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| 99-hconres-409 | 99 | hconres | 409 | A concurrent resolution expressing the support of Congress for the petition drive of the National Forum requesting a televised educational forum on nuclear arms issues. | Education | 1986-10-10 | 1986-10-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 1 | Supports the National Forum in its effort to unite high school students through a petition drive requesting the major television networks to hold a televised educational forum on nuclear arms issues. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 99-hres-581 | 99 | hres | 581 | A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should direct the Secretary of Education to form a National Task Force on the Problem of Functional Illiteracy. | Education | 1986-10-08 | 1986-11-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. | House | Rep. Waldon, Alton R., Jr. [D-NY-6] | NY | D | W000038 | 38 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should direct the Secretary of Education to form a National Task Force on the Problem of Functional Illiteracy. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 99-s-2896 | 99 | s | 2896 | Native American Gifted and Talented Educational Assistance Act of 1985 | Education | 1986-09-30 | 1986-09-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 3 | Native American Gifted and Talented Educational Assistance Act of 1985 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to, and enter into contracts with, junior or community colleges, including tribally controlled community colleges, and/or Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate, for demonstration projects designed to address the special needs of talented and gifted elementary and secondary students who are Indian and Hawaiian. Requires applications for such contracts to contain comments of each local educational agency which has students enrolled in such agency schools and who will participate in the project for which assistance is sought. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986. Makes available out of such appropriations $4,000,000 for grants benefiting talented and gifted elementary and secondary school Indian students, and $1,000,000 for talented and gifted elementary and secondary school Native Hawaiian students. | 2025-08-29T16:29:32Z | |
| 99-hr-5607 | 99 | hr | 5607 | National Fund for Literacy Development Act | Education | 1986-09-29 | 1986-11-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. | House | Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29] | CA | D | H000367 | 4 | National Fund for Literacy Development Act - Establishes the National Fund for Literacy Development as a charitable, nonprofit, and nonpartisan corporation. Directs the Fund to raise money by encouraging private gifts of real and personal property to assist the Secretary of Education in carrying out literacy education programs under this Act. Establishes a National Board for Literacy Development to: (1) determine the overall activities, priorities, policies, and goals of the Fund; and (2) advise the Secretary concerning the priorities, policies, goals, selection of projects and implementation of programs under this Act. Requires the Board to report annually to the Secretary and the Congress on the amount of private moneys raised through the Fund, the disposition of such amounts, and the long-term priorities and goals for the Fund. Directs the Secretary, with sums appropriated under this Act and with amounts contributed by the Fund, through the Office of Adult Education, to carry out a program of grants to expand the ability of existing literacy programs and agencies to offer improved services. Sets forth allowable uses of grant funds. Requires the use of a peer review procedure for final determination of grant awards. Authorizes the Secretary to make multiple year grants. Directs the Secretary to report annually to the Congress on such grants program. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1991. | 2025-08-29T16:32:38Z | |
| 99-s-2835 | 99 | s | 2835 | English Proficiency Act | Education | 1986-09-18 | 1986-09-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Education. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 9 | English Proficiency Act - Directs the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to establish within the Office of Adult Education a program of grants for English literacy programs for individuals of limited English proficiency. Allows such grants to provide for support services including child care and transportation costs for program participants. Provides that such grants may be made to community-based organizations, local education agencies, tribally-controlled schools, institutions of higher education (including community colleges), public libraries, and prisons. Sets forth grant application requirements. Limits grants to not more than three years duration. Requires that at least 50 percent of grant funds go to community-based organizations with the demonstrated capability to administer English proficiency programs. Requires grant recipients to report annually to the Secretary. Directs the Secretary, through the Office of Adult Education, directly and through grants and contracts, to carry out demonstration programs to: (1) develop innovative approaches and methods of literacy education for individuals of limited English proficiency; and (2) establish a nationwide clearinghouse on literacy education for individuals of limited English proficiency. Directs the Secretary, directly and through grants and contracts, to evaluate and annually audit programs funded under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to accept grants, gifts, or bequests of money for the purposes of this Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989. Limits to ten percent the portion of funds available under this Act which may be used for demonstration programs and evaluation. | 2025-08-29T16:33:16Z | |
| 99-hr-5520 | 99 | hr | 5520 | Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1986 | Education | 1986-09-16 | 1986-09-22 | House Incorporated this Measure in S.2294 as an Amendment. | House | Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-1] | MT | D | W000520 | 37 | (Measure passed House, amended) Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1986 - Title I: Handicapped Infants and Toddlers - Amends the Education of the Handicapped Act (the Act) to add a new part H, Handicapped Infants and Toddlers. Establishes a program to address the needs of handicapped infants and toddlers (from birth to age two inclusive) and their families. Defines "handicapped infants and toddlers" and "early intervention services." Directs the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to make grants to States for development of statewide, comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary, interagency systems to provide early intervention services for handicapped infants and toddlers and their families. Requires a State, to be eligible for such a grant, to establish a State Interagency Coordinating Council which meets specified requirements. Sets forth other requirements for continuing eligibility for such grants. Sets forth the minimum components required for a statewide system. Requires that each handicapped infant or toddler and their family receive: (1) a multidisciplinary assessment of unique needs and the identification of services appropriate to meet such needs; and (2) a written individualized family service plan developed by a multidisciplinary team, including the parent or guardian. Sets forth State application requirements. Allows States to also use grant funds for: (1) direct services for handicapped infants and toddlers that are not otherwise provided by other sources; and (2) expansion and improvement of services that are otherwise available. Sets forth procedural safeguards required to be included in a statewide system. Prohibits funds under part H from being used to satisfy a financial commitment for services which would have been paid for from another source but for the enactment of part H, except that to prevent delay in the receipt of appropriate early intervention services such funds may be used to pay the provider of services pending reimbursement from the agency with ultimate respon… | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 99-hr-5452 | 99 | hr | 5452 | School Facilities Emergency Construction Act | Education | 1986-08-15 | 1986-09-02 | Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. | House | Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31] | CA | D | D000592 | 0 | School Facilities Emergency Construction Act - Establishes within the Department of Education a School Facilities Emergency Construction Fund to provide Federal assistance to construct, maintain, and repair primary and secondary school facilites in impoverished areas and in areas experiencing exceptional rises in enrollment. Sets forth authorized uses of such funds by States and local educational agencies. Sets forth formulas for allotments to States. Sets forth application requirements. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989. | 2025-08-29T16:31:51Z | |
| 99-s-2762 | 99 | s | 2762 | Literacy Training Demonstration Act of 1986 | Education | 1986-08-14 | 1986-08-14 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Education Department, Labor Department, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 0 | Literacy Training Demonstration Act of 1986 - Amends title IV (Federally Administered Programs) of the Job Training Partnership Act (the Act) to add provisions for a Literacy Training Demonstration Program. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) to award grants to and enter into contracts with postsecondary institutions participating in any program pursuant to title II (Training Services for the Disadvantaged) of the Act to establish adult literacy training programs for unemployed, underemployed, and displaced workers who are not otherwise served by Federal programs. Limits the amount of any such grant awarded for FY 1987 and 1988. Sets forth required components of literacy training plans to be submitted by eligible postsecondary institutions. Sets forth authorized uses of funds. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress on an evaluation of the literacy training demonstration program by October 1, 1988. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 and 1988. | 2025-08-29T16:31:51Z | |
| 99-hr-5409 | 99 | hr | 5409 | Children's Options for Intensive Compensatory Education Act of 1986 | Education | 1986-08-13 | 1986-09-20 | Placed on Union Calendar No: 519. | House | Rep. Henry, Paul B. [R-MI-5] | MI | R | H000514 | 6 | Children's Options for Intensive Compensatory Education Act of 1986 - Amends Chapter 1 (Financial Assistance to Meet Special Educational Needs of Disadvantaged Children) of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 to revise provisions for authorized chapter 1 programs to allow issuance of educational vouchers as well as direct provision of special instructional and instructional support services. (Includes the acquisition of equipment, but not the construction of school facilities, among such services.) Authorizes local educational agencies (LEAs) to use Chapter 1 funds only for provision of a three-year program of such services to meet the special educational needs of educationally deprived children in public and private schools who are identified in accordance with specified written criteria established by the State educational agency (SEA). Revises provisions for approval of applications to include identification of educationally deprived children with the greatest need of services to participate in a three-year program of services. Requires individualized instructional plans for each child selected. Requires parental involvement in such plans. Requires concentration of Chapter 1 services. Directs LEAs to limit the number of educationally deprived children selected for participation so as to ensure that the Chapter 1 services are of sufficient scope and quality to give reasonable promise of substantial progress toward meeting all of the special educational needs of each participating child during the three-year period of participation. Sets forth provisions for withdrawal and replacement of participating children, appointment of surrogate parents, maintenance of instructional effort, and providing of information to parents. Sets forth provisions under which the Secretary of Education may bypass LEAs in the provision of Chapter 1 services to private schools. Sets forth provisions for educational vouchers to be provided to parents by an LEA when the individualized instruction plan requires the… | 2025-08-29T16:30:51Z | |
| 99-s-2740 | 99 | s | 2740 | Student Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Act of 1986 | Education | 1986-08-12 | 1986-08-12 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Education Department, Health and Human Services Department, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 8 | Student Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Act of 1986 - Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to establish an Office of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Education and Prevention in the Department of Education. Provides that such Office shall be administered by the Assistant Secretary for Drug and Alcohol Abuse Education and Prevention (the Assistant Secretary). Sets forth the duties of the Office. Requires the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to report to the Congress within one year after the enactment of this Act on the progress in establishing the Office and the long-term strategy of the Office for drug education and prevention. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary, to establish a program of grants to States for drug (including alcohol) abuse education in elementary and secondary schools. Lists the State and local educational agency uses of such funds. Restricts the amount States may use for administrative costs. Provides for: (1) the allotment of such grant funds to States; (2) State application for such grant funds; (3) allocations to local educational agencies; and (4) local application to State educational agencies. Provides for the equitable participation of children enrolled in private nonprofit elementary and secondary schools in such program. Requires the Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to: (1) collect and disseminate program-related information to State and local educational agencies; (2) provide technical assistance; and (3) identify research and development priorities. Authorizes appropriations for such activities. Provides that the use of such grant funds is to supplement and not supplant other Federal funds. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1991. | 2025-08-29T16:32:44Z | |
| 99-hr-5378 | 99 | hr | 5378 | Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Act of 1986 | Education | 1986-08-11 | 1986-09-09 | Placed on Union Calendar No: 487. | House | Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29] | CA | D | H000367 | 23 | (Reported to House from the Committee on Education and Labor with amendment, H. Rept. 99-808) Title I: Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Programs - Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Act of 1986 - Directs the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to establish Federal programs of drug (including alcohol) abuse education and prevention in elementary and secondary schools and in institutions of higher education. Establishes a National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse Education and Prevention to focus national attention on drug-related problems, support and publicize programs of drug abuse education and prevention, and advise the Secretary on programs under this title. Reserves specified portions of funds to carry out this title for: (1) payments to certain U.S. territories and possessions; (2) programs for Indian children; (3) national programs; and (4) programs with institutions of higher education. Allots the remainder among States on the basis of school-age population. Part A: State and Local Programs to Improve Drug Abuse Education and Prevention - Directs Governors to reserve specified portions of the State allotment for State program activities and for programs for dropouts and for after-school and vacation periods. Directs the State educational agency, from the remainder, to make grants to local educational agencies, intermediate educational agencies, and consortia. Subpart 1: State Programs of Drug Abuse Education and Prevention - Allows State program funds to be used for: (1) model curricula materials; (2) demonstration projects; (3) inservice and preservice training; (4) technical assistance; (5) other drug abuse education and prevention programs; and (6) limited State administrative expenses. Sets forth State application requirements. Directs Governors to make grants and enter into contracts with community-based organizations of demonstrated performance for drug abuse education and prevention programs for school dropouts and for school-age children after school hours and during the summer vacatio… | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 99-s-2727 | 99 | s | 2727 | Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Act of 1986 | Education | 1986-08-07 | 1986-08-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 4 | Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Act of 1986 - Extends through FY 1989 the authorization of appropriations for the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to extend through FY 1989 the authorization of appropriations for the Customs Forfeiture Fund. Provides for the use of both such funds by: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services to assist the States in providing drug abuse education and prevention programs; and (2) the Secretary of Education to assist the States in providing statewide elementary and secondary school drug abuse education programs. | 2025-08-29T16:31:16Z | |
