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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5477 

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the 

Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to award grants to prepare individuals 

for the 21st century workplace and to increase America’s global competitiveness, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 28, 2010 

Mr. YARMUTH (for himself, Mr. CHANDLER, and Ms. SHEA-PORTER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

of 1965 and the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 

to award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st century workplace and to increase America’s global competitiveness, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Ready to Compete 

5 Act’’. 

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1 TITLE I—READY TO LEARN: 

2 EARLY CHILDHOOD AND 

3 SCHOOL READINESS 

4 SEC. 101. READY TO LEARN GRANTS. 

5 Subpart 3 of part D of title II of the Elementary 

6 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6775) 

7 is amended by striking section 2431 and inserting the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 2431. SHORT TITLE. 

10 ‘‘This subpart may be cited as ‘Ready-to-Learn Act’. 

11 ‘‘SEC. 2432. READY-TO-LEARN EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION 

12 PROGRAMMING AND RELATED SERVICES. 

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 

14 award a grant to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting 

15 to enable the corportation— 

16 ‘‘(1) to provide a coordinated Ready-to-Learn 

17 television service described in subsection (c); and 

18 ‘‘(2) to award subgrants or enter into contracts 

19 or cooperative agreements with an eligible entity to 

20 enable the eligible entity to operate a high-quality 

21 Ready-to-Learn program that is a part of the coordi22 nated Ready-to-Learn television service. 

23 ‘‘(b) READY-TO-LEARN PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.— 

24 Each eligible entity receiving a subgrant or entering into 

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1 a contract or cooperative agreement under this subpart 

2 shall operate a Ready-to-Learn program that— 

3 ‘‘(1) develops, produces, and distributes edu4 cational television programming and related services 

5 for preschool and elementary school children (espe6 cially preschool and elementary school children 

7 served under part A of title I), and the parents, edu8 cators, and caregivers of such children in order to 

9 help improve early childhood development and stu10 dent achievement in the areas of— 

11 ‘‘(A) reading; 

12 ‘‘(B) mathematics; 

13 ‘‘(C) science; 

14 ‘‘(D) health and wellness; 

15 ‘‘(E) social and emotional development; or 

16 ‘‘(F) other academic or developmentally 

17 appropriate areas; 

18 ‘‘(2) facilitates the development of— 

19 ‘‘(A) educational television programming 

20 and related services, directly or through con21 tracts, with producers of educational television 

22 programming and related services for preschool 

23 and elementary school children; 

24 ‘‘(B) support materials and services that 

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1 ming and related services, including outreach 

2 services, in order to promote the effective use of 

3 such educational television programming and 

4 related services; and 

5 ‘‘(C) related support resources for parents 

6 and caregivers that are designed for nationwide 

7 distribution over public television stations’ dig8 ital broadcasting channels and other high-tech 

9 delivery platforms; 

10 ‘‘(3) contracts with an entity that owns and op11 erates a television public broadcast station, as de12 fined in section 397(6) of the Communications Act 

13 of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 397(6))— 

14 ‘‘(A) that demonstrates that the station is 

15 a member of a strong, local, community-based 

16 partnership, in order to deliver effective services 

17 which meet the educational needs of the chil18 dren in the community served by the broadcast 

19 area; and 

20 ‘‘(B) so that educational television pro21 gramming and related services developed under 

22 this subpart are disseminated and distributed to 

23 the widest possible audience appropriately 

24 served by the most appropriate distribution 

25 technologies; or 

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1 ‘‘(4) develops and disseminates educational or 

2 training material, directly related to the television 

3 programs assisted under this subpart, that— 

4 ‘‘(A) is designed— 

5 ‘‘(i) to promote school readiness for 

6 all children, especially children served 

7 under part A of title I, including English 

8 language learners; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) to promote the effective use of 

10 related services and related support re11 sources developed under paragraphs (2) 

12 and (3), respectively, among parents, care13 givers, teachers, Head Start programs, 

14 Even Start programs, Early Reading First 

15 programs, Reading First programs, Read16 ing Readers programs, Reading is Funda17 mental program providers, providers of 

18 family literacy services, child care pro19 viders, early childhood educators, public 

20 and school libraries, museums, State edu21 cational agencies, businesses, institutions 

22 of higher education, and after school pro23 gram personnel; and 

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1 ‘‘(B) may include interactive programs or 

2 programs adaptable to distance learning tech3 nologies. 

