Supporting Future Educators Act of 2017
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jul 13, 2017)
Supporting Future Educators Act of 2017
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to establish the Strengthen-Our-Schools Grant Program, which shall award competitive, renewable five-year grants to local education agencies to fund:
- teaching residency programs, including distance-learning facilities or infrastructure, mentor teacher incentives, resident salaries, and resident tuition;
- additional credit requirements for a teacher to become licensed in a second subject area or earn an additional qualification that meets a specific need of the school;
- additional credit requirements needed to qualify teachers to teach dual or concurrent enrollment programs; and
- housing supplements or special housing programs to support prospective teachers in high-need districts.
Not less than 10% of available grant funds shall be directed to programs that address teacher shortages in rural school districts.
ED must create a national database of qualified mentor teachers who can provide student-teacher supervision to participants in teacher preparation programs.
What just happenedJul 13, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateJul 13, 2017
- Jul 13, 2017IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Jul 13, 2017IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate