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BETTER TEACH Grants Act of 2019
Legislative Progress
Introduced
September 27, 2019
Latest Action
September 27, 2019
Primary Sponsor
Frederica S. WilsonDemocratic(FL)
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Build Effective Teachers Through Essential Reforms to Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants Act of 2019 or the BETTER TEACH Grants Act of 2019 This bill revises provisions related to the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program. Specifically, the bill includes within the purview of the grant program certain teacher preparation programs that were formerly ineligible, and it increases award amounts for teacher candidates enrolled as undergraduate juniors or seniors. The bill also expands TEACH Grant eligibility to associate degree students as well as to applicants obtaining a graduate degree in early childhood education. The bill clarifies the requirement that a TEACH Grant be treated as a Stafford Loan subject to repayment by establishing designated time frames within which a recipient must serve as a teacher. Further, the bill allows for the continued eligibility of a grant recipient despite certain changes to school description, teacher duties, or high-need field status. In addition, the bill requires the Department of Education to collect and make publicly available certain student data such as the number of (1) TEACH Grants awarded to students at a participating institution, (2) TEACH Grant recipients who complete their program of study and begin employment as a teacher in the first academic year following completion, and (3) TEACH Grant recipients who fulfill the terms of their agreement to serve and those whose grants are converted into loans for failure to fulfill such terms.
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2019 · fourth_quarter · Education
HR 2651 - Improving Training for School Food Service Workers Act HR 3048 - To extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000. HR 3463 - Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2019 HR 3497 - Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2019 HR 3647 - Impact Aid Infrastructure Act HR 4220 - Chronic Absenteeism Reduction in Every School (CARES) Act HR 4578 - Build Effective Teachers Through Essential Reforms to Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants Act of 2019 HR 4674 - College Affordability Act HR 5363 - FUTURE Act HR 865 - Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2019 S 213 - SOAR Reauthorization Act of 2019 S 2524 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 S 2548 - Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2019 S 2682 - SOAR Permanent Authorization Act S 430 - A bill to extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000. S 1643 - Forest Management for Rural Stability Act S 788 - Equality Act
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Introduced in House
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Client expense: $670,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · third_quarter · Education
1. S. 2548, Safe Schools Improvement Act, Entirety 2. H.R.865/S.266, Rebuild Americas Schools Act, Entirety 3. H.R.2441/S.1203, the What You Can Do for Your Country Act, Entirety 4. Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, Entirety 5. H.R.4212/S.2250, Americas College Promise Act of 2019, Entirety 6. H.R.3512/S.867, Preventing Risky Operations from Threatening the Education and Career Trajectories of Students Act of 2019 (PROTECT Students Act), Entirety 7. H.R.3926/S.1387, Consider Teachers Act, Entirety 8. H.R.3179/S.1775, Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers Act of 2019 or POST Act of 2019, Entirety 9. Teacher loan forgiveness programs 10. Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally 11. Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Inclusion 12. Teacher pay related issues 13. Teacher Preparation related issues 14. Teacher shortages related issues 15. Teacher diversity 16. Public Law 116-13, Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, Implementation 17. Teaching Climate Change in Schools 18. H.R.3662, Relief for Defrauded Students Act, Entirety 19. H.R.3761, Protecting Access to Student Transcripts Act, Entirety 20. H.R.3803, Pell Grant Flexibility Act, Entirety 21. H.R.3887/S.2235, Student Loan Debt Relief Act, Entirety 22. S.1516, Promoting Readiness in Education to Prevent Additional Remediation and Expense Act, Entirety 23. Income Share Agreements, generally 24. H.R.3112, For-Profit Fraud Act, Entirety 25.H.R.3369, Defending All Veterans In Education Act, Entirety 26.H.R.3487, Protections and Regulation for Our Students Act, Entirety 27.H.R.4206, Student and Taxpayer Protection Act, Entirety 28.Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues 29.Fair Student Loan Debt Collection Practices related issues 30.H.R.4545, Private Loan Disability Discharge, Entirety 31.H.R.2833, CFPB Student Loan Integrity and Transparency Act, Entirety 32.Investigating Income-Share Agreements Act related issues 33.H.R.4216, Strengthening Financial Aid for Students (Strengthening FAFSA) Act, Entirety 34.H.R.3833, Streamlining Income-driven, Manageable Payments on Loans for Education (SIMPLE) Act, Entirety 35.H.R.4297, Enhance Access To SNAP (EATS) Act, Entirety 36.H.R.4342, Reducing Extra Teaching Authentication Impacting New (RETAIN) Teachers Act, Entirety 37.H.R.4391, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Modernization Act, Entirety 38.S.2523, Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act, Entirety 39.H.R.4308, Cost Assistance Made Possible for Undergraduate Students (CAMPUS) Act, Entirety 40.H.R.4475, Higher Education Student Protection Act, Entirety 41.H.R.4502, Giving Relief and Dollars to Undergraduates for Adequate Time for Education (GRADUATE) Act, Entirety 42.H.R.4578, BETTER TEACH Act, Entirety 43.S.J.Res.56 / H.J.Res.76, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability", Borrower defense rule issues 44.Student Testing Improvement and Accountability related issues 45.H.R.4389, Supporting Providers of English Language Learning (SPELL) Act, Entirety 46.Families Learning and Understanding English Together 47.H.R.4107, Funding Early Childhood is the Right IDEA Act, Entirety 48.Family Friendly Schools issues 49.H.R.1364/S.568, Child Care for Working Families Act 50.H.R.2315/S.1172, Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act Monitor generally as follows: 51.Department of Education, Title IX 52.H.R.1878/S.866, the IDEA Full Funding Act 53.H.R.2006/S.943, College Equity Act 54.HR 3472/S.1947, College for All Act 55.S. 213/H.R. 787, the SOAR Reauthorization Act 56.H.R.3497/S.839, Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act 57.Title I-Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged and General Provisions; Technical Amendments, Docket ID ED-2018-OESE-0106
Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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| Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | NJ |
| Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Democratic | NJ |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson | Democratic | TX |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | DC |
| Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | GA |
| Jahana Hayes | Democratic | CT |
| Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Democratic | IL |
| Lori Trahan | Democratic | MA |
| Marcia L. Fudge | Democratic | OH |
| Mark Takano | Democratic | CA |
| Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | GA |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | TX |
| Susan Wild | Democratic | PA |
| Wm. Lacy Clay | Democratic | MO |