,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #deej  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #aa1 #bjbc ,ms4 
,ku/] 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,mace1 ,ms4       
,sewell1 ,mr4 ,jackson ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 
,crockett1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,got!im]1  
,mr4 ,mull91 ,ms4 ,moore ( ,wiscons91   
,ms4 ,port]1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (            
,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,ross1 ,mr4 ,g>ca (  
,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,c>son1    
,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke 
( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 ,ms4 ,lee (  
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1 ,mr4 ,trone1    
,ms4 ,/ev5s1 ,mr4 ,davis ( ,nor?        
,c>ol9a1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 &   
,ms4 ,*u7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & 
! ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !     
,secret>y ( ,education to c>ry out a    
grant program to support ! recruitm5t & 
ret5tion ( p>apr(essionals 9 public     
elem5t>y s*ools1 second>y s*ools1 &     
pres*ool programs1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,grants to support ef=ts to recruit 
& reta9 p>apr(essionals 9 s*ools  7a7 ,9

 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,education %all   
c>ry out a program "u :i* ! ,secret>y   
makes allotm5ts to ,/ate educational    
ag5cies to assi/ ,/ates1 local          
educational ag5cies1 & educational      
s]vice ag5cies 9 recruit+ & reta9+      
p>apr(essionals 9 public elem5t>y       
s*ools1 second>y s*ools1 & pres*ool     
programs4  7b7 ,/ate-by-,/ate allocation
 ,( ! am\nt appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is 
,act = ea* fiscal ye>1 ea* ,/ate        
educational ag5cy t has an application  
approv$ by ! ,secret>y "u subsection    
7e77#a7 %all be allocat$ an am\nt 9     
proportion to ! am\nt receiv$ by all    
local educational ag5cies 9 ! ,/ate "u  
"p ,a ( title ,i ( ! ,elem5t>y &        
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa et seq47 = ! previ\s    
fiscal ye> relative to ! total am\nt    
receiv$ "u su* "p = su* fiscal ye> by   
all local educational ag5cies 9 e ,/ate 
t has a plan approv$ by ! ,secret>y "u  
su* subsection4  7c7 ,use ( funds  7#a7 
,/ate res]vation ,a ,/ate educational   

ag5cy t receives an allotm5t "u         
subsection 7b7 may res]ve n m ?an #e    
p]c5t ( ! allotm5t = adm9i/rative       
activities relat+ to ! grant program "u 
p>agraph 7#b7 & to c>ry out /atewide    
activities to support ! recruitm5t &    
ret5tion ( p>apr(essionals 9 public     
elem5t>y s*ools1 second>y s*ools1 &     
pres*ool programs 9 ! ,/ate4  7#b7      
,subgrants to eligible entities ,f      
am\nts receiv$ "u subsection 7b7 & n    
res]v$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 a ,/ate        
educational ag5cy %all make subgrants to
 eligible entities1 on a competitive    
basis1 to support ! recruitm5t &        
ret5tion ( p>apr(essionals 9 public     
elem5t>y s*ools1 second>y s*ools1 &     
pres*ool programs1 :i* may include      
activities su* z--  7,a7 e/abli%+       
p>apr(essional lead] induction & m5tor+ 
programs t are evid5ce-bas$ 7to ! ext5t 
a ,/ate det]m9es t su* evid5ce is       
reasonably available7 & design$ to-- 7i7
 improve classroom in/ruction & /ud5t   
le>n+ & a*ievem5t1 includ+ ?r\gh improv+

