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HR 5096 111th Congress House

Diverse Teachers Recruitment Act of 2010

Official 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 indi… Show full official titleShow less

Official 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 from underrepresented groups as teachers at public elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 15, 2010 See on congress.gov
Education Education programs fundingElementary and secondary educationGovernment information and archivesMinority educationTeaching, teachers, curricula
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 27, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Apr 21, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 21, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E612)
Apr 21, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 27, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Diverse Teachers Recruitment Act of 2010 - 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, for recruiting, training, and retaining individuals from underrepresented groups as public elementary and secondary school teachers.

Gives priority to LEAs that serve the most high-need schools and those that serve schools with the highest percentages of minorities in their student bodies.

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3891 Related bill Diverse Teachers Recruitment Act of 2010
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 15, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5096: Diverse Teachers Recruitment Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5096/
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"H.R. 5096: Diverse Teachers Recruitment Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5096/.
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