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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4914 

To better support our early childhood educators and elementary school and 

secondary school teachers, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 2, 2018 

Mr. NORCROSS (for himself and Mr. PASCRELL) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 

and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to 

be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 

concerned 

A BILL 

To better support our early childhood educators and elementary school and secondary school teachers, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND FINDINGS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Supporting the Teaching profession through Revitalizing 

6 Investments in Valuable Educators Act’’ or the ‘‘STRIVE 

7 Act’’. 

8 (b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) States identified significant teacher short2 ages in their reports to the Department of Edu3 cation during the 2015–2016 school year, with 48 

4 States identifying shortages in special education, 42 

5 identifying teacher shortages in mathematics, and 

6 40 identifying teacher shortages in science. One rea7 son for the shortages in these areas is because math8 ematics and science teachers can earn significantly 

9 higher starting salaries in the private sector. Fur10 ther, rural communities face limitations in recruiting 

11 and retaining teachers for reasons such as funding 

12 issues, limited teacher supply, and geographic isola13 tion. 

14 (2) Students in high-poverty and high-minority 

15 schools, both urban and rural, typically feel the larg16 est impact of teacher shortages. These schools often 

17 experience difficulty hiring and high turnover on a 

18 regular basis, and they are the most severely af19 fected when teacher shortages become widespread. 

20 This happens, in part, because inequitable funding 

21 of schools leaves many low-wealth urban and rural 

22 communities with inadequate resources, so they 

23 must pay lower salaries and typically have poorer 

24 working conditions. 


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1 (3) According to a study by Mathematica, when 

2 high-performing teachers were offered large financial 

3 incentives to transfer to low-performing schools, 

4 their students’ scores climbed 10 points in reading 

5 and 9 points in math compared to students state6 wide over 2 years. 

7 (4) According to a survey conducted by Scho8 lastic, 97 percent of teachers list supportive school 

9 leadership as essential or very important for retain10 ing strong teachers and improving student achieve11 ment, more than any other factor. 

12 (5) Research suggests that incurring postsec13 ondary education debt can decrease the likelihood 

14 that high-achieving students, lower-income students, 

15 and students of color choose to work in lower-wage 

16 professions in general, especially in the education 

17 system. Therefore, loan forgiveness and service 

18 scholarships for teachers may be especially effective 

19 for recruiting teachers and school leaders from di20 verse, lower-income backgrounds. 

21 (6) According to the Learning Policy Institute, 

22 teacher loan forgiveness and service scholarship pro23 grams can be successful in both recruiting and re24 taining teachers. To be effective, these programs 

25 should provide a financial benefit that meaningfully 


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1 offsets the cost of a teacher’s professional prepara2 tion. This includes covering licensing and certifi3 cation costs. 

4 (7) A 2015 Government Accountability Office 

5 study of Federal grant and loan forgiveness pro6 grams for teachers found that the structure of these 

7 programs matters. Further research shows effective 

8 loan forgiveness and service scholarship programs 

9 follow 5 design principles. These programs— 

10 (A) cover all or a large percentage of tui11 tion; 

12 (B) target high-need fields or schools, or 

13 both; 

14 (C) recruit candidates who are academi15 cally strong, committed to teaching, and well16 prepared; 

17 (D) commit recipients to teach with rea18 sonable incentives to fulfill their commitment; 

19 and 

20 (E) are bureaucratically manageable for 

21 participating teachers, local educational agen22 cies, and institutions of higher education. 

23 (8) The TEACH grant program under subpart 

24 9 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act 

25 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070g et seq.) provides up to 


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1 $16,000 in grants to prospective teachers who agree 

2 to teach in low-income schools and high-need subject 

3 areas for 4 years. This is far below the Department 

4 of Education’s most recent estimate of the average 

5 annual cost of approximately $25,409 in tuition, 

6 fees, and room and board at the average full-time 

7 undergraduate 4-year institution. 

8 (9) The National Center for Education Statistics found that more than 2 9 ⁄3 of the individuals en10 tering the education field borrow money to pay for 

11 their higher education. Teachers with a bachelor’s 

12 degree have an average debt of $20,000 and teach13 ers with a master’s degree have an average debt of 

14 $50,000. Teachers also start out earning 20 percent 

15 less than their peers with comparable degrees who 

16 pursue jobs outside of education. These 

17 compounding factors can disincentivize prospective 

18 teachers from entering the profession. 

19 (10) In evaluating the TEACH grant program, 

20 the Government Accountability Office found that almost 2 21 ⁄3 of the requests for assistance under the pro22 gram from October 2011 through March 2014 cited 

23 problems submitting certification paperwork. The 

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1 ducing burdensome annual paperwork, increasing 

2 awareness about the program, and streamlining the 

3 dispute process. 

4 (11) Spending by teachers on school supplies 

5 adds up to $1,600,000,000 nationally. According to 

6 the Education Market Association, most teachers 

7 spend around $500, with 10 percent spending 

8 $1,000 or more. 

9 (12) Teacher quality partnerships are designed 

10 to strengthen higher education-based teacher and 

11 school leader preparation. Studies show that teach12 ers who are better prepared to enter the classroom 

13 stay longer and perform better than their underpre14 pared peers. Teacher quality partnerships also fund 

15 programs like induction and mentoring that have 

16 been shown to increase teacher and school leader re17 tention. Research indicates that the ongoing support 

18 for teachers provided by teacher quality partner19 ships, including mentoring and coaching, is an im20 portant part of early childhood education programs. 

21 (13) According to the Center for Education 

22 Data and Research, a more diverse teaching work23 force leads to better student outcomes, particularly 

24 in high-poverty environments with significant at-risk 

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1 derbilt University found that greater racial and eth2 nic diversity in the principal corps benefits students, 

3 especially children of color. Three commonly cited 

4 rationales for this benefit are— 

5 (A) students of color benefit from seeing 

6 minority adult role models in a position of au7 thority; 

8 (B) the higher expectations that teachers 

9 of color tend to place on students of color; and 

10 (C) the effect of cultural differences be11 tween teachers of different backgrounds on in12 structional strategies and interpretation of stu13 dents’ behavior. 

