# 119-hr-1331: Teacher and School Leader Quality Partnership Grants Act

119-hr-1331, Teacher and School Leader Quality Partnership Grants Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1331
- Congress: 119
- Title: Teacher and School Leader Quality Partnership Grants Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Sponsor: Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-24

## Summary

**Strengthen educator preparation and leadership through competitive partnership grants, multi-year residencies, and tougher program accountability.** The bill funds partnerships between high-need school districts and higher education to recruit, train, mentor, and retain teachers, principals, and teacher leaders with a focus on equity and measurable outcomes. - Prospective teachers and residents get longer, practice‑focused training with at least one academic year of residency, mentor support, and financial stipends, while residents agree to a service obligation of not less than 3 years in high-need schools. - School leaders and teacher leaders gain new residency and development tracks that include coursework, intensive clinical experience, mentorship, credentialing, and stipend support with matching rules that cover up to 50% of stipends in years 1–2 and up to 33% in year 3. - States and partner institutions face expanded accountability and reporting. Programs must track student gains, certification pass rates, early-career retention, placement in shortage areas, and face improvement periods, technical assistance, and potential funding restrictions if identified as low-performing.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2026-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants for high-need district-college teams: benefit, medium. If enacted, grants would go to partnerships that include a high-need school district, a high-need school or early childhood program, and a partner college and its education program. Grants must fund teacher preparation or teacher/principal residencies; a partnership could get one extra grant in fiv…
- Training to become a teacher leader: benefit, low. If enacted, grants would fund a Teacher Leader Development Program. You could get at least one year of training that leads to a teacher-leader credential, plus one to two years of follow-up support. To qualify, you would need full state certification, at least three years of teaching, and a job in…
- Two-year induction for new educators: benefit, low. If enacted, new teachers and school leaders would get at least two years of induction support. The program would include high-quality mentoring, set collaboration time, and use of evidence-based teaching. You would get observations and feedback based partly on student learning and other measures. I…
- Paid teacher residencies with service rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, partnerships would run paid, year-long teacher and school leader residencies that lead to state certification and a degree. Residents would get a one-year living stipend or salary and train with a vetted mentor in a high-need school. Mentors would get paid release time and regular in-sc…
- States would rate teacher prep programs: mixed, medium. If enacted, states would need to assess and publicly list at-risk and low-performing teacher and school leader prep programs to receive funds. States would offer help to at-risk programs for up to three years. Low-performing programs would face actions within a year, could lose some federal profess…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1331 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1331)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1331 (as of 2026-07-24).