Educator Preparation Reform Act

S. 3295, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013: NIH (National Institutes of Health) funding, student aid Negotiated rulemaking, student loans and TEACH (Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education) Grants S. 3582/H.R. 6447, Educator Preparation Reform Act: entire bill H.R. 2902, Equal Access to Quality Education Act of 2011: entire bill H.R. 2902, Equal Access to Quality Education Act of 2011: entire bill H.R. 6412, Attracting the Best and Brightest Act of 2012: STEM education visa provisions H.R. 6429 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Jobs Act of 2012: STEM education visa provisions, entire bill S. 1250, GREAT (Gang Resistance Education and Training) Teachers and Principals Act: entire bill

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

S. 557 by SCHUMER (D-NY) Public Good IRA Rollover Act of 2011 S. 952 by DURBIN (D-IL) DREAM Act of 2011 S. 1102 by DURBIN (D-IL), FRANKEN (D-MN), WHITEHOUSE (D-RI) Fairness for Struggling Students Act of 2011 S. 2179 by WEBB (D-VA) Military and Veterans Education Reform Act of 2012 S. 2098 by WYDEN (D-OR) Student Right-to-Know Before You Go Act S. 2206 by LAUTENBERG (D-NJ) GI Educational Freedom Act of 2012 S. 2241 by MURRAY (D-WA) GI Bill Consumer Awareness Act of 2012 S. 2296 by HAGAN (D-NC) Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act S. 3244 by FRANKEN (D-MN) Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2012 S. 3267 by SCHUMER (D-NY) American Opportunity Tax Credit Permanence and Consolidation Act of 2012 S. 3412 by REID (D-NV) Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2012 S. 3452 by DURBIN (D-IL) Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2012 H.R. 8 by CAMP (R-MI) Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 S. 3582 by REED (D-RI) Educator Preparation Reform Act H.R. 2478 by ROSKAM (R-IL) a bill excluding amounts received by students at work colleges from gross income H.R. 4057 by BILIRAKIS (R-FL) Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act H.R. 4137 by JOHNSON (R-TX) Employer-Provided Education Assistance Act of 2012 H.R. 4390 by GRIJALVA (D-AZ) To amend the HEOA to restrict IHES from using revenues derived from federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing H.R. 5719 by RANGEL (D-NY) Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2012 H.R. 6135 by MILLER (D-CA) Transferring Credits for College Completion Act of 2012 H.R. 6447 by HONDA (D-CA) Educator Preparation Reform Act H.R. 6557 by WELCH (D-VT) To establish Higher Ed Regulatory Reform Task Force H.R. 6558 by WELCH (D-VT) Simplify the Process for Determining Need and Eligibility of Students for Financial Assistance under HEA H.R. 6674 by PETRI (R-WI) Earnings Contingent Education Loans Act of 2012

School reform: ESEA Reauthorization Act of 2011 (S. 3578), Student Success Act (H.R. 3989), Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act (H.R. 3990), Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act (H.R. 1891), State and Local Funding Flexibility Act (H.R. 2445), Success in the Middle Act (H.R. 1547/S. 833), Graduation Promise Act (H.R. 778/S. 1177), Statistical Teaching, Aptitude and Training Act (H.R. 1817), and Scholarships for Opportunity Results Act (H.R. 471/S. 206) School reform (cont.): Achievement through Prevention Act (S. 541), STAR Act (S. 959), Secondary School Reform Act (S. 1306), Education for Tomorrow's Jobs Act (H.R. 3154/S. 1686), Engaging Students through Service Learning Act (H.R. 5436), and Broadening Opportunities Through Education Act (H.R. 6434) Literacy: Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation (LEARN) Act (H.R. 2272/S. 929) and Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy program School leadership: School Principal Recruitment and Training Act (no bill #), Growing Education Achievement Training Academies for Teachers and Principals Act (S. 1250), Effective Teaching and Leading Act (S. 1674), Educator Preparation Reform Act (H.R. 6447/S. 3582) and School Leadership program School construction: Fix Americas Schools Today Act (H.R. 2948/S. 1597) and Rebuild America Act (S. 2252) Discrimination: Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 998/S. 555) School safety: Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act (H.R. 469), Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1381/S. 2020), School Safety Enhancements Act (S. 3693), Save Our Students Act (S. 3692), Safe Schools Improvement Act (H.R. 1648/S. 506), and gun violence prevention recommendations Rural education: Rural Education Achievement Program Reauthorization Act (S. 567) National Assistant Principals Week resolution (H. Res. 195) National Principals Month resolution (H. Res. 781/S. Res. 552) Education technology: Achievement through Technology and Innovation Act (S. 1178) and Enhancing Education through Technology program Common core state standards, ESEA waivers, high-stakes testing, graduation rates, school turnaround, growth models, multiple measures of student performance, IDEA, career and technical education, multi-tier system of supports, response to intervention, Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Race to the Top for districts, and student loans

