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HR 1623 106th Congress House

Class Size Reduction and Teacher Quality Act of 1999

Official title: To reduce class size, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 26, 1999 See on congress.gov
Education Academic performanceClass sizeDisabledEconomics and Public Finance
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Education of disabled studentsEducation of disadvantaged childrenEducational accountabilityElementary and secondary educationElementary educationEmployment testsFamiliesFederal aid to IndiansFederal aid to educationGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkHigher educationIndian educationLabor and EmploymentMinoritiesPrivate schoolsRating of teachersReadingRecruiting of employeesSecondary educationSocial WelfareTeacher educationTeacher supply and demandTeachers
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Apr 29, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 29, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 29, 1999

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 8 Independent 1
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Sep 7, 2000
LUCAS, KEN
· Jun 6, 2000
SANDLIN, MAX
· Jul 27, 1999
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 26, 1999
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 26, 1999
Faleomavaega, Eni
· May 26, 1999
FROST, MARTIN
· May 26, 1999
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 26, 1999
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 26, 1999
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 26, 1999
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 26, 1999
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 26, 1999
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Waters, Maxine
California · May 26, 1999
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