Department of Education Organization Act

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

Department of Education Organization Act
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
  • Signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on October 17, 1979
Major amendments
No Child Left Behind Act of 2002

Purpose

Congress established the United States Department of Education (ED) with the Department of Education Organization Act. 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. "Education Department Created". The Palm Beach Post, via Google News. United Press International. October 18, 1979.
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