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H.R. 4049 115th Congress House

Equal Access to Quality Education Act of 2017

Official title: To establish a grant program to ensure that students in high-need schools have equal access to a quality education delivered by an effective, diverse workforce.

Introduced: October 12, 2017 Introduced by: Judy Chu Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Education Academic performance and assessmentsDisability and paralysisEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs funding
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Elementary and secondary educationHigher educationLicensing and registrationsMinority educationPerformance measurementTeaching, teachers, curricula
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) 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.
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Oct 12, 2017
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 Latest action October 12, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Equal Access to Quality Education Act of 2017

This bill requires the Department of Education to award competitive matching grants to partnerships between high-need local educational agencies and institutions of higher education to establish or support: (1) teacher preparation programs, and (2) teacher induction and retention programs.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 8
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Dec 20, 2017
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Nov 28, 2017
Sablan, Gregorio
· Nov 14, 2017
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Nov 1, 2017
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Khanna, Ro
California · Oct 23, 2017
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Oct 23, 2017
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Oct 12, 2017
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 12, 2017
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Takano, Mark
California · Oct 12, 2017
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Oct 12, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4049: Equal Access to Quality Education Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4049/
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