108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 444
AN ACT
To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to establish
a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to
assist Americans in returning to work; to reauthorize
title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965; to amend
title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure
graduate opportunities in postsecondary education; 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. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Table of contents.
TITLE I—WORKER REEMPLOYMENT ACCOUNTS ACT OF 2004
Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Grants to support personal reemployment accounts.
TITLE II—TEACHER TRAINING ENHANCEMENT ACT
Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Teacher quality enhancement grants.
Sec. 203. Preparing tomorrow’s teachers to use technology.
Sec. 204. Centers of Excellence.
Sec. 205. Transition.
TITLE III—PRIORITIES FOR GRADUATE STUDIES ACT OF 2004
Sec. 301. Short title; references.
Sec. 302. Javits Fellowship Program.
Sec. 303. Graduate assistance in areas of national need.
Sec. 304. Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program.
Sec. 305. Fund for the improvement of postsecondary education.
Sec. 306. Urban community service.
Sec. 307. Demonstration projects to ensure students with disabilities receive a
quality higher education.
TITLE I—WORKER REEMPLOY-
MENT ACCOUNTS ACT OF 2004
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Worker Reemployment
Accounts Act of 2004’’.
SEC. 102. GRANTS TO SUPPORT PERSONAL REEMPLOY-
MENT ACCOUNTS.
Section 171 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) PERSONAL REEMPLOYMENT ACCOUNTS.—
‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term
‘State’ means each of the several States of the
United States, the District of Columbia, the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, and the United States
Virgin Islands.
‘‘(2) DEMONSTRATION
PROJECT.—In addition
to the demonstration projects under subsection (b),
the Secretary may establish and implement a na-
tional demonstration project designed to analyze and
provide data on workforce training programs that
accelerate the reemployment of unemployed individ-
uals, promote the retention in employment of such
individuals, and provide such individuals with en-
hanced flexibility, choice, and control in obtaining
intensive reemployment, training, and supportive
services.
‘‘(3) GRANTS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the
demonstration project, the Secretary shall make
grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible enti-
ties to provide personal reemployment accounts
to eligible individuals. In awarding grants under
this subsection the Secretary shall take into
consideration awarding grants to eligible enti-
ties from diverse geographic areas, including
rural areas.
‘‘(B) DURATION.—The Secretary shall
make the grants for periods of not less than 2
years and may renew the grant for each of the
succeeding 3 years.
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this subsection, the
term ‘eligible entity’ means—
‘‘(A) a State; or
‘‘(B) a local board or consortium of local
boards.
‘‘(5) USE OF FUNDS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity that
receives a grant under this subsection shall use
the grant funds to provide, through a local area
or areas, eligible individuals with personal re-
employment accounts. An eligible individual
may receive only 1 personal reemployment ac-
count.
‘‘(B) GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND AMOUNT.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The eligible entity
shall establish the amount of a personal re-
employment account for each eligible indi-
vidual participating, which shall be uni-
form throughout the area represented by
the eligible entity, and shall not exceed
$3,000.
‘‘(ii) OPTION FOR STATES.—If the eli-
gible entity is a State, the eligible entity
may choose to use the grant statewide, if
practicable, or only in specified local areas
within a State.
‘‘(C) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible enti-
ty shall establish eligibility criteria for indi-
viduals for personal reemployment ac-
counts in accordance with this subpara-
graph.
‘‘(ii) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA REQUIRE-
MENTS.—
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to
subclause (II), an individual shall be
eligible to receive a personal reemploy-
ment account under a grant awarded
under this subsection if, beginning
after the date of enactment of this
subsection, the individual—
‘‘(aa) is identified by the
State 
pursuant 
to 
section
303(j)(1) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 503(j)(1)) as like-
ly to exhaust regular unemploy-
ment compensation and in need
of job search assistance to make
a successful transition to new
employment, or the individual’s
unemployment can be attributed
in substantial part to unfair com-
petition from Federal Prison In-
dustries, Incorporated;
‘‘(bb) is receiving regular
unemployment 
compensation
under any Federal or State un-
employment compensation pro-
gram administered by the State;
and
‘‘(cc) is eligible for not less
than 20 weeks of regular unem-
ployment compensation described
in item (bb).
‘‘(II) ADDITIONAL
ELIGIBILITY
AND PRIORITY CRITERIA.—An eligible
entity may establish criteria that are
in addition to the criteria described in
subclause (I) for the eligibility of indi-
viduals to receive a personal reemploy-
ment account under this subsection.
An eligible entity may also establish
criteria for priority in the provision of
a personal reemployment account to
such eligible individuals under a grant
awarded under this subsection.
‘‘(iii) TRANSITION RULE.—
‘‘(I) PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED AS
LIKELY TO EXHAUST UNEMPLOYMENT
COMPENSATION.—
‘‘(aa) IN GENERAL.—At the
option of the eligible entity, and
subject to item (bb), an indi-
vidual may be eligible to receive a
personal reemployment account
under this subsection if the
individual—
‘‘(AA) during the 13-
week period ending the week
prior to the date of the en-
actment of the subsection,
was identified by the State
pursuant 
to 
section
303(j)(1) of the Social Secu-
rity 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C.
503(j)(1)) as likely to ex-
haust regular unemployment
compensation and in need of
job 
search 
assistance 
to
make a successful transition
to new employment; and
‘‘(BB) otherwise meets
the requirements of clause
(ii)(I)(bb) and (cc).
‘‘(bb) ADDITIONAL
ELIGI-
BILITY
AND
PRIORITY
CRI-
TERIA.—An eligible entity may
establish criteria that is in addi-
tion to the criteria described in
item (aa) for the eligibility of in-
dividuals to receive a personal re-
employment account under this
subsection. An eligible entity may
also establish criteria for priority
in the provision of such accounts
to such eligible individuals under
this subsection.
‘‘(II) PREVIOUSLY
EXHAUSTED
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.—At
the option of the eligible entity, an in-
dividual may be eligible to receive a
personal reemployment account under
a grant awarded under this subsection
if the individual—
‘‘(aa) during the 26-week
period ending the week prior to
the date of the enactment of this
subsection, exhausted all rights
to any unemployment compensa-
tion; and
‘‘(bb)(AA) is enrolled in
training and needs additional
support to complete such train-
ing, with a priority of service to
be provided to such individuals
who are training for shortage oc-
cupations or high-growth indus-
tries; or
‘‘(BB) is separated from
employment in an industry or oc-
cupation that has experienced de-
clining employment, or no longer
provides any employment, in the
local labor market during the 2-
year period ending on the date of
the determination of eligibility of
the individual under this sub-
paragraph.
‘‘(iv) 
NO
INDIVIDUAL
ENTITLE-
MENT.—Nothing in this subsection shall be
construed to entitle any individual to re-
ceive a personal reemployment account.
‘‘(D) LIMITATIONS.—
‘‘(i) INFORMATION
AND
ATTESTA-
TION.—Prior to the establishment of a per-
sonal reemployment account for an eligible
individual, the eligible entity receiving a
grant, through the one-stop delivery sys-
tem in the participating local area or
areas, shall ensure that the individual—
‘‘(I) is informed of the require-
ments applicable to the personal reem-
ployment account, including the allow-
able uses of funds from the account,
the limitations on access to services
described in paragraph (7)(A)(iii) and
a description of such services, and the
conditions for receiving a reemploy-
ment bonus;
‘‘(II) has the option to develop a
personal reemployment plan which will
identify the employment goals and ap-
propriate combination of services se-
lected by the individual to achieve the
employment goals; and
‘‘(III) signs an attestation that
the individual has been given the op-
tion to develop a personal reemploy-
ment plan in accordance with sub-
clause (II), will comply with the re-
quirements under this subsection re-
lating to the personal reemployment
accounts, and will reimburse the ac-
count or, if the account has been ter-
minated, the grant awarded under
this subsection, for any amounts ex-
pended from the account that are not
allowable.
‘‘(ii) PERIODIC INTERVIEWS.—If a re-
cipient exhausts his or her rights to any
unemployment compensation, and the re-
cipient has a remaining balance in his or
her personal reemployment account, the
one-stop delivery system shall conduct peri-
odic interviews with the recipient to assist
the recipient in meeting his or her indi-
vidual employment goals.