4 ‘‘(c) COORDINATED READY-TO-LEARN TELEVISION

5 SERVICE.—In awarding subgrants and entering into con6 tracts and cooperative agreements under this subpart, the 

7 Corporation for Public Broadcasting shall provide a co8 ordinated Ready-to-Learn television service that— 

9 ‘‘(1) shall include— 

10 ‘‘(A) educational television programming, 

11 determined by the Corporation for Public 

12 Broadcasting to be of sound content and artis13 tic excellence, delivered on-air and on-line, 

14 aligned to— 

15 ‘‘(i) State kindergarten through grade 

16 12 academic standards and State early 

17 learning standards, as appropriate; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) related services; 

19 ‘‘(B) effective, ongoing community out20 reach programs and ongoing partnerships with 

21 local organizations to help ensure that the pro22 gramming— 

23 ‘‘(i) addresses specific community and 

24 school needs; 

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1 ‘‘(ii) reaches children served under 

2 part A of title I; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) engages multiple constituencies 

4 of children, parents, caregivers, and edu5 cators; 

6 ‘‘(C) academic and developmental tele7 vision programming described in subsection 

8 (b)(l) in— 

9 ‘‘(i) the topics described in subpara10 graphs (A) and (E) of subsection (b)(l); 

11 and 

12 ‘‘(ii) not less than 1 other topic de13 scribed in subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), 

14 and (F) of subsection (b)(l); and 

15 ‘‘(D) a rigorous evaluation of the impact of 

16 the television programming and related services 

17 described in subsection (b)(l) on— 

18 ‘‘(i) school readiness skills of children 

19 in various socioeconomic areas, including 

20 rural and urban areas; 

21 ‘‘(ii) teacher quality and effectiveness; 

22 and 

23 ‘‘(iii) community engagement and 

24 awareness; and 

25 ‘‘(2) may include— 

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1 ‘‘(A) a comprehensive preschool curriculum 

2 based upon the Ready-to-Learn programs; and 

3 ‘‘(B) ongoing professional development 

4 based upon the Ready-to-Learn programs de5 signed to help parents, teachers, librarians, or 

6 caregivers. 

7 ‘‘(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, MATERIALS, TRAIN8 ING, AND CURRICULA.—The Corporation for Public 

9 Broadcasting shall provide eligible entities that receive a 

10 subgrant or enter into a contract or cooperative agreement 

11 under this subpart with technical assistance, supporting 

12 materials, training, and curricula to ensure effective im13 plementation of subsection (c). 

14 ‘‘(e) RESERVATION OF FUNDING.—The Corporation 

15 for Public Broadcasting shall use not less than 30 percent 

16 of the funds the Corporation for Public Broadcasting re17 ceives under this subpart to award subgrants to or enter 

18 into contracts or cooperative agreements with eligible enti19 ties that are public broadcast stations, as defined in sec20 tion 397(6) of the Communications Act of 1934, to carry 

21 out subsection (c)(1)(B) and section 2435(c). 

22 ‘‘(f) AVAILABILITY OF PROGRAMMING AND RELATED

23 SERVICES.—In awarding a grant under this subpart, the 

24 Secretary shall ensure that the Corporation for Public 

25 Broadcasting makes educational television programming 

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1 and related services widely available, with support mate2 rials available, as appropriate, to young children, parents, 

3 caregivers, teachers, Head Start programs, Even Start 

4 programs, Early Reading First programs, Reading First 

5 programs, Striving Readers programs, Reading is Funda6 mental programs, providers of family literacy services, 

7 child care providers, early childhood educators, public and 

8 school libraries, and after school programs in order to in9 crease the effective use of educational television program10 ming and related services. 

11 ‘‘SEC. 2433. COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES. 

12 ‘‘In carrying out this subpart, the Corporation for 

13 Public Broadcasting shall— 

14 ‘‘(1) consult with the Secretary and the Sec15 retary of Health and Human Services— 

16 ‘‘(A) to maximize the use of high-quality 

17 educational television programming and related 

18 services by preschool and elementary school 

19 children, and to make such programming widely 

20 available to federally funded programs serving 

21 such children; and 

22 ‘‘(B) to coordinate activities assisted under 

23 this subpart with Federal programs that have a 

24 major training component for early childhood 

25 development, including programs under the 

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1 Head Start Act, Even Start, and Early Reading 

2 First, and State training activities funded 

3 under the Child Care and Development Block 

4 Grant Act of 1990, regarding the availability 

5 and use of the related services developed under 

6 section 2432(b)(2)(A) to enhance parent and 

7 childcare provider skills in early childhood de8 velopment and education; and 

9 ‘‘(2) ensure that all materials acquired or pro10 duced by any eligible entity are determined to be of 

11 sufficient age-appropriate aesthetic appeal and edu12 cational effectiveness to warrant national distribu13 tion and support in order to maximize the impact of 

14 televised materials and the use of digital content. 

