H.R. 1482 (112th): Diverse Teachers Recruitment Act of 2011

Introduced:
Apr 12, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA53]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as H.R. 536 on Feb 06, 2013. See H.R. 536 for current action on this subject.

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Status

This bill was introduced on April 12, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Apr 12, 2011
Referred to Committee Apr 12, 2011
Cosponsors
5 cosponsors (5D) (show)
Committees

House Education and the Workforce

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Full Title

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants for recruiting, training, and retaining individuals, with a preference for individuals from underrepresented groups, as teachers at public elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Apr 12, 2011.
14 pages

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4/12/2011--Introduced.
Diverse Teachers Recruitment Act of 2011 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) or nonprofits, educational service agencies, institutions of higher education, or states that enter into partnerships with such LEAs to:
(1) recruit individuals from underrepresented groups as public elementary and secondary school teachers, and
(2) provide training and retention incentives to public elementary and secondary school teachers.
Prohibits grants to applicants that do not serve schools that have difficulty recruiting, training, and retaining individuals from underrepresented groups as teachers.
Gives priority to applicants that serve the most high-need schools and those that serve schools with high concentrations of poor, minority, disabled, or limited English proficient students.
Requires the Secretary to evaluate the success of the grantees and compile a database of best practices for recruiting, training, and retaining individuals from underrepresented groups as public elementary and secondary school teachers.

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  • Title 20: EDUCATION
  • Chapter 70: STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  • Subchapter I: IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED
  • Part A: Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies
  • Subpart 1: basic program requirements
  • Section 6311: State plans
  • Subchapter II: PREPARING, TRAINING, AND RECRUITING HIGH QUALITY TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS
  • Part A: Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund
  • Section 6601: Purpose
  • Title 42: THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
  • Chapter 13: SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAMS
  • Section 1758: Program requirements