[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 92 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 92

 To improve education for all students by restructuring the education 
                         system in the States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 1993

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To improve education for all students by restructuring the education 
                         system in the States.

    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 ``Neighborhood Schools Improvement 
Act''.

                  TITLE I--COMPREHENSIVE RESTRUCTURING

SECTION 101. COMPREHENSIVE RESTRUCTURING.

    The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2701 
et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating sections 8001 through 8005 as 10001 
        through 10005; and
            (2) by inserting after title VII the following:

                  ``TITLE VIII--RESTRUCTURING PROGRAM

         ``PART A--NATIONAL EDUCATION STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENT

``SECTION 8001. SHORT TITLE.

    ``This part may be cited as the `National Education Standards and 
Assessment Act of 1993'.

``SEC. 8002. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    ``(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            ``(1) the establishment of voluntary national standards is 
        an important, complex, and sensitive task and any coordinating 
        structure for this purpose must be bipartisan, engage 
        government at all levels, and involve the many constituencies 
        that have an established interest in improving education;
            ``(2) much work in the area of developing standards has 
        already begun and the national effort should benefit from and 
        not attempt to duplicate quality efforts proposed by existing 
        Federal and non-Federal entities; and
            ``(3) a coordinating structure should maintain the 
        tradition of State and local authority over education and 
        become part of a cooperative national effort.
    ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this part are
            ``(1) to advance the establishment of voluntary national 
        education content standards and to raise the academic 
        performance of students and schools throughout the Nation; and
            ``(2) to provide funds for the development of voluntary 
        national school delivery standards and for further research and 
        development on assessment to measure the progress of the Nation 
        in meeting national education goals and standards.

``SEC. 8003. NATIONAL EDUCATION GOALS PANEL.

    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established a National Education 
Goals Panel (referred to in this part as the `Panel').
    ``(b) Composition.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Panel shall be composed of 18 
        members (referred to in this part as `members'), including--
                    ``(A) two members appointed by the President;
                    ``(B) eight members who are Governors, three of 
                whom shall be from the same political party as the 
                President and five of whom shall be of the opposite 
                political party of the President, appointed by the 
                Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the National 
                Governors' Association, with each appointing 
                representatives of his respective political party, in 
                consultation with each other and in accordance with 
                paragraph (2); and
                    ``(C) four Members of Congress appointed as 
                follows:
                            ``(i) One member appointed by the majority 
                        leader of the Senate from among the Members of 
                        the Senate.
                            ``(ii) One member appointed by the minority 
                        leader of the Senate from among the Members of 
                        the Senate.
                            ``(iii) One member appointed by the 
                        majority leader of the House of Representatives 
                        from among the Members of the House of 
                        Representatives.
                            ``(iv) One member appointed by the minority 
                        leader of the House of Representatives from 
                        among the Members of the House of 
                        Representatives.
                    ``(D) four members of State legislatures appointed 
                by the President of the National Conference of State 
                Legislatures, of which not more than two of whom may be 
                of the same political party as the President of the 
                United States.
            ``(2) Special appointment rules.--(A) The members appointed 
        pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) shall be appointed as follows:
                    ``(i) If the Chairperson of the National Governors' 
                Association is from the same political party as the 
                President, the Chairperson shall appoint 3 individuals 
                pursuant to such paragraph and the Vice Chairperson 
                shall appoint 5 individuals pursuant to such paragraph.
                    ``(ii) If the Chairperson of the National 
                Governors' Association is from the opposite political 
                party as the President, the Chairperson shall appoint 5 
                individuals pursuant to such paragraph and the Vice 
                Chairperson shall appoint 3 individuals pursuant to 
                such paragraph.
            ``(B) If the National Governors' Association has appointed 
        a panel that meets the requirements of this subsection prior to 
        the date of enactment of this title, then the members serving 
        on such panel shall be deemed to be in compliance with the 
        provisions of this subsection and shall not be required to be 
        reappointed pursuant to this subsection.
    ``(c) Terms.--The terms of service of members shall be as follows:
            ``(1) Executive branch.--Members appointed under paragraph 
        (1)(A) shall serve at the pleasure of the President.
            ``(2) Governors.--Members appointed under paragraph (1)(B) 
        shall serve a two-year term, except that the initial 
        appointments under such paragraph shall be made to ensure 
        staggered terms with one-half of such terms of members 
        concluding every two years.
            ``(3) Members of legislatures.--Members appointed under 
        subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (1) shall serve a term 
        of two years.
    ``(d) Initiation.--The Panel may begin to carry out the duties of 
the Panel under this part when ten members of the Panel have been 
appointed.
    ``(e)  Date of Appointment.--The initial members shall be appointed 
not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this title.
    ``(f) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Panel shall not affect the 
powers of the Panel, but shall be filled in the same manner as the 
original appointment.
    ``(g) Travel.--Each member shall be allowed travel expenses, 
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 
5703 of title 5, United States Code, for each day the member is engaged 
in the performance of duties away from the home or regular place of 
business of the member.
    ``(h) Chairperson Selection.--
            ``(1) Initial selection.--The members appointed under 
        subsection (b)(2) shall select a Chairperson from among such 
        members, except that after the expiration of the term of the 
        member selected under this paragraph to serve as Chairperson as 
        of October 1, 1993, or upon the termination of the tenure of 
        such Chairperson, whichever is earlier, a majority of the 
        members of the Council shall select the Chairperson from among 
        the members.
            ``(2) Contingent selection.--If no individual described in 
        paragraph (1) assumes the position of Chairperson of the 
        Council 60 days after the date of the enactment of this title, 
        a majority of the members shall select a Chairperson from among 
        the members.

