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[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2340 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2340

      To reauthorize title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 22, 2004

 Mr. Bingaman (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Reed) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
      To reauthorize title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Capacity to Learn for All Students 
and Schools Act''.

SEC. 2. TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT.

    (a) Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants for States and 
Partnerships.--Part A of title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

      ``PART A--TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT GRANTS FOR STATES AND 
                              PARTNERSHIPS

``SEC. 201. PURPOSES; DEFINITIONS.

    ``(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this part are to--
            ``(1) improve student academic achievement;
            ``(2) increase the size and scope of programs funded under 
        this part to ensure that all teachers are highly qualified;
            ``(3) hold institutions of higher education accountable for 
        preparing teachers who are highly qualified, have the necessary 
        teaching skills, and are trained in the effective uses of 
        technology in the classroom;
            ``(4) recruit and retain individuals who--
                    ``(A) increase the diversity of the workforce;
                    ``(B) teach high-need academic subjects, such as 
                mathematics and science;
                    ``(C) provide high-need services, such as special 
                education, bilingual education, and early childhood 
                education;
                    ``(D) serve in high-need areas, such as rural and 
                urban communities;
                    ``(E) meet the needs of high-poverty, high-
                minority, and low-performing schools; and
                    ``(F) are prepared to provide access to the general 
                education curriculum for all students, including 
                students with disabilities and students with limited-
                English proficiency;
            ``(5) enhance the quality of the current and future 
        teaching force by improving the preparation of prospective 
        teachers and expanding professional development activities;
            ``(6) ensure that all teachers, regardless of their route 
        to the profession, meet the same rigorous State standards for 
        certification or licensure;
            ``(7) encourage learning partnerships among parents, 
        community members, and educators that lead to improved student 
        academic achievement; and
            ``(8) promote collaboration among college and university 
        faculty and administrators, elementary school and secondary 
        school teachers and administrators, State educational agencies, 
        teacher and education organizations, and organizations 
        representing the scientific disciplines associated with 
        teaching and learning.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this part:
            ``(1) Arts and sciences.--The term `arts and sciences' 
        means--
                    ``(A) when referring to an organizational unit of 
                an institution of higher education, any academic unit 
                that offers 1 or more academic majors in disciplines or 
                content areas corresponding to the academic subject 
                matter areas in which teachers provide instruction; and
                    ``(B) when referring to a specific academic subject 
                matter area, the disciplines or content areas in which 
                academic majors are offered by the arts and science 
                organizational unit.
            ``(2) Exemplary teacher.--The term `exemplary teacher' has 
        the meaning given such term in section 9101 of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
            ``(3) High-need local educational agency.--The term `high-
        need local educational agency' means a local educational agency 
        in which--
                    ``(A)(i) 15 percent of the students served by the 
                agency are from families with incomes below the poverty 
                line;
                    ``(ii) there are more than 5,000 students served by 
                the agency from families with incomes below the poverty 
                line; or
                    ``(iii) there are less than 600 students in average 
                daily attendance in all the schools that are served by 
                the agency and each of the schools served by the agency 
                is designated with a school locale code of 7 or 8, as 
                determined by the Secretary; and
                    ``(B)(i) there is a high percentage of teachers who 
                are not highly qualified; or
                    ``(ii) there is a high teacher turnover rate.
            ``(4) High-need school.--The term `high-need school' means 
        a public elementary school or secondary school--
                    ``(A) in which there is a high concentration of 
                students from families with incomes below the poverty 
                line; or
                    ``(B) that is identified as in need of school 
                improvement or corrective action pursuant to section 
                1116 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
                1965.
            ``(5) Highly qualified.--The term `highly qualified' has 
        the meaning given such term in section 9101 of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
            ``(6) Parent.--The term `parent' has the meaning given such 
        term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
        Act of 1965.
            ``(7) Parental involvement.--The term `parental 
        involvement' has the meaning given such term in section 9101 of 
        the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
            ``(8) Poverty line.--The term `poverty line' means the 
        poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and 
        Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) 
        of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) 
        applicable to a family of the size involved.
            ``(9) Professional development.--The term `professional 
        development' has the meaning given such term in section 9101 of 
        the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
            ``(10) Scientifically based research.--The term 
        `scientifically based research' has the meaning given such term 
        in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
        of 1965.
            ``(11) Teaching skills.--The term `teaching skills' means 
        skills--
                    ``(A) grounded in the science of teaching and 
                learning that teachers use to create effective 
                instruction in subject matter content and that lead to 
                student achievement and the ability to apply knowledge; 
                and
                    ``(B) that require an understanding of the learning 
                process itself, including an understanding of--
                            ``(i) the use of strategies specific to the 
                        subject matter;
                            ``(ii) ongoing assessment of student 
                        learning and the use of such assessment for 
                        evaluation of curriculum and instructional 
                        practices;
                            ``(iii) identification of individual 
                        differences in ability and instructional needs;
                            ``(iv) the use of strategies that will meet 
                        the instructional needs of students with 
                        disabilities and students with limited-English 
                        proficiency;
                            ``(v) classroom management; and
                            ``(vi) interaction with parents and others 
                        to promote student learning.

``SEC. 202. STATE GRANTS.

