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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Glacier Bay National Park Boundary 
Adjustment Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE AND WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.

    (a) In General.--(1) Subject to conditions set forth in subsection 
(c), if the State of Alaska, in a manner consistent with this Act, 
offers to transfer to the United States the lands identified in 
paragraph (2) in exchange for the lands identified in paragraph (4), 
selected from the area described in section 3(b)(1), the Secretary of 
the Interior (in this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall 
complete such exchange no later than 6 months after the issuance of a 
license to Gustavus Electric Company by the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (in this Act referred to as ``FERC''), in accordance with 
this Act. This land exchange shall be subject to the laws applicable to 
exchanges involving lands managed by the Secretary as part of the 
National Park System in Alaska and the appropriate process for the 
exchange of State lands required by State law.
    (2) The lands to be conveyed to the United States by the State of 
Alaska shall be determined by mutual agreement of the Secretary and the 
State of Alaska. Lands that will be considered for conveyance to the 
United States pursuant to the process required by State law are lands 
owned by the State of Alaska in the Long Lake area within Wrangell-St. 
Elias National Park and Preserve, or other lands owned by the State of 
Alaska.
    (3) If the Secretary and the State of Alaska have not agreed on 
which lands the State of Alaska will convey by a date not later than 6 
months after a license is issued pursuant to this Act, the United 
States shall accept, within 1 year after a license is issued, title to 
land having a sufficiently equal value to satisfy State and Federal 
law, subject to clear title and valid existing rights, and absence of 
environmental contamination, and as provided by the laws applicable to 
exchanges involving lands managed by the Secretary as part of the 
National Park System in Alaska and the appropriate process for the 
exchange of State lands required by State law. Such land shall be 
accepted by the United States, subject to the other provisions of this 
Act, from among the following State lands in the priority listed:


