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HR 3943 111th Congress House

Post 9/11 Troops to Teachers Enhancement Act

Official title: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow members of the Armed Forces who served on active duty on or after September 11, 2001, to b… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow members of the Armed Forces who served on active duty on or after September 11, 2001, to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 11, 2009 Introduced by: Courtney, Joe Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Education Advisory bodiesEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary education
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Higher educationMilitary personnel and dependentsNational Guard and reservesTeaching, teachers, curriculaVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Dec 8, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Nov 5, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Oct 27, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 27, 2009
Referred to House Armed Services
Oct 27, 2009
Referred to House Education and Labor
Oct 27, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 8, 2009

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Post 9/11 Troops to Teachers Enhancement Act - Amends the Troops-to-Teachers program of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (which provides veterans with teacher certification stipends in exchange for three years of service in a high-need local educational agency [LEA] or public charter school).

Expands program eligibility to cover certain individuals: (1) who, on or after September 11, 2001, serve at least 90 continuous days on active duty in the Armed Forces before being honorably released from such service; or (2) who, on or after January 8, 2002, are separated or released from active duty after at least four (currently, six) years of continuous active duty immediately preceding such separation or release, and agree to serve in the Armed Forces Reserves for at least three years.

Makes any LEA that is receiving school improvement funds eligible to host Troops-to-Teachers program participants.

Directs the Secretary of Education to establish an Advisory Board, composed of federal, state, and veteran service organization representatives, to collect, study, and disseminate feedback from the program and report to Congress on how the program is operating and might be improved.

Reserves specified funding to carry out the Troops-to-Teachers program through FY2014.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 73
All 73 Democratic 35 Republican 10
Hodes, Paul
· Jul 30, 2010
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · May 6, 2010
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Mar 25, 2010
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 17, 2010
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 2, 2010
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 2, 2010
Kratovil, Frank
· Feb 23, 2010
Murphy, Patrick
· Feb 23, 2010
Sestak, Joe
· Feb 23, 2010
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Feb 2, 2010
Dahlkemper, Kathleen
· Jan 26, 2010
Fallin, Mary
· Jan 26, 2010
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jan 26, 2010
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jan 26, 2010
Teague, Harry
· Jan 21, 2010
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jan 19, 2010
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jan 19, 2010
Halvorson, Deborah
· Jan 19, 2010
Perriello, Thomas
· Jan 19, 2010
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jan 13, 2010
Kagen, Steve
· Jan 13, 2010
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jan 12, 2010
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jan 12, 2010
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jan 12, 2010
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jan 12, 2010
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Dec 16, 2009
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Dec 16, 2009
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Dec 16, 2009
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Dec 16, 2009
Childers, Travis
· Dec 15, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Dec 15, 2009
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 11, 2009
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Dec 10, 2009
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Dec 10, 2009
Boccieri, John
· Dec 8, 2009
Massa, Eric
· Dec 8, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Dec 8, 2009
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Dec 8, 2009
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Dec 1, 2009
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Dec 1, 2009
Sablan, Gregorio
· Dec 1, 2009
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Dec 1, 2009
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Dec 1, 2009
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Nov 19, 2009
Nye, Glenn
· Nov 19, 2009
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Nov 19, 2009
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Nov 18, 2009
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Nov 18, 2009
Pierluisi, Pedro
· Nov 18, 2009
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Nov 18, 2009
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