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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1831
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish
gender equity teacher training programs to ensure gender equity in
education programs, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 22, 1993
Ms. MOLINARI (for herself and Mrs. LOWEY) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor
A BILL
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 to establish gender equity teacher training pro-
grams to ensure gender equity in education programs,
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. BASIC PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.
(a) PROGRAM DESCRIPTION.—Paragraph (2) of sec-
tion 1011 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act is amended by inserting ‘‘the training of teachers, li-
brarians, counselors, and other instructional and pupil
services personnel in gender-equitable education methods,
techniques, and practices; the evaluation of the degree of
gender equity in the programs and projects assisted under
this chapter;’’ after ‘‘school year);’’.
(b) INNOVATIVE PROJECTS.—Subsection (b) of sec-
tion 1011 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 is amended—
(1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ after
the semicolon;
(2) in paragraph 7, by striking the period and
adding ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(8) training of parents, teachers, and other in-
structional pupil services personnel regarding the
impact of gender-role socialization on the edu-
cational needs of eligible children and the use of
gender-equitable educational practices.’’.
SEC. 2. SCHOOLWIDE PROJECTS.
Subsection (b) of section 1015 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (D)
and (E) as (E) and (F), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (C)
the following:
‘‘(D) describes the methods used to ensure
gender-equitable instruction in programs sup-
ported under this part;’’; and
(2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘including
training in the impact of gender role socialization on
learning and gender-equitable teaching practices’’
after ‘‘the plan’’.
SEC. 3. PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.
Paragraph (3) of section 1016(a) of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by in-
serting ‘‘, including training in the impact of gender-role
socialization on learning and on gender-equitable teaching
practices’’ before the period.
SEC. 4. PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT.
Subsection (b) of section 1021 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(2) A local educational agency that dem-
onstrates a substantial difference in the participa-
tion or achievement of students by sex shall include
a description of planned efforts to implement gender
equity training for chapter 1 personnel;’’.
SEC. 5. EVEN START USES OF FUNDS.
Paragraph (4) of section 1054(b) of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by in-
serting ‘‘, including training on the impact of gender-role
socialization on learning and gender-equitable education
practices’’ after ‘‘programs’’.
SEC. 6. SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLICATIONS.
Subsection (b) of section 1104 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (10), (11), and
(12) as paragraphs (11), (12), and (13), respec-
tively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(10) describe the methods used to ensure gen-
der-equitable instruction in the programs supported
under this part;’’.
SEC. 7. AWARD OF GRANTS.
Subsection (a) of section 1105 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ after
the semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (4) by striking the period and
adding ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) demonstrate the greatest degree of effort
to promote gender equity and to incorporate gender-
equitable instruction into the program.’’.
SEC. 8. LOCAL TARGETED ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
Subsection (b) of section 1531 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as
paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(6) programs designed to promote gender eq-
uity in education by eliminating gender bias in in-
struction and educational materials, identifying and
analyzing gender inequities in education, and imple-
menting and evaluating educational policies and
practices designed to achieve gender equity, includ-
ing training in gender-equitable instruction for
teachers and other educational personnel and com-
munity education programs to enhance the leader-
ship and academic skills of girls and young
women;’’.
SEC. 9. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION PRO-
GRAMS.
Paragraph (1) of section 2006(b) of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘or’’ after
the semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period
and adding ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(F) preservice, inservice, and retraining
of teachers and other school personnel in gen-
der-equitable instruction in mathematics and
science.’’.
SEC. 10. NATIONAL PROGRAMS.
Paragraph (3) of section 2012(e) of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period
and adding ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(F) demonstrate a commitment to achiev-
ing gender equity both in access to the com-
puter-use program and in the teaching practices
used in the program.’’.
SEC. 11. WOMEN’S EDUCATIONAL EQUITY.
(a) APPLICATION; PARTICIPATION.—Paragraph (1)
of section 4002(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘the development and im-
plementation of’’ before ‘‘model’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘gender and’’ after ‘‘to
provide’’.
(2) in subparagraph (D);
(A) by inserting ‘‘the development and im-
plementation of’’ before ‘‘guidance’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘career education pro-
grams and’’ after ‘‘including’’.
SEC. 12. GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN.
Subsection (b) of section 4104 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as
(5) and (6), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(4) training of personnel involved in talented
and gifted programs with respect to the impact of
gender-role socialization on the educational needs of
gifted and talented children and in gender-equitable
education methods, techniques and practices;’’.
SEC. 13. SECRETARY’S FUND FOR INNOVATION IN EDU-
CATION.
Subsection (b) of section 4604 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as
(3) and (4), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(2) training programs for teachers and in-
structional personnel on the impact of gender-role
socialization on computer learning styles and gender-
equitable methods, techniques, and practices for
computer-based instruction;’’.
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