                          copper river meridian

        (A) T.6 S., R. 12 E., partially surveyed, Sec. 5, lots 1, 2, 
    and 3, NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\. Containing 617.68 acres, 
    as shown on the plat of survey accepted June 9, 1922.
        (B) T.6 S., R. 11 E., partially surveyed, Sec. 11, lots 1 and 
    2, NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\; Sec. 12; 
    Sec. 14, lots 1 and 2, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\. Containing 1,191.75 acres, 
    as shown on the plat of survey accepted June 9, 1922.
        (C) T.6 S., R. 11 E., partially surveyed, Sec. 2, NW\1/4\NE\1/
    4\ and NW\1/4\. Containing 200.00 acres, as shown on the plat of 
    survey accepted June 9, 1922.
        (D) T.6 S., R. 12 E., partially surveyed, Sec. 6. lots 1 
    through 10, E\1/2\SW\1/4\ and SE\1/4\. Containing approximately 
    529.94 acres, as shown on the plat of survey accepted June 9, 1922.
    (4) The lands to be conveyed to the State of Alaska by the United 
States under paragraph (1) are lands to be designated by the Secretary 
and the State of Alaska, consistent with sound land management 
principles, based on those lands determined by FERC with the 
concurrence of the Secretary and the State of Alaska, in accordance 
with section 3(b), to be the minimum amount of land necessary for the 
construction and operation of a hydroelectric project.
    (5) The time periods set forth for the completion of the land 
exchanges described in this Act may be extended as necessary by the 
Secretary should the processes of State law or Federal law delay 
completion of an exchange.
    (6) For purposes of this Act, the term ``land'' means lands, 
waters, and interests therein.
    (b) Wilderness.--(1) To ensure that this transaction maintains, 
within the National Wilderness Preservation System, approximately the 
same amount of area of designated wilderness as currently exists, the 
following lands in Alaska shall be designated as wilderness in the 
priority listed, upon consummation of the land exchange authorized by 
this Act and shall be administered according to the laws governing 
national wilderness areas in Alaska:
        (A) An unnamed island in Glacier Bay National Park lying 
    southeasterly of Blue Mouse Cove in sections 5, 6, 7, and 8, T. 36 
    S., R. 54 E., CRM, and shown on United States Geological Survey 
    quadrangle Mt. Fairweather (D-2), Alaska, containing approximately 
    789 acres.
        (B) Cenotaph Island of Glacier Bay National Park lying within 
    Lituya Bay in sections 23, 24, 25, and 26, T. 37 S., R. 47 E., CRM, 
    and shown on United States Geological Survey quadrangle Mt. 
    Fairweather (C-5), Alaska, containing approximately 280 acres.
        (C) An area of Glacier Bay National Park lying in T. 31. S., R. 
    43 E and T. 32 S., R. 43 E., CRM, that is not currently designated 
    wilderness, containing approximately 2,270 acres.
    (2) The specific boundaries and acreage of these wilderness 
designations may be reasonably adjusted by the Secretary, consistent 
with sound land management principles, to approximately equal, in sum, 
the total wilderness acreage deleted from Glacier Bay National Park and 
Preserve pursuant to the land exchange authorized by this Act.
    (c) Conditions.--Any exchange of lands under this Act may occur 
only if--
        (1) following the submission of a complete license application, 
    FERC has conducted economic and environmental analyses under the 
    Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 791-828) (notwithstanding provisions 
    of that Act and the Federal regulations that otherwise exempt this 
    project from economic analyses), the National Environmental Policy 
    Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370), and the Fish and Wildlife 
    Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661-666), that conclude, with the 
    concurrence of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to 
    subparagraphs (A) and (B), that the construction and operation of a 
    hydroelectric power project on the lands described in section 
    3(b)--
            (A) will not adversely impact the purposes and values of 
        Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (as constituted after 
        the consummation of the land exchange authorized by this 
        section);
            (B) will comply with the requirements of the National 
        Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470-470w); and
            (C) can be accomplished in an economically feasible manner;
        (2) FERC held at least one public meeting in Gustavus, Alaska, 
    allowing the citizens of Gustavus to express their views on the 
    proposed project;
        (3) FERC has determined, with the concurrence of the Secretary 
    and the State of Alaska, the minimum amount of land necessary to 
    construct and operate this hydroelectric power project; and
        (4) Gustavus Electric Company has been granted a license by 
    FERC that requires Gustavus Electric Company to submit an 
    acceptable financing plan to FERC before project construction may 
    commence, and the FERC has approved such plan.

SEC. 3. ROLE OF FERC.

    (a) License Application.--(1) The FERC licensing process shall 
apply to any application submitted by Gustavus Electric Company to the 
FERC for the right to construct and operate a hydropower project on the 
lands described in subsection (b).
    (2) FERC is authorized to accept and consider an application filed 
by Gustavus Electric Company for the construction and operation of a 
hydropower plant to be located on lands within the area described in 
subsection (b), notwithstanding section 3(2) of the Federal Power Act 
(16 U.S.C. 796(2)). Such application must be submitted within 3 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (3) FERC will retain jurisdiction over any hydropower project 
constructed on this site.
    (b) Analyses.--(1) The lands referred to in subsection (a) of this 
section are lands in the State of Alaska described as follows:


