STEM Educator Awards Equity Act

Bill: 116-hr-8055
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
Introduced: 2020-08-14
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: American Samoa

Elementary and secondary education

Guam

Northern Mariana Islands

Science and engineering education

Teaching, teachers, curricula

U.S. territories and protectorates

Virgin Islands
Latest action: action_date: 2020-08-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-08-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>STEM Educator Awards Equity Act</b></p> <p>This bill increases from 108 to 110 the number of Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching the President must award each year. The awards are given to kindergarten through grade 12 school teachers of mathematics and science who have demonstrated outstanding teaching ability.</p> <p>In selecting teachers for an award, the President shall select at least one teacher each from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8055 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 14, 2020 Mr. Sablan (for himself, Mrs. Radewagen , and Mr. San Nicolas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology A BILL To amend the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 to direct the award of Presidential awards for excellence in teaching of mathematics and science to more teachers from the territories, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the STEM Educator Awards Equity Act . 2. Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (a) In general Section 117(a) of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 ( 42 U.S.C. 1881b(a) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B)— (A) by striking 108 and inserting 110 ; (B) by striking clause (iv); (C) in clause (v), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; (D) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (v) as subclauses (I), (II), (III), and (IV), respectively, and moving the margins of such subclauses (as so redesignated) two ems to the right; and (E) by striking In selecting teachers and all that follows through two teachers— and inserting the following: (C) In selecting teachers for an award authorized by this subsection, the President shall select— (i) at least two teachers— ; and (2) in subparagraph (C), as designated by paragraph (1)(D), by adding at the end the following: (ii) at least one teacher— (I) from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; (II) from American Samoa; (III) from the Virgin Islands of the United States; and (IV) from Guam. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to awards made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.