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Jeff Bingaman: “the amendment that is to be voted on next is one I offered which takes the $275 million per year that is the estimated…”

On the recordMarch 1, 2000
the amendment that is to be voted on next is one I offered which takes the $275 million per year that is the estimated cost of this underlying bill with the tax provisions and it devotes that $275 million to assisting States to hold local school districts accountable to upgrade standards. It is an accountability amendment. Presently, most of the States in the country have established performance standards for their schools and their students but we have no accountability provisions that are adequate for them to meet those standards. This amendment tries to solve that. It gives the resources to the States so they can solve that. I believe it is a very good amendment and it is something we all ought to support. I urge my colleagues to support the amendment.
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Jeff Bingaman
Democratic · New Mexico
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Discussing an amendment to allocate funds for school accountability standards.

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