15 ‘‘SEC. 2434. APPLICATION. 

16 ‘‘To be eligible to receive a grant under this subpart, 

17 the Corporation for Public Broadcasting shall submit to 

18 the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, 

19 and containing such information as the Secretary may rea20 sonably require. 

21 ‘‘SEC. 2435. REPORTS AND EVALUATIONS. 

22 ‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORT TO THE SECRETARY.—In car23 rying out this subpart, the Corporation for Public Broad24 casting shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an an25 nual report that contains such information as the Secmstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with BILLS

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1 retary may require. At a minimum, the report shall de2 scribe the activities undertaken with funds received under 

3 the grant awarded to the Corporation for Public Broad4 casting under this subpart, including each of the following: 

5 ‘‘(1) PROGRAMMING AND RELATED SERVICES; 

6 TARGET POPULATION.—The educational television 

7 programming and related services developed, directly 

8 or indirectly, by the Corporation for Public Broad9 casting, and the target population served by the pro10 gramming and services. 

11 ‘‘(2) SUPPORT OR TRAINING MATERIALS.—The 

12 support or training materials developed to accom13 pany the educational television programming and re14 lated services, and the method by which the mate15 rials were distributed to consumers and users of the 

16 educational television programming and related serv17 ices. 

18 ‘‘(3) MEANS OF DISTRIBUTION.—The means by 

19 which educational television programming and re20 lated services developed under this subpart were dis21 tributed, including the distance learning technologies 

22 that were used to make the educational television 

23 programming and related services available, and the 

24 geographic distribution achieved through such tech25 nologies. 

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1 ‘‘(4) INITIATIVES.—The initiatives undertaken 

2 by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to de3 velop public-private partnerships to secure non-Fed4 eral support for the development, distribution, and 

5 broadcast of educational television programming and 

6 related services. 

7 ‘‘(5) IMPACT.—The impact of the educational 

8 television programming and related services on 

9 teaching and learning, including the impact on im10 proving school readiness skills, early reading skills, 

11 early mathematics skills, early science skills, and 

12 skills in other developmentally appropriate content 

13 areas. 

14 ‘‘(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 

15 prepare and submit to the relevant committees of Con16 gress an annual report that includes the following: 

17 ‘‘(1) ACTIVITY SUMMARY.—A summary of the 

18 activities assisted under section 2432. 

19 ‘‘(2) EDUCATION AND TRAINING MATERIALS.— 

20 A description of the education and training mate21 rials described in section 2432(b)(2)(B) that are 

22 made available under this subpart, the manner in 

23 which outreach was conducted to inform parents and 

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1 rials, and the manner in which such materials were 

2 distributed in accordance with section 2432. 

3 ‘‘(c) EVALUATION OF OUTREACH ACTIVITIES.—In 

4 carrying out this subpart, the Corporation for Public 

5 Broadcasting shall require each eligible entity that re6 ceives a subgrant or enters into a contract or cooperative 

7 agreement under this subpart to provide evaluation data 

8 that include descriptions of the impact of outreach activi9 ties carried out under this subpart, including— 

10 ‘‘(1) the manner in which outreach was con11 ducted to inform parents and child care providers of 

12 the availability of the educational television pro13 gramming and related services produced under this 

14 subpart, including specific strategies used to reach a 

15 wide audience; 

16 ‘‘(2) the extent to which the outreach programs 

17 included multiple outreach efforts with the same or18 ganizations or groups and resulted in lasting rela19 tionships with those organizations or groups and the 

20 members of those organizations or groups; and 

21 ‘‘(3) the effectiveness of the outreach programs 

22 and services conducted and the number of children, 

23 families, and child care providers that had access to 

24 and utilized the educational television programming 

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1 and related services provided under this subpart to 

2 improve school readiness skills. 

3 ‘‘(d) EVALUATION OF IMPACT ON SCHOOL READI4 NESS.—The Secretary shall evaluate the impact of the 

5 outreach content and services provided under this subpart 

6 on improving school readiness skills nationwide, particu7 larly with respect to children in the most disadvantaged 

8 communities. 

