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HR 1706 106th Congress House Education Economics and Public Finance Educational accountability Educational tests Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Federal aid to education Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Government Operations and Politics Higher education Law Licenses Rating of teachers School districts Secondary education Standards Teacher education Teachers

To prohibit the Federal Government from planning, developing, implementing, or administering any national teacher test or method of certification and from withholding funds from States or local educational agencies that fail to adopt a specific method of teacher certification.

Introduced: May 5, 1999 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 4, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.
May 6, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E887-888)
May 5, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 5, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E858-859)
May 5, 1999
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the Department of Education from: (1) using Federal funds to plan, develop, implement, or administer any national teacher test or certification; or (2) withholding funds from any State or local educational agency if such agency fails to adopt a specific method of teacher certification.

What's happening now June 4, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2