 s*ool lead]%ip programs2 &  7ii7       
increase ! ret5tion ( p>apr(essionals2  
7,b7 develop+ & implem5t+ high-quality  
pr(essional developm5t programs to      
recruit & reta9 p>apr(essionals 9 !     
elem5t>y s*ools1 second>y s*ools1 &     
pres*ool programs s]v$ by eligible      
entities2  7,c7 provid+ p>apr(essionals 
) ! skills1 cr$5tials1 or c]tifications 
ne$$ to educate all /ud5ts su* z-- 7i7 a
 special education c]tificate2  7ii7 an 
,engli% le>n] c]tificate2  7iii7 an     
advanc$ p>a$ucator c]tification to      
support specializ$ in/ruction2 &  7iv7 a
 c]tification 9 tea*+2 &  7,d7 increas+ 
wages = p>apr(essionals or provid+ bonus
 pay inc5tives to reta9 & recruit       
p>apr(essionals4  7d7 ,priority  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,9 mak+ subgrants to eligible    
entities "u subsection 7c77#b71 a ,/ate 
educational ag5cy %all give priority to 
entities-- 7,a7 t s]ve great] numb]s or 
p]c5tages ( *ildr5 f l[-income families2
  7,b7 9 :i* all s*ools s]v$ by ! entity
 are designat$ ) a locale code ( #da1   

#db1 or #dc1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y ( 
,education2 or  7,c7 9 :i* all s*ools   
s]v$ by ! entity--  7i7 are describ$ 9  
section #aa7;a77#a77;,f7 ( ! ,ri*>d ,b4 
,russell ,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agei;a7a77#a77;,f772 &  
7ii7 h an id5tifi$ /ud5t p]c5tage 7z su*
 t]m is def9$ 9 section                 
#bde4i7;f77#a77;iii7 ( title #g1 ,code (
 ,f$]al ,regulations 7or any successor  
regulations77 ( n less ?an ! ?re%old    
e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,education =  
purposes ( su* section4  7#b7 ,l[-income
 family ,= purposes ( p>agraph          
7#a77;,a71 ! t]m l[-income family means 
a family-- 7,a7 9 :i* ! *ildr5 are      
eligible = a free or r$uc$-price lun* "u
 ! ,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell ,national ,s*ool 
,lun* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et      
seq472  7,b7 9 :i* ! *ildr5 are-- 7i7   
enroll$ 9 a s*ool describ$ 9 section    
#aa7;a77#a77;,f7 ( ! ( ! ,ri*>d ,b4     
,russell ,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agei;a7a77#a77;,f772 &  
7ii7 id5tifi$ /ud5ts 7z def9$ 9 section 

#aa7;a77#a77;,f77i7 ( su* ,act72  7,c7  
receiv+ assi/ance "u ! program ( block  
grants to ,/ates = tempor>y assi/ance = 
ne$y families e/abli%$ "u "p ,a ( title 
,,iv ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq472 or  7,d7 9 :i* 
! *ildr5 are eligible to receive m$ical 
assi/ance "u ! ,m$icaid program "u title
 ,,xix ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #acif et seq474  7e7          
,applications  7#a7 ,/ate applications  
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,to be eligible to receive
 a grant "u subsection 7a71 a ,/ate     
educational ag5cy %all submit an        
application to ! ,secret>y at su* "t1 9 
su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !  
,secret>y may require4  7,b7 ,requir$   
,assurances ,a ,/ate educational ag5cy  
submitt+ an application "u p>agraph 7#a7
 %all include 9 su* application an      
assurance t-- 7i7 9 mak+ subgrants "u   
subsection 7c77#b71 ! ,/ate w give      
priority to eligible entities describ$ 9
 subsection 7d72 &  7ii7 ! ,/ate        
educational ag5cy w comply ) ! report+  

requirem5ts "u subsection 7f74  7#b7    
,eligible entity applications ,to be    
eligible to receive a subgrant f a ,/ate
 educational ag5cy "u subsection        
7c77#b71 an eligible entity %all submit 
an application to ! ,/ate educational   
ag5cy at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ 
su* in=mation z ! ,/ate educational     
ag5cy may require4  7f7 ,implem5tation &
 ,evaluation ,on an annual basis1 9 ea* 
fiscal ye> = :i* a ,/ate educational    
ag5cy receives a grant "u ?is section1  
su* ag5cy %all prep>e & submit to !     
,secret>y ( ,education a report t       
includes-- 7#a7 updat$ av]age           
p>apr(essional pay basel9es = t fiscal  
ye>1 disaggregat$ by ! /atewide av]age &
 ! av]age )9 ! s*ools s]v$ by ea*       
eligible entity 9 ! ,/ate2  7#b7 a      
description ( h[ ! ,/ate & eligible     
entities 9 ! ,/ate increas$ ! av]age    
wages = p>apr(essional basel9es 9 a     
mann] consi/5t ) ! /atewide annual goals
 = ! correspond+ fiscal ye>2  7#c7      
updat$ data on ! numb] ( p>apr(essionals

