I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3130 
To establish expanded learning time initiatives, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 8, 2009 
Mr. PAYNE (for himself and Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
Labor 
A BILL 
To establish expanded learning time initiatives, 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Time for Innovation 
Matters in Education Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this Act are— 
(1) to increase opportunities for students in 
high-need schools to participate in expanded learning 
time initiatives with expanded school days, expanded 
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school weeks, or expanded school years, in order to 
increase student academic achievement and student 
engagement and success in schools by providing— 
(A) students with more in-depth and rig-
orous learning opportunities in reading or lan-
guage arts, mathematics, science, history and 
civics, and other core academic subjects; 
(B) students with more time for additional 
subjects and enrichment activities that con-
tribute to a well-rounded education, which may 
include music and the arts, physical education, 
service-learning, and experiential and work- 
based learning opportunities (such as commu-
nity service, learning apprenticeships, intern-
ships, and job shadowing); and 
(C) teachers with increased opportunities 
to work collaboratively, and to participate in 
professional planning, within and across grades 
and subjects to improve instruction; 
(2) to improve teaching and learning by using 
expanded learning, including school redesign, to— 
(A) create a seamless program or cur-
riculum with regular and expanded teaching 
and learning opportunities within a school pro-
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gram that is comprehensively redesigned for 
students and teachers; and 
(B) improve access to instructional sup-
ports for academically struggling students; 
(3) to encourage States, local educational agen-
cies, and schools to develop high-quality, innovative, 
replicable, and sustainable initiatives to expand 
learning time, including using school redesign; and 
(4) to create partnerships between schools and 
local educational agencies, and external organiza-
tions such as community-based organizations, insti-
tutions of higher education, community learning cen-
ters, cultural organizations, and health and mental 
health agencies to provide expanded learning oppor-
tunities for students. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS AND REFERENCES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER.—The term 
‘‘community learning center’’ means a community 
learning center, as defined in section 4201(b) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 7171(b)), that receives assistance under 
part B of title IV of that Act. 
(2) ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION 
TERMS.—The terms ‘‘community-based organiza-
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tion’’, 
‘‘core 
academic 
subjects’’, 
‘‘elementary 
school’’, ‘‘highly qualified’’, ‘‘institution of higher 
education’’, ‘‘local educational agency’’, ‘‘other 
staff’’, ‘‘parent’’, ‘‘professional development’’, ‘‘sec-
ondary school’’, ‘‘Secretary’’, ‘‘State’’, and ‘‘State 
educational agency’’ have the meanings given the 
terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) 1 or more local educational agencies; 
or 
(B) a partnership that includes 1 or more 
local educational agencies and 1 or more of the 
following: 
(i) A nonprofit community-based orga-
nization, such as an organization with 
demonstrated 
experience 
in 
expanding 
learning opportunities and helping schools 
redesign their educational programs to bet-
ter meet student needs, or an organization 
focused on alternative learning or dropout 
prevention. 
(ii) An institution of higher education. 
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(iii) A community learning center or 
entity carrying out an after-school pro-
gram. 
(iv) Any other public or nonprofit en-
tity. 