14 (14) According to the report entitled ‘‘Empow15 ered Educators: How Leading Nations Design Sys16 tems for Teaching Quality’’, effective teacher prepa17 ration successfully integrates theory and practice 

18 components. Further, according to the ‘‘Preparing 

19 Teachers for a Changing World’’ report sponsored 

20 by the National Academy Foundation, highly effec21 tive teachers vary in styles, yet have many teaching 

22 strategies in common. Research has identified a set 

23 of knowledge, skills, and dispositions essential for 

24 beginning teachers that should be incorporated into 

25 the teacher education curriculum. This includes the 


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1 opportunity and capacity to reflect on and evaluate 

2 skills and to learn from practice. Evidence-based 

3 teacher preparation includes developing teacher 

4 skills, content knowledge, inquiry, and the capacity 

5 to provide effective learning experiences for a diverse 

6 set of students. 

7 (15) As it does in medicine, the Federal Gov8 ernment should maintain a substantial, sustained 

9 program of service scholarships or loan forgiveness 

10 programs that cover training costs in high-quality 

11 preparation programs at the undergraduate or grad12 uate level for those who will teach in a high-need 

13 field or location for at least 4 years, as candidates 

14 are much more likely to remain in the profession 

15 and to make a difference for student achievement 

16 after 3 years of teaching. State governments can 

17 augment such an approach with programs targeted 

18 to specific local needs. 

19 (16) Research has shown the impact cultural 

20 competence can have on closing student achievement 

21 gaps and improving student outcomes by incor22 porating racial and ethnic minority contributions in 

23 curricula and diversifying pedagogical practices. Cul24 tural competence is both a moral and ethical respon25 sibility to create a welcoming environment for stuVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:13 Feb 03, 2018 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4914.IH H4914

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1 dents to succeed. The impact of having educators 

2 who have the ability to challenge and motivate di3 verse student populations can dramatically improve 

4 our educational system and student outcomes. 

5 TITLE I—IMPROVING TEACHER 

6 SUPPORT UNDER THE ELE7 MENTARY AND SECONDARY 

8 EDUCATION ACT OF 1965 

9 SEC. 101. MANDATORY FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS PRE10 PARING, TRAINING, AND RECRUITING HIGH11 QUALITY TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS, OR OTHER 

12 SCHOOL LEADERS. 

13 Section 2003 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu14 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6603) is amended— 

15 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘AU16 THORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS’’ and insert17 ing ‘‘FUNDING’’; and 

18 (2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 

19 following: 

20 ‘‘(a) APPROPRIATIONS FOR PART A.—For fiscal year 

21 2018 and each subsequent fiscal year, there are authorized 

22 to be appropriated, and there are appropriated, out of any 

23 funds not otherwise appropriated, $3,200,000,000.’’. 


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1 TITLE II—TEACHER LOAN 

2 FORGIVENESS PROGRAMS 

3 SEC. 201. TEACHER LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAMS AND 

4 GRANTS. 

5 (a) REPAYMENT PLAN FOR QUALIFYING TEACH6 ERS.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 455 of the Higher 

8 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e) is amend9 ed by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(r) REPAYMENT PLAN FOR QUALIFYING TEACH11 ERS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall cancel 

13 a portion, in accordance with paragraph (2), of the 

14 balance of interest and principal due on any eligible 

15 Federal Direct Loan not in default for a borrower 

16 who, in a 12-month time period— 

17 ‘‘(A) has made 12 consecutive on-time 

18 monthly payments on the eligible Federal Di19 rect Loan, in an amount equal to or greater 

20 than the amount of payments for the borrower 

21 under an income-based repayment plan under 

22 section 493C (regardless of whether some or all 

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1 fession through Revitalizing Investments in Val2 uable Educators Act); and 

3 ‘‘(B)(i) is employed in a qualifying teach4 ing position at the time of such forgiveness; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) has been employed in a qualifying 

6 teaching position during the period in which the 

7 borrower made each of the 12 payments de8 scribed in subparagraph (A). 

9 ‘‘(2) LOAN CANCELLATION AMOUNT.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The portion to be can11 celled under this paragraph shall be— 

12 ‘‘(i) for each of— 

13 ‘‘(I) the first 5 years that the 

14 borrower qualifies under paragraph 

15 (1), in the case of a borrower em16 ployed for such year in a full-time 

17 qualifying teaching position in the 

18 subject of English as a second lan19 guage, science, technology, engineer20 ing, mathematics, special education, 

21 or career and technical education, 15 

22 percent of the balance of principal and 

23 interest due on all of the eligible Fed24 eral Direct Loans of the borrower, as 


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1 of the final day of that 1-year employ2 ment period; or 

3 ‘‘(II) the first 6 years (or the 

4 equivalent calculated under subpara5 graph (B)(i)) that the borrower quali6 fies under paragraph (1)— 

7 ‘‘(aa) in the case of a bor8 rower employed for such year in 

9 a full-time qualifying teaching 

10 position in a subject that is not 

11 described in subclause (I), 10 

12 percent of the balance of prin13 cipal and interest due on all of 

14 the eligible Federal Direct Loans 

15 of the borrower, as of the final 

16 day of that 1-year employment 

17 period; or 

18 ‘‘(bb) in the case of a bor19 rower employed for such year in 

20 a part-time qualifying teaching 

21 position (regardless of subject), 5 

22 percent of the balance of prin23 cipal and interest due on all of 

24 the eligible Federal Direct Loans 

25 of the borrower, as of the final 


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1 day of that 1-year employment 

2 period; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) after the borrower has received 

4 partial loan cancellation described in clause 

5 (i)— 

6 ‘‘(I) for 5 years, in the case of a 

7 borrower described in clause (i)(I), 

8 and then qualifies for loan cancella9 tion under paragraph (1) for a sixth 

10 year, all of the borrower’s remaining 

11 obligation to repay the balance of 

12 principal and interest due, as of the 

13 date of such calculation, on all of the 

14 eligible Federal Direct Loan made to 

15 a borrower; or 

16 ‘‘(II) for 6 years (or the equiva17 lent calculated under subparagraph 

18 (B)(i)), in the case of a borrower de19 scribed in clause (i)(II), and then 

20 qualifies for loan cancellation under 

21 paragraph (1) for a seventh year (or 

22 the equivalent calculated under sub23 paragraph (B)(ii)), all of the bor24 rower’s remaining obligation to repay 

25 the balance of principal and interest 


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1 due, as of the date of such calculation, 

2 on all of the eligible Federal Direct 

3 Loan made to a borrower. 

4 ‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE REGARDING PART5 TIME TEACHING.— 

6 ‘‘(i) GENERAL RULE.—In the case of 

7 a borrower who qualifies for loan cancella8 tion under subparagraph (A) for one or 

9 more years through a part-time qualifying 

10 teaching position, the Secretary shall de11 termine when the equivalent of 6 years of 

12 partial cancellation for full-time employ13 ment has been met for purposes of sub14 paragraph (A)(ii)(II) by giving the bor15 rower credit for one-half of a year for each 

16 year that the borrower receives partial 

17 part-time cancellation under subparagraph 

18 (A)(i)(II)(bb). 

