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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1604

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, to reauthorize and make improvements with respect to certain teacher technology

provisions, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

SEPTEMBER 21, 1999

Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mrs. MURRAY, and Mr. COCHRAN) introduced the

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

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

A BILL

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

of 1965, to reauthorize and make improvements with

respect to certain teacher technology provisions, 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; REFERENCES.

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the

5 ‘‘Technology for Teaching Act’’.

6 (b) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise provided,

7 whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed

8 in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or
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1 other provision, the reference shall be considered to be

2 made to a section or other provision of the Elementary

3 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301

4 et seq.).

5 TITLE I—STRUCTURE

6 SEC. 101. STRUCTURE; REPEAL; REDESIGNATIONS; AU7 THORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

8 (a) STRUCTURE.—Part A of title III (20 U.S.C. 6811

9 et seq.) is amended—

10 (1) by striking the part heading;

11 (2) by repealing subpart 4;

12 (3) by striking the subpart headings; and

13 (4) by inserting before section 3121 the fol14 lowing:

15 ‘‘PART A—FEDERAL LEADERSHIP AND NATIONAL

16 ACTIVITIES’’.

17 (b) REPEAL.—Sections 3114, 3115, and 3123 (20

18 U.S.C. 6814, 6815, 6823) are repealed.

19 (c) REDESIGNATIONS.—Title III (20 U.S.C. 6801 et

20 seq.) is amended—

21 (1) by redesignating sections 3101, 3111, 3112,

22 3113, 3121, and 3122 as sections 3001, 3002, 3003,

23 3004, 3102, and 3103, respectively;
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1 (2) by inserting immediately before section

2 3102 (as redesignated by paragraph (1)) the fol3 lowing:

4 ‘‘SEC. 3101. NATIONAL EVALUATION OF EDUCATION TECH5 NOLOGY.

6 ‘‘(a) NATIONAL EVALUATION.—

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to better inform

8 the Federal role in supporting the use of educational

9 technology, in stimulating reform and innovation in

10 teaching and learning with technology, and in ad11 vancing the development of more advanced and new

12 types and applications of such technology, the Sec13 retary shall—

14 ‘‘(A) develop, within 12 months of the date

15 of enactment of the Elementary and Secondary

16 Education Amendments of 1999, a strategy for

17 an ongoing evaluation of existing and antici18 pated future uses of educational technology;

19 and

20 ‘‘(B) carry out such an evaluation.

21 ‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED.—From the

22 funds reserved under subsection (b), the Secretary

23 may—
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1 ‘‘(A) conduct long-term controlled studies

2 on the effectiveness of the uses of educational

3 technology;

4 ‘‘(B) convene panels of experts to—

5 ‘‘(i) identify uses of educational tech6 nology that hold the greatest promise for

7 improving teaching and learning;

8 ‘‘(ii) assist the Secretary with the re9 view and assessment of the progress and

10 effectiveness of projects that are funded

11 under this title; and

12 ‘‘(iii) identify barriers to the commer13 cial development of effective, high-quality,

14 cost-competitive educational technology

15 and software;

16 ‘‘(C) conduct evaluations and applied re17 search studies that examine—

18 ‘‘(i) how students learn using edu19 cational technology, whether singly or in

20 groups, and across age groups, student

21 populations (including students with spe22 cial needs, such as students with limited

23 English proficiency and students with dis24 abilities) and settings; and
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1 ‘‘(ii) the characteristics of classrooms

2 and other educational settings that use

3 educational technology effectively;

4 ‘‘(D) collaborate with other Federal agen5 cies that support research on, and evaluation

6 of, the use of network technology in educational

7 settings; and

8 ‘‘(E) carry out such other activities as the

9 Secretary determines appropriate.

10 ‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY OF TITLE III FUNDS FOR EVAL11 UATION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this

12 title, the Secretary may use up to 4 percent of the funds

13 appropriated to carry out this title for any fiscal year to

14 carry out the activities described in subsection (a) for that

15 fiscal year.’’; and

16 (3) by inserting after section 3103 (as redesig17 nated by paragraph (1)) the following:

18 ‘‘SEC. 3104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

19 ‘‘For purposes of carrying out this part, there are au20 thorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec21 essary for fiscal year 2001 and for each of the 4 suc22 ceeding fiscal years.’’.
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1 TITLE II—SPECIAL PROJECTS

2 SEC. 201. REPEALS; REDESIGNATIONS; NEW PART.

3 (a) REPEALS.—Parts B and E of title III (20 U.S.C.

4 6891 et seq. and 6871 et seq.) are repealed.

5 (b) REDESIGNATIONS.—Title III (20 U.S.C. 6801 et

6 seq.) is amended—

7 (1) by redesignating parts C and D as subparts

8 2 and 3, respectively; and

9 (2) by redesignating sections 3301, 3302, 3303,

10 3304, 3305, 3306, 3307, 3308, 3401, 3402, and

11 3403 as sections 3221, 3222, 3223, 3224, 3225,

12 3226, 3227, 3228, 3231, 3232, and 3233, respec13 tively.

14 (c) NEW PART.—Title III (20 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.)

15 is amended by inserting after section 3104 (as added by

16 section 101(c)(3)) the following:

17 ‘‘PART B—SPECIAL PROJECTS

18 ‘‘Subpart 1—Next-Generation Technology Innovation

19 Awards

20 ‘‘SEC. 3211. PURPOSE; PROGRAM AUTHORITY.

21 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this subpart

22 to—

23 ‘‘(1) expand the knowledge base about the use

24 of the next generation of advanced computers and
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1 telecommunications in delivering new applications

2 for teaching and learning;

3 ‘‘(2) address questions of national significance

4 about the next generation of technology and its use

5 to improve teaching and learning; and

6 ‘‘(3) develop, for wide-scale adoption by State

7 educational agencies and local educational agencies,

8 models of innovative and effective applications of

9 technology to teaching and learning, such as high

10 quality video, voice recognition devices, modeling and

11 simulation software (particularly web-based software

12 and intelligent tutoring), hand-held devices, and vir13 tual reality and wireless technologies, that are

14 aligned with challenging State academic content and

15 student performance standards.

16 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is author18 ized, through the Office of Educational Technology,

19 to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agree20 ments on a competitive basis to eligible applicants in

21 order to carry out the purposes of this subpart.

22 ‘‘(2) PERIOD OF AWARD.—The Secretary may

23 award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements

24 under this subpart for a period of not more than 5

25 years.
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1 ‘‘SEC. 3212. ELIGIBILITY.

2 ‘‘(a) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—In order to receive an

3 award under this subpart, an applicant shall, subject to

4 subsection (c)(1), be a consortium that includes—

5 ‘‘(1) at least 1 State educational agency or local

6 educational agency; and

7 ‘‘(2) at least 1 institution of higher education,

8 for-profit business, museum, library, or other public

9 or private entity with a particular expertise that

10 would assist in carrying out the purposes of this

11 subpart.

12 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—In order to re13 ceive an award under this subpart, an eligible applicant

14 shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time,

15 and containing such information, as the Secretary may re16 quire. Such application shall include—

17 ‘‘(1) a description of the proposed project, and

18 how it would carry out the purposes of this subpart;

19 and

20 ‘‘(2) a detailed plan for the independent evalua21 tion of the project, which shall include benchmarks

22 to monitor progress toward specific project objec23 tives.

