Excellence in Education Act of 1999

Summary

Excellence in Education Act of 1999 - Authorizes appropriations for a program of grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) for the construction of new public elementary school and secondary school facilities. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award such grants if the applicant LEAs: (1) reduce class and school sizes for their public elementary and secondary schools to specified limits for various grade levels; (2) terminate the practice of social promotion in their public schools; (3) require that students be subject to State achievement standards in the core curriculum at key transition points, to be determined by the State, for all kindergarten through grade 12 students; (4) use tests and other indicators, such as grades and teacher evaluations, to assess student performance in meeting State achievement standards; (5) provide remedial education for students who fail to meet State achievement standards, including tutoring, mentoring, summer programs, before-school programs, and after-school programs; and (6) provide equal matching funds from non-Federal sources.

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Timeline

1. 4 May 1999

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 4 May 1999

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 4 May 1999 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 4 May 1999

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 4 May 1999

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 4 May 1999

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Sponsors

• Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
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