 employ$ by eligible entities 9 !       
,/ate--  7,a7 :o e>n less ?an ! av]age  
wage = p>apr(essionals 9 ! ,/ate2 &     
7,b7 :o e>n less ?an ! av]age wage =    
p>apr(essionals employ$ by ! eligible   
entity conc]n$2  7#d7 id5tification (   
any eligible entity t us$ a subgrant "u 
subsection 7c77#b7 to increase ! numb] (
 p>apr(essionals employ$ 9 ! s*ools &   
pres*ools s]v$ by su* entity2  7#e7 a   
description ( ! actions ! ,/ate         
educational ag5cy w take 9 ! next fiscal
 ye> to support eligible entities       
exp]i5c+ a %ortage ( p>apr(essionals2 & 
7#f7 a description ( any pr(essional    
developm5t activities us$ by eligible   
entities to recruit & reta9             
p>apr(essionals4  7g7 ,rules (          
,con/ruction = ,collective ,b>ga9+  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,subject to p>agraph 7#b71    
no?+ 9 ?is section %all be con/ru$ to   
alt] or o!rwise affect ! rights1        
rem$ies1 & proc$ures af=d$ to s*ool or  
employees ( an eligible entity "u       
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local laws 7includ+   

applicable regulations or c\rt ord]s7 or
 "u ! t]ms ( collective b>ga9+          
agreem5ts1 memor&a ( und]/&+1 or o!r    
agreem5ts betwe5 su* employ]s & _!      
employees4  7#b7 ,compliance ,p>agraph  
7#a7 %all n be con/ru$ to exempt a      
,/ate1 eligible entity1 or s*ool f      
comply+ ) ?is subsection or f negotiat+ 
9 compliance ) ,/ate labor laws to      
comply ) ?is section4  7h7 ,au?orization
 ( appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to  
be appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is ,act su* 
sums z may be necess>y = ea* ( fiscal   
ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh #bjbh4  7i7 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,eligible entity ,!  
t]m eligible entity means--  7,a7 an    
educational s]vice ag5cy t s]ves a      
high-ne$ s*ool or a consortium (        
high-ne$ s*ools2 or  7,b7 a local       
educational ag5cy4  7#b7 ,,esea t]ms ,! 
t]ms educational s]vice ag5cy1 elem5t>y 
s*ool1 ,engli% le>n]1 evid5ce-bas$1     
local educational ag5cy1 second>y s*ool1
 & ,/ate educational ag5cy h ! mean+s   
giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section #haja ( !        

,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#c7      
,high-ne$ s*ool ,! t]m high-ne$ s*ool   
has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section        
#bbdc7;f77#b77;,a7 ( ! ,elem5t>y &      
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ffgc7;f77#b77;,a774  7#d7    
,p>apr(essional ,! t]m p>apr(essional   
has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #cbja (
 ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act
 ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #gjaa74  7#e7   
,pres*ool program ,! t]m pres*ool       
program means a program t--  7,a7       
provides = ! c>e1 developm5t1 &         
education ( infants1 toddl]s1 or "y     
*ildr5 age five & "u2  7,b7 meets any   
applicable ,/ate or local gov]nm5t      
lic5s+1 c]tification1 approval1 &       
regi/ration requirem5ts2 &  7,c7 is     
op]at$ by a public or private s*ool t is
 support$1 sponsor$1 sup]vis$1 or       
adm9i/]$ by an eligible entity4