JROTC POWER Act

Key Points

• This bill requires the Department of Defense to study how much JROTC instructors are paid and if that pay is enough to attract and keep good teachers. It focuses on whether the current pay scale helps or hurts the program.
• The military will have to track specific information like how long it takes to hire a new teacher and why some people decide to turn down job offers. This will help the government understand why there are vacancies in some schools.
• The study will look at different parts of the country to see if instructors in expensive cities or remote rural areas face different financial challenges. It will also compare the current pay system to the one used in the past.
• The Secretary of Defense must give a report to Congress every year for three years. These reports will include data on hiring and recommendations for any changes needed to improve the JROTC workforce.

Impact Analysis

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