S. 564 (106th): Class Size Reduction and Teacher Quality Act of 1999

Introduced:
Mar 08, 1999 (106th Congress, 1999–2000)
Sponsor:
Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]
Status:
Died (Reported by Committee)
See Instead:

H.R. 1623 (same title)
Referred to Committee — Apr 29, 1999

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Status

This bill was introduced on March 9, 1999, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Mar 08, 1999
Reported by Committee Mar 09, 1999
Cosponsors
25 cosponsors (25D) (show)
Full Title

A bill to reduce class size, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Mar 09, 1999.
12 pages

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3/8/1999--Introduced.
Class Size Reduction and Teacher Quality Act of 1999 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a grants program to help States and local educational agencies recruit, train, and hire 100,000 additional teachers over a seven-year period 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 the early grades so that all students can learn to read independently and well by the end of the third grade. Authorizes appropriations. Sets forth program requirements for: (1) allotments to States; (2) within-State allocations; (3) local uses of funds; and (4) cost-sharing.

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