Assisting America's Rural Schools Act
Latest action · Mar 11, 2004 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.
- IntroducedFeb 6, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to permit rural local educational agencies to defer the application of certain requirements relating to the employment of highly qualified teachers.
Allows such deferral for a one-year period beginning with: (1) their employment as middle or secondary school teachers, for teachers new to the profession; or (2) their teaching an academic subject they have not previously taught, for middle or secondary school not new to the profession.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 9, 2004 to Mar 11, 2004.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Doug Bereuter | Mar 9, 2004 | |
| D-ND | Earl Pomeroy | Mar 9, 2004 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Mar 9, 2004 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Mar 9, 2004 | |
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | Mar 10, 2004 | |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | Mar 11, 2004 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 11, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
- Feb 6, 2004Introduced in House
- Feb 6, 2004Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2164 | Assisting America's Rural Schools Act | Related bill | Mar 4, 2004 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Administrative procedure
- Department of Education
- Education
- Educational tests
- Elementary and secondary education
- Elementary education
- Government Operations and Politics
- Higher education
- Housing and Community Development
- Law
- Rating of teachers
- Rural education
- Secondary education
- Teacher education
- Teachers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2004Introduced in House
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