(4) EXPANDED LEARNING TIME INITIATIVE.— 
The term ‘‘expanded learning time initiative’’ means 
a program that— 
(A) uses an expanded school day, expanded 
school week, or expanded school year schedule, 
that increases the total number of school hours 
for the school year at a school by not less than 
300 hours— 
(i) compared to the school year that is 
standard for the local educational agency 
serving the school, for schools of the com-
parable level (elementary school, middle 
school, or high school, as defined under ap-
plicable State law); or 
(ii) in the case of a charter school 
that is its own local educational agency, 
compared to the school year that is stand-
ard for local educational agencies in the 
surrounding area, for schools of the com-
parable level; 
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(B) uses the expanded learning time in-
volved to redesign the school’s program in a 
manner that includes additional time— 
(i) for academic work, and to support 
innovation in teaching, to improve the pro-
ficiency of participating students, particu-
larly struggling students, in reading or lan-
guage arts, mathematics, science, history 
and civics, and other core academic sub-
jects; 
(ii) to advance student learning for all 
students, including those who already meet 
or exceed student academic achievement 
standards, as measured by State academic 
assessments 
required 
under 
section 
1111(b)(3) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6311(b)(3)); 
(iii) for additional subjects and en-
richment activities that contribute to a 
well-rounded education, which may include 
music and the arts, physical education, 
service-learning, 
and 
experiential 
and 
work-based learning opportunities (such as 
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community service, learning apprentice-
ships, internships, and job shadowing); and 
(iv) for teachers for collaboration, and 
professional planning, within and across 
grades and subjects; and 
(C)(i) in the case of a school that is not a 
high school, will expand learning time for all 
students in all grade levels in the school; or 
(ii) in the case of a high school, will ex-
pand learning time for not less than 1 entire 
grade level of students in the school, and if the 
school expands learning time for additional stu-
dents under this Act, will expand learning time 
for additional entire grade levels. 
(5) EXPANDED LEARNING TIME SCHOOL.—The 
term ‘‘expanded learning time school’’ means a 
school that has implemented an expanded learning 
time initiative using funds received under this Act. 
(6) GRADUATION RATE.—The term ‘‘graduation 
rate’’ means a graduation rate as defined in section 
1111(b)(2)(C)(vi) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
6311(b)(2)(C)(vi)) and clarified by section 200.19(b) 
of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations, or any cor-
responding similar regulation or ruling. 
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(7) HIGH-NEED SCHOOL.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘high-need 
school’’ means— 
(i) a public elementary school or sec-
ondary school at which 50 percent or more 
of the students are eligible to be counted 
under 1 of the measures of poverty de-
scribed in section 1113(a)(5) of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6313(a)(5)); or 
(ii) a school for which an eligible enti-
ty has obtained approval under subpara-
graph (B). 
(B) 
SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
SECONDARY 
SCHOOLS.—An eligible entity seeking a grant 
from the Secretary or a subgrant from a State 
educational agency under this Act may apply to 
the Secretary or State educational agency, re-
spectively, for approval to treat a public sec-
ondary school as a high-need school under this 
Act. The application shall include information, 
supplied by the secondary school, explaining 
why the school should be treated as a high-need 
school. Such information shall include informa-
tion on the number and percentage of students 
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attending such school who are low-income stu-
dents, the graduation rate for such school, and 
information 
about 
the 
student 
academic 
achievement of students at such school. 
(8) HIGH
SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘high school’’ 
means a public high school, as defined under appli-
cable State law. 
(9) LOW-INCOME STUDENT.—The term ‘‘low-in-
come student’’ means a student who is eligible to be 
counted under 1 of the measures of poverty de-
scribed in section 1113(a)(5) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6313(a)(5)). 
(10) SCHOOL
REDESIGN.—The term ‘‘rede-
sign’’, used with respect to a school or school pro-
gram, means a process to significantly reconfigure a 
school’s or program’s schedule in a manner that 
more effectively utilizes students’ and teachers’ time, 
including providing additional time— 
(A) for academic work and to support in-
novation in the teaching of core academic sub-
jects; 
(B) for teachers to collaborate and conduct 
professional planning; and 
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(C) for innovative approaches to providing 
academic, experiential, and work-based learning 
opportunities. 
(b) REFERENCES.—In this Act— 
(1) a reference to a school day, school week, or 
school year includes a reference to a combination 
thereof; and 
(2) a reference to a school day, school week, or 
school year program (or schedule) includes a ref-
erence to a combination thereof. 
SEC. 4. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 
(a) GRANTS TO STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.— 
From the amount appropriated under section 11, the Sec-
retary is authorized to award grants on a competitive basis 
under section 5 to State educational agencies having appli-
cations approved pursuant to section 5(c) to enable such 
agencies to award subgrants on a competitive basis to eli-
gible entities as described in sections 6 and 7. 
