3.0.0 2156 2023-01-15T10:47:53Z 2023-01-15T10:47:53Z Senate S S 2004-03-02 108 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-03-02T22:11:25Z 2004-03-02 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2004-03-02 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2002-2003) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-03-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. N Education Colleges Community and school Community colleges Congress Congressional reporting requirements Continuing education Curricula Economics and Public Finance Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Federal aid to education Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Higher education Job hunting Labor and Employment Paraprofessional school personnel Secondary education Teacher education Teacher supply and demand Education 00 2004-03-02 Introduced in Senate 2004-07-28T16:54:35Z Community College Teacher Preparation Enhancement Act of 2004 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a teacher training enhancement program. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to eligible entities for teacher training or preparation.

Includes among eligible entities: (1) statewide boards with jurisdiction over community colleges and four-year institutions of higher education (IHEs); (2) partnerships between statewide boards with jurisdiction over community colleges and statewide boards with jurisdiction over four-year IHEs; (3) partnerships between community colleges and four-year IHEs; or (4) community colleges offering teacher preparation programs that provide all, or a significant portion of, teacher training, postbaccalaureate certification, and professional development.

Gives priority to proposals for using grants for: (1) teacher preparation in geographic areas with shortages of highly qualified teachers; (2) preparing teachers in kindergarten through grade 12 subject content areas that have a shortage of highly qualified teachers; (3) innovative programs to address teacher training or teacher preparation; (4) outreach into secondary schools; or (5) plans to disseminate information. Requires grantees to use grant funds for at least one of specified mandatory uses. Sets forth permissive uses of grants.

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