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| 108-hr-5360 | 108 | hr | 5360 | American History and Civics Education Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-11-16 | 2004-12-21 | Became Public Law No: 108-474. | House | Rep. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS-1] | MS | R | W000437 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on November 19, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.) American History and Civics Education Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award up to 12 grants, on a competitive basis, to entities with demonstrated expertise in historical methodology or the teaching of history to establish: (1) Presidential Academies for Teaching of American History and Civics that may offer workshops for both veteran and new teachers of such subjects; and (2) Congressional Academies for Students of American History and Civics. Allows such grants to be made from funds appropriated for FY 2005 or any subsequent fiscal year for the Secretary's Fund for the Improvement of Education. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to the National History Day Program to continue and expand its activities to promote the study of history and improve instruction. | 2023-01-14T22:48:33Z | |
| 108-hr-5357 | 108 | hr | 5357 | Youngstown State University Music for Our Youth Program Establishment Act | Education | 2004-10-09 | 2004-10-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-17] | OH | D | R000577 | 0 | Youngstown State University Music for Our Youth Program Establishment Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish the Youngstown State University Music for Our Youth Program, a six-year pilot program to make grants to fund a music education center at Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio, to provide music education for children in grades 7 through 12. | 2023-01-14T22:48:38Z | |
| 108-hr-5297 | 108 | hr | 5297 | For the relief of the Big Spring Independent School District. | Education | 2004-10-08 | 2004-10-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] | TX | R | N000182 | 0 | Makes the Big Spring Independent School District in Texas eligible to receive a grant under the Rural and Low-Income School Program of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for any fiscal year in which it meets a specified eligibility criterion and would meet another such criterion but for the inclusion of the Federal prison population in the calculation of the school locale codes. | 2023-01-14T22:48:40Z | |
| 108-hr-5255 | 108 | hr | 5255 | To direct the National Science Foundation to establish a competitive grant program for institutions of higher education to enhance education and job training opportunities in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology. | Education | 2004-10-07 | 2004-10-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Research. | House | Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] | WI | D | K000188 | 17 | Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation to establish a program to award competitive grants, in coordination with the Secretary of Education, to institutions of higher education (IHEs) for increased education and job training of U.S. nationals who are undergraduate or graduate students in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology. Requires such grants to be provided to IHE applicants that demonstrate they will institute creative and innovative methods of encouraging students to study and enter into careers focused on those disciplines. Requires IHE applications to include: (1) financial incentives to students; (2) commitment to expose students to different industries; and (3) commitment to increase the number of traditionally underrepresented students in those disciplines. Allows IHE recipients to use grant funds: (1) for major research equipment, facilities construction, repair and upgrades, textbooks, and other purposes necessary to create a quality academic program in one or more of those disciplines; and (2) to create interdisciplinary programs in those disciplines to better meet rapidly changing needs in emerging fields. | 2023-01-14T22:48:41Z | |
| 108-hr-5258 | 108 | hr | 5258 | Teacher Training Expansion Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-10-07 | 2004-10-10 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1853-1854) | House | Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] | MD | D | C000984 | 0 | Teacher Training Expansion Act of 2004 - Amends the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to authorize the Secretary of Education, in selecting recipients for certain IDEA grants for personnel preparation, to give preference to local educational agencies and public or private nonprofit organizations that provide training to regular education personnel to: (1) meet the needs of children with disabilities in integrated settings; and (2) work in collaboration with special education personnel in integrated settings. | 2023-01-14T22:48:41Z | |
| 108-hr-5270 | 108 | hr | 5270 | Education for Public Service Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-10-07 | 2004-10-07 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Renzi, Rick [R-AZ-1] | AZ | R | R000574 | 0 | Education for Public Service Act of 2004 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise certain student loan income contingent repayment plan requirements with respect to public service employees and married borrowers. Provides public service employees with a shortened maximum student loan repayment period before receiving debt forgiveness under an income contingent repayment plan. Prohibits the Secretary of Education from prescribing such a repayment period exceeding 15 years (instead of the usual 25 years) in the case of those borrowers who, after electing such a plan, have been full-time public service employees for at least eight years, whether or not continuously. Revises income contingent student loan repayment schedules for married borrowers to attribute to the borrower one-half (rather than all) of the combined adjusted gross income of the borrower and the borrower's spouse. | 2023-01-14T22:48:41Z | |
| 108-s-2912 | 108 | s | 2912 | Full-Service Community Schools Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-10-07 | 2004-10-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] | NE | D | N000180 | 0 | Full-Service Community Schools Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to: (1) eligible entities to assist public elementary or secondary schools to function as full-service community schools; and (2) State collaboratives to support development of full-service community school programs. Requires such schools to: (1) participate in community-based efforts to coordinate educational, developmental, family, health, and other comprehensive services through community-based organizations and public and private partnerships; and (2) provide access to such services to students, families, and the community. Gives local grant priority to entities that: (1) will serve at least one school eligible for schoolwide programs under specified provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and more than one full-service community school as part of a community or districtwide strategy; and (2) demonstrate a record of effectiveness in integrating at least three of various qualified services. Establishes a Full-Service Community Schools Advisory Committee. | 2023-01-14T22:48:36Z | |
| 108-s-2887 | 108 | s | 2887 | A bill to improve the Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program. | Education | 2004-10-05 | 2004-10-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10438) | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 8 | Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise provisions for the Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) program of campus-based child care. Increases the minimum CCAMPIS grant to an institution of higher education from $10,000 to $30,000. Expands eligibility to participate in CCAMPIS to graduate and professional students, international students, and students from families with certain low-incomes that do not qualify for Federal Pell Grants (as well as, currently, students eligible for Pell Grants). Extends and increases the amount of the authorization of appropriations for CCAMPIS. | 2023-01-14T22:48:36Z | |
| 108-s-2888 | 108 | s | 2888 | Youth Service Scholarship Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-10-05 | 2004-10-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10439-10440) | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 3 | Youth Service Scholarship Act of 2004 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a Public Service Incentives college scholarship program to reward low-income students who have, during high school, and who continue, during college, to make significant public service contributions to their communities. Requires 300 hours of public service by the student: (1) during each of two academic years of secondary school, to be eligible for a scholarship for the first year of college; and (2) during the preceding postsecondary academic year, to be eligible for a second, third, or fourth year. Requires such students to: (1) have been eligible for a free or reduced price lunch under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act; and (2) be eligible to receive Federal Pell Grants in the year in which the scholarships are awarded. Sets the scholarship amount at $5,000 for any academic year during a student's first four years of undergraduate education, and provides for adjustments of such amount in the event of insufficient appropriations. Requires program dissemination and promotion. | 2023-01-14T22:48:36Z | |
| 108-s-2885 | 108 | s | 2885 | A bill to build capacity at community colleges in order to meet increased demand for community college education while maintaining the affordable tuition rates and the open-door policy that are the hallmarks of the community college system. | Education | 2004-10-04 | 2004-10-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10367-10368) | Senate | Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] | MD | D | M000702 | 1 | Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a community college capacity-building grant program. Directs the Secretary of Education to award such grants, on a competitive basis, to individual community colleges or consortia of community colleges to meet capacity challenges. | 2023-01-14T22:48:36Z | |
| 108-hr-5185 | 108 | hr | 5185 | Higher Education Extension Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-09-30 | 2004-10-25 | Became Public Law No: 108-366. | House | Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8] | OH | R | B000589 | 5 | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on October 6, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Higher Education Extension Act of 2004 - Provides for a temporary extension of programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA). Extends through FY 2005 the authorization of appropriations for, and the duration of, each program authorized under HEA. Requires the extended FY 2005 funding for any HEA program to be at a level that is the greater of: (1) the amount authorized to be appropriated for FY 2004; or (2) the amount appropriated for FY 2004. Provides for continued performance through FY 2005 of any FY 2004 HEA functions by the Secretary of Education, a State, an institution of higher education, a guaranty agency, a lender, or another person or entity. Continues advisory committees, interagency organizations, or other entities and their required or authorized HEA functions. Prohibits applying certain contingent and automatic extensions under the General Education Provisions Act to further extend the authorization of appropriations for any program on the basis of its extension under this Act. | 2023-01-14T22:48:43Z | |
| 108-hr-5186 | 108 | hr | 5186 | Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-09-30 | 2004-10-30 | Became Public Law No: 108-409. | House | Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8] | OH | R | B000589 | 11 | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on October 7, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act of 2004 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to reduce certain special allowance payments to holders of student loans. Sets a quarterly rate of special allowance for holders of loans that meet certain criteria. Includes among such criteria that such loans be: (1) financed through tax-exempt securities that have matured or been retired or defeased after September 30, 2004, and before January 1, 2006 (the period); (2) refinanced during the period with funds from another source; or (3) sold or transferred to any other holder during the period. (Sec. 3) Revises HEA to require all teachers eligible for student loan forgiveness to be highly qualified, in keeping with requirements under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). Exempts from this requirement teachers who have already begun their teaching service obligation under the current loan forgiveness program. States that such exemption shall not apply for purposes of obtaining certain increased amounts of student loan forgiveness. Provides for such additional amounts of student loan forgiveness for certain eligible teachers of: (1) mathematics or science in secondary schools; and (2) special education in elementary and secondary schools. Increases to $17,500 the maximum amount of loan forgiveness for such teachers under the Federal Family Education Loan and the Federal Direct Student Loan programs (with the current maximum of $5,000 continuing to apply to eligible elementary and secondary teachers of other subjects). Directs the Secretary to notify local educational agencies eligible to participate in the ESEA's Small Rural Achievement Program of the increased amounts of student loan forgiveness made available to certain teachers by this Act, and to encourage such agencies to notify their teachers of such benefits. | 2023-01-14T22:48:43Z | |
