Education-Related Regulatory Flexibilities, Waivers, and Federal Assistance in Response to Disasters and National Emergencies.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disaster relief.

Federal aid to education.

Federal aid to higher education.

Education, Higher.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (34 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides overview of existing statutory and regulatory authorities, flexibilities, and programs that are available to assist students and educational institutions affected by a major disaster or a national emergency. Reviews several no-longer-authorized temporary provisions that were enacted by Congress to provide additional assistance to support recent education-related disaster recovery. Describes education-related Federal assistance provided by FEMA in the aftermath of disasters, under authority of P.L. 93-288, the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. Examines education-related disaster recovery and issues related to elementary and secondary education and postsecondary education. Includes appendix summarizing education-related disaster appropriations administered by Department of Education since the Gulf Coast hurricanes of 2005.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Education-Related Regulatory Flexibilities, Waivers, and Federal Assistance in Response to Disasters and National Emergencies

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