Reauthorization of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Educator preparation issues). Reauthorization of Title II Higher Education Act (Educator preparation issues). Elementary and Secondary Education Reauthorization Act (as marked up in U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee October 20, 2011) The Educator Preparation Reform Act, S. 3582/H.R.6447 The Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act, H.R. 3990 The Student Success Act, H.R. 3989 Presidential Teacher Corps (not yet introduced in 112th Congress). Building the Teaching Profession Act of 2012 (not yet introduced in 112th Congress). Equal Access to Quality Education Act of 2011, H.R. 2902 Assuring Successful Students through Effective Teaching Act S. 1716 Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation (LEARN) Act, H.R. 2272/S. 929 Graduation Promise Act, H.R. 778/S. 1177 Secondary School Reform Act of 2011, S. 1306 The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, (DREAM Act) H.R. 1842/S. 952 Growing Education Achievement Training Academies for Teachers and Principals Act or GREAT Teachers and Principals Act, S. 1250 The STEM Education Opportunity Act (not yet introduced in 112th Congress) Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act, H.R. 2117/S. 1297 Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act, H.R. 1891 Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act , H.R. 2218 State and Local Funding Flexibility Act , H.R. 2445 Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments Act, S. 1571 Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act, S. 1566 Empowering Local Educational Decision Making Act of 2011, S. 1569 Teacher and Principal Improvement Act, S. 1567 Presidential Teaching Fellows (program in FY 13 Budget Request) Department of Education regulations for Institutional Eligibility Under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), gainful employment, definition of a credit hour, and state authorization regulations. U.S. Department of Educations Negotiated Rulemaking Committee to prepare proposed regulations under Title II and Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). An act to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes. H R 4348 (issues relating to the student loan extension) Budget Control Act of 2011, S. 365 (issues related to sequestration) amending definition of "highly qualified teacher" in ESEA

H.R. 2117 - To repeal Department of Education program integrity regulations and guidelines concerning state authorization and credit hours. S. 1297- To repeal Department of Education program integrity regulations and guidelines concerning state authorization and credit hours. H.R. 1842-DREAM Act, the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2011, ends federal penalty for states that allow undocumented students to pay in-state college rates S. 952- DREAM Act, the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2011, ends federal penalty for states that allow undocumented students to pay in-state college rates S 1925 Violence Against Women Act HR. 6429 STEM Jobs Act, S. 3582, H.R. 6447 Educator Preparation Reform Act H.R. 6412 Attracting the Best and the Brightest Act

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

Education Preparation Reform Act HR 6447, S 3582 School Principal Recruitment and Training Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 6412, Attracting the Best and Brightest Act of 2012: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education visa provisions H.R. 6429, STEM Jobs Act of 2012, STEM education visa provisions H.R. 6447/S. 3582, Educator Preparation Reform Act: entire bill S. 3295, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013: NIH (National Institutes of Health) funding, student aid, international education and language instruction S. 3553, Benefits to Research and American Innovation through Nationality Statutes (BRAINS) Act of 2012: STEM Education visa provisions Negotiated Rulemaking: student loans and TEACH grants Student financial aid and college affordability issues

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

H.R. 6447/S.3582 Educator Preparation Reform Act; Sequestration; Carl Perkins Career and Technical Education Act Reauthorization; Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization; new legislation regarding college- and career-ready skills; new legislation supporting internships