``SEC. 8004. FUNCTIONS.

    ``(a) Functions.--The Panel shall accomplish the following:
            ``(1) Interactive process.--Establish an interactive 
        process for the development of voluntary national content 
        standards and voluntary national school delivery standards 
        which, to the greatest extent feasible, reflect the comments 
        and recommendations of educators and other knowledgeable 
        individuals across the Nation.
            ``(2) Recommendations.--Make recommendations to the 
        Secretary regarding the selection of groups and organizations 
        for grants to develop voluntary national content standards, 
        voluntary national school delivery standards, and model 
        assessments of the national content standards for mathematics.
            ``(3) Certification.--Certify, after review by the 
        technical review committee established under section 8005, the 
        voluntary national standards submitted by the groups under 
        sections 8011(c) and 8012(c).
            ``(4) Evaluation.--Propose the indicators to be used to 
        measure the national education goals and report progress in 
        achieving such goals, the baselines and benchmarks against 
        which progress may be evaluated, and the format for an annual 
        report card to the Nation under section 8006.
            ``(5) Measurement.--Select interim and final measures and 
        appropriate indicators in each goal area.
            ``(6) Data.--Assure, through requirements for State 
        reports, that data on student achievement is reported in the 
        context of other relevant information about student, school, 
        and system performance.
            ``(7) Report card.--Issue an annual report card that--
                    ``(A) reports on the Federal actions taken to 
                fulfill responsibilities to education;
                    ``(B) identifies gaps in existing educational data;
                    ``(C) recommends improvements in the methods and 
                procedures for assessments; and
                    ``(D) proposes changes in national and 
                international measurement systems.
    ``(b) Performance of Functions.--In carrying out its 
responsibilities, the Panel shall operate on the principle of 
consensus.
    ``(c) Data Collection.--The Panel shall make arrangements with any 
appropriate entity to generate or collect such data as may be necessary 
to appropriately assess progress toward meeting the national education 
goals.

``SEC. 8005. REVIEW COMMITTEE.