19 ‘‘(ii) RULE FOR FINAL CANCELLA20 TION.—A borrower who wishes to complete 

21 the equivalent of the seventh year of teach22 ing necessary for complete cancellation 

23 under subparagraph (A)(ii)(II) through 

24 employment in a part-time qualifying 

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1 ‘‘(I) shall be required to qualify 

2 for loan cancellation through a part3 time qualifying teaching position for 2 

4 additional years; and 

5 ‘‘(II) notwithstanding subpara6 graph (A), shall receive partial can7 cellation, in accordance with subpara8 graph (A)(i)(II)(bb), for the first of 

9 such 2 years. 

10 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY PROVISIONS.— 

11 ‘‘(A) CERTIFICATION.—A borrower who 

12 desires to participate in the repayment plan 

13 under this subsection shall submit to the Sec14 retary an employer certification, as required by 

15 the Secretary, of the employment dates for the 

16 qualifying service. 

17 ‘‘(B) INELIGIBILITY FOR DOUBLE BENE18 FITS.— 

19 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—No borrower may, 

20 for the same service, receive a reduction of 

21 loan obligations under both this subsection 

22 and section 428J, 428K, 428L, or 460. 

23 ‘‘(ii) INELIGIBILITY OF EDUCATION

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1 ceived under subtitle D of title I of the Na2 tional and Community Service Act of 1990 

3 (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.) toward the pay4 ments required under paragraph (1). 

5 ‘‘(C) CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY.—A teacher 

6 who is employed, for consecutive years (exclud7 ing a documented medical leave of absence or 

8 military service), in a qualifying teaching posi9 tion at a school that meets the requirements of 

10 paragraph (6)(C)(i) for a school year but fails 

11 to meet such requirements in subsequent years, 

12 shall be deemed to be in a qualifying teaching 

13 position, for purposes of this subsection, for all 

14 of the consecutive subsequent years during 

15 which the teacher remains at the school. 

16 ‘‘(4) STATE CERTIFICATION.— 

17 ‘‘(A) STATE RESPONSIBILITIES.—Each 

18 State educational agency that receives assist19 ance under part A of title I of the Elementary 

20 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 shall 

21 provide to the Secretary an annual list of the 

22 elementary schools and secondary schools in the 

23 State that meet the requirements of subclauses 

24 (I) and (II) of paragraph (6)(C)(i). 


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1 ‘‘(B) DISSEMINATION OF SCHOOL LISTS.— 

2 The Secretary shall— 

3 ‘‘(i) in coordination with the Secretary 

4 of the Interior, develop a list of elementary 

5 schools and secondary schools that meet 

6 the requirement of paragraph 

7 (6)(C)(i)(III); and 

8 ‘‘(ii) make the lists developed under 

9 clause (i) and provided under subpara10 graph (A) easily accessible for applicants 

11 and recipients of TEACH Grants. 

12 ‘‘(5) SPECIAL DEFERRAL.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any 

14 deferment for which a borrower of an eligible 

15 Federal Direct Loan may be eligible under sec16 tion 455(f), a borrower shall be eligible for 

17 deferment, as described in section 455(f)(1), for 

18 a period not in excess of 2 years if— 

19 ‘‘(i) the borrower has qualified for 

20 partial loan forgiveness under paragraph 

21 (1) for the immediately preceding year; 

22 and 

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1 tion during the period of deferment, due 

2 to— 

3 ‘‘(I) extenuating or unforeseen fi4 nancial circumstances or health rea5 sons; or 

6 ‘‘(II) other extraordinary cir7 cumstances as determined by the Sec8 retary. 

9 ‘‘(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

10 ‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN.— 

11 The term ‘eligible Federal Direct Loan’ means 

12 a Federal Direct Stafford Loan, Federal Direct 

13 PLUS Loan, Federal Direct Unsubsidized Staf14 ford Loan, or Federal Direct Consolidation 

15 Loan. 

16 ‘‘(B) PART-TIME.—The term ‘part-time’, 

17 when used in reference to a teacher for a par18 ticular school year, means a teacher who works 

19 in such year a number of hours that is not less 

20 than 50 percent, but less than 100 percent, of 

21 the hours worked by an average full-time teach22 er in the local educational agency that serves 

23 the area where the teacher is employed. 

24 ‘‘(C) QUALIFYING TEACHING POSITION.— 

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1 part-time or full-time employment (not includ2 ing a substitute teaching assignment)— 

3 ‘‘(i) in— 

4 ‘‘(I) a public or nonprofit private 

5 elementary school or secondary school, 

6 that, for the purpose of this para7 graph and for that year— 

8 ‘‘(aa) has been determined 

9 by the Secretary (pursuant to 

10 regulations of the Secretary and 

11 after consultation with the State 

12 educational agency of the State 

13 in which the school is located) to 

14 be a school in which the number 

15 of children meeting a measure of 

16 poverty under section 1113(a)(5) 

17 of the Elementary and Secondary 

18 Education Act of 1965, exceeds 

19 70 percent of the total number of 

20 children enrolled in such school; 

21 and 

22 ‘‘(bb) is in the school district 

23 of a local educational agency that 

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1 I of the Elementary and Sec2 ondary Education Act of 1965; 

3 ‘‘(II) a public or nonprofit pri4 vate elementary school or secondary 

5 school served by an educational serv6 ice agency, or a location operated by 

7 an educational service agency, that, 

8 for the purpose of this paragraph and 

9 for that year, has been determined by 

10 the Secretary (pursuant to regulations 

11 of the Secretary and after consulta12 tion with the State educational agency 

13 of the State in which the educational 

14 service agency operates) to be a school 

15 or location at which the number of 

16 children taught who meet a measure 

17 of poverty under section 1113(a)(5) of 

18 the Elementary and Secondary Edu19 cation Act of 1965, exceeds 30 per20 cent of the total number of children 

21 taught at such school or location; 

22 ‘‘(III) an elementary school or 

23 secondary school that is funded by the 

24 Bureau of Indian Education; or 


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1 ‘‘(IV) in the case of an individual 

2 who is an early childhood educator, an 

3 early childhood education program; 

4 ‘‘(ii) through which the individual pro5 vides direct classroom teaching, or class6 room-type teaching in a nonclassroom set7 ting, including— 

8 ‘‘(I) special education teachers; 

9 ‘‘(II) career and technical edu10 cation teachers; 

11 ‘‘(III) teachers in the field of 

12 science, technology, engineering, 

13 mathematics, or other subjects; 

14 ‘‘(IV) early childhood educators; 

15 and 

16 ‘‘(V) English as a second lan17 guage teachers; and 

18 ‘‘(iii) with respect to which the indi19 vidual meets the requirements of an effec20 tive teacher or effective early childhood ed21 ucator, as determined by the State in ac22 cordance with part A of title I and title II 

23 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu24 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et 

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1 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 

2 by this subsection shall be effective on the date that 

3 is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. 