‘‘(iii) USE OF PERSONAL REEMPLOY-
MENT ACCOUNTS.—The eligible entity re-
ceiving a grant shall ensure that eligible
individuals receiving a personal reemploy-
ment account use the account in accord-
ance with paragraph (7).
‘‘(6) APPLICATION FOR GRANTS.—To be eligible
to receive a grant under this subsection, an eligible
entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at
such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Secretary may require, including—
‘‘(A) if the eligible entity is a State—
‘‘(i) assurance that the application
was developed in conjunction with the local
board or boards and chief elected officials
where the personal reemployment accounts
shall be made available; and
‘‘(ii) a description of the methods and
procedures for providing funds to local
areas where the personal reemployment ac-
counts shall be made available; and
and other activities carried out by local boards
through the one-stop delivery system in the
State or local area; and
‘‘(F) an assurance that the eligible entity
will comply with any evaluation and reporting
requirements the Secretary may require.
‘‘(7) USE OF PERSONAL REEMPLOYMENT AC-
COUNTS.—
‘‘(A) ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the re-
quirements contained in clauses (ii) and
(iii), a recipient of a personal reemploy-
ment account may use amounts in a per-
sonal reemployment account to purchase 1
or more of the following:
‘‘(I) Intensive services, including
those type of services specified in sec-
tion 134(d)(3)(C).
‘‘(II) Training services, including
those types of services specified in sec-
tion 134(d)(4)(D).
‘‘(III) Supportive services, except
for needs related payments.
‘‘(ii) DELIVERY
OF
SERVICES.—The
following requirements relating to delivery
of services shall apply to the grants under
this subsection:
‘‘(I) Recipients may use funds
from the personal reemployment ac-
count to purchase the services de-
scribed in clause (i) through the one-
stop delivery system on a fee-for-serv-
ice basis, or through other providers,
consistent with the safeguards de-
scribed in paragraph (6)(D).
‘‘(II) The eligible entity, through
the one-stop delivery system in the
participating local area, may pay costs
for such services directly on behalf of
the recipient, through a voucher sys-
tem, or by reimbursement to the re-
cipient upon receipt of appropriate
cost documentation.
‘‘(III) 
Each 
eligible 
entity,
through the one-stop delivery system
in the participating local area, shall
make available to recipients informa-
tion on training providers specified in
section 134(d)(4)(F)(ii), information
available to the one-stop delivery sys-
tem on providers of the intensive and
supportive services described in clause
(i), and information relating to occu-
pations in demand in the local area.
‘‘(iii) LIMITATIONS.—The following
limitations shall apply with respect to per-
sonal reemployment accounts under this
subsection:
‘‘(I) Amounts in a personal reem-
ployment account may be used for up
to 1 year from the date of the estab-
lishment of the account.
‘‘(II) Each recipient shall submit
cost documentation as required by the
one-stop delivery system.
‘‘(III) For the 1-year period fol-
lowing the establishment of the ac-
count, recipients may not receive in-
tensive, supportive, or training serv-
ices funded under this title except on
a fee-for-services basis as specified in
clause (ii)(I).
‘‘(IV) Amounts in a personal re-
employment account shall be non-
transferable.
‘‘(B) REEMPLOYMENT BONUS.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause
(ii)—
‘‘(I) if a recipient determined eli-
gible under paragraph (5)(C)(ii) ob-
tains full-time employment before the
13th week of unemployment for which
unemployment compensation is paid,
the balance of his or her personal re-
employment account shall be provided
directly to the recipient in cash; and
‘‘(II) if a recipient determined el-
igible under paragraph (5)(C)(iii) ob-
tains full-time employment before the
end of the 13th week after the date
on which the account is established,
the balance of his or her personal re-
employment account shall be provided
directly to the recipient in cash.
‘‘(ii) 
LIMITATIONS.—The 
following
limitations shall apply with respect to a re-
cipient described in clause (i):
‘‘(I) 60 percent of the remaining
personal 
reemployment 
account
balance shall be paid to the recipient
at the time of employment.
‘‘(II) 40 percent of the remaining
personal reemployment account shall
be paid to the recipient after 26 weeks
of employment retention.
‘‘(iii) EXCEPTION REGARDING SUBSE-
QUENT EMPLOYMENT.—If a recipient de-
scribed in clause (i) subsequently becomes
unemployed due to a lack of work after re-
ceiving the portion of the reemployment
bonus specified under clause (ii)(I), the in-
dividual may use the amount remaining in
the personal reemployment account for the
purposes described in subparagraph (A)
but may not be eligible for additional cash
payments under this subparagraph.
‘‘(8) PROGRAM
INFORMATION
AND
EVALUA-
TION.—
‘‘(A) INFORMATION.—The Secretary may
require from eligible entities the collection and
reporting on such financial, performance, and
other program-related information as the Sec-
retary determines is appropriate to carry out
this subsection, including the evaluation de-
scribed in subparagraph (B).
‘‘(B) EVALUATION.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary,
pursuant to the authority provided under
section 172, shall, directly or through
grants, contracts, or cooperative agreement
with appropriate entities, conduct an eval-
uation of the activities carried out under
any grants awarded under this subsection.
‘‘(ii) REPORT.—The report to Con-
gress under section 172(e) relating to the
results of the evaluations required under
section 172 shall include the recommenda-
tion of the Secretary with respect to the
use of personal reemployment account as a
mechanism to assist individuals in obtain-
ing and retaining employment.’’.
TITLE II—TEACHER TRAINING
ENHANCEMENT ACT
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as ‘‘Teacher Training En-
hancement Act’’.
SEC. 202. TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT GRANTS.
Part A of title II of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘PART A—TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT
GRANTS FOR STATES AND PARTNERSHIPS
‘‘SEC. 201. PURPOSES; DEFINITIONS.
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this part are to—
‘‘(1) improve student academic achievement;
‘‘(2) improve the quality of the current and fu-
ture teaching force by improving the preparation of
prospective teachers and enhancing professional de-
velopment activities;
‘‘(3) hold institutions of higher education ac-
countable for preparing highly qualified teachers;
and
‘‘(4) recruit qualified individuals, including mi-
norities and individuals from other occupations, into
the teaching force.
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this part:
‘‘(1) ARTS AND SCIENCES.—The term ‘arts and
sciences’ means—
‘‘(A) when referring to an organizational
unit of an institution of higher education, any
academic unit that offers 1 or more academic
majors in disciplines or content areas cor-
ilies with incomes below the poverty line in the
State, but this clause applies only in a State
that has no local educational agency meeting
the requirements of clause (i); or
‘‘(iii) with a total of less than 600 students
in average daily attendance at the schools that
are served by the agency and all of whose
schools are designated with a school locale code
of 7, as determined by the Secretary; and
‘‘(B)(i) for which there is a high percent-
age of teachers not teaching in the academic
subjects or grade levels that the teachers were
trained to teach; or
‘‘(ii) for which there is a high percentage
of teachers with emergency, provisional, or tem-
porary certification or licensing.
‘‘(5) POVERTY LINE.—The term ‘poverty line’
means the poverty line (as defined by the Office of
Management and Budget, and revised annually in
accordance with section 673(2) of the Community
Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) ap-
plicable to a family of the size involved.
‘‘(6) 
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT.—The
term ‘professional development’ has the meaning
given such term in section 9101 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
7801).
‘‘(7) 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).
‘‘(8) 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).
‘‘(9) TEACHING
SKILLS.—The term ‘teaching
skills’ means skills that—
‘‘(A) are based on scientifically based re-
search;
‘‘(B) enable teachers to effectively convey
and explain subject matter content;
‘‘(C) lead to increased student academic
achievement; and
‘‘(D) use strategies that—
‘‘(i) are specific to subject matter;
‘‘(ii) include ongoing assessment of
student learning;
‘‘(iii) focus on identification and tai-
loring of academic instruction to students’s
specific learning needs; and
‘‘(iv) focus on classroom management.
