STEM Education Act of 2015

4/24/2023, 8:39 PM

Congressional Summary of HR 1020

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 24, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

STEM Education Act of 2015

(Sec. 3) Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to continue to award competitive, merit-reviewed grants to support: (1) research and development of innovative out-of-school STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) learning and emerging STEM learning environments; and (2) research that advances the field of informal STEM education.

Requires supported activities to include research and development that improves understanding of learning and engagement in informal environments and design and testing of innovative STEM resources for such environments to improve STEM learning outcomes and increase engagement for elementary and secondary school students and teachers and the public.

(Sec. 4) Amends the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 to allow award of NSF Master Teaching Fellowships to mathematics and science teachers who possess a bachelor's degree in their field (currently limited to those with a master's degree).

Requires fellowship grants to be used, in the case of Master Teaching Fellowships for teachers with bachelor's degrees in their field who are working toward a master's degree, to: (1) offer academic courses leading to a master's degree and leadership training to prepare individuals to become master teachers, and (2) offer programs both during and after matriculation to enable fellows to become highly effective mathematics and science teachers and to exchange ideas with others in their fields. Limits fellowship support during such a master's degree program to one year, with a prorated amount in the case of enrollment in a part-time program.

Includes elementary or secondary school computer science teachers as mathematics and science teachers for purposes of the program of teacher recruiting and training grants known as the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program.

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Current Status of Bill HR 1020

Bill HR 1020 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since February 20, 2015. Bill HR 1020 was introduced during Congress 114 and was introduced to the House on February 20, 2015.  Bill HR 1020's most recent activity was Became Public Law No: 114-59. as of October 7, 2015

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 1020

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
9
Democrat Cosponsors
2
Republican Cosponsors
7
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 1020

Primary Policy Focus

Education

Potential Impact Areas

Computers and information technologyEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationHigher educationResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentScience and engineering educationStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curricula

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 1020

STEM Education Act of 2015To define STEM education to include computer science, and to support existing STEM education programs at the National Science Foundation.STEM Education Act of 2015STEM Education Act of 2015STEM Education Act of 2015STEM Education Act of 2015STEM Education Act of 2015
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Sponsors and Cosponsors of HR 1020

Lamar Smith
Lamar Smith
Texas(Republican)
John R. Moolenaar
John R. Moolenaar
Michigan(Republican)
David B. McKinley
David B. McKinley
West Virginia(Republican)
Daniel Lipinski
Daniel Lipinski
Illinois(Democrat)
Randy Hultgren
Randy Hultgren
Illinois(Republican)

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