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S 1413 115th Congress Senate Education Academic performance and assessments Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Higher education Teaching, teachers, curricula

Teachers Are Leaders Act

Introduced: June 22, 2017 Introduced by: Coons, Christopher A. Democratic · Delaware See on congress.gov
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Jun 22, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 22, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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Teachers Are Leaders Act

This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize grants for the establishment of professional development programs for teachers who remain in the classroom while also carrying out formalized leadership responsibilities.

What's happening now June 22, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6543 Related bill Aim Higher Act
  • HR 5767 Identical bill Teachers Are Leaders Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4 Republican 3
D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jul 26, 2018
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Nov 16, 2017
 R
Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Aug 3, 2017
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Aug 3, 2017
 R
Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Jun 22, 2017
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jun 22, 2017
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jun 22, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1413: Teachers Are Leaders Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1413/
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