    ``(a) Grants Authorized.--From amounts made available under section 
211(1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary is authorized to award grants 
under this section, on a competitive basis, to eligible States to 
enable the eligible States to carry out 1 or more activities authorized 
under subsection (d) for the following purposes:
            ``(1) Enhancing teacher preparation, licensure or 
        certification programs, recruitment, or retention.
            ``(2) Developing or expanding data systems designed to 
        collect, analyze, and utilize data for the purpose of improving 
        public education, including enhancing teacher preparation.
            ``(3) Increasing opportunities for professional 
        development.
    ``(b) Eligible State.--
            ``(1) Definition.--In this part, the term `eligible State' 
        means a State educational agency.
            ``(2) Consultation.--The State educational agency shall 
        consult with the Governor, State board of education, or State 
        higher education agency, as appropriate, with respect to the 
        activities assisted under this section.
            ``(3) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
        construed to negate or supersede the legal authority under 
        State law of any State agency, State entity, or State public 
        official over programs that are under the jurisdiction of the 
        agency, entity, or official.
    ``(c) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
section, an eligible State shall, at the time of the initial grant 
application, submit an application to the Secretary that--
            ``(1) meets the requirements of this section;
            ``(2) demonstrates that the State is in full compliance 
        with the relevant provisions of sections 208 and 209;
            ``(3) demonstrates that the State has developed a plan that 
        includes steps described in section 1111(b)(8)(C) of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965;
            ``(4) includes a State-level needs assessment to identify 
        areas of greatest need related to--
                    ``(A) teacher production--
                            ``(i) in high-need academic subjects, such 
                        as mathematics and science;
                            ``(ii) in high-need services, such as 
                        special education, bilingual education, and 
                        early childhood education; and
                            ``(iii) among underrepresented groups, 
                        including minorities;
                    ``(B) the instructional needs of students with 
                disabilities and students with limited-English 
                proficiency;
                    ``(C) teachers who are not highly qualified or who 
                teach out of field;
                    ``(D) high-poverty, high-minority, or low-
                performing, or all of such, schools;
                    ``(E) teacher retention;
                    ``(F) professional development; and
                    ``(G) instructional technology;
            ``(5) specifies measurable objectives based on the State-
        level needs assessment, as well as a timetable for achieving 
        these objectives;
            ``(6) reflects knowledge of scientifically based principles 
        of learning in State standards;
            ``(7) includes a plan for achieving the specified 
        objectives;
            ``(8) includes a description of how the eligible State 
        intends to use funds provided under this section to address the 
        needs identified in subparagraph (D); and
            ``(9) contains such other information and assurances as the 
        Secretary may require.
    ``(d) Uses of Funds.--
            ``(1) Uses of funds for teacher enhancement grants.--
                    ``(A) Required uses of funds.--An eligible State 
                that receives a grant under this section to carry out 
                the purposes of subsection (a)(1) shall use the grant 
funds for both of the following:
                            ``(i) Rigorous and aligned teacher 
                        certification or licensure programs.--Ensuring 
                        that--
                                    ``(I) the State's teacher 
                                certification or licensure program is 
                                rigorous and meets high State-
                                determined standards that are grounded 
                                in scientifically based research about 
                                how students learn;
                                    ``(II) the State's program approval 
                                standards are aligned with kindergarten 
                                through grade 12 curriculum standards 
                                and State teacher licensure standards;
                                    ``(III) teachers are highly 
                                qualified and have the necessary 
                                teaching skills; and
                                    ``(IV) teacher certification and 
                                licensure assessments are--
                                            ``(aa) used for purposes 
                                        for which such assessments are 
                                        valid and reliable;
                                            ``(bb) consistent with 
                                        relevant, nationally recognized 
                                        professional and technical 
                                        standards; and
                                            ``(cc) aligned with the 
                                        reporting requirements of 
                                        sections 207 and 208.
                            ``(ii) Recruitment and retention.--
                        Developing and implementing effective 
                        mechanisms to ensure that local educational 
                        agencies and schools are able to--
                                    ``(I) recruit and retain highly 
                                qualified teachers;
                                    ``(II) address identified needs 
                                concerned with--
                                            ``(aa) underrepresented 
                                        groups;
                                            ``(bb) high-need academic 
                                        subjects, such as mathematics 
                                        and science;
                                            ``(cc) high-need services, 
                                        such as special education, 
                                        bilingual education, and early 
                                        childhood education;
                                            ``(dd) high-need areas, 
                                        such as rural and urban 
                                        communities;
                                            ``(ee) high-need schools, 
                                        including those with high rates 
                                        of teacher turnover; and
                                            ``(ff) students with 
                                        disabilities and students with 
                                        limited-English proficiency;
                                    ``(III) offer mentoring programs 
                                for new teachers during such teachers' 
                                first 3 years of teaching; and
                                    ``(IV) provide access to ongoing 
                                professional development opportunities 
                                for teachers and administrators.
                    ``(B) Allowable uses of funds.--In addition to the 
                requirements of subparagraph (A), an eligible State 
                that receives a grant under this section to carry out 
                the purposes of subsection (a)(1) may use grant funds 
                for the following:
                            ``(i) Reforms.--Implementing reforms that 
                        hold institutions of higher education with 
                        teacher preparation programs accountable for 
                        preparing teachers who are highly qualified, 
                        possess strong teaching skills, are able to 
                        understand scientifically based research and 
                        its applicability, and are able to use 
                        technology effectively in the classroom.
                            ``(ii) Alternative routes to certification 
                        for teaching.--Providing prospective teachers 
                        with alternative routes to State certification 
                        or licensure that--
                                    ``(I) enhance access to 
                                certification or licensure for 
                                qualified individuals, including mid-
                                career professionals from other 
                                occupations, paraprofessionals, former 
                                military personnel, and recent college 
                                graduates with distinguished academic 
                                records;
                                    ``(II) impart the necessary 
                                academic content to produce highly 
                                qualified teachers;
                                    ``(III) impart the necessary 
                                teaching skills;
                                    ``(IV) demonstrate that all 
                                teachers, regardless of their route to 
                                the profession, meet the same rigorous 
                                State standards; and
                                    ``(V) provide mentoring and support 
                                during the teachers' initial years of 
                                teaching, as well as training and 
                                compensation for such activities.
                            ``(iii) Pilot studies.--In collaboration 
                        with teacher preparation programs (including 
                        alternative routes to certification) that agree 
                        to participate, and using a data system 
                        consistent with paragraph (2) unless the State 
                        already has sufficient information system 
                        capacity to support pilot studies with 1 or 
                        more programs, conducting pilot studies 
                        designed to develop and evaluate procedures 
                        that can provide credible and persuasive 
                        evidence that graduates of teacher preparation 
                        programs (including those who complete 
                        alternative routes to certification) are 
                        effective at improving student achievement, 
                        including using funds for--
                                    ``(I) efforts to assess the impact 
                                of teacher preparation program 
                                graduates on student achievement;
                                    ``(II) identification of specific 
                                practices that lead to consistent 
                                student achievement gains;
                                    ``(III) identification of variables 
                                that can influence student achievement; 
                                and
                                    ``(IV) development of mechanisms 
                                for leaders of institutions of higher 
                                education to make use of the 
                                information identified in subclauses 
                                (I), (II), and (III) for purposes of 
                                teacher preparation program 
                                improvement.
                            ``(iv) Special certification for 
                        prospective advanced placement teachers.--
                        Developing and implementing teacher preparation 
                        programs that provide special certification in 
                        advanced placement (AP) level or international 
                        baccalaureate (IB) level content and pedagogy, 
                        including undergraduate specializations in in-
                        depth study of subject-specific content and 
                        practical pedagogical experience through 
                        student teaching, and master's degree level 
                        programs that lead to a master's degree in AP 
                        level or IB level content.
                            ``(v) Social promotion.--Development and 
                        implementation of efforts to address the 
                        problem of social promotion and to prepare 
                        teachers to effectively address the issues 
                        raised by ending the practice of social 
                        promotion.
            ``(2) Use of funds for data systems grants.--An eligible 
        State that receives a grant under this section to carry out the 
        purposes of subsection (a)(2) shall use the grant funds to 
        develop or expand data systems. The data systems shall do each 
        of the following:
                    ``(A) Enable the eligible State to--
                            ``(i) integrate and coordinate the analysis 
                        of individual student-level data from multiple 
                        data systems, including data from kindergarten 
                        through grade 12 education, postsecondary 
                        education, and employment;
                            ``(ii) conduct analyses necessary to help 
                        educators evaluate programs and policies, 
                        identify and study best practices, and 
                        continuously improve schools and programs; and
                            ``(iii) facilitate alignment and 
                        coordination between kindergarten through grade 
                        12 schools and institutions of higher 
                        education, and between institutions of higher 
                        education and postgraduate employment settings.
                    ``(B) Have the ability to match, compare, or track, 
                as appropriate--
                            ``(i) individual records of the same 
                        student over time;
                            ``(ii) an individual student with an 
                        individual teacher;
                            ``(iii) kindergarten through grade 12 data 
                        and higher education data;
                            ``(iv) higher education data and 
                        postgraduate data; and
                            ``(v) all of the data systems to State 
                        employment records.
                    ``(C) Include a State data audit process to ensure 
                accurate and complete information.
                    ``(D) Be designed so as not to infringe on the 
                established privacy rights of students, teachers, and 
                employees.
            ``(3) Use of funds for professional development program 
        grants.--An eligible State that receives a grant under this 
        section to carry out the purposes of subsection (a)(3) may use 
        the grant funds to carry out any of the following activities:
                    ``(A) Aligning State teacher standards with those 
                of the National Board for Professional Teaching 
                Standards.
                    ``(B) Developing a progressive career system in 
                which highly qualified teachers who pursue advanced 
                licensure levels are required to demonstrate increased 
                competencies and undertake increased responsibilities, 
                for increased compensation, as they progress through 
                levels such as the following:
                            ``(i) Level I: an initial license issued 
                        for the first 3 years of teaching that gives a 
                        beginning highly qualified teacher the 
                        opportunity, through a formal induction 
                        program, to progress to Level II.
                            ``(ii) Level II: a professional license 
                        given to an experienced teacher whose 
                        performance has been satisfactory during such 
                        teacher's first 3 years of teaching.
                            ``(iii) Level III: a master license for 
                        those teachers who--
                                    ``(I) obtain advanced credentials 
                                as board-certified teachers, exemplary 
                                teachers, master teachers, or other 
                                advanced credentials;
                                    ``(II) choose to advance as 
                                instructional leaders in the teaching 
                                profession and undertake greater 
                                responsibilities, such as curriculum 
                                development, peer intervention, and 
                                mentoring; or
                                    ``(III) demonstrate exceptional 
                                effectiveness in helping students 
                                learn.
                    ``(C) Developing multiple career paths for 
                teachers, such as highly qualified mentor teachers or 
                exemplary teachers.
                    ``(D) Providing opportunities for professional 
                growth, such as special certification in advanced 
                placement or international baccalaureate content and 
                pedagogy.
                    ``(E) Subsidizing candidates who pursue advanced 
                credentials.
                    ``(F) Providing financial incentives, such as a 
                bonus or higher salary, for teachers who obtain 
                advanced credentials.
    ``(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in subsection (d)(2) shall be 
construed to authorize the public release or publication of personally 
identifying information.

``SEC. 203. PARTNERSHIP GRANTS.

