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Native Educator Support and Training Act or the NEST Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish scholarships, loan forgiveness plans, and training programs for educators who commit to teaching in Native American or Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools. This bill establishes three scholarship programs for students who are seeking degrees in education or school administration at institutions of higher education and commit to teaching in Native American or BIE schools: the Indian Student Educator Scholarship Program for students seeking degrees, the Indian Educator Scholarship Program for Indian students seeking degrees, and the Indian Educator Graduate Fellowship Program for Indian students seeking graduate degrees. Recipients of the scholarships must commit to working for a BIE school, a school serving Native Americans, or other specified schools and agencies for the greater of three years or the number of school years that the scholarship funded. The bill establishes loan forgiveness programs for educators and Native Americans who have taught for at least five consecutive years at BIE schools or local educational agencies with high percentages of Native American students. The bill extends the federal Perkins Loan Cancellation Program to educators teaching in BIE schools or in Native American language immersion programs. The bill authorizes professional development grants for native-serving elementary and secondary schools. It also establishes the Native American Language Teacher Training Program to provide grants for institutions of higher education to develop training programs for Native American immersion and language teachers.
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2015 · fourth_quarter · Indian/Native American Affairs
H.R. 360, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015, all provisions S. 410, Building upon Unique Indian Learning and Development Act, all provisions S. 710, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015, all provisions S. 1419, Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act, all provisions S. 1745, Extracurricular Programs for Indian Children (EPIC) Act, all provisions S. 1928, Native Educator Support and Training (NEST) Act, all provisions S. 2304, Tribal Early Childhood, Education and Related Services Integration Act of 2015, all provisions
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-192.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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Client expense: $1,060,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2015 · fourth_quarter · Education
FY 16 Appropriation, H.R.2029; Reauthorization of ESEA; Every Student Succeeds Act, S.1177; Native Educator Support and Training Act (NEST), S.1928
Client expense: $6,271 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Education
S. 613/H.R. 1278 Summer Meals Act of 2015 S. 1539/H.R. 2715 Stop Child Summer Hunger Act of 2015 Equity and Excellence in American Education Act of 2015 (no bill number at this time) Improving School Nutrition Training Act (no bill number at this time) H.R. 3582, Digital Learning Equity Act of 2015 S. 590, Campus Accountability and Safety Act of 2015 Reauthorization of the Child Care Access Means Parents in Schools program All items pertaining to S. 1177, the Every Child Achieves Act All items pertaining to H.R. 5, the Student Success Act Title I portability and private school vouchers (including DC opportunity scholarship program and Milwaukee voucher program) Discussions surrounding Background checks for school employees FERPA and student data privacy, including Protecting Student Privacy Act (S 1322), Student Privacy Protection Act (HR 3157), Student Digital Privacy and Parental Rights Act (HR 2092), and PTAC funding Discussions surrounding Higher Education Act reauthorization All items pertaining to General Child nutrition reauthorization All items pertaining to Child care and early education All items pertaining to Preschool Development Grants All items pertaining to HEA and early education Discussions surrounding the Perkins loan program Discussions surrounding Accreditation, including NACIQI oversight of ACCJC S 1928, Native Educator Support and Training (NEST) Act HR 3359/ S 1892, Teacher Loan Repayment Act HR 3512/ S 2037, Pell Grant Restoration Act HR 3721/ S 2176, Affordable College Textbook Act S 2050, Private Education Loan Modification Act HR 3474/ S 1958, Christopher Bryski Student Loan Protection Act (Christophers Law) S. 1908, Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act Child Care Access Means Parents in Schools (CCAMPIS) Program reauthorization S. 1900. Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act Higher education tax credits S. 2065, Working Student Act S. 2098, Students Before Profits Act Discussions surrounding Gainful employment regulation Discussions surrounding Student loan discharge, including Defense to Repayment/Borrower Defense rules Discussions surrounding College ratings/College Scorecard Discussions surrounding Student loan servicing and student debt stress Discussions surrounding Income-driven repayment, including REPAYE Discussions surrounding Cash Management rule
Client expense: $358,847 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office