I 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1313 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 4, 2009 Mr. Petri (for himself and Ms. Matsui) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 so that any local educational agency receiving funding under part A of title I of such Act or public charter school is eligible for a Troops to Teachers participant.

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Short title

This act may be cited as the Troops to Teachers Improvement Act of 2009.

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Participation agreement and financial assistance under troops to teachers program

Section 2304(a)(1)(B) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6674(a)(B)) is amended by striking high-need local educational agency or public charter school, as such terms are defined in section 2101 and inserting local educational agency receiving funding under part A of title I or public charter school (as such term is defined in section 2102).

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Effective date

The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.