WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: School personnel

S. 3520, The Josh Miller HEARTS Act

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3520 would establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in elementary and secondary schools....

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S. 3378, The Safety for Our Schoolchildren Act of 2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3378 would require all public school employees and those employed in connection with a public school to receive FBI background checks prior to being hired....

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S. 3364, The Increased Student Achievement Through Increased Student Support Act

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3364 would increase the recruitment and retention of school counselors, school social workers, and school psychologists by low-income local educational agencies....

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H.R. 6654, The Increased Student Achievement Through Increased Student Support Act

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6654 would increase the recruitment and retention of school counselors, school social workers, and school psychologists by low-income local educational agencies....

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H.R. 6402, The Increasing Student Achievement through School Attendance Act

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6402 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish grants to increase student attendance....

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H.R. 6292, The Parents' Right to Know Improvement Act

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6292 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require local educational agencies to provide to parents, on request, information regarding the professional qualifications of their child's specialized instructional support persons....

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H.R. 5900, The Schools in Homeland Security Planning Act of 2008

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5900 would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require, as a condition of receipt of certain State homeland security grants, that a State include a representative of the State department of education in homeland security decision-making bodies of the State....

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S. 2894, The Private Student Loan Transparency and Improvement Act of 2007

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2894 would establish requirements for private lenders to protect student borrowers receiving private educational loans....

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H.R. 5658, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $5273.84

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5658 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2009....

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H.R. 4894, The Educational Immunity Act of 2005

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4894 would provide liability protection in Federal court for educators and school administrators who are working within the scope of their employment....

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H.R. 4926, The Josh Miller HEARTS Act - Cost per Average Family: $2.13

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4926 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools....

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S. 2360, The Student Protection Act

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2360 would develop a national system of oversight of States for sexual misconduct in the elementary and secondary school system....

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H.R. 4159, The Simplified USA Tax Act of 2007

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4159 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restructure and replace the income tax system of the United States to meet national priorities....

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H.R. 4057, The Teacher Tax Deduction Enhancement Act of 2007

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4057 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers....

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S. 2189, The Student Bill of Rights

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2189 would provide for educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems....

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S. 2066, The Back to School: Improving Standards for Nutrition and Physical Education in Schools Act of 2007

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2066 would establish nutrition and physical education standards for schools....

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H.R. 3523, The I LEAD Act of 2007

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3523 would develop a generation of school leaders who are committed to, and effective in, increasing student achievement and it would ensure that all low-income, under-performing schools are led by effective school leaders who are well-prepared to foster student success....

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H.R. 3441, The Instructional Leadership Act of 2007

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3441 would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize competitive grants to train school principals in instructional leadership skills and to promote the incorporation of standards of instructional leadership into State-level principal certification or licensure....

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H.R. 3430, The Mental Health in Schools Act of 2007

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3430 would amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs....

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H.R. 3291, The Student and Teacher Safety Act of 2007

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3291 would protect students and teachers....

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H.R. 3290, The School Environment Protection Act of 2007

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3290 would amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to require local educational agencies and schools to implement integrated pest management systems to minimize the use of pesticides in schools and to provide parents, guardians, and employees with notice of the use of pesticides in schools....

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H.R. 2864, The SKILLs Act

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2864 would amend the provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding school library media specialists....

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S. 1699, The SKILLs Act

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1699 would amend the provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding school library media specialists....

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S. 1642, The Higher Education Amendments of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $508.88

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1642 would extend the authorization of programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965....

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H.R. 2677, The IMPACT Act

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2677 would establish grants to provide health services for improved nutrition, increased physical activity, obesity and eating disorder prevention....

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