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‘‘(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 
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
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‘‘(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.’’. 
(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:
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‘‘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 
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