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‘‘(B) if the applicant is a current or pro-
spective teacher applying for a grant to obtain 
a graduate degree—
‘‘(i) the applicant is a teacher or a re-
tiree from another occupation with exper-
tise in a field in which there is a shortage 
of teachers, such as math, science, special 
education, English language acquisition, or 
another high-need subject; or 
‘‘(ii) the applicant is or was a teacher 
who is using high-quality alternative cer-
tification routes, such as Teach for Amer-
ica, to get certified. 
‘‘(b) AGREEMENTS
TO SERVE.—Each application 
under subsection (a) shall contain or be accompanied by 
an agreement by the applicant that—
‘‘(1) the applicant will—
‘‘(A) serve as a full-time teacher for a total 
of not less than 4 academic years within 8 
years after completing the course of study for 
which the applicant received a TEACH Grant 
under this part; 
‘‘(B) teach—
‘‘(i) in a school described in section 
465(a)(2)(A); and
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‘‘(ii) in any of the following fields: 
mathematics, science, a foreign language, 
bilingual education, or special education, or 
as a reading specialist, or another field 
documented as high-need by the Federal 
Government, State government, or local 
education agency and submitted to the 
Secretary; 
‘‘(C) submit evidence of such employment 
in the form of a certification by the chief ad-
ministrative officer of the school upon comple-
tion of each year of such service; and 
‘‘(D) comply with the requirements for 
being a highly qualified teacher as defined in 
section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965; and 
‘‘(2) in the event that the applicant is deter-
mined to have failed or refused to carry out such 
service obligation, the sum of the amounts of such 
Grants will be treated as a loan and collected from 
the applicant in accordance with subsection (c) and 
the regulations thereunder. 
‘‘(c) REPAYMENT FOR FAILURE TO COMPLETE SERV-
ICE.—In the event that any recipient of an TEACH Grant 
fails or refuses to comply with the service obligation in
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the agreement under subsection (b), the sum of the 
amounts of such Grants provided to such recipient shall 
be treated as a Direct Loan under part D of title IV, and 
shall be subject to repayment in accordance with terms 
and conditions specified by the Secretary in regulations 
under this part.’’. 
(b) RECRUITING TEACHERS WITH MATH, SCIENCE, 
OR LANGUAGE MAJOR.—Title II of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 is further amended by adding after part C 
(as added by subsection (a)) the following new part: 
‘‘PART D—RECRUITING TEACHERS WITH MATH, 
SCIENCE, OR LANGUAGE MAJORS 
‘‘SEC. 241. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From the amounts ap-
propriated under section 242, the Secretary shall make 
competitive grants to institutions of higher education to 
improve the availability and recruitment of teachers from 
among students majoring in math, science, foreign lan-
guages, special education, or teaching the English lan-
guage to students with limited English proficiency. In 
making such grants, the Secretary shall give priority to 
programs that focus on preparing teachers in subjects in 
which there is a shortage of highly qualified teachers and 
that prepare students to teach in high-need schools.
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‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—Any institution of higher edu-
cation desiring to obtain a grant under this part shall sub-
mit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such 
form, and containing such information and assurances as 
the Secretary may require, which shall—
‘‘(1) include reporting on baseline production of 
teachers with expertise in math, science, a foreign 
language, or teaching English language learners; 
and 
‘‘(2) establish a goal and timeline for increasing 
the number of such teachers who are prepared by 
the institution. 
‘‘(c) USE
OF FUNDS.—Funds made available by 
grant under this part—
‘‘(1) shall be used to create new recruitment in-
centives to teaching from other majors, with an em-
phasis on high-need subjects such as math, science, 
foreign languages, and teaching the English lan-
guage to students with limited English proficiency; 
‘‘(2) may be used to upgrade curriculum in 
order to provide all students studying to become 
teachers with high-quality instructional strategies for 
teaching reading and teaching the English language 
to students with limited English proficiency, and for
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modifying instruction to teach students with special 
needs; 
‘‘(3) may be used to integrate school of edu-
cation faculty with other arts and science faculty in 
math, science, foreign languages, and teaching the 
English language to students with limited English 
proficiency through steps such as—
‘‘(A) dual appointments for faculty be-
tween schools of education and schools of arts 
and science; and 
‘‘(B) integrating coursework with clinical 
experience; and 
‘‘(4) may be used to develop strategic plans be-
tween schools of education and local school districts 
to better prepare teachers for high-need schools, in-
cluding the creation of professional development 
partnerships for training new teachers in state-of-
the-art practice. 
