3.0.0 2423 2023-01-13T04:48:50Z 2023-01-13T04:48:50Z Senate S S 2006-03-15 109 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-03-15T22:07:16Z 2006-03-15 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2006-03-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000059 Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] RICK SANTORUM R PA N L000447 Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] CHESTER LOTT R MS TRENT 2006-03-16 False C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2006-06-12 False Education Academic performance Commerce Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Curricula Distance education Economics and Public Finance Elementary and secondary education Employee training Engineering Engineers Federal aid to education Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Graduate education High technology Higher education Income tax Infrastructure Interest Labor and Employment Life sciences Mathematics Scholarships Science, Technology, Communications Scientific education Student loan funds Tax credits Taxation Teacher education Teacher salaries Teacher supply and demand Technical education Education 00 2006-03-15 Introduced in Senate 2006-04-12T15:36:24Z Securing Excellence in Education for Our Kids in Math and Science Act of 2006, or the SEEK Math and Science Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to institutions of higher education for the development and implementation of part-time master's degree scholarship programs for middle and secondary school science or mathematics teachers which can be completed within two years.

Authorizes the Secretary also to award competitive grants to states for scholarships to students pursuing undergraduate degrees in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics while earning certification, and agreeing, to teach elementary or secondary science or mathematics at a public school for five years.

Authorizes the Secretary to award signing and retention bonuses to individuals who have science or mathematics degrees and agree to teach such subjects at needy public elementary or secondary schools for five years, or who agree to an additional five years of such service.

Authorizes the Secretary to award competitive grants to: (1) state and local educational agencies (LEAs) to increase the enrollment of secondary school students in science and mathematics Advanced Placement (AP) courses, and facilitate AP distance learning in such courses for rural students; and (2) up to five LEAs and up to 10 states for pilot programs establishing a differentiated compensation system for middle and secondary school science and mathematics teachers that is based primarily on improvements in student performance.

Directs the Comptroller General to report to the Congress on the effectiveness of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education programs.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide income tax credits to employers for: (1) the postsecondary training of employees to maintain or improve required mathematics, science, and technology skills; and (2) the costs of allowing teacher employees to teach elementary or secondary school mathematics or science.

Authorizes the Secretary to conduct a public awareness campaign encouraging elementary and secondary school students to pursue science, technology, engineering, and mathematics careers.

Directs the Secretary to assume the student loan interest obligations of selected elementary or secondary school science or mathematics teachers, or mathematics, science, or engineering professionals who agree to serve in such positions for five years.

]]> SEEK Math and Science Act Display Title SEEK Math and Science Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced SEEK Math and Science Act Short Titles as Introduced Securing Excellence in Education for Our Kids in Math and Science Act of 2006 Introduced in Senate 2006-03-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s2423is/xml/BILLS-109s2423is.xml 2006-03-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.