STEM Gateways Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 113th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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10 cosponsors · 10 D

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STEM Gateways Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to eligible entities for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) elementary and secondary school programs for women and girls, underrepresented minorities, and individuals from all economic backgrounds.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Dec 10, 2013

Requires those programs to be directed toward at least one of the following goals:

encouraging the interest of elementary and secondary school students in the STEM fields;
motivating the engagement of those students in the STEM fields by providing them with relevant hands-on learning opportunities;
supporting classroom success in the STEM disciplines by elementary and secondary school students;
supporting STEM workforce training and career preparation for secondary school students; and
improving the access of secondary school students to STEM career and continuing education opportunities.

Defines an "eligible entity" as: (1) a local educational agency (LEA); (2) an educational service agency serving more than one LEA; (3) a consortium of LEAs; (4) nonprofit organizations that work with elementary schools, secondary schools, or institutions of higher education and have shown a commitment to achieving the goals listed above; or (5) community colleges working in partnership with secondary schools to create dual enrollment, credit transfer, or accelerated postsecondary credentialing opportunities.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: STEM Gateways Act

Latest action (Jan 22, 2014): Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

Policy area: Education · Origin: House · Introduced: Dec 10, 2013

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.