This document reports on the 1992 amendments to and recommendations for the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (which expires at the end of fiscal year 1992). Included in an opening section is a partial listing of the many agencies that submitted recommendations, a list of 44 hearings on the bill held nation-wide, and explanation of the basic policy objectives of the bill to reaffirm and improve the federal commitment to support postsecondary education. There follows an...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Federal Legislation, Higher Education
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) presents a brief description of cable television and explains some basic regulations pertaining to it. The history of cable regulation covers the initial jurisdiction, economic considerations of the regulation, court tests, and the holding of public hearings. The major provisions of new cable rules are also outlined. These cover authorized signals, additional signals, cable systems outside of television markets, leapfrogging, educational and foreign...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Cable Television, Federal Legislation, Television
The Committee on Education and Labor strongly recommends the adoption of H. R. 2148, a bill that, with two major additions, would basically reenact Project Follow Through for an additional year as it is currently authorized under the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981. The two additions would provide for review and evaluation of what has been learned from Follow Through during the past 15 years. Substantial sections in this report provide (1) an introduction briefly describing the origin of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Program Costs, Program Evaluation
The booklet presents the text of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended by P.L. 98-221 in 1984. The act is intended to develop and implement comprehensive programs of vocational rehabilitation and independent living. The text addresses seven major titles within the act (sample subtopics in parentheses): (1) vocational rehabilitation services (innovation and expansion grants); (2) research (National Institute of Handicapped Research); (3) supplementary services and facilities (special...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Vocational Rehabilitation
The purpose of this hearing was to examine the effectiveness and enforcement of Federal laws that exist to prevent fraud and abuse in for-profit education. Testifying before the Committee were: the Honorable Maxine Waters (D-CA), Member of Congress, U.S. House of Representatives; Thomas A. Carter, Deputy Inspector General, Department of Education, Washington, DC; David Rhodes, President, The School of Visual Arts, New York, New York; Nicholas Glakas, President, Career College Association,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Federal Legislation, Proprietary Schools, Deception, Prevention, Law Enforcement
This brochure presents brief descriptions of Federal educational legislation enacted between 1963 and 1965. Also included are capsule progress reports of many of the Federally funded programs. (NH)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Legislation, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
These two volumes contain hearings of the first and second sessions on the manpower act bills: H.R. 10908, to develop and strengthen a systematic national, state and local manpower policy and provide for a comprehensive delivery of manpower services; H.R. 11620, to assure an opportunity for employment to every American seeking work and to make available the education and training needed by any persons to qualify for employment consistent with his highest potential and capability and for other...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Federal Legislation, Labor Needs, Labor Utilization, Legislation
This document presents witnesses' testimonies and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing conducted on H.R. 457, the Youth Suicide Prevention Act, legislation which would authorize funds to be reserved from the Secretary's discretionary fund in the Chapter 2 Program for youth suicide prevention programs administered in the Department of Education. Opening statements are included by Representatives Augustus Hawkins and Marge Roukema. Witnesses providing testimony include: (1)...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adolescents, Federal Legislation, Hearings, Prevention, Suicide, Youth Problems
Presented in this bulletin is the text of the hearings before the Select Subcommittee on Education of the Committee on Education and Labor concerning a bill to extend the Environmental Education Act of 1970 for three years (HR 3927). The hearings were held April 17, May 15 and 17, 1973, to provide an opportunity for individuals from the public, educational community, and environmental groups as well as officials of the administration to express their views on the bill. Chairman John Brademas...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Committees, Environmental Education, Federal Legislation, Financial Support, Reports
The contents of this publication of the United States copyright law include: (1) prefatory note; (2) Constitutional provision respecting copyright; (3) Copyright Law of the United States of America (Title 17, United States Code); (4) schedule of laws reported by Act of July 30, 1947 and (5) parallel reference tables showing disposition of sections of Act of March 4, 1909, as amended, in Title 17, United States Code. The appendix contains: (1) four acts extending the duration of copyright...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Copyrights, Federal Legislation, International Organizations, Standards
The paper considers implications of proposed federal rules based on Public Laws 93-112, 93-516, and 95-602 which provide for a broad range of recreation strategies to serve the disabled. Noted among features of the rules are a high level of concurrence and acceptance of the recreational authorizations; excellence in developing rules to implement the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1974, and the Rehabilitation, Comprehensive Services, and Developmental...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Normalization (Handicapped), Recreation,...
