II 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 854 

To improve student academic achievement in science, technology, engineering, 

and mathematics subjects. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 25, 2013 

Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. FRANKEN, and Mr. BEGICH) introduced the 

following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To improve student academic achievement in science, 

technology, engineering, and mathematics subjects. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This part may be cited as the ‘‘STEM Education for 

5 the Global Economy Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. STEM AMENDMENT. 

7 The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

8 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended by striking part 

9 B of title II and inserting the following: 


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1 ‘‘PART B—STEM EDUCATION 

2 ‘‘SEC. 2201. PURPOSE. 

3 ‘‘The purpose of this part is to improve student aca4 demic achievement in science, technology, engineering, and 

5 mathematics subjects (referred to in this part as ‘STEM 

6 subjects’) by— 

7 ‘‘(1) improving instruction in such subjects in 

8 preschool through grade 12; 

9 ‘‘(2) improving student engagement in, and in10 creasing student access to, courses in such subjects; 

11 ‘‘(3) improving the quality and effectiveness of 

12 classroom instruction by recruiting, training, and 

13 supporting highly effective teachers and providing 

14 robust tools and supports for students and teachers 

15 in such subjects; 

16 ‘‘(4) closing student achievement gaps, and pre17 paring more students from groups traditionally 

18 underrepresented in STEM subjects to enter and 

19 succeed in postsecondary education and careers, in 

20 such subjects; 

21 ‘‘(5) increasing access to quality after school 

22 programs; and 

23 ‘‘(6) recognizing that STEM subjects are di24 verse subject areas and that STEM subject pro25 grams must expose students to content and skills in 

26 a host of constantly changing and evolving STEM 


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1 subject content areas, as specifically identified by 

2 each State or eligible entity in section 2204. 

3 ‘‘SEC. 2202. DEFINITIONS. 

4 ‘‘In this part: 

5 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en6 tity’ means— 

7 ‘‘(A) a State educational agency; or 

8 ‘‘(B) a State educational agency in part9 nership with— 

10 ‘‘(i) another State educational agency; 

11 or 

12 ‘‘(ii) a consortium of State edu13 cational agencies. 

14 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE SUBGRANTEE.—The term ‘eligi15 ble subgrantee’ means— 

16 ‘‘(A) a high-need local educational agency; 

17 ‘‘(B) an educational service agency serving 

18 more than 1 high-need local educational agency; 

19 or 

20 ‘‘(C) a consortium of high-need local edu21 cational agencies. 

22 ‘‘(3) OUTSIDE PARTNER.—The term ‘outside 

23 partner’ means an entity that has expertise and a 

24 demonstrated record of success in improving student 

25 learning and engagement in the identified subjects 


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1 described in section 2204(b)(2), including any of the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(A) A nonprofit organization with a dem4 onstrated record of success in improving stu5 dent learning in STEM subjects, including edu6 cational and teacher-focused organizations, pro7 fessional societies, museums and after school 

8 and informal learning organizations, and com9 munity-based and cultural organizations. 

10 ‘‘(B) A business. 

11 ‘‘(C) A STEM faculty or teacher training 

12 department of an institution of higher edu13 cation. 

14 ‘‘(D) An educational service agency. 

15 ‘‘(E) Another appropriate entity. 

16 ‘‘(4) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means— 

17 ‘‘(A) any of the 50 States; 

18 ‘‘(B) the District of Columbia; 

19 ‘‘(C) the Bureau of Indian Education; or 

20 ‘‘(D) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 

21 ‘‘(5) STEM EDUCATION.—The term ‘STEM 

22 education’ means the subjects of science, technology, 

23 engineering, and mathematics, including other aca24 demic subjects that build on these disciplines, such 

25 as computer science, and other academic subjects 


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1 that a State identifies as important to the workforce 

2 of the State. 

3 ‘‘SEC. 2203. GRANTS; ALLOTMENTS. 

4 ‘‘(a) RESERVATIONS.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro6 priated to carry out this part for a fiscal year, the 

7 Secretary shall reserve— 

8 ‘‘(A) 2 percent to carry out technical as9 sistance to States, including technical assist10 ance with implementation of programs con11 sistent with the purpose of this part; 

12 ‘‘(B) 3 percent to the Institute of Edu13 cation Sciences to enable the Director of the In14 stitute of Education Sciences to carry out the 

15 evaluation activities described in section 2207; 

16 ‘‘(C) 10 percent to carry out the STEM 

17 master teacher corps grant program under sec18 tion 2208; and 

19 ‘‘(D) in any year for which grants are also 

20 awarded competitively, as described in sub21 section (b), 5 percent for State capacity-build22 ing grants in accordance with paragraph (2). 