    ``(a) Committee Established.--
            ``(1) Committee membership.--The Panel shall establish a 
        technical review committee (referred to in this part as the 
        `Committee') of not more than 16 members who shall advise and 
        assist the Panel in carrying out its functions under section 
        8004(a).
            ``(2) Public nomination.--In appointing individuals to 
        serve on the committee, the Panel shall solicit and consider 
        nominations made by the public.
            ``(3) Committee composition.--The committee shall be 
        composed of--
                    ``(A) 8 educators, including individuals with 
                expertise regarding standards and assessment; and
                    ``(B) 8 members of the public, including 
                individuals who represent parents, business, civil 
                rights advocates, child advocates, and State and local 
                public officials.
    ``(b) Committee Review.--
            ``(1) Review of standards.--After the development of each 
        set of voluntary national content standards under section 8011 
        and voluntary national school delivery standards under section 
        8012, the committee shall review such standards to determine if 
        such standards--
                    ``(A) are developed consistently with the process 
                established by the Panel under section 8004(a)(1);
                    ``(B) are sufficiently general to be adopted by any 
                State; and
                    ``(C) are of high quality.
            ``(2) Committee recommendation.--The committee shall report 
        its determination to the Panel regarding whether such standards 
        should be certified by the Panel.

``SEC. 8006. ANNUAL REPORT CARD.

    ``(a) In General.--The Panel shall prepare and submit to the 
President, the appropriate committees of Congress, and the Governor of 
each State a national report card, that shall include the following:
            ``(1) Analysis.--An analysis of the progress of the United 
        States toward achieving the national education goals.
            ``(2) Comments and recommendations.--Comments and 
        recommendations of--
                    ``(A) Federal and State policymakers;
                    ``(B) experts on teaching and child development;
                    ``(C) experts on measurements;
                    ``(D) experts on curriculum;
                    ``(E) experts on educational administration; and
                    ``(F) representatives of business.
            ``(3) Identification and improvement.--Based on the 
        findings of the Panel and an analysis of the views and comments 
        of all interested parties, the Panel may identify continuing 
        gaps in existing educational data.
    ``(b) Continuation.--The Panel shall continue to issue a national 
report card on an annual basis for the duration of the existence of the 
Panel.
    ``(c) Format.--National report cards shall be presented in a form 
that is understandable to parents and the general public.
    ``(d) Limitation.--National report cards may not include data using 
the achievement goals established under section 406(i)(6)(A)(ii) of the 
General Education Provisions Act unless such goals have been reviewed 
and approved by the Commissioner of the National Center for Education 
Statistics.

``SEC. 8007. POWERS OF THE PANEL.

    ``(a) Hearings.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Panel shall, for the purpose of 
        carrying out this part, conduct such hearings, sit and act at 
        such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such 
        evidence, as the Panel considers appropriate.
            ``(2) Public hearings.--In carrying out this part, the 
        Panel shall conduct public hearings in different geographic 
        areas of the country, both urban and rural, to receive the 
        reports, views, and analyses of a broad spectrum of experts and 
        the public regarding the functions of the Panel described in 
        section 8004(a).
    ``(b) Information.--The Panel may secure directly from any 
department or agency of the United States, information necessary to 
enable the Panel to carry out this part. Upon request of the 
Chairperson of the Panel, the head of a department or agency shall 
furnish such information to the Panel to the extent permitted by law.
    ``(c) Postal Services.--The Panel may use the United States mail in 
the same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and 
agencies of the United States.
    ``(d) Administrative and Supportive Services.--The Secretary of 
Education shall provide to the Panel, on a reimbursable basis, 
administrative support services as the Panel may request.

``SEC. 8008. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

    ``(a) Meetings.--The Panel shall meet on a regular basis, as 
necessary, at the call of the Chairperson of the Panel or a majority of 
its members.
    ``(b) Quorum.--A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum 
for the transaction of business.
    ``(c) Voting.--No individual may vote or exercise any of the powers 
of a member by proxy.
    ``(d) Federal Advisory Committee Act.--Sections 10 and 11 of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) are the only sections of 
such Act that shall apply with respect to the Panel and the technical 
review committee.

``SEC. 8009. DIRECTOR AND STAFF; EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.