Client expense: $15,566 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 557 by SCHUMER (D-NY) Public Good IRA Rollover Act of 2011 S. 952 by DURBIN (D-IL) DREAM Act of 2011 S. 1102 by DURBIN (D-IL), FRANKEN (D-MN), WHITEHOUSE (D-RI) Fairness for Struggling Students Act of 2011 S. 2179 by WEBB (D-VA) Military and Veterans Education Reform Act of 2012 S. 2098 by WYDEN (D-OR) Student Right-to-Know Before You Go Act S. 2206 by LAUTENBERG (D-NJ) GI Educational Freedom Act of 2012 S. 2241 by MURRAY (D-WA) GI Bill Consumer Awareness Act of 2012 S. 2296 by HAGAN (D-NC) Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act S. 3267 by SCHUMER (D-NY) American Opportunity Tax Credit Permanence and Consolidation Act of 2012 S. 3295 by HARKIN (D-IA) Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 S. 3412 by REID (D-NV) Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2012 S. 3452 by DURBIN (D-IL) Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2012 H.R. 8 by CAMP (R-MI) Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 S. 3582 by REED (D-RI) Educator Preparation Reform Act H.R. 2478 by ROSKAM (R-IL) a bill excluding amounts received by students at work colleges from gross income H.R. 4057 by BILIRAKIS (R-FL) Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act H.R. 4137 by JOHNSON (R-TX) Employer-Provided Education Assistance Act of 2012 H.R. 4390 by GRIJALVA (D-AZ) To amend the HEOA to restrict IHES from using revenues derived from federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing H.R. 5719 by RANGEL (D-NY) Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2012 H.R. 6135 by MILLER (D-CA) Transferring Credits for College Completion Act of 2012 H.R. 6447 by HONDA (D-CA) Educator Preparation Reform Act H.R. 6557 by WELCH (D-VT) To establish Higher Ed Regulatory Reform Task Force H.R. 6558 by WELCH (D-VT) Simplify the Process for Determining Need and Eligibility of Students for Financial Assistance under HEA H. J. Res. 117 by ROGERS (R-KY) making continuing appropriations for FY 2013

CBC/ALC; college cost hearing; Education; Education Jobs and School Modernization; ESEA; Fiscal Cliff; FY 2013 Financial Services bill; H.R.5546 - Relief for Educators To Adjust if Necessary Act; H.R. 6429 : STEM Jobs Act of 2012; H.R. 85 - TEACH for Our Future Act of 2011; H.R 5654 - S.O.S. (Save Our Schools) Act of 2012; HR 4227; HR 4297; HR 5544, Minnesota Land and Education Act; HR 5732 Schools of the Future Act; HR 6325 STEM Education; Labor HHS, Education Appropriations; Leading the profession; National service issues generally; S 3582; S. 2020 Keeping All Students Safe Act; S. 3369; S. 3562 Educator Preparation Reform Act; S. 3582, HR 6447; S. 506; Secure Rural Schools and Communities Act; Teacher quality issues; Teacher quality letter

Client expense: $686,016 · Firm income: Not reported

Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (special education and teacher preparation) Reauthorization of Title II of the HIgher Education Act The Educator Preparation Reform Act, S. 3582/HR 6447 The Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act, HR 3990 Growing Education Achivement Training Academies for Teachers and Principals Act, S. 1250 U S Department of Education Negotiated Rulemaking for Teacher Preparation under TItle II of HEA and Title IV of HEA Budget Control Act of 2011, S. 365, amending the definition of "highly qualified teacher"

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2117 - To repeal Department of Education program integrity regulations and guidelines concerning state authorization and credit hours. S. 1297- To repeal Department of Education program integrity regulations and guidelines concerning state authorization and credit hours. H.R. 1842-DREAM Act, the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2011, ends federal penalty for states that allow undocumented students to pay in-state college rates S. 952- DREAM Act, the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2011, ends federal penalty for states that allow undocumented students to pay in-state college rates S 1925 Violence Against Women Act HR 4628, S2343 To extend the 3.4% interest rate on federally subsidized loans (added to HR 4368 Surface Transportation Act) HR. 6429 STEM Jobs Act, S. 3582, H.R. 6447 Educator Preparation Reform Act H.R. 6412 Attracting the Best and the Brightest Act

