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HR 1805 108th Congress House

Teaching Fellows Act of 2003

Official title: To establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter and remain in the field of teaching at public schools.

Introduced: April 11, 2003 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 2, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Apr 12, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E771)
Apr 11, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 11, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 2, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Teaching Fellows Act of 2003 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to make competitive matching grants to States for Teaching and Partnership Fellows programs of scholarships for prospective public school teachers.

Provides for scholarships: (1) under the Teaching program for high school seniors and second-year college students to encourage them to enter the teaching field and become career educators; and (2) under the Partnership program for individuals, such as teaching assistants and others currently in the education field, to complete a bachelor's degree with a State license or certification in education through partnerships among associate-and-bachelor-degree-granting institutions.

Requires scholarship recipients to repay specified amounts if they do not fulfill certain obligations to teach in their State's public elementary or secondary schools, under such Federal Teaching and Partnership Fellows program.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1
Ballance, Frank
· Apr 11, 2003
BALLENGER, CASS
· Apr 11, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· Apr 11, 2003
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 11, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1805: Teaching Fellows Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1805/
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