3.0.0 833 2023-01-11T13:28:32Z 2023-01-11T13:28:32Z House HR 2015-02-10 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 10, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. DAVIS of California:H.R. 833.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1[Page H917]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2015-04-29T13:53:20Z Referred to 2015-02-10T17:01:25Z 2015-04-29 hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Committee 2015-02-10 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2015-02-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-02-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000598 Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] SUSAN DAVIS D CA A. 53 N G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2015-11-04 False E000290 Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] Donna Edwards D MD F. 4 2015-11-04 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 17 2015-11-04 False C001066 Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] Kathy Castor D FL 14 2015-11-05 False Education Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Government information and archives Minority education Teaching, teachers, curricula Education 00 2015-02-10 Introduced in House 2015-03-18T18:20:19Z Diverse Teachers Recruitment Act of 2015

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.

]]> Diverse Teachers Recruitment Act of 2015 Display Title Diverse Teachers Recruitment Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Diverse Teachers Recruitment Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr833ih/xml/BILLS-114hr833ih.xml 2015-04-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.