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S. 2340: Capacity to Learn for All Students and Schools Act

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S. 2340: Capacity to Learn for All Students and Schools Act

108th Congress · introduced 2004-04-22 · Education · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4319-4327)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2004-04-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4319-4327) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Capacity to Learn for All Students and Schools Act

Plain summary

Capacity to Learn for All Students and Schools Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to reauthorize and revise title II provisions for teacher quality enhancement, including: (1) part A, teacher quality enhancement grants for States and partnerships; and (2) part B, preparing tomorrow's teachers to use technology. Establishes a title II part C program of centers of excellence for teachers. Revises II-A State grant, partnership grant, and recruitment grant requirements to include provisions relating to: (1) exemplary teachers and highly qualified teachers as these are defined under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; (2) professional development; (3) parental involvement; (4) high-need schools and local educational agencies; and (5) scientifically-based research. Revises accountability and evaluation. Revises II-B to require equitable distribution of grant and contract awards. Includes among permissible uses of funds teacher preparation in: (1) use and application of universally designed technologies and of assistive technology devices and services; and (2) maximizing access for students with disabilities to participate in the general education curriculum through use of such technology. Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to eligible institutions to establish centers for excellence, under II-C, to ensure that current and future teachers are highly qualified.

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Official text

Capacity to Learn for All Students and Schools Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · 3 cosponsors

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Jack Reed (D-RI)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-s2340 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108