| 108-hr-5200 | 108 | hr | 5200 | No Child Left Behind Improvement and Flexibility Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-09-30 | 2004-09-30 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] | OR | D | W000793 | 0 | No Child Left Behind Improvement and Flexibility Act of 2004 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to revise certain requirements which were added by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, including ones relating to: (1) academic assessments and adequate yearly progress; (2) teacher qualifications; (3) special education students; and (4) rural schools. | 2023-01-13T22:01:43Z | |
| 108-s-2877 | 108 | s | 2877 | Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-09-30 | 2004-09-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10072) | Senate | Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH] | NH | R | G000445 | 3 | Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act of 2004 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to: (1) reduce certain special allowance payments to holders of student loans; and (2) provide for additional amounts of student loan forgiveness for certain elementary or secondary school teachers of mathematics, science, or special education. | 2023-01-14T22:48:45Z | |
| 108-s-2861 | 108 | s | 2861 | Student Loan Abuse Prevention Act | Education | 2004-09-29 | 2004-09-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] | WA | D | M001111 | 6 | Student Loan Abuse Prevention Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reduce certain special allowance payments to holders of student loans. Appropriates, for each fiscal year after enactment of this Act, an additional amount to increase the maximum Pell grant for that fiscal year. Makes such amount equal to the amount by which expenditures for such special allowances are reduced by this Act for that fiscal year, as determined by the Congressional Budget Office. | 2023-01-14T22:48:45Z | |
| 108-hr-5145 | 108 | hr | 5145 | National Fish and Wildlife Policy Fellowship Program Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-09-23 | 2004-09-23 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] | NJ | D | P000034 | 24 | National Fish and Wildlife Policy Fellowship Program Act of 2004 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to award fellowships to qualified graduate and post-graduate level students engaged in advanced degree programs concerning freshwater and anadromous fish, wildlife, conservation management, or biology in order to: (1) provide such students with opportunities to participate in the policy process within executive and legislative branches of the Federal Government; and (2) provide Federal agencies and Congress with specific expertise to aid in the effective management of the nation's natural living resources. Requires the Secretary to strive to ensure equal access to the fellowship program for minority and disadvantaged students and to report to Congress on such efforts. States that the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shall administer fellowships awarded under this Act. | 2023-01-13T22:01:45Z | |
| 108-hr-5113 | 108 | hr | 5113 | Emergency Loan Abuse Prevention Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-09-21 | 2004-10-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] | MI | D | K000172 | 26 | Emergency Loan Abuse Prevention Act of 2004 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reduce certain special allowance payments to holders of student loans. Appropriates, for each fiscal year after enactment of this Act, an additional amount to increase the maximum Pell grant for that fiscal year. Makes such amount equal to the amount by which expenditures for such special allowances are reduced by this Act for that fiscal year, as determined by the Congressional Budget Office. | 2023-01-13T22:01:46Z | |
| 108-s-2819 | 108 | s | 2819 | Higher Education Preparation Program Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-09-21 | 2004-09-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 0 | Higher Education Preparation Program Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Education to award: (1) a competitive grant to a nonprofit organization to develop a curriculum-based higher education preparation program curriculum for students in grades eight, nine, and ten; and (2) competitive grants to up to five State educational agencies to use such curriculum in a demonstration project for providing higher education preparation programs to students in such grades in middle and secondary schools. | 2023-01-14T22:48:46Z | |
| 108-s-2815 | 108 | s | 2815 | Asthmatic Schoolchildren's Treatment and Health Management Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-09-20 | 2004-10-08 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 784. | Senate | Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] | OH | R | D000294 | 5 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Asthmatic Schoolchildren's Treatment and Health Management Act of 2004 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in making certain PHSA grants or any other asthma-related grant to a State, to give preference to States that require public elementary and secondary schools to allow students to self-administer medication to treat that student's asthma or anaphylaxis under specified conditions. Provides that this Act does not create a cause of action or in any other way increase or diminish the liability of any person under any other law. (Sec. 4) Expresses the sense of Congress: (1) commending the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for identifying and creating strategies for addressing asthma within a coordinated school program; and (2) encouraging all schools to review these strategies and adopt policies that will best meet the needs of their student population. | 2023-01-14T22:48:37Z | |
| 108-hr-5084 | 108 | hr | 5084 | Smart from the Start Preschool Education for America Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-09-15 | 2004-10-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32] | CA | D | S001153 | 0 | Smart from the Start Preschool Education for America Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Education to make formula grants to States to provide families with access to high-quality, voluntary preschool education. Directs the Secretary to develop program quality standards based on recommendations of an independent panel of experts convened by the National Academy of Sciences. Reserves specified amounts for outlying areas, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations, including Native Hawaiian organizations. | 2023-01-13T22:01:47Z | |
| 108-hr-5092 | 108 | hr | 5092 | To amend part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include hold-harmless provisions for local educational agencies that no longer meet the minimum eligibility criteria for targeted grants and education finance incentive grants, and for other purposes. | Education | 2004-09-15 | 2004-10-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] | VA | R | D000136 | 2 | Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include hold-harmless provisions for local educational agencies that no longer meet the minimum eligibility criteria for targeted grants and education finance incentive grants, under part A (Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies) of title I (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged). | 2023-01-13T22:01:47Z | |
| 108-s-2794 | 108 | s | 2794 | No Child Left Behind Improvement Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-09-13 | 2004-09-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9134-9137) | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 10 | No Child Left Behind Improvement Act of 2004 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, to subject to school facility capacity requirements the obligation of a local educational agency (LEA) to provide a public school choice option for students to transfer under certain conditions. Authorizes school construction and renovation grants to LEAs experiencing school overcrowding, with priority to LEAs having difficulty in meeting public school choice requirements. Revises requirements for: (1) supplemental educational services personnel qualifications, and nondiscrimination in such services; and (2) State qualifications for teachers and paraprofessionals. Directs the Secretary of Education to require LEAs and State educational agencies (SEAs) to give schools and LEAs, respectively, an opportunity to request a review of a determination that they did not make adequate yearly progress (AYP) for the 2002-2003 school year. Prohibits the Secretary, an SEA, or an LEA, with respect to subsequent determinations of whether a school is subject to school improvement, corrective action, or restructuring as a result of not making AYP, from taking into account a 2002-2003 non-AYP determination that was revised under this Act, if the school received a final determination of AYP for such school year. Authorizes competitive grants to SEAs for increasing State and local data system capacity for assessment and accountability, including measuring student academic progress, achievement, and graduation rates. Requires competitive grants to SEAs or SEA consortia to collaborate with institutions of higher education and research organizations in designing, improving, and ensuring accurate assessments of academic content and achievement standards for students who are limited English proficient and students with disabilities. Directs the Secretary to collect, from SEAs, LEAs, and schools, annual reports on student enrollment in grades 7 through 12 and graduation rates. Sets … | 2023-01-14T22:48:46Z | |
| 108-s-2795 | 108 | s | 2795 | Higher Education Affordability, Access, and Opportunity Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-09-13 | 2004-09-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9138-9140) | Senate | Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] | WY | R | E000285 | 5 | Higher Education Affordability, Access, and Opportunity Act of 2004 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a student loan program for workforce development for high-growth occupations or industries. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for: (1) job skill training in high-growth occupations or industries, to partnerships of community colleges and workforce investment boards; and (2) training and job skills for small business owners or operators, to partnerships of institutions of higher education (IHEs) and entities that help small business development. Prohibits, under the student loan program, IHEs and accrediting agencies and associations from restricting transfer of credits in specified ways. Requires studies and dissemination of comparative data on college costs and related matters. Revises teacher quality enhancement grants, with respect to high-need local educational agencies and eligible partnerships. Allows States to submit applications, under the leveraging educational assistance partnership program, with philanthropic organizations and public or private IHEs. | 2023-01-14T22:48:46Z | |
| 108-hr-5022 | 108 | hr | 5022 | Higher Education Science and Technology Competitiveness Act | Education | 2004-09-07 | 2004-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Sweeney, John E. [R-NY-20] | NY | R | S001149 | 5 | Higher Education Science and Technology Competitiveness Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award grants for articulation agreements between institutions of higher education that specifies the acceptability of courses in transfer toward meeting specific degree requirements, especially in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology. Allows the use of grant funds to establish articulation agreements: (1) statewide, among public two-year and four-year institutions of higher education, to provide a seamless transition for the transfer of students through a common core curricula that reflects the workforce needs of private industry; and (2) within community colleges, between occupational competency or certification programs and associate degree programs, to increase the proportion of students who enroll to complete their associates degree. Allows such grants also to be used to: (1) collect data on transfers from two-year to four-year institutions, for monitoring purposes; (2) develop a statewide articulation guide in consultation with public colleges and universities to provide students with descriptions of articulation requirements; and (3) develop a plan for professional development of two-year college faculty. | 2023-01-13T21:46:41Z | |
