3.0.0 2519 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z House H HR 2023-04-06 118 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 60 (Thursday, April 6, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. RUIZ:H.R. 2519.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the ConstitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:Tribes[Page H1711]</pre> hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee House Standing Referred To 2023-04-06T15:06:10Z 2023-04-06 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee 2023-04-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-04-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000599 Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] Raul Ruiz D CA 25 N Native Americans Native Americans 2023-04-19T18:45:15Z

00 2023-04-06 Introduced in House 2023-04-26T19:04:53Z <p><b>Native Educator Support and Training Act or the NEST Act </b></p> <p>This bill establishes scholarships, loan forgiveness plans, and training programs for students and educators who commit to teaching in Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools or other specified schools serving Indian students. </p> <p>The bill establishes three scholarship programs: (1) the Indian Student Educator Scholarship Program for students seeking degrees, (2) the Indian Educator Scholarship Program for Indian students seeking degrees, and (3) 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 tribal early childhood education program, or other specified schools or agencies for the greater of three years or the number of school years that the scholarship funded. </p> <p>The bill also establishes loan forgiveness programs for educators and Indians who have taught for at least five consecutive years at BIE schools or local educational agencies with high percentages of Indian students.</p> <p>The bill extends the federal Perkins Loan Cancellation Program to educators teaching in BIE schools or in Native American language immersion programs. </p> <p>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.</p>

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