PASS Act
Latest action · Sep 28, 2006 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.
- IntroducedJul 20, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Partnership for Academic Success in the States Act, or the PASS Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to implement a competitive pilot program, in up to 10 states, under which, pursuant to a performance agreement with each state, the Secretary: (1) directly provides the grant amount that such state would otherwise receive under one or more specified elementary and secondary education grant programs; and (2) waives the applicability of one or more of the requirements of such programs.
Allows the Secretary to terminate a state's participation in the pilot program if it fails for three consecutive years to demonstrate adequate yearly progress toward achieving challenging academic performance standards.
Requires the equitable participation of private schools in the use of such grants.
Provides for awards to states for reducing achievement gaps.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 Jul 20, 2006 |
| Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee | Referred Sep 28, 2006 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 28, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
- Jul 20, 2006Introduced in House
- Jul 20, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a pilot program under which the Secretary of Education allows selected States to combine certain funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve the academic achievement of its students.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Partnership for Academic Success in the States Act
- PASS Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Academic performance
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Educational accountability
- Educational technology
- Elementary and secondary education
- Elementary education
- Federal aid to education
- Federal-state relations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Intergovernmental fiscal relations
- Private schools
- School districts
- Secondary education
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 20, 2006Introduced in House
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