Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Teacher supply and demand

Bill Introduced: H.R.7154 T-FELAS Act

2008-09-26T00:00:00Z

To amend title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in order to authorize the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to eligible entities to recruit, select, train, and support Expanded Learning and After-School Fellows that will strengthen expanded learning initiatives, 21st century community learning center programs, and after-school programs, and for other purposes.

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: 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: 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.6617 Strengthening Communities Through Education and Integration Act of 2008

2008-07-24T00:00:00Z

To strengthen communities through English literacy, civics, education, and immigrant integration programs.

Bill Introduced: S.3334 Strengthening Communities Through Education and Integration Act of 2008

2008-07-24T00:00:00Z

A bill to strengthen communities through English literacy, civic education, and immigrant integration programs.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5647 Fair Share Act of 2008

2008-03-14T00:00:00Z

To provide public charter school options for those students that attend schools that are in need of improvement and have been identified for restructuring and those schools with a graduation rate of less than 60 percent, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2759 Kindergarten Plus Act of 2008

2008-03-13T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide for Kindergarten Plus programs.

Bill Introduced: S.Res.481 A resolution designating April 2008 as "National Autism Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to increase funding for research into the causes and treatment of autism and to improve training and support for individuals with autism and those who care for individuals with autism.

2008-03-13T00:00:00Z

A resolution designating April 2008 as "National Autism Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to increase funding for research into the causes and treatment of autism and to improve training and support for individuals with autism and those who care for individuals with autism.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.1429 Improving Head Start Act of 2007

2007-12-12T00:00:00Z

To reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve program quality, to expand access, and for other purposes.

December 12, 2007: Signed by President.

Bill Enacted: H.R.1429 Improving Head Start Act of 2007

2007-12-12T00:00:00Z

To reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve program quality, to expand access, and for other purposes.

December 12, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-134.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.1429 Improving Head Start Act of 2007

2007-12-05T00:00:00Z

To reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve program quality, to expand access, and for other purposes.

December 05, 2007: Presented to President.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4262 Maximizing the Use of Federal Education Funds for Job Creation Act of 2007

2007-12-04T00:00:00Z

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize additional flexibility to a State with an unemployment rate that is equal to or greater than 125 percent of the national unemployment rate to transfer funds among programs made available to such State by various provisions of that Act, and for other purposes.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.1429 Improving Head Start Act of 2007

2007-11-14T00:00:00Z

To reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve program quality, to expand access, and for other purposes.

November 14, 2007: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4151 STEM Promotion Act of 2007

2007-11-09T00:00:00Z

To expand the public awareness of science, technology, engineering, and math and encourage Americans to study and enter those fields as a matter of strategic importance for the United States.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4082 Long-term Care Quality and Modernization Act of 2007

2007-11-06T00:00:00Z

To improve the quality of, and access to, long-term care.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4060 Universal Prekindergarten Act

2007-11-01T00:00:00Z

To assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program to ensure that all children 3, 4, and 5 years old have access to a high-quality full-day, full-calendar-year prekindergarten education.

Bill Introduced: S.2227 Success in the Middle Act of 2007

2007-10-24T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide grants to States to ensure that all students in the middle grades are taught an academically rigorous curriculum with effective supports so that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors, to improve State and district policies and programs relating to the academic achievement of students in the middle grades, to develop and implement effective middle school models for struggling students, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3842 To establish dual-language education programs in low-income communities.

2007-10-16T00:00:00Z

To establish dual-language education programs in low-income communities.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3746 College Access and Opportunity Act of 2007

2007-10-04T00:00:00Z

To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965.