(b) RESERVATION.—From the amount made avail-
able under this Act for each fiscal year, the Secretary may 
reserve— 
(1) 3 percent of the amount to carry out the ac-
tivities described in section 9; and 
(2) from the remainder— 
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(A) not more than 10 percent of the re-
mainder to award grants under section 8; and 
(B) not more than $1,000,000 to carry out 
the review of applications for, selection of re-
cipients of, and distribution of, grants to State 
educational agencies and eligible entities under 
sections 5 and 8. 
SEC. 5. GRANTS TO STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. 
(a) GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 
to award grants to State educational agencies on a 
competitive basis to assist the agencies in developing 
State expanded learning time grant programs in ac-
cordance with this Act, which shall involve awarding 
subgrants on a competitive basis to eligible entities 
in accordance with this Act, to plan and implement 
expanded learning time initiatives in high-need 
schools. 
(2) DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that grants awarded under this section and section 
8 are distributed to State educational agencies and 
eligible entities from diverse geographical regions. 
(b) DURATION.—The Secretary shall award each 
grant described in subsection (a) for a period of 6 years, 
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and may renew each grant for additional periods of not 
more than 6 years. 
(c) APPLICATIONS.—A State educational agency that 
desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit 
an application to the Secretary at such time and in such 
manner as the Secretary may require, containing— 
(1) a description of how the State educational 
agency will use grant funds under this section; 
(2) a description of the peer review process and 
selection criteria the State educational agency will 
use to evaluate applications from, and select, eligible 
entities to receive expanded learning time planning 
and implementation subgrants, which shall include a 
description of how the State educational agency will 
assess the capacity of eligible entities to plan and 
implement high-quality expanded learning time ini-
tiatives and a description of how the State edu-
cational agency will prioritize applications from eligi-
ble entities that meet the requirements of section 
6(f); 
(3) a description of the process the State edu-
cational agency will use to encourage local edu-
cational agencies and schools, especially local edu-
cational agencies and schools with high percentages 
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of low-income students, to implement expanded 
learning time initiatives; 
(4) a description of how the State educational 
agency will provide or has provided technical assist-
ance and support to eligible entities, local edu-
cational agencies, and schools receiving funds 
through the State educational agency under this Act, 
in implementing expanded learning time initiatives, 
including— 
(A) assisting the local educational agencies 
in identifying potential partners that are exter-
nal organizations with demonstrated experience 
in expanding learning opportunities and helping 
schools redesign their educational programs to 
better meet student needs; and 
(B) assisting the eligible entities, local edu-
cational agencies, and schools in collecting, re-
viewing, and analyzing data on student aca-
demic achievement; 
(5) a description of how the State educational 
agency will use the expanded learning time grant 
program involved, and lessons learned from such 
program, to improve student academic achievement 
in schools that have not made adequate yearly 
progress under section 1111(b)(2) of the Elementary 
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and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6311(b)(2)) for 2 or more years, and improve such 
schools; 
(6) a description of how the State educational 
agency will evaluate, on a regular basis, activities 
carried out by eligible entities receiving funds 
through the State educational agency under this Act; 
(7) a description of how the State educational 
agency will collect, analyze, and disseminate, to local 
educational agencies and other schools within the 
State, information on best practices learned from 
schools receiving funding under this Act, including 
best practices for improving student academic 
achievement in schools that have not made adequate 
yearly progress under section 1111(b)(2) of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)) for 2 or more years, and improve 
such schools; 
(8) an assurance that the State educational 
agency, and any eligible entity receiving funds 
through the State educational agency under this Act 
will, if requested, participate in the evaluation under 
section 9(b)(3); 
(9) information identifying the per-pupil fund-
ing amount range the State shall use in establishing 
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the correct amount of subgrants under section 7 to 
local educational agencies; and 
(10) any other information that the Secretary 
may reasonably require. 
(d) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) DISTRIBUTION.—A State educational agen-
cy that receives a grant under this section— 
(A) may reserve not more than 10 percent 
of the grant funds to carry out the activities de-
scribed in paragraphs (2) through (4); and 
(B) shall use an amount consisting of not 
less than 90 percent of the grant funds to 
award subgrants, on a competitive basis, to eli-
gible entities under section 6 or 7 to enable the 
eligible entities to carry out the authorized ac-
tivities described in section 6(e) or 7(f), except 
that not more than 10 percent of that amount 
shall be used for subgrants under section 6. 
