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[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1054 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1054

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to specify 
 the purposes for which funds provided under part A of title I may be 
                                 used.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 17, 2005

 Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mr. Ensign) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL

 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to specify 
 the purposes for which funds provided under part A of title I may be 
                                 used.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Title I Integrity Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. DIRECT AND INDIRECT INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES.

    Subpart 1 of part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:

``SEC. 1120C. DIRECT AND INDIRECT INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES.

    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Use of funds.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        this Act, a local educational agency shall use funds received 
        under this part only for direct instructional services and 
        indirect instructional services.
            ``(2) Limitation on indirect instructional services.--A 
        local educational agency may use not more than 10 percent of 
        funds received under this part for indirect instructional 
        services.
    ``(b) Instructional Services.--
            ``(1) Direct instructional services.--In this section, the 
        term `direct instructional services' means--
                    ``(A) the implementation of instructional 
                interventions and corrective actions to improve student 
                achievement;
                    ``(B) the extension of academic instruction beyond 
                the normal school day and year, including during summer 
                school;
                    ``(C) the employment of teachers and other 
                instructional personnel, including providing teachers 
                and instructional personnel with employee benefits;
                    ``(D) the provision of instructional services to 
                prekindergarten children to prepare such children for 
                the transition to kindergarten;
                    ``(E) the purchase of instructional resources, such 
                as books, materials, computers, other instructional 
                equipment, and wiring to support instructional 
                equipment;
                    ``(F) the development and administration of 
                curricula, educational materials, and assessments;
                    ``(G) the transportation of students to assist the 
                students in improving academic achievement;
                    ``(H) the employment of title I coordinators, 
                including providing title I coordinators with employee 
                benefits; and
                    ``(I) the provision of professional development for 
                teachers and other instructional personnel.
            ``(2) Indirect instructional services.--In this section, 
        the term `indirect instructional services' includes--
                    ``(A) the purchase or provision of facilities 
                maintenance, gardening, landscaping, or janitorial 
                services, or the payment of utility costs;
                    ``(B) the payment of travel and attendance costs at 
                conferences or other meetings;
                    ``(C) the payment of legal services;
                    ``(D) the payment of business services, including 
                payroll, purchasing, accounting, and data processing 
                costs; and
                    ``(E) any other services determined appropriate by 
                the Secretary that indirectly improve student 
                achievement.''.
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