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Download full textNorth Dakota University System, 2011
This issue of "Legislative Review" takes a look at the news in higher education from January 24 to 28, 2011. This Legislative Review reports that: (1) Opening testimony on HB 1003, the University System budget bill, was completed January 24 and 25. The committee also heard testimony on HB 1020, the NDSU Ag Main Research, Branch Stations…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Extension Education, Accountability, Budgets
North Dakota University System, 2011
This issue of "Legislative Review" takes a look at the news in higher education from February 7 to 11, 2011. This Legislative Review reports that: (1) Carried over from February 2, House Education heard testimony on HB 1444 and HB 1445 February 7 and recommended "do not pass" on both bills February 8; (2) SB 2300, a bill to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Consumer Education, Juvenile Courts, Museums
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging. – 1986
This document presents witness testimonies and prepared statements from a Senate hearing called to examine the relationship between nutrition, aging, and health. An opening statement by Senator Jeff Bingaman is included. Jeffrey Blumberg, the acting associate director of the Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, provides an…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Health, Hearings, Nutrition
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1986
Text of a Congressional hearing held in Tucson, Arizona, to examine health care and the diagnostic related group (DRG) system is presented in this document. Opening statements are delivered by Representatives Kolbe and McCain. Witnesses testifying include: (1) two older Arizona residents who had experienced problems related to diagnostic related…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Financial Support, Health Services, Hearings
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1986
Text of a Congressional hearing examining the 10-year-old Long-Term-Care Ombudsman Program funded under the Older Americans Act is presented in this document. Opening remarks are given by Representatives Wyden, Snowe, Biaggi, and Robinson. Witnesses testifying include: (1) Michio Suzuki, Associate Commissioner, Office of State and Tribal Programs,…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Hearings, Institutionalized Persons, Nursing Homes
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Finance. – 1987
This document is the first of three documents which present the Senate hearings on catastrophic health insurance called to determine how the private sector and the government can work together to lend support to the elderly and their families when they are threatened by catastrophic illness and to examine the issue of coverage of catastrophic…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Health Care Costs, Health Insurance, Hearings
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Finance. – 1987
This document, the second in a series of three which present the text of Senate hearings on catastrophic health insurance, focuses on the impact of catastrophic health insurance on consumers and health care providers. Testimony is included by these witnesses: (1) Senator Pete V. Domenici; (2) Wilbur Cohen, professor of Public Affairs, University…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Health Care Costs, Health Insurance, Hearings
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1988
This document presents a briefing by Representative Claude Pepper on the abuses in guardianship of the elderly and infirm, and testimony from witnesses at the Congressional hearing called to examine the issue of guardianship abuse. The opening statement of Representative Pepper and a prepared statement of Representative Helen Delich Bentley are…
Descriptors: Elder Abuse, Hearings, Mental Disorders, Older Adults
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1984
This document contains testimony and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to review program operations of the section 202 Direct Loan Program, a federal housing effort for the elderly and handicapped. Witnesses include the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multifamily Housing, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Hearings
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging. – 1985
This document is the text of a Senate hearing on prospects for better health for older women. Senator Glenn's opening remarks discuss the importance of health promotion measures in reducing chronic illnesses, the lack of insurance for these health promotion activities, specific problems for "pink-collar" working women, and biomedical…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Females, Health, Health Needs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1987
This document contains witness testimonies and prepared statements from a Congressional hearing held at Hunter College in New York City, the third hearing held to consider reauthorization of the Older Americans Act. In his opening address, Representative Biaggi gives a brief history of the Older Americans Act (OAA) and voices his opposition to a…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Hearings
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging. – 1986
This report of a congressional hearing focuses on the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), which permits forced retirement of American workers solely on the basis of age, that is, mandatory retirement at age 70. Testimony includes statements and prepared statements from a United States Representative, individuals who have been forced to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age Discrimination, Federal Legislation, Hearings
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce. – 1986
This document provides testimony from two Congressional hearings, one on the subject of long-term care services for the elderly and the other on Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. In the hearing on long-term care, opening remarks are given by Congressmen Waxman and Wyden. Expert testimony from the following witnesses is provided: (1)…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Health Insurance, Health Needs, Hearings
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1986
This document contains witness testimonies and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to examine the emotional and financial interdependence of families across generations and their common stake in programs for both young and old. It also takes a critical look at what some see as an emerging conflict between old and young due to…
Descriptors: Children, Family Relationship, Family (Sociological Unit), Hearings
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1987
This document contains the text of three hearings which constitute part one of the Congressional hearings held to examine reauthorization of the Older Americans Act. It provides an historical overview of the Older Americans Act of 1965 and discusses various issues involved in the reauthorization. Opening statements are included from…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Federal Legislation, Government Role, Hearings