24 ‘‘(c) PRIORITIES.—In making awards under this sub25 part, the Secretary may establish 1 or more priorities con26 sistent with the objectives of this subpart, including:
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1 ‘‘(1) A priority for applicants, the members of

2 which are 1 or more of the particular types de3 scribed in subsection (a)(2).

4 ‘‘(2) A priority for projects that develop innova5 tive models of effective use of educational tech6 nology, including the development of distance learn7 ing networks, software (including software deliver8 able through the Internet), and online-learning re9 sources.

10 ‘‘(3) A priority for projects serving more than

11 1 State and involving large-scale innovations in the

12 use of technology in education.

13 ‘‘(4) A priority for projects that develop innova14 tive models that serve traditionally underserved pop15 ulations, including low-income students, students

16 with disabilities, and students with limited English

17 proficiency.

18 ‘‘(5) A priority for projects in which applicants

19 provide substantial financial and other resources to

20 achieve the goals of the project.

21 ‘‘(6) A priority for projects that develop innova22 tive models for using electronic networks to provide

23 challenging courses, such as Advanced Placement

24 courses.
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1 ‘‘SEC. 3213. USES OF FUNDS.

2 ‘‘A recipient shall use funds awarded under this sub3 part to—

4 ‘‘(1) develop new applications of educational

5 technologies and telecommunications to support

6 school reform efforts, such as wireless and web7 based telecommunications, hand-held devices, web8 based learning resources, distributed learning envi9 ronments (including distance learning networks),

10 and the development of educational software and

11 other applications; and

12 ‘‘(2) carry out other activities consistent with

13 the purposes of this subpart, such as—

14 ‘‘(A) developing innovative models for im15 proving teachers’ ability to integrate technology

16 effectively into course curriculum, through sus17 tained and intensive, high-quality professional

18 development;

19 ‘‘(B) developing high-quality, standards20 based, digital content, including multimedia

21 software, digital video, and web-based re22 sources, such as—

23 ‘‘(i) new technological formats to fa24 cilitate deeper subject matter under25 standing in particularly challenging learn26 ing environments in areas such as physics,
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1 foreign language, or Advanced Placement

2 courses;

3 ‘‘(ii) computer modeling, visualization,

4 and simulation tools;

5 ‘‘(iii) new methods for assessing stu6 dent performance;

7 ‘‘(iv) web-based and other distance

8 learning curricula and related materials,

9 such as interoperable software components;

10 ‘‘(v) learning-focused digital libraries,

11 information retrieval systems, and other

12 designs for supporting broad re-use of

13 learning content; and

14 ‘‘(vi) software that supports the devel15 opment, modification, and maintenance of

16 educational materials;

17 ‘‘(C) using telecommunications, and other

18 technologies, to make programs accessible to

19 students with special needs (such as low-income

20 students, students with disabilities, students in

21 remote areas, and students with limited English

22 proficiency) through such activities as using

23 technology to support mentoring;
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1 ‘‘(D) providing classroom and extra2 curricular opportunities for female students to

3 explore the different uses of technology;

4 ‘‘(E) promoting school-family partnerships,

5 which may include services for adults and fami6 lies, particularly parent education programs

7 that provide parents with training, information,

8 and support on how to help their children

9 achieve to high academic standards;

10 ‘‘(F) acquiring connectivity linkages, re11 sources, distance learning networks, and serv12 ices, including hardware and software, as need13 ed to accomplish the goals of the project; and

14 ‘‘(G) collaborating with other Department

15 of Education and Federal information tech16 nology research and development programs.

17 ‘‘SEC. 3214. EVALUATION.

18 ‘‘The Secretary is authorized to—

19 ‘‘(1) develop tools and provide resources for re20 cipients of funds under this subpart to evaluate their

21 activities;

22 ‘‘(2) provide technical assistance to assist re23 cipients of funds under this subpart in evaluating

24 their projects;
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1 ‘‘(3) conduct independent evaluations of the ac2 tivities assisted under this subpart; and

3 ‘‘(4) disseminate findings and methodologies

4 from evaluations of activities assisted under this

5 subpart, or other information obtained from such

6 projects that would promote the design, replication,

7 or implementation of effective models for evaluating

8 the impact of educational technology on teaching

9 and learning.

10 ‘‘SEC. 3215. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

11 ‘‘For purposes of carrying out this subpart, there are

12 authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec13 essary for fiscal year 2001 and for each of the 4 suc14 ceeding fiscal years.’’.

15 SEC. 202. COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY CENTERS.

16 Part B of title III (as added by section 201(c)) is

17 amended by adding after section 3233 the following:

18 ‘‘Subpart 4—Community Technology Centers

19 ‘‘SEC. 3241. PURPOSE; PROGRAM AUTHORITY.

20 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this subpart to

21 assist eligible applicants to—

22 ‘‘(1) create or expand community technology

23 centers that will provide disadvantaged residents of

24 economically distressed urban and rural communities
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1 with access to information technology and related

2 training; and

3 ‘‘(2) provide technical assistance and support to

4 community technology centers.

5 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is author7 ized, through the Office of Educational Technology,

8 to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agree9 ments on a competitive basis to eligible applicants in

10 order to assist them in—

11 ‘‘(A) creating or expanding community

12 technology centers; or

13 ‘‘(B) providing technical assistance and

14 support to community technology centers.

15 ‘‘(2) PERIOD OF AWARD.—The Secretary may

16 award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements

17 under this subpart for a period of not more than 3

18 years.

19 ‘‘SEC. 3242. ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION REQUIRE20 MENTS.

21 ‘‘(a) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—In order to be eligible

22 to receive an award under this subpart, an applicant

23 shall—

24 ‘‘(1) have the capacity to expand significantly

25 access to computers and related services for dis-
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1 advantaged residents of economically distressed

2 urban and rural communities (who would otherwise

3 be denied such access); and

4 ‘‘(2) be—

5 ‘‘(A) an entity such as a foundation, mu6 seum, library, for-profit business, public or pri7 vate nonprofit organization, or community8 based organization;

9 ‘‘(B) an institution of higher education;

10 ‘‘(C) a State educational agency;

11 ‘‘(D) a local education agency; or

12 ‘‘(E) a consortium of entities described in

13 subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), or (D).

14 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—In order to re15 ceive an award under this subpart, an eligible applicant

16 shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time,

17 and containing such information, as the Secretary may re18 quire. Such application shall include—

19 ‘‘(1) a description of the proposed project, in20 cluding a description of the magnitude of the need

21 for the services and how the project would expand

22 access to information technology and related services

23 to disadvantaged residents of an economically dis24 tressed urban or rural community;

25 ‘‘(2) a demonstration of—
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1 ‘‘(A) the commitment, including the finan2 cial commitment, of entities such as institu3 tions, organizations, business and other groups

4 in the community that will provide support for

5 the creation, expansion, and continuation of the

6 proposed project; and

7 ‘‘(B) the extent to which the proposed

8 project establishes linkages with other appro9 priate agencies, efforts, and organizations pro10 viding services to disadvantaged residents of an

11 economically distressed urban or rural commu12 nity;

13 ‘‘(3) a description of how the proposed project

14 would be sustained once the Federal funds awarded

15 under this subpart end; and

16 ‘‘(4) a plan for the evaluation of the program,

17 which shall include benchmarks to monitor progress

18 toward specific project objectives.

19 ‘‘(c) MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.—The Federal

20 share of the cost of any project funded under this subpart

21 shall not exceed 50 percent. The non-Federal share of

22 such project may be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated,

23 including services.
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1 ‘‘SEC. 3244. USES OF FUNDS.

