Quality Educator Partnership Act

Today's wording of each part of the law, with what would be struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.

1. 20 U.S.C. 3411added 221by H.R. 10530 Sec. 101

   221 Office of Educator Workforce.—(a) Establishment.— There shall be in the Department an Office of Educator Workforce (referred to in this section as the "Office").(b) Director appointment and duties.—(1) Appointment.— The Office shall be administered by a Director of Educator Workforce (referred to in this section as the "Director"), who shall be appointed by the Secretary.(2) Administration.— The Director shall—(A) administer such functions affecting educator recruitment, preparation, professional development, retention, and advancement in elementary and secondary education as the Secretary shall delegate;(B) serve as the principal adviser to the Secretary on matters affecting the educator workforce for elementary and secondary education; and(C) have the authority and expertise to provide national leadership, inform policy across the Department and the Federal Government, and elevate the importance of developing and supporting a thriving United States educator workforce for elementary and secondary education.(c) Office functions.— The functions of the Office are the following, with respect to elementary and secondary education:(1) Develop and coordinate national policy on educator recruitment, preparation, professional development, retention, and advancement.(2) Provide guidance and technical assistance to help States, local educational agencies, and educator preparation programs build their capacity to ensure a well-prepared and supported educator in every classroom.(3) Administer Federal educator workforce grant programs, including the programs authorized in titles II and III of the Quality Educator Partnership Act, to create a unified system of investment in the educator workforce.(4) Evaluate large-scale and cross-State initiatives and disseminate best practices on educator workforce programs such as Grow Your Own programs, teacher residencies, and apprenticeships registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the "National Apprenticeship Act"; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.).(5) Serve as the Federal focal point for educator workforce collaboration among States, institutions of higher education, and local educational agencies.

   The bill says: Title II of the Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3411 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

   Bill text · Current law (20 U.S.C. 3411)

2. 20 U.S.C. 3413added (d)by H.R. 10530 Sec. 104

   (d) The Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights shall monitor and provide an annual report to Congress on the implementation by the States of the State educator equity plans described in section 1111(g)(1)(B) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(g)(1)(B)).

   The bill says: Section 203 of the Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3413) is amended by adding at the end the following:

   Bill text · Current law (20 U.S.C. 3413)

3. 20 U.S.C. 9541added 159by H.R. 10530 Sec. 105

   159 Educator data infrastructure program.—(a) Educator preparation data.— The Statistics Commissioner shall collect and publish timely information on educator preparation, placement, and performance to inform educator workforce development and design, including by carrying out the following:(1) Collecting and publishing data annually on all State-approved educator preparation programs that includes the following (for each individual program, in the aggregate, and disaggregated for comprehensive and alternative preparation programs):(A) The programs offered, including the academic and clinical practice requirements of the programs.(B) Program participant enrollment, in the aggregate and disaggregated by sex and race or ethnicity.(C) Program participant completion rates, in the aggregate and disaggregated by sex, race or ethnicity, subject area, and grade level.(D) The program participant passage rate on the teacher licensure examinations for the State in which the program is located.(2) Collecting and publishing data annually on State educator preparation and workforce policies and outcomes, including the following:(A) The number of each type of credential for an educator in the State, including regular or standard, probationary, temporary or provisional, waiver or emergency, and any other type of educator licenses or certificates issued, in the aggregate and disaggregated by grade and subject area.(B) The academic and clinical preparation requirements for each license or certificate type, including required assessments.(C) The number of licenses or certificates issued to individuals who do not possess at least a baccalaureate degree.(D) The number of licenses or certificates issued to individuals who had not completed any formal educator preparation program.(E) As of October 1 of the year for which the report is prepared, the number and percentage of teaching positions in each State for each of the following categories, in the aggregate and disaggregated by grade and subject area and by schools with and without high-need status for each of the following categories:(i) Teaching positions that are vacant.(ii) Teaching positions filled by individuals teaching in a subject area for which the individuals do not have a license or certificate.(iii) Teaching positions filled by individuals with temporary or provisional, waiver or emergency, or other non-standard licenses or certificates, or by individuals with no license or certificate.(F) The 3-year retention rate of newly licensed or certified teachers, disaggregated by license or certificate type and educator preparation program.(G) Student performance data, such as results on State assessments, disaggregated by the type of license teachers hold and by the type of teacher preparation program completed.(b) Special rule.— If any of the data described in subsection (a) is not available, a State or educator preparation program receiving funds under the Quality Educator Partnership Act shall provide the Statistics Commissioner with a plan demonstrating that the State will make such data available by not later than 2 years after the date on which the Department notifies the State or educator preparation program that such information is requested.(c) Annual Report.— Using the data collected from educator preparation programs and States, the Statistics Commissioner shall produce an annual report to Congress and the public on educator qualifications and preparation in the United States.(d) Panel.—(1) Establishment.— To enhance the quality, utility, and timeliness of data on the educator workforce and to reduce the reporting burden for local educational agencies, States, and educator preparation programs, the Statistics Commissioner shall convene a panel to study and make recommendations for revised reporting on educator qualifications, preparation, and the educator workforce.(2) Membership of panel.— The panel convened under paragraph (1) shall include researchers, practitioners, and experts in educational data systems.(3) Report contents.— Not later than 1 year after establishment, the panel convened under paragraph (1) shall prepare and submit to the Statistics Commissioner and to Congress a report regarding the study described in paragraph (1), which shall include recommendations for making data available that link student performance to educator qualifications.

   The bill says: Part C of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9541) is amended by adding at the end the following:

   Bill text · Current law (20 U.S.C. 9541)

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