I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2081 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish 
a partnership between the Department of Education and the National 
Park Service to provide educational opportunities for students and teach-
ers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 23, 2009 
Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. POLIS of Colorado, Mr. KIND, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. 
BAIRD, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. INSLEE, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. 
BORDALLO, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. SESTAK, and Mrs. CAPPS) 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 a partnership between the Depart-
ment of Education and the National Park Service to 
provide educational opportunities for students and teach-
ers. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Park Edu-
cational Partnership Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. NATIONAL PARK RANGER SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP 
PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Part D of title V of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7241 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘SUBPART 22—NATIONAL PARK RANGER SCHOOL 
PARTNERSHIPS 
‘‘SEC. 5621. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation 
with the Director of the National Park Service, may award 
grants, on a competitive basis, to schools and local edu-
cational agencies to carry out the authorized activities de-
scribed in subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—A school or local 
educational agency shall use funds provided under this 
subpart to enter into a partnership with the National Park 
Service, in cooperation where appropriate with a not-for- 
profit partner of the National Park Service, to carry out 
both of the following activities: 
‘‘(1) Providing, for students in kindergarten 
through grade 12, educational programs (including 
programs under which instruction is provided by Na-
tional Park Service Rangers) that emphasize science, 
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the environment, natural resources, mathematics, 
civics, and history. 
‘‘(2) Providing, for educators of students in 
kindergarten through grade 12, professional develop-
ment opportunities (such as summer institutes) that 
emphasize science, the environment, natural re-
sources, mathematics, civics, and history. 
‘‘(c) GRANTS.—Each grant under this subpart shall 
be for a period of 3 years, and for an aggregate amount 
of not more than $25,000. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this subpart, a school or local educational agency 
shall— 
‘‘(1) either— 
‘‘(A) have a partnership or be capable of 
partnering with a unit of the National Park 
Service or a Research and Learning Center of 
the National Park Service; or 
‘‘(B) have, or demonstrate that it will de-
velop, a technology-based distance learning link 
to the National Park Service; 
‘‘(2) be identified for improvement under title I; 
and 
‘‘(3) have a significant percentage of low-in-
come students. 
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‘‘(e) CRITERIA.—Grants under this subpart shall be 
awarded on a competitive basis using criteria established 
jointly by the Secretary and the Director of the National 
Park Service. 
‘‘(f) REPORTS BY GRANTEES.—At the end of the 
grant term, the school or local educational agency receiv-
ing the grant shall submit to the Secretary a report that— 
‘‘(1) identifies the number of students partici-
pating in the activities described in subsection (b)(1) 
that were carried out under the grant and the 
achievement attained by those students in mathe-
matics, science, and any other academic areas rel-
evant to the activities carried out under the grant as 
measured against— 
‘‘(A) statewide scores for students on the 
academic 
assessments 
in 
mathematics 
or 
science under section 1111(b)(3); and 
‘‘(B) other benchmarks established by the 
Secretary, in coordination with the National 
Park Service; and 
‘‘(2) identifies the number of educators partici-
pating in the activities described in subsection (b)(2) 
that were carried out under the grant and the pro-
fessional development received by those educators in 
mathematics, science, and any other academic areas 
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relevant to the activities carried out under the 
grant.’’. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
Section 5401 of that Act (20 U.S.C. 7241) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘There are’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) NATIONAL PARK RANGER SCHOOL PARTNER-
SHIPS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out subpart 22, such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
year 2010 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.’’. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 2 of that Act (20 U.S.C. 6301 note) 
is amended by adding after the items relating to 
subpart 21 of part D of title V the following: 
‘‘SUBPART 22—NATIONAL PARK RANGER SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS 
‘‘Sec. 5621. Program authorized.’’. 
(b) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ELIGIBILITY FOR CER-
TAIN PROGRAMS.— 
(1) MATH AND SCIENCE PARTNERSHIPS.—Sec-
tion 2201(b)(1)(B) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
6661(b)(1)(B)) is amended— 
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