US Congress House Bill 3790 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19)
Status: Introduced on October 21 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

DISTANCE Act Diversity in Science Technology and Nurturing Capable Educators Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Department of Education (ED) to award competitive merit-based scholarships to students who are pursuing bachelor's degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) with concurrent certification as kindergarten, elementary, and secondary school teachers. It requires scholarship recipients to work for at least five academic years as a full-time STEM teacher at a public or private kindergarten or elementary or secondary school during the seven-year period beginning within one year after they complete their studies. It awards scholarships for one academic year of study at a time, but makes them renewable on an annual basis if their recipients meet certain measures of academic progress. Scholarship recipients may enter into agreements with ED that provide them with a bonus in exchange for performing their service in a high-need local educational agency for a period equivalent to the period for which they receive the bonus. This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize ED to award competitive matching grants to up to 50 institutions of higher education to establish, strengthen, and operate four-year undergraduate degree programs that enable students to concurrently: (1) earn a STEM bachelor's degree; and (2) be certified to teach kindergarten, elementary, or secondary school. It awards those grants one fiscal year at a time, but makes them renewable on an annual basis for up to five years.

DISTANCE Act Diversity in Science Technology and Nurturing Capable Educators Act

Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]
Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]
Rep. Mark Takai [D-HI]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]
Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
2015-10-21	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2015-10-21	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3790/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3790/BILLS-114hr3790ih.pdf