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‘‘(C) offers a baccalaureate degree, post- 
baccalaureate teacher credential, or graduate 
degree with a concurrent teacher certification to 
teacher candidates; 
‘‘(D) is implemented in coordination with 
the faculty of the relevant departments of the 
institution of higher education; 
‘‘(E) utilizes experienced teachers who 
have a demonstrated record of success in teach-
ing underserved students to instruct teacher 
candidates in the disciplines described in sub-
paragraph (A); 
‘‘(F) provides teacher candidates with— 
‘‘(i) support services, including men-
toring by experienced teachers who have a 
demonstrated record of success in teaching 
underserved students; 
‘‘(ii) exposure to, and field experience 
in, the classroom within the first year of 
entering the qualified teacher preparation 
program; and 
‘‘(iii) other related support practices 
while the teacher candidates are partici-
pating in the program, and after such can-
didates graduate from the institution of
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higher education and are employed as 
teachers; 
‘‘(G) participates in partnerships which in-
clude the institution of higher education and 
local educational agencies and charter districts 
to provide opportunities for teacher candidate 
field work; 
‘‘(H) focuses on increasing the number of 
teachers in the disciplines described in subpara-
graph (A); and 
‘‘(I) encourages individuals from underrep-
resented populations to enter into the teaching 
profession. 
‘‘(3) POST-BACCALAUREATE.—The term ‘post- 
baccalaureate’ means a program of instruction that 
does not lead to a graduate degree, and that consists 
of courses required by a State in order for the stu-
dent to receive a professional certification or licens-
ing credential that is required for employment as a 
teacher in an elementary school or secondary school 
in that State, except that such term shall not in-
clude any program of instruction offered by an insti-
tution of higher education that offers a bacca-
laureate degree in education.
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‘‘SEC. 420O. PROGRAM PERIOD AND FUNDING. 
‘‘There shall be available to the Secretary to carry 
out this subpart, from funds not otherwise appropriated, 
such sums as may be necessary to provide TEACH Grants 
and Bonus TEACH Grants in accordance with this sub-
part to each eligible applicant.’’. 
PART B—CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE 
SEC. 311. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. 
Title II (20 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘PART C—CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE 
‘‘SEC. 231. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘As used in this part: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘eligi-
ble institution’ means— 
‘‘(A) an institution of higher education 
that has a teacher preparation program that 
meets the requirements of section 203(b)(2)and 
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);
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‘‘(iv) an Alaska Native-serving institu-
tion (as defined in section 317(b)); or 
‘‘(v) a Native Hawaiian-serving insti-
tution (as defined in section 317(b)); 
‘‘(B) a consortium of institutions described 
in subparagraph (A); or 
‘‘(C) an institution described in subpara-
graph (A), or a consortium described in sub-
paragraph (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’ when used with respect to an individual 
means that the individual is highly qualified as de-
termined under section 9101 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801) 
or section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401). 
‘‘(3) SCIENTIFICALLY
BASED
READING
RE-
SEARCH.—The term ‘scientifically based reading re-
search’ has the meaning given such term in section 
1208 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6368).
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‘‘(4) 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). 
‘‘SEC. 232. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From the amounts 
appropriated to carry out this part, the Secretary is au-
thorized to award competitive grants to eligible institu-
tions to establish centers of excellence. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants provided by the Sec-
retary under this part shall be used to ensure that current 
and future teachers are highly qualified, by carrying out 
one or more of the following activities: 
‘‘(1) Implementing reforms within teacher prep-
aration 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 for instructional techniques 
to improve student academic achievement, by— 
‘‘(A) retraining faculty; and 
‘‘(B) designing (or redesigning) teacher 
preparation programs that—
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‘‘(i) prepare teachers to close student 
achievement gaps, are based on rigorous 
academic content, scientifically based re-
search (including scientifically based read-
ing research), and challenging State stu-
dent academic content standards; and 
‘‘(ii) promote strong teaching skills. 
‘‘(2) Providing sustained and high-quality 
preservice clinical experience, including the men-
toring of prospective teachers by exemplary teachers, 
substantially increasing interaction between faculty 
at institutions of higher education and new and ex-
perienced teachers, principals, and other administra-
tors at elementary schools or secondary schools, and 
providing support, including preparation time, for 
such interaction. 
‘‘(3) Developing and implementing initiatives to 
promote retention of highly qualified teachers and 
principals, including minority teachers and prin-
cipals, including programs that provide— 
‘‘(A) teacher or principal mentoring from 
exemplary teachers or principals; or 
‘‘(B) induction and support for teachers 
and principals during their first 3 years of em-
ployment as teachers or principals, respectively.
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‘‘(4) 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. 
‘‘(5) Disseminating information on effective 
practices for teacher preparation and successful 
teacher certification and licensure assessment prepa-
ration strategies. 
‘‘(6) Activities authorized under sections 202, 
203, and 204. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—Any eligible institution desiring 
a grant under this section shall submit an application to 
the Secretary at such a time, in such a manner, and ac-
companied by such information as the Secretary may re-
quire. 
