HR 711 · 110th Congress · Education

Troops to Teachers Improvement Act of 2007

Introduced 2007-01-29· Sponsored by Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6]· House

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.(2007-05-18)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Troops to Teachers Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 with respect to the Troops-to-Teachers program (which provides armed forces veterans with teacher certification stipends in exchange for three years of service in a high-need local educational agency (LEA) or public charter school). Allows a program participant, if a high-need LEA or public charter school is not located within 50 miles of his or her residence, to teach within an LEA or at a public charter school: (1) experiencing a shortage of highly qualified teachers, especially in science, mathematics, special education, or vocational or technical education; or (2) receiving grant funds because of concentrations of children from low-income families.…

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Cosponsors (20)

11 Democrats9 Republicans
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5]CA
Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]TX
Rep. Rehberg, Dennis R. [R-MT-At Large]MT
Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]MI
Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3]KS
Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1]PA
Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]TX
Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2]KY
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]TN
Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11]MI
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]OR
Rep. Drake, Thelma D. [R-VA-2]VA
Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3]FL
Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11]GA
Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9]NC
Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]MN
Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2]NC
Rep. Hare, Phil [D-IL-17]IL
Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]TX
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]MD