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Class Size Reduction and Teacher Quality Act of 1999

Introduced: April 29, 1999 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps

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Became law

Apr 29, 1999

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Apr 29, 1999

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Class Size Reduction and Teacher Quality Act of 1999 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a grants program to help States and local educational agencies recruit, train, and hire 100,000 additional teachers over a seven-year period in order to: (1) reduce class sizes nationally, in grades one through three, to an average of 18 students per classroom; and (2) improve teaching in the early grades so that all students can learn to read independently and well by the end of the third grade.

Authorizes appropriations.

Sets forth program requirements for: (1) allotments to States; (2) within-State allocations;(3) local uses of funds; and (4) cost-sharing.

What's happening now April 29, 1999

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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