,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #cj1         
#bjai,mr4 ,ryan 7for himself and ,mr4   
,bost7 introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and ,labor1 and in addition  
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,commerce1 for a period to be           
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,director of 
the ,national ,institutes of ,health to 
carry out a study to add to the         
scientific knowledge on reducing teacher
 stress and increasing teacher retention
 and well-being1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,teacher ,health and       
,wellness ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress
 finds the following3  7#a7 ,high levels
 of stress are adversely affecting      
teachers' health4 ,teachers with high   

levels of stress are less effective in  
raising student achievement than their  
healthier peers4  7#b7 ,elementary      
school teachers who have greater stress 
and show more symptoms of depression    
create classroom environments that are  
less conducive to learning4  7#c7       
,stress is contributing to the high     
turnover rate among teachers1 which     
causes instability for students and     
communities4 ,this leads to higher costs
 for school districts to train new      
teachers and hinders students' academic 
success4  7#d7 ,school organization1 low
 job autonomy1 and a lack of ability to 
access teacher leadership opportunities 
are main sources of teacher stress4 ,if 
teachers are unable to manage their     
stress levels1 this leads to lower level
 teacher instruction1 which then impacts
 student well-being4  7#e7 ,high teacher
 turnover brings down students' math and
 language arts scores4  7#f7 ,according 
to a #bjad ,gallup survey1 #df percent  
of teachers experience high daily stress

 during the school year4 ,this          
percentage is tied for the highest rate 
of high daily stress among occupations  
and is a significant increase from      
teacher stress levels in #aihe4  #c4    
,study on reducing teacher stress and   
increasing teacher retention and        
well-being  7a7 ,in general ,the        
,director of the ,national ,institutes  
of ,health shall carry out a five-year  
study on reducing teacher stress and    
increasing teacher retention and        
well-being by implementing and analyzing
 the results of any of the following    
programs3  7#a7 ,workplace wellness     
programs that are designed to improve   
teacher health1 attendance1 and         
engagement4  7#b7 ,social emotional     
learning programs that help teachers    
improve student engagement in the       
classroom4  7#c7 ,teacher stress        
management programs that improve teacher
 performance4  7#d7 ,mentoring and      
induction programs during the school    
year and teacher pre-service programs   

that improve teacher well-being4  7#e7  
,organizational interventions1 such as  
principal training programs1 that reduce
 stress through supervisor_/peer support
 and increased opportunities for        
teachers to participate in professional 
learning communities1 teacher leadership
 positions1 and decision making         
regarding school interventions and      
management4  7#f7 ,teacher residency    
programs that provide mental health and 
psychological support4  7#g7            
,complementary health approaches1 such  
as mindfulness meditation1 that improve 
teacher performance4  7#h7 ,school      
reorganization that creates the         
conditions to facilitate the            
transmission and sharing of knowledge   
among teachers4  7#i7 ,other innovative 
evidence-based approaches that reduce   
stress and increase well-being in the   
teaching profession1 which may include  
increased compensation4  7b7 ,report    
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than one    
year after the end of the study carried 

out under subsection 7a71 the ,director 
shall submit to the ,committee on       
,education and ,labor of the ,house of  
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions of the ,senate a report       
including--  7,a7 the results of the    
study carried out under subsection 7a72 
and  7,b7 recommendations for--  7i7    
decreasing teacher stress and increasing
 teacher retention and well-being2 and  
7ii7 lowering stress-related health care
 costs for teachers4  7#b7 ,availability
 ,the ,director shall make publicly     
available the report submitted under    
paragraph 7#a74  7c7 ,definitions ,in   
this section3  7#a7 ,complementary      
health approach ,the term complementary 
health approach includes integrative    
health care1 adjunctive health care1 and
 functional medicine4  7#b7 ,director   
,the term ,director means the ,director 
of the ,national ,institutes of ,health4
  7d7 ,no additional funds authorized   
,no additional funds are authorized to  

carry out the requirements of this ,act4
 ,such requirements shall be carried out
 using amounts otherwise authorized4