,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #degh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bg1      
#bjai,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida 7for      
herself1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 and ,mr4 ,takano7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,education and ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,higher ,education ,act of    
#aife to make improvements to the       
,,teach ,grant program1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,build ,effective   
,teachers ,through ,essential ,reforms  
to ,teacher ,education ,assistance for  
,college and ,higher ,education ,grants 
,act of #bjai or the ,,better ,,teach   
,grants ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,revised    
definitions of teach grants ,section    
#dbj,l of the ,higher ,education ,act of
 #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;g7 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#d7 ,teacher preparation   
program ,the term teacher preparation   
program-- 7,a7 means a ,state-approved  

course of study provided by an          
institution of higher education1 the    
completion of which signifies that an   
enrollee has met all the ,state's       
educational or training requirements for
 initial certification or licensure to  
teach in the ,state's elementary schools
 or secondary schools2 and  7,b7 may be 
a regular program or an alternative     
route to certification1 as defined by   
the ,state that approved such course of 
study4  4  #c4 ,revisions to            
establishing teach grant program        
,section #dbj,m of the ,higher          
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajgj;g-#a7 is amended-- 7#a7 in        
subsection 7a77#a7 by striking in the   
amount of and all that follows through  
the period at the end and inserting the 
following3  in the amount of-- 7,a7     
except as provided in subsection        
7d77#d71 #h1jjj dollars1 to be available
 to a teacher candidate who is enrolled 
as an undergraduate junior at the       
eligible institution2  7,b7 except as   

provided in subsection 7d77#d71 #h1jjj  
dollars1 to be available to a teacher   
candidate who is enrolled as an         
undergraduate senior at the eligible    
institution2 and  7,c7 #d1jjj for any   
year not described in subparagraph 7,a7 
or 7,b7 during which that teacher       
candidate is in attendance at the       
institution4  2 and  7#b7 in subsection 
7d7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by        
striking undergraduate and inserting    
associate1 undergraduate12 and  7,b7 by 
adding at the end the following3  7#d7  
,associate degree students  7,a7        
,maximum amount for associate degree    
study ,the period during which an       
associate degree student may receive    
grants under this subpart shall be the  
period required for the completion of an
 associate's degree course of study     
pursued by the teacher candidate at the 
eligible institution at which the       
teacher candidate is in attendance1     
except that the total amount that a     
teacher candidate may receive under this

 subpart for an associate's degree      
course of study shall not exceed #h1jjj4
  7,b7 ,effect on further undergraduate 
or post-baccalaureate study ,in the case
 of a teacher candidate who receives a  
grant under this subpart for an         
associate's degree course of study and  
who seeks to receive a grant described  
in subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 of         
subsection 7a77#a71 the amount of such  
grant shall be equal to--  7i7 one half 
of the amount that is equal to #af1jjj1 
minus the amount the teacher candidate  
received under this subpart for the     
associate's degree course of study of   
such candidate1 to be available to a    
teacher candidate who is enrolled as an 
undergraduate junior at the eligible    
institution2 and  7ii7 one half of the  
amount that is equal to #af1jjj1 minus  
the amount the teacher candidate        
received under this subpart for the     
associate's degree course of study of   
such candidate1 to be available to a    
teacher candidate who is enrolled as an 

undergraduate senior at the eligible    
institution4  4  #d4 ,revisions to teach
 grant applications and eligibility     
,section #dbj,n of the ,higher          
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajgj;g-#b7 is amended-- 7#a7 in        
subsection 7a7--  7,a7 in the heading of
 paragraph 7#b71 by striking            
,demonstration of teach and insert      
,teach2  7,b7 in paragraphs             
7#b77;,b77i71 by striking or another    
high-need and inserting early childhood 
education1 or another high-need2 and    
7,c7 in paragraph 7#b77;,b77ii71 by     
striking 1 such as ,teach for ,america12
  7#b7 in subsection 7b7--  7,a7 in     
paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 in subparagraph    
7,b71 by inserting before the semicolon 
at the end the following3 or in a       
high-need early childhood education     
program 7as defined in section          
#bjj7ae7722  7ii7 in subparagraph 7,c7--
 7,i7 by striking or at the end of      
clause 7vi72  7,,ii7 by redesignating   
clause 7vii7 as clause 7viii72  7,,iii7 

