Adult Education and Literacy: Current Programs and Legislative Proposals in the 105th Congress

Publication Date: June 1998

Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Research Area: Education

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This report summarizes current programs for adult education and literacy, provides a funding history, and analyzes major provisions of the legislative proposals being considered by the 105th Congress for amending adult education and literacy programs. Specifically, the report examines the provisions of H.R. 1385, the Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act of 1997, as passed by the House, and H.R. 1385, the Workforce Investment Partnership Act of 1998, as amended by the Senate (originally considered as S. 1186). Key issues include state and local administration issues, comprehensive state plan requirements, integration with other federal training and employment programs, and program performance standards. The report will be updated as legislative action occurs.

Related CRS reports: CRS Report 97-536, Job Training Reform: Legislation in the 105th Congress, by Ann Lordeman; CRS Report 97-283, Vocational Education: Legislation to Reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, by Richard N. Apling; and CRS Report 94-224, Rehabilitation Act: Major Programs, 105th Congress Legislation, and Funding, by Carol V. O’Shaughnessy and Alice D. Butler.