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CRS-52 In FY 1982 Federal funds paid more than 57 percent of the nation's $12.1 billion bill for AFDC benefits (preliminary estimate)._§/ For AFDC administrative costs, which totaled $1.750 billion (includ- ing training costs), the Federal share was slightly above 50 percent. B. Eligibility Requirements Title IV of the Social Security Act permits States to give AFDC cash to needy children
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. This law also set a counted resource limit: $1,000 (equity value) p3£_fami1 . Excluded are the home (by law); an auto (limited by regulation to $1,500 in equity value, or a lower State limit); and, by regulation and at State option, items of personal property deemed essential to daily living. 11/ Prior Federal regulations set outer resource limits eligible for Federal matching, namely: home, personal
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50 percent of each State's AFDC benefits_£/ and about 55 percent of the national total. For a State with average per capita income, the Federal share is 55 percent; for States with below-average income, the Federal share ranges up to 77.36 percent in FY 1982-1983 (to 77.63 percent in FY 1984-1985) in Mississippi, the State with the lowest per capita income.‘§/ Unlike the Medicaid fommula
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.’ In December 1982 the Federal Government administered supplements for 27 jurisdictions. 1/ The epartment of Health and Human Services estimated the number of recipients of mandatory State supplementary payments at 19,191 in April 1983. 2/8 These States are eligible for Federal funding of the costs‘bf passing through to recipients of SSI State supplements the annual cost-of-living rise in the basic Federal
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CRS-51 States decide whether their localities must help pay for AFDC. At the start of FY 1982, 10 States required their localities to pay some portion of benefit cost, 3/ and 13 States required them to help pay adminstrative costs. 2/ Here are the equations for finding the State share (SS) and the Federal share (FS), where N equals national average per capita income and S equals State average per
The teacher workforce
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The teacher workforce: Analysis of issues and options for federal action
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1983
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This paper presents an analysis of the current teacher workforce and the factors that affect teacher quality. Issues discussed include teacher labor market trends, teacher preparation and recommendations for change, recruitment and selection factors, and attrition and retention rates. Final comments address Federal policy options in this area.
The consolidation of the emergency school aid act
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The consolidation of the emergency school aid act: A brief analysis of its impact
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1983
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The Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA) was the primary source of Federal financial assistance supporting school districts' desegregation efforts until its repeal in 1982. Its activities were included in an education block grant. This paper reviews the provisions of ESAA prior to its repeal, delineates the impact of its repeal and consolidation in the block grant, and describes current legislative action seeking to reestablish ESAA in a modified form.
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'L,C;\*|.I?/3‘ Rpr;4t¥7*8%32s%%H 1'~o, Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 20540 ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS): A BRIEF ovzavxzw or THE MAJOR LEGAL ISSUES Nancy Lee Jones Legislative Attorney American Law Division ¢' February 10,1987 __ my
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ABSTRACT Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a contagious, deadly disease which is most commonly transmitted sexually or through blood or blood products. The characteristics of this epidemic have given rise to a number of legal issues, few of which are resolved.
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I. II. III. IV. V. vx. VII. VIII. Ix. x. TABLE DE CONTENTS INTR0DUCTION..A......‘.......... EXISTING FEDERAL STATUTES . . .‘. . .A. . . . . AC O p O O O O O O O O I O O C O O C VB. Constitutional Rights . . . . . . . . . . . C. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 O O O I O O I O O O O O O O O C O O C O O O O O I O O O O O O O O 0 O O O 0 PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES
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that this is not the exclusive authority which can be used to make grants relating to AIDS. 2] Numerous existing statutes -- section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. §794; the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§1302, 1382c, and 1383; and the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, 20 U.S.C. §§l400 et seq. -- may also be interpreted to cover AIDS but will not be discussed in this section since they do
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bathhouse or massage parlor which in his judgment pursuant to law can be determined to facilitate the transmission or spread of AIDS. P.L. 99-327 designated the week of May 25, 1986 through May 31, 1986 as Critical Care Week and specifically mentioned AIDS victims as among those needing critical care. P.L. 99-S70, the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 contains a reference to AIDS. This act established
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a distinction to be made among these various cateogories, it will be specified. ll] Rotunda, Nowak, and Young, 2 Treatise on Constitutional Law -- Substance and Procedure §l8.1 (1986). (Hereafter cited as Rotunda). I
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ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY smoaous (Ams): A BRIEF ovsavmw or ran MAJOR LEGAL ISSUES I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) was first recognized by the 1/ 8 Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as a distinct disease in l98l._' Recent medical research indicates that AIDS is caused by the human T-cell lymphotropic 0 2/ virus type II
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AIDS, such as classifications based on homosexuality, intravenous drug use, or being an AIDS carrier, could lead to a heightened level of scrutiny 14/ and possibly to violations of the equal protection clause. However, this ;g/ City of Cleburne, Texas v. Cleburne Living Center, 105 S.Ct. 3249 (1985). 1;] 33, at 3255. 14/ Note, "The Constitutional Rights of AIDS Carriers,” 99 Harv. L. Rev. 1274
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). Q] Johnstone, "German Survey's Gloomy Outlook," 324 Nature 199 (Nov. 20, 1986). Otis Bowen, the Secretary for Health and Human Services, has stated that at least 270,000 cases are expected in the United States in five years, with more than 102 of the new cases occurring among heterosexuals. He also indicated that the worldwide death toll could be in the tens of millions in a decade
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EXECUTIVE suumur Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a contagious, deadly disease which is most commonly transmitted sexually or through blood or blood products. It has been estimated that between 1 million and 1.5 million people in the United States are probably infected with the HTLV-III virus and many of those infected will eventually contract AIDS. There is presently no known cure

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