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 92 STAT. 2298

PUBLIC LAW 95-561—NOV. 1, 1978 "(2) training of and assistance to administrators, teachers, and . and "(3) research and evaluation designed to determine improved means of assessing more accurately the achievement of children in basic skills and of diagnosing instructional needs. "(b) Nothing in this section shall authorize the Commissioner to require specific tests or test questions. Any State or local educational agency may refuse to use any test or test question developed under this section. "(c) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section for fiscal year 1980, and for each of the three succeeding fiscal years.
 * other instructional personnel in the use of tests and test results;

Women's Educational Equity Act of 1978. 20 USC 3341.

20 USC 1681. "eouncil."

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"PART C—WOMEN'S EDUCATIONAL EQUITY



"SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE

"SEC. 931. (a) This part may be cited as the 'Women's Educational Equity Act of 1978'. "(b)(1) The Congress finds and declares that educational programs in the United States, as presently conducted, are frequently inequitable as such programs relate to women and frequently limit the full participation of all individuals in American society. "(2) It is the purpose of this part to provide educational equity for women in the United States and to provide financial assistance to enable educational agencies and institutions to meet the requirements of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. "(c) As used in this part, the term 'Council' means the National Advisory Council on Women's Educational Programs. a. GRANT AND CONTRACT AUTHORITY

20 USC 3342.

"SEC. 932, (a) The Commissioner is authorized to make grants to, and enter into contracts with, public agencies, private nonprofit agencies, organizations, and institutionsj including student and community groups, and individuals, for activities designed to achieve the purpose of this part at all levels of education, including preschool, elementary and secondary education, higher education, and adult education. The activities may include— "(1) demonstration, developmental, and dissemination activities of national, statewide, or general significance, including— "(A) the development and evaluation of curricula, textbooks, and other educational materials related to educational equity; " (B) model preservice and inservice training programs for educational personnel with special emphasis on programs and activities designed to provide educational equity; ,; "(C) research and development activities designed to advance educational equity; "(D) guidance and counseling activities, including the development of nondiscriminatory tests, designed to insure educational equity; " (E) educational activities to increase opportunities for ?, adult women, including continuing educational activities and programs for underemployed and unemployed women; and

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