HB4

**House of Representatives** - HB4


 * Sponsors **- **TPegram**, Tennessee Republican- ATurle, Hawaii, Republican


 * Issue Category and Bill Title ** - Education - Education For Everyone


 * Purpose **- Our bill is trying to reduce class size and hire more qualified teachers across the nation. It will help students get a better education to have a more successful life.


 * Eligibility: ** Our bill will apply to teachers, schools, students, parents, and any other people who attend school, work at schools, or have children in school.


 * Terms and Benefits: ** We will increase taxes and set aside federal money to help pay for our bill. First, we will make classes smaller to help students focus more on their school work. Then, we will bring in highly qualified teachers to help teach the students. By doing this, each student will get a better education in elementary school, middle school, high school, and also college. They will get lifelong learning skills, and it will help them retain academic achievement throught the time that they are in school. The teacher will be able to work one-on-one with each student to ensure that they are developing and learning at all times. Our bill will also benefit the teachers involved because many more teachers will be getting rewarding jobs, which will improve the economy. The schools involved will benefit because students' test scores will improve and that will help them get more students.


 * Fiscal Impact: ** Our bill will probably be very costly. I would estimate about $20,000,000, annually. The taxes will cost Americans about $10,000,000, and we will need about $10,000,000 from the federal government to move forward with this bill. This money will be used to pay all of the new teachers and give them the proper learning tools to educate the students.

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