1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Pay Teachers Act . (b) Table of contents The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Purposes. Sec. 3. Findings. Sec. 4. Definitions. Sec. 5. Regulations; special rule. TITLE I—Investing in our Nation’s students Sec. 101. Mandatory appropriations for part A of title I of the ESEA. Sec. 102. Mandatory appropriations for rural education. Sec. 103. Mandatory appropriations for impact aid. Sec. 104. Mandatory appropriations for Bureau of Indian Education. TITLE II—Increasing teacher salaries Sec. 201. State teacher salary plan addendum. Sec. 202. Paying teachers a livable and competitive salary. Sec. 203. Technical assistance to support the equitable distribution of in-field, experienced, and effective teachers. Sec. 204. Improving resource equity at schools identified for improvement. Sec. 205. Strengthening per-pupil expenditure reporting. Sec. 206. Maintenance of equity. Sec. 207. State administration. Sec. 208. National Academies study to improve ESEA’s resource equity requirements. TITLE III—Investing in the teaching profession Sec. 301. Mandatory appropriations for the Teacher Quality Partnerships and Grow Your Own programs. Sec. 302. Mandatory appropriations for the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence program. Sec. 303. Mandatory appropriations for personnel development to improve services and results for children with disabilities under part D of IDEA. Sec. 304. Mandatory appropriations for the Supporting Effective Educator Development program. Sec. 305. Mandatory appropriations for the Teacher and School Leader Incentive program to support continued teacher growth and contributions to student learning. 2. Purposes The purposes of this Act are to— (1) ensure public elementary and secondary school teachers earn a livable salary and are compensated with a career-based competitive salary that— (A) includes a starting annual base salary of not less than $60,000