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America's Better Classroom Act of 2007

Introduced: March 19, 2007 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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To President
Became law
Mar 19, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 19, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3275)
Mar 19, 2007
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

America's Better Classroom Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for investment in qualified public school modernization bonds, defined to include: (1) bonds for the construction, rehabilitation, or repair of a public school facility or for the acquisition of land for such facility (qualified school construction bonds); (2) bonds to finance certain academic programs below the postsecondary level in empowerment zones or enterprise communities (qualified zone academy bonds); and (3) bonds for the construction, rehabilitation, or repair of certain Indian tribal schools (qualified tribal school modernization bonds). Establishes a national limitation on the issuance of such bonds and provides for the allocation of bond amounts among the states according to a specified formula. Limits the term of such bonds to 15 years and terminates the authority for issuance of such bonds after September 30, 2008 (December 31, 2013, for qualified tribal school modernization bonds).

Amends the General Education Provisions Act to apply certain labor standards to public school construction projects financed by this Act.

Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require states to establish employment and training programs relating to the construction or reconstruction of public school facilities.

What's happening now March 19, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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