[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1534 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1534

To amend title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
    to include programs that encourage academic rigor in scientific 
                    education in elementary schools.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 22, 1999

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
    to include programs that encourage academic rigor in scientific 
                    education in elementary schools.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Academic Excellence in Environmental 
Sciences Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. INNOVATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

    Section 6301(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7351(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``and;''; and
            (3) by adding after paragraph (9) the following:
            ``(10) programs to encourage academic rigor in scientific 
        education in elementary schools through the environmental 
        sciences, including the use of hands-on recycling.''.
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