23 ‘‘(2) CAPACITY-BUILDING GRANTS.— 

24 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

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1 ing grant to enable a State to become more 

2 competitive in future grant competitions under 

3 subsection (b). The Secretary may award the 

4 capacity building grant to— 

5 ‘‘(i) a State that does not receive (and 

6 is not part of an eligible entity that re7 ceives) a competitive grant under sub8 section (b), in the case of a fiscal year for 

9 which such competitive grants are award10 ed; or 

11 ‘‘(ii) a State that does not successfully 

12 apply for a formula grant under subsection 

13 (c). 

14 ‘‘(B) DURATION.—Grants awarded under 

15 subparagraph (A) shall be for a period of 1 

16 year. 

17 ‘‘(b) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year for 

19 which the amount appropriated to carry out this 

20 part is more than $450,000,000, the Secretary shall 

21 award grants totaling the amount appropriated in 

22 excess of $450,000,000, on a competitive basis and 

23 in accordance with paragraph (2), to eligible entities 

24 to enable such eligible entities to carry out the ac25 tivities described in this part. 


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1 ‘‘(2) COMPETITIVE GRANT AWARDS.—The Sec2 retary shall annually award a competitive grant 

3 under paragraph (1) to not less than 5 and not more 

4 than 10 eligible entities. Each eligible entity that re5 ceives a grant award under this subsection shall re6 ceive such award in an amount that is equal to not 

7 less than 3 times and not more than 4 times the 

8 amount of the grant award that each State that is 

9 part of the eligible entity receives under the formula 

10 grant described in subsection (c). 

11 ‘‘(3) DURATION.—Grants awarded under this 

12 subsection shall be for a period of not more than 3 

13 years. 

14 ‘‘(4) RENEWAL.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If an eligible entity 

16 demonstrates progress, as measured by the 

17 metrics described in section 2206(a), the Sec18 retary may renew a grant for an additional 2- 

19 year period. 

20 ‘‘(B) REDUCED FUNDING.—Grant funds 

21 awarded under subparagraph (A) shall be 

22 awarded at a reduced amount. 

23 ‘‘(c) FORMULA GRANTS.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year for 

25 which amounts are appropriated to carry out this 


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1 part, the Secretary shall award grants to States to2 taling the lesser of $450,000,000 or the total 

3 amount appropriated to carry out this part, based 

4 on the formula described in paragraph (2). 

5 ‘‘(2) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—The Secretary 

6 shall allot to each State— 

7 ‘‘(A) an amount that bears the same rela8 tionship to 35 percent of the excess amount as 

9 the number of individuals ages 5 through 17 in 

10 the State, as determined by the Secretary on 

11 the basis of the most recent satisfactory data, 

12 bears to the number of those individuals in all 

13 such States, as so determined; and 

14 ‘‘(B) an amount that bears the same rela15 tionship to 65 percent of the excess amount as 

16 the number of individuals ages 5 through 17 

17 from families with incomes below the poverty 

18 line, in the State, as determined by the Sec19 retary on the basis of the most recent satisfac20 tory data, bears to the number of those individ21 uals in all such States, as so determined. 

22 ‘‘(3) FUNDING MINIMUM.—No State receiving 

23 an allotment under this subsection may receive less 

24 than one-half of 1 percent of the total amount allot25 ted under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year. 


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1 ‘‘(4) REALLOTMENT OF UNUSED FUNDS.—If a 

2 State does not successfully apply for or receive an 

3 allotment under this subsection for a fiscal year, the 

4 Secretary shall reallot the amount of the State’s al5 lotment to the remaining States in accordance with 

6 this subsection. 

7 ‘‘SEC. 2204. APPLICATIONS. 

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity or State de9 siring a grant under this part, whether through a competi10 tive grant under section 2203(b) or through an allotment 

11 under section 2203(c), shall submit an application to the 

12 Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied 

13 by such information as the Secretary may require. 

