Teacher Training Expansion Act of 2007
Latest action · May 18, 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.
- IntroducedJan 19, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Teacher Training Expansion Act of 2007 - Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to authorize the Secretary of Education to give preference to certain entities in selecting recipients for specified IDEA grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for technical assistance, model demonstration projects, information dissemination, and implementing activities supported by scientifically based research.
Allows such preference to be given to institutions of higher education (IHEs) that are: (1) educating regular education personnel to meet the needs of children with disabilities in integrated settings; (2) educating special education personnel to work in collaboration with regular educators in integrated settings; or (3) successfully recruiting and preparing individuals with disabilities and individuals from groups that are underrepresented in the profession for which the IHE is preparing individuals.
Allows such preference also to be given to local educational agencies, other public agencies, and private nonprofit organizations that: (1) provide training to regular education personnel to meet the needs of children with disabilities in integrated settings; (2) provide training to regular education personnel to work in collaboration with regular educators in integrated settings; or (3) prepare individuals with disabilities and individuals from groups that are underrepresented in the profession for which the entity is preparing individuals.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 19, 2007 to Feb 28, 2007, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Original | Jan 19, 2007 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jan 19, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Jan 23, 2007 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Jan 23, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jan 24, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Jan 29, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Feb 6, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Feb 28, 2007 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Feb 28, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 18, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Jan 19, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 19, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Jan 19, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E159-160)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 19, 2007Introduced in House
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