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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 89
To authorize a program of grants to States and establish a technology
agency within the Department of Education to improve the use of tech-
nology in elementary and secondary schools.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mr. KILDEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and Labor
A BILL
To authorize a program of grants to States and establish
a technology agency within the Department of Education
to improve the use of technology in elementary and sec-
ondary schools.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Technology Education
Assistance Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is—
(1) to authorize grants to States that—
(A) strengthen the skills of teachers in ef-
fectively utilizing technology in their courses of
instruction; and
(B) improve the academic performance of
students in the classroom; and
(2) to establish within the Department of Edu-
cation, an agency with primary responsibility for—
(A) establishing national standards for the
introduction, use, and upgrading of technology
in schools;
(B) reducing barriers which may impede
the exchange of information between schools in
different localities and States; and
(C) developing a financing system which
will enable schools to purchase technology.
TITLE I—STATE GRANTS AND
NATIONAL PROGRAMS
SEC. 101. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary is authorized to make
grants to States in accordance with the provisions of this
subpart to strengthen the skills of teachers and improve
instruction regarding the use of technology in the class-
room.
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of this
part, $500,000,000 for fiscal year 1993 and such sums
as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal
years.
SEC. 102. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) From the amount appro-
priated under section 101(b) for any fiscal year, the Sec-
retary shall reserve—
(A) not more than 1⁄2 of 1 percent for allocation
among Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands,
the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Terri-
tory of the Pacific Islands according to their respec-
tive needs for assistance under this subpart;
(B) 1⁄2 of 1 percent for programs for Indian
students served by schools funded by the Secretary
of the Interior consistent with the purposes of this
subpart; and
(C) 4 percent for section 2012.
(2) The remainder of the amount so appropriated
(after meeting the requirements of paragraph (1)) shall
be allocated among the States (treating the District of Co-
lumbia and Puerto Rico as States) as follows—
(A) 1⁄2 of such remainder shall be allocated
among the States by allocating to each State an
amount which bears the same ratio to such 1⁄2 of
such remainder as the number of children aged 5 to
17, inclusive, in the State bears to the number of
such children in all States; and
(B) 1⁄2 of such remainder shall be allocated
among the States according to each State’s share of
allocations under chapter 1 of the Education Con-
solidation and Improvement Act of 1981 or part A
of chapter 1 of title I of this Act, whichever program
was effective for the previous fiscal year,
except that no State shall receive less than 1⁄2 of 1 percent
of the amount available under this subsection in any fiscal
year or less than the amount allotted to such State for
fiscal year 1988 under title II of the Education for Eco-
nomic Security Act.
(3) For the purposes of this subsection, the term
‘‘State’’ does not include Guam, American Samoa, the Vir-
gin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Trust
Territory of the Pacific Islands.
(4) The number of children aged 5 to 17, inclusive,
in the State and in all States shall be determined by the
Secretary on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data
available to the Secretary.
(5) The Secretary shall make payments under para-
graph (1)(B) on whatever terms the Secretary determines
will best carry out the purposes of this subpart.
(2) Not less than 90 percent of a State’s allotment
shall be distributed to local educational agencies through
competitive grants.
(b) HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—For each fis-
cal year, 25 percent of each State’s allotment under sec-
tion 102 shall be used for higher education programs in
accordance with section 105.
SEC. 104. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION PRO-
GRAMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The amount apportioned under
section 103(a)(2) from each State’s allotment under this
subpart shall be used by the State educational agency to
strengthen elementary and secondary education programs
in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(b) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—(1) Each local
educational agency shall use funds distributed under this
subpart for—
(A) 
the 
expansion 
and 
improvement 
of
preservice training, inservice training, and retraining
of teachers and other appropriate school personnel
regarding the use of technology in schools, including
the use of computers, videos, and telecommuni-
cations to enhance instruction.
(B) providing funds for grants projects for indi-
vidual teachers within the local educational agency
to undertake projects to improve their teaching abil-
ity or to improve the instructional materials used in
their classrooms through the use of technology.
(2) Such training and instruction may be carried out
through agreements with public agencies, private industry,
institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organiza-
tions, including museums, libraries, educational television
stations, and other appropriate institutions. A local edu-
cational agency may carry out the activities authorized by
this paragraph with one or more other local educational
agencies within the State, or with the State educational
agency, or both. Each local educational agency shall as-
sure that programs of training, inservice training and re-
training will take into account the need for greater access
to and participation in the use of technology in the class-
room.
