S 1597 · 98th Congress · Education
Elementary School Guidance and Counseling Incentive Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Education Department, GAO, OMB.(1983-07-21)
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Elementary School Guidance and Counseling Incentive Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for FY 1984 through 1987 for basic grant allotments to States for elementary school guidance and counseling programs. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1988 for: (1) allotments to States for employment of one new or additional elementary school guidance counselor per school district, or both; (2) supplemental grants for elementary school guidance and counseling; (3) research and demonstration programs; (4) evaluation; (5) teacher and counselor centers; and (6) inservice counselor training. Provides formulas, based on the population of elementary school children, for determining allotments to States for such programs. Directs the Secretary of 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 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 criteri…
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