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S. 564 (106th)

Class Size Reduction and Teacher Quality Act of 1999

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Introduced

8 March 1999

Last action

9 March 1999 · Calendars

Status

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 32.

Sponsors

Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Robb, Charles S. [D-VA], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN], Sen. Kerrey, J. Robert [D-NE], Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. Bryan, Richard H. [D-NV], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]

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. 8 March 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

    Source: Calendars

  2. 8 March 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

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  3. 9 March 1999

    Calendars

    Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 32.

    Source: Calendars

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  • Placed on Calendar Senate (text)

    Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 9 March 1999

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    Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 9 March 1999

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