(3) A local educational agency for any fiscal year may
apply for funds as part of a consortium with other local
educational agencies, institutions of higher education, or
an intermediate educational unit for the conduct of local
programs. The State educational agency may assist in the
formation of consortia between local educational agencies,
institutions of higher education, or intermediate edu-
cational units to provide services for the teachers and stu-
dents in such local educational agency at the request of
such local educational agency.
(4) Not more than 5 percent of funds available to
the local educational agency for the purpose of this section
for any fiscal year may be used for local administration.
(c) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
AND
EVALUATION
COSTS.—Not more than 5 percent of the amount available
under this section, or $20,000, whichever is greater, may
be used by the State educational agency—
(1) to provide technical assistance to local edu-
cational agencies; and
(2) for the costs of evaluation of programs as-
sisted under this part.
SEC. 105. HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph
(2), the amount apportioned under section 103(b) from
each State’s allotment under this subpart shall be used
by the State agency for higher education for education
programs in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(b) GRANTS
TO INSTITUTIONS
OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION.—(1)(A) Not less than 95 percent or the remain-
der after application of subsection (d) of the amount avail-
able for this section shall be used by the State agency for
higher education for grants to institutions of higher edu-
cation in accordance with the provisions of this subsection.
(B) The State agency for higher education shall make
funds available on a competitive basis to institutions of
higher education in the State which apply for payments
under this section and which demonstrate involvement of
local educational agencies. The State agency for higher
education shall make every effort to ensure equitable par-
ticipation of private and public institutions of higher edu-
cation.
(2) The amount available under this subsection shall
be used for—
(A) establishing traineeship programs for new
teachers who will specialize in the use of technology
as an educational adjunct; and
(B) inservice training for elementary, second-
ary, and vocational school teachers and training for
other appropriate school personnel to improve their
teaching skills in the use of technology in the class-
room.
(3) No institution of higher education may receive as-
sistance under paragraphs (2)(B) and (2)(C) of this sub-
section unless the institution enters into an agreement
with a local educational agency, or consortium of such
agencies, to provide inservice training and retraining for
the elementary and secondary school teachers in the public
and private schools of the school district of each such
agency.
(c) COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS.—The State agency for
higher education may use funds described in subsection
(b)(1)(A) for cooperative programs among institutions of
higher education, local educational agencies, private indus-
try, and nonprofit organizations, for the development and
dissemination of projects to improve student performance
in all academic areas.
(d) EVALUATION COSTS.—Not to exceed 5 percent
of the amount available under this section, or $20,000,
whichever is greater, may be used by the State agency for
higher education for—
(1) the State evaluation required by section
106(c); and
(2) the costs incurred by such agency for eval-
uation of programs assisted under this subpart.
SEC. 106. STATE APPLICATION.
(a) APPLICATION.—Each State which desires to re-
ceive a grant under this subpart shall file an application
with the Secretary which covers a period of 3 fiscal years.
Such application shall be filed at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing or accompanied by such information
as the Secretary may reasonably require.
(b) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—Each such appli-
cation shall—
(1) designate the State educational agency for
the purpose of programs described in section 104,
and the State agency for higher education for the
purpose of programs described in section 105 as the
agency or agencies responsible for the administration
and supervision of the programs described in section
104 or 105, as the case may be;
(2) provide assurances that—
(A) payments will be distributed by the
State in accordance with the provisions of this
title;
(B) the State will provide such fiscal con-
trol and funds accounting as the Secretary may
require;
(C) funds provided under this part will
supplement, not supplant, State and local funds
made available for activities authorized under
this subpart;
(D) during the 3-year period of the plan,
the State will evaluate its standards for teacher
preparation in the use of technology;
(E) that the programs conducted with
State funds will be evaluated (including statis-
tics on the number of students and teachers in-
volved in these programs) and that the data
from such evaluations, as well as a summary of
the local evaluations shall be submitted to the
Secretary;
(3) if appropriate, provide a description of how
funds paid under this subpart will be coordinated
with State and local funds and other Federal re-
sources; and
(4) describe procedures—
(A) for submitting applications for pro-
grams described in sections 104 and 105 for
distribution of payments under this subpart
within the State, and
(B) for approval of applications by the ap-
propriate State agency, including appropriate
procedures to assure that such agency will not
disapprove an application without notice and
opportunity for a hearing.
(c) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall expeditiously
approve any State application that meets the requirements
of this section.
SEC. 107. LOCAL APPLICATION.
