,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #heea  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #i1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,education and     
,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the        
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife to authorize an interstate
 teaching application program4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,interstate ,teaching ,mobility     
,act4  #b4 ,program for interstate      
teaching applications ,title ,,ii of the
 ,elementary and ,secondary ,education  
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ffja et   
seq47 is amended by adding at the end   
the following3  ,d ,,interstate         
,,teaching ,,applications  #bdja4       
,program for interstate teaching        
applications  7a7 ,establishment ,the   
,secretary1 in consultation with an     
eligible entity1 may establish and carry
 out a program to allow ,states to      
voluntarily participate in an interstate

 teaching application process that      
allows teachers who are licensed or     
certified in any participating ,state-- 
7#a7 to be eligible for licensure or    
certification in other participating    
,states without subsequently completing 
additional licensure or certification   
requirements2 and  7#b7 to be able to   
apply for open teaching positions in    
schools that receive funds under part ,a
 of title ,i in other participating     
,states1 unless the open position falls 
outside the applicant's content area or 
grade level for which the applicant is  
already licensed or certified4  7b7     
,program requirements ,in carrying out a
 program established under subsection   
7a71 the ,secretary1 in consultation    
with an eligible entity1 shall-- 7#a7   
create an application for eligible      
teachers licensed or certified in a     
,state participating in the program who 
wish to teach in other ,states          
participating in the program2  7#b7     
require each participating ,state to    

recognize a teaching licensure or       
certification of each such teacher who  
meets the application requirements under
 subsection 7c77#a71 and allow such     
teacher to teach in an open teaching    
position described in subsection        
7a77#b71 without requiring such teacher 
to complete additional requirements for 
licensure or certification2  7#c7 ensure
 that participating ,states maintain the
 eligibility requirements described in  
subsection 7d72  7#d7 provide technical 
assistance to participating ,states2 and
  7#e7 provide an electronic application
 process for teachers to apply for the  
program4  7c7 ,participating teachers   
7#a7 ,in general ,each teacher seeking  
to participate in a program established 
under subsection 7a7 shall submit an    
application containing-- 7,a7 proof of  
an active teaching license or           
certification in a participating ,state2
  7,b7 the teacher's results on each of 
the assessments described in            
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,c7 of      

subsection 7d77#a7 that are required by 
the initial licensing or certifying     
participating ,state2 and  7,c7 such    
other information as the ,secretary     
considers appropriate4  7#b7 ,contract  
,the eligible entity referred to in     
subsections 7a7 and 7b7 shall collect   
and assist the ,secretary in reviewing  
the teacher applications submitted under
 paragraph 7#a74  7d7 ,participating    
states ,a ,state shall be eligible to   
participate in a program established    
under subsection 7a7 if-- 7#a7 such     
,state1 in awarding a teaching license  
or certification to an individual1      
requires-- 7,a7 an assessment of the    
content knowledge necessary for         
postsecondary education and a career    
before a teacher begins teaching in a   
classroom2  7,b7 an assessment of       
pedagogical skills necessary for        
postsecondary education and a career    
before a teacher begins teaching in a   
classroom2 and  7,c7 a performance      
assessment necessary for postsecondary  

education and a career before a teacher 
begins teaching in a classroom2 and     
7#b7 the assessments described in       
paragraph 7#a7 and required by such     
,state are identified as sufficiently   
rigorous by an organization such as the 
,council of ,chief ,state ,school       
,officers4  7e7 ,regulations ,the       
,secretary may issue such regulations as
 the ,secretary considers necessary to  
carry out this section4  7f7 ,definition
 ,in this section1 the term eligible    
entity means an organization or other   
entity that provides support to ,states 
and teachers in teacher certification   
and licensure1 approved by the          
,secretary4  4  #c4 ,clerical amendment 
,the table of contents for the          
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife is amended by inserting   
after the item relating to section #bcjb
 the following3  ,,part ,d--,,interstate
 ,,teaching ,,applications ,sec4 #bdja4 
,program for interstate teaching        
applications4  4