Senate Bill 3040
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Teach CS Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Dec 12, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
3040
Congress
116
Policy Area
Education
Education
Primary focus of measure is elementary, secondary, or higher education including special education and matters of academic performance, school administration, teaching, educational costs, and student aid.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Teacher Education for Computer Science Act or the Teach CS Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Education to award grants to institutions of higher education for establishing and maintaining teacher education programs for computer science.
It also includes computer science as an eligible education category with respect to receiving various teacher preparation grants and graduate fellowships.
December 12, 2019
12/12/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
12/12/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Oct 28, 2022 1:45:57 AM