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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1162

To increase the authorization of appropriations of programs under the Higher

Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 22, 2001

Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. GEPHARDT, Mr. OWENS,

Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms.

SCHAKOWSKY, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Ms. LEE, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. FROST,

Mr. FARR of California, Mr. FRANK, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. FILNER,

Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. STARK, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. EVANS, Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr.

UDALL of New Mexico, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Ms. NORTON,

Mr. PAYNE, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. SCOTT, Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, Mr.

RODRIGUEZ, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. REYES, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. KILDEE,

Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. PASCRELL, Mrs.

NAPOLITANO, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. BALDACCI, Ms.

MCCOLLUM, Mr. ORTIZ, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Ms. WATERS, Mrs.

MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. CLAY, Mr. HASTINGS of

Florida, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. FORD, Mr.

MCNULTY, Ms. RIVERS, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. WU, Mrs.

MALONEY of New York, Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. DICKS, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. JOHN, Ms. DELAURO, Mr.

SPRATT, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr. PALLONE, Mr.

BLUMENAUER, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. WATT of North Carolina, Mr. HONDA,

Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, Mr. HOEFFEL, Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut,

Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. DELAHUNT, Ms.

EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. BECERRA, Ms. SANCHEZ, Mr.

KIND, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. DINGELL,

Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. BACA, Mr. SANDLIN,

Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA ́, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. NEAL of

Massachusetts, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. ROEMER, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. JEFFERSON, and Mr. DOOLEY of California) introduced the following bill;

which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce,

and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL

To increase the authorization of appropriations of programs

under the Higher Education Act of 1965, 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; REFERENCE.

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

5 ‘‘21st Century Higher Education Act’’.

6 (b) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise expressly

7 provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal

8 is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of,

9 a section or other provision, the reference shall be consid10 ered to be made to a section or other provision of the

11 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).

12 TITLE I—EXPANDING HIGHER

13 EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES

14 SEC. 101. PELL GRANTS.

15 Section 401(b)(2)(A) (20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)(2)(A)) is

16 amended by striking clauses (iv) and (v) and inserting the

17 following:

18 ‘‘(iv) $6,000 for academic year 2002–2003;

19 ‘‘(v) $6,500 for academic year 2003–2004; and

20 ‘‘(vi) $7,000 for academic year 2004–2005,’’.
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1 SEC. 102. FEDERAL TRIO PROGRAMS.

2 Section 402A(f) (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11(f)) is amended

3 by striking ‘‘$700,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and such

4 sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding

5 fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,000,000,000 for fiscal year

6 2002, $1,250,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, and

7 $1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2004’’.

8 SEC. 103. GEAR UP.

9 Section 404H (20 U.S.C. 1070a–28) is amended to

10 read as follows:

11 ‘‘SEC. 404H. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

13 this chapter—

14 ‘‘(1) $425,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;

15 ‘‘(2) $550,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and

16 ‘‘(3) $690,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.

17 SEC. 104. FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPOR18 TUNITY GRANTS.

19 Section 413A(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1070b(b)(1)) is

20 amended by striking ‘‘$675,000,000 for fiscal year 1999

21 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 suc22 ceeding fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘$800,000,000 for fis23 cal year 2002, $900,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, and

24 $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2004’’.
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1 SEC. 105. COLLEGE WORK-STUDY.

2 Section 441(b) (20 U.S.C. 2751(b)) is amended to

3 read as follows:

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

5 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part—

6 ‘‘(1) $1,111,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;

7 ‘‘(2) $1,211,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and

8 ‘‘(3) $1,311,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.

9 SEC. 106. STRENGTHENING AND DEVELOPING INSTITU10 TIONS.

11 (a) TITLE III AMENDMENTS.—Section 399(a) (20

12 U.S.C. 1068h(a)(2)) is amended—

13 (1) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and

14 inserting the following:

15 ‘‘(1) PART A.—(A) There are authorized to be

16 appropriated to carry out part A (other than section

17 316 and 317)—

18 ‘‘(i) $93,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;

19 ‘‘(ii) $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;

20 and

21 ‘‘(iii) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.

22 ‘‘(B) There are authorized to be appropriated

23 to carry out section 316—

24 ‘‘(i) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;

25 ‘‘(ii) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and

26 ‘‘(iii) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.
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1 ‘‘(C) There are authorized to be appropriated to

2 carry out section 317—

3 ‘‘(i) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;

4 ‘‘(ii) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and

5 ‘‘(iii) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.

6 ‘‘(2) PART B.—(A) There are authorized to be

7 appropriated to carry out part B (other than section

8 326)—

9 ‘‘(i) $235,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;

10 ‘‘(ii) $310,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;

11 and

12 ‘‘(iii) $370,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.

13 ‘‘(B) There are authorized to be appropriated

14 to carry out section 326—

15 ‘‘(i) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;

16 ‘‘(ii) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and

17 ‘‘(iii) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.

18 ‘‘(3) PART C.—There are authorized to be ap19 propriated to carry out part C—

20 ‘‘(A) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;

21 ‘‘(B) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;

22 and

23 ‘‘(C) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’;

24 and
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1 (2) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the

2 following:

3 ‘‘(5) PART E.—There are authorized to be ap4 propriated to carry out part E—

5 ‘‘(A) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;

6 ‘‘(B) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and

7 ‘‘(C) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.

8 (b) TITLE V AMENDMENT.—Section 518(a) (20

9 U.S.C. 1103g(a)) is amended to read as follows:

10 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

11 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title—

12 ‘‘(1) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;

13 ‘‘(2) $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and

14 ‘‘(3) $140,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.

15 (c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

16 Title III is further amended—

17 (1) in section 323(a) (20 U.S.C. 1062(a)), by

18 striking ‘‘section 360(a)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section

19 399(a)(2)’’;

20 (2) in section 324(d)(1) (20 U.S.C.

21 1063(d)(1)), by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting

22 ‘‘$1,000,000’’;

23 (3) in section 324(d)(2) (20 U.S.C.

24 1063(d)(2)), by striking ‘‘section 360(a)(2)(A)’’ and

25 inserting ‘‘section 399(a)(2)(A); and
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1 (4) in section 396 (20 U.S.C. 1068e), by strik2 ing ‘‘section 360’’ and inserting ‘‘section 399’’.

3 SEC. 107. BYRD HONORS TEACHER SCHOLARSHIPS.

4 Subpart 6 of part A of title IV is amended by insert5 ing after section 419H (20 U.S.C. 1070d–38) the fol6 lowing new section:

7 ‘‘SEC. 419I. BYRD HONORS TEACHER SCHOLARSHIPS.

8 ‘‘(a) SPECIAL PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From such

9 proportion of all States allocations as the Secretary may

10 specify, a student who meets the requirements of sub11 section (b) may, notwithstanding section 419H, be award12 ed a scholarship of not more than the lesser of $5,000,

13 or one-half the amount of the tuition of such student for

14 any of up to 5 academic years during which the student

15 is pursuing a program of teacher education or teacher

16 preparation.

17 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE STUDENTS.—To be eligible to receive

18 an award under this section, student shall have attained—

19 ‘‘(1) prior to either of the first 2 years of award

20 eligibility, a cumulative secondary school grade point

21 average of 3.0 (on a scale of 4), or an equivalent av22 erage grade as determined in accordance with regu23 lations prescribed by the Secretary;

24 ‘‘(2) prior to the remaining years of award eli25 gibility, a cumulative postsecondary grade point av-
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1 erage of 3.0 (on a scale of 4), or an equivalent aver2 age grade as determined in accordance with such

3 regulations.’’.

4 TITLE II—BUILDING BRIDGES

5 AMONG COLLEGES AND UNI6 VERSITIES

7 PART A—DUAL DEGREE ACHIEVEMENT

8 SEC. 201. DUAL DEGREE ACHIEVEMENT.

9 Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20

10 U.S.C. 1000 et seq.) is amended—

11 (1) by inserting after part F (as added by sec12 tion 221 of this Act) the following new part:

13 ‘‘PART G—DUAL DEGREE ACHIEVEMENT

14 ‘‘SEC. 381. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.

15 ‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—For the reasons set forth in sec16 tions 301, 321, 341, 350, and 501 of this Act, the Federal

17 Government—

18 ‘‘(1) has a unique relationship with, and a sub19 stantial investment in, the institutions that receive

20 grants under this title and title V of this Act; and

21 ‘‘(2) should continue to seek new and even more

22 effective ways to improve and strengthen those insti23 tutions.

24 ‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this part to—
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1 ‘‘(1) strengthen curricula and enhance student

2 opportunities at minority-serving institutions;

3 ‘‘(2) increase postgraduate access, persistence,

4 and attainment of advanced degrees, including doc5 toral degrees, for students who attend such institu6 tions; and

7 ‘‘(3) increase diversity within scientific, tech8 nical, and other professions requiring baccalaureate

9 and postbaccalaureate study.

10 ‘‘SEC. 382. PROGRAM AUTHORITY.

11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—

12 ‘‘(1) From funds appropriated under section

13 399(a)(7), the Secretary shall make grants to eligi14 ble partnerships under subsection (b) to carry out

15 the activities described in section 383.

16 ‘‘(2) Each grant awarded under this part shall

17 be for a 5-year period.

18 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—

19 ‘‘(1) For purposes of this part, an eligible part20 nership shall include—

21 ‘‘(A) one or more minority-serving institu22 tions that award baccalaureate degrees; and

23 ‘‘(B) one or more partner institutions.

