S. 2481
Introduced in Senate · August 8, 2025July 28, 2025
Mr. Sanders (for himself, Mr. Markey, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Luján, Mr. Welch, Mr. Fetterman, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Padilla) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To ensure that teachers are paid a livable and competitive salary throughout their career, and for other purposes.
1. Short title; table of contents; 2. Purposes; 3. Findings; 4. Definitions; 5. Regulations; special rule; TITLE I—INCREASING FEDERAL INVESTMENTS IN OUR NATION’S PUBLIC SCHOOLS; 101. Mandatory appropriations for part A of title I of the ESEA; 102. Mandatory appropriations for rural education; 103. Mandatory appropriations for impact aid; 104. Mandatory appropriations for Bureau of Indian Education; TITLE II—SUPPORTING OUR NATION’S EDUCATORS; PART A—ENSURING TEACHERS ARE PAID A LIVABLE AND COMPETITIVE WAGE; 201. Definitions; 202. State Teacher Pay Plan Addendum; 203. Paying teachers livable and competitive salaries and wages; 204. Collective bargaining and related rules; PART B—MODERNIZING THE TEACHING PROFESSION TO IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING; 211. Definitions; 212. State commissions to advance the teaching profession; 213. Advancing the teaching profession grants; 214. Pay Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff Act; 215. Rules; PART C—TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; REPORTING; ADMINISTRATION; STUDY; 221. Annual State report to the Secretary; 222. Promoting the equitable distribution of in-field, experienced, and effective teachers; 223. Improving resource equity; 224. Strengthening per-pupil expenditure reporting; 225. State administration; 226. National Academies study to improve ESEA’s resource equity requirements; TITLE III—INVESTING IN EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND THE TEACHING PIPELINE; 301. Mandatory appropriations for the Teacher Quality Partnerships and Grow Your Own programs; 302. Mandatory appropriations for the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence program; 303. Mandatory appropriations for personnel development to improve services and results for children with disabilities under part D of IDEA; 304. Mandatory appropriations for the Supporting Effective Educator Development program; 305. Mandatory appropriations for the Teacher and School Leader Incentive program to support continued teacher growth and contributions to student learning