Sec. 201. Prince Hall Civics Fellowship Program
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The James Madison Memorial Fellowship Act ( 20 U.S.C. 4501 et seq. ) is amended— in section 802, by inserting , and to establish the Prince Hall Civics Fellowship Program which is designed to diversify the civics and history education workforce after development ; in section 807— by striking this title and inserting section 804 each place the term appears; and by striking this Act and inserting section 804 each place the term appears; and by inserting after section 810 the following new section:
Notwithstanding sections 804 through 810— the Foundation is authorized to award scholarships under an additional fellowship program to be administered by the James Madison Fellowship Program, which shall be known as the Prince Hall Civics Fellowship Program ; and the terms and conditions under this section shall apply with respect to the Prince Hall Civics Fellowship Program. The purpose of the Prince Hall Civics Fellowship Program is to diversify the civics and history education workforce.
In order to be eligible to receive a scholarship under the Prince Hall Civics Fellowship Program, an individual shall submit an application to the Foundation, containing an assurance that the applicant meets the following requirements: The applicant holds a valid teaching credential in the applicant's home State and a baccalaureate degree or higher degree in the subject of humanities, political science, government, or American history, or a dual degree in one of those subjects and education.
The applicant will commit to 5 years of teaching in kindergarten through grade 12 and will provide verification for each year of employment. The Foundation shall, either directly or by contract, provide for the conduct of a nationwide competition for the purpose of selecting recipients of fellowships under the Prince Hall Civics Fellowship Program (referred to as fellows ). The Foundation shall adopt selection procedures which shall assure that— the number of recipients selected from each State is in proportion to each State’s share of funding under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq. ); and in selecting fellows, priority is given to individuals— who are teaching in communities to which the individual has ties at the time of the individual's application for the fellowship; who are from populations underrepresented in the civics and history education workforce; or based on merit.
Each fellow shall receive a stipend of $5,000 for each year, not to exceed a total of 5 years, that the fellow is employed as a teacher in kindergarten through grade 12 and submits employment verification to the Foundation in the manner prescribed by the Foundation. .
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