‘‘SEC. 207. STATE FUNCTIONS. 
‘‘(a) STATE ASSESSMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to receive funds 
under this Act, a State shall conduct an assessment 
to identify low-performing teacher preparation pro-
grams in the State and to assist such programs 
through the provision of technical assistance. 
‘‘(2) PROVISION OF LOW PERFORMING LIST.— 
Each State described in paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) provide the Secretary with an annual 
list of low-performing teacher preparation pro-
grams and an identification of those programs 
at risk of being placed on such list, as applica-
ble; 
‘‘(B) report any teacher preparation pro-
gram that has been closed and the reasons for 
such closure; and 
‘‘(C) describe the assessment, described in 
paragraph (1), in the report under section 
205(b). 
‘‘(3) DETERMINATION OF AT RISK AND LOW- 
PERFORMING
PROGRAMS.—The levels of perform-
ance and the criteria for meeting those levels for 
purposes of the assessment under paragraph (1) 
shall be determined solely by the State in consulta-
tion with a representative group of community 
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stakeholders, including, at a minimum, representa-
tives of leaders and faculty of traditional and alter-
native route teacher preparation programs, pre-kin-
dergarten through 12th grade leaders and instruc-
tional staff, current teacher candidates participating 
in traditional and alternative route teacher prepara-
tion programs, the State’s standards board or other 
appropriate standards body, and other stakeholders 
identified by the State. 
‘‘(b) REPORTING AND IMPROVEMENT.—In order to 
receive funds under this Act, a State shall— 
‘‘(1) report any programs described in sub-
section (a) to the Secretary; 
‘‘(2) establish a period of improvement and re-
design (as established by the State) for programs 
designated as low performing under subsection (a); 
and 
‘‘(3) subject programs described in paragraph 
(2) (after such period of improvement and redesign) 
to the provisions described in subsection (c) (as de-
termined by the State). 
‘‘(c) TERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY.—Any educator 
preparation program from which the State has withdrawn 
the State’s approval, or terminated the State’s financial 
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support, due to the low performance of the program based 
upon the State assessment described in subsection (a)— 
‘‘(1) shall be ineligible for any funding for pro-
fessional development activities awarded by the De-
partment; 
‘‘(2) may not be permitted to accept or enroll 
any student who receives aid under title IV or an 
education award through the Corporation for Na-
tional and Community Service in the institution’s 
teacher preparation program; 
‘‘(3) shall provide transitional support, includ-
ing remedial services if necessary, for students en-
rolled at the institution at the time of termination 
of financial support or withdrawal of approval; and 
‘‘(4) shall be reinstated upon demonstration of 
improved performance, as determined by the State. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION OF THE REQUIREMENTS.—The 
requirements of this section shall apply to both traditional 
teacher preparation programs and alternative routes to 
State certification and licensure programs.’’. 
SEC. 109. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 209 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1022h) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2009’’ and inserting ‘‘2013’’; 
and 
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(2) by striking ‘‘two’’ and inserting ‘‘5’’. 
TITLE II—PARTNERSHIPS WITH 
HIGHER EDUCATION TO IM-
PROVE TEACHER PREPARA-
TION PROGRAMS 
SEC. 201. STATE USE OF FUNDS. 
Section 2113 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6613) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2) by striking ‘‘to make 
subgrants’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘for 
activities consistent with subpart 3; and’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) ADDITIONAL
ACTIVITIES.—The State edu-
cational agency for a State that receives a grant under 
section 2111 shall assist the State higher education agen-
cy (if the State higher education agency is not the State 
educational agency) in conducting the activities described 
under subpart 3. 
‘‘(h) ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE HIGHER EDU-
CATION ACT.—A State that receives a grant under section 
2111 shall— 
‘‘(1) apply the requirements of section 207 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 to all teacher 
preparation programs in the State, including pro-
grams operated by institutions of higher education 
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(whether such institutions are public, private, or for- 
profit), and any other program in the State which 
provides teacher preparation; and 
‘‘(2) develop and solicit public comment on cri-
teria used to assess or identify low-performing teach-
er preparation programs under section 207 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (including any cri-
teria in existence on the day before the date of en-
actment of the Educator Preparation Reform Act) 
and make any such criteria publicly available. 
‘‘(i) CRITERIA.—The criteria described under sub-
section (h)(2) shall include multiple measures of perform-
ance of individual teachers, such as teacher and principal 
evaluation, student satisfaction, and evidence of student 
learning. 
‘‘(j) WITHHOLDING
OF
STATE
ADMINISTRATIVE 
FUNDS.—The Secretary may withhold administrative 
funds provided to States under this Act if a State fails 
to develop, implement, and publicly disclose its criteria for 
low-performing and at-risk teacher preparation pro-
grams.’’. 
SEC. 202. STATE AGENCY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. 
Subpart 3 of part A of title II of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6631 et 
seq.) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘Subpart 3—State Educational Agency or State 
Agency for Higher Education Grants 
‘‘SEC. 2131. GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The State agency for higher edu-
cation for a State that receives a grant under section 
2111, working in conjunction with the State educational 
agency (if such agencies are separate), shall use the funds 
reserved under section 2113(a)(2) to carry out the activi-
ties described in section 2133, either directly or through 
subgrants to eligible entities, as described in this subpart. 
‘‘(b) DISTRIBUTION.—In making subgrants to eligi-
ble entities under this subpart, the State agency for higher 
education shall ensure that such subgrants are equitably 
distributed by geographic area within the State. 
‘‘SEC. 2132. APPLICATIONS. 