9 ‘‘SEC. 2436. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. 

10 ‘‘An eligible entity that receives a subgrant or enters 

11 into a contract or cooperative agreement under this sub12 part may use not more than 5 percent of the amount re13 ceived under the subgrant, contract, or cooperative agree14 ment, respectively, for the normal and customary expenses 

15 of administering the grant, contract, or cooperative agree16 ment, respectively. 

17 ‘‘SEC. 2437. CONTINUATION OF AWARDS. 

18 ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an eligi19 ble entity that received a subgrant or enters into a con20 tract or cooperative agreement under this subpart (as this 

21 subpart existed on the day before the date of enactment 

22 of the Ready-to-Learn Act) shall continue to receive funds 

23 in accordance with the terms of the subgrant, contract, 

24 or cooperative agreement, respectively, until the date on 

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1 which the subgrant, contract, or cooperative agreement, 

2 respectively, terminates under such terms. 

3 ‘‘SEC. 2438. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

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

5 this subpart $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2011 and such 

6 sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding 

7 fiscal years. 

8 ‘‘SEC. 2439. DEFINITION. 

9 ‘‘In this subpart the term ‘eligible entity’ means— 

10 ‘‘(1) a national nonprofit membership organiza11 tion that acquires and distributes programming to 

12 noncommercial educational television broadcasters 

13 through the national public television interconnection 

14 system that the organization manages and operates; 

15 ‘‘(2) a local or statewide public television sta16 tion or system; or 

17 ‘‘(3) a nonprofit producer of high-quality chil18 dren’s educational television and other media pro19 gramming.’’. 

20 TITLE II—READY TO TEACH: 

21 HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND EF22 FECTIVE TEACHERS 

23 SEC. 201. READY TO TEACH GRANTS. 

24 Section 5481 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu25 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7257) is amended— 

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1 (1) in subsection (a)— 

2 (A) by striking ‘‘a nonprofit telecommuni3 cations entity, or partnership of such entities’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘an eligible entity described in 

5 subsection (b)’’; 

6 (B) by striking ‘‘telecommunications7 based’’; and 

8 (C) by striking ‘‘achieve’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘meet’’; and 

10 (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 

11 following: 

12 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive 

13 a grant under this section, an entity shall be a public 

14 broadcasting entity.’’. 

15 SEC. 202. APPLICATION REQUIRED. 

16 Section 5482 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu17 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7257a) is amended to read 

18 as follows: 

19 ‘‘SEC. 5482. APPLICATION REQUIRED. 

20 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

21 under section 5481, an eligible entity shall submit an ap22 plication to the Secretary. Each such application shall— 

23 ‘‘(1) demonstrate that the applicant will use the 

24 public broadcasting infrastructure, and other high25 tech delivery platforms to deliver educational content 

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1 and services in an integrated service and to provide 

2 professional development on the use of materials and 

3 learning technologies for achieving challenging State 

4 academic content and student academic achievement 

5 standards; 

6 ‘‘(2) contain an assurance that— 

7 ‘‘(A) such integrated service will be con8 ducted in cooperation with appropriate State 

9 educational agencies, local educational agencies, 

10 and State or local affiliates of the eligible enti11 ties, if any; 

12 ‘‘(B) in partnership with local television 

13 public broadcast stations, a significant portion 

14 of the benefits of such integrated service will be 

15 available to local educational agencies that have 

16 high percentages of children counted under sec17 tion 1124(c), particularly those schools that 

18 have failed to make adequate yearly progress 

19 for 2 or more consecutive years under section 

20 1111(c); and 

21 ‘‘(3) contain such additional information as the 

22 Secretary may reasonably require. 

23 ‘‘(b) SITES.—In approving applications under sub24 section (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the program 

25 authorized under section 5481 is conducted at elementary 

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1 schools and secondary schools served by the local edu2 cational agencies described in subsection (a)(2)(B) of this 

3 section throughout the United States.’’. 

4 SEC. 203. REPORTS AND EVALUATION. 

5 Section 5483 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu6 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7257b) is amended— 

7 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘An entity’’; and 

9 (B) inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL—An enti10 ty’’; 

11 (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 

12 the semicolon; 

13 (3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para14 graph (3); 

15 (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(2) the impact of the program on the academic 

18 achievement of all children served, particularly chil19 dren in schools identified for school improvement 

20 under 1116;’’; 

21 (5) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by para22 graph (3)), by striking the period at the end and in23 serting ‘‘; and’’; and 

24 (6) by adding at the end the following: 

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1 ‘‘(4) the percentage of elementary school and 

2 secondary school teachers who had access to and uti3 lized the program funded under this part, including 

4 the percentage of teachers in schools that have failed 

5 to make adequate yearly progress for 2 or more con6 secutive years under section 1111(c). 

