Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in School personnel

Bill Introduced: S.3378 Safety for Our Schoolchildren Act of 2008

2008-07-31T00:00:00Z

A bill to require all public school employees and those employed in connection with a public school to receive FBI background checks prior to being hired, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.3364 Increased Student Achievement Through Increased Student Support Act

2008-07-30T00:00:00Z

A bill to increase the recruitment and retention of school counselors, school social workers, and school psychologists by low-income local educational agencies.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6654 Increased Student Achievement Through Increased Student Support Act

2008-07-30T00:00:00Z

To increase the recruitment and retention of school counselors, school social workers, and school psychologists by low-income local educational agencies.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6402 Increasing Student Achievement through School Attendance Act

2008-06-26T00:00:00Z

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish grants to increase student attendance.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6292 Parents' Right to Know Improvement Act

2008-06-18T00:00:00Z

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require local educational agencies to provide to parents, on request, information regarding the professional qualifications of their child's specialized instructional support persons.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5900 Schools in Homeland Security Planning Act of 2008

2008-04-24T00:00:00Z

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require, as a condition of receipt of certain State homeland security grants, that a State include a representative of the State department of education in homeland security decision-making bodies of the State.

Bill Introduced: S.2894 Private Student Loan Transparency and Improvement Act of 2007

2008-04-21T00:00:00Z

An original bill to establish requirements for private lenders to protect student borrowers receiving private educational loans, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5658 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009

2008-03-31T00:00:00Z

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.978 Expressing support for the designation of the week of March 3-7, 2008, as "School Social Work Week" to promote awareness of the vital role of school social workers in schools, and in the community as a whole, in helping students prepare for their future as productive citizens.

2008-02-12T00:00:00Z

Expressing support for the designation of the week of March 3-7, 2008, as "School Social Work Week" to promote awareness of the vital role of school social workers in schools, and in the community as a whole, in helping students prepare for their future as productive citizens.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4926 Josh Miller HEARTS Act

2007-12-19T00:00:00Z

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4894 Educational Immunity Act of 2005

2007-12-19T00:00:00Z

To provide liability protection in Federal court for educators and school administrators, who are working within the scope of their employment, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2360 Student Protection Act

2007-11-15T00:00:00Z

A bill to develop a national system of oversight of States for sexual misconduct in the elementary and secondary school system.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4159 Simplified USA Tax Act of 2007

2007-11-13T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restructure and replace the income tax system of the United States to meet national priorities, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4057 Teacher Tax Deduction Enhancement Act of 2007

2007-11-01T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.787 Expressing the support and sympathy of the House of Representatives and the people of the United States for the victims of the tragic fire that occurred in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, on October 28, 2007.

2007-10-31T00:00:00Z

Expressing the support and sympathy of the House of Representatives and the people of the United States for the victims of the tragic fire that occurred in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, on October 28, 2007.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.777 Offering condolences regarding the tragic fire in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, which killed six University of South Carolina students and one student from Clemson University on October 28, 2007.

2007-10-30T00:00:00Z

Offering condolences regarding the tragic fire in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, which killed six University of South Carolina students and one student from Clemson University on October 28, 2007.

Bill Introduced: S.2189 Student Bill of Rights

2007-10-17T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide for educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2066 Back to School: Improving Standards for Nutrition and Physical Education in Schools Act of 2007

2007-09-18T00:00:00Z

A bill to establish nutrition and physical education standards for schools.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3523 I LEAD Act of 2007

2007-09-11T00:00:00Z

To develop a generation of school leaders who are committed to, and effective in, increasing student achievement and to ensure that all low-income, under-performing schools are led by effective school leaders who are well-prepared to foster student success.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3441 Instructional Leadership Act of 2007

2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize competitive grants to train school principals in instructional leadership skills and to promote the incorporation of standards of instructional leadership into State-level principal certification or licensure.