| 108-hr-4957 | 108 | hr | 4957 | Keeping Our Education Promise to America's Children Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-07-22 | 2004-09-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. John, Christopher [D-LA-7] | LA | D | J000110 | 1 | Keeping Our Education Promise to America's Children Act of 2004 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to defer certain Federal mandates under ESEA amendments made by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLBA) if the Federal Government fails to make specified minimum appropriations for provisions related to such mandates. Prohibits any school or local educational agency (LEA) from being identified for or subject to certain requirements of school improvement, corrective action, or restructuring for any year for which appropriations are less than 97 percent of specified amounts in each of FY 2005 through 2007 to carry out ESEA title I (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged) part A (Improving Basic Programs Operated by LEAs). Authorizes any State educational agency (SEA) to defer commencing, suspend implementing, or modify (but not cease developing) certain SEA and LEA requirements for teachers and paraprofessionals, for one year for each year for which appropriations are less than 97 percent of specified amounts in each of FY 2005 through 2007 to carry out ESEA title II (Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals) part A (Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund) subparts 1 through 4 (Grants to States; Subgrants to LEAs; Subgrants to Eligible Partnerships; Accountability). | 2023-01-14T22:48:21Z | |
| 108-hr-4973 | 108 | hr | 4973 | GRAD Act | Education | 2004-07-22 | 2004-09-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] | NY | D | M000309 | 12 | Graduation Really Achieves Dreams Act - GRAD Act - Authorizes a grant to Project GRAD USA, a nonprofit educational organization for improving high school graduation and college-going rates for disadvantaged students, to provide technical assistance and support through subgrants to existing and new programs that implement a set of integrated education reform services. Requires the grantee to select only subgrantees that serve a substantial number or percentage of low-income students. Requires the programs to identify one or more groups of public schools at which services will be provided through a feeder pattern through which elementary and secondary schools channel students having participated in program services into an identified high school. Requires program services to include: (1) research-based programs in reading, mathematics, and classroom management; (2) campus-based social services programs, including increasing family and community involvement in schools; (3) a college access program, including providing college scholarships for students who meet established criteria, increasing student and family college awareness, and assisting students to apply for college financial aid; and (4) other services the grantee identifies as necessary. | 2023-01-14T22:48:21Z | |
| 108-hr-4994 | 108 | hr | 4994 | High School Athletics Accountability Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-07-22 | 2004-09-29 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1722-1723) | House | Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] | NY | D | S000480 | 55 | High School Athletics Accountability Act of 2004 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to direct coeducational elementary and secondary schools, if they participate in any ESEA program, to: (1) report certain information on equality in their school athletic programs to the Commissioner for Educational Statistics; and (2) make such information available to their students and potential students, upon request, and to the public. | 2023-01-14T22:48:20Z | |
| 108-s-2721 | 108 | s | 2721 | American History Achievement Act | Education | 2004-07-22 | 2004-09-09 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9008-9009) | Senate | Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] | TN | R | A000360 | 1 | American History Achievement Act - Amends the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act (NAEPAA) to direct the Commissioner for Education Statistics to: (1) give a priority to conducting national assessments of student achievement in history at least once every four years in grades 4, 8, and 12; and (2) conduct trial State academic assessments of student achievement in U.S. history in grades 8 and 12 in not less than ten States representing geographically diverse regions of the United States. Directs the National Assessment of Educational Progress governing board to select the States to participate in, and authorizes appropriations for, such trial State assessments in U.S. history. | 2023-01-14T22:48:26Z | |
| 108-s-2727 | 108 | s | 2727 | International and Foreign Language Studies Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-07-22 | 2004-07-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 3 | International and Foreign Language Studies Act of 2004 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise provisions for international and foreign language studies (part A of title VI, international education). Includes support for instructors of less commonly taught languages among activities of national language and area centers and programs. Makes undergraduate students eligible for fellowships for foreign language and area or international studies (in addition to graduate students under current law). Allows a portion of funds for undergraduate international studies and foreign language programs to be used for subgrants to undergraduate students for educational programs abroad that promote foreign language literacy and cultural knowledge and are closely linked to grant program goals. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to support data collection, analysis, and dissemination that helps achieve part A purposes. Extends and increases the authorization of appropriations for part A. | 2023-01-14T22:48:26Z | |
| 108-s-2729 | 108 | s | 2729 | Getting Results for Advanced Degrees Act | Education | 2004-07-22 | 2004-07-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 3 | Getting Results for Advanced Degrees Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise and reauthorize provisions relating to graduate student assistance. Extends and increases the authorization of appropriations for: (1) Jacob K. Javits Fellowships (Javits Fellows); and (2) graduate assistance in areas of national need. Sets the amount of a stipend under both such programs at the same level as the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program, without regard to financial need. Revises Board membership requirements under the Javits Fellows program. Establishes, and authorizes appropriations for, the Patsy T. Mink Fellowship program of awards to assist highly qualified minorities and women to acquire the doctoral degree, or highest possible degree available, in academic areas in which such individuals are underrepresented, to enable them to enter the higher education professoriate. Revises family contribution calculations for independent students with, and those without, dependents other than spouses. Allows a greater income protection allowance for such students. Revises cost of attendance calculations for students with one or more dependents to include actual living expenses incurred for dependents, which includes their room, board and health insurance as well as dependent care. Increases unsubsidized Stafford loan limits for graduate and professional students. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat reasonable room, board, and special needs services allowances as part of permitted higher education expenses, in cases of qualified scholarships or of tuition reduction programs for teaching and research assistants. | 2023-01-14T22:48:26Z | |
| 108-s-2732 | 108 | s | 2732 | Bus Utility and Safety in School Transportation Opportunity and Purchasing Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-07-22 | 2004-07-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8711-8712) | Senate | Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] | NV | D | R000146 | 0 | Bus Utility and Safety in School Transportation Opportunity and Purchasing Act of 2004 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide grants, on a competitive basis, to rural local educational agencies (LEAs) to pay the Federal share (75 percent) of costs of purchasing new school buses. Requires the Administrator in providing such grants to give priority to rural LEAs that: (1) are transporting students in a bus manufactured before 1977; (2) have a grossly depleted fleet of school buses; or (3) serve a school that is required by law to provide transportation to students to enable them to transfer to another public school served by the rural LEA. | 2023-01-14T22:48:26Z | |
| 108-hres-721 | 108 | hres | 721 | Encouraging States to establish programs to award high school diplomas to veterans who left high school before receiving diplomas in order to serve in the Armed Forces during a time of war. | Education | 2004-07-15 | 2004-09-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] | NJ | D | P000034 | 2 | Encourages each State to establish a program, similar to Operation Recognition, to award high school diplomas to veterans who left high school in order to serve in the Armed Forces during a time of war but never received a diploma. | 2023-01-14T22:48:22Z | |
| 108-hr-4833 | 108 | hr | 4833 | Rural Education Equity Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-07-14 | 2004-09-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. John, Christopher [D-LA-7] | LA | D | J000110 | 0 | Rural Education Equity Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Education to extend to all rural local educational agencies (LEAs) the same level of increased flexibility or facilitated compliance that the Secretary authorizes for any category of rural LEAs with respect to part A basic LEA programs of title I provisions for improving the academic achievement of the disadvantaged under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. | 2023-01-14T22:48:16Z | |
| 108-s-2654 | 108 | s | 2654 | Kindergarten Plus Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-07-14 | 2004-07-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8128-8131) | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 3 | Kindergarten Plus Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) to provide Kindergarten Plus (K+) programs of voluntary full days of kindergarten during the summer before and the summer after the traditional kindergarten school year determined by the State. Directs the Secretary to ensure, to the extent possible, that each such grant is of sufficient size to enable the SEA to provide K+ to all eligible students served by the local educational agencies (LEAs) within the State with the highest concentrations of eligible students. Makes eligible students those children who are: (1) five-years old, or who will be eligible to attend kindergarten at the beginning of the next school year; (2) from a family with an income at or below 185 percent of the poverty line; and (3) not already served by a high-quality program in the summer before or the summer after the child enters kindergarten. Requires SEAs, in awarding subgrants, to give priority to LEAs that: (1) serve the greatest number or percentage of eligible students; and (2) propose to reduce class size and student-to-teacher ratios in K+ significantly below the average ratios in regular kindergarten classes served by the LEA. Provides for direct grants to LEAs in States that do not apply for grants. Sets forth K+ teacher and personnel quality standards. | 2023-01-14T22:48:23Z | |
| 108-hr-4784 | 108 | hr | 4784 | Teacher Professional Development Institutes Act | Education | 2004-07-08 | 2004-08-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] | CT | D | D000216 | 0 | Teacher Professional Development Institutes Act - Amends the the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a program for Teachers Institutes (TIs). Requires a TI to: (1) be a partnership or joint venture between or among one or more institutions of higher education (IHEs) and one or more local educational agencies (LEAs) serving a significant low-income population; and (2) use collaborative seminars to enhance subject matter and participants' teaching resources. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to: (1) award grants to TIs to establish and operate TIs; and (2) provide technical assistance to LEAs and IHEs to prepare to establish and to operate TIs. | 2023-01-14T22:48:15Z | |
