•HR 2669 EH1S 
TITLE III—ENSURING A HIGHLY 
QUALIFIED 
TEACHER 
IN 
EVERY CLASSROOM 
PART A—TEACH GRANTS 
SEC. 301. TEACH GRANTS. 
Part A of title IV (20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subpart: 
‘‘Subpart 9—TEACH Grants 
‘‘SEC. 420L. PROGRAM ESTABLISHED. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) PAYMENTS
REQUIRED.—The Secretary 
shall pay to each eligible institution such sums as 
may be necessary to pay to each eligible student (de-
fined in accordance with section 484) who files an 
application and agreement in accordance with sec-
tion 420M, and who qualifies— 
‘‘(A) under paragraph (2) of section 
420M(a), a TEACH Grant in the amount of 
$4,000 for each academic year during which 
that student is in attendance at the institution; 
and 
‘‘(B) under paragraphs (2) and (3) of sec-
tion 420M(a), a Bonus TEACH Grant in the 
amount of $500 (in addition to the amount of 
the TEACH Grant under subparagraph (A))
•HR 2669 EH1S 
for each academic year during which that stu-
dent so qualifies. 
‘‘(2) REFERENCE.—Grants made under— 
‘‘(A) paragraph (1)(A) shall be known as 
‘Teacher Education Assistance for College and 
Higher Education Grants’ or ‘TEACH Grants’; 
and 
‘‘(B) paragraph (1)(B) shall be known as 
Bonus TEACH Grants. 
‘‘(b) PAYMENT METHODOLOGY.— 
‘‘(1) PREPAYMENT.—Not less than 85 percent 
of any funds provided to an institution under sub-
section (a) shall be advanced to eligible institutions 
prior to the start of each payment period and shall 
be based upon an amount requested by the institu-
tion as needed to pay eligible students until such 
time as the Secretary determines and publishes in 
the Federal Register with an opportunity for com-
ment, an alternative payment system that provides 
payments to institutions in an accurate and timely 
manner, except that this sentence shall not be con-
strued to limit the authority of the Secretary to 
place an institution on a reimbursement system of 
payment.
•HR 2669 EH1S 
‘‘(2) DIRECT PAYMENT.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be interpreted to prohibit the Secretary 
from paying directly to students, in advance of the 
beginning of the academic term, an amount for 
which they are eligible, in cases where the eligible in-
stitution elects not to participate in the disburse-
ment system required by paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) DISTRIBUTION
OF
GRANTS
TO
STU-
DENTS.—Payments under this subpart shall be 
made, in accordance with regulations promulgated 
by the Secretary for such purpose, in such manner 
as will best accomplish the purposes of this subpart. 
Any disbursement allowed to be made by crediting 
the student’s account shall be limited to tuition and 
fees and, in the case of institutionally-owned hous-
ing, room and board. The student may elect to have 
the institution provide other such goods and services 
by crediting the student’s account. 
‘‘(c) REDUCTIONS IN AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(1) PART-TIME
STUDENTS.—In any case 
where a student attends an institution of higher edu-
cation on less than a full-time basis (including a stu-
dent who attends an institution of higher education 
on less than a half-time basis) during any academic 
year, the amount of a grant under this subpart for
•HR 2669 EH1S 
which that student is eligible shall be reduced in 
proportion to the degree to which that student is not 
attending on a full-time basis, in accordance with a 
schedule of reductions established by the Secretary 
for the purposes of this subpart, computed in ac-
cordance with this subpart. Such schedule of reduc-
tions shall be established by regulation and pub-
lished in the Federal Register in accordance with 
section 482 of this Act. 
‘‘(2) NO EXCEEDING COST.—The amount of a 
grant awarded under this subpart, in combination 
with Federal assistance and other student assist-
ance, shall not exceed the cost of attendance (as de-
fined in section 472) at the institution at which that 
student is in attendance. If, with respect to any stu-
dent, it is determined that the amount of a TEACH 
Grant or a Bonus TEACH Grant exceeds the cost 
of attendance for that year, the amount of the 
TEACH Grant or Bonus TEACH Grant, respec-
tively, shall be reduced until such grant does not ex-
ceed the cost of attendance at such institution. 
