The American Association of University Women (AAUW) Bylaws contain governance history, policies and procedures for managing the organization, and information to conduct AAUW's affairs. The 2013 bylaws are divided into the following articles: (1) Name and Office; (2) Purpose; (3) Use of Name; (4) Membership and Dues; (5) Nominations and Elections;…

This publication incorporates the final legislative actions of the 104th annual NCAA Convention, January 13-16, 2010. In addition, interpretations incorporated by the Legislative Review Subcommittee, noncontroversial amendments adopted by the Management Council, pursuant to Constitution 5.3.1.1.1, and modifications of wording adopted by the…

This publication incorporates final legislative actions taken during the 2009-10 legislative cycle. Legislation adopted after August 1, 2009, interpretations incorporated by the Legislative Review/Interpretations Committee, modifications of wording and editorial revisions are set off by a gray background and also include an adoption or revision…

Proceedings are presented of hearings before the Senate Subcommittee on Child and Human Development concerning proposed legislation (S. 239 and S. 374) to revise, improve, and extend certain provisions of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act. Testimony from administrators of current programs under the act and from public witnesses focuses on the…

The full text of the U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee hearings on H.R. 11023 is presented--a bill to assist States and local educational agencies in increasing job awareness, exploration, decisionmaking, and planning activities in elementary and secondary schools. Statements to the subcommittee members, as well as prepared statements,…

Presented is testimony given before the Subcommittee on the Handicapped of the Senate Committee on Human Resources regarding the Developmentally Disabled Assistance and Bill of Rights Act. Statements are included from representatives of such agencies and organizations as the National Association for Retarded Citizens, American Occupational Therapy…

Presented is testimony from 1977 hearings before the Subcommittee on Select Education of the House Committee on Education and Labor regarding the extension of the Education of the Handicapped Act. Included are statements from representatives of such agencies as the National Association for Retarded Citizens, the Council for Exceptional Children,…

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,…

This booklet contains a history of each federal department's regulatory actions and Presidential Executive Orders on Title V of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Sections 504, 503, 502, and 501, from January 1974 through December 1982. It provides a chronological listing of the types and extent of regulatory and policymaking actions affecting…

Presented are testimony and written statements from the September, 1977 Hearings before the House Subcommittee on Select Education regarding P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Included are testimony and statements from individuals representing such agencies as the U.S. Office of Education (E. Boyer and E. Martin, Jr.),…

A House of Representatives bill (H.R. 12471) seeks to overcome certain major deficienceis in the administration of the Freedom of Information Act, as disclosed by investigative hearings held in 1972, in order to contribute to the fuller and faster release of information which is the basic objective of the act. The amendments provided in H.R. 12471…

This message from President Gerald R. Ford to the 94th Congress briefly explains the major points of his proposal and discusses the areas that would receive special consideration in the 1977 budget: energy, defense, basic research, agriculture, space, and health. (MLH)

The impact of long term inflation on faculty salaries in higher education are detailed in a letter to the Carter Administration from the AAUP. In the response from the White House, the guidelines formulated by the Council on Wage and Price Stability and the implications for faculty salaries are explained. (SF)

This paper evaluates the Shannon versus Bepko case in which a university employee filed suit in federal court against four individuals in their official capacities as employees of Indiana University-Purdue. Defendants claimed the eleventh amendment barred actions against them in their official capacities. (DB)

Presenting congressional testimony regarding Senate Bill 1789 and Senate Bill 2046, these hearings include the texts of each bill and the statements of 12 witnesses. S. 1789 is described as a bill designed to amend the Act of August 27, 1935 (49 Statute 887) by extending the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to contract with the Middle…