| 99-hr-5336 | 99 | hr | 5336 | Drug and Alcohol Abuse Education Act of 1986 | Education | 1986-08-05 | 1986-09-09 | See H.R.5378. | House | Rep. Bates, Jim [D-CA-44] | CA | D | B000236 | 0 | Drug and Alcohol Abuse Education Act of 1986 - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish a program of grants to the States for drug and alcohol abuse education in elementary and secondary schools. Sets forth authorized uses of such funds by State and local educational agencies. Sets forth formulas for allotment of such funds to States and allocation to local educational agencies. Sets forth provisions for State and local applications. Sets forth provisions for participation of children enrolled in private schools. Directs the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide certain drug education information and technical assistance to State and local educational agencies. Authorizes appropriations for such purpose. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1992 to carry out this Act. | 2025-08-29T16:30:55Z | |
| 99-hr-5297 | 99 | hr | 5297 | Student Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Intervention Demonstration Partnership Grants of 1986 | Education | 1986-07-31 | 1986-09-09 | See H.R.5378. | House | Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31] | CA | D | D000592 | 0 | Student Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Intervention Demonstration Partnership Grants of 1986 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants for demonstration projects in school and college settings designed to prevent substance (drug and alcohol) abuse, control substance use at a preaddictive level, and link students who are addicted to drugs or alcohol with effective rehabilitation programs. Provides that local educational agencies and colleges may apply for such grants by constituting substance abuse prevention, early intervention, and rehabilitation boards. Sets forth requirements for board membership. Provides that the following classes of programs will be considered for such grants: (1) prevention programs; (2) early intervention programs; and (3) intervention and treatment programs. Sets forth basic and optional grant proposal components, funding priorities, and reporting requirements. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1991. | 2025-08-29T16:30:18Z | |
| 99-hres-519 | 99 | hres | 519 | A resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the policies of colleges and universities with respect to the use of illegal narcotics among their students. | Education | 1986-07-29 | 1986-07-29 | Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-15] | FL | R | S000303 | 3 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that colleges and universities should enforce strict but fair policies to eliminate drug use by students. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 99-sconres-157 | 99 | sconres | 157 | A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that colleges and universities should enforce strict but fair antidrug use policies. | Education | 1986-07-29 | 1986-07-29 | Referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN] | IN | R | Q000007 | 12 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that colleges and universities should enforce strict but fair policies to eliminate drug use by students. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 99-hr-5237 | 99 | hr | 5237 | Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Act of 1986 | Education | 1986-07-24 | 1986-10-27 | See H.R.5484. | House | Rep. Barnes, Michael D. [D-MD-8] | MD | D | B000160 | 44 | Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Act of 1986 - Extends through FY 1989 the authorization of appropriations for the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to extend through FY 1989 the authorization of appropriations for the Customs Forfeiture Fund. Provides for the use of both such funds by: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services to assist the States in providing drug abuse education and prevention programs; and (2) the Secretary of Education to assist the States in providing statewide elementary and secondary school drug abuse education programs. | 2025-08-29T16:32:57Z | |
| 99-s-2672 | 99 | s | 2672 | National Educational Software Act of 1986 | Education | 1986-07-22 | 1986-08-28 | Committee on Governmental Affairs requested executive comment from OMB, Education Department. | Senate | Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN] | TN | D | G000321 | 0 | National Educational Software Act of 1986 - Establishes a National Educational Software Corporation (the Corporation) within the executive branch of the Federal Government. Sets forth provisions for members of the board of directors of the Corporation. Lists the principal functions of the Corporation as: (1) developing participation criteria for selecting high-quality, interactive, and educationally useful computer software; (2) securing investment capital for projects to develop such software; (3) making appropriate and reasonable investments in projects for the development of such software; (4) entering into contracts and making grants to assist in the development of such software; and (5) engaging in such other operations and activities as the board of directors determines to be necessary and appropriate to encourage the development and use of such software. Sets forth the general authorities of the Corporation. Sets forth provisions concerning investments by the Corporation. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989. | 2025-08-29T16:31:26Z | |
| 99-s-2661 | 99 | s | 2661 | Education for Economic Security Amendments of 1986 | Education | 1986-07-21 | 1986-07-21 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Education Department, Interior Department, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 2 | Education for Economic Security Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Education for Economic Security Act to replace the current title II, Education for Economic Security program, with a new title II, Teacher Training and Improvement Program. Provides that such title may be cited as the "Teacher Training and Improvement Act." Authorizes appropriations to carry out such program for FY 1987 through 1991. Provides for allotment of funds to States for State and local projects, and for reservations of funds for national programs, Department of the Interior schools for Indian children, and specified U.S. territories and possessions. Sets forth State application requirements. Requires that funds for State and local projects be used for: (1) inservice education for teachers to improve subject matter and teaching skills, including those needed to maintain an orderly classroom environment; (2) inservice education for school administrators to improve leadership skills, including those needed to maintain an orderly school environment; (3) retraining teachers who wish to teach different subjects; (4) support, including scholarships and internships, for qualified persons in other professions who wish to become teachers or school administrators; (5) improved preservice education of teachers and school administrators; (6) improved teacher education programs; (7) recognition of excellent performance by teachers or school administrators by awarding fellowships for further study or research and writing opportunities; (8) personnel exchange programs between education and other fields; and (9) other activities consistent with the purposes of this Act. Sets forth requirements for equitable program participation by private nonprofit school teachers and administrators. Sets forth provisions for national programs, including: (1) summer institutes and centers; (2) scholarships and fellowships; (3) exchange programs; (4) awards for development and testing of teacher education programs; (5) presidential teacher internships; (6) awards for indiv… | 2025-08-29T16:33:47Z | |
| 99-hr-5136 | 99 | hr | 5136 | Education, Job Training, and Youth Shelters for the Homeless Act | Education | 1986-06-26 | 1986-07-28 | Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. | House | Rep. Leland, Mickey [D-TX-18] | TX | D | L000237 | 3 | Education, Job Training, and Youth Shelters for the Homeless Act - Amends the General Education Provisions Act to require State and local educational agencies (LEAs) to provide free public education for homeless children. Requires each state education agency to implement a plan to ensure that each homeless child within the State is provided full and equal educational opportunities. Requires LEAs to ensure that qualified school personnel interview families and children in shelters or other temporary housing within their district to determine the educational needs of homeless children. Prohibits any State or local residency requirement from being applied so as to bar any homeless child from attending school. Grants the parents of each homeless child the choice of continuing the child's education in the district of origin for the remainder of the school year or enrolling the child in the school district where the child is actually living. Requires that each homeless child be provided adequate transportation to the school selected. Requires that the records of each homeless child be maintained so that they are immediately available when a child enters a new school district. Requires LEAs to ensure that each homeless child may participate in all educational programs and services. Amends the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) to include homeless individuals under the definition of economically disadvantaged. Requires that proper consideration be given to the extent to which JTPA service providers will provide services in locations that are convenient to homeless individuals, and that consideration also be given to providing training in housing rehabilitation. Includes homeless individuals among those encountering barriers to employment. Amends the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to define "providing temporary shelter" as providing shelter until permanent shelter can be provided elsewhere. | 2025-08-29T16:31:37Z | |
| 99-s-2598 | 99 | s | 2598 | Targeted Educational Assistance Act | Education | 1986-06-25 | 1986-07-14 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from OMB, Education Department. | Senate | Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] | RI | D | P000193 | 0 | Targeted Educational Assistance Act - Amends the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 (the Act) to require that State and local educational agencies use funds from grants to States under Chapter 2 (Consolidation of Federal Programs for Elementary and Secondary Education) of the Act exclusively for any or all of the following four critical areas: (1) school dropout prevention programs; (2) programs to combat illiteracy; (3) programs for the gifted and talented; and (4) basic skills instruction programs for economically disadvantaged secondary school students. Sets forth authorized uses of funds for programs in each of the four critical areas. | 2025-08-29T16:33:35Z | |
| 99-hr-5042 | 99 | hr | 5042 | English Proficiency Act | Education | 1986-06-17 | 1986-06-30 | Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. | House | Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-30] | CA | D | M000206 | 38 | English Proficiency Act - Directs the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to establish within the Office of Adult Education a program of grants for English literacy programs for individuals of limited English proficiency. Allows such grants to provide for support services including child care and transportation costs for program participants. Provides that such grants may be made to community-based organizations, local education agencies, tribally-controlled schools, institutions of higher education (including community colleges), public libraries, and prisons. Sets forth grant application requirements. Limits grants to not more than three years' duration. Requires that at least 50 percent of grant funds go to community-based organizations with the demonstrated capability to administer English proficiency programs. Requires grant recipients to report annually to the Secretary. Directs the Secretary, through the Office of Adult Education, directly and through grants and contracts, to carry out demonstration programs to: (1) develop innovative approaches and methods of literacy education for individuals of limited English proficiency; and (2) establish a nationwide clearinghouse on literacy education for individuals of limited English proficiency. Requires the Secretary, directly and through grants and contracts, to evaluate and annually audit programs funded under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to accept grants, gifts, or bequests of money for the purposes of this Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989. Limits to ten percent the portion of funds available under this Act which may be used for demonstration programs and evaluation. | 2025-08-29T16:31:17Z | |
| 99-hr-5011 | 99 | hr | 5011 | Education for Economic Security Amendments of 1986 | Education | 1986-06-11 | 1986-06-30 | Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. | House | Rep. Fawell, Harris W. [R-IL-13] | IL | R | F000049 | 7 | Education for Economic Security Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Education for Economic Security Act to replace the current title II, Education for Economic Security program, with a new title II, Teacher Training and Improvement Program. Provides that such title may be cited as the "Teacher Training and Improvement Act." Authorizes appropriations to carry out such program for FY 1987 through 1991. Provides for allotment of funds to States for State and local projects, and for reservations of funds for national programs, Department of the Interior schools for Indian children, and specified U.S. territories and possessions. Sets forth State application requirements. Requires that funds for State and local projects be used for: (1) inservice education for teachers to improve subject matter and teaching skills, including those needed to maintain an orderly classroom environment; (2) inservice education for school administrators to improve leadership skills, including those needed to maintain an orderly school environment; (3) retraining teachers who wish to teach different subjects; (4) support, including scholarships and internships, for qualified persons in other professions who wish to become teachers or school administrators; (5) improved preservice education of teachers and school administrators; (6) improved teacher education programs; (7) recognition of excellent performance by teachers or school administrators by awarding fellowships for further study or research and writing opportunities; (8) personnel exchange programs between education and other fields; and (9) other activities consistent with the purposes of this Act. Sets forth requirements for equitable program participation by private nonprofit school teachers and administrators. Sets forth provisions for national programs, including: (1) summer institutes and centers; (2) scholarships and fellowships; (3) exchange programs; (4) awards for development and testing of teacher education programs; (5) presidential teacher internships; (6) awards for indiv… | 2025-08-29T16:30:45Z | |
| 99-hconres-344 | 99 | hconres | 344 | A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that State and local governments and local educational agencies should require quality daily physical education programs for all children from kindergarten through the 12th grade. | Education | 1986-06-03 | 1986-06-17 | Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. | House | Rep. Byron, Beverly B. [D-MD-6] | MD | D | B001220 | 72 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that State and local governments and local educational agencies should require quality daily physical education programs for all children from kindergarten through grade 12. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 99-sconres-145 | 99 | sconres | 145 | A concurrent resolution to encourage State and local governments and local educational agencies to require quality daily physical education programs for all children from kindergarten through grade 12. | Education | 1986-06-03 | 1986-09-29 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 40 | Encourages State and local governments and local educational agencies to require quality daily physical education programs for all children from kindergarten through grade 12. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 99-s-2487 | 99 | s | 2487 | Future Teacher Training Corps Act | Education | 1986-05-21 | 1986-05-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 8 | Future Teacher Training Corps Act - Amends title V (Teacher Corps and Teacher Training Programs) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a new part G program of Future Teacher Training Corps Fellowships. Directs the Secretary of Education to allot program grant funds to each State on the basis of school-age population. Directs State Governors to appoint Selection Review Panels to select fellowship recipients. Requires that recipients be interested in teaching careers and agree to teach in areas of the State where there is a shortage of elementary or secondary school teachers or in fields of study where there is a shortage of such teachers. Sets forth guidelines for selection procedures. Sets forth program grant application requirements for States. Limits each such fellowship to not more than: (1) $5,000 for each year of graduate education in preparation to become an elementary or secondary school teacher; and (2) two years of such graduate education. Sets forth fellowship conditions. Requires fellowship repayment in cases of noncompliance with fellowship agreements, with specified exceptions. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990 to carry out this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to award up to 5,000 fellowships during each of those fiscal years. | 2025-08-29T16:32:55Z | |
