America's Better Classroom Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-717
Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2003-02-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Apprenticeship
Building construction
Charitable contributions
Collection of accounts
Commerce
Community and school
Construction costs
Construction industries
Construction workers
Corporate philanthropy
Curricula
Depressed areas
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Education of the disadvantaged
Educational planning
Educational technology
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Employee selection
Enterprise zones
Families
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Government paperwork
Government procurement
Higher education
Income tax
Indian education
Infrastructure
Interest
Labor and Employment
Maintenance and repair
Minorities
Public schools
School buildings
School districts
Science, Technology, Communications
Secondary education
Skilled labor
Social Welfare
Tax credits
Tax returns
Tax-exempt securities
Teacher education
Vocational and technical education
Volunteer workers
Wages

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-12
text: America's Better Classroom Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide: (1) a limited credit for qualified public school modernization bonds; (2) for qualified school construction bonds and qualified zone academy bonds and establish limits and allocation formulas for such bonds; and (3) corporations, a limited specialized training center credit.
Amends the General Education Provisions Act to provide for the application of certain labor standards to projects financed under this Act.
Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to establish provisions concerning employment and training activities related to the construction or reconstruction of public school facilities.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
action_date: 2003-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
action_date: 2003-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E224)
action_date: 2003-02-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-02-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-02-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-02-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-12
text: Introduced in House