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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1536

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

grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls to pursue studies

and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 4, 2001

Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. BACA, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr.

HOLT, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KIND, Mr.

LAMPSON, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr.

OLVER, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. RIVERS, Ms. SANCHEZ, Mr. SCOTT, Mr.

TIERNEY, and Mr. WU) introduced the following bill; which was referred

to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

A BILL

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

of 1965 to provide grants to local educational agencies

to encourage girls to pursue studies and careers in

science, mathematics, engineering, and technology.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. GO GIRL GRANTS.

4 Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Act of

5 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6001 et seq.) is amended by adding at

6 the end the following new part:
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1 ‘‘PART F—GETTING OUR GIRLS READY FOR THE

2 21ST CENTURY (GO GIRL)

3 ‘‘SEC. 3601. FINDINGS.

4 ‘‘Congress finds the following:

5 ‘‘(1) Women have historically been underrep6 resented in mathematics, science, engineering, and

7 technology occupations.

8 ‘‘(2) Female students take fewer high-level

9 mathematics and science courses in high school than

10 male students.

11 ‘‘(3) Female students take far fewer advanced

12 computer classes than male students take and tend

13 to take only basic data entry and word processing

14 classes.

15 ‘‘(4) Female students earn fewer baccalaureate,

16 masters, and doctoral degrees in mathematics,

17 science, engineering, and technology than male stu18 dents.

19 ‘‘(5) Early career exploration is key to choosing

20 a career.

21 ‘‘(6) Teachers’ attitudes, methods of teaching,

22 and classroom atmosphere affect female student’s in23 terest in nontraditional fields.

24 ‘‘(7) Stereotypes about appropriate careers for

25 females, a lack of female role models, and a lack of

26 basic career information significantly deters girls’ in-
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1 terest in mathematics, science, engineering, and

2 technology careers.

3 ‘‘(8) Females consistently rate themselves sig4 nificantly lower than males in computer ability.

5 ‘‘(9) In the coming years, 65 percent of the

6 economy will be based on information-technology.

7 ‘‘(10) Limited access is a hurdle faced by fe8 males seeking jobs in mathematics, science, engi9 neering, and technology.

10 ‘‘(11) Common recruitment and hiring practices

11 make extensive use of traditional networks that

12 often overlook females.

13 ‘‘SEC. 3602. PROGRAM AUTHORITY.

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From funds provided under sec15 tion 3605, the Secretary is authorized to provide grants

16 to and enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with

17 local educational agencies on behalf of elementary and sec18 ondary schools to encourage the ongoing interest of girls

19 in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology and

20 to prepare girls to pursue undergraduate and graduate de21 grees and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, or

22 technology.

23 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—

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

25 grant, enter into a contract, or cooperative agree-
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1 ment under this part, a local educational agency

2 shall submit an application to the Secretary at such

3 time, in such form, and containing such information

4 as the Secretary may reasonably require.

5 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The application referred to

6 in paragraph (1) shall contain, at a minimum, the

7 following:

8 ‘‘(A) A specific program description, in9 cluding the content of the program and the re10 search and models used to design the program.

11 ‘‘(B) A description of the collaboration be12 tween elementary and secondary schools to ful13 fill goals of the program.

14 ‘‘(C) An explanation regarding the recruit15 ment and selection of participants.

16 ‘‘(D) A description of the instructional and

17 motivational activities planned to be used.

18 ‘‘(E) An evaluation plan.

19 ‘‘SEC. 3603. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROGRAM.

20 ‘‘(a) SELECTION.—A local educational agency that

21 receives a grant under this part shall select elementary

22 schools to provide services that—

23 ‘‘(1) encourage girls in grades 4 through 8 to

24 enjoy and pursue studies in science, mathematics,

25 engineering, and technology;
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1 ‘‘(2) acquaint girls in grades 4 through 8 with

2 careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and

3 technology; and

4 ‘‘(3) educate the parents of girls in grades 4

5 through 8 about the difficulties faced by girls to

6 maintain an interest and desire to achieve in science,

7 mathematics, engineering, and technology and enlist

8 the help of the parents in overcoming these difficul9 ties.