| 99-hr-4841 | 99 | hr | 4841 | A bill to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act with respect to State allotments under the Act. | Education | 1986-05-15 | 1986-07-08 | Became Public Law No: 99-357. | House | Rep. Perkins, Carl C. [D-KY-7] | KY | D | P000229 | 4 | Amends the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act to revise provisions relating to the determination of State allotments. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 99-s-2438 | 99 | s | 2438 | Head Start Amendments of 1986 | Education | 1986-05-12 | 1986-05-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 0 | Head Start Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Head Start Act to extend through FY 1989 the authorization of appropriations for Head Start programs. Revises the formula for the minimum funding guarantees for Indian and migrant Head Start programs. Eliminates cost-of-living indexing for Indian and migrant Head Start programs. Eliminates a minimum reservation of funds for training and technical assistance activities. Makes Head Start program employees ineligible for between-term unemployment compensation under the Internal Revenue Code. | 2025-08-29T16:30:12Z | |
| 99-hr-4728 | 99 | hr | 4728 | Education and Training for American Competitiveness Act | Education | 1986-05-01 | 1986-05-12 | Placed on Union Calendar No: 347. | House | Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29] | CA | D | H000367 | 29 | (Reported to House from the Committee on Education and Labor with amendment, H. Rept. 99-597) Education and Training for American Competitiveness Act - Title I: Education for American Competitiveness - Authorizes appropriations to carry out this title for FY 1987 and each succeeding year. Makes available 80 percent of such funds for subtitle A and 20 percent for subtitle B. Subtitle A: Education and Training to Strengthen the Competitiveness of Domestic Industry - Directs the Secretary of Education (the Secretary for purposes of this title) to make grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) for programs to improve the education and skills of our current and future workers in those areas that will enhance their productivity and competitiveness. Allots subtitle A funds among States on the basis of relative numbers of unemployed individuals and of adults without high school degrees. Sets forth requirements for submission, contents, and approval of State plans under this subtitle. Encourages States to coordinate services under this subtitle with those provided under the Training for Industrial Competitiveness provisions added by this Act to the Job Training Partnership Act. Allows funds under this subtitle to be used for programs of literacy training, vocational training services, and elementary and secondary education in mathematics, science, or foreign languages. Makes such literacy training available to unemployed or underemployed individuals, displaced workers, illiterate adults, and illiterate out-of-school youth. Make such vocational training services available to: (1) workers who have been or who are about to be adversely affected by foreign competition; (2) unemployed or underemployed individuals, for employment in new, expanding, or export-related industries or businesses; (3) current employees, in order to make their existing industries and business more competitive; and (4) individuals in order to assist their entry into or advancement in high technology occupations or to meet the technological deman… | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 99-hr-4722 | 99 | hr | 4722 | A bill to amend part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt the Pell grant higher education assistance program from sequestration. | Education | 1986-04-30 | 1986-05-19 | Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. | House | Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-16] | NY | D | R000053 | 47 | Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to exempt from reduction under any sequestration order the Pell grant higher education assistance program under the Higher Education Act of 1965. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 99-hr-4698 | 99 | hr | 4698 | Economic Diversification Promotion Act of 1986 | Education | 1986-04-29 | 1986-05-19 | Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. | House | Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2] | CT | D | G000120 | 19 | Economic Diversification Promotion Act of 1986 - Amends title III (Special Programs) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act (the Act) to add a new part F: Industry-Education Partnership for Training and Retraining in Defense-Dependent Communities. Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to States to carry out industry-education partnership training programs in defense-dependent communities. Provides that such funds will be used solely for vocational education programs designed to train and retrain workers at defense or defense-related industries or facilities and other workers in defense-dependent communities to allow such workers to find employment in nondefense or defense-related businesses or industries. Requires coordination of part F programs with those under the Job Training Partnership Act and under title II (Basic State Grants for Vocational Education) of the Act. Requires active participation of State vocational education councils in developing part F programs. Requires at least 50 percent of program funds from non-Federal sources, and 50 percent of such non-Federal funds from participating business and industries (through cash or in-kind contributions). Provides that the Federal share of program costs shall be available equally from part F funds and from funds allotted to States under title II of the Act. Provides for State designation of specified funds for program use if an eligible recipient demonstrates that it is incapable of providing its share. Permits grant funds to be used solely for the part F programs already described and for: (1) limited administrative costs; (2) training and retraining of instructional and guidance personnel; (3) curriculum and materials development; and (4) other activities authorized under title III of the Act which may be essential to operating part F programs (including ensuring access of women, minorities, the handicapped, and the economically disadvantaged). Sets forth guidelines for State board approval of part F programs. Authorizes appropriati… | 2025-08-29T16:31:43Z | |
| 99-s-2377 | 99 | s | 2377 | A bill to make a technical modification in the Excellence in Education Act. | Education | 1986-04-28 | 1986-04-30 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from OMB, Education Department. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 0 | Amends the Excellence in Education Act to provide that reservations of certain amounts for special school awards dependent on private sector contributions and for research, evaluation, dissemination, and monitoring activities shall only be applicable during fiscal years in which the appropriations for the school excellence awards program under such Act exceed a specified level. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 99-s-2329 | 99 | s | 2329 | Student Financial Assistance Technical Corrections Act of 1986 | Education | 1986-04-17 | 1986-05-23 | Became Public Law No: 99-320. | Senate | Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN] | IN | R | Q000007 | 0 | Student Financial Assistance Technical Corrections Act of 1986 - Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to provide for reimbursement of the administrative costs of supplemental preclaim assistance for default prevention under the guaranteed student loan program. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 99-hr-4589 | 99 | hr | 4589 | Centers of Excellence in Civic Education Act | Education | 1986-04-15 | 1986-04-28 | Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. | House | Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-11] | CA | D | L000090 | 1 | Centers of Excellence in Civic Education Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to make grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) and to individual schools of LEAs for centers of excellence in civic education. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1991. Directs the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution (the Director), to establish procedures to identify for such grants each fiscal year between ten and 20 such centers which are administered by LEAs or individual schools and which have exemplary programs designed to develop civic competence and responsibilities. Directs the Secretary to ensure geographical balance in such selection and that at least one-third of the selected LEAs or schools serve high concentrations of low-income, minority, or limited English language proficiency students. Provides that such grants shall be between $25,000 and $75,000. Requires grant recipients to provide specified assurances. Directs the Secretary, in consultation with the Director, to convene in each fiscal year a conference of representatives of grant recipients and other experts in civic education. Directs the Secretary to disseminate conference information on improvements in civic education programs. | 2025-08-29T16:30:43Z | |
| 99-s-2294 | 99 | s | 2294 | Education of the Handicapped Amendments of 1986 | Education | 1986-04-14 | 1986-10-08 | Became Public Law No: 99-457. | Senate | Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT] | CT | R | W000253 | 15 | (Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 5520) Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1986 - Title I: Handicapped Infants and Toddlers - Amends the Education of the Handicapped Act (the Act) to add a new part H, Handicapped Infants and Toddlers. Establishes a program to address the needs of handicapped infants and toddlers (from birth to age two inclusive) and their families. Defines "handicapped infants and toddlers" and "early intervention services." Directs the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to make grants to States for development of statewide, comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary, interagency systems to provide early intervention services for handicapped infants and toddlers and their families. Requires a State, to be eligible for such a grant, to establish a State Interagency Coordinating Council which meets specified requirements. Sets forth other requirements for continuing eligibility for such grants. Sets forth the minimum components required for a statewide system. Requires that each handicapped infant or toddler and their family receive: (1) a multidisciplinary assessment of unique needs and the identification of services appropriate to meet such needs; and (2) a written individualized family service plan developed by a multidisciplinary team, including the parent or guardian. Sets forth State application requirements. Allows States to also use grant funds for: (1) direct services for handicapped infants and toddlers that are not otherwise provided by other sources; and (2) expansion and improvement of services that are otherwise available. Sets forth procedural safeguards required to be included in a statewide system. Prohibits funds under part H from being used to satisfy a financial commitment for services which would have been paid for from another source but for the enactment of part H, except that to prevent delay in the receipt of appropriate early intervention services such funds may be used to pay the provider of services pending reimbursement from the agenc… | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 99-s-2296 | 99 | s | 2296 | Centers of Excellence in Civic Education Act | Education | 1986-04-14 | 1986-04-16 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Education Department, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001225 | 0 | Centers of Excellence in Civic Education Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to make grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) and to individual schools of LEAs for centers of excellence in civic education. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1991. Directs the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution (the Director), to establish procedures to identify for such grants each fiscal year between ten and 20 such centers which are administered by LEAs or individual schools and which have exemplary programs designed to develop civic competence and responsibilities. Directs the Secretary to ensure geographical balance in such selection and that at least one-third of the selected LEAs or schools serve high concentrations of low-income, minority, or limited English language proficiency students. Provides that such grants shall be between $25,000 and $75,000. Requires grant recipients to provide specified assurances. Directs the Secretary, in consultation with the Director, to convene in each fiscal year a conference of representatives of grant recipients and other experts in civic education. Directs the Secretary to disseminate conference information on improvements in civic education programs. | 2025-08-29T16:29:55Z | |
| 99-hr-4538 | 99 | hr | 4538 | Bilingual Education Act Amendments of 1986 | Education | 1986-04-09 | 1986-04-28 | Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. | House | Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large] | VT | R | J000072 | 56 | Bilingual Education Act Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Bilingual Education Act (the Act) to add to the statement of policy the declaration that, regardless of the method of instruction, programs which serve children of limited English proficiency have the equally important goals of developing both academic achievement and English proficiency. Removes a requirement that the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) reserve limited portions of funds under the Act for special alternative instructional programs and related activities. Removes a requirement that the Secretary reserve at least 75 percent of funds under part A (Financial Assistance for Bilingual Education Programs) of the Act for transitional bilingual education programs. | 2025-08-29T16:29:45Z | |
| 99-hr-4527 | 99 | hr | 4527 | Head Start Amendments of 1986 | Education | 1986-04-08 | 1986-04-28 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2] | IA | R | T000053 | 0 | Head Start Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Head Start Act to extend through FY 1989 the authorization of appropriations for Head Start programs. Revises the formula for the minimum funding guarantees for Indian and migrant Head Start programs. Eliminates cost-of-living indexing for Indian and migrant Head Start programs. Eliminates a minimum reservation of funds for training and technical assistance activities. Makes Head Start program employees ineligible for between-term unemployment compensation under the Internal Revenue Code. | 2025-08-29T16:32:13Z | |
| 99-s-2256 | 99 | s | 2256 | Bilingual Education Act Amendments of 1986 | Education | 1986-03-27 | 1986-06-05 | Subcommittee on Education. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN] | IN | R | Q000007 | 15 | Bilingual Education Act Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Bilingual Education Act (the Act) to add to the statement of policy the declaration that, regardless of the method of instruction, programs which serve children of limited English proficiency have the equally important goals of developing both academic achievement and English proficiency. Removes a requirement that the Secretary of Education reserve limited portions of funds under the Act for special alternative instructional programs and related activities. Removes a requirement that the Secretary reserve at least 75 percent of funds under part A (Financial Assistance for Bilingual Education Programs) of the Act for transitional bilingual education programs. | 2025-08-29T16:33:13Z | |