This report discusses four bills that have been introduced to the House of Representatives to amend Title IV of the United States Code to declare English as the official language of the United States, as well as for other purposes. The first two bills, H.R. 123 and H.R. 345, are both entitled the Language Government Act. they are very similar in that they recognize the ethnic, cultural, and linguistic diversity of the United States and propose the declaration of English as the official language...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Bilingual Education, English, Federal Legislation, Official Languages, Voting
This report summarizes the provisions of the Education Amendments of 1978, Public Law 95-561. This legislation extends generally through fiscal year 1983 and amends the major federal programs of aid to elementary and secondary schools including those under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the Impact Aid acts, the Emergency School Aid Act, the Adult Education Act, the Indian Education Act, and related legislation. (Author/LD)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
There is disagreement about who is to be the primary payer when dual coverage exists under Medicare and a employer-sponsored group health plan for federal, state, and local government employees after the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986. Medicare administrators of the Health Care Financing Administration interpret the Act as applying to government-sponsored plans; administrators of federal, state, and local government-sponsored plans do not. This report discusses the background of the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Government Employees, Insurance
This hearing considers the budget request by the Department of Education for fiscal year 2004 for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program. The request by the Department is for $600 million, a sharp reduction of last year's appropriation, which was $993 million. This is a program that serves approximately 1,300,000 students in 1,400 communities throughout the United States. It provides a wide variety of educational experiences and has generally been regarded to be a highly effective...
Topics: ERIC Archive, After School Programs, Federal Legislation, Government Role, Investment
This transcript contains the following: (1) statements of several Committee Members; (2) text of the proposed legislation; (3) a list of witnesses; and (4) statements, testimony, and supporting documents submitted by the witnesses. Numerous laypersons and professionals have their testimonies recorded, giving statements in support of and in opposition to passage of the bill. Witnesses include politicians, educators, police officials, medical professionals, National Rifle Association...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Children, Federal Legislation, Gun Control, Guns, Hearings, Violence
Statements are presented regarding the Rehabilitation Amendments of 1983. Following the text of the amendment are prepared statements and testimony from special educators, state officials, rehabilitation counselors, college students, rehabilitation practitioners, and a physician. Statements address budgetary aspects of the amendments, eligibility changes, accountability, and creation of a separate client assistance program. (CL)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Hearings, Vocational Rehabilitation
To provide decision makers with the information they need to make informed decisions about school restructuring, The Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement recently commissioned a series of papers titled "School Restructuring Options Under No Child Left Behind: What Works When?" Each of the four papers focuses on one of the first four options identified in the law and summarizes the research base that supports it. The series is designed to help district leaders...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Federal Legislation, School Restructuring, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
The text of Part 2 of a Senate hearing on the Tobacco Product Education and Health Protection Act of 1990 is reported in this document. It is noted that this act would amend the Public Service Act to establish a center for tobacco products, to inform the public concerning the hazards of tobacco use, to disclose and restrict additives to such products, and to require labeling of such products to provide information concerning such products to the public, and for other purposes. In an opening...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Advertising, Federal Legislation, Health Education, Hearings, Smoking, Tobacco
Through collaboration with its stakeholders, the National Council on Disability (NCD) will pursue a focused agenda that will promote government programs and policies in support of full inclusion of all people with disabilities into the educational, economic and social fabric of the American community. NCD will use the expertise of its diverse membership and well-trained and well-managed staff to identify barriers to inclusion and independence and to develop solutions. NCD will listen to people...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Public Agencies, Presidents, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Disabilities
Presented is a report on the Senate bill to extend the authorization of appropriations for and to strengthen the provisions of the Older Americans Act of 1965 and for other purposes. The document opens by reporting favorably on the bill as amended and by recommending passage. The following topics are addressed: (1) summary of bill; (2) background and need for legislation; (3) text of bill as reported; (4) committee views; (5) hearings; (6) votes in committee; (7) Congressional Budget Office...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Human Services, Older Adults
Summarized are 11 legislative acts benefiting the handicapped and enacted by the 92nd Congress (1971-1972). Given for each act is the title, public law number, and a summary of the law's general scope. Listed as major legislation benefiting the handicapped are the Social Security Amendments of 1972, the Intermediate Care Amendments of 1971, the Wagner-O'Day Amendments, and the Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1972. Also summarized is other legislation benefiting the handicapped including the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Exceptional Child Services, Federal Legislation, Handicapped Children
The Reserve Education Assistance Program, or REAP (Chapter 1607 of title 10, U.S. Code), is a new benefit providing educational assistance to members of the reserve components--Selected Reserve (Sel Res) and Individual Ready Reserve (IRR)--who are called or ordered to active service in response to a war or national emergency, as declared by the President or Congress. This pamphlet describes eligibility requirements for REAP, the benefits available under the program, and how to apply.
