofit institution loan insurance programs which receive Federal payments to reduce student interest costs or which are reimbursed under Federal loan insurance supplemental guaranty agreements. Authorizes the Commissioner to increase the limits applicable to graduate and profe… 2025-09-02T13:56:27Z  
96-s-1855 96 s 1855 A bill to amend the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978. Education 1979-10-04 1980-01-29 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. Senate Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] MT D M000635 0 (Measure passed Senate, amended) Amends the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978 to redefine the terms: (1) "Indian" to include a person who is either a member of an Indian tribe or eligible to receive services from the Secretary of the Interior; and (2) "tribally controlled community college" to mean a postsecondary institution which is controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by an Indian tribe. Defines the term "postsecondary institution" for purposes of such Act. Entitles such a college to technical assistance from the Secretary whether or not it satisfies the accreditation requirements of a postsecondary institution under such Act. Authorizes the appropriation of $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1981 and 1982 for the provision of such technical assistance. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-s-1853 96 s 1853 Teachers Corps Amendments of 1979 Education 1979-10-02 1979-10-02 Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Nelson, Gaylord [D-WI] WI D N000033 1 Teacher Corps Amendments Act of 1979 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Teacher Corps program through fiscal year 1982. 2025-09-02T13:56:32Z  
96-hr-5474 96 hr 5474 A bill to abolish the Department of Education. Education 1979-09-28 1979-09-28 Referred to House Committee on Government Operations. House Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-22] TX R P000583 1 Abolishes the Department of Education. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to conclude the outstanding affairs of the Department. Stipulates that unexpended funds related to the Department shall be available to the Director to conclude such affairs until the end of the fifth fiscal year after the fiscal year in which this Act is enacted and shall be returned to the general fund of the Treasury thereafter. 2025-02-04T16:54:13Z  
96-hr-5477 96 hr 5477 Elementary School Guidance and Counseling Incentive Act of 1979 Education 1979-09-28 1979-09-28 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Perkins, Carl Dewey [D-KY-7] KY D P000230 37 Elementary School Guidance and Counseling Incentive Act of 1979 - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1981 through 1985 for State allotments for comprehensive elementary school guidance and counseling programs, supplemental grants to States for elementary school guidance and counseling, and grants for demonstration and evaluation programs. Provides formulas for such State allotments, based on the population of elementary school children, with minimum required amounts. Directs the Commissioner of Education to administer State allotments and State plans through the Office of Guidance and Counseling of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Requires that each State, to be eligible for such allotments, submit to the Commissioner a State plan for providing comprehensive elementary school guidance and counseling programs for a five-year period, with necessary annual revisions, which meets such criteria as the Commissioner may by regulation prescribe. Sets forth required provisions of such plans and programs. Provides for appeal by a State of a final action of the Commissioner to a circuit court of appeals. Authorizes the Commissioner, through the Office of Guidance and Counseling, to make grants to States with approved plans for distribution to local educational agencies and for support of States with approved plans for distribution to local educational agencies and for support of State agency leadership activities on the basis of statewide needs and priorities in elementary school guidance and counseling. Sets forth approved uses of such grants. Directs the Commissioner, through the Office of Guidance and Counseling, to carry out a program of demonstration and evaluation relating to elementary school guidance and counseling. Sets forth approved types of demonstration and evaluation projects. Requires the Office of Guidance and Counseling to collect, analyze, prepare, and disseminate information related to the provision of guidance and counseling services to elementary school-age children. Requires… 2025-09-02T13:53:57Z  
96-s-1839 96 s 1839 Education Amendments of 1980 Education 1979-09-28 1980-06-24 Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H. R. 5192 passed in lieu. Senate Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] RI D P000193 0 (Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H. R. 5192 passed in lieu) Education Amendments of 1980 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to replace all references to the Commissioner of Education and to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare with references to the Secretary of Education. Defines "Department" as the Department of Education. Specifies that the authorization to enter into contracts or other obligations under such Act shall be effective for fiscal year 1981 and any succeeding fiscal year only to the extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts. =Title I: Establishment of a New Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965= - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a new title I: "Continuing Postsecondary Education Program and Planning". Establishes a Commission on National Development in Postsecondary Education to review the effectiveness of policies to promote specified Federal responsibilities in the area of postsecondary education (including use of Federal student assistance to recruit and retain members of the Armed Forces) and to submit a final report to the President and the Congress by January 1, 1983. Terminates the Commission 60 days after submission of the final report. Authorizes appropriations for the period from October 1, 1981, through March 1, 1983, to carry out Commission activities. Directs the Secretary to make State allotments of funds for State planning and continuing education programs, according to specified formulas. Requires States to use portions of such funds for comprehensive statewide planning, information services, and continuing education. Authorizes the Secretary to make discretionary grants to and contracts with public and private entities from a specified portion of such funds. Directs the President to appoint a National Advisory Council on Continuing Education to examine all federally supported continuing education and training programs, to make recommendations to eliminate duplication and effectu… 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