by inserting after clause 7vi71 as so   
amended1 the following3  7vii7 early    
childhood education2 or  2 and  7,,iv7  
in clause 7viii71 as so redesignated1 by
 adding and at the end2  7iii7 in       
subparagraph 7,d71 by striking and at   
the end2 and  7iv7 by striking          
subparagraph 7,e72  7,b7 by striking and
 at the end of paragraph 7#b72  7,c7 by 
striking the period at the end of       
paragraph 7#c7 and inserting 2 and2 and 
7,d7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#d7 the ,secretary will--  7,a7      
notify1 or ensure that the applicable   
loan servicer will notify1 the applicant
 of-- 7i7 the date on which submission  
of the certification under paragraph    
7#a77;,d7 is required2 and  7ii7 any    
failure to submit such certification2   
and  7,b7 allow employers and borrowers 
to use electronic signatures to certify 
such employment4  2  7#c7 in subsection 
7c7-- 7,a7 by striking ,in the event and
 inserting the following3  7#a7 ,in     
general ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 in  

the event  2 and  7,b7 by adding at the 
end the following3  7#b7 ,clarification 
7,a7 ,application ,paragraph 7#a7 may   
only apply with respect to a recipient  
of a grant under this subpart if-- 7i7  
after completing the course of study for
 which the recipient received the grant1
 such recipient does not serve as a     
full-time teacher as required under     
subsection 7b77#a7 for at least--  7,i7 
#a year1 as certified under subsection  
7b77#a77;,d7 on a date that is not later
 than #e years after the date such      
course of study was completed2  7,,ii7  
#b years1 as certified under subsection 
7b77#a77;,d7 on a date that is not later
 than #f years after the date such      
course of study was completed2  7,,iii7 
#c years1 as certified under subsection 
7b77#a77;,d7 on a date that is not later
 than #g years after the date such      
course of study was completed2 or       
7,,iv7 #d years1 as certified under     
subsection 7b77#a77;,d7 on a date that  
is not later than #h years after the    

date such course of study was completed2
 or  7ii7 the recipient elects to have  
such grant treated as a loan in         
accordance with such paragraph 7#a74    
7,b7 ,appeal ,a recipient of a grant may
 appeal a decision to convert a loan    
under paragraph 7#a74  2 and  7#d7 in   
subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 by redesignating  
paragraph 7#b7 as paragraph 7#e72  7,b7 
in paragraph 7#a71 by striking          
subsection 7b77#a77;,c77vii7 and        
inserting subsection 7b77#a77;,c77viii72
 and  7,c7 by inserting after paragraph 
7#a71 the following3  7#b7 ,change of   
school description or program definition
 ,if a recipient of an initial grant    
under this subpart teaches in a school  
or an early childhood education program 
for an academic year during which the   
school is identified as a school        
described in section #dfe7;a77#b77;,a7  
or a program that meets the definition  
of section #bjj7ae71 but the school or  
program no longer meets such description
 or definition during a subsequent      

academic year1 the grant recipient may  
fulfill the service obligation described
 in subsection 7b77#a7 by continuing to 
teach at that school or program4  7#c7  
,change of teacher duties or assignment 
,if a recipient of an initial grant     
under this subpart teaches as a         
full-time teacher described in          
subsection 7b77#a77;,a71 but the        
recipient no longer meets such          
description during a subsequent academic
 year due to switching academic roles to
 that of a full-time co-teacher1 teacher
 leader1 instructional or academic      
coach1 department chairperson1 special  
education case manager1 guidance        
counselor1 or school administrator      
within a school or program1 the grant   
recipient may fulfill the service       
obligation described in subsection      
7b77#a7 by continuing to work in any    
such academic role on a full-time basis 
at that school or program4  7#d7 ,change
 in high-need field status ,if a        
recipient of an initial grant under this

 subpart teaches in a field at a school 
or an early childhood education program 
for an academic year during which the   
field is designated under subsection    
7b77#a77;,c77viii71 but the field no    
longer is so designated during a        
subsequent academic year1 the grant     
recipient may fulfill the service       
obligation described in subsection      
7b77#a7 by continuing to teach in such  
field at such school or early childhood 
education program4  4  #e4 ,revisions to
 teach grant data collection and        
reporting ,section #dbj,p of the ,higher
 ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4
 #ajgj;g-#d7 is amended to read as      
follows3  #dbj,p4 ,data collection and  
reporting  7a7 ,data collection  7#a7   
,aggregate student data ,on an annual   
basis1 the ,secretary shall determine1  
disaggregate in accordance with         
paragraph 7#b71 and make available to   
the public in accordance with paragraph 
7#c71 with respect to each institution  
7and each category of institution listed

