United States · Bill · S
S. 2496 (110th)
Enhancing Teaching Standards and License Portability Act of 2007
Introduced
18 December 2007
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S15915-15916)
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Summary
Enhancing Teaching Standards and License Portability Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award a competitive grant to a partnership between an organization representing state educational agency administrators and one or more independent professional organizations that have teacher preparation, licensure, and assessment expertise to: (1) enhance kindergarten through grade 12 teaching standards; (2) develop performance-based teaching assessments that are linked to such standards and can be used for licensing; and (3) provide technical assistance and matching subgrants to states to adopt such teaching standards and assessments, align their licensing systems to such standards, and facilitate teacher license portability across the states.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 18 December 2007
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 18 December 2007
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 18 December 2007
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-bill/2496
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/2496