| 108-hr-4788 | 108 | hr | 4788 | National Guard and Reservists Education Benefits Act | Education | 2004-07-08 | 2004-08-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] | OR | D | W000793 | 0 | National Guard and Reservists Education Benefits Act - Requires the Secretary of Education to carry out a program of block grants to States (defined to include U.S. territories and the District of Columbia) to pay tuition and fees for undergraduate studies at public institutions for members of the Selected Reserve. Excludes from the block grant program those members of the Selected Reserve who participate in other specified educational assistance programs. Requires the chief executive officer of each State wishing to receive block grant funds to submit an annual certification that the State will: (1) use such funds to defray the cost of undergraduate tuition and fees for members of the Selected Reserve; (2) return any unused funds to the Secretary according to the reconciliation process set forth in this Act; and (3) comply with the reporting requirements of this Act. Sets forth an allotment scheme for block grant funds that requires allotments to reflect the ratio of Selected Reserve members in the receiving State to Selected Reserve members in all States. Establishes minimum allotments. | 2023-01-14T22:48:15Z | |
| 108-hr-4769 | 108 | hr | 4769 | No Child Left Behind Appropriations Support Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-07-07 | 2004-08-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 42 | No Child Left Behind Appropriations Support Act of 2004 - Makes a supplemental appropriation for the Department of Education for FY 2004 to carry out this Act. Directs the Secretary of Education to make payments in additional amounts to each local education agency (LEA) that receives a lesser amount of funds for FY 2004 than it received for FY 2003 under subpart 2 (Allocations) of part A (Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies) of title I (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Requires such payments to equal the difference between the amount the LEA would otherwise receive for FY 2004 and the amount the LEA received in FY 2003. | 2023-01-14T22:48:15Z | |
| 108-hr-4776 | 108 | hr | 4776 | To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to include bullying and harassment prevention programs. | Education | 2004-07-07 | 2004-08-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-19] | IL | R | S000364 | 20 | Amends the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to: (1) include bullying and harassment under the definition of violence; and (2) provide for programs to address and prevent bullying and harassment. | 2023-01-14T22:48:15Z | |
| 108-s-2617 | 108 | s | 2617 | No Child Left Behind Appropriations Support Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-07-07 | 2004-07-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7754) | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 0 | No Child Left Behind Appropriations Support Act of 2004 - Makes a supplemental appropriation for the Department of Education for FY 2004 to carry out this Act. Directs the Secretary of Education to make payments in additional amounts to each local education agency (LEA) that receives a lesser amount of funds for FY 2004 than it received for FY 2003 under subpart 2 (Allocations) of part A (Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies) of title I (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Requires such payments to equal the difference between the amount the LEA would otherwise receive for FY 2004 and the amount the LEA received in FY 2003. | 2023-01-14T22:48:24Z | |
| 108-hr-4765 | 108 | hr | 4765 | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology. | Education | 2004-07-06 | 2004-08-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] | CA | D | W000738 | 1 | Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a program for Getting Our Girls Ready for the 21st Century (Go Girl). Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to, and contracts and cooperative agreements with, local educational agencies to provide subgrants to elementary and secondary schools for services that: (1) encourage the ongoing interest of girls in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology; and (2) prepare girls to pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees and careers in those fields. | 2023-01-14T22:48:14Z | |
| 108-hr-4664 | 108 | hr | 4664 | Higher Education Sustainability Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-06-23 | 2004-07-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] | OR | D | B000574 | 4 | Higher Education Sustainability Act of 2004 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to eligible institutions of higher education to establish university sustainability centers to develop and implement integrated environmental, economic, and social sustainability programs through administrative and operational practices as well as multidisciplinary research, education, and outreach. | 2023-01-15T04:49:15Z | |
| 108-hr-4605 | 108 | hr | 4605 | No Child Left Behind Fairness Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-06-17 | 2004-07-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 40 | No Child Left Behind Fairness Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Education to require local educational agencies (LEAs) and State educational agencies (SEAs) to give schools and LEAs, respectively, an opportunity to request a review of a determination that they did not make adequate yearly progress (AYP) for the 2002-2003 school year. Sets forth standards for such reviews, providing for consideration of subsequent regulations and guidance applicable to AYP determinations under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Prohibits the Secretary, an SEA, or an LEA, with respect to subsequent determinations of whether a school is subject to school improvement, corrective action, or restructuring as a result of not making AYP, from taking into account a 2002-2003 non-AYP determination that was revised under this Act if the school received a final determination of AYP for such school year. | 2023-01-15T04:49:14Z | |
| 108-s-2538 | 108 | s | 2538 | Teacher Professional Development Institutes Act | Education | 2004-06-17 | 2004-06-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR 6/18/2004 S7006-7007) | Senate | Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] | CT | D | L000304 | 1 | Teacher Professional Development Institutes Act - Amends the the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a program for Teachers Institutes (TIs). Requires a TI to: (1) be a partnership or joint venture between or among one or more institutions of higher education (IHEs) and one or more local educational agencies (LEAs) serving a significant low-income population; and (2) use collaborative seminars to enhance subject matter and participants' teaching resources. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to: (1) award grants to TIs to establish and operate TIs; and (2) provide technical assistance to LEAs and IHEs to prepare to establish and to operate TIs. | 2023-01-15T04:49:22Z | |
| 108-s-2542 | 108 | s | 2542 | No Child Left Behind Fairness Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-06-17 | 2004-06-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR 6/18/2004 S7011-7012) | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 3 | No Child Left Behind Fairness Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Education to require local educational agencies (LEAs) and State educational agencies (SEAs) to give schools and LEAs, respectively, an opportunity to request a review of a determination that they did not make adequate yearly progress (AYP) for the 2002-2003 school year. Sets forth standards for such reviews, providing for consideration of subsequent regulations and guidance applicable to AYP determinations under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Prohibits the Secretary, an SEA, or an LEA, with respect to subsequent determinations of whether a school is subject to school improvement, corrective action, or restructuring as a result of not making AYP, from taking into account a 2002-2003 non-AYP determination that was revised under this Act if the school received a final determination of AYP for such school year. | 2023-01-15T04:49:22Z | |
| 108-hconres-451 | 108 | hconres | 451 | Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the establishment of a scholarship fund to make tuition grants available to eligible former students who were denied an education in Prince Edward County, Virginia, when the public schools closed rather than comply with the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education. | Education | 2004-06-16 | 2004-07-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] | TX | D | J000032 | 14 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the State of Virginia should provide the necessary resources to establish and maintain a scholarship fund to make tuition grants available to eligible former students who were denied an education in Prince Edward County, Virginia, when the public schools there closed rather than comply with the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education. | 2023-01-15T04:49:09Z | |
| 108-hr-4585 | 108 | hr | 4585 | Full-Service Community Schools Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-06-16 | 2004-07-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] | MD | D | H000874 | 40 | Full-Service Community Schools Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to: (1) eligible entities to assist public elementary or secondary schools to function as full-service community schools; and (2) State collaboratives to support development of full-service community school programs. Requires such schools to: (1) participate in community-based efforts to coordinate educational, developmental, family, health, and other comprehensive services through community-based organizations and public and private partnerships; and (2) provide access to such services to students, families, and the community. Gives local grant priority to entities that: (1) will serve at least one school eligible for schoolwide programs under specified provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and more than one full-service community school as part of a community or districtwide strategy; and (2) demonstrate a record of effectiveness in integrating at least three of various qualified services. Establishes a Full-Service Community Schools Advisory Committee. | 2023-01-15T04:49:14Z | |
| 108-hr-4497 | 108 | hr | 4497 | Providing Resources and Education for Kids Act (Pre-K) | Education | 2004-06-03 | 2004-08-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] | WI | D | K000188 | 4 | Providing Resources and Education for Kids Act (Pre-K) - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide grants to applicant State educational agencies to make subgrants to local educational agencies to establish or expand prekindergarten early learning programs, which meet specified requirements, for children ages five and younger. | 2023-01-15T04:49:10Z | |
| 108-s-2477 | 108 | s | 2477 | Accessing College through Comprehensive Early Outreach, State Partnerships, and Simplification Act | Education | 2004-05-21 | 2004-05-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6100-6105) | Senate | Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] | RI | D | R000122 | 6 | Accessing College through Comprehensive Early Outreach, State Partnerships, and Simplification Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to replace the current special leveraging educational assistance partnership program with a program of allotments to enable States to: (1) expand and enhance partnerships with institutions of higher education, early information and intervention, mentoring, or outreach programs, private corporations, philanthropic organizations, and other interested parties to carry out specified activities and provide coordination and cohesion among Federal, State, and local governmental and private efforts providing financial assistance to help low-income students attend college; (2) provide need-based grants for college access and increased college persistence to eligible low-income students; (3) provide early notification to low-income students of their eligibility for financial aid; and (4) encourage increased participation in early information and intervention, mentoring, or outreach programs. Sets 66.66 percent as the Federal share of the cost of establishing partnerships under the program. Requires partnerships for the award of grants between a State agency and: (1) at least one public and one private degree granting institution of higher education located in the State; and (2) new or existing early information and intervention, mentoring, or outreach programs also located in the State. Permits partnerships with philanthropic organizations located in, or which provide funding in, the State, as well as private corporations located in, or doing business in, the State. Prescribes requirements for the amounts of grants awarded in partnerships with institutions of higher learning: (1) serving less than a majority of students in the State; and (2) serving the majority of students in the State. Requires annual early notification of low-income students of their potential eligibility for student financial assistance. Prescribes minimum eligibility requirements for such students. Revises requi… | 2023-01-15T04:49:07Z | |