‘‘SEC. 202. STATE GRANTS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made available
under section 210(1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary is
authorized to award grants under this section, on a com-
petitive basis, to eligible States to enable the eligible
States to carry out the activities described in subsection
(d).
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE STATE.—
‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In this part, the term ‘eligi-
ble State’ means—
‘‘(A) the Governor of a State; or
‘‘(B) in the case of a State for which the
constitution or law of such State designates an-
other individual, entity, or agency in the State
to be responsible for teacher certification and
preparation activity, such individual, entity, or
agency.
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—The Governor or the in-
dividual, entity, or agency designated under para-
graph (1)(B) shall consult with the Governor, State
board of education, State educational agency, or
State agency for higher education, as appropriate,
with respect to the activities assisted under this sec-
tion.
‘‘(3) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sub-
section shall be construed to negate or supersede the
legal authority under State law of any State agency,
State entity, or State public official over programs
that are under the jurisdiction of the agency, entity,
or official.
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant
under this section, an eligible State shall submit an appli-
cation to the Secretary that—
‘‘(1) meets the requirement of this section;
‘‘(2) demonstrates that the State is in full com-
pliance with sections 207 and 208;
‘‘(3) includes a description of how the eligible
State intends to use funds provided under this sec-
tion;
‘‘(4) includes measurable objectives for the use
of the funds provided under the grant;
‘‘(5) demonstrates the State has submitted and
is actively implementing a plan that meets the re-
quirements of sections 1111(h)(1)(C)(viii) and 1119
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(h)(1)(C)(viii) and 6319); and
‘‘(6) contains such other information and assur-
ances as the Secretary may require.
‘‘(d) USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible State that re-
ceives a grant under this section shall use the grant funds
to reform teacher preparation requirements, to coordinate
with State activities under section 2113(c) of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6613(c)), and to ensure that current and future teachers
are highly qualified, by carrying out one or more of the
following activities:
‘‘(1) REFORMS.—Ensuring that all teacher
preparation programs in the State are preparing
teachers who are highly qualified, are able to under-
stand scientifically based research and its applica-
bility, and are able to use advanced technology effec-
tively in the classroom, including use for instruc-
tional techniques to improve student academic
achievement, by assisting such programs—
‘‘(A) to retrain faculty; and
‘‘(B) to design (or redesign) teacher prepa-
ration programs so they—
‘‘(i) are based on rigorous academic
content, scientifically based research (in-
cluding scientifically based reading re-
search), and challenging State student aca-
demic content standards; and
‘‘(ii) promote strong teaching skills.
‘‘(2) CERTIFICATION OR LICENSURE REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Reforming teacher certification (including
recertification) or licensing requirements to ensure
that—
‘‘(A) teachers have the subject matter
knowledge and teaching skills in the academic
subjects that the teachers teach that are nec-
essary to help students meet challenging State
student academic achievement standards; and
‘‘(B) such requirements are aligned with
challenging State academic content standards.
‘‘(3) ALTERNATIVES TO TRADITIONAL TEACHER
PREPARATION
AND
STATE
CERTIFICATION.—Pro-
viding prospective teachers with alternative routes to
State certification and traditional preparation to be-
come highly qualified teachers through—
‘‘(A) innovative approaches that reduce un-
necessary barriers to State certification while
producing highly qualified teachers;
‘‘(B) programs that provide support to
teachers during their initial years in the profes-
sion; and
‘‘(C) alternative routes to State certifi-
cation of teachers for qualified individuals, in-
cluding mid-career professionals from other oc-
cupations, former military personnel, and recent
college graduates with records of academic dis-
tinction.
‘‘(4) INNOVATIVE
PROGRAMS.—Planning and
implementing innovative programs to enhance the
ability of institutions of higher education to prepare
highly qualified teachers, such as charter colleges of
education or university and local educational agency
partnership schools, that—
‘‘(A) permit flexibility in meeting State re-
quirements as long as graduates, during their
initial years in the profession, increase student
academic achievement;
‘‘(B) provide long-term data gathered from
teachers’ performance over multiple years in the
classroom on the ability to increase student aca-
demic achievement;
‘‘(C) ensure high-quality preparation of
teachers from underrepresented groups; and
‘‘(D) create performance measures that
can be used to document the effectiveness of in-
novative methods for preparing highly qualified
teachers.
‘‘(5) MERIT
PAY.—Developing, or assisting
local educational agencies in developing—
‘‘(A) merit-based performance systems that
reward teachers who increase student academic
achievement; and
‘‘(B) strategies that provide differential
and bonus pay in high-need local educational
agencies to retain—
‘‘(i) principals;
‘‘(ii) highly qualified teachers who
teach in high-need academic subjects, such
as reading, mathematics, and science;
‘‘(iii) highly qualified teachers who
teach in schools identified for school im-
provement under section 1116(b) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316(b));
‘‘(iv) special education teachers;
‘‘(v) teachers specializing in teaching
limited English proficient children; and
‘‘(vi) highly qualified teachers in
urban and rural schools or districts.
‘‘(6) TEACHER ADVANCEMENT.—Developing, or
assisting local educational agencies in developing,
teacher advancement and retention initiatives that
promote professional growth and emphasize multiple
career paths (such as paths to becoming a highly
qualified mentor teacher or exemplary teacher) and
pay differentiation.
‘‘(7) TEACHER REMOVAL.—Developing and im-
plementing effective mechanisms to ensure that local
educational agencies and schools are able to remove
expeditiously incompetent or unqualified teachers
consistent with procedures to ensure due process for
the teachers.
‘‘(8) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Providing tech-
nical assistance to low-performing teacher prepara-
tion programs within institutions of higher education
identified under section 208(a).
‘‘(9) TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS.—Developing—
‘‘(A) systems to measure the effectiveness
of teacher preparation programs and profes-
sional development programs; and
‘‘(B) strategies to document gains in stu-
dent academic achievement or increases in
teacher mastery of the academic subjects the
teachers teach as a result of such programs.
‘‘(10) TEACHER
RECRUITMENT
AND
RETEN-
TION.—Undertaking activities that—
‘‘(A) develop and implement effective
mechanisms to ensure that local educational
agencies and schools are able effectively to re-
cruit and retain highly qualified teachers; or
‘‘(B) are described in section 204(d).
‘‘(11) 
PRESCHOOL
TEACHERS.—Developing
strategies—
‘‘(A) to improve the qualifications of pre-
school teachers, which may include State certifi-
cation for such teachers; and
‘‘(B) to improve and expand preschool
teacher preparation programs.
‘‘(e) EVALUATION.—
‘‘(1) EVALUATION SYSTEM.—An eligible State
that receives a grant under this section shall develop
and utilize a system to evaluate annually the effec-
tiveness of teacher preparation programs and profes-
sional development activities within the State in pro-
ducing gains in—
‘‘(A) the teacher’s annual contribution to
improving student academic achievement, as
measured by State academic assessments re-
quired under section 1111(b)(3) of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6311(b)(3)); and
‘‘(B) teacher mastery of the academic sub-
jects they teach, as measured by pre- and post-
participation tests of teacher knowledge, as ap-
propriate.
‘‘(2) USE OF EVALUATION SYSTEM.—Such eval-
uation system shall be used by the State to
evaluate—
‘‘(A) activities carried out using funds pro-
vided under this section; and
‘‘(B) the quality of its teacher education
programs.
‘‘(3) PUBLIC
REPORTING.—The State shall
make the information described in paragraph (1)
widely available through public means, such as post-
ing on the Internet, distribution to the media, and
distribution through public agencies.
‘‘SEC. 203. PARTNERSHIP GRANTS.
‘‘(a) GRANTS.—From amounts made available under
section 210(2) for a fiscal year, the Secretary is author-
ized to award grants under this section, on a competitive
basis, to eligible partnerships to enable the eligible part-
nerships to carry out the activities described in subsections
(d) and (e).
