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Comments Capital Update tracks the movement of legislation, the introduction of notable bills, and routine regulatory announcements.
Legislative Action
Griffith Nomination
The Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee last week approved the
nomination of Lanny Griffith to be assistant secretary of education for
intergovernmental and interagency affairs.
Higher Education Act
H R 2336, H R 3050
The House Postsecondary Education Subcommittee last week held a hearing
on proposals for income-contingent student loans and loans made
directly by colleges.
Juvenile Justice
The House Subcommittee on Human Resources opened hearings last week on
the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Act.
National Standards
The House Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational
Education last week began a series of hearings on education standards
and testing.
Education Department
Migrant Education
Proposed Rules
The Education Department published in the Jan. 24 Federal Register
proposed rules that would eliminate the requirement that the
educational progress of migrant students be evaluated in comparison
with non-migrant students.
1993 Reauthorizations
The Education Department has requested public comment in preparation
for next years reauthorization of precollegiate-education programs. The
notice appeared in the Feb. 4 Federal Register; comments are due March
20.
Special Education
Research Priorities
The Education Department has published priorities for special-education
research grants to be awarded over the next two years. The notice
appeared in the Jan. 28 Federal Register. Deadlines for comments on
individual proposals vary.
Vol. 11, Issue 21
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