‘‘SEC. 242. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to make 
grants under this part $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 
and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 suc-
ceeding fiscal years.’’.
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(c) PART A AUTHORIZATION.—Section 210 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1030) is 
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$300,000,000 for fiscal year 
1999’’ and inserting ‘‘$400,000,000 for fiscal year 
2006’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘4 succeeding’’ and inserting ‘‘5 
succeeding’’. 
SEC. 202. TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT GRANTS. 
Part A of title II of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 is amended by striking sections 206 through 209 
(20 U.S.C. 1026–1029) and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 206. ACCOUNTABILITY AND EVALUATION. 
‘‘(a) STATE GRANT ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT.—An 
eligible State that receives a grant under section 202 shall 
submit an annual accountability report to the Secretary, 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions of the Senate, and the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce of the House of Representatives. Such re-
port shall include a description of the degree to which the 
eligible State, in using funds provided under such section, 
has made substantial progress in meeting the following 
goals: 
‘‘(1) PERCENTAGE
OF
HIGHLY
QUALIFIED 
TEACHERS.—Increasing the percentage of highly
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qualified teachers in the State as required by section 
1119 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6319). 
‘‘(2) STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.—In-
creasing student academic achievement for all stu-
dents, which may be measured through the use of 
value-added assessments, as defined by the eligible 
State. 
‘‘(3) RAISING STANDARDS.—Raising the State 
academic standards required to enter the teaching 
profession as a highly qualified teacher. 
‘‘(4) INITIAL CERTIFICATION OR LICENSURE.—
Increasing success in the pass rate for initial State 
teacher certification or licensure, or increasing the 
numbers of qualified individuals being certified or li-
censed as teachers through alternative routes to cer-
tification and licensure. 
‘‘(5) DECREASING TEACHER SHORTAGES.—De-
creasing shortages of highly qualified teachers in 
poor urban and rural areas. 
‘‘(6) INCREASING
OPPORTUNITIES
FOR
RE-
SEARCH-BASED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—In-
creasing opportunities for enhanced and ongoing 
professional development that—
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‘‘(A) improves the academic content knowl-
edge of teachers in the subject areas in which 
the teachers are certified or licensed to teach or 
in which the teachers are working toward cer-
tification or licensure to teach; and 
‘‘(B) promotes strong teaching skills. 
‘‘(7) TECHNOLOGY
INTEGRATION.—Increasing 
the number of teachers prepared effectively to inte-
grate technology into curricula and instruction and 
who use technology to collect, manage, and analyze 
data to improve teaching, learning, and parental in-
volvement decisionmaking for the purpose of increas-
ing student academic achievement. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP EVALUATION.—Each 
eligible partnership applying for a grant under section 203 
shall establish, and include in the application submitted 
under section 203(c), an evaluation plan that includes 
strong performance objectives. The plan shall include ob-
jectives and measures for—
‘‘(1) increased student achievement for all stu-
dents, as measured by the partnership; 
‘‘(2) increased teacher retention in the first 3 
years of a teacher’s career; 
‘‘(3) increased success in the pass rate for ini-
tial State certification or licensure of teachers;
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‘‘(4) increased percentage of highly qualified 
teachers; and 
‘‘(5) increasing the number of teachers trained 
effectively to integrate technology into curricula and 
instruction and who use technology to collect, man-
age, and analyze data to improve teaching, learning, 
and decisionmaking for the purpose of improving 
student academic achievement. 
‘‘(c) REVOCATION OF GRANT.—
‘‘(1) REPORT.—Each eligible State or eligible 
partnership receiving a grant under section 202 or 
203 shall report annually on the progress of the eli-
gible State or eligible partnership toward meeting 
the purposes of this part and the goals, objectives, 
and measures described in subsections (a) and (b). 
‘‘(2) REVOCATION.—
‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE STATES AND ELIGIBLE AP-
PLICANTS.—If the Secretary determines that an 
eligible State or eligible applicant is not making 
substantial progress in meeting the purposes, 
goals, objectives, and measures, as appropriate, 
by the end of the second year of a grant under 
this part, then the grant payment shall not be 
made for the third year of the grant.