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIPS.—In this part,
the term ‘eligible partnership’ means an entity
that—
‘‘(A) shall include—
‘‘(i) a partner institution;
‘‘(ii) a school of arts and sciences;
‘‘(iii) a high-need local educational
agency; and
‘‘(iv) a public or private educational
organization; and
‘‘(B) may include a Governor, State edu-
cational agency, the State board of education,
the State agency for higher education, an insti-
tution of higher education not described in sub-
paragraph (A), a public charter school, a public
or private elementary school or secondary
school, a public or private educational organiza-
tion, a business, a science-, mathematics-, or
technology-oriented entity, a faith-based or
community organization, a prekindergarten pro-
gram, a teacher organization, an education
service agency, a consortia of local educational
agencies, or a nonprofit telecommunications en-
tity.
‘‘(2) PARTNER INSTITUTION.—In this section,
the term ‘partner institution’ means an institution of
higher education, the teacher training program of
which demonstrates that—
‘‘(A) graduates from the teacher training
program exhibit strong performance on State-
determined qualifying assessments for new
teachers through—
‘‘(i) demonstrating that the graduates
of the program who intend to enter the
field of teaching have passed all of the ap-
plicable State qualification assessments for
new teachers, which shall include an as-
sessment of each prospective teacher’s sub-
ject matter knowledge in the content area
or areas in which the teacher intends to
teach; or
‘‘(ii) being ranked among the highest-
performing teacher preparation programs
in the State as determined by the State—
‘‘(I) using criteria consistent with
the requirements for the State report
card under section 207(a); and
‘‘(1) contain a needs assessment of all the part-
ners with respect to teaching and learning and a de-
scription of how the partnership will coordinate with
other teacher training or professional development
programs, and how the activities of the partnership
will be consistent with State, local, and other edu-
cation reform activities that promote student aca-
demic achievement;
‘‘(2) contain a resource assessment that de-
scribes the resources available to the partnership,
the intended use of the grant funds, including a de-
scription of how the grant funds will be used in ac-
cordance with subsection (f), and the commitment of
the resources of the partnership to the activities as-
sisted under this part, including financial support,
faculty participation, time commitments, and con-
tinuation of the activities when the grant ends;
‘‘(3) contain a description of—
‘‘(A) how the partnership will meet the
purposes of this part;
‘‘(B) how the partnership will carry out
the activities required under subsection (d) and
any permissible activities under subsection (e);
‘‘(C) the partnership’s evaluation plan pur-
suant to section 206(b);
‘‘(D) how faculty of the teacher prepara-
tion program at the partner institution will
serve, over the term of the grant, with highly
qualified teachers in the classrooms of the high-
need local educational agency included in the
partnership;
‘‘(E) how the partnership will ensure that
teachers, principals, and superintendents in pri-
vate elementary and secondary schools located
in the geographic areas served by an eligible
partnership under this section will participate
equitably in accordance with section 9501 of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7881);
‘‘(F) how the partnership will design and
implement a clinical program component that
includes close supervision of student teachers by
faculty of the teacher preparation program at
the partner institution and mentor teachers;
‘‘(G) how the partnership will design and
implement an induction program to support all
new teachers through the first 3 years of teach-
ing that includes mentors who are trained and
compensated by the partnership for their work
with new teachers; and
‘‘(H) how the partnership will collect, ana-
lyze, and use data on the retention of all teach-
ers in schools located in the geographic areas
served by the partnership to evaluate the effec-
tiveness of its teacher support system; and
‘‘(4) contain a certification from the high-need
local educational agency included in the partnership
that it has reviewed the application and determined
that the grant proposed will comply with subsection
(f).
‘‘(d) REQUIRED USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible part-
nership that receives a grant under this section shall use
the grant funds to reform teacher preparation require-
ments, to coordinate with State activities under section
2113(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6613(c)), and to ensure that current
and future teachers are highly qualified, by carrying out
one or more of the following activities:
‘‘(1) REFORMS.—Implementing reforms within
teacher preparation programs to ensure that such
programs are preparing teachers who are highly
qualified, are able to understand scientifically based
research and its applicability, and are able to use
advanced technology effectively in the classroom, in-
cluding use for instructional techniques to improve
student academic achievement, by—
‘‘(A) retraining faculty; and
‘‘(B) designing (or redesigning) teacher
preparation programs so they—
‘‘(i) are based on rigorous academic
content, scientifically based research (in-
cluding scientifically based reading re-
search), and challenging State student aca-
demic content standards; and
‘‘(ii) promote strong teaching skills.
‘‘(2) 
CLINICAL
EXPERIENCE
AND
INTER-
ACTION.—Providing 
sustained 
and 
high-quality
preservice and in-service clinical experience, includ-
ing the mentoring of prospective teachers by exem-
plary teachers, substantially increasing interaction
between faculty at institutions of higher education
and new and experienced teachers, principals, and
other administrators at elementary schools or sec-
ondary schools, and providing support for teachers,
including preparation time and release time, for such
interaction.
‘‘(3) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—Creating
opportunities for enhanced and ongoing professional
development that improves the academic content
knowledge of teachers in the subject areas in which
the teachers are certified to teach or in which the
teachers are working toward certification to teach,
and that promotes strong teaching skills.
‘‘(4) TEACHER PREPARATION.—Developing, or
assisting local educational agencies in developing,
professional development activities that—
‘‘(A) provide training in how to teach and
address the needs of students with different
learning styles, particularly students with dis-
abilities, limited English proficient students,
and students with special learning needs; and
‘‘(B) provide training in methods of—
‘‘(i) improving student behavior in the
classroom; and
‘‘(ii) identifying early and appropriate
interventions to help students described in
subparagraph (A) learn.
‘‘(e) ALLOWABLE USES
OF FUNDS.—An eligible
partnership that receives a grant under this section may
use such funds to carry out the following activities:
‘‘(1) ALTERNATIVES TO TRADITIONAL TEACHER
PREPARATION
AND
STATE
CERTIFICATION.—Pro-
viding prospective teachers with alternative routes to
State certification and traditional preparation to be-
come highly qualified teachers through—
‘‘(A) innovative approaches that reduce un-
necessary barriers to teacher preparation while
producing highly qualified teachers;
‘‘(B) programs that provide support during
a teacher’s initial years in the profession; and
‘‘(C) alternative routes to State certifi-
cation of teachers for qualified individuals, in-
cluding mid-career professionals from other oc-
cupations, former military personnel, and recent
college graduates with records of academic dis-
tinction.
‘‘(2) DISSEMINATION
AND
COORDINATION.—
Broadly disseminating information on effective prac-
tices used by the partnership, and coordinating with
the activities of the Governor, State board of edu-
cation, State higher education agency, and State
educational agency, as appropriate.
‘‘(3) MANAGERIAL AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS.—
Developing and implementing professional develop-
ment programs for principals and superintendents
that enable them to be effective school leaders and
prepare all students to meet challenging State aca-
demic content and student academic achievement
standards.
‘‘(4) TEACHER RECRUITMENT.—Activities—
‘‘(A) to encourage students to become
highly qualified teachers, such as extra-
curricular enrichment activities; and
‘‘(B) activities described in section 204(d).
‘‘(5) CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN SCIENCE, MATH-
EMATICS, AND TECHNOLOGY.—Creating opportuni-
ties for clinical experience and training, by participa-
tion in the business, research, and work environ-
ments with professionals, in areas relating to
science, mathematics, and technology for teachers
and prospective teachers, including opportunities for
use of laboratory equipment, in order for the teacher
to return to the classroom for at least 2 years and
provide instruction that will raise student academic
achievement.
‘‘(6) COORDINATION
WITH
COMMUNITY
COL-
LEGES.—Coordinating with community colleges to
implement teacher preparation programs, including
through distance learning, for the purposes of allow-
ing prospective teachers—
‘‘(A) to attain a bachelor’s degree and
State certification or licensure; and
‘‘(B) to become highly qualified teachers.
‘‘(7) TEACHER
MENTORING.—Establishing or
implementing a teacher mentoring program that—
‘‘(A) includes minimum qualifications for
mentors;
‘‘(B) provides training and stipends for
mentors;
‘‘(C) provides mentoring programs for
teachers in their first 3 years of teaching;
‘‘(D) provides regular and ongoing oppor-
tunities for mentors and mentees to observe
each other’s teaching methods in classroom set-
tings during the school day;
‘‘(E) establishes an evaluation and ac-
countability plan for activities conducted under
this paragraph that includes rigorous objectives
to measure the impact of such activities; and
‘‘(F) provides for a report to the Secretary
on an annual basis regarding the partnership’s
progress in meeting the objectives described in
subparagraph (E).