2 ‘‘(a) REQUIRED USES.—A recipient shall use funds

3 under this subpart for—

4 ‘‘(1) creating or expanding community tech5 nology centers that expand access to information

6 technology and related training for disadvantaged

7 residents of distressed urban or rural communities;

8 and

9 ‘‘(2) evaluating the effectiveness of the project.

10 ‘‘(b) PERMISSIBLE USES.—A recipient may use funds

11 under this subpart for activities, described in its applica12 tion, that carry out the purposes of this subpart, such

13 as—

14 ‘‘(1) supporting a center coordinator, and staff,

15 to supervise instruction and build community part16 nerships;

17 ‘‘(2) acquiring equipment, networking capabili18 ties, and infrastructure to carry out the project; and

19 ‘‘(3) developing and providing services and ac20 tivities for community residents that provide access

21 to computers, information technology, and the use of

22 such technology in support of pre-school preparation,

23 academic achievement, lifelong learning, and work24 force development, such as the following:

25 ‘‘(A) After-school activities in which chil26 dren and youths use software that provides aca-
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1 demic enrichment and assistance with home2 work, develop their technical skills, explore the

3 Internet, and participate in multimedia activi4 ties, including web page design and creation.

5 ‘‘(B) Adult education and family literacy

6 activities through technology and the Internet,

7 including—

8 ‘‘(i) General Education Development,

9 English as a Second Language, and adult

10 basic education classes or programs;

11 ‘‘(ii) introduction to computers;

12 ‘‘(iii) intergenerational activities; and

13 ‘‘(iv) lifelong learning opportunities.

14 ‘‘(C) Career development and job prepara15 tion activities, such as—

16 ‘‘(i) training in basic and advanced

17 computer skills;

18 ‘‘(ii) resume writing workshops; and

19 ‘‘(iii) access to databases of employ20 ment opportunities, career information,

21 and other online materials.

22 ‘‘(D) Small business activities, such as—

23 ‘‘(i) computer-based training for basic

24 entrepreneurial skills and electronic com25 merce; and
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1 ‘‘(ii) access to information on business

2 start-up programs that is available online,

3 or from other sources.

4 ‘‘(E) Activities that provide home access to

5 computers and technology, such as assistance

6 and services to promote the acquisition, instal7 lation, and use of information technology in the

8 home through low-cost solutions such as

9 networked computers, web-based television de10 vices, and other technology.

11 ‘‘SEC. 3244. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

12 ‘‘For purposes of carrying out this subpart, there are

13 authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec14 essary for fiscal year 2001 and for each of the 4 suc15 ceeding fiscal years.’’.

16 TITLE III—TECHNOLOGY

17 TRAINING FOR TEACHERS

18 SEC. 301. TECHNOLOGY TRAINING FOR TEACHERS

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title III (20 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.)

20 is amended by inserting after part B the following:

21 ‘‘PART C—TECHNOLOGY TRAINING FOR TEACHERS

22 ‘‘SEC. 3301. FINDINGS.

23 ‘‘Congress makes the following findings:

24 ‘‘(1) The Nation’s Governors and Congress

25 have endorsed a set of National Education Goals
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1 which include the preparation of teachers in the use

2 of emerging technologies.

3 ‘‘(2) Research has shown that elementary and

4 secondary school students have expanded learning

5 opportunities if various forms of educational tech6 nology are made available to the students.

7 ‘‘(3) Employers have pointed out the need for

8 graduates who are familiar and comfortable with

9 computers, networks, and other forms of technology.

10 Tens of thousands of high technology jobs are un11 filled and will remain vacant unless educational tech12 nology is incorporated into classrooms.

13 ‘‘(4) Lack of computers in schools and lack of

14 connectivity to the information superhighway are no

15 longer the principal obstacles to the use of tech16 nology in classrooms. The obstacles are being over17 come, in part, with support provided by the Depart18 ment of Education, the National Science Founda19 tion, the Department of Commerce, and other Fed20 eral departments and agencies, and through provi21 sions in the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (Public

22 Law 104–104; 110 Stat. 56) that will provide

23 schools with affordable access to the Nation’s infor24 mation infrastructure.
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1 ‘‘(5) As access to computers and computer net2 works has become more available, lack of adequate

3 teacher training in the use of education technology

4 is becoming the single factor that most limits the

5 benefits of computer technology accruing to stu6 dents.

7 ‘‘(6) The ability of new and inservice teachers

8 to use technology in the classroom is strongly influ9 enced by several stakeholders, including schools of

10 education that are approved by a State to train new

11 teachers, State educational agencies that will license

12 new teachers, school districts that hire licensed

13 teachers and provide for the teachers’ ongoing pro14 fessional development, and the private sector that

15 develops and markets educational technology. Co16 operation and collaboration among the stakeholders

17 will provide benefits to teachers, students, and the

18 community through the improved use of educational

19 technology in schools and classrooms.

20 ‘‘(7) Estimates show that 2,000,000 new teach21 ers must enter the teaching profession by 2007 to

22 accommodate expanding enrollment and to replace

23 retiring teachers. The need to prepare the new

24 teachers for the 21st century classroom represents a

25 significant challenge to schools of education.
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1 ‘‘(8) According to a 1997 study, only 10 per2 cent of new teachers reported that the teachers felt

3 prepared to use technology in their classrooms, re4 flecting inadequate training in the use of classroom

5 educational technology during their undergraduate

6 preparation.

7 ‘‘(9) There is no national standard for the ca8 pabilities of teachers in the use of emerging tech9 nologies, though several voluntary standards have

10 been developed by the National Council for Accredi11 tation of Teacher Education (NCATE), and are

12 being developed by the Interstate New Teacher As13 sessment and Support Consortium (INTASC) and

14 the National Board for Professional Teaching

15 Standards (NBPTS).

16 ‘‘(10) Licensure of new teachers is at the dis17 cretion of the States and mastery of education tech18 nology is not a universal performance standard in

19 State requirements for the licensing of new teachers.

20 Eighteen States do not require applicants for a

21 teaching license to have any technology training.

22 Thirty-two other States require a course or some

23 equivalent experience in educational technology.

24 ‘‘(11) Training for teachers in the use of edu25 cational technology is inadequate because it is only
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1 one of many important areas in which teachers need

2 ongoing professional development. As a result of this

3 competition for limited professional development

4 support, only 15 percent of the Nation’s teachers

5 have had 9 hours or more of training in 1994 in how

6 to use educational technology. Washington and Ken7 tucky have shown the most progress on this front,

8 but only 28 percent of their teachers had 9 hours of

9 technology training in 1994. Support for training in

10 educational technology must be ensured in the face

11 of competition for limited professional development

12 resources.

13 ‘‘(12) Advances in educational hardware and

14 software are generally much more frequent than are

15 revisions of professional development courses for in16 service teachers, making it difficult for teachers to

17 have access to the most recent educational software

18 and hardware. Private sector developers of edu19 cational technology are most aware of the state-of20 the-art at any moment.

21 ‘‘(13) In light of proven value of educational

22 technology and the many stakeholders seeking to ex23 pand and improve the use of educational technology,

24 promoting partnerships among the stakeholders is

25 an appropriate Federal role.
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1 ‘‘SEC. 3302. PURPOSE.