    ``(a) Grants.--From amounts made available under section 211(2) for 
a fiscal year, and not reserved under such section, the Secretary is 
authorized to award grants under this section, on a competitive basis, 
to eligible partnerships to enable the eligible partnerships to carry 
out the activities described in subsections (d) and (e).
    ``(b) Definitions.--
            ``(1) Eligible partnership.--In this part, the term 
        `eligible partnership' means an entity that--
                    ``(A) shall include--
                            ``(i) a partner institution;
                            ``(ii) a school of arts and sciences; and
                            ``(iii) a high-need local educational 
                        agency; and
                    ``(B) may include a Governor, State educational 
                agency, the State board of education, the State agency 
                for higher education, an institution of higher 
                education not described in subparagraph (A), a 
                community college, a public charter school, a public or 
                private elementary school or secondary school, an 
                educational service agency, a public or private 
                nonprofit educational organization, a business, a 
                teacher organization, or a prekindergarten program.
            ``(2) Partner institution.--In this section, the term 
        `partner institution' means a private independent or State-
        supported public institution of higher education, the teacher 
        preparation program of which demonstrates that--
                    ``(A) graduates from the teacher preparation 
                program who intend to enter the field of teaching 
                exhibit strong performance on State-determined 
                qualifying assessments and are highly qualified; or
                    ``(B) the teacher preparation program requires all 
                the students of the program to participate in intensive 
                clinical experience to meet high academic standards, to 
                possess strong teaching skills, and to become highly 
                qualified.
    ``(c) Application.--Each eligible partnership desiring a grant 
under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the 
Secretary may require. Each such application shall--
            ``(1) contain a needs assessment of all the partners with 
        respect to teaching and learning and a description of how the 
        partnership will coordinate with other teacher preparation or 
        professional development programs, and how the activities of 
        the partnership will be consistent with State, local, and other 
        education reform activities that promote student achievement;
            ``(2) contain a resource assessment that describes the 
        resources available to the partnership, the intended use of the 
        grant funds, including a description of how the grant funds 
        will be fairly distributed in accordance with subsection (f), 
        and the commitment of the resources of the partnership to the 
        activities assisted under this part, including financial 
        support, faculty participation, time commitments, and 
        continuation of the activities when the grant ends; and
            ``(3) contain a description of--
                    ``(A) how the partnership will meet the purposes of 
                this part;
                    ``(B) how the partnership will carry out the 
                activities required under subsection (d) and any 
                permissible activities under subsection (e); and
                    ``(C) the partnership's evaluation plan pursuant to 
                section 207(b).
    ``(d) Required Uses of Funds.--An eligible partnership that 
receives a grant under this section shall use the grant funds to carry 
out each of the following activities:
            ``(1) Reforms.--Implementing reforms within teacher 
        preparation programs to hold the programs accountable for 
        preparing teachers who are highly qualified, have strong 
        teaching skills, are able to understand scientifically based 
        research and its applicability, and are able to use technology 
        effectively in the classroom.
            ``(2) Clinical experience and interaction.--Providing 
        sustained and high quality preservice and in-service clinical 
        experience in school settings, including the mentoring of 
        prospective teachers by exemplary teachers, substantially 
        increasing interaction between faculty at institutions of 
        higher education and new and experienced teachers, principals, 
        and other administrators at elementary schools or secondary 
        schools, and providing support, including training and 
        compensation, for such interaction.
            ``(3) Professional development.--Creating opportunities for 
        enhanced and ongoing professional development for teacher 
        educators and other school personnel.
            ``(4) Teacher preparation and parental involvement.--
        Preparing teachers with the knowledge and skills to--
                    ``(A) provide instruction to diverse student 
                populations, including individuals with different 
                learning styles, disabilities, limited-English 
                proficiency, and special learning needs;
                    ``(B) implement gap-closing instructional 
                strategies, as appropriate;
                    ``(C) manage and improve student behavior in the 
                classroom;
                    ``(D) work with and involve parents in their 
                children's education; and
                    ``(E) use technology effectively in the classroom.
    ``(e) Allowable Uses of Funds.--An eligible partnership that 
receives a grant under this section may use such funds to carry out any 
of the following activities:
            ``(1) Development of alternative routes to state 
        certification.--Developing or refining alternative route 
        programs that provide prospective teachers with the necessary 
teaching skills and that lead to State certification.
            ``(2) Dissemination and coordination.--Broadly 
        disseminating information on effective practices used by the 
        partnership, and coordinating with the activities of the 
        Governor, State board of education, State higher education 
        agency, and State educational agency, as appropriate.
            ``(3) Managerial and leadership skills.--Developing and 
        implementing proven mechanisms to provide teacher leaders, 
        principals, and superintendents with effective managerial and 
        leadership skills that result in increased student achievement.
            ``(4) Teacher recruitment.--Activities described in section 
        204(d).
            ``(5) Teacher mentoring.--Developing a teacher mentoring 
        program that offers mentoring for teachers in their first 3 
        years of teaching, including requiring rigorous qualifications 
        for mentors, providing training and stipends for mentors, 
        providing opportunities for mentors and mentees to observe each 
        other's teaching methods in classroom settings during the 
        school day, and establishing an evaluation and accountability 
        plan for mentoring activities.
            ``(6) Professional development.--Creating opportunities for 
        enhanced and ongoing professional development throughout the 
        educational continuum for new teachers, teachers already in the 
        classroom, paraprofessionals, and school administrators that 
        leads to a steady increase in mastery of content knowledge and 
        the repertoire of effective teaching, assessment, and 
        leadership skills. Such professional development shall include 
        specially developed opportunities for mid-career enhancement.
            ``(7) Coordination with other institutions of higher 
        education.--Coordinating with other institutions of higher 
        education, including community colleges, to implement teacher 
        preparation programs that support prospective teachers in 
        obtaining baccalaureate degrees and State certification or 
        licensure.
            ``(8) Field experience in mathematics, science, and 
        technology.--Creating opportunities for teachers and 
        prospective teachers for field experience and training through 
        participation in professional business, research, and work 
        environments in areas relating to mathematics, science, and 
        technology.
            ``(9) Teacher preparation enhancement internship.--
        Developing a 1-year paid internship program for prospective 
        teachers who have completed a teacher preparation program at an 
        institution of higher learning to enable such prospective 
        teachers to acquire the skills and experience necessary for 
        success in teaching, including providing intensive clinical 
        training and combining in-service instruction in teacher 
        methods and assessments with classroom observations, 
        experiences, and practices. Such interns shall have a reduced 
        teaching load and a mentor for assistance in the classroom.
            ``(10) School/higher education partnerships.--Developing 
        new models of teacher preparation that--
                    ``(A) involve partnerships between schools and 
                institutions of higher education;
                    ``(B) meet the requirements listed in subsection 
                (d)(4); and
                    ``(C) offer leadership preparation that 
                incorporates recruitment, high-quality clinical 
                experience, field experiences, mentoring, and 
                professional development.
    ``(f) Special Rule.--No individual member of an eligible 
partnership shall retain more than 50 percent of the funds made 
available to the partnership under this section.
    ``(g) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
prohibit an eligible partnership from using grant funds to coordinate 
with the activities of more than 1 Governor, State board of education, 
State educational agency, local educational agency, or State agency for 
higher education.

``SEC. 204. TEACHER RECRUITMENT GRANTS.

    ``(a) Program Authorized.--From amounts made available under 
section 211(3) for a fiscal year, the Secretary is authorized to award 
grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible applicants to enable the 
eligible applicants to carry out activities described in subsection 
(d).
    ``(b) Eligible Applicant Defined.--In this section, the term 
`eligible applicant' means--
            ``(1) an eligible State described in section 202(b); or
            ``(2) an eligible partnership described in section 203.
    ``(c) Application.--Any eligible applicant desiring to receive a 
grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary 
at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the 
Secretary may require, including--
            ``(1) a description of the assessment that the eligible 
        applicant, and the other entities with whom the eligible 
        applicant will carry out the grant activities, have undertaken 
        to determine the most critical teaching needs of the 
        participating high-need local educational agencies;
            ``(2) a description of the activities the eligible 
        applicant will carry out with the grant and how such activities 
        will address the identified needs; and
            ``(3) a description of the eligible applicant's plan for 
        continuing the activities carried out with the grant, once 
        Federal funding ceases.
    ``(d) Uses of Funds.--Each eligible applicant receiving a grant 
under this section shall use the grant funds--
            ``(1) to assist prospective and current teachers by 
        providing--
                    ``(A) scholarships to help prospective teachers pay 
                the costs of tuition, room, board, and other expenses 
                of completing a teacher preparation program;
                    ``(B) support services, if needed, to enable 
                scholarship recipients to complete postsecondary 
                education programs;
                    ``(C) opportunities for teachers who are not highly 
                qualified to become highly qualified through 
                coursework, credentialing courses, or other mechanisms; 
                and
                    ``(D) followup services to former scholarship 
                recipients during such recipients' first 3 years of 
                teaching, including providing mentoring by teachers who 
                receive training and compensation for the teachers' 
                services; or
            ``(2) to develop and implement effective mechanisms, 
        including financial incentives, to ensure that high-need local 
        educational agencies and high-need schools are able to 
        effectively recruit and retain highly qualified teachers.
    ``(e) Service Requirements.--The Secretary shall establish such 
requirements as the Secretary finds necessary to ensure that recipients 
of scholarships under this section who complete teacher preparation 
programs subsequently teach in a high-need local educational agency, 
for a period of time equivalent to the period for which the recipients 
receive scholarship assistance, or repay the amount of the scholarship. 
The Secretary shall use any such repayments to carry out additional 
activities under this section.
    ``(f) Rural Education Recruitment and Retention Program.--
            ``(1) Findings.--Congress finds that rural school districts 
        face unique challenges in fulfilling the requirement that all 
        teachers be highly qualified, including challenges such as low 
        salaries, geographic and social isolation, housing shortages, 
        poor physical working conditions, a paucity of teacher 
        preparation programs targeted to rural schools, limited 
        opportunities for professional development, and the necessity 
        for teachers to teach more than 1 grade or subject.
            ``(2) Program authorized.--From amounts made available 
        under section 211(3) for a fiscal year, the Secretary is 
        authorized to award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible 
        applicants for the purpose of addressing the teacher 
        recruitment and retention needs of eligible rural school 
        districts and consortia of eligible rural school districts.
            ``(3) Eligibility.--In this subsection, the term `eligible 
        rural school district' means a school district--
                    ``(A) with a total of less than 600 students in 
                average daily attendance at the schools that are served 
                by the district; and
                    ``(B) each of whose schools is designated with a 
                school locale code of 7 or 8.
            ``(4) Application.--An eligible applicant that desires to 
        receive a grant under this subsection shall submit an 
        application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
        accompanied by such information as the Secretary may require.
            ``(5) Use of funds.--An eligible applicant that receives a 
        grant under this subsection may use the grant funds to address 
        the needs of eligible rural school districts through 
        implementing--
                    ``(A) incentive teacher recruitment strategies, 
                including tuition assistance, student loan forgiveness, 
                housing assistance, a signing bonus, local programs 
                that develop recruitment strategies for secondary 
                school students wanting to return to the community as 
                teachers, and a higher salary or bonus for teaching 
                high-need academic subjects, providing high-need 
                services, or teaching in high-need schools;
                    ``(B) nonincentive teacher recruitment strategies, 
                including advertising, hiring teachers from alternative 
                programs, and recruiting online, from local 
                populations, from the substitute teacher list, or 
                through a State teacher clearinghouse or job bank;
                    ``(C) teacher retention strategies, including 
                mentoring programs for teachers during the teachers' 
                first 3 years of teaching and ongoing opportunities for 
                professional growth and advancement; and
                    ``(D) partnerships with institutions of higher 
                education designed to--
                            ``(i) develop or strengthen a partnership 
                        focused on preparing beginning teachers to 
                        teach in schools served by eligible rural 
                        school districts; or
                            ``(ii) assist teachers who are not highly 
                        qualified to become highly qualified teachers 
                        through--
                                    ``(I) after-school or summer 
                                programs;
                                    ``(II) electronically delivered 
                                education (e-learning), online, and 
                                distance learning technologies; and
                                    ``(III) flexible programs that 
                                enable multiple-subject teachers to 
                                become highly qualified teachers.