24 ‘‘(2) Other public and private entities, including

25 minority-serving institutions that do not award bac-
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1 calaureate degrees (such as community colleges),

2 community based organizations, and businesses, may

3 be included in partnerships under this section.

4 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this part—

5 ‘‘(1) a ‘minority-serving institution’ means an

6 institution that is eligible to apply for assistance

7 under sections 316 or 317, under part B of this

8 title, or under title V of this Act; and

9 ‘‘(2) a ‘partner institution’ means an institution

10 of higher education that offers a baccalaureate or

11 postbaccalaureate degree not awarded by the minor12 ity-serving institutions with which it is partnered.

13 ‘‘(d) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—In addition to

14 the application requirements under section 391, an eligible

15 partnership under subsection (b)(1) shall include in its

16 application—

17 ‘‘(1) the name of each partner and a descrip18 tion of its responsibilities as a member of the part19 nership;

20 ‘‘(2) a copy of the partnership agreement, in21 cluding any articulation agreement between the part22 ners;

23 ‘‘(3) a description of—
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1 ‘‘(A) the academic fields of study to be

2 covered by the project and the degrees to be

3 awarded by the partners;

4 ‘‘(B) how the project will operate, includ5 ing a description of how the project will build

6 on existing services and activities, if any, and

7 be coordinated with other related Federal and

8 non-Federal programs;

9 ‘‘(C) the need for the project, including, if

10 the project is to cover academic fields of study

11 that have not otherwise been published by the

12 Secretary under subsection (f), a demonstration

13 of how those fields of study are associated with

14 professions in which students who attend mi15 nority serving institutions are underrepresented;

16 ‘‘(D) the resources that each member of

17 the partnership will contribute to the partner18 ship; and

19 ‘‘(E) how the partnership will support and

20 continue its program under this part after the

21 grant has expired; and

22 ‘‘(4) assurances that—

23 ‘‘(A) each member of a partnership will

24 designate an individual at that institution to
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1 serve as the primary point of contact for the

2 partnership at that institution;

3 ‘‘(B) each participating student—

4 ‘‘(i) is enrolled in an academic pro5 gram that leads to a five year bacca6 laureate or postbaccalaureate degree not

7 awarded by the minority-serving institu8 tion;

9 ‘‘(ii) who successfully completes the

10 program will be awarded a baccalaureate

11 degree from the minority-serving institu12 tion and a baccalaureate degree or a mas13 ter’s degree from the partner institution

14 that the student attends;

15 ‘‘(iii) at each minority-serving institu16 tion will be informed of, and have access

17 to, the instruction and rigorous academic

18 courses necessary to obtain dual degrees

19 and enter into their chosen field; and

20 ‘‘(iv) will maintain satisfactory aca21 demic progress while in the program;

22 ‘‘(C) a minority-serving institution under

23 section 382(b)(1)(A) will be the fiscal agent for

24 the partnership; and
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1 ‘‘(D) each institution will use the funds

2 made available under this part only to supple3 ment, and not supplant, assistance that other4 wise would be provided to participating stu5 dents.

6 ‘‘(e) PUBLICATION OF STUDY FIELDS.—Each year,

7 the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a list

8 of baccalaureate and postbaccalaureate degree fields of

9 study that are associated with professions in which stu10 dents attending minority-serving institutions are under11 represented.

12 ‘‘SEC. 383. USES OF FUNDS.

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Grants awarded under this part

14 shall be used for—

15 ‘‘(1) support services to students participating

16 in the program, such as tutoring, mentoring, and

17 academic and personal counseling, as well as any

18 service which facilitates the transition of minority

19 students from the minority-serving institution to the

20 partner institution;

21 ‘‘(2) scholarships to students in their 4th and

22 5th years in the program;

23 ‘‘(3) reimbursement to minority-serving institu24 tions for the amount of tuition that they would have

25 received had participating students attended those
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1 institutions during their 4th year of the program in2 stead of the partner institution; and

3 ‘‘(4) academic program enhancements at the

4 minority-serving institution which result in increas5 ing the quality of the program offered and the quan6 tity of student participants in the dual degree pro7 gram offered.

8 ‘‘(b) SCHOLARSHIPS.—

9 ‘‘(1) Scholarships awarded under this section

10 shall reflect any additional amount of tuition and

11 fees charged the participating student by the partner

12 institution compared to the amount of tuition and

13 fees charged the student by the minority-serving in14 stitution during the student’s 3d year in the pro15 gram.

16 ‘‘(2) Scholarships awarded under this section

17 shall not be considered for the purposes of awarding

18 Federal Pell Grants under subpart 1 of part A of

19 title IV, except that in no case shall the total

20 amount of student financial assistance awarded to a

21 student under this section and title IV exceed the

22 student’s cost of attendance, as defined in section

23 472.

24 ‘‘(c) SPECIAL RULE.—A majority of the funds re25 ceived under this part shall be expended for scholarships
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1 to assist minority students in acquiring degrees from the

2 minority-serving institution and the partner institution

3 and reimbursement to minority-serving institutions pursu4 ant to subsection (a)(3).

5 ‘‘(d) PRESERVATION OF AUTHORITY.—Nothing in

6 this part shall be construed to impair the authority of par7 ticipating institutions to make transfer credit decisions

8 concerning their students.’’; and

9 (2) in part H, as redesignated by paragraph

10 (1)—

11 (A) in section 391(b)(1), by striking out

12 ‘‘part C, D, or E’’ and inserting in lieu thereof

13 ‘‘part C, D, E, or G’’; and

14 (B) in section 399(a), by inserting after

15 paragraph (6) (as added by section 221 of this

16 Act) the following new paragraph:

17 ‘‘(7) PART F.—There are authorized to be ap18 propriated $40,000,000 to carry out part G for fis19 cal year 2001 and such sums as may be necessary

20 for each of the 2 succeeding fiscal years.’’.

21 PART B—COMMUNITY COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY;

22 COLLEGE PREPARATION

23 SEC. 211. PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED.

24 Subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the Higher Edu25 cation Act of 1965 is amended—
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1 (1) by redesignating section 407E as section

2 406E; and

3 (2) by inserting after chapter 3 (20 U.S.C.

4 1070a–31 et seq.) the following new chapters:

5 ‘‘CHAPTER 4—COMMUNITY COLLEGE

6 OPPORTUNITY

7 ‘‘SEC. 407A. PURPOSE.

8 ‘‘It is the purpose of this chapter—

9 ‘‘(1) to enhance opportunities of students at 2-

10 year minority-serving institutions to transfer to 4-

11 year institutions and complete bachelor’s degrees;

12 and

13 ‘‘(2) to increase diversity within professions re14 quiring baccalaureate and postbaccalaureate study.

15 ‘‘SEC. 407B. ACTIVITIES.

16 ‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From the amounts ap17 propriated under section 407D, the Secretary shall award

18 grants, which may be renewed for not more than 5 years,

19 to an eligible partnership that includes—

20 ‘‘(1) 1 or more minority-serving institutions

21 that award associate’s degrees; and

22 ‘‘(2) 1 or more institutions of higher education

23 that offer a baccalaureate or postbaccalaureate de24 gree not awarded by the minority-serving institu-
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1 tions described in paragraph (1) with which it is

2 partnered.

3 ‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under this

4 part shall be used for—

5 ‘‘(1) the development of policies to expand op6 portunities for community college students to earn

7 bachelor’s degrees, including promoting the transfer

8 of academic credits between institutions and expand9 ing articulation agreements;

10 ‘‘(2) support services to students participating

11 in the program, such as tutoring, mentoring, and

12 academic and personal counseling, as well as any

13 service which facilitates the transition of minority

14 students from the minority-serving institution to the

15 partner institution;

16 ‘‘(3) scholarships to students in their 3d and

17 4th years of undergraduate education; and

18 ‘‘(4) academic program enhancements at the

19 minority-serving institution which result in increas20 ing the quality of the program offered and the num21 ber of student participants in the dual degree pro22 gram offered.

23 ‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.—Any minority-serving institu24 tion, or a consortia including at least 1 minority-serving

25 institution, that desires to obtain a grant under this sec-
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1 tion shall submit to the Secretary an application at such

2 time, in such manner, and containing such information or

3 assurances as the Secretary may require.

4 ‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe

5 such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this

6 section.

7 ‘‘SEC. 407C. SCHOLARSHIPS.

8 ‘‘(a) AMOUNTS.—Scholarships awarded under this

9 chapter shall, to the extent possible from the funds avail10 able, provide the additional amount of tuition and fees

11 charged the participating student by the partner institu12 tion in excess of the amount of tuition and fees charged

13 the student by the minority-serving institution during the

14 student’s 2d year in the program.

15 ‘‘(b) EFFECT ON OTHER AID.—Scholarships award16 ed under this chapter shall not be considered for the pur17 poses of awarding Federal Pell Grants under subpart 1

18 of part A of title IV, except that in no case shall the total

19 amount of student financial assistance awarded to a stu20 dent under this chapter and title IV exceed the student’s

21 cost of attendance, as defined in section 472.

22 ‘‘SEC. 407D. DEFINITION.

23 ‘‘As used in this part, the term ‘minority-serving in24 stitution means’’ an institution that is—
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1 ‘‘(1) a historically Black college or university

2 that is a part B institution, as defined in section

3 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20

4 U.S.C. 1061(2)), an institution described in section

5 326(e)(1)(A), (B), or (C) of that Act (20 U.S.C.