Topics: ERIC Archive, Federal Programs, Federal Legislation, Armed Forces
This document presents the transcripts from the congressional hearing which addressed four basic issues: (1) visitation rights of grandparents following divorce and custody settlements; (2) the enactment of a federal law to guarantee these rights in the eight states which have no laws; (3) the necessity of a federal law to bring uniformity to the various state laws covering grandparent visitation rights; and (4) the equality of protection for grandparents under existing state laws. Following...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Divorce, Federal Legislation, Grandchildren, Grandparents, Hearings
The Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, reviews the Reagan administration's efforts on behalf of handicapped persons. The government's commitment to the principle of nondiscrimination is discussed along with such actions as designation of the "National Decade of Disabled Persons," the establishment of the National Council on the Handicapped and improved coordination with state and local authorities to enhance accessibility. Also...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation
The bibliography includes documents and studies considered by the compilers to be landmarks in the sense that they appear to have influenced the health manpower legislation or policy of the Federal government. The emphasis is on the 1956 to 1974 period. Five sections, arranged chronologically, list: significant legislation, 1956 to August 1973; Presidential statements, from Truman to Nixon; other statements, mostly by secretaries and assistant secretaries of the Department of Health, Education...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Annotated Bibliographies, Federal Legislation, Health Personnel, Reports, Speeches
This document presents a hearing on the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act, H.R. 1801. Opening statements are given by Representatives Dale E. Kildee and Thomas J. Tauke. The hearing was held in Iowa and all witnesses giving statements are from Iowa. Witnesses include: (1) Alan Allbee, juvenile court referee, First Judicial District Court, West Union; (2) Gil Cerveny, juvenile justice specialist, Iowa Commission on Children, Youth and Families, Des Moines;...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adolescents, Delinquency, Federal Legislation, Hearings, Justice, Juvenile Courts
This document is a short report on issues related to eliminating mandatory retirement ages. H.R. 4154, Congressman Pepper's bill to legislate elimination of mandatory retirement by removing the maximum age limitation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, is included. The report includes the following sections: (1) questions and answers (with descriptions of the mandatory retirement laws, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the intent and economic consequences of H.R....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Age Discrimination, Federal Legislation, Mandatory Retirement, Older Adults
This report reviews California's Child Support Enforcement program (CCSEP) and prospects for increasing support payments. Chapter I describes the structure of the CCSEP, recent collection experience, and prospects for growth in collections under current practices. Chapter II describes recent revisions in federal law concerning the program and the expected effect of the changes on collections of support payments in California. Chapter III presents an analysis of county collections in 1982-83 and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Federal Legislation, Program Development, Program Effectiveness, State Programs
The purpose of this hearing before the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property was to consider H.R. 1839, the "Youth Smoking Prevention and State Revenue Enforcement Act." The bill would authorize State attorneys to bring a civil action seeking injunctive relief in an appropriate U.S. district court for violations of the Jenkins Act. Opening statements were given by Representative Lamar Smith, Representative Martin T. Meehan, and Representative Mark Green....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Federal Legislation, Hearings, Prevention, Smoking, State Government, Youth
This document is a bill (H.R. 3254) written by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the U.S. House of Representatives to authorize appropriations for the National Science Foundation. It contains the following sections: (1) National Science Foundation Authorization; (2) General Provisions; (3) Academic Research Facilities Modernization; and (4) International Scientific Cooperation. (ZWH)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Federal Legislation, Financial Policy, Science Education, Secondary Education
Included in this publication are statements, letters, and supplementary materials presented by vocational education specialists at a hearing before the General Subcommittee on Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives. The hearing concerned H.R. 13630, a bill to extend until fiscal 1972 five of the new programs authorized by the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968. These programs are: (1) special programs for the disadvantaged, (2) residential schools, (3)...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Vocational Education
