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HR 3690 113th Congress House Education Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Higher education Minority education Minority employment Public-private cooperation Science and engineering education Teaching, teachers, curricula Women's education Women's employment

STEM Gateways Act

Introduced: December 10, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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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.
Dec 10, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Dec 10, 2013
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

STEM Gateways Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to eligible entities for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) elementary and secondary school programs for women and girls, underrepresented minorities, and individuals from all economic backgrounds.

Requires those programs to be directed toward at least one of the following goals:

  • encouraging the interest of elementary and secondary school students in the STEM fields;
  • motivating the engagement of those students in the STEM fields by providing them with relevant hands-on learning opportunities;
  • supporting classroom success in the STEM disciplines by elementary and secondary school students;
  • supporting STEM workforce training and career preparation for secondary school students; and
  • improving the access of secondary school students to STEM career and continuing education opportunities.

Defines an "eligible entity" as: (1) a local educational agency (LEA); (2) an educational service agency serving more than one LEA; (3) a consortium of LEAs; (4) nonprofit organizations that work with elementary schools, secondary schools, or institutions of higher education and have shown a commitment to achieving the goals listed above; or (5) community colleges working in partnership with secondary schools to create dual enrollment, credit transfer, or accelerated postsecondary credentialing opportunities.

What's happening now January 22, 2014

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

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4