,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #abdh ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #be1 #bjag,mr4 ,hatch 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 and ,mr4 ,warner7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions ,a ,,bill ,to amend title ,,ii of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,elevating ,educator ,preparation ,through ,innovation ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,definitions under title ,,ii ,section #bjj of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajba7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking paragraph 7#f7 and inserting the following3 7#f7 ,eligible partnership 7,a7 ,eligible entity ,in this paragraph1 the term eligible entity means an entity that shall include-- 7i7 a high-need local educational agency2 and 7ii7 7,i7 a high-need school or a consortium of high-need schools served by the high-need local educational agency2 or 7,,ii7 as applicable1 a high-need early childhood education program4 7,b7 ,in general ,except as otherwise provided in section #bea1 the term eligible partnership means an eligible entity that is in partnership with at least one of the following entities that has a demonstrated record of success with high-need local educational agencies 7including addressing the eligible entity's current human capital needs73 7i7 ,a partner institution4 7ii7 ,a school1 department1 or program of education within such partner institution1 which may include an existing teacher professional development program with proven outcomes within a four-year institution of higher education that provides intensive and sustained collaboration between faculty and local educational agencies consistent with the requirements of this title4 7iii7 ,a school or department of arts and sciences within such partner institution4 7iv7 ,an entity operating a program that provides alternative routes to ,state certification of teachers4 7v7 ,a public or private nonprofit educational organization4 7vi7 ,an educational service agency4 7,c7 ,permissive partners ,an eligible partnership may include any of the following3 7i7 ,the ,governor of the ,state4 7ii7 ,the ,state educational agency4 7iii7 ,the ,state board of education4 7iv7 ,the ,state agency for higher education4 7v7 ,a business4 7vi7 ,a teacher organization4 7vii7 ,a high-performing local educational agency1 or a consortium of such local educational agencies1 that can serve as a resource to the partnership4 7viii7 ,a charter school 7as defined in section #dcaj of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife74 7ix7 ,a school or department within the partner institution that focuses on psychology and human development4 7x7 ,a school or department within the partner institution with comparable expertise in the disciplines of teaching1 learning1 and child and adolescent development4 2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#bb7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking the partner institution and inserting an eligible partner described in any of clauses 7i7 through 7vi7 of paragraph 7#f77;,b72 and 7,b7 by striking subparagraph 7,d7 and inserting the following3 7,d7 prior to completion of the program1 attains full ,state teacher certification or licensure and1 with respect to special education teachers1 meets the qualifications described in section #fab7;a77#ad77;,c7 of the ,individuals with ,disabilities ,education ,act4 2 and 7#c7 in paragraph 7#bc77;,a71 by inserting 1 which may include through the use of data1 including data from interim1 formative1 and summative assessments1 and student growth data1 attendance1 behavior1 and course grades to improve student achievement and to improve classroom instruction after knowledge4 #c4 ,use of grants ,section #bjb7;c7 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbb;a7c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking and after the semicolon2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 may use not more than #aj percent of grant funds to-- 7,a7 encourage the preservice and inservice clinical experiences and interactions of prospective and resident teachers to inform the design of high-quality professional development1 as described in section #haja7db7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife1 and induction programs for new teachers1 if the student teaching or teaching residency program school and the placement school of such teachers are served by the same local educational agency2 7,b7 improve teacher preparation programs' clinical experiences1 interactions1 and curricula by identifying skill deficits of prospective teachers2 and 7,c7 create a feedback loop using data between teacher preparation programs and local educational agencies' professional development for new teachers4 4 #d4 ,evaluations ,section #bjd7;d7 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbb;c7d77 is amended to read as follows3 7d7 ,evaluation and dissemination ,from amounts appropriated under section #bji1 the ,secretary1 acting through the ,director of the ,institute of ,education ,sciences1 shall-- 7#a7 carry out an independent evaluation to measure the effectiveness of the programs operated by the partnerships assisted under this part2 7#b7 report the findings regarding the evaluation to the authorizing committees2 and 7#c7 disseminate-- 7,a7 successful practices developed by eligible partnerships under this part2 and 7,b7 information regarding such practices that were found to be ineffective4 4