HR 5115 · 101th Congress · Education

Equity and Excellence in Education Act of 1990

Introduced 1990-06-21· Sponsored by Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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House Vote
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Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Laid on the table. See S. 695 for further action.(1990-07-27)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 1990-07-20
Roll #256
Yea 350Nay 25
Democrats
227 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
123 Yea·25 Nay
PassedHouse · 1990-07-20
Roll #256
Yea 350Nay 25
Democrats
227 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
123 Yea·25 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Equity and Excellence in Education Act of 1990 - Title I: Readiness - Declares it to be the policy of the United States (toward the year 2000 goal that all children in the United States will start school ready to learn): (1) to provide, by 1994, Head Start services to every eligible child who needs them; (2) to provide, by 1994, sufficient funding for the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children (WIC) so that all potentially eligible individuals have access to it; and (3) to expand, by 1995, funding for Even Start to allow programs to reach all parts of the United States and allow each State to fund a sufficient number of its programs to make approaches available for adoption and implementation by local educational agencies (LEAs), the State educational agency (SEA), and other organizations. Title II: School Completion - Declares it to be the policy of the United States (toward the year 2000 goal that the high school graduation rate will increase to at least 90 percent): (1) to expand, by 1995, funding for secondary school dropout prevention and reentry programs and basic skills programs to allow them to reach all parts of the United States and in sufficie…

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Cosponsors (20)

18 Democrats2 Republicans