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98-s-3079 98 s 3079 A bill to clarify the meaning of the phrase "program or activity" as applied to educational institutions that are extended Federal financial assistance, and for other purposes. Education 1984-10-05 1984-10-23 Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Education Department, Justice Department, GAO, OMB. Senate Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] KS R D000401 3 Amends title IX (Prohibition of Sex Discrimination) of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and title VI (Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to specify that education institutions receiving Federal financial assistance are included within prohibitions against discrimination. Provides that, for purposes of such Acts, notwithstanding the Supreme Court decisions in Grove City and others against Bell, Secretary of Education, and in North Haven against Bell, the phrase "program or activity" shall, as applied to educational institutions which are extended Federal financial assistance, mean the educational institution. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
98-hr-6402 98 hr 6402 Leadership in Educational Administration Development Act of 1984 Education 1984-10-04 1984-10-04 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6] WI R P000265 6 Leadership in Educational Administration Development Act of 1984 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1990 to carry out this Act. Directs the Secretary of Education, from such appropriations, to make available amounts, up to a specified maximum per State, necessary to establish and operate a technical assistance center in each State. Directs the Secretary to enter into contracts with local educational agencies (LEAs), intermediate school districts, State educational agencies (SEAs), institutions of higher education, private management organizations, or nonprofit organizations (or consortia of such entities) for the establishment and operation of technical assistance training centers in each State. Requires the contractor to: (1) make center services available to school administrators from any of the LEAs in the region; (2) collect information on school leadership skills; (3) assess leadership skills of individual participants; (4) conduct leadership skills training for new and practicing school administrators, especially women and minority administrators; (5) operate consulting programs for school districts; (6) maintain training curricula and materials on leadership skills drawing on expertise in business, academia, civilian and military governmental agencies, and existing effective schools; (7) conduct programs which make available business executives, scholars, and practicing school administrators and which offer internships in business, industry, and in effective school districts to school administrators; (8) disseminate information on leadership skills associated with effective schools; and (9) establish model administrator projects. Directs the Secretary in selecting such contractors to take into account whether their programs would emphasize development of leadership skills identified by graduate schools of management and of education. Requires contracts under this Act to: (1) assure involvement of private sector managers and executives; (2) assure ongoing organizational commitment through o… 2025-08-29T17:41:06Z  
98-hr-6379 98 hr 6379 Graduate Assistance Program Act of 1984 Education 1984-10-03 1984-10-03 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-15] MI D F000270 0 Graduate Assistance Program Act of 1984 - Amends title IV the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to establish under HEA title IV (Student Assistance) a new program of graduate study grants for first- and second-year graduate and professional students who demonstrate financial need. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1991 to enable the Secretary of Education to make payments to institutions of higher education which have made agreements for purposes of such grants program. Provides that such funds shall be available on an academic year basis in accordance with specified provisions of the General Education Provisions Act. Sets such grants at the amount needed by the student to pursue a course of graduate or professional study at the institution, but limits such amount to between $1,000 and $5,000. Prohibits regulations for such grants program from including any parental contributions as part of an expected family contribution to the cost of attendance. Provides that such grants may be made only to first- and second-year enrollees in graduate or professional programs who will be carrying the normal full-time academic workload and who meet specified eligibility requirements for student assistance. Provides that the institution, in accordance with the program agreement and from the amount allocated to the institution, shall select from among the eligible those who are to be awarded such grants and determine the amounts to be paid to them. Requires that at least 20 percent of the amount paid to each recipient shall be made available by the institution from non-Federal sources. Directs the Secretary to allocate program funds among institutions on the basis of the relative need for assistance of the their eligible students. Directs the Secretary to set deadlines for applications by institutions for allocation of such funds for any fiscal year. Authorizes institutions to use their allocations for grants to eligible students in such manner as the institution determines will best achieve the purposes of this Act… 2025-08-29T17:39:05Z  
98-hres-602 98 hres 602 A resolution in support of high school exchange programs with the Soviet Union. Education 1984-10-03 1984-10-12 Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East. House Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-17] FL D L000226 0 Urges the Secretary of State to help international youth exchange organizations in exploring with the Soviet Union the establishment of youth exchange programs, particularly for high school students. Calls upon the Soviet Union to respond positively and to make arrangements for U.S. exchange students. Urges U.S. support for such high school exchange programs through financial aid to students and grants to international exchange organizations. 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z  
98-s-3027 98 s 3027 Head Start Reauthorization Act Education 1984-09-26 1984-10-30 See S. 2565. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 1 Head Start Reauthorization Act - Amends the Head Start Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for programs under the Act through FY 1986. Requires the Secretary of Education to reserve for training and technical assistance for each fiscal year funds which are not less than the amount spent for such activities under the Act in FY 1982. Provides that such minimum reservation shall not apply in any fiscal year in which the appropriation for the Head Start program is less than the amount appropriated for FY 1984. Revises provisions for designation of Head Start agencies. Requires that the designated agency be in the community which it serves. Requires the Secretary to give priority in the designation of such agencies to any local public or private nonprofit agency (or its successor agency) receiving funds under any Head Start program on a specified date, unless the Secretary makes a finding that the agency involved fails to meet program and fiscal requirements established by the Secretary. Requires that any such designation be governed by the same program and fiscal requirements, criteria, and standards as are applicable to existing Head Start programs. Requires that specified provisions relating to the initial designations of Head Start agencies be applied by the Secretary in the distribution of any additional appropriations made available under the Act during any fiscal year. Permits each Head Start program operated in a community to provide more than one year of Head Start services to children from age three to the age of compulsory school attendance in the State in which the Head Start program is located. Requires the Secretary to provide technical assistance and training in connection with Head Start programs. (Under current law, the Secretary is authorized to provide such technical assistance and training.) Requires that such training activities include: (1) a centralized child development training and national assessment program, which may be administered at the State and local level, leadin… 2025-08-29T17:39:22Z  
98-s-3029 98 s 3029 A bill to provide for the Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial Fine Arts Center to be established by the Bethune-Cookman College in Volusia County, Florida. Education 1984-09-26 1984-10-09 Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Education Department, OMB, GAO. Senate Sen. Hawkins, Paula [R-FL] FL R H000374 0 Authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide financial assistance to the Bethune-Cookman College in Volusia County, Florida, to establish the Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial Fine Arts Center. Authorizes appropriations for such purpose. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
98-hr-6307 98 hr 6307 A bill to provide for the use of safety belts by children in schoolbuses, and for other purposes. Education 1984-09-25 1984-10-05 Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. House Rep. Smith, Lawrence [D-FL-16] FL D S000586 15 Prohibits the Secretary of Education from obligating or expending any of the funds appropriated to the Department of Education for the purpose of providing financial assistance to any State or local educational agency within a State if such State does not have in effect a school bus safety belt and inspection plan approved by the Secretary. Provides that such plan must require: (1) the installation of safety belts in any school bus which is first placed in service as a school bus after the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) an annual inspection of all school buses by the appropriate State or local agency. Provides that this Act shall take effect on August 1, 1986. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
98-sjres-355 98 sjres 355 A joint resolution to designate the week of February 10, 1985, through February 16, 1985, as "National DECA Week". Education 1984-09-25 1984-09-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] MS R C000567 0 Designates the week of February 10 through February 16, 1985, as National DECA Week. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
98-s-2998 98 s 2998 Gifted and Talented Children's Education Act Education 1984-09-17 1984-09-25 Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Education Department, OMB, GAO. Senate Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] HI D I000025 0 Gifted and Talented Children's Education Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to add this Act as part A (Gifted and Talented Children) of title IX (Additional Programs) of ESEA. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1989 for programs for gifted and talented children. Directs the Secretary of Education to reserve 15 percent of such appropriations or $3,000,000, whichever is larger, for carrying out discretionary programs. Requires that the remainder of such appropriations be available for State programs. Sets forth provisions for State programs. Directs the Secretary to make grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) for the Federal share of the costs of planning, developing, operating, and improving programs to meet the educational needs of gifted and talented children at the preschool, elementary, and secondary levels. Permits such programs to include: (1) inservice training of personnel to teach such children; (2) demonstration programs designed to develop special techniques for teaching such children, and assessments of such programs; and (3) State leadership programs to assist in extending programs for such children throughout the State. Directs the Secretary to allot such funds in accordance with specified provisions. Requires SEA applications for such grants to contain specified assurances, including the assurance that appropriate consideration will be given to the particular educational needs of disadvantaged gifted and talented children. Prohibits a SEA from reserving more than ten percent of grant funds for program administration, technical assistance, coordination, and statewide planning. Requires a SEA to distribute, on a competitive basis, at least 90 percent of grant funds to local educational agencies (LEAs) which apply, with due regard for the quality of the proposed activities. Requires a SEA to use at least 50 percent of grant funds for programs and projects which include a component for the identification and education of disadvantaged gifted and… 2025-08-29T17:39:34Z  
98-hconres-354 98 hconres 354 A concurrent resolution to congratulate Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio, on the one hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary of its founding. Education 1984-09-11 1984-09-11 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Kindness, Thomas N. [R-OH-8] OH R K000190 11 Congratulates Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio, on the 175th anniversary of its founding and salutes such university for its achievements and prospects for the future. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
98-sjres-353 98 sjres 353 A joint resolution to designate the week of February 3, 1985, through February 9, 1985, as "National School Guidance and Counseling Week". Education 1984-09-11 1984-09-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] WV D B001210 3 Designates the week of February 3 through February 9, 1985, as National School Guidance and Counseling Week. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
98-hr-6153 98 hr 6153 Chapter 1 Improvement Amendments of 1984 Education 1984-08-10 1984-08-22 Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. House Rep. Erlenborn, John N. [R-IL-13] IL R E000204 0 Chapter 1 Improvement Amendments of 1984 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to eliminate the requirement that the Secretary of Education allocate funds for basic grants to local educational agencies on the basis of a specified formula involving data from the 1975 survey of income and education conducted by the Bureau of the Census. Directs the Secretary to use the criteria of poverty from the most recent available decennial census in determining the number of children to be counted for purposes of such grants. Makes a technical amendment deleting the adjective "nonfarm," in order to conform to current census data language. Reduces (from five years to three years for FY 1985 and to two years thereafter) the maximum period of continuation of migratory status for a child of a migratory agricultural worker or migratory fisherman who resides in the area served by the State or local educational agency carrying on this program for migratory children. Revises the minimum amount required to be reserved for coordination of activities under the migrant education programs (but retains the maximum limit on any such reservation of funds). 2025-08-29T17:38:35Z  
98-hr-6175 98 hr 6175 Overseas Teachers Act of 1984 Education 1984-08-10 1984-09-26 Executive Comment Requested from OPM, OMB, DOD. House Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20] OH D O000001 13 Overseas Teachers Act of 1984 - Amends the Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act to entitle an individual who is recruited outside the United States as a teacher in a Department of Defense overseas dependents school to the same benefits as an individual recruited in the United States. Denies such entitlement to any individual who is the spouse of a member of a uniformed service, unless: (1) the individual is legally separated from the member; (2) the member dies or has retired from Government service; (3) the individual no longer resides with the member because the member has been reassigned to another geographic area for more than 90 days; or (4) the member's benefits comparable to a teacher's quarters allowance and cost of living benefits have been terminated for any other reason. Provides that such a teaching position shall include a position for which teaching duties and responsibilities are performed: (1) in a substitute capacity; (2) as a summer teacher; (3) as an instructor for the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps; (4) as a paraprofessional or teacher aide; (5) for a definite term not to exceed one school year in the excepted service; or (6) for an indefinite term in the excepted service. Entitles an overseas teacher to 12 (currently ten) days of cumulative leave with pay if the school year exceeds eight months. Eliminates the limitation on the amount of leave a teacher may accumulate. Permits the use of leave for paternity purposes. Entitles a teacher to an additional three days of leave to use for any purpose during the school year if the teacher provides appropriate advance notice. Entitles a teacher who is separated from such leave system to elect to: (1) receive a lump sum payment for such leave if the separation exceeds 31 days; or (2) receive credit for such leave as unused sick leave for purposes of determining the amount of a civil service retirement annuity. Entitles a Federal or District of Columbia employee who is transferred, promoted, or reappointed t… 2025-08-29T17:37:49Z  
98-sjres-346 98 sjres 346 A joint resolution to designate the year of 1985 as the "Year of the Teacher". Education 1984-08-10 1984-08-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] MI D L000261 19 Designates 1985 as the Year of the Teacher. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
98-s-2942 98 s 2942 State Merit Grants Act of 1984 Education 1984-08-09 1984-08-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] NJ D B001225 0 State Merit Grants Act of 1984 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to extend through FY 1987 the authorization of appropriations for the program of Grants to States for State Student Incentives. Provides for an additional authorization of appropriations for FY 1985 through 1987 under such program for grants to students based on merit. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to pay a State one-third of the amount of such merit-based student grants under a State program which meets specified requirements. Requires that such State program be administered by a single State agency under specified HEA provisions. Limits each such merit-based student grant to no more than $2,000 per academic year for full-time attendance at an institution of higher education. Requires that merit-based student grant recipients be selected on the basis of criteria established by the State. Requires that, effective with respect to any academic year beginning on or after October 1, 1978, all nonprofit institutions of higher education in the State be eligible to participate in such State's program, except where such participation is in violation of a State constitution or a State statute enacted prior to such date. Requires that the payment of the non-Federal portion of such grants be from non-Federal sources including, when applicable, private resources. Sets forth auditing and reporting requirements for such State programs. 2025-08-29T17:37:50Z  
