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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1981
This document presents the transcript of the September 18, 1980, oversight hearing of the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the House Committee on Education and Labor regarding section 431 of the General Education Provisions Act, which gives Congress the authority to disapprove U.S. Department of Education…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Federal Government, Federal Regulation
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1979
This report by the Comptroller General of the United States is a review of the Antilles Consolidated School System (ACSS) in Puerto Rico. ACSS, operated by the Department of the Navy, provides free education to children of certain federal employees. The paper reviews the condition of ACSS facilities and efforts to improve it as well as overall…
Descriptors: Dependents, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility, Facility Requirements
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. – 1977
This publication is a comprehensive record of testimony and exhibits presented to the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the U.S. Senate during hearings on five proposed bills to establish a Department of Education. The hearings were conducted on October 12 and 13, 1977 to consider the following bills: S.991, S.255, S.300, S.894, and S.1685.…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government
Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe, Inc., SD. – 1966
As stated in the Preamble, the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe has established this "Revised Constitution and Bylaws" in order to "form a better tribal government, exercise tribal rights and responsibilities and promote the welfare of the people". This "Revised Constitution" consists of 11 Articles which are identified…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, American Indians, Committees, Elections
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. – 1976
To be appointed by the President with the advice and concent of the Senate, this new Assistant Secretary would have such duties as the Secretary of Interior assigned, with respect to the conduct of Indian affairs, and would assume the duties of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. One of his primary responsibilities would be to help guide the…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrators, American Indians, Federal Government
Meese, Edwin, III – 1986
This paper discusses the distinction between the Constitution and constitutional law. The Constitution is the fundamental law of the United States. It creates the institutions of government, enumerates the powers of these institutions, and delineates areas government may not enter. The Constitution is the instrument by which the consent of the…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Agriculture. – 1984
Testimonies were heard in reference to the administration's annual rural development policy report and H.R. 5024, the Rural Development Reorganization Act of 1984. The bill provides that the Department of Agriculture shall be known as the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, transfers the administration of certain conservation programs…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Organization, Agriculture, Farm Management
Patrick, John J., Ed.; Leming, Robert S., Ed. – 1991
Ideas and information that can enhance education about the constitutional rights of individuals in U.S. history and the current system of government in the United States are included in this book. The resource guide contains nine distinct parts dealing with aspects of learning and teaching about the Bill of Rights in both elementary and secondary…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs. – 1974
These hearings of the Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs opened with a statement by Senator McGovern, chairman. The Panel on Nutrition and Government then delivered its report and recommendations to the committee. The panel was concerned with surveillance, research, the training of professional personnel, and the overall…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrative Policy, Delivery Systems, Federal Government
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs. – 1975
Experts testifying at the National Nutrition Policy study hearings on June 19-21, 1974 in Washington, at the invitation of the Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs, recommended several steps which the committee staff feel merit a prompt Congressional response. This report prepared by staff incorporates those recommendations,…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Delivery Systems, Federal Government, Federal Legislation
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1997
Designed to renew the relationship between the Canadian government and the Aboriginal peoples of Canada, this action plan contains a statement of reconciliation, a statement of renewal, and four key objectives for action. First, renewing partnerships includes community-based healing to address the negative effects of the residential schools…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Canada Natives, Change Strategies
New York State Legislative Commission on Rural Resources, Albany. – 1984
Symposium participants identified trends, strengths, and weaknesses in local governments in rural New York and clarified the current status of the state-local governance and management partnership. Among the trends cited were a population shift from urban to rural areas and a corresponding need for more services, increasing state mandates and…
Descriptors: Definitions, Government (Administrative Body), Governmental Structure, Local Government
Johnston, A. P. – 1980
This document quotes from and summarizes each of the 50 states' constitutional and statutory provisions establishing the structure, the power, and the duties of the various state committees, commissions, offices, and agencies affecting the governance and control of education. Detailed investigation of the formal body of law revealed the subtle…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Educational Administration, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
Andersen, Carol – 1979
This booklet, the second in a series of four, was designed by the Task Force on Career Education as a handbook for state policy makers who are responsible for legislating the full implementation of career education. The content is presented in seven sections. The first on legislative leadership covers the goals and objectives of career education…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Career Education, Community Involvement, Community Programs
Texas Governor's Committee on Education Beyond the High School, Austin. – 1964
Reponsibilities of the Governor's Committee on Education beyond the High School, which was created in 1963 by Governor John Connally of Texas, are outlined. In addition, the creation of a Joint Advisory Committee on Government Operations in 1975 by the 65th Texas Legislature and a Special Committee on Higher Education Financing in Texas by the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Advisory Committees, Educational Facilities Planning, Educational Finance
