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HR 4263 114th Congress House

Technical Education and Career Help (TEACH) Act

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the preparation of career and technical education teachers.

Introduced: December 16, 2015 See on congress.gov
Education Education programs fundingElementary and secondary educationHigher educationTeaching, teachers, curriculaVocational and technical education
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Became law
Mar 23, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Jan 6, 2016
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H18)
Dec 16, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Dec 16, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 23, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Technical Education and Career Help (TEACH) Act

This bill amends title II (Teacher Quality Enhancement) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize grants under the Teacher Quality Partnership grant program to be used for secondary school career and technical education teacher preparation programs. The grant program provides funds to partnerships of high-need local educational agencies, high-need schools or early education programs, and institutions of higher education (IHEs) to train current and prospective teachers and school leaders.

The bill requires the career and technical education teacher preparation programs to:

  • be available to mid-career professionals or recent graduates of an IHE who have expertise in a program area in which there is a career and technical education teacher shortage;
  • allow individuals to obtain initial licensure and the basic skills required for entry into the education profession, with the option of earning a bachelor's or master's degree; and
  • allow teachers who do not have subject matter expertise in a career and technical education field that is in demand in the local or regional economy to receive the technical skills training they need to teach those skills in a classroom setting.

It directs the Department of Education to establish performance measures for the career and technical education teacher preparation programs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2174 Related bill Creating Quality Technical Educators Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4
D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Feb 10, 2016
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Dec 16, 2015
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Dec 16, 2015
Blum, Rod
· Dec 16, 2015
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Dec 16, 2015
MacArthur, Thomas
· Dec 16, 2015
Poliquin, Bruce
· Dec 16, 2015
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