Congress 107 - HR 1188 - 21st Century Teacher Training Act of 2001

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Arts, Culture, Religion Business income tax Charitable contributions Commerce Computer literacy Computer software Computer-assisted instruction Computers Computers in education Continuing education Economics and Public Finance Education Educational technology Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Enterprise zones Federal aid to education Higher education Income tax Indian education Libraries Minorities Personal income tax Science, Technology, Communications Secondary education Tax credits Tax deductions Taxation Teacher education Teachers Urban affairs

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21st Century Teacher Training Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education, through the Office of Educational Technology, to award competitive grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to provide programs of intensive classroom-related computer training for teachers. Requires grantees to enter into contracts with institutions of higher education or other nonprofit educational providers that will establish, operate, and provide the non-Federal share of the cost of such programs.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a personal income tax credit of up to $1,000 for technology-related professional development expenses for eligible teachers. Establishes a business-related tax credit for donations of computers to schools and public libraries.

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May 8, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Mar 22, 2001

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 22, 2001

Introduced in House

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