3.0.0 1231 2023-01-11T19:40:38Z 2023-01-11T19:40:38Z Senate S S 2007-04-26 110 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-04-26T18:30:46Z 2007-04-26 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5202-5209) IntroReferral 2007-04-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5202) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-04-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. N Education Academic performance Armed Forces and National Security Authorization Business and social problems Child development College costs College graduates Colleges Commerce Community and school Continuing education Curricula Department of Education Disabled Economics and Public Finance Education of the disadvantaged Educational accountability Educational research Educational statistics Educational technology Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Families Federal aid to education Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Higher education Interstate relations Labor and Employment Law Leadership Learning Licenses Mentoring Parent-school relationships Preschool education Rating of teachers Recruiting of employees Retired military personnel Scholarships School administration School districts School personnel Science, Technology, Communications Secondary education Social Welfare Special education State laws Teacher education Teacher salaries Teacher supply and demand Teachers Teaching Education 00 2007-04-26 Introduced in Senate 2007-05-31T21:42:49Z Preparing, Recruiting, and Retaining Education Professionals Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to reauthorize and revise title II part A requirements for teacher quality enhancement grants for states and partnerships (II-A).

Revises state grant, partnership grant, and recruitment grant requirements to include requirements relating to: (1) early childhood education; (2) exemplary, highly competent, and highly qualified teachers as these are defined under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; (3) teacher mentoring; (4) professional development; (5) parental involvement; and (6) high-need schools and local educational agencies. Revises requirements for peer review panel grant evaluation and for teacher preparation program accountability.

Requires states to submit teacher quality plans.

Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to institutions of higher education that are II-A partner institutions to create Academies for Faculty Excellence.

]]> Preparing, Recruiting, and Retaining Education Professionals Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend part A of title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to enhance teacher training and teacher preparation programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Preparing, Recruiting, and Retaining Education Professionals Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Preparing, Recruiting, and Retaining Education Professionals Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-04-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1231is/xml/BILLS-110s1231is.xml 2007-04-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5202-5209) 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.