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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Future Farmers of America 
Commemorative Coin Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) the National Future Farmers of America Organization 
        makes a positive difference in the lives of students by 
        developing their potential for leadership, personal growth, and 
        career success through agricultural education;
            (2) the National Future Farmers of America Organization was 
        founded in 1928, as the ``Future Farmers of America'', to 
        provide leadership training for high school students of 
        vocational agriculture;
            (3) the National Future Farmers of America Organization 
        created a national agricultural education model for use in 
        public school systems that has been adopted by youth leadership 
        organizations throughout the world;
            (4) the National Future Farmers of America Organization 
        prepares its student members to think critically, work in 
        teams, and be successful in more than 300 careers relating to 
        the science, business, and technology of agriculture;
            (5) approximately 9,000,000 living former members of the 
        National Future Farmers of America Organization are prominent 
        industry executives, members of Congress, community members, 
        farmers, and productive United States citizens;
            (6) in 2009, the National Future Farmers of America 
        Organization had 507,763 members in more than 7,400 local 
        chapters in all 50 States, Puerto Rico, and the United States 
        Virgin Islands;
            (7) the Future Farmers of America was chartered by Congress 
        in 1950, and continues to be an intra-curricular educational 
        organization within public school systems throughout the United 
        States; and
            (8) October 2012 will mark the beginning of a year of 
        celebration in honor of the 85th anniversary of the founding of 
        the National Future Farmers of America Organization, which took 
        place at the first national convention of the National Future 
        Farmers of America Organization.

SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.

    (a) Denominations.--In commemoration of the National Future Farmers 
of America Organization and the 85th anniversary of the National Future 
Farmers of America Organization, the Secretary of the Treasury (in this 
Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue--
            (1) not more than 100,000 gold coins, which shall--
                    (A) weigh 8.359 grams;
                    (B) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and
                    (C) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent alloy; 
                and
            (2) not more than 500,000 silver coins, which shall--
                    (A) weigh 26.7 grams;
                    (B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
                    (C) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent 
                copper.
    (b) Legal Tender.--The coins minted under this Act shall be legal 
tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.
    (c) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of 
title 31, United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be 
considered to be numismatic items.

SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS.

    (a) Design Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--The design of the coins minted under this 
        Act shall be emblematic of the 85-year history of the National 
        Future Farmers of America Organization.
            (2) Designation and inscriptions.--On each coin minted 
        under this Act, there shall be--
                    (A) a designation of the value of the coin;
                    (B) inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God 
                We Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E 
                Pluribus Unum''; and
                    (C) an inscription of the year 2012.
    (b) Selection.--The design for the coins minted under this Act 
shall be--
            (1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation with the 
        National Future Farmers of America Organization and the 
        Commission of Fine Arts; and
            (2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.

SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS.

    (a) Quality of Coins.--Coins minted under this Act shall be issued 
in uncirculated and proof qualities.
    (b) Period of Issuance.--The Secretary may issue coins under this 
Act only for the 1-year period beginning on January 1, 2012.

SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.

    (a) Sale Price.--The coins minted under this Act shall be sold by 
the Secretary at a price equal to the sum of--
            (1) the face value of the coins;
            (2) the surcharge provided in section 7 with respect to 
        such coins; and
            (3) the cost of designing and minting the coins (including 
        labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, 
        marketing, and shipping).
    (b) Bulk Sales.--The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins 
minted under this Act at a reasonable discount.
    (c) Prepaid Orders.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders 
        for the coins minted under this Act before the issuance of such 
        coins.
            (2) Discount.--Sale prices with respect to prepaid orders 
        under paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable discount.

SEC. 7. SURCHARGES.

