Keeping Our Education Promise to America's Children Act of 2004

Summary

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).

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Timeline

1. 22 July 2004

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 22 July 2004

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 22 July 2004

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 7 September 2004

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 22 July 2004 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 22 July 2004

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 22 July 2004

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 22 July 2004

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Sponsors

• Rep. John, Christopher [D-LA-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Davis, Artur [D-AL-7] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsed00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Federal Fair Accountability Includes Resources Act of 2003