Summaries of STEM Education Related Bills 110th Congress

Posted on February 10, 2011 at 3:03 pm

H.R. 35 Science Accountability Act of 2007, a bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require the use of science assessments in the calculation of adequate yearly progress, and for other purposes.

H.R. 36 National Science Education Tax Incentive for Teachers Act, a bill to amend the tax code to encourage teachers to pursue teaching math and science subjects at elementary and secondary schools.

H.R. 37 National Science Education Tax Incentive for Businesses Act, a bill to amend the tax code to encourage businesses to improve math and science education at elementary and secondary schools.

H.R. 38 Math and Science School Readiness Act, a bill to amend the Head Start Act to improve the math and science readiness programs for disadvantaged children.

H.R. 325 Standards to Provide Educational Achievement for Kids (SPEAK) Act, a bill to create or adopt, and implement, rigorous and voluntary American education content standards in mathematics and science covering kindergarten through grade 12, to provide for the assessment of student proficiency benchmarked against such standards, and for other purposes.

H.R. 524 a bill to establish a laboratory science pilot program (known as the Partnership for Access to Laboratory Science) at the National Science Foundation.

H.R. 1051 National STEM Scholarship Database Act, a bill to direct the Secretary of Education to establish and maintain a public website through which individuals may find a complete database of available scholarships, fellowships, and other programs of financial assistance in the study of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

H.R. 1539 Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success Act, a bill to allow states to notify the Education Department that they would assume full responsibility for education. As such, they would still receive federal funds but not be liable for meeting No Child Left Behind Act mandates. See S. 893.

H.R. 2204 Teacher Excellence for All Children (TEACH) Act, a bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the Higher Education Act of 1965, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals, and for other purposes.

H.R. 2272 21st Century Competitiveness Act, this bill includes five previously-passed House bills (H.R. 362, H.R. 363, H.R. 1068, H.R. 1867 and H.R. 1868) and is an important part of the House Democrats’ “Innovation Agenda.”

H.R. 2621 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand the loan forgiveness program for teachers, to provide a loan forgiveness program for nurses, and for other purposes.

H.R. 2669 College Cost Reduction, a bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 601 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008.

H.R. 3040 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide additional educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill to veterans pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering, or math.

Senate Bills

S.# FY2008 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Act (6/21/07 passed by Appropriations Committee; 6/19/07 passed by LHHS-Ed Appropriation Subcommittee). 

S. 164 States Using Collaboration and Coordination to Enhance Standards for Students (SUCCESS) Act, a bill to modernize the education system of the United States .

S. 224 a bill to create or adopt, and implement, rigorous and voluntary American education content standards in mathematics and science covering kindergarten through grade 12, to provide for the assessment of student proficiency benchmarked against such standards, and for other purposes.

S. 757 National Mathematics and Science Consistency Act, a bill to create a national set of effective voluntary national expectations for mathematics and science education in kindergarten through grade 12, and for other purposes.

S. 761 America COMPETES Act, A bill to invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the United States in the global economy.

S. 893 Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success Act, a bill to allow states to notify the Education Department that they would assume full responsibility for education. As such, they would still receive federal funds but not be liable for meeting No Child Left Behind Act mandates. See H.R. 1539.

S. 1231 Preparing, Recruiting, and Retaining Education Professionals Act, a bill to expand the teacher preparation grant in Title II of the Higher Education Act by authorizing it to receive $500 million per year.

S. 1339 Teacher Excellence for All Children Act, a bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the Higher Education Act and the tax code to improve recruitment, preparation, distribution and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals.

S. 1389 Climate Change Education Act, a bill to establish, under the National Science Foundation, a competitive grant for states, communities, schools and education foundations to develop educational materials and exhibits on climate change, as well as kindergarten-to-12th grade curriculums on the subject.