4 (b) TAX TREATMENT OF CANCELLATION OF STU5 DENT LOANS.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (f) of section 108 

7 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 

8 adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

9 ‘‘(6) CANCELLATIONS UNDER STRIVE ACT

10 TEACHER LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAMS.—In the 

11 case of an individual, gross income does not include 

12 any amount which (but for this subsection) would be 

13 includible in gross income for the taxable year by 

14 reasons of the cancellation (in whole or in part) 

15 under section 455(r) of the Higher Education Act of 

16 1965 of any eligible Federal Direct Loan (as defined 

17 in section 455(r)(6)(A) of such Act).’’. 

18 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 

19 by this subsection shall apply to cancellations of in20 debtedness after the date that is 1 year after the 

21 date of the enactment of this Act. 

22 SEC. 202. TEACH GRANTS. 

23 (a) AMENDMENTS.—Subpart 9 of part A of title IV 

24 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070g 

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1 (1) in section 420M (20 U.S.C. 1070g–1)— 

2 (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking 

3 ‘‘$4,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$12,000’’; and 

4 (B) in subsection (d)— 

5 (i) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking 

6 ‘‘$16,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$48,000’’; and 

7 (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 

8 ‘‘$8,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$16,000’’; and 

9 (2) in section 420N (20 U.S.C. 1070g–2)— 

10 (A) in subsection (a)(2)(B), in the matter 

11 preceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, including 

12 an early childhood teacher (defined in this sec13 tion as a teacher who has primary responsibility 

14 for the learning and development of children 

15 within an early childhood education program),’’ 

16 after ‘‘prospective teacher’’; 

17 (B) in subsection (b)— 

18 (i) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking 

19 ‘‘4 academic years within 8 years’’ and in20 serting ‘‘8 academic years within 10 

21 years’’; and 

22 (ii) by striking subparagraphs (B) and 

23 (C) and inserting the following: 


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1 ‘‘(B) teach in an elementary school, sec2 ondary school, or an early childhood education 

3 program; 

4 ‘‘(C) teach in— 

5 ‘‘(i) a school described in section 

6 465(a)(2)(A); and 

7 ‘‘(ii) any of the following fields— 

8 ‘‘(I) mathematics; 

9 ‘‘(II) science; 

10 ‘‘(III) technology; 

11 ‘‘(IV) engineering; 

12 ‘‘(V) career and technical edu13 cation; 

14 ‘‘(VI) a foreign language; 

15 ‘‘(VII) bilingual education; 

16 ‘‘(VIII) special education; 

17 ‘‘(IX) as a reading specialist; 

18 ‘‘(X) as a writing specialist; or 

19 ‘‘(XI) another field designated as 

20 high need by the most recent list de21 scribed in subsection (d)(1);’’; 

22 (C) in subsection (c)— 

23 (i) by striking ‘‘SERVICE’’ and all that 

24 follows through ‘‘event’’ and inserting the 

25 following: ‘‘SERVICE.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the event’’; 

2 (ii) by inserting ‘‘paragraph (2) and 

3 the’’ after ‘‘in accordance with’’; and 

4 (iii) by adding at the end the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(2) PARTIAL FORGIVENESS OF REPAYMENT.— 

7 In the event that a recipient described in paragraph 

8 (1) has fulfilled a portion of the service obligation in 

9 the agreement under subsection (b), the amount that 

10 is treated as a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford 

11 Loan under part D of title IV and subject to repay12 ment (together with the interest thereon) for that 

13 recipient shall be reduced by an amount that bears 

14 the same ratio to the total amount of the recipient’s 

15 grant under this subpart as the amount of time the 

16 recipient has fulfilled of the recipient’s service obli17 gation bears to the total amount of time of the serv18 ice obligation in the agreement under subsection 

19 (b).’’; and 

20 (D) in subsection (d)— 

21 (i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 

22 and (2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respec23 tively; 

24 (ii) in paragraph (2), as redesignated 

25 by clause (i), by striking ‘‘subsection 


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1 (b)(1)(C)(vii)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 

2 (1)’’; and 

3 (iii) by inserting before paragraph (2), 

4 as redesignated by clause (i), the following: 

5 ‘‘(1) HIGH-NEED DESIGNATION.—The Sec6 retary shall develop, periodically update, and publish 

7 a list of designated high-need fields for purposes of 

8 this subpart.’’. 

9 (b) SIMPLIFICATION OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS

10 AND STREAMLINING THE TEACH GRANT DISPUTE PROC11 ESS.—Section 420P of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

12 (20 U.S.C. 1070g–4) is amended— 

13 (1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘; PRO14 GRAM IMPROVEMENT’’ after ‘‘PROGRAM RE15 PORT’’; 

16 (2) by striking ‘‘Not later’’ and inserting the 

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM REPORT.—Not later’’; and 

19 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT.—By not later than 6 

21 months after the date of enactment of the Supporting the 

22 Teaching Profession through Revitalizing Investments in 

23 Valuable Educators Act, and periodically thereafter, the 

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1 ‘‘(1) work with States to identify and imple2 ment a process for increasing awareness of, and sim3 plifying the application process for— 

4 ‘‘(A) TEACH Grants; 

5 ‘‘(B) loan forgiveness, in accordance with 

6 section 420N(c)(2), for any amount of a 

7 TEACH Grant to a student that is converted to 

8 a loan under section 420N(c)(1); and 

9 ‘‘(C) waivers of the service obligation for 

10 TEACH Grants, in accordance with section 

11 420N(d)(3); and 

12 ‘‘(2)(A) review the procedures, including the 

13 dispute resolution procedures, of the process through 

14 which the service obligation of a recipient of a 

15 TEACH grant is converted to a loan under section 

16 420N(c)(1) or waived under such 420N(d)(3); and 

17 ‘‘(B) disseminate and make publicly available 

18 and easily accessible to the appropriate audiences 

19 clear, consistent information on the procedures, in20 cluding— 

21 ‘‘(i) an explanation that recipients have an 

22 option to dispute the conversion or waiver deci23 sion; 

24 ‘‘(ii) how a recipient can initiate a dispute; 

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1 ‘‘(iii) the specific criteria considered in the 

2 adjudicating process.’’. 