(2) STATE-LEVEL PLANNING AND ADMINISTRA-
TION.—A State educational agency that receives a 
grant under this section may use grant funds re-
served under paragraph (1)(A) for planning and ad-
ministration, including— 
(A) evaluating applications from eligible 
entities; 
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(B) administering the distribution of sub-
grants to eligible entities; and 
(C) assessing and evaluating, on a regular 
basis, activities carried out by eligible entities 
receiving funds through the State educational 
agency under this Act. 
(3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR ELIGIBLE EN-
TITIES.—A State educational agency that receives a 
grant under this section may use grant funds re-
served under paragraph (1)(A) for technical assist-
ance, including— 
(A) assisting eligible entities in planning 
and implementing expanded learning time ini-
tiatives, including assisting local educational 
agencies in identifying potential partners that 
are external organizations with demonstrated 
experience in expanding learning opportunities 
and helping schools redesign their educational 
programs to better meet student needs; 
(B) implementing a program of profes-
sional development for teachers and administra-
tors, in schools that receive funding under this 
Act, that prepares teachers and administrators 
to implement the authorized activities described 
in section 7(f); and 
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(C) identifying best practices for using ex-
panded learning time to improve student aca-
demic achievement in schools that have not 
made adequate yearly progress under section 
1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)) 
for 2 or more years, and providing technical as-
sistance to local educational agencies in using 
such best practices to implement expanded 
learning time in such schools. 
(4) EVALUATION
AND
REPORTING.—A State 
educational agency that receives a grant under this 
section shall annually prepare and submit to the 
Secretary a report that contains all reports sub-
mitted by eligible entities under section 7(g), and an 
evaluation of progress made by eligible entities in 
improving— 
(A) 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)); 
(B) for high schools, graduation rates; and 
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(C) performance on a set of comprehensive 
school performance indicators that may in-
clude— 
(i) student attendance; 
(ii) as appropriate, rate of earned on- 
time promotion from grade to grade; 
(iii) percentage of students failing a 
credit-bearing mathematics, reading or lan-
guage arts, or science course, or failing 2 
or more courses in any subjects; and 
(iv) for high schools— 
(I) percentage of students taking 
a college preparatory curriculum; or 
(II) student rates of college en-
rollment, persistence, and attainment 
of an associate or baccalaureate de-
gree. 
(e) MATCH.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each State educational 
agency that receives a grant under this section shall 
provide matching funds to carry out the activities 
supported by the grant in an amount not less 
than— 
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(A) for the first year of an initial grant 
under this section, 10 percent of the cost of the 
activities; 
(B) for the second year of such a grant, 20 
percent of the cost of the activities; 
(C) for the third or fourth year of such a 
grant, 25 percent of the cost of the activities; 
and 
(D) for the fifth year of such a grant or 
any year of a subsequent grant under this sec-
tion, 30 percent of the cost of the activities. 
(2) MATCHING FUNDS.—The State educational 
agency may provide the matching funds in cash or 
in kind, fairly evaluated, including plant, equipment, 
or services, but may not provide more than 50 per-
cent of the matching funds in kind. The State edu-
cational agency may provide the matching funds 
from State, local, or private sources. 
(f) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds used to 
make grants under this Act shall be used to supplement 
and not supplant other Federal, State, and local public 
funds expended to plan or implement expanded learning 
time initiatives. 
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SEC. 6. EXPANDED LEARNING TIME PLANNING SUB-
GRANTS. 
(a) SUBGRANTS AUTHORIZED.—A State educational 
agency receiving a grant under section 5 is authorized to 
award expanded learning time planning subgrants, on a 
competitive basis, to eligible entities. 
(b) DURATION.—The State educational agency shall 
award each subgrant described in subsection (a) for a pe-
riod of not more than 1 year. Such grants shall be non-
renewable. 
