Professional Development for Educators Act of 2013
Latest action · Mar 4, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedMar 4, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Professional Development for Educators Act of 2013 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to direct the Secretary of Education to allot grants to states and, through them, award or allot subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to provide professional development to educators.
Makes each state's allotment equivalent to its share of school improvement funds under part A of title I of the ESEA.
Requires states to use a portion of their allotment to:
- establish the criteria for quality professional development activities, which must include the requirement that those activities are regularly assessed on the basis of their impact on teacher effectiveness and student achievement;
- design and implement methods for evaluating quality professional development activities;
- make recommendations for improving those activities;
- design and maintain an electronic, searchable, statewide registry of quality professional development activities;
- hire regional professional development coordinators to work as liaisons between the state and LEAs regarding those activities;
- evaluate professional development activities; and
- submit annual reports to the Secretary regarding the progress they make under the grant program.
Requires LEAs to use their subgrants to: (1) inform their states of quality professional development activities that are available for inclusion in the statewide registry; and (2) dedicate at least 25% of each subgrant to quality professional development activities that involve science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and career and technical education.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 18, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Sep 18, 2013 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Mar 4, 2013 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 4, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Mar 4, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7995 | Mark Begich D-AK | Nov 13, 2013 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 by establishing a program to provide professional development activities for educators, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Professional Development for Educators Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 4, 2013Introduced in Senate
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