Universal Prekindergarten Act
Latest action · Oct 6, 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.
- IntroducedSep 4, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Universal Prekindergarten Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide grants to a designated State agency for development of universal prekindergaten programs for all children three, four, and five years old in the State.
Requires the State to: (1) match Federal funds by at least 20 percent; and (2) submit a State plan to establish, coordinate, and implement a statewide universal prekindergarten program.
Authorizes State agencies to set aside up to five percent of a grant for ongoing professional development activities for teachers and staff of prekindergarten programs that wish to participate.
Cosponsors 32
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 4, 2003 to Mar 16, 2004, with 31 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Sep 4, 2003 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Sep 4, 2003 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Sep 4, 2003 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Sep 4, 2003 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Sep 4, 2003 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Sep 4, 2003 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Sep 4, 2003 |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Original | Sep 4, 2003 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Sep 4, 2003 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Sep 4, 2003 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Sep 4, 2003 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Sep 4, 2003 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Sep 4, 2003 |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Original | Sep 4, 2003 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Sep 4, 2003 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 6, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
- Sep 4, 2003Introduced in House
- Sep 4, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Accreditation (Education)
- Child development
- Class size
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Continuing education
- Curricula
- Day care
- Disabled
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Elementary and secondary education
- Families
- Federal aid to education
- Fringe benefits
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Higher education
- Labor and Employment
- Parent-school relationships
- Preschool education
- Salaries
- Scholarships
- Social Welfare
- Special education
- Student aid
- Teacher education
- Teacher supply and demand
- Transportation and Public Works
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