``SEC. 205. ACADEMIC TEACHING CENTERS.

    ``(a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary is authorized to award 
grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible applicants to enable such 
applicants to create academic teaching centers. Academic teaching 
centers shall--
            ``(1) promote excellence in the Nation's training of 
        prospective teachers by creating settings for the integration 
        of education and training, research, and evidence-based 
        practice; and
            ``(2) provide a system of practice-based support at initial 
        levels of preparation, training during the first years of 
        practice, and continued support in maintaining high levels of 
        skill mastery.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Eligible applicant.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible applicant' 
                means a consortium composed of each of the following:
                            ``(i) A school of education housed in an 
                        institution of higher education.
                            ``(ii) A college or school of arts and 
                        sciences within an institution of higher 
                        education.
                            ``(iii) Not less than 1 academic unit (such 
                        as a department of psychology, a department of 
                        educational psychology, or a department of 
                        human development) whose faculty focuses on 
                        teaching and learning, developmental processes, 
                        and the assessment of learning.
                            ``(iv) Not less than 1 local educational 
                        agency that serves a qualified school.
                    ``(B) Inclusions.--The term `eligible applicant' 
                may include an academic unit not described in 
                subparagraph (A)(iii) whose faculty is able to 
                contribute to the work of an academic teaching center.
            ``(2) Qualified school.--The term `qualified school' means 
        a public elementary school or public secondary school (urban, 
        rural, or suburban), a school district, a campus school, a 
        charter school, or any combination or network of schools, 
        that--
                    ``(A) is home to exemplary teachers who can provide 
                high-quality mentoring and modeling to prospective 
                teachers based on a demonstrated record of student 
                academic achievement; and
                    ``(B) demonstrates a commitment to evidence-based 
                teaching confirmed by professional development offered 
                to staff or by documented experience with university 
                collaborations.
    ``(c) Application Requirements.--An eligible applicant that desires 
to receive a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary an 
application that demonstrates how the proposed academic teaching center 
will--
            ``(1) ensure that prospective teachers will have 
        instruction in, and exposure to, scientific research derived 
        from the social and behavioral sciences and applied to teaching 
        and learning;
            ``(2) offer prospective teachers skill development 
        opportunities in evidence-based educational interventions;
            ``(3) include, involve, and utilize faculty from all 
        members of the eligible applicant in modeling the integration 
        of research and practice in the classroom;
            ``(4) foster real interdisciplinary collaboration and 
        cross-fertilization among and between--
                    ``(A) education faculty;
                    ``(B) prospective and current elementary school and 
                secondary school teachers;
                    ``(C) faculty within an academic unit who focus on 
                teaching and learning, developmental processes, and the 
                assessment of learning, such as faculty from a 
                department of psychology, department of educational 
                psychology, or department of human development; and
                    ``(D) faculty from disciplines within the 
                institution of higher education, including history, 
                English, biology, chemistry, foreign languages, and 
                psychology;
            ``(5) enhance the ability of faculty in the school of 
        education, college or school of arts and sciences, and the 
        academic unit specified in paragraph (4)(C) to participate more 
        fully in elementary school or secondary school classroom 
        teaching;
            ``(6) afford novice teaching candidates opportunities for 
        rigorous, closely supervised internships in high-quality 
        teaching settings;
            ``(7) include mechanisms to assess the quality of teacher 
        preparation at the academic teaching center by the value the 
        center adds to student achievement, as assessed by objective 
        measures of student growth;
            ``(8) ensure that teachers who have participated in the 
        academic teaching center are highly qualified upon completion 
        of the teachers' degree; and
            ``(9) apply relevant scientific research on teaching and 
        learning.
    ``(d) Use of Funds.--An eligible applicant that receives a grant 
under this section may use the grant funds to carry out any of the 
following activities:
            ``(1) Program development, evaluation, and 
        accountability.--Funds may be used to--
                    ``(A) develop and refine mechanisms to measure the 
                value added to student academic achievement by 
                evidence-based practice;
                    ``(B) develop and refine mechanisms to measure the 
                value added to student academic achievement by teachers 
                trained in academic teaching centers;
                    ``(C) develop mechanisms to evaluate acquisition of 
                clinical judgment, communication, and problemsolving 
                skills on the part of teacher candidates resulting from 
                participation in an academic teaching center;
                    ``(D) develop professional programs to enhance 
                teacher candidates' communication with students, 
                families, colleagues, and other education 
                professionals; and
                    ``(E) develop mechanisms to observe, evaluate, and 
                reinforce ethical principles though formal 
                instructional efforts.
            ``(2) Curriculum development for use in developing teaching 
        skills.--Funds may be used to--
                    ``(A) develop interactive teaching materials for 
                the attainment of teaching skills in classroom 
                management; and
                    ``(B) develop interactive materials regarding other 
                teaching skills, such as classroom assessment and 
                individualizing for student abilities and backgrounds, 
                that can be used at other field worksites and in 
                education school courses.
            ``(3) Support for participants.--Funds may be used to--
                    ``(A) create and implement evidence-based curricula 
                to be piloted in academic teaching centers;
                    ``(B) provide workload credit for master elementary 
                school or secondary school teachers to serve as adjunct 
                faculty at the academic teaching center; and
                    ``(C) provide workload credit for faculty at the 
                school of education and the college or school of arts 
                and sciences to serve as adjunct faculty at the 
                academic teaching center.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section--
            ``(1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and
            ``(2) such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 
        succeeding fiscal years.

``SEC. 206. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

    ``(a) Duration; Payments.--
            ``(1) Duration.--
                    ``(A) Eligible states and eligible applicants.--
                Grants awarded to eligible States and eligible 
                applicants under sections 202, 204, and 205 shall be 
                awarded for a period not to exceed 3 years. If an 
                eligible State or an eligible applicant receives a 
                grant under any of such sections, such eligible State 
                or eligible applicant may not receive an additional 
                grant under such section during the grant period. After 
                such grant period, such eligible State or such eligible 
                applicant may receive an additional grant under such 
                section.
                    ``(B) Eligible partnerships.--Grants awarded to 
                eligible partnerships under section 203 shall be 
                awarded for a period of 5 years. If an eligible 
                partnership receives a grant under such section, such 
                eligible partnership may not receive an additional 
                grant under such section during the 5-year grant 
                period. After such grant period, such eligible 
                partnership may receive an additional grant under such 
                section.
            ``(2) Payments.--The Secretary shall make annual payments 
        of grant funds awarded under this part.
    ``(b) Peer Review.--
            ``(1) Panel.--The Secretary shall provide the applications 
        submitted under this part to a peer review panel for evaluation 
        and shall ensure that each peer review panel reflects the 
        diversity of educational participants and eligible grantees 
        provided for in sections 202, 203, 204, and 205. With respect 
        to each application, the peer review panel shall initially 
        recommend the application for funding or for disapproval.
            ``(2) Priority.--In recommending applications to the 
        Secretary for funding under this part, the panel shall, with 
        respect to grants under sections 202, 203, and 204, give 
        priority to eligible States and eligible partnerships--
                    ``(A) whose applications involve the development of 
                innovative efforts aimed at reducing the shortage of 
                highly qualified teachers from underrepresented groups, 
                in high-need academic subjects, in high-need services, 
                in high-need rural and urban areas, and in high-need 
                schools;
                    ``(B) whose awards promote an equitable geographic 
                distribution of grants throughout the United States; 
                and
                    ``(C) whose awards promote an equitable geographic 
                distribution of grants among rural and urban areas.
            ``(3) Secretarial selection.--The Secretary shall 
        determine, based on the peer review process, which applications 
        shall receive funding and the amounts of the grants. In 
        determining grant amounts, the Secretary shall take into 
        account the total amount of funds available for all grants 
        under this part and the types of activities proposed to be 
        carried out.
    ``(c) Matching Requirements.--
            ``(1) State grants.--Each State served by an eligible State 
        that receives a grant under section 202 or 204 shall provide, 
        from non-Federal sources, an amount equal to 50 percent of the 
        amount of the grant (in cash or in kind) to carry out the 
        activities supported by the grant.
            ``(2) Partnership grants.--Each eligible partnership 
        receiving a grant under section 203 or 204 shall provide, from 
        non-Federal sources (in cash or in kind), an amount equal to 25 
        percent of the grant for the first year of the grant, 35 
        percent of the grant for the second year of the grant, and 50 
        percent of the grant for each succeeding year of the grant.
    ``(d) Limitation on Administrative Expenses.--An eligible State or 
eligible partnership that receives a grant under this part may not use 
more than 2 percent of the grant funds for purposes of administering 
the grant.
    ``(e) Teacher Qualifications Provided to Parents Upon Request.--Any 
local educational agency or school that benefits from the activities 
assisted under this part shall make available, upon request and in an 
understandable and uniform format, to any parent of a student attending 
any school served by the local educational agency, information 
regarding the professional qualification of the student's classroom 
teacher with regard to the subject matter in which the teacher provides 
instruction. The local educational agency shall inform parents that the 
parents are entitled to receive the information upon request.
    ``(f) Technical Assistance.--For each fiscal year, the Secretary 
may expend not more than $500,000 or 0.75 percent of the funds 
appropriated to carry out this title, whichever amount is greater, to 
provide technical assistance to entities receiving grants under this 
part.

