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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1991
This report presents testimony and statements concerning the reauthorization of the early intervention and preschool programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Among the presenting testimony were: Carol Ann Baglin of the Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program; Dr. Robert Davila, of the Office of Special Education and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1985
The transcript of the 1985 House of Representatives hearings on reauthorization of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 contains verbatim testimony and committee questions, prepared statements, letters, and supplemental material. Organizations providing testimony or statements include the following: Council of State Administrators of Vocational…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Hearings
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce. – 1987
The transcript of the 1987 House of Representatives hearings on House Resolution 1871 concerning reauthorization of the federal Developmental Disabilities Program contains the text of the resolution, verbatim testimony and committee questions, prepared statements, and supplemental material. Organizations providing testimony or statements include…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Developmental Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
American Indian Journal, 1979
The Washington Report currently identifies, analyzes and tracks legislation, administrative agencies regulations and Supreme Court decisions relating to Indian affairs. (Author/RTS)
Descriptors: American Indians, Court Litigation, Federal Legislation, Hearings
Powell, Lewis F.; And Others – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1986
Excerpts from five Supreme Court justices' opinions (Powell, O'Connor, White, Marshall, and Stevens) in a decision striking down an affirmative-action agreement protecting the jobs of minority-group teachers with less seniority than some white teachers during layoffs are presented. (MSE)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Court Litigation, Higher Education, Job Layoff
Pepper, Claude – 1986
This document presents Congressman Claude Pepper's report on the Medicare Home Care Benefit. Section I traces the history of home health care in the United States. Section II offers statistics and general background information about older Americans and Medicare. The beginning of the Medicare home care benefit and its present operation are…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Federal Legislation, Health Needs, Health Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. – 1984
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…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, English, Federal Legislation, Hearings
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. – 1971
Transcripts of Senate hearings on S. 2223 (the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act) and on Amendment No. 153 (to S. 1483) to establish the rural community development bank are presented in this document. In addition to some 25 miscellaneous documents, statements of representatives from municipal, state, and national organizations are…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Community Development, Credit (Finance), Documentation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1991
This hearing transcript presents testimony on the reauthorization of Part H (early intervention services for infants and toddlers) as well as a review of the preschool grants program of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Statements of the following persons are included: Senator Paul Simon; Robert Davilla, Assistant Secretary for…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Peer reviewedLavoie, Donna M. – Canadian Journal of Educational Communication, 1986
Provides information on copyright law on classroom use of theatrical film productions. Canadian copyright law is reviewed as it applies to classroom use of 1/2" home video movies. Discussion covers issues relating to copyright law revision, fair prices to schools for videocassette use, and special considerations for schools from video…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Copyrights, Foreign Countries, Laws
Peer reviewedCassara, Beverly B. – Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, 1979
Reviews the content and intent of the Lifelong Learning Act and criticizes the use of "lifelong learning" as a synonym for "adult and continuing education," contending that lifelong learning should begin in the earliest years. Includes opinions of eight other educators on the act's provisions and impact. (MF)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Content Analysis, Educational Legislation, Educational Philosophy
Freedman, Ira – Journal of the New York State School Boards Association, 1979
This article examines the trend toward tax reduction in many states and discusses the possible effects on educational finance. (MC)
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Finance Reform, Opinions, Property Taxes
Peer reviewedHarvard Law Review, 1978
Examined is the In re Bergy decision in which a divided United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals held that a living micro-organism was patentable under section 101 of the United States Code. Differing views and problems with the decision are also discussed. (JMD)
Descriptors: Biology, Court Doctrine, Court Litigation, Federal Government
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1994
This transcript of a hearing on the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act includes statements by representatives of Hofstra University (New York), Advocates for Children (New York), Self-Initiated Living Options (New York), the National Center on Educational Restructuring and Inclusion (New York), National Center on…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
Burger, Warren E.; And Others – The Chronicle of Higher Education, 1984
The texts are presented of the Supreme Court opinions in the case of the Selective Service System vs. Minnesota Public Interest Research Group, which upheld a federal law requiring college students to register for the draft before receiving federal student aid. Included are the majority opinion by Chief Justice Warren E. Burger and dissenting…
Descriptors: Activism, College Students, Court Litigation, Eligibility
