Skip to main content
S 564 106th Congress Senate Education Academic performance Class size Disabled Economics and Public Finance Education of disabled students Education of disadvantaged children Educational accountability Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Employment tests Families Federal aid to Indians Federal aid to education Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Higher education Indian education Labor and Employment Minorities

Class Size Reduction and Teacher Quality Act of 1999

Introduced: March 8, 1999 Introduced by: Murray, Patty Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 9, 1999
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 32.
Mar 8, 1999
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Mar 8, 1999
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Class Size Reduction and Teacher Quality Act of 1999 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a grants program to help States and local educational agencies recruit, train, and hire 100,000 additional teachers over a seven-year period in order to: (1) reduce class sizes nationally, in grades one through three, to an average of 18 students per classroom; and (2) improve teaching in the early grades so that all students can learn to read independently and well by the end of the third grade.

Authorizes appropriations.

Sets forth program requirements for: (1) allotments to States; (2) within-State allocations; (3) local uses of funds; and (4) cost-sharing.

What's happening now March 9, 1999

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 32.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1623 Identical bill Class Size Reduction and Teacher Quality Act of 1999
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 29, 1999
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Apr 29, 1999
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 29, 1999
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 564: Class Size Reduction and Teacher Quality Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-564/
MLA
"S. 564: Class Size Reduction and Teacher Quality Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-564/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 564, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-564/.
Markdown link
[S. 564: Class Size Reduction and Teacher Quality Act of 1999](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-564/)
Report a problem