    (a) In General.--All sales of coins minted under this Act shall 
include a surcharge of $25 per gold coin and $10 per silver coin.
    (b) Distribution.--Subject to section 5134(f) of title 31, United 
States Code, the Secretary shall pay all of the surcharges received by 
the Secretary from the sale of coins minted under this Act to the 
National Future Farmers of America Foundation in Indianapolis, Indiana, 
for the creation of an endowment to enhance and expand programs that 
encourage the development of leadership skills, personal growth, and 
career success through agricultural education and the Future Farmers of 
America.
    (c) Audits.--The Comptroller General of the United States is 
authorized to examine such books, records, documents, and other data of 
the organization described in subsection (b) as may be related to the 
expenditures of amounts paid under subsection (b).
National Future Farmers of America Commemorative Coin Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue gold and silver coins in commemoration of the National Future Farmers of America Organization and the 85th anniversary of such Organization.

Authorizes the issuance of coins under this Act only for a one year period, beginning on January 1, 2012.

Requires all sales of coins minted under this Act to include a surcharge of $25 per gold coin and $10 per silver coin.

Requires all of the surcharges received from the sale of such coins to be paid to the National Future Farmers of America Foundation in Indianapolis, Indiana, for the creation of an endowment to enhance and expand programs that encourage the development of leadership skills, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education and the Future Farmers of America.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protection of Lawful Commerce in 
Arms Act''.

SEC 2. AMENDMENT TO ORGANIC ACT.

    The Act entitled ``An Act to establish the Department of Commerce 
and Labor'', approved February 14, 1903 (15 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), is 
amended by redesignating section 13 as section 14 and by inserting 
after section 12 the following:

``SEC. 13. RESTRICTION ON COMMERCE.

