Homeland Security Education Act

Bill: 109-s-2450
Sponsor: Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2006-03-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance
Administrative procedure
Armed Forces and National Security
College costs
Commerce
Community and school
Computer software
Computers
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Continuing education
Cultural relations
Curricula
Department of Education
Department of Homeland Security
Department of State
Distance education
Economics and Public Finance
Education of the disadvantaged
Educational accountability
Educational innovations
Educational research
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Emergency Management
Engineering
Engineers
Federal aid to education
Federal employees
Federally-guaranteed loans
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Gifts
Government Operations and Politics
Government lending
Government paperwork
Graduate education
Higher education
Information technology
International Affairs
International competitiveness
International education
Language and languages
Law
Mathematics
Mentoring
Nonprofit organizations
Public-private partnerships
Recruiting of employees
Scholarships
School districts
Science, Technology, Communications
Scientific education
Scientific instruments and apparatus
Scientists
Secondary education
Social Welfare
Student loan funds
Teacher education
Teacher supply and demand
Teachers
Teaching materials
Technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2006-03-16
text: 
Homeland Security Education Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to award scholarships for the pursuit of bachelor degrees in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and critical foreign languages.
 
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary to award grants to: (1) school districts which upgrade their mathematics and science programs and work with private or state or local government entities willing to donate equipment, mentoring personnel, and higher education scholarships for students participating in the programs; (2) scientists and engineers who return to school to become teachers in their fields in needy schools; (3) partnerships between school districts and institutions of higher education working to enhance the recruitment and professional development of foreign language teachers; and (4) institutions of higher education which develop programs to immerse students in a foreign language while they study science, technology, or engineering here or abroad.
 
Amends the David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 to alter the terms of the work agreements required of recipients of scholarships and graduate fellowships in studies or languages critical to national security. Includes the Department of Homeland Security and Department of State among the agencies where service may be rendered. Sets federal employment and teaching alternatives when priority positions are unavailable.
 
Directs the Secretary to award grants enabling institutions of higher education, in collaboration with elementary and secondary schools, to establish language learning pathways training students from elementary through graduate education to be proficient in critical foreign languages.
 
Requires the Secretary to award scholarships to individuals proficient in critical foreign languages who return to school to become foreign language teachers in needy elementary or secondary schools.
 
Amends federal law to create a student loan repayment pilot program for federal employees with critical science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and foreign language skills. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-03-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2006-03-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2338-2340)
action_date: 2006-03-16
text: Introduced in Senate