1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Technical Education And Career Help (TEACH) Act . 2. Partnership grants for the preparation of career and technical education teachers Section 202 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1022a ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (f) through (k) as subsections (g) through (l), respectively; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting and career and technical education teachers after early childhood educators ; and (B) in paragraph (6)(C), by striking subsection (f) or (g) and inserting subsection (g) or (h) ; (3) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting a program for the preparation of career and technical education teachers under subsection (f), after subsection (e), ; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking subsection (f) and inserting subsection (g) ; and (4) by inserting after subsection (e) the following: (f) Partnership grants for the preparation of career and technical education teachers (1) In general An eligible partnership that receives a grant under this section to carry out a program for the preparation of career and technical education teachers shall establish an effective secondary school career and technical education teacher preparation program that shall be— (A) available to mid-career professionals or recent graduates of an institution of higher education, who have expertise in a program area in which a skilled career and technical education teacher shortage has been identified through a needs assessment described in paragraph (2); (B) an opportunity for program participants to obtain initial licensure based on State requirements and the basic skills required for entry into the education profession, and the option of earning a bachelor’s degree or a master’s degree