Teacher Skills Enhancement Act

Summary

Teacher Skills Enhancement Act - Amends title V (Teacher Corps and Teacher Training Programs) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to add a Teacher Skills Enhancement Program. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make demonstration grants to States to pay the Federal share of the costs of school-based skills enhancement model programs designed to serve all elementary and secondary school teachers and administrators responsible for instructional leadership in a local educational agency on a system-wide basis. Directs the Secretary to assure that such grants are distributed among the States on the basis of population and geographic characteristics. Directs the Secretary to take into consideration the degree to which the State application was developed through consultation with teachers, administrators, teacher union representatives (where applicable), local educational agency personnel, faculty from institutions of higher education, and the educational regional resource center (where appropriate) serving the State. Sets forth requirements for State plans and for local applications. Sets forth the Federal and nonfederal share of the costs of such programs. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1993.

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Timeline

1. 5 February 1987

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 5 February 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 17 February 1987

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Education, Arts, Humanities.

   Source: Committee

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1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 5 February 1987

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Simon, Paul [D-IL-24] · D · Sponsor
• · sshr00 · Standing

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