HR 3993 · 94th Congress · Education

Career Guidance and Counseling Act

Introduced 1975-02-27· Sponsored by Rep. Perkins, Carl Dewey [D-KY-7]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.(1975-02-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Career Guidance and Counseling Act - Title I: General Provisions - Authorizes appropriations of specified amounts for carrying out the provisions of this Act. Establishes, within the Bureau of Occupational and Adult Education, an Office of Career Guidance and Counseling to administer the provisions of this Act. Establishes a National Advisory Council on Career Guidance and Counseling composed of fifteen members appointed by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare who shall be broadly representative of the guidance and counseling profession at large. States that the Council shall conduct a survey of the current status of career guidance programs in the United States and report to the Secretary and the Congress. Defines the terms used in this Act. Title II: Career Guidance and Counseling Programs - Provides that each State which desires to receive a grant under this title shall submit through its State educational agency to the Commissioner for approval, through the Office of Career Guidance and Counseling, a State plan for career guidance and counseling to include specified elements and also such provisions as the Commissioner of Education may require. Directs the Commission…

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Cosponsors (18)

15 Democrats3 Republicans