Edelman, Marian Wright, Washington Research Project Council, and director, Children's Defense Fund___ Maymi, Carmen, director, Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor___ Apodaca, Hon. Jerry, Governor of the State of New Mexico, and chair- man of the Early Childhood Task Force Education Commission of the Mindlin, Rowland L., M.D., chairman of the Committee on Infant and Pre- Lasday, Dorothy, member of the national board of the National Council of Jewish Women; vice chairwoman of the National Affairs Committee Apodaca, Hon. Jerry, Governor of the State of New Mexico, and chairman of the Early Childhood Task Force Education Commission of the States- Brademas, Hon. John, a U.S. Representative in Congress from the State of Indiana, opening statement.... Edelman, Marian Wright, Washington Research Project Council, and Lasday, Dorothy, member of the national board of the National Council of Jewish Women; vice chairwoman of the National Affairs Committee of Maymi, Carmen, director, Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor____ Mindlin, Rowland L., M.D., chairman of the Committee on Infant and 171 CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES ACT, 1975 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1975 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH AND THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT, POVERTY, AND MIGRATORY LABOR OF THE AND THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SELECT EDUCATION, Washington, D.C. The subcommittees met, pursuant to notice, at 9:35 a.m., in room 4232, New Senate Office Building, Senator Walter F. Mondale (chairman, Senate Subcommittee on Children and Youth), presiding. Present: Senators Mondale and Stafford; Representatives Brademas, Bell, Hall, Chisholm, Miller, Lehman, Jeffords, Cornell, Zeferetti, and Pressler. OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR MONDALE Senator MONDALE. The committee will come to order. Today the Senate Subcommittee on Children and Youth, which I am privileged to chair; and the House Select Subcommittee on Education, ably chaired by Representative John Brademas, begin joint hearings on S. 626 and H.R. 2966)the Child and Family Services Act of 1975. These companion bills are designed to provide financial assistance to help States and localities upgrade and expand their services for families and children. These bills contain the fundamental principles from the child development legislation which passed the Congress in 1971, but was vetoed by former President Nixon. As we begin these hearings, I believe it is useful to recall the history of this legislation. It all began over 5 years ago, in late 1969 and early 1970, when both Senate and House subcommittees started hearings on the original bills from which the legislation before us has developed. In those 5 years we have held over 30 days of public hearings be tween us. [The texts of S. 626 and H.R. 2966 follow:] 94TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 626 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES FEBRUARY 7, 1975 Mr. MONDALE (for himself, Mr. JAVITS, Mr. ABOUREZK, Mr. CLARK, Mr. BROOKE, Mr. CASE, Mr. CHURCH, Mr. CRANSTON, Mr. CULVER, Mr. HATFIELD, Mr. HATHAWAY, Mr. GARY W. HART, Mr. PHILIP A. HART, Mr. HOLLINGS, Mr. HUMPHREY, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. MCGEE, Mr. McGOVERN, Mr. METCALF, Mr. NELSON, Mr. PELL, Mr. RANDOLPH, Mr. RIBICOFF, Mr. SCHWEIKER, Mr. STAFFORD, Mr. STEVENSON, and Mr. WILLIAMS) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare A BILL To provide for services to children and their families, and for other purposes. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That this Act may be cited as the "Child and Family Serv4 ices Act of 1975". STATEMENT OF FINDINGS AND PURPOSE SEC. 2. (a) The Congress finds that 5 6 7 8 mental influence on children; (1) the family is the primary and the most funda |