3 (c) DATA REGARDING FEDERAL LOAN FORGIVENESS

4 AND SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS.—Each year, the 

5 Secretary of Education shall prepare and make publicly 

6 available data on the Federal loan forgiveness and service 

7 scholarship programs administered by the Secretary, in8 cluding, for each program and for the most recent year 

9 for which data are available, the rates of loan cancellation 

10 under such program, the rates of completion of any service 

11 requirement required for the program, and the conversion 

12 rate regarding how many grants or scholarships are con13 verted to loans for repayment based on the student’s fail14 ure to complete the program or any required service obli15 gation. 

16 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section, and the amend17 ments made by this section, shall take effect on July 1, 

18 2018. 

19 SEC. 203. PROGRAM TO SUBSIDIZE TEACHER CERTIFI20 CATION AND LICENSING FEES. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart 9 of part A of title IV 

22 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070g 

23 et seq.), as amended by this title, is further amended by 

24 adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 420Q. PROGRAM TO SUBSIDIZE TEACHER CERTIFI2 CATION AND LICENSING FEES. 

3 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 ‘‘(1) LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUAL.—The term 

5 ‘low-income individual’ has the meaning given the 

6 term in section 402A(h). 

7 ‘‘(2) TEACHING PROFESSION.—The term 

8 ‘teaching profession’ includes elementary education, 

9 secondary education, and early childhood education. 

10 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From amounts ap11 propriated under subsection (g), the Secretary shall carry 

12 out a program of awarding grants to State educational 

13 agencies, through allotments described in subsection (c), 

14 to enable the State educational agencies to subsidize 

15 teacher certification and licensing fees for low-income indi16 viduals who are entering the teaching profession. 

17 ‘‘(c) ALLOTMENTS.—Each State submitting an ap18 proved application under this section for a fiscal year shall 

19 receive an allotment that bears the same ratio to the total 

20 amount made available under this section for such fiscal 

21 year as the number of local educational agencies located 

22 in the State bears to the total number of local educational 

23 agencies in all States with approved applications. 

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1 retary an application at such time, in such manner, and 

2 containing such information as the Secretary may require. 

3 ‘‘(e) USE OF FUNDS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency 

5 receiving a grant under this section for a fiscal year 

6 shall use grant funds to reimburse or subsidize the 

7 teacher or early childhood educator examination and 

8 other certification or licensure fees for a low-income 

9 individual entering the teaching profession who re10 sides in, and attended a teacher preparation pro11 gram in, the State, which may include fees for— 

12 ‘‘(A) additional certification or licensure 

13 for the individual in a high-need field included 

14 on the list described in section 420N(d)(1); 

15 ‘‘(B) National Board certification; 

16 ‘‘(C) maintaining active status with a pro17 fessional disciplinary organization aligned with 

18 the high-need field included on the list de19 scribed in section 420N(d)(1); or 

20 ‘‘(D) in the case of early childhood edu21 cators, further education necessary in order to 

22 become highly competent and successfully take 

23 such examination or obtain such certification or 

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1 classes, community college courses, and con2 tinuing and distance education). 

3 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY IN REIMBURSEMENT.—A State 

4 educational agency receiving a grant under this sec5 tion shall, in reimbursing or subsidizing fees in ac6 cordance with paragraph (1), give a priority to 

7 teachers and early childhood educators who are 

8 members of populations underrepresented in the 

9 teaching or early childhood care profession, respec10 tively. 

11 ‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—Grant funds made avail12 able under this section to a State educational agency shall 

13 remain available to the State until expended. 

14 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

15 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

16 $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 and each of the 5 suc17 ceeding fiscal years.’’. 

18 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

19 this section shall take effect on July 1, 2018. 

20 TITLE III—TEACHER QUALITY 

21 PARTNERSHIPS 

22 SEC. 301. PURPOSE. 

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1 (1) to ensure that early childhood educators 

2 have the financial and academic support needed to 

3 remain in the profession; and 

4 (2) to strengthen the quality of early childhood 

5 education teaching supports. 

6 SEC. 302. PROVIDING ACCESS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD 

7 EDUCATORS TO TRAINING PROGRAMS. 

8 (a) DEFINITION OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

9 PROGRAM.—Section 103(8)(C)(i) of the Higher Education 

10 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003(8)(C)(i)) is amended by 

11 striking ‘‘age six’’ and inserting ‘‘age six, or the age of 

12 entry into elementary school, and’’. 

13 (b) BROADENING DEFINITIONS.—Section 200 of the 

14 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021) is 

15 amended— 

16 (1) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘and includes 

17 an individual employed as a master teacher, lead 

18 teacher, or classroom aide’’ before the period at the 

19 end; 

20 (2) in paragraph (6)(A)(ii)(II), by striking ‘‘as 

21 applicable,’’; 

22 (3) in paragraph (14)— 

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1 (i) by inserting ‘‘, and for new early 

2 childhood educators during not less than 

3 the educators’ first two years of teaching,’’ 

4 after ‘‘two years of teaching’’; and 

5 (ii) by inserting ‘‘or beginning early 

6 childhood educators’’ after ‘‘beginning 

7 teachers’’; 

8 (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

9 ‘‘teacher mentoring’’ and inserting ‘‘teacher and 

10 educator mentoring’’; 

11 (C) in subparagraph (B)— 

12 (i) by inserting ‘‘or early childhood 

13 educators, as the case may be,’’ after ‘‘with 

14 teachers’’; 

15 (ii) by striking ‘‘mentor teachers’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘mentor teachers or early child17 hood educators’’; and 

18 (iii) by inserting ‘‘or early childhood 

19 educators’’ after ‘‘among teachers’’; 

20 (D) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘new 

21 teachers’’ and inserting ‘‘new teachers and new 

22 early childhood educators’’; 