6 1063b(e)(1)(A), (B), or (C)), or a consortium of in7 stitutions described in this subparagraph;

8 ‘‘(2) a Hispanic-serving institution, as defined

9 in section 502(a)(5) of the Higher Education Act of

10 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(5));

11 ‘‘(3) a tribally controlled college or university,

12 as defined in section 316(b)(3) of the Higher Edu13 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)(3));

14 ‘‘(4) an Alaska Native-serving institution under

15 section 317(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965

16 (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b));

17 ‘‘(5) a Native Hawaiian-serving institution

18 under section 317(b) of the Higher Education Act of

19 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b)); or

20 ‘‘(6) an institution determined by the Secretary

21 to have enrolled a substantial number of minority,

22 low-income students during the previous academic

23 year who received assistance under subpart I of part

24 A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965

25 (20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.) for that year.
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1 ‘‘SEC. 407E. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

2 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated

3 $40,000,000 to carry out this chapter for fiscal year 2001

4 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 2 suc5 ceeding fiscal years.

6 ‘‘CHAPTER 5—COLLEGE PREPARATION

7 ‘‘SEC. 408A. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

8 ‘‘From the amounts appropriated pursuant to section

9 408C, the Secretary shall award competitive grants to con10 sortia composed of a local educational agency and one or

11 more institutions of higher education to provide intensive

12 college-preparatory academic enrichment programs for

13 secondary and postsecondary students, including adults

14 who were formerly secondary school dropouts.

15 ‘‘SEC. 408B. APPLICATIONS; GRANTS.

16 ‘‘(a) APPLICATIONS.—Any consortia that desires to

17 obtain a grant under this chapter shall submit to the Sec18 retary an application at such time, in such manner, and

19 containing such information or assurances as the Sec20 retary may require.

21 ‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe

22 such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this

23 chapter.
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1 ‘‘SEC. 408C. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

3 this chapter $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2002,

4 2003, and 2004.’’.

5 PART C—PROMOTING POSTBACCALAUREATE

6 OPPORTUNITIES FOR HISPANIC AMERICANS

7 SEC. 221. PROMOTING POSTBACCALAUREATE OPPORTUNI8 TIES FOR HISPANIC AMERICANS.

9 Title V of the Higher Education Act is amended—

10 (1) by redesignating part B as part C; and

11 (2) by inserting after section 505 (20 U.S.C.

12 1101d) the following new part:

13 ‘‘PART B—PROMOTING POSTBACCALAUREATE

14 OPPORTUNITIES FOR HISPANIC AMERICANS

15 ‘‘SEC. 506. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

16 ‘‘(a) AWARDS AUTHORIZED.—Subject to the avail17 ability of funds appropriated to carry out this part, the

18 Secretary shall award grants to Hispanic-serving institu19 tions that offer postbaccalaureate certifications or degrees.

20 ‘‘(b) DURATION.—Grants under this part shall be

21 awarded for a period not to exceed 5 years.

22 ‘‘(c) USES OF FUNDS.—A grant under this section

23 may be used for—

24 ‘‘(1) purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or

25 laboratory equipment for educational purposes, in26 cluding instructional and research purposes;
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1 ‘‘(2) construction, maintenance, renovation, and

2 improvement in classroom, library, laboratory, and

3 other instructional facilities, including purchase or

4 rental of telecommunications technology equipment

5 or services;

6 ‘‘(3) purchase of library books, periodicals,

7 technical and other scientific journals, microfilm,

8 microfiche, and other educational materials, includ9 ing telecommunications program materials;

10 ‘‘(4) scholarships, fellowships, and other finan11 cial assistance for needy postbaccalaureate students

12 to permit the enrollment of the students in

13 postbaccalaureate certificate and degree granting

14 programs;

15 ‘‘(5) establishment or improvement of a devel16 opment office to strengthen and increase contribu17 tions from alumni and the private sector; and

18 ‘‘(6) funds and administrative management,

19 and the acquisition of equipment, including software,

20 for use in strengthening funds management and

21 management information systems.

22 ‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—Any institution eligible for a

23 grant under this part shall submit an application to the

24 Secretary at such time and in such manner as determined

25 by the Secretary, which demonstrates how the grant funds
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1 will be used to improve postbaccalaureate education oppor2 tunities for Hispanic and low-income students and will

3 lead to greater financial independence.

4 ‘‘(e) ELIGIBILITY.—For the purposes of this part, an

5 ‘eligible institution’ means—

6 ‘‘(1) an institution of higher education that is

7 eligible under section 502; and

8 ‘‘(2) offers a postbaccalaureate certificate or de9 gree granting program.

10 ‘‘(f) LIMITATIONS.—

11 ‘‘(1) NEW PROGRAMS.—An institution may use

12 an amount equal to not more than 10 percent of the

13 institution’s grant under this part for the develop14 ment of new postbaccalaureate certification or de15 gree granting programs.

16 ‘‘(2) 1 GRANT PER INSTITUTION.—The Sec17 retary shall not award more than 1 grant under this

18 part in any fiscal year to any Hispanic-serving insti19 tution.

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

21 are authorized to carry out this part—

22 ‘‘(1) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;

23 ‘‘(2) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and

24 ‘‘(3) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.
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1 TITLE III—TEACHER PREPARA2 TION AND RECRUITMENT

3 PART A—TEACHER PREPARATION

4 SEC. 301. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

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

6 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.) is amended—

7 (1) by striking the heading of such title and in8 serting the following:

9 ‘‘TITLE II—TEACHER PREPARA10 TION AND DEVELOPMENT

11 ‘‘PART A—TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT

12 GRANTS FOR STATES AND PARTNERSHIPS’’;

13 (2) by striking ‘‘this title’’ each place it ap14 pears; and

15 (3) by adding at the end the following new

16 parts:

17 ‘‘PART B—TEACHER SHORTAGES

18 ‘‘SEC. 221. PURPOSE.

19 ‘‘The purposes of this part are—

20 ‘‘(1) to help recruit and prepare more teachers

21 to meet the national demand for a qualified teacher

22 in every classroom; and

23 ‘‘(2) to increase opportunities for Americans of

24 all educational, ethnic, class, and geographic back25 grounds to become teachers.
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1 ‘‘SEC. 222. COLLABORATIVE CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN

2 TEACHER PREPARATION.

3 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From the amounts

4 appropriated pursuant to section 225(a), the Secretary

5 shall award competitive grants to eligible institutions to

6 establish collaborative centers as part of their teacher edu7 cation and teacher preparation programs.

8 ‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants provided by the Sec9 retary under this section may be used by an eligible insti10 tution, through a collaborative center, to research and test

11 best practices in strengthening teacher recruitment and

12 preparation by—

13 ‘‘(1) conducting curriculum assessment with the

14 aim of—

15 ‘‘(A) defining more effective and efficient

16 ways to prepare teachers and principals from

17 pre-school through secondary school education;

18 and

19 ‘‘(B) meeting contemporary teacher and

20 principal certification requirements;

21 ‘‘(2) improving the use of technology in pre22 paring teachers; and

23 ‘‘(3) applying the findings of the assessment

24 under paragraph (1) to strengthen on-campus teach25 er preparation programs.
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1 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—Any eligible institution desiring

2 a grant under this section shall submit an application to

3 the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accom4 panied by such information as the Secretary may reason5 ably require.

6 ‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe

7 such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this

8 section.

9 ‘‘SEC. 223. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM IN RECRUITING

10 AND PREPARING TEACHERS.

11 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From the amounts

12 appropriated pursuant to section 225(b), the Secretary

13 shall award grants to eligible institutions, which may be

14 renewed for not more than 3 years, to test effective prac15 tices in teacher recruitment and preparation, including—

16 ‘‘(1) using current teachers as mentors;

17 ‘‘(2) additional student aid, including teacher

18 loan forgiveness;

19 ‘‘(3) faculty development for education school

20 instructors; and

21 ‘‘(4) supplemental assistance and preparation

22 for teacher certification exams.

23 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—Any eligible institution desiring

24 a grant under this section shall submit an application to

25 the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accom-
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1 panied by such information as the Secretary may reason2 ably require.

3 ‘‘(c) EVALUATION.—At the end of three years of re4 ceiving funds under this section, each eligible institution

5 shall submit an evaluation report to the Secretary con6 taining such information and analyses as the Secretary

7 may prescribe.

8 ‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe

9 such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this

10 section.

11 ‘‘SEC. 224. DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.

12 ‘‘As used in this part, the term ‘eligible institution’

13 means an institution that has a teacher education or

14 teacher preparation program of instruction and that is—

15 ‘‘(1) a historically black college or university

16 that is a part B institution, as defined in section

17 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20

18 U.S.C. 1061(2)), an institution described in section

19 326(e)(1)(A), (B), or (C) of that Act (20 U.S.C.

20 1063b(e)(1)(A), (B), or (C)), or a consortium of in21 stitutions described in this subparagraph;

22 ‘‘(2) a Hispanic-serving institution, as defined

23 in section 502(a)(5) of the Higher Education Act of

24 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(5));
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1 ‘‘(3) a tribally controlled college or university,

2 as defined in section 316(b)(3) of the Higher Edu3 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)(3));

4 ‘‘(4) an Alaska Native-serving institution under

5 section 317(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965

6 (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b));

7 ‘‘(5) a Native Hawaiian-serving institution

8 under section 317(b) of the Higher Education Act of

9 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b)); or

10 ‘‘(6) an institution determined by the Secretary

11 to have enrolled a substantial number of minority,

12 low-income students during the previous academic

13 year who received assistance under subpart I of part

14 A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965

15 (20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.) for that year.

16 ‘‘SEC. 225. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

17 ‘‘(a) COLLABORATIVE CENTERS.—There are author18 ized to be appropriated to carry out section 222

19 $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and each of the two suc20 ceeding fiscal years.

21 ‘‘(b) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.—There are au22 thorized to be appropriated to carry out section 223

23 $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and each of the two suc24 ceeding fiscal years.’’.
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1 PART B—LOAN FORGIVENESS

2 SEC. 311. LOAN REPAYMENT OR CANCELLATION FOR INDI3 VIDUALS WHO TEACH IN TRIBAL COLLEGES

4 OR UNIVERSITIES.

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

6 ‘‘Tribal College or University Teacher Loan Forgiveness

7 Act’’.

8 (b) PERKINS LOANS.—

9 (1) AMENDMENT.—Section 465(a) of the High10 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ee(a)) is

11 amended—

12 (A) in paragraph (2)—

13 (i) in subparagraph (H), by striking

14 ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon;

15 (ii) in subparagraph (I), by striking

16 the period and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and

17 (iii) by adding at the end the fol18 lowing:

19 ‘‘(J) as a full-time teacher at a Tribal College

20 or University as defined in section 316(b).’’; and

21 (B) in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘or

22 (I)’’ and inserting ‘‘(I), or (J)’’.

23 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made

24 by paragraph (1) shall be effective for service per25 formed during academic year 1998–1999 and suc26 ceeding academic years, notwithstanding any con-
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1 trary provision of the promissory note under which

2 a loan under part E of title IV of the Higher Edu3 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087aa et seq.) was

4 made.

5 (c) FFEL AND DIRECT LOANS.—Part G of title IV

6 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088

7 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

8 ‘‘SEC. 493C. LOAN REPAYMENT OR CANCELLATION FOR IN9 DIVIDUALS WHO TEACH IN TRIBAL COL10 LEGES OR UNIVERSITIES.

11 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary shall

12 carry out a program, through the holder of a loan, of as13 suming or canceling the obligation to repay a qualified

14 loan amount, in accordance with subsection (b), for any

15 new borrower on or after the date of enactment of the

16 Tribal College or University Teacher Loan Forgiveness

17 Act, who—

18 ‘‘(1) has been employed as a full-time teacher

19 at a Tribal College or University as defined in sec20 tion 316(b); and

21 ‘‘(2) is not in default on a loan for which the

22 borrower seeks repayment or cancellation.

23 ‘‘(b) QUALIFIED LOAN AMOUNTS.—
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1 ‘‘(1) PERCENTAGES.—Subject to paragraph (2),

2 the Secretary shall assume or cancel the obligation

3 to repay under this section—

4 ‘‘(A) 15 percent of the amount of all loans

5 made, insured, or guaranteed after the date of

6 enactment of the Tribal College or University

7 Teacher Loan Forgiveness Act to a student

8 under part B or D, for the first or second year

9 of employment described in subsection (a)(1);

10 ‘‘(B) 20 percent of such total amount, for

11 the third or fourth year of such employment;

12 and

13 ‘‘(C) 30 percent of such total amount, for

14 the fifth year of such employment.

15 ‘‘(2) MAXIMUM.—The Secretary shall not repay

16 or cancel under this section more than $15,000 in

17 the aggregate of loans made, insured, or guaranteed

18 under parts B and D for any student.

19 ‘‘(3) TREATMENT OF CONSOLIDATION LOANS.—

20 A loan amount for a loan made under section 428C

21 may be a qualified loan amount for the purposes of

22 this subsection only to the extent that such loan

23 amount was used to repay a loan made, insured, or

24 guaranteed under part B or D for a borrower who

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1 mined in accordance with regulations prescribed by

2 the Secretary.

3 ‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary is authorized to

4 issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out

5 the provisions of this section.

6 ‘‘(d) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall

7 be construed to authorize any refunding of any repayment

8 of a loan.

9 ‘‘(e) PREVENTION OF DOUBLE BENEFITS.—No bor10 rower may, for the same service, receive a benefit under

11 both this section and subtitle D of title I of the National

12 and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571

13 et seq.).

14 ‘‘(f) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the

15 term ‘year’, when applied to employment as a teacher,

16 means an academic year as defined by the Secretary.’’.

17 TITLE IV—COLLEGE

18 PREPARATION

19 PART A—ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAMS

20 SEC. 401. ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAMS.

21 Title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education

22 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8001 et seq.) is amended by add23 ing at the end the following:
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1 ‘‘PART L—ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAMS

2 ‘‘SEC. 10995A. SHORT TITLE.

3 ‘‘This part may be cited as the ‘Access to High

4 Standards Act’.

5 ‘‘SEC. 10995B. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

6 ‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

7 ‘‘(1) far too many students are not being pro8 vided sufficient academic preparation in secondary

9 school, which results in limited employment opportu10 nities, college dropout rates of over 25 percent for

11 the first year of college, and remediation for almost

12 one-third of incoming college freshmen;

13 ‘‘(2) there is a growing consensus that raising

14 academic standards, establishing high academic ex15 pectations, and showing concrete results are at the

16 core of improving public education;

17 ‘‘(3) modeling academic standards on the well18 known program of advanced placement courses is an

19 approach that many education leaders and almost

20 half of all States have endorsed;

21 ‘‘(4) advanced placement programs already are

22 providing 30 different college-level courses, serving

23 almost 60 percent of all secondary schools, reaching

24 over 1,000,000 students (of whom 80 percent attend

25 public schools, 55 percent are females, and 30 per26 cent are minorities), and providing test scores that
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1 are accepted for college credit at over 3,000 colleges

2 and universities, every university in Germany,

3 France, and Austria, and most institutions in Can4 ada and the United Kingdom;

5 ‘‘(5) 24 States are now funding programs to in6 crease participation in advanced placement pro7 grams, including 19 States that provide funds for

8 advanced placement teacher professional develop9 ment, 3 States that require that all public secondary

10 schools offer advanced placement courses, 10 States

11 that pay the fees for advanced placement tests for

12 some or all students, and 4 States that require that

13 their public universities grant uniform academic

14 credit for scores of 3 or better on advanced place15 ment tests; and

16 ‘‘(6) the State programs described in paragraph

17 (5) have shown the responsiveness of schools and

18 students to such programs, raised the academic

19 standards for both students participating in such

20 programs and other children taught by teachers who

21 are involved in advanced placement courses, and

22 shown tremendous success in increasing enrollment,

23 achievement, and minority participation in advanced

24 placement programs.

25 ‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this part are—
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1 ‘‘(1) to make advanced placement programs

2 available in every secondary school by 2004, which

3 are still often distributed unevenly among regions,

4 States, and even secondary schools within the same

5 school district, while also increasing and diversifying

6 student participation in the programs;

7 ‘‘(2) to encourage more of the 600,000 students

8 who take advanced placement courses but do not

9 take advanced placement exams each year to dem10 onstrate their achievements through taking the

11 exams;

12 ‘‘(3) to build on the many benefits of advanced

13 placement programs for students, which benefits

14 may include the acquisition of skills that are impor15 tant to many employers, Scholastic Aptitude Tests

16 (SAT) scores that are 100 points above the national

17 averages, and the achievement of better grades in

18 secondary school and in college than the grades of

19 students who have not participated in the programs;

20 ‘‘(4) to support State and local efforts to raise

21 academic standards through advanced placement

22 programs, and thus further increase the number of

23 students who participate and succeed in advanced

24 placement programs;
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1 ‘‘(5) to build on the State programs described

2 in subsection (a)(5) and demonstrate that larger and

3 more diverse groups of students can participate and

4 succeed in advanced placement programs;

5 ‘‘(6) to provide greater access to advanced

6 placement courses for low-income and other dis7 advantaged students;

8 ‘‘(7) to provide access to advanced placement

9 courses for secondary school juniors at schools that

10 do not offer advanced placement programs, increase

11 the rate of secondary school juniors and seniors who

12 participate in advanced placement courses to 25 per13 cent of the secondary school student population, and

14 increase the numbers of students who receive ad15 vanced placement test scores for which college aca16 demic credit is awarded; and

17 ‘‘(8) to increase the participation of low-income

18 individuals in taking advanced placement tests

19 through the payment or partial payment of the costs

20 of the advanced placement test fees.

21 ‘‘SEC. 10995C. FUNDING DISTRIBUTION RULE.

22 ‘‘From amounts appropriated under section 10995H

23 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall give first priority to

24 funding activities under section 10995F, and shall dis-
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1 tribute any remaining funds not so applied according to

2 the following ratio:

3 ‘‘(1) Seventy percent of the remaining funds

4 shall be available to carry out section 10995D.

5 ‘‘(2) Thirty percent of the remaining funds

6 shall be available to carry out section 10995E.

7 ‘‘SEC. 10995D. ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM GRANTS.

8 ‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts appro10 priated under section 10995H and made available

11 under section 10995C(1) for a fiscal year, the Sec12 retary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to

13 eligible entities to enable the eligible entities to carry

14 out the authorized activities described in subsection

15 (c).

16 ‘‘(2) DURATION AND PAYMENTS.—

17 ‘‘(A) DURATION.—The Secretary shall

18 award a grant under this section for a period

19 of 3 years.

20 ‘‘(B) PAYMENTS.—The Secretary shall

21 make grant payments under this section on an

22 annual basis.

23 ‘‘(3) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In

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1 educational agency, or a local educational agency, in

2 the State.

3 ‘‘(b) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec4 tion the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities

5 submitting applications under subsection (d) that

6 demonstrate—

7 ‘‘(1) a pervasive need for access to advanced

8 placement incentive programs;

9 ‘‘(2) the involvement of business and commu10 nity organizations in the activities to be assisted;

11 ‘‘(3) the availability of matching funds from

12 State or local sources to pay for the cost of activities

13 to be assisted;

14 ‘‘(4) a focus on developing or expanding ad15 vanced placement programs and participation in the

16 core academic areas of English, mathematics, and

17 science; and

18 ‘‘(5)(A) in the case of an eligible entity that is

19 a State educational agency, the State educational

20 agency carries out programs in the State that

21 target—

22 ‘‘(i) local educational agencies serving

23 schools with a high concentration of low-income

24 students; or
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1 ‘‘(ii) schools with a high concentration of

2 low-income students; or

3 ‘‘(B) in the case of an eligible entity that is a

4 local educational agency, the local educational agen5 cy serves schools with a high concentration of low6 income students.

7 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—An eligible entity

8 may use grant funds under this section to expand access

9 for low-income individuals to advanced placement incen10 tive programs that involve—

11 ‘‘(1) teacher training;

12 ‘‘(2) pre-advanced placement course develop13 ment;

14 ‘‘(3) curriculum coordination and articulation

15 between grade levels that prepare students for ad16 vanced placement courses;

17 ‘‘(4) curriculum development;

18 ‘‘(5) books and supplies; and

19 ‘‘(6) any other activity directly related to ex20 panding access to and participation in advanced

21 placement incentive programs particularly for low-in22 come individuals.

23 ‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—Each eligible entity desiring a

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

2 by such information as the Secretary may require.

3 ‘‘(e) DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING.—

4 ‘‘(1) DATA COLLECTION.—Each eligible entity

5 receiving a grant under this section shall annually

6 report to the Secretary—

7 ‘‘(A) the number of students taking ad8 vanced placement courses who are served by the

9 eligible entity;

10 ‘‘(B) the number of advanced placement

11 tests taken by students served by the eligible

12 entity;

13 ‘‘(C) the scores on the advanced placement

14 tests; and

15 ‘‘(D) demographic information regarding

16 individuals taking the advanced placement

17 courses and tests disaggregated by race, eth18 nicity, sex, English proficiency status, and so19 cioeconomic status.

20 ‘‘(2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall annually

21 compile the information received from each eligible

22 entity under paragraph (1) and report to Congress

23 regarding the information.
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1 ‘‘SEC. 10995E. ONLINE ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES.

2 ‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From amounts appro3 priated under section 10995H and made available under

4 section 10995C(2) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall

5 award grants to State educational agencies to enable such

6 agencies to award grants to local educational agencies to

7 provide students with online advanced placement courses.

8 ‘‘(b) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY APPLICA9 TIONS.—

10 ‘‘(1) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—Each State

11 educational agency desiring a grant under this sec12 tion shall submit an application to the Secretary at

13 such time, in such manner, and accompanied by

14 such information as the Secretary may require.

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

16 grants under this section on a competitive basis.

17 ‘‘(c) GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—

18 Each State educational agency receiving a grant award

19 under subsection (b) shall award grants to local edu20 cational agencies within the State to carry out activities

21 described in subsection (e). In awarding grants under this

22 subsection, the State educational agency shall give priority

23 to local educational agencies that—

24 ‘‘(1) serve high concentrations of low-income

25 students;

26 ‘‘(2) serve rural areas; and
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1 ‘‘(3) the State educational agency determines

2 will not have access to online advanced placement

3 courses without assistance provided under this sec4 tion.

5 ‘‘(d) CONTRACTS.—A local educational agency that

6 receives a grant under this section may enter into a con7 tract with a nonprofit or for-profit organization to provide

8 the online advanced placement courses, including con9 tracting for necessary support services.

10 ‘‘(e) USES.—Grant funds provided under this section

11 may be used to purchase the online curriculum, to train

12 teachers with respect to the use of online curriculum, or

13 to purchase course materials.

14 ‘‘SEC. 10995F. ADVANCED PLACEMENT INCENTIVE PRO15 GRAM.

16 ‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From amounts appro17 priated under section 10995H and made available under

18 section 10995C for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award

19 grants to State educational agencies having applications

20 approved under subsection (c) to enable the State edu21 cational agencies to reimburse low-income individuals to

22 cover part or all of the costs of advanced placement test

23 fees, if the low-income individuals—

24 ‘‘(1) are enrolled in an advanced placement

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1 ‘‘(2) plan to take an advanced placement test.

2 ‘‘(b) AWARD BASIS.—In determining the amount of

3 the grant awarded to each State educational agency under

4 this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall consider

5 the number of children eligible to be counted under section

6 1124(c) in the State in relation to the number of such

7 children so counted in all the States.

8 ‘‘(c) INFORMATION DISSEMINATION.—A State edu9 cational agency shall disseminate information regarding

10 the availability of advanced placement test fee payments

11 under this section to eligible individuals through secondary

12 school teachers and guidance counselors.

13 ‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS.—Each State educational agency

14 desiring a grant under this section shall submit an appli15 cation to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and

16 accompanied by such information as the Secretary may

17 require. At a minimum, each State educational agency ap18 plication shall—

19 ‘‘(1) describe the advanced placement test fees

20 the State educational agency will pay on behalf of

21 low-income individuals in the State from grant funds

22 made available under this section;

23 ‘‘(2) provide an assurance that any grant funds

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1 accordance with subsection (e), shall be used only to

2 pay for advanced placement test fees; and

3 ‘‘(3) contain such information as the Secretary

4 may require to demonstrate that the State will en5 sure that a student is eligible for payments under

6 this section, including documentation required under

7 chapter 1 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the

8 Higher Education Act of 1965.

9 ‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL USES OF FUNDS.—If each eligible

10 low-income individual in a State pays not more than a

11 nominal fee to take an advanced placement test in a core

12 subject, then a State educational agency may use grant

13 funds made available under this section that remain after

14 advanced placement test fees have been paid on behalf of

15 all eligible low-income individuals in the State, for activi16 ties directly related to increasing—

17 ‘‘(1) the enrollment of low-income individuals in

18 advanced placement courses;

19 ‘‘(2) the participation of low-income individuals

20 in advanced placement courses; and

21 ‘‘(3) the availability of advanced placement

22 courses in schools serving high-poverty areas.

23 ‘‘(f) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Grant funds

24 provided under this section shall supplement, and not sup25 plant, other non-Federal funds that are available to assist
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1 low-income individuals in paying for the cost of advanced

2 placement test fees.

3 ‘‘(g) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe

4 such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section.

5 ‘‘(h) REPORT.—Each State educational agency annu6 ally shall report to the Secretary information regarding—

7 ‘‘(1) the number of low-income individuals in

8 the State who received assistance under this section;

9 and

10 ‘‘(2) any activities carried out pursuant to sub11 section (e).

12 ‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:

13 ‘‘(1) ADVANCED PLACEMENT TEST.—The term

14 ‘advanced placement test’ includes only an advanced

15 placement test approved by the Secretary for the

16 purposes of this section.

17 ‘‘(2) LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUAL.—The term

18 ‘low-income individual’ has the meaning given the

19 term in section 402A(g)(2) of the Higher Education

20 Act of 1965.

21 ‘‘SEC. 10995G. DEFINITIONS.

22 ‘‘In this part:

23 ‘‘(1) ADVANCED PLACEMENT INCENTIVE PRO24 GRAM.—The term ‘advanced placement incentive

25 program’ means a program that provides advanced
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1 placement activities and services to low-income indi2 viduals.

3 ‘‘(2) ADVANCED PLACEMENT TEST.—The term

4 ‘advanced placement test’ means an advanced place5 ment test administered by the College Board or ap6 proved by the Secretary.

7 ‘‘(3) HIGH CONCENTRATION OF LOW-INCOME

8 STUDENTS.—The term ‘high concentration of low-in9 come students’, used with respect to a State edu10 cational agency, local educational agency or school,

11 means an agency or school, as the case may be, that

12 serves a student population 40 percent or more of

13 whom are from families with incomes below the pov14 erty level, as determined in the same manner as the

15 determination is made under section 1124(c)(2).

16 ‘‘(4) LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUAL.—The term

17 ‘low-income individual’ means, other than for pur18 poses of section 10995F, a low-income individual (as

19 defined in section 402A(g)(2) of the Higher Edu20 cation Act of 1965 who is academically prepared to

21 take successfully an advanced placement test as de22 termined by a school teacher or advanced placement

23 coordinator taking into consideration factors such as

24 enrollment and performance in an advanced place25 ment course or superior academic ability.
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1 ‘‘(5) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—

2 The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the

3 meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the

4 Higher Education Act of 1965.

5 ‘‘(6) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of

6 the several States of the United States, the District

7 of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,

8 Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin

9 Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the

10 Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of

11 Palau.

12 ‘‘SEC. 10995H. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

13 ‘‘For the purpose of carrying out this part, there are

14 authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for fiscal year

15 2001, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the

16 4 succeeding fiscal years.’’.

17 PART B—DROPOUT PREVENTION

18 SEC. 411. ASSISTANCE TO ADDRESS SCHOOL DROPOUT

19 PROBLEMS.

20 Part D of title I of the Elementary and Secondary

21 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6421 et seq.) is amend22 ed by adding at the end the following:
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1 ‘‘Subpart 4—Assistance to Address School Dropout

2 Problems

3 ‘‘SEC. 1441. SHORT TITLE.

4 ‘‘This subpart may be cited as the ‘Dropout Preven5 tion Act’.

6 ‘‘SEC. 1442. PURPOSE.

