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H.R. 1623 (106th)

Class Size Reduction and Teacher Quality Act of 1999

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Introduced

29 April 1999

Last action

29 April 1999 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Sponsors

Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31], Rep. Clayton, Eva M. [D-NC-1], Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1], Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2], Rep. Sawyer, Tom [D-OH-14], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Borski, Robert A. [D-PA-3], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Barrett, Thomas M. [D-WI-5], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Rep. Maloney, James H. [D-CT-5], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Weygand, Robert A. [D-RI-2], Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]

Subjects

Education

Source updated

20 August 2025

Education

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Summary

Class Size Reduction and Teacher Quality Act of 1999 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a grants program to help States and local educational agencies recruit, train, and hire 100,000 additional teachers over a seven-year period in order to: (1) reduce class sizes nationally, in grades one through three, to an average of 18 students per classroom; and (2) improve teaching in the early grades so that all students can learn to read independently and well by the end of the third grade. Authorizes appropriations. Sets forth program requirements for: (1) allotments to States; (2) within-State allocations;(3) local uses of funds; and (4) cost-sharing.

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Timeline

  1. 29 April 1999

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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  2. 29 April 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 29 April 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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