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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4406
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize
grants to States to encourage retention of teachers by paying bonuses
to teachers, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 9, 2000
Mr. PASTOR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 to authorize grants to States to encourage reten-
tion of teachers by paying bonuses to teachers, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TEACHER RETENTION GRANTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘PART F—TEACHER RETENTION GRANTS
‘‘SEC. 2501. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
‘‘The Secretary shall make a grant to each State that
submits an application in accordance with section 2502
to enable the State to encourage retention of teachers by
paying bonuses to teachers.
‘‘SEC. 2502. APPLICATION.
‘‘To receive a grant under this part, a State shall sub-
mit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary
may require.
‘‘SEC. 2503. USE OF FUNDS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Amounts provided to a State as
a grant under this part shall be used by the State to award
a bonus of $5,000 to each individual who—
‘‘(1) is employed as a teacher at a public ele-
mentary or secondary school in the State for a
period—
‘‘(A) of at least 5 continuous years; and
‘‘(B) ending on the date of entering into
an agreement under paragraph (3);
‘‘(2) receives a satisfactory performance evalua-
tion by the appropriate local educational agency for
the most recent 5 years of that period;
‘‘(3) enters into an agreement with that State
to continue employment as a teacher in a public ele-
mentary or secondary school in that State for 2
years;
‘‘(4) completes that employment; and
‘‘(5) receives a satisfactory performance evalua-
tion for that employment by the appropriate local
educational agency.
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION.—Amounts provided as a grant
under this part shall not be used to offset a reduction in
the salary or benefits of an individual.
‘‘SEC. 2504. BUDGET ACT COMPLIANCE.
‘‘The Secretary may make grants under section 2501
only to the extent or in the amounts provided in advance
in appropriations Acts.
‘‘SEC. 2505. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary for grants under this part such sums as may be
necessary for fiscal years 2001 through 2004.’’.
(b) ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR BONUSES.—Section
2207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6647) is amended by—
(1) striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(12);
(2) striking the period at the end of paragraph
(13) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) adding at the end the following:
‘‘(14) paying to an individual referred to in sec-
tion 2503—
‘‘(A) amounts for which a State is obli-
gated under an agreement with the individual
under section 2503(a)(3), to the extent that
grants to the State under part F are insuffi-
cient; or
‘‘(B) amounts in excess of amounts for
which a State is obligated under an agreement
with the individual under section 2503(a)(3).’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
Section 2003 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6603) is amended by—
(1) in subsection (a), striking ‘‘(other than part
C)’’ and inserting ‘‘(other than parts C and F)’’;
and
(2) in subsection (b), inserting ‘‘(other than
amounts appropriated under parts C and F)’’ after
‘‘Of the amounts appropriated to carry out this title
for any fiscal year’’.
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