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HR 3450 108th Congress House

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 5, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Dec 1, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Nov 5, 2003
Introduced in House
Nov 5, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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 Latest action December 1, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a grants program to reduce class size through the use of fully-qualified teachers. Allots funds to States and local educational agencies to recruit, hire, and train additional teachers, 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 those grades so that all students can learn to read independently and well by the end of the third grade.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5
Davis, Artur
· Nov 17, 2004
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 24, 2004
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Nov 5, 2003
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Nov 5, 2003
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 5, 2003
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Nov 5, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3450: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers, and for other purposes.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3450/
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"H.R. 3450: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers, and for other purposes.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3450/.
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H.R. 3450, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3450/.
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