[House Report 108-189]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



108th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    108-189
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   PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 438, TEACHER RECRUITMENT AND 
                         RETENTION ACT OF 2003

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July 8, 2003.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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   Mr. Sessions, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 309]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 309, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 438, the 
Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act of 2003, under a modified 
closed rule. The rule provides one hour of general debate 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill.
    The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce now printed in the bill shall be considered as an 
original bill for the purpose of amendment and shall be 
considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against 
the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
    The rule makes in order the amendment printed in this 
report if offered by Representative George Miller of California 
or his designee, which shall be considered as read, shall be 
debatable for ten minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent and shall not be subject to a demand 
for a division of the question in the House or in the Committee 
of the Whole.
    Finally the rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions.

                            COMMITTEE VOTES

    Pursuant to clause 3(b) of House rule XIII the results of 
each record vote on an amendment or motion to report, together 
with the names of those voting for and against, are printed 
below:

Rules Committee record vote No. 152

    Date: July 8, 2003.
    Measure: H.R. 438--Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act of 
2003.
    Motion by: Mrs. Slaughter.
    Summary of motion: To grant an open rule.
    Results: Defeated 2-7.
    Vote by Members: Linder--Nay; Pryce--Nay; Hastings (WA)--
Nay; Myrick--Nay; Sessions--Nay; Reynolds--Nay; Slaughter--Yea; 
McGovern--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 153

    Date: July 8, 2003.
    Measure: H.R. 438--Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act of 
2003.
    Motion by: Mrs. Slaughter.
    Summary of motion: To make in order the three amendments 
offered by Representative Becerra.
    Results: Defeated 2-7.
    Vote by Members: Linder--Nay; Pryce--Nay; Hastings (WA)--
Nay; Myrick--Nay; Sessions--Nay; Reynolds--Nay; Slaughter--Yea; 
McGovern--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 154

    Date: July 8, 2003.
    Measure: H.R. 438--Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act of 
2003.
    Motion by: Mr. McGovern.
    Summary of motion: To make in order the amendment offered 
by Representative Tierney which expands teacher eligibility for 
$17,500 in loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers, Early Head 
Start teachers and pre-kindergarten teachers in programs that 
serve children of which at least 60 percent of whom are 
eligible to participate in Head Start of Early Head Start 
program. Only new borrowers as of FY03 would be eligible for 
this loan forgiveness.
    Results: Defeated 2-7.
    Vote by Members: Linder--Nay; Pryce--Nay; Hastings (WA)--
Nay; Myrick--Nay; Sessions--Nay; Reynolds--Nay; Slaughter--Yea; 
McGovern--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

           SUMMARY OF AMENDMENT MADE IN ORDER UNDER THE RULE

    (Summary derived from information provided by amendment 
sponsors.)
    Miller, George (CA)/Boehner: Expands teacher eligibility 
for $17,500 in loan forgiveness to reading teachers who have 
obtained a separate State credential in reading. (10 minutes)

             TEXT OF AMENDMENT MADE IN ORDER UNDER THE RULE

  Page 2, line 24, strike ``and''; on page 3, line 24, strike 
the period and insert ``; and'' and after such line insert the 
following:
                          ``(iii) an elementary or secondary 
                        school teacher who primarily teaches 
                        reading and--
                                  ``(I) who meets the 
                                requirements of subsection (b), 
                                subject to subparagraph (D) of 
                                this paragraph;
                                  ``(II) who has obtained a 
                                separate reading instruction 
                                credential from the State in 
                                which the teacher is employed; 
                                and
                                  ``(III) who is certified by 
                                the chief administrative 
                                officer of the public or 
                                nonprofit private elementary or 
                                secondary school in which the 
                                borrower is employed to teach 
                                reading--
                                          ``(aa) as being 
                                        proficient in teaching 
                                        the essential 
                                        components of reading 
                                        instruction as defined 
                                        in section 1208 of the 
                                        Elementary and 
                                        Secondary Education Act 
                                        of 1965; and
                                          ``(bb) as having such 
                                        credential.
  Page 6, line 18, strike ``and''; on page 7, line 17, strike 
the period and insert ``; and'' and after such line insert the 
following:
                          ``(iii) an elementary or secondary 
                        school teacher who primarily teaches 
                        reading and--
                                  ``(I) who meets the 
                                requirements of subsection (b), 
                                subject to subparagraph (D) of 
                                this paragraph;
                                  ``(II) who has obtained a 
                                separate reading instruction 
                                credential from the State in 
                                which the teacher is employed; 
                                and
                                  ``(III) who is certified by 
                                the chief administrative 
                                officer of the public or 
                                nonprofit private elementary or 
                                secondary school in which the 
                                borrower is employed to teach 
                                reading--
                                          ``(aa) as being 
                                        proficient in teaching 
                                        the essential 
                                        components of reading 
                                        instruction as defined 
                                        in section 1208 of the 
                                        Elementary and 
                                        Secondary Education Act 
                                        of 1965; and
                                          ``(bb) as having such 
                                        credential.

                                
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