``SEC. 207. ACCOUNTABILITY AND EVALUATION.

    ``(a) State Grant Accountability Report.--An eligible State that 
receives a grant under section 202 shall submit an annual 
accountability report to the Secretary. Such report shall include a 
description of the degree to which the eligible State, in using funds 
provided under such section, has made substantial progress in meeting 
the following goals:
            ``(1) Highly qualified teachers.--Ensuring that all 
        teachers teaching in core academic subjects within the State 
        are highly qualified not later than the end of the 2005-2006 
        school year, as required under section 1119 of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
            ``(2) Student academic achievement.--Improving academic 
        achievement for all students.
            ``(3) Raising standards.--Raising the State academic 
        standards required to enter the teaching profession, including, 
        where appropriate, through the use of incentives to incorporate 
        the requirement of an academic major in the subject, or related 
        discipline, in which the teacher plans to teach.
            ``(4) Initial certification or licensure.--Increasing the 
        pass rate for initial State teacher certification or licensure, 
        or increasing the number of highly competent individuals being 
        certified or licensed as teachers through traditional and 
        alternative programs.
            ``(5) Decreasing teacher shortages.--Decreasing shortages 
        of qualified teachers from underrepresented groups, in high-
        need academic subjects, in high-need services, in high-need 
        areas, and in high-need schools.
            ``(6) Increasing teacher retention.--Increasing teacher 
        retention in the first 3 years of a teacher's career.
            ``(7) Increasing opportunities for professional 
        development.--Increasing opportunities for enhanced and ongoing 
        professional development that improves the academic content 
        knowledge of teachers in the subject areas in which the 
        teachers are certified or licensed to teach or in which the 
        teachers are working toward certification or licensure to 
        teach, and that promotes strong teaching skills.
            ``(8) Technology integration.--Increasing the number of 
        teachers trained in the appropriate use of technology as an 
        instructional tool.
    ``(b) Eligible Partnership Evaluation.--Each eligible partnership 
applying for a grant under section 203 shall establish and include in 
the application submitted under section 203, an evaluation plan that 
includes strong performance objectives. The plan shall include 
objectives and measures for--
            ``(1) increasing the percentage of highly qualified 
        teachers;
            ``(2) improving academic achievement for all students;
            ``(3) increasing the pass rate for initial State teacher 
        certification or licensure for individuals from traditional and 
        alternative teacher preparation programs;
            ``(4) decreasing shortages of highly qualified teachers 
        among underrepresented groups, in high-need academic subjects, 
        in high-need services, in high-need areas, and in high-need 
        schools;
            ``(5) increasing teacher retention in the first 3 years of 
        a teacher's career;
            ``(6) increasing opportunities for enhanced and ongoing 
        professional development that enables teachers already in the 
        classroom and teacher educators to upgrade such teachers' and 
        educators' skills and knowledge; and
            ``(7) increasing the number of teachers trained in the 
        appropriate use of technology as an instructional tool.
    ``(c)  Revocation of Grant.--
            ``(1) Report.--Each eligible State or eligible partnership 
        receiving a grant under this part shall report annually to the 
        Secretary on the progress of the eligible State or eligible 
        partnership toward meeting the purposes of this part and the 
        goals, objectives, and measures described in subsections (a) 
        and (b).
            ``(2) Revocation.--
                    ``(A) Eligible states and eligible applicants.--If 
                the Secretary determines that an eligible State or 
                eligible applicant (as defined under section 204 or 
                205) is not making substantial progress in meeting the 
                purposes, goals, objectives, and measures, as 
                appropriate, by the end of the second year of a grant 
                under this part, then the grant payment shall not be 
                made for the third year of the grant.
                    ``(B) Eligible partnerships.--If the Secretary 
                determines that an eligible partnership is not making 
                substantial progress in meeting the purposes, goals, 
                objectives, and measures, as appropriate, by the end of 
                the third year of a grant under this part, then the 
                grant payments shall not be made for any succeeding 
                year of the grant.
    ``(d) Evaluation and Dissemination.--The Secretary shall evaluate 
the activities funded under this part and report the Secretary's 
findings regarding the activities to the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives. The 
Secretary shall broadly disseminate successful practices developed by 
eligible States and eligible partnerships under this part, and shall 
broadly disseminate information regarding such practices that were 
found to be ineffective.

``SEC. 208. ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PROGRAMS THAT PREPARE TEACHERS.

