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Keeping Our Promises to America's Children Act of 2007

Introduced: January 24, 2007 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

May 18, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

Jan 24, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Jan 24, 2007

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Keeping Our Promises to America's Children Act of 2007 - Provides a moratorium on compliance by failing schools with certain requirements for achieving adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward state academic performance standards under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

Allows states and local educational agencies, if the federal funds appropriated for the pertinent remedial program, project, or activity are less than those authorized, to defer, modify, or suspend related functions the agencies are required to carry out to ensure that schools achieve AYP.

Requires the Secretary of Education to ensure that negative consequences shall not apply to such agencies for actions taken under this Act.

What's happening now May 18, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

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