,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bccj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ag1 #bjbe ,mr4  
,m>key 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,mr4
 ,book]1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,ms4 ,w>r51    
,mr4 ,wyd51 ,mr4 ,padilla1 & ,mr4       
,:iteh\se7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions 
,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  ,%ort 
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,prep>+
 ,& ,reta9+ ,all 7,,p>a7 ,educators     
,act4  #b4  ,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  ,ea* ,/ate educational ag5cy
 t has an application approv$ by !      
,secret>y "u subsection 7e77#a7 %all be 
allocat$ an am\nt t be>s ! same         
relation%ip to ! am\nt appropriat$ to   
c>ry out ?is ,act = ea* fiscal ye> z !  
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> be>s to ! total    
am\nt receiv$ "u su* "p = su* fiscal ye>
 by all local educational ag5cies 9 e   
,/ate4  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 /ud5ts1 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       
receive special assi/ance paym5ts "u    
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$]al ,regulations 7or any successor  
regulations77 ( n less ?an ! applicable 
?re%old "u section                      
#aa7;a77#a77;,f77viii7 ( ! ,ri*>d ,b4   
,russell ,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4                          
#agei;a7a77#a77;,f77viii774  7#b7       
,l[-income family  ,= purposes (        
p>agraph 7#a77;,a71 ! t]m l[-income     
family means a family--  7,a7 9 :i* a   
*ild is eligible = ! s*ool lun* program 
"u ! ,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell ,national      
,s*ool ,lun* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea  
et seq472  7,b7 9 :i* ! *ild is-- 7i7   
enroll$ 9 a s*ool t receives special    
assi/ance paym5ts "u section            
#aa7;a77#a77;,f7 ( ! ( ! ,ri*>d ,b4     
,russell ,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agei;a7a77#a77;,f772 &  
7ii7 is an id5tifi$ /ud5t 7z def9$ 9    
section #aa7;a77#a77;,f77i7 ( t ,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* ! *ild is 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 subp>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     
employees 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 section 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 #bjbf ?r\gh #bjcj4  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#b7 ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y 
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ffgc7;f77#b774  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 #e & "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