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Latest Action: 03/23/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextTo provide for the reduction of adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases, and for other purposes. 3/22/2007--Introduced. Responsible Education About Life Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to states for family life education, including education on abstinence and contraception, to prevent teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Expresses the sense of Congress that states are encouraged but not required to provide matching funds. Requires the Secretary to provide for a national evaluation of a representative sample of such programs for effectiveness in changing adolescent sexual behavior, including delaying sexual and high-risk activity, preventing pregnancy and disease (including HIV/AIDS), and increasing contraceptive knowledge. Requires states receiving such grants to provide for an individual evaluation of the state's program by an external, independent entity.
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Latest Action: 07/09/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. Bill TextTo urge the Government of the Republic of Armenia to resolve the murder case of Joshua Haglund, a United States citizen, in Yerevan, Armenia, and to fund scholarships at the University of Minnesota in the memory of Joshua Haglund for study abroad and diversity training. 4/16/2007--Introduced. Joshua Haglund Justice and Peace Act of 2007 - Urges the Secretary of State to express to Armenian officials the serious concern and strong desire of Congress to achieve justice in the unresolved murder of Joshua Haglund, a Minnesota resident who was teaching English in Armenia. Calls on Armenia to continue pursuing, in cooperation with U.S. officials, the investigation into his death, and to use all appropriate means to achieve justice in the case. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Education to fund the Joshua Haglund Memorial Peace Scholarship Fund at the University of Minnesota, which will finance study abroad scholarships and diversity training to further Joshua [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 10/16/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2149) Bill TextTo establish dual-language education programs in low-income communities. 10/16/2007--Introduced. Providing Resources to Improve Dual Language Education Act of 2007 or the PRIDE Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award up to five grants to partnerships of local educational agencies (LEAs), early childhood education programs, and technical assistance providers for the implementation of dual language demonstration programs designed to enhance and assess the biliteracy, bilingualism, and multicultural skills of low-income minority and limited English proficient students from preschool through grade five. Directs the Secretary to: (1) arrange for an entity that has dual language program experience to provide technical assistance to LEA grantees and evaluate the programs funded by this Act; and (2) disseminate information on model practices implemented under such programs that are appropriate for use by early childhood education providers to improve the school [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/22/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3625) Bill TextA bill to provide for the reduction of adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases, and for other purposes. 3/22/2007--Introduced. Responsible Education About Life Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to states for family life education, including education on abstinence and contraception, to prevent teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Expresses the sense of Congress that states are encouraged but not required to provide matching funds. Requires the Secretary to provide for a national evaluation of a representative sample of such programs for effectiveness in changing adolescent sexual behavior, including delaying sexual and high-risk activity, preventing pregnancy and disease (including HIV/AIDS), and increasing contraceptive knowledge. Requires states receiving such grants to provide for an individual evaluation of the state's program by an external, independent entity.
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Latest Action: 10/16/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2149) Bill TextTo establish dual-language education programs in low-income communities. 10/16/2007--Introduced. Providing Resources to Improve Dual Language Education Act of 2007 or the PRIDE Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award up to five grants to partnerships of local educational agencies (LEAs), early childhood education programs, and technical assistance providers for the implementation of dual language demonstration programs designed to enhance and assess the biliteracy, bilingualism, and multicultural skills of low-income minority and limited English proficient students from preschool through grade five. Directs the Secretary to: (1) arrange for an entity that has dual language program experience to provide technical assistance to LEA grantees and evaluate the programs funded by this Act; and (2) disseminate information on model practices implemented under such programs that are appropriate for use by early childhood education providers to improve the school [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administration of justice, Americans in foreign countries, Armenia, Budgets, College costs, Colleges, Congressional reporting requirements, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Education, Europe, Federal aid to education, Foreign policy, Higher education, International affairs, International cooperation, International education, Minnesota, Murder, Peace, Scholarships, Social services, Students
Latest Action: 07/09/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. Bill TextTo urge the Government of the Republic of Armenia to resolve the murder case of Joshua Haglund, a United States citizen, in Yerevan, Armenia, and to fund scholarships at the University of Minnesota in the memory of Joshua Haglund for study abroad and diversity training. 4/16/2007--Introduced. Joshua Haglund Justice and Peace Act of 2007 - Urges the Secretary of State to express to Armenian officials the serious concern and strong desire of Congress to achieve justice in the unresolved murder of Joshua Haglund, a Minnesota resident who was teaching English in Armenia. Calls on Armenia to continue pursuing, in cooperation with U.S. officials, the investigation into his death, and to use all appropriate means to achieve justice in the case. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Education to fund the Joshua Haglund Memorial Peace Scholarship Fund at the University of Minnesota, which will finance study abroad scholarships and diversity training to further Joshua [...] show full description
Also tagged in: AIDS (Disease), Alcohol and youth, Budgets, Career education, Child development, Child health, Children, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Contraceptives, Drug abuse, Drugs and youth, Education, Evaluation research (Social action programs), Families, Federal aid to health facilities, Finance, Health education, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Job hunting, Job training, Labor, Marriage, Medical care, Medicine, Minorities, Parent and child, Personal budgets, Premarital sex, Preventive medicine, Sex education, Sexual abstinence, Sexual orientation, Sexually transmitted diseases, Social services, Teenage pregnancy
Latest Action: 03/23/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextTo provide for the reduction of adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases, and for other purposes. 3/22/2007--Introduced. Responsible Education About Life Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to states for family life education, including education on abstinence and contraception, to prevent teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Expresses the sense of Congress that states are encouraged but not required to provide matching funds. Requires the Secretary to provide for a national evaluation of a representative sample of such programs for effectiveness in changing adolescent sexual behavior, including delaying sexual and high-risk activity, preventing pregnancy and disease (including HIV/AIDS), and increasing contraceptive knowledge. Requires states receiving such grants to provide for an individual evaluation of the state's program by an external, independent entity.
Also tagged in: AIDS (Disease), Alcohol and youth, Budgets, Career education, Child development, Child health, Children, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Contraceptives, Drug abuse, Drugs and youth, Education, Evaluation research (Social action programs), Families, Federal aid to health facilities, Finance, Health education, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Job hunting, Job training, Labor, Marriage, Medical care, Medicine, Minorities, Parent and child, Personal budgets, Premarital sex, Preventive medicine, Sex education, Sexual abstinence, Sexual orientation, Sexually transmitted diseases, Social services, Teenage pregnancy
Latest Action: 03/22/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3625) Bill TextA bill to provide for the reduction of adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases, and for other purposes. 3/22/2007--Introduced. Responsible Education About Life Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to states for family life education, including education on abstinence and contraception, to prevent teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Expresses the sense of Congress that states are encouraged but not required to provide matching funds. Requires the Secretary to provide for a national evaluation of a representative sample of such programs for effectiveness in changing adolescent sexual behavior, including delaying sexual and high-risk activity, preventing pregnancy and disease (including HIV/AIDS), and increasing contraceptive knowledge. Requires states receiving such grants to provide for an individual evaluation of the state's program by an external, independent entity.
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