Sec. 302. Providing access for early childhood educators and school leaders to training programs
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Section 103(8)(C)(i) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1003(8)(C)(i) ) is amended by striking age six and inserting age six, or the age of entry into elementary school, and . Section 200 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1021 ) is amended— in paragraph (4), by inserting and includes an individual employed as a master teacher, lead teacher, or classroom aide before the period at the end; in paragraph (6)(A)(ii)(II), by striking as applicable, ; in paragraph (14)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— by inserting , and for new early childhood educators during not less than the educators' first two years of teaching, after two years of teaching ; and by inserting or beginning early childhood educators after beginning teachers ; in subparagraph (A), by striking teacher mentoring and inserting teacher and educator mentoring ; in subparagraph (B)— by inserting or early childhood educators, as the case may be, after with teachers ; by striking mentor teachers and inserting mentor teachers or early childhood educators ; and by inserting or early childhood educators after among teachers ; in subparagraph (D), by striking new teachers and inserting new teachers and new early childhood educators ; in subparagraph (F)(ii), by inserting and early childhood educators after teachers ; in subparagraph (G)— by inserting and exemplary early childhood educators after exemplary teachers ; and by inserting and early childhood educators after new teachers ; and in subparagraph (I), by inserting and early childhood educators after new teachers ; in paragraph (21)— in the paragraph heading, by striking and inserting Teacher mentoring ;
Teacher and educator mentoring in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— by striking teacher mentoring and inserting teacher and educator mentoring ; and by inserting and early childhood educators after prospective teachers ; in subparagraph (A), by striking teacher mentors and inserting mentor teachers or, in the case of prospective early childhood educators, mentor early childhood educators, ; and in subparagraph (C), by inserting , or in a high-need early childhood education program, after local educational agency ; and in paragraph (22)— in the paragraph heading, by striking and inserting teaching residency program ; teacher and educator residency program in the matter preceding subclause (A)— by striking teaching residency program and inserting teacher or educator residency program ; by inserting , or an early childhood education program-based preparation program for early childhood educators, after teacher preparation program ; and by inserting or early childhood educator after prospective teacher ; in subparagraph (A), by striking mentor teacher and inserting mentor teacher or early childhood educator ; in subparagraph (B), by inserting or early childhood educator after the teacher ; and by striking subparagraph
(D)and inserting the following: prior to completion of the program— in the case of a prospective teacher— attains full State certification or licensure and, with respect to a special education teacher, meets the qualifications described in section 612(a)(14)(C) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; and acquires a master's degree not later than 18 months after beginning the program; and in the case of a prospective early childhood educator— becomes highly competent; attains full State certification or licensure; and acquires a baccalaureate degree or an associate's degree not later than 6 years after beginning the program. . Section 201 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1022 ) is amended— in paragraph (2)— by inserting and early childhood educators after prospective and new teachers ; by inserting and early childhood educators after prospective teachers ; and by inserting and early childhood educators after for new teachers ; in paragraph (3), by inserting and early childhood educators after preparing teachers ; and in paragraph (4), by inserting and early childhood education before force . Section 202 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1022a ) is amended— in subsection (b)— in paragraph (1), by striking , as applicable, ; in paragraph (2), by inserting and early childhood educators after teachers ; in paragraph (3), by inserting and early childhood educators after teachers ; in paragraph (4)— in subparagraph (A), by inserting or early childhood educator after teacher ; and in subparagraph (B), by inserting or early childhood educator after teacher ; in paragraph (6)— in subparagraph (E)(i), by striking , as appropriate, ; in subparagraph (F), by inserting and early childhood educators after general education teachers ; and in subparagraph (G), by inserting and early childhood educators after special education teachers ; and in paragraph (7)— in subparagraph (A), by inserting and early childhood educators after prepare teachers ; and in subparagraph (C)— by striking new teachers each place the term appears and inserting new teachers and new early childhood educators ; by striking high-need local educational agency each place the term appears and inserting high-need local educational agency or early childhood education program ; and by striking new teachers' teaching skills and inserting teaching skills of the new teachers and new early childhood educators ; in subsection (c)(1)— by inserting and early childhood educators after teachers ; and by striking teaching residency program and inserting teacher and educator residency program ; in subsection (d)— in paragraph (1)— in subparagraph (A)— in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking , as applicable, ; in clause (i)— in subclause (II), by striking , as applicable, ; and in subclause (III), by striking as applicable, ; and in clause (ii), by striking and, as applicable, techniques for early childhood educators and inserting and, for early childhood educators, techniques, ; and in subparagraph (B)(ii)— in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking , as applicable, ; and in subclause (IV)— in item (aa), by striking and after the semicolon; in item (bb), by inserting and after the semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: provide culturally responsive and inclusive learning environments for all students; ; in paragraph (2)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking , as applicable, ; in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking (as applicable) ; and in subparagraph (C), by striking teacher mentoring and inserting teacher and educator mentoring ; in paragraph (5)— in the paragraph heading, by inserting after and early childhood educator ; Teacher in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— by inserting or early childhood educators after become teachers ; and by striking teaching profession and inserting teaching and early childhood education profession ; and in subparagraph (B), by inserting or early childhood educator after teacher ; and in paragraph (6), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting and early childhood educators after teachers ; in subsection (e)— in the subsection heading, by striking and inserting Teaching residency ; Teacher and educator residency by striking teaching residency each place the term appears and inserting teacher and educator residency ; in paragraph (1)— in subparagraph (A), by inserting or high-need early childhood education program before in the partnership ; in subparagraph (B)— by inserting or early childhood education program after receiving school ; and by striking mentor teachers and inserting mentor teachers or early childhood educators ; and in subparagraph (C)— in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking teaching residents and inserting teacher or early childhood educator residents ; in clause (ii), by striking teacher mentoring and inserting teacher and educator mentoring ; and in clause (iii), by striking new teachers and inserting new teachers or early childhood educators ; and in paragraph (2)— in the paragraph heading, by striking and inserting Teaching ; Teacher and Educator in subparagraph (A)— in the matter preceding clause (i)— by striking teaching residencies and inserting teacher and educator residencies ; by inserting and early childhood educators after teachers ; and by inserting and high-need early childhood education programs after high-need schools ; in clause (i), by striking teacher mentoring and inserting teacher and educator mentoring ; in clause (iii)— in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking mentor teacher and inserting mentor teacher or early childhood educator ; in subclause (II), by inserting and early childhood educators after new teachers ; in subclause (III), by striking teaching duties and inserting teaching or educating duties ; and in subclause (IV), by inserting or early childhood educators after teachers ; in clause (iv), by striking mentor teachers and inserting mentor teachers and early childhood educators ; in clause (vi)— in subclause (I)— by inserting or early childhood education program after local educational agency ; and by inserting or program after such agency ; and in subclause (II), by inserting or early childhood education after teaching ; and in clause (vii)— by striking teaching residents and inserting teacher or educator residents ; by inserting or early childhood educators after teachers ; and by inserting or work as an early childhood educator after two years of teaching ; and in subparagraph (C)— in clause (i), by striking teaching residents and inserting teacher and educator residents ; in clause (ii), by striking teacher residency and inserting teacher or educator residency ; in clause (iii)— in subclause (I), by inserting or early childhood educator after teacher ; by striking subclause
(II)and inserting the following: in the case of a teacher applicant, fulfill the requirement under subclause
(I)by teaching in a high-need school served by the high-need local educational agency in the eligible partnership and teach a subject or area that is designated as high need by the partnership; or in the case of an early childhood educator applicant, fulfill the requirement under subclause
(I)by teaching in a high-need early childhood education program; ; and in subclause (IV), by inserting , or, in the case of an early childhood educator, will be highly competent, after Act, ; and in clause (iv)— in subclause (I), by striking A grantee carrying out and inserting Subject to subclause (II), a grantee carrying out ; by redesignating subclauses
(II)and
(III)as subclauses
(III)and (IV), respectively; by inserting after subclause
(I)the following: An eligible partnership carrying out a teacher and educator residency program under this paragraph shall not require repayment under this clause by a recipient if the recipient is unable to complete the teacher and educator residency program, or the service requirement, due to— extenuating or unforeseen financial circumstances, health reasons, or personal or family obligations; incapacitation; inability to secure employment in a school served by the eligible partnership; being called to active duty in the armed forces of the United States; or other extraordinary circumstances. ; and in subclause (III), as redesignated by item (bb), by striking on grounds and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting on grounds not covered under subclause (II). ; in subsection (f)(1)— in subparagraph (B)— in clause (i), by inserting or early childhood education program after school ; in clause (ii), by inserting or early childhood educators after teachers ; in clause (iii), by striking teacher instruction and drive teacher and student learning and inserting teacher or early childhood educator instruction and drive the learning of teachers or early childhood educators, and students ; and in clause (iv), by striking school environment and inserting school or early childhood education program environment ; and in subparagraph (D)(i)— in subclause (I), by inserting , or in high-need early childhood education programs before the semicolon at the end; and in subclause (II)— by inserting or early childhood educators after teachers ; and by inserting or high-need early childhood education programs before the period at the end; and in subsection (g)— by inserting or early childhood educator after pre-baccalaureate teacher ; and by inserting or early childhood educators before the period at the end. Section 204 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1022c ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1), by inserting or early childhood educators after teachers ; in paragraph (2), by inserting , and early childhood educator retention in the first three years of an early childhood educator's career before the semicolon at the end; in paragraph (3)— by inserting