7 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

8 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

9 $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2011 and such sums as may 

10 be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.’’. 

11 TITLE III—READY TO ACHIEVE: 

12 MATH, SCIENCE, TECH13 NOLOGY, AND INNOVATION 

14 SEC. 301. DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING GRANTS. 

15 Section 5484 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu16 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7257c) is amended to read 

17 as follows: 

18 ‘‘SEC. 5484. DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING 

19 GRANTS. 

20 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 

21 award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities 

22 (described in subsection (b)) for the purpose of developing, 

23 disseminating, and providing training through high-qual24 ity, innovative educational digital content and services to 

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1 improve math, science, and technology education in ele2 mentary schools and secondary schools. 

3 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive 

4 a grant under this section, an entity shall— 

5 ‘‘(1) be— 

6 ‘‘(A) a television public broadcast station 

7 as defined in section 397(6) of the Communica8 tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 397(6)); 

9 ‘‘(B) a partnership of entities described in 

10 subparagraph (A); or 

11 ‘‘(C) a partnership among entities de12 scribed in subparagraph (A) and a national 

13 nonprofit membership organization that ac14 quires and distributes programming to non15 commercial educational television broadcasters 

16 through the national public television inter17 connection system that it manages and operates 

18 that demonstrates a capacity for the develop19 ment and distribution of high-quality, innova20 tive educational digital content and services in 

21 core curriculum content areas; 

22 ‘‘(2) partner with— 

23 ‘‘(A) a State educational agency or a local 

24 educational agency (or a consortium of such 

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1 agencies) that receives funds under part A of 

2 title I; and 

3 ‘‘(B) a high-quality academic research and 

4 evaluation entity to ensure that the content de5 veloped pursuant to this section effectively ad6 dresses the needs of teachers and students and 

7 delivers a positive impact on student academic 

8 achievement in core curriculum areas. 

9 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity that desires to 

10 receive a grant under this section shall submit an applica11 tion to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 

12 accompanied by such information as the Secretary may 

13 reasonably require. 

14 ‘‘(d) REQUIRED USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity 

15 that receives a grant under this section shall— 

16 ‘‘(1) develop and use innovative, high-quality 

17 tools, products, and educational digital content and 

18 services for classroom learning in core curriculum 

19 content areas, particularly math, science, and tech20 nology, that— 

21 ‘‘(A) include built-in teacher utilization 

22 and support components to ensure that teachers 

23 can easily understand and use the content of 

24 the programming either for group instruction or 

25 individual student use; and 

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1 ‘‘(B) are created for, or adaptable to, chal2 lenging State academic content standards and 

3 student academic achievement standards; 

4 ‘‘(2) provide professional development for teach5 ers in the use of the content developed in paragraph 

6 (1); 

7 ‘‘(3) conduct an evaluation as described in sub8 section (g); and 

9 ‘‘(4) provide age-appropriate programs, train10 ing, materials, and access to technology that— 

11 ‘‘(A) build the critical and higher-order 

12 thinking skills of students in elementary schools 

13 and secondary schools; and 

14 ‘‘(B) are capable of distribution through 

15 digital broadcasting and school digital networks. 

16 ‘‘(e) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—An eligible entity 

17 that receives a grant under this section shall contribute 

18 to the activities assisted under such grant non-Federal 

19 matching funds in an amount equal to not less than 100 

20 percent of the amount of the grant. Such matching funds 

21 may include in-kind contributions. 

22 ‘‘(f) DURATION.—A grant under this section shall be 

23 awarded for a period of 5 years. 

24 ‘‘(g) REPORTS AND EVALUATION.—An eligible entity 

25 that receives a grant under this section shall prepare and 

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1 submit to the Secretary an annual report that contains 

2 such information as the Secretary may require. At a min3 imum, such report shall describe the program activities 

4 undertaken with funds received under the grant, includ5 ing— 

6 ‘‘(1) the effectiveness of the comprehensive, 

7 high-quality program to improve the core curriculum 

8 areas, including mathematics, science, and tech9 nology teaching and learning in elementary schools 

10 and secondary schools; and 

11 ‘‘(2) the success of professional development in 

12 the use of materials described in subsection (d)(l). 

