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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2762 

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide 

grants to eligible local educational agencies to encourage female students 

to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and 

technology. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 12, 2015 

Mr. MCNERNEY (for himself, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. PETERS, Ms. CLARK of 

Massachusetts, Ms. NORTON, Mr. HASTINGS, and Ms. WILSON of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

of 1965 to provide grants to eligible local educational 

agencies to encourage female students to pursue studies 

and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and 

technology. 

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. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Getting Involved in 

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1 nology, Engineering, and Mathematics Act’’ or the 

2 ‘‘GIRLS STEM Act’’. 

3 SEC. 2. GRANTS TO PREPARE FEMALES FOR THE 21ST CEN4 TURY. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the Elementary and 

6 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7201 et 

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

8 ‘‘PART E—PREPARING FEMALE STUDENTS FOR 

9 THE 21ST CENTURY 

10 ‘‘SEC. 5701. PROGRAM AUTHORITY. 

11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From funds provided under sec12 tion 5702, the Secretary may provide grants to eligible 

13 local educational agencies to enable elementary schools 

14 and secondary schools served by the agencies to establish 

15 and implement a program to— 

16 ‘‘(1) encourage the ongoing interest of female 

17 students in careers requiring skills in science, math18 ematics, engineering, or technology at all levels of 

19 the career pathway, including at the technician level; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(2) prepare female students to pursue indus22 try-recognized credentials, such as certificates, li23 censes, undergraduate, and graduate degrees, needed 

24 to pursue a career in the science, mathematics, engi25 neering, or technology field. 


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1 ‘‘(b) GRANT AWARDS.—A grant awarded under this 

2 part shall be awarded in 4 school year increments. 

3 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 

5 grant, or enter into a contract or cooperative agree6 ment, under this part an eligible local educational 

7 agency shall submit an application to the Secretary 

8 at such time and in such manner as the Secretary 

9 may require. 

10 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The application shall con11 tain, at a minimum, the following: 

12 ‘‘(A) A program description, including the 

13 content of the program and the research and 

14 models used to design the program. 

15 ‘‘(B) A description of the collaboration be16 tween elementary schools and secondary schools 

17 to fulfill goals of the program and how the eligi18 ble local educational agency will ensure that 

19 there is a comprehensive plan to improve 

20 science, mathematics, engineering, and tech21 nology education for female students in kinder22 garten through grade 12. 

23 ‘‘(C) A description of the process for re24 cruitment and selection of participants. 


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1 ‘‘(D) A description of the planned instruc2 tional and motivational activities. 

3 ‘‘(E) A description of any collaboration 

4 among local, regional, or national institutions 

5 and organizations that will be necessary to ful6 fill the goals of the program. 

7 ‘‘(3) CONSIDERATION.—In selecting an eligible 

8 local educational agency to receive a grant under 

9 this part, the Secretary shall consider the applica10 tion of each eligible local educational agency that 

11 demonstrates that the agency will use the grant 

12 funds to carry out the activities described in sub13 section (d). 

14 ‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible local educational 

15 agency shall use a grant received under this section to 

16 carry out the following: 

17 ‘‘(1) Acquainting female students with careers 

18 requiring skills in science, mathematics, engineering, 

19 and technology, and preparing such students for 

20 pursuing careers in such areas, including careers in 

21 such areas at the technician level. 

22 ‘‘(2) Educating the parents of female students 

23 about the opportunities and advantages of science, 

24 mathematics, engineering, and technology careers. 


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1 ‘‘(3) Providing tutoring and mentoring pro2 grams for female students in science, mathematics, 

3 engineering, and technology. 

4 ‘‘(4) Establishing partnerships and other oppor5 tunities that expose female students to role models, 

6 events, academic programs, or career and technical 

7 education programs in the fields of science, mathe8 matics, engineering, and technology. 

9 ‘‘(5) Providing after-school activities designed 

10 to encourage interest, and develop skills of female 

11 students, in science, mathematics, engineering, and 

12 technology. 

13 ‘‘(6) Carrying out summer programs designed 

14 to assist female students in— 

15 ‘‘(A) developing an interest and skills in; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(B) understanding the relevance and sig18 nificance of, science, mathematics, engineering, 

19 and technology. 

20 ‘‘(7) Purchasing educational instructional mate21 rials, equipment, and instrumentation or software 

22 designed to teach and encourage interest of female 

23 students in science, mathematics, engineering, and 

24 technology. 


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1 ‘‘(8) Providing academic and career counseling 

2 services and assistance in secondary school course 

3 selection that encourages female students to take 

4 courses that provide preparation for postsecondary 

5 education, and experiential learning opportunities 

6 (such as apprenticeships, mentorships, internships), 

7 in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and 

8 mathematics. 

9 ‘‘(9) Facilitating internships in science, mathe10 matics, engineering, or technology for female stu11 dents. 

12 ‘‘(10) Providing professional development for 

13 teachers and other school personnel that includes— 

14 ‘‘(A) topics on how to eliminate gender 

15 bias in the classroom; 

16 ‘‘(B) topics on how to engage students in 

17 the face of gender-based peer pressure and pa18 rental expectations; and 

19 ‘‘(C) increased instructional strategies and 

20 content knowledge of science, mathematics, en21 gineering, and technology. 

22 ‘‘(e) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—The Secretary 

23 shall require each eligible local educational agency receiv24 ing a grant under this part to supplement, and not to sup25 plant, any other assistance or funds made available from 


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1 non-Federal sources for the activities assisted under this 

2 part. 

3 ‘‘(f) EVALUATIONS.—Each eligible local educational 

4 agency that receives a grant under this part shall provide 

5 the Secretary, at the conclusion of every school year dur6 ing which the funds are received, with an evaluation as7 sessing the improvements made in the areas described in 

8 subsection (a), in a form prescribed by the Secretary. 

9 ‘‘(g) ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DE10 FINED.—For purposes of this part, the term ‘eligible local 

11 educational agency’ means a local educational agency that 

12 serves underrepresented or low-income students. 

13 ‘‘SEC. 5702. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

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

15 this part $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2016 through 

16 2020.’’. 

17 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con18 tents for such Act (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended 

19 by adding at the end of the items relating to title V the 

20 following: 

‘‘PART E—PREPARING FEMALES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

‘‘Sec. 5701. Program authority. 

‘‘Sec. 5702. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 

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