,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abdh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #be1 #bjag,mr4    
,hat* 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,b5net1 ,mr4     
,cornyn1 & ,mr4 ,w>n]7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1  
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title ,,ii ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( 
#aife4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,elevat+ ,educator ,prep>ation
 ,?r\gh ,innovation ,act ( #bjag4  #b4  
,def9itions "u title ,,ii ,section #bjj 
( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj 
,u4,s4,c4 #ajba7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by     
/rik+ p>agraph 7#f7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  
7#f7 ,eligible p>tn]%ip  7,a7 ,eligible 
entity ,9 ?is p>agraph1 ! t]m eligible  
entity means an entity t %all include-- 
7i7 a high-ne$ local educational ag5cy2 
&  7ii7 7,i7 a high-ne$ s*ool or a      
consortium ( high-ne$ s*ools s]v$ by !  
high-ne$ local educational ag5cy2 or    
7,,ii7 z applicable1 a high-ne$ e>ly    
*ildhood education program4  7,b7 ,9    

g5]al ,except z o!rwise provid$ 9       
section #bea1 ! t]m eligible p>tn]%ip   
means an eligible entity t is 9 p>tn]%ip
 ) at lea/ "o ( ! foll[+ entities t has 
a demon/rat$ record ( success ) high-ne$
 local educational ag5cies 7includ+     
address+ ! eligible entity's curr5t     
human capital ne$s73  7i7 ,a p>tn]      
in/itution4  7ii7 ,a s*ool1 dep>tm5t1 or
 program ( education )9 su* p>tn]       
in/itution1 :i* may include an exi/+    
tea*] pr(essional developm5t program )  
prov5 outcomes )9 a f\r-ye> in/itution (
 high] education t provides int5sive &  
su/a9$ collaboration betwe5 faculty &   
local educational ag5cies consi/5t ) !  
requirem5ts ( ?is title4  7iii7 ,a s*ool
 or dep>tm5t ( arts & sci5ces )9 su*    
p>tn] in/itution4  7iv7 ,an entity      
op]at+ a program t provides alt]native  
r\tes to ,/ate c]tification ( tea*]s4   
7v7 ,a public or private nonpr(it       
educational organization4  7vi7 ,an     
educational s]vice ag5cy4  7,c7         
,p]missive p>tn]s ,an eligible p>tn]%ip 

may include any ( ! foll[+3 7i7 ,!      
,gov]nor ( ! ,/ate4  7ii7 ,! ,/ate      
educational ag5cy4  7iii7 ,! ,/ate bo>d 
( education4  7iv7 ,! ,/ate ag5cy =     
high] education4  7v7 ,a bus9ess4  7vi7 
,a tea*] organization4  7vii7 ,a        
high-p]=m+ local educational ag5cy1 or a
 consortium ( su* local educational     
ag5cies1 t c s]ve z a res\rce to !      
p>tn]%ip4  7viii7 ,a *>t] s*ool 7z def9$
 9 section #dcaj ( ! ,elem5t>y &        
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife74     
7ix7 ,a s*ool or dep>tm5t )9 ! p>tn]    
in/itution t focuses on psy*ology &     
human developm5t4  7x7 ,a s*ool or      
dep>tm5t )9 ! p>tn] in/itution )        
comp>able exp]tise 9 ! discipl9es (     
tea*+1 le>n+1 & *ild & adolesc5t        
developm5t4  2  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#bb7-- 
7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+ !     
p>tn] in/itution & ins]t+ an eligible   
p>tn] describ$ 9 any ( clauses 7i7 ?r\gh
 7vi7 ( p>agraph 7#f77;,b72 &  7,b7 by  
/rik+ subp>agraph 7,d7 & ins]t+ !       
foll[+3  7,d7 prior to completion ( !   

program1 atta9s full ,/ate tea*]        
c]tification or lic5sure &1 ) respect to
 special education tea*]s1 meets !      
qualifications describ$ 9 section       
#fab7;a77#ad77;,c7 ( ! ,individuals )   
,disabilities ,education ,act4  2 &     
7#c7 9 p>agraph 7#bc77;,a71 by ins]t+ 1 
:i* may include ?r\gh ! use ( data1     
includ+ data f int]im1 =mative1 &       
summative assessm5ts1 & /ud5t gr[? data1
 att5dance1 behavior1 & c\rse grades to 
improve /ud5t a*ievem5t & to improve    
classroom in/ruction aft] k4  #c4 ,use (
 grants ,section #bjb7;c7 ( ! ,high]    
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajbb;a7c77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph  
7#a71 by /rik+ & aft] ! semicolon2  7#b7
 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! 
end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7#c7 may use n m ?an #aj 
p]c5t ( grant funds to-- 7,a7 enc\rage !
 pres]vice & ins]vice cl9ical exp]i5ces 
& int]actions ( prospective & resid5t   
tea*]s to in=m ! design ( high-quality  
pr(essional developm5t1 z describ$ 9    

section #haja7db7 ( ! ,elem5t>y &       
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife1 &    
induction programs = new tea*]s1 if !   
/ud5t tea*+ or tea*+ resid5cy program   
s*ool & ! placem5t s*ool ( su* tea*]s   
are s]v$ by ! same local educational    
ag5cy2  7,b7 improve tea*] prep>ation   
programs' cl9ical exp]i5ces1            
int]actions1 & curricula by id5tify+    
skill deficits ( prospective tea*]s2 &  
7,c7 create a fe$back loop us+ data     
betwe5 tea*] prep>ation programs & local
 educational ag5cies' pr(essional       
developm5t = new tea*]s4  4  #d4        
,evaluations ,section #bjd7;d7 ( !      
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajbb;c7d77 is am5d$ to read z
 foll[s3  7d7 ,evaluation & dissem9ation
 ,f am\nts appropriat$ "u section #bji1 
! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( ! 
,in/itute ( ,education ,sci5ces1 %all-- 
7#a7 c>ry out an indep5d5t evaluation to
 measure ! effectiv5ess ( ! programs    
op]at$ by ! p>tn]%ips assi/$ "u ?is "p2 
7#b7 report ! f9d+s reg>d+ ! evaluation 

to ! au?oriz+ committees2 &  7#c7       
dissem9ate-- 7,a7 successful practices  
develop$ by eligible p>tn]%ips "u ?is   
"p2 &  7,b7 in=mation reg>d+ su*        
practices t 7 f\nd to be ineffective4  4