                          copper river meridian

    Township 39 South, Range 59 East, partially surveyed, Section 36 
(unsurveyed), SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, 
W\1/2\W\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\. Containing 
approximately 130 acres.
    Township 40 South, Range 59 East, partially surveyed, Section 1 
(unsurveyed), NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/
4\, excluding U.S. Survey 944 and Native allotment A-442; Section 2 
(unsurveyed), fractional, that portion lying above the mean high tide 
line of Icy Passage, excluding U.S. Survey 944 and U.S. Survey 945; 
Section 11 (unsurveyed), fractional, that portion lying above the mean 
high tide line of Icy Passage, excluding U.S. Survey 944; Section 12 
(unsurveyed), fractional, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, 
and those portions of NW\1/4\ and SW\1/4\ lying above the mean high 
tide line of Icy Passage, excluding U.S. Survey 944 and Native 
allotment A-442. Containing approximately 1,015 acres.
    (2) Additional lands and acreage will be included as needed in the 
study area described in paragraph (1) to account for accretion to these 
lands from natural forces.
    (3) With the concurrence of the Secretary and the State of Alaska, 
the FERC shall determine the minimum amount of lands necessary for 
construction and operation of such project.
    (4) The National Park Service shall participate as a joint lead 
agency in the development of any environmental document under the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 in the licensing of such 
project. Such environmental document shall consider both the impacts 
resulting from licensing and any land exchange necessary to authorize 
such project.
    (c) Issuance of License.--(1) A condition of the license to 
construct and operate any portion of the hydroelectric power project 
shall be FERC's approval, prior to any commencement of construction, of 
a finance plan submitted by Gustavus Electric Company.
    (2) The National Park Service, as the existing supervisor of 
potential project lands ultimately to be deleted from the Federal 
reservation in accordance with this Act, waives its right to impose 
mandatory conditions on such project lands pursuant to section 4(e) of 
the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 797(e)).
    (3) FERC shall not license or relicense the project, or amend the 
project license unless it determines, with the Secretary's concurrence, 
that the project will not adversely impact the purposes and values of 
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (as constituted after the 
consummation of the land exchange authorized by this Act). 
Additionally, a condition of the license, or any succeeding license, to 
construct and operate any portion of the hydroelectric power project 
shall require the licensee to mitigate any adverse effects of the 
project on the purposes and values of Glacier Bay National Park and 
Preserve identified by the Secretary after the initial licensing.
    (4) A condition of the license to construct and operate any portion 
of the hydroelectric power project shall be the completion, prior to 
any commencement of construction, of the land exchange described in 
this Act.

SEC. 4. ROLE OF SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.

    (a) Special Use Permit.--Notwithstanding the provisions of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133-1136), the Secretary shall issue a 
special use permit to Gustavus Electric Company to allow the completion 
of the analyses referred to in section 3. The Secretary shall impose 
conditions in the permit as needed to protect the purposes and values 
of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.
    (b) Park System.--The lands acquired from the State of Alaska under 
this Act shall be added to and administered as part of the National 
Park System, subject to valid existing rights. Upon completion of the 
exchange of lands under this Act, the Secretary shall adjust, as 
necessary, the boundaries of the affected National Park System units to 
include the lands acquired from the State of Alaska; and adjust the 
boundary of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve to exclude the lands 
transferred to the State of Alaska under this Act. Any such adjustment 
to the boundaries of National Park System units resulting from this Act 
shall not be charged against any acreage limitations under section 
103(b) of Public Law 96-487.
    (c) Wilderness Area Boundaries.--The Secretary shall make any 
necessary modifications or adjustments of boundaries of wilderness 
areas as a result of the additions and deletions caused by the land 
exchange referenced in section 2. Any such adjustment to the boundaries 
of National Park System units shall not be considered in applying any 
acreage limitations under section 103(b) of Public Law 96-487.
    (d) Concurrence of the Secretary.--Whenever in this Act the 
concurrence of the Secretary is required, it shall not be unlawfully 
withheld or unreasonably delayed.

SEC. 5. APPLICABLE LAW.

    The authorities and jurisdiction provided in this Act shall 
continue in effect until such time as this Act is expressly modified or 
repealed by Congress.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.

