Teaching Fellows Act of 2002

Summary

Teaching Fellows Act of 2002 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to make competitive matching grants to States for Teaching and Partnership Fellows programs of fellowships for prospective public school teachers. Provides for fellowships: (1) under the Teaching program, for high school seniors and second-year college students, to encourage them to enter the teaching field and become career educators; and (2) under the Partnership program, for individuals, such as teaching assistants and others currently in the education field, to complete a bachelor's degree with a State license or certification in education, through partnerships among associate-and-bachelor-degree-granting institutions. Requires fellowship recipients to repay specified amounts if they do not fulfill certain obligations to teach in their State's public elementary or secondary schools, under such Federal Teaching and Partnership Fellows program.

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Timeline

1. 8 October 2002

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

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2. 8 October 2002

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 8 October 2002

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10123-10124)

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 8 October 2002 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 8 October 2002

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 8 October 2002

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 8 October 2002

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Sponsors

• Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
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