# 119-s-4733: Beginning Educator Mentorship and Retention Act

119-s-4733, Beginning Educator Mentorship and Retention Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4733
- Congress: 119
- Title: Beginning Educator Mentorship and Retention Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-10
- Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## Summary

**Multi-year induction and mentorship programs for beginning teachers and school leaders.** This bill would create a federal grant program to fund and monitor multi-year induction programs that aim to reduce early-career turnover, improve classroom practice, and strengthen school leadership. - Beginning teachers and school leaders would get a formal induction of at least two years with high-quality mentoring, scheduled collaboration time, classroom observation with expert feedback, and evidence-based instructional supports to boost early-career performance and student outcomes. - Mentors must be fully certified, show effectiveness, have at least three years of prior experience, receive pre-mentoring training, and be compensated either through reduced duties or additional pay. - State education agencies would reserve at least 90 percent of grant funds for subgrants to local districts. If funds are insufficient, awards would be targeted to districts with the highest shares of economically disadvantaged students and to schools in the top 50 percent for economic disadvantage and with the greatest concentration or turnover of first- and second-year teachers.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New induction rules for new educators: benefit, medium. The bill would define induction programs that last at least the first two years for new teachers and school leaders. Programs would require high-quality mentoring, regular collaboration time, formative classroom observation with expert feedback, evidence-based instructional supports (including for…
- Paid mentor rules for schools: mixed, medium. The bill would require mentors to be formally qualified and paid. Mentors must be fully certified, usually have at least three years' experience, and get training before mentoring. Schools would have to either reduce mentor duties and give paid release time, raise mentor pay, or pay a stipend. Gran…
- State grants and local match rules: mixed, medium. The bill would create a yearly competitive grant program run by the Department of Education starting in fiscal year 2027. From each yearly appropriation the Secretary would reserve 2% for administration and 1% for Bureau of Indian Education supports, and the rest would fund state grants. States get…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026
- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act

## Sources
- [119-s-4733 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4733)

## Related
- [119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2120)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4504)
- [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-4733 (as of 2026-07-25).