10 ‘‘(b) SERVICES.—Services provided under this section

11 shall include one or more of the following:

12 ‘‘(1) Tutoring in reading, science, mathematics,

13 engineering, and technology.

14 ‘‘(2) Mentoring relationships, both in-person

15 and through the Internet.

16 ‘‘(3) Paying the costs of female students and

17 their teachers attending events and academic pro18 grams in science, mathematics, engineering, and

19 technology.

20 ‘‘(4) Providing after-school activities designed

21 to encourage the interest of girls in grades 4 and

22 higher in science, mathematics, engineering, and

23 technology.
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1 ‘‘(5) Summer programs designed to encourage

2 interest, and develop skills, in science, mathematics,

3 engineering, and technology.

4 ‘‘(6) Purchasing software designed for girls, or

5 designed to encourage girls’ interest in science,

6 mathematics, engineering, and technology.

7 ‘‘(7) Offering Field trips to locations that edu8 cate and encourage girls’ interest in science, mathe9 matics, engineering, and technology.

10 ‘‘(8) Offering Field trips to locations that ac11 quaint girls with careers in science, mathematics,

12 engineering, and technology.

13 ‘‘(9) Purchasing and disseminating information

14 to parents of girls in grades 4 and higher that will

15 help parents to encourage their daughters’ interest

16 in science, mathematics, engineering, and tech17 nology.

18 ‘‘SEC. 3604. SECONDARY SCHOOL PROGRAM.

19 ‘‘(a) SELECTION.—A local educational agency that

20 receives a grant under this part shall select secondary

21 schools to provide services that—

22 ‘‘(1) encourage girls in grades 9 and higher to

23 major in science, mathematics, engineering, and

24 technology of a institution of higher education;
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1 ‘‘(2) provide academic advice and assistance in

2 high school course selection;

3 ‘‘(3) encourage girls in grades 9 and higher to

4 plan for careers in science, mathematics, engineer5 ing, and technology; and

6 ‘‘(4) educate the parents of girls in grades 9

7 and higher about the difficulties faced by girls to

8 maintain an interest in and desire to, achieve in

9 science, mathematics, engineering, and technology,

10 and enlist the help of the parents in overcoming

11 these difficulties.

12 ‘‘(b) SERVICES.—Services provided under this section

13 shall include one or more of the following:

14 ‘‘(1) Tutoring in science, mathematics, engi15 neering, and technology.

16 ‘‘(2) Mentoring relationships, both in-person

17 and through the Internet.

18 ‘‘(3) Paying the costs of female students and

19 their teachers attending events and academic pro20 grams in science, mathematics, engineering, and

21 technology.

22 ‘‘(4) Paying up to 50 percent of the cost of an

23 internship in science, mathematics, engineering, or

24 technology for female students.
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1 ‘‘(5) Providing After-school activities designed

2 to encourage the interest of girls in grades 9 and

3 higher in science, mathematics, engineering, and

4 technology, including the cost of that portion of a

5 staff salary to supervise these activities.

6 ‘‘(6) Providing Summer programs designed to

7 encourage interest, and develop skills, in science,

8 mathematics, engineering, and technology.

9 ‘‘(7) Purchasing software designed for girls, or

10 designed to encourage girls’ interest in science,

11 mathematics, engineering, and technology.

12 ‘‘(8) Offering Field trips to locations that edu13 cate and encourage girls’ interest in science, mathe14 matics, engineering, and technology.

15 ‘‘(9) Offering Field trips to locations that ac16 quaint girls with careers in science, mathematics,

17 engineering, and technology.

18 ‘‘(10) Visiting institutions of higher education

19 to acquaint girls with college-level programs in

20 science, mathematics, engineering, or technology,

21 and meeting with educators and female college stu22 dents who will encourage them to pursue degrees in

23 science, mathematics, engineering, and technology.
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1 ‘‘SEC. 3605. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

2 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated

3 $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and such sums as may

4 be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years to

5 carry out this part.’’.

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