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VIDBE-Q Volume 64 Issue 3
Here is a summary of the bills that were the focus of the Legislative
Session:
• H.R. 1878, Jared Huffman (D-CA) and S. 866, Chris Van Hollen (D-
MD) Idea Full Funding Act
• S. 1866, Cory Booker (D-NJ) and H.R. 3139, Donald Norcross (D-NJ)
Supporting the Teaching Profession through Revitalizing Investments
in the Valuable Educators Act (STRIVE)
• S. 969, Jack Reed (D-RI) Educator Preparation Reform Act
• S. 752, Tim Kaine (D-VA) Preparing and Retaining Education
Professional Act of 2019 (PREP)
• H.R.1364, Bobby Scott (D-VA) and S. 568, Patty Murray (D-WA)
Child Care for Working Families Act
• S. 1770, Dick Durbin (D-IL) and H.R. 3180, Danny Davis (D-IL)
Resilience Investment, Support and Expansion for Trauma Act
(RISE)
• S. 634, Ted Cruz (R-TX) Education Freedom Scholarships and
Opportunity Act
I had an opportunity to meet with Barbara Raimando, Executive Director
of Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for
the Deaf. The Cogswell-Macy Act has not been introduced in the current