Hearings were conducted for the purpose of inquiring into: (1) the proposed funding cutbacks for programs under the Older Americans Act; (2) the conduct of the White House Conference on Aging; (3) recent reorganization moves affecting the role and status of the Administration on Aging; (4) the proposed creation of a new volunteer agency which would incorporate the Retired Senior Volunteer Program and the Foster Grandparent Program; and (5) whether the Administration on Aging should be extended...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Federal Legislation, Government Role, Older Adults, Program Evaluation
The evidence presented during the hearings and the statements submitted by interested parties to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Natural Resources are contained in this report. The committee was inquiring into action programs that "must be developed to restore the quality of our environment during the decade of the 1970's." Evidence was presented by conservation organizations, ecologists, student organizations, industry representatives, concerned citizens, professional academic...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Ecology, Environmental Influences, Federal Legislation, Hearings, Policy, Pollution
The Older American Act Amendments of 1987 (Public Law 100-175) contain no major overhaul of the Act, but new provisions do significantly expand certain service components of the state and area agency on aging program under title III to address the special needs of certain populations, including the frail elderly living at home, residents of long-term care facilities, persons at risk of abuse or neglect, and low-income elderly. Other amendments address issues related to the administration of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Human Services, Older Adults
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A statement by Senator Orrin G. Hatch opened the hearing on The Computer Software Rental Amendments Act of 1988, a bill which would amend title 17, United States Code, the Copyright Act, to protect certain computer programs. The text of the bill is then presented, followed by the statements of four witnesses: (1) Dr. Alan C. Ashton, president, WordPerfect Corp.; (2) Heidi Roizen, president, T/Maker Co.; (3) Thomas Chan, deputy general counsel, Ashton-Tate Corp. for ADAPSO, the Computer Software...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Computer Software, Copyrights, Federal Legislation, Hearings
The flight test guide assists the applicant and his instructor in preparing for the flight test for the Private or Commercial Pilot Certificate with a Lighter-Than-Air Category and Airship Class Rating under Part 61 (revised) of Federal Aviation Regulations. It contains information and guidance concerning pilot operations, procedures, and maneuvers relevant to the flight test required for those certificates. They are: preflight operations; ground operation; takeoffs and landings;...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Aircraft Pilots, Certification, Federal Legislation, Standards, Study Guides
The paper reviews federal legislation relating to recreation for the handicapped, traces key developments in recreation legislation during the period 1960 to 1980, and describes four types of programs where special education recreation for disabled persons has been dealt with (rehabilitation services, special education, outdoor recreation, sports, and local special recreation). Among the observations made about federal legislation and recreation for the handicapped are the following:...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Disabilities, Federal Legislation, History, Recreation Legislation, Trend Analysis
This reference booklet defines legislative terms. It was written to help school board members communicate more effectively and knowledgeably with agencies of the federal government. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or "academic" glossary, since such a publication would be encumbered by all of the detailed technical language associated with lawmaking. Rather, the focus is on the essential terminology of the legislative process, and to a lesser extent, that of the executive...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Definitions, Federal Legislation, Hearings, Laws, Legislation, Lobbying
The Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs held hearings on the crisis in the National School Lunch Program (September 7, 1971). This transcript on the hearings includes statements by members of the Committee and the testimony of four witnesses who are involved in the administration of various school food programs. In the appendixes, correspondence, newspaper articles, and material submitted by witnesses are presented. (JW)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Lunch Programs, Nutrition
Presented in this bulletin is the text of the hearing before the Conservation and Natural Resources Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, United States House of Representatives, ninety-first Congress, concerning the transfer of environmental evaluation functions to the Environmental Quality Council (EQC). The hearing was held July 9, 1969, to obtain the views of the executive branch, presented by Dr. Lee DuBridge, Director, Office of Science and technology, regarding bill H....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Agency Role, Committees, Environment, Evaluation, Federal Legislation
The report summarizes the work of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in regulating the broadcast industry, common carriers and other users of the broadcast spectrum. The report is written in simple non-technical language suitable for grade school children who write the FCC asking for information about its activities. (MG)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Administrative Agencies, Broadcast Industry, Federal Legislation