| 99-hr-4463 | 99 | hr | 4463 | Effective Schools and Even Start Act | Education | 1986-03-20 | 1986-06-18 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Education Department, OMB. | House | Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29] | CA | D | H000367 | 66 | (Measure passed House, amended) Effective Schools and Even Start Act - Requires each State receiving an allotment under a certain provision of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 after enactment of this Act to use a specified portion of such allotment to: (1) plan for, and review proposed changes in, effective schools programs; (2) implement and support effective schools programs; (3) obtain technical assistance and consultant services with respect to effective schools programs from qualified nonprofit educational organizations; (4) design, develop, and publish educational materials on effective schools programs; (5) develop and implement data collection and analysis systems concerning effective schools programs; (6) promote State and local educational agency awareness of effective schools information; (7) conduct evaluations of effective schools programs; (8) plan and conduct training and other professional development for teachers and administrators; (9) plan and conduct training in assessment of students and programs, and in evaluation and use of such assessments; and (10) otherwise identify and disseminate information concerning exemplary effective schools programs. exemplary effective schools programs. Requires the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to provide assistance in order to inform State educational agencies of the requirements of this Act and to help such agencies comply with such requirements. Establishes an Even Start Program. Requires the Secretary to make grants from specified funds appropriated pursuant to the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 and the Adult Education Act to provide a four-year grants program of adult literacy training which includes involving parents and children together in an effort to enhance the likelihood of educational achievement. Sets forth the elements to be included in such program. Defines an eligible program participant as a parent or child (aged three to seven) from a family: (1) that includes a parent who is eligible f… | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 99-s-2117 | 99 | s | 2117 | Strategic Defense Education Act of 1986 | Education | 1986-02-27 | 1986-02-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] | SD | R | P000513 | 0 | Strategic Defense Education Act of 1986 - Title I: Higher Education Programs - 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 academic departments and programs and other academic units of institutions of higher education for graduate fellowships in selected areas of study for graduate students who: (1) demonstrate financial need and academic ability; (2) plan teaching or research careers; and (3) pursue the highest degree available in their area of study. Makes the principal criterion for the allocation of such grant awards the relative quality of the graduate programs in competing applications. Directs the Secretary, consistent with such principal criterion for allocation, to promote an equitable distribution of such awards among geographic areas and among eligible public and private institutions. Directs the Secretary to approve a grant recipient for a three-year period. Limits the amount per fiscal year of such grant to any academic department or program of an institution of higher education to a minimum of $100,000 and a maximum of $500,000. Provides for reallotment of grant funds. Provides for new awards under this Act only to the extent that each previous grant recipient 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 academic department or program of an institution of higher education which offers a program of post-baccalaureate study leading to a graduate degree in an area of national need (as designated through procedures set forth in this Act). Requires a department or program to be in existence for at least four years, in order to be eligible for such a grant. Directs the Secretary, after consulting with specified agencies and organizat… | 2025-08-29T16:31:22Z | |
| 99-hr-4243 | 99 | hr | 4243 | A bill to exempt certain higher education assistance programs from the sequestration provisions of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. | Education | 1986-02-26 | 1986-03-17 | Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. | House | Rep. Clinger, William F., Jr. [R-PA-23] | PA | R | C000523 | 20 | Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to exempt from reduction under any sequestration order certain student assistance programs, the guaranteed student loan program, and institutional development assistance programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 99-hr-4244 | 99 | hr | 4244 | A bill to authorize funds to preserve the official papers of Joseph W. Martin, Jr. | Education | 1986-02-26 | 1986-11-06 | Became Public Law No: 99-608. | House | Rep. Conte, Silvio O. [R-MA-1] | MA | R | C000709 | 1 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Education for FY 1986 through 1989 for the Joseph W. Martin Institute for Law and Society at Stonehill College, North Easton, Massachusetts. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for the Kansas Educational Satellite Video Communications Center at Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 99-hr-4143 | 99 | hr | 4143 | A bill to name the National Talented Teacher Fellowship Program after Christa McAuliffe. | Education | 1986-02-06 | 1986-04-14 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Education Department. | House | Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29] | CA | D | H000367 | 50 | Amends title V (Teacher Corps and Teacher Training Programs) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to redesignate part F (National Talented Teacher Program) as "Part F-Christa McAuliffe National Talented Teacher Fellowship Program." Renames the fellowships awarded under part F the McAuliffe Fellowships. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 99-hr-4155 | 99 | hr | 4155 | Drug Abuse Education Act of 1986 | Education | 1986-02-06 | 1986-09-09 | See H.R.5378. | House | Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-16] | NY | D | R000053 | 57 | Drug Abuse Education Act of 1986 - Requires the Secretary of Education to establish a program of grants to States for drug abuse education in elementary and secondary schools. Lists the State and local educational agency uses of such funds. Restricts the amount States may use for administrative costs. Provides for: (1) the allotment of such grant funds to States; (2) State application for such grant funds; (3) allocations to local educational agencies; and (4) local application to State educational agencies. Provides for the equitable participation of children enrolled in private nonprofit elementary and secondary schools in such program. Requires the Secretary to: (1) collect and disseminate program-related information to State and local educational agencies; (2) provide technical assistance; and (3) identify research and development priorities. Authorizes appropriations for such activities. Provides that the use of such grant funds is to supplement and not supplant other Federal funds. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1991. | 2025-08-29T16:32:48Z | |
| 99-hjres-503 | 99 | hjres | 503 | A joint resolution commending Dr. William Moody, innovative educator of children. | Education | 1986-01-28 | 1986-02-04 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | F000046 | 0 | Commends Doctor William Moody for his creative use of professional skills and willingness to succeed in educating children. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 99-hr-4043 | 99 | hr | 4043 | A bill to amend the Education of the Handicapped Act relating to the allotment formula. | Education | 1986-01-23 | 1986-02-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Select Education. | House | Rep. Conte, Silvio O. [R-MA-1] | MA | R | C000709 | 9 | Amends the Education of the Handicapped Act to revise a formula for determining a "cap" on the amount of funds allotted to a State for the education of handicapped children. Provides that such "cap" applies when the number of handicapped children aged three through 21 exceeds 12 percent of the total number of children aged three through 21. (Current law makes such "cap" applicable when the number of handicapped children aged three through 21 exceeds 12 percent of the total number of children aged five through 17.) | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 99-hr-4030 | 99 | hr | 4030 | Student Chemical Substance Abuse Prevention Act of 1986 | Education | 1986-01-22 | 1986-09-09 | See H.R.5378. | House | Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2] | CT | D | G000120 | 32 | Student Chemical Substance Abuse Prevention Act of 1986 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to State and local educational agencies for demonstration projects designed to develop and expand drug and alcohol abuse prevention programs in public elementary and secondary schools. Sets forth demonstration program elements, application approval criteria, and reporting and evaluation requirements for such grants program. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990. | 2025-08-29T16:33:35Z | |
| 99-s-1990 | 99 | s | 1990 | Education and Training Partnership Act | Education | 1985-12-19 | 1986-02-25 | Subcommittee on Employment and Productivity. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN] | IN | R | Q000007 | 1 | Education and Training Partnership Act - Establishes an Education and Training Partnership (ETP) as an independent Federal agency. Provides for a Board of Directors (the Board) of the ETP (composed of employer and labor representatives appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate). Provides that the Secretaries of Labor, Education, Commerce, and Health and Human Services shall also be members. Directs the President to select the Chairperson. Transfers to the ETP the functions of: (1) the Secretary of Labor under the Wagner-Peyser Act and the Job Training Partnership Act; and (2) the Secretary of Education under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act. Authorizes the Board to delegate any function under this Act to the Secretary of Labor and/or the Secretary of Education, except the approval of grant applications. Sets forth provisions relating to Board personnel, property and personnel transfers, and administrative powers. Authorizes the Secretaries of Labor and Education to reduce the size of their Departments as necessary by reason of transfers made under this Act. Requires the Board to make annual reports on ETP activities to the President for submission to the Congress. Sets forth savings provisions. | 2025-08-29T16:32:56Z | |
| 99-s-1982 | 99 | s | 1982 | Master Teacher Education Assistance Act of 1985 | Education | 1985-12-18 | 1985-12-18 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Department of Education, OMB, and GAO. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 0 | Master Teacher Education Assistance Act of 1985 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to States to pay the Federal share of the costs of establishing and operating master teacher education programs for elementary and secondary school teachers. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1989 for such purpose. Sets forth provisions for program fund allotments to States. Permits grants under this Act to be used for master teacher education programs which meet specified criteria. Sets forth State application requirements. Limits the Federal share to 75 percent of the cost of such programs. | 2025-08-29T16:32:39Z | |
| 99-s-1965 | 99 | s | 1965 | Higher Education Amendments of 1986 | Education | 1985-12-17 | 1986-10-17 | Became Public Law No: 99-498. | Senate | Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT] | VT | R | S000776 | 49 | (Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 99-861) Higher Education Amendments of 1986 - Revises and reauthorizes various programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) (the Act) through FY 1991. Title I: Amendment to Title I of the Act - Redesignates title I (Continuing Postsecondary Education Program and Planning Postsecondary Programs for Nontraditional Students. Revises provisions for Part A Program and Planning Grants. Provides for grants for institutional development, off-campus programs, and adult and continuing education staff development. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1991 for such purpose. Sets forth a Part B National Programs for adult learning research. Declares that no funds are authorized to be appropriated for purposes of part B for FY 1987 through 1991. Provides for the National Advisory Council on Continuing Education. Title II: Libraries - Redesignates title II of HEA as Academic Library and Information Technology Enhancement. Authorizes appropriations for programs under such title for FY 1987 through 1991. Revises provisions for college library resources grants to set forth need-based eligibility criteria. Adds a definition of "full-time equivalent student." Repeals provisions concerning the making of special purpose grants. Permits institutions that do not otherwise qualify as research libraries to provide additional information to demonstrate the national or international significance for scholarly research of the particular collection described in their grant proposal under provisions for strengthening research library resources. Establishes a grant program for supporting college library technology and cooperation. Repeals provisions relating to the National Periodical System Corporation. Title III: Institutional Aid - Amends title III (Institutional Aid) of HEA to revise institutional aid programs, especially in relation to the development needs of historically black colleges and universities and other institutions with large concentrations of minority, low-in… | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 99-s-1952 | 99 | s | 1952 | Young Astronaut Program Medal Act | Education | 1985-12-16 | 1986-05-12 | Became Public Law No: 99-295. | Senate | Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] | UT | R | G000072 | 10 | Young Astronaut Program Medal Act - Commemorates the Young Astronaut Program by directing the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and deliver to the Young Astronaut Council no more than 750,000 medals with emblems, devices, and inscriptions determined by the Secretary. Authorizes the Council to dispose of the medals at a premium and to have them delivered as required in quantities of no less than 2,000. Directs that no medals be struck after December 31, 1987. Directs the Secretary to set the price of the medals at no less than the manufacturing cost plus a surcharge of ten percent of such cost. Requires the furnishing of security sufficient to fully indemnify the United States for such costs. Directs that the medals be struck in gold, silver, and bronze and in such size or sizes as determined by the Secretary. Gives the U.S. Comptroller General the right to examine the records of the Council which are related to the medals. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 99-s-1924 | 99 | s | 1924 | Higher Education and Economic Development Act | Education | 1985-12-11 | 1985-12-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 3 | Higher Education and Economic Development Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to add a national higher education and economic development program under title XI of HEA. Allows an eligible institution (as defined under specified provisions of HEA) or consortium of such institutions to apply for assistance under this Act to support one or more of the following: (1) planning and research (including applied research) to solve local economic development problems and to compliment local initiatives to promote growth and improve productivity; (2) resource exchange to encourage the exchange of faculty, government, and business experts to support economic development; and (3) special projects for economic or national economic development issues, which are innovative in approach and hold promise of application beyond the area served. Includes among such special projects which may be supported: (1) applying technology research to manufacturing aspects of mature industries in a region or State; (2) designing and developing university-based technical assistance centers to provide an integrated program of education, research, and technology transfer to business and industry; (3) projects to support entrepreneurship training and technical assistance; and (4) projects to develop new approaches or compliment efforts to explore, expand, and foster opportunities for international business and trade. Authorizes the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to make a limited number of grants (in addition to the other assistance for allowable activities under this Act) to identify and disseminate effective models and techniques which use partnerships of postsecondary education institutions and others involved in economic development to support lasting economic improvement. Limits the maximum amount of any planning and research and/or resource exchange grant to a single eligible institution (but not to a consortium) under this Act. Sets forth conditions for eligibility for planning and research, resource exchange, or sp… | 2025-08-29T16:31:24Z | |
| 99-s-1925 | 99 | s | 1925 | Service-Learning for Low-Income Students Act | Education | 1985-12-11 | 1985-12-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 3 | Service-Learning for Low-Income Students Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the authorization of appropriations for work-study programs through FY 1991. Revises the definitions of "community service-learning" and "community services" under work-study program provisions. Revises provisions relating to the Federal share of work-study program funds. | 2025-08-29T16:29:57Z | |
