I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3242 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the ability of the United 
States to be competitive in a global economy, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 31, 2007 
Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS (for herself and Mr. MCKEON) 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 and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to im-
prove the ability of the United States to be competitive 
in a global economy, 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strengthening Amer-
ica’s Innovation and Competitiveness Act’’. 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
06:16 Aug 01, 2007
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3242.IH
H3242
mmaher on PROD1PC69 with BILLS
SEC. 2. ADJUNCT TEACHER CORPS. 
Subpart 1 of part C of title II of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6671 et 
seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating chapter C as chapter D; 
and 
(2) by inserting after chapter B the following: 
‘‘CHAPTER C—GRANTS FOR ADJUNCT TEACHER 
CORPS 
‘‘SEC. 2315. PURPOSE. 
‘‘The purpose of this chapter is to create opportuni-
ties for professionals and other individuals with subject- 
matter expertise to teach secondary school courses in the 
core academic subjects, particularly mathematics, science, 
and critical foreign languages, on an adjunct basis. 
‘‘SEC. 2316. GRANTS AUTHORIZED. 
‘‘The Secretary is authorized to award grants on a 
competitive basis to eligible entities to recruit, train, and 
place well-qualified individuals to serve as adjunct teachers 
in secondary school courses in core academic subjects, par-
ticularly mathematics, science, and critical foreign lan-
guages. 
‘‘SEC. 2317. DURATION OF GRANTS. 
‘‘The Secretary may award grants under this chapter 
for a period of not more than 5 years. 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
06:16 Aug 01, 2007
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3242.IH
H3242
mmaher on PROD1PC69 with BILLS
‘‘SEC. 2318. PRIORITIES. 
‘‘In awarding grants under this chapter, the Sec-
retary shall give priority to eligible entities that propose 
to— 
‘‘(1) serve high-need local educational agencies 
that have a large number or percentage of students 
performing below grade level, including local edu-
cational agencies that are not making adequate year-
ly progress under section 1111(b)(2); 
‘‘(2) serve local educational agencies or edu-
cational service agencies all of whose schools are des-
ignated with a school locale code of 41, 42, or 43, 
as determined by the Secretary; 
‘‘(3) recruit, train, and provide schools adjunct 
teachers of mathematics, science or critical foreign 
languages; and 
‘‘(4) recruit adjunct faculty to serve in schools 
that have an insufficient number of teachers with 
demonstrated expertise in the subjects the adjunct 
faculty will teach. 
‘‘SEC. 2319. APPLICATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To be considered for a grant 
under this chapter, an eligible entity shall submit an appli-
cation to the Secretary at such a time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Secretary may rea-
sonably require. 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
06:16 Aug 01, 2007
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3242.IH
H3242
mmaher on PROD1PC69 with BILLS
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The application shall, at a min-
imum, include a description of— 
‘‘(1) the need for, and expected benefits of 
using, adjunct teachers in the participating schools, 
which may include information on the difficulty par-
ticipating schools face in recruiting qualified faculty 
and the achievement levels of students in those 
schools; 
‘‘(2) the goals and objectives for the project, in-
cluding the number of adjunct teachers the eligible 
entity intends to place in classrooms and the specific 
gains in academic achievement intended to be 
achieved; 
‘‘(3) how the eligible entity will recruit qualified 
individuals and appropriate public and private insti-
tutions to participate in the program; 
‘‘(4) how the eligible entity will generate sup-
port among appropriate constituencies, such as busi-
nesses, state and local government, and teachers; 
‘‘(5) the participating schools and grade levels 
at which, and the subjects in which the eligible enti-
ty proposes to have the adjunct faculty teach; 
‘‘(6) how the eligible entity will use funds re-
ceived under this section, including how the eligible 
entity will evaluate the success of the program; 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
06:16 Aug 01, 2007
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3242.IH
H3242
mmaher on PROD1PC69 with BILLS