The proceedings from the Congressional hearings on extension of Title I monies for delinquent and neglected children in state institutions present statements of three professionals (G. Ahart, Director, Human Resources Division, General Accounting Office; G. Decell, Director, South Carolina Department of Youth Services; and P. Mancini, program support branch, Division of Education for the Disadvantaged, U.S. Office of Education). Four appendixes are provided, including text of Public Law 93-380,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Child Neglect, Delinquency, Federal Legislation, Hearings, Institutionalized Persons
This report is on the Senate Subcommittee hearing on December 11, 1974, to amend the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 to create the American Film Institute as an independent agency. Witnesses testifying before the subcommittee included: George Stevens, Charlton Heston, Roger Stevens, Harry McPherson, William Lehman, Nancy Hanks, Camille Cook, Theodore Perry, and Ed Lynch. Statements presented in support of the amendment included those by: Ed Lynch, Ronald Berman,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Agencies, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Films, Hearings
Outlined are the application procedures for authorization from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for constructing and operating a radio or television broadcast station. Instructions for selecting a facility, applying for a construction permit, and giving local public notice of intention are provided, as well as sections on hearing procedures, construction permits, licenses and license renewals, sales and transfers, construction changes, and application fees. (SC)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Broadcast Industry, Certification, Federal Legislation, Radio, Television
This general guide to copyright in the United States briefly describes the following: the nature of copyright, who can claim it, copyright available for published and unpublished works, what can and cannot be copyrighted, how to secure a copyright, publication, notice of copyright, copyright registration, registration procedures, corrections or amplifications of existing registrations, mandatory deposit, duration of copyright, transfer of copyright, international copyright protection,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Copyrights, Eligibility, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation, Guidelines,...
The author considers the recreation rights of handicapped individuals with particular emphasis on three pieces of federal legislation--Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The following areas are addressed: facilities, equipment, services, scheduling, transportation, recruitment, scholarships, selection of activities, instructional opportunity, levels of performance, nonsegregated...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Civil Liberties, Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Recreation
This document contains a report by the House of Representatives' Committee on Education and Labor concerning the bill H.R. 1451 to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for the fiscal years 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991; and to reauthorize the Native American Programs Act of 1974 for an additional 4 years at a level of such sums as may be necessary. Included in the report are an introduction, a discussion of committee action, an explanation of the background and need...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Older Adults
This reference guide provides a glossary of over 80 acronyms relevant to the area of serving children with emotional handicaps. It lists eight federal laws by their commonly used abridged names (such as Section 504) and notes the formal name of each law and its purpose. The guide also provides definitions for almost 100 terms important in the emotional handicaps field, such as oppositional disorder, least restrictive environment, and adjudicated. (Two references) (JDD)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Abbreviations, Definitions, Emotional Disturbances, Federal Legislation, Vocabulary
Summarized are 32 legislative acts benefitting the handicapped that were enacted by the 93rd Congress (1973-1974). Given for each act are the title, public law number, and synopses of the law's general scope and implications for the handicapped. Listed as major legislation benefitting the handicapped are 1973 Social Security and Rehabilitation Amendments; the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, and 1974 Education, Rehabilitation, and Social Services Amendments. Also summarized is...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Exceptional Child Services, Federal Legislation, Handicapped Children
Under previous copyright legislation and jurisprudence, medical, and to a lesser extent, educational professionals, were afforded broad discretion under the judicially created fair use doctrine. The Copyright Act of 1976 creates a statutory definition of fair use and prescribes a test to be used in determining when a use is "fair" and when it is infringement. Central to this test is "impact of potential market value" of the material. Biomedical communication involves...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Audiovisual Aids, Biomedicine, Communications, Copyrights, Federal Legislation,...
