Committee InfoDescriptionWhile the name and structure of the Education and Labor Committee has changed over time, its underlying mission has remained the same: to address general matters of education, labor, and the workforce. Formed on March 21, 1867, the Committee on Education and Labor bifurcated in the year 1883, creating the separate committees on Education and Labor. Until they merged again in 1947, the two committees addressed our nation’s education and workforce questions separately. In 1994 and again in 1997, renaming of the committee occurred – first as Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, and then again as Committee on Education and the Workforce. On January 4, 2007, the Committee once again took up its original title, Education and Labor. The current Chairman of the Committee is U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-CA).The work of the Education and Labor Committee impacts citizens – of all ages and all walks of life – as they go about their everyday activities and business. As historic numbers of job losses make headlines daily, and affordable higher education becomes an increasingly elusive goal for many, the work done in this Committee is of the utmost importance in our tough economic climate. From financial oversight of the Department of Education, to workforce initiatives on healthcare, job training and security, and employee/employer relations, the Committee’s jurisdiction is far reaching. Among the important legislation currently under consideration by the Committee is H.R. 3221 (The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009), HR.58 A Bill to promote green schools; H.R.4146 : To amend Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Among the landmark legislation passed by the Committee in years past is the Workforce Investment Act, the No Child Left Behind Act, and the Fair Labor Standards Act. We invite delegates to visit the official Education and Labor website, http://edlabor.house.gov to learn more about the history, issues, and both current and past legislation of the committee. ------ Hello all! My name is Angela Bueti and I am a senior at Penn in the College of Arts and Sciences, double majoring in History and Italian Literature with a minor in Anthropology. I currently serve as PENNMC’s President, and have been involved in PENNMC since my freshman year. I was first introduced to PENNMC as a delegate my junior year of high school; this will be my sixth PENNMC conference. Aside from my involvement in the club, I am the Co-Editor in Chief of the Penn History Review and a tour guide with the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. If you have any questions or concerns – about writing your legislation, how to best prepare for the conference, or even a question about Penn – you can reach me at buetiad@sas.upenn.edu. I truly look forward to meeting all of you, and hope you are as excited as I am for PENNMC 2010! My name is Jenny Wang and I a freshman in University of Pennsylvania Nursing School. My intended major is nursing and I am thinking about minoring in either Health Care Management or Chinese. My hometown is Marple Newtown, which is in the suburbs of Philadelphia. I went to the Marple Newtown High School and graduated last year. At Penn, I am involved in the Chinese Student Association and Chinese Music Society. Please contact me for any help in researching, proofreading, revising your proposals or just to talk about anything. My email address is: wangwei3@nursing.upenn.edu. Best of luck and I hope to see you very soon! Chairs
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