US Congress Senate Bill 1248 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 25 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-25 - 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]

Elevating Educator Preparation Through Innovation Act of 2017 This bill amends title II (Teacher Quality Enhancement) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise provisions related to the Teacher Quality Partnership grant program. Specifically, the bill: modifies requirements regarding which types of entities must, or may, be included in a grant-eligible partnership; eliminates the requirement that a teaching residency program must culminate in the attainment of a master's degree; and expands the purposes for which grant funds may be used.

Elevating Educator Preparation Through Innovation Act of 2017

Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT]

Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]

Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]

Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-25	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

SB3340 (Related) 2018-08-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1248/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1248/BILLS-115s1248is.pdf