Educator Preparation Reform Act
Latest action · Dec 17, 2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8795-8796)
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.
- IntroducedDec 17, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Educator Preparation Reform Act
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to add as purposes of teacher quality partnership grants: (1) recruiting profession ready individuals, including minorities and individuals from other occupations, as teachers, principals, and other educators; and (2) meeting the staffing needs of high-need local education agencies and high-need schools through close partnerships with educator preparation programs within institutions of higher education.
An eligible partnership that receives a partnership grant shall use grant funds to carry out a program for the pre-baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate preparation of teachers, a teaching residency program (as in current law) or a principal residency program, or a combination of such programs.
An eligible partnership carrying out a principal residency program must perform specified activities for high-need schools.
The bill revises requirements for teacher residency programs and prescribes requirements for the establishment of principal residency programs.
An eligible partnership that receives a partnership grant may carry out, instead of a leadership development program, effective educator development programs for other educators besides teachers and principals.
The bill revises requirements for state reporting on the quality of teacher preparation.
As a condition for receiving funds under this Act or under title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, a state must conduct an assessment to identify at-risk (as well as low-performing) teacher preparation programs.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 17, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Dec 17, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Dec 17, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8795-8796)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4471 | Educator Preparation Reform Act | Identical bill | Mar 23, 2016 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Academic performance and assessments
- Education
- Education programs funding
- Educational technology and distance education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employee performance
- Higher education
- Minority education
- Minority employment
- Performance measurement
- School administration
- Special education
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2015Introduced in Senate
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