| 99-s-1926 | 99 | s | 1926 | International Education Reauthorization Act | Education | 1985-12-11 | 1985-12-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 3 | International Education Reauthorization Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise and reauthorize programs under title VI (International Education Programs) of HEA. Revises part A (International and Foreign Language Studies) provisions of title VI. Eliminates contract provisions, but retains grant provisions, for language and area centers and programs under part A. Sets forth separate provisions for the graduate and undergraduate aspects of such centers and programs. Adds provisions focusing on: (1) the foreign language aspects of professional and other fields of study; and (2) instruction and research on issues in world affairs. Authorizes the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to: (1) make grants to institutions of higher education or combinations of such institutions to pay stipends for individuals undergoing advanced training in approved centers or programs for language, area studies, and international education under part A; and (2) award, on the basis of a national competition, stipends to students beginning their third year of graduate training in a specialty language with multidisciplinary area training. Replaces provisions relating to international studies centers with provisions for language resource centers. Requires such centers to serve as resources to improve the capacity to teach and learn foreign languages effectively. Sets forth some authorized activities for such centers. Revises provisions for undergraduate international studies and foreign language programs. Adds provisions for model program grants to improve and expand foreign language studies. Bases institutional eligibility for such grants on certain foreign language requirements. Adds provisions for intensive summer language institutes. Includes among the types of research and studies which may be assisted under part A the application of proficiency tests and standards across all areas of instruction and classroom use. Revises provisions for equitable distribution of funds for language and area centers to requi… | 2025-08-29T16:31:21Z | |
| 99-hr-3815 | 99 | hr | 3815 | A bill to provide incentives for States to enact garnishment laws to collect defaulted student loans. | Education | 1985-11-21 | 1985-12-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. | House | Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2] | CT | D | G000120 | 3 | Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide incentives for States to enact garnishment laws to collect defaulted student loans. Allows any State that enacts a garnishment law meeting specified criteria under this Act to claim a greater amount of administrative costs under its guaranty agreement with the Secretary of Education for subsidy payments on loans insured under its student loan insurance program. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 99-hr-3821 | 99 | hr | 3821 | Equity and Choice Act of 1985 | Education | 1985-11-21 | 1986-06-02 | Executive Comment Received From Education. | House | Rep. Swindall, Patrick L. [R-GA-4] | GA | R | S001122 | 31 | Equity and Choice Act of 1985 - Amends chapter 1 (Financial Assistance to Meet the Special Educational Needs of Disadvantaged Children) of the Educational Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 (ECIA) (hereinafter referred to as Chapter 1) to add provisions for educational vouchers. Requires each local educational agency (LEA) to provide an educational voucher, upon parental request, to the parents of each educationally deprived child selected to participate in the LEA's Chapter 1 program. Requires each LEA to: (1) provide written notice to such parents of the options available to them under Chapter 1, including their right to obtain an educational voucher for their child; (2) afford such parents a reasonable period of time to request such vouchers; and (3) convene an annual public meeting to discuss the availability and authorized uses of such vouchers, and invite parents of all eligible children and representatives of private eligible educational institutions to such meeting. Sets forth authorized uses of such vouchers. Allows such vouchers to be used as payment toward tuition and/or to obtain compensatory services at: (1) a public school outside the child's school attendance area (if the LEA permits this); (2) a public school outside the child's district; or (3) private school. Sets forth formulas for determining the amount of such a voucher. Requires each LEA to provide regular Chapter 1 programs and projects for eligible public and private school children whose parents do not request educational vouchers from that LEA. Sets forth requirements for LEA applications for Chapter 1 assistance. Declares that such voucher payments to a private school or a public school outside the child's school district shall not constitute Federal financial assistance to the private school or that public school. Declares that the use of such funds by such private or public schools shall not constitute a program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. Provides that such voucher payments to parents shall not be … | 2025-08-29T16:31:49Z | |
| 99-s-1874 | 99 | s | 1874 | Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 | Education | 1985-11-21 | 1986-08-04 | Became Public Law No: 99-371. | Senate | Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT] | CT | R | W000253 | 13 | (Measure passed House, amended) Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 - Title I: Gallaudet University - Part A: Gallaudet University General Authority - Continues Gallaudet College as a chartered, corporate body under the name of Gallaudet University (the University), in order to provide education and training to deaf individuals. Sets forth provisions dealing with such University's property rights and Board of Directors (the Board). Part B: Kendall Demonstration Elementary School - Authorizes the Board to maintain and operate the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School (Kendall School). Part C: Model Secondary School for the Deaf - Authorizes the Board, in accordance with a specified agreement with the Secretary of Education (the Secretary), to maintain and operate a model secondary school for the deaf (model secondary school), primarily for residents of the District of Columbia and nearby States. Requires the Secretary to submit an annual report to the Congress. Title II: National Technical Institute for the Deaf - Authorizes the Secretary to continue agreements with an institution of higher education to maintain and operate a National Technical Institute for the Deaf (the Institute). Requires the Secretary to give preference to institutions which are located in metropolitan industrial areas. Provides for the recapture of Federal financing funds under certain circumstances. Title III: Commission on Education of the Deaf - Establishes a Commission on Education of the Deaf (the Commission) to make a study of the quality of elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education furnished to the deaf. Requires the Commission to submit interim reports and a final report to the Congress. Provides for the termination of the Commission 90 days after the submission of its final report. Title IV: General Provisions - Requires that an independent audit be made of the programs and activities of the University and of the Institute. Requires an annual report to the Secretary from the Board. Provides for the appointment of a lia… | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 99-s-1876 | 99 | s | 1876 | Equity and Choice Act of 1985 | Education | 1985-11-21 | 1985-11-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 9 | Equity and Choice Act of 1985 - Amends chapter 1 (Financial Assistance to Meet the Special Educational Needs of Disadvantaged Children) of the Educational Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 (ECIA) (hereinafter referred to as Chapter 1) to add provisions for educational vouchers. Requires each local educational agency (LEA) to provide an educational voucher, upon parental request, to the parents of each educationally deprived child selected to participate in the LEA's Chapter 1 program. Requires each LEA to: (1) provide written notice to such parents of the options available to them under Chapter 1, including their right to obtain an educational voucher for their child; (2) afford such parents a reasonable period of time to request such vouchers; and (3) convene an annual public meeting to discuss the availability and authorized uses of such vouchers, and invite parents of all eligible children and representatives of private eligible educational institutions to such meeting. Sets forth authorized uses of such vouchers. Allows such vouchers to be used as payment toward tuition and/or to obtain compensatory services at: (1) a public school outside the child's school attendance area (if the LEA permits this); (2) a public school outside the child's district; or (3) private school. Sets forth formulas for determining the amount of such a voucher. Requires each LEA to provide regular Chapter 1 programs and projects for eligible public and private school children whose parents do not request educational vouchers from that LEA. Sets forth requirements for LEA applications for Chapter 1 assistance. Declares that such voucher payments to a private school or a public school outside the child's school district shall not constitute Federal financial assistance to the private school or that public school. Declares that the use of such funds by such private or public schools shall not constitute a program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. Provides that such voucher payments to parents shall not be su… | 2025-08-29T16:33:20Z | |
| 99-hr-3769 | 99 | hr | 3769 | National Substance Abuse Education Act | Education | 1985-11-14 | 1985-11-25 | Referred to Subcommittee on Select Education. | House | Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17] | OH | D | T000350 | 4 | National Substance Abuse Education Act - Requires State and local educational agencies (SEAs and LEAs) to require schools under their jurisdiction to implement education programs with respect to the abuse of drugs, alcohol, caffeine, and tobacco. Sets forth criteria for approval of such programs by the Secretary of Education. Requires schools that are financially unable to implement such requirement to implement alternative prevention programs. Authorizes the Secretary to require specified criteria for such alternative programs. Restricts the Secretary's provision of financial assistance to SEAs or LEAs which fail to comply with this Act. | 2025-08-29T16:29:49Z | |
| 99-hconres-231 | 99 | hconres | 231 | A concurrent resolution congratulating Sharon McAuliffe on her selection as the first teacher in space. | Education | 1985-11-07 | 1985-12-02 | Placed on House Calendar No: 98. | House | Rep. Gregg, Judd [R-NH-2] | NH | R | G000445 | 5 | (Reported to House from the Committee on Science and Technology with amendment, H. Rept. 99-406) Congratulates Sharon Christa McAuliffe on her selection as the first "Teacher in Space." Commends the President and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for recognizing the importance of education to our future in outer space. Commends the Administrator of NASA and Sharon Christa McAuliffe for their efforts to facilitate and conduct the world's first lesson from outer space for the benefit of all humanity. | 2024-02-07T15:21:41Z | |
| 99-sconres-86 | 99 | sconres | 86 | A concurrent resolution congratulating Sharon Christa McAuliffe on her selection as the first teacher in space, and for other purposes. | Education | 1985-11-07 | 1985-11-07 | Referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH] | NH | R | H000951 | 1 | Congratulates Sharon Christa McAulifee on her selection as the first "Teacher in Space." Commends the President and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for recognizing the importance of education to our future in outer space. Declares that the Administrator of NASA should encourage Sharon Christa McAuliffe to conduct the world's first lesson from outer space for the benefit of all humanity. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 99-hr-3695 | 99 | hr | 3695 | National Excellence in Education Act of 1985 | Education | 1985-11-06 | 1985-11-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. | House | Rep. Edwards, Mickey [R-OK-5] | OK | R | E000077 | 0 | National Excellence in Education Act of 1985 - Amends Chapter 2 (Consolidation of Federal Programs for Elementary and Secondary Education) of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 (ECIA) to require certain minimum standards of academic achievement and school administration as conditions for eligibility to receive Federal funds. Requires, beginning January 1, 1987, that no State or local educational agency (LEA) shall be eligible to receive funds under chapter 2 (except for subchapter A basic skills development) unless there is established within each public elementary and secondary school within its jurisdiction: (1) an average school day of not less than five hours; (2) a system for student promotion to higher grades based on academic achievement and classroom attendance; (3) a school system for evaluating teacher competence prior to hiring; and (4) a school system for determining teacher salaries based on merit and academic achievement. Amends the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act to set similar restrictions on the eligibility of States for Federal funds under such Act. Establishes the National Excellence in Education Fund under the Authority of the Secretary of Education to make awards to States and LEAs which demonstrate exceptional improvement in academic achievement. Directs the Secretary to appoint a National Commission on Excellence in Education to assist and advise in the selection of recipients for the National Excellence in Education Awards. Sets forth provisions relating to Commission membership. Requires that members have, or have had, children enrolled in public schools. Authorizes and encourages the Secretary to include current or former school administrators among the members. Sets forth provisions relating to allotment of awards. Directs the Secretary to report annually to Congress on allotments from the Fund. Authorizes appropriations for such allotments for FY 1987 through FY 1989. Includes among those programs which the Secretary must first fund from ECIA discret… | 2025-08-29T16:29:33Z | |
| 99-hr-3696 | 99 | hr | 3696 | A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965. | Education | 1985-11-06 | 1985-11-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. | House | Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-15] | MI | D | F000270 | 0 | Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to deposit in a student loan insurance fund a specified amount (of recovered advances made to State and private student loan funds) during FY 1988. Requires the Secretary, in determining the amount of advances to be repaid by a State or private student loan fund for purposes of this Act, to: (1) consider the solvency and maturity, as determined by the Comptroller General, of the reserve and insurance funds assisted by such advances; and (2) not seek repayment of such advances from States during the period in which they meet specified criteria. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 99-hr-3697 | 99 | hr | 3697 | A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965. | Education | 1985-11-06 | 1985-11-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. | House | Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-15] | MI | D | F000270 | 0 | Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the disbursement of funds borrowed by a student under the guaranteed student loan program or the federally-insured student loan program to the institution by check or other means that is payable to and requires endorsement or other certification by such student. Provides that such requirement shall not be interpreted to authorize the Secretary of Education to: (1) require checks to be made co-payable to the institution; or (2) prohibit the disbursement of loan proceeds by means other than by check. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 99-hr-3698 | 99 | hr | 3698 | A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965. | Education | 1985-11-06 | 1985-11-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. | House | Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-15] | MI | D | F000270 | 0 | Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require that undergraduate borrowers under the guaranteed student loan (GSL) and federally insured student loan (FISL) programs first obtain a determination of eligibility under the Pell Grant program. Makes a need analysis a requirement for all GSL and FISL borrowers. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 99-hr-3700 | 99 | hr | 3700 | Higher Education Amendments of 1985 | Education | 1985-11-06 | 1986-06-17 | House Incorporated this Measure in S.1965 as an Amendment. | House | Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-15] | MI | D | F000270 | 27 | (Measure passed House, amended, roll call #429 (350-67)) Higher Education Amendments of 1985 - Title I: Amendment to Title I of the Act - Amends title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) regarding post-secondary programs for non-traditional students and the establishment and awarding of educational program and planning grants. