,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bcba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ad1 #bjae ,mr4  
,price ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a 7= himself1 ,ms4 
,norton1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,ms4 ,br[n (      
,florida1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,ms4
 ,adams1 & ,mr4 ,butt]field7 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 ( #bjae4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,!     
,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7 ,!
 ,unit$ ,/ates faces an increas+ ne$ =  
high-quality educators4 ,! ,dep>tm5t (  
,education e/imates ! ,unit$ ,/ates w   
ne$ ab\t #dcj1jjj new elem5t>y &        
second>y tea*]s by #bjbj4  7#b7 ,= !    
fir/ "t s9ce ! #aifjs1 tea*]s ) #aj ye>s
 ( exp]i5ce or less n[ con/itute m ?an  
half ( our tea*+ =ce4  7#c7 ,rese>* %[s 
t a key reason = tea*] turnov] is job   

dissatisfaction1 :i* may result f poor  
work+ conditions1 inadequate            
adm9i/rative support1 l[ sal>y1 l[      
morale1 or lack ( a pa?way = pr(essional
 advancem5t4  7#d7 ,! ,national ,c5t] = 
,education ,/ati/ics f\nd a correlation 
betwe5 ! level ( support & tra9+ provid$
 to new tea*]s & ! likelihood ( a tea*] 
leav+ aft] _! fir/ ye>1 ) tea*]s :o are 
assign$ a m5tor tea*] m likely to       
cont9ue _! tea*+ c>e]s ?an ^? :o did n4 
7#e7 ,ef=ts to address ! tea*] %ortage  
dem&s a national /rategy to support !   
developm5t & implem5tation ( innovative 
tea*] ret5tion programs4  7#f7          
,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#g7 ,! ,dep>tm5t (         
,education has made tea*] recruitm5t &  
ret5tion a priority1 & 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