Teacher Incentive Fund Act
Latest action · Jun 27, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
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.
- IntroducedMar 29, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Teacher Incentive Fund Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to create a Teacher Incentive Fund program of competitive grants to assist states, local educational agencies (LEAs), and nonprofit organizations to develop and implement, or improve, appraisal and performance-based compensation systems to reward teachers and principals who raise student academic achievement and close the achievement gap, especially in the highest-need LEAs.
Increases required non-federal contributions to the program, on a graduated basis, from an amount equal 25% of the grant amount received in the first year to 50% of the grant amount received in the grant's fifth and final year. Allows the Secretary of Education to waive such matching requirement for high-need LEAs.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 29, 2007 to May 21, 2008; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-TN | David Davis | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-CA | Howard P. "Buck" McKeon | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-OH | John A. Boehner | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-MN | John Kline | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-DE | Michael N. Castle | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-OH | Ralph Regula | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| R-LA | Richard H. Baker | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| R-SC | J. Gresham Barrett | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | May 1, 2007 | |
| R-KS | Todd Tiahrt | May 22, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Jun 6, 2007 | |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Ric Keller | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Jun 28, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Feb 28, 2008 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | May 21, 2008 |
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 Mar 29, 2007 |
| Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee | Referred Jun 27, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 27, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Mar 29, 2007Introduced in House
- Mar 29, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish the Teacher Incentive Fund Program, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Teacher Incentive Fund Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Academic performance
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Continuing education
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Educational accountability
- Elementary and secondary education
- Elementary education
- Federal aid to education
- Fringe benefits
- Higher education
- Nonprofit organizations
- Performance measurement
- Rating of teachers
- Recruiting of employees
- School administration
- School districts
- School personnel
- Secondary education
- Social Welfare
- Teacher education
- Teacher salaries
- Teacher supply and demand
- Teachers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 29, 2007Introduced in House
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