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Peer reviewedBrown, Valerie L. – West's Education Law Reporter, 1991
Explores procedural and legal implications of the "Salve" decision in which the Supreme Court said that the court of appeals must review "de novo" the federal district court's determination of state law. (55 references) (MLF)
Descriptors: Court Doctrine, Court Litigation, Federal Courts, Higher Education
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House. – 1992
This conference report contains a proposed alternative amendment to the Public Health Service Act to reconcile differences between the Senate and House amendments. The bulk of the document presents the proposed revisions to: Title I on health professions education; Title II concerning nurse education; and Title III offering miscellaneous…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Higher Education
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 1986
This report contains materials developed by a committee appointed to review school nursing in Wisconsin; to make recommendations directed at the future mission, objectives, and functions of school nursing; and to address the relationship of school nursing certification to these recommendations. Recommendations made to the Wisconsin Department of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Certification, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Finance. – 1987
The Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Finance of the United States Senate met to examine the U.S. nursing shortage crisis which is adversely affecting the health care of all Americans, but particularly the elderly who consume a disproportionate share of health care services. It was intended to solicit views and recommendations from…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Health Personnel, Health Services
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1987
A report on the Nursing Shortage Reduction Act of 1987, a bill to amend Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act, is presented. The bill would establish programs to reduce the shortage of professional nurses. A special advisory committee consisting of representatives of professional nursing and other organizations, hospitals, and experts in…
Descriptors: College Programs, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Higher Education
Kennedy, Edward M. – 1987
This report provides a summary of the Public Health Service Act Infant Mortality Amendments of 1987 (S. 1441), background information and rationale for the legislation, the text of the bill as reported, views of the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources, a statement of approval by the Committee, the Congressional Budget Office cost…
Descriptors: Community Centers, Costs, Federal Legislation, Financial Support
Supreme Court of the U. S., Washington, DC. – 1979
A suit was brought by Frances B. Davis against Southeastern Community College, which had denied her admission to its nursing program because of her serious hearing disability. (An audiologist's report indicated that she cannot understand speech directed to her except by lipreading.) She alleged that this denial constituted a violation of section…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Court Litigation, Disabilities
Butler, Daniel P. – California Western Law Review, 1980
The legislative history of Section 504 is outlined, including amendments and related regulations. Cases involving employment, education, and transportation are reviewed. The Davis decision, involving a hearing-impaired woman's application to nursing education, and subsequent judicial interpretation are examined. (Journal availibity: California…
Descriptors: College Applicants, Community Colleges, Court Litigation, Disabilities
Safian-Rush, Donna – 1989
During the past few years, there has been a drastic shortage of registered nurses in the field of psychiatric mental health. An evaluation conducted on an internship curriculum designed to facilitate effective nursing care in the treatment of clients who exhibit emotional problems is presented with details on a study to attract and retain nurses…
Descriptors: Enrollment Trends, Federal Legislation, Health Personnel, Higher Education
Wall, Stanley – 1979
The entry-into-practice movement in nursing education was triggered most recently by a bill known as the 1985 Resolution which would require a baccalaureate degree as preparation for licensure as a registered professional nurse in New York by 1985. Several related issues have implications for community college administrators and educators. Those…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Certification, Community Colleges
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House. – 1975
The report on the Nurse Training Act of 1975 focuses on the legislation to provide funds for nursing education through an amendment of title VIII of the Public Health Service Act. It proposes to continue, without change, for fiscal year 1975 the nurse training authorities of title VIII of the Act and to continue the authorities for fiscal years…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Educational Programs
Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Commission, St. Paul. – 1975
Supplement I of Making the Transition, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission's Report to the 1975 Minnesota Legislature describes the state and federal progams administered by the Commission and it provides extensive historical data on the level of activity in the programs since their inception. The Commission's recommendations for state…
Descriptors: Grants, Higher Education, Institutional Cooperation, Medical Education
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Office of the Professions. – 1986
A reference guide to laws, rules, and regulations that govern nursing practice in New York State is presented. In addition to identifying requirements/procedures for obtaining licensure and first registration as a licensed practical nurse and registered professional nurse, general provisions of Title VIII of the Education Law are covered, along…
Descriptors: Certification, College Programs, Credentials, Higher Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House. – 1984
Revisions and extensions of Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act are presented in this conference report of the U.S. House of Representatives. It is proposed that the Act be cited as the "Public Health Service Act Amendments of 1984." The texts of proposed amendments, including revisions of the language of the legislation, are…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Financial Support, Government School Relationship
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce. – 1991
This report presents a bill (H.R. 3508) to amend the Public Health Service Act, along with analysis, a report on hearings on the bill, cost estimates and the text of the legislation itself. text of the legislation itself. A section on its purpose explains that it revises and extends Titles VII and VIII which authorize programs relating to the…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Finance, Federal Aid
