HR 3373 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

STEM Education Innovation Act of 2011

Introduced Nov 4, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Michael M. Honda D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Nov 4, 2011 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedNov 4, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

STEM Education Innovation Act of 2011 - Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to establish the Office of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education within the Department of Education to administer STEM education.

Directs the Office of STEM Education to conduct an independent evaluation of the Department's STEM Education programs at least once every five years.

Establishes an Education Innovation Project within the Department to pursue breakthrough research and development in educational technology, and facilitate the effective use of that technology to improve student achievement.

Directs the Office of STEM Education to award competitive matching grants to consortia of state-based STEM stakeholders that enable each of them to establish a state consortium on STEM education.

Require each consortium to: (1) promote STEM education research and best practices; (2) address deficiencies in state STEM education efforts and communicate state needs to the federal government; (3) support the implementation of rigorous common content standards in mathematics and science education, and the development of innovative STEM assessments based on those standards; (4) promote and develop curriculum tools and training for in-service STEM teachers; (5) develop STEM Career Awareness Programs; and (6) develop STEM-related workforce education and training programs.

Cosponsors 24

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 4, 2011 to Feb 27, 2012, with 19 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalNov 4, 2011
D-NCDavid E. PriceOriginalNov 4, 2011
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalNov 4, 2011
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalNov 4, 2011
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalNov 4, 2011
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalNov 4, 2011
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalNov 4, 2011
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalNov 4, 2011
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalNov 4, 2011
D-COJared PolisOriginalNov 4, 2011
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalNov 4, 2011
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalNov 4, 2011
D-CALaura RichardsonOriginalNov 4, 2011
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloOriginalNov 4, 2011
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalNov 4, 2011
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 4, 2011Introduced in House
  2. Nov 4, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  3. Nov 4, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2006-2007)

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

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  1. Nov 4, 2011Introduced in House

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