Post 9/11 Troops to Teachers Enhancement Act - Amends the Troops-to-Teachers program of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (which provides veterans with teacher certification stipends in exchange for three years of service in a high-need local educational agency [LEA] or public charter school).
Expands program eligibility to cover certain individuals: (1) who, on or after September 11, 2001, serve at least 90 continuous days on active duty in the Armed Forces before being honorably released from such service; or (2) who, on or after January 8, 2002, are separated or released from active duty after at least four (currently, six) years of continuous active duty immediately preceding such separation or release, and agree to serve in the Armed Forces Reserves for at least three years.
Makes any LEA that is receiving school improvement funds eligible to host Troops-to-Teachers program participants.
Directs the Secretary of Education to establish an Advisory Board, composed of federal, state, and veteran service organization representatives, to collect, study, and disseminate feedback from the program and report to Congress on how the program is operating and might be improved.
Reserves specified funding to carry out the Troops-to-Teachers program through FY2014.
[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3943 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3943
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow
members of the Armed Forces who served on active duty on or after
September 11, 2001, to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-
Teachers Program, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 27, 2009
Mr. Courtney (for himself, Mr. Petri, and Ms. Matsui) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and
Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow
members of the Armed Forces who served on active duty on or after
September 11, 2001, to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-
Teachers Program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
The Act may be cited as the ``Post 9/11 Troops to Teachers
Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. YEARS OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS; STIPEND.
(a) Years of Service Requirements.--Section 2303(a) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6673(a)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph
(B);
(B) by striking the period at the end of
subparagraph (C) and inserting ``; or''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) commencing on or after September 11, 2001,
serves at least 90 continuous days on active duty (as
such term is defined in section 101(d)(1) of title 10,
United States Code, except that such term does not
include a period of service described in paragraphs (1)
through (3) of section 3311(d) of title 38, United
States Code) in the Armed Forces (excluding service on
active duty in entry level or skills training) and,
after completion of such service, is discharged or
released as follows:
``(i) A discharge from active duty in the
Armed Forces with an honorable discharge.
``(ii) A release after service on active
duty in the Armed Forces characterized by the
Secretary concerned as honorable service and
placement on the retired list, transfer to the
Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, or
placement on the temporary disability retired
list.
``(iii) A release from active duty in the
Armed Forces for further service in a reserve
component of the Armed Forces after service on
active duty characterized by the Secretary
concerned as honorable service.''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)(A)(i), by striking ``6 or more years''
and inserting ``4 or more years''.
SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY AND PUBLIC CHARTER
SCHOOLS.
(a) Amendment.--Section 2304(a)(1)(B) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6674(a)(B)) is amended by
striking ``high-need local educational agency or public charter school,
as such terms are defined in section 2101'' and inserting ``local
educational agency receiving funding under part A of title I or public
charter school (as such term is defined in section 2102)''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
take effect 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 4. ADVISORY BOARD.
Chapter A of subpart 1 of part C of title II of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 2308. ADVISORY BOARD.
``(a) Establishment.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of the Post 9/11 Troops to Teachers Enhancement Act, the
Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall
establish an Advisory Board composed of--
``(1) a representative from the Defense Activity for Non-
Traditional Education Support Division of the Department of
Defense;
``(2) a representative from the Department of Innovation
and Improvement of the Department of Education;
``(3) a representatives from 3 State offices that operate
to recruit eligible members of the Armed Forces for
participation in the Program and facilitating the employment of
participants in the Program as elementary school teachers,
secondary school teachers, and vocational or technical
teachers; and
``(4) a representative from each of 3 veteran service
organizations.
``(b) Duties.--The Advisory Board established under subsection (a)
shall--
``(1) collect, consider, and disseminate feedback from
participants and State offices described in subsection (a)(4)
on--
``(A) the best practices for improving recruitment
of eligible members of the Armed Forces in States,
local educational agencies, and public charter schools
under served by the Program;
``(B) ensuring that high-need local educational
agencies and public charter schools are aware of the
Program and how to participate in it;
``(C) coordinating the goals of the Program with
other Federal, State, and local education needs and
programs; and
``(D) other activities that the Advisory Board
deems necessary; and
``(2) not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
of the Post 9/11 Troops to Teachers Enhancement Act, and
annually thereafter, prepare and submit a report to the Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and the Armed
Services Committee, of the Senate and the Education and Labor
Committee, and the Armed Services Committee, of the House which
shall include--
``(A) information with respect to the activities of
the Advisory Board;
``(B) information with respect to the Program,
including--
``(i) the number of participants in the
Program;
``(ii) the number of States participating
in the Program;
``(iii) local educational agencies and
schools in where participants are employed;
``(iv) the grade levels at which
participants teach;
``(v) the academic subjects taught by
participants;
``(vi) rates of retention of participants
by the local educational agencies and public
charter schools employing participant;
``(vii) other demographic information as
may be necessary to evaluate the effectiveness
of the program; and
``(viii) a review of the stipend and bonus
available to participants under subsections (c)
and (d)(1) of section 2304; and
``(C) recommendations for--
``(i) improvements to local, State, and
Federal recruitment and retention efforts;
``(ii) legislative or executive policy
changes to improve the Program, enhance
participant experience, and increase
participation in the program; and
``(iii) other changes necessary to ensure
that the Program is meeting the purpose
described in section 2302(a).''.
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 2321(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6691) is amended to read as follows:
``(b) Reservation.--From the funds appropriated to carry out this
subpart for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014, the Secretary shall
reserve $50,000,000 to carry out chapter A for each such fiscal
year.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Education and Labor
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to House Armed Services
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
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