1995 US Code
Title 20 - EDUCATION
CHAPTER 69 - SCHOOL-TO-WORK OPPORTUNITIES
SUBCHAPTER XII - SCHOOL FACILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT
Sec. 8502 - Findings
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 1994 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 20 - EDUCATION |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 20 - EDUCATION CHAPTER 69 - SCHOOL-TO-WORK OPPORTUNITIES SUBCHAPTER XII - SCHOOL FACILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT Sec. 8502 - Findings |
| Contains | section 8502 |
| Date | 1995 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 1996 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 89-10, title XII, §12002, as added Pub. L. 103-382, title I, §101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3870. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 108 Stat. 3870 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 89-10, Public Law 103-382 |
§8502. Findings
The Congress finds the following:
(1) According to a 1991 survey conducted by the American Association of School Administrators, 74 percent of all public school buildings in the United States need to be replaced.
(2) Almost one-third of such buildings were built prior to World War II.
(3) It is estimated that one of every four public school buildings in the United States is in inadequate condition, and of such buildings, 61 percent need maintenance or major repairs, 43 percent are obsolete, 42 percent contain environmental hazards, 25 percent are overcrowded, and 13 percent are structurally unsound.
(4) Large numbers of local educational agencies have difficulties securing financing for school facility improvement, including school libraries, media centers, and facilities.
(5) Improving the quality of public elementary and secondary schools will help our Nation meet the National Education Goals.
(6) The challenges facing our Nation's public elementary and secondary schools require the concerted and collaborative efforts of all levels of government and all sectors of the community.
(Pub. L. 89–10, title XII, §12002, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, §101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3870.)
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