S 928 · 97th Congress · Education

Elementary School Guidance and Counseling Incentive Act

Introduced 1981-04-08· Sponsored by Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Committee on Labor and Human Resources received executive comment from GAO.(1981-06-01)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Elementary School Guidance and Counseling Incentive Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations: (1) in fiscal years 1983 through 1987 for comprehensive elementary school guidance and counseling programs, supplemental grants to States for such programs, and research and demonstration programs; (2) through fiscal year 1988 for employment of one new and/or additional elementary school guidance counselor per school district, evaluation of programs, and in-service counselor training; and (3) for teacher and counselor centers. Provides formulas, based on the population of elementary school children, for determining allotments to States for such programs. Directs the Assistant Secretary of Elementary/Secondary Education to administer State allotments and State plans through the Office of Guidance and Counseling of the Department of Education. Requires that each State, to be eligible for such allotments, submit to the Assistant Secretary a State plan for providing comprehensive elementary school guidance and counseling programs for a five-year period, with necessary annual revisions, which meets such criteria as the Assistant Secretary may b…

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