Output: Glacier Bay National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 1998 - Provides for:  (1) an exchange of specified State lands in Alaska for specified Federal lands to be completed within six months after the issuance of a license to Gustavus Electric Company (GEC) by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for the construction and operation of a hydroelectric project on such Federal lands; or (2) the exchange of other specified Alaska lands having a sufficiently equal value to satisfy State and Federal law within one year after such license is issued if the Secretary of the Interior and Alaska have not agreed on which lands Alaska will convey within such six-month period. 
Designates specified State lands and waters in Alaska as wilderness upon consummation of such exchange to ensure that this transaction maintains approximately the same amount of area of designated wilderness. 
Conditions such land exchange on:  (1) FERC's having conducted economic and environmental analyses pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA), the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act that conclude that the construction and operation of a hydroelectric power project on such lands will not adversely impact the purposes and values of the Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, will comply with the requirements of the National Historic Preservation Act, and can be accomplished in an economically feasible manner; (2) FERC holding at least one public meeting in Gustavus, Alaska, allowing its citizens to express their views on the proposed project; (3) FERC having determined, with the concurrence of the Secretary and Alaska, the minimum amount of land necessary to construct and operate the project; (4) GEC having been granted a FERC license that requires it to submit an acceptable financing plan to FERC before project construction commences; and (5) FERC approving such plan. 
Makes the FERC licensing process applicable to any application submitted by GEC to FERC for the right to construct and operate a hydropower project on specified Alaska lands.  Authorizes FERC to accept and consider an application filed by GEC for construction and operation of such a project, notwithstanding FPA provisions, if submitted within three years after this Act's enactment.  Provides for FERC to retain jurisdiction over any hydropower project constructed on such site.  Sets forth additional provisions regarding issuance of a license for construction or operation of such a project. 
(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary to issue a special use permit to GEC to allow completion of the required analyses.  Requires the Secretary to impose conditions in the permit as needed to protect the purposes and values of the Preserve.  Requires the lands acquired from Alaska to be added to and administered as part of the National Park System, subject to valid existing rights. 
Continues the authorities and jurisdiction provided in this Act until expressly modified or repealed by the Congress.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Diverse Teachers Recruitment Act of 
2010''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Department of Education statistics reveal a lack of 
        diversity among public schoolteachers. During the school year 
        of 2007 through 2008, an estimated 83.1 percent of public 
        schoolteachers were Caucasian, while 7.1 percent were Latino, 7 
        percent were African-American, and 1.2 percent were Asian. Of 
        all public schoolteachers, 24.1 percent were male and 75.9 
        percent were female.
            (2) Some experts believe the lack of diversity can leave 
        students in underrepresented groups without role models to whom 
        they can relate, which may lead to poorer performance in the 
        classroom. Statistics show that students in some 
        underrepresented groups have lower standardized test scores and 
        lower graduation rates.
            (3) Teacher demographics should better reflect those of the 
        population as a whole, ensuring that students have role models 
        from diverse backgrounds and racial and ethnic groups and of 
        different genders.

SEC. 3. RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, AND RETENTION OF TEACHERS FROM 
              UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS.

    (a) In General.--Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new part:

    ``PART E--RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, AND RETENTION OF TEACHERS FROM 
                        UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS

``SEC. 2501. GRANT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Authorization.--From amounts appropriated under section 2505, 
the Secretary shall make grants on a competitive basis to eligible 
entities for recruiting, training, and retaining individuals from 
underrepresented groups as teachers at public elementary schools and 
secondary schools.
    ``(b) Eligibility.--The Secretary may only make a grant under 
subsection (a) to an eligible entity that--
            ``(1) serves schools that have difficulty recruiting, 
        training, and retaining individuals from underrepresented 
        groups as teachers; and
            ``(2) submits an application at such time, in such form, 
        and containing such information and assurances as the Secretary 
        may require, including--
                    ``(A) a description of how the activities the 
                eligible entity carries out with grant funds will 
                ensure the recruitment, training, and retention of a 
                significant number of individuals from underrepresented 
                groups; and
                    ``(B) a description of the difficulty recruiting, 
                training, and retaining individuals from 
                underrepresented groups experienced by the schools 
                served by the eligible entity.
    ``(c) Priority.--In making grants under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall give priority to--
            ``(1) local educational agencies (or consortia of local 
        educational agencies) that serve the most high-need schools; 
        and
            ``(2) local educational agencies (or consortia of local 
        educational agencies) that serve schools with the highest 
        percentages of minority individuals in their student 
        populations.
    ``(d) Matching Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may not make a grant to an 
        eligible entity under subsection (a) unless the eligible entity 
        agrees that, with respect to the costs to be incurred by the 
        eligible entity in carrying out the activities for which the 
        grant is awarded, the eligible entity will make available non-
        Federal contributions in an amount equal to not less than 10 
        percent of the Federal funds provided under the grant.
            ``(2) Satisfying matching requirement.--The non-Federal 
        contributions required under paragraph (1) may be--
                    ``(A) in cash or in-kind, including services, 
                fairly evaluated; and
                    ``(B) from--
                            ``(i) any private source; or
                            ``(ii) a State educational agency or local 
                        educational agency.
            ``(3) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive or reduce the non-
        Federal contribution required by paragraph (1) if the eligible 
        entity involved demonstrates that it cannot meet the 
        contribution requirement due to financial hardship.

``SEC. 2502. REPORTS TO SECRETARY.

    ``An eligible entity receiving a grant under section 2501(a) shall 
submit to the Secretary not later than 90 days after the end of each 
school year in which the entity receives grant funds a report that 
contains--
            ``(1) a description of the activities for which the entity 
        used grant funds during such school year;
            ``(2) data concerning, with respect to the schools served 
        by the entity--
                    ``(A) the number of individuals from 
                underrepresented groups that began teaching during such 
                school year;
                    ``(B) the retention rate of teachers who are 
                individuals from underrepresented groups;
                    ``(C) in the case of the report covering the last 
                school year in which the entity receives grant funds, 
                indicators of student academic achievement during such 
                school year as compared with previous school years, 
                disaggregated, if possible, by the achievement of--
                            ``(i) economically disadvantaged students;
                            ``(ii) students from major racial groups;
                            ``(iii) students with disabilities; and
                            ``(iv) students with limited English 
                        proficiency;
                    ``(D) student graduation rates for the school year 
                covered by the report as compared with previous school 
                years, if applicable in the case of the schools served 
                by the entity; and
                    ``(E) student attendance rates for the school year 
                covered by the report as compared with previous school 
                years; and
            ``(3) a description of and data regarding such 
        characteristics of the schools served by the entity, and the 
        students of such schools, as the Secretary considers 
        appropriate, including the number and percentage of students in 
        each of the groups listed in clauses (i) through (iv) of 
        paragraph (2)(C).

``SEC. 2503. BEST PRACTICES INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall evaluate the success of the 
activities carried out by eligible entities using grant funds received 
under section 2501(a) and compile a database of best practices for 
recruiting, training, and retaining individuals from underrepresented 
groups as public elementary and secondary school teachers. The 
Secretary shall make such database available to eligible entities 
(regardless of whether such entities have received grants under such 
section) through an Internet Web site.
    ``(b) Funds Available.--Of the amounts appropriated to carry out 
this part for a fiscal year, the Secretary may use not more than 10 
percent to carry out this section during such fiscal year.

``SEC. 2504. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this part, the following definitions apply:
            ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
                    ``(A) a local educational agency (or consortium of 
                local educational agencies); or
                    ``(B) an entity that--
                            ``(i) has entered into a partnership with a 
                        local educational agency (or consortium of 
                        local educational agencies) in which the local 
                        educational agency (or consortium of local 
                        educational agencies) is the primary partner; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) is a private nonprofit organization, 
                        educational service agency, institution of 
                        higher education, or State educational agency.
            ``(2) High-need high school.--The term `high-need high 
        school' means a secondary school--
                    ``(A) in which the entering grade of the school is 
                not lower than grade 9 and that includes grade 12; and
                    ``(B) that has a graduation rate of not more than 
                65 percent in each of the 2 academic years prior to the 
                submission of the grant application.
            ``(3) High-need middle school.--The term `high-need middle 
        school' means a secondary school--
                    ``(A) in which the entering grade is not lower than 
                grade 6 and the highest grade is not higher than grade 
                9; and
                    ``(B) from which not less than 35 percent of the 
                students who complete such school enroll in a high-need 
                high school.
            ``(4) High-need school.--The term `high-need school' means 
        a public school, including a charter school (as such term is 
        defined in section 5210(1))--
                    ``(A) in which not less than 40 percent of the 
                enrolled students are eligible to receive free or 
                reduced price lunches under section 9(b) of the Richard 
                B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1758(b)); or
                    ``(B) that is a high-need high school or a high-
                need middle school.
            ``(5) Individual from an underrepresented group.--The term 
        `individual from an underrepresented group' means an individual 
        who is a member of a racial group or gender that has 
        historically been underrepresented among teachers in public 
        primary and secondary schools in the United States.
            ``(6) Minority individual.--The term `minority individual' 
        means an individual who is a member of a racial group that has 
        historically been underrepresented among teachers in public 
        primary and secondary schools in the United States.