‘‘(8) 
COMPUTER
SOFTWARE
FOR
MULTI-
LINGUAL
EDUCATION.—Training teachers to use
computer software for multilingual education to ad-
dress the needs of limited English proficient stu-
dents.
‘‘(f) SPECIAL RULE.—At least 50 percent of the
funds made available to an eligible partnership under this
section shall be used directly to benefit the high-need local
educational agency included in the partnership. Any entity
described in subsection (b)(1)(A) may be the fiscal agent
under this section.
‘‘(g) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall
be construed to prohibit an eligible partnership from using
grant funds to coordinate with the activities of more than
one Governor, State board of education, State educational
agency, local educational agency, or State agency for high-
er education.
‘‘(h) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made
available under this section shall be used to supplement,
and not supplant, other Federal, State, and local funds
that would otherwise be expended to carry out the pur-
poses of this section.
‘‘SEC. 204. TEACHER RECRUITMENT GRANTS.
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From amounts made
available under section 210(3) for a fiscal year, the Sec-
retary is authorized to award grants, on a competitive
basis, to eligible applicants to enable the eligible applicants
to carry out activities described in subsection (d).
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE APPLICANT DEFINED.—In this part,
the term ‘eligible applicant’ means—
‘‘(1) an eligible State described in section
202(b); or
‘‘(2) an eligible partnership described in section
203(b).
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—Any eligible applicant desiring
to receive a grant under this section shall submit an appli-
cation to the Secretary at such time, in such form, and
containing such information as the Secretary may require,
including—
‘‘(1) a description of the assessment that the el-
igible applicant, and the other entities with whom
the eligible applicant will carry out the grant activi-
ties, have undertaken to determine the most critical
needs of the participating high-need local edu-
cational agencies;
‘‘(2) a description of the activities the eligible
applicant will carry out with the grant, including the
extent to which the applicant will use funds to re-
cruit minority students to become highly qualified
teachers; and
‘‘(3) a description of the eligible applicant’s
plan for continuing the activities carried out with
the grant, once Federal funding ceases.
‘‘(d) USES OF FUNDS.—Each eligible applicant re-
ceiving a grant under this section shall use the grant
funds—
‘‘(1)(A) to award scholarships to help students,
such as individuals who have been accepted for their
first year, or who are enrolled in their first or second
year, of a program of undergraduate education at an
institution of higher education, pay the costs of tui-
tion, room, board, and other expenses of completing
a teacher preparation program;
‘‘(B) to provide support services, if needed to
enable scholarship recipients—
‘‘(i) to complete postsecondary education
programs; or
‘‘(ii) to transition from a career outside of
the field of education into a teaching career;
and
‘‘(C) for followup services provided to former
scholarship recipients during the recipients first 3
years of teaching; or
‘‘(2) to develop and implement effective mecha-
nisms to ensure that high-need local educational
agencies and schools are able effectively to recruit
highly qualified teachers.
‘‘(e) 
ADDITIONAL
DISCRETIONARY
USES
OF
FUNDS.—In addition to the uses described in subsection
(d), each eligible applicant receiving a grant under this
section may use the grant funds—
‘‘(1) to develop and implement effective mecha-
nisms to recruit into the teaching profession employ-
ees from—
‘‘(A) high-demand industries, including
technology industries; and
‘‘(B) the fields of science, mathematics,
and engineering; and
‘‘(2) to conduct outreach and coordinate with
inner city and rural secondary schools to encourage
students to pursue teaching as a career.
‘‘(f) SERVICE REQUIREMENTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish such requirements as the Secretary determines
necessary to ensure that recipients of scholarships
under this section who complete teacher education
programs—
‘‘(A) subsequently teach in a high-need
local educational agency for a period of time
equivalent to—
‘‘(i) one year; increased by
‘‘(ii) the period for which the recipient
received scholarship assistance; or
‘‘(B) repay the amount of the scholarship.
‘‘(2) USE
OF
REPAYMENTS.—The Secretary
shall use any such repayments to carry out addi-
tional activities under this section.
‘‘(g) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give priority
under this section to eligible applicants who provide an
assurance that they will recruit a high percentage of mi-
nority students to become highly qualified teachers.
‘‘SEC. 205. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
‘‘(a) DURATION; ONE-TIME AWARDS; PAYMENTS.—
‘‘(1) DURATION.—
‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE STATES AND ELIGIBLE AP-
PLICANTS.—Grants awarded to eligible States
and eligible applicants under this part shall be
awarded for a period not to exceed 3 years.
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE
PARTNERSHIPS.—Grants
awarded to eligible partnerships under this part
shall be awarded for a period of 5 years.
‘‘(2) ONE-TIME AWARD.—An eligible partner-
ship may receive a grant under each of sections 203
and 204, as amended by the Teacher Training En-
hancement Act, only once.
‘‘(3) PAYMENTS.—The Secretary shall make
annual payments of grant funds awarded under this
part.
‘‘(b) PEER REVIEW.—
‘‘(1) PANEL.—The Secretary shall provide the
applications submitted under this part to a peer re-
view panel for evaluation. With respect to each ap-
plication, the peer review panel shall initially rec-
ommend the application for funding or for dis-
approval.
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In recommending applications
to the Secretary for funding under this part, the
panel shall—
‘‘(A) with respect to grants under section
202, give priority to eligible States that—
‘‘(i) have initiatives to reform State
teacher certification requirements that are
based on rigorous academic content, sci-
entifically based research, including sci-
entifically based reading research, and
challenging State student academic content
standards;
‘‘(ii) have innovative reforms to hold
institutions of higher education with teach-
er preparation programs accountable for
preparing teachers who are highly qualified
and have strong teaching skills; or
‘‘(iii) have innovative efforts aimed at
reducing the shortage of highly qualified
teachers in high poverty urban and rural
areas; and
‘‘(B) with respect to grants under section
203—
‘‘(i) give priority to applications from
broad-based eligible partnerships that in-
volve businesses and community organiza-
tions; and
‘‘(ii) take into consideration—
‘‘(I) providing an equitable geo-
graphic distribution of the grants
throughout the United States; and
‘‘(II) the potential of the pro-
posed activities for creating improve-
ment and positive change.
‘‘(3) SECRETARIAL SELECTION.—The Secretary
shall determine, based on the peer review process,
which application shall receive funding and the
amounts of the grants. In determining grant
amounts, the Secretary shall take into account the
total amount of funds available for all grants under
this part and the types of activities proposed to be
carried out.
‘‘(c) MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.—
‘‘(1) STATE GRANTS.—Each eligible State re-
ceiving a grant under section 202 or 204 shall pro-
vide, from non-Federal sources, an amount equal to
50 percent of the amount of the grant (in cash or
in kind) to carry out the activities supported by the
grant.
‘‘(2) PARTNERSHIP
GRANTS.—Each eligible
partnership receiving a grant under section 203 or
204 shall provide, from non-Federal sources (in cash
or in kind), an amount equal to 25 percent of the
grant for the first year of the grant, 35 percent of
the grant for the second year of the grant, and 50
percent of the grant for each succeeding year of the
grant.
‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—
An eligible State or eligible partnership that receives a
grant under this part may not use more than 2 percent
of the grant funds for purposes of administering the grant.
‘‘SEC. 206. ACCOUNTABILITY AND EVALUATION.
‘‘(a) STATE GRANT ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT.—An
eligible State that receives a grant under section 202 shall
submit an annual accountability report to the Secretary,
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions of the Senate, and the Committee on Education and
the Workforce of the House of Representatives. Such re-
port shall include a description of the degree to which the
eligible State, in using funds provided under such section,
has made substantial progress in meeting the following
goals:
‘‘(1) PERCENTAGE
OF
HIGHLY
QUALIFIED
TEACHERS.—Increasing the percentage of highly
qualified teachers in the State as required by section
1119 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6319).
‘‘(2) STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.—In-
creasing student academic achievement for all stu-
dents as defined by the eligible State.
