3.0.0 5700 2023-01-11T13:33:26Z 2023-01-11T13:33:26Z House HR 2016-07-08 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 110 (Friday, July 8, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RUIZ:H.R. 5700.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution[Page H4574]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee Referred to 2016-09-19T14:40:35Z hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2016-09-19T14:16:15Z Referred to 2016-07-08T13:03:05Z NEST Act 114 1928 S 2016-04-27 Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Related bill CRS REST Act 114 2190 S 2015-10-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2016-09-19 hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Committee 2016-09-19 hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Committee 2016-07-08 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2016-07-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-07-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000599 Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] Raul Ruiz D CA 36 N Education Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Higher education Indian social and development programs Language arts Licensing and registrations Minority education School administration Student aid and college costs Teaching, teachers, curricula Education 00 2016-07-08 Introduced in House 2016-07-15T18:05:16Z Native Educator Support and Training Act or the NEST Act

This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish scholarships, loan forgiveness plans, and training programs for educators who commit to teaching in Native American or Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools.

This bill establishes three scholarship programs for students who are seeking degrees in education or school administration at institutions of higher education and commit to teaching in Native American or BIE schools:

  • the Indian Student Educator Scholarship Program for students seeking degrees,
  • the Indian Educator Scholarship Program for Indian students seeking degrees, and
  • the Indian Educator Graduate Fellowship Program for Indian students seeking graduate degrees.

Recipients of the scholarships must commit to working for a BIE school, a school serving Native Americans, or other specified schools and agencies for the greater of three years or the number of school years that the scholarship funded.

The bill establishes loan forgiveness programs for educators and Native Americans who have taught for at least five consecutive years at BIE schools or local educational agencies with high percentages of Native American students.

The bill extends the federal Perkins Loan Cancellation Program to educators teaching in BIE schools or in Native American language immersion programs.

The bill authorizes professional development grants for native-serving elementary and secondary schools. It also establishes the Native American Language Teacher Training Program to provide grants for institutions of higher education to develop training programs for Native American immersion and language teachers.

]]> Native Educator Support and Training Act Display Title Native Educator Support and Training Act Short Titles as Introduced Native Educator Support and Training Act Short Titles as Introduced NEST Act Official Title as Introduced To support the education of Indian children. Introduced in House 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5700ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5700ih.xml 2016-09-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. 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.