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H.R. 2865 (106th)

Universal Pre-Kindergarten and Early Childhood Education Act of 1999

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Introduced

14 September 1999

Last action

14 September 1999 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Sponsors

Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12], Nancy Pelosi, Barbara Lee, EDDIE JOHNSON, Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16], Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19], Rep. Clayton, Eva M. [D-NC-1], Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4]

Subjects

Education

Source updated

20 August 2025

Education

Summary

Universal Pre-Kindergarten and Early Childhood Education Act of 1999 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include, among authorized uses of grant funds for community learning center programs, the planning, implementing, or expanding of pre-kindergarten curricula and classes for students four years of age or younger. Requires such pre-kindergarten programs to be taught by teachers who possess qualifications equivalent or similar to those of teachers of other grades in the school involved.

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Timeline

  1. 14 September 1999

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 14 September 1999

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1873-1874)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 14 September 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 14 September 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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