    ``(a) Director.--The Chairperson of the Panel shall, without regard 
to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, relating to the 
appointment and compensation of officers or employees of the United 
States, appoint a Director to be paid at a rate not to exceed the rate 
of basic pay payable for level V of the Executive Schedule.
    ``(b) Appointment and Pay of Employees.--
            ``(1) Employee allocation.--(A) The Chairperson of the 
        Panel may appoint not more than four employees to serve as 
        staff to the Panel without regard to the provisions of title 5, 
        United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive 
        service.
            ``(B) The employees appointed under paragraph (1) may be 
        paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and 
        subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title relating to 
        classification and General Schedule pay rates, but shall not be 
        paid a rate that exceeds the maximum rate of basic pay payable 
        for GS-15 of the General Schedule.
            ``(2) Additional employees.--The Chairperson of the Panel 
        may appoint additional employees to serve as staff to the Panel 
        consistent with the provisions of title 5, United States Code.
    ``(c) Experts and Consultants.--The Panel may procure temporary and 
intermittent services of experts and consultants under section 3019(b) 
of title 5, United States Code.
    ``(d) Staff of Federal Agencies.--Upon the request of the Panel, 
the head of any department or agency of the United States is authorized 
to detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that agency 
to the Panel to assist the Panel in its duties under this part.

``SEC. 8010. AUTHORITY FOR GRANT OR CONTRACT.

    ``The Secretary shall make grants to provide for the following:
            ``(1) Operation.--The operation and activities of the 
        Panel.
            ``(2) Content standards development.--The development of 
        voluntary national content standards.
            ``(3) School delivery standards development.--The 
        development of voluntary national school delivery standards.

``SEC. 8011. VOLUNTARY NATIONAL CONTENT STANDARDS.

    ``(a) Development of Voluntary National Content Standards.--The 
Panel shall establish the process by which voluntary national content 
standards shall be developed. Such process shall provide for several 
consecutive drafts of standards which incorporate the comments and 
recommendations of educators and other knowledgeable individuals across 
the Nation.
    ``(b) Grants for Voluntary National Content Standards.--
            ``(1) Grant recommendations.--The Panel shall make 
        recommendations to the Secretary regarding the selection of 
        groups and organizations representing teachers and other 
        practitioners in a broad range of academic subject areas, 
        including mathematics, English, science, history, and 
        geography, to receive grants to develop content standards in 
        accordance with the process required under subsection (a).
            ``(2) Time and conditions.--In making recommendations to 
        the Secretary, the Panel shall propose time periods and other 
        conditions for such grants that will ensure that the process 
        under subsection (a) can be followed.
            ``(3) Grant denial.--The Secretary may decline to make a 
        grant only if such grant violates a provision of law or the 
        general administrative regulations of the Department which 
        govern the making of grants.
    ``(c) Voluntary National Content Standards Ratification.--Following 
the development of a set of such standards, the developing organization 
shall organize a meeting of its members, review the standards, and by 
formal action ratify that such standards are of high quality and meet 
the following requirements:
            ``(1) Best evidence.--Such standards reflect the best 
        evidence available regarding the knowledge and skills that 
        students should acquire in the academic subject area of such 
        standards.
            ``(2) Challenge.--Such standards are sufficiently 
        challenging to ensure that American students receive 
        instruction at world-class levels.
    ``(d) Voluntary National Content Standards Certification.--
            ``(1) Process conformance.--After ratification of a set of 
        standards under subsection (c), the Panel shall review the 
        process by which such standards were developed and consult with 
        the Committee established under section 8005 to determine and 
        certify conformance with the process established under 
        subsection (a).
            ``(2) Certification report.--The Panel shall submit to the 
        Congress, the President, and the public a report regarding such 
        certified content standards not later than December 31, 1994.

``SEC. 8012. VOLUNTARY NATIONAL SCHOOL DELIVERY STANDARDS.

