No Child Left Behind Reform Act
Latest action · Apr 29, 2005 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.
- IntroducedApr 6, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
No Child Left Behind Reform Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to allow states to include measures of individual or cohort growth over time in determining whether students are making adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward state academic performance standards. Eliminates the consideration of student attendance rates.
Allows schools to be given credit for performing well on measures other than test scores when calculating student achievement.
Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive: (1) grants to state educational agencies to develop or increase the capacity of data systems for accountability purposes; and (2) subgrants to increase the capacity of local educational agencies to upgrade, create, or manage information databases for the purpose of measuring AYP.
Allows schools to target school choice and supplemental services to the students who are members of specified types of groups that fail to make AYP. Requires placement and service in the least restrictive environment for students who receive services under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act who use an option to transfer under ESEA.
Revises the definition of highly qualified teacher to authorize states to: (1) use a generalist exam for middle school teachers; and (2) issue certificates that qualify teachers to teach a number of subjects in social studies or in science.
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 6, 2005 to Sep 19, 2006; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Original | Apr 6, 2005 |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Original | Apr 6, 2005 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Apr 6, 2005 |
| R-CT | Rob Simmons | Original | Apr 6, 2005 |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Original | Apr 6, 2005 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | May 23, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | May 23, 2005 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 23, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | May 23, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Jul 21, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Jul 21, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Nov 1, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Nov 1, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Nov 1, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Nov 1, 2005 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Nov 3, 2005 | |
| R-CT | Nancy L. Johnson | Nov 18, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Nov 18, 2005 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Feb 16, 2006 | |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Sep 19, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Sep 19, 2006 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Sep 19, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Apr 6, 2005 |
| Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee | Referred Apr 29, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 29, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
- Apr 6, 2005Introduced in House
- Apr 6, 2005Referred 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 724 | No Child Left Behind Reform Act | Related bill | Apr 6, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To improve the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- No Child Left Behind Reform Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Academic performance
- Computer software
- Computers
- Continuing education
- Data banks
- Disabled
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Educational accountability
- Educational statistics
- Educational technology
- Educational tests
- Elementary and secondary education
- Elementary education
- Federal aid to education
- Government Operations and Politics
- Higher education
- Identification devices
- Labor and Employment
- Licenses
- Rating of teachers
- Recruiting of employees
- School administration
- School choice
- School districts
- School personnel
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Secondary education
- Special education
- Student enrollment
- Student records
- Teacher education
- Teachers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 6, 2005Introduced in House
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