98-hr-6105 98 hr 6105 United States Scholarship Program for Developing Countries Act Education 1984-08-08 1984-08-20 Referred to Subcommittee on International Operations. House Rep. Wright, James C., Jr. [D-TX-12] TX D W000763 1 United States Scholarship Program for Developing Countries Act - Directs the President, acting through the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Information Agency, to provide a program of financial assistance to enable citizens and nationals of developing countries to study at American institutions of higher education. Requires that half of each payment to a student shall be in the form of a loan with repayment to be forgiven upon the student's prompt return to his or her home country for a period of no less than the years spent studying in the United States plus one. Sets forth guidelines for implementing the program. Directs the President, before allocating any funds, to consult with U.S. educational institutions, educational exchange organizations, U.S. missions, and the governments of participating countries on how to implement the guidelines. Authorizes the President to enter into agreements with foreign governments to further the scholarship program. Urges the Administrator of the agency primarily responsible for administering development assistance programs, in implementing such programs, to increase financial assistance for undergraduate students of limited financial means from developing countries to study in the United States. Urges the President to take steps to expand the opportunities for Americans from all economic classes to study in developing countries. Authorizes the President to establish counseling and orientation services: (1) abroad to prepare foreign students for study in the United States; and (2) at U.S. schools to help them while they are in the United States. Directs the Board of Foreign Scholarships to advise and assist the President in the discharge of programs authorized by this Act. Requires the public and private sectors in the United States to be encouraged to contribute to the costs of the programs financed under this Act. Directs the President to engage the public and private sectors of developing countries in programs to maximize the use of program parti… 2025-08-29T17:40:12Z  
98-s-2915 98 s 2915 Federal Merit Scholarship Act Education 1984-08-08 1984-08-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] WV D B001210 3 Federal Merit Scholarship Act - Amends the Higher Eduation Act of 1965 to establish a Federal Merit Scholarship Program. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to States to enable States to award scholarships to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and who show promise of continued academic achievement. Provides that such scholarships shall be awarded for a period of one academic year for the first year of study at any institution of higher education which the student chooses to attend. Provides for allocation of program funds to each State according to a formula based on the number of individuals in the State eligible for such scholarships. Sets forth requirements for program agreements between the Secretary and each State desiring to participate in such scholarship program. Requires that each student awarded such a scholarship: (1) be a graduate of a public or private secondary school; (2) have been admitted for enrollment at an institution of higher education; and (3) show promise of continued academic achievement, pursuant to criteria established by the Secretary. Authorizes the State educational agency (SEA) to establish the criteria for the selection of merit scholars. Directs the SEA to adopt selection procedures designed to assure that ten individuals will be selected from among residents of each congressional district in a State (and in the case of the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico not to exceed ten individuals selected in such District or Commonwealth). Provides that each student awarded a merit scholarship shall receive a stipend of $1,500 for the academic year of study for which it is awarded. Directs the SEA to establish procedures under which merit scholars establish that they are maintaining satisfactory proficiency and devoting full time to the course of study for which the scholarship was awarded. Directs the SEA to make arrangements to award merit scholarships at a place in each State which is convenient to the individuals … 2025-08-29T17:38:18Z  
98-s-2919 98 s 2919 Continuing Education Act of 1984 Education 1984-08-08 1984-08-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 0 Continuing Education Act of 1984 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (the Act) to revise title I provisions. Retitles title I (currently "Continuing Postsecondary Education Program and Planning") as "Postsecondary Continuing Education." Retitles and replaces title I part A (currently "Commission on National Development in Postsecondary Education") with new provisions for "Postsecondary Education Innovation and Outreach Grants." Sets forth the types of individuals for which such title I part A program is designed. Directs the Secretary of Education to carry out a program, in accordance with such part A, to assist eligible postsecondary institutions to establish programs to enhance the educational opportunities available to adult learners. Directs the Secretary, from specified sums, to award grants to institutions with applications meeting specified criteria for such assistance. Makes institutions of higher education, and combinations of such institutions, eligible for such part A assistance if the Secretary determines that specified conditions are met. Sets forth permissible uses of such part A grant funds. Sets the maximum award that may be made to a single applicant under part A for any three-fiscal-year period at $150,000. Retitles and replaces part B (currently "Education Outreach Programs") with new provisions for "Postsecondary Continuing Education Research and Research Application Grants." Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to and contracts with institutions of higher education and combinations of such institutions to carry out part B research and research application programs. Sets forth authorized uses of funds under such part B. Sets forth application requirements for such part B assistance. Sets the maximum award that may be made to a single applicant under part B at $400,000 for any fiscal year, and $2,000,000 over five years. Retains (under a new part C) provisions for the National Advisory Council on Continuing Education. Updates the required commencement date for the Council's annual re… 2025-08-29T17:41:00Z  
98-s-2910 98 s 2910 Grove City Reversal Act of 1984 Education 1984-08-07 1984-08-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 5 Grove City Reversal Act of 1984 - Amends the Education Amendments of 1972 to include educational institutions receiving federal financial assistance within the prohibition against sex discrimination. Provides that the term "any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance" in the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 shall be construed without reference to "any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance" in the Education Amendments of 1972. 2025-08-29T17:37:43Z  
98-s-2884 98 s 2884 Sex Discrimination Prohibition Act of 1984 Education 1984-07-30 1984-08-01 Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Education Department, OMB. Senate Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] IA R G000386 0 Sex Discrimination Prohibition Act of 1984 - Amends the Education Amendments of 1972 to include educational institutions receiving Federal financial assistance within the prohibition against sex discrimination. 2025-08-29T17:39:20Z  
98-hjres-630 98 hjres 630 A joint resolution to designate the week beginning February 3, 1985, as "National School Guidance and Counseling Week". Education 1984-07-27 1984-07-31 Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. House Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4] WV D R000011 67 Designates the week beginning February 3, 1985, as National School Guidance and Counseling Week. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
98-s-2870 98 s 2870 Higher Education Amendments of 1984 Education 1984-07-26 1984-08-01 Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Education Department, OMB, GAO. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 0 Higher Education Amendments of 1984 - Title I: Institutional Aid - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (the Act) to repeal part B (Aid to Institutions With Special Needs) of title III (Institutional Aid) of the Act. Adds the purpose of helping meet eligible institutions' special needs to the enumeration of purposes of part A (Strengthening Institutions) of title III of the Act. Revises the definitions of "eligible institution" and "full-time equivalent students" for purposes of part A. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to also consider specified factors in determining whether an institution is an eligible institution for purposes of part A. Increases to five years the maximum period for which a grant to an eligible institution under part A may be made. Provides that one-year grants to assist in preparation of plans and applications under part A may be awarded only to institutions which have not received such a grant for any prior fiscal year. Sets forth provisions for a Federal share of the costs of part A grants which shall decrease from 100 percent for the first two years to 90 percent for the third year, 80 percent for the fourth year, and 70 percent for the fifth year an institution receives such a grant. Sets forth transition provisions. Authorizes the Secretary to make continuation awards under part A to any eligible institution which received a multiple year grant awarded prior to October 1, 1984, under part A or part B grant authority as in effect on September 30, 1984. Prohibits any institution from receiving a grant under this continuation award provision or under: (1) part A grant authority as in effect on September 30, 1984, for a period of more than seven years in the aggregate; and (2) part B grant authority as in effect on September 30, 1984, for a period of more than five years in the aggregate. Makes an institution which has received a continuation award for such maximum period ineligible to receive a grant under part A. Redesignates part C of title III of the Act as part B of title II… 2025-08-29T17:38:22Z  
98-s-2871 98 s 2871 Chapter 1 Improvement Amendments of 1984 Education 1984-07-26 1984-08-01 Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Education Department, OMB, GAO. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 0 Chapter 1 Improvement Amendments of 1984 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to eliminate the requirement that the Secretary of Education allocate funds for basic grants to local educational agencies on the basis of a specified formula involving data from the 1975 survey of income and education conducted by the Bureau of the Census. Directs the Secretary to use the criteria of poverty from the most recent available decennial census in determining the number of children to be counted for purposes of such grants. Makes a technical amendment deleting the adjective "nonfarm," in order to conform to current census data language. Reduces (from five years to three years for FY 1985 and to two years thereafter) the maximum period of continuation of migratory status for a child of a migratory agricultural worker or migratory fisherman who resides in the area served by the State or local educational agency carrying on this program for migratory children. Removes the minimum amount required to be reserved for coordination of activities under the migrant education programs (but retains the maximum limit on any such reservation of funds). 2025-08-29T17:42:01Z  
98-hr-6014 98 hr 6014 Handicapped Children's Protection Act of 1984 Education 1984-07-24 1984-08-22 Referred to Subcommittee on Select Education. House Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-22] PA D M001088 32 Handicapped Children's Protection Act of 1984 - Amends the Education of the Handicapped Act to authorize the award of a reasonable attorney's fee as part of the costs to a parent or legal representative of a handicapped child or youth who is the prevailing party in a civil suit under such Act to protect the child's right to a free appropriate public education. Provides that such amendment shall apply to actions and proceedings brought on or after July 4, 1984, and actions and proceedings brought prior to such date which were pending on such date. Provides that nothing in the Education of the Handicapped Act shall be construed to restrict or limit the rights procedures and remedies under the Constitution, title V of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, or other Federal statutes prohibiting discrimination. 2025-08-29T17:39:18Z  
98-s-2859 98 s 2859 Handicapped Children's Protection Act of 1984 Education 1984-07-24 1984-07-30 Referred to Subcommittee on Handicapped (Labor and Human Res.). Senate Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT] CT R W000253 13 Handicapped Children's Protection Act of 1984 - Amends the Education of the Handicapped Act to authorize the award of a reasonable attorney's fee as part of the costs to a parent or legal representative of a handicapped child or youth who is the prevailing party in a civil suit under such Act to protect the child's right to a free appropriate public education. Provides that such amendment shall apply to actions and proceedings brought on or after July 4, 1984, and actions and proceedings brought prior to such date which were pending on such date. Provides that nothing in the Education of the Handicapped Act shall be construed to restrict or limit the rights, procedures, and remedies under the Constitution, title V of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, or other Federal statutes prohibiting discrimination. 2025-08-29T17:40:33Z  
98-s-2847 98 s 2847 A bill to eliminate the asset criteria for the needs test under the guaranteed student loan program. Education 1984-06-29 1984-06-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN] MN R B000647 1 Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to exclude the amount of the assets of the student and the assets of the student's family from the determination of expected family contribution for the determination of need under the guaranteed student loan program, for any academic year beginning after academic year 1983-1984. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
98-hjres-613 98 hjres 613 A joint resolution designating 1985 as the "Year of the Teacher". Education 1984-06-28 1984-06-28 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-15] MI D F000270 97 Designates 1985 as the Year of the Teacher. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
98-s-2800 98 s 2800 Emergency Immigrant Education Act of 1984 Education 1984-06-27 1984-06-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] TX D B000401 0 Emergency Immigrant Education Act of 1984 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1989 for special impact aid payments to State and local educational agencies which provide educational services to immigrant children. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to pay to each State educational agency (SEA) for its administrative costs under this Act up to one and one-half percent of the funds to which the SEA is entitled under this Act. Sets forth provisions for withholding of payments under this Act. Directs the Secretary to make, for FY 1985 through 1989, State entitlement payments equal to $500 for each immigrant child in public and nonpublic elementary or secondary schools within eligible local educational agencies (LEAs). Requires that the number of such children in the public and nonpublic schools within an eligible LEA be at least the lesser of: (1) 500; or (2) three percent of the total enrollment in such public or nonpublic schools during the fiscal year. Requires that the amount of any such grant to an SEA for any fiscal year be reduced by the amounts made available for such fiscal year by any other Federal law for expenditure within the State for the same purposes as those for which funds are available under this Act. Provides that such reduction shall be made only to the extent that such amounts are made available: (1) for such purposes specifically because of the refugee, parolee, asylee, or other immigrant status of the individuals served by such funds; and (2) to provide assistance to individuals eligible for services under this Act. Permits payments to States under this Act to be used for supplementary public educational services and costs for immigrant children in public and nonpublic schools within districts served by eligible LEAs. Includes among such services: (1) English language instruction; (2) other bilingual educational services; (3) special materials and supplies; (4) additional basic instructional services; and (5) inservice personnel training. Sets forth requirements for SE… 2025-08-29T17:38:09Z  
98-sres-416 98 sres 416 A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that educators should develop recommendations to increase student motivation as a means of improving excellence in education. Education 1984-06-27 1984-06-27 Referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Kasten, Robert W., Jr. [R-WI] WI R K000019 0 Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) student motivation is an important element of educational excellence; (2) educators are urged to devote more research to ways to motivate students; and (3) educators, parents, business persons, and others interested in improving education should develop recommendations for inspiring student motivation. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
98-hjres-597 98 hjres 597 A joint resolution to designate the week beginning September 2, 1984 as "Youth of America Week". Education 1984-06-19 1984-08-21 Became Public Law No: 98-389. House Rep. Kemp, Jack [R-NY-31] NY R K000086 221 Designates the week beginning September 2, 1984, as Youth of America Week. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
98-hr-5847 98 hr 5847 Carl Vinson Institution of Government Assistance Act Education 1984-06-14 1984-06-22 Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. House Rep. Barnard, Doug, Jr. [D-GA-10] GA D B000153 9 Carl Vinson Institute of Government Assistance Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make a grant to the State of Georgia to renovate the physical facilities of the former Lucy Cobb Institute for Girls in Athens, Georgia, to provide a central home for the Carl Vinson Institute of Government of the University of Georgia. Authorizes appropriations for such purpose for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1984. 2025-08-29T17:38:05Z  
98-s-2768 98 s 2768 United States Scholarship Program for Developing Countries Act Education 1984-06-14 1984-09-11 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1163. Senate Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] MD R M000241 19 United States Scholarship Program for Developing Countries Act - Directs the President, acting through the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Information Agency, to provide an undergraduate scholarship program for citizens and nationals of developing countries to study at American institutions of higher education. Requires that half of each payment to a student shall be in the form of a loan with repayment to be forgiven upon the student's prompt return to his or her country of origin for a period of no less than the years spent studying in the United States plus one. Sets forth guidelines for implementing the program. Directs the President, before allocating any funds, to consult with U.S. educational institutions, educational exchange organizations, U.S. missions, and the governments of participating countries on how to implement the guidelines. Authorizes the President to enter into agreements with foreign governments to further the scholarship program. Urges the Administrator of the agency primarily responsible for administering development assistance programs, in implementing such programs, to increase assistance for undergraduate scholarships for students of limited financial means from developing countries to study in the United States. Urges the President to take steps to expand the opportunities for Americans from all economic classes to study in developing countries. Authorizes the President to establish counseling and orientation services: (1) abroad to prepare foreign students for study in the United States; and (2) at U.S. schools to help them while they are in the United States. Directs the Board of Foreign Scholarships to advise and assist the President in the discharge of programs authorized by this Act. Requires the public and private sectors in the United States to be encouraged to contribute to the costs of the programs financed under this Act. Directs the President to engage the public and private sectors of developing countries in programs to maximize the use of prog… 2025-08-29T17:39:15Z  
