H.R. 5242 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5242 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 10, 2021Mrs. Trahan (for herself, Mrs. Bustos, and Mrs. Hayes) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow certain students enrolled in an institution of higher education to apply for teaching residency programs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Teachers with Residency Opportunities and New Grants Act of 2021 or the STRONG Act of 2021 . 2. Teacher residency programs (a) Partnership grants Section 202(e)(2)(B)(i)(I) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1022a(e)(2)(B)(i)(I)) is amended— (1) by striking education or and inserting education,; and (2) by striking accomplishment and inserting accomplishment, or enrolled in a pre-baccalaureate program at a four-year institution of higher education with an academic major relating to teaching. (b) Public service loan forgiveness Section 455(m)(3)(B) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)(3)(B)) is amended— (1) in clause (i), by striking or at the end; (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (iii) participating, as a pre-baccalaureate student, in a teacher residency program under section 202 of this Act. . (c) Authorization of appropriations Section 209 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1022h) is amended by striking $300,000,000 and all that follows and inserting $600,000,000 for fiscal years 2022 through 2024 and such sums as may be necessary for each succeeding fiscal year..