(a) APPLICATION.—A local educational agency that
desires to receive a grant under this subpart shall submit
an application which covers a 3-year period (singly or in
conjunction with other local educational agencies, institu-
tions of higher education, or an intermediate educational
unit).
(b) CONTENTS
OF
APPLICATION.—A local edu-
cational agency application shall—
(1) describe how the local educational agency
plans to use funds received under this subpart to im-
prove the use of technology in the classroom;
(2) describe how funds under this subpart will
be coordinated with State and local and other Fed-
eral resources;
(3) describe how the programs will use other re-
sources of the community and involve public agen-
cies, private industry, institutions of higher edu-
cation, public and private nonprofit organizations,
and other appropriate institutions; and
(4) assure that the programs will be evaluated,
that progress made will be reported in terms of
numbers of teachers and students affected, and that
the results will be submitted to the State educational
agency in the time and manner required.
(c) RENEWAL OF PAYMENTS.—The State educational
agency shall make payments to local educational agencies
to carry out the second and third year activities of their
3-year projects under this section based upon a determina-
tion by the State educational agency that the local edu-
cational agency is making adequate progress toward the
goals of this subpart. The State educational agency will
not disapprove an application without notice.
SEC. 108. FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION.
(a) EVALUATION
PROCEDURES.—The Secretary
shall, with State and local representatives, develop proce-
dures for State and local evaluations of the programs
under this subpart.
(b) SUMMARY.—The Secretary shall submit to the
Congress every 2 years a summary of the State evalua-
tions of programs under this subpart.
TITLE II—TECHNOLOGY AGENCY
SEC. 201. EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY AGENCY.
Title II of the Department of Education Organization
Act (20 U.S.C. 3411 et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 405A. EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY AGENCY.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
‘‘(1) OFFICE
ESTABLISHED.—The Secretary
shall establish within the Department of Education
an Education Technology Agency.
‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.—The Education Technology
Agency (hereafter in this section referred to as the
‘Agency’) shall be headed by a Director, who shall
be appointed by the Secretary and shall have dem-
onstrated expertise and experience in the application
of a broad range of technologies for instruction and
educational management, and in planning and policy
formulation pertaining to technology application at
all levels in the education system. The Director shall
be compensated at the rate of pay payable for level
IV of the Executive Schedule.
‘‘(b) TECHNOLOGY BOARD.—The Secretary shall ap-
point a Technology Board consisting of 11 members, of
which—
‘‘(1) six such members shall have demonstrated
competencies or expertise in developing technology
systems;
‘‘(2) five such members shall have past and on-
going experience with education at the State or local
school level;
‘‘(3) four such members shall have experience
in financial matters related to the issuance of bonds
or the development and distribution of loans; and
‘‘(4) at least 3 such members shall be educators
with experience in using technology in the classroom.
‘‘(c) PERSONNEL.—In order to carry out the provi-
sions of this section, the Director may appoint personnel
in accordance with title 5, United States Code, and may
compensate such personnel in accordance with the General
Schedule described in section 5332 of title 5, United
States Code.
‘‘(d) FUNCTIONS OF THE AGENCY.—The Secretary,
through the Office, shall—
‘‘(1) provide leadership for policy development
and coordinate technology-related education activi-
ties within the Department of Education;
‘‘(2) coordinate with the Federal Coordinating
Council on Science, Engineering and Technology and
other Federal agencies to establish national stand-
ards for the integration, utilization and upgrading of
technology in schools;
‘‘(3) work with relevant Federal agencies to re-
duce regulatory barriers which prevent schools from
integrating technology into the classroom;
‘‘(4) consult, cooperate, and coordinate edu-
cational technology programs with analogous pro-
grams of other Federal agencies and initiate inter-
agency agreements for joint funding of such pro-
grams;
‘‘(5) make recommendations for wider applica-
tions of the use of technology in Federal education
programs;
‘‘(6) develop a proposal for a system that will
enable local school districts, schools and classrooms
nationwide to communicate via computer systems,
visual transmission systems, including open broad-
cast, closed circuit, cable, microwave, or satellite
transmission, the use of video cassettes, video discs,
fiber optics, and other systems or devices which
produce visual images, and other technological meth-
ods; and
‘‘(7) develop a proposal for schools to finance
the purchase of technology through the issuance of
federally guaranteed bonds using a secondary agent
or a federally guaranteed loan program.
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for the fis-
cal year 1993 and such sums as may be necessary for each
of the fiscal years 1994 through 1999 for salaries and ex-
penses of the Office.’’.
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