23 (E) in subparagraph (F)(ii), by inserting 

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1 (F) in subparagraph (G)— 

2 (i) by inserting ‘‘and exemplary early 

3 childhood educators’’ after ‘‘exemplary 

4 teachers’’; and 

5 (ii) by inserting ‘‘and early childhood 

6 educators’’ after ‘‘new teachers’’; and 

7 (G) in subparagraph (I), by inserting ‘‘and 

8 early childhood educators’’ after ‘‘new teach9 ers’’; 

10 (4) in paragraph (21)— 

11 (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 

12 ‘‘TEACHER MENTORING’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘TEACHER AND EDUCATOR MENTORING’’; 

14 (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

15 (A)— 

16 (i) by striking ‘‘teacher mentoring’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘teacher and educator men18 toring’’; and 

19 (ii) by inserting ‘‘and early childhood 

20 educators’’ after ‘‘prospective teachers’’; 

21 (C) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

22 ‘‘teacher mentors’’ and inserting ‘‘mentor 

23 teachers or, in the case of prospective early 

24 childhood educators, mentor early childhood 

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1 (D) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘, 

2 or in a high-need early childhood education pro3 gram,’’ after ‘‘local educational agency’’; and 

4 (5) in paragraph (22)— 

5 (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 

6 ‘‘TEACHING RESIDENCY PROGRAM’’ and insert7 ing ‘‘TEACHER AND EDUCATOR RESIDENCY

8 PROGRAM’’; 

9 (B) in the matter preceding subclause 

10 (A)— 

11 (i) by striking ‘‘teaching residency 

12 program’’ and inserting ‘‘teacher or educa13 tor residency program’’; 

14 (ii) by inserting ‘‘, or an early child15 hood education program-based preparation 

16 program for early childhood educators,’’ 

17 after ‘‘teacher preparation program’’; and 

18 (iii) by inserting ‘‘or early childhood 

19 educator’’ after ‘‘prospective teacher’’; 

20 (C) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

21 ‘‘mentor teacher’’ and inserting ‘‘mentor teach22 er or early childhood educator’’; 

23 (D) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or 

24 early childhood educator’’ after ‘‘the teacher’’; 

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1 (E) by striking subparagraph (D) and in2 serting the following: 

3 ‘‘(D) prior to completion of the program— 

4 ‘‘(i) in the case of a prospective teach5 er— 

6 ‘‘(I) attains full State certifi7 cation or licensure and, with respect 

8 to a special education teacher, meets 

9 the qualifications described in section 

10 612(a)(14)(C) of the Individuals with 

11 Disabilities Education Act; and 

12 ‘‘(II) acquires a master’s degree 

13 not later than 18 months after begin14 ning the program; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a prospective early 

16 childhood educator— 

17 ‘‘(I) becomes highly competent; 

18 ‘‘(II) attains full State certifi19 cation or licensure; and 

20 ‘‘(III) acquires a baccalaureate 

21 degree or an associate’s degree not 

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1 (c) EXPANDING PURPOSES.—Section 201 of the 

2 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1022) is 

3 amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (2)— 

5 (A) by inserting ‘‘and early childhood edu6 cators’’ after ‘‘prospective and new teachers’’; 

7 (B) by inserting ‘‘and early childhood edu8 cators’’ after ‘‘prospective teachers’’; and 

9 (C) by inserting ‘‘and early childhood edu10 cators’’ after ‘‘for new teachers’’; 

11 (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘and early 

12 childhood educators’’ after ‘‘preparing teachers’’; 

13 and 

14 (3) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘and early 

15 childhood education’’ before ‘‘force’’. 

16 (d) INCLUDING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS IN

17 PARTNERSHIP GRANTS.—Section 202 of the Higher Edu18 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1022a) is amended— 

19 (1) in subsection (b)— 

20 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, as ap21 plicable,’’; 

22 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and 

23 early childhood educators’’ after ‘‘teachers’’; 

24 (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘and 

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1 (D) in paragraph (4)— 

2 (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

3 ‘‘or early childhood educator’’ after ‘‘teach4 er’’; and 

5 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

6 ‘‘or early childhood educator’’ after ‘‘teach7 er’’; 

8 (E) in paragraph (6)— 

9 (i) in subparagraph (E)(i), by striking 

10 ‘‘, as appropriate,’’; 

11 (ii) in subparagraph (F), by inserting 

12 ‘‘and early childhood educators’’ after 

13 ‘‘general education teachers’’; and 

14 (iii) in subparagraph (G), by inserting 

15 ‘‘and early childhood educators’’ after 

16 ‘‘special education teachers’’; and 

17 (F) in paragraph (7)— 

18 (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

19 ‘‘and early childhood educators’’ after 

20 ‘‘prepare teachers’’; and 

21 (ii) in subparagraph (C)— 

22 (I) by striking ‘‘new teachers’’ 

23 each place the term appears and in24 serting ‘‘new teachers and new early 

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1 (II) by striking ‘‘high-need local 

2 educational agency’’ each place the 

3 term appears and inserting ‘‘high4 need local educational agency or early 

5 childhood education program’’; and 

6 (III) by striking ‘‘new teachers’ 

7 teaching skills’’ and inserting ‘‘teach8 ing skills of the new teachers and new 

9 early childhood educators’’; 

10 (2) in subsection (c)(1)— 

11 (A) by inserting ‘‘and early childhood edu12 cators’’ after ‘‘teachers’’; and 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘teaching residency pro14 gram’’ and inserting ‘‘teacher and educator 

15 residency program’’; 

16 (3) in subsection (d)— 

17 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

18 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

19 (I) in the matter preceding clause 

20 (i), by striking ‘‘, as applicable,’’; 

21 (II) in clause (i)— 

22 (aa) in subclause (II), by 

23 striking ‘‘, as applicable,’’; and 

24 (bb) in subclause (III), by 

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1 (III) in clause (ii), by striking 

2 ‘‘and, as applicable, techniques for 

3 early childhood educators’’ and insert4 ing ‘‘and, for early childhood edu5 cators, techniques,’’; and 

6 (ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii)— 

7 (I) in the matter preceding sub8 clause (I), by striking ‘‘, as applica9 ble,’’; and 

10 (II) in subclause (IV)— 

11 (aa) in item (aa), by striking 

12 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

13 (bb) in item (bb), by insert14 ing ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

15 and 

16 (cc) by adding at the end 

17 the following: 

18 ‘‘(cc) provide culturally re19 sponsive and inclusive learning 

20 environments for all students;’’; 

21 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

22 (i) in the matter preceding subpara23 graph (A), by striking ‘‘, as applicable,’’; 

24 (ii) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by strik25 ing ‘‘(as applicable)’’; and 


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1 (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

