,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddbd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ai1        
#bjai,mr4 ,sablan introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,education & ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d
 ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife s t e 
/ud5t has a pa? to a quality1 debt-free 
degree or cr$5tial t leads to a rew>d+  
c>e]1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,elevation ( 
! ,education ,pr(ession ,act4  #b4      
,elevation ( ! education pr(ession /udy 
,"p ,a ( title ,,ii ( ! ,high]          
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajbb et seq47 is am5d$--  7#a7 by      
r$esignat+ section #bji z section #baj2 
7#b7 9 section #bjb7;a71 by /rik+       
section #bji & ins]t+ section #baj2 &   
7#c7 by ins]t+ aft] section #bjh !      
foll[+3  #bji4 ,elevation ( ! education 
pr(ession /udy  7a7 ,purpose ,! purpose 
( ! elevation ( ! pr(ession feasibility 
/udy is to exam9e ,/ate policies relat$ 
to tea*] & s*ool lead] education &      

c]tification1 produce a compreh5sive set
 ( expectations t sets a high b> = entry
 into ! pr(ession & ensures t all ent]+ 
tea*]s & s*ool lead]s are               
pr(ession-ready1 & develop              
recomm5dations to ,congress on be/      
practices ) respect to elevat+ !        
education pr(ession t are evid5ce-bas$1 
reliable1 & v]ifi$ by ! field4  7b7     
,e/abli%m5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y 
( ,education %all e/abli% an ,advisory  
,committee to c>ry out ! elevation ( !  
education pr(ession /udy describ$ 9     
subsection 7c7 & make recomm5dations to 
,congress on ! f9d+s4  7#b7 ,memb]%ip ( 
! ,advisory ,committee ,! ,advisory     
,committee %all include repres5tatives  
or advocates f ! foll[+ categories3     
7,a7 ,tea*] unions4  7,b7 ,s*ool lead]  
organizations4  7,c7 ,/ate & local      
(ficials4  7,d7 ,/ate educational       
ag5cies & local educational ag5cies4    
7,e7 ,tea*] & s*ool lead] advocacy      
organizations4  7,f7 ,s*ool adm9i/rator 
organizations4  7,g7 ,in/itutions (     

high] education1 includ+ colleges (     
tea*] education4  7,h7 ,civil rights    
organizations4  7,i7 ,organizations     
repres5t+ /ud5ts ) disabilities4  7,j7  
,organizations repres5t+ ,engli% le>n]s4
  7,k7 ,nonpr(it organizations repres5t+
 subject-fields1 su* z ,,/em ,educator  
organizations1 compreh5sive lit]acy     
,educator organizations1 & arts &       
humanities educator organizations4  7,l7
 ,pr(essional developm5t organizations4 
7,m7 ,educational te*nology             
organizations4  7,n7 ,nonpr(it rese>*   
organizations4  7,o7 ,organizations     
repres5t+ nontraditional pa?ways into   
tea*] & s*ool lead] education4  7,p7    
,organizations repres5t+ p>5ts4  7c7    
,duties ( ! ,advisory ,committee  7#a7  
,feasibility /udy ,! ,advisory          
,committee %all conduct a feasibility   
/udy to-- 7,a7 assess ! /ate ( policies 
& practices relat$ to tea*] & s*ool     
lead] education & entry into ! pr(ession
 includ+ b>ri]s to a*iev+ c]tification &
 lic5sure1 be/ practices 9 produc+      

pr(ession-ready tea*]s & s*ool lead]s1 &
 recruitm5t & ret5tion ( tea*]s & s*ool 
lead]s 9 s*ools2  7,b7 compile be/      
practices = educat+ & tra9+             
pr(ession-ready tea*]s & s*ool lead]s   
includ+ evid5ce-bas$ practices = tra9+  
tea*]s & s*ool lead]s to support div]se 
le>n]s1 develop+ tea*] & s*ool lead]s1 &
 successful pre-s]vice & 9-s]vice       
educational activities2  7,c7 review    
c]tification & cr$5tial+ practices      
?r\gh\t ! ,nation includ+ m9imum /&>ds 9
 ea* ,/ate1 diff]5ces 9 types (         
cr$5tials1 & impact ( diff]5t           
c]tification processes 9 ea* ,/ate =    
tea*]s & s*ool lead]s :o relocate2 &    
7,d7 recomm5d a compreh5sive set (      
rigor\s expectations = ,/ates /&>ds to  
elevate ! pr(ession ( tea*+ & to produce
 pr(ession-ready tea*]s & s*ool lead]s  
prep>$ to educate div]se le>n]s 9       
inclusive educational sett+s4  7#b7     
,reports  7,a7 ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !
 ,advisory ,committee's fir/ meet+1 !   
,committee %all submit an int]im report 

to ! ,secret>y & to ! au?oriz+          
committees detail+ ! me?ods ( ! /udy &  
progress 9 develop+ ! set ( compreh5sive
 & rigor\s expectations4  7,b7 ,n lat]  
?an #c ye>s aft] ! ,advisory            
,committee's fir/ meet+1 ! ,committee   
%all submit a f9al report to ! ,secret>y
 & to ! au?oriz+ committees detail+ !   
f9d+s1 recomm5dations1 & sugge/$ set (  
compreh5sive & rigor\s expectations4    
7#c7 ,dissem9ation ( in=mation ,9 c>ry+ 
out ! /udy "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y
 %all dissem9ate in=mation f\nd 9 ! /udy
 9 an accessible =mat to all /akehold]s4
  7#d7 ,database ,n lat] ?an #ahj days  
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is          
subsection1 ! ,secret>y %all produce an 
electronically accessible cle>+h\se (   
,/ate c]tification proc$ures & be/ ,/ate
 practices = produc+ & reta9+           
pr(ession-ready tea*]s & s*ool lead]s4  
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