98-hr-5838 98 hr 5838 Police Corps Assistance Act of 1984 Education 1984-06-13 1984-06-22 Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. House Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] MA D F000339 13 Police Corps Assistance Act of 1984 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make contracts and payments to institutions of higher education for loans to full-time undergraduate or graduate students who are in an eligible police corps of a State or local government. Limits the amount of such a loan to not more than $4,000 per academic year. Provides that such loans shall be on such terms and conditions as the Secretary and the police corps involved may determine. Requires that the total amount of any such loan, plus interest, shall be cancelled for services as a full-time officer or employee of a police department at the following rates: (1) 20 percent for the first complete year (or its equivalent) of such service; (2) 30 percent for the second such year; and (3) 50 percent for the third such year. Allows waivers of payment to be granted for illness, accident, or other hardship. Authorizes the Attorney General to approve a police corps as eligible for purposes of this Act for a period not longer than five years (which may be extended for additional periods) if: (1) participants are to undergo the same training as regular police officers before taking up police duties; (2) the program will be used to supplement but not supplant existing police workers, and the force level will be maintained at no less than the average of the three years before police corps workers are made available; (3) police corps workers are likely to be used for "on-line" duties, and their pay scales are set at a fixed percentage of regular pay and benefits which can be known before such workers decide to participate in the police corps; (4) the State within which the locality or unit is located has agreed to provide to each participant, from non-Federal sources, to cover the cost of attendance at an institution of higher education an amount no less than the amount of any loans obtained by the participant under this Act; (5) participants undertake to engage in police work for three years after graduation, and any participants retained… 2025-08-29T17:38:45Z  
98-hr-5802 98 hr 5802 Mathematics, Science, and Technology High School Act of 1984 Education 1984-06-07 1984-06-22 Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. House Rep. Coleman, E. Thomas [R-MO-6] MO R C000618 3 Mathematics, Science, and Technology High School Act of 1984 - Title I: Planning Grants for the Establishment of Mathematics, Science, and Technology High Schools - Directs the Secretary of Education to carry out a program to assist eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) or a combination of educational agencies in structuring and implementing a plan for exemplary mathematics, science, and technology high schools. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to LEAs with applications meeting specified criteria. Sets forth requirements for applications for such assistance. Directs the Secretary to award such grants on a competitive basis. Sets the maximum award of such grants that may be made to a single LEA or combination of educational agencies under this title at $150,000. Provides that such grants may be expended over a period not to exceed three years. Sets forth permissible uses of such grant funds. Prohibits use of such funds in connection with the general overhead costs of the applicant. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1987 to carry out this title. Limits payments under this title to not more than 70 percent of the cost of the assisted activities. Permits the non- Federal share of such costs to be in cash or in kind, but prohibits it from including payments received under any other Federal program. Title II: Start-Up Grants for the Establishment of Mathematics, Science, and Technology High Schools - Directs the Secretary to carry out a program to assist eligible LEAs or a combination of LEAs in establishing and contributing to the start-up costs of an exemplary mathematics, science, and technology high school. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to LEAs or combinations of LEAs with applications meeting specified criteria. Sets forth requirements for applications for such assistance. Directs the Secretary to award grants on a competitive basis taking into consideration the innovation and merit of the proposed center. Sets the maximum award of such grants that may be made to a single … 2025-08-29T17:40:40Z  
98-hr-5749 98 hr 5749 Secondary School Basic Skills Act Education 1984-05-30 1984-06-13 Subcommittee Hearings Held. House Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-1] MT D W000520 62 Secondary School Basic Skills Act - Establishes a program of grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) having especially high concentrations of children from low-income families to enable such agencies to provide more effective instruction in basic skills for economically disadvantaged secondary school students. Defines "basic skills" to include reading, writing, and mathematics computational proficiency as well as comprehension and reasoning. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1990. Makes certain amounts of such appropriations available for specified activities and types of grants under this Act. Makes a secondary school eligible to receive assistance under this Act for program grants only if 20 percent or more of children aged 14 to 17, inclusive, who are enrolled in such school are counted under LEA basic grant provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as modified by the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 (ECIA). Requires that funds made available under this Act for program grants be used to develop new approaches to, and carry out, educational services and activities designed specifically to raise the basic skills of low achieving disadvantaged children. Authorizes the Secretary of Education, through the National Institute of Education (NIE) and from specified funds appropriated for program grants for FY 1985 through 1990, to make grants to LEAs, institutions of higher education, and other public agencies and nonprofit private organizations. Provides that such grants shall be made to such entities on behalf of and for the purpose of assisting eligible secondary schools to develop, implement, and carryout new approaches to achieving improved basic skills instruction of low- achieving economically disadvantaged secondary school students. Sets forth application requirements. Requires that the application be made on behalf of the eligible school by: (1) the LEA; or (2) an institution of higher education, public agency, or private nonprofit organizatio… 2025-08-29T17:40:07Z  
98-hr-5729 98 hr 5729 Vocational Education and Community-Based Organizations Act of 1984 Education 1984-05-24 1984-06-01 Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. House Rep. Kemp, Jack [R-NY-31] NY R K000086 1 Vocational Education and Community-Based Organizations Act of 1984 - Amends the Vocational Education Act of 1963 (VEA) to add as a purpose of State vocational education programs under VEA to reduce the structural unemployment of the hard-to-employ, by funding State and local proposals which: (1) develop new self-help, community-based preparation programs that provide prevocational, motivational, attitudinal, and basic skills training necessary for existing vocational and technical training schools; (2) assist in providing adequate prevocational preparation targeted to the inner-city youth, the non-English-speaking barrios, the Appalachian hollows, and other urban and rural pockets of poverty; and (3) provide for cooperation between self-help community-based organizations of demonstrated effectiveness and existing vocational and technical training institutions. Includes self-help community-based organizations of demonstrated effectiveness among those groups to be represented in: (1) the membership of State and local advisory councils on vocational education; (2) participating in the formulation of State five-year plans for vocational education; and (3) the membership of the National Advisory Council on Vocational Education. Requires States, in considering the approval of applications for vocational education funds under VEA, to give priority (along with other priority factors) to those applicants that make proposals which contribute to the purpose added by this Act and which provide for career intern programs of demonstrated effectiveness, utilize intermediary organizations with a record of demonstrated effectiveness in developing cooperative partnerships with business and industry and vocational education institutions, or improve the basic skills of prevocational students. Allows any eligible recipient of funds under VEA that is a self-help community-based organization to appeal to the Secretary of Education any final action of the State with respect to any application for funds under VEA. Requires expeditious … 2025-08-29T17:37:50Z  
98-s-2681 98 s 2681 A bill to amend the Act commonly known as the Second Morrill Act to repeal statutory language purporting to permit racial segregation in colleges financed under such Act, and for other purposes. Education 1984-05-17 1984-05-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] OH D G000236 0 Amends the Act commonly known as the Second Morrill Act to repeal language relating to racial segregation in colleges. Provides that amendments made by this Act shall not be construed as affecting the eligibility of any land-grant college or institution, including Tuskegee Institute, to receive funds under the Act commonly known as the First Morrill Act or under the Second Morrill Act. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
98-hr-5633 98 hr 5633 A bill to expand the definition of migratory fisherman for purposes of chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981. Education 1984-05-09 1984-06-01 Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. House Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] AK R Y000033 0 Amends chapter 1 (Financial Assistance to Meet Special Education Needs of Disadvantaged Children) of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act to expand the definition of migratory fishermen, for purposes of State programs designed to serve migratory children, to include migratory fishermen's children who reside in a school district of more than 18,000 square miles and migrate a distance of 20 miles or more to temporary residences to engage in fishing activity. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
98-hr-5609 98 hr 5609 American Defense Education Act Education 1984-05-08 1984-09-13 Considered by House Unfinished Business. House Rep. Perkins, Carl Dewey [D-KY-7] KY D P000230 0 (Reported to House from the Committee on Education and Labor with amendment, H. Rept. 98-754) American Defense Education Act - Authorizes a national program to provide incentives to local educational agencies to improve: (1) instruction in mathematics, science, communication skills, foreign languages, and technology; and (2) guidance and counseling. Title I: Elementary and Secondary Education Programs - Requires local education agencies which desire to participate in such national program to develop and carry out a program of improvement of instruction and student achievement. Sets forth requirements for such programs. Entitles participating local educational agencies (LEAs) to receive basic payments for each fiscal year equal to: (1) two and one-quarter percent of an established payment rate multiplied by the number of children, aged five through 17, in the school district of the LEA who are eligible to be counted under LEA basic grant provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and (2) two percent of the established payment rate multiplied by the number of such children who are not eligible to be so counted. Entitles agencies which show substantial evidence of meeting program goals to an incentive payment equal to an additional two percent of the established payment rate multiplied by the average daily attendance. Sets forth a formula for determining such payment rate on the basis of average per pupil expenditure in the State, with a minimum payment rate no less than the average per pupil expenditure in the United States. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1987 for such basic payments to LEAs. Sets forth requirements for applications for payments. Directs the Secretary of Education ("the Secretary") to approve applications which meet such requirements, including compliance with fiscal control and fund accounting procedures. Sets forth provisions for participation in such program by children enrolled in private schools. Title II: Teacher Training and Postsecondary Programs … 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
98-hr-5586 98 hr 5586 Professional Development Resource Center Act of 1984 Education 1984-05-03 1984-05-11 Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. House Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-15] MI D F000270 7 Professional Development Resource Center Act of 1984 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1989 for grants for professional development resource centers for teachers. Directs the Secretary of Education, in making grants under this Act, to ensure that eligible applicants within each State receive sufficient funds to plan, establish, or operate at least one such center within the State in each fiscal year. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) or consortia of LEAs for assistance in planning, establishing, and operating such centers. Defines "professional development resource center" as any year-round site operated by an LEA, a combination of LEAs, or an educational service agency which serves teachers from public and non-public schools of a State or from an area or community within a State. Requires that, through such centers and with the assistance of consultants and experts, teachers shall conduct activities to advance the goal of professional excellence and improvement of teaching skills for the teachers they serve. Provides that such activities may include but are not limited to: (1) developing and disseminating curricula designed to meet the educational needs of the persons in the community, area, or State being served, including the use of educational research findings or new or improved methods, practices, and techniques in the development of such curricula (including the use of technology and telecommunications); (2) training teachers to better meet the educational needs of students and to become familiar with developments in curriculum, testing, and research and its applicability to improvement of teaching skills; and (3) disseminating information to those served by the center and to other such centers nationally. Requires that such centers be planned and operated under the supervision of a professional development policy board, the majority of which shall be representatives or designees of the elementary and secondary classroom teachers to be served by suc… 2025-08-29T17:39:24Z  
98-hr-5596 98 hr 5596 Education for Gifted and Talented Children and Youth Improvement Act of 1984 Education 1984-05-03 1984-05-11 Referred to Subcommittee on Select Education. House Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-22] PA D M001088 51 Education for the Gifted and Talented Children and Youth Improvement Act of 1984 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants or enter into cooperative agreements with State education agencies for one or more of the following purposes: (1) developing exemplary programs for gifted and talented children and youth, including summer programs and programs operated by State and local educational agencies and cooperative programs with business, industry, government, and higher education; (2) developing and supporting business, industry, government, and higher education partnerships with elementary and secondary education to plan and implement cooperative comprehensive educational programs for such children and youth; (3) promoting the development of programs for such children and youth within the State; and (4) improving methods of identifying such children and youth. Authorizes appropriations for such grants and cooperative agreements for FY 1985 through 1987. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to institutions of higher education, State education agencies, and private nonprofit organizations to provide preservice and inservice training to personnel involved in the education of gifted and talented children and youth. Authorizes appropriations for such grants for FY 1985 through 1987. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, institutions of higher education, State education agencies, and private nonprofit organizations to conduct: (1) research on techniques for teaching gifted and talented children and youth; and (2) program evaluations, surveys, and activities to collect, develop, and disseminate information and technical assistance. Authorizes appropriations for such grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for FY 1985 through 1987. Directs the Secretary to submit to the Congress and make available to the public, one year from the date of enactment of this Act: (1) a report on the state of special educational opportunities for gifted and … 2025-08-29T17:38:20Z  
98-s-2627 98 s 2627 Border States Natural Resources Research Act of 1984 Education 1984-05-03 1984-05-11 Referred to Subcommittee on Education. Senate Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] NM R D000407 0 Border States Natural Resources Research Act of 1984 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to one or more institutions of higher education to establish and support border natural resources research in each border State (Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas) in the United States-Mexico border region. Requires that, in order to receive such assistance, an institution of higher education must be located in a border State and have a competent and qualified natural resources institute (or center or other equivalent division). Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1987. Directs the Secretary to distribute such appropriations for each fiscal year equally among the border States. Requires that such grants be used to initiate and support natural resources research programs and provide for the training of specialists of border State natural resources problems. Sets forth various types of activities which such research may include. Sets forth grant application requirements. Sets forth provisions for cooperative research. Sets forth provisions relating to payments and administration under this Act. 2025-08-29T17:40:05Z  
