,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dbba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #cj1 #bjai,mr4 
,ryan 7= himself & ,mr4 ,bo/7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ,education & ,labor1 & 9  
addition to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ! ,director ( !    
,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal? to c>ry   
out a /udy to add to ! sci5tific k on   
r$uc+ tea*] /ress & increas+ tea*]      
ret5tion & well-be+1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,tea*] ,heal? & ,wellness ,act4  #b4  
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7   
,high levels ( /ress are adv]sely       
affect+ tea*]s' heal?4 ,tea*]s ) high   
levels ( /ress are less effective 9     
rais+ /ud5t a*ievem5t ?an _! heal?i]    
pe]s4  7#b7 ,elem5t>y s*ool tea*]s :o h 
great] /ress & %[ m symptoms (          

depression create classroom environm5ts 
t are less conducive to le>n+4  7#c7    
,/ress is contribut+ to ! high turnov]  
rate among tea*]s1 :i* causes in/ability
 = /ud5ts & communities4 ,?is leads to  
high] co/s = s*ool di/ricts to tra9 new 
tea*]s & h9d]s /ud5ts' academic success4
  7#d7 ,s*ool organization1 l[ job      
autonomy1 & a lack ( ability to access  
tea*] lead]%ip opportunities are ma9    
s\rces ( tea*] /ress4 ,if tea*]s are    
unable to manage _! /ress levels1 ?is   
leads to l[] level tea*] in/ruction1 :i*
 !n impacts /ud5t well-be+4  7#e7 ,high 
tea*] turnov] br+s d[n /ud5ts' ma? &    
language arts scores4  7#f7 ,accord+ to 
a #bjad ,gallup survey1 #df p]c5t (     
tea*]s exp]i5ce high daily /ress dur+ ! 
s*ool ye>4 ,?is p]c5tage is ti$ = !     
highe/ rate ( high daily /ress among    
occupations & is a significant increase 
f tea*] /ress levels 9 #aihe4  #c4 ,/udy
 on r$uc+ tea*] /ress & increas+ tea*]  
ret5tion & well-be+  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!    
,director ( ! ,national ,in/itutes (    

,heal? %all c>ry out a five-ye> /udy on 
r$uc+ tea*] /ress & increas+ tea*]      
ret5tion & well-be+ by implem5t+ &      
analyz+ ! results ( any ( ! foll[+      
programs3  7#a7 ,workplace wellness     
programs t are design$ to improve tea*] 
heal?1 att5dance1 & engagem5t4  7#b7    
,social emotional le>n+ programs t help 
tea*]s improve /ud5t engagem5t 9 !      
classroom4  7#c7 ,tea*] /ress managem5t 
programs t improve tea*] p]=mance4  7#d7
 ,m5tor+ & induction programs dur+ !    
s*ool ye> & tea*] pre-s]vice programs t 
improve tea*] well-be+4  7#e7           
,organizational int]v5tions1 su* z      
pr9cipal tra9+ programs1 t r$uce /ress  
?r\gh sup]visor_/pe] support & increas$ 
opportunities = tea*]s to p>ticipate 9  
pr(essional le>n+ communities1 tea*]    
lead]%ip positions1 & decision mak+     
reg>d+ s*ool int]v5tions & managem5t4   
7#f7 ,tea*] resid5cy programs t provide 
m5tal heal? & psy*ological support4     
7#g7 ,complem5t>y heal? approa*es1 su* z
 m9dfulness m$itation1 t improve tea*]  

p]=mance4  7#h7 ,s*ool reorganization t 
creates ! conditions to facilitate !    
transmission & %>+ ( k among tea*]s4    
7#i7 ,o!r innovative evid5ce-bas$       
approa*es t r$uce /ress & increase      
well-be+ 9 ! tea*+ pr(ession1 :i* may   
include increas$ comp5sation4  7b7      
,report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o   
ye> aft] ! end ( ! /udy c>ri$ out "u    
subsection 7a71 ! ,director %all submit 
to ! ,committee on ,education & ,labor (
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !          
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate a report  
includ+--  7,a7 ! results ( ! /udy c>ri$
 out "u subsection 7a72 &  7,b7         
recomm5dations =--  7i7 decreas+ tea*]  
/ress & increas+ tea*] ret5tion &       
well-be+2 &  7ii7 l[]+ /ress-relat$     
heal? c>e co/s = tea*]s4  7#b7          
,availability ,! ,director %all make    
publicly available ! report submitt$ "u 
p>agraph 7#a74  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  
section3  7#a7 ,complem5t>y heal?       
approa* ,! t]m complem5t>y heal? approa*

 includes integrative heal? c>e1        
adjunctive heal? c>e1 & functional      
m$ic9e4  7#b7 ,director ,! t]m ,director
 means ! ,director ( ! ,national        
,in/itutes ( ,heal?4  7d7 ,no additional
 funds au?oriz$ ,no additional funds are
 au?oriz$ to c>ry out ! requirem5ts (   
?is ,act4 ,su* requirem5ts %all be c>ri$
 out us+ am\nts o!rwise au?oriz$4