7 ‘‘The purpose of this subpart is to provide for school

8 dropout prevention and reentry and to raise academic

9 achievement levels by providing grants, to schools through

10 State educational agencies, that—

11 ‘‘(1) challenge all children to attain their high12 est academic potential; and

13 ‘‘(2) ensure that all students have substantial

14 and ongoing opportunities to do so through

15 schoolwide programs proven effective in school drop16 out prevention.

17 ‘‘Chapter 1—Coordinated National Strategy

18 ‘‘SEC. 1451. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

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

20 ‘‘(1) to collect systematic data on the participa21 tion in the programs described in paragraph (2)(C)

22 of individuals disaggregated within each State, local

23 educational agency, and school by gender, by each

24 major racial and ethnic group, by English pro25 ficiency status, by migrant status, by students with

26 disabilities as compared to nondisabled students, and
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1 by economically disadvantaged students as compared

2 to students who are not economically disadvantaged;

3 ‘‘(2) to establish and to consult with an inter4 agency working group which shall—

5 ‘‘(A) address inter- and intra-agency pro6 gram coordination issues at the Federal level

7 with respect to school dropout prevention and

8 middle school and secondary school reentry, as9 sess the targeting of existing Federal services to

10 students who are most at risk of dropping out

11 of school, and the cost-effectiveness of various

12 programs and approaches used to address

13 school dropout prevention;

14 ‘‘(B) describe the ways in which State and

15 local agencies can implement effective school

16 dropout prevention programs using funds from

17 a variety of Federal programs, including the

18 programs under title I and the School-to-Work

19 Opportunities Act of 1994; and

20 ‘‘(C) address all Federal programs with

21 school dropout prevention or school reentry ele22 ments or objectives, programs under title I of

23 this Act, the School-to-Work Opportunities Act

24 of 1994, subtitle C of title I of the Workforce
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1 Investment Act of 1998, and other programs;

2 and

3 ‘‘(3) carry out a national recognition program

4 in accordance with subsection (b) that recognizes

5 schools that have made extraordinary progress in

6 lowering school dropout rates under which a public

7 middle school or secondary school from each State

8 will be recognized.

9 ‘‘(b) RECOGNITION PROGRAM.—

10 ‘‘(1) NATIONAL GUIDELINES.—The Secretary

11 shall develop uniform national guidelines for the rec12 ognition program which shall be used to recognize

13 schools from nominations submitted by State edu14 cational agencies.

15 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS.—The Secretary may

16 recognize under the recognition program any public

17 middle school or secondary school (including a char18 ter school) that has implemented comprehensive re19 forms regarding the lowering of school dropout rates

20 for all students at that school.

21 ‘‘(3) SUPPORT.—The Secretary may make mon22 etary awards to schools recognized under the rec23 ognition program in amounts determined by the Sec24 retary. Amounts received under this section shall be
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1 used for dissemination activities within the school

2 district or nationally.

3 ‘‘(c) CAPACITY BUILDING.—

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, through a

5 contract with a non-Federal entity, may conduct a

6 capacity building and design initiative in order to in7 crease the types of proven strategies for dropout

8 prevention and reentry that address the needs of an

9 entire school population rather than a subset of stu10 dents.

11 ‘‘(2) NUMBER AND DURATION.—

12 ‘‘(A) NUMBER.—The Secretary may award

13 not more than 5 contracts under this sub14 section.

15 ‘‘(B) DURATION.—The Secretary may

16 award a contract under this subsection for a pe17 riod of not more than 5 years.

18 ‘‘(d) SUPPORT FOR EXISTING REFORM NET19 WORKS.—

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide

21 appropriate support to eligible entities to enable the

22 eligible entities to provide training, materials, devel23 opment, and staff assistance to schools assisted

24 under this chapter.
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1 ‘‘(2) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In

2 this subsection, the term ‘eligible entity’ means an

3 entity that, prior to the date of enactment of the

4 Dropout Prevention Act—

5 ‘‘(A) provided training, technical assist6 ance, and materials to 100 or more elementary

7 schools or secondary schools; and

8 ‘‘(B) developed and published a specific

9 educational program or design for use by the

10 schools.

11 ‘‘Chapter 2—National School Dropout Prevention

12 Initiative

13 ‘‘SEC. 1461. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

14 ‘‘(a) GRANTS.—

15 ‘‘(1) DISCRETIONARY GRANTS.—If the sum ap16 propriated under section 1472 for a fiscal year is

17 less than $250,000,000, then the Secretary shall use

18 such sum to award grants, on a competitive basis,

19 to State educational agencies to enable the State

20 educational agencies to award grants under sub21 section (b).

22 ‘‘(2) FORMULA.—If the sum appropriated

23 under section 1472 for a fiscal year equals or ex24 ceeds $250,000,000, then the Secretary shall use

25 such sum to make an allotment to each State in an
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1 amount that bears the same relation to the sum as

2 the amount the State received under part A of title

3 I for the preceding fiscal year bears to the amount

4 received by all States under such part for the pre5 ceding fiscal year.

6 ‘‘(3) DEFINITION OF STATE.—In this chapter,

7 the term ‘State’ means each of the several States of

8 the United States, the District of Columbia, the

9 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States

10 Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Com11 monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Re12 public of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States

13 of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.

14 ‘‘(b) GRANTS.—From amounts made available to a

15 State under subsection (a), the State educational agency

16 may award grants to local educational agencies on behalf

17 of public middle schools or secondary schools that serve

18 students in grades 6 through 12, that have school dropout

19 rates which are the highest of all school dropout rates in

20 the State, to enable local educational agencies on behalf

21 of such schools to pay only the startup and implementa22 tion costs of effective, sustainable, coordinated, and whole

23 school dropout prevention programs that involve activities

24 such as—

25 ‘‘(1) professional development;
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1 ‘‘(2) obtaining curricular materials;

2 ‘‘(3) release time for professional staff;

3 ‘‘(4) planning and research;

4 ‘‘(5) remedial education;

5 ‘‘(6) reduction in pupil-to-teacher ratios;

6 ‘‘(7) efforts to meet State student achievement

7 standards;

8 ‘‘(8) counseling and mentoring for at-risk stu9 dents; and

10 ‘‘(9) comprehensive school reform models.

11 ‘‘(c) AMOUNT.—

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (d)

13 and except as provided in paragraph (2), a grant

14 under this chapter shall be awarded—

15 ‘‘(A) in the first year based on factors such

16 as—

17 ‘‘(i) school size;

18 ‘‘(ii) costs of the model or set of pre19 vention and reentry strategies being imple20 mented; and

21 ‘‘(iii) local cost factors such as poverty

22 rates;

23 ‘‘(B) in the second such year, in an

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1 amount received under this chapter in the first

2 such year;

3 ‘‘(C) in the third year, in an amount that

4 is not less than 50 percent of the amount re5 ceived under this chapter in the first such year;

6 and

7 ‘‘(D) in each succeeding year in an amount

8 that is not less than 30 percent of the amount

9 received under this chapter in the first such

10 year.

11 ‘‘(2) INCREASES.—The Secretary shall increase

12 the amount awarded under this chapter by 10 per13 cent if the local educational agency on behalf of the

14 school creates smaller learning communities within

15 such school and the creation is certified by the State

16 educational agency.

17 ‘‘(d) DURATION.—A grant under this chapter shall

18 be awarded for a period of 3 years, and may be continued

19 for a period of 2 additional years if the State educational

20 agency determines, based on the annual reports described

21 in section 1467(a), that significant progress has been

22 made in lowering the school dropout rate for students par23 ticipating in the program assisted under this chapter com24 pared to students at similar schools who are not partici25 pating in the program.
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1 ‘‘SEC. 1462. STRATEGIES AND CAPACITY BUILDING.

2 ‘‘Each local educational agency on behalf of a school

3 receiving a grant under this chapter shall implement re4 search-based, sustainable, and widely replicated, strategies

5 for school dropout prevention and reentry that address the

6 needs of an entire school population rather than a subset

7 of students. The strategies may include—

8 ‘‘(1) specific strategies for targeted purposes,

9 such as effective early intervention programs de10 signed to identify at-risk students, effective pro11 grams encompassing traditionally underserved stu12 dents, including racial and ethnic minorities and

13 pregnant and parenting teenagers, designed to pre14 vent such students from dropping out of school, and

15 effective programs to identify and encourage youth

16 who have already dropped out of school to reenter

17 school and complete their secondary education; and

18 ‘‘(2) approaches such as breaking larger schools

19 down into smaller learning communities and other

20 comprehensive reform approaches, creating alter21 native school programs, developing clear linkages to

22 career skills and employment, and addressing spe23 cific gatekeeper hurdles that often limit student re24 tention and academic success.

25 ‘‘SEC. 1463. SELECTION.

26 ‘‘(a) APPLICATION.—
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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A local educational agency

2 on behalf of a school desiring a grant under this

3 chapter shall submit an application to the State edu4 cational agency at such time, in such manner, and

5 accompanied by such information as the State edu6 cational agency may require.