‘‘(3) RAISING STANDARDS.—Raising the State
academic standards required to enter the teaching
profession as a highly qualified teacher.
‘‘(4) INITIAL CERTIFICATION OR LICENSURE.—
Increasing success in the pass rate for initial State
teacher certification or licensure, or increasing the
numbers of qualified individuals being certified or li-
censed as teachers through alternative programs.
‘‘(5) DECREASING TEACHER SHORTAGES.—De-
creasing shortages of highly qualified teachers in
poor urban and rural areas.
‘‘(6) INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFES-
SIONAL
DEVELOPMENT.—Increasing opportunities
for enhanced and ongoing professional development
that—
‘‘(A) improves the academic content knowl-
edge of teachers in the subject areas in which
the teachers are certified or licensed to teach or
in which the teachers are working toward cer-
tification or licensure to teach; and
‘‘(B) promotes strong teaching skills.
‘‘(7) TECHNOLOGY
INTEGRATION.—Increasing
the number of teachers prepared effectively to inte-
grate technology into curricula and instruction and
who use technology to collect, manage, and analyze
data to improve teaching, learning, and decision-
making for the purpose of increasing student aca-
demic achievement.
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP EVALUATION.—Each
eligible partnership applying for a grant under section 203
shall establish, and include in the application submitted
under section 203(c), an evaluation plan that includes
strong performance objectives. The plan shall include ob-
jectives and measures for—
‘‘(1) increased student achievement for all stu-
dents, as measured by the partnership;
‘‘(2) increased teacher retention in the first 3
years of a teacher’s career;
‘‘(3) increased success in the pass rate for ini-
tial State certification or licensure of teachers;
‘‘(4) increased percentage of highly qualified
teachers; and
‘‘(5) increasing the number of teachers trained
effectively to integrate technology into curricula and
instruction and who use technology to collect, man-
age, and analyze data to improve teaching, learning,
and decisionmaking for the purpose of improving
student academic achievement.
‘‘(c) REVOCATION OF GRANT.—
‘‘(1) REPORT.—Each eligible State or eligible
partnership receiving a grant under section 202 or
203 shall report annually on the progress of the eli-
gible State or eligible partnership toward meeting
the purposes of this part and the goals, objectives,
and measures described in subsections (a) and (b).
‘‘(2) REVOCATION.—
‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE STATES AND ELIGIBLE AP-
PLICANTS.—If the Secretary determines that an
eligible State or eligible applicant is not making
substantial progress in meeting the purposes,
goals, objectives, and measures, as appropriate,
by the end of the second year of a grant under
this part, then the grant payment shall not be
made for the third year of the grant.
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE
PARTNERSHIPS.—If the
Secretary determines that an eligible partner-
ship is not making substantial progress in
meeting the purposes, goals, objectives, and
measures, as appropriate, by the end of the
third year of a grant under this part, then the
grant payments shall not be made for any suc-
ceeding year of the grant.
‘‘(d) EVALUATION AND DISSEMINATION.—The Sec-
retary shall evaluate the activities funded under this part
and report annually the Secretary’s findings regarding the
activities to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce of the House of Representatives.
The Secretary shall broadly disseminate successful prac-
tices developed by eligible States and eligible partnerships
under this part, and shall broadly disseminate information
regarding such practices that were found to be ineffective.
‘‘SEC. 207. ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PROGRAMS THAT PRE-
PARE TEACHERS.
‘‘(a) STATE REPORT CARD ON THE QUALITY OF
TEACHER PREPARATION.—Each State that receives funds
under this Act shall provide to the Secretary annually, in
a uniform and comprehensible manner that conforms with
the definitions and methods established by the Secretary,
a State report card on the quality of teacher preparation
in the State, both for traditional certification or licensure
programs and for alternative certification or licensure pro-
grams, which shall include at least the following:
‘‘(1) A description of the teacher certification
and licensure assessments, and any other certifi-
cation and licensure requirements, used by the
State.
‘‘(2) The standards and criteria that prospec-
tive teachers must meet in order to attain initial
teacher certification or licensure and to be certified
or licensed to teach particular subjects or in par-
ticular grades within the State.
‘‘(3) A description of the extent to which the
assessments and requirements described in para-
graph (1) are aligned with the State’s standards and
assessments for students.
‘‘(4) The percentage of students who have com-
pleted at least 50 percent of the requirements for a
teacher preparation program at an institution of
higher education or alternative certification program
and who have taken and passed each of the assess-
ments used by the State for teacher certification and
licensure, and the passing score on each assessment
that determines whether a candidate has passed that
assessment.
‘‘(5) For students who have completed at least
50 percent of the requirements for a teacher prepa-
ration program at an institution of higher education
or alternative certification program, and who have
taken and passed each of the assessments used by
the State for teacher certification and licensure,
each such institution’s and each such program’s av-
erage raw score, ranked by teacher preparation pro-
gram, which shall be made available widely and pub-
licly.
‘‘(6) A description of each State’s alternative
routes to teacher certification, if any, and the num-
ber and percentage of teachers certified through
each alternative certification route who pass State
teacher certification or licensure assessments.
‘‘(7) For each State, a description of proposed
criteria for assessing the performance of teacher
preparation programs in the State, including indica-
tors of teacher candidate skills and academic content
knowledge and evidence of gains in student academic
achievement.
‘‘(8) For each teacher preparation program in
the State, the number of students in the program,
the average number of hours of supervised practice
teaching required for those in the program, and the
number of full-time equivalent faculty and students
in supervised practice teaching.
‘‘(b) REPORT OF THE SECRETARY ON THE QUALITY
OF TEACHER PREPARATION.—
‘‘(1) REPORT CARD.—The Secretary shall pro-
vide to Congress, and publish and make widely avail-
able, a report card on teacher qualifications and
preparation in the United States, including all the
information reported in paragraphs (1) through (8)
of subsection (a). Such report shall identify States
for which eligible States and eligible partnerships re-
ceived a grant under this part. Such report shall be
so provided, published and made available annually.
‘‘(2) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—The Secretary
shall report to Congress—
‘‘(A) a comparison of States’ efforts to im-
prove teaching quality; and
‘‘(B) regarding the national mean and me-
dian scores on any standardized test that is
used in more than 1 State for teacher certifi-
cation or licensure.
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE.—In the case of programs
with fewer than 10 students who have completed at
least 50 percent of the requirements for a teacher
preparation program taking any single initial teacher
certification or licensure assessment during an aca-
demic year, the Secretary shall collect and publish
information with respect to an average pass rate on
State certification or licensure assessments taken
over a 3-year period.
‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—The Secretary, to the extent
practicable, shall coordinate the information collected and
published under this part among States for individuals
who took State teacher certification or licensure assess-
ments in a State other than the State in which the indi-
vidual received the individual’s most recent degree.
‘‘(d) INSTITUTION AND PROGRAM REPORT CARDS ON
QUALITY OF TEACHER PREPARATION.—
‘‘(1) REPORT CARD.—Each institution of higher
education or alternative certification program that
conducts a teacher preparation program that enrolls
students receiving Federal assistance under this Act
shall report annually to the State and the general
public, in a uniform and comprehensible manner
that conforms with the definitions and methods es-
tablished by the Secretary, both for traditional cer-
tification or licensure programs and for alternative
certification or licensure programs, the following in-
formation:
‘‘(A) PASS RATE.—(i) For the most recent
year for which the information is available, the
pass rate of each student who has completed at
least 50 percent of the requirements for the
teacher preparation program on the teacher cer-
tification or licensure assessments of the State
in which the institution is located, but only for
those students who took those assessments
within 3 years of receiving a degree from the
institution or completing the program.
‘‘(ii) A comparison of the institution or
program’s pass rate for students who have com-
pleted at least 50 percent of the requirements
for the teacher preparation program with the
average pass rate for institutions and programs
in the State.
‘‘(iii) A comparison of the institution or
program’s average raw score for students who
have completed at least 50 percent of the re-
quirements for the teacher preparation program
with the average raw scores for institutions and
programs in the State.