``SEC. 2505. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part 
such sums as are necessary for fiscal years 2010 through 2015.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 2 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by adding 
after the item related to section 2441 the following:

     Part E--Recruitment, Training, and Retention of Teachers From 
                        Underrepresented Groups

Sec. 2501. Grant program.
Sec. 2502. Reports to Secretary.
Sec. 2503. Best practices information clearinghouse.
Sec. 2504. Definitions.
Sec. 2505. Authorization of appropriations.

Output: Diverse Teachers Recruitment Act of 2010 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) or nonprofits, educational service agencies, institutions of higher education, or states that enter into partnerships with such LEAs, for recruiting, training, and retaining individuals from underrepresented groups as public elementary and secondary school teachers.

Gives priority to LEAs that serve the most high-need schools and those that serve schools with the highest percentages of minorities in their student bodies.

Requires the Secretary to evaluate the success of the grantees and compile a database of best practices for recruiting, training, and retaining individuals from underrepresented groups as public elementary and secondary school teachers.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Nurse Training and Retention Act of 
2007''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) America's healthcare system depends on an adequate 
        supply of trained nurses to deliver quality patient care.
            (2) Over the next 15 years, this shortage is expected to 
        grow significantly. The Health Resources and Services 
        Administration has projected that by 2020, there will be a 
        shortage of nurses in every State and that overall only 64 
        percent of the demand for nurses will be satisfied, with a 
        shortage of 1,016,900 nurses nationally.
            (3) To avert such a shortage, today's network of healthcare 
        workers should have access to education and support from their 
        employers to participate in educational and training 
        opportunities.
            (4) With the appropriate education and support, incumbent 
        healthcare workers and incumbent bedside nurses are untapped 
        sources which can meet these needs and address the nursing 
        shortage and provide quality care as the American population 
        ages.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Purposes.--It is the purpose of this section to authorize 
grants to--
            (1) address the projected shortage of nurses by funding 
        comprehensive programs to create a career ladder to nursing 
        (including Certified Nurse Assistants, Licensed Practical 
        Nurses, Licensed Vocational Nurses, and Registered Nurses) for 
        incumbent ancillary healthcare workers;
            (2) increase the capacity for educating nurses by 
        increasing both nurse faculty and clinical opportunities 
        through collaborative programs between staff nurse 
        organizations, healthcare providers, and accredited schools of 
        nursing; and
            (3) provide training programs through education and 
        training organizations jointly administered by healthcare 
        providers and healthcare labor organizations or other 
        organizations representing staff nurses and frontline 
        healthcare workers, working in collaboration with accredited 
        schools of nursing and academic institutions.
    (b) Grants.--Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Labor (referred to in this section as the 
``Secretary'') shall establish a partnership grant program to award 
grants to eligible entities to carry out comprehensive programs to 
provide education to nurses and create a pipeline to nursing for 
incumbent ancillary healthcare workers who wish to advance their 
careers, and to otherwise carry out the purposes of this section.
    (c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
this section an entity shall--
            (1) be--
                    (A) a healthcare entity that is jointly 
                administered by a healthcare employer and a labor union 
                representing the healthcare employees of the employer 
                and that carries out activities using labor management 
                training funds as provided for under section 302 of the 
                Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947 (18 U.S.C. 
                186(c)(6));
                    (B) an entity that operates a training program that 
                is jointly administered by--
                            (i) one or more healthcare providers or 
                        facilities, or a trade association of 
                        healthcare providers; and
                            (ii) one or more organizations which 
                        represent the interests of direct care 
                        healthcare workers or staff nurses and in which 
                        the direct care healthcare workers or staff 
                        nurses have direct input as to the leadership 
                        of the organization; or
                    (C) a State training partnership program that 
                consists of non-profit organizations that include equal 
                participation from industry, including public or 
                private employers, and labor organizations including 
                joint labor-management training programs, and which may 
                include representatives from local governments, worker 
