,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gbjb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bb1 #bjbf,ms4
 ,bynum 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 sign+ &        
ret5tion bonuses = tea*]s 9 rural       
s*ools1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,inve/ 9
 ,rural ,tea*]s ,act4  #b4 ,rural s*ool 
recruitm5t inc5tive program  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,title ,,ii ( ! ,elem5t>y &       
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ffja et seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7
 by r$esignat+ "p ,c z "p ,d2 &  7#b7 by
 ins]t+ aft] "p ,b1 ! foll[+3  ,c ,rural
 tea*] inc5tive bonuses  #bbea4 ,rural  
tea*] inc5tive bonuses  7a7 ,grants to  
,/ates  7#a7 ,au?ority to aw>d grants ,!
 ,secret>y %all c>ry out a program "u   
:i* ! ,secret>y makes grants to ,/ates  
to enable ,/ates to aw>d subgrants to   
eligible entities1 9 accordance )       

subsection 7b71 to support sign+ &      
ret5tion bonuses = tea*]s 9 rural       
s*ools4  7#b7 ,application ,to be       
eligible to receive a grant "u ?is      
section1 a ,/ate %all submit an         
application to ! ,secret>y at su* "t1 9 
su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !  
,secret>y may require4  7b7 ,subgrants  
to eligible entities  7#a7 ,au?ority to 
aw>d grants ,a ,/ate t receives a grant 
"u subsection 7a7 %all use ! grant funds
 to aw>d subgrants to eligible entities 
to pay sign+ & ret5tion bonuses1 9      
accordance ) p>agraph 7#c71 to          
individuals hir$ to tea* 9 rural s*ools4
  7#b7 ,application ,to be eligible to  
receive a subgrant "u ?is subsection1 an
 eligible entity %all submit an         
application to ! ,/ate at su* "t1 9 su* 
mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,/ate
 may require4  7#c7 ,use ( funds  7,a7  
,9 g5]al ,an eligible entity t receives 
a subgrant "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all use !  
subgrant funds to aw>d a sign+ &        
ret5tion bonus to ea* tea*] hir$ by !   

ag5cy :o agrees to tea* 9 a rural s*ool 
= a p]iod ( #c s*ool ye>s4  7,b7 ,bonus 
am\nt & disbursem5t ,! am\nt ( ! sign+ &
 ret5tion bonus paid to a tea*] "u      
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be #e1jjj annually
 = ea* ye> ( ! #c s*ool-ye> p]iod       
describ$ 9 su* subp>agraph4  7#d7       
,prioritization ( homegr[n tea*]s ,an   
eligible entity t receives a subgrant "u
 ?is subsection %all seek to prioritize 
! recruitm5t1 hir+1 & aw>d ( bonuses to 
tea*]s :o previ\sly resid$ 9 ! community
 s]v$ by ! entity1 includ+ tea*]s :o 7  
born1 rais$1 & educat$ 9 su* community4 
7c7 ,p>tn]%ips ) in/itution ( high]     
education ,/ates & eligible entities    
%all seek to ent] into p>tn]%ips )      
in/itutions ( high] education = purposes
 (-- 7#a7 in=m+ /ud5ts 9 tea*]          
prep>ation programs ab\t ! availability 
( rural tea*] inc5tive bonuses "u ?is   
section2 &  7#b7 enc\rag+ /ud5ts 9 su*  
programs to seek tea*+ positions 9 rural
 s*ools4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section3 7#a7 ,! t]m eligible entity    

means--4 7,a7 a local educational ag5cy 
t meets ! requirem5ts ( section         
#ebaa7;b72 or  7,b7 an educational      
s]vice ag5cy t s]ves su* a local        
educational ag5cy4  7#b7 ,! t]m rural   
s*ool means a s*ool "u ! jurisdiction ( 
a local educational ag5cy describ$ 9    
p>agraph 7#a77;,a74  4  7b7             
,au?orization ( appropriations ,section 
#bjjc ( su* ,act is am5d$ by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7c7 ,rural tea*] inc5tive
 bonuses ,= ! purposes ( c>ry+ out "p   
,c1 !re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$  
#ejj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbg  
?r\gh #bjcj4  4