THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page 5eve THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seve AWAITS SENATE APPROVAL -M M House action WASHINGTON (M)-The House passed by a vote of 380 to 26 yesterday a massive school aid bill strictly limiting busing for the purpose of desegregation and banning any federal funds for it. The bill, on which the Senate has not yet acted, would extend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and a number of specialized programs for three years. A total of $18.3 billion is auth- orized for the programs over the three-year period, but the actual funds must be appropriated in separate legislation and rarely match the authorized levels. THE ANTIBUSING provisions in the bill have both been pass- ed before by the House. One, which would restrict the power of the courts to order bus- ing, was proposed by President Nixon in 1972 and passed the House but was killed in a Senate filibuster. The other, which would pro- hibit the use of any federal funds for busing to overcome segrega- tion, was passed in 1971 but rendered ineffective by Senate changes. The first one, adopted 293 to 112, would require the courts to try a number of alternative methods to overcome segrega- tion before ordering abusing and would limit it to the next closest school to the pupil's home. SCHOOL DISTRICTS now un- der court busing orders would be permitted Ito have their cases reopened to conform with the new standards if they became law. The other amendment, adopted 239 to 168, would prevent local school authorities from us eral funds to buy buses o wise pay any of the c transportation in carrying desegregation plan. REP. CARL Perkins manager of the bill, said of past Senate opposition m e a s u r e s, inclusion amendments . endangere prospects for final passag bill. The bill would make a of important changes in of elementary-secondary largest single federal sci program for which $1.8 b currently budgeted. The program is desig improve the educational tunities of children froi income families by p extra funds to school for remedial programs. SINCE THE program b 1965, the money has been to districts on the basis many children they hav families with annual iico der $2,000 and from fami ceiving welfare payment $2,000. would end in fed- The bill would change the foi- p r other mula by using a flexible poverty s osts of index set at $4,250 this year but b g our a subject to change each year to t reflect changes in the cost of e D-Ky.), living. And only two-thirds of the p in view children in families receiving g to the welfare payments above the pov- a of the erty index would be counted. d t h e The effect of the proposed for- p e of the mula is greatly to reduce the s number of welfare children being d number counted; they now account for a Title I 6 per cent of the total. As a re- f act, the suit, New York, Philadelphia, hool aid Minneapolis, Cleveland, Boston illion is and several other large cities p would lose funds. t gned to f vpor- THE BILL also would give a an low- school districts the option of do- s roviding ing away with the poverty re- i districts quirement entirely and determin- o ing eligible students by other )egan in means, including testing. Such a talloted change could occur only if ap- c of how proved by district-wide parental d se from advisory councils that the billn nies un- also would establish. ilies re- The bill would make a start s above toward the block grant approach favored by Nixon for education busing programs by consolidating seven eparate p r o g r a m s into two broad - purpose ones. However, the consolidations would go into effect only if the money appro- priated for the two new pro- grams is equal to the total for all seven this year. THE PROGRAM known as im- pact aid that provides funds to school districts financially bur- dened by federal installations or activity would also be conttinued or three years. As it came to the floor the bill provided for only a one-year ex- ension in order to permit Con- gress to study many alleged abuses in the program, but its supporters succeeded in continu- ng it for three years by a vote of 276 to 129. Other programs extended in-' elude education of adults, In- dians, handicapped children and migrant children. SEDER Meals for Passover at H I LLEL SATURDAY, April 6,9:00 p.m. SUNDAY, April 7, 8:30 p.m. Reservations must be in by Wednesday noon, April 3. "FOR WHAT'S BUGGING YOU". The' second printing of the Health Service brochure has finally, arrivedl It will explain our eligibility policies, medical sere- ices that are available and how to use them, and: the business policies of the Health Service. In addition to listing Health Service doctor's and clinic phone numbers, "For What's Buggng You" also lists many community medical care resources-emer- gency, crisis intervention, pregnancy and abortion counseling. Individual copies are available at the Health Service Information Desk. For larger quantities call INPUT or stop by room 12 in the basement of Health Service. 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They know that - behind the 7,950 words in Amendment A and the alleged profit of 14% for apartment owners - there's just one thing. What? ... There's a losing proposition that's guaranteed by law! If you think there's small chance they might help you're dead wrong. There's no chance. This bill is a bad bill. It goes too far. It goes so far that it hurts the people it is supposed to help. It hurts renters. So when it comes time to vote, don't pull a handle and hurt yourself. Pull the handle that can help. Vote NO. Vote NO on Charter Amendment A. t How to, pulli a han-dle and urt yourself. Proceeds go to Students for Lonsing Paid by Students for Lansing .L . . 'U A C 4 Ill T '"