(c) SUBGRANT AMOUNT.—The State educational 
agency shall award each subgrant described in subsection 
(a) in an amount that is not less than $15,000 and not 
more than $60,000. 
(d) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible entity that desires to 
receive an expanded learning time planning subgrant pur-
suant to this section shall submit an application to the 
State educational agency at such time and in such manner 
as the agency may require, containing— 
(1) a description of the eligible entity’s proposal 
to establish expanded learning time initiatives, in-
cluding school redesign, at high-need schools served 
by the eligible entity; 
(2) information identifying the number of high- 
need schools the eligible entity proposes to serve 
using funds made available under this Act, and a de-
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scription of the process, considerations, and criteria 
the eligible entity will use to select schools to imple-
ment the expanded learning time initiatives— 
(A) which considerations shall include the 
percentage of low-income students attending 
each school; and 
(B) which criteria shall include the local 
educational agency’s determination of the ca-
pacity of each school to implement successfully 
a proposed expanded learning time initiative; 
(3) a description of the process by which the el-
igible entity will ensure the meaningful involvement 
of teachers, teacher organizations, parents, and com-
munity-based organizations in the development of 
the expanded learning time initiatives; 
(4) a description of how the local educational 
agency involved and participating high-need schools 
will work with external organizations that comprise 
the eligible entity involved, and any other external 
organizations as applicable, such as a community- 
based organization, an institution of higher edu-
cation, a community learning center, an entity car-
rying out an after-school program, or an organiza-
tion that will provide students with internships and 
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work-based learning opportunities, to develop and 
implement expanded learning time initiatives; 
(5) an assurance that the eligible entity has the 
infrastructure in place to collect the data necessary 
for an evaluation of the impact of the expanded 
learning time initiatives on student academic 
achievement, graduation rates, and indicators de-
scribed in section 5(d)(4), to be submitted in the re-
port described in section 7(g); and 
(6) an assurance that each participating local 
educational agency will use the subgrant period to 
negotiate and reach an agreement with the recog-
nized representatives of the employees of each par-
ticipating high-need school served by the agency or, 
where there is no such representative, with the em-
ployees of each participating high-need school served 
by the agency. 
(e) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—An eligible entity re-
ceiving a subgrant under this section shall use the 
subgrant funds to develop a detailed plan to implement 
expanded learning time initiatives at high-need schools 
served by the eligible entities as specified in this section. 
(f) PRIORITY.—In awarding subgrants under this 
section, a State educational agency shall give priority to 
an application from an eligible entity if— 
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(1) for each local educational agency in the eli-
gible entity, a high percentage of the students served 
by the local educational agency are eligible to be 
counted under section 1124(c)(1)(A) of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6333(c)(1)(A)); and 
(2) the eligible entity includes a nonprofit com-
munity-based organization, such as an organization 
with demonstrated experience in expanding learning 
opportunities and helping schools redesign their edu-
cational programs to better meet student needs, or 
an organization focused on alternative learning or 
dropout prevention. 
SEC. 7. EXPANDED LEARNING TIME IMPLEMENTATION 
SUBGRANTS. 
(a) SUBGRANTS AUTHORIZED.—A State educational 
agency receiving a grant under section 5 is authorized to 
award expanded learning time implementation subgrants, 
on a competitive basis, to eligible entities that have re-
ceived subgrants pursuant to section 6. 
(b) DURATION.—The State educational agency shall 
award each subgrant described in subsection (a) for a pe-
riod of not less than 5 years, and may renew each 
subgrant for additional periods of not more than 5 years. 
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(c) SUBGRANT AMOUNT.—In awarding a subgrant 
described in subsection (a) to an eligible entity, a State 
educational agency shall determine the amount of the 
subgrant by taking into account the number of students 
expected to participate in the expanded learning time ini-
tiatives involved, as specified in the application submitted 
by the eligible entity under subsection (d), and the approx-
imate per student cost of implementing a high-quality ex-
panded learning time initiative. 
