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105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1484

To increase the number of qualified teachers.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

NOVEMBER 8, 1997

Mr. BINGAMAN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and

referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources

A BILL

To increase the number of qualified teachers.

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 Act may be cited as the ‘‘Quality Teacher in

5 Every Classroom Act’’.

6 SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY; FINDINGS.

7 (a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—The Congress declares

8 it to be the policy of the United States that each student

9 shall have a competent and qualified teacher.

10 (b) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following

11 findings:
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1 (1) The number of elementary and secondary

2 school students is expected to increase each succes3 sive year between 1997 and 2006, at which time

4 total enrollment will reach 54,600,000.

5 (2) As the number of students increases, the

6 need for qualified teachers will increase. Increases in

7 enrollment and teacher retirements together will cre8 ate demand for 2,000,000 new teachers by the year

9 2006.

10 (3) The lack of qualified teachers to meet this

11 demand is a significant barrier to students receiving

12 an appropriate education.

13 (4) The National Commission on Teaching and

14 America’s Future has found that one-quarter of the

15 Nation’s classroom teachers are not fully qualified to

16 teach in their subject areas. Unless corrective action

17 is taken at the local, State, and Federal levels, the

18 additional demand for teachers is likely to result in

19 a further decline in teacher quality.

20 (5) 1997 is the time to redouble efforts to en21 sure that teachers are properly prepared and quali22 fied, and receive the ongoing support and profes23 sional development teachers need to be effective

24 educators.
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1 TITLE I—PARENTAL RIGHTS

2 SEC. 101. PARENTAL RIGHT TO KNOW.

3 Part E of title XIV of the Elementary and Secondary

4 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8891 et seq.) is amend5 ed by adding at the end the following:

6 ‘‘SEC. 14515. TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS.

7 ‘‘Any public elementary school or secondary school

8 that receives funds under this Act shall provide to the par9 ents of each student enrolled in the school information

10 regarding—

11 ‘‘(1) the qualifications of each of the student’s

12 teachers, both generally and with respect to the con13 tent area or areas in which the teacher provides in14 struction; and

15 ‘‘(2) the minimum qualifications required by

16 the State for teacher certification or licensure.’’.

17 TITLE II—QUALIFIED TEACHERS

18 SEC. 201. ENSURING A QUALIFIED TEACHER IN EVERY

19 CLASSROOM.

20 Part E of title XIV of the Elementary and Secondary

21 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8891 et seq.) (as

22 amended by section 101) is further amended by adding

23 at the end the following:
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1 ‘‘SEC. 14516. ENSURING A QUALIFIED TEACHER IN EVERY

2 CLASSROOM.

3 ‘‘To be eligible to receive funds under this Act, each

4 State shall ensure that—

5 ‘‘(1) not later than the period that begins on

6 the date of enactment of this section and ends 5

7 years after such date, and subject to paragraphs (2)

8 and (3), each teacher in a public elementary school

9 or secondary school in the State has demonstrated

10 the subject matter knowledge, teaching knowledge,

11 and teaching skill necessary to teach effectively in

12 the content area or areas in which the teacher pro13 vides instruction;

14 ‘‘(2) each teacher in the State for whom the

15 demonstration described in paragraph (1) has been

16 waived temporarily by State or local education agen17 cies to respond to emergency teacher shortages or

18 other circumstances shall, not later than 3 years

19 after such waiver, demonstrate the subject matter

20 knowledge, teaching knowledge, and teaching skill

21 necessary to teach effectively in the content area or

22 areas in which the teacher provides instruction;

23 ‘‘(3) no student will be taught for more than 1

24 year by an elementary school teacher, or for more

25 than 2 consecutive years in the same subject by a
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1 secondary school teacher, who has not made the

2 demonstration described in paragraph (1);

3 ‘‘(4) the State provides incentives for teachers

4 to pursue and achieve advanced teaching and subject

5 area content standards;

6 ‘‘(5) the State has in place an effective mecha7 nism to remove incompetent or unqualified teachers;

8 ‘‘(6) the State aggressively helps schools, par9 ticularly schools in high need areas, recruit and re10 tain qualified teachers;

11 ‘‘(7) during the period described in paragraph

12 (1), elementary school and secondary school teachers

13 who do not meet the requirements of paragraph (1),

14 shall not be disproportionately employed in high pov15 erty elementary schools or secondary schools; and

16 ‘‘(8) any teacher who meets the standards set

17 by the National Board for Professional Teaching

18 Standards is considered fully qualified to teach in

19 any school district or community in the State.’’.
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1 TITLE III—FEDERAL FUNDS

2 USED IN THE PREPARATION

3 OF TEACHERS

4 SEC. 301. MINIMUM TEACHER TRAINING STANDARDS.

5 Title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20

6 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section

7 500 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1101) the following:

8 ‘‘SEC. 500A. MINIMUM TEACHER TRAINING STANDARDS.