13 ‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

14 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

15 $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2011 and such sums as may 

16 be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.’’. 

17 SEC. 302. NATIONAL ON-DEMAND DIGITAL EDUCATION 

18 MEDIA SERVICE. 

19 The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

20 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended by inserting 

21 after section 5485 the following: 

22 ‘‘SEC. 5486. NATIONAL ON-DEMAND DIGITAL EDUCATION 

23 MEDIA SERVICE. 

24 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to 

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1 cation media service that provides high-quality educational 

2 digital content, programming, professional development 

3 lessons, and other support available to all educators, par4 ents, institutions of higher education, research institu5 tions, State educational agencies, local educational agen6 cies, and the public at low or no cost. 

7 ‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary shall 

8 award grants under this section to eligible entities to de9 velop and to operate a national on-demand digital edu10 cation media service. 

11 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive 

12 a grant under this section, an entity shall— 

13 ‘‘(1) be a television public broadcasting entity, 

14 as defined in section 397(11) of the Communications 

15 Act of 1934, or a consortium of such entities, that 

16 is able to demonstrate a capacity for the develop17 ment, operation, management, and marketing of a 

18 new national on-line, on-demand digital education 

19 media service; and 

20 ‘‘(2) have the capacity to establish and to co21 ordinate an advisory committee to advise on the de22 velopment and implementation of the national media 

23 service to ensure that such service meets the needs 

24 of communities, schools, educators, and providers, 

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1 which members shall include not less than 1 of each 

2 of the following: 

3 ‘‘(A) A representative of television public 

4 broadcast stations that are not grantees under 

5 this subpart. 

6 ‘‘(B) A representative of a State edu7 cational agency. 

8 ‘‘(C) A representative of a local edu9 cational agency. 

10 ‘‘(D) A representative of the Corporation 

11 for Public Broadcasting. 

12 ‘‘(E) A representative of the national orga13 nization representing the licensees and permit14 tees of noncommercial broadcast television sta15 tions. 

16 ‘‘(F) A representative of a national non17 profit membership organization that acquires 

18 and distributes programming to noncommercial 

19 educational television broadcasters through the 

20 national public television interconnection system 

21 that it manages and operates. 

22 ‘‘(G) A teacher, principal, and adminis23 trator. 

24 ‘‘(H) A parent. 

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1 ‘‘(I) An early education provider, such as 

2 a Head Start program. 

3 ‘‘(J) A community based organization ad4 dressing family literacy. 

5 ‘‘(K) An expert in evaluation and research 

6 in best practices in education, early education, 

7 and family literacy. 

8 ‘‘(L) An expert in the use of media and 

9 technology. 

10 ‘‘(M) A for-profit content provider. 

11 ‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible entity that desires 

12 to receive a grant under this section shall submit an appli13 cation to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 

14 containing such assurances and information as the Sec15 retary may reasonably require. Each application shall de16 scribe— 

17 ‘‘(1) the plan for how such entity will develop 

18 and operate the digital media service in accordance 

19 with this section; 

20 ‘‘(2) the advisory committee that the entity will 

21 use and the plan for ensuring active participation by 

22 the committee to ensure that the media service will 

23 be high-quality and serve the needs of schools, par24 ents, and communities; 

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1 ‘‘(3) how the entity will ensure that the pro2 grams and materials available on the service will be 

3 high-quality, easily accessible to educators and par4 ents, and available at low or no cost; 

5 ‘‘(4) how the service funded under this section 

6 will provide products, materials, and services that 

7 will help all children, including children with disabil8 ities and English-language learners— 

9 ‘‘(A) meet challenging State academic con10 tent standards and student academic achieve11 ment standards, 

12 ‘‘(B) come to school ready to learn, and 

13 ‘‘(C) achieve in mathematics, science, and 

14 technology; 

15 ‘‘(5) how the service funded under this section 

16 will provide products, materials, and services that 

17 will help engage parents and communities in improv18 ing education for all children; 

19 ‘‘(6) how the entity will continuously evaluate 

20 and improve the service to continuously meet the 

21 needs of the public and educators; 

22 ‘‘(7) how the entity will develop and deliver the 

23 service so that the service will integrate into, or be 

24 interoperable with, existing local and State edu25 cational Internet-based portals already in use by 

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1 local educational agencies and State educational 

2 agencies; 

3 ‘‘(8) how other leading nonprofit or for-profit 

4 content providers will be engaged in the effort and 

5 how such providers’ content resources may be 

6 accessed through or referenced within the service; 

7 ‘‘(9) how the entity will leverage public 

8 broadcasting’s distribution infrastructure, including 

9 on-air digital broadcast channels and local commu10 nity outreach mechanisms, to raise awareness about 

11 the availability of the service and support the suc12 cessful adoption and implementation of the service; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(10) the fair and balanced process that the en15 tity will use to establish the advisory committee de16 scribed in subsection (c)(2), how it will coordinate 

17 such committee, and how the entity will ensure that 

18 it takes into account the advice of such committee 

19 in planning and implementing all effective service. 