(d) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible entity that desires to 
receive an expanded learning time implementation 
subgrant pursuant to this section shall submit an applica-
tion to the State educational agency at such time and in 
such manner as the agency may require, containing— 
(1) an identification and description of each 
high-need school (selected in accordance with the 
process, considerations, and criteria described in sec-
tion 6(d)(2)) that will receive funding from the eligi-
ble entity to participate in an expanded learning 
time initiative, including information identifying the 
grade levels at the school for which the expanded 
learning time initiative will be implemented (which 
shall be the grade levels described in paragraph (1) 
or (2), as appropriate, of subsection (g)), the num-
ber of students that will be served through the ini-
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tiative at the school, and student academic achieve-
ment, demographic, and socioeconomic data for stu-
dents at the school; 
(2) a description of how the eligible entity will 
implement at each such school an expanded learning 
time initiative that involves an expanded school day, 
expanded school week, or expanded school year 
schedule, and school redesign at each such school 
consistent with section 3(a)(4), which description 
shall include— 
(A) a description of how the expanded 
learning time schedule will expand learning 
time by not less than 300 hours, consistent with 
section 3(a)(4); and 
(B) a description of how the eligible entity 
will meet each of the other requirements of the 
definition in section 3(a)(4); 
(3) a description of the plan the eligible entity 
will use to evaluate, on an annual basis, the impact 
of each expanded learning time initiative on meas-
ures of student academic achievement and student 
engagement and success, and other appropriate 
measures; 
(4) a description of the additional subjects and 
enrichment activities that will be offered at each 
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such school that contribute to a well-rounded edu-
cation; 
(5) a comprehensive plan, developed in collabo-
ration with teachers and, as appropriate, other staff, 
for professional development at each such school 
that includes a description of intended changes in 
teaching practices and curriculum delivery that will 
result in improved student academic achievement 
and student engagement and success; 
(6) a description of how the eligible entity will 
use the expanded learning time initiatives, and les-
sons learned from such initiatives, to improve stu-
dent academic achievement in schools that have not 
made adequate yearly progress under section 
1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)) for 2 or 
more consecutive years; 
(7) evidence of an agreement reached between 
each participating local educational agency and the 
exclusive recognized representative of the employees 
of each participating high-need school served by the 
agency, for employees to work the expanded learning 
time schedules involved or, where there is no such 
representative, evidence of an agreement supported 
(by at least two-thirds) of the employees of each par-
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ticipating high-need school served by the agency, to 
work the expanded learning time schedules involved; 
(8) a description of how the local educational 
agency involved and participating high-need schools 
will work with external organizations that comprise 
the eligible entity involved, and any other external 
organizations as applicable, such as a community- 
based organization, an institution of higher edu-
cation, a community learning center, an entity car-
rying out an after-school program, or an organiza-
tion that will provide students with internships and 
work-based learning opportunities, to implement ex-
panded learning time initiatives, including a descrip-
tion of the specific roles and responsibilities of such 
external organizations; 
(9) a description of the process by which the el-
igible entity ensured the meaningful involvement of 
teachers, teacher organizations where applicable, ad-
ministrators, parents, and community-based organi-
zations in the development (including the design) of 
the expanded learning time initiatives; 
(10) an assurance that the eligible entity will 
work with a community learning center, or an entity 
carrying out an after-school program, where appro-
priate, to provide after-school programs for students 
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participating in the expanded learning time initia-
tives after the conclusion of the school day; and 
(11) an assurance that the eligible entity will 
report to the State educational agency all data nec-
essary for the State educational agency’s report, 
under section 5(d)(4). 
(e) PRIORITY.—In awarding subgrants under this 
section, a State educational agency shall give priority to 
an application from an eligible entity that meets the cri-
teria described in section 6(f). 
(f) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—An eligible entity re-
ceiving a subgrant under this section shall use the 
subgrant funds to implement high-quality expanded learn-
ing time initiatives, at high-need schools served by such 
eligible entity, that are consistent with section 3(a)(4). 