| 108-hr-4409 | 108 | hr | 4409 | Teacher Training Enhancement Act | Education | 2004-05-20 | 2004-06-03 | Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 656, H.R. 4409 is laid on the table. | House | Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] | GA | R | G000550 | 6 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Teacher Training Enhancement Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise provisions and reauthorize appropriations for title II (Teacher Quality Enhancement): (1) part A, Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants for States and Partnerships; and (2) part B, Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology. Sets forth a new part C, Centers of Excellence, for recruiting and preparing teachers, including minority teachers, to become highly qualified teachers in elementary and secondary school classrooms (K-12). (Sec. 2) Revises part A programs to include requirements for: (1) preparing and retaining highly qualified teachers as defined in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001) (ESEA); and (2) recruiting minorities to teaching. Revises State grant requirements to allow States to receive more than one such grant. Allows State grants to be used to support innovative programs, including charter colleges of education and university and local educational partnership schools, and including activities to: (1) increase the flexibility of teacher preparation programs in meeting State requirements; (2) generate long term data on teachers' impact on student achievement; (3) provide high quality preparation to individuals from groups underrepresented in teaching; and (4) create measures to gauge the performance of teacher preparation programs in preparing highly qualified teachers. Authorizes States to use grant funds to: (1) develop ways of measuring the effectiveness of teacher preparation and professional development programs; (2) document student achievement gains and teachers' mastery of subjects taught as a result of these programs; and (3) develop strategies to improve the quality of preschool teachers and their preparation programs. Requires States receiving such grants to establish systems to evaluate the effectivenes… | 2023-01-15T04:49:02Z | |
| 108-hr-4410 | 108 | hr | 4410 | Teacher Shortage Response Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-05-20 | 2004-06-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] | SC | R | W000795 | 29 | Teacher Shortage Response Act of 2004 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the amount of student loans that may be forgiven for highly qualified teachers in mathematics, science, and special education and for reading specialists. Directs the Secretary of Education to notify local educational agencies eligible to participate in the Small Rural Achievement Program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 of the benefits available under the amendments made by this Act, and to encourage such agencies to notify their teachers of such increased benefits. | 2023-01-15T04:49:02Z | |
| 108-hr-4411 | 108 | hr | 4411 | Priorities for Graduate Studies Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-05-20 | 2004-06-03 | Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 656, H.R. 4411 is laid on the table. | House | Rep. Burns, Max [R-GA-12] | GA | R | B001249 | 9 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Priorities for Graduate Studies Act of 2004 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise requirements for Graduate and Postsecondary Improvement Programs (title VII), and to reauthorize appropriations for some of such programs through FY 2009. (Sec. 2) Revises the Jacob K. Javits fellowship program. Directs the Secretary of Education to give grant priority to institutions of higher education (IHEs) for fellowships to students in advanced linguistic studies and courses that prepare teachers to teach students with limited English proficiency. Permits IHEs to allow fellowship recipients an interruption of study due to active duty military service or a personal or family member illness. Revises requirements for allocation of fellowships. Directs the Secretary to ensure that one member of the fellowship board will be from a minority-serving institution. Reauthorizes appropriations through FY 2009. (Sec. 3) Revises the program of graduate assistance in areas of national need. Directs the Secretary to give grant priority to IHEs to prepare mathematics, science and special education faculty who can train highly qualified mathematics, science, or special education teachers for service in elementary and secondary schools. Revises requirements relating to designation of areas of national need, stipends, and additional assistance. Reauthorizes appropriations through FY 2009. (Sec. 4) Revises requirements for the Thurgood Marshall legal educational opportunity program. Revises activities for which the Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) is to use program contract and grant funds provided by the Secretary to include: (1) assisting students to develop analytical skills and study methods; and (2) awarding such fellowships to eligible law school students who either participated in summer institutes and are enrolled in an accredited law school or have successfully completed a com… | 2023-01-15T04:49:02Z | |
| 108-hr-4434 | 108 | hr | 4434 | No Child Left Behind Reform Act | Education | 2004-05-20 | 2004-06-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] | CT | D | D000216 | 13 | No Child Left Behind Reform Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to revise certain requirements which were added by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, including ones relating to: (1) adequate yearly progress (AYP); (2) academic assessment and local educational agency and school improvement; (3) school choice and supplemental services options; and (4) teacher qualifications. 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 grants to State educational agencies to: (1) 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. | 2023-01-15T04:49:02Z | |
| 108-hr-4464 | 108 | hr | 4464 | No Child Left Behind Reform Act | Education | 2004-05-20 | 2004-06-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2] | CT | R | S001152 | 0 | No Child Left Behind Reform Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to revise certain requirements which were added by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, including ones relating to: (1) adequate yearly progress (AYP); (2) academic assessment and local educational agency and school improvement; (3) school choice and supplemental services options; and (4) teacher qualifications. 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 grants to State educational agencies to: (1) 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. | 2023-01-15T04:49:03Z | |
| 108-hr-4465 | 108 | hr | 4465 | To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend loan forgiveness for certain loans to certified or licensed teachers. | Education | 2004-05-20 | 2004-06-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17] | TX | D | S000851 | 0 | Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand eligibility for certain student loan forgiveness for teachers to those who were new borrowers on or after October 1, 1986. (Current law makes eligible only new borrowers as of October 1, 1998.) | 2023-01-15T04:49:03Z | |
| 108-s-2462 | 108 | s | 2462 | 21st Century Federal Pell Grant Plus Act | Education | 2004-05-20 | 2004-05-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5982) | Senate | Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] | VA | R | W000154 | 5 | 21st Century Federal Pell Grant Plus Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a Federal Pell Grant Plus program that increases, to double the amount calculated for the student, the Federal Pell Grant for those students who pursue programs of study in engineering, mathematics, science, or foreign languages. | 2023-01-15T04:49:08Z | |
| 108-hr-4370 | 108 | hr | 4370 | Direct Loan Reward Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-05-17 | 2004-06-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6] | WI | R | P000265 | 36 | Direct Loan Reward Act of 2004 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a Direct Loan Reward Program to encourage institutions of higher education to participate in the student loan program under part D, Federal Perkins Loans. Makes the amount of financial reward payment to an institution under this Act equal to 50 percent of the savings to the Federal Government generated by the institution's participation in such part D student loan program instead of its participation in the student loan program under the part B Federal Family Education Loan Program. | 2023-01-15T04:49:00Z | |
| 108-s-2428 | 108 | s | 2428 | Student Bill of Rights | Education | 2004-05-17 | 2004-05-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5541-5545) | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 13 | Student Bill of Rights - Directs the Secretary of Education to make annual determinations as to whether each State's public school system provides all its students with educational resources to succeed academically and in life. Requires such education to enable students to: (1) acquire knowledge and skills necessary for responsible citizenship; (2) meet challenging academic achievement standards; and (3) compete and succeed in a global economy. Requires each system to do so through: (1) providing specified fundamentals of educational opportunity to students at each public elementary and secondary school; (2) providing educational services in school districts that receive funds for disadvantaged students that are, taken as a whole, at least comparable to educational services provided in school districts not receiving such funds; and (3) complying with any final Federal or State court order in any matter concerning the adequacy or equitableness of the system.Requires withholding of specified portions of its Federal funding for administrative expenses if a system: (1) fails to meet a yearly interim goal; (2) does not remedy, after two school years, a failure to provide comparable educational services to schools that receive funds for disadvantaged children; or (3) does not comply with a court order.Allows students or parents aggrieved by violations of this Act to bring civil actions for enforcement in Federal district courts. | 2023-01-15T04:49:05Z | |
| 108-s-2412 | 108 | s | 2412 | Education Begins at Home Act | Education | 2004-05-12 | 2004-05-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] | MO | R | B000611 | 2 | Education Begins at Home Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in collaboration with the Secretary of Education, to: (1) allot grants to States for Parents as Teachers programs, or other programs of early childhood home visitation; and (2) make competitive grants to local educational agencies and other eligible applicants for early home visitation for families with English language learners and for military families. Amends the Head Start Act to direct the Secretary of HHS to establish standards for home visitor staff in Early Head Start programs with respect to their training, qualifications, and conduct of home visits. Revises Early Head Start programs to include provisions for: (1) training in parenting skills and child development; (2) certain home-based and family support services; (3) procedures for transition into Head Start or other local early childhood education programs; (4) staff communication and program coordination; and (5) professional development and personnel enhancement. | 2023-01-15T04:49:06Z | |
| 108-hr-4340 | 108 | hr | 4340 | Suzanne Lyall Campus Safety Act | Education | 2004-05-11 | 2004-06-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Sweeney, John E. [R-NY-20] | NY | R | S001149 | 2 | Suzanne Lyall Campus Safety Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to adopt and implement plans providing for prompt and coordinated investigations with local law enforcement agencies of: (1) serious violent felonies occurring at the institutions or on their grounds; and (2) reports of missing students. | 2023-01-15T04:49:00Z | |
