Title: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) and Trade in Schools Act
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) and Trade in Schools Act
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to specify that applicants who have expertise in career and technical education are eligible for Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) grants. (TEACH grants support teachers who have expertise in high-need subjects or teach in schools serving students from low-income families.)
In selecting teacher candidates for these grants, the Department of Education (ED) shall give priority to applicants who are members of a group that is underrepresented in teaching subjects related to science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM), or computer science.
The bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to: (1) provide a specified funding level for the STEM master teacher corps program, and (2) require a STEM master teacher corps to establish and consult with a private-sector advisory board that meets specified requirements.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6440 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6440

 To provide career and technical education for STEM teachers, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 19, 2018

  Mr. Knight (for himself, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Denham, and Mr. Kelly of 
Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide career and technical education for STEM teachers, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Science, Technology, Engineering, 
and Math (STEM) and Trade in Schools Act''.

SEC. 2. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION FOR STEM TEACHERS.

    Section 420N(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1070g-2(a)(2)(B)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by inserting ``career and 
        technical education (defined in section 3 of the Carl D. 
        Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2302)),'' 
        after ``acquisition,''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Priority.--In selecting teacher candidates under this 
        section, the Secretary shall give priority to applicants who 
        are members of a group that is underrepresented in teaching 
        subjects related to science, mathematics, computer science, 
        engineering, or other technology.''.

SEC. 3. STEM MASTER TEACHER CORPS.

    (a) Funding Allotment.--Section 2241(4) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6671(4)) is amended by 
striking ``may reserve not more than 2 percent'' and inserting ``an 
amount equal to $10,000,000''.
    (b) Private Sector Advisory Board.--Section 2245 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6675) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ``one or more local 
        educational agencies'' before ``or nonprofit''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
                (2);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
                (3) and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) establishing and consulting with a private sector 
        advisory board that--
                    ``(A) consists of industry leaders representative 
                of the economic interests of the region to be served by 
                the teacher corps, and teachers who have not less than 
                10 years of teaching experience; and
                    ``(B) serves a local educational agency of not less 
                than 500 students.''.
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