[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2725 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2725

    To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
     strengthen and improve the quality of mathematics and science 
                   education, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 23, 1993

  Mr. Sawyer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
     strengthen and improve the quality of mathematics and science 
                   education, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and 
Science Education Amendments of 1993''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE EDUCATION GRANTS AND 
              PROGRAMS.

    (a) In-State Apportionment.--Section 2005(c)(1) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2985(c)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or institution'' and inserting ``, 
        institution''; and
            (2) by inserting after ``higher education'' the following: 
        ``, nonprofit organizations including, museums and educational 
        partnership organizations''.
    (b) Elementary and Secondary Education Programs.--Section 2006 of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2986) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting after 
                ``minority teachers'' the following: ``or teachers who 
                are members of populations that are underserved by and 
                underrepresented in mathematics and science 
                education''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (C)--
                            (i) by inserting ``, calculators'' after 
                        ``use of''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``(which'' and all that 
                        follows through ``met)'';
            (2) in paragraph (2) of subsection (d)--
                    (A) by striking ``(1)'' and inserting ``(1)(A) or 
                (1)(B)'';
                    (B) by striking ``elementary and middle schools'' 
                and inserting ``elementary schools or middle schools''; 
                and
                    (C) by inserting ``, as appropriate,'' after ``such 
                local educational agency''.
    (c) Higher Education Programs.--Section 2007 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2987) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by amending paragraph (1)(B) to read as 
                follows:
    ``(B)(i) The State agency for higher education shall, from not less 
than 80 percent of the funds available under this subsection, make 
grants available on a competitive basis to institutions of higher 
education, nonprofit organizations, museums, and educational 
partnership organizations in the State which apply for payments under 
this section and which demonstrate involvement of local educational 
agencies.
    ``(ii) The State agency for higher education may, from not more 
than 20 percent of the funds available under this subsection, make 
discretionary grants for purposes of addressing the needs of 
populations that are underserved by and underrepresented in mathematics 
and science education to institutions of higher education in the State 
which apply for payments under this section and which demonstrate 
involvement of local educational agencies.
    ``(iii) The State agency for higher education shall make every 
effort to ensure equitable participation of private and public 
institutions of higher education.''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``who'' and all that follows through ``level'' 
                        and inserting ``of mathematics and science at 
                        the elementary and secondary levels'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) by striking the comma before 
                                ``including'' and inserting the 
                                following: ``and training for 
                                elementary school teachers to increase 
                                their content knowledge of mathematics 
                                and science,''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``and'' at the 
                                end;
                            (iii) in subparagraph (C)--
                                    (I) by striking ``teaching skills'' 
                                and inserting ``content knowledge, 
                                teaching skills, and instructional 
                                practices based on current research''; 
                                and
                                    (II) by striking the period at the 
                                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iv) by adding at the end the following new 
                        subparagraph:
            ``(D) recruiting and training minority students to become 
        mathematics and science teachers.'';
            (2) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
    ``(d) Technical Assistance and Evaluation.--Not more than 5 percent 
of the amount available under this section, or $30,000, whichever is 
greater, may be used by the State agency for higher education for--
            ``(1) providing technical assistance to local educational 
        agencies, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit 
        organizations, including museums, libraries, and educational 
        television stations, in the conduct of programs specified in 
        this section;
            ``(2) the costs incurred by the State agency for higher 
        education for evaluating programs assisted under this subpart; 
        and
            ``(3) developing plans for reform of teacher preparation in 
        mathematics and science at the State level.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Administrative Costs.--Not more than 5 percent of the amount 
available under this section, or $30,000, whichever is greater, may be 
used by the State agency for higher education for the costs of the 
administration and assessment of programs assisted under this subpart.
    (f) State Application.--Section 2008(d) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2988(d)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) How the programs planned under this subpart reflect 
        consideration of national standards in mathematics and 
        science.''.
    (d) Local Application.--Section 2009 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2989) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by inserting before the semicolon at the end of 
                paragraph (2) the following: ``and how the programs 
                reflect consideration of national standards in 
                mathematics and science'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, subject to 
                subsection (d),'' after ``subpart'';
                    (C) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
                (5);
                    (D) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
                (6) and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraphs:
            ``(7) describe how funds under this subpart will be 
        coordinated with other Federal categorical education aid and 
        grants that support a clearly articulated state and local 
        education reform plan.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Applicability of Regulations Under Other Mathematics or 
Science Education Programs.--No local educational agency, State 
educational agency, or institution of higher education entering into an 
agreement with the Secretary of Education to receive funds under this 
subpart shall be required to comply with the regulations of any other 
separate Federal mathematics or science education program.''.

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