The Committee on Education and the Workforce, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 4278) to amend the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 to support programs of grants to States to address the assistive technology needs of individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with an amendment and recommend that the bill as amended do pass. Sections of "Improving Access to Assistive Technology for Individuals with Disabilities Act of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Assistive Technology, Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Grants, Federal Aid
Six years after passage of No Child Left Behind and midway to the nation's goal of having students on grade level or better in reading and math by 2014, more data than ever before has been collected about the academic performance of American students and schools. Information in this brochure charts student demographics, achievement-to-date and trends for the District of Columbia as a state and as compared to national statistics. Information on graduation rates, tutoring/choice programs and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Graduation Rate, Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement
Since 1972, the issue of human rights protection has grown in complexity and intensity. Congress has passed four laws: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974; Freedom of Information Act, as amended; Privacy Act of 1974; and National Research Act of 1974. From 1971-1980, the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (DHEW) and then the Department of Education and Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) required that all prospective grantees of federal funds provide assurances...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation, Privacy, Research Problems
This is the entire text of the 7th edition (revised September 1980) of the Immigration and Nationality Act with amendments and notes on related laws. The law covers immigration, nationality and naturalization, and refugee assistance. Appendices include information on related provisions of the law, processing of immigrants and nonimmigrants, and tables relating to the Immigration and Nationality Act. (Author/APM)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Federal Legislation, Illegal Immigrants, Immigrants, Laws, Refugees
In February 1987, President Ronald Reagan proposed legislation to improve U.S. international trade in order to decrease the trade deficits. This legislative proposal would: (1) renew authority for negotiating agreements to remove trade barriers; (2) reduce self-imposed export barriers; (3) improve existing U.S. trade remedy laws; (4) overhaul programs to benefit workers affected by imports; and (5) amend U.S. regulations and laws to promote international competition. This selected bibliography...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Exports, Federal Legislation, Government Publications, Imports, International Trade
This pamphlet describes supplemental educational services available under No Child Left Behind. Sections include: (1) Supplemental Educational Services Available Under No Child Left Behind; (2) What Are Supplemental Educational Services?; (3) Who Can Get These Services?; (4) How Will I Know If My Child Is Eligible?; (5) How Do I Find a Good Supplemental Educational Services Program for My Child?; (6) What Happens After I?ve Chosen a Provider of Supplemental Educational Services?; and (7) Where...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Ancillary School Services, Eligibility, Federal Legislation
Procedures for receiving permission from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for authority to construct a radio or television broadcast station are outlined. Instructions for selecting a facility, applying for a construction permit, and giving local notice of intentions are included, along with sections on the hearing procedure, construction permit, license, sales and transfers, construction changes, and application fees. (JK)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Broadcast Industry, Federal Legislation, Radio, Television
The study guide contains reference material necessary for the applicant preparing to take the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) examination for a Radiotelephone Third Class Operator Permit with the endorsement to operate certain AM and FM broadcast radio stations. To obtain a permit, the applicant must successfully complete examination elements 1 and 2. Operating privileges under this class license include operation of aeronautical land stations, marine coast stations, and some ship...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Certification, Communications, Federal Legislation, Radio, Study Guides,...
This Staff Brief provides background information on state and federal laws and regulations, relevant proposals recently considered by the Wisconsin Legislature and laws and proposals of selected other states relating to sexual harassment. Part I provides an overview of the state's employment discrimination law as it specifically relates to sexual harassment. This part describes substantive and procedural rights and responsibilities in both the public and private sectors of employment. This part...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Employees, Employment, Federal Legislation, Sexual Harassment, State Legislation
The document contains transcripts of the Congressional hearings on the Developmental Disabilities Act Amendments of 1978 (H.R. 11764), legislation designed to improve and coordinate provision of services to the developmentally disabled. Presented along with the text of H.R. 11764 are the texts of H.R. 278, H.R. 2151, and H.R. 10059 (all part of the Autistic Children Research Act). Statements from the following individuals are among those give (affiliation in parentheses): Mary S. Akerley (past...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Hearings
The text of Part 1 of a Senate hearing on the Tobacco Product Education and Health Protection Act of 1990 is reported in this document. It is noted that this act would amend the Public Service Act to establish a center for tobacco products, to inform the public concerning the hazards of tobacco use, to disclose and restrict additives to such products, and to require labeling of such products to provide information concerning such products to the public, and for other purposes. In an opening...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Advertising, Federal Legislation, Health Education, Hearings, Smoking, Tobacco
This pamphlet summarizes the labor laws affecting women working in Ohio. Descriptions of the various state laws and a listing of the relevant Federal laws are included. These laws cover wages, hours, and working conditions for women. (BH)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Employed Women, Federal Legislation, Labor Legislation, State Legislation
This report from the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, 95th Congress, recommends passage of the bill (H.R. 12508) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act. The purpose of H.R. 12508 is to establish uniform procedures for admission to the United States of adopted or prospective adoptive children of U.S. citizens and to remove the statutory prohibition on the approval of more than two petitions filed by the same petitioner in behalf of alien adopted children. The...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adopted Children, Citizenship, Federal Legislation, Immigrants, Legislation, Refugees
The guide is designed to help regular education teachers understand P.L. 94-142, The Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Information is organized around three major topic areas: (1) the background and major provisions of the law and regulations (including least restrictive environment, evaluation/placement, individualized education programs (IEPs), and funding); (2) effects of the law on the classroom teacher (answers to commonly asked questions about such aspects as IEPs, parent...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Teacher Role
This document begins with a summary of the proposed bill on long range funding for public broadcasting, a brief history of federal support for public broadcasting, and a statement of the financial needs of public broadcasting. A section-by-section analysis of the bill, a statement of the purpose of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), and a summary of the general provisions of the legislation are included in the text. The appendixes include three letters from CPB officials discussing...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Radio, Educational Television, Federal Legislation, Financial Support,...
