seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
part: 
‘‘PART E—RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, AND RETEN-
TION 
OF 
TEACHERS 
FROM 
UNDERREP-
RESENTED GROUPS 
‘‘SEC. 2501. GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—From amounts appropriated 
under section 2505, the Secretary shall make grants on 
a competitive basis to eligible entities for recruiting, train-
ing, and retaining individuals from underrepresented 
groups as teachers at public elementary schools and sec-
ondary schools. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary may only make a 
grant under subsection (a) to an eligible entity that— 
‘‘(1) serves schools that have difficulty recruit-
ing, training, and retaining individuals from under-
represented groups as teachers; and 
‘‘(2) submits an application at such time, in 
such form, and containing such information and as-
surances as the Secretary may require, including— 
‘‘(A) a description of how the activities the 
eligible entity carries out with grant funds will 
ensure the recruitment, training, and retention 
of a significant number of individuals from 
underrepresented groups; and 
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‘‘(B) a description of the difficulty recruit-
ing, training, and retaining individuals from 
underrepresented groups experienced by the 
schools served by the eligible entity. 
‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—In making grants under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall give priority to— 
‘‘(1) local educational agencies (or consortia of 
local educational agencies) that serve the most high- 
need schools; and 
‘‘(2) local educational agencies (or consortia of 
local educational agencies) that serve schools with 
the highest percentages of minority individuals in 
their student populations. 
‘‘(d) MATCHING FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may not 
make a grant to an eligible entity under subsection 
(a) unless the eligible entity agrees that, with re-
spect to the costs to be incurred by the eligible enti-
ty in carrying out the activities for which the grant 
is awarded, the eligible entity will make available 
non-Federal contributions in an amount equal to not 
less than 10 percent of the Federal funds provided 
under the grant. 
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‘‘(2) SATISFYING MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 
The non-Federal contributions required under para-
graph (1) may be— 
‘‘(A) in cash or in-kind, including services, 
fairly evaluated; and 
‘‘(B) from— 
‘‘(i) any private source; or 
‘‘(ii) a State educational agency or 
local educational agency. 
‘‘(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive or re-
duce the non-Federal contribution required by para-
graph (1) if the eligible entity involved demonstrates 
that it cannot meet the contribution requirement due 
to financial hardship. 
‘‘SEC. 2502. REPORTS TO SECRETARY. 
‘‘An eligible entity receiving a grant under section 
2501(a) shall submit to the Secretary not later than 90 
days after the end of each school year in which the entity 
receives grant funds a report that contains— 
‘‘(1) a description of the activities for which the 
entity used grant funds during such school year; 
‘‘(2) data concerning, with respect to the 
schools served by the entity— 
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‘‘(A) the number of individuals from 
underrepresented groups that began teaching 
during such school year; 
‘‘(B) the retention rate of teachers who are 
individuals from underrepresented groups; 
‘‘(C) in the case of the report covering the 
last school year in which the entity receives 
grant funds, indicators of student academic 
achievement during such school year as com-
pared with previous school years, disaggregated, 
if possible, by the achievement of— 
‘‘(i) economically disadvantaged stu-
dents; 
‘‘(ii) students from major racial 
groups; 
‘‘(iii) students with disabilities; and 
‘‘(iv) students with limited English 
proficiency; 
‘‘(D) student graduation rates for the 
school year covered by the report as compared 
with previous school years, if applicable in the 
case of the schools served by the entity; and 
‘‘(E) student attendance rates for the 
school year covered by the report as compared 
with previous school years; and 
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