    ``(a) High-Quality Teacher Preparation Program.--Each applicant for 
a grant under this part shall provide assurances that the applicant 
will provide prospective teachers with the following:
            ``(1) Knowledge of--
                    ``(A) the arts and sciences;
                    ``(B) the science of teaching and learning;
                    ``(C) research on school impact on student 
                learning; and
                    ``(D) the academic content areas in which the 
                teachers plan to teach.
            ``(2) Teaching skills that enable the teachers to--
                    ``(A) enhance student academic achievement;
                    ``(B) promote the ability of students to apply 
                knowledge and research findings;
                    ``(C) provide effective instruction in subject 
                matter content;
                    ``(D) implement ongoing assessment of student 
                learning and the use of such assessment for evaluation 
                of curriculum and instructional practices;
                    ``(E) identify and address individual differences 
                in ability and instructional needs;
                    ``(F) address the instructional needs of students 
                with limited-English proficiency and students with 
disabilities within both the general education and special education 
curricula;
                    ``(G) employ effective classroom management 
                strategies;
                    ``(H) use technology effectively in the classroom; 
                and
                    ``(I) reflect on practices to improve teaching 
                effectiveness and student learning.
            ``(3) Opportunities to--
                    ``(A) apply the teachers' knowledge and skills in 
                the classroom;
                    ``(B) collaborate with colleagues, parents, 
                community members, and other educators; and
                    ``(C) work in partnership with parents to advance 
                their children's education.
    ``(b) State Report Card on the Quality of Teacher Preparation.--
Each State that receives funds under this Act shall provide to the 
Secretary, on an annual basis and in a uniform and comprehensible 
manner that conforms with the definitions and reporting methods 
developed by the State for teacher preparation programs, a State report 
card on the quality of teacher preparation in the State, which shall 
include at least the following:
            ``(1) A description of the teacher certification and 
        licensure assessments, and any other certification and 
        licensure requirements, used by the State. Such assessments 
        shall--
                    ``(A) be used for purposes for which such 
                assessments are valid and reliable;
                    ``(B) be consistent with relevant, nationally 
                recognized professional and technical standards;
                    ``(C) be aligned with the reporting requirements of 
                this section and section 207; and
                    ``(D) allow for accurate and consistent reporting 
                on teacher preparation programs.
            ``(2) The standards and criteria that prospective teachers 
        must meet in order to attain initial teacher certification or 
        licensure and to be certified or licensed to teach particular 
        subjects or in particular grades within the State. Such 
        standards and criteria shall incorporate the qualifications 
        specified in subsection (a).
            ``(3) A description of the extent to which the assessments 
        and requirements described in paragraph (1) are aligned with 
        the State's standards and assessments for students.
            ``(4) The percentage of prospective teachers who have 
        completed 100 percent of the coursework required by a teacher 
        preparation program at an institution of higher education or 
        alternative certification program and who have taken and passed 
        each of the assessments used by the State for teacher 
        certification and licensure, and the passing score on each 
        assessment that determines whether a candidate has passed that 
        assessment, both of which shall be made available widely and 
        publicly.
            ``(5) Information on the extent to which teachers in the 
        State are given waivers of State certification or licensure 
        requirements, including the proportion of such teachers 
        distributed across high- and low-poverty school districts and 
        across subject areas.
            ``(6) A description of each State's alternative routes to 
        teacher certification, if any, and standards and criteria used 
        by the State for certification or licensure, including 
        indicators of teacher candidate skills and academic content 
        knowledge and of evidence of gains in student academic 
        achievement, and the number and percentage of teachers 
        certified through each alternative route who pass State teacher 
        certification or licensure assessments.
            ``(7) For each State, a description of proposed criteria 
        for assessing the performance of teacher preparation programs 
        in the State, including indicators of candidate academic 
        content knowledge and teaching skills.
            ``(8) For each teacher preparation program in the State, 
        the number of prospective teachers in the program, the average 
        number of hours of supervised practice teaching required for 
        those in the program, and the number of full-time and part-time 
        faculty, excluding graduate students and clinical supervisors 
        who are not on faculty, and prospective teachers in supervised 
        practice teaching.
            ``(9) Information on the extent to which teachers or 
        prospective teachers in each State are required to take 
        examinations or other assessments of their subject matter 
        knowledge in the area or areas in which the teachers provide 
        instruction, the standards established for passing any such 
        assessments, and the extent to which teachers or prospective 
        teachers are required to receive a passing score on such 
        assessments in order to teach in specific subject areas or 
        grade levels.
            ``(10) Information on the data systems developed or 
        expanded by the State under section 202(d)(2), including a 
        description of the systems and an analysis of procedures used 
        by the State regarding such systems.
            ``(11) Information on pilot studies conducted under section 
        202(d)(1)(B)(iii), if applicable, including a list of teacher 
        preparation programs (including alternative routes to 
        certification) that participated in such studies, the 
        procedures used to provide evidence that graduates of teacher 
        preparation programs (including those who complete alternative 
        routes to certification) are effective at improving student 
        achievement, and other findings relevant to the impact of 
        teacher preparation programs on student achievement.
    ``(c) Report of the Secretary on the Quality of Teacher 
Preparation.--
            ``(1) Report card.--The Secretary shall provide to 
        Congress, and publish and make widely available, a report card 
        on teacher qualifications and preparation in the United States, 
        including all the information reported in paragraphs (1) 
        through (11) of subsection (b). Such report shall identify 
        States for which eligible States and eligible partnerships 
        received a grant under this part. Such report shall be so 
        provided, published, and made available annually.
            ``(2) Report to congress.--The Secretary shall report to 
        Congress--
                    ``(A) a comparison of States' efforts to improve 
                teaching quality;
                    ``(B) regarding the national mean and median scores 
                on any standardized test that is used in more than 1 
                State for teacher certification or licensure;
                    ``(C) a description of data systems developed or 
                expanded by States pursuant to section 202(d)(2) and an 
                analysis of procedures used in different States 
                regarding such systems; and
                    ``(D) a description of pilot studies undertaken by 
                States pursuant to section 202(d)(1)(B)(iii) and an 
                analysis of procedures used in different States 
                regarding such studies.
            ``(3) Special rule.--In the case of teacher preparation 
        programs with fewer than 10 prospective teachers who have 
        completed 100 percent of the coursework required by a teacher 
        preparation program taking any single initial teacher 
        certification or licensure assessment during an academic year, 
        the Secretary shall collect and publish information with 
        respect to an average pass rate on State certification or 
        licensure assessments taken over a 3-year period.
            ``(4) Database.--The Secretary shall collect data and 
        develop a national and public database that provides reports on 
        States' passage rates on certification and licensure 
        assessments, the placement rates for teacher preparation 
        programs, the percentage of full-time faculty in institutions 
        of higher education in each State who teach classes offered by 
        a school, college, or department of education, the tracking of 
        graduates 5 years after graduating from a teacher preparation 
        program, and other relevant information, as appropriate.
    ``(d) Coordination.--The Secretary, to the extent practicable, 
shall coordinate the information collected and published under this 
part among States for individuals who took State teacher certification 
or licensure assessments in a State other than the State in which the 
individual received the individual's most recent degree.
    ``(e) Institutional and Program Report Cards on Quality of Teacher 
Preparation.--
            ``(1) Report card.--Each institution of higher education or 
        alternative certification program that conducts a teacher 
        preparation program that enrolls prospective teachers receiving 
        Federal assistance under this Act shall report annually to the 
        State and the general public, in a uniform and comprehensible 
        manner that conforms with the definitions and reporting methods 
        developed by the State for teacher preparation programs, the 
        following information:
                    ``(A) Pass rate.--(i) For the most recent year for 
                which the information is available, the pass rate for 
                each prospective teacher who has completed 100 percent 
                of the coursework required by the teacher preparation 
                program on the teacher certification or licensure 
                assessments of the State in which the institution or 
                alternative certification program is located, but only 
                for those prospective teachers who took those 
                assessments within 3 years of completing the 
                coursework.
                    ``(ii) A comparison of the institution's or 
                alternative certification program's pass rate for 
                prospective teachers who have completed 100 percent of 
                the coursework at the teacher preparation program with 
                the average pass rate for institutions and alternative 
                certification programs in the State.
                    ``(iii) In the case of teacher preparation programs 
                with fewer than 10 graduates who have completed 100 
                percent of the coursework required by the program 
                taking any single initial teacher certification or 
                licensure assessment during an academic year, the 
                institution or alternative certification program shall 
                collect and publish information with respect to an 
                average pass rate on State certification or licensure 
                assessments taken over a 3-year period.
                    ``(B) Program information.--The number of 
                prospective teachers in the program, the average number 
                of hours of supervised practice teaching required for 
                those in the program, and the number of full-time 
                equivalent faculty and prospective teachers in 
                supervised practice teaching.
                    ``(C) Statement.--In States that require approval 
                or accreditation of teacher education programs, a 
                statement of whether the institution's teacher 
                preparation program or alternative certification 
                program's teacher preparation program is so approved or 
                accredited, by the State and any other entities, as 
                applicable.
                    ``(D) Designation as low-performing.--Whether the 
                program has been designated as low-performing by the 
                State under section 209(a).
            ``(2) Requirement.--The information described in paragraph 
        (1) shall be reported through publications such as school 
        catalogs and promotional materials sent to potential 
        applicants, secondary school guidance counselors, and 
        prospective employers of the institution's or alternative 
        certification program's teacher preparation program graduates, 
        including materials sent by electronic means.
            ``(3) Fines.--In addition to the actions authorized in 
        section 487(c), the Secretary may impose a fine not to exceed 
        $25,000 on an institution of higher education or an alternative 
        certification program for failure to provide the information 
        described in this subsection in a timely or accurate manner.
    ``(f) Data Quality.--The eligible State shall attest annually, in 
writing, as to the reliability, validity, integrity, and accuracy of 
the data submitted pursuant to this section.
    ``(g) National Academy of Sciences Core Curriculum Study.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall seek to enter into a 
        contract with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a 2-
        year study to develop a suggested core curriculum for States to 
        use as guidance when developing their program standards for 
        teacher preparation programs in their State. The core 
        curriculum shall address the pedagogical requirements of 
        teacher preparation programs and assist those within the 
        education profession and prospective teachers to understand 
what prospective teachers need to know to become effective teachers.
            ``(2) Domains of foundational and pedagogical knowledge.--
        The study conducted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include 
        each of the following domains of foundational and pedagogical 
        knowledge:
                    ``(A) Learning, which would include building on 
                existing knowledge and experience shaped by social and 
                cultural context in the community and in the classroom.
                    ``(B) Human development, which would include how 
                children and adolescents think and behave, taking in 
                account different ages, contexts, and learning styles.
                    ``(C) Assessment, which would include the 
                introduction of standards-based reform.
                    ``(D) Teaching skills, which would include 
                providing all teachers with the tools needed to be 
                successful in the classroom and to meet the 
                instructional needs of students with disabilities and 
                students with limited-English proficiency.
                    ``(E) Reading instruction, which would include 
                taking in account different ages, contexts, and 
                learning styles.
            ``(3) Best research; suggested training.--The suggested 
        core curriculum developed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall--
                    ``(A) reflect the best research into how students 
                learn, on content-specific methods shown to be 
                effective with students, and on effective gap-closing 
                criteria; and
                    ``(B) include preparation in working with diverse 
                populations, interacting with parents, assessing 
                classroom performance, and managing student behavior.
            ``(4) Collaboration.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In conducting the study under 
                paragraph (1), the National Academy of Sciences shall 
                collaborate with interested parties in developing the 
                suggested core curriculum.
                    ``(B) Interested parties.--In this paragraph, the 
                term `interested parties' means--
                            ``(i) college presidents;
                            ``(ii) deans of teacher education programs;
                            ``(iii) teacher preparation faculty;
                            ``(iv) chief State school officers;
                            ``(v) school superintendents;
                            ``(vi) teacher organizations;
                            ``(vii) exemplary teachers;
                            ``(viii) teacher preparation accrediting 
                        organizations;
                            ``(ix) nonprofit education organizations;
                            ``(x) organizations or associations 
                        representing the scientific disciplines 
                        associated with teaching and learning; and
                            ``(xi) other entities determined 
                        appropriate by the National Academy of 
                        Sciences.

