Department of Education Organization Act

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Department of Education Organization Act
Great Seal of the United States
Long titleAn act to establish a Department of Education, and for other purposes.
Enacted bythe 96th United States Congress
Citations
Public lawPub.L. 96–88
Statutes at Large93 Stat. 668
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the Senate as S. 210 by Abraham A. Ribicoff (D–CT)
  • Signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on October 17, 1979
Major amendments
No Child Left Behind Act of 2002

The Department of Education Organization Act is a United States federal law enacted in 1979.

Purpose[]

Congress established the United States Department of Education (ED) with the Department of Education Organization ct. Under the law, ED's mission is to:[1]

  • Strengthen the federal commitment to assuring access to equal educational opportunity for every individual;
  • Supplement and complement the efforts of states, the local school systems and other instrumentalities of the states, the private sector, public and private nonprofit educational research institutions, community-based organizations, parents, and students to improve the quality of education;
  • Encourage the increased involvement of the public, parents, and students in federal education programs;
  • Promote improvements in the quality and usefulness of education through federally supported research, evaluation, and sharing of information;
  • Increase the accountability of federal education programs to the president, the Congress, and the public.

Voting[]

In the Senate, 69 voted in favor and 22 voted against separating education from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.[2] In the House of Representatives, 215 voted in favor and 201 voted against.[3] President Carter signed the bill on October 17, 1979.[4]

Following the establishment of the Department of Education, the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was renamed the Department of Health and Human Services.[4]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Mission. Education Department. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
  2. ^ Allen, Ira R (September 25, 1979). "New Education Division Facing Trouble In House". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. United Press International.
  3. ^ "Department of Education Approved by House". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette , via Google News. Associated Press. September 28, 1979.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Education Department Created". The Palm Beach Post, via Google News. United Press International. October 18, 1979.

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