98-hres-495 98 hres 495 A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal program of impact aid with respect to the children of military personnel should be transferred to the Secretary of Defense. Education 1984-05-02 1984-05-11 Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. House Rep. Daub, Hal [R-NE-2] NE R D000065 0 Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should, as soon as practicable, take such actions as may be necessary to transfer to the Secretary of Defense the responsibility for compensating local school districts for the education of children of military dependents. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
98-s-2617 98 s 2617 Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act of 1984 Education 1984-05-01 1984-05-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Senate Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] KS R D000401 7 Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act of 1984 - Title I: Special Supplemental Food Program - Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require that when special supplemental food benefits are issued for part of a month, the monthly food package must be reduced accordingly. Declares that a pregnant woman shall be considered two individuals for purposes of income eligibility standards. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to report biennially to Congress on the income and nutritional risk characteristics of program participants. Revises the requirements for State plans of operation and administration. Requires State agencies to establish procedures to obtain public comment on the development of the State plans. (Currently, public hearings are required.) Extends the time after application to the program that State agencies must notify persons of their eligibility from 20 days to 30 days. Eliminates the requirement for State agencies to publicize at least once annually the availability of program benefits. Provides for coordination of the child care food programs under this Act and the National School Lunch Act. Requires State agencies to seek repayment in cash from families who have received benefits as a result of fraud or intentional misrepresentation. Increases authorized appropriations for FY 1984 and authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1988 for the special supplemental food program. Authorizes the Secretary to use specified funds to provide technical assistance to improve State agency administrative systems. Directs the Secretary to keep to a minimum required State paperwork with respect to nutrition education funds. Limits to two percent of a State's allocation the amount of supplemental food funds that may be expended for expenses incurred in the prior fiscal year for such foods. Eliminates the annual report to Congress on migrant participation in the special supplemental food program. Title II: Other Child Nutrition Programs - Amends the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 to extend fr… 2025-08-29T17:40:36Z  
98-s-2602 98 s 2602 A bill to simplify the program of grants to the States for vocational education and for other purposes. Education 1984-04-26 1984-04-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] SD R P000513 0 Amends the Vocational Education Act of 1963 (the Act) to revise and extend programs under the Act. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the Act for FY 1985 through 1989. Lowers the maximum amount which is to be transferred from funds reserved under the Act to the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee in any fiscal year. Eliminates a requirement that the amount of any State's allotment from appropriations provided under the Act for any fiscal year not be less than the total amount of payments made to the State under allotments determined for a specified fiscal year. Eliminates a requirement that specified portions of the State allotment be used for programs of national significance (80 percent) and programs of bilingual vocational training (20 percent). Eliminates requirements that State boards for vocational education certify: (1) any delegation of its responsibilities; and (2) that the appropriate agencies, councils, and individuals have been afforded the opportunity to be involved in the formulation of specified plans and reports. Eliminates a requirement that each State reserve specified funds for assignment of personnel to assist the State board. Eliminates a prohibition against State advisory council members representing more than one of specified categories. Eliminates a requirement that a State certify the establishment and membership of its State advisory council. Eliminates requirements relating to the State advisory council's meetings, Chairman, and rules for operating procedures and staffing. Eliminates a requirement that each State advisory council evaluate vocational education programs, services, and activities assisted under the Act and publish and distribute the results of such evaluation. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1989 for grants to State advisory councils to carry out their functions under the Act. Eliminates requirements that general applications for assistance under such Act include assurances that: (1) annual applications by eligible recipients will i… 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
98-hr-5451 98 hr 5451 Higher Education Amendments of 1984 Education 1984-04-12 1984-04-27 Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. House Rep. Erlenborn, John N. [R-IL-13] IL R E000204 0 Higher Education Amendments of 1984 - Title I: Institutional Aid - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (the Act) to repeal part B (Aid to Institutions With Special Needs) of title III (Institutional Aid) of the Act. Adds the purpose of helping meet eligible institutions' special needs to the enumeration of purposes of part A (Strengthening Institutions) of title III of the Act. Revises the definitions of "eligible institution" and "full-time equivalent students" for purposes of part A. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to also consider specified factors in determining whether an institution is an eligible institution for purposes of part A. Increases to five years the maximum period for which a grant to an eligible institution under part A may be made. Provides that one-year grants to assist in preparation of plans and applications under part A may be awarded only to institutions which have not received such a grant for any prior fiscal year. Sets forth provisions for a Federal share of the costs of part A grants which shall decrease from 100 percent for the first two years to 90 percent for the third year, 80 percent for the fourth year, and 70 percent for the fifth year an institution receives such a grant. Sets forth transition provisions. Authorizes the Secretary to make continuation awards under part A to any eligible institution which received a multiple year grant awarded prior to October 1, 1984, under part A or part B grant authority as in effect on September 30, 1984. Prohibits any institution from receiving a grant under this continuation award provision or under: (1) part A grant authority as in effect on September 30, 1984, for a period of more than seven years in the aggregate; and (2) part B grant authority as in effect on September 30, 1984, for a period of more than five years in the aggregate. Makes an institution which has received a continuation award for such maximum period ineligible to receive a grant under part A. Redesignates part C of title III of the Act as part B of title II… 2025-08-29T17:39:13Z  
98-hr-5476 98 hr 5476 A bill to amend title XI of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Education 1984-04-12 1984-04-27 Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. House Rep. Coleman, E. Thomas [R-MO-6] MO R C000618 2 Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 ("the Act") to revise title XI provisions. Renames title XI (currently "Urban Grant University Program") "Urban Grant University and Community Learning Programs." Adds new part B provisions for a Community Learning Program. Extends the authorization of appropriations for the Urban Grant University Program (redesignated part A of title XI of the Act) through FY 1990. Permits other entities within the community, including the applicant university, to pay the non-Federal share of the cost of projects under the Urban Grant University Program. Provides that the Federal share of such project cost shall not exceed 90 percent. Includes planning services under the Urban Grant University Program. Makes technical amendments to definitions for Urban Grant University Program purposes. Sets forth provisions for the new part B Community Learning Program. Directs the Secrtary of Education to carry out a Community Learning Program to assist postsecondary institutions to establish and carry out programs to involve students in tutoring programs designed to address the problem of illiteracy. Authorizes the Secretary, from sums available for part B, to award grants to institutions meeting specified criteria. Allows any institution of higher education, as defined under specified provisions of the Act, to apply to the Secretary for part B assistance. Directs the Secretary to make awards on a competitive basis taking into consideration the relative cost and effectiveness of the proposed program. Sets forth application requirements. Limits the size and duration of such grants. Sets forth permissible uses of Community Learning Program grant funds. Authorizes appropriations for the Community Learning Program (established as part B of title XI of the Act by this Act) for each fiscal year through FY 1990. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
98-hr-5488 98 hr 5488 National Hispanic University Act Education 1984-04-12 1984-04-27 Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. House Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25] CA D R000485 2 National Hispanic University Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to the National Hispanic University (organized in the State of California) in order to: (1) increase educational resources aimed at enhancing higher educational opportunities for Hispanics and other language-minority students; (2) foster greater participation on the part of that population in various professions; (3) enhance this Nation's multicultural and multilinguistic resources; and (4) provide for the continued professional development of persons involved in international commerce and diplomacy. Provides that: (1) 70 percent of such a grant shall be used to support students enrolled in the University through scholarships, grants, counseling, and other assistance; and (2) 30 percent shall be available to promote the institutional development of the University. Requires the National Hispanic University to report annually to the Secretary describing in detail the use of such grant funds and specific program accomplishments and progress obtained toward accreditation. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1988. 2025-08-29T17:42:07Z  
98-s-2565 98 s 2565 Human Services Reauthorization Act Education 1984-04-12 1984-10-30 Became Public Law No: 98-558. Senate Sen. Denton, Jeremiah [R-AL] AL R D000259 7 (Measure passed Senate, amended) Human Services Reauthorization Act - Title I: Head Start - Amends the Head Start Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for programs under such Act through FY 1986. Makes a technical amendment referring to "the Commonwealth of" the Northern Mariana Islands. Requires the Secretary of Education (the Secretary, for purposes of this title) to reserve for training and technical assistance for each fiscal year funds which are not less than the amount spent for such activities under such Act in FY 1982. Provides that such minimum reservation shall not apply in any fiscal year in which the appropriation for the Head Start program is less than the amount appropriated for FY 1984. Prohibits such reserved funds from being combined with funds appropriated under any other Act if the purpose of combining funds is to make a single discretionay grant or payment, unless funds appropriated under the Head Start Act are separately identified in such grant or payment and are used for the purposes of such Act. Revises provisions for designation of Head Start agencies. Requires that the designated agency be in the community which it serves. Requires the Secretary to give priority in the designation of such agencies to any local public or private nonprofit agency (or its successor agency) receiving funds under any Head Start program on a specified date, unless the Secretary makes a finding that the agency involved fails to meet program and fiscal requirements established by the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary to designate a Head Start agency from among qualified applicants in a community if there is no Head Start agency or program serving such community. Provides that any such designation shall be governed by the program and fiscal requirements, criteria, and standards applicable on September 1, 1983, to then existing Head Start agencies. Prohibits the Secretary from making any change in the method, as in effect on April 25, 1984, of calculating income used to prescribe eligibility fo… 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
98-s-2561 98 s 2561 Training Technology Transfer Act of 1984 Education 1984-04-11 1984-06-28 Subcommittee on Education. Hearings held. Senate Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] RI D P000193 0 Training Technology Transfer Act of 1984 - Establishes an Office of Training Technology Transfer in the Department of Education. Provides that the Director of the Office shall be appointed by the Secretary of Education. Sets forth provisions relating to staffing and staff compensation. Requires the Director to compile and maintain a current and comprehensive inventory of all training technology developed by or under the supervision of Federal agencies, especially that developed by or under the Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower, Reserve Affairs and Logistics of the Department of Defense. Requires that such inventory include specified contents with respect to each item of training technology listed. Requires the Director, in compiling such inventory, to: (1) consult with and fully utilize the resources of all Federal agencies engaged in the collection and dissemination of information concerning training technology; and (2) request the participation and cooperation of entities in the legislative and judicial branches. Requires the Director to disseminate the inventory and its revisions widely and on a regular basis to give all potential users of training technology ample notice of its development by Federal agencies. Requires the Director, in doing so, to use all interagency and intergovernmental communications mechanisms and to encourage the participation of independent private sector organizations. Requires the Director to develop and distribute detailed instructions and procedures for securing copies, and rights thereto, of training technology listed in such inventory and instructions for participating in a conversion assistance program established under this Act. Requires the Director to advise and consult with any entity which is a prospective user of training technology listed in the inventory and assist such entity in securing the transfer and conversion of such technology from the Federal agency which developed it. Requires the Director, if such agency has not established procedures f… 2025-08-29T17:39:36Z  
98-hr-5382 98 hr 5382 A bill to amend title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Education 1984-04-05 1984-04-27 Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. House Rep. Gunderson, Steve [R-WI-3] WI R G000524 6 Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 ("the Act") to revise title I provisions. Retitles title I (currently "Continuing Postsecondary Education Program and Planning") as "Targeted Educational Outreach and Informational Programs." Retitles and replaces part A (currently "Commission on National Development in Postsecondary Education") with new provisions for "Postsecondary Education Innovation and Expansion Grants." Directs the Secretary of Education to carry out a program, in accordance with such title I part A, to assist eligible postsecondary institutions to establish programs to enhance the educational opportunities available to adult learners. Directs the Secretary, from specified sums, to award grants to institutions with applications meeting specified criteria for such assistance. Sets the maximum award that may be made under a single application under part A at $200,000 (to remain available for expenditure for not more than a three-year period). Makes institutions of higher education, as defined under general provisions of the Act, and combinations of such institutions eligible to apply for such assistance. Sets forth permissible uses of such grant funds. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1989 to carry out part A. Retitles and replaces part B (currently "Education Outreach Programs") with new provisions for "Postsecondary Outreach Grants." Directs the Secretary, in accordance with such title I part B, to carry out a program to assist postsecondary institutions to establish and carry out programs designed to encourage the establishment and growth of off-campus educational programs. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to institutions with applications meeting specified criteria for assistance. Sets the maximum award that may be made under a single application under part B at $100,000 (to remain available for expenditure for not more than a three-year period). Makes institutions of higher education, as defined under general provisions of the Act, or combinations of such institutions, … 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
98-hr-5390 98 hr 5390 Adult Education Amendments of 1984 Education 1984-04-05 1984-04-13 Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. House Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-1] MT D W000520 1 Adult Education Amendments of 1984 - Amends the Adult Education Act ("the Act") to revise the statement of purpose to emphasize literacy as a prerequisite to effective citizenship and productive employment. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the Act for FY 1985 through 1989. Limits to five percent of the amount of a State's grant allotment of such appropriations for any fiscal year the amount which is to be made available to pay the cost of administration and development of the State plan and other activities required under the Act. Revises the formula for determining grant allotments to specified U.S. territories and possessions. Requires that the sum of any State's allotments under revised allotment provisions shall not be less than the total amount of payments made to the State under allotments determined under the Act for FY 1984. Provides for ratable reductions in other State allotments in order to obtain the amounts necessary to comply with the FY 1984 minimum allotment for all States. Requires that five percent of appropriations for this Act be set aside for national programs. Sets forth provisions for State programs. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make basic grants to States, from the sums in the State allotments, to assist in funding adult basic education programs, services, and activities carried out by eligible recipients to achieve the purposes of the Act. Requires that applications by eligible recipients contain: (1) a description of cooperative arrangements that have been made to deliver services to adult students; and (2) assurances that such adult education programs are coordinated with and not duplicative of services, programs, or activities made available to adults under other specified Federal laws. Sets a 20 percent limit on the amount of a State's allotment which may be used for high school equivalency certificate programs. Allows States, in addition to the basic grants, to designate up to ten percent of their State allotment for use to promote private sector adult training ini… 2025-08-29T17:38:06Z  