9 ‘‘(a) GENERAL REQUIREMENT.—Any institution of

10 higher education that receives, directly or indirectly, any

11 funds appropriated pursuant to this Act or pursuant to

12 any other Federal law for the purpose of preparing or

13 training teachers shall—

14 ‘‘(1)(A) meet nationally recognized professional

15 standards for accreditation; or

16 ‘‘(B) demonstrate to the Secretary that at least

17 90 percent of the graduates of such institution who

18 enter the field of teaching take, and pass on their

19 first attempt, the State teacher certification or licen20 sure examination for new teachers that is in place

21 on the day of enactment of the Quality Teacher in

22 Every Classroom Act; and

23 ‘‘(2) ensure that the graduates hold a liberal

24 arts degree (consisting of a minimum of 18 credits

25 in a social science, arts, humanities, science, or
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1 mathematics major) in addition to professional edu2 cation courses leading to State teacher certification

3 or licensure.

4 ‘‘(b) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY TO WAIVE.—The

5 Secretary may issue a one-time waiver, for a duration of

6 not more than 5 years, in any case in which an institution

7 of higher education can demonstrate a bona fide commit8 ment to, and demonstrate measurable progress toward,

9 meeting the requirements of subsection (a).’’.

10 TITLE IV—INCENTIVES FOR IN11 CREASING THE SUPPLY OF

12 QUALIFIED TEACHERS

13 SEC. 401. LOAN FORGIVENESS.

14 (a) GUARANTEED LOANS.—Section 437 of the High15 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087) is amended—

16 (1) in the section heading, by striking the pe17 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon and

18 ‘‘LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR TEACHING.’’;

19 (2) by amending the heading for subsection (c)

20 to read as follows: ‘‘DISCHARGE RELATED TO

21 SCHOOL CLOSURE OR FALSE CERTIFICATION.—’’;

22 and

23 (3) by adding at the end thereof the following

24 new subsection:

25 ‘‘(e) CANCELLATION OF LOANS FOR TEACHING.—
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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall dis2 charge the liability of a borrower of a loan made

3 under section 428, 428H, or 428C (to the extent

4 that a loan made under section 428C repays a loan

5 made under section 428 or 428H) on or after the

6 date of enactment of the Quality Teacher in Every

7 Classroom Act, to students who have not previously

8 borrowed under any of such sections, by repaying

9 the amount owed on the loan, to the extent specified

10 in paragraph (3), for service described in paragraph

11 (2) as a full time teacher who—

12 ‘‘(A) has demonstrated, in accordance with

13 State teacher certification or licensure law, the

14 subject matter knowledge, teaching knowledge,

15 and teaching skill necessary to teach effectively

16 in the content area or areas for which the bor17 rower provides instruction;

18 ‘‘(B) has a liberal arts major (in the sub19 ject in which the teacher teaches if the teacher

20 teaches in a secondary school) consisting of a

21 minimum of 18 credits in a social science, arts,

22 humanities, science, or mathematics major;

23 ‘‘(C)(i) graduated in the top 25 percent of

24 the teachers class in college (as determined by

25 the teacher’s grade point average in college); or
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1 ‘‘(ii) scored in the top 20 percent of stu2 dents taking a Graduate Record Examination

3 (GRE) or a State teacher certification or licen4 sure examination; and

5 ‘‘(D) graduated from an institution of

6 higher education that meets the requirements of

7 section 500A.