(A)before improvement ; and by adding at the end the following: in the case of eligible partnerships offering programs that lead to State certification or licensure of early childhood educators, improvement in the pass rates and scaled scores for initial State certification or licensure of early childhood educators; and ; and in paragraph (4)(F), by striking as applicable, ; and in subsection (b)— by striking shall ensure and inserting the following: shall— ensure ; and by striking part. and inserting the following: part; and in the case of an eligible partnership that offers an early childhood education program that does not lead to State licensure or certification as an early childhood educator, clearly indicate that fact in the information provided regarding the early childhood program through the grant and any reports submitted under this part. . Section 205 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1022d ) is amended— in the section heading, by inserting after and early childhood educators ; teachers by redesignating subsections
(c)through
(e)as subsections
(d)through (f), respectively; by inserting after subsection
(b)the following: Each State that receives funds under this Act shall provide to the Secretary, and make widely available to the general public, in a uniform and comprehensible manner that conforms with the definitions and methods established by the Secretary, an annual State report card on the quality of early childhood educator preparation programs that lead to early childhood educator licensure or certification in the State. Each State report card issued under this subsection shall also include an explanation of— how the State is making early childhood educators aware of available tax credit programs, scholarship programs, and loan programs; and how the State is implementing or designing flexible early childhood educator preparation programs. ; and in subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph (2)— in paragraph (1), by inserting and on early childhood educator qualifications and preparation in the United States, including the information described in subsection (c)(2) after subsection (b)(1) ; and in each of subparagraphs
(A)and
(B)of paragraph (2), by striking teaching force and inserting teacher and early childhood educator force . Subpart 2 of part B of title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1033 et seq.) is amended— in section 241(1)(A) ( 20 U.S.C. 1033(1)(A) ), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking teacher preparation each place the term appears and inserting teacher, early childhood educator, and school leader preparation ; in section 242(b) ( 20 U.S.C. 1033a(b) )— in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking future teachers and inserting future teachers, early childhood educators, and school leaders ; in paragraph (1)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— by striking teacher preparation and inserting teacher, early childhood educator, and school leader preparation ; and by striking teachers who and inserting teachers, early childhood educators, and school leaders who ; and in subparagraph (B)— in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking teacher preparation and inserting teacher, early childhood educator, and school leader preparation ; in clause (i), by striking teachers to and inserting teachers, early childhood educators, and school leaders to ; and in clause (ii), by striking teaching skills and inserting teaching and leadership skills ; in paragraph (2)— by inserting , early childhood educators, and school leaders after prospective teachers ; by inserting , early childhood educators, and school leaders after exemplary teachers ; by striking principals, and other administrators inserting early childhood educators, and school leaders ; and by striking elementary schools or and inserting early childhood education programs, elementary schools, or ; in paragraph (3)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— by inserting or early childhood educators after retention of teachers ; and by striking highly qualified principals, including minority teachers and principals, and inserting highly qualified school leaders, including minority teachers, early childhood educators, and school leaders, ; and by striking subparagraphs
(A)and
(B)and inserting the following: teacher, early childhood educator, or school leadership mentoring from exemplary teachers, early childhood educators, or school leaders, respectively; or induction and support for teachers, early childhood educators, and school leaders during their first three years of employment as teachers, early childhood educators, and school leaders, respectively. ; in paragraph (4), by striking teacher and inserting teacher, early childhood educator, or school leader ; in paragraph (5), by striking teacher preparation and successful teacher certification and inserting teacher, early childhood educator, and school leader preparation and successful certification ; and by adding at the end the following: Establishing or expanding teacher, early childhood educator, or school leader residency or clinical programs in local low-income elementary schools or secondary schools. ; and by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, if the funds appropriated to carry out this title for a fiscal year exceeds $300,000,000, the Secretary shall reserve 50 percent of the amount by which the appropriated funds exceed $300,000,000 to carry out this subpart for such fiscal year. .
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