98-s-2532 98 s 2532 Computer Education Assistance Act of 1984 Education 1984-04-04 1984-04-17 Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Education Department, OMB, GAO. Senate Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] NJ D L000123 6 Computer Education Assistance Act of 1984 - Title I: Acquisition of Computer Resources - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to States to pay the Federal share of the costs of strengthening computer education in the elementary and secondary schools. Authorizes appropriations for such purpose for FY 1985 through 1991. Sets forth provisions for allotments to States and for allocation of allotments within States. Provides that two percent of the appropriations for this Act be reserved for specified territories and possessions of the United States. Provides for allotment to States on the basis of school-age population and on the basis of a formula for distribution of aid for disadvantaged school children under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Directs the State educational agency (SEA) to allocate the State allotment to local educational agencies (LEAs) on the basis of similar factors. Allows grants under this Act to be used to pay the Federal share of: (1) planning activities; (2) acquisition of computers and other equipment for computer education; (3) teacher training programs; and (4) computer software acquisition. Sets forth requirements for State applications for grants under this Act. Sets forth requirements for local applications for payments under this Act. Makes specified provisions of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 relating to participation of children enrolled in private schools applicable to the financial assistance made available under this Act. Directs the Secretary to pay each State, from the amount allotted, the Federal share (75 percent) of the cost of the program assisted under this Act. Permits non-Federal contributions to be in cash or in kind, including plant, equipment, and services. Title II: Teacher Training Institutes - Directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) to make grants to and contracts with specified entities to develop and operate short-term or regular session study institutes to improve the qualifications of in… 2025-08-29T17:38:16Z  
98-hr-5328 98 hr 5328 Impact Aid Amendments of 1984 Education 1984-04-03 1984-04-13 Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. House Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19] PA R G000291 0 Impact Aid Amendments of 1984 - Amends Federal law relating to the impact aid program of Federal assistance for local educational agencies (LEAs) in areas affected by Federal activity. Eliminates the authority of the Secretary of Education to make payments to LEAs on behalf of so-called "b" children in attendance at LEA schools who: (1) resided on Federal property; (2) resided with a parent employed on Federal property situated in the same county, school district, or State as the LEA; or (3) had a parent on active duty in the uniformed services. (Maintains the authority to make such payments on behalf of so-called "a" children in attendance at LEA schools who reside on Federal property and who: (1) do so with a parent employed on Federal property situated in the same county, school district, or State as the LEA; or (2) have a parent on active duty in the uniformed services.) Makes conforming amendments. Sets the entitlement of any LEA with respect to children who reside on low-rent federally subsidized housing property at 15 percent of the amount determined by the current formula under such impact aid program. Revises the formula for estimating the amount of preliminary payments under the impact aid program. Revises the formula for determining adjustments in impact aid payments where necessitated by the amount of appropriations. Eliminates provisions relating to certain discretionary allocations under the impact aid program. Revises certain restrictions on eligibility for disaster assistance under the impact aid program. Permits such disaster assistance payments to LEAs suffering damages from disasters occurring after September 30, 1983. Raises the threshold of eligibility for such disaster assistance from $1,000 or one-half of one percent of the LEA's current operating expenditures during the previous fiscal year to $10,000 or five percent of such expenditures, whichever is less. Amends the Education Amendments of 1974 to eliminate specified hold-harmless provisions which provide time for LEAs to adjust thei… 2025-08-29T17:39:31Z  
98-s-2510 98 s 2510 Howard University Endowment Act Education 1984-03-30 1984-04-09 Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Education Department, OMB, GAO. Senate Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN] IN R Q000007 3 Howard University Endowment Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to establish an endowment program for Howard University. Authorizes the Secretary, from funds available in any fiscal year for the University, to make grants into the endowment fund established under this Act at the University. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements with the University, including provisions necessary to assure that the purposes of this Act will be achieved. Requires the University, in order to receive such a grant, to: (1) deposit in the endowment fund an amount equal to such grant; and (2) administer the endowment fund in accordance with the requirements of this Act. Prohibits the source of funds for such institutional match from including Federal funds or funds derived from an existing endowment fund. Limits the period of any such grant to 20 years. Prohibits the University from withdrawing or expending any of its endowment fund corpus during such grant period. Allows the University, upon expiration of such period, to use the endowment fund corpus plus any endowment fund income for any educational purpose. Sets forth requirements for investments of the endowment fund corpus and endowment fund income. Sets forth provisions relating to authorized withdrawals and expenditures of endowment fund income. Sets forth provisions for enforcement of requirements under this Act. Makes conforming amendments to specified Federal law relating to Howard University. 2025-08-29T17:38:43Z  
98-s-2512 98 s 2512 Leadership in Educational Administration Development Act of 1984 Education 1984-03-30 1984-10-09 Similar Provisions Included under Title IX of S.2565. Senate Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] RI R C000269 5 Leadership in Educational Administration Development Act of 1984 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1990 to carry out this Act. Directs the Secretary of Education, from such appropriations, to make available amounts, up to a specified maximum per region, necessary to establish and operate a regional technical assistance center in each Federal region. Makes up to $10,000,000 of such appropriations available for metropolitan training centers. Directs the Secretary to enter into a contract with an institution of higher education (or consortium of such institutions) in each Federal region to establish and operate a regional technical assistance center. Permits the contractor to associate with a private management agency for performance of such contract. Requires the contractor to: (1) make center services available to school administrators from any of the local educational agencies (LEAs) in the region; (2) collect information on school leadership skills; (3) assess leadership skills of individual participants; (4) conduct leadership skills training for new and practicing school administrators, especially women and minority administrators; (5) operate consulting programs for school districts; (6) maintain training curricula and materials on leadership skills drawing on expertise in business, academia, civilian and military governmental agencies, and existing effective schools; (7) conduct programs which make available business executives, scholars, and practicing school administrators and which offer internships in business, industry, and in effective school districts to school administrators; (8) disseminate information on leadership skills associated with effective schools; and (9) establish model administrator projects. Directs the Secretary in selecting such contractors to take into account whether their programs would: (1) emphasize development of leadership skills identified by graduate schools of management and of education; and (2) assure provision of assistance to school administrators fr… 2025-08-29T17:38:36Z  
98-hr-5287 98 hr 5287 An act to amend title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit additional funds to be used to continue awards under certain multi-year grants. Education 1984-03-29 1984-06-12 Became Public Law No: 98-312. House Rep. Simon, Paul [D-IL-22] IL D S000423 1 (Measure passed Senate, amended) Amends title III (Institutional Aid) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to reserve for each fiscal year from the amount appropriated for part B (Aid to Institutions With Special Needs) such sums as may be necessary to fund continuation awards for multiple year grants awarded to institutions under specified Part C challenge grant provisions prior to October 1, 1983. Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to increase the authorization of appropriations for FY 1984 for the Office of Inspector General, Department of Education. Amends Federal law relating to grants for the Allen J. Ellender fellowships (Close Up Foundation) to disadvantaged secondary school students and their teachers to participate in a Washington (D.C.) public affairs program to authorize appropriations for FY 1984 through 1989. Extends through FY 1989 the authorization of appropriations for the law school clinical experience program under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (by declaring that specified limited amounts may be appropriated for such program in FY 1985 through 1989, notwithstanding any other provision of law). Amends the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 (ECIA) to direct the Secretary of Education to first fund the law- related education program (as formerly authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) at a specified level (along with other specified programs) before using the remainder of the Secretary's discretionary funds for other authorized activities. Makes a technical amendment, for purposes of ECIA provisions for authorized State program design, to specify conditions under which certain children of migratory fishermen are to be included among those to be served by specified State educational agency programs. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to the Urban Education Foundation of Pennsylvania, Inc., located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for reconstruction and renovation (and related costs) of the comb… 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
98-hr-5292 98 hr 5292 A bill to amend title IX of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to create a program of graduate assistance in areas of national need, and for other purposes. Education 1984-03-29 1984-04-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. House Rep. Coleman, E. Thomas [R-MO-6] MO R C000618 0 Amends title IX (Graduate Programs) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (the Act) to create a new part D program of graduate assistance in areas of national need. Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to institutions of higher education for graduate fellowships in selected areas of study for graduate students who demonstrate financial need and ability. Directs the Secretary, to the maximum extent feasible, to ensure an equitable distribution of such awards among geographic areas and among eligible public and private institutions. Sets the minimum grant to any institution at $100,000 per fiscal year for a three-year period, from sums appropriated under such program for any fiscal year. Provides for reallotment of grant funds. Provides for new awards under the program only to the extent that each previous award has received the required continued funding. Provides for ratable reductions of amounts required to be awarded to the extent that appropriations are insufficient. Sets forth institutional eligibility provisions. Permits grant applications by any institution of higher education which offers a program of post-baccalaureate study leading to a graduate degree in mathematics, biology, physics, chemistry, engineering, computer science, or foreign languages or linguistics. Requires that such program of study have been in existence for at least four years, in order to be eligible for such a grant. Sets forth criteria for grant applications, including a requirement of at least 25 percent non-Federal matching funds. Requires that the institution make such fellowship awards to individuals having financial need who: (1) plan teaching or research careers; (2) plan to pursue the highest possible degree available in their course of study; (3) are from traditionally underrepresented groups undertaking graduate study, as determined by the Secretary; and (4) have compiled outstanding academic records during their baccalaureate course of study. Sets forth requirements relating to awards to graduate students. … 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
98-hr-5293 98 hr 5293 A bill to terminate certain authorities of the executive branch of the Government which are subject to congressional review unless those authorities are approved by an enactment of the Congress. Education 1984-03-29 1984-04-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. House Rep. Levitas, Elliott H. [D-GA-4] GA D L000265 0 Terminates the authorities of the Secretary of Education (formerly subject to congressional veto) relating to specified schedules of expected family contributions and student need analysis for purposes of student aid under the Higher Education Act of 1965, unless the exercise of such authorities is approved by an enactment of Congress within 180 days after enactment of this Act. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
98-s-2491 98 s 2491 Student Loan Consolidation Act of 1984 Education 1984-03-29 1984-06-13 By Senator Hatch from Committee on Labor and Human Resources filed written report. Report No. 98-513. Senate Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT] VT R S000776 6 (Reported to Senate from the Committee on Labor and Human Resources with amendment (without written report)) Student Loan Consolidation Act of 1984 - Amends part B (Federal, State, and Private Programs of Low-Interest Insured Loans to Students in Institutions of Higher Education) of title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to add new provisions for student loan consolidation. Directs the Secretary of Education (or a State or nonprofit private institution or organization with which the Secretary has an agreement under provisions for Federal payments to reduce interest costs) to enter into agreements with the Student Loan Marketing Association (Sallie Mae) and specified eligible commercial lenders and State agencies to provide consolidation loans to eligible borrowers. Provides for such consolidation of student loans made, insured, or guaranteed under part B or under part E (Direct Loans to Students in Institutions of Higher Education). Requires that such consolidation loans be covered by a properly issued certificate of insurance. Provides that loans covered by a certificate of insurance issued by a State or nonprofit private institution or organization shall be considered to be insured loans for purposes of Federal reimbursements, but that no administrative cost allowance will be paid with respect to such loans. Defines eligible borrowers, for consolidation loan purposes, as those who: (1) owe at least $5,000 to one or more lenders or programs under title IV; (2) have not carried at least one-half the normal full-time academic work-load at an eligible institution during the previous four months; (3) if in repayment status are not delinquent with respect to any required payment on such indebtedness by more than 90 days; (4) are not parent borrowers under the Auxiliary Loan program; and (5) certify, subject to specified penalties, that they are not currently receiving compensation for employment for which the total annualized monthly rate of pay of the borrower is in excess of 200 p… 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
98-s-2494 98 s 2494 Impact Aid Amendments of 1984 Education 1984-03-29 1984-03-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT] VT R S000776 0 Impact Aid Amendments of 1984 - Amends Federal law relating to the impact aid program of Federal assistance for local educational agencies (LEAs) in areas affected by Federal activity. Eliminates the authority of the Secretary of Education to make payments to LEAs on behalf of so-called "b" children in attendance at LEA schools who: (1) resided on Federal property; (2) resided with a parent employed on Federal property situated in the same county, school district, or State as the LEA; or (3) had a parent on active duty in the uniformed services. (Maintains the authority to make such payments on behalf of so-called "a" children in attendance at LEA schools who reside on Federal property and who: (1) do so with a parent employed on Federal property situated in the same county, school district, or State as the the LEA; or (2) have a parent on active duty in the uniformed services.) Makes conforming amendments. Sets the entitlement of any LEA with respect to children who reside on low-rent federally subsidized housing property at 50 percent of the amount determined by the current formula under such impact aid program. Revises the formula for estimating the amount of preliminary payments under the impact aid program. Revises the formula for determining adjustments in impact aid payments where necessitated by the amount of appropriations. Eliminates provisions relating to certain discretionary allocations under the impact aid program. Revises certain restrictions on eligibility for disaster assistance under the impact aid program. Permits such disaster assistance payments to LEAs suffering damages from disasters occurring after September 30, 1983. Raises the threshold of eligibility for such disaster assistance from $1,000 or one-half of one percent of the LEA's current operating expenditures during the previous fiscal year to $10,000 or five percent of such expenditures, whichever is less. Amends the Education Amendments of 1974 to eliminate specified hold-harmless provisions which provide time for LEAs to adjust … 2025-08-29T17:41:00Z  
