US Congress House Bill 4471 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Educator Preparation Reform Act

Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
2016-03-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
2016-02-04	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2016-02-04	House	Introduced in House

SB2419 (Same As) 2015-12-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8795-8796)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4471/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4471/BILLS-114hr4471ih.pdf