| 108-hr-4313 | 108 | hr | 4313 | Antibullying Campaign Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-05-06 | 2004-05-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] | NY | D | N000002 | 15 | Antibullying Campaign Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Education to make matching grants to applicant States for antiharassment programs that prohibit harassment in public schools and on public school grounds for any reason. Directs the Secretary to study and report to Congress on harassment in public schools. | 2023-01-15T04:48:59Z | |
| 108-hr-4314 | 108 | hr | 4314 | To ensure that the total amount of funds awarded to a State under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for fiscal year 2004 is not less than the total amount of funds awarded to the State under such part for fiscal year 2003. | Education | 2004-05-06 | 2004-05-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3] | MN | R | R000033 | 1 | Requires the total amount of funds awarded to a State under part A (Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies) of title I (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for FY 2004 to be not less than the total amount of funds awarded to the State under such part for FY 2003. | 2023-01-15T04:48:59Z | |
| 108-hr-4318 | 108 | hr | 4318 | Sexual Harrassment and Reporting and Posting Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-05-06 | 2004-05-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] | NY | D | W000792 | 0 | Sexual Harassment Reporting and Posting Act of 2004 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to require institutions of higher education that participate in any HEA student aid program to disseminate to prospective and enrolled students information describing procedures for receiving and responding to complaints of sexual harassment. | 2023-01-15T04:48:59Z | |
| 108-sconres-104 | 108 | sconres | 104 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Kids Love a Mystery is a program that promotes literacy and should be encouraged. | Education | 2004-05-06 | 2004-05-06 | Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5004) | Senate | Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] | MD | D | M000702 | 1 | Declares the sense of Congress that: (1) Kids Love a Mystery is a program that helps promote literacy and reading and should be supported and encouraged; and (2) the President should issue a proclamation encouraging the people of the United States and interested groups to promote Kids Love a Mystery with appropriate programs and activities. | 2023-01-15T04:49:08Z | |
| 108-hr-4283 | 108 | hr | 4283 | College Access and Opportunity Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-05-05 | 2004-07-13 | Committee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8] | OH | R | B000589 | 7 | College Access and Opportunity Act of 2004 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise and reauthorize various programs. Revises the definition of institution of higher education to repeal: (1) a requirement that for-profit institutions of higher education derive at least ten percent of their revenue from funds that do not come from HEA title IV student assistance programs (the 90/10 rule); and (2) a restriction on distance education in terms of relative number of courses an institution may offer by telecommunications, and relative number of students enrolled in such courses, for purposes of student assistance program eligibility (the 50 percent rule). Allows for-profit institutions to compete with traditional institutions in applying for campus-based aid. Revises HEA title IV (Student Assistance) to: (1) require a variable rather than a fixed interest rate for consolidation loans; (2) reduce loan origination fees; (3) increase subsidized loan limits; and (4) modify need analysis requirements. Establishes: (1) Pell Grants Plus grants for State scholar students; (2) policies for institutions' transfer of credits; (3) a college access initiative; (4) an expanded distance education demonstration; and (5) a college affordability demonstration. Cancels student loan indebtedness for families of 9/11 victims. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that HEA titles II, VI, and VII should be amended as provided in specified bills passed by the House. Extends authorizations of appropriations for: (1) HEA title III grants for American Indian tribally controlled colleges and universities, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and historically Black colleges and universities; (2) HEA title IV Pell grants, TRIO, GEAR UP, supplemental educational opportunity grants, LEAP, HEP/CAMP, Byrd scholarships, child care access, Federal Family Education Loans, work-study, Direct Loans, and Perkins Loans; (3) HEA title V Developing Institutions grants for Hispanic-serving institutions; and (4… | 2023-01-15T04:48:59Z | |
| 108-hr-4296 | 108 | hr | 4296 | 21st Century CAMPIS Act | Education | 2004-05-05 | 2004-05-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large] | ND | D | P000422 | 0 | 21st Century CAMPIS Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize and revise the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program which provides grants to institutions of higher education for campus-based child care services for low-income students. Revises program provisions relating to minimum grants, eligible institutions, and low-income students. Extends the authorization of appropriations for such program. | 2023-01-15T04:48:59Z | |
| 108-hr-4261 | 108 | hr | 4261 | Reading Failure Prevention Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-05-04 | 2004-05-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] | MD | D | C000984 | 32 | Reading Failure Prevention Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to States to establish statewide programs for screening children between the ages of five and seven for the prevention of reading failure. Requires a State to agree to use the grant to: (1) develop and implement a program that screens such children for traits that indicate dyslexia or that they are otherwise at risk of reading failure; and (2) provide adequate professional development for personnel who administer screening programs under this Act. | 2023-01-15T04:48:58Z | |
| 108-hr-4252 | 108 | hr | 4252 | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize grants for the repair, renovation, alteration, and construction of public elementary and secondary school facilities. | Education | 2004-04-30 | 2004-05-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | A000210 | 1 | Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to establish a new title X, School Facilities Infrastructure Improvement program of grants for repair, renovation, alteration, and construction of public elementary and secondary school facilities.Directs the Secretary of Education to allocate such grant funds as follows: (1) one-third among States; (2) one-third among largest local educational agencies (LEAs); and (3) one-third among high-growth LEAs.Makes any public charter school that constitutes an LEA under State law eligible for such assistance under the same terms and conditions as any other LEA.Provides for prompt payment of contractors performing federally-assisted work under this new title IX of ESEA. | 2023-01-15T04:48:34Z | |
| 108-s-2360 | 108 | s | 2360 | Nontraditional Student Success Act | Education | 2004-04-29 | 2004-04-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] | NY | D | C001041 | 3 | Nontraditional Student Success Act - Authorizes and appropriates specified funds for Federal Pell grants under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), including increasing maximum grant amounts for academic years 2005-2006 through 2009-2010, after a specified reduction from the academic year 2003-2004 level for academic year 2004-2005. Amends the HEA to revise the requirements for the allowance of two Pell grants during a single award year to allow the student to be enrolled full-time in a certificate (or, as currently, a degree) program. Requires the Secretary to publish in the Federal Register each academic year a revised table of income protection allowances. Excludes the earned income tax credit (EITC) from financial aid determinations. Authorizes the Secretary to select institutionsof higher education, or systems or consortia of such institutions, for voluntary participation in a Nontraditional Students Demonstration Program, strictly monitored by the Department of Education, to test the effectiveness of providing expanded financial assistance to: (1) less than half-time students for not more than three terms over the duration of the students' course of study; and (2) students in compressed, modular, or other alternative schedules. Directs the Secretary to award competitive grants to eligible institutions for the purposes of improving remedial education. Increases minimum grant amounts for the Federal TRIO programs. Permits student support services and educational opportunity centers to include career and academic (as well as personal) counseling provided by assigned counselors. Makes awards under the Early Intervention and College Awareness Program for six years. Requires services under the Program provided in a cohort approach to be provided through the first year of attendance at a postsecondary education institution to students in the participating grade level. Requires the continuing system of mentoring and advising under an early intervention program to be provided to eligible students through the fi… | 2023-01-15T04:48:54Z | |
| 108-s-2365 | 108 | s | 2365 | A bill to ensure that the total amount of funds awarded to a State under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 for fiscal year 2004 is not less than the total amount of funds awarded to the State under such part for fiscal year 2003. | Education | 2004-04-29 | 2004-04-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] | MN | R | C001057 | 8 | Requires the total amount of funds awarded to a State under part A (Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies) of title I (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for FY 2004 to be not less than the total amount of funds awarded to the State under such part for FY 2003. | 2023-01-15T04:48:54Z | |
| 108-s-2335 | 108 | s | 2335 | Preparing, Recruiting, and Retaining Education Professionals Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-04-22 | 2004-04-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4303-4309) | Senate | Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] | RI | D | R000122 | 4 | Preparing, Recruiting, and Retaining Education Professionals Act of 2004 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to reauthorize and revise title II part A provisions for teacher quality enhancement grants for States and partnerships (II-A). Revises State grant, partnership grant, and recruitment grant requirements to include provisions relating to: (1) early childhood education; (2) exemplary, highly competent, and highly qualified teachers as these are defined under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; (3) teacher mentoring; (4) professional development; (5) parental involvement; and (6) high-need schools and local educational agencies. Requires States to submit teacher quality plans. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to institutions of higher education that are II-A partner institutions to create Academies for Faculty Excellence. Extends the authorization of appropriations for II-A through FY 2010. | 2023-01-15T04:48:55Z | |
| 108-s-2340 | 108 | s | 2340 | Capacity to Learn for All Students and Schools Act | Education | 2004-04-22 | 2004-04-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4319-4327) | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 3 | Capacity to Learn for All Students and Schools Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to reauthorize and revise title II provisions for teacher quality enhancement, including: (1) part A, teacher quality enhancement grants for States and partnerships; and (2) part B, preparing tomorrow's teachers to use technology. Establishes a title II part C program of centers of excellence for teachers. Revises II-A State grant, partnership grant, and recruitment grant requirements to include provisions relating to: (1) exemplary teachers and highly qualified teachers as these are defined under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; (2) professional development; (3) parental involvement; (4) high-need schools and local educational agencies; and (5) scientifically-based research. Revises accountability and evaluation. Revises II-B to require equitable distribution of grant and contract awards. Includes among permissible uses of funds teacher preparation in: (1) use and application of universally designed technologies and of assistive technology devices and services; and (2) maximizing access for students with disabilities to participate in the general education curriculum through use of such technology. Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to eligible institutions to establish centers for excellence, under II-C, to ensure that current and future teachers are highly qualified. | 2023-01-15T04:48:55Z | |
