Troops to Teachers Improvement 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 29, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Troops to Teachers Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 with respect to the Troops-to-Teachers program (which provides armed forces veterans with teacher certification stipends in exchange for three years of service in a high-need local educational agency (LEA) or public charter school).
Allows a program participant, if a high-need LEA or public charter school is not located within 50 miles of his or her residence, to teach within an LEA or at a public charter school: (1) experiencing a shortage of highly qualified teachers, especially in science, mathematics, special education, or vocational or technical education; or (2) receiving grant funds because of concentrations of children from low-income families.
Cosponsors 42
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 29, 2007 to May 22, 2008, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Jan 29, 2007 |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Jan 30, 2007 | |
| R-MT | Denny Rehberg | Jan 30, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Jan 30, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Jan 30, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Jan 30, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Jan 31, 2007 | |
| R-KY | Ron Lewis | Jan 31, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jan 31, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Jan 31, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Feb 6, 2007 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Feb 6, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Feb 6, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Thelma D. Drake | Feb 6, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Feb 8, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Feb 8, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Feb 13, 2007 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Mar 5, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | Mar 5, 2007 | |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | Mar 5, 2007 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Mar 5, 2007 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Mar 9, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Jo Ann Davis | Mar 9, 2007 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Mar 9, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Mar 15, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Mar 15, 2007 | |
| R-LA | Richard H. Baker | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | May 1, 2007 | |
| R-KY | Geoff Davis | May 1, 2007 | |
| R-NV | Jon C. Porter | May 8, 2007 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | May 14, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | May 14, 2007 | |
| R-KS | Todd Tiahrt | May 21, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-LA | Charlie Melancon | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Jul 10, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Jul 26, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Zachary T. Space | Jul 26, 2007 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | May 22, 2008 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 18, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Feb 26, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Jan 29, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 29, 2007Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Jan 29, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E203)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 769 | Troops to Teachers Improvement Act of 2007 | Identical bill | Mar 6, 2007 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Charter schools
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Elementary and secondary education
- Elementary education
- Federal aid to education
- Higher education
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Licenses
- Retired military personnel
- Scholarships
- Secondary education
- Social Welfare
- Student loan funds
- Teacher education
- Veterans' employment
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 29, 2007Introduced in House
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