3.0.0 2902 2023-01-11T13:22:25Z 2023-01-11T13:22:25Z House H HR 2011-09-13 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. CHU:H.R. 2902.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Pursuant to Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 and Article 1,Section 9, Clause 7 of the Constitution of the United Statesof America, the authority to enact this legislation restswith the Congress.[Page H6139]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2011-11-18T16:37:46Z Referred to 2011-09-13T14:00:42Z 2011-09-13 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2011-09-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-09-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-32] Judy Chu D CA 32 N J000283 Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] JESSE JACKSON D IL L. 2 2011-11-17 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2011-11-17 False C001085 Rep. Clarke, Hansen [D-MI-13] Hansen Clarke D MI 13 2011-11-17 False H001063 Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-36] Janice Hahn D CA 36 2011-11-17 False B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2011-11-18 False S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 39 2011-11-18 False D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2011-11-18 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2011-11-18 False B000911 Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] CORRINE BROWN D FL 3 2011-11-18 False P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2011-12-02 False H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2011-12-07 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2012-01-18 False K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 2012-01-31 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2012-01-31 False L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2012-01-31 False P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2012-01-31 False B001270 Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-33] Karen Bass D CA 33 2012-02-17 False R000581 Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] Laura Richardson D CA 37 2012-02-17 False C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2012-02-28 False S001177 Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] Gregorio Sablan D MP Kilili Camacho 0 2012-02-28 False G000544 Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] CHARLES GONZALEZ D TX A. 20 2012-04-17 False R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 34 2012-04-17 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 38 2012-05-07 False M001166 Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-11] Jerry McNerney D CA 11 2012-05-07 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2012-05-16 False Education Academic performance and assessments Disability and paralysis Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Higher education Licensing and registrations Minority education Performance measurement Teaching, teachers, curricula Education 00 2011-09-13 Introduced in House 2011-09-19T20:36:08Z Equal Access to Quality Education Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to partnerships between high-need local educational agencies (LEAs) and institutions of higher education (IHEs) to: (1) establish or support teacher preparation programs, and (2) establish or support teacher induction and retention programs.

Requires the teacher preparation programs to: (1) require participants to complete at least one year of residency followed by at least three years of teaching at the LEA's high-need schools, and (2) award participants a teaching credential or degree that meets state requirements for a teaching license or certification upon their completion of the program.

Requires the teacher induction and retention programs to provide teachers with: (1) high-quality professional development; (2) updated information on developments in curricula, assessments, and educational research; (3) a mentor teacher and other support if they are new teachers; and (4) leadership opportunities.

Allows the grants to be used for certain other activities designed to improve the quality of education in high-need areas.

Gives grant priority to partnerships that: (1) have a plan to recruit teachers from among minority and local candidates and the disabled; (2) use a valid and reliable teacher performance assessment; or (3) include an IHE eligible to participate in the TEACH Grant program, a Tribal College or University, an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution, an Hispanic-serving institution, or an historically Black college and university.

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