3.0.0 6517 2022-02-03T05:54:21Z 2022-02-03T05:54:21Z House H HR 2012-09-21 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HONDA:H.R. 6517.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H6278]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2012-09-21T13:07:35Z 2012-09-21 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2012-09-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-09-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 N M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2012-09-21 True S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13] Albio Sires D NJ 13 2012-09-21 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2012-09-21 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2012-09-21 True P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2012-09-21 True M001163 Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5] Doris Matsui D CA O. 5 2012-09-21 True Education Academic performance and assessments Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Higher education Intergovernmental relations Rural conditions and development School administration Science and engineering education Teaching, teachers, curricula Vocational and technical education Education 00 2012-09-21 Introduced in House 2013-03-22T21:25:00Z STEM Network Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to state-based STEM networks or similar organizations to increase elementary and secondary school students' achievement in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) disciplines, particularly in rural and low-income schools.

Includes among grant uses:

  • testing, sharing, and scaling up STEM education research, promising practices, and exemplary programs;
  • identifying state STEM education weaknesses and prioritizing strategies to address them;
  • implementing rigorous common STEM education content standards;
  • developing and implementing innovative STEM assessments;
  • promoting and developing pre- and in-service STEM teacher training;
  • developing STEM career pathways and workforce education and training programs that reflect 21st century workforce needs; and
  • facilitating the implementation of extended STEM learning times on school sites.

Requires grantees to conduct periodic independent evaluations of their effectiveness in accomplishing those activities.

Prohibits the Secretary from: (1) endorsing or approving any STEM curriculum designed for use in an elementary school, secondary school, or institution of higher education; or (2) requiring a state, local educational agency, or school to adopt a specific STEM program or instructional materials.

]]> STEM Network Act Short Titles as Introduced STEM Network Act Display Title STEM Network Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to State-based STEM networks to expand STEM education. Introduced in House 2012-09-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr6517ih/xml/BILLS-112hr6517ih.xml 2012-09-21 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. 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.