‘‘(iv) In the case of programs with fewer
than 10 students who have completed at least
50 percent of the requirements for a teacher
preparation program taking any single initial
teacher certification or licensure assessment
during an academic year, the institution shall
collect and publish information with respect to
an average pass rate on State certification or li-
censure assessments taken over a 3-year period.
‘‘(B) PROGRAM INFORMATION.—The num-
ber of students in the program, the average
number of hours of supervised practice teaching
required for those in the program, and the
number of full-time equivalent faculty and stu-
dents in supervised practice teaching.
‘‘(C) STATEMENT.—In States that require
approval or accreditation of teacher education
programs, a statement of whether the institu-
tion’s program is so approved or accredited,
and by whom.
‘‘(D) 
DESIGNATION
AS
LOW-PER-
FORMING.—Whether the program has been des-
ignated as low-performing by the State under
section 208(a).
‘‘(2) 
REQUIREMENT.—The 
information 
de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall be reported through
publications such as school catalogs and promotional
materials sent to potential applicants, secondary
school guidance counselors, and prospective employ-
ers of the institution’s program graduates, including
materials sent by electronic means.
‘‘(3) FINES.—In addition to the actions author-
ized in section 487(c), the Secretary may impose a
fine not to exceed $25,000 on an institution of high-
er education for failure to provide the information
described in this subsection in a timely or accurate
manner.
‘‘(e) DATA QUALITY.—Either—
‘‘(1) the Governor of the State; or
‘‘(2) in the case of a State for which the con-
stitution or law of such State designates another in-
dividual, entity, or agency in the State to be respon-
sible for teacher certification and preparation activ-
ity, such individual, entity, or agency;
shall attest annually, in writing, as to the reliability, valid-
ity, integrity, and accuracy of the data submitted pursuant
to this section.
‘‘SEC. 208. STATE FUNCTIONS.
‘‘(a) STATE ASSESSMENT.—In order to receive funds
under this Act, a State shall have in place a procedure
to identify and assist, through the provision of technical
assistance, low-performing programs of teacher prepara-
tion within institutions of higher education. Such State
shall provide the Secretary an annual list of such low-per-
forming institutions that includes an identification of
those institutions at risk of being placed on such list. Such
levels of performance shall be determined solely by the
State and may include criteria based upon information col-
lected pursuant to this part. Such assessment shall be de-
scribed in the report under section 207(a).
‘‘(b) TERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY.—Any institu-
tion of higher education that offers a program of teacher
preparation in which the State has withdrawn the State’s
approval or terminated the State’s financial support due
to the low performance of the institution’s teacher prepa-
ration 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 of Education; and
‘‘(2) shall not be permitted to accept or enroll
any student who receives aid under title IV of this
Act in the institution’s teacher preparation program.
‘‘SEC. 209. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
‘‘(a) METHODS.—In complying with sections 207 and
208, the Secretary shall ensure that States and institu-
tions of higher education use fair and equitable methods
in reporting and that the reporting methods do not allow
identification of individuals.
‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULE.—For each State in which there
are no State certification or licensure assessments, or for
States that do not set minimum performance levels on
those assessments—
‘‘(1) the Secretary shall, to the extent prac-
ticable, collect data comparable to the data required
under this part from States, local educational agen-
cies, institutions of higher education, or other enti-
ties that administer such assessments to teachers or
prospective teachers; and
‘‘(2) notwithstanding any other provision of this
part, the Secretary shall use such data to carry out
requirements of this part related to assessments or
pass rates.
‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS.—
‘‘(1) FEDERAL CONTROL PROHIBITED.—Noth-
ing in this part shall be construed to permit, allow,
encourage, or authorize any Federal control over any
aspect of any private, religious, or home school,
whether or not a home school is treated as a private
school or home school under State law. This section
shall not be construed to prohibit private, religious,
or home schools from participation in programs or
services under this part.
‘‘(2) NO CHANGE IN STATE CONTROL ENCOUR-
AGED OR REQUIRED.—Nothing in this part shall be
construed to encourage or require any change in a
State’s treatment of any private, religious, or home
school, whether or not a home school is treated as
a private school or home school under State law.
‘‘(3) NATIONAL SYSTEM OF TEACHER CERTIFI-
CATION PROHIBITED.—Nothing in this part shall be
construed to permit, allow, encourage, or authorize
the Secretary to establish or support any national
system of teacher certification.
‘‘SEC. 210. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this part $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and such sums
as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal
years, of which—
‘‘(1) 45 percent shall be available for each fiscal
year to award grants under section 202;
‘‘(2) 45 percent shall be available for each fiscal
year to award grants under section 203; and
‘‘(3) 10 percent shall be available for each fiscal
year to award grants under section 204.’’.
SEC. 203. PREPARING TOMORROW’S TEACHERS TO USE
TECHNOLOGY.
(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 222(a)(3)(D) of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1042(a)(3)(D)) is
amended by inserting ‘‘nonprofit telecommunications enti-
ty,’’ after ‘‘community-based organization,’’.
(b) 
PERMISSIBLE
USES
OF
FUNDS.—Section
223(b)(1)(E) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1043(b)(1)(E)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(E) To use technology to collect, manage,
and analyze data to improve teaching, learning,
and decisionmaking for the purpose of increas-
ing student academic achievement.’’.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
224 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1044) is amended by striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 2002
and 2003.’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2004 and each of
the 4 succeeding fiscal years.’’.
SEC. 204. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE.
Title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1021 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘PART C—CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE
‘‘SEC. 231. PURPOSES; DEFINITIONS.
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this part are—
‘‘(1) to help recruit and prepare teachers, in-
cluding minority teachers, to meet the national de-
mand for a highly qualified teacher in every class-
room; and
‘‘(2) to increase opportunities for Americans of
all educational, ethnic, class, and geographic
backgrounds to become highly qualified teachers.
‘‘(b) 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);
‘‘(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’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
‘‘(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).
‘‘(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—
‘‘(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.
‘‘(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 the Secretary may require.
‘‘(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.
‘‘SEC. 233. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this part $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and such sums
as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal
years.’’.
SEC. 205. TRANSITION.
The Secretary of Education shall take such actions
as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to provide
for the orderly implementation of this title.
TITLE III—PRIORITIES FOR
GRADUATE STUDIES ACT OF 2004
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the
‘‘Priorities for Graduate Studies Act of 2004’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal
is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of,
a section or other provision, the reference shall be consid-
ered to be made to a section or other provision of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
SEC. 302. JAVITS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.
(a) INTERRUPTIONS OF STUDY.—Section 701(c) (20
U.S.C. 1134(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new sentence: ‘‘In the case of other exceptional cir-
cumstances, such as active duty military service or per-
sonal or family member illness, the institution of higher
education may also permit the fellowship recipient to in-
terrupt periods of study for the duration of the tour of
duty (in the case of military service) or not more than
12 months (in any other case), but without payment of
the stipend.’’.
(b) 
ALLOCATION
OF
FELLOWSHIPS.—Section
702(a)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1134a(a)(1)) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘from di-
verse geographic regions’’ after ‘‘higher education’’;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘The Secretary shall also assure that at least
one representative appointed to the Board represents
an institution that is eligible for a grant under title
III or V of this Act.’’.
(c) STIPENDS.—Section 703 (20 U.S.C. 1134b(a)) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘1999–2000’’ and inserting
‘‘2004–2005’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘shall be set’’ and inserting
‘‘may be set’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘Foundation graduate fel-
lowships’’ and inserting ‘‘Foundation Graduate
Research Fellowship Program’’; and
(2) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph
(1)(A) to read as follows:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—(A) The Secretary shall (in
addition to stipends paid to individuals under this
subpart) pay to the institution of higher education,
for each individual awarded a fellowship under this
subpart at such institution, an institutional allow-
ance. Except as provided in subparagraph (B), such
allowance shall be, for 2004–2005 and succeeding
academic years, the same amount as the institu-
tional payment made for 2003–2004 adjusted for
2004–2005 and annually thereafter in accordance
with inflation as determined by the Department of
Labor’s Consumer Price Index for the previous cal-
endar year.’’.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
705 (20 U.S.C. 1134d) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year
1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the
4 succeeding fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2004
and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 suc-
ceeding fiscal years’’.