(g) REPORTS BY ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Each eligible 
entity receiving a subgrant under this section for expanded 
learning time initiatives shall, not later than 1 year after 
the first day of the first school year in which the expanded 
learning time initiatives were implemented, prepare and 
submit to the State educational agency a report— 
(1) containing a detailed description of the ex-
panded learning time initiatives carried out; 
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(2) regarding the technical assistance the eligi-
ble entity provided to expanded learning time 
schools; 
(3) for each expanded learning time school— 
(A) regarding the budget for, and actual 
expenses associated with carrying out, the ex-
panded learning time initiatives in the first 
school year; and 
(B) regarding the amount of time by which 
the school day, school week, or school year, was 
expanded in the school; and 
(4) containing information on the impact of the 
expanded learning time initiatives, including data on 
student academic achievement as measured by State 
academic 
assessments 
required 
under 
section 
1111(b)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(3)), gradua-
tion rates, and indicators described in section 
5(d)(4). 
(h) PUBLICATION AND AVAILABILITY OF REPORT 
SUMMARIES.—The Secretary shall publish and make wide-
ly available to the public, including through a website or 
other means, a summary of the eligible entity reports re-
ceived under section 5(d)(4) and subsection (g). 
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SEC. 8. GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award a grant 
under this section to an eligible entity that serves 1 or 
more areas within 1 or more States. 
(b) PLANNING
AND IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.— 
The Secretary may award a planning grant under sub-
section (a), to the eligible entity, to carry out the activities 
described in section 6(e). In the case of an eligible entity 
that has received a planning grant under subsection (a), 
the Secretary may award an implementation grant under 
subsection (a) to the eligible entity, to carry out the activi-
ties described in section 7(f). 
(c) APPLICATIONS.—To be qualified to receive a 
grant under subsection (a), an eligible entity shall submit 
to the Secretary an application that contains (for a plan-
ning grant) information describing how the entity will un-
dertake the activities described in section 5(c)(7) and the 
information described in section 6(d) and (for an imple-
mentation grant) the information described in section 
7(d), other than paragraph (11) of that section. In deter-
mining whether to award a grant under subsection (a) to 
an eligible entity, the Secretary shall give priority to an 
eligible entity that meets the criteria described in section 
6(f). 
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(d) PERIOD; AMOUNT.—The subgrant period and 
amount described in subsections (b) and (c) of section 6 
or 7, as appropriate, shall apply to the grant. 
(e) AUTHORITIES; RESPONSIBILITIES.—The eligible 
entity shall have the same authorities and responsibilities 
under this Act as an eligible entity that receives a 
subgrant under section 6 or 7, as appropriate. In carrying 
out the report responsibilities described in section 7(g), 
the eligible entity shall submit the reports to the Sec-
retary. 
(f) MATCH.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity that re-
ceives an implementation grant under this section 
shall comply with the matching requirements de-
scribed in section 5(e)(1), except that references in 
that section to a grant under section 5 shall be con-
sidered to be references to an implementation grant 
under this section. 
(2) MATCHING FUNDS.—The eligible entity may 
provide the matching funds in cash or in kind, fairly 
evaluated, including plant, equipment, or services, 
but may not provide more than 50 percent of the 
matching funds in kind. The eligible entity may pro-
vide the matching funds from State, local, or private 
sources, or Federal sources under the Elementary 
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and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6301 et seq.). 
SEC. 9. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 
(a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 
to provide, directly or by entering into a contract 
with an independent organization, technical assist-
ance to State educational agencies, eligible entities, 
including eligible entities receiving grants under sec-
tion 8, local educational agencies, and schools in de-
veloping and implementing expanded learning time 
initiatives under this Act. 
(2) PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
or such organization shall provide technical assist-
ance that shall include— 
(A) assisting State educational agencies 
(and eligible entities receiving grants under sec-
tion 8, at the election of the Secretary) with de-
veloping expanded learning time initiatives; and 
(B) identifying and disseminating informa-
tion about eligible entities, local educational 
agencies, and schools that have effectively 
planned and implemented expanded learning 
time initiatives, including schools that have im-
plemented such initiatives to improve student 
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academic achievement in schools that previously 
had not made adequate yearly progress under 
section 1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6311(b)(2)) for 2 or more years. 
