Federal Fair Accountability Includes Resources Act of 2003
Latest action · Jun 5, 2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedJun 5, 2003
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal Fair Accountability Includes Resources Act of 2003 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to defer certain Federal mandates under ESEA amendments made by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLBA) if the Federal Government fails to make specified minimum appropriations for provisions related to such mandates.
Prohibits any school or local educational agency (LEA) from being identified for or subject to certain requirements of school improvement, corrective action, or restructuring, for any year for which appropriations are less than 95 percent of specified amounts in each of FY 2003 through 2007 to carry out ESEA title I (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged) part A (Improving Basic Programs Operated by LEAs).
Authorizes any State educational agency (SEA) to defer commencing, suspend implementing, or modify (but not cease developing) certain SEA and LEA requirements for teachers and paraprofessionals, for one year for each year for which appropriations are less than a specified amount for FY 2002, and such amount adjusted for inflation for each subsequent fiscal year, to carry out ESEA title II (Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals) part A (Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund) subparts 1 through 4 (Grants to States; Subgrants to LEAs; Subgrants to Eligible Partnerships; Accountability).
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 27, 2004 to Feb 26, 2004.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Jan 27, 2004 | |
| D-NE | Ben Nelson | Jan 28, 2004 | |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Feb 12, 2004 | |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Feb 26, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Jun 5, 2003 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2003Introduced in Senate
- Jun 5, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5509 | Russell D. Feingold D-WI | May 17, 2004 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4957 | Keeping Our Education Promise to America's Children Act of 2004 | Related bill | Sep 7, 2004 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to ensure an appropriate balance between resources and accountability under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Federal Fair Accountability Includes Resources Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Academic performance
- Appropriations
- Continuing education
- Department of Education
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Educational accountability
- Educational planning
- Elementary and secondary education
- Elementary education
- Federal aid to education
- Government Operations and Politics
- Higher education
- Paraprofessional school personnel
- Rating of teachers
- School administration
- School choice
- School districts
- Secondary education
- Teacher education
- Teachers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2003Introduced in Senate
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