‘‘(d) PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) 
UNDERGRADUATE
AND
POST-BACCA-
LAUREATE STUDENTS.—The period during which an 
undergraduate or post-baccalaureate student may re-
•HR 2669 EH1S 
ceive grants under this subpart shall be the period 
required for the completion of the first under-
graduate baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate course 
of study being pursued by that student at the insti-
tution at which the student is in attendance except 
that— 
‘‘(A) any period during which the student 
is enrolled in a noncredit or remedial course of 
study as defined in paragraph (3) shall not be 
counted for the purpose of this paragraph; and 
‘‘(B) the total amount that a student may 
receive under this subpart for undergraduate or 
post-baccalaureate 
study 
shall 
not 
exceed 
$16,000 with respect to a student who receives 
only TEACH Grants, and $18,000 with respect 
to a student who receives TEACH Grants and 
Bonus TEACH Grants. 
‘‘(2) GRADUATE STUDENTS.—The period dur-
ing which a graduate student may receive grants 
under this subpart shall be the period required for 
the completion of a master’s degree course of study 
being pursued by that student at the institution at 
which the student is in attendance, except that the 
total amount that a student may receive under this 
subpart for graduate study shall not exceed $8,000
•HR 2669 EH1S 
with respect to a student who receives only TEACH 
Grants, and $10,000 with respect to a student who 
receives TEACH Grants and Bonus TEACH 
Grants. 
‘‘(3) REMEDIAL
COURSE; STUDY
ABROAD.— 
Nothing in this section shall exclude from eligibility 
courses of study which are noncredit or remedial in 
nature (including courses in English language acqui-
sition) which are determined by the institution to be 
necessary to help the student be prepared for the 
pursuit of a first undergraduate baccalaureate or 
post-baccalaureate degree or certificate or, in the 
case of courses in English language instruction, to 
be necessary to enable the student to utilize already 
existing knowledge, training, or skills. Nothing in 
this section shall exclude from eligibility programs of 
study abroad that are approved for credit by the 
home institution at which the student is enrolled. 
‘‘SEC. 420M. ELIGIBILITY; APPLICATIONS. 
‘‘(a) APPLICATIONS; DEMONSTRATION
OF ELIGI-
BILITY.— 
‘‘(1) FILING REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall 
from time to time set dates by which students shall 
file applications for grants under this subpart. Each 
student desiring a grant under this subpart for any
•HR 2669 EH1S 
year shall file an application containing such infor-
mation and assurances as the Secretary may deem 
necessary to enable the Secretary to carry out the 
functions and responsibilities of this subpart. 
‘‘(2) DEMONSTRATION OF TEACH GRANT ELIGI-
BILITY.—Each application submitted under para-
graph (1) for a TEACH Grant shall contain such in-
formation as is necessary to demonstrate that— 
‘‘(A) if the applicant is an enrolled stu-
dent— 
‘‘(i) the student is an eligible student 
for purposes of section 484; 
‘‘(ii) the student— 
‘‘(I) has a grade point average 
that is determined, under standards 
prescribed by the Secretary, to be 
comparable to a 3.25 average on a 
zero to 4.0 scale, except that, if the 
student is in the first year of a pro-
gram of undergraduate education, 
such grade point average shall be de-
termined on the basis of the student’s 
cumulative high school grade point av-
erage; or
•HR 2669 EH1S 
‘‘(II) displayed high academic ap-
titude by receiving a score above the 
75th percentile on at least one of the 
batteries in an undergraduate, post- 
baccalaureate, or graduate school ad-
missions test; and 
‘‘(iii) 
the 
student 
is 
completing 
coursework and other requirements nec-
essary to begin a career in teaching, or 
plans to complete such coursework and re-
quirements prior to graduating; or 
‘‘(B) if the applicant is a current or pro-
spective teacher applying for a grant to obtain 
a graduate degree— 
‘‘(i) the applicant is a teacher or a re-
tiree from another occupation with exper-
tise in a field in which there is a shortage 
of teachers, such as math, science, special 
education, English language acquisition, or 
another high-need subject; or 
‘‘(ii) the applicant is or was a teacher 
who is using high-quality alternative cer-
tification routes, such as Teach for Amer-
ica, to get certified.