14 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—At a minimum, an application sub15 mitted under subsection (a) shall include the following: 

16 ‘‘(1) A description of the needs identified by the 

17 State or eligible entity, based on a State analysis, 

18 which— 

19 ‘‘(A) may include results from a pre20 existing analysis of STEM subject education 

21 quality and outcomes in the State or States 

22 served by the eligible entity; 

23 ‘‘(B) shall include data for elementary 

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1 ble and to the extent that such data are avail2 able, on— 

3 ‘‘(i) student achievement in science 

4 and mathematics, including such data col5 lected in accordance with the requirements 

6 of section 1111(b), and student achieve7 ment in technology and engineering; 

8 ‘‘(ii) science, technology, engineering, 

9 and mathematics teacher evaluation results 

10 or ratings; 

11 ‘‘(iii) student access to mathematics 

12 and science courses needed to enroll in 

13 credit-bearing coursework at institutions of 

14 higher education in the State or States 

15 served by the eligible entity; 

16 ‘‘(iv) access to STEM subject courses 

17 for students in preschool through grade 12 

18 who— 

19 ‘‘(I) are eligible to receive a free 

20 or reduced priced lunch under the 

21 Richard B. Russell National School 

22 Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); 

23 or 

24 ‘‘(II) come from families with an 

25 income that is below the poverty line; 


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1 ‘‘(v) student achievement gaps in 

2 STEM subjects; 

3 ‘‘(vi) the percentage of students suc4 cessfully— 

5 ‘‘(I) completing Advanced Place6 ment (AP) or International Bacca7 laureate (IB) courses in science, tech8 nology, engineering, and mathematics 

9 subjects; or 

10 ‘‘(II) completing rigorous post11 secondary education courses in STEM 

12 subjects; 

13 ‘‘(vii) rates of college remediation in 

14 mathematics; and 

15 ‘‘(viii) teacher shortages and teacher 

16 distribution among local educational agen17 cies and schools in STEM subjects; 

18 ‘‘(C) shall include a review of the work19 force needs in the State or States served by the 

20 eligible entity in occupations and sectors that 

21 require knowledge or training in STEM sub22 jects; 

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1 native pathways to teacher licensure or certifi2 cation) for individuals preparing to teach 

3 STEM subjects in a preschool, elementary 

4 school, or secondary school in the State; and 

5 ‘‘(E) shall include an analysis of the imple6 mentation of any multi-tiered systems of sup7 port that have been employed in the State or 

8 States served by the eligible entity to address 

9 the learning needs of students in any STEM 

10 subjects. 

11 ‘‘(2) An identification of the specific STEM 

12 subjects that the State or eligible entity will address 

13 through the activities described in section 2205, con14 sistent with the needs identified under paragraph (1) 

15 (referred to in this part as ‘identified subjects’). 

16 ‘‘(3) A description, in a manner that addresses 

17 any needs identified under paragraph (1), of— 

18 ‘‘(A) how grant funds will be used by the 

19 State or eligible entity to improve instruction in 

20 identified subjects using evidence-based pro21 grams of instruction that are aligned with high22 quality standards and assessments; 

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1 tiered systems of support to provide early inter2 vening services and to increase student achieve3 ment in identified subjects; 

4 ‘‘(C) the procedures and criteria that the 

5 State or eligible entity will use for reviewing ap6 plications and awarding funds to eligible sub7 grantees, including how the State or eligible en8 tity will ensure that subgrants will be provided 

9 to high-need local educational agencies and 

10 high-need schools; 

11 ‘‘(D) how the State’s or eligible entity’s ac12 tivities and subgrants will be coordinated with 

13 other Federal, State, and local programs and 

14 activities, including career and technical edu15 cation programs authorized under the Carl D. 