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1991 for such purpose. Amends provisions of HEA concerning the responsibilities of the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) in the evaluation of national education programs. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1991 for such purpose. Title II: Amendments to Title II of the Act - Redesignates title II of HEA as: Title II: Academic Library and Information Technology Enhancement. Authorizes appropriations for programs under such title for FY 1987 through 1991. Authorizes the making of grants for the enhancement of college library resources. Repeals provisions concerning the making of special purpose grants. Establishes a grant program for supporting college library technology and developmental cooperation. Title III: Amendment to Title III of the Act - Amends title III of HEA in the area of institutional aid through grants and in increasing financial assistance to historically black colleges and universities. Authorizes the Secretary to award challenge grants to certain qualifying institutions. Reserves a specified sum of previously appropriated funds for the use of eligible institutions serving a high percentage of Hispanic, Black, Asian American, and Native American students. Outlines application requirements for institutions requesting financial assistance. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1991 to carry out programs under title III. Title IV: Revisions to Title IV of the Act - Part A: Revision of Part A of Title IV - Amends Part A (Grants to Students in Attendance at Institutions of Higher Education) of title IV (Student Assistance) of HEA to authorize the making of basic educational opportunity grants… | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 99-s-1820 | 99 | s | 1820 | Student Chemical Substance Abuse Prevention Act of 1985 | Education | 1985-11-01 | 1985-11-01 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Education Department, OMB. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 6 | Student Chemical Substance Abuse Prevention Act of 1985 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to State and local educational agencies for demonstration projects designed to develop and expand drug and alcohol abuse prevention programs in public elementary and secondary schools. Sets forth demonstration program elements, application approval criteria, and reporting and evaluation requirements for such grants program. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990. | 2025-08-29T16:31:09Z | |
| 99-s-1823 | 99 | s | 1823 | Technology Literacy Act of 1985 | Education | 1985-11-01 | 1985-11-01 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Education Department, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 6 | Technology Literacy Act of 1985 - Defines "technology education" as a comprehensive educational process designed to develop a population that is knowledgeable about technology and its evolution, systems, techniques, utilization in industry and other fields, and social and cultural significance. Directs the Secretary of Education, subject to the availability of appropriations under this Act, to establish a program of grants to local educational agencies (LEAs), State educational agencies (SEAs), and institutions of higher education for demonstration programs in technology education for secondary schools. Sets forth grant application requirements. Directs the Secretary to consider equitable geographic distribution in making such grants. Permits such grants to be used to develop a model demonstration program for technology education with specified components. Includes among such components research and development of curriculum materials, an institute to develop teacher capabilities in technology education, and multidisciplinary teacher workshops for interfacing mathematics, science, and technology education. Limits the Federal share to 75 percent of the costs of programs or projects assisted under this Act. Directs the Secretary to disseminate the results of such programs or projects so as to improve the training of educational personnel. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act for FY 1987 and 1991. | 2025-08-29T16:30:33Z | |
| 99-hconres-224 | 99 | hconres | 224 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress respecting the education of children with acquired immune deficiency or acquired immune deficiency related complex. | Education | 1985-10-30 | 1986-01-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. | House | Rep. Dannemeyer, William E. [R-CA-39] | CA | R | D000044 | 11 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that public elementary and secondary schools should: (1) not permit students with acquired immune deficiency or acquired immune deficiency related complex to attend classes; and (2) make alternative arrangements for such students to receive education. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 99-hr-3595 | 99 | hr | 3595 | A bill to provide financial assistance for the Sam J. Ervin, Jr., Program in Public Affairs at the North Carolina State University. | Education | 1985-10-22 | 1985-11-04 | Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. | House | Rep. Cobey, William W. [R-NC-4] | NC | R | C000555 | 6 | Authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide financial assistance to North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, for the endowment of the Sam J. Ervin, Jr., Program in Public Affairs (which is an endowment for a fellowship program, public service research, and a distinguished speaker series). Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 99-s-1771 | 99 | s | 1771 | Dropout Retention and Recovery Act of 1985 | Education | 1985-10-17 | 1985-10-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL] | FL | D | C000356 | 1 | Dropout Retention and Recovery Act of 1985 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to add a new title X, the Dropout Retention and Recovery Program. (Redesignates the current title X as title XI.) Directs the Secretary of Education, from amounts appropriated to carry out this title for FY 1987 through 1990, to allocate grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) so that two-thirds of such grants in a fiscal year are made to LEAs serving urban areas, and one-third to LEAs serving rural areas. Directs the Secretary, in carrying out such allocation, to: (1) assure equitable distribution of such grants among U.S. regional areas; and (2) give priority to LEAs with the most severe dropout problem (as measured by number and proportion of students), and having applications showing the greatest potential for success. Permits a State educational agency (SEA) to apply for such a grant upon its own determination that no LEA is likely to qualify or that the SEA itself can best serve the needs of students in remote areas of the State. Permits one or more LEAs to jointly apply for such a grant. Directs the Secretary, from the amount allotted, to award as many grants as practicable to LEAs whose applications: (1) have been approved by the Secretary; and (2) propose a program of sufficient size and scope to be of value as a demonstration. Limits the number of such grants which an LEA (or an SEA) may receive to not more than one grant in each of three fiscal years. Requires that the amount of such a grant to an LEA be proportionate to the extent and severity of the local dropout problem, but limits that amount to not more than 90 percent of project cost in the first fiscal year, 75 percent in the second, and 50 percent in the third. Directs the Secretary, from amounts appropriated for FY 1986 through 1989, to reserve a specified amount in each fiscal year to: (1) conduct a study of the nature and extent of the school dropout problem in the United States; and (2) carry out specified planning process… | 2025-08-29T16:29:21Z | |
| 99-hconres-207 | 99 | hconres | 207 | A concurrent resolution to recognize the 20th anniversary of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and reaffirm its purpose. | Education | 1985-10-07 | 1985-11-07 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. | House | Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-15] | MI | D | F000270 | 71 | Recognizes the 20th anniversary of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the important role that the legislation has played in the Nation's development. Reaffirms the historic partnership between the Federal Government and the colleges and universities toward the development of human resources required for an increasingly complex and technological society. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 99-hr-3476 | 99 | hr | 3476 | National Higher Education and Economic Development Act of 1985 | Education | 1985-10-02 | 1985-10-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. | House | Rep. Bruce, Terry L. [D-IL-19] | IL | D | B000971 | 7 | National Higher Education and Economic Development Act of 1985 - Allows an eligible institution (as defined under specified provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965) or consortium of institutions to apply for assistance under this Act to support one or more of the following: (1) planning and research (including applied research) to solve local economic development problems and to compliment local initiatives to promote growth and improve productivity; (2) resource exchange to encourage the exchange of faculty, government, and business experts to support economic development; and (3) special projects for economic or national economic development issues, are innovative in approach, and hold promise of application beyond the area served. Includes among such special projects which may be supported: (1) applying technology research to manufacturing aspects of mature industries in a region or State; (2) designing and developing university-based technical assistance centers to provide an integrated program of education, research, and technology transfer to business and industry; (3) projects to support entrepreneurship training and technical assistance; and (4) projects to develop new approaches or compliment efforts to explore, expand, and foster opportunities for international business and trade. Authorizes the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to make a limited number of grants (in addition to the other assistance for allowable activities under this Act) to identify and disseminate effective models and techniques which use partnerships of postsecondary education institutions and others involved in economic development to support lasting economic improvement. Limits the maximum amount of any planning and research and/or resource exchange grant to a single eligible institution (but not to a consortium) under this Act. Sets forth conditions for eligibility for planning and research, resource exchange, or special project grants under this Act. Requires the eligible institution (or consortium of such instit… | 2025-08-29T16:29:55Z | |
| 99-hr-3485 | 99 | hr | 3485 | A bill to provide for the accreditation of courses of study at foreign medical schools and to prohibit payment under Federal law for physicians' services furnished by physicians who are graduates of unaccredited courses of study. | Education | 1985-10-02 | 1985-10-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18] | FL | D | P000218 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a system for the accreditation of courses of study at foreign medical schools. Sets forth guidelines for the design of such system. Authorizes appropriations. Prohibits Federal payments for medical services furnished by physicians who are graduates of foreign medical schools which are unaccredited under this Act. Sets forth exceptions to such prohibition for: (1) services furnished outside the United States (defined as including Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam) by members of the Armed Forces or employees of the Department of Defense; and (2) individuals who have matriculated in such courses of study before May 1, 1987. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 99-hr-3486 | 99 | hr | 3486 | A bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act and title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit the guaranteeing of loans and similar assistance for certain students attending medical school abroad and to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit payments for direct medical education costs to hospitals that have too many foreign medical graduates in their residency training programs. | Education | 1985-10-02 | 1985-10-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. | House | Rep. Regula, Ralph [R-OH-16] | OH | R | R000141 | 5 | Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit certain loans, grants, or work assistance with respect to the enrollment of a student in a school of medicine outside the United States (including Puerto Rico and Canada), unless the student has scored within the top quarter on a recognized medical college admission examination. Amends the Social Security Act to prohibit Medicare payments for direct medical education costs for any hospital where the percentage of foreign medical school graduates in the residency training program exceeds a certain number. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 99-hr-3475 | 99 | hr | 3475 | Adult and Continuing Education Act of 1985 | Education | 1985-10-01 | 1985-10-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. | House | Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-1] | MT | D | W000520 | 0 | Adult and Continuing Education Act of 1985 - Part A: Institutional Development - Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to, and enter into contracts with, eligible institutions for specified types of programs relating to adult and continuing education. Sets forth application requirements. Sets forth authorized uses of funds awarded under this part. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1990 to carry out this part. Directs the Secretary to prescribe regulations for the distribution of part A funds, setting limits for the amount of each award and limits for the total awards per year to a single institution or consortia of institutions. Directs the Secretary to encourage the appropriate distribution of funds by geographic boundaries, taking into consideration population density. Limits single awards to a five-year period. Part B: Adult and Continuing Education Staff Development - Directs the Secretary to make grants from specified funds to eligible postsecondary institutions that have entered into an agreement with the Secretary to carry out an adult and continuing education staff development training program in accordance with specified requirements. Directs the Secretary to also carry out a program of making grants to eligible institutions to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of programs designed to train adult volunteers, especially the elderly, as tutors in local adult literacy programs. Directs the Secretary to enter into a contract with a qualified entity to evaluate programs established in parts A and B and to report evaluation results to the Secretary. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1990 to carry out this part. Sets forth provisions for the size and duration of part B grants similar to such provisions under part A. Part C: National Programs - Directs the Secretary to assist in evaluating the status and progress of adult education and postsecondary continuing education. Requires the Secretary to analyze the findings of evaluations under parts A and B, an… | 2025-08-29T16:33:22Z | |
| 99-s-1723 | 99 | s | 1723 | Even Start Act | Education | 1985-10-01 | 1985-10-16 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Education Department, OMB, GAO. | Senate | Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] | RI | R | C000269 | 5 | Even Start Act - Establishes a pilot program to combine adult basic education for parents and school readiness training for children into a single educational program. Requires that funds made available to a grant recipient under this Act be used to provide a program of adult literacy training which includes as a major component involving parents and children together to enhance the likelihood of educational achievement. Requires that each such program receiving a grant include the following elements: (1) identifying and recruiting eligible participants; (2) screening and preparing parents and children for participation (including testing, referral to necessary counseling, and related services); (3) carrying out programs and furnishing support services to suit the participants' work and other responsibilities (including child care, transportation, and scheduling and locating services to allow joint participation by parents and children); (4) establishing instruction programs that promote adult literacy, equip parents to support the education and growth of their children, and prepare children for success in regular school programs; (5) providing and monitoring integrated instructional services to participants through home-based programs (including direct limited access cable television and other media, where applicable); and (6) coordinating programs assisted under this Act with programs assisted under chapter 1 (Financial Assistance to Meet Special Educational Needs of Disadvantaged Children) of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 (ECIA) in the area. Makes eligible for participation in such programs families that: (1) include a parent eligible to participate in an adult basic education program under the Adult Education Act; and (2) reside in a school attendance area designated for receipt of funds under chapter 1 of ECIA with a child aged two through seven who is enrolled in or will, upon reaching school age, enroll in a school in which 20 percent of the students are eligible to participate … | 2025-08-29T16:32:26Z | |
