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HR 3357 113th Congress House

Early Childhood Education Professional Improvement Act of 2013

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to States to improve the knowledge, credentials, compensation, and professional development of early chi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to States to improve the knowledge, credentials, compensation, and professional development of early childhood educators working with children in early childhood education programs.

Introduced: December 2, 2013 Introduced by: Meng, Grace Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Education Education programs fundingHigher educationPreschool educationStudent aid and college costs
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Teaching, teachers, curriculaWages and earnings
This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 22, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Oct 30, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6915)
Oct 28, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Oct 28, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 22, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Early Childhood Education Professional Improvement Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to states to:

  • provide scholarships that enable preschool teachers employed in an early childhood education program to pursue a bachelor's degree in early childhood education or a closely related field;
  • support preschool teachers employed in an early childhood education program to attain a credential, licensure, or endorsement that demonstrates competence in early childhood education if their bachelor's degree is not in that or a closely related field;
  • increase the compensation of teachers who are making progress toward a degree in early childhood education or who have attained that degree; and
  • provide ongoing professional development opportunities to preschool teachers and teacher assistants employed in an early childhood education program.

Requires each state that desires a grant to include a description of its comprehensive early childhood professional development system in its application.

Requires grant recipients to maintain their fiscal effort for the activities supported by the grant funds for a fiscal year at levels equal to or greater than their fiscal effort for such activities during the preceding fiscal year.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3357: Early Childhood Education Professional Improvement Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3357/
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