| 108-s-2345 | 108 | s | 2345 | No Child Left Behind Reform Act | Education | 2004-04-22 | 2004-04-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4331-4332) | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 0 | No Child Left Behind Reform Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to revise certain requirements which were added by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, including ones relating to: (1) adequate yearly progress (AYP); (2) academic assessment and local educational agency and school improvement; (3) school choice and supplemental services options; and (4) teacher qualifications. 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 grants to State educational agencies to: (1) 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. | 2023-01-15T04:48:55Z | |
| 108-s-2299 | 108 | s | 2299 | Homeland Security Education Act | Education | 2004-04-07 | 2004-04-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3933-3936) | Senate | Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] | IL | D | D000563 | 3 | Homeland Security Education Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to establish a program to forgive interest payments on guaranteed and direct student loans for selected borrowers in repayment status who have obtained undergraduate degrees in science (except the social sciences), mathematics, engineering, or specified foreign languages, as an incentive for study in such subjects. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to direct the Secretary to establish a demonstration program of grants to eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) for building or expanding mathematics and science programs, upgrading laboratories, and purchasing equipment. Directs the Secretary and the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to assess long-term mathematics and science needs of the national security workforce and the larger Federal workforce.Amends ESEA to authorize the Secretary to make grants to eligible partnerships for various authorized activities to encourage early foreign language studies. Directs the Secretary to make grants to institutions of higher education that develop innovative programs for teaching foreign languages. Amends the David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 to: (1) include foreign language immersion programs and activities at sites overseas among authorized activities; and (2) increase the amount of authorized funds for the National Flagship Language Initiative. Directs the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the National Research Council to study the feasibility of establishing a National Language Foundation. | 2023-01-15T04:48:32Z | |
| 108-hr-4102 | 108 | hr | 4102 | Access and Equity in Higher Education Act | Education | 2004-04-01 | 2004-04-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | A000210 | 38 | Access and Equity in Higher Education Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise title IV student assistance programs with respect to: (1) higher maximum amounts for subsidized and unsubsidized student loans under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program; (2) existence or amount of origination fees under FFEL and Federal Direct Loan programs; (3) loan-flex programs with income-sensitive repayment plans; (4) consolidation loan interest rate variation based on income; and (5) loan forgiveness for public service employees. Extends through FY 2010 the authorization of appropriations for programs for Historically Black colleges and universities, under HEA title III part B. | 2023-01-15T04:48:38Z | |
| 108-hr-4080 | 108 | hr | 4080 | Meningococcal Vaccination Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-03-31 | 2004-04-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | A000210 | 2 | Meningococcal Vaccination Act of 2004 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require entering students who will reside in on-campus housing at postsecondary institutions to have received meningococcal vaccinations. | 2023-01-15T10:47:56Z | |
| 108-hr-4063 | 108 | hr | 4063 | No School Left Behind Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-03-30 | 2004-04-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Ballance, Frank W., Jr. [D-NC-1] | NC | D | B001238 | 6 | No School Left Behind Act of 2004 - Authorizes States, in the event of inadequate Federal funding under part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, to waive certain requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. | 2023-01-15T10:47:57Z | |
| 108-hr-4043 | 108 | hr | 4043 | Knowledge Utilization in Education Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-03-25 | 2004-04-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] | NJ | D | H001032 | 10 | Knowledge Utilization in Education Act of 2004 - Establishes in the Department of Education the National Leadership Office for Knowledge Utilization in Education, to be headed by a Director appointed by the Secretary of Education. Requires the Director to: (1) convene an Interagency Task Force on Knowledge Utilization in Education; (2) establish a Knowledge Utilization Partnership in Education in a network of private and public entities throughout the Nation; and (3) analyze and report biennially on the state of knowledge utilization in education practice and innovation. Authorizes the Director to establish a Partnership Advisory Panel. Directs the Secretary to make competitive grants to and contracts with eligible entities to support projects that promote knowledge utilization in education. | 2023-01-15T10:32:57Z | |
| 108-hres-575 | 108 | hres | 575 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) should affirm its commitment to a policy of discouraging alcohol use among underage students by ending all alcohol advertising during radio and television broadcasts of collegiate sporting events. | Education | 2004-03-24 | 2004-05-04 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2520-2521) | House | Rep. Osborne, Tom [R-NE-3] | NE | R | O000165 | 16 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), its member colleges and universities, and athletic conferences should affirm a commitment to a policy of discouraging alcohol use among underage students and other young fans by ending all alcohol advertising during radio and television broadcasts of collegiate sporting events. | 2023-01-15T10:47:55Z | |
| 108-hr-4002 | 108 | hr | 4002 | No Qualified Teacher Left Behind Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-03-18 | 2004-04-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2] | UT | D | M001142 | 1 | No Qualified Teacher Left Behind Act of 2004 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) with respect to teacher qualifications. Revises the definition of highly qualified teacher, in the case of middle or secondary school teachers who are new to the profession. Includes consideration of any professional development being pursued, in determining such qualifications for elementary, middle, or secondary school teachers who are not new to the profession. Provides for rural school districts: (1) an extension of a deadline for having highly qualified teachers; and (2) an authorization of additional appropriations for grants for teacher recruitment, retention, and professional development. Revises requirements for qualified teachers under ESEA title I part A (I-A) programs for disadvantaged students to: (1) apply only to teachers of core subjects; and (2) eliminate reference to the proportion of inexperienced teachers. Requires all ESEA grantees, whether under I-A or not, to meet specified qualification deadlines for all teachers of core subjects whom they employ. | 2023-01-15T10:32:58Z | |
| 108-hr-4003 | 108 | hr | 4003 | FOSTER Act | Education | 2004-03-18 | 2004-04-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 19 | Foster Opportunities for Success Through Higher Education Reform - FOSTER Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to establish a program of foster care youth outreach and housing services. Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to institutions of higher education to provide: (1) technical assistance and supportive services to foster care youth who are prospective students to prepare for, enter, and remain in such institutions; and (2) basic housing during the regular academic school year, including interim housing during regular periods of dormitory closing other than summer break, for those foster care youth living in college dormitories. Requires program coordination with: (1) the John H. Chafee foster care independence program under the Social Security Act; and (2) TRIO and GEAR UP programs under HEA. Revises HEA financial need analysis to provide fair treatment for foster care youth. | 2023-01-15T10:32:58Z | |
| 108-hr-3988 | 108 | hr | 3988 | GEAR UP & GO Act | Education | 2004-03-17 | 2004-04-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] | PA | D | F000043 | 58 | GEAR UP & GO Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise specified requirements for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) to facilitate the transition of low-income high school students into postsecondary education. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to carry out a GEAR UP & GO grants program to provide low-income high school students participating in GEAR UP partnerships or State programs opportunities for dual/concurrent enrollment in college courses while still enrolled in high school. Provides that students in such program: (1) shall not be required to apply for admission to the institution of higher education; and (2) may receive college credit. Requires up to 25 percent of GEAR UP & GO program funds to be reserved for grants to early/middle college high schools designed to provide 9th through 12th grade low-income and first-generation college students with a coherent course of study enabling them to earn simultaneously a high school diploma and college credit toward a postsecondary degree. | 2023-01-15T10:32:59Z | |
| 108-hr-3975 | 108 | hr | 3975 | Respecting Our Leaders in Education Model Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-03-16 | 2004-03-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Ballance, Frank W., Jr. [D-NC-1] | NC | D | B001238 | 0 | Respecting Our Leaders in Education Model Act of 2004 - ROLE Model Act of 2004 - Authorizes States, in the event of inadequate Federal funding under part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, to waive certain requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. | 2023-01-15T10:32:59Z | |
| 108-hr-3968 | 108 | hr | 3968 | Part-time Student Assistance Act | Education | 2004-03-12 | 2004-03-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] | NJ | D | H001032 | 61 | Part-time Student Assistance Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students. Exempts from student aid need formula determinations earnings up to: (1) $9,000 by dependent students; (2) $12,000 by independent students with no dependents (other than spouse); and (3) $12,000 by independent students with dependents (other than spouse). Provides for a formula for a revised table of income protection allowances. Exempts earned income credits from the calculation of income. Revises and expands a program (child care access means parents in school) which provides grants to institutions of higher education for child care assistance for low-income students. Directs the Secretary of Education to establish a year-round Pell grant pilot program. Authorizes a demonstration program to create a holistic approach to addressing the needs of part-time students. Allows such program to: (1) be at up to 150 associates and bachelors degree-granting institutions; and (2) include grants, leveraging funds from non-Federal sources, comprehensive child care, and better tailored remedial course programs. | 2023-01-15T10:32:59Z | |
| 108-s-2215 | 108 | s | 2215 | Campus Care and Counseling Act | Education | 2004-03-12 | 2004-03-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2793-2794) | Senate | Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] | RI | D | R000122 | 5 | Campus Care and Counseling Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to make competitive grants to institutions of higher education for providing and expanding campus mental and behavioral health services for students. | 2023-01-15T11:03:08Z | |