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

Reauthorization of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Educator preparation issues). Reauthorization of Title II Higher Education Act (Educator preparation issues). Elementary and Secondary Education Reauthorization Act (as marked up in U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee October 20, 2011) The Educator Preparation Reform Act, S. 3582/H.R.6447 The Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act, H.R. 3990 The Student Success Act, H.R. 3989 Presidential Teacher Corps (not yet introduced in 112th Congress). Building the Teaching Profession Act of 2012 (not yet introduced in 112th Congress). Equal Access to Quality Education Act of 2011, H.R. 2902 Assuring Successful Students through Effective Teaching Act S. 1716 Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation (LEARN) Act, H.R. 2272/S. 929 Graduation Promise Act, H.R. 778/S. 1177 Secondary School Reform Act of 2011, S. 1306 The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, (DREAM Act) H.R. 1842/S. 952 Growing Education Achievement Training Academies for Teachers and Principals Act or GREAT Teachers and Principals Act, S. 1250 The STEM Education Opportunity Act (not yet introduced in 112th Congress) Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act, H.R. 2117/S. 1297 Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act, H.R. 1891 Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act , H.R. 2218 State and Local Funding Flexibility Act , H.R. 2445 Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments Act, S. 1571 Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act, S. 1566 Empowering Local Educational Decision Making Act of 2011, S. 1569 Teacher and Principal Improvement Act, S. 1567 Presidential Teaching Fellows (program in FY 13 Budget Request) Department of Education regulations for Institutional Eligibility Under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), gainful employment, definition of a credit hour, and state authorization regulations. U.S. Department of Educations Negotiated Rulemaking Committee to prepare proposed regulations under Title II and Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). An act to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes. H R 4348 (issues relating to the student loan extension) Budget Control Act of 2011, S. 365 (issues related to sequestration) amending definition of "highly qualified teacher" in ESEA

School reform: ESEA Reauthorization Act of 2011 (S. 3578), Student Success Act (H.R. 3989), Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act (H.R. 3990), Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act (H.R. 1891), State and Local Funding Flexibility Act (H.R. 2445), Success in the Middle Act (H.R. 1547/S. 833), Graduation Promise Act (H.R. 778/S. 1177), Statistical Teaching, Aptitude and Training Act (H.R. 1817), and Scholarships for Opportunity Results Act (H.R. 471/S. 206) School reform (cont.): Achievement through Prevention Act (S. 541), STAR Act (S. 959), Secondary School Reform Act (S. 1306), Education for Tomorrow's Jobs Act (H.R. 3154/S. 1686), Engaging Students through Service Learning Act (H.R. 5436), and Broadening Opportunities Through Education Act (H.R. 6434) Literacy: Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation (LEARN) Act (H.R. 2272/S. 929) and Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy program School leadership: School Principal Recruitment and Training Act (no bill #), Growing Education Achievement Training Academies for Teachers and Principals Act (S. 1250), Effective Teaching and Leading Act (S. 1674), Educator Preparation Reform Act (H.R. 6447/S. 3582) and School Leadership program School construction: Fix Americas Schools Today Act (H.R. 2948/S. 1597) and Rebuild America Act (S. 2252) Discrimination: Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 998/S. 555) School safety: Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act (H.R. 469) and Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1381/S. 2020) Rural education: Rural Education Achievement Program Reauthorization Act (S. 567) National Assistant Principals Week resolution (H. Res. 195) National Principals Month resolution (H. Res. 781/S. Res. 552) Education technology: Achievement through Technology and Innovation Act (S. 1178) and Enhancing Education through Technology program Common core state standards, ESEA waivers, high-stakes testing, graduation rates, school turnaround, growth models, multiple measures of student performance, IDEA, career and technical education, multi-tier system of supports, response to intervention, Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Race to the Top for districts, and student loans

Education Preparation Reform Act HR 6447, S 3582 School Principal Recruitment and Training Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE