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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2219

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

for community learning and successful schools, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MARCH 8, 2000

Mr. DURBIN 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 provide for community learning and successful

schools, 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 ‘‘21st Century Commu5 nity Learning and Successful Schools Act of 1999’’.

6 SEC. 2. REFERENCES.

7 Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in

8 this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms

9 of an amendment to or a repeal of, a section or other pro10 vision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a
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1 section or other provision of the Elementary and Sec2 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.).

3 SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

4 Congress makes the following findings:

5 (1) A well-educated citizenry is essential for the

6 Nation to compete in the global economy and main7 tain the vitality of a democratic system of govern8 ment.

9 (2) Too many children in the United States are

10 not meeting the high academic standards that the

11 children will need to meet to be successful in the

12 21st century.

13 (3) To overcome the problem of children failing

14 to meet those standards, school systems, such as the

15 Chicago public school system, have adopted policies

16 to end social promotion and implemented special

17 after-school and summer programs to ensure that

18 at-risk students have mastered the skills necessary

19 to be promoted to the next grade level.

20 (4) It is estimated that 5,000,000 school-age

21 children are left unsupervised in the afternoon. Un22 supervised children are at greatest risk of being in23 volved in crime, being involved in drug and alcohol

24 abuse, or being the victims of crime, between the

25 hours of 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.
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1 (5) Children involved in quality after-school

2 programs are less likely to engage in criminal behav3 ior and more likely to have good grades than chil4 dren who are left unsupervised.

5 (6) The Department of Education estimates

6 that the United States will need an additional

7 2,000,000 teachers over the 10 year period begin8 ning with 1999.

9 (7) The National Commission for Teaching and

10 America’s Future has found that what teachers

11 know and can do are the most important influences

12 on what students learn.

13 (8) In their efforts to meet increasing enroll14 ments, States and local school districts are forced to

15 hire teachers who are not fully qualified for their

16 classroom assignments.

17 (9) Increased Federal support for education is

18 essential to help local school districts respond to the

19 challenges described in this section. That support is

20 an investment in the future of United States chil21 dren and the Nation’s economic competitiveness.

22 (10) To ensure that the children are prepared

23 to compete in the 21st century, increased invest24 ments in education must be accompanied by strong

25 accountability measures to ensure that students,
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1 teachers, and elementary schools and secondary

2 schools are meeting high academic standards.

3 SEC. 4. PURPOSE.

4 The purpose of this Act is to help States, local edu5 cational agencies, local park and recreation agencies, and

6 community organizations—

7 (1) improve the academic achievement of at-risk

8 students;

9 (2) provide safe, constructive after-school and

10 summer activities for school-age children; and

11 (3) improve the quality and performance of ele12 mentary school and secondary school teachers in our

13 Nation’s public schools.

14 SEC. 5. FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION.

15 Part A of title X (20 U.S.C. 8001 et seq.) is

16 amended—

17 (1) by amending section 10102 (20 U.S.C.

18 8002) to read as follows:

19 ‘‘SEC. 10102. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND SECONDARY

20 SCHOOL COUNSELING DEMONSTRATION

21 GRANTS.

22 ‘‘(a) SCHOOL COUNSELING DEMONSTRATION

23 GRANTS.—

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award

25 grants to local educational agencies to establish or
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1 improve school counseling programs in kindergarten

2 through grade 8.

3 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this

4 section, the Secretary shall give special consideration

5 to applications that—

6 ‘‘(A) demonstrate the greatest need for

7 new or improved counseling services to meet the

8 needs of students who are at risk of being in9 volved in delinquent behavior, becoming victims

10 of crime, failing to meet the academic standards

11 required to be promoted, or dropping out of

12 school before the students graduate;

13 ‘‘(B) propose promising or innovative ap14 proaches to improve school counseling services;

15 and

16 ‘‘(C) show the greatest potential for rep17 lication and dissemination.

18 ‘‘(3) DURATION.—A grant under this section

19 shall be awarded for a period not to exceed 3 years.

20 ‘‘(b) APPLICATIONS.—

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each local educational

22 agency desiring a grant under this section shall sub23 mit an application to the Secretary at such time, in

24 such manner, and accompanied by such information

25 as the Secretary may require.
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1 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each application shall

2 include—

3 ‘‘(A) information regarding the total num4 ber of students enrolled in elementary schools

5 and secondary schools to be targeted by pro6 grams to be assisted under this section;

7 ‘‘(B) a description of the particular emo8 tional, social, and educational needs of the stu9 dents described in subparagraph (A) that will

10 be addressed by such programs;

11 ‘‘(C) a detailed description of the activities

12 to be assisted under this section;

13 ‘‘(D) a description of the methods to be

14 used to evaluate the outcomes and effectiveness

15 of the program; and

16 ‘‘(E) such other information as the Sec17 retary may reasonably require.

18 ‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each local educational

20 agency receiving a grant under this section shall use

21 the grant funds to establish or improve counseling

22 services through qualified school counselors, school

23 psychologists, and school social workers.

24 ‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than

25 5 percent of the amounts made available under this
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1 section in any fiscal year shall be used for the ad2 ministrative costs of carrying out this section.

3 ‘‘(3) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds

4 made available under this section shall be used to

5 supplement, and not supplant, other Federal, State,

6 local, and private funds that would be available for

7 counseling services.

8 ‘‘(d) DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED.—A school coun9 selor, school psychologist, or school social worker is quali10 fied for purposes of subsection (c)(1) if such counselor,

11 psychologist, or social worker—

12 ‘‘(1) has documented competence in counseling

13 children and adolescents in a school setting and

14 working with the childrens’ or adolescents’ families;

15 and

16 ‘‘(2) possesses a valid State license or certifi17 cate issued by the State educational agency or an

18 independent professional regulatory body within the

19 State; or

20 ‘‘(3) in the absence of State licensure or certifi21 cation under paragraph (2), possesses national cer22 tification in school counseling, school psychology, or

23 school social work issued by an independent profes24 sional organization.
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1 ‘‘(e) REPORT.—The Secretary shall issue a report

2 evaluating the effectiveness of programs assisted under

3 this section and shall provide for the dissemination of suc4 cessful programs to other local educational agencies.

5 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

6 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

7 the following amounts:

8 ‘‘(1) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.

9 ‘‘(2) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.

10 ‘‘(3) $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.

11 ‘‘(4) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.

12 ‘‘(5) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.’’; and

13 (2) by adding at the end the following:

14 ‘‘SEC. 10108. SUMMER SCHOOL.

15 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary is au16 thorized to make allotments to State educational agencies

17 to enable the State educational agencies to award grants

18 to local educational agencies to support summer school

19 programs for students who have not met academic stand20 ards required for promotion to the next grade.

21 ‘‘(b) STATE ALLOTMENTS; LOCAL GRANTS AND AL22 LOCATIONS.—

23 ‘‘(1) STATE ALLOTMENTS.—From funds appro24 priated under subsection (f) and not reserved under

25 subsection (d) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall
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1 make an allotment to each State educational agency

2 in a State in an amount that bears the same relation

3 to the funds as the amount the State received under

4 part A of title I for the fiscal year bears to the

5 amount received by all States under such part for

6 the fiscal year.

7 ‘‘(2) LOCAL GRANTS AND ALLOCATIONS.—Each

8 State educational agency receiving an allotment

9 under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year shall use the

10 allotted funds to award grants to each eligible local

11 educational agency in the State in an amount that

12 bears the same relation to the allotted funds as the

13 amount the eligible local educational agency received

14 under part A of title I for the fiscal year bears to

15 the amount received by all eligible local educational

16 agencies under such part for the fiscal year.

17 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant

18 under this section a local educational agency shall meet

19 the following conditions:

20 ‘‘(1) Adopt a plan for the use of the grant

21 funds that gives priority to early intervention and

22 services for at-risk students in kindergarten through

23 grade 6.

24 ‘‘(2) Conduct an assessment of the local edu25 cational agency’s needs for teachers who have the
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1 knowledge and skills necessary to ensure that all

2 students have the opportunity to meet challenging

3 academic standards.

4 ‘‘(3) Adopt a plan that is approved by the State

5 educational agency, to ensure, to the maximum ex6 tent possible, that all teachers employed by the local

7 educational agency meet the State’s teacher certifi8 cation or licensure requirements for the subjects in

9 which the teachers teach.

10 ‘‘(4) Adopt a plan, approved by the State edu11 cational agency, to require that each student meets

12 academic standards, based on guidelines established

13 by the State educational agency, prior to promotion

14 to the next grade level. The plan shall include a de15 scription of—

16 ‘‘(A) the procedures used to identify at17 risk students;

18 ‘‘(B) the procedures used to demonstrate

19 that students have met the academic standards

20 required for promotion to the next grade level;

21 ‘‘(C) the supplemental educational and re22 lated services provided to at-risk students; and

23 ‘‘(D) the alternative programs provided to

24 students who fail to meet the academic stand-
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1 ards required for promotion to the next grade

2 level.

3 ‘‘(5) Provide an annual report card to parents

4 that summarizes student performance in major aca5 demic subjects at each school.

6 ‘‘(6) Establish procedures to evaluate the re7 sults of the summer school programs funded under

8 this section.

9 ‘‘(d) RESERVATION FOR INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS.—

10 The Secretary shall reserve 5 percent of the amount ap11 propriated under subsection (f) for a fiscal year to award

12 grants for innovative summer school programs and to

13 evaluate existing summer school programs.

14 ‘‘(e) GENERAL PROVISIONS.—

15 ‘‘(1) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds

16 made available under this section shall be used to

17 supplement, and not supplant, other Federal, State,

18 local, and private funds available for summer school

19 programs.

20 ‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Each State

21 educational agency and local educational agency that

22 receives grant funds under this section may use not

23 more than 3 percent of the grant funds for a fiscal

24 year for the administrative costs of carrying out this

25 section.
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1 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

2 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

3 the following amounts:

4 ‘‘(1) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.

5 ‘‘(2) $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.

6 ‘‘(3) $600,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.

7 ‘‘(4) $800,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.

8 ‘‘(5) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.

9 ‘‘SEC. 10109. ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS.

10 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized

12 to make allotments to eligible State agencies to en13 able the eligible State agencies to award grants to

14 consortia consisting of public elementary schools or

15 secondary schools, institutions of higher education,

16 not-for-profit scientific and cultural agencies, librar17 ies, or community organizations, to enable the con18 sortia to provide after-school and summer enrich19 ment activities for youth.

20 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE STATE AGENCY DEFINED.—The

21 term ‘eligible State agency’ means a State edu22 cational agency or an agency designated by the Gov23 ernor of a State.
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1 ‘‘(3) DURATION.—Grants to consortia under

2 this section shall be awarded for a period of not

3 more than 3 years.

4 ‘‘(b) STATE ALLOTMENTS; LOCAL GRANTS AND AL5 LOCATIONS.—

6 ‘‘(1) STATE ALLOTMENTS.—From funds appro7 priated under subsection (e), the Secretary shall

8 make an allotment to each eligible State agency in

9 a State in an amount that bears the same relation

10 to the funds as the amount the State received under

11 part A of title I for the fiscal year bears to the

12 amount received by all States under such part for

13 the fiscal year.

14 ‘‘(2) LOCAL GRANTS AND ALLOCATIONS.—Each

15 eligible State agency receiving an allotment under

16 paragraph (1) for a fiscal year shall use the allotted

17 funds to award grants to consortia described in sub18 section (a)(1) to enable the consortia to provide

19 after-school and summer enrichment activities for

20 youth.

21 ‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec22 tion an eligible State agency shall give priority to consortia

23 that—
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1 ‘‘(1) provide enrichment activities to improve

2 student performance in reading, mathematics,

3 science, English, foreign languages, and the arts;

4 ‘‘(2) serve students from low-income families or

5 communities that lack enrichment programs for

6 youth;

7 ‘‘(3) provide for the equitable participation of

8 students from nonpublic schools;

9 ‘‘(4) include outreach activities to identify tal10 ented youth and serve underrepresented populations;

11 ‘‘(5) support innovative programs to improve

12 student academic performance;

13 ‘‘(6) increase coordination among elementary

14 schools and secondary schools, public agencies, and

15 community organizations serving youth; or

16 ‘‘(7) evaluate the results of the activities as17 sisted under this section, and disseminate the results

18 of the evaluation.

19 ‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Each eligible

20 State agency receiving an allotment under this section

21 may use not more than 5 percent of the allotted funds

22 for a fiscal year for administrative costs of carrying out

23 this section, except that the funds provided under this sec24 tion shall not be used to pay more than 50 percent of the
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1 total amount of administrative costs of carrying out activi2 ties assisted under this section.

3 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

4 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

5 the following amounts:

6 ‘‘(1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.

7 ‘‘(2) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.

8 ‘‘(3) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.

9 ‘‘(4) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.

10 ‘‘(5) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.

11 ‘‘SEC. 10110. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT.

12 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Na14 tional Park Service is authorized to make allotments

15 to eligible State agencies to enable the eligible State

16 agencies to award grants to local public park or

17 recreation agencies for the support of after-school

18 and summer youth development programs.

19 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE STATE AGENCY DEFINED.—In

20 this section the term ‘eligible State agency’ means a

21 State agency designated by the Governor.

22 ‘‘(b) STATE ALLOTMENTS; LOCAL GRANTS AND AL23 LOCATIONS.—

24 ‘‘(1) STATE ALLOTMENTS.—From funds appro25 priated under subsection (f) and not reserved under
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1 subsection (d) for a fiscal year, the Director of the

2 National Park Service shall make an allotment to

3 each eligible State agency in a State in an amount

4 that bears the same relation to the funds as the

5 number of youth in the State who are aged 5

6 through 18 bears to the number of such youth in all

7 States.

8 ‘‘(2) LOCAL GRANTS.—Each eligible State

9 agency receiving an allotment under paragraph (1)

10 for a fiscal year shall use the allotted funds to award

11 grants to local public park or recreation agencies in

12 the State on a competitive basis.

13 ‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec14 tion an eligible State agency shall give priority to local

15 public park or recreation agencies that—

16 ‘‘(1) provide tutoring in reading and mathe17 matics for students at risk of not meeting the aca18 demic standards required by the student’s school to

19 be promoted to the next grade;

20 ‘‘(2) provide assistance with homework;

21 ‘‘(3) provide academic and cultural enrichment

22 activities to underserved youth;

23 ‘‘(4) provide mentoring and counseling activities

24 to prevent alcohol and drug abuse, teenage preg25 nancy, illegal gang activity, and youth violence;
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1 ‘‘(5) encourage the participation of parents and

2 mentors in activities; or

3 ‘‘(6) coordinate programs with public and non4 public schools, libraries, and not-for-profit youth de5 velopment agencies.

6 ‘‘(d) RESERVATION FOR INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS.—

7 The Director of the National Park Service shall reserve

8 10 percent of the amount appropriated under subsection

9 (f) for a fiscal year to award grants for innovative after10 school and summer youth development programs and to

11 evaluate such programs.

12 ‘‘(e) GENERAL PROVISION.—

13 ‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Each local pub14 lic park or recreation agency receiving an allotment

15 under this section may use not more than 5 percent

16 of the allotted funds for a fiscal year for administra17 tive costs of carrying out this section, except that

18 the funds provided under this section shall not be

19 used to pay more than 50 percent of the total

20 amount of the administrative costs of carrying out

21 activities assisted under this section.

22 ‘‘(2) MATCHING FUNDS.—Each local public

23 park or recreation agency receiving an allotment

24 under this section shall provide, for the support of

25 the activities assisted under this section, matching
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1 funds in an amount equal to 50 percent of the

2 amount received under the allotment.

3 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

4 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

5 the following amounts:

6 ‘‘(1) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.

7 ‘‘(2) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.

8 ‘‘(3) $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.

9 ‘‘(4) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.

10 ‘‘(5) $600,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.’’.

11 SEC. 6. TEACHER SCHOLARSHIPS AND PROFESSIONAL DE12 VELOPMENT.

13 Title II (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended—

14 (1) by redesignating part E (20 U.S.C. 6701 et

15 seq.) as part F;

16 (2) by redesignating sections 2401 and 2402

17 (20 U.S.C. 6701, 6702) as sections 2501 and 2502,

18 respectively; and

19 (3) by inserting after part D the following:

20 ‘‘PART E—TEACHER SCHOLARSHIPS;

21 ‘‘SEC. 2401. TEACHER SCHOLARSHIPS.

22 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized

24 to make allotments to eligible State agencies to en25 able the eligible State agencies to award scholarships
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1 to individuals who attend approved teacher edu2 cation programs and agree to become teachers in

3 public elementary schools and secondary schools.

4 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE STATE AGENCY DEFINED.—The

5 term ‘eligible State agency’ means a State edu6 cational agency or an agency designated by the Gov7 ernor of a State.

8 ‘‘(b) STATE ALLOTMENTS; SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS.—

9 ‘‘(1) STATE ALLOTMENTS.—From funds appro10 priated under subsection (g), the Secretary shall

11 make an allotment to each eligible State agency in

12 a State in an amount that bears the same relation

13 to the funds as the amount the State received under

14 part B for the fiscal year bears to the amount re15 ceived by all States under part B for the fiscal year.

16 ‘‘(2) SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS.—Each eligible

17 State agency receiving an allotment under paragraph

18 (1) for a fiscal year shall use the allotted funds to

19 award scholarships in accordance with this section.

20 ‘‘(c) PLANS.—Each eligible State agency that re21 ceives an allotment under this section shall develop a plan

22 for awarding scholarships under this section that—

23 ‘‘(1) reduces teacher shortages in core academic

24 subjects identified in the State assessment of teacher

25 needs; and
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1 ‘‘(2) recruits, prepares, and retains teachers

2 who—

3 ‘‘(A) are highly competent in the academic

4 subjects in which the teachers plan to teach;

5 and

6 ‘‘(B) possess strong teaching skills.

7 ‘‘(d) TEACHING REQUIREMENT.—In order to receive

8 a scholarship under this section an individual shall agree

9 to teach not less than 1 year in an elementary school or

10 a secondary school in an underserved school district for

11 each year that the individual receives a scholarship.

12 ‘‘(e) APPROVED PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—To be

13 eligible for a scholarship under this section a student shall

14 attend a teacher education program that is approved by

15 the eligible State agency. An eligible State agency shall

16 approve a teacher education program under this section

17 if—

18 ‘‘(1) the teacher education program dem19 onstrates that the graduates of the program are

20 highly competent in the academic subjects in which

21 the graduates plan to teach and possess strong

22 teaching skills;

23 ‘‘(2) 80 percent of the graduates of the teacher

24 education program who intend to teach pass all ap25 plicable State assessments for new teachers;
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1 ‘‘(3) the teacher education program implements

2 partnerships with local educational agencies to pro3 vide internships and other clinical experiences for

4 prospective teachers;

5 ‘‘(4) the teacher education program provides

6 followup services to graduates of the teacher edu7 cation program; and

8 ‘‘(5) the teacher education program provides an

9 institutional report card on the quality of teacher

10 preparation in the same manner as report cards are

11 issued under section 207(f) of the Higher Education

12 Act of 1965.

13 ‘‘(f) GENERAL PROVISION.—

14 ‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Each eligible

15 State agency receiving an allotment under this sec16 tion may use not more than 5 percent of the allotted

17 funds for administrative costs to carry out this sec18 tion.

19 ‘‘(2) MATCHING FUNDS.—Each eligible State

20 agency receiving an allotment under this section

21 shall provide, for the support of the activities as22 sisted under this section, matching funds in an

23 amount equal to 50 percent of the amount received

24 under the allotment.
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1 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

2 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

3 the following amounts:

4 ‘‘(1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.

5 ‘‘(2) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.

6 ‘‘(3) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.

7 ‘‘(4) $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.

8 ‘‘(5) $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.’’.

9 SEC. 7. AMENDMENTS REGARDING TEACHER PROFES10 SIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

11 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section

12 2003(a) (20 U.S.C. 6603(a)) is amended by striking

13 ‘‘$800,000,000 for fiscal’’ and all that follows through the

14 period and inserting ‘‘$450,000,000 for fiscal year 2001,

15 $550,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, $600,000,000 for fis16 cal year 2003, $650,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, and

17 $750,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.’’.

18 (b) INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS.—Section 2202(a) is

19 amended—

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

21 the semicolon;

22 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and

23 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

24 (3) by adding at the end the following:
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1 ‘‘(3) 5 percent to award grants for innovative

2 teacher preparation and certification or licensure

3 programs and to develop model teacher evaluation

4 programs.’’.

5 (c) STATE ELIGIBILITY.—Section 2207 (20 U.S.C.

6 6647) is amended—

7 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a) STATE LEVEL ACTIVI8 TIES.—’’ before ‘‘Each State’’; and

9 (2) by adding at the end the following:

10 ‘‘(b) STATE ELIGIBILITY.—For a State educational

11 agency to be eligible to receive funds under this part the

12 State shall—

13 ‘‘(1) conduct an assessment of the professional

14 development needs for teachers and principals in the

15 State;

16 ‘‘(2) adopt a plan to ensure, to the maximum

17 extent possible, that all teachers employed by local

18 educational agencies in the State meet the State’s

19 certification or licensure requirements for the sub20 jects in which the teachers teach;

21 ‘‘(3) adopt a plan to improve teaching in read22 ing, mathematics, and science; and

23 ‘‘(4) establish guidelines, in cooperation with

24 teacher organizations, school administrators, par25 ents, faculty from teacher preparation programs,
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1 and other agencies or organizations with dem2 onstrated effectiveness in meeting the education

3 needs of youth, to evaluate the performance of

4 teachers and principals in the State.’’.

5 (d) LOCAL ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Paragraph (1)

6 of section 2210(a) (20 U.S.C. 6650(a)) is amended to read

7 as follows:

8 ‘‘(1) shall use not less than 80 percent of such

9 funds for professional development activities for

10 schools in which student performance in core aca11 demic subjects is below the average performance for

12 all students in the elementary schools and secondary

13 schools served by the local educational agency; and’’.

14 (e) PRIORITY.—Section 2210(b) (20 U.S.C. 6650(b))

15 is amended by adding at the end the following:

16 ‘‘(4) PRIORITY.—Each local educational agency

17 receiving grant funds under this part shall give pri18 ority to using the grant funds for professional devel19 opment activities that meet the following objectives:

20 ‘‘(A) Ensuring that all teachers are cer21 tified in the subject areas in which the teachers

22 teach.

23 ‘‘(B) Improving teaching in reading, math24 ematics, and science.
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1 ‘‘(C) Improving the education and support

2 services provided to students at risk of not

3 meeting the academic performance standards

4 required to be promoted to the next grade.’’.

5 (f) LOCAL ELIGIBILITY.—Section 2210 (20 U.S.C.

6 6650) is amended by adding at the end the following:

7 ‘‘(c) LOCAL ELIGIBILITY.—

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

9 grant funds under this part a local educational agen10 cy shall establish a comprehensive system to evaluate

11 the performance of teachers and principals in ac12 cordance with the guidelines established by the State

13 educational agency.

14 ‘‘(2) EVALUATION SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.—

15 The local educational agency’s teacher evaluation

16 system shall be developed in cooperation with par17 ents, teachers, school administrators, and other

18 agencies or organizations with demonstrated effec19 tiveness in the education and the development of

20 youth. The system shall include—

21 ‘‘(A) a clear description of the standards

22 and criteria to be used in the evaluation of

23 teacher performance;

24 ‘‘(B) a description of the extent to which

25 the standards and criteria are aligned with the
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1 State’s standards and assessments for student

2 performance in core academic subjects;

3 ‘‘(C) a description of other factors, includ4 ing the background and characteristics of the

5 students, that shall be considered in the evalua6 tion of the teacher;

7 ‘‘(D) the involvement of other teachers in

8 the evaluation;

9 ‘‘(E) interim evaluations of teacher’s per10 formance; and

11 ‘‘(F) professional development and support

12 services to address any deficiencies identified in

13 an interim evaluation.’’.

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