8 ‘‘(2) QUALIFYING SERVICE.—

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A loan shall be dis10 charged under paragraph (1) for service by the

11 borrower as a full-time teacher for 1 or more

12 academic years in a public elementary or sec13 ondary school—

14 ‘‘(i)(I) in the school district of a local

15 educational agency that is eligible in that

16 academic year for assistance under title I

17 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu18 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et

19 seq.); and

20 ‘‘(II) that, for that academic year, has

21 been determined by the Secretary to be a

22 school in which the enrollment of children

23 counted under section 1124(c) of that Act

24 (20 U.S.C. 6333(c)) exceeds 30 percent of

25 the total enrollment of that school; or
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1 ‘‘(ii) in an academic subject matter

2 area in which the State or local edu3 cational agency determines to the satisfac4 tion of the Secretary that there is a short5 age of qualified teachers.

6 ‘‘(B) ACCELERATED DISCHARGE.—A loan

7 shall be discharged under paragraph (1) at the

8 rate provided in paragraph (3)(B) for service

9 described in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph

10 (A) by the borrower as a full-time teacher for

11 1 or more academic years if such borrower—

12 ‘‘(i) has engaged in such service for

13 each of the 5 preceding academic years;

14 and

15 ‘‘(ii) has pursued and achieved ad16 vanced teaching credentials, such as certifi17 cation by the National Board for Profes18 sional Teaching Standards, Advanced

19 Placement Institutes training, or a grad20 uate degree in a related field.

21 ‘‘(3) PERCENTAGE OF CANCELLATION.—

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Loans shall be dis23 charged under paragraph (1) for service de24 scribed in paragraph (2)(A) at the rate of—
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1 ‘‘(i) 20 percent for the first or second

2 complete academic year of such service,

3 which amount for each year shall not ex4 ceed $6,000;

5 ‘‘(ii) 25 percent for the third complete

6 year of such service, which amount shall

7 not exceed $7,500; and

8 ‘‘(iii) 35 percent for the fourth com9 plete year of such service, which amount

10 shall not exceed $10,500;

11 except that the total amount for all such aca12 demic years shall not exceed $30,000.

13 ‘‘(B) ACCELERATED DISCHARGE.—Loans

14 shall be discharged under paragraph (1) for

15 service described in paragraph (2)(B) at the

16 rate of 50 percent for each complete academic

17 year of such service, except that the total

18 amount discharged shall not exceed $5,000 for

19 any borrower.

20 ‘‘(C) TREATMENT OF INTEREST.—If a

21 portion of a loan is discharged under subpara22 graph (A) or (B) for any year, the entire

23 amount of interest on that loan that accrues for

24 that year shall also be discharged by the

25 Secretary.
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1 ‘‘(D) REFUNDING PROHIBITED.—Nothing

2 in this section shall be construed to authorize

3 refunding of any repayment of a loan.

4 ‘‘(4) TREATMENT OF CANCELED AMOUNTS.—

5 The amount of a loan, and interest on a loan, that

6 is canceled under this subsection shall not be consid7 ered income for purposes of the Internal Revenue

8 Code of 1986.

9 ‘‘(5) PREVENTION OF DOUBLE BENEFITS.—No

10 borrower may, for the same volunteer service, receive

11 a benefit under both this subsection and subtitle D

12 of title I of the National and Community Service Act

13 of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.).

14 ‘‘(6) LENDER REIMBURSEMENT.—The Sec15 retary shall specify in regulations the manner in

16 which lenders shall be reimbursed for loans made

17 under this part, or portions thereof, that are dis18 charged under this subsection.

19 ‘‘(7) LIST OF SCHOOLS.—

20 ‘‘(A) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall

21 publish annually a list of the schools for which

22 the Secretary makes a determination under

23 paragraph (2)(A)(i)(II).

24 ‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE.—If the list of schools

25 described in subparagraph (A) is not available
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1 before May 1 of any year, the Secretary may

2 use the list for the year preceding the year for

3 which the determination is made to make such

4 service determination.

5 ‘‘(8) CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY.—Any teacher

6 who performs service in a school which—

7 ‘‘(A) meets the requirements of paragraph

8 (2)(A) in any year during such service; and

9 ‘‘(B) in a subsequent year fails to meet the

10 requirements of such paragraph,

11 may continue to teach in such school and shall be

12 eligible for loan cancellation pursuant to paragraph

13 (1) with respect to such subsequent years.’’.