2 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It is the purpose of this

4 part to enrich the quality of elementary and sec5 ondary education by preparing new and inservice

6 teachers and enabling inservice teachers to use the

7 most modern technology as a tool in teaching and

8 learning, by—

9 ‘‘(A) promoting the creation and growth of

10 partnerships among State educational agencies,

11 schools of education, local educational agencies,

12 and the education technology private sector,

13 with the partnerships being devoted to improv14 ing the ability of new and inservice teachers to

15 use educational technology in the classroom;

16 ‘‘(B) promoting greater non-Federal in17 vestment in technology training for teachers;

18 ‘‘(C) increasing the public sharing of infor19 mation by State educational agencies, schools of

20 education, and local educational agencies, on

21 the use of educational technology;

22 ‘‘(D) encouraging and enabling schools of

23 education to develop and improve courses in the

24 use of educational technology as part of the

25 curriculum offered to students pursuing a

26 teaching career;
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1 ‘‘(E) encouraging State educational agen2 cies to include proficiency in the classroom use

3 of educational technology among the require4 ments for teaching licenses;

5 ‘‘(F) stimulating and enabling development

6 of new mechanisms for professional develop7 ment of teachers seeking to increase their abil8 ity to use technology and to integrate tech9 nology into the classroom; and

10 ‘‘(G) stimulating the creation and develop11 ment of more rapid-response training opportu12 nities that will give teachers access to the most

13 recent educational software and hardware.

14 ‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE.—It is not the purpose of

15 this part to provide Federal support to private sector

16 firms wishing to use teacher training as a way to

17 represent or sell particular educational technology

18 products or services to teachers, schools, or school

19 districts.

20 ‘‘SEC. 3303. STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES.

21 ‘‘This part is based on the following principles:

22 ‘‘(1) All elementary schools and secondary

23 schools in the States, and all elementary schools and

24 secondary schools administered by the Bureau of In25 dian Affairs and the Department of Defense, should
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1 have equal access to teachers who are prepared to

2 use the most modern technology to improve teaching

3 and learning.

4 ‘‘(2) Two forces should have the potential to

5 motivate schools of education and professional devel6 opment programs to improve their training and de7 velopment of teachers to use technology for edu8 cation. The forces are—

9 ‘‘(A) competition for resources; and

10 ‘‘(B) pressure from stakeholders at the

11 State and local levels.

12 ‘‘(3) An appropriate Federal role with respect

13 to educational technology is to—

14 ‘‘(A) set performance standards;

15 ‘‘(B) provide the greatest resources to

16 those meeting the standards;

17 ‘‘(C) enable the poorest performers to

18 begin the process of attaining the standards;

19 ‘‘(D) set accountability standards; and

20 ‘‘(E) motivate all performers to be ac21 countable to their constituent stakeholders.

22 ‘‘SEC. 3304. DEFINITIONS.

23 In this part:

24 ‘‘(1) EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY.—The term

25 ‘educational technology’ means computers, computer
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1 software, computer networks, digital storage media

2 such as CD–ROM, interactive video, and other ad3 vanced technologies designed or used to improve

4 classroom teaching and learning.

5 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; SECONDARY

6 SCHOOL; LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY; STATE EDU7 CATIONAL AGENCY.—The terms ‘elementary school’,

8 ‘secondary school’, ‘local educational agency’, and

9 ‘State educational agency’ have the meanings given

10 the terms in section 14101.

11 ‘‘(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—

12 The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the

13 meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher

14 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).

15 ‘‘(4) LICENSED TEACHER.—The term ‘licensed

16 teacher’ means an individual who possesses a docu17 ment certifying that the individual has met the re18 quirements of a State for employment as a public

19 school teacher in the State.

20 ‘‘(5) SCHOOL OF EDUCATION.—The term

21 ‘school of education’ means a school, department, or

22 other division within an institution of higher edu23 cation that trains individuals to serve as licensed

24 teachers.
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1 ‘‘(6) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of

2 the several States of the United States, the District

3 of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,

4 Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin

5 Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the

6 Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of

7 Palau.

8 ‘‘(7) TEACHER.—The term ‘teacher’ means an

9 elementary school or secondary school teacher.

10 ‘‘Subpart 1—Educational Technology Training for New

11 Teachers

12 ‘‘SEC. 3311. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EVALUATION.

13 ‘‘From the amount available to carry out this subpart

14 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve 5 percent to

15 enable the Secretary—

16 ‘‘(1) to provide assistance to entities that re17 ceive assistance under part A to enable the entities

18 to provide technical assistance to applicants for and

19 recipients of assistance under this part; and

20 ‘‘(2) to carry out evaluations and studies nec21 essary to monitor and assess the impacts of the as22 sistance provided under this part.

23 ‘‘SEC. 3312. STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY GRANTS.

24 ‘‘(a) RESERVATION.—From the amount available to

25 carry out this subpart for each fiscal year and not reserved
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1 under section 3311, the Secretary shall reserve not less

2 than 2 percent of the amount to award grants to the Bu3 reau of Indian Affairs and the Department of Defense on

4 the basis of their relative need to improve teacher mastery

5 and use of educational technology at the elementary

6 schools or secondary schools administered by the Bureau

7 of Indian Affairs and the Department of Defense, respec8 tively. Applications for the grants shall be subject to re9 view criteria that are based on the review criteria de10 scribed in section 3314(b).

11 ‘‘(b) GRANTS.—

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amount available

13 to carry out this subpart and not reserved under

14 section 3311 or subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the

15 Secretary may award planning or implementation

16 grants under this section to State educational agen17 cies to improve teacher mastery and use of edu18 cational technology.

19 ‘‘(2) AWARD BASIS.—The Secretary shall award

20 grants under this section on a competitive basis and

21 pursuant to an application review process that in22 volves the use of experts and takes into consider23 ation the criteria described in section 3314(b).

24 ‘‘(c) AMOUNT.—
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1 ‘‘(1) DETERMINATION OF STATE BASE

2 AMOUNT.—The Secretary shall determine the State

3 base amount for each State for each fiscal year. The

4 State base amount for a State for a fiscal year is

5 an amount that bears the same relation to the sum

6 of—

7 ‘‘(A) 50 percent of the amount appro8 priated under the authority of section 3319 for

9 the fiscal year as the number of individuals in

10 the State for the fiscal year who are age 5

11 through 17, as determined by the Secretary on

12 the basis of the most recent satisfactory data,

13 bears to the number of all such individuals in

14 all States; and

15 ‘‘(B) 50 percent of the amount appro16 priated under the authority of section 3319 for

17 the fiscal year as the amount all local edu18 cational agencies in the State received under

19 part A for the preceding fiscal year bears to the

20 amount all local educational agencies in all

21 States received under such part for the pre22 ceding fiscal year.

23 ‘‘(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNTS.—

24 ‘‘(A) PLANNING GRANTS.—The Secretary

25 may award a State educational agency a plan-
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1 ning grant for a fiscal year in an amount that

2 does not exceed 10 percent of the applicable

3 State base amount for the fiscal year.

4 ‘‘(B) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.—The

5 Secretary may award a State educational agen6 cy an implementation grant for a fiscal year in

7 an amount that does not exceed twice the appli8 cable State base amount for the fiscal year.

9 ‘‘(d) DURATION AND RENEWAL.—

10 ‘‘(1) PLANNING GRANTS.—The Secretary shall

11 award planning grants under this section for a pe12 riod of 1 fiscal year. The grants may be renewed for

13 periods of 1 fiscal year upon reapplication under sec14 tion 3314.

15 ‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.—The Sec16 retary shall award implementation grants under this

17 section for a period of not less than 3 fiscal years

18 and not more than 5 fiscal years. The grants may

19 be renewed for periods of not less than 3 fiscal years

20 and not more than 5 fiscal years upon reapplication

21 under section 3314.

