A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to teacher preparation issues.

Bill: 115-sjres-26
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE]
Introduced: 2017-03-02
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Congressional oversight

Department of Education

Elementary and secondary education

Government information and archives

Higher education

Performance measurement

Teaching, teachers, curricula
Latest action: action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-02
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This joint resolution nullifies the &quot;Teacher Preparation Issues&quot; rule&nbsp;finalized by the Department of Education on October 31, 2016. The rule implements requirements related to assessing the quality of teacher preparation programs under title II (Teacher Quality Enhancement) of the Higher Education Act of 1965.</p>

tv_txt: IIA 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. J. RES. 26 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 2, 2017 Mr. Sasse (for himself, Mr. Alexander , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Grassley , Mr. Heller , Mr. Lee , Mr. McConnell , Mr. Perdue , Mr. Roberts , and Mr. Inhofe ) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to teacher preparation issues.

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to teacher preparation issues (published at 81 Fed. Reg. 75494 (October 31, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.