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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2725

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to strengthen and improve the quality of mathematics and science education, and

for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 23, 1993

Mr. SAWYER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Education and Labor

A BILL

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

of 1965 to strengthen and improve the quality of mathematics and science education, and for other purposes.

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Dwight D. Eisenhower

5 Mathematics and Science Education Amendments of

6 1993’’.
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1 SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE

2 EDUCATION GRANTS AND PROGRAMS.

3 (a) IN-STATE APPORTIONMENT.—Section 2005(c)(1)

4 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

5 (20 U.S.C. 2985(c)(1)) is amended—

6 (1) by striking ‘‘or institution’’ and inserting ‘‘,

7 institution’’; and

8 (2) by inserting after ‘‘higher education’’ the

9 following: ‘‘, nonprofit organizations including, mu10 seums and educational partnership organizations’’.

11 (b) ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION PRO12 GRAMS.—Section 2006 of the Elementary and Secondary

13 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2986) is amended—

14 (1) in subsection (b)(1)—

15 (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting after

16 ‘‘minority teachers’’ the following: ‘‘or teachers

17 who are members of populations that are un18 derserved by and underrepresented in mathe19 matics and science education’’; and

20 (B) in subparagraph (C)—

21 (i) by inserting ‘‘, calculators’’ after

22 ‘‘use of’’; and

23 (ii) by striking ‘‘(which’’ and all that

24 follows through ‘‘met)’’;

25 (2) in paragraph (2) of subsection (d)—
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ and inserting

2 ‘‘(1)(A) or (1)(B)’’;

3 (B) by striking ‘‘elementary and middle

4 schools’’ and inserting ‘‘elementary schools or

5 middle schools’’; and

6 (C) by inserting ‘‘, as appropriate,’’ after

7 ‘‘such local educational agency’’.

8 (c) HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—Section 2007

9 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

10 (20 U.S.C. 2987) is amended—

11 (1) in subsection (b)—

12 (A) by amending paragraph (1)(B) to read

13 as follows:

14 ‘‘(B)(i) The State agency for higher education shall,

15 from not less than 80 percent of the funds available under

16 this subsection, make grants available on a competitive

17 basis to institutions of higher education, nonprofit organi18 zations, museums, and educational partnership organiza19 tions in the State which apply for payments under this

20 section and which demonstrate involvement of local edu21 cational agencies.

22 ‘‘(ii) The State agency for higher education may,

23 from not more than 20 percent of the funds available

24 under this subsection, make discretionary grants for pur25 poses of addressing the needs of populations that are un-
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1 derserved by and underrepresented in mathematics and

2 science education to institutions of higher education in the

3 State which apply for payments under this section and

4 which demonstrate involvement of local educational agen5 cies.

6 ‘‘(iii) The State agency for higher education shall

7 make every effort to ensure equitable participation of pri8 vate and public institutions of higher education.’’; and

9 (B) in paragraph (2)—

10 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking

11 ‘‘who’’ and all that follows through ‘‘level’’

12 and inserting ‘‘of mathematics and science

13 at the elementary and secondary levels’’;

14 (ii) in subparagraph (B)—

15 (I) by striking the comma before

16 ‘‘including’’ and inserting the follow17 ing: ‘‘and training for elementary

18 school teachers to increase their con19 tent knowledge of mathematics and

20 science,’’; and

21 (II) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;

22 (iii) in subparagraph (C)—

23 (I) by striking ‘‘teaching skills’’

24 and inserting ‘‘content knowledge,
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1 teaching skills, and instructional prac2 tices based on current research’’; and

3 (II) by striking the period at the

4 end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

5 (iv) by adding at the end the following

6 new subparagraph:

7 ‘‘(D) recruiting and training minority students

8 to become mathematics and science teachers.’’;

9 (2) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol10 lows:

11 ‘‘(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EVALUATION.—

12 Not more than 5 percent of the amount available under

13 this section, or $30,000, whichever is greater, may be used

14 by the State agency for higher education for—

15 ‘‘(1) providing technical assistance to local edu16 cational agencies, institutions of higher education,

17 and nonprofit organizations, including museums, li18 braries, and educational television stations, in the

19 conduct of programs specified in this section;

20 ‘‘(2) the costs incurred by the State agency for

21 higher education for evaluating programs assisted

22 under this subpart; and

23 ‘‘(3) developing plans for reform of teacher

24 preparation in mathematics and science at the State

25 level.’’; and
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1 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub2 section:

3 ‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 5 per4 cent of the amount available under this section, or

5 $30,000, whichever is greater, may be used by the State

6 agency for higher education for the costs of the adminis7 tration and assessment of programs assisted under this

8 subpart.

9 (f) STATE APPLICATION.—Section 2008(d) of the El10 ementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20

11 U.S.C. 2988(d)) is amended by adding at the end the fol12 lowing new paragraph:

13 ‘‘(5) How the programs planned under this sub14 part reflect consideration of national standards in

15 mathematics and science.’’.

16 (d) LOCAL APPLICATION.—Section 2009 of the Ele17 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.

18 2989) is amended—

19 (1) in subsection (b)—

20 (A) by inserting before the semicolon at

21 the end of paragraph (2) the following: ‘‘and

22 how the programs reflect consideration of na23 tional standards in mathematics and science’’;

24 (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, sub25 ject to subsection (d),’’ after ‘‘subpart’’;
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1 (C) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para2 graph (5);

3 (D) by striking the period at the end of

4 paragraph (6) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

5 (E) by adding at the end the following new

6 paragraphs:

7 ‘‘(7) describe how funds under this subpart will

8 be coordinated with other Federal categorical edu9 cation aid and grants that support a clearly articu10 lated state and local education reform plan.’’; and

11 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub12 section:

13 ‘‘(d) APPLICABILITY OF REGULATIONS UNDER

14 OTHER MATHEMATICS OR SCIENCE EDUCATION PRO15 GRAMS.—No local educational agency, State educational

16 agency, or institution of higher education entering into an

17 agreement with the Secretary of Education to receive

18 funds under this subpart shall be required to comply with

19 the regulations of any other separate Federal mathematics

20 or science education program.’’.

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