22 ‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULES.—

23 ‘‘(1) 1 GRANT REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary

24 shall award each State educational agency not more

25 than 1 grant under this section for a fiscal year.
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1 ‘‘(2) PLANNING.—Each State educational agen2 cy submitting an application for an implementation

3 grant for a fiscal year that is denied funding shall

4 receive a planning grant from the Secretary for the

5 fiscal year after submitting an application for the

6 planning grant that the Secretary approves.

7 ‘‘(f) MATCHING FUNDS.—

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to receive a grant

9 under this section a State educational agency shall

10 include in the application submitted under section

11 3314 an assurance that, with respect to the costs to

12 be incurred by the State educational agency in car13 rying out the activities for which the grant is award14 ed, the State educational agency will provide match15 ing funds from non-Federal sources in an amount

16 equal to the amount received under the grant.

17 ‘‘(2) NON-FEDERAL FUNDS.—Non-Federal

18 funds provided pursuant to paragraph (1) may be in

19 cash or in kind, including plant, equipment or serv20 ices.

21 ‘‘(g) DIRECT GRANTS TO SCHOOLS FOR EDU22 CATION.—

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a State educational

24 agency does not receive a grant under this subpart
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1 for a fiscal year then the Secretary may award

2 grants to schools of education in the State.

3 ‘‘(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The total amount of

4 all grants awarded to schools of education within a

5 State under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year shall not

6 exceed the State base amount determined under sub7 section (c) for the State for the fiscal year.

8 ‘‘(3) APPLICATION.—Each school of education

9 desiring a grant under paragraph (1) shall submit

10 an application to the Secretary at such time, in such

11 manner, and accompanied by such information as

12 the Secretary may require.

13 ‘‘SEC. 3313. STATE USE OF FUNDS.

14 ‘‘Each State educational agency receiving a grant

15 under this subpart for a fiscal year—

16 ‘‘(1) may use not more than 10 percent of the

17 grant funds for State activities that the State edu18 cational agency determines carry out the purposes of

19 this subpart; and

20 ‘‘(2) shall use not less than 90 percent of the

21 grant funds to award grants to schools of education

22 pursuant to section 3315.

23 ‘‘SEC. 3314. STATE APPLICATIONS; REVIEW CRITERIA.

24 ‘‘(a) STATE APPLICATIONS.—Each State educational

25 agency desiring a grant under this subpart shall submit
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1 an application to the Secretary at such time, in such man2 ner, and accompanied by such information, as the Sec3 retary may require.

4 ‘‘(b) REVIEW CRITERIA.—The Secretary, with the as5 sistance of experts representing education organizations,

6 shall review applications from State educational agencies

7 for grants under this subpart on the basis of the following

8 criteria:

9 ‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY OF EDUCATIONAL TECH10 NOLOGY INFORMATION.—The degree to which a

11 State educational agency has made, or plans to

12 make, the public aware of the extent to which edu13 cational technology is used in elementary schools

14 and secondary schools in the State. Factors relevant

15 to the extent may include—

16 ‘‘(A) the amount of training and teaching

17 experience in the classroom use of educational

18 technology that is required to become a licensed

19 teacher in the State;

20 ‘‘(B) the amount of training and teaching

21 experience in the classroom use of educational

22 technology that newly licensed teachers in the

23 State have received;
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1 ‘‘(C) the yearly investment by the State

2 educational agency in educational technology

3 for the classroom;

4 ‘‘(D) the percentage of elementary schools

5 and secondary schools in the State that are con6 nected to the Internet; and

7 ‘‘(E) the percentage of elementary school

8 and secondary school classrooms in the State

9 that are connected to the Internet.

10 ‘‘(2) PLANS FOR IMPROVING THE USE OF EDU11 CATIONAL TECHNOLOGY.—The degree to which a

12 State educational agency—

13 ‘‘(A) has established or plans to establish

14 high standards for experience in the use of edu15 cational technology for teacher licensure;

16 ‘‘(B) has promoted or plans to promote the

17 preparation of new teachers in the use of edu18 cational technology; and

19 ‘‘(C) has demonstrated or plans to dem20 onstrate leadership in promoting the use of edu21 cational technology to improve classroom in22 struction.

23 ‘‘SEC. 3315. GRANTS TO SCHOOLS OF EDUCATION.

24 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each State educational agency

25 receiving a grant under this subpart shall use the grant
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1 funds described in section 3313(2) to award grants to

2 schools of education to improve teacher mastery and use

3 of educational technology.

4 ‘‘(b) AWARD BASIS.—A State educational agency

5 shall award grants under this subpart on a competitive

6 basis and pursuant to an application review process that

7 involves the use of experts and takes into consideration

8 the criteria described in section 3316(b).

9 ‘‘(c) AMOUNT AND DURATION.—A State educational

10 agency shall determine the amount and duration of each

11 grant awarded under this section.

12 ‘‘(d) MATCHING FUNDS.—

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to receive a grant

14 under this section a school of education shall include

15 in the application submitted under section 3316 an

16 assurance that, with respect to the costs to be in17 curred by the school of education in carrying out the

18 activities for which the grant is awarded, the school

19 of education will provide matching funds from non20 Federal sources in an amount equal to one-half of

21 the amount received under the grant.

22 ‘‘(2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal

23 funds provided pursuant to paragraph (1) may be in

24 cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including plant,

25 equipment or services.
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1 ‘‘SEC. 3316. LOCAL APPLICATIONS; REVIEW CRITERIA.

2 ‘‘(a) LOCAL APPLICATIONS.—Each school of edu3 cation desiring a grant from a State educational agency

4 under this subpart shall submit an application to the State

5 educational agency at such time, in such manner, and ac6 companied by such information, as the State educational

7 agency may require.

8 ‘‘(b) CRITERIA.—The State educational agency, with

9 the assistance of experts representing education organiza10 tions, shall review applications for grants under this sub11 part on the basis of the following criteria:

12 ‘‘(1) PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY.—The degree to

13 which a school of education has made, or plans to

14 make, the public aware of the amount and quality

15 of instruction in the use of educational technology

16 being provided in the teacher preparation program

17 of the school of education. Factors relevant to the

18 amount and quality may include—

19 ‘‘(A) the number of courses offered in the

20 use of education technology;

21 ‘‘(B) the number and types of courses in

22 the use of educational technology that are re23 quired for graduation from the school of edu24 cation;

25 ‘‘(C) the amount and type of teaching ex26 perience in the classroom use of technology that
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1 is required for graduation from the school of

2 education; and

3 ‘‘(D) the average number of courses in the

4 use of educational technology taken by grad5 uates of the school of education in each of the

6 3 years preceding the year for which the deter7 mination is made.

8 ‘‘(2) PLANS FOR IMPROVING THE PREPARATION

9 OF NEW TEACHERS IN THE USE OF EDUCATIONAL

10 TECHNOLOGY.—The degree to which a school of

11 education has incorporated or plans to incorporate

12 into the undergraduate preparation of teachers the

13 following:

14 ‘‘(A) Expanded instruction in the use of

15 educational technology.

16 ‘‘(B) Partnerships with local educational

17 agencies to improve teacher preparation in the

18 use of educational technology.

19 ‘‘(C) Partnerships with private sector enti20 ties to improve teacher preparation in the use

21 of educational technology.

