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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1581
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 11, 2023
Mr. Booker (for himself, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Kaine, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Warren, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Murphy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To remove college cost as a barrier to every student having access to a well-prepared and diverse educator workforce, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Diversifying by Investing in Educators and Students To Improve Outcomes For Youth Act
or the Diversify Act
.
Amendments to the TEACH Grants program under the Higher Education Act of 1965
Subpart 9 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070g et seq.) is amended—
in section 420L(1), by inserting (except that such term does not include an institution described in subsection (a)(1)(A) of section 102)
after 102
;
in section 420M—
in subsection (a)(1), by striking $4,000
and inserting $8,000
;
in subsection (b)(3), by striking the second and third sentences and inserting the following: Any disbursement allowed to be made by crediting the teacher candidate's account shall be used for the full cost of attendance (as defined in section 472).
; and
in subsection (d)—
in paragraph (1)(B), by striking $16,000
and inserting $32,000
; and
in paragraph (2), by striking $8,000
and inserting $16,000
; and
in section 420N—
in subsection (b)—
by striking paragraphs (2) and (3);
by striking an agreement
and all that follows through the applicant will
and inserting an agreement by the applicant that the applicant will
;
by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (E) as paragraphs (1) through (5), respectively, and moving the margins of such paragraphs (as so redesignated) 2 ems to the left;
by redesignating clauses (i) through (vii) as subparagraphs (A) through (G), respectively, and moving the margins of such subparagraphs (as so redesignated) 2 ems to the left;
in paragraph (2), as redesignated by clause (iii), by striking teach in a school described in section 465(a)(2)(A)
and inserting teach in a school described in section 465(a)(2)(A) or teach in a high-need early education program
; and
in paragraph (3), as redesignated by clause (iii)—
in subparagraph (F), as redesignated by clause (iv), by striking or
after the semicolon;
in subparagraph (G), as redesignated by clause (iv), by inserting or
after the semicolon; and
by adding at the end the following:
early childhood education;
; and
by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
Certificate
Upon the completion of the service requirement in subsection (b), the Secretary shall send to the recipient of a grant under this subpart an electronic certificate documenting the completion of such service.
;
by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e);
by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
Prohibition
The Secretary may not institute or create a monetary penalty for failure or refusal to complete the service requirement under subsection (b).
; and
in subsection (e), as redesignated by subparagraph (C)—
by striking subsection (b)(1)(C)(vii)
and inserting subsection (b)(3)(G)
; and
by striking subsection (b)(1)
and inserting subsection (b)
.
Amendment to the balanced budget and deficit control act
Exemption of program from sequestration
Section 255(h) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 905(h)) is amended by inserting after the item relating to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (75–1552–0–1–609).
the following new item:
TEACH Grants under subpart 9 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
.
Applicability
The amendment made by this section shall apply to any sequestration order issued under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.) on or after the date of enactment of this Act.