I

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1831

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

gender equity teacher training programs to ensure gender equity in

education programs, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 22, 1993

Ms. MOLINARI (for herself and Mrs. LOWEY) 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 establish gender equity teacher training programs to ensure gender equity in education programs,

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. BASIC PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

4 (a) PROGRAM DESCRIPTION.—Paragraph (2) of sec5 tion 1011 of the Elementary and Secondary Education

6 Act is amended by inserting ‘‘the training of teachers, li7 brarians, counselors, and other instructional and pupil

8 services personnel in gender-equitable education methods,
2

•HR 1831 IH

1 techniques, and practices; the evaluation of the degree of

2 gender equity in the programs and projects assisted under

3 this chapter;’’ after ‘‘school year);’’.

4 (b) INNOVATIVE PROJECTS.—Subsection (b) of sec5 tion 1011 of the Elementary and Secondary Education

6 Act of 1965 is amended—

7 (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ after

8 the semicolon;

9 (2) in paragraph 7, by striking the period and

10 adding ‘‘; and’’; and

11 (3) by adding at the end the following:

12 ‘‘(8) training of parents, teachers, and other in13 structional pupil services personnel regarding the

14 impact of gender-role socialization on the edu15 cational needs of eligible children and the use of

16 gender-equitable educational practices.’’.

17 SEC. 2. SCHOOLWIDE PROJECTS.

18 Subsection (b) of section 1015 of the Elementary and

19 Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended—

20 (1) in paragraph (1)—

21 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (D)

22 and (E) as (E) and (F), respectively; and

23 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (C)

24 the following:
3

•HR 1831 IH

1 ‘‘(D) describes the methods used to ensure

2 gender-equitable instruction in programs sup3 ported under this part;’’; and

4 (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘including

5 training in the impact of gender role socialization on

6 learning and gender-equitable teaching practices’’

7 after ‘‘the plan’’.

8 SEC. 3. PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.

9 Paragraph (3) of section 1016(a) of the Elementary

10 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by in11 serting ‘‘, including training in the impact of gender-role

12 socialization on learning and on gender-equitable teaching

13 practices’’ before the period.

14 SEC. 4. PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT.

15 Subsection (b) of section 1021 of the Elementary and

16 Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended—

17 (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para18 graph (3); and

19 (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the follow20 ing:

21 ‘‘(2) A local educational agency that dem22 onstrates a substantial difference in the participa23 tion or achievement of students by sex shall include

24 a description of planned efforts to implement gender

25 equity training for chapter 1 personnel;’’.
4

•HR 1831 IH

1 SEC. 5. EVEN START USES OF FUNDS.

2 Paragraph (4) of section 1054(b) of the Elementary

3 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by in4 serting ‘‘, including training on the impact of gender-role

5 socialization on learning and gender-equitable education

6 practices’’ after ‘‘programs’’.

7 SEC. 6. SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLICATIONS.

8 Subsection (b) of section 1104 of the Elementary and

9 Secondary Education Act is amended—

10 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (10), (11), and

11 (12) as paragraphs (11), (12), and (13), respec12 tively; and

13 (2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the follow14 ing:

15 ‘‘(10) describe the methods used to ensure gen16 der-equitable instruction in the programs supported

17 under this part;’’.

18 SEC. 7. AWARD OF GRANTS.

19 Subsection (a) of section 1105 of the Elementary and

20 Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended—

21 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ after

22 the semicolon;

23 (2) in paragraph (4) by striking the period and

24 adding ‘‘; and’’; and

25 (3) by adding at the end the following:
5

•HR 1831 IH

1 ‘‘(5) demonstrate the greatest degree of effort

2 to promote gender equity and to incorporate gender3 equitable instruction into the program.’’.

4 SEC. 8. LOCAL TARGETED ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

5 Subsection (b) of section 1531 of the Elementary and

6 Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended—

7 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as

8 paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively; and

9 (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the follow10 ing:

11 ‘‘(6) programs designed to promote gender eq12 uity in education by eliminating gender bias in in13 struction and educational materials, identifying and

14 analyzing gender inequities in education, and imple15 menting and evaluating educational policies and

16 practices designed to achieve gender equity, includ17 ing training in gender-equitable instruction for

18 teachers and other educational personnel and com19 munity education programs to enhance the leader20 ship and academic skills of girls and young

21 women;’’.

22 SEC. 9. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION PRO23 GRAMS.

24 Paragraph (1) of section 2006(b) of the Elementary

25 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended—
6

•HR 1831 IH

1 (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘or’’ after

2 the semicolon;

3 (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period

4 and adding ‘‘; and’’; and

5 (3) by adding at the end the following:

6 ‘‘(F) preservice, inservice, and retraining

7 of teachers and other school personnel in gen8 der-equitable instruction in mathematics and

9 science.’’.

10 SEC. 10. NATIONAL PROGRAMS.

11 Paragraph (3) of section 2012(e) of the Elementary

12 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended—

13 (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’

14 after the semicolon;

15 (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period

16 and adding ‘‘; and’’; and

17 (3) by adding at the end the following:

18 ‘‘(F) demonstrate a commitment to achiev19 ing gender equity both in access to the com20 puter-use program and in the teaching practices

21 used in the program.’’.

22 SEC. 11. WOMEN’S EDUCATIONAL EQUITY.

23 (a) APPLICATION; PARTICIPATION.—Paragraph (1)

24 of section 4002(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu25 cation Act of 1965 is amended—
7

•HR 1831 IH

1 (1) in subparagraph (B)—

2 (A) by inserting ‘‘the development and im3 plementation of’’ before ‘‘model’’; and

4 (B) by inserting ‘‘gender and’’ after ‘‘to

5 provide’’.

6 (2) in subparagraph (D);

7 (A) by inserting ‘‘the development and im8 plementation of’’ before ‘‘guidance’’; and

9 (B) by inserting ‘‘career education pro10 grams and’’ after ‘‘including’’.

11 SEC. 12. GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN.

12 Subsection (b) of section 4104 of the Elementary and

13 Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended—

14 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as

15 (5) and (6), respectively; and

16 (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the follow17 ing:

18 ‘‘(4) training of personnel involved in talented

19 and gifted programs with respect to the impact of

20 gender-role socialization on the educational needs of

21 gifted and talented children and in gender-equitable

22 education methods, techniques and practices;’’.
8

•HR 1831 IH

1 SEC. 13. SECRETARY’S FUND FOR INNOVATION IN EDU2 CATION.

3 Subsection (b) of section 4604 of the Elementary and

4 Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended—

5 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as

6 (3) and (4), respectively; and

7 (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the follow8 ing:

9 ‘‘(2) training programs for teachers and in10 structional personnel on the impact of gender-role

11 socialization on computer learning styles and gender12 equitable methods, techniques, and practices for

13 computer-based instruction;’’.

Æ