Rural Education Investment Act

10/28/2022, 1:45 AM

Rural Education Investment Act

This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to annually determine the percentage of students in kindergarten through grade 12 who are served by local educational agencies (LEAs) located in rural areas. ED must then reserve at least an equal percentage of Teacher Quality Partnership grants for partnerships with such LEAs.

Congress
116

Number
HR - 5397

Introduced on
2019-12-11

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

12/11/2019

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Rural Education Investment Act

This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to annually determine the percentage of students in kindergarten through grade 12 who are served by local educational agencies (LEAs) located in rural areas. ED must then reserve at least an equal percentage of Teacher Quality Partnership grants for partnerships with such LEAs.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo amend title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect to partnership grants for the establishment of rural teaching residency programs, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Education

Potential Impact
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Rural conditions and development
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary8/3/2020

Rural Education Investment Act

This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to annually determine the percentage of students in kindergarten through grade 12 who are served by local educational agencies (LEAs) located in rura...


Latest Action12/11/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.