| 108-hr-3948 | 108 | hr | 3948 | GEAR UP & GO Act | Education | 2004-03-11 | 2004-03-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] | PA | D | F000043 | 0 | GEAR UP & GO Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise specified requirements for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) to facilitate the transition of low-income high school students into postsecondary education. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to carry out a GEAR UP & GO program to provide low-income high school students participating in GEAR UP partnerships or State programs opportunities for dual/concurrent enrollment in college courses while still enrolled in high school. Provides that students in such program: (1) shall not be required to apply for admission to the institution of higher education; and (2) may receive college credit. | 2023-01-15T10:33:00Z | |
| 108-s-2198 | 108 | s | 2198 | Consolidated Student Loan Reduction Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-03-11 | 2004-03-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] | CA | D | B000711 | 0 | Consolidated Student Loan Reduction Act of 2004 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow borrowers to refinance Federal consolidation loans and Federal direct consolidation loans at the same interest rate as Federal Stafford loans, whenever the interest rate of the respective consolidation loan exceeds one percent of the Stafford loan rate. Prohibits charging a fee to any student for such refinancing. | 2023-01-15T11:03:08Z | |
| 108-s-2206 | 108 | s | 2206 | Pell Grants Plus Act | Education | 2004-03-11 | 2004-03-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY] | KY | R | B001066 | 0 | Pell Grants Plus Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to direct the Secretary of Education to establish a program to award Pell Grants Plus grants to students who: (1) have completed a rigorous secondary school program for State Scholars; (2) are enrolled full-time in their first year of undergraduate education; and (3) are eligible to receive Federal Pell Grants for that year. Sets such Plus grant award at $1,000. Provides for a continuation award for the second year of undergraduate education if the student maintains compliance with certain eligibility requirements and obtains a grade point average of at least 3.0 for the first year. Repeals HEA provisions for Academic Achievement Incentive Scholarships. | 2023-01-15T11:03:08Z | |
| 108-hconres-380 | 108 | hconres | 380 | Recognizing the benefits and importance of school-based music education. | Education | 2004-03-10 | 2004-05-05 | Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | House | Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] | TN | D | C000754 | 31 | Declares the sense of Congress that music education grounded in rigorous instruction is an important component of a well-rounded academic curriculum and should be available to every student in every school. Recognizes the International Music Products Association (also known as NAMM) for its efforts to designate a Music in Our Schools Month in order to highlight the important role that school music programs play in the academic and social development of children. | 2023-01-15T10:18:08Z | |
| 108-s-2183 | 108 | s | 2183 | Early Attention to Nutrition (EATN) Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-03-09 | 2004-03-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2444-2445) | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 3 | Early Attention to Nutrition (EATN) Act of 2004 - Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to establish multidisciplinary team nutrition networks, through grants to State education agencies and national activities, to promote the nutritional health of school children. | 2023-01-15T11:03:09Z | |
| 108-hr-3894 | 108 | hr | 3894 | Pell Grants Plus Act | Education | 2004-03-04 | 2004-03-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Burns, Max [R-GA-12] | GA | R | B001249 | 11 | Pell Grants Plus Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to direct the Secretary of Education to establish a program to award Pell Grants Plus grants to students who: (1) have completed a rigorous secondary school program for State Scholars; (2) are enrolled full-time in their first year of undergraduate education; and (3) are eligible to receive Federal Pell Grants for that year. Sets such Plus grant award at $1,000. Provides for a continuation award for the second year of undergraduate education if the student maintains compliance with certain eligibility requirements and obtains a grade point average of at least 3.0 for the first year. Repeals HEA provisions for Academic Achievement Incentive Scholarships. | 2023-01-15T10:18:06Z | |
| 108-hr-3904 | 108 | hr | 3904 | Educational Grants for Great Starts Act | Education | 2004-03-04 | 2004-03-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] | WI | D | K000188 | 3 | Educational Grants for Great Starts Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish a pilot program to: (1) support before-school activities that advance student academic achievement and that encourage establishing of, or increasing participation in, school breakfast programs; and (2) evaluate the effect before-school activities have on school breakfast program participation. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, in coordination with the Secretary of Education, to make such program grants to seven State agencies to conduct pilot projects in 17 elementary schools in each such State through subgrants to local educational agencies. | 2023-01-15T10:18:06Z | |
| 108-s-2164 | 108 | s | 2164 | Assisting America's Rural Schools Act | Education | 2004-03-04 | 2004-03-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2226-2227) | Senate | Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] | NV | D | R000146 | 0 | Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to permit rural local educational agencies to defer the application of certain requirements relating to the employment of highly qualified teachers. Allows such deferral for a one-year period beginning with: (1) their employment as middle or secondary school teachers, for teachers new to the profession; or (2) their teaching an academic subject they have not previously taught, for middle or secondary school not new to the profession. | 2023-01-15T10:47:53Z | |
| 108-hconres-377 | 108 | hconres | 377 | Recognizing the importance of Western civilization. | Education | 2004-03-02 | 2004-03-31 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1783) | House | Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6] | CO | R | T000458 | 16 | Recognizes that teaching young people to have an appreciation of Western civilization is central to the development and maintenance of a vibrant, united, and enduring U.S. polity, culture, and society. Encourages local school boards and State departments of education to ensure that these concepts and ideals are effectively taught, and that all young people who graduate from high schools do so with an understanding and appreciation of the values, contributions, and accomplishments of Western civilization. | 2023-01-15T10:18:08Z | |
| 108-hr-3869 | 108 | hr | 3869 | Pride in the Lunch Line Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-03-02 | 2004-03-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Keller, Ric [R-FL-8] | FL | R | K000361 | 0 | Pride in the Lunch Line Act of 2004 - Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to provide for the expanded use of technology and information management systems in the administration of the school lunch and breakfast programs, including providing for methods to ensure that there shall not be any overt identification of children receiving free or reduced price meals. | 2023-01-15T10:18:07Z | |
| 108-s-2156 | 108 | s | 2156 | Community College Teacher Preparation Enhancement Act of 2004 | Education | 2004-03-02 | 2004-03-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] | ME | R | S000663 | 0 | Community College Teacher Preparation Enhancement Act of 2004 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a teacher training enhancement program. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to eligible entities for teacher training or preparation. Includes among eligible entities: (1) statewide boards with jurisdiction over community colleges and four-year institutions of higher education (IHEs); (2) partnerships between statewide boards with jurisdiction over community colleges and statewide boards with jurisdiction over four-year IHEs; (3) partnerships between community colleges and four-year IHEs; or (4) community colleges offering teacher preparation programs that provide all, or a significant portion of, teacher training, postbaccalaureate certification, and professional development. Gives priority to proposals for using grants for: (1) teacher preparation in geographic areas with shortages of highly qualified teachers; (2) preparing teachers in kindergarten through grade 12 subject content areas that have a shortage of highly qualified teachers; (3) innovative programs to address teacher training or teacher preparation; (4) outreach into secondary schools; or (5) plans to disseminate information. Requires grantees to use grant funds for at least one of specified mandatory uses. Sets forth permissive uses of grants. | 2023-01-15T10:47:53Z | |
| 108-s-2150 | 108 | s | 2150 | A bill to promote better health for young people through Federal matching awards for physical education programs of excellence, and for other purposes. | Education | 2004-03-01 | 2004-03-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] | FL | D | N000032 | 0 | Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to provide matching awards to maintain eligible schools' high quality physical education programs. Requires the Secretary and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study and report to Congress on the effectiveness of school-based physical education programs in promoting health and well-being, and in preventing obesity, in children. Requires State report cards to include the numbers and percentages of elementary schools, middle schools, and secondary schools in the State that provide physical education programs. | 2023-01-15T10:47:54Z | |
| 108-hconres-373 | 108 | hconres | 373 | Expressing the sense of Congress that Kids Love a Mystery is a program that promotes literacy and should be encouraged. | Education | 2004-02-26 | 2004-03-11 | Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 2 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Declares the sense of Congress that: (1) Kids Love a Mystery is a program that helps promote literacy and reading and should be supported and encouraged; and (2) the President should issue a proclamation encouraging the people of the United States and interested groups to promote Kids Love a Mystery with appropriate programs and activities. | 2023-01-15T10:18:08Z | |
| 108-hr-3795 | 108 | hr | 3795 | To amend the Impact Aid program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve the distribution of school construction payments to better meet the needs of military and Indian land school districts. | Education | 2004-02-11 | 2004-03-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] | NE | R | T000459 | 25 | Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to revise impact aid program provisions for distribution of school construction payments, and of school facility emergency and modernization grants, to local educational agencies impacted by military dependent children or by children residing on Indian lands. | 2023-01-15T09:47:46Z | |
| 108-hr-3802 | 108 | hr | 3802 | Mandatory IDEA Full Funding Compromise Act | Education | 2004-02-11 | 2004-03-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Bass, Charles F. [R-NH-2] | NH | R | B000220 | 72 | Mandatory IDEA Full-Funding Act - Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to revise and reauthorize part B programs of education of all children with disabilities. Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for part B for FY 2005 through 2011 and thereafter. (Provides phased-in increases of funding designed to reach a promised 40 percent Federal share of funding by FY 2011.) Makes appropriations in specified amounts for part B for FY 2005 through 2011 and thereafter. Provides an exception to local educational agency (LEA) maintenance of effort requirements under part B.Repeals certain provisions relating to LEA treatment of Federal funds as local funds under part B. | 2023-01-15T09:47:46Z | |
| 108-hr-3781 | 108 | hr | 3781 | Assisting America's Rural Schools Act | Education | 2004-02-06 | 2004-03-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2] | NV | R | G000152 | 6 | Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to permit rural local educational agencies to defer the application of certain requirements relating to the employment of highly qualified teachers. Allows such deferral for a one-year period beginning with: (1) their employment as middle or secondary school teachers, for teachers new to the profession; or (2) their teaching an academic subject they have not previously taught, for middle or secondary school not new to the profession. | 2023-01-15T09:47:46Z |
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