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Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act

Introduced: May 13, 2011 See on congress.gov
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To President
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Jun 14, 2011
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 112-106.
Jun 14, 2011
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 60.
May 25, 2011
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 16.
May 25, 2011
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 13, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3284)
May 13, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 13, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act - Repeals specified provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

Lists the repealed provisions as those pertaining to:

  • the Early Reading First program, under subpart 2 of part B of title I;
  • the William F. Goodling Even Start Family Literacy programs, under subpart 3 of part B of title I;
  • improving literacy through school libraries, under subpart 4 of part B of title I;
  • demonstration projects of innovative practices for enabling children to meet state academic content and achievement standards, under part E of title I;
  • the Close Up Fellowship program, under part E of title I;
  • comprehensive school reform, under part F of title I;
  • school dropout prevention, under part H of title I;
  • school leadership, under subpart 5 of part A of title II;
  • advanced certification or advanced credentialing for teachers, under subpart 5 of part A of title II;
  • special education teacher training, under subpart 5 of part A of title II;
  • early childhood educator professional development, under subpart 5 of part A of title II;
  • teacher mobility, under subpart 5 of part A of title II;
  • the National Writing Project, under subpart 2 of part C of title II;
  • the teaching of traditional American history, under subpart 4 of part C of title II;
  • enhancing education through technology, under part D of title II;
  • programs to improve language instruction for limited English proficient children, under part B of title III;
  • state grants for safe and drug-free schools and communities, under subpart 1 of part A of title IV;
  • grants to reduce alcohol abuse, under subpart 2 of part A of title IV;
  • mentoring programs, under subpart 2 of part A of title IV;
  • elementary and secondary school counseling programs, under subpart 2 of part D of title V;
  • partnerships in character education, under subpart 3 of part D of title V;
  • smaller learning communities, under subpart 4 of part D of title V;
  • the Reading is Fundamental--Inexpensive Book Distribution program, under subpart 5 of part D of title V;
  • gifted and talented students, under subpart 6 of part D of title V;
  • the Star Schools program, under subpart 7 of part D of title V;
  • the Ready to Teach program, under subpart 8 of part D of title V;
  • the Foreign Language Assistance program, under subpart 9 of part D of title V;
  • the Carol M. White Physical Education Program, under subpart 10 of part D of title V;
  • community technology centers, under subpart 11 of part D of title V;
  • educational, cultural, apprenticeship, and exchange programs for Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and their historical whaling and trading partners in Massachusetts, under subpart 12 of part D of title V;
  • excellence in economic education, under subpart 13 of part D of title V;
  • grants to improve the mental health of children, under subpart 14 of part D of title V;
  • arts in education, under subpart 15 of part D of title V;
  • combatting domestic violence, under subpart 17 of part D of title V;
  • healthy, high-performance schools, under subpart 18 of part D of title V;
  • additional assistance for certain local educational agencies impacted by federal property acquisition, under subpart 20 of part D of title V;
  • the Women's Educational Equity Act, under subpart 21 of part D of title V;
  • the Native Hawaiian Education program, under part B of title VII; and
  • the Alaska Native Education program, under part C of title VII.
What's happening now June 14, 2011

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 60.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2