14 (b) DIRECT LOANS.—Part D of title IV of the Higher

15 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087h et seq.) is

16 amended by adding at the end the following:

17 ‘‘SEC. 459. CANCELLATION OF LOANS FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC

18 SERVICE.

19 ‘‘(a) CANCELLATION OF PERCENTAGE OF DEBT

20 BASED ON YEARS OF QUALIFYING SERVICE.—

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The percent specified in

22 paragraph (3) of the total amount of any loan made

23 under this part after the date of enactment of the

24 Quality Teacher in Every Classroom Act, to students

25 who have not previously borrowed under this part,
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1 shall be canceled for each complete year of service

2 after such date by the borrower under circumstances

3 described in paragraph (2) for service as a full time

4 teacher who has demonstrated, in accordance with

5 State teacher certification or licensure law, the sub6 ject matter knowledge, teaching knowledge, and

7 teaching skill necessary to teach effectively in the

8 content area or areas for which the borrower pro9 vides instruction.

10 ‘‘(2) QUALIFYING SERVICE.—

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A loan shall be dis12 charged under paragraph (1) for service by the

13 borrower as a full-time teacher for 1 or more

14 academic years in a public elementary or sec15 ondary school—

16 ‘‘(i)(I) in the school district of a local

17 educational agency that is eligible in that

18 academic year for assistance under title I

19 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu20 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et

21 seq.); and

22 ‘‘(II) that, for that academic year, has

23 been determined by the Secretary to be a

24 school in which the enrollment of children

25 counted under section 1124(c) of that Act
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1 (20 U.S.C. 6333(c)) exceeds 30 percent of

2 the total enrollment of that school; or

3 ‘‘(ii) in an academic subject matter

4 area in which the State or local edu5 cational agency determines to the satisfac6 tion of the Secretary that there is a short7 age of qualified teachers.

8 ‘‘(B) ACCELERATED DISCHARGE.—A loan

9 shall be discharged under paragraph (1) at the

10 rate provided in paragraph (3)(B) for service

11 described in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph

12 (A) by the borrower as a full-time teacher for

13 1 or more academic years if such borrower—

14 ‘‘(i) has engaged in such service for

15 each of the 5 preceding academic years;

16 and

17 ‘‘(ii) has pursued and achieved ad18 vanced teaching credentials.

19 ‘‘(3) PERCENTAGE OF CANCELLATION.—

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Loans shall be dis21 charged under paragraph (1) for service de22 scribed in paragraph (2)(A) at the rate of—

23 ‘‘(i) 20 percent for the first or second

24 complete academic year of such service,
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1 which amount for each year shall not ex2 ceed $6,000;

3 ‘‘(ii) 25 percent for the third complete

4 year of such service, which amount shall

5 not exceed $7,500; and

6 ‘‘(iii) 35 percent for the fourth com7 plete year of such service, which amount

8 shall not exceed $10,500;

9 except that the total amount for all such aca10 demic years shall not exceed $30,000.

11 ‘‘(B) ACCELERATED DISCHARGE.—Loans

12 shall be discharged under paragraph (1) for

13 service described in paragraph (2)(B) at the

14 rate of 50 percent for each complete academic

15 year of such service, except that the total

16 amount discharged shall not exceed $5,000 for

17 any borrower.

18 ‘‘(C) TREATMENT OF INTEREST.—If a

19 portion of a loan is discharged under subpara20 graph (A) or (B) for any year, the entire

21 amount of interest on that loan that accrues for

22 that year shall also be discharged by the

23 Secretary.
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1 ‘‘(D) REFUNDING PROHIBITED.—Nothing

2 in this section shall be construed to authorize

3 refunding of any repayment of a loan.

4 ‘‘(4) DEFINITION.—For the purpose of this sec5 tion, the term ‘year’ where applied to service as a

6 teacher means an academic year as defined by the

7 Secretary.

8 ‘‘(5) TREATMENT OF CANCELED AMOUNTS.—

9 The amount of a loan, and interest on a loan, which

10 is canceled under this section shall not be considered

11 income for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of

12 1986.

13 ‘‘(6) PREVENTION OF DOUBLE BENEFITS.—No

14 borrower may, for the same volunteer service, receive

15 a benefit under both this section and subtitle D of

16 title I of the National and Community Service Act

17 of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.).

18 ‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULES.—

19 ‘‘(1) LIST.—

20 ‘‘(A) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall

21 publish annually a list of the schools for which

22 the Secretary makes a determination under

23 paragraph (2)(A)(i)(II).

24 ‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE.—If the list of schools

25 described in subparagraph (A) is not available
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1 before May 1 of any year, the Secretary may

2 use the list for the year preceding the year for

3 which the determination is made to make such

4 service determination.

