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
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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
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1