    ``(a) Secretary of Commerce List.--The Secretary of Commerce shall 
establish and maintain a list consisting of each person that notifies 
the Secretary under subsection (b) that it is a manufacturer or seller 
in interstate or foreign commerce of a firearm or ammunition product or 
is a trade association representing such manufacturers or sellers. The 
list shall contain the name of the person, the chief executive officer 
of the person, and the address and location of the headquarters of the 
person. The Secretary shall maintain and update the list and may 
publish the list in the Federal Register.
    ``(b) Notification.--Each person that--
            ``(1) is a manufacturer in interstate or foreign commerce 
        of a firearm or ammunition product, and is licensed to engage 
        in business as such manufacturer to the extent required under 
        chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code,
            ``(2) is a seller in interstate or foreign commerce of a 
        firearm or ammunition product, and is licensed to engage in 
        business as such seller to the extent required under chapter 44 
        of title 18, United States Code, or
            ``(3) is a trade association representing such 
        manufacturers or sellers,
 may notify the Secretary of its existence and provide to the Secretary 
the information described in subsection (a).
    ``(c) Freedom From Restriction.--Conduct that--
            ``(1)(A) is carried out by a manufacturer in interstate or 
        foreign commerce of a firearm or ammunition product, involves 
        such firearm or ammunition product, and is described in 
        paragraph (4) of subsection (d);
            ``(B) is carried out by a seller in interstate or foreign 
        commerce of a firearm or ammunition product, involves a firearm 
        or ammunition product, and is described in paragraph (6) of 
        subsection (d); or
            ``(C) is carried out by a trade association in the course 
        of organizing, advising, or representing its members who are 
        manufacturers in interstate or foreign commerce of a firearm or 
        ammunition product, or who are sellers in interstate or foreign 
        commerce of a firearm or ammunition product, with respect to 
        conduct of such manufacturers or sellers described in paragraph 
        (4) or (6) of subsection (d), as the case may be; and
            ``(2) is lawful under chapter 44 of title 18, United States 
        Code, or under applicable State law;
shall not be a basis for imposing a restriction on interstate or 
foreign commerce on a person on the list described in subsection (a) as 
a result of harm caused by the criminal or other unlawful misuse of 
such firearm or ammunition product by any other person.
    ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Ammunition product.--The term `ammunition product' 
        means `ammunition' as defined in section 921(a)(17) of title 
        18, United States Code, and includes a component part of such 
        ammunition product that has been shipped or transported in 
        interstate or foreign commerce.
            ``(2) Firearm product.--The term `firearm product' means 
        `firearm' as defined in subparagraph (A) or (B) section 
        921(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, and includes any 
        `antique firearm' as defined in section 921(a)(16) of such 
        title, and includes a component part of such a firearm that has 
        been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce.
            ``(3) Interstate or foreign commerce.--The term `interstate 
        or foreign commerce' has the  meaning given that term in 
section 921(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code.
            ``(4) Manufacturer.--The term `manufacturer in interstate 
        or foreign commerce of a firearm or ammunition product' means--
                    ``(A) a person who, in the course of a business in 
                interstate or foreign commerce to import, make, 
                produce, create, assemble, design, or formulate a 
                firearm or ammunition product, imports, makes, 
                produces, creates, assembles, designs, or formulates a 
                firearm or ammunition product, or engages another 
                person to import, make, produce, create, assemble, 
                design, or formulate a firearm or ammunition product;
                    ``(B) a seller in interstate or foreign commerce of 
                a firearm or ammunition product made by another person, 
                but only with respect to an aspect of the firearm or 
                ammunition product that the seller makes, produces, 
                creates, assembles, designs, or formulates; and
                    ``(C) any seller in interstate or foreign commerce 
                of a firearm or ammunition product on which, or on the 
                packaging of which, the seller is also represented as 
                the manufacturer of the firearm or ammunition product.
            ``(5) Restriction on interstate or foreign commerce.--The 
        term `restriction on interstate or foreign commerce'--
                    ``(A) means--
                            ``(i) civil damages or equitable relief, or
                            ``(ii) any other limitation or condition,
                awarded or ordered by a Federal, State, or local court, 
                that restricts the ability of a person listed under 
                subsection (a) to freely engage in interstate or 
                foreign commerce with respect to firearm or ammunition 
                products, or of a trade association listed under 
                subsection (a) to freely engage in lawful activities on 
                behalf of its membership; and
                    ``(B) does not include any damages, equitable 
                relief, or other limitation or condition arising from--
                            ``(i) breach of contract or warranty in 
                        connection with the purchase of a firearm or 
                        ammunition product; or
                            ``(ii) physical injuries or property damage 
                        resulting directly from the failure to function 
                        or improper functioning of a firearm or 
                        ammunition product, when used as intended, due 
                        to a defect in design or manufacture.
            ``(6) Seller.--The term `seller in interstate or foreign 
        commerce of a firearm or ammunition product' means a person 
        who--
                    ``(A) in the course of a business conducted in 
                interstate or foreign commerce for such purpose, sells, 
                distributes, rents, leases, prepares, blends, packages, 
                labels, or otherwise is involved in placing a firearm 
                or ammunition product in the stream of commerce; or
                    ``(B) in the course of a business conducted in 
                interstate or foreign commerce for such purpose, 
                installs, repairs, refurbishes, reconditions, or 
                maintains an aspect of a firearm or ammunition product.
            ``(7) State.--The term `State' includes the District of 
        Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or 
        possession of the United States.
            ``(8) Trade association.--The term `trade association' 
        means any association or business organization (whether or not 
        incorporated under the laws of any State), 2 or more members of 
        which are manufacturers or sellers in interstate or foreign 
        commerce of a firearm or ammunition product.
    ``(e) Limitation on Use of List.--No officer, agency, or 
instrumentality of the United States may use the list established and 
maintained under this section for any purpose other than the 
enforcement of the provisions of this section, nor shall the list be 
used or allowed to be used in any way that would result in the creation 
of any registry of firearms, firearm owners, or firearm purchasers by 
the United States, or by any State or any political subdivision 
thereof.''.
Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act - Amends the Organic Act establishing the Department of Commerce to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish and maintain a list of each person that notifies the Secretary that it is a manufacturer or seller that is: (1) licensed to engage in interstate or foreign commerce of a firearm (including antique firearm) or ammunition product; or (2) is a trade association representing such manufacturers or sellers. Declares that any lawful conduct carried out by a manufacturer or seller in interstate or foreign commerce of a firearm or ammunition product, or lawful conduct carried out by a trade association in the course of representing such manufacturers or sellers, shall not be the basis for imposing a restriction on such commerce (the award of civil damages, equitable relief, or any other specified limitation) as a result of harm caused by the criminal or other unlawful misuse of such firearm or ammunition product by any other person.