2 ‘‘teacher mentoring’’ and inserting ‘‘teach3 er and educator mentoring’’; 

4 (C) in paragraph (5)— 

5 (i) in the paragraph heading, by in6 serting ‘‘AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCA7 TOR’’ after ‘‘TEACHER’’; 

8 (ii) in the matter preceding subpara9 graph (A)— 

10 (I) by inserting ‘‘or early child11 hood educators’’ after ‘‘become teach12 ers’’; and 

13 (II) by striking ‘‘teaching profes14 sion’’ and inserting ‘‘teaching and 

15 early childhood education profession’’; 

16 and 

17 (iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

18 ‘‘or early childhood educator’’ after ‘‘teach19 er’’; and 

20 (D) in paragraph (6), in the matter pre21 ceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and 

22 early childhood educators’’ after ‘‘teachers’’; 

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1 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

2 ‘‘TEACHING RESIDENCY’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘TEACHER AND EDUCATOR RESIDENCY’’; 

4 (B) by striking ‘‘teaching residency’’ each 

5 place the term appears and inserting ‘‘teacher 

6 and educator residency’’; 

7 (C) in paragraph (1)— 

8 (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

9 ‘‘or high-need early childhood education 

10 program’’ before ‘‘in the partnership’’; 

11 (ii) in subparagraph (B)— 

12 (I) by inserting ‘‘or early child13 hood education program’’ after ‘‘re14 ceiving school’’; and 

15 (II) by striking ‘‘mentor teach16 ers’’ and inserting ‘‘mentor teachers 

17 or early childhood educators’’; and 

18 (iii) in subparagraph (C)— 

19 (I) in the matter preceding clause 

20 (i), by striking ‘‘teaching residents’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘teacher or early child22 hood educator residents’’; 

23 (II) in clause (ii), by striking 

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1 ‘‘teacher and educator mentoring’’; 

2 and 

3 (III) in clause (iii), by striking 

4 ‘‘new teachers’’ and inserting ‘‘new 

5 teachers or early childhood edu6 cators’’; and 

7 (D) in paragraph (2)— 

8 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik9 ing ‘‘TEACHING’’ and inserting ‘‘TEACHER

10 AND EDUCATOR’’; 

11 (ii) in subparagraph (A)— 

12 (I) in the matter preceding clause 

13 (i)— 

14 (aa) by striking ‘‘teaching 

15 residencies’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘teacher and educator 

17 residencies’’; 

18 (bb) by inserting ‘‘and early 

19 childhood educators’’ after 

20 ‘‘teachers’’; and 

21 (cc) by inserting ‘‘and high22 need early childhood education 

23 programs’’ after ‘‘high-need 

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1 (II) in clause (i), by striking 

2 ‘‘teacher mentoring’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘teacher and educator mentoring’’; 

4 (III) in clause (iii)— 

5 (aa) in the matter preceding 

6 subclause (I), by striking ‘‘men7 tor teacher’’ and inserting ‘‘men8 tor teacher or early childhood ed9 ucator’’; 

10 (bb) in subclause (II), by in11 serting ‘‘and early childhood edu12 cators’’ after ‘‘new teachers’’; 

13 (cc) in subclause (III), by 

14 striking ‘‘teaching duties’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘teaching or educating 

16 duties’’; and 

17 (dd) in subclause (IV), by 

18 inserting ‘‘or early childhood edu19 cators’’ after ‘‘teachers’’; 

20 (IV) in clause (iv), by striking 

21 ‘‘mentor teachers’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘mentor teachers and early childhood 

23 educators’’; 

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1 (AA) by inserting ‘‘or 

2 early childhood education 

3 program’’ after ‘‘local edu4 cational agency’’; and 

5 (BB) by inserting ‘‘or 

6 program’’ after ‘‘such agen7 cy’’; and 

8 (bb) in subclause (II), by in9 serting ‘‘or early childhood edu10 cation’’ after ‘‘teaching’’; and 

11 (VI) in clause (vii)— 

12 (aa) by striking ‘‘teaching 

13 residents’’ and inserting ‘‘teacher 

14 or educator residents’’; 

15 (bb) by inserting ‘‘or early 

16 childhood educators’’ after 

17 ‘‘teachers’’; and 

18 (cc) by inserting ‘‘or work as 

19 an early childhood educator’’ 

20 after ‘‘two years of teaching’’; 

21 and 

22 (iii) in subparagraph (C)— 

23 (I) in clause (i), by striking 

24 ‘‘teaching residents’’ and inserting 

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1 (II) in clause (ii), by striking 

2 ‘‘teacher residency’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘teacher or educator residency’’; 

4 (III) in clause (iii)— 

5 (aa) in subclause (I), by in6 serting ‘‘or early childhood edu7 cator’’ after ‘‘teacher’’; 

8 (bb) by striking subclause 

9 (II) and inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘(II)(aa) in the case of a teacher 

11 applicant, fulfill the requirement 

12 under subclause (I) by teaching in a 

13 high-need school served by the high14 need local educational agency in the 

15 eligible partnership and teach a sub16 ject or area that is designated as high 

17 need by the partnership; or 

18 ‘‘(bb) in the case of an early 

19 childhood educator applicant, fulfill 

20 the requirement under subclause (I) 

21 by teaching in a high-need early child22 hood education program;’’; and 

23 (cc) in subclause (IV), by in24 serting ‘‘, or, in the case of an 

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1 highly competent,’’ after ‘‘Act,’’; 

2 and 

3 (IV) in clause (iv)— 

4 (aa) in subclause (I), by 

5 striking ‘‘A grantee carrying out’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘Subject to sub7 clause (II), a grantee carrying 

8 out’’; 

9 (bb) by redesignating sub10 clauses (II) and (III) as sub11 clauses (III) and (IV), respec12 tively; 

13 (cc) by inserting after sub14 clause (I) the following: 

15 ‘‘(II) EXCEPTIONS TO REPAY16 MENT REQUIREMENT.—An eligible 

17 partnership carrying out a teacher 

18 and educator residency program 

19 under this paragraph shall not require 

20 repayment under this clause by a re21 cipient if the recipient is unable to 

22 complete the teacher and educator 

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1 ‘‘(aa) extenuating or unfore2 seen financial circumstances, 

3 health reasons, or personal or 

4 family obligations; 

5 ‘‘(bb) incapacitation; 

6 ‘‘(cc) inability to secure em7 ployment in a school served by 

8 the eligible partnership; 

