Biotechnology for All High School Students Act
Sponsored By: Representative McBride
Introduced
Summary
This bill would expand biotechnology education for secondary school students. It would create a competitive federal grant program to fund teacher training, curricula, lab equipment, stackable credentials, and partnerships between schools, colleges, nonprofits, and the private sector.
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- Students and families: Secondary students would get more access to hands-on biotechnology courses and transferrable, stackable credentials that support career and college pathways.
- Teachers and schools: Educators could receive funded professional development in lab instruction, curriculum design, and pedagogy, and schools could buy laboratory and instructional equipment.
- Underserved communities and partners: Grants are merit-reviewed and may be prioritized for entities with demonstrated need. A National Biotechnology Education Consortium with at least six members must be formed within 180 days to advise the program and will terminate after five years.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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Grants to expand high school biotech
This bill would create a federal grant program to expand biotechnology education for secondary students. State and local schools, colleges, and nonprofits would compete for merit-reviewed awards. Awards would pay for teacher training, curricula, lab equipment, industry partnerships, and student biotech credentials. The Director, working with the Education Secretary and a new National Biotechnology Education Consortium, would run and coordinate the program and would be able to prioritize places with greater need. The Director would set up the Consortium within 180 days after enactment, and the Consortium would end five years after it starts.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
McBride
DE • D
Cosponsors
Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7]
GA • R
Sponsored 4/14/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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