SECTION 1. CAREERS TO CLASSROOMS.

    Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating part E as part F;
            (2) by redesignating sections 2401 and 2402 as sections 
        2601 and 2602, respectively; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:

                    ``PART G--CAREERS TO CLASSROOMS

``SEC. 2401. CAREERS TO CLASSROOMS.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Alternative certification program.--The term 
        `alternative certification program' means a State-approved 
        program that--
                    ``(A) provides the education and training necessary 
                to enable an individual to be eligible for teacher 
                certification in the State within a reduced period of 
                time, compared to the time typically required to 
                receive such certification; and
                    ``(B) relies upon an individual's experience, 
                expertise, academic qualifications, or other factors in 
                lieu of traditional course work for eligibility to 
                receive a degree in the field of education.
            ``(2) Eligible individual.--The term `eligible individual' 
        means an individual--
                    ``(A) who has submitted an application described in 
                subsection (d) to be a certified teacher through a 
                State-approved alternative certification program in an 
                elementary school or secondary school;
                    ``(B) who has an associate, baccalaureate, or 
                advanced degree from an accredited institution of 
                higher education;
                    ``(C) who--
                            ``(i) has substantial, demonstrable career 
                        experience and competence in mathematics, 
                        natural science, computer science, engineering, 
                        foreign language or another field of expertise 
                        determined by the State to be a field for which 
                        there is a significant shortage of qualified 
                        teachers and teacher applicants in that State; 
                        or
                            ``(ii) within 5 years of the date on which 
                        the individual submits an application described 
                        in subparagraph (A)--
                                    ``(I) has received a baccalaureate 
                                or advanced degree from an accredited 
                                institution of higher education in a 
                                field of expertise described in clause 
                                (i); and
                                    ``(II)(aa) has graduated with at 
                                least a 3.0 grade point average (or 
                                equivalent average on a different 
                                scale) in the major or graduate program 
                                for which the individual obtained the 
                                degree;
                                    ``(bb) has graduated at least in 
                                the top 50 percent of the individual's 
                                undergraduate or graduate class;
                                    ``(cc) can demonstrate a high level 
                                of competence through a high level of 
                                academic performance in core academic 
                                coursework and through successful 
                                passage of academic subject tests 
                                required by the State under its 
                                alternative certification program; and
                                    ``(dd) meets any additional 
                                academic or other standards or 
                                qualifications established by the 
                                State;
                    ``(D) in the case of an individual receiving a 
                stipend under this section, who agrees to, in good 
                faith, seek employment and to consider offers of 
                employment in the individual's subject matter of 
                expertise in a high need elementary or secondary school 
                within that State; and
                    ``(E) who meets any additional teacher 
                certification or other requirements that may be 
                established by the State.
            ``(3) High need elementary or secondary school.--The term 
        `high need elementary or secondary school' means a school--
                    ``(A)(i) in which the percentage of students from 
                families below the Federal poverty level (as determined 
                by the Secretary) is 20 percent or more; and
                    ``(ii) that the State determines has experienced a 
                significant period in which teacher vacancies have 
                remained unfilled due to greater than normal difficulty 
                in recruiting or retaining qualified teachers;
                    ``(B) is within the top quartile of schools 
                statewide with regard to the number of unfilled, 
                available teacher positions; or
                    ``(C) is located in an area, other than a 
                metropolitan statistical area, that the State 
                determines has a high percentage of students from low-
                income families or is one that has experienced greater 
                than normal difficulty in recruiting or retaining 
                teachers.
    ``(b) Program Authorized.--The Secretary may award, on a 
competitive basis, grants to States to enable such States to carry out 
the following activities:
