3.0.0 608 2023-01-15T22:48:18Z 2023-01-15T22:48:18Z Senate S S 2003-03-12 108 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-03-13T00:40:40Z 2003-03-12 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3627-3631) IntroReferral 2003-03-12 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3626-3627) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-03-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. N K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2003-03-12 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2003-03-31 False Education Academic performance Congress Congressional reporting requirements Curricula Disabled Economics and Public Finance Educational accountability Educational planning Educational research Elementary and secondary education Elementary education English language Families Federal aid to education Government Operations and Politics Higher education Housing and Community Development Labor and Employment Mentoring Parent-school relationships Recruiting of employees Rural education Scholarships School administration School districts Secondary education Self-help devices for the disabled Special education Teacher education Teacher supply and demand Teachers Teaching Urban affairs Urban education Education 00 2003-03-12 Introduced in Senate 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Revises and renames provisions for State program improvement grants as State Personnel and Professional Development Grants. Directs the Secretary of Education to allot such grants to State educational agencies to assist them, and their local educational agencies (LEAs) and their partners (including institutions of higher education and other entities), to support and improve their systems of personnel preparation and professional development for SEs in order to improve results for children with disabilities.

Authorizes the Secretary to make competitive grant and contract awards to eligible entities (partnerships of LEAs and institutions of higher education with State-approved SE personnel programs, and additional entities) to develop professional development partnerships (PDPs) between such entities and elementary or secondary schools. Requires PDPs to use such grants to: (1) develop preservice teacher education for SEs; or (2) create or support professional development schools that provide specified services. Authorizes the Secretary to make competitive grant and contract awards to eligible entities (partnerships of LEAs and State-approved SE personnel preparation programs, and additional entities) to provide professional development, leadership training, and collaborative opportunities for general educators to ensure they have skills and knowledge to meet the needs of, and improve results for, children with disabilities.

Revises requirements: (1) for personnel preparation to improve services and results for children with disabilities; and (2) to benefit children with high-incidence disabilities to include those with emotional or behavioral disorders.]]>

Personnel Excellence for Students with Disabilities Act Display Title Personnel Excellence for Students with Disabilities Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for personnel preparation, enhanced support and training for beginning special educators, and professional development of special educators, general educators, and early intervention personnel. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Personnel Excellence for Students with Disabilities Act Introduced in Senate 2003-03-12T05:00:00Z 2003-03-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3627-3631) 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.