96-s-1840 96 s 1840 Education Amendments of 1979 Education 1979-09-28 1979-09-28 Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] RI D P000193 0 Education Amendments of 1979 Title I: Amendment to Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend through fiscal year 1985 the authorization of appropriations for community service and continuing education programs. Transfers the duties and authority for such programs from the Commissioner of Education to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Sets the minimum yearly allotment to any State for continuing education programs at $25,000. Title II: Amendment to Title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 - Changes the title II heading to: College and Research Library Assistance and Library Training and Research. Authorizes the Secretary (formerly directed the Commissioner of Education) to make resource development grants to institutions of higher learning and to other public and private nonprofit library institutions whose primary function is to provide library and information services to institutions of higher education on a formal cooperative basis. Authorizes the Secretary to make special purpose grants to: (1) institutions of higher education to meet special national or regional needs in library or information sciences; (2) combinations of such institutions for joint- use library facilities, resources, and equipment; and (3) other public and private nonprofit library institutions providing formal, cooperative library and information services to higher education institutions to improve such services. Requires recipients of such grants to expend specified matching sums . Directs the Secretary to make grants to, and contracts with, institutions of higher education and library organizations or agencies to assist them in training persons in librarianship. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to, and contracts with, institutions of higher education and other public or private agencies, institutions, and organizations for research and demonstration projects related to library improvement, librarianship training, information technology, and dissemination… 2025-09-02T13:56:27Z  
96-s-1841 96 s 1841 Education Amendments of 1980 Education 1979-09-28 1979-09-28 Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] RI D P000193 0 Education Amendments of 1980 - Title I: Establishment of a New Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a new title I "Education Outreach Programs." Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants to States to conduct comprehensive statewide planning for improving access to postsecondary education for traditional and nontraditional learners, coordinating education and occupational information services for youth and adults, and coordinating all continuing education programs. Sets forth formulas and procedures for determining the allotment of such funds to each State. Sets forth formulas to determine the percentage of grant funds which may be spent on statewide studies, information services, and continuing education. Authorizes the States to make grants to public and private institutions and organizations for such purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to make Federal discretionary grants to promote and develop postsecondary and continuing education. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1981 through 1985, with 90 percent of such sums designated for State programs and ten percent for Federal discretionary grants. Title II: Amendment and Extension of the Higher Education Act of 1965 - Changes the title II heading to: College and Research Library Assistance and Library Training and Research. Directs the Secretary (formerly directed the Commissioner of Education) to make resource development grants to institutions of higher learning and to other public and private nonprofit library institutions whose primary function is to provide library and information services to institutions of higher education on a formal cooperative basis. Limits the amount of such grants to $10,000 each. Directs the Secretary to make grants to, and contracts with, institutions of higher education and library organizations or agencies to assist them in training persons in librarianship. Requires that at least 50 percent of such grants be for establishing and … 2025-09-02T13:56:32Z  
96-hr-5429 96 hr 5429 A bill to amend the Department of Education Organization Act to establish an Office of Private Education. Education 1979-09-27 1979-09-27 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14] NJ D G000511 21 Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to establish an Office of Private Education to be administered by the Assistant Secretary for Private Education. Terminates the Office of Non-Public Education. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hr-5386 96 hr 5386 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide that any reduction in the amount appropriated for fiscal year 1980 pursuant to section 101(a) of such Act from the amount so appropriated for fiscal year 1979 shall be borne equally by all the States. Education 1979-09-25 1979-10-31 Public Law 96-96. House Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large] VT R J000072 0 (Measure passed Senate, amended) Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to promulgate formulas by which any reduction in the 1980 appropriations for community service and continuing education programs will be borne equally by all States. Prohibits fiscal year 1979 funds from being withheld from a State student incentive grant program because of a failure of such State to meet a requirement that all nonprofit institutions of higher education in such State be eligible to participate in such program. