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<item congress="116" measure-type="hr" measure-number="4288" measure-id="id116hr4288" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2019-09-11" update-date="2020-05-05">
<title>Teacher Diversity and Retention Act</title>
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<action-date>2019-09-11</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Teacher Diversity and Retention Act</b></p> <p>This bill revises and consolidates certain grant programs intended to (1) recruit, train, and retain diverse candidates into the teaching profession; and (2) develop teacher preparation programs that embed certification in special education and training on social and emotional learning competencies and behavior management practices. </p>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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