Teachers and School LEADERS Act
Latest action · Feb 13, 2019 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.
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Teachers and School Leaders need Education And Development to be Empowered Resources in Schools Act or the Teachers and School LEADERS Act
This bill revises the Teacher Quality Partnership Grant Program, which provides training and professional development opportunities for prospective and new teachers through partnerships between (1) high-need school districts, schools, or early childhood education programs; and (2) institutions of higher education. The bill expands the grant program to include training and professional development opportunities for principals and other school leaders. In addition, the bill expands the types of entities that may join the partnerships and obtain grant funding to include entities that are nonprofit educational organizations or entities operating programs that provide alternative routes to state certification of teachers or school leaders.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 13, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Feb 13, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 752 | PREP Act of 2019 | Related bill | Mar 12, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Academic performance and assessments
- Congressional oversight
- Disability and paralysis
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Education programs funding
- Educational technology and distance education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employment and training programs
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Government studies and investigations
- Higher education
- Licensing and registrations
- Minority employment
- Performance measurement
- Preschool education
- School administration
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Wages and earnings
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2019Introduced in Senate
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