[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 34, Volume 1] [Revised as of July 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 34CFR230.1] [Page 566] TITLE 34--EDUCATION CHAPTER II--OFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PART 230_Innovation for Teacher Quality--Table of Contents Subpart A_Troops-to-Teachers Program Sec. 230.1 What is the Troops-to-Teacher program? Subpart A_Troops-to-Teachers Program Sec. 230.1 What is the Troops-to-Teachers program? 230.2 What definitions apply to the Troops-to-Teacher program? 230.3 What criteria does the Secretary use to select eligible participants in the Troops-to-Teachers program? Subpart B [Reserved] Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3, 3474, and 6671-6684, unless otherwise noted. Source: 70 FR 38021, July 1, 2005, unless otherwise noted. Under the Troops-to-Teachers program, the Secretary of Education transfers funds to the Department of Defense for the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) to provide assistance, including a stipend of up to $5,000, to an eligible member of the Armed Forces so that he or she can obtain certification or licensing as an elementary school teacher, secondary school teacher, or vocational/ technical teacher and become a highly qualified teacher by demonstrating competency in each of the subjects he or she teaches. In addition, the program helps the individual find employment in a high-need local educational agency or public charter school. In lieu of a stipend, DANTES may pay a bonus of $10,000 to a participant who agrees to teach in a high-need school. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3, 3474, and 6671-6677)