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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2228 

To assist coordination among science, technology, engineering, and mathematics efforts in the States, to strengthen the capacity of elementary 

schools, middle schools, and secondary schools to prepare students in 

science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 16, 2011 

Mr. LUJA ́N (for himself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. MOORE, and Ms. BORDALLO) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce 

A BILL 

To assist coordination among science, technology, engineering, and mathematics efforts in the States, to strengthen 

the capacity of elementary schools, middle schools, and 

secondary schools to prepare students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘STEM Support for 

3 Teachers in Education and Mentoring (STEM) Act’’ or 

4 the ‘‘STEM2 Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. STEM EDUCATION PLANNING AND TRAINING. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the Elementary and 

7 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et 

8 seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘PART E—STEM EDUCATION PLANNING AND 

10 TRAINING 

11 ‘‘SEC. 2501. DEFINITIONS. 

12 ‘‘In this part: 

13 ‘‘(1) INDIAN TRIBE; TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.— 

14 The terms ‘Indian tribe’ and ‘tribal organization’ 

15 have the meanings given those terms in section 4 of 

16 the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assist17 ance Act. 

18 ‘‘(2) STEM.—The term ‘STEM’ means science, 

19 technology, engineering, and mathematics. 

20 ‘‘SEC. 2502. PLANNING GRANTS. 

21 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to ad22 dress the lack of coordination among STEM education ef23 forts in the States. 

24 ‘‘(b) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this sec25 tion, the term ‘eligible entity’ means a State, Indian tribe, 


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1 tribal organization, nonprofit organization, or institution 

2 of higher education. 

3 ‘‘(c) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From amounts made 

4 available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall 

5 carry out a program of awarding, on a competitive basis, 

6 planning grants to eligible entities to enable the eligible 

7 entities to— 

8 ‘‘(1) develop effective State or tribal STEM 

9 networks for communication and collaboration that 

10 include school teachers, institutions of higher edu11 cation, nonprofit organizations, businesses, Federal, 

12 State, and local governments, and any other relevant 

13 entities; and 

14 ‘‘(2) through such State STEM networks, iden15 tify future STEM skills needed for STEM and non16 STEM occupations. 

17 ‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity desiring a 

18 grant under this section shall submit an application to the 

19 Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing 

20 such information as the Secretary may require. 

21 ‘‘(e) REPORTS.— 

22 ‘‘(1) REPORTS TO THE SECRETARY.—An eligi23 ble entity receiving a grant under this section shall 

24 submit to the Secretary an annual report describing 

25 the progress made on the grant. 


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1 ‘‘(2) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

2 3 years after the date of enactment of the STEM 

3 Support for Teachers in Education and Mentoring 

4 (STEM) Act, and every 3 years thereafter, the Sec5 retary shall submit a report to Congress regarding 

6 the program supported under this section. 

7 ‘‘SEC. 2503. TRAINING PROGRAM GRANTS. 

8 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to 

9 strengthen the capacity of teachers, elementary schools, 

10 middle schools, and secondary schools to inspire and pre11 pare students for STEM careers and build STEM literacy. 

12 ‘‘(b) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this sec13 tion, the term ‘eligible entity’ means a State, Indian tribe, 

14 tribal organization, local educational agency, institution of 

15 higher education, or nonprofit organization. 

16 ‘‘(c) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made avail18 able to carry out this section, the Secretary shall 

19 carry out a program of awarding grants, on a com20 petitive basis, to eligible entities to enable the eligi21 ble entities to develop, carry out, and evaluate train22 ing programs for STEM education in elementary 

23 schools, middle schools, and secondary schools. 

24 ‘‘(2) PROPORTIONALITY.—To the extent prac25 ticable, the Secretary shall, in awarding grants 


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1 under this section, ensure an equitable distribution 

2 between eligible entities serving urban areas and eli3 gible entities serving rural areas. 

4 ‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity desiring a 

5 grant under this section shall submit an application to the 

6 Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing 

7 such information as the Secretary may require. Such ap8 plication shall include— 

9 ‘‘(1) a description of how the eligible entity will 

10 monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the train11 ing program, including how the eligible entity plans 

12 to measure the impact of the training on teachers 

13 who attended the training after the teachers return 

14 to the classroom; and 

15 ‘‘(2) any other information the Secretary deter16 mines appropriate. 

17 ‘‘(e) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity receiving a 

18 grant under this section shall use grant funds to carry 

19 out a training program, using best practice models and 

20 through summer institutes or other professional develop21 ment enrichment programs, that provides professional de22 velopment regarding STEM education to STEM teachers 

23 (including STEM teachers who are master teachers or 

24 have otherwise demonstrated mastery of STEM teaching) 

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1 ers and administrators, respectively, as of the time of the 

2 program. 

3 ‘‘(f) REPORTS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) REPORTS TO THE SECRETARY.—An eligi5 ble entity receiving a grant under this section shall 

6 submit to the Secretary an annual report that de7 scribes the progress made on the grant and includes 

8 the results from the evaluation described in the ap9 plication under subsection (d). 

10 ‘‘(2) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

11 3 years after the date of enactment of this part, and 

12 every 3 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit 

13 a report to Congress regarding the program sup14 ported under this section. 

15 ‘‘SEC. 2504. NATIONAL PANEL. 

16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 

17 national panel to review, evaluate, and identify— 

18 ‘‘(1) rigorous kindergarten through grade 12 

19 STEM curricula models, including computer or web20 based simulation education programs and kinesthetic 

21 learning; and 

22 ‘‘(2) best practices with respect to STEM cur23 ricula. 

24 ‘‘(b) MEMBERS.—The Secretary shall determine the 

25 membership of the national panel described in subsection 


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1 (a), which shall be comprised of individuals who have the 

2 wisdom and experience to identify and recommend the 

3 most effective STEM curricula models, such as— 

4 ‘‘(1) representatives of technology industries 

5 and business; 

6 ‘‘(2) teachers and school administrators; 

7 ‘‘(3) representatives of nonprofit organizations 

8 and community organizations; 

9 ‘‘(4) faculty members of institutions of higher 

10 education; 

11 ‘‘(5) research specialists and curricula special12 ists; 

13 ‘‘(6) at least 1 rural education expert; and 

14 ‘‘(7) other individuals, as determined appro15 priate by the Secretary. 

16 ‘‘(c) REPORTS.—The panel shall prepare reports and 

17 recommendations regarding the panel’s findings as re18 quested by the Secretary. 

19 ‘‘SEC. 2505. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

20 ‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

21 this part such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 

22 2011 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.’’. 

23 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in 

24 section 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 


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1 of 1965 is amended by inserting after the item relating 

2 to section 2441 the following: 

‘‘PART E—STEM EDUCATION PLANNING AND TRAINING

‘‘Sec. 2501. Definitions. 

‘‘Sec. 2502. Planning grants. 

‘‘Sec. 2503. Training program grants. 

‘‘Sec. 2504. National panel. 

‘‘Sec. 2505. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 

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