22 ‘‘(D) Special efforts to engage underrep23 resented groups in the use of educational tech24 nology.
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1 ‘‘SEC. 3317. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT; SUPPLEMENT NOT

2 SUPPLANT.

3 ‘‘(a) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—A State edu4 cational agency and a school of education, in utilizing the

5 grant funds received under this subpart, shall maintain

6 the expenditures of the State educational agency and

7 school of education, respectively, for improving teacher

8 mastery and use of educational technology at a level equal

9 to not less than the level of expenditures maintained by

10 the State educational agency and school of education, re11 spectively, for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for

12 which the grant is received.

13 ‘‘(b) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds appro14 priated under the authority of section 3319 shall be used

15 to supplement and not supplant other Federal, State, and

16 local public funds expended to improve teacher mastery

17 and use of educational technology.

18 ‘‘SEC. 3318. ADMINISTRATION.

19 ‘‘The Secretary shall carry out the program author20 ized by this subpart through the Office of Educational

21 Technology in the Office of the Deputy Secretary of the

22 Department of Education.

23 ‘‘SEC. 3319. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

25 this subpart $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and such

26 sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001.
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1 ‘‘Subpart 2—Educational Technology Training for

2 Inservice Teachers

3 ‘‘SEC. 3321. STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY GRANTS.

4 ‘‘(a) RESERVATION.—From the amount available to

5 carry out this subpart for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall

6 reserve not less than 2 percent of the amount to award

7 grants to the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Depart8 ment of Defense on the basis of their relative need to ex9 pand and improve the use of technology by inservice teach10 ers at the elementary schools or secondary schools admin11 istered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Depart12 ment of Defense, respectively. Applications for the grants

13 shall be subject to review criteria that are based on the

14 review criteria described in section 3323(b).

15 ‘‘(b) GRANTS.—

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amount available

17 to carry out this subpart and not reserved under

18 subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary may

19 award planning or implementation grants under this

20 section to State educational agencies to expand and

21 improve the use of technology by inservice teachers.

22 ‘‘(2) AWARD BASIS.—The Secretary shall award

23 grants under paragraph (1) on a competitive basis

24 and pursuant to an application review process that
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1 involves the use of experts and takes into consider2 ation the criteria described in section 3323(b).

3 ‘‘(c) MAXIMUM AMOUNTS.—

4 ‘‘(1) PLANNING GRANTS.—The Secretary may

5 award a State educational agency a planning grant

6 under subsection (a)(1) for a fiscal year in an

7 amount that does not exceed 10 percent of the appli8 cable State base amount for the fiscal year.

9 ‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.—The Sec10 retary may award a State educational agency an im11 plementation grant under subsection (a)(1) for a fis12 cal year in an amount that does not exceed twice the

13 applicable State base amount for the fiscal year.

14 ‘‘(3) STATE BASE AMOUNT.—For purposes of

15 this subsection, the State base amount for a State

16 for a fiscal year shall be determined in the same

17 manner as the amount is determined under section

18 3312(c)(1), except that subparagraphs (A) and (B)

19 of section 3312(c)(1) shall be applied by striking

20 ‘section 3319’ each place it appears and inserting

21 ‘section 3328’.

22 ‘‘(d) DURATION AND RENEWAL.—

23 ‘‘(1) PLANNING GRANTS.—The Secretary shall

24 award planning grants under this section for a pe25 riod of 1 fiscal year. The grants may be renewed for
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1 periods of 1 fiscal year upon reapplication under sec2 tion 3323.

3 ‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.—The Sec4 retary shall award implementation grants under this

5 section for a period of not less than 3 fiscal years

6 and not more than 5 fiscal years. The grants may

7 be renewed for periods of not less than 3 fiscal years

8 and not more than 5 fiscal years upon reapplication

9 under section 3323.

10 ‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULES.—

11 ‘‘(1) 1 GRANT REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary

12 shall award each State educational agency not more

13 than 1 grant under this section for a fiscal year.

14 ‘‘(2) PLANNING.—Each State educational agen15 cy submitting an application for an implementation

16 grant for a fiscal year that is denied funding shall

17 receive a planning grant from the Secretary for the

18 fiscal year after submitting an application for the

19 planning grant that the Secretary approves.

20 ‘‘(f) MATCHING FUNDS.—

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to receive a grant

22 under this section a State educational agency shall

23 include in the application submitted under section

24 3323 an assurance that, with respect to the costs to

25 be incurred by the State educational agency in car-
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1 rying out the activities for which the grant is award2 ed, the State educational agency will provide match3 ing funds from non-Federal sources in an amount

4 equal to the amount received under the grant.

5 ‘‘(2) NON-FEDERAL FUNDS.—Non-Federal

6 funds provided pursuant to paragraph (1) may be in

7 cash or in kind, including plant, equipment or serv8 ices.

9 ‘‘(g) DIRECT GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL

10 AGENCIES.—

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a State educational

12 agency does not receive a grant under this subpart

13 for a fiscal year then the Secretary may award

14 grants to local educational agencies in the State.

15 ‘‘(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The total amount of

16 all grants awarded to local educational agencies

17 within a State under paragraph (1) shall not exceed

18 the State base amount determined under subsection

19 (c)(3) for the State for the fiscal year.

20 ‘‘(3) APPLICATION.—Each local educational

21 agency desiring a grant under paragraph (1) shall

22 submit an application to the Secretary at such time,

23 in such manner and accompanied by such informa24 tion as the Secretary may require.
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1 ‘‘SEC. 3322. STATE USE OF FUNDS.

2 ‘‘Each State educational agency receiving a grant

3 under this subpart for a fiscal year—

4 ‘‘(1) may use not more than 10 percent of the

5 grant funds for State activities that the State edu6 cational agency determines carry out the purposes of

7 this subpart; and

8 ‘‘(2) shall use at least 90 percent of the grant

9 funds to award grants to local educational agencies

10 pursuant to section 3324.

11 ‘‘SEC. 3323. STATE APPLICATIONS; REVIEW CRITERIA.

12 ‘‘(a) STATE APPLICATIONS.—Each State educational

13 agency desiring a grant under this subpart shall submit

14 an application to the Secretary at such time, in such man15 ner, and accompanied by such information, as the Sec16 retary may require.

17 ‘‘(b) REVIEW CRITERIA.—The Secretary, with the as18 sistance of experts representing education organizations,

19 shall review applications from State educational agencies

20 for grants under this subpart on the basis of the following

21 criteria:

22 ‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY OF EDUCATIONAL TECH23 NOLOGY INFORMATION.—The degree to which a

24 State educational agency has made, or plans to

25 make, the public aware of the extent to which edu26 cational technology is used in elementary schools or
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1 secondary schools in the State. Factors relevant to

2 the extent may include—

3 ‘‘(A) investments made by the State edu4 cational agency in the professional development

5 of teachers in the State for improving their

6 mastery and use of educational technology in

7 each of the 3 years preceding the year for which

8 the determination is made;

9 ‘‘(B) State standards for advancement or

10 recertification of teachers that involve edu11 cational technology;

12 ‘‘(C) the percentage of teachers in the

13 State receiving a significant professional devel14 opment experience in the use of education tech15 nology in each of the 3 years preceding the year

16 for which the determination is made;

17 ‘‘(D) the percentage of elementary schools

18 and secondary schools in the State that are con19 nected to the Internet; and

20 ‘‘(E) the percentage of elementary school

21 and secondary school classrooms in the State

22 that are connected to the Internet.