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hres-423 96 hres 423 A resolution providing for the consideration of H. Res. 404, amending the Rules of the House of Representatives relating to committee scheduling. Education 1979-09-25 1979-09-25 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Perkins, Carl Dewey [D-KY-7] KY D P000230 1 Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare should delay issuing final regulations under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (financial assistance to local educational agencies for education of children from low-income families) until the Secretary has undertaken a thorough review and completed a comprehensive revision of the regulations in consultation with representatives of groups whose membership includes parents, teachers, and administrators involved with implementing such title. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hr-5376 96 hr 5376 Continuing Education Funding Formula Act Education 1979-09-24 1979-09-24 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large] VT R J000072 0 Requires that, from sums appropriated to carry out Community Service and Continuing Education Programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 for fiscal year 1980, each State shall receive in such year a specified amount, according to a formula set forth in this Act, proportionate to the amount such State received under such programs for fiscal year 1979. 2025-09-02T13:53:53Z  
96-hr-5264 96 hr 5264 Lifelong and Continuing Education Act of 1979 Education 1979-09-12 1979-09-12 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Ratchford, William R. [D-CT-5] CT D R000067 0 Lifelong and Continuing Education Act of 1979 - Amends title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965: (1) to repeal provisions of such title dealing with community service and continuing education programs, including the National Advisory Council on Extension and Continuing Education; and (2) to establish a new title I "Lifelong and Continuing Education" which is to make education and training opportunities available to all citizens throughout life. Authorizes appropriations for purposes of this Act through fiscal year 1985. Stipulates that ten percent of such appropriated funds shall be used for comprehensive State planning programs. Provides that individual, eligible States shall receive such funds based on population, with a minimum grant of $25,000. Authorizes a State to request that a part of its allotment be transferred to another State for certain purposes. Requires that 75 percent of the appropriations authorized to carry out this Act be available to States, with specified State agreements, for: (1) planning, establishing, and operating educational and career services programs; and (2) grants to institutions and organizations. Sets forth required minimum amounts to be reserved to each individual State, with specified agreements, to pay the Federal share of the cost of such programs. Requires that the Federal share of such programs be 66 2/3 percent for any fiscal years. Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants and enter into contracts with public and private agencies, institutions, organizations, businesses, labor, and individuals for specified projects and programs relating to lifelong and continuing education from 15 percent of the appropriations authorized to carry out this Act. Prohibits the award of such grants or contracts unless the Secretary has provided the appropriate State agency an opportunity to comment on the relevance of the proposed grant or contract to comprehensive statewide planning. Directs the Secretary to: (1) make a written determination prior to s… 2025-09-02T13:53:49Z  
96-hr-5210 96 hr 5210 Education Amendments of 1979 Education 1979-09-07 1979-09-07 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-15] MI D F000270 0 Education Amendments of 1979 Title I: Amendment to Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend through fiscal years 1985 the authorization of appropriations for community service and continuing education programs. Transfers the duties and authority for such programs from the Commissioner of Education to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Sets the minimum yearly allotment to any State for continuing education programs at $25,000. Title II: Amendment to Title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 - Changes the title II heading to: College and Research Library Assistance and Library Training and Research. Authorizes the Secretary (formerly directed the Commissioner of Education) to make resource development grants to institutions of higher learning and to other public and private nonprofit library institutions whose primary function is to provide library and information services to institutions of higher education on a formal cooperative basis. Authorizes the Secretary to make special purpose grants to: (1) institutions of higher education to meet special national or regional needs in library or information sciences; (2) combinations of such institutions for joint- use library facilities, resources, and equipment; and (3) other public and private nonprofit library institutions providing formal, cooperative library and information services to higher education institutions to improve such services. Requires recipients of such grants to expend specified matching sums . Directs the Secretary to make grants to, and contracts with, institutions of higher education and library organizations or agencies to assist them in training persons in librarianship. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to, and contracts with, institutions of higher education and other public or private agencies, institutions, and organizations for research and demonstration projects related to library improvement, librarianship training, information technology, and disseminatio… 2025-09-02T13:53:49Z  
