advisory committee on adult basic education

advisory committee on adult basic education Sec. 310. (a) The President shall, within ninety days of enactment of this title appoint a National Advisory Committee on Adult Basic Education. (b) The National Advisory Committee shall have eight members, consisting of the Commissioner of Education, who shall be chairman, and seven other members who shall, to the extent possible, include persons knowledgeable in the field of adult education, State and local public school officials, and other persons having special knowledge and experience, or qualifications with respect to adult basic education, and persons representative of the general public. Such Advisory Committee shall meet at the call of the chairman but not less often than twice a year. (c) The Advisory Committee shall advise the Commissioner in the preparation of general regulations and with respect to policy matters arising in the administration of this title, including policies and procedures governing the approval of State plans under section 306 and policies to eliminate duplication, and to effectuate the coordination of 80 Stat. 1221programs under this title and other programs offering adult education activities and sendees. (d) The Advisory Committee shall review the administration and effectiveness of the adult basic education program and other federally supported adult education programs as they relate to adult basic education, make recommendations with respect thereto, and make annual reports to the President of its findings and recommendations (including recommendations for changes in this title and other Federal laws relating to adult education activities and services). The President shall transmit each such report to the Congress together with his comments and recommendations. The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall coordinate the work of this committee with that of other related advisory committees. (e) Members of the Advisory Committee who are not regular full-time employees of the United States, shall, while serving on the business of the Committee, be entitled to receive compensation at rates fixed by the Commissioner, but not exceeding $100 per day, including travel time; and, while so serving away from their homes or regular places of business, members may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5 of the United States Code for persons in the Government service employed intermittently. (f) The Commissioner shall engage such technical assistance as may be required to carry out the functions of the Advisory Committee, and the Commissioner shall, in addition, make available to the Advisory Committee such secretarial, clerical, and other assistance and such pertinent data prepared by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare as it may require to carry out its functions. (g) In carrying out its functions pursuant to this section, the Advisory Committee may utilize the services and facilities of any agency of the Federal Government, in accordance with agreements between the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and the head of such agency.