(b) EVALUATION AND DISSEMINATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall enter 
into a contract with an independent organization 
with expertise in school improvement, program eval-
uation, and measurement (such as an institution of 
higher education or other research organization) to 
assist with the provision of the technical assistance, 
and conduct the evaluation and analyses, described 
in this subsection. 
(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON DATA COLLEC-
TION AND MEASURES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The independent orga-
nization shall provide technical assistance to 
State educational agencies and eligible entities 
receiving funds under this Act with data collec-
tion and analysis of the measures consisting 
of— 
(i) measures of student academic 
achievement and student engagement and 
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success, including the indicators and other 
measures described in section 5(d)(4); 
(ii) measures of teacher collaboration 
and professional planning; and 
(iii) detailed measures of the amount 
of time devoted to core academic subjects 
and additional subjects and enrichment ac-
tivities. 
(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR ELIGIBLE ENTI-
TIES RECEIVING GRANTS UNDER SECTION 8.— 
If an eligible entity receives a grant under sec-
tion 8, the eligible entity shall establish meas-
ures in lieu of the measures described in sub-
paragraph (A) to assess the success of the eligi-
ble entity and schools receiving funds through 
the eligible entity under this Act. 
(3) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The independent orga-
nization shall prepare a report that shall in-
clude the evaluation described in subparagraph 
(B), including the analyses described in sub-
paragraph (C), and the analyses described in 
subparagraph (D). 
(B) EVALUATION.—The independent orga-
nization shall conduct an evaluation of the im-
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pact and implementation of the program funded 
under this Act, which evaluation shall rely in 
part on the reports prepared by States under 
section 5(d)(4) and eligible entities pursuant to 
sections 7(g) (including reports described in 
section 8(e)). 
(C) CONTENTS.—In conducting the evalua-
tion, the independent organization shall conduct 
an analysis of the impact of the expanded learn-
ing time initiatives funded under this Act, by 
analyzing data on the measures described in 
paragraph (2) and other appropriate measures 
for students participating in expanded learning 
time initiatives in all expanded learning time 
schools, 
with 
results 
from 
that 
analysis 
disaggregated by expanded school day, ex-
panded school week, or expanded school year 
program, as appropriate. 
(D) ANALYSES.—The independent organi-
zation shall conduct— 
(i) a comparative analysis of how vari-
ation in school design, instructional prac-
tices, and other conditions influence the 
success of the implementation of the ex-
panded learning time initiatives; 
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(ii) a comparative analysis of the con-
ditions and activities that impact the plan-
ning and implementation of the expanded 
learning time initiatives, including teaching 
and leadership practices at a school, stu-
dent and teacher schedules, the additional 
costs of operating an expanded learning 
time school, how the additional school 
hours required for the initiative involved 
are used to enhance teaching and learning, 
and how external organizations are utilized 
for the initiative; 
(iii) an analysis of the similarities and 
differences in the ways in which schools 
implemented an expanded school day, ex-
panded school week, or expanded school 
year schedule; and 
(iv) any other analysis requested by 
the Secretary. 
(4) DISSEMINATION.—The independent organi-
zation shall submit the report described in para-
graph (3) to Congress and the Secretary, and dis-
seminate the report to the general public. The Sec-
retary shall ensure that the report described in para-
graph (3) is provided to eligible entities and local 
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educational agencies on a periodic basis for use in 
improving initiatives. 
SEC. 10. CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to alter or oth-
erwise affect the rights, remedies, and procedures afforded 
to the employees of local educational agencies under Fed-
eral, State, or local law (including applicable regulations 
or court orders) or under the terms of collective bar-
gaining agreements, memoranda of understanding, or 
other agreements between such employees and their em-
ployers. 
SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, $380,000,000 
for fiscal year 2011, $420,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, 
$460,000,000 for fiscal year 2013, and $500,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2014. 
Æ 
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