US SB579 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on February 27 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 27 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Directs the Department of Education to award grants for local educational agencies in high-poverty school districts to reduce class sizes in the early elementary grades (kindergarten through third grade) by recruiting, training, and hiring qualified teachers.
Title
Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] |
| Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-27 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Subjects
Academic performance and assessments
Congressional oversight
Education
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
Minority employment
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Worker safety and health
Congressional oversight
Education
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
Minority employment
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Worker safety and health
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/579/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s579/BILLS-116s579is.pdf |