98-s-2496 98 s 2496 Education Amendments of 1984 Education 1984-03-29 1984-10-19 Became Public Law No: 98-511. Senate Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN] IN R Q000007 4 (Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 98-1128) Education Amendments of 1984 - Title I: Adult Education Act Amendments - Amends the Adult Education Act (the Act) to revise the statement of purpose. Redefines "adult" to mean an individual who has attained 16 years of age or who is beyond the age of compulsory school attendance under State law (except that for purposes of State allotments "adult" means an individual 16 years of age or older). Redefines "adult education" to mean instruction or services below the college level for adults who do not have: (1) the basic skills to enable them to function effectively in society; or (2) a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education (and who have not achieved an equivalent level of education). Revises other definitions. Revises provisions for grants to States to permit private for-profit organizations to participate in grant programs if such organizations can: (1) make a significant contribution to attaining the objectives of the Act; and (2) provide substantially equivalent education at a lesser cost or provide services and equipment not available in public institutions. Revises provisions relating to allotment of such grant funds among States and specified U.S. territories and possessions. Increases the amount of such yearly allotments. Provides that no allotment shall be less than the allotment for FY 1984. Revises provisions for State plans. Requires the State to provide information about the State's adult education students, programs, expenditures, and goals, together with information with respect to the age, sex, and race of students in programs assisted under the Act and whether the students complete such programs. Revises provisions for payments to States. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to waive, for one fiscal year only, specified requirements relating to the amount of payments from non-Federal sources, upon determination that such a waiver would be equitable due to exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances such as a na… 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
98-hr-5276 98 hr 5276 Adult Education Act Amendments of 1984 Education 1984-03-28 1984-04-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. House Rep. Erlenborn, John N. [R-IL-13] IL R E000204 2 Adult Education Act Amendments of 1984 - Amends the Adult Education Act ("the Act") to redefine "adult" to mean a person who is beyond the age of compulsory school attendance under State law. Redefines "adult education" to mean instruction or services below the college level for adults who do not have: (1) the basic skills to enable them to function effectively in society; or (2) a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education (and who have not achieved an equivalent level of education). Revises other definitions for purposes of such Act. Revises provisions for grants to States to provide that such grants shall cover the full cost (currently 90 percent) of specified programs and to permit private for-profit organizations to participate in grant programs. Revises provisions relating to allotment of such grant funds among States and specified U.S. territories and possessions. Revises provisions for State plans. Permits a State, if it so provides in its State plan, to use grant funds for: (1) adult education projects (including ones serving persons with limited english speaking ability) which use innovative methods, materials, or activities or are part of community school programs carried out in cooperation with other Federal, State, or local programs; and (2) projects for training persons who are, or are planning to become, instructors or other personnel in the field of adult education. Revises provisions relating to administration of State plans to authorize the Secretary of Education to take appropriate action under specified provisions of the General Education Provisions Act whenever the Secretary has reason to believe that a State has failed to comply substantially with any provision of its State plan. Revises provisions for research, development, demonstration, dissemination, and evaluation programs. Deletes requirements that the Secretary fund such programs and deletes specified funding provisions for such programs. Deletes a requirement that the Secretary operate an information… 2025-08-29T17:38:37Z  
98-hr-5277 98 hr 5277 A bill to extend programs under the Head Start Act. Education 1984-03-28 1984-10-30 See S.2565. House Rep. Erlenborn, John N. [R-IL-13] IL R E000204 1 Amends the Head Start Act to extend through FY 1987 the authorization of appropriations for programs under such Act. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
98-hr-5251 98 hr 5251 Hispanic Education Incentives Act of 1984 Education 1984-03-27 1984-04-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. House Resident Commissioner Corrada, Baltasar [I-PR-At Large] PR I C000788 0 Hispanic Education Initiatives Act of 1984 - Title I: Programs Under the Higher Education Act of 1965 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise title III (Institutional Aid) provisions of HEA. Includes under the definition of "eligible institution," for purposes of both part A (Strengthening Institutions) and part B (Aid to Institutions With Special Needs) of such title III, any institution of higher education which: (1) includes a substantial number of minority and educationally disadvantaged students; (2) provides a medical education program which leads to a doctor of medicine degree or which is not less than a two-year program fully acceptable toward such a degree; and (3) received a grant in FY 1981 or 1982 to assist health professions schools in financial distress from the Department of Health and Human Services under specified provisions of the Public Health Service Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to use parts A and B funds not only to encourage cooperative agreements among part A grant recipients and among part B grant recipients, but also to encourage such cooperative agreements among part A and part B recipients and institutions not receiving assistance under title III. Directs the Secretary of Education to reserve at least 15 percent (or $10,000,000, if that is greater) from part A appropriations, and at least the same portion from part B appropriations, for use for the purposes of such parts by institutions of higher education that have enrollments at least 40 percent of which is comprised of Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Cuban, or other Hispanic students, or combination thereof and that also satisfy applicable eligibility requirements under such parts. Requires any institution applying for such funds to include in its application assurances that such funds will be expended directly for the benefit of Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Cuban, or other Hispanic students. Revises title IV (Student Assistance) of HEA to extend through FY 1989 the authorization of appropriation… 2025-08-29T17:38:44Z  
98-hr-5231 98 hr 5231 Academic Equity and Excellence Through Bilingual Education Act of 1984 Education 1984-03-22 1984-03-29 Executive Comment Requested from Education. House Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-7] MI D K000172 59 Academic Equity and Excellence Through Bilingual Education Act of 1984 - Amends the Bilingual Education Act (the Act, which is also title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) to revise and reauthorize programs under the Act. Includes under the statement of policy for the Act the recognition that: (1) there are growing numbers of children of limited English proficiency; (2) the Federal Government has a special and continuing obligation to assist in providing equal educational opportunity to limited English proficient children; (3) the segregation of many groups of limited English proficient children remains a serious problem; (4) both limited English proficient children and children whose primary language is English can benefit from bilingual education programs, and that such programs can help develop our national linguistic resources; (5) data collection capabilities need to be strengthened to better identify and promote effective programs and instructional practices; (6) parent and community participation in bilingual education programs contributes to program effectiveness; and (7) because of limited English proficiency, many adults are not able to participate fully in national life, and limited English proficient parents are often not able to participate effectively in their children's education. Provides that assistance under the Act shall be given to local educational agencies (LEAs), and, for certain related purposes, to State educational agencies (SEAs), institutions of higher education, and community organizations. Includes adult programs (in addition to related preschool, elementary, and secondary school programs) among those bilingual education programs to be assisted under the Act. Requires programs under the Act to be designed to enable students to achieve full competence in English. Permits such programs to also provide for the development of student competency in a second language. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the Act for FY 1985 through 1991. Authorizes separate ap… 2025-08-29T17:40:13Z  
98-hr-5240 98 hr 5240 Higher Education Amendments of 1984 Education 1984-03-22 1984-05-02 Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. House Rep. Simon, Paul [D-IL-22] IL D S000423 56 Higher Education Amendments of 1984 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) ("the Act") to revise and extend programs under the Act. Sets forth amendments to title I of the Act, renaming such title "Continuing and Community Postsecondary Education." Eliminates title I, part A provisions relating to the establishment of the Commission on National Development in Postsecondary Education. Switches title I, part B provisions for Education Outreach Programs to part A and revises such provisions. Decreases the portion of funds for Education Outreach Programs which is required to be used for State allotments from 90 to 50 percent. Increases the portion of such funds which is required to be available for Federal discretionary grants from ten to 40 percent. Requires that each State use no more than 15 percent (currently, no less than 15 and no more than 20 percent) of its allotment for Education Outreach Programs to conduct comprehensive statewide planning. Revises the formulas (based on a range of appropriation amounts for this part) for determining when a State must use at least ten percent, and when it may not use more than ten percent, of its allotment for such purpose. Deletes provisions relating to the National Advisory Council on Continuing Education, but refers to the National Advisory Council on Postsecondary Education which is established later in this Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1990 to carry out Education Outreach Programs. Removes a limitation on the portion of a State allotment which may be used to carry out continuing education programs. Adds new title I, part B provisions for Literacy Training. Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to institutions of higher education and consortia of institutions that have entered into agreements to operate literacy training programs in their own communities and in rural areas in the vicinity. Sets forth requirements for literacy training program agreements, including: (1) establishment of academic credit courses combining unde… 2025-08-29T17:41:45Z  
98-hr-5210 98 hr 5210 Academic Libraries and Information Technology Enhancement Act Education 1984-03-21 1984-03-30 Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. House Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-15] MI D F000270 12 Academic Libraries and Information Technology Enhancement Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise title II of such Act. Retitles title II (College and Research Library Assistance and Library Training and Research) as "Academic Library and Information Technology Enhancement." Replaces title II part D provisions for design of the National Periodical System (funding for the design of such System under such Act will expire at the end of FY 1985) with new part D provisions for College Library Technology and Cooperation Grants. Extends through FY 1989 the authorization of appropriations for the following programs under title II: (1) part A (College Library Resources); (2) part B (Library Training, Research, and Development); and (3) part C (Strengthening Research Library Resources). Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1989 for the new part D programs (College Library Technology and Cooperation Grants). Revises part A provisions for college library resource development grants to provide that such grants shall be made only to eligible institutions of higher education or combinations thereof (or branches of such an institution which are located in other communities). Deletes provisions for making such grants to other public and private nonprofit library institutions which perform certain functions. Removes the $10,000 maximum limit on such a grant. Adds to application requirements for such grants satisfactory assurances that the institution's library: (1) is participating in one or more agreements with other institutions for the sharing of library resources; and (2) will maintain or develop access for students to academically oriented data bases. Permits the latter assurance about maintenance or development of data base access to be waived in very unusual circumstances. Requires that an institution, in order to be eligible for such a grant, must: (1) be dependent, because of its limited financial resources, on the grant for improving the quality of its programs or maintaining accreditati… 2025-08-29T17:41:25Z  
98-hr-5211 98 hr 5211 A bill to terminate certain authority of the executive branch of the Government which is subject to congressional review unless that authority is approved by an enactment of the Congress. Education 1984-03-21 1984-03-30 Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. House Rep. Levitas, Elliott H. [D-GA-4] GA D L000265 0 Terminates the authority of the Director of Dependents' Education (formerly subject to congression veto) to establish by regulation a formula for determining the minimum allotment of funds necessary for the operation of each school in the Defense Dependents' Education System under the Education Amendments of 1978, unless the exercise of such authority is approved by an enactment of Congress within 180 days after enactment of this Act. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
98-hr-5212 98 hr 5212 A bill to terminate certain authority of the executive branch of the Government which is subject to congressional review unless that authority is approved by an enactment of the Congress. Education 1984-03-21 1984-03-30 Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. House Rep. Levitas, Elliott H. [D-GA-4] GA D L000265 0 Terminates the authority of the Secretary of Education (formerly subject to congressional veto) to develop procedures for submission of information required under any Federal educational program to a single Federal or State educational agency under the General Education Provisions Act, unless the exercise of such authority is approved by an enactment of Congress within 180 days after enactment of this Act. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
98-hr-5193 98 hr 5193 A bill to terminate certain authority of the executive branch of the Government which is subject to congressional review unless that authority is approved by an enactment of the Congress. Education 1984-03-20 1984-03-30 Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. House Rep. Levitas, Elliott H. [D-GA-4] GA D L000265 0 Terminates the authority of the Secretary of Education (formerly subject to congressional veto) to prescribe regulations under the General Education Provisions Act, unless the exercise of such authority is approved by an enactment of Congress within 180 days after enactment of this Act. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
98-hjres-520 98 hjres 520 A joint resolution designating April 13, 1984, as "Education Day, U.S.A.". Education 1984-03-19 1984-04-13 Became Public Law No: 98-264. House Rep. Wright, James C., Jr. [D-TX-12] TX D W000763 225 Designates April 13, 1984, the birthday of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, leader of the worldwide Lubavitch movement, as Education Day, U.S.A. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
98-s-2443 98 s 2443 A bill to provide that a student enrolled in a graduate program in psychology shall be eligible for student loans under the health professions student loan program. Education 1984-03-19 1984-03-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] HI D I000025 0 Amends the Public Health Service Act to make students enrolled in graduate programs in psychology eligible for student loans under the health professions student loan program. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
98-s-2444 98 s 2444 A bill to permit educational institutions with graduate programs in psychology to apply for grants and contracts to provide educational assistance to individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. Education 1984-03-19 1984-03-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] HI D I000025 1 Amends the Public Health Service Act to permit educational institutions with graduate programs in psychology to apply for grants and contracts to provide educational assistance to individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
98-hr-5173 98 hr 5173 A bill to provide an experience of life in the United States to children from areas affected by civil strife in Ireland by permitting the use of education block grant funds. Education 1984-03-15 1984-03-23 Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. House Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-1] MT D W000520 39 Amends the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 to permit the use of education block grant funds for projects for Irish children. Requires that such projects provide an opportunity to live in the United States to children aged ten through 18 from areas of Ireland that have been torn by civil strife and violence. Requires that such opportunity include attendance in U.S. schools and affiliation with children of diverse religious, ethnic, cultural, and social backgrounds in a peaceful atmosphere. Permits such funds to be used for such projects if the local educational agency concerned files with the Secretary of Education a plan containing assurances that at least one-half of the cost of such projects will be provided from private donations and that project funds will be used to pay a portion of the cost of such children's round-trip transportation, U.S. schooling, and other living expenses. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
98-s-2422 98 s 2422 Secondary School Basic Skills Act Education 1984-03-13 1984-03-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] NJ D B001225 7 Secondary School Basic Skills Act - Establishes a program of grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) having especially high concentrations of children from low-income families to enable such agencies to provide more effective instruction in basic skills for economically disadvantaged secondary school students. Defines "basic skills" to include reading, writing, and mathematics computational proficiency as well as comprehension and reasoning. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1990. Makes certain amounts of such appropriations available for specified activities and types of grants under this Act. Makes a secondary school eligible to receive assistance under this Act for planning grants, demonstration grants, and formula grants only if 20 percent or more of children aged 14 to 17, inclusive, who are enrolled in such school are counted under LEA basic grant provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as modified by the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 (ECIA). Requires that funds made available under this Act for planning grants, demonstration grants, and formula grants be used to plan for, develop new approaches to, and carry out educational services and activities designed specifically to raise the basic skills of low achieving disadvantaged children. Authorizes the Secretary of Education, through the National Institute of Education (NIE) and from specified funds appropriated for FY 1985, to make planning grants to LEAs, institutions of higher education, and other public agencies and nonprofit private organizations. Provides that such planning grants shall be made to such entities on behalf of and for the purpose of assisting eligible secondary schools to prepare proposals for demonstration grants. Sets forth application requirements. Limits any such planning grant to $2,000. Requires planning grant recipients to submit a demonstration proposal within 60 days after the end of FY 1986, or else refund the amount received. Authorizes the Secretary, thr… 2025-08-29T17:41:56Z  
