This document provides a committee report, together with minority views, on the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention, Care, and Research Grants Act of 1989 (S. 120), as returned to the Senate by the Committee on Labor and Human Resources with a substituting amendment and recommendation for passage. The bill amends the Public Health Service Act to…

Reviews the development of recurrent education legislation (Public Law 96-374) in 1980 and outlines how the Reagan administration and the Congess have used a complex budgetary process to revise and rescind much of the new law before most of its provisions could be implemented. (Author/GC)

In the first of three articles in this issue on special protective legislation for women workers, the author explains that the Nordic countries are generally opposed to protection on the basis of sex. Reviewing work environment and equal opportunity legislation, the arguments for and against special protection are presented. (SK)

This report examines 1982 Federal budget proposals to reduce allocations for civil rights enforcement efforts, to reduce or eliminate several equal rights programs, and to limit categorical grants in favor of block grants that would authorize funding for several activities under one law. The analysis derives its basis from government principles of…

This report reviews and compares the legal rights of students with disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The first and second sections detail the statutory framework of the laws and legal requirements pertaining to eligibility, identification, and local and…

This document includes a case summary and the Supreme Court Justices' opinions on Crawford vs Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles. The Crawford case concerned the constitutionality of Proposition 1, a State constitutional amendment ratified by California voters to stop mandatory pupil reassignment and busing within the Los Angeles…

Participants at a conference sponsored by Cornell University's Institute for Women and Work examined the impact of sexual harassment in academe and discussed ways to address it on campus. Speakers focused on specific policies and procedures for addressing harassment complaints. (MLW)

The U.S. Justice Department is renewing its charge, overturned last year, that Alabama's public colleges are racially segregated, focusing on discrimination in individual programs receiving federal funds. (MSE)

A recent survey found that the practice of assigning teachers to teach subjects for which they hold neither endorsements nor certificates is widespread in many States. This practice hurts both students and teachers and ultimately damages the image of education. (GC)

Discusses the activities of the Hispanic Higher Education Coalition (HHEC) in the areas of (1) legislative reform; (2) establishment of an Hispanic presence in higher education in Washington, D. C., and (3) the development of a linkage system between the federal government and the Hispanic community in colleges and universities. (Author/GC)

Considerations regarding the selection, training, and use of surrogate parents for handicapped children are reviewed. Legislative, regulatory, and policy-related factors are noted. (CL)

Claims need for uniformity in counselor licensure is apparent. Presents model legislation for licensed professional counselors, along with a rationale for the content of this legislation. (Author/ABL)

Discusses how working definitions of wetlands vary in different statutes and the controversy this has created. Focuses on these definition differences in relationship to federal, state and local government control of environmental protection and development decisions. (MCO)

The manner in which a particular ungovernable child case (Child in Need of Supervision) came to be added to the formal legislative agenda is examined via the issue creation and agenda building model as proposed by Cobb and Elder (1982). Background case information and historical analysis of the Child in Need of Supervision matter is provided for…

This report contains a May 1990 version of draft regulations for State oversight of California's private colleges, universities, and vocational schools, as well as the oral and written testimony regarding the regulations that the California Postsecondary Education Commission received during the summer of 1990. The draft regulations of June 11,…