7 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted

8 under paragraph (1) shall—

9 ‘‘(A) contain a certification from the local

10 educational agency that—

11 ‘‘(i) the school has the highest number

12 or rates of school dropouts in the age

13 group served by the local educational agen14 cy;

15 ‘‘(ii) the local educational agency is

16 committed to providing ongoing oper17 ational support, for the school’s com18 prehensive reform plan to address the

19 problem of school dropouts, for a period of

20 5 years; and

21 ‘‘(iii) the local educational agency will

22 support the plan, including—

23 ‘‘(I) release time for teacher

24 training;
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1 ‘‘(II) efforts to coordinate activi2 ties for feeder schools; and

3 ‘‘(III) encouraging other schools

4 served by the local educational agency

5 to participate in the plan;

6 ‘‘(B) demonstrate that the faculty and ad7 ministration of the school have agreed to apply

8 for assistance under this chapter, and provide

9 evidence of the school’s willingness and ability

10 to use the funds under this chapter, including

11 providing an assurance of the support of 80

12 percent or more of the professional staff at the

13 school;

14 ‘‘(C) describe the instructional strategies

15 to be implemented, how the strategies will serve

16 all students, and the effectiveness of the strate17 gies;

18 ‘‘(D) describe a budget and timeline for

19 implementing the strategies;

20 ‘‘(E) contain evidence of coordination with

21 existing resources;

22 ‘‘(F) provide an assurance that funds pro23 vided under this chapter will supplement and

24 not supplant other Federal, State, and local

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1 ‘‘(G) describe how the activities to be as2 sisted conform with research-based knowledge

3 about school dropout prevention and reentry;

4 and

5 ‘‘(H) demonstrate that the school and local

6 educational agency have agreed to conduct a

7 schoolwide program under section 1114.

8 ‘‘(b) STATE AGENCY REVIEW AND AWARD.—The

9 State educational agency shall review applications and

10 award grants to local educational agencies on behalf of

11 schools under subsection (a) according to a review by a

12 panel of experts on school dropout prevention.

13 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.—A local educational agency on be14 half of a school is eligible to receive a grant under this

15 chapter if the school is—

16 ‘‘(1) a public school (including a public alter17 native school)—

18 ‘‘(A) that is eligible to receive assistance

19 under part A of title I, including a comprehen20 sive secondary school, a vocational or technical

21 secondary school, or a charter school; and

22 ‘‘(B)(i) that serves students 50 percent or

23 more of whom are low-income individuals; or

24 ‘‘(ii) with respect to which the feeder

25 schools that provide the majority of the incom-
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1 ing students to the school serve students 50

2 percent or more of whom are low-income indi3 viduals; or

4 ‘‘(2) participating in a schoolwide program

5 under section 1114 during the grant period.

6 ‘‘(d) COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS.—A local

7 educational agency on behalf of a school that receives a

8 grant under this chapter may use the grant funds to se9 cure necessary services from a community-based organiza10 tion, including private sector entities, if—

11 ‘‘(1) the school approves the use;

12 ‘‘(2) the funds are used to provide school drop13 out prevention and reentry activities related to

14 schoolwide efforts; and

15 ‘‘(3) the community-based organization has

16 demonstrated the organization’s ability to provide ef17 fective services as described in section 122 of the

18 Workforce Investment Act of 1998.

19 ‘‘(e) COORDINATION.—Each local educational agency

20 that receives a grant under this chapter shall coordinate

21 the activities assisted under this chapter with other Fed22 eral programs, such as programs assisted under chapter

23 1 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the Higher Edu24 cation Act of 1965 and the School-to-Work Opportunities

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1 ‘‘SEC. 1464. DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES.

2 ‘‘Each local educational agency that receives a grant

3 under this chapter shall provide information and technical

4 assistance to other schools within the school district, in5 cluding presentations, document-sharing, and joint staff

6 development.

7 ‘‘SEC. 1465. PROGRESS INCENTIVES.

8 ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each

9 local educational agency that receives funds under title I

10 shall use such funding to provide assistance to schools

11 served by the agency that have not made progress toward

12 lowering school dropout rates after receiving assistance

13 under this chapter for 2 fiscal years.

14 ‘‘SEC. 1466. SCHOOL DROPOUT RATE CALCULATION.

15 ‘‘For purposes of calculating a school dropout rate

16 under this chapter, a local educational agency shall use—

17 ‘‘(1) the annual event school dropout rate for

18 students leaving a school in a single year determined

19 in accordance with the National Center for Edu20 cation Statistics’ Common Core of Data, if available;

21 or

22 ‘‘(2) in other cases, a standard method for cal23 culating the school dropout rate as determined by

24 the State educational agency.
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1 ‘‘SEC. 1467. REPORTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

2 ‘‘(a) REPORTING.—In order to receive funding under

3 this chapter for a fiscal year after the first fiscal year a

4 local educational agency on behalf of a school receives

5 funding under this chapter, the local educational agency

6 shall provide, on an annual basis, to the Secretary and

7 the State educational agency a report regarding the status

8 of the implementation of activities funded under this chap9 ter, the outcome data for students at schools assisted

10 under this chapter disaggregated in the same manner as

11 information under section 1451(a) (including dropout

12 rates for students in grades 7 through 12 as a group),

13 and certification of progress from the eligible entity whose

14 strategies the school is implementing.

15 ‘‘(b) ACCOUNTABILITY.—On the basis of the reports

16 submitted under subsection (a), the Secretary shall evalu17 ate the effect of the activities assisted under this chapter

18 on school dropout prevention compared to a control group.

19 ‘‘SEC. 1468. STATE RESPONSIBILITIES.

20 ‘‘(a) UNIFORM DATA COLLECTION.—Within 1 year

21 after the date of enactment of the Dropout Prevention

22 Act, a State educational agency that receives funds under

23 this chapter shall report to the Secretary and statewide,

24 all school district and school data regarding school drop25 out rates in the State disaggregated in the same manner

26 as information under section 1451(a), according to proce-
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1 dures that conform with the National Center for Edu2 cation Statistics’ Common Core of Data.

3 ‘‘(b) ATTENDANCE-NEUTRAL FUNDING POLICIES.—

4 Within 2 years after the date of enactment of the Dropout

5 Prevention Act, a State educational agency that receives

6 funds under this chapter shall develop and implement edu7 cation funding formula policies for public schools that pro8 vide appropriate incentives to retain students in school

9 throughout the school year, such as—

10 ‘‘(1) a student count methodology that does not

11 determine annual budgets based on attendance on a

12 single day early in the academic year; and

13 ‘‘(2) specific incentives for retaining enrolled

14 students throughout each year.

15 ‘‘(c) SUSPENSION AND EXPULSION POLICIES.—With16 in 2 years after the date of enactment of the Dropout Pre17 vention Act, a State educational agency that receives

18 funds under this chapter shall develop uniform, long-term

19 suspension and expulsion policies (that in the case of a

20 child with a disability are consistent with the suspension

21 and expulsion policies under the Individuals with Disabil22 ities Education Act) for serious infractions resulting in

23 more than 10 days of exclusion from school per academic

24 year so that similar violations result in similar penalties.
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1 ‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall promul2 gate regulations implementing subsections (a) through (c).

3 ‘‘Chapter 3—Definitions; Authorization of

4 Appropriations

5 ‘‘SEC. 1471. DEFINITIONS.

6 ‘‘In this subpart:

7 ‘‘(1) LOW-INCOME.—The term ‘low-income’,

8 used with respect to an individual, means an indi9 vidual determined to be low-income in accordance

10 with measures described in section 1113(a)(5).

11 ‘‘(2) SCHOOL DROPOUT.—The term ‘school

12 dropout’ has the meaning given the term in section

13 4(17) of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of

14 1994.

15 ‘‘SEC. 1472. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

17 this subpart, $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and such

18 sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding

19 fiscal years, of which—

20 ‘‘(1) 10 percent shall be available to carry out

21 chapter 1; and

22 ‘‘(2) 90 percent shall be available to carry out

23 chapter 2.’’.
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1 TITLE V—BUILDING EDUCATION

2 INFRASTRUCTURE

3 PART A—DIGITAL NETWORKS

4 SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

5 This part may be cited as the ‘‘NTIA Digital Net6 work Technology Program Act’’.

7 SEC. 502. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.

8 The National Telecommunications and Information

9 Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 901 et seq.)

10 is amended by adding at the end the following:

11 ‘‘PART D—DIGITAL NETWORK TECHNOLOGY

12 PROGRAM

13 ‘‘SEC. 171. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

14 ‘‘The Secretary shall establish, within the NTIA’s

15 Technology Opportunities Program a digital network tech16 nologies program to strengthen the capacity of eligible in17 stitutions to provide instruction in digital network tech18 nologies by providing grants to, or executing contracts or

19 cooperative agreements with, those institutions to provide

20 such instruction.

21 ‘‘SEC. 172. ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.

22 ‘‘An eligible institution shall use a grant, contract,

23 or cooperative agreement awarded under this part—

24 ‘‘(1) to acquire the equipment, instrumentation,

25 networking capability, hardware and software, dig-
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1 ital network technology, and infrastructure necessary

2 to teach students and teachers about technology in

3 the classroom;

4 ‘‘(2) to develop and provide educational serv5 ices, including faculty development, to prepare stu6 dents or faculty seeking a degree or certificate that

7 is approved by the State, or a regional accrediting

8 body recognized by the Secretary of Education;

9 ‘‘(3) to provide teacher education, library and

10 media specialist training, and preschool and teacher

11 aid certification to individuals who seek to acquire or

12 enhance technology skills in order to use technology

13 in the classroom or instructional process;

14 ‘‘(4) implement a joint project to provide edu15 cation regarding technology in the classroom with a

16 State or State education agency, local education

17 agency, community-based organization, national non18 profit organization, or business, including minority

19 business or a business located in HUB zones, as de20 fined by the Small Business Administration; or

21 ‘‘(5) provide leadership development to adminis22 trators, board members, and faculty of eligible insti23 tutions with institutional responsibility for tech24 nology education.
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1 ‘‘SEC. 173. APPLICATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURE.

