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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1703
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide
technology for tomorrow’s teachers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 3, 2001
Mr. WU (for himself, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. POMEROY, Ms. MCCOLLUM, and Mr.
WELDON of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 to provide technology for tomorrow’s teachers.
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 ‘‘lllll Act of
2001’’.
SEC. 2. TECHNOLOGY FOR TOMORROW’S TEACHERS.
Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new part:
‘‘PART G—TEACHING TECHNOLOGY FOR THE
FUTURE
‘‘SEC. 3701. PURPOSE; PROGRAM AUTHORITY.
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this part is to assist
consortia of public and private entities in carrying out pro-
grams that prepare prospective teachers to use advanced
technology to enable all students to achieve to challenging
State and local content and student performance stand-
ards.
‘‘(b) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is author-
ized, through the Office of Educational Technology,
to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agree-
ments on a competitive basis to eligible applicants in
order to assist them in developing or redesigning
teacher preparation programs to enable prospective
teachers to use technology effectively in their class-
rooms.
‘‘(2) PERIOD OF AWARD.—The Secretary may
award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements
under this part for a period of not more than 5
years.
‘‘SEC. 3702. ELIGIBILITY.
‘‘(a) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—In order to receive an
award under this part, an eligible applicant shall be a con-
sortium that includes—
‘‘(1) at least one institution of higher education
that offers a baccalaureate degree and prepares
teachers for their initial entry into teaching, is in
full compliance with all of the reporting require-
ments of section 207(f) of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1027(f)), and has not been iden-
tified by the State as low performing under section
208 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1028);
‘‘(2) at least one State educational agency or
local educational agency with a high number or per-
centage of children in poverty; and
‘‘(3) one or more of the following entities:
‘‘(A) An institution of higher education
(other than the institution described in para-
graph (1)).
‘‘(B) A school or department of education
at an institution of higher education that is in
full compliance with all of the reporting require-
ments of section 207 of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1027) and has not been
identified by their State as low performing
under section 208 of such Act (20 U.S.C.
1028).
‘‘(C) A school or college of arts and
sciences at an institution of higher education
that is in full compliance with the reporting re-
quirements of section 207(f) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1027(f)) and
has not bee identified by its State as low per-
forming under section 208 of such Act (20
U.S.C. 1028).
‘‘(D) A professional association, founda-
tion, museum, library, for-profit business, pub-
lic or private nonprofit organization, commu-
nity-based organization, or other entity with the
demonstrated capacity to contribute to the tech-
nology-related reform of teacher preparation
programs.
‘‘(b) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—In order to re-
ceive an award under this part, an eligible applicant shall
submit an application to the Secretary at such time, and
containing such information, as the Secretary may re-
quire. Such application shall include—
‘‘(1) a description of the proposed project and
how the project shall—
‘‘(A) ensure that individuals participating
in the project would be prepared to use tech-
nology to enable all students to achieve to chal-
lenging State and local content and student
performance standards, and integrate such
(2), the non-Federal share of such project may be in
cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including services.
‘‘(2) ACQUISITION OF EQUIPMENT.—Not more
than 10 percent of the funds awarded for a project
under this part may be used to acquire equipment,
networking capabilities or infrastructure, and the
non-Federal share of the cost of any such acquisition
shall be in cash.
‘‘SEC. 3703. USES OF FUNDS.
‘‘(a) REQUIRED USES.—A recipient shall use funds
under this part for—
‘‘(1) creating programs that enable prospective
teachers to use advanced technology to prepare all
students to achieve to challenging State and local
content and student performance standards in the
core academic subjects and integrate such tech-
nology into their instructional practices; and
‘‘(2) evaluating the effectiveness of the project.
‘‘(b) PERMISSIBLE USES.—A recipient may use funds
under this part for activities, described in its application,
that carry out the purpose of this part, such as—
‘‘(1) developing and implementing high-quality
teacher preparation programs that enable educators
to—
‘‘(A) learn the full range of resources that
can be accessed through the use of technology;
‘‘(B) integrate a variety of technologies
into the classroom in order to expand students’
knowledge;
‘‘(C) evaluate educational technologies and
their potential for use in instruction; and
‘‘(D) help students develop their own tech-
nical skills and digital learning environments;
‘‘(2) developing alternative teacher development
paths that provide elementary and secondary schools
with well-prepared, technology-proficient educators;
‘‘(3) developing performance-based standards
and aligned assessments to measure the capacity of
prospective teachers to use technology effectively in
their classrooms;
‘‘(4) providing technical assistance to other
teacher preparation programs;
‘‘(5) developing and disseminating resources
and information in order to assist institutions of
higher education to prepare teachers to use tech-
nology effectively in their classrooms; and
‘‘(6) subject to section 3702(c)(2), acquiring
equipment, networking capabilities, and infrastruc-
ture to carry out the project.’’.
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