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Environmental Quality Education Act - Directs the Commissioner of Education to make grants to or to enter into contracts with institutions of higher education and other public or private agencies, institutions, or organizations in order to: (1) develop new and improved curriculums in order to encourage understanding of policies, and to support activities designed to enhance environmental quality and maintain ecological balance; (2) demonstrate the use of such curriculums in model educational programs and to evaluate the effectiveness thereof; (3) disseminate curricular materials and information for use in educational programs throughout the Nation; (4) provide training programs for teachers, other educational personnel, public service personnel, and community and industrial business leaders and employees, and government employees at State, Federal, and local levels; and (5) provide for community education programs on preserving and enhancing environmental quality and maintaining ecological balance.

Creates an Advisory Committee on Environmental Quality Education which shall: (1) advise the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare concerning the administration and preparation of general regulations for, and operation of, programs supported with assistance under this Act; (2) make recommendations regarding the allocation of the funds under this Act among the various purposes set forth in this Act, and the criteria for establishing priorities in deciding which applications to approve, including criteria designed to achieve an appropriate geographical distribution of approved projects throughout all regions of the Nation; (3) review applications and make recommendations thereon; (4) review the administration and operation of projects and programs under this Act, including the effectiveness of such projects and programs in meeting the purposes for which they are established and operated, make recommendations with respect thereto, and make annual reports of its findings and recommendations (including recommendations for improvements in this Act) to the Secretary for transmittal to the Congress; and (5) evaluate programs and projects carried out under this Act and disseminate the results of such evaluations.

Provides that the Committee shall consist of 21 members appointed by the Secretary of HEW who are familiar with education, the information media, and the relationship of man as producer, consumer, and citizen to his environment and the Nation's ecology.

Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1973 to carry out the provisions of this Act.

There is one summary for this bill. Bill summaries are authored by CRS.

Environmental Quality Education Act - Directs the Commissioner of Education to make grants to or to enter into contracts with institutions of higher education and other public or private agencies, institutions, or organizations in order to: (1) develop new and improved curriculums in order to encourage understanding of policies, and to support activities designed to enhance environmental quality and maintain ecological balance; (2) demonstrate the use of such curriculums in model educational programs and to evaluate the effectiveness thereof; (3) disseminate curricular materials and information for use in educational programs throughout the Nation; (4) provide training programs for teachers, other educational personnel, public service personnel, and community and industrial business leaders and employees, and government employees at State, Federal, and local levels; and (5) provide for community education programs on preserving and enhancing environmental quality and maintaining ecological balance.

Creates an Advisory Committee on Environmental Quality Education which shall: (1) advise the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare concerning the administration and preparation of general regulations for, and operation of, programs supported with assistance under this Act; (2) make recommendations regarding the allocation of the funds under this Act among the various purposes set forth in this Act, and the criteria for establishing priorities in deciding which applications to approve, including criteria designed to achieve an appropriate geographical distribution of approved projects throughout all regions of the Nation; (3) review applications and make recommendations thereon; (4) review the administration and operation of projects and programs under this Act, including the effectiveness of such projects and programs in meeting the purposes for which they are established and operated, make recommendations with respect thereto, and make annual reports of its findings and recommendations (including recommendations for improvements in this Act) to the Secretary for transmittal to the Congress; and (5) evaluate programs and projects carried out under this Act and disseminate the results of such evaluations.

Provides that the Committee shall consist of 21 members appointed by the Secretary of HEW who are familiar with education, the information media, and the relationship of man as producer, consumer, and citizen to his environment and the Nation's ecology.

Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1973 to carry out the provisions of this Act.

There is one summary for this bill. Bill summaries are authored by CRS.

Environmental Quality Education Act - Directs the Commissioner of Education to make grants to or to enter into contracts with institutions of higher education and other public or private agencies, institutions, or organizations in order to: (1) develop new and improved curriculums in order to encourage understanding of policies, and to support activities designed to enhance environmental quality and maintain ecological balance; (2) demonstrate the use of such curriculums in model educational programs and to evaluate the effectiveness thereof; (3) disseminate curricular materials and information for use in educational programs throughout the Nation; (4) provide training programs for teachers, other educational personnel, public service personnel, and community and industrial business leaders and employees, and government employees at State, Federal, and local levels; and (5) provide for community education programs on preserving and enhancing environmental quality and maintaining ecological balance.

Creates an Advisory Committee on Environmental Quality Education which shall: (1) advise the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare concerning the administration and preparation of general regulations for, and operation of, programs supported with assistance under this Act; (2) make recommendations regarding the allocation of the funds under this Act among the various purposes set forth in this Act, and the criteria for establishing priorities in deciding which applications to approve, including criteria designed to achieve an appropriate geographical distribution of approved projects throughout all regions of the Nation; (3) review applications and make recommendations thereon; (4) review the administration and operation of projects and programs under this Act, including the effectiveness of such projects and programs in meeting the purposes for which they are established and operated, make recommendations with respect thereto, and make annual reports of its findings and recommendations (including recommendations for improvements in this Act) to the Secretary for transmittal to the Congress; and (5) evaluate programs and projects carried out under this Act and disseminate the results of such evaluations.

Provides that the Committee shall consist of 21 members appointed by the Secretary of HEW who are familiar with education, the information media, and the relationship of man as producer, consumer, and citizen to his environment and the Nation's ecology.

Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1973 to carry out the provisions of this Act.

There is one summary for this bill. Bill summaries are authored by CRS.

Environmental Quality Education Act - Directs the Commissioner of Education to make grants to or to enter into contracts with institutions of higher education and other public or private agencies, institutions, or organizations in order to: (1) develop new and improved curriculums in order to encourage understanding of policies, and to support activities designed to enhance environmental quality and maintain ecological balance; (2) demonstrate the use of such curriculums in model educational programs and to evaluate the effectiveness thereof; (3) disseminate curricular materials and information for use in educational programs throughout the Nation; (4) provide training programs for teachers, other educational personnel, public service personnel, and community and industrial business leaders and employees, and government employees at State, Federal, and local levels; and (5) provide for community education programs on preserving and enhancing environmental quality and maintaining ecological balance.

Creates an Advisory Committee on Environmental Quality Education which shall: (1) advise the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare concerning the administration and preparation of general regulations for, and operation of, programs supported with assistance under this Act; (2) make recommendations regarding the allocation of the funds under this Act among the various purposes set forth in this Act, and the criteria for establishing priorities in deciding which applications to approve, including criteria designed to achieve an appropriate geographical distribution of approved projects throughout all regions of the Nation; (3) review applications and make recommendations thereon; (4) review the administration and operation of projects and programs under this Act, including the effectiveness of such projects and programs in meeting the purposes for which they are established and operated, make recommendations with respect thereto, and make annual reports of its findings and recommendations (including recommendations for improvements in this Act) to the Secretary for transmittal to the Congress; and (5) evaluate programs and projects carried out under this Act and disseminate the results of such evaluations.

Provides that the Committee shall consist of 21 members appointed by the Secretary of HEW who are familiar with education, the information media, and the relationship of man as producer, consumer, and citizen to his environment and the Nation's ecology.

Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1973 to carry out the provisions of this Act.