            ``(1) Teacher recruitment, education, training, referral, 
        placement, and retention activities to place eligible 
        individuals as certified teachers in public schools through 
        State-approved alternative certification programs.
            ``(2) To award stipends (in an amount not to exceed the 
        lesser of $5,000 per person or an amount equal to the total 
        costs of the types described in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (8), 
        and (9) of section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
        incurred by the eligible individual in obtaining alternative 
        certification under this section) to eligible individuals who--
                    ``(A) are enrolled in a State authorized 
                alternative certification program; and
                    ``(B) agree to--
                            ``(i) seek certification through teacher 
                        certification programs in that State; and
                            ``(ii) teach in a high need school in that 
                        State;
        with a preference being given to individuals who are deemed 
        financially in need of such assistance by the State.
            ``(3) To provide grants, in a manner prescribed by the 
        State, in an amount not to exceed $5,000 per eligible 
        individual, per year, to high need elementary or secondary 
        schools to offset the teacher mentoring, alternative 
        certification, and other direct costs associated with accepting 
        eligible individuals under this section.
            ``(4) To develop, or to award grants to accredited 
        institutions of higher education for the development of, 
        alternative certification programs, with preference given to 
        programs tailored to eligible individuals under this section.
            ``(5) Other activities determined by the State to be 
        reasonably necessary to carry-out the purposes of this section.
    ``(c) Criteria for Awarding of Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
        this section a State shall--
                    ``(A) submit to the Secretary an application that 
                contains--
                            ``(i) a description of the manner in which 
                        the State will carry out activities under this 
                        section; and
                            ``(ii) a description of the alternative 
                        certification program of the State or a 
                        description of the manner in which the State is 
                        attempting to implement an alternative 
                        certification program;
                    ``(B) provide assurances to the Secretary that the 
                State will submit to the Secretary, at the end of the 
                grant period, a report on how the activities carried 
                out with funds made available under the grant were 
                utilized, including a description of--
                            ``(i) the manner in which the funds were 
                        used to increase the number of qualified 
                        teachers hired in the State;
                            ``(ii) the manner in which the funds 
                        improved teacher quality;
                            ``(iii) the number of teachers hired under 
                        the grant;
                            ``(iv) the professional experience and 
                        field of expertise of each teacher hired under 
                        the grant; and
                            ``(v) the manner in which the funds were 
                        used to meet other objectives of this section 
                        or other objectives of the State with regard to 
                        teacher hiring, quality, retention, and student 
                        performance;
                    ``(C) provide assurances that amounts received 
                under the grant will be used to supplement and not 
                supplant other Federal, State, and local funds expended 
                to provide services for individuals and entities 
                eligible to receive funds under this section; and
                    ``(D) provide assurances to the Secretary that 
                amounts received under the grants will be expended 
                within 3 years of the receipt of such funds and agree 
                to return unused funds to the Secretary.
            ``(2) Preference.--The Secretary shall give preference in 
        the awarding of grants under this section to States that have 
        developed, or that are developing, alternative certification 
        programs that--
                    ``(A) rapidly place quality certified teachers into 
                the classroom;
                    ``(B) emphasize subject matter content; and
                    ``(C) lead to the certification and placement of a 
                large number of teachers in relation to the number of 
                public elementary school and secondary school teachers 
                in the State.
            ``(3) Limitations.--A grant under this section may be made 
        for a period of up to 3 years, and may not exceed $10,000,000 
        per year.
            ``(4) Geographic diversity.--To the extent practicable, the 
        Secretary shall award grants under this section to support 
        programs in different geographic regions of the United States.
    ``(d) Application by Eligible Individuals.--To be eligible to 
participate as an eligible individual under this section, an individual 
shall submit an application to the State, or to an entity or individual 
designated by the State to receive such applications. Such application 
shall include--
            ``(1) a description of the academic, professional, and 
