Diversify Act

This bill changes the federal TEACH Grant program, which gives money to college students who agree to teach in certain schools or subjects after graduating. It would double the yearly grant from $4,000 to $8,000 and double the total amounts a student can receive. It would let recipients meet their teaching service by working in high-need early childhood education programs, and it would add early childhood education as a qualifying subject area. It would bar the Education Secretary from creating a money penalty for recipients who do not finish their service, and it would exempt TEACH Grants from automatic federal spending cuts known as sequestration.

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Sponsors

• Cory A. Booker Democrat sponsor
• 12 cosponsors