5 ‘‘(2) CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY.—Any teacher

6 who performs service in a school which—

7 ‘‘(A) meets the requirements of subsection

8 (a)(2)(A) in any year during such service; and

9 ‘‘(B) in a subsequent year fails to meet the

10 requirements of such subsection,

11 may continue to teach in such school and shall be

12 eligible for loan cancellation pursuant to subsection

13 (a)(1) with respect to such subsequent years.’’.

14 TITLE V—BEGINNING TEACHER

15 RECRUITMENT AND SUPPORT

16 SEC. 501. PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.

17 Title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20

18 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end

19 the following:

20 ‘‘PART G—BEGINNING TEACHER RECRUITMENT

21 AND SUPPORT

22 ‘‘SEC. 599A. DEFINITIONS.

23 ‘‘In this part:
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1 ‘‘(1) PARTICIPANT.—The term ‘participant’

2 means an individual who receives assistance under

3 this part.

4 ‘‘(2) PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘partnership’

5 means a partnership consisting of—

6 ‘‘(A) a local educational agency, a subunit

7 of such agency, or a consortium of such agen8 cies; and

9 ‘‘(B) 1 or more nonprofit organizations, in10 cluding institutions of higher education—

11 ‘‘(i) each of which have a dem12 onstrated record of success in teacher

13 preparation and staff development;

14 ‘‘(ii) that have expertise and a dem15 onstrated record of success, either collec16 tively or individually, in providing teachers

17 with the subject matter knowledge, teach18 ing knowledge, and teaching skills nec19 essary for the organizations to teach effec20 tively in each and every content area in

21 which the organizations plan to prepare

22 teachers to provide instruction under a

23 grant made under this part; and

24 ‘‘(iii) that include at least 1 teacher

25 preparation institution or school or depart-
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1 ment of education within an institution of

2 higher education that meets the require3 ments of section 500A (as added by section

4 301 of the Quality Teacher in Every Class5 room Act) and is not subject to a waiver

6 under section 500A(b).

7 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE SCHOOL.—The term ‘eligible

8 school’ means a public elementary school or second9 ary school—

10 ‘‘(A)(i) served by a local educational agen11 cy that is eligible for assistance under title I of

12 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

13 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.); and

14 ‘‘(ii) that has been determined by the Sec15 retary to be a school in which the enrollment of

16 children counted under section 1124(c) of that

17 Act (20 U.S.C. 6333(c)) exceeds 30 percent of

18 the total enrollment of the school; or

19 ‘‘(B) that the State educational agency or

20 local educational agency determines, to the sat21 isfaction of the Secretary, has a shortage of

22 qualified teachers.

23 ‘‘SEC. 599B. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

24 ‘‘(a) GRANTS BY THE SECRETARY.—The Secretary

25 shall use funds made available pursuant to this part to
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1 award grants, on a competitive basis, to partnerships for

2 the purpose of recruiting, training, and supporting quali3 fied entry-level elementary school or secondary school

4 teachers to teach in eligible schools.

5 ‘‘(b) DURATION.—Grants shall be awarded for a pe6 riod of 3 years, of which not more than 1 year may be

7 used for planning and preparation.

8 ‘‘SEC. 599C. USES OF FUNDS.

9 ‘‘(a) PARTNERSHIPS.—Each partnership receiving a

10 grant under this part shall use the grant funds to—

11 ‘‘(1) recruit and screen individuals for assist12 ance under this part;

13 ‘‘(2) establish and conduct intensive summer

14 preplacement professional development seminars for

15 participants;

16 ‘‘(3) establish and conduct ongoing and inten17 sive professional development and support programs

18 for participants during the participants’ first 3 years

19 of teaching service, that incorporate—

20 ‘‘(A) State curriculum standards for kin21 dergarten through 12th grade students;

22 ‘‘(B) national professional standards for

23 the teaching of specific subjects; and
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1 ‘‘(C) the use of educational technology to

2 improve learning, especially the use of comput3 ers and computer networks; and

4 ‘‘(4) annually evaluate the performance of par5 ticipants to determine whether the participants meet

6 standards for continued participation in the activi7 ties assisted under this part.