16 Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 

17 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.); 

18 ‘‘(E) the technical assistance that the 

19 State or eligible entity will provide to sub20 grantees to support the activities undertaken by 

21 the subgrantees; 

22 ‘‘(F) how the State or eligible entity will 

23 evaluate the activities funded, both at the State 

24 and subgrantee level, with funds provided under 

25 this part, and in a manner consistent with any 


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1 evaluation activities carried out by the Institute 

2 of Education Sciences under section 2207, or 

3 the National Science Foundation; 

4 ‘‘(G) how the State or eligible entity will 

5 allocate funds in a manner that will provide 

6 services to both elementary schools and sec7 ondary schools; 

8 ‘‘(H) how the State or eligible entity will 

9 provide targeted support to improve instruction 

10 in high-need local educational agencies and 

11 high-need schools; 

12 ‘‘(I) how the State or eligible entity’s pro13 posed project will ensure an increase in access 

14 for students who are traditionally underrep15 resented in STEM subject fields (including fe16 male students, minority students, students who 

17 are limited English proficient, students who are 

18 children with disabilities, and students from 

19 low-income families) to high-quality courses and 

20 other learning experiences in 1 or more of the 

21 identified subjects; and 

22 ‘‘(J) a description of the steps that the 

23 State or eligible entity has taken to involve a 

24 variety of stakeholders in the development of 

25 the application and a description of how the 


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1 State or eligible entity will continue to involve 

2 stakeholders in any education reform efforts re3 lated to science, technology, engineering, and 

4 mathematics instruction. 

5 ‘‘(4) Assurances that the State or eligible entity 

6 will monitor implementation of approved subgrantee 

7 plans. 

8 ‘‘(5) A description of how the State or eligible 

9 entity will emphasize experiential and hands-on 

10 learning activities and field experiences and use 

11 grant funds to provide equipment and materials to 

12 support these activities. 

13 ‘‘(c) COMPETITIVE GRANT APPLICATIONS.—In addi14 tion to the other application requirements in this section, 

15 a State that desires to receive a competitive grant under 

16 section 2203(b) shall submit, as part of the application 

17 described in subsection (a), a statewide STEM plan that 

18 describes how the State will integrate the proposed activi19 ties to be supported with existing STEM education related 

20 efforts in the State. 

21 ‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—A State or eligible en22 tity that submits a request to use the additional State ac23 tivities reservation described in section 2205(d)(2), shall 

24 provide, in a manner that addresses the needs identified 

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1 the eligible entity will carry out with such funds, con2 sistent with section 2205. 

3 ‘‘SEC. 2205. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. 

4 ‘‘(a) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—Each State or eligible 

5 entity that receives a grant under this part shall use the 

6 grant funds to carry out each of the following activities: 

7 ‘‘(1) Increasing access for students in preschool 

8 through grade 12 that belong to groups that are tra9 ditionally underrepresented in STEM subject fields 

10 (including female students, minority students, stu11 dents who are limited English proficient, students 

12 who are children with disabilities, and students from 

13 low-income families) to high-quality courses in the 

14 identified subjects. 

15 ‘‘(2) Implementing evidence-based programs of 

16 instruction based on high-quality standards and as17 sessments in the identified subjects. 

18 ‘‘(3) Providing professional development and 

19 other comprehensive systems of support for teachers 

20 and school leaders to promote high-quality instruc21 tion and instructional leadership in the identified 

22 subjects. 

23 ‘‘(4) Providing technical assistance to sub24 grantees and other high-need schools and local edu25 cational agencies in order to improve student 


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1 achievement and narrow achievement gaps in identi2 fied subjects, including through— 

3 ‘‘(A) the development and implementation 

4 of multi-tiered systems of support; and 

5 ‘‘(B) the development of curricula con6 sistent with the principals of universal design 

7 for learning as defined in section 103 of the 

8 Higher Education Act of 1965. 

9 ‘‘(5) Providing equipment and materials to sup10 port experiential learning activities in STEM sub11 jects. 

12 ‘‘(b) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Each State or eligi13 ble entity that receives a grant under this part may use 

14 the grant funds to carry out 1 or more of the following 

15 activities: 

16 ‘‘(1) Recruiting qualified teachers and instruc17 tional leaders who are trained in identified subjects, 

18 including teachers who have transitioned into the 

19 teaching profession from a career in science, tech20 nology, engineering, and mathematics fields. 

21 ‘‘(2) Providing induction and mentoring serv22 ices to new teachers in identified subjects. 

23 ‘‘(3) Providing opportunities for teachers to 

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1 hands-on engaging STEM programming that com2 plements and supplements the school day. 

3 ‘‘(4) Developing instructional supports, such as 

4 curricula and assessments, which shall be evidence5 based and aligned with State academic standards 

6 under section 1111(b), and may include Internet7 based curricula and Internet-based instructional sup8 ports. 