                investment agency one-stop career centers, community 
                based organizations, community colleges, and accredited 
                schools of nursing; and
            (2) submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in 
        such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
        may require.
    (d) Additional Requirements for Healthcare Employer Described in 
Subsection (c).--To be eligible for a grant under this section, a 
healthcare employer described in subsection (c) shall demonstrate--
            (1) an established program within their facility to 
        encourage the retention of existing nurses;
            (2) it provides wages and benefits to its nurses that are 
        competitive for its market or that have been collectively 
        bargained with a labor organization; and
            (3) support for programs funded under this section through 
        1 or more of the following:
                    (A) The provision of paid leave time and continued 
                health coverage to incumbent healthcare workers to 
                allow their participation in nursing career ladder 
                programs, including Certified Nurse Assistants, 
                Licensed Practical Nurses, Licensed Vocational Nurses, 
                and Registered Nurses.
                    (B) Contributions to a joint labor-management 
                training fund which administers the program involved.
                    (C) The provision of paid release time, incentive 
                compensation, or continued health coverage to staff 
                nurses who desire to work full- or part-time in a 
                faculty position.
                    (D) The provision of paid release time for staff 
                nurses to enable them to obtain a Bachelor of Science 
                in Nursing degree, other advanced nursing degrees, 
                specialty training, or certification program.
                    (E) The payment of tuition assistance which is 
                managed by a joint labor-management training fund or 
                other jointly administered program.
    (e) Other Requirements.--
            (1) Matching requirement.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary may not make a grant 
                under this section unless the applicant involved 
                agrees, with respect to the costs to be incurred by the 
                applicant in carrying out the program under the grant, 
                to make available non-Federal contributions (in cash or 
                in kind under subparagraph (B)) toward such costs in an 
                amount equal to not less than $1 for each $1 of Federal 
                funds provided in the grant. Such contributions may be 
                made directly or through donations from public or 
                private entities, or may be provided through the cash 
                equivalent of paid release time provided to incumbent 
                worker students.
                    (B) Determination of amount of non-federal 
                contribution.--Non-Federal contributions required in 
                subparagraph (A) may be in cash or in kind (including 
                paid release time), fairly evaluated, including 
                equipment or services (and excluding indirect or 
                overhead costs). Amounts provided by the Federal 
                Government, or services assisted or subsidized to any 
                significant extent by the Federal Government, may not 
                be included in determining the amount of such non-
                Federal contributions.
            (2) Required collaboration.--Entities carrying out or 
        overseeing programs carried out with assistance provided under 
        this section shall demonstrate collaboration with accredited 
        schools of nursing which may include community colleges and 
        other academic institutions providing Associate, Bachelor's, or 
        advanced nursing degree programs or specialty training or 
        certification programs.
    (f) Activities.--Amounts awarded to an entity under a grant under 
this section shall be used for the following:
            (1) To carry out programs that provide education and 
        training to establish nursing career ladders to educate 
        incumbent healthcare workers to become nurses (including 
        Certified Nurse Assistants, Licensed Practical Nurses, Licensed 
        Vocational Nurses, and Registered Nurses). Such programs shall 
        include one or more of the following:
                    (A) Preparing incumbent workers to return to the 
                classroom through English as a second language 
                education, GED education, pre-college counseling, 
                college preparation classes, and support with entry 
                level college classes that are a prerequisite to 
                nursing.
                    (B) Providing tuition assistance with preference 
                for dedicated cohort classes in community colleges, 
                universities, accredited schools of nursing with 
                supportive services including tutoring and counseling.
                    (C) Providing assistance in preparing for and 
                meeting all nursing licensure tests and requirements.
                    (D) Carrying out orientation and mentorship 
                programs that assist newly graduated nurses in 
                adjusting to working at the bedside to ensure their 
                retention post graduation, and ongoing programs to 
                support nurse retention.
                    (E) Providing stipends for release time and 
