S 280 106th Congress Senate

Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999

Official title: A bill to provide for education flexibility partnerships.

Introduced: January 21, 1999 See on congress.gov

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Everywhere this bill has been 32 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Feb 10, 2000

Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Mar 11, 1999

Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 12. (consideration: CR S2569)

Mar 11, 1999

Senate passed companion measure H.R. 800 in lieu of this measure by Yea-Nay Vote. 98-1. Record Vote No: 48.

Mar 11, 1999

Senate incorporated this measure in H.R. 800 as an amendment. (consideration: CR S2569)

Mar 11, 1999

Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2542-2569)

Mar 10, 1999

Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2478-2500)

Mar 10, 1999

Motion by Senator Kennedy to recommit to Senate Committee on HELP withdrawn in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Mar 10, 1999

Second cloture motion on Amendment SP 37 withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.

Mar 10, 1999

Cloture on Amendment SP 37 not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55-44. Record Vote No: 37. (consideration: CR S2474)

Mar 10, 1999

Cloture on the Kennedy motion to recommit not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 44-55. Record Vote No: 36. (consideration: CR S2478)

Mar 9, 1999

Second cloture motion on Amendment SP 31 not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55-39. Record Vote No: 35. (consideration: CR S2464)

Mar 9, 1999

Second cloture motion on Amendment SP 37 presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S2464)

Mar 9, 1999

Considered by Senate.

Mar 8, 1999

Cloture motion on amendment SP 37 presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S2408)

Mar 8, 1999

Cloture on the substitute amendment (SP 31) not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54-41. Record Vote No: 34. (consideration: CR S2408)

Mar 8, 1999

Cloture motion on the Kennedy motion to recommit S. 280 presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S2398)

Mar 8, 1999

Motion by Senator Kennedy to recommit to Senate Committee on HELP with instructions to report back forthwith with an amendment(SP 56) made in Senate.

Mar 8, 1999

Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2392-2409)

Mar 5, 1999

Second cloture motion on SP 31 presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S2358)

Mar 5, 1999

Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2353-2365)

Mar 4, 1999

Cloture motion on SP 31 presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S2270-2271)

Mar 4, 1999

Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2242-2253, S2258-2271)

Mar 3, 1999

Motion to proceed considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S2160-2177)

Mar 3, 1999

Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S2177-2201)

Mar 3, 1999

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2177)

Mar 2, 1999

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2084-2088)

Feb 25, 1999

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1983-1984)

Jan 28, 1999

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 12.

Jan 28, 1999

Committee on HELP. Reported to Senate by Senator Jeffords with an amendment. Without written report.

Jan 27, 1999

Committee on HELP. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.

Jan 21, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.