96-hr-5192 96 hr 5192 Education Amendments of 1980 Education 1979-09-06 1980-10-03 Public Law 96-374. House Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-15] MI D F000270 17 (Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 96-1337) Education Amendments of 1980 - =Title I: Establishment of a New Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965= - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a new title I: "Continuing Postsecondary Education Program and Planning." Establishes a Commission on National Development in Postsecondary Education to review the effectiveness of policies to promote specified Federal responsibilities in the area of postsecondary education (including use of Federal student assistance to recruit and retain members of the Armed Forces) and to submit a final report to the President and the Congress by December 31, 1983. Terminates the Commission 60 days after submission of the final report. Authorizes appropriations for the period from October 1, 1981, through March 1, 1984, to carry out Commission activities. Directs the Commission to conduct a study of the remaining barriers to adult postsecondary education, analyzing characteristics of current or potential adult postsecondary students (individuals 22 years of age or older) and the Federal response, as well as the ability of educational institutions to respond, to the needs of the growing postsecondary student population. Directs the Commission to include specified considerations in such analysis and to coordinate such study with research and demonstration priorities of the National Institute of Education and with other studies on student financial assistance authorized under such Act. Directs the Secretary of Education to make State allotments of funds for State planning and continuing education programs, according to specified formulas. Requires States to use portions of such funds for comprehensive statewide planning, information services, and continuing education. Includes among such continuing education programs those which promote or deliver postsecondary education services to women at the place of their employment or in conjunction with their employment. Authorizes the Secretary to make discretio… 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-s-1707 96 s 1707 William Levi Dawson Institute of Public Affairs Assistance Act Education 1979-08-03 1979-08-03 Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN] TN D S000068 1 William Levi Dawson Institute of Public Affairs Assistance Act - Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to make grants to Fisk University, in Nashville, Tennessee, for the development of the William Levi Dawson Institute of Public Affairs of Fisk University. 2025-09-02T13:56:23Z  
96-hr-5106 96 hr 5106 A bill to amend part C of title IV of the Higher Education of 1965 relating to college work-study programs. Education 1979-08-02 1979-08-02 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-20] NY D W000258 0 Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding college work-study programs to: (1) encourage such work to be related to a student's educational and vocational goals; (2) provide that determination of a participating student's non-education living expenses during a period of non-regular enrollment shall be made by the educational institution; (3) state that an institution may give academic credit for such work-study; (4) state that other eligible Federal funds may be used by an institution to pay its share for such work-study programs; (5) authorize participating institutions to set aside specified percentages of work-study funds for fiscal years 1981-1984 for educational and vocational-related work-study employment, including employment not in the service of the institution; and (6) require an institution to include off-campus employment opportunities to students requesting financial aid information. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hr-5154 96 hr 5154 National Student Loan Reform Act Education 1979-08-02 1979-08-02 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Simon, Paul [D-IL-24] IL D S000423 1 National Student Loan Reform Act - Declares the purpose of this Act to be to: (1) ensure capital availability for student loans by strengthening the campus-based direct loan program; (2) adjust repayment schedules, and otherwise improve collection procedures, to make repayment sensitive to ability to repay and to reduce the default rate; and (3) guarantee loans to eligible borrowers so as to facilitate providing the expected family contributions (or, in the case of independent students, the expected self-help contribution) to the cost of higher education. Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Student Loan Marketing Association to enter into agreements with eligible institutions for making low-interest loans to student directly through such institutions. Sets forth the terms of such agreement. Stipulates that: (1) the conditions of such loans shall be determined by the institution, subject to any requirements or limitations prescribed by the Association; (2) the amount of such loans shall equal the cost of attendance minus any scholarships or other loans, the expected family income or self-help contribution, and any other Federal assistance; (3) such loans will be made to accepted or attending students in financial need who are carrying at least one-half the normal academic workload; and (4) such loans shall be evidenced by a written agreement. Stipulates with regard to repayment that: (1) the repayment period shall begin nine months after a student graduates or ceases to carry the required workload, and continue for a maximum of 15 years; (2) repayment may be in either equal or graduated installments at the option of the student borrower; (3) payments may be accelerated or paid in full without penalty; (4) the interest rate shall be seven percent; (5) no security or endorsement shall be required unless the student borrower is a minor; (6) the loan shall be cancelled upon the death or permanent total disability of the student borrower; (7) no repayment shall be required while the borrower is i… 2025-09-02T13:53:49Z  
96-hr-5051 96 hr 5051 State Postsecondary Education Act of 1980 Education 1979-08-01 1979-08-01 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large] VT R J000072 1 State Postsecondary Education Act of 1980 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise the provisions concerning: (1) agreements between the Federal Government and the States; and (2) State planning and financing of postsecondary education. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to enter into supplemental agreements with the States to aid in the effective administration of Federal higher education programs. 2025-09-02T13:53:43Z  

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