9 ‘‘(5) Implementing an interdisciplinary ap10 proach, by integrating instruction in 1 or more 

11 STEM subjects with reading, English language arts, 

12 or instruction in other core academic subjects (as 

13 defined in section 9101) and noncore academic sub14 jects. 

15 ‘‘(6) Establishing and operating a STEM mas16 ter teacher corps program. 

17 ‘‘(c) SUBGRANTS.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State or eligible enti19 ty that receives a grant under this part shall award 

20 subgrants, on a competitive basis, to eligible sub21 grantees. 

22 ‘‘(2) MINIMUM SUBGRANT.—A State or eligible 

23 entity shall award subgrants under this subsection 

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1 quality, evidence-based, effective programs that are 

2 consistent with the purpose of this part. 

3 ‘‘(3) SUBGRANTEE APPLICATION.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible sub5 grantee desiring a subgrant under this sub6 section shall submit an application to the State 

7 or eligible entity at such time, in such manner, 

8 and accompanied by such information as the 

9 State or eligible entity may require. 

10 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS OF SUBGRANTEE APPLI11 CATION.—At a minimum, the application de12 scribed in subparagraph (A) shall include the 

13 following: 

14 ‘‘(i) A description of the activities that 

15 the eligible subgrantee will carry out, and 

16 how such activities will improve teaching 

17 and student academic achievement in the 

18 identified subjects, in a manner consistent 

19 with scientifically valid research. 

20 ‘‘(ii) A description of how the eligible 

21 subgrantee will use funds provided under 

22 this subsection to serve students and 

23 teachers in high-need schools. 

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1 nated with other Federal, State, and local 

2 programs and activities, including career 

3 and technical education programs author4 ized under the Carl D. Perkins Career and 

5 Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 

6 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.). 

7 ‘‘(iv) If the eligible subgrantee is 

8 working with outside partners, a descrip9 tion of how such outside partners will be 

10 involved in improving instruction and in11 creasing access to high-quality learning ex12 periences in the identified subjects. 

13 ‘‘(4) SUBGRANTEE USE OF FUNDS.— 

14 ‘‘(A) REQUIRED USE OF FUNDS.—Each el15 igible subgrantee that receives a subgrant under 

16 this subsection shall use the subgrant funds to 

17 carry out activities for students in preschool 

18 through grade 12, consistent with the activities 

19 described in the subgrantee’s application, which 

20 shall include— 

21 ‘‘(i) high-quality teacher and instruc22 tional leader recruitment, support, evalua23 tion, and professional development in the 

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1 ‘‘(ii) professional development, which 

2 may include development and support for 

3 instructional coaches, to enable teachers 

4 and instructional leaders to increase stu5 dent achievement in identified subjects, 

6 through— 

7 ‘‘(I) implementation of classroom 

8 assessments; and 

9 ‘‘(II) differentiation of instruc10 tion in identified subjects for all stu11 dents, including for students who are 

12 children with disabilities and students 

13 who are limited English proficient; 

14 ‘‘(iii) activities to— 

15 ‘‘(I) improve the content knowl16 edge of teachers; and 

17 ‘‘(II) facilitate professional col18 laboration, which may include pro19 viding time for such collaborations; 

20 ‘‘(iv) the development, adoption, and 

21 improvement of high-quality curricula and 

22 instructional supports that— 

23 ‘‘(I) are aligned with State aca24 demic standards under section 

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1 ‘‘(II) the eligible subgrantee will 

2 use to improve student academic 

3 achievement in identified subjects; 

4 ‘‘(v) the development or improvement, 

5 and implementation, of multi-tiered sys6 tems of support to provide early inter7 vening services and to increase student 

8 achievement in 1 or more of the identified 

9 subjects; and 

10 ‘‘(vi) integrating instruction in the 

11 identified subjects with instruction in read12 ing, English language arts, or other core 

13 and noncore academic subjects. 