SEC. 303. GRADUATE ASSISTANCE IN AREAS OF NATIONAL
NEED.
(a) DESIGNATION OF AREAS OF NATIONAL NEED;
PRIORITY.—Section 712 (20 U.S.C. 1135a) is amended—
(1) in the last sentence of subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and an assessment’’ and
inserting ‘‘an assessment’’; and
(B) by inserting before the period at the
end the following: ‘‘, and the priority described
in subsection (c) of this section’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall establish a pri-
ority for grants in order to prepare individuals for the pro-
fessoriate who will train highly-qualified elementary and
secondary school teachers of math, science, and special
education, and teachers who provide instruction for lim-
ited English proficient individuals. Such grants shall offer
program assistance and graduate fellowships for—
‘‘(1) post-baccalaureate study related to teacher
preparation and pedagogy in math and science for
students who have completed a master’s degree or
are pursuing a doctorate of philosophy in math and
science;
‘‘(2) post-baccalaureate study related to teacher
preparation and pedagogy in special education and
English language acquisition and academic pro-
ficiency for limited English proficient individuals;
and
‘‘(3) support of dissertation research in the
fields of math, science, special education, or second
language pedagogy and second language acquisi-
tion.’’.
(b) COLLABORATION REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN AP-
PLICATIONS.—Section 713(b) (20 U.S.C. 1135b) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(9);
(2) by redesignating paragraph (10) as para-
graph (11); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(10) in the case of an application for a grant
by a department, program, or unit in education or
teacher preparation, contain assurances that such
department, program, or unit collaborates with de-
partments, programs, or units in all content areas to
assure a successful combination of training in both
teaching and such content; and’’.
(c) STIPENDS.—Section 714(b) (20 U.S.C. 1135c(b))
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘1999–2000’’ and inserting
‘‘2004–2005’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘shall be set’’ and inserting
‘‘may be set’’; and
(3) by striking ‘‘Foundation graduate fellow-
ships’’ and inserting ‘‘Foundation Graduate Re-
search Fellowship Program’’.
(d) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 715(a)(1)
(20 U.S.C. 1135d(a)(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘1999–2000’’ and inserting
‘‘2004–2005’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘1998–1999’’ and inserting
‘‘2003–2004’’.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
716 (20 U.S.C. 1135e) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year
1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the
4 succeeding fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2004
and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 suc-
ceeding fiscal years’’.
(f) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 714(c) (20
U.S.C. 1135c(c)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘section 716(a)’’ and inserting
‘‘section 715(a)’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘section 714(b)(2)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 713(b)(2)’’.
SEC. 304. THURGOOD MARSHALL LEGAL EDUCATIONAL OP-
PORTUNITY PROGRAM.
(a) CONTRACT
AND GRANT PURPOSES.—Section
721(c) (20 U.S.C. 1136(c)) is amended—
(1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(2) to prepare such students for study at ac-
credited law schools and assist them with the devel-
opment of analytical skills and study methods to en-
hance their success and promote completion of law
school;’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(4);
(3) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(6) to award Thurgood Marshall Fellowships
to eligible law school students—
‘‘(A) who participated in summer institutes
authorized by subsection (d) and who are en-
rolled in an accredited law school; or
‘‘(B) who are eligible law school students
who have successfully completed a comparable
summer institute program certified by the
Council on Legal Educational Opportunity.’’.
(b) SERVICES PROVIDED.—Section 721(d)(1)(D) (20
U.S.C. 1136(d)(1)(D)) is amended by inserting ‘‘in ana-
lytical skills and study methods’’ after ‘‘courses’’.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
721(h) (20 U.S.C. 1136(h)) is amended by striking ‘‘1999
and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years’’ and inserting
‘‘2004 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years’’.
(d) GENERAL PROVISIONS.—Subsection (e) of section
731 (20 U.S.C. 1137(e)) is repealed.
SEC. 305. FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF POSTSEC-
ONDARY EDUCATION.
(a) CONTRACT
AND GRANT PURPOSES.—Section
741(a) (20 U.S.C. 1138(a)) is amended—
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(1) the encouragement of the reform and im-
provement of, and innovation in, postsecondary edu-
cation and the provision of educational opportunity
for all, especially for the non-traditional student pop-
ulations;’’;
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the
semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘for postsec-
ondary students, especially those that provide aca-
demic credit for programs’’;
(3) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(3) the establishment of institutions and pro-
grams based on the technology of communications,
including delivery by distance education;’’; and
(4) by amending paragraph (6) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(6) the introduction of institutional reforms
designed to expand individual opportunities for en-
tering and reentering postsecondary institutions and
pursuing programs of postsecondary study tailored
to individual needs;’’.
(b) AREAS OF NATIONAL NEED.—Section 744(c) (20
U.S.C. 1138c(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (4)
and inserting the following:
‘‘(4) International cooperation, partnerships, or
student exchange among postsecondary educational
institutions in the United States and abroad.
‘‘(5) Establishment of academic programs in-
cluding graduate and undergraduate courses, semi-
nars and lectures, support of research, and develop-
ment of teaching materials for the purpose of sup-
porting faculty and academic programs that teach
traditional American history (including significant
constitutional, political, intellectual, economic, diplo-
matic, and foreign policy trends, issues, and docu-
ments; the history, nature, and development of
democratic institutions of which American democ-
racy is a part; and significant events and individuals
in the history of the United States).
‘‘(6) Support for planning, applied research,
training, resource exchanges or technology transfers,
the delivery of services, or other activities the pur-
pose of which is to design and implement programs
to enable institutions of higher education to work
with private and civic organizations to assist commu-
nities to meet and address their pressing and severe
problems, including economic development, commu-
nity infrastructure and housing, crime prevention,
education, healthcare, self sufficiency, and workforce
preparation.’’.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
745 (20 U.S.C. 1138d) is amended by striking
‘‘$30,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may
be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years’’ and
inserting ‘‘$40,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and such
sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding
fiscal years’’ .
SEC. 306. URBAN COMMUNITY SERVICE.
Part C of title VII (20 U.S.C. 1139 et seq.) is re-
pealed.
SEC. 307. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO ENSURE STU-
DENTS WITH DISABILITIES RECEIVE A QUAL-
ITY HIGHER EDUCATION.
(a) SERVING ALL STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.—
Section 762(a) (20 U.S.C. 1140a(a)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘students with learning disabilities’’ and inserting
‘‘students with disabilities’’.
(b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—
(1) 
AMENDMENT.—Section 
762(b)(2) 
is
amended—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘in
order to improve retention and completion’’
after ‘‘disabilities’’;
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B)
and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (E), respec-
tively;
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A)
the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(B) 
EFFECTIVE
TRANSITION
PRAC-
TICES.—The development of innovative, effec-
tive, and efficient teaching methods and strate-
gies to ensure the smooth transition of students
with disabilities from high school to postsec-
ondary education.’’; and
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (C)
(as redesignated by subparagraph (B) of this
paragraph) the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(D) DISTANCE LEARNING.—The develop-
ment of innovative, effective, and efficient
teaching methods and strategies to provide fac-
ulty and administrators with the ability to pro-
vide accessible distance education programs or
classes that would enhance access of students
with disabilities to higher education, including
the use of electronic communication for instruc-
tion and advisement.’’.
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
762(b)(3) is amended by striking ‘‘subparagraphs
(A) through (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (A)
through (E)’’.
(c) APPLICATIONS.—Section 763 (20 U.S.C. 1140b)
is amended—
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(1) a description of how such institution plans
to address the activities allowed under this part;’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(2);
(3) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (3) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(4) a description of the extent to which an in-
stitution will work to replicate the best practices of
institutions of higher education with demonstrated
success in serving students with disabilities.’’.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
765 (20 U.S.C. 1140d) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year
1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the
4 succeeding fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2004
and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 suc-
ceeding fiscal years’’.
Passed the House of Representatives June 3, 2004.
Attest:
Clerk.
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 444
AN ACT
To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998
to establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts
grant program to assist Americans in returning
to work; to reauthorize title II of the Higher
Education Act of 1965; to amend title VII of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure grad-
uate opportunities in postsecondary education;
and for other purposes.