20 ‘‘(e) REQUIRED USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity 

21 that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant 

22 funds for— 

23 ‘‘(1) the development and operation of a na24 tional on-line, on-demand digital education media 

25 service; 

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1 ‘‘(2) professional development and training of 

2 teachers and staff to use the service; 

3 ‘‘(3) the evaluation, as described in subsection 

4 (g); 

5 ‘‘(4) outreach and marketing activities, particu6 larly to schools in need of improvement pursuant to 

7 section 1116, and disadvantaged schools and com8 munities; 

9 ‘‘(5) quality control of the service and its con10 tents; 

11 ‘‘(6) coordination and engagement with the ad12 visory committee; 

13 ‘‘(7) digitization of appropriate analog content; 

14 and 

15 ‘‘(8) other activities as needed to meet the pur16 pose of this section. 

17 ‘‘(f) DURATION.—A grant under this section shall be 

18 awarded for a period of 5 years. 

19 ‘‘(g) REPORTS AND EVALUATION.—An eligible entity 

20 that receives a grant under this section shall prepare and 

21 submit to the Secretary an annual report that contains 

22 such information as the Secretary may require. At a min23 imum, such report shall describe the program activities 

24 undertaken with funds received under the grant, includ25 ing— 

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1 ‘‘(1) the quality, breadth, and depth of the con2 tent provided by the service; 

3 ‘‘(2) the use of the program by educators, par4 ents, and communities, particularly in the most dis5 advantaged communities and by schools that have 

6 failed to make adequate yearly progress for 2 or 

7 more consecutive years under section 1111(c); 

8 ‘‘(3) the effectiveness of the service and the 

9 availability of effective, low or no-cost resources; 

10 ‘‘(4) the effectiveness of the outreach and mar11 keting activities in reaching a wide audience, par12 ticularly in the most disadvantaged communities and 

13 in schools in need of improvement pursuant to sec14 tion 1116; and 

15 ‘‘(5) the impact and effectiveness of the advi16 sory committee on the service. 

17 ‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

18 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

19 $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2011 and such sums as may 

20 be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.’’. 

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1 TITLE IV—READY TO EARN 

2 GRANTS 

3 SEC. 401. READY TO EARN GRANTS. 

4 Chapter 4 of subtitle A of title II of the Workforce 

5 Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 9251 et seq.) is 

6 amended by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 244. TELEVISION BROADCAST WORKFORCE TRAINING 

8 GRANT PROGRAM. 

9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 

10 award grants, on a competitive basis, to an entity that 

11 owns and operates a television public broadcast station, 

12 as defined in section 397(6) of the Communications Act 

13 of 1934, or a partnership of such entities, for the purpose 

14 of developing, disseminating, and providing on-line and 

15 on-air education and training services for adults, including 

16 adult education, adult literacy, GED preparation, work17 force training, and related outreach services that are pri18 orities for the community. 

19 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive 

20 a grant under this section, an entity shall— 

21 ‘‘(1) own or operate a local television public 

22 broadcast station, as defined in section 397(6) of the 

23 Communications Act of 1934, that is able to dem24 onstrate a capacity for the development and dis25 tribution of high-quality educational digital content 

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1 and services in the areas of adult education, adult 

2 literacy, GED preparation, workforce training, and 

3 related outreach services; and 

4 ‘‘(2) partner with an eligible agency as defined 

5 in section 203(4) or a State Board as described in 

6 section 111 or institutions of higher education in 

7 order to implement a high-quality program in ac8 cordance with this section. 

