STRONG Act of 2021
Summary
Supporting Teachers with Residency Opportunities and New Grants Act of 2021 or the STRONG Act of 2021 This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 the Teacher Quality Partnership program and otherwise revises the program to allow certain undergraduate students with an academic major related to teaching to enter into teaching residency programs. (Currently, only recent graduates and certain mid-career professionals may participate in these programs.) In addition, the bill allows undergraduate students who enter into such a program to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Sep 10, 2021
Last action Sep 10, 2021
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Full legislative history
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Total actions
2
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Committee
1
Sep 10, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
lower
Sep 10, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lori Trahan
DDemocratic
Co
Cheri Bustos
DDemocratic
Co
Jahana Hayes
DDemocratic
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