‘‘If the State agency for higher education makes sub-
grants under this subpart to carry out the activities de-
scribed in section 2133, to be eligible to receive a 
subgrant, an eligible entity shall submit an application to 
the State agency for higher education at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as the 
agency may require. 
‘‘SEC. 2133. USE OF FUNDS AND WITHHOLDING. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In using the funds reserved 
under section 2113(a)(2), the State agency for higher edu-
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cation shall, directly or through subgrants to eligible enti-
ties, use such funds for the following activities: 
‘‘(1) Developing and implementing a teacher 
performance assessment for use by— 
‘‘(A) institutions of higher education and 
other providers of teacher preparation in the 
State in assessing the effectiveness of graduates 
of teacher preparation programs; 
‘‘(B) a State educational agency (or other 
State agency if such agency is responsible 
under State law for certification or licensure of 
teachers in such State) in determining any cer-
tification or licensure, including certification 
through alternative routes and full State certifi-
cation or licensure; or 
‘‘(C) a local educational agency to inform 
hiring decisions, induction, and mentoring pro-
grams, and to facilitate the alignment of such 
performance assessments to the criteria used in 
teacher evaluations. 
‘‘(2) Providing technical assistance to and clos-
ing low-performing teacher preparation programs, as 
identified under section 207 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965, under which the State agency 
for higher education shall— 
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‘‘(A) assist teacher preparation programs 
that are at risk of being identified as low per-
forming, or have been identified as low per-
forming, under such section, through— 
‘‘(i) technical assistance designed to 
identify the reasons such programs are at 
risk of being identified, or have been iden-
tified, as low performing; 
‘‘(ii) the development of an improve-
ment plan to address the reasons identified 
under clause (i); 
‘‘(iii) technical assistance to imple-
ment the plan described under clause (ii); 
and 
‘‘(iv) other such assistance that re-
sponds to the reasons for such identifica-
tion; and 
‘‘(B) if such a program described under 
subparagraph (A) is identified as low per-
forming after such technical assistance and a 
period of time for program improvement (as de-
termined by the State), terminate the eligibility 
of such a program as described in section 207 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 or if the 
State agency for higher education does not 
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oversee such program, assisting such other 
State agency in terminating such eligibility. 
‘‘(3) Developing a system for assessing the 
quality and effectiveness of professional development 
offered throughout the State (in conjunction with 
the appropriate State agency, if an agency other 
than the State agency for higher education is re-
sponsible for professional development of teachers in 
such State). 
‘‘(b) WITHHOLDING.—In any fiscal year, if a State 
does not meet the requirements of section 207 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965, including any require-
ments described under this part related to such section 
207, the Secretary shall withhold a portion of the adminis-
trative funds that would be allocated to such State under 
this Act. 
‘‘SEC. 2134. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
‘‘Nothing in this subpart shall be construed to alter 
or otherwise affect the rights, remedies, and procedures 
afforded to the employees of local educational agencies 
under Federal, State, or local laws (including applicable 
regulations or court orders) or under the terms of collec-
tive bargaining agreements, memoranda of understanding, 
or other agreements between such employees and their em-
ployers. 
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‘‘SEC. 2135. DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY. 
‘‘In this subpart, the term ‘eligible entity’ means— 
‘‘(1) an institution of higher education, as de-
fined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965; 
‘‘(2) a local educational agency; 
‘‘(3) a school or college of education; 
‘‘(4) a nonprofit organization; or 
‘‘(5) a partnership of any of the entities de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) through (4).’’. 
TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO 
THE TEACH GRANTS 
SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 420L(1) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070g(1)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘the Secretary determines’’; and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) offers a teacher preparation program 
that is not identified as low performing or at 
risk of being identified as low performing by the 
State under section 207;’’. 
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SEC. 302. PROGRAM ESTABLISHED. 
Section 420M of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1070g–1) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(e) LOW-PERFORMING
OR
AT-RISK
INSTITU-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(1) LOW-PERFORMING INSTITUTIONS.—An in-
stitution of higher education that offers a teacher 
preparation program that is identified as low per-
forming under section 207 for a year shall not 
award TEACH grants for such year. 
‘‘(2) AT-RISK INSTITUTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) PROHIBITION
AGAINST
AWARDING 
NEW GRANTS.—An institution of higher edu-
cation that offers a teacher preparation pro-
gram that is at risk of being identified as low 
performing by the State under section 207 for 
a year shall not award new TEACH grants for 
such year. 
‘‘(B) CONTINUATION AWARDS.—An insti-
tution described in subparagraph (A) that was 
an eligible institution for a previous year and 
awarded TEACH Grants for such year to stu-
dents in attendance at the institution may con-
tinue to provide TEACH Grants to such stu-
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dents under this subpart if the institution dis-
closes to such students that the institution— 
‘‘(i) has lost eligibility for making new 
TEACH Grants; and 
‘‘(ii) may be at risk for losing eligi-
bility 
to 
make 
continuation 
TEACH 
Grants. 
‘‘(3) LOSS OF ELIGIBILITY AND SERVICE RE-
QUIREMENT.—In the case of a student who has re-
ceived a TEACH Grant, is in attendance at an insti-
tution of higher education that has lost its eligibility 
for making new or continuation TEACH Grants, 
and has 1 or more years before such student com-
pletes the course of study for which the applicant re-
ceived a TEACH Grant, such student shall not be 
obligated to complete the service agreement with re-
spect to such TEACH Grant.’’. 
SEC. 303. APPLICATIONS; ELIGIBILITY. 
Section 420N of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1070g–2) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
clause (iii) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(iii) the student is completing the 
third, fourth, or fifth year of a program of 
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