``SEC. 209. STATE FUNCTIONS.

    ``(a) State Assessment.--In order to receive funds under this Act, 
a State shall develop a procedure to identify, and assist, through the 
provision of technical assistance, low-performing programs of teacher 
preparation within institutions of higher education. Such State shall 
provide the Secretary an annual list of such low-performing 
institutions that includes an identification of those institutions at-
risk of being placed on such list. Such levels of performance shall be 
determined solely by the State and may include criteria based upon 
information collected pursuant to this part. Such assessment shall be 
described in the report under section 208(b).
    ``(b) Termination of Eligibility.--Any institution of higher 
education that offers a program of teacher preparation in which the 
State has withdrawn the State's approval or terminated the State's 
financial support due to the low performance of the institution's 
teacher preparation program based upon the State assessment described 
in subsection (a)--
            ``(1) shall be ineligible for any funding for professional 
        development activities awarded by the Department of Education;
            ``(2) shall not be permitted to accept or enroll any 
        prospective teacher who receives aid under title IV of this Act 
        in the institution's teacher preparation program; and
            ``(3) shall provide transitional support, including 
        remedial services if necessary, for prospective teachers 
        enrolled at the institution at the time of termination of 
        financial support or withdrawal of approval.
    ``(c) Negotiated Rulemaking.--The Secretary shall engage in a 
negotiated rulemaking process with representatives of States, 
institutions of higher education, and educational and student 
organizations when developing regulations to carry out subsection 
(b)(2).

``SEC. 210. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    ``(a) Methods.--In complying with sections 208 and 209, the 
Secretary shall ensure that States and institutions of higher education 
use fair and equitable methods in reporting and that the reporting 
methods protect the privacy of individuals.
    ``(b) Special Rule.--For each State in which there are no State 
certification or licensure assessments, or for States that do not set 
minimum performance levels on those assessments--
            ``(1) the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, 
        collect data comparable to the data required under this part 
        from States, local educational agencies, institutions of higher 
        education, or other entities that administer such assessments 
        to teachers or prospective teachers; and
            ``(2) notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the 
        Secretary shall use such data to carry out requirements of this 
        part related to assessments or pass rates.
    ``(c) National System of Teacher Certification Prohibited.--Nothing 
in this part shall be construed to permit, allow, encourage, or 
authorize the Secretary to establish or support any national system of 
teacher certification.
    ``(d) Release of Information to Teacher Preparation Programs.--
            ``(1) In general.--For the purpose of improving teacher 
        preparation programs, a State educational agency shall provide 
        to a teacher preparation program, upon the request of the 
        teacher preparation program, any and all pertinent education-
        related information that--
                    ``(A) may enable the teacher preparation program to 
                evaluate the effectiveness of the program's graduates 
                or the program itself; and
                    ``(B) is possessed, controlled, or accessible by 
                the State educational agency.
            ``(2) Content of information.--The information described in 
        paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) shall include an identification of specific 
                individuals who graduated from the teacher preparation 
                program to enable the teacher preparation program to 
                evaluate the information provided to the program from 
                the State educational agency with the program's own 
                data about the specific courses taken by, and field 
                experiences of, the individual graduates; and
                    ``(B) may include--
                            ``(i) kindergarten through grade 12 
                        academic achievement and demographic data, 
                        without individual identifying information, for 
                        students who have been taught by graduates of 
                        the teacher preparation program; and
                            ``(ii) teacher effectiveness evaluations 
                        for teachers who graduated from the teacher 
                        preparation program.
            ``(3) Privacy.--Actions taken pursuant to paragraph (1) 
        shall not be considered a violation of section 444 of the 
        General Education Provisions Act or of the individual's privacy 
        pursuant to any other provision of law. Any information 
        obtained by a teacher preparation program in accordance with 
        this section shall be considered a part of the graduate's 
        education records and shall be protected as such.

``SEC. 211. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part 
$500,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and such sums as may be necessary for 
each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years, of which--
            ``(1) 20 percent shall be available for each fiscal year to 
        award grants under section 202;
            ``(2) 60 percent shall be available for each fiscal year to 
        award grants under section 203; and
            ``(3) 20 percent shall be available for each fiscal year to 
        award grants under section 204.''.
    (b) Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers To Use Technology.--Part B of 
title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1041 et seq.) 
is amended to read as follows:

       ``PART B--PREPARING TOMORROW'S TEACHERS TO USE TECHNOLOGY

``SEC. 221. PURPOSE AND PROGRAM AUTHORITY.

    ``(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this part to assist consortia 
of public and private entities--
            ``(1) to carry out programs that prepare prospective 
        teachers to use advanced technology to prepare all students to 
        meet challenging State and local academic content and student 
        academic achievement standards; and
            ``(2) to improve the ability of institutions of higher 
        education to carry out such programs.
    ``(b) Program Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to award 
        grants to eligible applicants, or enter into contracts or 
        cooperative agreements with eligible applicants, on a 
        competitive basis in order to pay for the Federal share of the 
        cost of projects to develop or redesign teacher preparation 
        programs to enable prospective teachers to use advanced 
        technology effectively in their classrooms.
            ``(2) Distribution.--In awarding grants, or entering into 
        contracts or cooperative agreements under this part, the 
        Secretary shall ensure an equitable distribution of financial 
        assistance among eligible applicants located in urban and rural 
        areas of the United States.
            ``(3) Period of awards.--The Secretary may award grants, or 
        enter into contracts or cooperative agreements, under this part 
        for periods that are not more than 5 years in duration.

``SEC. 222. ELIGIBILITY.

    ``(a) Eligible Applicants.--In order to receive a grant or enter 
into a contract or cooperative agreement under this part, an applicant 
shall be a consortium that includes the following:
            ``(1) At least 1 institution of higher education that 
        awards baccalaureate degrees and prepares teachers for their 
        initial entry into teaching.
            ``(2) At least 1 State educational agency or local 
        educational agency.
            ``(3) One or more of the following entities:
                    ``(A) An institution of higher education (other 
                than the institution described in paragraph (1)).
                    ``(B) A school or department of education at an 
                institution of higher education.
                    ``(C) A school or college of arts and sciences (as 
                defined in section 201) at an institution of higher 
                education.
                    ``(D) A professional association, foundation, 
                museum, library, for-profit business, public or private 
                nonprofit organization, community-based organization, 
                or other entity, with the capacity to contribute to the 
                technology-related reform of teacher preparation 
                programs.
    ``(b) Application Requirements.--In order to receive a grant or 
enter into a contract or cooperative agreement under this part, an 
eligible applicant shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
may require. Such application shall include the following:
            ``(1) A description of the proposed project, including how 
        the project would--
                    ``(A) ensure that individuals participating in the 
                project would be prepared to use advanced technology to 
                prepare all students, including groups of students who 
                are underrepresented in technology-related fields and 
                groups of students who are economically disadvantaged, 
                to meet challenging State and local academic content 
                and student academic achievement standards; and
                    ``(B) improve the ability of at least 1 
                participating institution of higher education described 
                in section 222(a)(1) to ensure such preparation.
            ``(2) A demonstration of--
                    ``(A) the commitment, including the financial 
                commitment, of each of the members of the consortium 
                for the proposed project; and
                    ``(B) the active support of the leadership of each 
                organization that is a member of the consortium for the 
                proposed project.
            ``(3) A description of how each member of the consortium 
        will participate in project activities.
            ``(4) A description of how the proposed project will be 
        continued after Federal funds are no longer awarded under this 
        part for the project.
            ``(5) A plan for the evaluation of the project, which shall 
        include benchmarks to monitor progress toward specific project 
        objectives.
    ``(c) Matching Requirements.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of any 
        project funded under this part shall not exceed 50 percent. 
        Except as provided in paragraph (2), the non-Federal share of 
        the cost of such project may be provided in cash or in kind, 
        fairly evaluated, including services.
            ``(2) Acquisition of equipment.--Not more than 10 percent 
        of the funds awarded for a project under this part may be used 
        to acquire equipment, networking capabilities, or 
        infrastructure, and the non-Federal share of the cost of any 
        such acquisition shall be provided in cash.

``SEC. 223. USE OF FUNDS.

