H.R. 4002: No Qualified Teacher Left Behind Act of 2004
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H.R. 4002: No Qualified Teacher Left Behind Act of 2004
108th Congress · introduced 2004-03-18 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-03-18 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
No Qualified Teacher Left Behind Act of 2004
Plain summary
No Qualified Teacher Left Behind Act of 2004 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) with respect to teacher qualifications. Revises the definition of highly qualified teacher, in the case of middle or secondary school teachers who are new to the profession. Includes consideration of any professional development being pursued, in determining such qualifications for elementary, middle, or secondary school teachers who are not new to the profession. Provides for rural school districts: (1) an extension of a deadline for having highly qualified teachers; and (2) an authorization of additional appropriations for grants for teacher recruitment, retention, and professional development. Revises requirements for qualified teachers under ESEA title I part A (I-A) programs for disadvantaged students to: (1) apply only to teachers of core subjects; and (2) eliminate reference to the proportion of inexperienced teachers. Requires all ESEA grantees, whether under I-A or not, to meet specified qualification deadlines for all teachers of core subjects whom they employ.
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Official text
No Qualified Teacher Left Behind Act of 2004
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2] · 1 cosponsors
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- Authorization
- A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr4002.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>
Record fed-us-cong108-hr4002 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108