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School Administrators Recruitment and Retention Act of 1999

Introduced: August 5, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Sep 10, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.
Aug 5, 1999
Introduced in House
Aug 5, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
School Administrators Recruitment and Retention Act of 1999 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to recruit and retain qualified elementary and secondary school administrators.

Requires applicant LEAs to demonstrate a need to recruit and retain such administrators. Requires each grant award to be of sufficient size to enable a grantee to develop incentive programs to recruit and retain such administrators.

Allows LEAs to use such grant funds to develop incentive programs to recruit and retain such administrators, including: (1) salary increases; (2) assistance to pay graduate school tuition and training expenses; (3) reimbursement for relocation expenses; and (4) professional development activities that enable school administrators to be effective school leaders preparing students to meet challenging State content and student performance standards.

Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now September 10, 1999

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

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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 21, 2000
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