I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6532 
To establish a grant program for innovative partnerships among teacher 
preparation programs, local educational agencies, and community-based 
organizations to expand access to high-quality tutoring in hard-to-staff 
schools and high-need schools, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 9, 2025 
Ms. LEE of Nevada (for herself and Mr. VALADAO) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce 
A BILL 
To establish a grant program for innovative partnerships 
among teacher preparation programs, local educational 
agencies, and community-based organizations to expand 
access to high-quality tutoring in hard-to-staff schools 
and high-need schools, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Partnering Aspiring 
Teachers with High-need Schools to Tutor Act of 2025’’ 
or the ‘‘PATHS to Tutor Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM FOR HIGH-QUALITY TUTORING. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
EDUCATIONAL
SERVICE
AGENCY.—The 
term ‘‘educational service agency’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 8101 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7801). 
(2) EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘‘educator preparation program’’ means a 
State-accredited program at a public or nonprofit in-
stitution of higher education or other nonprofit pro-
vider that prepares individuals to serve as educators. 
(3) 
HARD-TO-STAFF
SCHOOL.—The 
term 
‘‘hard-to-staff school’’ means a high-need school that 
has a high rate of teacher turnover or a large con-
centration of teachers in their first or second year 
of teaching. 
(4) HIGH-NEED SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘high-need 
school’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
2211 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6631). 
(5) 
HIGH-QUALITY
TUTORING.—The 
term 
‘‘high-quality tutoring’’ means tutoring— 
(A) that is provided by a tutor; 
(B) that is one-on-one or in a small group 
not to exceed a ratio of 1 tutor to 4 students, 
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or a small group ratio based on evidence deter-
mined sufficient by the State educational agen-
cy in the State in which the tutoring takes 
place; 
(C) that includes plans and time for tutors 
to collaborate; 
(D) that— 
(i) includes multiple sessions each 
week that are of sufficient length, such as 
the length of a regularly scheduled class or 
period; and 
(ii) is— 
(I) embedded in the school sched-
ule, preferably during the regular 
school day or tightly integrated to the 
regular school day and provided be-
fore or after school; or 
(II) during school vacations; 
(E) in which content and grade-specific tu-
tors are matched with students; 
(F) that is aligned to local standards and 
curriculum; 
(G) that includes high-quality pre-service 
training and ongoing professional support; 
(H) that a local consortium facilitates by— 
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(i) the local educational agency and 
schools in the local consortium supporting 
tutors through direct supervision and feed-
back; and 
(ii) the faculty or staff of the educator 
preparation program in the local consor-
tium providing additional capacity; and 
(I) where tutors are adequately com-
pensated for their work. 
(6) LOCAL CONSORTIUM.—The term ‘‘local con-
sortium’’ means a consortium consisting of commu-
nity partners as follows: 
(A) The consortium shall include the fol-
lowing entities, one or both of which shall serve 
as the lead entity of the consortium: 
(i) A local educational agency, an in-
dividual school, or an educational service 
agency. 
(ii) An educator preparation program. 
(B) The consortium may include a commu-
nity partner, such as— 
(i) a community-based organization; 
(ii) a child- and youth-serving organi-
zation or agency; 
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(iii) an institution of higher education, 
as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1001(a)); 
(iv) a foundation; 
(v) an educator organization; 
(vi) an organization representing edu-
cation professionals; 
(vii) a local government, including a 
government agency serving children and 
youth, such as a child welfare and juvenile 
justice agency; 
(viii) an organization representing 
students; or 
(ix) an organization representing par-
ents. 
(7) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(8) MENTOR.—The term ‘‘mentor’’ means an 
experienced educator, including a teacher-educator 
at an educator preparation program, dedicated to 
advising a tutor or administering the tutoring pro-
gram. 
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learning practices, trauma-informed learning prac-
tices, and culturally and linguistically responsive 
practices. 
(d) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall give priority to local consortia 
that plan to support high-need schools in building student 
learning capacity by using tutors who— 
(1) are postsecondary students who are enrolled 
in educator preparation programs; or 
(2) are enrolled in a historically Black college 
or university (defined as a part B institution under 
section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1061)) or another minority-serving insti-
tution (defined as an eligible institution under sec-
tion 371(a) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a))). 
(e) USE OF FUNDS.—A local consortium that receives 
a grant under this section may use the grant funds for 
the following: 
(1) Matching, training, and placing tutors with 
schools to deliver high-quality tutoring. 
(2) Supporting tutors to work with small 
groups of students attending high-need schools 
wherein tutors are providing supervision and instruc-
tion, and providing the tutors with time for collabo-
ration with mentors. 
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(3) Matching tutors in the high-quality tutoring 
program with mentors. 
(4) Providing stipends to such tutors and men-
tors. 
(5) Purchasing instructional materials and 
connectivity resources, including internet access and 
accessible devices. 
(6) Providing transportation for students at-
tending the high-quality tutoring program. 
(7) Providing meals and snacks for students at-
tending the high-quality tutoring program. 
(8) Providing facilities for conducting the high- 
quality tutoring program. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $500,000,000. 
(2) ALLOCATION.—From the amounts appro-
priated to carry out this section— 
(A) not less than 85 percent shall be used 
for directly supporting students, including pro-
viding stipends to tutors and mentors in the 
high-quality tutoring program, providing trans-
portation, meals, and snacks, and purchasing 
instructional materials and connectivity re-
sources for students; and 
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(B) not more than 15 percent shall be 
used for other uses in carrying out this section. 
SEC. 3. COORDINATION WITH THE CORPORATION FOR NA-
TIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. 
(a) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT.—The Secretary of 
Education shall enter into an interagency agreement with 
the Corporation for National and Community Service 
under section 121(b) of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571(b)) under which 
the Corporation shall approve tutor positions under a pro-
gram funded under section 2, as approved national service 
positions (as defined in section 101 of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511)). Such 
interagency agreement shall specify how a degree or cer-
tificate of completion for a term of service as a provider 
of high-quality tutoring will be submitted to the Corpora-
tion. 
(b) SPECIAL RULE.—Notwithstanding section 148 of 
the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 12604), the Secretary and the Chief Executive Of-
ficer of the Corporation for National and Community 
Service shall develop a program under which national serv-
ice educational awards may be disbursed to tutors upon 
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completion of service under a program funded under sec-
tion 2. 
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