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Public Policy and Federal Legislation
Influences on the Development of Family and
Consumer Sciences
Information gathered by Lucy Campanis
Revised by Mikki Meadows
EIU School of Family & Consumer Sciences
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What Is Public Policy?
• Rules or regulations at the local, state, or federal level of government-the public sector
• Formalization of societal preferences
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Public Policy Issue
• Point of concern for which there are varied opinions
• Seldom clear-cut right or wrong solutions
• Opinions are generally based on value judgments
• Neutral– proposed solutions may
be positive or negative, based on different perspectives
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Public Policy and the Family
• Families are affected by public policy through– Government regulations– Government services
• Families affect public policy when they– Are informed about issues– Actively participate in the policymaking
process
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Formation of Public Policy
• Legislation
• Agency regulations
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The Role of the Professional
• Be informed about issues
• Monitor the legislative process
• Provide information to policymakers
• Interpret policy
• Educate families and individuals
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AAFCS and Public Policy
• Monitors public policy affecting families and the discipline
• Identifies policy issues on which to focus
• Informs members - keeps them updated
• Provides information (testimony) to legislators
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The direction and structure of Family and Consumer sciences, as well as the body of knowledge of the discipline, have been affected by a variety of federal acts and research initiatives.
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• 1862 – Morrill Land Grant Act
• 1867 – Office of Education
• 1875 – First Experiment Station– Directed by W. O. Atwater
• 1887 – Hatch Act– Agriculture Experiment
Stations
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• 1894 – Congress votes funds for Human Nutrition research
• 1912 – Children’s Bureau– Department of Commerce
and Labor
• 1914 – Smith-Lever Act– Funds for Cooperative Agriculture
Extension
• 1915 – Home Economics Specialists added
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• 1917 – Smith-Hughes Act– Funds for vocational
education in public schools
• 1923 – Bureau of Home Economics established in the United States Department of Agriculture
• 1925 – Purnell Act
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• 1957 – Bureau of Home Economics became the Institute, emphasizing– Human nutrition– Household economics research– Clothing and housing research
• 1963 – Vocational Education Act
• 1970 – National Goals and Guidelines
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• 1984 – Carl Perkins Vocational Education Act
• 1986 – AHEA received funds to support public policy
• 1990 – Vocational and Applied Technology Act (Carl Perkins Act II)
• 1995 – School to Work Act
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Many pieces of legislation are related to education.
Identify legislation which has impact on:– families – basic areas of family and consumer
sciences– professional practice
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