Sec. 203. Technical assistance to support the equitable distribution of in-field, experienced, and effective teachers
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Section 1111 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6311 ) is amended— in subsection (g)— in paragraph (1)(B)— by striking low-income and minority children and inserting students who are from low-income backgrounds, students who are racial and ethnic minorities, children with disabilities, or English learners ; and by striking enrolled in schools assisted under this part and inserting enrolled in schools served by local educational agencies operating in the State ; and in paragraph (2)(J), by striking , including any requirements for certification obtained through alternative routes to certification and inserting and the State educational agency will implement evidenced-based strategies to reduce the number and percentage of teachers and paraprofessionals teaching without full certification and licensure overall and in schools served by local educational agencies that serve high numbers or percentages of students who are from low-income backgrounds, students who are racial and ethnic minorities, children with disabilities, or English learners ; and in subsection (h)— in paragraph (1)(C)(ix)— in subclause (I), by inserting (meaning with less than 2 years of service) after inexperienced ; in subclause (II), by striking and after the semicolon; in subclause (III), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: teachers providing language instruction to English learners who meet the criteria described in subclauses
(I)through (III), disaggregated by such criteria. ; and in paragraph (5)(G), as redesignated by section 202(3)(B)— in clause (i), by inserting (meaning teachers with less than 2 years of service) after Inexperienced teachers ; and by inserting after clause
(iii)the following: Teachers providing language instruction to English learners who meet the criteria described in clauses
(i)through (iii), disaggregated by such criteria. . Section 1112 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6312 ) is amended— in subsection (b)(2), by striking low-income students and minority students and inserting students who are from low-income backgrounds, students who are racial and ethnic minorities, children with disabilities, or English learners ; in subsection (c)(6), by striking , including any requirements for certification obtained through alternative routes to certification and inserting and that the local educational agency will implement evidenced-based and research-based strategies to reduce the number and percentage of teachers and paraprofessionals teaching without full certification and licensure overall and in schools served by local educational agencies that serve high numbers or percentages of students who are from low-income backgrounds, students who are racial and ethnic minorities, children with disabilities, or English learners ; and in subsection (e)(1)(A)(i)(I), by inserting the full after has met . Subpart 2 of part F of title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7901 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: To ensure that students who are racial and ethnic minorities, students from low-income backgrounds, students who are children with disabilities, and English learners are not served at disproportionate rates by out-of-field, inexperienced, and ineffective teachers, including ensuring that teachers have the adequate supports they need to be effective, the Secretary shall— provide technical assistance to— increase support to States and local educational agencies for such purposes; and monitor the progress of States and local educational agencies in meeting equitable distribution of teachers requirements specified in subsection (g)(1)(B) of section 1111 and monitoring reporting required under subsection (h)(1)(C)(ix) of such section; and award grants under this section to support State educational agencies and local educational agencies in improving their data systems to effectively collect and analyze information related to educator quality. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Pay Teachers Act, and each subsequent second fiscal year, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives a report regarding— State and local educational agency efforts and progress toward meeting the equitable distribution requirements under subsection (g)(1)(B) of section 1111 and ensuring compliance with reporting required under subsection (h)(1)(C)(ix) of such section; and actions taken by the Secretary to monitor compliance in accordance with subsection (a)(2). In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Secretary to provide technical assistance described in subsection
(a)and carry out reporting requirements in subsection (b)— for fiscal year 2024, $3,000,000; and for each succeeding fiscal year, the amount appropriated under this subsection for the preceding fiscal year, increased by the annual adjustment percentage. In this section: The term annual adjustment percentage , with respect to appropriations made under this section for a fiscal year, means a percentage equal to the estimated percentage change in the Consumer Price Index, as determined by the Secretary, for the most recent calendar year ending prior to the beginning of such fiscal year. The term Consumer Price Index has the meaning given the term in section 478(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. . The table of contents in section 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 8549C the following new item: Sec. 8549D. Technical assistance to support the equitable distribution of teachers. .
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Technical assistance to support the equitable distribution of in-field, experienced, and effective teachers
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