Teacher Exchange Act of 2011
Latest action · Mar 21, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 1, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Teacher Exchange Act of 2011 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to authorize states to use their grant under part A (Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund) of title II of the ESEA to carry out a teacher exchange sending highly qualified teachers with at least three years of teaching experience to another state in a different region for a school year.
Requires: (1) at least one of the states involved in an exchange to serve a high-need local educational agency (LEA), or (2) the states to be exchanging teachers in subjects that have a high need for qualified teachers.
Requires states to maintain the employment terms of teachers participating in the exchange, cover their expenses, and provide them with training.
Requires the teachers to return to their state following their participation in the exchange.
Authorizes LEAs to use their subgrant under part A of title II of the ESEA to carry out a teacher exchange (regardless of whether or not their states are participating in the exchange) sending highly qualified teachers with at least three years of teaching experience to another LEA in a different region for a school year.
Requires: (1) at least one of the LEAs involved in an exchange to be a high-need LEA, or (2) the LEAs to be exchanging teachers in subjects that have a high need for qualified teachers.
Requires LEAs to maintain the employment terms of teachers participating in the exchange, cover their expenses, and provide them with training.
Requires the teachers to return to their LEA following their participation in the exchange.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 1, 2011 to Mar 17, 2011; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Original | Mar 1, 2011 |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Mar 2, 2011 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Mar 2, 2011 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Mar 2, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Mar 10, 2011 | |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Mar 10, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Mar 14, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Mar 14, 2011 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Mar 14, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Mar 14, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Mar 14, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Mar 14, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Mar 14, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Mar 14, 2011 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Mar 15, 2011 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Mar 15, 2011 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Mar 15, 2011 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Mar 17, 2011 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Mar 1, 2011 |
| Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee | Referred Mar 21, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 21, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Mar 1, 2011Introduced in House
- Mar 1, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H3811 | Pedro R. Pierluisi D-PR | Jun 1, 2011 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1456.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize State educational agencies and local educational agencies to carry out teacher exchanges.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Teacher Exchange Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2011Introduced in House
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