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

3 contract, or cooperative agreement under this part, an eli4 gible institution shall submit an application to the Sec5 retary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by

6 such information as the Secretary may reasonably require.

7 The Secretary, in consultation with the panel described

8 in subsection (b), shall establish a procedure by which to

9 accept such applications and publish an announcement of

10 such procedure, including a statement regarding the avail11 ability of funds, in the Federal Register.

12 ‘‘(b) PEER REVIEW PANEL.—The Secretary shall es13 tablish a peer review panel to aid the Secretary in estab14 lishing the application procedure described in subsection

15 (a) and selecting applicants to receive grants, contracts,

16 and cooperative agreements under section 171. In select17 ing the members for such panel, the Secretary may consult

18 with appropriate cabinet-level officials (such as the Secre19 taries of Education and Labor), representatives of non20 Federal organizations, and representatives of eligible insti21 tutions to ensure that the membership of such panel re22 flects membership of the minority higher education com23 munity, including Federal agency personnel and other in24 dividuals who are knowledgeable about issues regarding

25 minority education institutions.
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1 ‘‘SEC. 174. MATCHING REQUIREMENT.

2 ‘‘The Secretary may not award a grant, contract, or

3 cooperative agreement to an eligible institution under this

4 part unless such institution agrees that, with respect to

5 the costs to be incurred by the institution in carrying out

6 the program for which the grant, contract, or cooperative

7 agreement was awarded, such institution will make avail8 able (directly or through donations from public or private

9 entities) non-Federal contributions in an amount equal to

1 10 ⁄4 of the amount of the grant, contract, or cooperative

11 agreement awarded by the Secretary, or $500,000, which12 ever is the lesser amount. The Secretary shall waive the

13 matching requirement for any institution or consortium

14 with no endowment, or an endowment that has a current

15 dollar value lower than $50,000,000.

16 ‘‘SEC. 175. LIMITATION.

17 ‘‘An eligible institution that receives a grant, con18 tract, or cooperative agreement under this part that ex19 ceeds $2,500,000, shall not be eligible to receive another

20 grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this part

21 until every other eligible institution has received a grant,

22 contract, or cooperative agreement under this part.

23 ‘‘SEC. 176. ANNUAL REPORT AND EVALUATION.

24 ‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED FROM RECIPI25 ENTS.—Each institution that receives a grant, contract,

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1 annual report to the Secretary on its use of the grant,

2 contract, or cooperative agreement.

3 ‘‘(b) EVALUATION BY SECRETARY.—The Secretary,

4 in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall—

5 ‘‘(1) review the reports provided under sub6 section (a) each year;

7 ‘‘(2) evaluate the program authorized by section

8 171 on the basis of those reports; and

9 ‘‘(3) conduct a final evaluation at the end of

10 the third year

11 ‘‘(c) CONTENTS OF EVALUATION.—The Secretary, in

12 the evaluation, shall describe the activities undertaken by

13 those institutions and shall assess the short-range and

14 long-range impact of activities carried out under the

15 grant, contract, or cooperative agreement on the students,

16 faculty, and staff of the institutions.

17 ‘‘(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall

18 submit a report to the Congress based on the final evalua19 tion within 1 year after conducting the final evaluation.

20 In the report, the Secretary shall include such rec21 ommendations, including recommendations concerning the

22 continuing need for Federal support of the program, as

23 may be appropriate.’’.
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1 SEC. 503. DEFINITIONS.

2 Section 102(a) of the National Telecommunications

3 and Information Administration Organization Act (47

4 U.S.C. 901(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol5 lowing:

6 ‘‘(6) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION DEFINED.—The

7 term ‘eligible institution’ means an institution that

8 is—

9 ‘‘(A) a historically black college or univer10 sity that is a part B institution, as defined in

11 section 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of

12 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061(2)), an institution de13 scribed in section 326(e)(1)(A), (B), or (C) of

14 that Act (20 U.S.C. 1063b(e)(1)(A), (B), or

15 (C)), or a consortium of institutions described

16 in this subparagraph;

17 ‘‘(B) a Hispanic-serving institution, as de18 fined in section 502(a)(5) of the Higher Edu19 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(5));

20 ‘‘(C) a tribally controlled college or univer21 sity, as defined in section 316(b)(3) of the

22 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.

23 1059c(b)(3));

24 ‘‘(D) an Alaska Native-serving institution

25 under section 317(b) of the Higher Education

26 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b));
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1 ‘‘(E) a Native Hawaiian-serving institution

2 under section 317(b) of the Higher Education

3 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b)); or

4 ‘‘(F) an institution determined by the Sec5 retary, in consultation with the Secretary of

6 Education, to have enrolled a substantial num7 ber of minority, low-income students during the

8 previous academic year who received assistance

9 under subpart I of part A of title IV of the

10 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.

11 1070a et seq.) for that year.’’.

12 SEC. 504. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

13 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec14 retary of Commerce not more than $250,000,000 for fiscal

15 year 2002, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal

16 years 2003 through 2007, to carry out part D of the Na17 tional Telecommunications and Information Administra18 tion Organization Act.

19 PART B—PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC HBCU

20 BUILDINGS

21 SEC. 521. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

22 Section 507 of division I of the Omnibus Parks and

23 Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 4156;

24 16 U.S.C. 470a note) is amended to read as follows:
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1 ‘‘SEC. 507. HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVER2 SITIES HISTORIC BUILDING RESTORATION

3 AND PRESERVATION.

4 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to es5 tablish a program for ensuring the protection and preser6 vation of all historic properties on the campuses of the

7 Nation’s historically black colleges and universities, and

8 to authorize a comprehensive identification and cost as9 sessment process with respect to such historic properties.

10 ‘‘(b) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior

11 shall implement, through the National Parks Service, sub12 ject to subsections (c), (d), and (e), a program for allo13 cating historic preservation grant funds to institutions of

14 higher education eligible for assistance under section

15 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended,

16 for the preservation and restoration of historic buildings

17 and structures based on the need criteria in subsection

18 (d).

19 ‘‘(c) COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF HBCU HIS20 TORIC PRESERVATION PROPERTIES.—Within 1 year after

21 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall carry

22 out through the National Trust for Historic

23 Preservation—

24 ‘‘(1) a comprehensive assessment of all historic

25 properties listed on the National Register of Historic

26 Places on historically black college and university
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1 campuses, and those historic properties eligible to be

2 placed on the National Register; and

3 ‘‘(2) an independent estimate of the complete

4 cost of completing such renovation, restoration, or

5 rehabilitation at each institution (including compli6 ance with all applicable Federal laws and regula7 tions), and the fiscal capability of such institution to

8 complete the required preservation work, including

9 the institution’s ability to meet the matching re10 quirement in subsection (f).

11 ‘‘(d) GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE HISTORICALLY BLACK

12 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES BASED ON NEED.—From

13 the amounts made available to carry out the National His14 toric Preservation Act pursuant to this section, the Sec15 retary of the Interior shall make not less than 15 grants

16 each year to eligible historically black colleges and univer17 sities based on the comprehensive assessment of the need

18 to preserve the property based on the threat to the historic

19 value and status of the property required by subsection

20 (c), including—

21 ‘‘(1) physical deterioration due to lack of use

22 and inadequate maintenance;

23 ‘‘(2) demand for use of the land on which the

24 structure is located or the structure itself due to the
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1 pressure of campus growth or outside encroachment;

2 and

3 ‘‘(3) lack of institutional resources to assess the

4 need for and pay the cost of renovation, restoration,

5 or rehabilitation of historic properties on campus.

6 ‘‘(e) GRANT CONDITIONS.—Grants made under this

7 section shall not exceed the cost of completing work on

8 1 property and shall be subject to the condition that the

9 grantee covenants for the period of time specified by the

10 Secretary, that—

11 ‘‘(1) no alteration will be made in the property

12 with respect to which the grant is made without the

13 concurrence of the Secretary;

14 ‘‘(2) reasonable public access to the property

15 with respect to which the grant is made will be per16 mitted by the grantee for interpretive and edu17 cational purposes; and

18 ‘‘(3) the grantee agrees not to receive any other

19 funds under the National Historic Preservation Act

20 until each historically black college or university has

21 received at least 1 grant under this section.

22 ‘‘(f) MATCHING REQUIREMENT FOR BUILDINGS AND

23 STRUCTURES LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF

24 HISTORIC PLACES.—
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1 ‘‘(1) Except as provided by paragraph (2), the

2 Secretary may obligate funds in accord with sub3 section (d) for a grant with respect to a building or

4 structure listed on, or eligible for listing on, the Na5 tional Register of Historic Places only if the grantee

6 agrees to match, from funds derived from non-Fed7 eral sources, an amount equal to one-quarter of the

8 grant made available by the Secretary.

9 ‘‘(2) The Secretary may waive paragraph (1)

10 with respect to a grant if the Secretary determines

11 from circumstances that an extreme emergency ex12 ists or that such a waiver is in the public interest

13 to assure the preservation of historically significant

14 resources.

15 ‘‘(g) FUNDING PROVISION.—Pursuant to section 108

16 of the National Historic Preservation Act, the Secretary

17 shall make available $60,000,000 each year to carry out

18 the purposes of this section. Of the amounts made avail19 able pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall make a

20 grant to each historically black college or university, in

21 rank order based on the assessment required by subsection

22 (c), in an amount equal to not less than $3,000,000 per

23 project, or three-quarters of the total cost (or the Federal

24 share) of the project, whichever is greater, until each his-
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1 torically black college or university has received a grant

2 under this section.’’.

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