Key Votes
HR 2211 - Ready to Teach Act of 2003 - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Joe Baca, Sr. voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.
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Legislation - Bill Sent To Committee (Senate) - July 10, 2003
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (404-17) - July 9, 2003 (Key vote)
Title: Ready to Teach Act of 2003
A vote to pass a bill that would improve the quality of the teachers in every classroom by using grants to fund preparation, training, and recruitment programs for teachers.
- Authorizing three types of teacher training grants of $300 million a year from fiscal year 2004 to fiscal year 2008.
- These grants include state grants to ensure proper preparation for teachers, partnership grants to allow a collaboration of groups to train teachers, and recruitment grants to enlist high-quality teachers.
- Institutions that serve minorities will be required to set up "centers of excellence" to train and recruit teachers.
- Extra measures to gauge the effectiveness of the grant-funded programs will be taken, including additional reporting requirements and accountability on the part of the participating states.
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- John A. Boehner (OH - R)
- John H. 'Johnny' Isakson (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Howard P. 'Buck' McKeon (CA - R)
- Patrick J. 'Pat' Tiberi (OH - R)
- Addison Graves 'Joe' Wilson Sr. (SC - R)
