SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO THE SAFE AND DRUG- 
FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 4002 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7102) (relating to purpose) 
is amended by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) 
as paragraphs (2) through (5), respectively, and by strik-
ing all that precedes paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘The purpose of this part is to support programs that 
improve the whole school climate in order to foster learn-
ing, including programs that prevent discipline problems; 
that prevent violence in and around schools; that prevent 
the illegal use of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs; that involve 
parents and communities in the school programs and ac-
tivities; and that are coordinated with related Federal, 
State, school, and community efforts and resources to fos-
ter a safe and drug-free learning environment that sup-
ports student academic achievement, through the provi-
sion of Federal assistance to— 
‘‘(1) States for grants to local educational agen-
cies and consortia of such agencies to establish, op-
erate and improve local programs relating to improv-
ing the schoolwide climate (including implementation 
of positive behavior supports and other programs);’’. 
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SEC. 6. EARLY INTERVENING SERVICES UNDER ELEMEN-
TARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL COUNSELING 
PROGRAM. 
Paragraph (2) of section 5421(b) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7245(b)) is amended by redesignating subparagraphs (C) 
through (H) as subparagraphs (D) through (I), respec-
tively, and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) describe how the local educational 
agency will address the need for early inter-
vening services that improve the school climate 
for learning, such as through schoolwide posi-
tive behavior supports;’’. 
SEC. 7. TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO IM-
PROVE SCHOOL CLIMATE. 
Paragraph (2) of section 2122(c) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6622(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘subject matter knowledge and 
teaching skills’’ and inserting ‘‘subject matter knowl-
edge, teaching skills, and an understanding of social/ 
emotional learning in children and approaches that 
improve the school climate for learning (such as 
positive behavior support)’’; and 
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(2) by inserting ‘‘to improve their school’s cli-
mate for learning’’ after ‘‘instructional leadership 
skills to help teachers’’. 
SEC. 8. OFFICE OF SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT 
SERVICES. 
The Department of Education Organization Act is 
amended by adding at the end of title II (20 U.S.C. 3411 
et seq.) the following: 
‘‘OFFICE OF SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT 
SERVICES 
‘‘SEC. 2501. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be, within the Office 
of the Deputy Secretary in the Department of Education, 
an Office of Specialized Instructional Support Services 
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘Office’). 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Office shall be 
to administer, coordinate, and carry out programs and ac-
tivities concerned with providing specialized instructional 
support services in schools, delivered by trained, qualified 
specialized instructional support personnel. 
‘‘(c) DIRECTOR.—The Office shall be headed by a Di-
rector who shall be selected by the Secretary and report 
directly to the Deputy Secretary of Education. 
‘‘(d) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out subsection (b), the 
Director shall support activities to— 
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‘‘(1) improve specialized instructional support 
services in schools in order to improve academic 
achievement and educational results for students; 
‘‘(2) identify scientifically based practices in 
specialized instructional support services that sup-
port learning and improve academic achievement 
and educational results for students; 
‘‘(3) provide continuous training and profes-
sional development opportunities for specialized in-
structional support personnel and other school per-
sonnel in the use of effective techniques to address 
academic, behavioral, and functional needs; 
‘‘(4) provide technical assistance to local and 
State educational agencies in the provision of effec-
tive, scientifically based specialized instructional sup-
port services; and 
‘‘(5) coordinate specialized instructional support 
services programs and services in schools between 
the Department of Education and other federal 
agencies, as appropriate.’’. 
SEC. 9. REFERENCES TO PUPIL SERVICES AND PER-
SONNEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘pupil services’’ each place it 
appears 
in 
sections 
1114(b)(1)(B)(iii)(I)(aa), 
1416(4), and 4152(2) and inserting ‘‘specialized in-
structional support services’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘pupil services personnel’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘specialized instruc-
tional support personnel’’. 
(b) DEFINITION.—Section 9101 of that Act (20 
U.S.C. 7801) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (36); 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (37) through 
(39) as (36) through (38); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (38) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(39) SPECIALIZED
INSTRUCTIONAL
SUPPORT 
PERSONNEL; SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT 
SERVICES.— 
‘‘(A) SPECIALIZED
INSTRUCTIONAL
SUP-
PORT PERSONNEL.—The term ‘specialized in-
structional support personnel’ means school 
counselors, school social workers, school psy-
chologists, and other qualified professional per-
sonnel involved in providing assessment, diag-
nosis, counseling, educational, therapeutic, and 
other necessary corrective or supportive services 
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