23 ‘‘(2) PLANS FOR IMPROVING THE USE OF EDU24 CATIONAL TECHNOLOGY.—The degree to which a

25 State educational agency—
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1 ‘‘(A) has established or plans to establish

2 high standards for inservice professional devel3 opment of teachers in the use of educational

4 technology;

5 ‘‘(B) has provided or plans to provide sup6 port for inservice professional development of

7 teachers in the use of educational technology;

8 and

9 ‘‘(C) has demonstrated or plans to dem10 onstrate leadership in promoting the use of edu11 cational technology to improve classroom in12 struction.

13 ‘‘SEC. 3324. GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each State educational agency

15 receiving a grant under this subpart shall use the grant

16 funds described in section 3322(2) to award grants to

17 local educational agencies in the State to expand and im18 prove the use of technology by inservice teachers.

19 ‘‘(b) AWARD BASIS.—A State educational agency

20 shall award grants under this subpart on a competitive

21 basis and pursuant to an application review process that

22 involves the use of experts and takes into consideration

23 the criteria described in section 3325(b).
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1 ‘‘(c) AMOUNT AND DURATION.—A State educational

2 agency shall determine the amount and duration of each

3 grant awarded under this section.

4 ‘‘(d) MATCHING FUNDS.—

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to receive a grant

6 under this section a local educational agency shall

7 include in the application submitted under section

8 3325 an assurance that, with respect to the costs to

9 be incurred by the local educational agency in car10 rying out the activities for which the grant is award11 ed, the local educational agency will provide match12 ing funds from non-Federal sources in an amount

13 equal to one-half of the amount received under the

14 grant.

15 ‘‘(2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal

16 funds provided pursuant to paragraph (1) may be in

17 cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including plant,

18 equipment or services.

19 ‘‘SEC. 3325. LOCAL APPLICATIONS; REVIEW CRITERIA.

20 ‘‘(a) LOCAL APPLICATIONS.—Each local educational

21 agency desiring a grant from a State educational agency

22 under this subpart shall submit an application to the State

23 educational agency at such time, in such manner, and ac24 companied by such information, as the State educational

25 agency may require.
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1 ‘‘(b) CRITERIA.—The State educational agency, with

2 the assistance of experts representing education organiza3 tions, shall review applications for grants under this sub4 part on the basis of the following criteria:

5 ‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY OF EDUCATIONAL TECH6 NOLOGY INFORMATION.—The degree to which the

7 local educational agency has made, or plans to make,

8 the public aware of the use of modern technology in

9 classrooms, and the amount and quality of profes10 sional development provided to teachers in the use of

11 educational technology. Factors relevant to the use,

12 amount, and quality may include—

13 ‘‘(A) investments made by the local edu14 cational agency in the professional development

15 of teachers for improving their mastery and use

16 of educational technology in each of the 3 years

17 preceding the year for which the determination

18 is made;

19 ‘‘(B) local standards for advancement or

20 recertification of teachers that involve edu21 cational technology;

22 ‘‘(C) the percentage of teachers in the local

23 educational agency receiving a significant pro24 fessional development experience in the use of

25 education technology in each of the 3 years pre-
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1 ceding the year for which the determination is

2 made;

3 ‘‘(D) the percentage of elementary schools

4 and secondary schools served by the local edu5 cational agency that are connected to the Inter6 net; and

7 ‘‘(E) the percentage of elementary school

8 and secondary school classrooms served by the

9 local educational agency that are connected to

10 the Internet.

11 ‘‘(2) PLANS FOR IMPROVING THE PREPARATION

12 OF NEW TEACHERS IN THE USE OF EDUCATIONAL

13 TECHNOLOGY.—The degree to which a local edu14 cational agency has developed or plans to develop

15 the following:

16 ‘‘(A) Higher standards for regular profes17 sional development of teachers in the use of

18 educational technology.

19 ‘‘(B) Expanded opportunities for regular

20 professional development experiences for teach21 ers in the use of educational technology.

22 ‘‘(C) Effective partnerships among the

23 local educational agency, the schools served by

24 the local educational agency, and other organi25 zations committed to improving professional de-
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1 velopment for teachers in the use of educational

2 technology.

3 ‘‘(D) An appropriate commitment to and

4 investment in the professional development of

5 teachers in the use of educational technology.

6 ‘‘(E) Special efforts to provide minority

7 teachers and teachers in schools with high mi8 nority student enrollments with access to pro9 fessional development opportunities in edu10 cational technology.

11 ‘‘(F) Innovative approaches by partner12 ships described in subparagraph (C) to provide

13 professional development experiences for teach14 ers in the use of educational technology that

15 address—

16 ‘‘(i) the need for resident technical ex17 pertise in every elementary school and sec18 ondary school served by the local edu19 cational agency;

20 ‘‘(ii) the need for professional develop21 ment opportunities for all teachers in an

22 elementary school or secondary school

23 served by the local educational agency;

24 ‘‘(iii) the need for ongoing technical

25 support for all teachers in an elementary
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1 school or secondary school served by the

2 local educational agency;

3 ‘‘(iv) the need for rapid responses that

4 provide timely professional development op5 portunities following major technological

6 developments affecting education; and

7 ‘‘(v) the need for stable sources of

8 adequate support for professional develop9 ment.

10 ‘‘SEC. 3326. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT; SUPPLEMENT NOT

11 SUPPLANT.

12 ‘‘(a) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—A State edu13 cational agency and a local educational agency, in utilizing

14 the grant funds received under this subpart, shall main15 tain the expenditures of the State educational agency and

16 local educational agency, respectively, for expanding and

17 improving the use of technology by inservice teachers at

18 a level equal to not less than the level of expenditures

19 maintained by the State educational agency and local edu20 cational agency, respectively, for the fiscal year preceding

21 the fiscal year for which the grant is received.

22 ‘‘(b) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds appro23 priated under the authority of section 3328 shall be used

24 to supplement and not supplant other Federal, State, and
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1 local public funds expended to expand and improve the

2 use of technology by inservice teachers.

3 ‘‘SEC. 3327. ADMINISTRATION; PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE

4 SCHOOL TEACHERS.

5 ‘‘(a) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall carry

6 out the program authorized by this subpart through the

7 Office of Educational Technology in the Office of the Dep8 uty Secretary of the Department of Education.

9 ‘‘(b) PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACH10 ERS.—Private school teachers seeking to participate in ac11 tivities under this part shall be eligible for such participa12 tion in the same manner and to the same extent as private

13 school teachers are eligible to participate in activities

14 under this Act.

15 ‘‘SEC. 3328. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

17 this subpart $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and such

18 sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001.’’.

19 SEC. 302. TEACHER TECHNOLOGY TRAINING.

20 (a) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE FOR TITLE I.—Section

21 1001(d)(4) (20 U.S.C. 6301(d)(4)) is amended by insert22 ing ‘‘, giving attention to the role technology can play in

23 professional development and improved teaching and

24 learning’’ before the semicolon.
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1 (b) SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.—Section 1116(c)(3) (20

2 U.S.C. 6317(c)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the

3 following:

4 ‘‘(D) In carrying out professional development

5 under this paragraph a school shall give attention to

6 professional development that incorporates tech7 nology used to improve teaching and learning.’’.

8 (c) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—Section

9 1119(b) (20 U.S.C. 6320(b)) is amended—

10 (1) in paragraph (1)—

11 (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking

12 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;

13 (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the

14 period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

15 (C) by adding at the end the following:

16 ‘‘(F) include instruction in the use of tech17 nology.’’; and

18 (2) in paragraph (2)—

19 (A) by striking subparagraph (D); and

20 (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (E)

21 through (I) as subparagraphs (D) through (H),

22 respectively.

