School Administrators Recruitment and Retention Act of 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.
Congressional Research Service
Official summary
Version 00 · Introduced in House · Aug 5, 1999
School Administrators Recruitment and Retention Act of 1999 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to recruit and retain qualified elementary and secondary school administrators.Requires applicant LEAs to demonstrate a need to recruit and retain such administrators. Requires each grant award to be of sufficient size to enable a grantee to develop incentive programs to recruit and retain such administrators.Allows LEAs to use such grant funds to develop incentive programs to recruit and retain such administrators, including: (1) salary increases; (2) assistance to pay graduate school tuition and training expenses; (3) reimbursement for relocation expenses; and (4) professional development activities that enable school administrators to be effective school leaders preparing students to meet challenging State content and student performance standards.Authorizes appropriations.
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