‘‘(d) MINIMUM GRANT AMOUNT.—The minimum 
amount of each grant under this part shall be $500,000. 
‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— 
An eligible institution that receives a grant under this part 
may not use more than 2 percent of the grant funds for 
purposes of administering the grant. 
‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe 
such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this 
part.
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‘‘SEC. 233. APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There shall be available to the Secretary, from funds 
not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000 for the period 
beginning with fiscal year 2008 and ending with fiscal 
year 2012, to carry out this part beginning with academic 
year 2008–2009, which shall remain available until ex-
pended. The authority to carry out this part shall expire 
at the end of fiscal year 2012.’’. 
TITLE IV—LEVERAGING FUNDS 
TO INCREASE COLLEGE ACCESS 
PART 
A—STRENGTHENING 
HISTORICALLY 
BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND 
MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS 
SEC. 401. INVESTMENT IN HISTORICALLY BLACK COL-
LEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND MINORITY- 
SERVING INSTITUTION. 
Title IV is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new part: 
‘‘PART 
I—STRENGTHENING 
HISTORICALLY 
BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND 
OTHER MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS 
‘‘SEC. 499A. INVESTMENT IN HISTORICALLY BLACK COL-
LEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER MI-
NORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION. 
‘‘(a) ELIGIBLE
INSTITUTION.—An institution of 
higher education is eligible to receive funds from the
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amounts made available under this section if such institu-
tion is— 
‘‘(1) a part B institution (as defined in section 
322 (20 U.S.C. 1061)); 
‘‘(2) a Hispanic-serving institution (as defined 
in section 502 (20 U.S.C. 1101a)); 
‘‘(3) a Tribal College or University (as defined 
in section 316 (20 U.S.C. 1059c)); 
‘‘(4) an Alaska Native-serving institution or a 
Native Hawaiian-serving institution (as defined in 
section 317(b) (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b))); 
‘‘(5) a Predominantly Black Institution (as de-
fined in subsection (c)); or 
‘‘(6) an Asian and Pacific Islander-serving in-
stitution (as defined in subsection (c)). 
‘‘(b) NEW INVESTMENT OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be available to 
the Secretary to carry out this section, from funds 
not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000 for each 
of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012. The authority 
to carry out this section shall expire at the end of 
fiscal year 2012. 
‘‘(2) ALLOCATION AND ALLOTMENT.—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 
available under paragraph (1) for any fiscal 
year— 
‘‘(i) 40 percent shall be available for 
allocation under subparagraph (B); 
‘‘(ii) 40 percent shall be available for 
allocation under subparagraph (C); and 
‘‘(iii) 20 percent shall be available for 
allocation under subparagraph (D). 
‘‘(B) HSI STEM AND ARTICULATION PRO-
GRAMS.—The amount made available for alloca-
tion under this subparagraph by subparagraph 
(A)(i) for any fiscal year shall be available for 
Hispanic-serving Institutions for activities de-
scribed in section 503, with a priority given to 
applications that propose— 
‘‘(i) to increase the number of His-
panic and other low income students at-
taining degrees in the fields of science, 
technology, engineering and mathematics; 
and 
‘‘(ii) to develop model transfer and ar-
ticulation agreements between 2-year His-
panic-serving institutions and 4-year insti-
tutions in such fields.
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‘‘(C) ALLOCATION AND ALLOTMENT HBCUS 
AND PBIS.—From the amount made available 
for allocation under this subparagraph by sub-
paragraph (A)(ii) for any fiscal year— 
‘‘(i) $34,000,000 shall be available to 
eligible institutions described in subsection 
(a)(1) and shall be made available as 
grants under section 323 and allotted 
among such institutions under section 324, 
treating such amount, plus the amount ap-
propriated for such fiscal year in a regular 
or supplemental appropriation Act to carry 
out part B of title III, as the amount ap-
propriated to carry out part B of title III 
for purposes of allotments under section 
324, for use by such institutions with a 
priority for— 
‘‘(I) activities described in para-
graphs (1), (2), (4), (5), and (10) of 
section 323(a); and 
‘‘(II) other activities, consistent 
with the institution’s comprehensive 
plan and designed to increase the in-
stitution’s capacity to prepare stu-
dents for careers in the physical and
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natural sciences, mathematics, com-
puter science and information tech-
nology and sciences, engineering, lan-
guage instruction in the less-com-
monly taught languages and inter-
national affairs, and nursing and al-
lied health professions; and 
‘‘(ii) $6,000,000 shall be available to 
eligible institutions described in subsection 
(a)(5) and shall be available for a competi-
tive grant program to award 10 grants of 
$600,000 annually for programs in the fol-
lowing areas: science, technology, engineer-
ing, or mathematics (STEM); health edu-
cation; 
internationalization 
or 
globalization; teacher preparation; or im-
proving educational outcomes of African 
American males. 
‘‘(D) ALLOCATION
AND
ALLOTMENT
TO 
OTHER
MINORITY-SERVING
INSTITUTIONS.— 
From the amount made available for allocation 
under this subparagraph by subparagraph 
(A)(iii) for any fiscal year (in this subpara-
graph referred to as the ‘allocable amount’)—