H.R. 8636

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8636 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8636

To strengthen Federal data collection regarding the teacher and 
principal workforce.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 30, 2026

Mr. Sorensen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Workforce

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A BILL

To strengthen Federal data collection regarding the teacher and 
principal workforce.

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
(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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