98-s-2412 98 s 2412 Education Amendments of 1984 Education 1984-03-12 1984-03-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] AK R S000888 0 Education Amendments of 1984 - Amends the Education Amendments of 1972 to include educational institutions receiving Federal financial assistance within the prohibition against sex discrimination. 2025-08-29T17:38:21Z  
98-hr-5077 98 hr 5077 Emergency Immigrant Education Act of 1984 Education 1984-03-08 1984-03-29 Subcommittee Hearings Held. House Rep. Coleman, Ronald D. [D-TX-16] TX D C000621 1 Emergency Immigrant Education Act of 1984 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1987 for special impact aid payments to State and local educational agencies which provide educational services to immigrant children. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to pay to each State educational agency (SEA) for its administrative costs under this Act up to one and one-half percent of the funds to which the SEA is entitled under this Act. Sets forth provisions for withholding of payments under this Act. Directs the Secretary to make, for FY 1985 through 1987, State entitlement payments equal to $500 for each immigrant child in public and nonpublic elementary or secondary schools within eligible local educational agencies (LEAs). Requires that the number of such children in the public and nonpublic schools within an eligible LEA be at least the lesser of: (1) 500; or (2) five percent of the total enrollment in such public or nonpublic schools during the fiscal year. Requires that the amount of any such grant to an SEA for any fiscal year be reduced by the amounts made available for such fiscal year by any other Federal law for expenditure within the State for the same purposes as those for which funds are available under this Act. Provides that such reduction shall be made only to the extent that such amounts are made available: (1) for such purposes specifically because of the refugee, parolee, asylee, or other immigrant status of the individuals served by such funds; and (2) to provide assistance to individuals eligible for services under this Act. Permits payments to States under this Act to be used for supplementary public educational services and costs for immigrant children in public and nonpublic schools within districts served by eligible LEAs. Includes among such services: (1) English language instruction; (2) other bilingual educational services; (3) special materials and supplies; (4) additional basic instructional services; and (5) inservice personnel training. Sets forth requirements for SEA… 2025-08-29T17:39:41Z  
98-hr-5099 98 hr 5099 A bill to amend the Bilingual Education Act. Education 1984-03-08 1984-03-23 Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. House Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11] NY D T000326 0 Amends the Bilingual Education Act to revise provisions for personnel training. Requires that such training be designed to develop knowledge of cultural groups of persons of limited English proficiency. Permits bilingual education training institutes to be located outside the United States if the program would be made more effective by being conducted in a country whose inhabitants speak the language being studied. Requires that, in the awarding of fellowships for study in the field of training teachers for bilingual education, favorable consideration be given to individuals intending to study bilingual education in the following specialized areas: vocational education, adult education, gifted and talented education, special education, education technology, literacy, and mathematics and science education. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to and contracts with eligible applicants for special projects. Provides that such special projects may be activities designed to: (1) promote bilingual education programs in the specialized areas listed in the preceding paragraph; or (2) evaluate the progress of children of limited English proficiency in achieving competence in the English language and in progressing effectively through the educational system. Sets forth requirements relating to applications for, and the duration of, such grants and contracts. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1989 for such special projects grants and contracts. Revises provisions for bilingual education research to provide for studies to determine the most effective methods of improving the literacy of (currently, "teaching reading to") children and adults who have language proficiencies other than English. Adds to the list of authorized research activities: (1) studies to examine effective programs in special education, gifted and talented education, and math and science education; and (2) a five-year longitudinal study to measure the effect of bilingual education programs on the education of students from C… 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
98-hr-5011 98 hr 5011 A bill to clarify the intent of Congress in adopting title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, to prohibit any educational institution which receives any federal assistance, direct or indirect, from discriminating on the basis of sex, to provide that federal departments and agencies may terminate or deny all federal financial assistance to any educational institution which discriminates on the basis of sex, and to protect women against sex discrimination by educational institutions receiving any form of federal financial assistance. Education 1984-03-01 1984-03-12 Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. House Rep. Schneider, Claudine [R-RI-2] RI R S000136 142 Amends the Education Amendments of 1972 to include educational institutions receiving Federal financial assistance within the prohibition against sex discrimination. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
98-hconres-266 98 hconres 266 A concurrent resolution restating the clear intent of Congress to provide financial assistance to local school systems to educate alien children and to call upon the President to expend appropriated funds for such purpose. Education 1984-02-29 1984-03-12 Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. House Rep. Hance, Kent R. [D-TX-19] TX D H000144 21 Restates the intent of Congress to assist local school systems with their obligation to educate alien children. Declares that the funds duly appropriated pursuant to specified Federal law for such purpose should be spent. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
98-s-2367 98 s 2367 Youth Education and Training for Employment Act Education 1984-02-29 1984-02-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] OH D M000678 0 Youth Education and Training for Employment Act - Authorizes appropriations for each fiscal year to carry out the following provisions of this Act: (1) title I, assistance to improve basic competency of educationally disadvantaged secondary school students; (2) title II, dropout prevention and remediation programs; (3) title III, community improvement work for disadvantaged students; and (4) title IV, skill training for young adults. Sets forth administrative provisions relating to titles II, III, and IV. Provides that specified provisions of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) relating to job training administrative entities shall apply to this Act. Title I: Assistance to Improve Basic Competency of Educationally Disadvantaged Secondary Students - Authorizes the Secretary of Education ("the Secretary," for purposes of title I) to make grants to States for improvement of the basic skills competency of educationally disadvantaged secondary school students. Sets forth provisions for allocations to States. Reserves specified amounts for payments to certain U.S. territories and possessions and for payments for children enrolled in Indian schools. Bases State allotments on the population of children aged 12 through 17 who are: (1) from families below the poverty level as determined under specified provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA); (2) from families above the poverty level as determined by specified provisions of ESEA; and (3) living in institutions for neglected or delinquent children or being supported in foster homes with public funds as determined under specified provisions of ESEA. Sets forth a minimum State allotment requirement. Sets forth provisions for within State allocation. Directs the State educational agency (SEA) to allocate 95 percent of the State allotment to local educational agencies (LEAs) based on the population of such children in the public schools of each LEA. Permits funds under this Act to be used by LEAs for educational services and activities … 2025-08-29T17:40:05Z  
98-s-2378 98 s 2378 Impact Aid Authorization Act of 1984 Education 1984-02-29 1984-02-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Abdnor, James [R-SD] SD R A000009 39 Impact Aid Authorization Act of 1984 - Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to authorize appropriations through FY 1989 for the impact aid program for federally affected schools. Increases the authority for reimbursements to eligible local educational agencies for revenues lost from federally owned, nontaxable property. Requires the Secretary of Education, not later than November 15, of each year, to publish the percentage change in the price index published for October of the preceding fiscal year and October of the fiscal year in which such publication is made. Bases the amount authorized for such impact aid programs on such percentage change. Limits such percentage change to no more than five percent. Repeals the three-year phaseout of impact aid to federally affected schools whose students' parents either live or work on Federal property. Authorizes appropriations for such impact aid through FY 1989. 2025-08-29T17:40:34Z  
98-s-2360 98 s 2360 Vocational-Technical Education Quality and Equity Act of 1984 Education 1984-02-28 1984-02-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL] FL D C000356 3 Vocational-Technical Education Quality and Equity Act of 1984 - Sets forth national priorities which States are to be assisted in addressing under this Act. Lists national priorities under the following two headings: (1) improving the quality of vocational education to meet the needs of a changing economy and labor market; and (2) increasing equity in vocational education by expanding access to programs and providing services to students with specified educational needs. Title I: State Administration, Planning, and Evaluation - Part A: State Administrative Responsibilities - Sets forth requirements relating to the functions of State boards of vocational education. Includes among State board responsibilities: (1) appointment of a State director of vocational education and other personnel to administer this Act; (2) convening and meeting at least four times annually; and (3) submitting the State plan to the State advisory council on vocational-technical education. Requires the State board to assign at least one full-time individual to assist it in specified ways. Directs each State to reserve a specified amount from its basic State grant for State board functions. Sets forth requirements relating to State advisory councils on vocational-technical education. Limits membership of each council to 15, at least one-third of whom must be representatives of the private sector. Sets forth other membership representation requirements. Sets forth council functions and duties, including: (1) biennial evaluation of vocational education program delivery systems assisted under this Act and under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and of the adequacy and effectiveness of Federal, State, local, and private efforts to strengthen and improve vocational education in the State; and (2) reviewing and commenting on the State plan submitted by the State board. Directs the Secretary of Education, from sums appropriated for such State councils and allotted in a specified manner, to make grants to State councils to carry out t… 2025-08-29T17:40:32Z  
98-s-2363 98 s 2363 A bill entitled the "Sex Discrimination in Education Reform Act of 1984". Education 1984-02-28 1984-02-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR] OR R P000009 19 Amends the Education Amendments of 1972 to include educational institutions receiving Federal financial assistance within the prohibition against sex discrimination. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
98-s-2348 98 s 2348 Vocational Education Act Education 1984-02-27 1984-02-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN] IN R Q000007 0 Vocational Education Act - Declares that it is the policy of the United States to assist the States to: (1) improve the quality of vocational education programs, and make them more responsive to labor market needs; (2) improve access to, and the quality of, vocational education for groups of individuals with special problems in the labor market, such as the handicapped and the economically disadvantaged, and to promote sex equity in occupational training; (3) assist in dealing with economic dislocation through programs for retraining adult workers and by promoting training for occupations required by expanding industries; and (4) achieve these purposes by involving the business community in the planning process and developing performance standards. Title I: State Vocational Education Program - Part A: Authorization of Appropriations and Allotments - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1990 to carry out this Act. Provides that, beginning with FY 1986 and thereafter, appropriations for programs and activities under this Act shall be available for obligation only on the basis of a program year which shall begin on July 1 in the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made. Provides that funds obligated for any program year may be expended by each recipient and subrecipient during that program year and the two succeeding program years and no amount shall be deobligated on account of a rate of expenditure which is consistent with the program plan. Provides that appropriations for FY 1985 shall be available both to fund activities for the period between October 1, 1984, and June 30, 1985, and for the program year beginning July 1, 1985. Authorizes appropriation of any additional sums necessary to carry out the transition to program year funding. Distributes funds under this Act as follows: (1) one percent for Indian programs under Part D of title II; (2) not more than three percent for national activities under parts B and C of title II; and (3) the remainder for allotments to States. Directs the Sec… 2025-08-29T17:37:58Z  
98-s-2341 98 s 2341 Vocational Education Act of 1984 Education 1984-02-23 1984-08-09 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. Senate Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT] VT R S000776 7 (Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 4164 passed in lieu) Carl Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1989 to carry out the provisions of titles I, II (other than consumer and homemaking education programs), III, and IV (other than bilingual vocational training provisions) of this Act, relating to State programs. Makes two percent of such appropriations for each fiscal year available to carry out the provisions of title IV (other than bilingual vocational training provisions) relating to national programs. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1989 to assist States to carry out programs and services designed to enroll severely economically and educationally disadvantaged youth in vocational education programs or other education and training or for employment, using joint efforts between eligible recipients and community-based organizations (under part C of title I of this Act). Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1989 for title II provisions for consumer and homemaking education programs. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1989 for title IV part E bilingual vocational training programs. Title I: Vocational Education Assistance to the States Part A: Allotment and Allocation - Directs the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to reserve from sums appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under this Act: (1) two percent for the activities described in title IV (National Programs); and (2) two percent for the purpose of carrying out provisions for Indian and Hawaiian native programs. Directs the Secretary, from the remainder of such sums and subject to specified provisions, to allot to each State for each fiscal year an amount based on formulas using State allotment ratios and relative State populations of certain age groups. Allots the following percentages of such funds on the basis of population aged: (1) 15 through 19, 50 percent; (2) 20 through 24, 20 percent; and (3) 25 through 65, 15 percent. All… 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
98-hr-4911 98 hr 4911 A bill to amend the National School Lunch Act to restore the food service equipment assistance program repealed by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981. Education 1984-02-22 1984-03-12 Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. House Rep. Solarz, Stephen J. [D-NY-13] NY D S000673 0 Amends the National School Lunch Act to reserve a specified amount of school lunch program appropriations for food service equipment. Bases State apportionment of such equipment funds on food distribution factors and standards. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
98-sconres-95 98 sconres 95 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that funding levels for Federal foreign language and international education and exchange programs should be maintained or increased. Education 1984-02-21 1984-02-21 Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Senate Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CT D D000388 6 Expresses the sense of the Congress that the FY 1985 funding levels for Federal foreign language and international education and exchange programs should be maintained or increased above the FY 1984 levels. 2025-01-14T18:18:18Z  
98-hconres-258 98 hconres 258 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that funding levels for Federal foreign language and international education and exchange programs should be maintained or increased. Education 1984-02-09 1984-02-24 Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. House Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] CA D P000047 51 Expresses the sense of the Congress that the FY 1985 funding levels for Federal foreign language and international education and exchange programs should be maintained or increased above the FY 1984 levels. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