14 ‘‘(B) PERMISSIBLE USE OF FUNDS.—In 

15 addition to the required activities described in 

16 subparagraph (A), each eligible subgrantee that 

17 receives a subgrant under this subsection, may 

18 also use the subgrant funds to— 

19 ‘‘(i) support the participation of low20 income students in nonprofit competitions, 

21 out-of-school activities, and field experi22 ences related to STEM subjects (such as 

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1 ‘‘(I) the purchase of parts and 

2 supplies needed to participate in such 

3 competitions; 

4 ‘‘(II) incentives and stipends for 

5 teachers and instructional leaders who 

6 are involved in assisting students and 

7 preparing students for such competi8 tions, if such activities fall outside the 

9 regular duties and responsibilities of 

10 such teachers and instructional lead11 ers; and 

12 ‘‘(III) paying expenses associated 

13 with the participation of low-income 

14 students in such local, regional, or na15 tional competitions; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) broaden secondary school stu17 dents’ access to, and interest in, careers 

18 that require academic preparation in 1 or 

19 more identified subjects. 

20 ‘‘(C) LIMITATION.—Each subgrantee that 

21 receives a subgrant under this subsection shall 

22 not expend more than 15 percent of the 

23 subgrant funds on the activities described in 

24 subparagraph (B). 

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1 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A State or eligible 

2 entity may require an eligible subgrantee 

3 receiving a subgrant under this subsection 

4 to demonstrate that such subgrantee has 

5 obtained a commitment from 1 or more 

6 outside partners to match, using non-Fed7 eral funds, a portion of the amount of 

8 subgrant funds, in an amount determined 

9 by the State or eligible entity. 

10 ‘‘(ii) REQUIRED MINIMUM.—Notwith11 standing clause (i), if an eligible sub12 grantee partners with an outside partner 

13 that is a for-profit entity, such subgrantee 

14 shall obtain matching funds from the out15 side partner in an amount equal to not less 

16 than 25 percent of the amount of the 

17 subgrant. 

18 ‘‘(d) STATE ACTIVITIES.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State or eligible enti20 ty that receives a grant under this part may use not 

21 more than 5 percent of grant funds for— 

22 ‘‘(A) administration costs; 

23 ‘‘(B) monitoring the implementation of 

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1 ‘‘(C) providing technical assistance to sub2 grantees; and 

3 ‘‘(D) evaluating subgrants in coordination 

4 with the evaluation described in section 2207. 

5 ‘‘(2) RESERVATION.—Each State or eligible en6 tity that receives a grant under this part may sub7 mit a request to the Secretary to reserve not more 

8 than 15 percent of grant funds, inclusive of the 

9 amount described in paragraph (1), for additional 

10 State activities, consistent with subsections (a) and 

11 (b). 

12 ‘‘SEC. 2206. PERFORMANCE METRICS; REPORT. 

13 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PERFORMANCE

14 METRICS.—The Secretary, acting through the Director of 

15 the Institute of Education Sciences, shall establish per16 formance metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of the ac17 tivities carried out under this part. 

18 ‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Each State or eligible entity 

19 that receives a grant under this part shall prepare and 

20 submit an annual report to the Secretary, which shall in21 clude information relevant to the performance metrics de22 scribed in subsection (a). 

23 ‘‘SEC. 2207. EVALUATION. 

24 ‘‘From the amount reserved under section 

25 2203(a)(1)(B), the Secretary shall— 


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1 ‘‘(1) acting through the Director of the Insti2 tute of Education Sciences, and in consultation with 

3 the Director of the National Science Foundation— 

4 ‘‘(A) evaluate the implementation and im5 pact of the activities supported under this part, 

6 including progress measured by the metrics es7 tablished under section 2206(a); and 

8 ‘‘(B) identify best practices to improve in9 struction in STEM subjects; and 

10 ‘‘(2) disseminate, in consultation with the Na11 tional Science Foundation, research on best prac12 tices to improve instruction in STEM subjects. 

13 ‘‘SEC. 2208. STEM MASTER TEACHER CORPS GRANT PRO14 GRAM. 

15 ‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From the funds re16 served under section 2203(a)(1)(C), the Secretary shall 

17 award 1 or more grants, on a competitive basis, to entities 

18 described in subsection (b)(1) to enable such entities to 

19 establish and operate a STEM master teacher corps pro20 gram. 

