United States · Bill · S
S. 1248 (115th)
Elevating Educator Preparation Through Innovation Act of 2017
Introduced
25 May 2017
Last action
25 May 2017 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO], Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX], Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Elevating Educator Preparation Through Innovation Act of 2017 This bill amends title II (Teacher Quality Enhancement) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise provisions related to the Teacher Quality Partnership grant program. Specifically, the bill: modifies requirements regarding which types of entities must, or may, be included in a grant-eligible partnership; eliminates the requirement that a teaching residency program must culminate in the attainment of a master's degree; and expands the purposes for which grant funds may be used.
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Timeline
25 May 2017
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: IntroReferral
25 May 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 25 May 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Teachers and School LEADERS Act
- related to ← Elevating Educator Preparation Through Innovation Act of 2016
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1248
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/1248
- us · 115-s-1248 · source updated 11 August 2025