3.0.0 2348 2023-01-15T16:18:33Z 2023-01-15T16:18:33Z House H HR 2003-06-05 108 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2003-06-30T19:56:45Z Referred to 2003-06-05T14:01:40Z 2003-06-30 hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. Committee 2003-06-05 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2003-06-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-06-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000533 Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] JOHN DUNCAN R TN J. 2 N S000364 Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-19] JOHN SHIMKUS R IL M. 19 2003-10-16 False B001238 Rep. Ballance, Frank W., Jr. [D-NC-1] Frank Ballance D NC W. 1 2003-10-16 False Education Economics and Public Finance Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Federal aid to education Mathematics Paraprofessional school personnel Rating of teachers Reading Secondary education Education 00 2003-06-05 Introduced in House 2003-09-02T20:29:08Z American ParaProfessional Learning Equity Act of 2003 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, to revise standards for some paraprofessionals by providing an alternative standard of quality applicable to those hired before January 8, 2002 (existing paraprofessionals, as opposed to new ones hired after such date).

Requires each local educational agency (LEA) receiving assistance under ESEA title I part A (I-A) to ensure that, by January 8, 2006, all such existing paraprofessionals working in I-A funded programs either have satisfied standards applicable to new paraprofessionals (as required for both groups under current law) or have met a rigorous standard of quality as demonstrated through an evaluation of: (1) performance of job duties that occur in the presence of students; and (2) knowledge of, and ability to assist in, instructing reading, writing, and mathematics (or readiness for these) at the grade level of the students to be instructed.

Requires each State educational agency (SEA) receiving I-A assistance to develop, by January 8, 2005, procedures and criteria for such evaluations. Requires each evaluation to be conducted by an employee of a different LEA than the one the paraprofessional works for, or by an SEA employee. Requires SEAs to train or approve each employee who conducts such evaluations.

]]> American ParaProfessional Learning Equity Act of 2003 Display Title American ParaProfessional Learning Equity Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding the rigorous standard of quality applicable to paraprofessionals hired before the date of enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced American ParaProfessional Learning Equity Act of 2003 Introduced in House 2003-06-05T04:00:00Z 2003-06-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.