,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #caeh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #h1 #bjbj,mr4  
,book] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 
,br[n1 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,ms4 ,h>ris1    
,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4        
,m]kley1 & ,ms4 ,w>r57 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1  
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
remove college co/ z a b>ri] to e /ud5t 
hav+ access to a well-prep>$ & div]se   
educator work=ce1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,div]sify+ by ,inve/+ 9 ,educators &    
,/ud5ts to ,improve ,outcomes ,= ,y\?   
,act or ! ,div]sify ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s   
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,s*ools  
pr$om9antly enroll+ hi/orically und]s]v$
 /ud5ts are (t5 disproportionately      
impact$ by tea*] %ortages4  7#b7 ,data  
%[s t betwe5 #bjji & #bjad1 tea*]       
education enrollm5ts dropp$ f #fia1jjj  
to #dea1jjj1 a #ce-p]c5t r$uction4 ,?is 
am\nts to a decrease ( almo/ #bdj1jjj   

pr(essionals on _! way to becom+ tea*]s 
9 ! ye> #bjad1 z comp>$ to #bjji4  7#c7 
,rese>* sugge/s t s]vice s*ol>%ip       
programs l ! ,,tea* ,grant ,program are 
successful :5 !y are bo? adm9i/ratively 
manageable & :5 subsidies are l>ge en\gh
 to sub/antially (fset tra9+ co/s4      
,ef=ts to increase ! ,,tea* ,grant aw>d 
am\nt mu/ be comb9$ ) ef=ts to ensure t 
! program is adm9i/ratively manageable4 
,9 ord] = ! ,,tea* ,grant ,program to   
meet its full pot5tial1 ! rese>* is cle>
 t bo? crit]ia ne$ to be address$4  7#d7
 ,! ,,tea* ,grant's aw>d am\nt has n    
increas$ s9ce its creation 9 ! bip>tisan
 ,college ,co/ ,r$uction & ,access ,act 
( #bjjg 7,public ,law #aaj-hd74 ,9      
addition1 due to ! ,budget ,control ,act
 ( #bjaa 7,public ,law #aab-be71 !      
maximum am\nt ( grant aid available "u !
 ,,tea* ,grant ,program ( #d1jjj a ye>  
has be5 cut = a majority ( ! program's  
exi/5ce4 ,?is comes at a "t :5 ! ye>ly  
full co/ ( a public #d-ye> college = an 
9-,/ate /ud5t exce$s #bj1jjj4 ,fur!r1 m 

?an two-?irds ( individuals ent]+ !     
field ( education borr[ money to pay =  
_! high] education1 result+ 9 an av]age 
debt ( ab\t #bj1jjj = ^? ) a ba*elor's  
degree & #ej1jjj = ^? ) a ma/]'s degree4
  7#e7 ,grant programs c elim9ate or    
r$uce ! ne$ to borr[ /ud5t loans 9 ord] 
to af=d a college education4 ,?is is    
important because a college /ud5t's     
pot5tial debt burd5 influ5ces ! /ud5t's 
decisions ab\t :at pr(ession to ent]1 ) 
! result t ! /ud5t is less likely to    
pursue a c>e] 9 education or take o!r   
l[-pay+ jobs aft] graduation if ! /ud5t 
expects to incur m debt4 ,?is is        
especially true = /ud5ts ( color1 :o1   
accord+ to a rec5t report1 are m likely 
to come f families t are unable to      
contribute f9ancially to _! high]       
education4  7#f7 ,/ud5ts ) disabilities1
 includ+ /ud5ts ( color ) disabilities1 
are also likely to accrue significant   
/ud5t loan debt4 ,?is (t5 results f     
limit$ ability to "w :ile 9 s*ool due to
 ! increas$ "t ne$$ = c\rsework4  7#g7  

,tea*]s ( color face unique b>ri]s to   
ent]+ & /ay+ 9 ! pr(ession4 ,= example1 
tea*]s ( color are m likely to ent]     
tea*+ ?r\gh alt]native pa?ways due to ! 
high co/ ( traditional tea*] prep>ation 
programs & ! debt burd5 fac$ by college 
/ud5ts ( color4 ,l[] quality pa?ways c  
result 9 less effective tea*+ & high    
turnov] rates4 ,rese>* %[s t c&idates :o
 receive compreh5sive prep>ation are #b 
to #c times m likely to /ay 9 tea*+ ?an 
^? :o receive little tra9+4 ,9 _m cases1
 h[ev]1 tea*]s ( color are m likely to  
beg9 tea*+ )\t hav+ complet$            
compreh5sive prep>ation & ent]+ in/ead  
?r\gh alt]native r\tes t (t5 skip /ud5t 
tea*+ & key c\rsework1 leav+ tea*]s to  
le>n on ! job4  7#h7 ,rese>* %[s t      
recruit+ & reta9+ a div]se tea*] work=ce
 is key to improv+ outcomes = all /ud5ts
 & = clos+ a*ievem5t gaps4 ,:ile ,:ite  
/ud5ts also b5efit by le>n+ f tea*]s (  
color1 ! impact is especially           
significant = /ud5ts ( color1 :o h high]
 te/ scores1 are m likely to graduate   

high s*ool1 & m likely to succe$ 9      
college :5 !y h _h tea*]s ( color :o    
s]ve z role models & support _! atta*m5t
 to s*ool & le>n+4  #c4 ,am5dm5ts to !  
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife ,section 
#dbj,m ( ! ,high] ,education ,act (     
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;g-#a7 is     
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7a77#a71 by   
/rik+ #d1jjj & ins]t+ #h1jjj2 &  7#b7 9 
subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph        
7#a77;,b71 by /rik+ #af1jjj & ins]t+    
#cb1jjj2 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by    
/rik+ #h1jjj & ins]t+ #af1jjj4  #d4     
,am5dm5t to ! ,balanc$ ,budget &        
,deficit ,control ,act ,section #bee7;h7
 ( ! ,balanc$ ,budget & ,em]g5cy        
,deficit ,control ,act ( #aihe 7#b      
,u4,s4,c4 #ije7;h77 is am5d$ by ins]t+  
aft] ! item relat+ to ,supplem5tal      
,security ,income ,program              
7#bh-jdjf-j-a-fji74 ! foll[+ new item3  
,,tea* ,grants "u subp>t #i ( "p ,a (   
title ,,iv ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( 
#aife4  4