HR 5357
114th Congress
House
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Employee performance
Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations
State and local government operations
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Interstate Teaching Mobility Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 19, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
May 26, 2016
Introduced in House
May 26, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Plain-English summary
Interstate Teaching Mobility Act
This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a voluntary interstate teaching application program for participating states. To participate in the program, a state must require sufficiently rigorous assessments in awarding a teaching license or certification.
In carrying out the program, the Department of Education shall:
- create an electronic application process for eligible teachers who are licensed or certified in a participating state to apply for teaching positions in another participating state;
- require a participating state to recognize the teaching licensure or certification of each such teacher without the teacher having to complete additional licensure or certification requirements;
- ensure that a participating state maintains specified eligibility requirements; and
- provide technical assistance.
A teacher seeking to participate in the program must submit an application containing: (1) proof of active licensure or certification in a participating state, and (2) the teacher's results on specified assessments.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Committees of jurisdiction
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