| 99-hconres-201 | 99 | hconres | 201 | A concurrent resolution to commemorate the accomplishments of Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, on the 10th anniversary of its enactment. | Education | 1985-09-26 | 1985-10-29 | Other Measure S.Con.Res.71 Passed House in Lieu. | House | Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-1] | MT | D | W000520 | 82 | (Measure passed House, amended, roll call #374 (404-1)) Commemorates the accomplishments of the Education of All Handicapped Children Act on its tenth anniversary. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 99-hr-3446 | 99 | hr | 3446 | Student Financial Assistance Equity Act of 1985 | Education | 1985-09-26 | 1985-10-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. | House | Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-1] | MT | D | W000520 | 3 | Student Financial Assistance Equity Act of 1985 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Eduction Act of 1965 (HEA) to direct the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to conduct, publish, and disseminate an annual survey to determine average awards and types of awards to, and participation rates of, students receiving Federal student assistance, analyzed by age, gender, race, national origin, whether the student is disabled, and other appropriate subgroups. Revises provisions for supplemental educational opportunity grants (SEOG) and for work-study program funds to remove limitations on the portions of a higher education institution's SEOG allocation and work-study program funds which may be used for less-than-half-time students. Requires the institution to use for such SEOG and work-study program amounts that are reasonably proportionate to their need as compared to the need of students who are carrying at least one-half of the full-time academic workload. Removes the requirement that a student must be carrying or planning to carry at least one-half the normal full-time workload for the student's course of study, for purposes of eligibility for title IV student assistance programs (i.e. Pell grants, supplemental educational opportunity grants, guaranteed, insured, or direct student loans, work-study and other assistance). Makes a conforming amendment. Requires wages under the work-study program to be consistent with the provisions of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and title VII (Equal Employment Opportunities) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Requires the expected family contribution for independent students with dependents to be determined according to the same need analysis elements as the expected family contribution of the family of dependent students. Provides that, for purposes of need analysis determinations for less-than-half-time students, the cost of attendance allowance shall be limited to tuition and fees and an allowance for books, supplies, transportation, and miscellaneous personal expe… | 2025-08-29T16:31:11Z | |
| 99-hr-3447 | 99 | hr | 3447 | Congressional Award Amendments of 1985 | Education | 1985-09-26 | 1985-11-25 | Became Public Law No: 99-161. | House | Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-1] | MT | D | W000520 | 1 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Congressional Award Amendments of 1985 - Amends the Congressional Award Act to require the congressional leaders responsible for appointing members to the Congressional Award Board to each appoint a Member of Congress to such Board. Changes the present staggered terms of Board members to terms of four years, unless such members are reappointed. Changes the termination date of the Board from November 16, 1985 to November 16, 1988. Limits the annual salary of Board members to a specified amount. Allows, after calendar year 1986, an increase in such amount in proportion to the Consumer Price Index. Authorizes the Board to award scholarships to recipients of Congressional Award Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals. (Currently, scholarships are awarded only to recipients of gold medals.) Requires the Board to report the administrative expenditures of each member, officer, employee, and consultant in its annual report. Requires the Board to meet at least twice a year with at least one meeting in the District of Columbia. (Currently, the Board is required to meet once annually.) Requires the Board's bylaws and regulations to include provisions to prevent any conflict of interest in procurement and employment actions. Requires such bylaws to include appropriate fiscal control, funds accountability, and operating principles to ensure compliance with the general operating and expenditure authority of the Board. Requires that a copy of such bylaws be submitted to the Congress within 90 days of enactment of this Act, and not later than ten days after revisions. Authorizes the Board to permit donors to use its name or the name "Congressional Award Program" in advertising. Requires the General Accounting Office to audit and evaluate the Board at least biennially and report on the first audit after the enactment of this Act by May 15, 1988. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 99-sconres-71 | 99 | sconres | 71 | A concurrent resolution to commemorate the accomplishments of Public Law 94-142, The Education for All Handicapped Children Act on the 10th anniversary of its enactment. | Education | 1985-09-25 | 1985-10-29 | House Incorporated H.Con.Res.201 in This Measure as an Amendment. | Senate | Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT] | CT | R | W000253 | 63 | Commemorates the accomplishments of The Education of All Handicapped Children Act on its tenth anniversary. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 99-hr-3371 | 99 | hr | 3371 | A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reduce the default rates of direct and guaranteed student loans. | Education | 1985-09-19 | 1985-09-30 | Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. | House | Rep. Gallo, Dean A. [R-NJ-11] | NJ | R | G000025 | 19 | Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require, when student loan defaults reach certain levels: (1) the suspension or reduction of Federal capital contributions for FY 1986 and 1987 to the student loan fund of an institution of higher education under the direct student loan program; and (2) the suspension of a lender's eligibility under the guaranteed student loan program. Directs the Secretary of Education to report to the Congress, within one year after the enactment of this Act, on the effectiveness in reducing student loan defaults of such regulations requiring suspension (for a default rate above 25 percent) or reduction (for a default rate between ten and 25 percent) of Federal capital contributions to a school's student loan fund under the direct student loan program, including recommendations for further reduction of such defaults by extending such regulations beyond FY 1987 and/or other measures. Requires each guaranty agency having an agreement with the Secretary to provide information necessary to carry out the requirement of suspension of the eligible lender status under the guaranteed student loan program of any lender whose default rate exceeds 25 percent. Grants the Secretary specified authority for investigations or hearings to carry out such requirement. Authorizes the Secretary to lift such a suspension of eligibility upon determination that the lender has corrected the practices which led to the suspension. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 99-s-1666 | 99 | s | 1666 | School Excellence and Reform Act | Education | 1985-09-19 | 1985-10-16 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Education Department, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 12 | School Excellence and Reform Act - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1991 to make payments for programs of: (1) general improvement and excellence in education; and (2) reform and equity in education. Provides that no funds are authorized to carry out this Act for any fiscal year in which the amount appropriated to carry out each of the following provisions of law does not equal or exceed the amount appropriated for such purpose in the preceding fiscal year: (1) chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981; (2) chapter 2 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981; (3) title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, relating to bilingual education; (4) the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act; and (5) the Education of the Handicapped Act. Sets forth (after reserving specified amounts for certain U.S. territories and possessions) formulas for State and local allocation of payments for general improvement and excellence in education. Provides, under such local allocation formula, for certain increases in the amount of such payments on the basis of numbers of children eligible to be counted for purposes of special needs funding under specified provisions of subpart 1 (Basic Grants) part A (Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies) of title I (Financial Assistance to Meet Special Educational Needs of Children) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). Sets forth (after reserving specified amounts for payments to certain U.S. territories and possessions) formulas for State and local allocation for reform and equity in education. Provides, under such State allocation formula, for certain increases in payments based on numbers of children eligible to be counted under the aforementioned ESEA provisions for special educational needs funding. Authorizes the State educational agency to establish the relative weights of factors under such local allocation formula, but requires that such formula be composed of only the foll… | 2025-08-29T16:32:12Z | |
| 99-hr-3326 | 99 | hr | 3326 | Education Technology Act | Education | 1985-09-18 | 1985-09-30 | Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. | House | Rep. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO-2] | CO | D | W000647 | 47 | Education Technology Act - Title I: Evaluations, Dissemination, and Instructional Models - Directs the National Institute of Education (NIE) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to jointly: (1) evaluate available computer hardware and software in terms of its usefulness in the classroom; and (2) disseminate the results of such evaluation to State and local educational agencies (SEAs and LEAs). Requires, where appropriate, such evaluation to include assessment of the usefulness of computer hardware and software to serve the special needs of certain special populations described under title II of this Act and of the extent to which the software promotes computer use by students of both sexes. Directs NIE and NSF to carry out such evaluation and dissemination functions under grants to or contracts with non-Federal agencies and private nonprofit institutions or organizations. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1995 to NSF and NIE for such purpose. Directs NSF to conduct, assist, and foster research and experimentation on, and dissemination of, models of instruction in the operation and use of computers, educational computer software, and curriculum materials. Requires that this be done through grants to or contracts with professional educational, scientific, or engineering organizations, science museums, regional science education centers, public television, SEAs and LEAs, and institutions of higher education, including community colleges. Directs the NSF, in selecting such entities for such grants or contracts, to give priority to those proposals involving specified types of programs (including, among others, programs involving computer libraries, networks, personal microcomputers, or video disc systems). Permits funds available under such grants or contracts to be used to acquire computer hardware and software and manuals for its use. Requires the NSF Director to: (1) report to the Congress annually on the results of such research and experimentation; and (2) in conjunction with NIE, take st… | 2025-08-29T16:30:16Z | |
| 99-hr-3310 | 99 | hr | 3310 | A bill to establish the National Commission for Utilization and Expansion of Language Resources. | Education | 1985-09-13 | 1985-09-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. | House | Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20] | TX | D | G000272 | 0 | Establishes the National Commission for the Utilization and Expansion of Language Resources. Directs the Commission to: (1) develop national policy for the identification, preservation, and improvement of language resources; (2) evolve an active program for using the language resources of the United States and encouraging language skills development in nontraditional areas such as commerce, trade, and defense; (3) serve as consultant and coordinator to National and State professional educational associations for the development and implementation of programs and activities designed to preserve and identify language resources; (4) identify information needed to inventory language resources and coordinate such data development with the various executive departments; (5) provide data on language resources to Federal, State, and local government agencies, educational systems, institutions of higher education, and private businesses; and (6) provide data to the military and intelligence communities on language resources and their use as these relate to national security. Provides that the President and the Secretary of Education shall each appoint five members to the ten-member Commission. Requires that such members be scholars, educators, or public servants who have made notable contributions to the field of language study. Sets forth the powers of the Commission. Requires the Commission to submit an annual report to the Congress and the President. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 99-hr-3305 | 99 | hr | 3305 | National Schoolbus Safety Act of 1985 | Education | 1985-09-12 | 1985-09-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. | House | Rep. Smith, Lawrence [D-FL-16] | FL | D | S000586 | 40 | National Schoolbus Safety Act of 1985 - Limits the amount of financial assistance which the Secretary of Education may provide to any State or local educational agency in a State or locality that does not impose certain requirements for inspecting school buses and equipping them with safety belts. Sets forth the initial form of such requirements as follows: (1) equipping those school buses first placed in service after the effective date of this Act with safety belts; and (2) annual safety inspection of all school buses. Limits the amount of financial assistance in cases of noncompliance to not more than: (1) 95 percent of the allocated amount for the first fiscal year beginning after the effective date of this Act; (2) 90 percent for the second such fiscal year; and (3) 85 percent for any subsequent fiscal year. Sets forth final requirements which must be effective on or before January 1, 1995, as follows: (1) equipping all school buses with safety belts; and (2) annual inspections of all school buses. Prohibits any financial assistance to any State or local educational agency in a State or locality which does not have such requirements in effect by such date. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to annually provide the Secretary of Education with information necessary to determine whether a State or local government has in effect the requirements referred to under this Act, if there is an approved highway safety program for pupil transportation safety in effect for such State or local government. Requires the State or local government to provide such information when such a program is not in effect. Makes this Act effective beginning one year after its date of enactment. | 2025-08-29T16:32:03Z | |
