HR 1700 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

TEACH Act of 2003

Introduced Apr 9, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Christopher H. Smith R-NJ

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Latest action · May 2, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedApr 9, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Teacher Education for Autistic Children Act of 2003 - TEACH Act of 2003 - Authorizes additional appropriations for: (1) training of special education teachers with expertise in autism spectrum disorders (ASD); and (2) improving results for children with ASD, under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

Directs the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to carry out a student loan forgiveness program of assuming the obligation to repay up to specified amounts of certain loans under the Higher Education Act of 1965 for borrowers who are employed as full-time special education teachers of children with ASD for three consecutive complete school years. Provides for additional amounts to be repaid at the end of each of the next two additional consecutive years of such employment, up to a total maximum amount.

Amends IDEA to require local educational agencies receiving IDEA assistance to report on autism early intervention activities.

Directs the Secretary: (1) acting through the Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services to establish and provide administrative support for a task force on ASD; (2) with the Secretary of Labor to study and report to Congress on the effectiveness of Federal vocational training programs in providing appropriate assistance to individuals with ASD; and (3) to make grants to each State that establishes and operates at least one State autism ombudsman office.

Cosponsors 79

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 9, 2003 to Oct 5, 2004; 21 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOriginalApr 9, 2003
R-MSCharles W. "Chip" PickeringOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalApr 9, 2003
R-FLDave WeldonOriginalApr 9, 2003
R-VAEric CantorOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-TXGene GreenOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-MSGene TaylorOriginalApr 9, 2003
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-INJulia CarsonOriginalApr 9, 2003
R-WIMark GreenOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-TXMartin FrostOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-PAMichael F. DoyleOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalApr 9, 2003
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-NVShelley BerkleyOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-NYSteve IsraelOriginalApr 9, 2003
R-OHSteven C. LaTouretteOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-NJSteven R. RothmanOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenApr 11, 2003
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyApr 29, 2003
D-CABarbara LeeMay 6, 2003
D-HIEd CaseMay 6, 2003
R-VAFrank R. WolfMay 6, 2003
D-MAJames P. McGovernMay 6, 2003
R-NELee TerryMay 6, 2003
D-TXMax SandlinMay 6, 2003
D-ARVic SnyderMay 6, 2003
D-ASEni F. H. FaleomavaegaMay 13, 2003
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanMay 13, 2003
D-FLPeter DeutschMay 13, 2003
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeMay 13, 2003
R-NJScott GarrettMay 15, 2003
D-NJRush HoltMay 20, 2003
D-CASusan A. DavisMay 20, 2003
D-CATom LantosMay 20, 2003
R-PATim MurphyMay 21, 2003
D-MIDale E. KildeeJun 2, 2003
D-CTJohn B. LarsonJun 2, 2003
D-OHMarcy KapturJun 2, 2003
R-FLGinny Brown-WaiteJun 3, 2003
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenJun 3, 2003
R-NYJack QuinnJun 10, 2003
R-NYJames T. WalshJun 10, 2003
D-CALoretta SanchezJun 24, 2003
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterJun 24, 2003
R-VATom DavisJun 24, 2003
D-OHTed StricklandJul 16, 2003
D-ILDanny K. DavisSep 10, 2003
R-ILJudy BiggertSep 10, 2003
D-WITammy BaldwinSep 10, 2003
D-METhomas H. AllenSep 10, 2003
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldNov 5, 2003
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoNov 5, 2003
D-MABarney FrankNov 17, 2003
D-MAJohn F. TierneyNov 17, 2003
D-ILRahm EmanuelNov 17, 2003
R-NHJeb BradleyNov 19, 2003
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsJan 20, 2004
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerJan 20, 2004
D-MDElijah E. CummingsJan 20, 2004
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloJan 20, 2004
D-NYMajor R. OwensJan 20, 2004
D-NJDonald M. PayneMar 11, 2004
D-PRAnibal Acevedo-VilaApr 20, 2004
D-NYTimothy H. BishopApr 20, 2004
D-MEMichael H. MichaudApr 22, 2004
R-WIF. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.Apr 28, 2004
D-CABob FilnerMay 4, 2004
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyMay 4, 2004
R-INDan BurtonMay 12, 2004
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyMay 12, 2004
R-TNZach WampMay 12, 2004
D-NJRobert MenendezMay 18, 2004
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroMay 18, 2004
R-OHMichael R. TurnerJun 16, 2004
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesOct 5, 2004

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Apr 9, 2003
Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee
Referred May 2, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 2, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
  2. Apr 9, 2003Introduced in House
  3. Apr 9, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1422TEACH Act of 2003Identical billJul 17, 2003

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
TEACH Act of 2003
Teacher Education for Autistic Children Act of 2003

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 9, 2003Introduced in House

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