42 U.S.C. § 19011 — Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship program update

submitted 4 years ago by Pub. L. 117-167 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 113 words · no verdicts yet

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Congress wants the National Science Foundation to expand a scholarship program for future teachers. The goal is a fifty percent increase in Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarships within five years. The Director must also reach out to more kinds of colleges and groups to boost diversity.

(a) Sense of Congress. Congress states its view that, over the next five years, the Foundation should increase the number of scholarships given out under the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship program (created by section 1862n–1 of this title) by 50 percent. This program funds scholarships for people training to become STEM teachers. (b) Outreach. To make participants more diverse, the Director must support symposia, forums, conferences, and other events that reach out to: historically Black colleges and universities; Tribal Colleges or Universities; minority-serving institutions; colleges located near or serving rural communities, including EPSCoR institutions; labor organizations; emerging research institutions; and higher education programs that serve or support veterans.

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(a) Sense of Congress

It is the sense of Congress that over the next five years the Foundation should increase the number of scholarships awarded under the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship program established under section 1862n–1 of this title by 50 percent.

(b) Outreach

To increase the diversity of participants, the Director shall support symposia, forums, conferences, and other activities to expand and enhance outreach to—

(1)

historically Black colleges and universities;

(2)

Tribal Colleges or Universities;

(3)

minority-serving institutions;

(4)

institutions of higher education that are located near or serve rural communities, including EPSCoR institutions;

(5)

labor organizations;

(6)

emerging research institutions; and

(7)

higher education programs that serve or support veterans.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title III, § 10322, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1538.)

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2022Enacted · Pub. L. 117-167 · 136 Stat. 1538

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