A definition and rationale for full equity under Title IX legislation in terms of outcomes for students and benefits for school districts are given in this article. The relationship of compliance to equity is explored through an analysis of short-term and long-term costs and benefits for students and schools in both minimal and maximal equity responses. This article is an abridged version of a longer paper. (Author/ML)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Compliance (Legal), Educational Opportunities, Equal Education, Federal Legislation,...
These remarks by William Bradford Reynolds, Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division under the Reagan Administration, cover the Department's position on providing improved correctional services for adult offenders. Reynolds cites P.L. 96-247, the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act, as an important legal basis for implementing the Department's correctional activities. Reynolds asserts that, before the Department can act on complaints involving...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Civil Rights, Correctional Institutions, Facility Improvement, Federal Legislation,...
The guide is intended to help clarify P.L. 94-142, The Education For All Handicapped Children Act, and its regulations for administrators. The manual is organized around three central topics: an overview of the law and its regulations (background and purpose of the law, major provisions of the regulations, future of special education); effects of P.L. 94-142 on the administrator (accessibility, individualized education programs, parent-school relationship, mainstreaming, inservice education,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Administrator Role, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education,...
The transcripts of the hearings on Senate Joint Resolution 167, proposing an amendment to the United States Constitution with regard to establishment of English as the country's official language includes: the statements of three committee members (Senators Orrin G. Hatch, Jeremiah Denton, and Dennis DeConcini); the text of the proposed legislation; the testimony of the witnesses (Senators Walter D. Huddleston, Quentin N. Burdick, and Steven D. Symms; former Senator S. I. Hayakawa; Congressmen...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Constitutional Law, English, Federal Legislation, Hearings, Language Planning,...
This is the 1980 annual report of the Women's Educational Equity Act Program. The report's introduction outlines the history of the Women's Educational Equity Act (WEEA) and describes the program's goals. A statistical summary of the distribution of financial grants is presented, with grants listed by geographical region, type of applicant, and priority area. General grants project summaries are then presented for each of the priority areas: (1) Title IX compliance; (2) racial and ethnic...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Demonstration Programs, Equal Education, Federal Legislation, Females, Government...
Intended to improve citizen understanding of the legislative process and to encourage active participation in that process, this booklet describes how the United States House of Representatives conducts its business and provides a viewers' guide to the proceedings of the House as they are transmitted via satellite and cable to over 10 million homes and schools. The booklet contains information on: (1) the introduction of televised Congressional proceedings; (2) what takes place on and behind...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Federal Government, Federal Legislation, Glossaries, Guidelines, Laws, Legislators,...
This hearing, the third in a series, was held to further consider proposed legislation (S. 2856) amending the Sexual Exploitation of Children Act of 1977. Specifically, federal child pornography laws were examined to determine how the interests of children could best be protected without unduly restricting First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and expression. Testimony explored issues generated by the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of New York versus Ferber. In that...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Children, Childrens Literature, Court Litigation, Federal Legislation, Hearings,...
On March 23, 1983, testimony was heard concerning H.R. 904, a bill amending the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to eliminate certain restrictions on the eligibility of schools to participate in the Special Milk Program. Included in this brief publication are statements focusing on (1) the "false economy" of not providing surplus milk to children; (2) consequences of the Reconciliation Act of 1981, which made any school offering the school lunch or breakfast program ineligible to...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Children, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Nutrition, Program Costs, Public...
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