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S 297 107th Congress Senate Education Congress Congressional reporting requirements Economics and Public Finance Elementary and secondary education Federal aid to education Higher education Law Licenses Teacher education Teacher supply and demand Teachers

A bill to put teachers first by providing grants for master teacher programs.

Introduced: February 8, 2001 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 8, 2001
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to make competitive five-year grants to local educational agencies to establish master teacher programs that provide funding assistance to teachers to become board certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, including the provision of the board certification fee. Requires teachers receiving such assistance to: (1) enter and complete the board certification program; and (2) upon becoming board certified, teach in a public school system for at least two years.
What's happening now February 8, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 297: A bill to put teachers first by providing grants for master teacher programs.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-297/
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