will no longer provide instruction to students
served under this part.
‘‘(G) For purposes of this paragraph, the
term ‘instructional staff’ includes any individual
who has responsibility for providing any student
or group of students with instruction in any of
the core academic subject areas, including read-
ing, 
writing, 
language 
arts, 
mathematics,
science, and social studies.
‘‘(d) Each State plan shall describe how the State
educational agency will help each local educational agency
and school develop the capacity to comply with the require-
ments of this section.’’.
SEC. 104. QUALIFIED TEACHER IN EVERY CLASSROOM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting
after section 1119 the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 1119A. A QUALIFIED TEACHER IN EVERY CLASSROOM.
‘‘(a) USES OF FUNDS.—In order to meet the goal
under section 1111(c)(4) of ensuring that all instructional
staff have the subject matter knowledge, teaching knowl-
edge, and teaching skill necessary to teach effectively in
the content area or areas in which they provide instruc-
tion, local educational agencies may, notwithstanding any
other provision of law, use funds received under title II,
title VI, and section 307 of the Department of Education
Appropriations Act, 1999, the Higher Education Act of
1965, or the Goals 2000: Educate America Act—
‘‘(1) to recruit fully qualified teachers, includ-
ing through the use of signing bonuses or other fi-
nancial incentives;
‘‘(2) to collaborate with programs that recruit,
place, and train qualified teachers; or
‘‘(3) to provide the necessary education and
training, including paying the costs of college tuition
and other student fees (for programs that meet the
criteria under section 203(2)(A)(i) of the Higher
Education Amendments of 1998), to help current
teachers or other school personnel who do not meet
these criteria attain the necessary qualifications and
licensing requirements, except that in order to qual-
ify for college tuition payments under this clause, an
individual must be within 2 years of completing an
undergraduate degree and must agree to teach for
at least 2 subsequent years after receiving such de-
gree in a school that—
‘‘(A) is located in a local educational agen-
cy that is eligible in that academic year for as-
sistance under this title; and
‘‘(B) for that academic year, has been de-
termined by the Secretary to be a school in
which the enrollment of children counted under
section 1124(c) exceeds 50 percent of the total
enrollment of that school.
‘‘(b) CORRECTIVE ACTION.—The State educational
agency shall take corrective action consistent with section
1116(c)(5)(B)(i), with the goal of meeting the require-
ments under this paragraph, against any local educational
agency that does not make sufficient effort to comply with
section 103 within the time specified. Such corrective ac-
tion shall be taken regardless of the conditions set forth
in section 1116(c)(5)(B)(ii). In a case in which the State
fails to take corrective action, the Secretary shall withhold
funds from such State up to an amount equal to that re-
served under sections 1003(a) and 1603(c).’’.
(b) INSTRUCTIONAL AIDES.—Section 1119 of Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amend-
ed by striking subsection (i).
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
1119 the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 1119A. A qualified teacher in every classroom.’’.
SEC. 105. LIMITATION.
Part E of title XIV of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘SEC. 14515. PROHIBITION REGARDING PROFESSIONAL DE-
VELOPMENT SERVICES.
‘‘None of the funds provided under this Act may be
used for any professional development services for a teach-
er that are not directly related to the curriculum and con-
tent areas in which the teacher provides instruction.’’.
TITLE II—ACADEMIC ACHIEVE-
MENT AWARDS PROGRAM
SEC. 201. ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS.
Subpart 1 of part A of title I of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311–6323)
is amended—
(1) by redesignating sections 1120, 1120A, and
1120B as sections 1120A, 1120B, and 1120C, re-
spectively; and
(2) by inserting after section 1119A, as added
by section 104 of this Act, the following:
‘‘SEC. 1120. ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAMS.—Each State
receiving a grant under this title shall establish an Aca-
demic Achievement Awards Program to recognize and
reward—
‘‘(1) local educational agencies and schools that
operate programs under section 1114 or 1115 and
that demonstrate outstanding yearly progress, con-
sistent with section 1111(b)(2)(A), for 2 or more
consecutive years; and
‘‘(2) teachers who provide instruction in such
programs.
‘‘(b) RESERVATION.—Each State receiving a grant
under this title shall reserve, from the amount (if any)
by which the funds received by the State under this title
for the fiscal year exceed the amount received by the State
in the preceding fiscal year, 25 percent of such additional
amount (plus any additional amount the State may find
necessary to address a demonstrated need for an academic
achievement award program), for awards to local edu-
cational agencies, schools, and teachers of classes that
demonstrate outstanding yearly progress (consistent with
section 1111(b)(2)(B)) for 2 or more consecutive years.