98-hr-4851 98 hr 4851 National Drug Education Act of 1984 Education 1984-02-09 1984-02-24 Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. House Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27] TX D O000107 50 National Drug Education Act of 1984 - Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to States to assist local educational agencies (LEAs) in establishing and improving drug, alcohol, and tobacco education programs for elementary and secondary school students. Directs the Secretary to make such grant payments to States in amounts based on relative numbers of children in average daily attendance in elementary and secondary schools. Authorizes States to reserve up to seven percent of such grant payment for State administration of drug, alcohol, and tobacco education programs. Sets forth requirements for State applications for such grants. Requires State educational agencies (SEAs) to assure that LEAs will retain autonomy and flexibility in planning such programs. Requires SEAs to contribute, in cash, 20 percent of the cost of each program approved by the State. Directs the SEA to allocate grant funds to LEAs on the basis of relative numbers of children in daily attendance in elementary and secondary schools. Directs the SEA, from the amount allocated to an LEA, to pay up to 75 percent of the cost of the approved program. Provides for reallocation of amounts not spent by LEAs within a specified time period. Sets forth requirements for LEA applications for such allocations. Requires an LEA to pay five percent of the total program cost, in cash or in services, equipment, or facilities. Requires LEA planning for cooperation and coordination with Federal, State, and local police departments and agencies. Requires assurances that the LEA program will meet any special needs of low income and minority students. Sets forth provisions for program participation of children from private schools. Sets forth administrative provisions for audits and withholding of program payments to States. Directs the Secretary to report annually to the Congress on activities assisted under this Act. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Education to carry out this Act for FY 1985 through 1987. 2025-08-29T17:40:28Z  
98-s-2289 98 s 2289 Vocational Education and Community-Based Organizations Act of 1984 Education 1984-02-09 1984-02-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] PA R S000709 0 Vocational Education and Community-Based Organizations Act of 1984 - Amends the Vocational Education Act of 1963 (VEA) to add as a purpose of State vocational education programs under VEA to reduce the structural unemployment of the hard-to-employ, by funding State and local proposals which: (1) develop new self-help, community-based preparation programs that provide prevocational, motivational, attitudinal, and basic skills training necessary for existing vocational and technical training schools; (2) assist in providing adequate prevocational preparation targeted to the inner-city youth, the non-English-speaking barrios, the Appalachian hollows, and other urban and rural pockets of poverty; and (3) provide for cooperation between self-help community-based organizations of demonstrated effectiveness and existing vocational and technical training institutions. Includes self-help community-based organizations of demonstrated effectiveness among those groups to be represented in: (1) the membership of State and local advisory councils on vocational education; (2) participating in the formulation of State five-year plans for vocational education; and (3) the membership of the National Advisory Council on Vocational Education. Requires States, in considering the approval of applications for vocation education funds under VEA, to give priority (along with other priority factors) to those applicants that make proposals which contribute to the purpose added by this Act and which provide for career intern programs of demonstrated effectiveness, utilize intermediary organizations with a record of demonstrated effectiveness in developing cooperative partnerships with business and industry and vocational education institutions, or improve the basic skills of prevocational students. Allows any eligible recipient of funds under VEA that is a self-help community- based organization to appeal to the Secretary of Education any final action of the State with respect to any application for funds under VEA. Requires expenditures … 2025-08-29T17:39:15Z  
98-s-2302 98 s 2302 Vocational Education Consolidation Act of 1984 Education 1984-02-09 1984-02-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 0 Vocational Education Consolidation Act of 1984 - Part A: General Provisions - Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act in a specified amount for FY 1985 and in such sums as may be necessary for FY 1986 through 1989. Provides that funds appropriated under specified provisions of the Smith-Hughes Act (also known as the Vocational Education Act of 1917) shall be considered as funds appropriated for this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to reserve up to five percent of such appropriations for national programs under part C of this Act. Directs the Secretary to allot the remainder of such appropriations to States and insular areas according to a formula based on: (1) relative numbers of unemployed persons aged 15 through 19, 20 through 44, and 45 through 64; and (2) relative per capita income. Provides for minimum allotments and for reallotment under specified circumstances. Requires States to submit annual proposed use reports to the Secretary, after making such reports available for public comment, in order to receive funds under part B of this Act. Requires States to provide for financial and compliance audits of programs supported by funds received under this Act. Directs the Secretary to submit an annual report to Congress on the status of vocational education in the Nation. Establishes a National Advisory Council on Vocational Education for the period for which funds are appropriated under this Act. Provides for the applicability of specified provisions of the General Education Provisions Act to programs under this Act. Part B: State Programs - Directs the Secretary to make grants to each State, in accordance with its allotment under part A, to establish, expand, and improve vocational education programs, projects, services, and activities. Authorizes each State to set aside that portion of such allotment as is required for the State's administration of the programs, projects, services, and activities described in its proposed use report. Requires each State to use, from the remainder of its… 2025-08-29T17:37:40Z  
98-s-2310 98 s 2310 Senior Citizen Tutorial Volunteer Network Act of 1984 Education 1984-02-09 1984-02-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] MI D L000261 5 Senior Citizen Tutorial Volunteer Network Act of 1984 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to local educational agencies (LEAs), or to public agencies and private nonprofit organizations applying jointly with one or more LEAs, to establish and operate senior citizen tutorial volunteer network programs for educationally disadvantaged children. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1989 to carry out this Act. Provides that 85 percent of such appropriations be used for such grants for such programs. Provides that such volunteers will tutor such children in their elementary and secondary schools and homes and will serve as liaisons between their schools and families. Provides that such funds may also be used to: (1) train volunteers, teachers, and other school personnel involved in such programs; (2) develop curricula materials; and (3) assist volunteers to pay for program-related expenses. Provides that 15 percent of such appropriations shall be used by the Secretary for: (1) a leadership training institute for project directors and other designated project personnel; and (2) ongoing technical assistance for projects. Requires that eligible applicants submit grant applications which describe the program, including plans for program continuation at the local level. Requires that such applications provide assurances that: (1) local senior citizen groups are involved in program design and operation; and (2) only elementary and secondary schools and families eligible for assistance under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 may receive assistance under this Act. Directs the Secretary to: (1) assure equitable distribution of assistance among the States; and (2) pay a Federal share for each fiscal year equal to 100 percent of the costs of the programs described in approved applications. 2025-08-29T17:40:48Z  
98-hr-4793 98 hr 4793 Vocational Education Consolidation Act of 1984 Education 1984-02-08 1984-02-09 Subcommittee Hearings Held. House Rep. Erlenborn, John N. [R-IL-13] IL R E000204 3 Vocational Education Consolidation Act of 1984 - Part A: General Provisions - Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act in a specified amount for FY 1985 and in such sums as may be necessary for FY 1986 through 1989. Provides that funds appropriated under specified provisions of the Smith-Hughes Act (also known as the Vocational Education Act of 1917) shall be considered as funds appropriated for this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to reserve up to five percent of such appropriations for national programs under part C of this Act. Directs the Secretary to allot the remainder of such appropriations to States and insular areas according to a formula based on: (1) relative numbers of unemployed persons aged 15 through 19, 20 through 44, and 45 through 64; and (2) relative per capita income. Provides for minimum allotments and for reallotment under specified circumstances. Requires States to submit annual proposed use reports to the Secretary, after making such reports available for public comment, in order to receive funds under part B of this Act. Requires States to provide for financial and compliance audits of programs supported by funds received under this Act. Directs the Secretary to submit an annual report to Congress on the status of vocational education in the Nation. Establishes a National Advisory Council on Vocational Education for the period for which funds are appropriated under this Act. Provides for the applicability of specified provisions of the General Education Provisions Act to programs under this Act. Part B: State Programs - Directs the Secretary to make grants to each State, in accordance with its allotment under part A, to establish, expand, and improve vocational education programs, projects, services, and activities. Authorizes each State to set aside that portion of such allotment as is required for the State's administration of the programs, projects, services, and activities described in its proposed use report. Requires each State to use, from the remainder of it… 2025-08-29T17:39:48Z  
98-s-2273 98 s 2273 Student Aid Volunteer Earnings Act Education 1984-02-08 1984-02-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] OH D G000236 0 Student Aid Volunteer Earnings Act - Establishes a student aid volunteer earnings program. Requires that participants in the program: (1) be between 16 and 25 years old; (2) either have a high school diploma (or its equivalent) or be at least 18 years old and pursuing a high school equivalency diploma during participation in the program; (3) enter an agreement to commit themselves to participate in the program; (4) be a citizen or lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence; and (5) if below 18 years old, have the written consent of their parents or legal guardians. Requires that the volunteers participate in community service projects including specified service and work activities which would not otherwise be carried out. Provides for a period of service of between six to 24 months, to be served in six-month increments. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services ("the Secretary") after consultation with participating States and local sponsoring agencies, to design, prepare, and make available to participating States certificates of volunteer service to be presented to volunteers who successfully complete the applicable period of service. Provides for stipends (equal to at least the minimum wage for no more than 32 hours of community service per workweek) and for health insurance and workmen's compensation benefits for volunteers. Requires that each participant in the program agree to: (1) work 32 hours per week in a community service project carried out by the local sponsoring agency; (2) spend eight hours per workweek in remedial or continuing education; (3) contribute 25 percent of the stipend paid to the volunteer to the educational trust fund; (4) serve at least six months, and for six-month intervals, but for no more than 24 months, in order to be entitled to receive the postservice educational benefits of Federal matching funds under the educational trust fund; and (5) furnish information necessary for verification of eligibility and for participation in the program. Requires … 2025-08-29T17:39:35Z  
98-s-2275 98 s 2275 Leadership in Educational Administration Development Act of 1984 Education 1984-02-08 1984-10-09 Similar Provisions Included under Title IX of S.2565. Senate Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] RI R C000269 2 Leadership in Educational Administration Development Act of 1984 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1990 to carry out this Act. Directs the Secretary of Education, from such appropriations, to make available amounts, up to a specified maximum per region, necessary to establish and operate a regional technical assistance center in each Federal region. Makes any remainder of such appropriations available for metropolitan training centers. Directs the Secretary to enter into a contract with an institution of higher education (or consortium of such institutions) in each Federal region to establish and operate a regional technical assistance center. Permits the contractor to associate with a private management agency for performance of such contract. Requires the contractor to: (1) make center services available to school administrators from any of the local educational agencies (LEAs) in the region; (2) collect information on school leadership skills; (3) assess leadership skills of individual participants; (4) conduct leadership skills training for new and practicing school administrators, especially women and minority administrators; (5) operate consulting programs for school districts; (6) maintain training curricula and materials on leadership skills drawing on expertise in business, academia, civilian and military governmental agencies, and existing effective schools; (7) conduct programs which make available business executives, scholars, and practicing school administrators and which offer internships in business, industry, and in effective school districts to school administrators; (8) disseminate information on leadership skills associated with effective schools; and (9) establish model administrator projects. Directs the Secretary in selecting such contractors to take into account whether their programs would: (1) emphasize development of leadership skills identified by graduate schools of management and of education; and (2) assure provision of assistance to school administrators from LE… 2025-08-29T17:37:47Z  
98-hr-4775 98 hr 4775 Leadership in Educational Administration Development Act of 1984 Education 1984-02-07 1984-10-09 Similar Provisions Included under Title IX of S.2565. House Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6] WI R P000265 10 Leadership in Educational Administration Development Act of 1984 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1990 to carry out this Act. Directs the Secretary of Education, from such appropriations, to make available amounts, up to a specified maximum per region, necessary to establish and operate a regional technical assistance center in each Federal region. Makes any remainder of such appropriations available for metropolitan training centers. Directs the Secretary to enter into a contract with an institution of higher education (or consortium of such institutions) in each Federal region to establish and operate a regional technical assistance center. Permits the contractor to associate with a private management agency for performance of such contract. Requires the contractor to: (1) make center services available to school administrators from any of the local educational agencies (LEAs) in the region; (2) collect information on school leadership skills; (3) assess leadership skills of individual participants; (4) conduct leadership skills training for new and practicing school administrators, especially women and minority administrators; (5) operate consulting programs for school districts; (6) maintain training curricula and materials on leadership skills drawing on expertise in business, academia, civilian and military governmental agencies, and existing effective schools; (7) conduct programs which make available business executives, scholars, and practicing school administrators and which offer internships in business, industry, and in effective school districts to school administrators; (8) disseminate information on leadership skills associated with effective schools; and (9) establish model administrator projects. Directs the Secretary in selecting such contractors to take into account whether their programs would: (1) emphasize development of leadership skills identified by graduate schools of management and of education; and (2) assure provision of assistance to school administrators from L… 2025-08-29T17:40:14Z  
98-hr-4731 98 hr 4731 Effective Schools Development in Education Act of 1984 Education 1984-02-02 1984-02-10 Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. House Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29] CA D H000367 115 Effective Schools Development in Education Act of 1984 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a grants program to promote more effective schools and excellence in education. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1989 for such grants program. Allows program grants to be used to: (1) promote State educational agency (SEA) and local educational agency (LEA) awareness of effective schools information through conferences at schools and district and multidistrict offices and through onsite visits to model effective schools; (2) develop and implement systems of data collection, analysis, interpretation, and communication; (3) plan, review, and revise program activities; (4) support related effective schools efforts; (5) obtain technical assistance and consultant services from regional educational laboratories, research and development centers, institutions of higher education, and other nonprofit educational organizations; (6) design, develop, and publish educational materials on effective schools programs; (7) conduct program evaluations; and (8) otherwise identify, document, and disseminate information concerning exemplary effective schools programs. Requires that program grant applications by SEAs or LEAs demonstrate that: (1) the applicant has an effective schools improvement program in effect; (2) grant funds would be used to pay not more than one-half of the cost of any program or activity; (3) grant funds would be supplementary; and (4) independent annual evaluations will be conducted and reported. Directs the Secretary of Education, in selecting grant recipients, to: (1) consider the extent to which grant funds would be used to improve schools in districts with the greatest numbers or percentages of educationally deprived children and the extent to which the applicant's ongoing effective schools program has demonstrated the capacity to improve student achievement or behavior; (2) ensure reasonable geographic distribution of grants; and (3) designate grants as being av… 2025-08-29T17:39:54Z  
98-sjres-219 98 sjres 219 A joint resolution recognizing the important contributions of the arts to a complete education. Education 1984-01-31 1984-01-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] MA D K000105 3 Recognizes the important contribution of the arts to a complete education. Urges all citizens to support efforts which strengthen artistic training and appreciation within schools. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  

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