•HR 2669 EH1S 
‘‘(3) DEMONSTRATION OF BONUS TEACH GRANT 
ELIGIBILITY.—Each application submitted under 
paragraph (1) for a Bonus TEACH Grant shall con-
tain such information as is necessary to demonstrate 
that the applicant is— 
‘‘(A) eligible for, and has applied for, a 
TEACH Grant; and 
‘‘(B) a student enrolled in a qualified 
teacher preparation program, as defined in sec-
tion 420N. 
‘‘(b) AGREEMENTS TO SERVE.—Each application 
under subsection (a) shall contain or be accompanied by 
an agreement by the applicant that— 
‘‘(1) the applicant will— 
‘‘(A) serve as a full-time teacher for a total 
of not less than 4 academic years within 8 
years after completing the course of study for 
which the applicant received a TEACH Grant 
under this subpart; 
‘‘(B) teach in a school described in section 
465(a)(2)(A); 
‘‘(C) with respect to an applicant for— 
‘‘(i) TEACH Grants, teach in any of 
the following fields: mathematics, science, 
a foreign language, bilingual education, or
•HR 2669 EH1S 
special education, or as a reading spe-
cialist, or another field documented as 
high-need by the Federal Government, 
State government, or local education agen-
cy and approved by the Secretary; or 
‘‘(ii) TEACH Grants and Bonus 
TEACH 
Grants, 
teach 
mathematics, 
science, or a science-related field; 
‘‘(D) submit evidence of such employment 
in the form of a certification by the chief ad-
ministrative officer of the school upon comple-
tion of each year of such service; and 
‘‘(E) comply with the requirements for 
being a highly qualified teacher as defined in 
section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965; and 
‘‘(2) in the event that the applicant is deter-
mined to have failed or refused to carry out such 
service obligation, the sum of the amounts of any 
TEACH Grants and Bonus TEACH Grants received 
by such applicant will be treated as a loan and col-
lected from the applicant in accordance with sub-
section (c) and the regulations thereunder. 
‘‘(c) REPAYMENT
FOR
FAILURE
TO
COMPLETE 
SERVICE.—In the event that any recipient of a grant
•HR 2669 EH1S 
under this subpart fails or refuses to comply with the serv-
ice obligation in the agreement under subsection (b), the 
sum of the amounts of any TEACH Grants and Bonus 
TEACH Grants received by such recipient shall be treated 
as a Direct Loan under part D of title IV, and shall be 
subject to repayment, together with interest thereon ac-
cruing after the period of service, in accordance with terms 
and conditions specified by the Secretary in regulations 
under this subpart. 
‘‘SEC. 420N. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘For the purposes of this subpart: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘eligi-
ble institution’ means an institution of higher edu-
cation, as defined in section 102, that the Secretary 
determines— 
‘‘(A) provides high quality teacher prepara-
tion and professional development services, in-
cluding extensive clinical experience as a part of 
pre-service preparation; 
‘‘(B) is financially sound; 
‘‘(C) provides pedagogical course work, or 
assistance in the provision of such coursework, 
including the monitoring of student perform-
ance, and formal instruction related to the the-
ory and practices of teaching; and
•HR 2669 EH1S 
‘‘(D) provides supervision and support 
services to teachers, or assistance in the provi-
sion of such services, including mentoring fo-
cused on developing effective teaching skills and 
strategies. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED TEACHER PREPARATION PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘qualified teacher preparation pro-
gram’ means a program for students and teachers 
described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 
420M(a)(2) (referred to jointly in this paragraph as 
‘teacher candidates’) that— 
‘‘(A) recruits and prepares teacher can-
didates who major in science, technology fields, 
special education, foreign language, engineer-
ing, or mathematics disciplines to become cer-
tified as elementary and secondary teachers in 
those disciplines, special education teachers, or 
teachers of English Language Learners, with 
the goals of improving teacher knowledge and 
effectiveness and increasing elementary and sec-
ondary student academic achievement; 
‘‘(B) is implemented by an institution of 
higher education in partnership with high-need 
local educational agencies and schools;