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[H.R. 7250 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7250
To strengthen Federal data collection regarding the teacher and
principal workforce.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 6, 2024
Mr. Cartwright (for himself, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin,
Mr. Morelle, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Trone, and Ms. Tokuda) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and
the Workforce
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A BILL
To strengthen Federal data collection regarding the teacher and
principal workforce.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Educator Workforce
Data Act''.
SEC. 2. CIVIL RIGHTS DATA COLLECTION ON THE EDUCATOR WORKFORCE.
(a) Mandatory Educator Workforce Data Collection.--In carrying out
the civil rights data collection required under section 203(c)(1) of
the Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3413(c)(1)),
the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the Department shall, as
part of the data collection, collect and publish the data described in
subsection (b) on the educator workforce with respect to teachers and
principals.
(b) Metrics.--
(1) In general.--A civil rights data collection described
in subsection (a) shall include the following metrics from each
local educational agency and public elementary school or
secondary school that is required to respond to such data
collection:
(A) Principal data.--For each local educational
agency, the following data regarding principals
employed at public elementary schools and secondary
schools served by the local educational agency:
(i) The number of full-time principals
employed.
(ii) Including the year of the data
collection--
(I) the median number of years of
principal experience of full-time
principals employed; and
(II) the years of experience of the
full-time principals employed, based on
the following categories:
(aa) Less than 1 year of
principal experience.
(bb) At least 1 year but
less than 3 years of principal
experience.
(cc) At least 3 years but
less than 7 years of principal
experience.
(dd) At least 7 years but
less than 15 years of principal
experience.
(ee) 15 or more years of
principal experience.
(B) Teacher data.--For each local educational
agency and public elementary school or secondary
school, the following data regarding teachers employed
at all public elementary schools and secondary schools
served by a local educational agency, and each such
school, respectively:
(i) The number of full-time teachers
employed.
(ii) Including the year of the data
collection, but excluding student teaching and
similar teaching preparation experiences--
(I) the median number of years of
teaching experience of full-time
teachers employed; and
(II) the years of experience of the
full-time teachers employed, based on
the following categories:
(aa) Less than 1 year of
teaching experience.
(bb) At least 1 year but
less than 2 years of teaching
experience.
(cc) At least 2 years but
less than 5 years of teaching
experience.
(dd) At least 5 years but
less than 10 years of teaching
experience.
(ee) At least 10 years but
less than 20 years of teaching
experience.
(ff) 20 or more years of
teaching experience.
(iii) The number of full-time teachers
employed who meet all State licensing and
certification requirements.
(iv) The number of full-time teachers
employed who do not meet all State licensing
and certification requirements.
(v) The numbers of full-time teachers
employed who meet all State license,
certificate, and endorsement requirements in
each of the following:
(I) Mathematics.
(II) Science.
(III) English as a second language.
(IV) Special education.
(2) Disaggregation and cross-tabulation.--The Secretary
shall collect the data described in paragraph (1) in a manner
that allows the disaggregation and cross-tabulation of each
data category (including each subcategory) described in such
paragraph by race, ethnicity, and sex, subject to subsection
(d).
(c) Reporting Requirements.--
(1) Special report.--Upon the conclusion of each civil
rights data collection that includes the data required under
subsection (b), the Secretary, acting through the Assistant
Secretary for Civil Rights of the Department, shall prepare a
special report regarding the educator workforce.
(2) Contents.--The report required under paragraph (1)
shall--
(A) be accessible through the website of the Office
for Civil Rights of the Department;
(B) include information on--
(i) for each State, the total number of
principals in the educator workforce, as
calculated in the most recent civil rights data
collection that includes the data required
under subsection (b), based on a summary of the
data collected in accordance with this section;
and
(ii) for each State, the total number of
teachers in the educator workforce, as
calculated in such data collection, based on a
summary of the data collected in accordance
with this section; and
(C) for each category described in subparagraph
(B), present in an easily accessible manner, such as
through percentages or a graph or other visual
representation, the--
(i) disaggregated results based on race,
ethnicity, and sex; and
(ii) the disaggregated results based on the
years of experience categories under
subparagraph (A)(ii)(II) or (B)(ii)(II) of
subsection (b)(1), as applicable.
(3) Access to data.--The Secretary shall make the
underlying data used for the report under paragraph (1)
accessible to the public through the website of the Office for
Civil Rights of the Department.
(d) Data Privacy.--In carrying out data collection, disaggregation,
cross-tabulation, and reporting in accordance with this section and
under section 203(c)(1) of the Department of Education Organization Act
(20 U.S.C. 3413(c)(1)), the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the
Department shall coordinate with the Chief Privacy Officer of the
Department to ensure that teacher and principal privacy is protected
and that individually identifiable information about teachers and
principals remains confidential.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) ESEA definitions.--The terms ``Department'',
``elementary school'', ``local educational agency'',
``secondary school'', and ``State'' have the meanings given
such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
(2) Teacher.--The term ``teacher'' means an individual
employed as a teacher, including a preschool teacher, at a
public elementary school or secondary school.
(f) Applicability.--This section shall apply with respect to each
civil rights data collection required under section 203(c)(1) of the
Department of Education Organization Act that begins on or after the
date of enactment of this Act.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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