Strengthening Educator Workforce Data Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8636 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8636 To strengthen Federal data collection regarding the teacher and principal workforce. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 30, 2026 Mr. Sorensen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ 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