# 119-s-4449: Strengthening Educator Workforce Data Act

119-s-4449, Strengthening Educator Workforce Data Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-05-20).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4449
- Congress: 119
- Title: Strengthening Educator Workforce Data Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-30
- Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-05-20

## Summary

**This bill would create a mandatory national educator workforce data collection** that requires detailed reporting on teachers and principals, including experience, certification status, and subject-area qualifications, with disaggregation by race, ethnicity, and sex. It would task the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights with publishing summary reports and underlying data in accessible formats.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2026-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-04-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New national educator workforce data: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights to collect detailed data on teachers and principals in each civil rights data collection that begins after enactment. Local education agencies and public schools would report counts of full-time teachers and pr…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act

## Sources
- [119-s-4449 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4449)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4504)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4449 (as of 2026-05-20).