[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 6, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S423-S424]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

      By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Booker):
  S. 3736. A bill to strengthen Federal data collection regarding the 
teacher and principal workforce; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions.
  Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 3736

       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

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       (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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