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HR 863 112th Congress House Education Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Teaching, teachers, curricula

Teacher Exchange Act of 2011

Introduced: March 14, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Mar 21, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Mar 1, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 1, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now March 21, 2011

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 17, 2011
Bishop, Rob
· Mar 15, 2011
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· Mar 15, 2011
BACA, JOE
· Mar 14, 2011
GREEN, GENE
· Mar 14, 2011
Polis, Jared
· Mar 14, 2011
REYES, SILVESTRE
· Mar 14, 2011
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Mar 1, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 863: Teacher Exchange Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-863/
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