US SB1157 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on April 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Establishes several new grant programs for students who are training at institutions of higher education to become educators in rural schools and provides additional federal student loan forgiveness for rural educators. Specifically, the Department of Education (ED) must award undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships to students who are studying to become educators in rural schools and who agree to serve such schools for three or more years. ED may also award grants to eligible educational agencies for the purpose of (1) reimbursing eligible rural educators for out-of-pocket costs associated with obtaining national board certification, and (2) increasing annual compensation for eligible rural educators who have become certified. In addition, a teacher who is employed for five consecutive years in a rural school shall be eligible for up to $17,500 in federal student loan forgiveness.
Title
REST Act Rural Educator Support and Training Act
Sponsors
Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] | Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA] | Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-04-11 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
SB1161 (Related) 2019-04-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Subjects
Education
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Indian social and development programs
Licensing and registrations
Minority education
Rural conditions and development
School administration
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Indian social and development programs
Licensing and registrations
Minority education
Rural conditions and development
School administration
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1157/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1157/BILLS-116s1157is.pdf |