HR 1629
106th Congress
House
Education
Costs
Economics and Public Finance
Education of disadvantaged children
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Families
Federal aid to education
Federal aid to higher education
Federal aid to rural areas
Higher education
Housing and Community Development
Labor and Employment
Law
Licenses
Recruiting of employees
Relocation
Rural education
School districts
Secondary education
Rural Teachers Recruitment Act of 1999
Introduced: April 29, 1999
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 21, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.
Apr 29, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 29, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2475)
Apr 29, 1999
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Rural Teachers Recruitment Act of 1999 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to eligible rural local educational agencies to recruit and retain qualified teachers for elementary and secondary schools.
Includes among authorized uses of such teacher incentive program funds: (1) salary increases; (2) reimbursement for teacher certification and relocation expenses; and (3) assistance to pay college and graduate school tuition and training expenses.
Authorizes appropriations.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.
Committees of jurisdiction
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