Educators for America Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9765 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9765

To amend the requirements for teaching residency programs under part A
            of title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 16, 2026

   Mr. Smith of Washington introduced the following bill; which was
          referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

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                                 A BILL

To amend the requirements for teaching residency programs under part A
            of title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Educators for America Act''.

SEC. 2. TEACHER QUALITY PARTNERSHIPS.

    Section 202(e)(2)(B)(ii) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1022a(e)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subclauses (I), (II), and (III) as
        items (aa), (bb), and (cc), respectively, and adjusting the
        margins accordingly;
            (2) in the matter preceding item (aa), as so redesignated,
        by striking ``shall'' and all that follows through
        ``characteristics:'' and inserting the following: ``shall carry
        out the following:
                                    ``(I) Establish criteria for the
                                selection of eligible individuals to
                                participate in the teaching residency
                                program based on the following
                                characteristics:''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                                    ``(II) Prioritize the recruitment
                                and selection of eligible individuals
                                underrepresented in the teaching
                                profession, including men.''.
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