        other qualifications of the individual, including the academic 
        or professional subject matter expertise of the individual;
            ``(2) a description of the subject matter area, and, if 
        applicable, the grade level, in which the individual desires to 
        teach;
            ``(3)(A) a description of whether the individual is seeking 
        a stipend under this section (if offered by the State); and
            ``(B) if the individual is seeking such a stipend, a 
        description of the willingness of the individual to teach in a 
        high need elementary or secondary school for at least 2 years 
        under this section; and
            ``(4) any other information or documentation that may be 
        required by the State.
    ``(e) Stipends.--
            ``(1) Counted for eligibility purposes.--A stipend received 
        by an eligible individual under this section shall be taken 
        into account in determining the eligibility of the individual 
        for Federal student-based financial assistance.
            ``(2) Repayment.--The recipient of a stipend under this 
        section shall repay amounts received under such stipend to the 
        State from which the stipend was received if--
                    ``(A) the recipient fails to complete the 
                applicable alternative certification program;
                    ``(B) the recipient rejects a bona fide offer of 
                employment during the 1-year period beginning on the 
                date on which the individual completes the applicable 
                alternative certification program; or
                    ``(C) the recipient fails to teach for at least 2 
                years in a public elementary school or secondary school 
                within that State during the 5-year period beginning on 
                the date on which the individual completes the 
                applicable alternative certification program.
            ``(3) Additional procedures.--A State that receives a grant 
        under this section may establish additional procedures and 
        rules with respect to the reimbursement of the State of any 
        stipend funds under paragraph (2), and shall retain such 
        reimbursed funds to carry out activities under this section.
            ``(4) Exceptions.--Paragraphs (2) and (3) shall not apply 
        during the period of time in which an eligible individual is--
                    ``(A) pursuing a full-time course of study;
                    ``(B) serving on active duty as a member of the 
                Armed Forces;
                    ``(C) temporarily totally disabled for a period of 
                time not to exceed 3 years;
                    ``(D) not able to secure employment for a period of 
                not more than 12 months by reason of the care required 
                by a spouse who is disabled; or
                    ``(E) otherwise exempted from the requirements of 
                such paragraphs as may be provided by the Secretary.
    ``(f) Public Awareness.--The Secretary shall disseminate and 
otherwise make available information concerning the program under this 
section, including--
            ``(1) through the posting of a website on the Internet to 
        enable interested persons to easily find information and 
        application material for participation in activities under this 
        section, that contains a nationwide, publicly searchable data 
        bank of all State programs and all available public elementary 
        and secondary teaching positions the Secretary is able to 
        practicably ascertain, and a means by which individuals may 
        apply to, or inquire of, multiple States' alternative 
        certification programs under this section;
            ``(2) providing information to every State about the 
        program under this section, including the criteria for State 
        and individual eligibility; and
            ``(3) conducting other activities, either directly or 
        through contract with other appropriate entities, to broaden 
        awareness and participation in the program under this section.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 
in fiscal year 2002, and such sums as may be necessary for each of 
fiscal years 2003 through 2007.''.

Careers to Classrooms Act of 2001 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a Careers to Classrooms program. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to States for: (1) teacher recruitment, education, training, referral, placement, and retention activities to place eligible individuals as certified teachers in public schools through State-approved alternative certification programs; (2) stipends for eligible individuals enrolled in programs who agree to seek certification through teacher certification programs in that State and teach in a high-need school in that State, with preference for those individuals needing such assistance; (3) grants to high-need elementary or secondary schools to offset the teacher mentoring, alternative certification, and other direct costs associated with accepting eligible individuals under this Act; (4) grants to accredited institutions of higher education to develop alternative certification programs, with preference given to programs tailored to eligible individuals; and (5) other activities determined by the State to be reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. Requires preference for such grants to be given to States that have developed, or are developing, alternative certification programs that: (1) rapidly place quality certified teachers into the classroom; (2) emphasize subject matter content; and (3) lead to the certification and placement of a large number of teachers in relation to the number of public elementary school and secondary school teachers in the State.