23 (d) PURPOSES FOR TITLE II.—Section 2002(2) (20

24 U.S.C. 6602(2)) is amended—
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1 (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’

2 after the semicolon;

3 (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period

4 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

5 (3) by adding at the end the following:

6 ‘‘(G) uses technology to enhance the teach7 ing and learning process.’’.

8 (e) NATIONAL TEACHER TRAINING PROJECT.—Sec9 tion 2103(b)(2) (20 U.S.C. 6623(b)(2)) is amended by

10 adding at the end the following:

11 ‘‘(J) Technology.’’.

12 (f) LOCAL PLAN FOR IMPROVING TEACHING AND

13 LEARNING.—Section 2208(d)(1)(F) (20 U.S.C.

14 6648(d)(1)(F)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, technologies,’’

15 after ‘‘strategies’’.

16 (g) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Section

17 2210(b)(2)(C) (20 U.S.C. 6650(b)(2)(C)) is amended by

18 striking ‘‘and practices’’ and inserting ‘‘practices, and

19 technology’’.

20 (h) HIGHER EDUCATION ACTIVITIES.—Section

21 2211(a)(1)(C) (20 U.S.C. 6651(a)(1)(C)) is amended by

22 inserting ‘‘, including technological innovation,’’ after ‘‘in23 novation’’.
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1 TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS

2 PROVISIONS

3 SEC. 401. NEW PART.

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title III (20 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.)

5 is amended by adding at the end the following:

6 ‘‘PART D—REGIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL

7 EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES

8 ‘‘Subpart 1—Technology Literacy Challenge Fund

9 ‘‘SEC. 3411. PURPOSE.

10 ‘‘It is the purpose of this subpart to increase the ca11 pacity of State and local educational agencies to improve

12 student achievement, particularly that of students in high13 poverty, low-performing schools, by supporting State and

14 local efforts that—

15 ‘‘(1) make effective use of new technologies and

16 technology applications, networks, and electronic

17 learning resources;

18 ‘‘(2) utilize research-based teaching practices

19 that are linked to advanced technologies; and

20 ‘‘(3) promote sustained and intensive, high21 quality professional development that increases

22 teacher capacity to create improved learning environ23 ments through the integration of educational tech24 nology into instruction.’’.
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1 (b) REDESIGNATIONS.—Sections 3131, 3132, 3133,

2 3134, and 3135 (20 U.S.C. 6841, 6842, 6843, 6844, and

3 6845) are redesignated as sections 3412, 3413, 3414,

4 3415, and 3416, respectively.

5 (c) DEFINITIONS; AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA6 TIONS.—

7 (1) DEFINITIONS.—Title III (20 U.S.C. 6801

8 et seq.) is amended by adding after section 3416 (as

9 redesignated by subsection (b)) the following:

10 ‘‘SEC. 3417. DEFINITIONS.

11 ‘‘In this subpart—

12 ‘‘(1) the term ‘eligible local applicant’ means—

13 ‘‘(A) a local educational agency that, as

14 determined by the State educational agency,—

15 ‘‘(i) is among the local educational

16 agencies in the State with the highest

17 numbers or percentages of children from

18 households living in poverty;

19 ‘‘(ii) includes one or more low-per20 forming schools; and

21 ‘‘(iii) has a substantial need for as22 sistance in acquiring and using technology;

23 or

24 ‘‘(B) a partnership that includes at least

25 one local educational agency that meets the re-
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1 quirements of subparagraph (A) and at least

2 one—

3 ‘‘(i) local educational agency that can

4 demonstrate that teachers in schools

5 served by that agency are using technology

6 effectively in their classrooms;

7 ‘‘(ii) institution of higher education;

8 ‘‘(iii) for-profit organization that de9 velops, designs, manufactures, or produces

10 technology products or services, or has

11 substantial expertise in the application of

12 technology; or

13 ‘‘(iv) public or private non-profit orga14 nization with demonstrated experience in

15 the application of educational technology;

16 and

17 ‘‘(2) the term ‘low-performing school’ means a

18 school—

19 ‘‘(A) identified by the local educational

20 agency for school improvement under section

21 1116(c) of this Act; or

22 ‘‘(B) in which a substantial majority of

23 students fail to meet State performance stand24 ards based on State or local assessments that

25 are aligned to the performance standards.
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1 ‘‘SEC. 3418. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

2 ‘‘For purposes of carrying out this subpart, there are

3 authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec4 essary for fiscal year 2001 and for each of the four suc5 ceeding fiscal years.’’.

6 SEC. 402. CONFORMING AND OTHER AMENDMENTS.

7 (a) REPEALS.—Sections 3136 and 3137 (20 U.S.C.

8 6846 and 6847) are repealed.

9 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title III (20

10 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.) is amended—

11 (1) in section 3221(a) (as redesignated by sec12 tion 201(b)(2)) by striking ‘‘section 3302(b)’’ and

13 inserting ‘‘section 3222(b)’’;

14 (2) in section 3223(2) (as redesignated by sec15 tion 201(b)(2)) by striking ‘‘part’’ each place it ap16 pears and inserting ‘‘subpart’’;

17 (3) in section 3224 (as redesignated by section

18 201(b)(2)) by striking ‘‘section 3301 or 3303’’ and

19 inserting ‘‘section 3221 or 3223’’;

20 (4) in section 3225 (as redesignated by section

21 201(b)(2))—

22 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘section

23 3201’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3221’’; and

24 (B) in subsection (b)—
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1 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sec2 tion 3302(a); and’’ and inserting ‘‘section

3 3222(a); and’’; and

4 (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘sec5 tion 3303(3),’’ and inserting ‘‘section

6 3223(3),’’;

7 (5) in section 3226 (as redesignated by section

8 201(b)(2)) by striking ‘‘section 3302,’’ and inserting

9 ‘‘section 3222,’’;

10 (6) in section 3228 (as redesignated by section

11 201(b)(2))—

12 (A) in subsection (a)—

13 (i) by striking ‘‘part, $30,000,000 for

14 fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may be

15 necessary’’ and inserting ‘‘subpart, such

16 sums as may be necessary for fiscal year

17 2001 and’’; and

18 (ii) by striking ‘‘section 3302.’’ and

19 inserting ‘‘section 3222’’; and

20 (B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘section

21 3303(1)(C).’’ and inserting ‘‘section

22 3223(1)(C).’’;

23 (7) in section 3232(a) (as redesignated by sec24 tion 201(b)(2)) in the matter preceding paragraph

25 (1), by striking ‘‘part’’ and inserting ‘‘subpart’’;
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1 (8) in section 3233 (as redesignated by section

2 201(b)(2)) by striking out ‘‘ $5,000,000 for the fis3 cal year 1995, and such sums as may be necessary’’

4 and inserting ‘‘subpart, such sums as may be nec5 essary for fiscal year 2001 and’’;

6 (9) in section 3412(a) (as redesignated by sec7 tion 401(b))—

8 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘section

9 3114(a)(1)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3418’’;

10 and

11 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘section

12 3115(a)(1)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3418’’;

13 (10) in section 3413 (as redesignated by section

14 401(b))—

15 (A) in subsection (a)(1)—

16 (i) by striking ‘‘section 3131,’’ and in17 serting ‘‘section 3412’’; and

18 (ii) by striking ‘‘section 3133.’’ and

19 inserting ‘‘section 3414.’’; and

20 (B) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking

21 ‘‘section 3133;’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3414;’’.

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