                continued healthcare coverage to enable incumbent 
                healthcare workers to participate in these programs.
            (2) To carry out programs that assist nurses in obtaining 
        advanced degrees and completing specialty training or 
        certification programs and to establish incentives for nurses 
        to assume nurse faculty positions on a part-time or full-time 
        basis. Such programs shall include one or more of the 
        following:
                    (A) Increasing the pool of nurses with advanced 
                degrees who are interested in teaching by funding 
                programs that enable incumbent nurses to return to 
                school.
                    (B) Establishing incentives for advanced degree 
                bedside nurses who wish to teach in nursing programs so 
                they can obtain a leave from their bedside position to 
                assume a full- or part-time position as adjunct or full 
                time faculty without the loss of salary or benefits.
                    (C) Collaboration with accredited schools of 
                nursing which may include community colleges and other 
                academic institutions providing Associate, Bachelor's, 
                or advanced nursing degree programs, or specialty 
                training or certification programs, for nurses to carry 
                out innovative nursing programs which meet the needs of 
                bedside nursing and healthcare providers.
    (g) Preference.--In awarding grants under this section the 
Secretary shall give preference to programs that--
            (1) provide for improving nurse retention;
            (2) provide for improving the diversity of the new nurse 
        graduates to reflect changes in the demographics of the patient 
        population;
            (3) provide for improving the quality of nursing education 
        to improve patient care and safety;
            (4) have demonstrated success in upgrading incumbent 
        healthcare workers to become nurses or which have established 
        effective programs or pilots to increase nurse faculty; or
            (5) are modeled after or affiliated with such programs 
        described in paragraph (4).
    (h) Evaluation.--
            (1) Program evaluations.--An entity that receives a grant 
        under this section shall annually evaluate, and submit to the 
        Secretary a report on, the activities carried out under the 
        grant and the outcomes of such activities. Such outcomes may 
        include--
                    (A) an increased number of incumbent workers 
                entering an accredited school of nursing and in the 
                pipeline for nursing programs;
                    (B) an increasing number of graduating nurses and 
                improved nurse graduation and licensure rates;
                    (C) improved nurse retention;
                    (D) an increase in the number of staff nurses at 
                the healthcare facility involved;
                    (E) an increase in the number of nurses with 
                advanced degrees in nursing;
                    (F) an increase in the number of nurse faculty;
                    (G) improved measures of patient quality (which may 
                include staffing ratios of nurses, patient satisfaction 
                rates, patient safety measures); and
                    (H) an increase in the diversity of new nurse 
                graduates relative to the patient population.
            (2) General report.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
        of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
        Secretary of Labor shall, using data and information from the 
        reports received under paragraph (1), submit to Congress a 
        report concerning the overall effectiveness of the grant 
        program carried out under this section.
    (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section, such sums as may be necessary.


Output: Nurse Training and Retention Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a partnership grant program to award grants to eligible entities to carry out comprehensive programs to provide education to nurses and create a pipeline to nursing for incumbent ancillary healthcare workers who wish to advance their careers.

Includes as eligible to receive a grant: (1) a healthcare entity that is jointly administered by a healthcare employer and a labor union representing its employees and that carries out activities using labor management training funds; (2) an entity that operates a training program that is jointly administered by one or more healthcare providers or facilities, or a trade association of healthcare providers, and one or more organizations that represent the interests of direct care healthcare workers or staff nurses who have direct input as to the organization's leadership; or (3) a state training partnership program that consists of nonprofit organizations that include equal participation from industry and labor organizations including joint labor-management training programs.

Requires a healthcare employer, to be eligible for a grant, to demonstrate that it: (1) has an established program within its facility to encourage the retention of existing nurses; (2) provides wages and benefits to its nurses that are competitive for its market or that have been collectively bargained with a labor organization; and (3) provides support for programs funded under this Act through specified mechanisms.

Sets forth requirements for matching funds, collaboration with nursing schools, types of programs funded, types to be provided preference, and program evaluations.