SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) High levels of stress are adversely affecting 
teachers’ health. 
(2) Stress is contributing to the high turnover 
rate among teachers, which causes instability for 
students and communities. This leads to higher costs 
for school districts to train new teachers and hinders 
students’ academic success. 
(3) School organization, low job autonomy, and 
a lack of ability to access teacher leadership oppor-
tunities are main sources of teacher stress. If teach-
ers are not provided with opportunities and tools to 
manage their stress levels, student well-being can 
also suffer. 
SEC. 3. STUDY ON REDUCING TEACHER STRESS AND IN-
CREASING TEACHER RETENTION AND WELL- 
BEING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National In-
stitutes of Health shall carry out a five-year study on re-
ducing teacher stress and increasing teacher retention and 
well-being by implementing and analyzing the results of 
any of the following programs: 
(1) Workplace wellness programs that are de-
signed to improve teacher health, attendance, and 
engagement. 
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(2) Social emotional learning programs that 
help teachers improve student engagement in the 
classroom. 
(3) Teacher stress management programs that 
improve teacher performance. 
(4) Mentoring and induction programs during 
the school year and teacher pre-service programs 
that improve teacher well-being. 
(5) Organizational interventions, such as prin-
cipal training programs, that reduce stress through 
supervisor/peer support and increased opportunities 
for teachers to participate in professional learning 
communities, teacher leadership positions, and deci-
sion making regarding school interventions and man-
agement. 
(6) Teacher residency programs that provide 
mental health and psychological support. 
(7) Complementary health approaches, such as 
mindfulness meditation, that improve teacher per-
formance. 
(8) School reorganization that creates the con-
ditions to facilitate the transmission and sharing of 
knowledge among teachers. 
(9) Other innovative evidence-based approaches 
that reduce stress and increase well-being in the 
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teaching profession, which may include increased 
compensation. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the end of the study carried out under sub-
section (a), the Director shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Education and Labor of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report 
including— 
(A) the results of the study carried out 
under subsection (a); and 
(B) recommendations for— 
(i) decreasing teacher stress and in-
creasing teacher retention and well-being; 
and 
(ii) lowering stress-related health care 
costs for teachers. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—The Director shall make 
publicly available the report submitted under para-
graph (1). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMPLEMENTARY
HEALTH
APPROACH.— 
The term ‘‘complementary health approach’’ includes 
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integrative health care, adjunctive health care, and 
functional medicine. 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the National Institutes of Health. 
(3) TEACHER.—The term ‘‘teacher’’ means a 
teacher teaching in any of kindergarten through 
grade 12. 
(d) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.—No ad-
ditional funds are authorized to carry out the require-
ments of this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out 
using amounts otherwise authorized. 
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