‘‘(2) contains a plan for continuing such activi-
ties once Federal funding ceases; and 
‘‘(3) contains such other information and assur-
ances as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(f) CONSULTATION.—The Governor of a State, or 
the individual, entity, or agency in the State described in 
subsection (b)(1)(B), shall consult with the State board 
of education, State educational agency, and the State 
agency for higher education, as appropriate, with respect 
to the activities assisted under this section. In the case 
of an individual, entity, or agency described in subsection 
(b)(1)(B), such consultation shall also include the Gov-
ernor. 
‘‘(g) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to negate or supersede the legal authority 
under State law of any State agency, State entity, or State 
public official over programs that are under the jurisdic-
tion of the agency, entity, or official. 
‘‘(h) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) Grants awarded under this section 
shall be awarded for a period not to exceed 5 
years. 
‘‘(B) A grantee may receive a grant under 
this part only once. 
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‘‘(C) Payments of grant funds under this 
section shall be annual. 
‘‘(2) SECRETARIAL
SELECTIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall determine which applications receive 
funds under this section, and the amount of the 
grant. In determining grant amounts, the Secretary 
shall take into account the total amount of funds 
available for all grants under this section and the 
nature of each grant proposal, including whether 
funds are being sought to assist in the creation of 
a new State mathematics and science education co-
ordinating council or to extend the work of an exist-
ing council. The Secretary shall also take into ac-
count the equitable geographic distribution of grants 
throughout the United States. 
‘‘(3) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Each eligible 
State receiving a grant under this section shall pro-
vide, from non-Federal sources, an amount equal to 
50 percent of the amount of the grant (in cash or 
in kind) to carry out the activities supported by the 
grant. 
‘‘(i) ACCOUNTABILITY AND EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(1) 
STATE
GRANT
ACCOUNTABILITY
RE-
PORT.—An eligible State that receives a grant under 
this section shall submit an annual accountability re-
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port to the Secretary. Such report shall include a de-
scription of the degree to which the eligible State, in 
using grant funds, has made substantial progress in 
meeting its objectives. 
‘‘(2) EVALUATION AND DISSEMINATION.—The 
Secretary shall evaluate the activities funded under 
this section and report the Secretary’s findings re-
garding such activities to the authorizing commit-
tees. The Secretary shall broadly disseminate suc-
cessful practices developed by eligible States under 
this section, and shall broadly disseminate informa-
tion regarding such practices that were found to be 
ineffective. 
‘‘(3) REVOCATION.—If the Secretary deter-
mines that an eligible State is not making substan-
tial progress in meeting the purposes, objectives, and 
measures, as appropriate, required under this sec-
tion by the end of the second year of a grant, then 
the grant payment shall not be made for the third 
year and subsequent years of the grant. 
‘‘SEC. 419D. ADJUNCT TEACHER CORPS. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to 
create opportunities for professionals and other individuals 
with subject-matter expertise to teach secondary school 
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courses in mathematics, science, and critical foreign lan-
guages, on an adjunct basis. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary is au-
thorized to award grants to eligible entities to recruit and 
place well-qualified individuals to serve as adjunct teachers 
in secondary school mathematics, science, and critical for-
eign language courses. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—For the purpose of this sec-
tion, an eligible entity is— 
‘‘(1) a local educational agency; 
‘‘(2) a public or private educational organiza-
tion (which may be a State educational agency); or 
‘‘(3) a partnership consisting of a local edu-
cational agency and a public or private educational 
organization. 
‘‘(d) DURATION OF GRANTS.—The Secretary may 
award grants under this section for a period of not more 
than five years. 
‘‘(e) PRIORITIES.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities 
that propose to— 
‘‘(1) serve local educational agencies that have 
a large number or percentage of students performing 
below grade level in mathematics, science, and crit-
ical foreign language courses; 
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‘‘(2) serve local educational agencies that have 
a large number or percentage of students from fami-
lies with incomes below the poverty line; and 
‘‘(3) recruit adjunct faculty to serve in schools 
that have an insufficient number of teachers in 
mathematics, science, and critical foreign languages. 
‘‘(f) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—To be consid-
ered for a grant under this section, an eligible entity 
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such informa-
tion as the Secretary may reasonably require. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The Application shall, at a 
minimum, include a description of— 
‘‘(A) the need for, and expected benefits of 
using, adjunct teachers in the participating 
schools, which may include information on the 
difficulty participating schools face in recruiting 
qualified faculty in mathematics, science, and 
critical foreign language courses; 
‘‘(B) measurable objectives for the project, 
including the number of adjunct teachers the el-
igible entity intends to place in classrooms and 
gains in academic achievement intended to be 
achieved; 
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