9 ‘‘(dd) being called to active 

10 duty in the armed forces of the 

11 United States; or 

12 ‘‘(ee) other extraordinary 

13 circumstances.’’; and 

14 (dd) in subclause (III), as 

15 redesignated by item (bb), by 

16 striking ‘‘on grounds’’ and all 

17 that follows through the period at 

18 the end and inserting ‘‘on 

19 grounds not covered under sub20 clause (II).’’; 

21 (5) in subsection (f)(1)— 

22 (A) in subparagraph (B)— 

23 (i) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘or early 

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1 (ii) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘or 

2 early childhood educators’’ after ‘‘teach3 ers’’; 

4 (iii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘teach5 er instruction and drive teacher and stu6 dent learning’’ and inserting ‘‘teacher or 

7 early childhood educator instruction and 

8 drive the learning of teachers or early 

9 childhood educators, and students’’; and 

10 (iv) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘school 

11 environment’’ and inserting ‘‘school or 

12 early childhood education program environ13 ment’’; and 

14 (B) in subparagraph (D)(i)— 

15 (i) in subclause (I), by inserting ‘‘, or 

16 in high-need early childhood education pro17 grams’’ before the semicolon at the end; 

18 and 

19 (ii) in subclause (II)— 

20 (I) by inserting ‘‘or early child21 hood educators’’ after ‘‘teachers’’; and 

22 (II) by inserting ‘‘or high-need 

23 early childhood education programs’’ 

24 before the period at the end; and 

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1 (A) by inserting ‘‘or early childhood educa2 tor’’ after ‘‘pre-baccalaureate teacher’’; and 

3 (B) by inserting ‘‘or early childhood edu4 cators’’ before the period at the end. 

5 (e) ACCOUNTABILITY, EVALUATION, AND INFORMA6 TION.—Section 204 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

7 (20 U.S.C. 1022c) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (a)— 

9 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or 

10 early childhood educators’’ after ‘‘teachers’’; 

11 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, and 

12 early childhood educator retention in the first 

13 three years of an early childhood educator’s ca14 reer’’ before the semicolon at the end; 

15 (C) in paragraph (3)— 

16 (i) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘im17 provement’’; and 

18 (ii) by adding at the end the fol19 lowing: 

20 ‘‘(B) in the case of eligible partnerships of21 fering programs that lead to State certification 

22 or licensure of early childhood educators, im23 provement in the pass rates and scaled scores 

24 for initial State certification or licensure of 

25 early childhood educators; and’’; and 


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1 (D) in paragraph (4)(F), by striking ‘‘as 

2 applicable,’’; and 

3 (2) in subsection (b)— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘shall ensure’’ and insert5 ing the following: ‘‘shall— 

6 ‘‘(1) ensure’’; and 

7 (B) by striking ‘‘part.’’ and inserting the 

8 following: ‘‘part; and 

9 ‘‘(2) in the case of an eligible partnership that 

10 offers an early childhood education program that 

11 does not lead to State licensure or certification as an 

12 early childhood educator, clearly indicate that fact in 

13 the information provided regarding the early child14 hood program through the grant and any reports 

15 submitted under this part.’’. 

16 (f) ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PREPARATION PRO17 GRAMS.—Section 205 of the Higher Education Act of 

18 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1022d) is amended— 

19 (1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘AND

20 EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS’’ after ‘‘TEACH21 ERS’’; 

22 (2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) 

23 as subsections (d) through (f), respectively; 

24 (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol25 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(c) STATE REPORT CARD ON THE QUALITY OF

2 EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS.— 

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State that receives 

4 funds under this Act shall provide to the Secretary, 

5 and make widely available to the general public, in 

6 a uniform and comprehensible manner that conforms 

7 with the definitions and methods established by the 

8 Secretary, an annual State report card on the qual9 ity of early childhood educator preparation programs 

10 that lead to early childhood educator licensure or 

11 certification in the State. 

12 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL CONTENT.—Each State re13 port card issued under this subsection shall also in14 clude an explanation of— 

15 ‘‘(A) how the State is making early child16 hood educators aware of available tax credit 

17 programs, scholarship programs, and loan pro18 grams; and 

19 ‘‘(B) how the State is implementing or de20 signing flexible early childhood educator prepa21 ration programs.’’; and 

22 (4) in subsection (e), as redesignated by para23 graph (2)— 

24 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and on 

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1 preparation in the United States, including the 

2 information described in subsection (c)(2)’’ 

3 after ‘‘subsection (b)(1)’’; and 

4 (B) in each of subparagraphs (A) and (B) 

5 of paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘teaching force’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘teacher and early childhood edu7 cator force’’. 

8 SEC. 303. MANDATORY FUNDING FOR TEACHER QUALITY 

9 PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 

10 Section 209 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

11 U.S.C. 1022h) is amended to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 209. AUTHORIZATION AND APPROPRIATIONS. 

13 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

14 this part, and there are appropriated, out of any money 

15 in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $300,000,000 

16 for fiscal year 2018 and each subsequent fiscal year.’’. 

17 TITLE IV—INCREASING AND EX18 PANDING TAX DEDUCTION 

19 FOR TEACHERS 

20 SEC. 401. INCREASE IN AND EXPANSION OF DEDUCTION 

21 FOR EXPENSES OF ELEMENTARY AND SEC22 ONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS. 

23 (a) INCREASE.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (D) of section 

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1 amended by striking ‘‘$250’’ and inserting ‘‘$500 

2 ($1,500 in the case of an eligible educator teaching 

3 in a high-need school, as described in section 

4 465(2)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, or 

5 as an early childhood educator)’’. 

6 (2) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Section 

7 62(d)(3) of such Code is amended— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘2018’’; 

10 (B) by striking ‘‘the $250 amount’’ and in11 serting ‘‘each of the dollar amounts’’; and 

12 (C) by striking ‘‘2014’’ in subparagraph 

13 (B) thereof and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 

14 (b) EXPANSION TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDU15 CATORS.—Section 62(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code 

16 of 1986 is amended— 

17 (1) by striking ‘‘who is a kindergarten’’ and in18 serting ‘‘who is— 

19 ‘‘(A) a kindergarten’’; 

20 (2) by striking the period at the end and insert21 ing ‘‘, and’’; and 

22 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub23 paragraph: 

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1 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021)) in an early 

2 childhood education program (as defined in sec3 tion 103 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1003)) for at 

4 least 1,020 hours during a year.’’. 

5 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

6 this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred in tax7 able years beginning after the date of the enactment of 

8 this Act. 

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