8 ‘‘(b) CRITERIA.—

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The partnership shall select

10 a participant according to criteria designed to—

11 ‘‘(A) attract highly qualified individuals to

12 teaching, including individuals with post-college

13 employment experience who plan to enter teach14 ing from another occupational field; and

15 ‘‘(B) meet the needs of eligible schools in

16 addressing shortages of qualified teachers in

17 specific academic subject areas.

18 ‘‘(2) SPECIFIC CRITERIA.—Such criteria shall

19 include that each participant has demonstrated the

20 ability to attain the subject matter knowledge, teach21 ing knowledge, and teaching skills necessary to teach

22 effectively in the content area or areas in which the

23 participant will provide instruction.

24 ‘‘(3) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—Each partner25 ship shall make a particular effort to recruit for par-
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1 ticipation in activities assisted under this part indi2 viduals who are members of populations that are

3 underrepresented in the teaching profession, espe4 cially in the curricular areas in which such individ5 uals are preparing to teach.

6 ‘‘(4) MINIMUM NUMBER OF TEACHERS PER

7 SCHOOL.—The partnership shall ensure that the

8 number of beginning participant teachers is equal to

9 not less than 3 percent of the faculty of the eligible

10 schools to which the participant teachers are as11 signed, except that in no circumstance shall fewer

12 than 2 beginning participant teachers be assigned to

13 each eligible school.

14 ‘‘SEC. 599D. PARTNERSHIP APPLICATION.

15 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to receive funds under

16 this part, a partnership shall submit an application to the

17 Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing

18 such information as the Secretary may reasonably require.

19 Each application shall—

20 ‘‘(1) describe how the partnership shall select

21 individuals to receive assistance under this part;

22 ‘‘(2) describe how recruitment will meet the

23 needs of eligible schools, especially with regard to

24 the particular academic subject areas in which there

25 is a shortage of qualified teachers;
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1 ‘‘(3) describe how the partnership will advance

2 the subject matter knowledge, teaching knowledge,

3 and teaching skill of all participants in ongoing pro4 fessional development and support activities;

5 ‘‘(4) describe how school faculty will be involved

6 in the planning and execution of ongoing profes7 sional development and support activities, including

8 paired mentorships between participants and experi9 enced classroom teachers;

10 ‘‘(5) provide assurances that—

11 ‘‘(A) participants are paid at rates com12 parable to other entry-level teachers in the

13 school district where the participants are as14 signed to teach; and

15 ‘‘(B) master teachers are provided with sti16 pends for their mentoring services;

17 ‘‘(6) describe how the partnership will monitor,

18 and report not less than annually regarding, the

19 progress of participants, including—

20 ‘‘(A) the retention rate for participant

21 teachers in comparison with other teachers in

22 the same schools in which participant teachers

23 teach; and

24 ‘‘(B) the academic achievement of students

25 served by participant teachers, in comparison to
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1 those students taught by other entry-level

2 teachers;

3 ‘‘(7) describe direct and indirect contributions

4 to the overall cost of the program by the State and

5 local educational agency, and the extent to which the

6 partnership activities will be integrated with other

7 professional development and educational reform ef8 forts (including federally funded efforts such as the

9 programs under titles I and II of the Elementary

10 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.

11 6301 et seq., 6601 et seq.)); and

12 ‘‘(8) contain an assurance that the chief State

13 school officer or the officer’s designee has reviewed

14 and approved the application.

15 ‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary shall give spe16 cial consideration to funding applications for assistance

17 under this part to partnerships that include teacher prepa18 ration institutions described in section 599A(a)(2)(B)(iii)

19 that—

20 ‘‘(1) support or have plans to support profes21 sional development schools or laboratory schools; and

22 ‘‘(2) are not subject to a waiver under section

23 500A(b).
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1 ‘‘(c) DEVELOPMENT AND SUBMISSION.—The mem2 bers of the partnership shall jointly develop and submit

3 the application for assistance under this part.’’.

4 TITLE VI—GENERAL

5 PROVISIONS

6 SEC. 601. GENERAL PROVISION REGARDING NONRECIPI7 ENT NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS.

8 Nothing in this Act or any amendment made by this

9 Act shall be construed to permit, allow, encourage, or au10 thorize any Federal control over any aspect of any private

11 or religious school that does not receive Federal funds or

12 does not participate in Federal programs or services under

13 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20

14 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.).

15 SEC. 602. APPLICABILITY TO HOME SCHOOLS.

16 Nothing in this Act or any amendment made by this

17 Act shall be construed to affect home schools.

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