 in section #acb7;d77 that received a   
payment under this subpart in the       
previous academic year1 the following   
information3  7,a7 ,the number and mean 
dollar amount of ,,teach ,grants awarded
 to students at the institution4  7,b7  
,the number and proportion of ,,teach   
,grant recipients who exit their program
 of study before completing the program4
  7,c7 ,the number and proportion of    
,,teach ,grant recipients who complete  
their program of study and begin        
employment as a teacher in the first    
academic year following the year of such
 completion4  7,d7 ,the number and      
proportion of individuals employed as   
teachers who received a ,,teach ,grant  
and whose ,,teach ,grants are converted 
into loans during the #h-year period    
following the year in which the         
recipient completed the recipient's     
program of study1 set forth separately  
for each year in such period4  7,e7 ,the
 number and proportion of ,,teach ,grant
 recipients who fulfill the terms of    

their agreement to serve under section  
#dbj,n7b7 during the #h-year period     
following the year in which the         
recipient completed the recipient's     
program of study1 set forth separately  
for each year in such period4  7#b7     
,disaggregation ,the information        
determined under paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7  
except in cases in which such           
disaggregation would reveal personally  
identifiable information about an       
individual student1 shall be            
disaggregated by--  7i7 race2  7ii7     
gender2  7iii7 socioeconomic status2    
7iv7 ,federal ,pell ,grant eligibility  
status2  7v7 status as a                
first-generation college student 7as    
defined in section #djb;,a7h772  7vi7   
veteran or active duty status2  7vii7   
disability status2  7viii7 level of     
study 7associate1 undergraduate1        
postbaccalaureate1 or graduate1 as      
applicable72  7ix7 year of study 7junior
 or senior year1 as applicable72 and    
7x7 each teacher preparation program    

offered by an institution2 and  7,b7 may
 be disaggregated by any combination of 
subgroups or descriptions described in  
subparagraph 7,a74  7#c7 ,availability  
of data ,the information determined     
under paragraph 7#a7 shall--  7,a7      
remain available to the public for a    
period of not less than #aj years after 
its initial release by the ,secretary2  
and  7,b7 be updated as necessary to    
reflect the most accurate and up-to-date
 information for each institution for   
each year of data collection4  7b7      
,information from institutions ,each    
institution that receives a payment     
under this subpart shall provide to the 
,secretary1 on an annual basis1 such    
information as may be necessary for the 
,secretary to carry out subsection 7a74 
7c7 ,reports and dissemination  7#a7    
,initial and interim reports ,not later 
than one year after the date on which   
the first ,,teach ,grant is awarded     
under this subpart after the date of    
enactment of the ,,better ,,teach       

,grants ,act of #bjai1 and annually     
thereafter1 the ,secretary shall submit 
to the authorizing committees a report  
that includes the information required  
under paragraph 7#c74  7#b7 ,final      
report  7,a7 ,in general ,not later than
 one year after the date described in   
subparagraph 7,b71 the ,secretary shall 
submit to the authorizing committees a  
final report that includes the          
information required under paragraph    
7#c74  7,b7 ,date described ,the date   
described in this subparagraph is the   
later of-- 7i7 the date on which the    
last service agreement associated with a
 ,,teach ,grant is completed2 or  7ii7  
the date on which the last ,,teach      
,grant awarded under this subpart is    
converted into a loan4  7#c7 ,elements  
,each report under this subsection shall
 include1 based on information          
determined under subsection 7a71 the    
following3  7,a7 ,a review of the       
utilization of ,,teach ,grants at       
teacher preparation programs at         

institutions that received a payment    
under this subpart4  7,b7 ,a review of  
,,teach ,grant practices that correlate 
with higher rates of completion of      
agreements under section #dbj,n7b74     
7,c7 ,guidance and recommendations on   
how effective utilization of ,,teach    
,grants can be replicated4  7#d7        
,availability ,each report under this   
subsection shall be made available to   
the public in an accessible format--    
7,a7 on a website of the ,department of 
,education2 and  7,b7 in any other      
format determined to be appropriate by  
the ,secretary4  4  #f4 ,study and      
report on single certification form  7a7
 ,study ,not later than #a year after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,education shall      
conduct a study on the feasibility of   
developing a single certification form  
that borrowers may use to electronically
 submit information with respect to--   
7#a7 ,,teach ,grants under subpart #i of
 part ,a of title ,,iv of the ,higher   

,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajgj;g et seq472  7#b7 loan forgiveness
 under section #dbh;,j of the ,higher   
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajgh-aj72  7#c7 loan cancellation under
 section #dfj of the ,higher ,education 
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;j72  
and  7#d7 public service loan           
forgiveness under section #dee7m7 of the
 ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7m774  7b7 ,report ,not
 later than #a year after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,education shall submit a 
report to ,congress that includes--     
7#a7 the results of the study required  
under subsection 7a72 and  7#b7         
recommendations with respect to using a 
single certification form that borrowers
 may use to electronically submit       
information with respect to the programs
 specified in paragraphs 7#a7 through   
7#d7 of such subsection4