U.S. Congress - H.R.4898 Best Buddies Empowerment for People with Intellectual Disabilities Act of 2007
H.R.4898 - Best Buddies Empowerment for People with Intellectual Disabilities Act of 2007
To provide assistance to Best Buddies to support the expansion and development of mentoring programs, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Official: To provide assistance to Best Buddies to support the expansion and development of mentoring programs, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Best Buddies Empowerment for People with Intellectual Disabilities Act of 2007 as introduced.
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Official Summary
12/19/2007--Introduced.Best Buddies Empowerment for People with Intellectual Disabilities Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to, or enter into agreements with, Best Buddies (a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people with intellectual disabilitiesOfficial Summary
12/19/2007--Introduced.Best Buddies Empowerment for People with Intellectual Disabilities Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to, or enter into agreements with, Best Buddies (a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people with intellectual disabilities mesh with mainstream society) to promote the expansion of Best Buddies and the design and implementation of its education and outreach programs, including character education and volunteer programs, that can be integrated into classroom instruction. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to repeal authority for the Fund for the Improvement of Education:
(1) educational, cultural, apprenticeship, and exchange programs for Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and their historical whaling and trading partners in Massachusetts; and
(2) program of grants to a national nonprofit educational organization for the improvement of student understanding of personal finance and economics through effective teaching of economics in the nation's classrooms.
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Socialist International
"In March 2006, Priorities, Inc. lent its support to HR 4898, legislation intended "to reallocate funds toward sensible priorities such as improved children's education, increased children's access to health care, expanded job training, .
Your Progressive Congressmember Should Join the Other Progressives ...
Representatives Lynn Woolsey and Barbara Lee chair the Progressive Caucus, and are the original co-sponsors of the Common Sense Budget Act (HR 4898) which would increase federal investments by $60 billion every year for education, ...
WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 4898, The Best Buddies Empowerment for ...
US Congress: HR 4898, The Best Buddies Empowerment for People with Intellectual Disabilities Act of 2007.
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