H.R. 2470 (110th): America’s Better Classrooms Act of 2007

Introduced:
May 24, 2007 (110th Congress, 2007–2009)
Sponsor:
Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY15]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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Status

This bill was introduced on May 24, 2007, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced May 24, 2007
Cosponsors
221 cosponsors (198D, 23R) (show)
Committees

House Education and the Workforce

House Ways and Means

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Full Title

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools.

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Last updated May 24, 2007.
30 pages

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5/24/2007--Introduced.
America's Better Classrooms 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); and (2) bonds to finance certain academic programs below the postsecondary level in empowerment zones or enterprise communities (qualified zone academy 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. Terminates the authority for issuance of such bonds after 2009.
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.

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