Jan 21, 1999

Introduced in Senate

Amendments to this bill 38

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

15 agreed to 23 pending / other

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
SAMDT 68	–	To provide all local educational agencies with the option to use the funds received under section 307 of the …	Agreed to	Mar 11, 1999
SAMDT 67	–	To provide all local agencies with the option to use the funds received under section 307 of the Department o…	Agreed to	Mar 11, 1999
SAMDT 66	–	To provide all local educational agencies with the option to use the funds received under section 307 of the …	Agreed to	Mar 11, 1999
SAMDT 65	–	To improve academic and social outcomes for students and reduce both juvenile crime and the risk that youth w…	Agreed to	Mar 11, 1999
SAMDT 64	Murray, Patty	To reduce class size, and for other purposes.	Agreed to	Mar 11, 1999
SAMDT 63	–	To provide for the school dropout prevention, and for other purposes.	Agreed to	Mar 11, 1999
SAMDT 62	–	To provide accountability in Ed-Flex.	Agreed to	Mar 11, 1999
SAMDT 61	–	To assist local educational agencies to help all students achieve State achievement standards, to end the pra…	Agreed to	Mar 11, 1999
SAMDT 60	–	To express the sense of the Senate regarding flexibility to use certain Federal education funds to carry out …	Agreed to	Mar 11, 1999
SAMDT 31	–	In the nature of a substitute.	Agreed to	Mar 11, 1999
SAMDT 59	–	To provide all local educational agencies with the option to use the funds received under section 307 of the …	Withdrawn	Mar 10, 1999
SAMDT 58	–	To provide all local educational agencies with the option to use the funds received under section 307 of the …	Withdrawn	Mar 10, 1999
SAMDT 56	Murray, Patty	To reduce class size.	Withdrawn	Mar 10, 1999
SAMDT 55	–	To require local educational agencies to use the funds received under section 307 of the Department of Educat…	Withdrawn	Mar 10, 1999
SAMDT 40	–	To prohibit implementation of "Know Your Customer" regulations by the Federal banking agencies.	Withdrawn	Mar 10, 1999
SAMDT 37	–	To authorize additional appropriations to carry out part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.	Withdrawn	Mar 10, 1999
SAMDT 35	–	To provide for school dropout prevention, and for other purposes.	Withdrawn	Mar 10, 1999
SAMDT 38	–	To provide that the Secretary of Education shall prescribe requirements on how States will provide for public…	Agreed to	Mar 4, 1999
SAMDT 36	–	To honor the Federal commitment to fund part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.	Agreed to	Mar 4, 1999
SAMDT 34	–	To ensure that increased flexibility leads to improved student achievement.	Agreed to	Mar 3, 1999
SAMDT 33	–	To prohibit waivers with respect to serving eligible school attendance areas in rank order.	Agreed to	Mar 3, 1999
SAMDT 32	–	To preserve accountability for funds under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.	Agreed to	Mar 3, 1999
SAMDT 57	–	–	Pending	–
SAMDT 54	–	–	Pending	–
SAMDT 53	–	–	Pending	–
SAMDT 52	–	–	Pending	–
SAMDT 51	–	–	Pending	–
SAMDT 50	Murray, Patty	–	Pending	–
SAMDT 49	–	–	Pending	–
SAMDT 48	–	–	Pending	–
SAMDT 47	–	–	Pending	–
SAMDT 46	Reed, Jack	–	Pending	–
SAMDT 45	–	–	Pending	–
SAMDT 44	–	–	Pending	–
SAMDT 43	–	–	Pending	–
SAMDT 42	–	–	Pending	–
SAMDT 41	–	–	Pending	–
SAMDT 39	–	–	Pending	–

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Latest action February 10, 2000

Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to allow all States to participate in the Education Flexibility Partnership (Ed-Flex Partnership) program.

(Sec. 4) Requires Ed-Flex Partnership States to: (1) have approved challenging content standards, challenging performance measures, and aligned assessments in place or have made substantial progress towards having an approved plan under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA); (2) hold local educational agencies (LEAs) accountable for meeting the educational goals submitted in their local applications for waivers, and for taking corrective actions if they have not met such goals; and (3) waive State educational requirements while holding LEAs or schools affected by such waivers accountable for student performance.

Sets forth requirements for: (1) State educational agency (SEA) applications and approval by the Secretary; and (2) local applications and approval and monitoring by SEAs. Limits Federal waivers to five years, unless the Secretary extends such period upon determining that such waiver authority has been effective in enabling such SEAs or affected LEAs or schools to carry out local reform plans.

Authorizes the Secretary to carry out the Ed-Flex Partnership program for FY 2000 through 2004.

Includes as statutory or regulatory requirements that may be waived under this Act those of programs under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998, and of the following programs under ESEA: (1) title I Helping Disadvantaged Children Meet High Standards; (2) part B State and Local Activities under the title II Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development Program; (3) subpart 2 State and Local Programs for School Technology Resources (with specified exceptions), under part A Technology Education for All Students, of title III Technology for Education; (4) title IV Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities; (5) title VI Innovative Education Program Strategies; and (6) the part C Emergency Immigrant Education Program under title VII Bilingual Education, Language Enhancement, and Language Acquisition Programs.

Prohibits waivers for specified types of requirements.

Provides that this Act shall not affect the authority of any SEA under the Ed-Flex Demonstration program of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act.

Sets forth accountability requirements. Requires the Secretary, in deciding whether to extend the authority of an SEA to issue waivers, to review the progress of the SEA, LEA, or school affected by the waiver or authority toward the desired results described in its application.

Related & companion bills 2

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 4

Kentucky · Jan 21, 1999

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · Jan 21, 1999

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