‘‘(c) TYPES OF AWARDS.—Each State shall use funds
reserved under this section to present financial awards
to—
‘‘(1) the schools and local educational agencies
that the State determines have demonstrated the
greatest progress in improving student achievement
(consistent with section 1111(b)(2)(B)); and
‘‘(2) teachers who demonstrate the ability to
consistently help students make significant achieve-
ment gains, consistent with section 1111(b)(2)(B),
in the subject areas in which the teacher provides in-
struction.
‘‘(d) CALCULATION OF AWARD AMOUNTS.—Award
amounts to local educational agencies and schools shall be
proportionate to the amount of aid such local educational
agency or school received under this part for the preceding
fiscal year. The amount awarded to a teacher that quali-
fies for an award under this section shall be uniform
throughout the State.
‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULE.—Each State shall allocate not
less than 85 percent of funds reserved under subsection
(b) to schools that—
‘‘(1) reside in a local educational agency that is
eligible in that academic year for assistance under
section 1124; and
‘‘(2) for that academic year, have been deter-
mined by the Secretary to be a school in which the
enrollment of children counted under section 1124(c)
exceeds 50 percent of the total enrollment of that
school,
or to teachers providing instruction within such schools.
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
such additional sums as may be necessary to supplement
the academic achievement awards program. Such funds
shall be allocated to a State in an amount proportionate
to the amount of aid such State received under this part
for the preceding fiscal year.’’.
TITLE III—CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS; EFFECTIVE DATE
SEC. 301. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) SECTION 102 CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) STANDARDS
AND
ASSESSMENTS.—Section
1111(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)) is
amended—
(A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking
‘‘paragraph (6)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph
(8)’’; and
(B) in paragraph (7)(A), by striking
‘‘paragraph (6)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph
(8)(B)’’.
(2) 
SCHOOL
IMPROVEMENT.—Section
1116(c)(1)(C) 
of 
such 
Act 
(20 
U.S.C.
6317(c)(1)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘section
1111(b)(7)(B)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section
1111(b)(9)(B)’’.
(3) STATE REVIEW AND LOCAL EDUCATIONAL
AGENCY
IMPROVEMENT.—Section 1116(d)(3)(A)(ii)
of such Act (20 U.S.C. 6317(d)(3)(A)) is amended
by striking ‘‘section 1111(b)(7)(B)’’ and inserting
‘‘section 1111(b)(9)(B)’’.
(4) BUILDING CAPACITY FOR INVOLVEMENT.—
Section 
1118(e)(1) 
of 
such 
Act 
(20 
U.S.C.
6319(e)(1)) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘section
1111(b)(8)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1111(b)(10)’’.
(b) SECTION 103 CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Sec-
tion 1111(d)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(d)(1)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraphs (C) and (E)(ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘and (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘and (e)’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘or (c)’’
and inserting ‘‘or (d)’’.
(c) SECTION 201 CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
Section 1002 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6302) is amended—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘section
1120(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1120A(e)’’; and
(B) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘section
1120(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1120A(e)’’.
(2) ADDITIONAL
STATE
ALLOCATIONS
FOR
SCHOOL
IMPROVEMENT.—Section 1003(b) of such
Act (20 U.S.C. 6303(b)) is amended by striking
‘‘section 1120(e)’’ both places it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘section 1120A(e)’’.
(3) ASSURANCES.—Section 1112(c)(1)(F) of
such Act (20 U.S.C. 6312(c)(1)(F)) is amended by
striking ‘‘section 1120’’ and inserting ‘‘section
1120A’’.
(4) LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL
AGENCY
DISCRE-
TION.—Section 1113(b)(1)(C)(i) of such Act (20
U.S.C. 6313(b)(1)(C)(i)) is amended by striking
‘‘section 
1120A(c)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section
1120B(c)’’.
(5) ASSURANCES.—Section 1304(c)(2) of such
Act (20 U.S.C. 6394(c)(2)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘section 1120’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 1120A’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘section 1120A’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 1120B’’.
(6) 
PROGRAMS
AND
PROJECTS.—Section
1415(a)(2)(C) 
of 
such 
Act 
(20 
U.S.C.
6435(a)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘section
1120A’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1120B’’.
(7) SUPPLEMENT, 
NOT
SUPPLANT.—Section
1415(b) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 6435(b)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘section 1120A’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 1120B’’.
SEC. 302. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as otherwise provided, the amendments made
by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act.
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