| 99-s-1631 | 99 | s | 1631 | Foreign Language Assistance for National Security Act of 1985 | Education | 1985-09-12 | 1985-09-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] | IL | D | S000423 | 5 | Foreign Language Assistance for National Security Act of 1985 - Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to State educational agencies to fund model programs, designed and operated by local educational agencies, for the improvement and expansion of foreign language study for children aged five through 17 who reside within their school districts. Sets forth formulas for determining the amount of such grants based on State population. Sets forth provisions relating to the availability of such funds. Sets forth grant application requirements for State educational agencies, including provisions for periodic student proficiency evaluation. Provides for program participation by private school children. Requires ratable reduction of such grants when appropriations are insufficient. Directs the Secretary to make grants to State agencies to fund model foreign language programs designed and operated at community and junior colleges. Bases the amount of such grants on State population. Sets forth grant application requirements, including periodic student proficiency evaluation. Requires ratable reduction of such grants when appropriations are insufficient. Directs the Secretary to make grants to institutions of higher education to cover part of the costs of undergraduate foreign language instruction. Sets forth formulas to determine whether an institution is eligible for such grants, based on the percentage of its student body enrolled in qualified postsecondary language courses. Provides that to be eligible for such grants an institution must require that: (1) each entering student have successfully completed at least two years of secondary school foreign language instruction; or (2) each graduating student have earned two years postsecondary credit in a foreign language (or have demonstrated equivalent competence in a foreign language). Authorizes the Secretary to establish standards, including reporting requirements, for programs assisted by such grants. Sets forth formulas for determining the amounts … | 2025-08-29T16:31:36Z | |
| 99-hr-3263 | 99 | hr | 3263 | Gifted and Talented Children and Youth Education Act of 1986 | Education | 1985-09-11 | 1986-08-13 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from OMB, Education Department. | House | Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-19] | NY | D | B000432 | 87 | (Measure passed House, amended) Gifted and Talented Children and Youth Education Act of 1986 - Establishes a Federal gifted and talented education (GTE) program to improve the capability of State and local education agencies (SEAs and LEAs) and private nonprofit schools to: (1) identify gifted and talented children and youth; and (2) provide those children and youth with appropriate educational opportunities. Directs the Secretary of Education from specified sums appropriated under this Act and after consultation with the advisory committee established by this Act to make grants to or contracts with SEAs, LEAs, institutions of higher education, or other public and private agencies (including Indian tribes and organizations and Hawaiian native organizations) to assist them in carrying out authorized GTE programs or projects, including personnel or supervisory training. Sets forth authorized GTE programs and projects, including: (1) preservice and inservice training (including fellowships) for GTE personnel (including leadership personnel); (2) model projects and exemplary programs for identification and education, including summer programs and cooperative programs involving business, industry, and education; (3) strengthening SEA and higher education institutions' capability to provide leadership and assistance to LEAs and nonprofit private schools in planning, operating, and improving such programs; (4) technical assistance and information dissemination; (5) research on methods and techniques for identifying and teaching gifted and talented children and youth; (6) conducting program evaluations and surveys; and (7) developing information and analysis. Establishes the National Center for Research and Development in the Education of Gifted and Talented Children and Youth (the National Center) through grants or contracts with one or more higher education institutions or SEAs, or a consortium or combination of such institutions and agencies, to carry out clauses (5), (6), and (7) of the preceding paragraph. Require… | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 99-hr-3249 | 99 | hr | 3249 | Student Loan Maternity Deferral Act of 1985 | Education | 1985-09-09 | 1985-09-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. | House | Rep. Wyden, Ron [D-OR-3] | OR | D | W000779 | 0 | Student Loan Maternity Deferral Act of 1985 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit the deferral of repayment of Federal insured, guaranteed, and direct student loans for not more than six months of maternity leave for an enrolled student borrower. | 2025-08-29T16:30:50Z | |
| 99-hr-3234 | 99 | hr | 3234 | A bill to permit the deferral of repayment of Federal insured, guaranteed, and direct student loans for not more than 6 months of maternity leave. | Education | 1985-09-04 | 1985-09-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. | House | Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2] | WI | D | K000020 | 0 | Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit the deferral of repayment of Federal insured, guaranteed, and direct student loans for not more than six months of maternity leave for an enrolled student borrower. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 99-hr-3190 | 99 | hr | 3190 | Higher Education Disclosure Act | Education | 1985-08-01 | 1985-09-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. | House | Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-3] | CA | D | M000249 | 21 | Higher Education Disclosure Act - Requires any institution of higher education which is a direct or indirect recipient of Federal financial assistance to disclose grants from or contracts with a foreign source when such grants and contracts total over $100,000 during any 12-month period. Sets forth procedures and requirements relating to the contents of such disclosure reports to the Secretary of Education. Makes such reports accessible to the public. Allows civil actions to be brought to request restraining orders or injunctions commanding compliance with the requirements of this Act. Requires institutions which knowingly or willfully fail to comply with such requirements to pay the full costs to the United States of obtaining compliance, including all associated costs of investigation and enforcement. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to promulgate regulations to carry out the ministerial duties imposed by this Act. | 2025-08-29T16:29:23Z | |
| 99-hres-256 | 99 | hres | 256 | A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with regard to recent appointments to the National Advisory and Coordinating Council on Bilingual Education. | Education | 1985-08-01 | 1985-08-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. | House | Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20] | TX | D | G000272 | 36 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the appointment by the Secretary of Education of members of the National Advisory and Coordinating Council on Bilingual Education who oppose programs authorized under the Bilingual Education Act meets with the strongest of disapproval by the House of Representatives. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 99-hres-258 | 99 | hres | 258 | A resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to educational considerations that should be reflected in any reform of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. | Education | 1985-08-01 | 1985-08-01 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large] | VT | R | J000072 | 13 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that in any amendment of the Internal Revenue Code: (1) education should remain a national priority, receiving at least the current level of tax incentives; and (2) care should be taken to facilitate State and local efforts to raise educational revenues and to encourage individuals to save for educational expenses. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 99-s-1537 | 99 | s | 1537 | Higher Education Satisfactory Progress Act of 1985 | Education | 1985-07-31 | 1985-07-31 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Education Department, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK] | OK | R | N000102 | 6 | Higher Education Satisfactory Progress Act of 1985 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide standards for students for maintaining satisfactory academic progress as a condition for student aid under such title. | 2025-08-29T16:32:42Z | |
| 99-hr-3102 | 99 | hr | 3102 | Technology Education Act of 1986 | Education | 1985-07-30 | 1986-08-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | House | Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] | VA | D | B000657 | 24 | (Measure passed House, amended) Technology Education Act of 1986 - Defines "technology education" as a comprehensive educational process designed to develop a population that is knowledgeable about technology and its evolution, systems, techniques, utilization in industry and other fields, and social and cultural significance. Directs the Secretary of Education, subject to the availability of appropriations under this Act, to establish a program of grants to local educational agencies (LEAs), State educational agencies (SEAs), consortia of public and private agencies, organizations, and institutions, and institutions of higher education for not more than ten demonstration programs in technology education for secondary schools. Sets forth grant application requirements. Directs the Secretary to consider equitable geographic distribution in making such grants. Permits such grants to be used to develop a model demonstration program for technology education with specified components. Includes among such components research and development of curriculum materials, an institute to develop teacher capabilities in technology education, and multidisciplinary teacher workshops for interfacing mathematics, science, and technology education. Limits the Federal share to 65 percent of the costs of programs or projects assisted under this Act. Requires that at least ten percent of such costs be covered by private sector contributions. Directs the Secretary to disseminate the results of such programs or projects so as to improve the training of educational personnel. Amends the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 to direct the Secretary to make available specified amounts of discretionary funds to carry out this Act for FY 1987 through 1989. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 99-s-1525 | 99 | s | 1525 | Dropout Prevention and Reentry Act of 1985 | Education | 1985-07-30 | 1985-10-17 | Subcommittee on Education. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-477. | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 16 | Dropout Prevention and Reentry Act of 1985 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to add a new title X, the Dropout Prevention and Reentry Act of 1985. (Redesignates the current title X as title XI.) Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990 for such new title X. Directs the Secretary of Education, from such title X funds for any fiscal year, to allot 20 percent to each of five categories of local educational agencies (LEAs) (based on total elementary and secondary school student enrollments). Directs the Secretary, from the amounts allotted to such categories of LEAs, to award as many grants as practicable within each such category to LEAs whose applications: (1) have been approved; and (2) propose a program of sufficient size and scope to be of value as a demonstration. Limits an LEA to no more than one such grant in each of three fiscal years. Requires the amount of a grant to be, to the extent practicable, proportionate to the extent and severity of the local dropout problem. Limits the amount of a grant to 90 percent of the total cost of a project during its first fiscal year, 80 percent in the second, and 70 percent in the third. Sets forth grant application requirements (including plans for addressing the needs of pregnant minors and school-age parents). Directs the Secretary to give first priority within each category of LEA to applicants with either very high numbers or very high percentages of school dropouts. Sets forth requirements for review of LEA second or third year projects. Requires such grants to be used to carry out plans set forth in the applications. Lists activities such grants may also be used for (including counseling, remedial education, work-study, community-organization service, curriculum review, and school staff training). Requires at least 30 percent of each grant to be used for dropout prevention activities, and another 30 percent for dropout reentry activities (i.e. persuading dropouts to return to school and assisting former dropouts wi… | 2025-08-29T16:33:18Z | |
| 99-s-1501 | 99 | s | 1501 | Student Aid Assistance Amendments of 1985 | Education | 1985-07-25 | 1985-07-25 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Education Department, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN] | IN | R | Q000007 | 0 | Student Aid Assistance Amendments of 1985 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit, under the guaranteed student loan program, the deferment of principal payments for up to 12 months while an enrolled student borrower is on maternity leave. | 2025-08-29T16:30:32Z | |
| 99-hr-3042 | 99 | hr | 3042 | Dropout Prevention and Reentry Act of 1986 | Education | 1985-07-18 | 1986-09-08 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 887. | House | Rep. Hayes, Charles A. [D-IL-1] | IL | D | H000388 | 92 | (Measure passed House, amended) Dropout Prevention and Reentry Act of 1986 - Provides for grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish and demonstrate: (1) programs to identify potential dropouts and prevent them from dropping out; (2) programs to identify dropouts and encourage them to reenter school; and (3) model systems for collecting and reporting information on dropouts to local school officials. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989. Directs the Secretary of Education, from such funds for any fiscal year, to allot specified percentages to each of four categories of LEAs (based on total elementary and secondary school student enrollments). Directs the Secretary, from the amounts allotted to such categories of LEAs, to award as many grants as practicable within each such category to LEAs whose applications: (1) have been approved; and (2) propose a program of sufficient size and scope to be of value as a demonstration. Limits an LEA to no more than one such grant in each of three fiscal years. Requires the amount of a grant to be, to the extent practicable, proportionate to the extent and severity of the local dropout problem. Requires the LEA to match ten percent of the grant for the first year, 25 percent for the second year, and 40 percent for the third and any subsequent year. Sets forth grant application requirements (including plans for addressing the needs of pregnant minors, school-age parents, Indians, migrants, and other high-risk populations). Directs the Secretary to give first priority within each category of LEA to applicants with either very high numbers or very high percentages of school dropouts. Sets forth requirements for review of LEA projects. Requires such grants to be used to carry out plans set forth in the applications. Lists activities such grants may also be used for, including counseling, remedial education, work-study, community-organization service, curriculum review, and school staff training. Requires at least 30 percent of each grant to be used for … | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 99-hr-3048 | 99 | hr | 3048 | Foreign Language Assistance for National Security Act of 1985 | Education | 1985-07-18 | 1985-07-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. | House | Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] | CA | D | P000047 | 45 | Foreign Language Assistance for National Security Act of 1985 - Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to State educational agencies to fund model programs, designed and operated by local educational agencies, for the improvement and expansion of foreign language study for children aged five through 17 who reside within their school districts. Sets forth formulas for determining the amount of such grants based on State population. Sets forth provisions relating to the availability of such funds. Sets forth grant application requirements for State educational agencies, including provisions for periodic student proficiency evaluation. Provides for program participation by private school children. Requires ratable reduction of such grants when appropriations are insufficient. Directs the Secretary to make grants to State agencies to fund model foreign language programs designed and operated at community and junior colleges. Bases the amount of such grants on State population. Sets forth grant application requirements, including periodic student proficiency evaluation. Requires ratable reduction of such grants when appropriations are insufficient. Directs the Secretary to make grants to institutions of higher education to cover part of the costs of undergraduate foreign language instruction. Sets forth formulas to determine whether an institution is eligible for such grants, based on the percentage of its student body enrolled in qualified postsecondary language courses. Provides that to be eligible for such grants an institution must require that: (1) each entering student have successfully completed at least two years of secondary school foreign language instruction; or (2) each graduating student have earned two years postsecondary credit in a foreign language (or have demonstrated equivalent competence in a foreign language). Authorizes the Secretary to establish standards, including reporting requirements, for programs assisted by such grants. Sets forth formulas for determining the amounts o… | 2025-08-29T16:32:41Z |
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