,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhgh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ca1 #bjac ,mr4 
,price ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a 7= himself1 ,ms4 
,br[n ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,butt]field1 ,mr4
 ,cony]s1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4          
,mc,intyre1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1 & ,mr4      
,walz7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & !
 ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !        
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife to provide grants = innovative    
tea*] ret5tion programs4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,keep   
,tea*]s ,tea*+ ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,f9d+s
 ,! ,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3     
7#a7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates faces an increas+ 
ne$ = high-quality educators4  7#b7     
,approximately "o-?ird ( tea*]s leave ! 
pr(ession )9 #c ye>s ( be+ hir$ because 
( poor work+ conditions1 l[ pay1 l[     
morale1 or lack ( a pa?way = pr(essional
 advancem5t4 ,9 "s s*ools1 ! five-ye>   
attrition rate rea*es #ej p]c5t4  7#c7  
,effective tea*] ret5tion programs to   

address ?is problem are already at "w 9 
local educational ag5cies ar\nd !       
c\ntry1 & _m m innovative programs c\ld 
be advanc$ if additional res\rces 7     
available4  7#d7 ,ef=ts to address !    
tea*] %ortage dem&s a national /rategy  
to support ! developm5t & implem5tation 
( innovative tea*] ret5tion programs4   
7#e7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education c play an
 important role 9 facilitat+ !          
id5tification ( ! mo/ promis+ tea*]     
ret5tion approa*es & dissem9at+         
in=mation ab\t !m to ,/ate educational  
ag5cies & local educational ag5cies4    
#c4 ,grants = innovative tea*] ret5tion 
programs ,section #baea ( ! ,elem5t>y & 
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ffea7 is am5d$ by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7g7 ,tea*] ret5tion      
activities  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y  
%all e/abli% & c>ry out a tea*] ret5tion
 program to--  7,a7 assi/ ,/ate         
educational ag5cies & local educational 
ag5cies 9 develop+ & implem5t+          
innovative tea*] ret5tion programs1 &   

support ! developm5t ( model programs & 
be/ practices 9 reta9+ quality tea*]s 9 
! classroom2 &  7,b7 facilitate !       
dissem9ation ( innovative tea*] ret5tion
 programs to ,/ate educational ag5cies &
 local educational ag5cies4  7#b7       
,grants ,! ,secret>y %all c>ry out      
p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 by mak+ grants to    
eligible entities to develop & implem5t 
innovative tea*] ret5tion programs1     
includ+ activities su* z--  7,a7        
pr(essional developm5t programs2  7,b7  
tea*] m5tor+ programs2  7,c7 advanc$    
c]tification or advanc$ cr$5tial+2  7,d7
 rese>*1 travel1 or fell[%ip            
opportunities2 &  7,e7 pair+ ( tea*]s ) 
pr(essionals 9 rese>* or indu/ry4  7#c7 
,eligible entities ,9 ?is subsection1 ! 
t]m eligible entity includes--  7,a7    
local educational ag5cies2  7,b7 ,/ate  
educational ag5cies2 &  7,c7 p>tn]%ips (
 local educational ag5cies1 nonpr(it    
organizations1 & in/itutions ( high]    
education4  7#d7 ,grant t]ms ,grants "u 
?is subsection %all be aw>d$ = p]iods ( 

n m ?an #e ye>s & on a competitive      
basis4 ,grants aw>d$ "u ?is subsection  
may be r5ew$4  7#e7 ,secret>y's duty to 
id5tify mo/ promis+ tea*] ret5tion      
approa*es ,9 c>ry+ out p>agraph         
7#a77;,b71 ! ,secret>y %all--  7,a7     
id5tify ! mo/ promis+ tea*] ret5tion    
approa*es1 includ+ ! approa*es already  
work+ & ! approa*es develop$ ?r\gh      
grants fund$ "u ?is subsection1 & make  
in=mation ab\t su* approa*es publicly   
available & easily accessible to ,/ate  
educational ag5cies & local educational 
ag5cies2 &  7,b7 n lat] ?an #i mon?s    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is          
subsection1 & annually !reaft]1 transmit
 to ! ,committee on ,education & !      
,work=ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !
 ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1      
,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate1 a report 
t describes--  7i7 ! me?odology by :i* !
 mo/ promis+ tea*] ret5tion programs are
 id5tifi$ "u subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7ii7 !
 ,secret>y's ef=ts to dissem9ate        
in=mation reg>d+ su* programs to ,/ate  

educational ag5cies & local educational 
ag5cies4  4