    ``(a) Required Uses.--A consortium that receives a grant or enters 
into a contract or cooperative agreement under this part shall use 
funds made available under this part for--
            ``(1) a project creating 1 or more programs that prepare 
        prospective teachers to use advanced technology to prepare all 
        students, including groups of students who are underrepresented 
        in technology-related fields and groups of students who are 
        economically disadvantaged, to meet challenging State and local 
        academic content and student academic achievement standards; 
        and
            ``(2) evaluating the effectiveness of the project.
    ``(b) Permissible Uses.--The consortium may use funds made 
available under this part for a project, described in the application 
submitted by the consortium under this part, that carries out the 
purpose of this part, such as the following:
            ``(1) Developing and implementing high-quality teacher 
        preparation programs that enable educators--
                    ``(A) to learn the full range of resources that can 
                be accessed through the use of technology;
                    ``(B) to integrate a variety of technologies into 
                curricula and instruction in order to expand students' 
                knowledge;
                    ``(C) to evaluate educational technologies and 
                their potential for use in instruction;
                    ``(D) to help students develop their technical 
                skills; and
                    ``(E) to use technology to collect, manage, and 
                analyze data to improve teaching, learning, and 
                decisionmaking for the purpose of increasing student 
                academic achievement.
            ``(2) Developing and implementing high-quality teacher 
        preparation programs that prepare educators in--
                    ``(A) the uses and application of technology, 
                including universally designed technologies, assistive 
                technology devices, and assistive technology services; 
                and
                    ``(B) maximizing access for students with 
                disabilities to participate in the general education 
                curriculum through the use of such technology.
            ``(3) Developing alternative teacher development paths that 
        provide elementary schools and secondary schools with well-
        prepared, technology-proficient educators.
            ``(4) Developing achievement-based standards and 
        assessments aligned with the standards to measure the capacity 
        of prospective teachers to use technology effectively in their 
        classrooms.
            ``(5) Providing technical assistance to entities carrying 
        out other teacher preparation programs.
            ``(6) Developing and disseminating resources and 
        information in order to assist institutions of higher education 
        to prepare teachers to use technology effectively in their 
        classrooms.
            ``(7) Subject to section 222(c)(2), acquiring technology 
        equipment, networking capabilities, infrastructure, software, 
        and digital curricula to carry out the project.

``SEC. 224. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part--
            ``(1) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and
            ``(2) such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 
        succeeding fiscal years.''.
    (c) Centers of Excellence.--
            (1) In general.--Title II of the Higher Education Act of 
        1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
        the following:

                    ``PART C--CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE

``SEC. 231. PURPOSES; DEFINITIONS.

    ``(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this part are--
            ``(1) to help recruit, prepare, and retain teachers, 
        including minority teachers, to meet the national demand for a 
        highly qualified teacher in every classroom;
            ``(2) to help recruit, prepare, and retain principals 
        (including minority principals and assistant principals) to 
        address the shortage of principals in our Nation's public 
        elementary schools and secondary schools; and
            ``(3) to increase opportunities for Americans of all 
        educational, ethnic, class, and geographic backgrounds to 
        become highly qualified teachers and principals.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this part:
            ``(1) Eligible institution.--The term `eligible 
        institution' means--
                    ``(A) an institution of higher education--
                            ``(i) that has a teacher preparation 
                        program that meets the requirements of such a 
                        program under section 203(b)(2);
                            ``(ii) that is--
                                    ``(I) a part B institution (as 
                                defined in section 322);
                                    ``(II) a Hispanic-serving 
                                institution (as defined in section 
                                502);
                                    ``(III) a Tribal College or 
                                University (as defined in section 316);
                                    ``(IV) an Alaska Native-serving 
                                institution (as defined in section 
                                317);
                                    ``(V) a Native Hawaiian-serving 
                                institution (as defined in section 
                                317); or
                                    ``(VI) an institution determined by 
                                the Secretary to have enrolled a 
                                substantial number of minority, low-
                                income students during the previous 
                                academic year who received assistance 
                                under subpart 1 of part A of title IV 
                                for that year; and
                            ``(iii) that has not received a grant under 
                        this part during the 5-year period preceding 
                        the date the institution applies for a grant 
                        under this part;
                    ``(B) a consortium of institutions described in 
                subparagraph (A); or
                    ``(C) an institution described in subparagraph (A), 
                or a consortium described in subparagraph (B), in 
                partnership with any other institution of higher 
                education, but only if the center of excellence 
                established under section 232 is located at an 
                institution described in subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) Highly qualified.--The term `highly qualified' has 
        the meaning given such term in section 9101 of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
            ``(3) Scientifically based research.--The term 
        `scientifically based research' has the meaning given such term 
        in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
        of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
            ``(4) Teaching skills.--The term `teaching skills' means 
        skills--
                    ``(A) grounded in the science of teaching and 
                learning that teachers use to create effective 
                instruction in subject matter content and that lead to 
                student achievement and the ability to apply knowledge; 
                and
                    ``(B) that require an understanding of the learning 
                process itself, including an understanding of--
                            ``(i) the use of strategies specific to the 
                        subject matter;
                            ``(ii) ongoing assessment of student 
                        learning and the use of such assessment for 
                        evaluation of curriculum and instructional 
                        practices;
                            ``(iii) identification of individual 
                        differences in ability and instructional needs;
                            ``(iv) the use of strategies that will meet 
                        the instructional needs of students with 
                        disabilities and students with limited-English 
                        proficiency;
                            ``(v) classroom management; and
                            ``(vi) interaction with parents and others 
                        to promote student learning.

``SEC. 232. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE.

    ``(a) Program Authorized.--From the amounts appropriated to carry 
out this part, the Secretary shall award competitive grants to eligible 
institutions to establish centers of excellence.
    ``(b) Application.--Any eligible institution desiring a grant under 
this part shall submit an application to the Secretary at such a time, 
in such a manner, and accompanied by such information the Secretary may 
require.
    ``(c) Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) Required uses.--An eligible institution that receives 
        a grant under this part shall use the grant funds to establish 
        a center of excellence that shall ensure that current and 
        future teachers are highly qualified, by carrying out 1 or more 
        of the following activities:
                    ``(A) Implementing reforms within teacher 
                preparation programs to ensure that such programs are 
                preparing teachers who are highly qualified, are able 
                to understand scientifically based research, and are 
able to use advanced technology effectively in the classroom, including 
use of instructional techniques to improve student academic 
achievement, by--
                            ``(i) developing and implementing programs 
                        that enhance the competencies of faculty to 
                        reflect advances in theory, research, and 
                        practice; and
                            ``(ii) designing or redesigning teacher 
                        preparation programs that--
                                    ``(I) prepare teachers to close 
                                student achievement gaps;
                                    ``(II) prepare teachers to utilize 
                                scientifically based research and 
                                rigorous academic content and to teach 
                                rigorous academic content and 
                                challenging State academic content 
                                standards; and
                                    ``(III) promote strong teaching 
                                skills.
                    ``(B) Providing sustained and high-quality 
                preservice clinical experience, including the mentoring 
                of prospective teachers and principals by exemplary 
                teachers and principals, respectively; substantially 
                increasing interaction between faculty at institutions 
                of higher education and new and experienced teachers, 
                principals, and other administrators at elementary 
                schools or secondary schools; providing support, 
                including preparation time, for such interaction.
                    ``(C) Developing and implementing initiatives to 
                promote retention of highly qualified teachers and 
                principals, particularly minority teachers and 
                principals, including programs that provide--
                            ``(i) teacher or principal mentoring from 
                        exemplary teachers or principals, respectively; 
                        or
                            ``(ii) induction and support for teachers 
                        and principals during their first 3 years of 
                        employment as teachers or principals, 
                        respectively.
            ``(2) Permissible uses.--An eligible institution that 
        receives a grant under this part may use a portion of the grant 
        funds to carry out 1 or more of the following activities:
                    ``(A) Awarding scholarships based on financial need 
                to help students pay the costs of tuition, room, board, 
                and other expenses of completing a teacher preparation 
                program or principal preparation program.
                    ``(B) Disseminating information on effective 
                practices for teacher preparation and induction and 
                successful teacher certification and licensure 
                assessment preparation strategies.
                    ``(C) Disseminating information on effective 
                practices for principal preparation, successful 
                principal certification and licensure preparation 
                strategies, and successful principal induction.
                    ``(D) Activities authorized under sections 202, 
                203, and 204.
    ``(d) Minimum Grant Amount.--The minimum amount of each grant under 
this part shall be $500,000.
    ``(e) Duration.--Grants awarded under this part shall be for a 
period of 3 years.
    ``(f) Disbursement.--An eligible institution that receives a grant 
under this part shall receive--
            ``(1) 60 percent of the grant award during the first year 
        of the grant period;
            ``(2) 25 percent of the grant award during the second year 
        of the grant period; and
            ``(3) 15 percent of the grant award during the third year 
        of the grant period.
    ``(g) Matching Requirement.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each eligible institution that receives 
        a grant under this part shall provide matching funds, from non-
        Federal sources that may be in cash or in the form of in-kind 
        contributions, in an amount equal to--
                    ``(A) 25 percent of the grant award for the first 
                year of the grant;
                    ``(B) 35 percent of the grant award for the second 
                year of the grant; and
                    ``(C) 50 percent of the grant award for the third 
                year of the grant.
            ``(2) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the matching 
        requirement under paragraph (1) for an eligible institution if 
        the Secretary determines, based on regulations promulgated by 
        the Secretary, that such requirement would be a financial 
        burden for such institution.
    ``(h) Limitation on Administrative Expenses.--An eligible 
institution that receives a grant under this part may use not more than 
2 percent of the grant funds for purposes of administering the grant.
    ``(i) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations 
as may be necessary to carry out this part.
    ``(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this part--
            ``(1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and
            ``(2) such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 
        succeeding fiscal years.''.
            (2) Transition.--The Secretary of Education shall take such 
        actions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to 
        provide for the orderly implementation of this subsection.
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