9 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 

11 grant under this section, an eligible entity, or part12 nership of eligible entities, shall submit an applica13 tion to the Secretary. Each application shall— 

14 ‘‘(A) describe the innovative, high-quality 

15 training, tools, products, and educational digital 

16 content and services that will be developed and 

17 used to improve the quality and delivery of 

18 adult education, adult literacy, GED prepara19 tion, work force training, and related outreach 

20 services; 

21 ‘‘(B) describe the partnership and the roles 

22 of the partners in implementing a high-quality 

23 program in accordance with this section; 

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1 ‘‘(C) describe how the eligible entity or en2 tities will address the needs of adults who are 

3 non-English speakers; 

4 ‘‘(D) describe the results of the needs as5 sessment of the community and how the com6 prehensive program described in this section 

7 will meet the needs of that community and in8 clude partnerships with community-based orga9 nizations that serve adults in need of such serv10 ices; 

11 ‘‘(E) describe the research-based practices 

12 and advanced technologies that the program 

13 funded under this section will use to carry out 

14 the purposes of this section; 

15 ‘‘(F) describe the rigorous evaluation the 

16 eligible entity or entities will use to support 

17 continuous improvement of the program and 

18 services; and 

19 ‘‘(G) contain such additional assurances as 

20 the Secretary may reasonably require. 

21 ‘‘(d) REQUIRED USES OF FUNDS.—Grant funds pro22 vided under this section shall be used for— 

23 ‘‘(1) the development, training and use of inno24 vative, high-quality tools, products, and educational 

25 digital content and services for— 

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1 ‘‘(A) adult education, adult literacy, GED 

2 preparation, work force training, and related 

3 outreach services; 

4 ‘‘(B) professional development; and 

5 ‘‘(C) community and family outreach; 

6 ‘‘(2) professional development and training of 

7 staff; 

8 ‘‘(3) evaluation as described in subsection (g); 

9 ‘‘(4) outreach activities to engage adult learners 

10 and community organizations; 

11 ‘‘(5) English language education and services 

12 for non-English speakers; and 

13 ‘‘(6) other activities as needed to meet the pur14 poses of this section. 

15 ‘‘(e) DURATION.—A grant under this section shall be 

16 awarded for a period of 5 years. 

17 ‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—An entity that re18 ceives a grant under this section may not use more than 

19 5 percent of the amount received under the grant for ad20 ministrative costs. 

21 ‘‘(g) REPORTS AND EVALUATION.—An entity receiv22 ing a grant under this section shall prepare and submit 

23 to the Secretary an annual report that contains such infor24 mation as the Secretary may require. At a minimum, such 

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1 report shall describe the program activities undertaken 

2 with funds received under the grant, including— 

3 ‘‘(1) the success in engaging families and com4 munities; 

5 ‘‘(2) the success of professional development 

6 and training for staff; 

7 ‘‘(3) the effectiveness of the comprehensive, 

8 high-quality program to provide adult education, 

9 adult literacy, GED preparation, workforce training, 

10 and related outreach services; 

11 ‘‘(4) the effectiveness of the specific, innovative, 

12 high-quality training, tools, products, and edu13 cational digital content and services developed and 

14 used to improve the quality and delivery of adult 

15 education, adult literacy, GED preparation, work 

16 force training, and related outreach services; and 

17 ‘‘(5) the impact of the program on adult lit18 eracy and English language skills, workforce skills, 

19 job placements, and GED passage rates. 

20 ‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

21 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

22 $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2011 and such sums as may 

23 be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years. 

24 ‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

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1 ‘‘(1) the term ‘GED’ means General Edu2 cational Development as recognized by the American 

3 Council on Education; and 

4 ‘‘(2) the term ‘institution of higher education’ 

5 has the meaning given such term in section 101 of 

6 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

7 1001).’’. 

8 SEC. 402. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

9 The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 

10 9241 et seq.) is amended— 

11 (1) in section 111(b)(1)(C)(vii), by inserting ‘‘, 

12 and public broadcasting entities’’ after ‘‘juvenile jus13 tice programs’’; 

14 (2) in section 117(b)(2)(B), by inserting ‘‘in15 cluding public broadcasting entities’’ after ‘‘enti16 ties’’; 

17 (3) in section 122(a)(2)(C), by inserting ‘‘, in18 cluding a public broadcasting entity’’ after ‘‘training 

19 services’’; 

20 (4) in section 129(c)(2)(A), by inserting ‘‘, in21 cluding educational digital content and services’’ 

22 after ‘‘instruction’’; 

23 (5) in section 203(5)(H), by inserting ‘‘includ24 ing a public broadcasting entity’’ after ‘‘institution’’; 

25 and 

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1 (6) in section 231(e)(6), by inserting ‘‘and edu2 cational digital content and services’’ after ‘‘com3 puters’’. 

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