Mr. President. I am very pleased to submit today. with Senator JAVITS. an amendment which authorizes funds for adult education services to Vietnamese and Cambodian refugees to S. 2145. the Indochina Refugee Children Assistance Act of 1975. I wish to commend Senators CRANSTON and TUNNEY for their initiatives in advancing this terribly important legislation. which I cosponsored. to enable local school districts to provide for the special educational needs of Vietnamese and Cambodian children. This amendment expands the scope of that legislation to address also the pressing needs of refugees over the age of 18. It would amend the existing Adult Education Act to provide funds for programs of instruction to adult refugees in the development and enhancement of necessary skills. supportive services such as career guidance and employment counseling. other special educational programs and services. and the administrative costs of planning and implementing those programs of instruction. Mr. President. this amendment responds to the serious need that has been expressed in my home State of Minnesota by the state department of education and the superintendents of numerous local school districts for the resources to develop these special adult education programs.
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