21 ‘‘(b) STEM MASTER TEACHER CORPS.—The term 

22 ‘STEM master teacher corps’ (referred to in this section 

23 as the ‘corps’) means a program— 

24 ‘‘(1) operated by 1 or more State educational 

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1 cies, acting in partnership with 1 or more outside 

2 partners that have a demonstrated record of success 

3 in improving the effectiveness of science, technology, 

4 engineering, and mathematics teachers or increasing 

5 the retention of such teachers; 

6 ‘‘(2) that selects a group of highly rated teach7 ers (through a process, and for a duration, deter8 mined by the entity described in paragraph (1)), as 

9 members of the corps, that constitutes not less than 

10 5 percent and not more than 10 percent of elemen11 tary school, middle school, and high school teachers 

12 who teach science, technology, engineering, and 

13 mathematics subjects and who— 

14 ‘‘(A) teach in a participating high-need 

15 school in the region served by the entity de16 scribed in paragraph (1); or 

17 ‘‘(B) agree to teach in a participating 

18 high-need school in the region served by the en19 tity described in paragraph (1) if accepted as a 

20 member of the corps; and 

21 ‘‘(3) that aims to attract, improve, and retain 

22 teachers who teach science, technology, engineering, 

23 and mathematics subjects and to increase student 

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1 ‘‘(A) providing instructional leadership re2 sponsibilities for corps members in their 

3 schools, local educational agencies, or States, 

4 such as mentoring beginning science, tech5 nology, engineering, and mathematics teachers 

6 and leading professional development activities 

7 for teachers not participating in the corps; 

8 ‘‘(B) providing corps members with re9 search-based professional development on in10 structional leadership and effective teaching 

11 methods for science, technology, engineering, 

12 and mathematics subjects; 

13 ‘‘(C) providing each teacher who is a corps 

14 member with a salary supplement of not less 

15 than $10,000 per year, in recognition of such 

16 teacher’s teaching accomplishments, leadership, 

17 and increased responsibilities, for each year 

18 such teacher serves as a member of the corps; 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(D) building a community of practice 

21 among corps members to enable such members 

22 to network, collaborate, and to share best prac23 tices and resources with each other. 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Grants awarded under this 

2 section shall be for a period of not more than 3 

3 years. 

4 ‘‘(2) RENEWAL.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If a grantee under 

6 this section demonstrates progress, as measured 

7 by the metrics described in section 2206(a), the 

8 Secretary may renew a grant under this section 

9 for an additional 2-year period. 

10 ‘‘(B) REDUCED FUNDING.—Grant funds 

11 awarded under subparagraph (A) shall be 

12 awarded at a reduced amount. 

13 ‘‘(d) APPLICATION.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each entity described in 

15 subsection (b)(1) desiring a grant under this section 

16 shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 

17 time, in such manner, and accompanied by such in18 formation as the Secretary may require. 

19 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—At a minimum, an applica20 tion submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the 

21 following: 

22 ‘‘(A) A plan to implement a corps program 

23 that is of sufficient size and scope to have a 

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1 ‘‘(i) student academic achievement in 

2 science, technology, engineering, and math3 ematics subjects in the schools where corps 

4 members teach; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) the effectiveness and retention 

6 of— 

7 ‘‘(I) corps members; and 

8 ‘‘(II) other teachers of science, 

9 technology, engineering, and mathe10 matics subjects who work with, or are 

11 mentored by, corps members. 

12 ‘‘(B) A description of how the entity de13 scribed in subsection (b)(1) plans to sustain the 

14 program after the expiration of the grant under 

15 this section. 

16 ‘‘(e) COMPETITIVE PRIORITY.—In awarding grants 

17 under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to ap18 plicants that will include rural schools among the schools 

19 that the applicant will serve through the program. 

20 ‘‘(f) MATCHING FUNDS.—The Secretary may require 

21 a grantee under this section to provide non-Federal 

22 matching funds in an amount equal to the amount of 

23 grant funds awarded under this section. 

24 ‘‘(g) EQUITABLE ACCESS.—If the entity described in 

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1 such entity shall ensure that rural schools located in the 

2 region that will be served by the entity have equitable ac3 cess to the STEM master teacher corps program. 

4 ‘‘SEC. 2209. SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT. 

5 ‘‘Funds received under this part shall be used to sup6 plement, and not supplant, funds that would otherwise be 

7 used for activities authorized under this part. 

8 ‘‘SEC. 2210. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT. 

9 ‘‘A State that receives funds under this part for a 

10 fiscal year shall maintain the fiscal effort provided by the 

11 State for the subjects supported by the funds under this 

12 part at a level equal to or greater than the level of such 

13 fiscal effort for the preceding fiscal year. 

14 ‘‘SEC. 2211. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

15 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

16 this part such sums as may be necessary.’’. 

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