    ``(a) Development of Voluntary National School Delivery 
Standards.--The Panel shall establish the process by which voluntary 
national school delivery standards shall be developed. Such process 
shall provide for several consecutive drafts of standards which 
incorporate the comments and recommendations of educators and other 
knowledgeable individuals across the Nation.
    ``(b) Grants for Voluntary National School Delivery Standards.--
            ``(1) Selection.--The Panel shall make a recommendation to 
        the Secretary regarding the selection of a consortium of 
        individuals and organizations to receive a grant to develop 
        school delivery standards. To the extent possible, such 
        consortium shall include the participation of--
                    ``(A) Governors (except Governors serving on the 
                Panel);
                    ``(B) chief State school officers;
                    ``(C) teachers (especially teachers involved in the 
                development of content standards);
                    ``(D) principals;
                    ``(E) superintendents;
                    ``(F) State and local school board members;
                    ``(G) parents;
                    ``(H) State legislators;
                    ``(I) representatives of businesses;
                    ``(J) representatives of regional accrediting 
                associations;
                    ``(K) representatives of federally funded entities 
                referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) of section 
                405(d)(4)(A) of the General Education Provisions Act; 
                and
                    ``(L) civil rights groups and organizations 
                (including those associated with the rights of 
                individuals with disabilities).
            ``(2) Time and conditions.--In making a recommendation to 
        the Secretary, the Panel shall propose a time period and other 
        conditions for such grant that shall ensure that the process 
        established under subsection (a) may be followed.
            ``(3) Grant denial.--The Secretary may decline to make a 
        grant only if such grant would violate a provision of law or 
        the general administrative regulations of the Department which 
        govern the making of grants.
    ``(c) Voluntary National School Delivery Standards Ratification.--
After developing such school delivery standards, the consortium shall 
convene a meeting to review and ratify that such standards meet the 
following requirements:
            ``(1) State adoption.--The standards are sufficiently 
        generic to be adopted for use in any State without unduly 
        restricting State and local prerogatives regarding the 
        instructional methods to be employed.
            ``(2) Fair opportunity.--The standards are likely, if 
        properly implemented, to ensure that each student in a school 
        has a fair opportunity to achieve the knowledge and skills set 
        out in the national content standards and the work force 
        readiness standards under title IX.
    ``(d) Voluntary National School Delivery Standards Certification.--
            ``(1) Process conformance.--After ratification of a set of 
        standards under subsection (c), the Panel shall review the 
        process by which such standards were developed and consult with 
        the Committee established under section 8005 to determine and 
        certify that such standards are of high quality and that they 
        conform with the process established under subsection (a).
            ``(2) Certification report.--The Panel shall submit to the 
        Congress, the President, and the public a report containing 
        such certified school delivery standards not later than 
        December 31, 1994.

``SEC. 8013. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO STANDARDS.

    ``(a) Continued Review.--The Panel shall periodically (not more 
than once every 3 years) review voluntary national content standards to 
determine whether such standards continue to reflect the best evidence 
available regarding what children should know.
    ``(b) No Influence.--Nothing in this part shall be construed to 
permit the Secretary to prescribe or influence the content of 
particular standards.

``SEC. 8014. ASSESSMENT.

    ``While taking into consideration the existing research on 
assessment that the Office of Educational Research and Improvement is 
addressing, the Panel shall make recommendations to the Secretary 
regarding such research on authentic assessment which such Office 
should undertake.

``SEC. 8015. EVALUATION AND REPORTS.

    ``(a) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall, through the National 
Academy of Sciences, conduct an evaluation and issue reports that 
include the following:
            ``(1) Evaluation report.--An evaluation of the 
        effectiveness of--
                    ``(A) school delivery standards described in 
                section 8012(c)(2);
                    ``(B) research on authentic assessment conducted by 
                the Office of Educational Research and Improvement; and
                    ``(C) the model assessments for national content 
                standards for mathematics.
            ``(2) Recommendations.--Recommendations regarding the need 
        for additional criteria to determine the validity, reliability, 
        and fairness of assessments;
            ``(3) Criteria.--Criteria for evaluating--
                    ``(A) whether assessments are substantially aligned 
                to the voluntary national content standards; and
                    ``(B) the sufficiency of evidence regarding the 
                technical quality of an assessment in relation to its 
                intended use.
    ``(b) Reports.--
            ``(1) Interim report.--The National Academy of Sciences 
        shall submit to the Congress, Secretary of Education, and the 
        public an interim report regarding the material described in 
        subsection (a) not later than December 31, 1993.
            ``(2) Final report.--The National Academy of Sciences shall 
        submit to the Congress, Secretary of Education, and the public 
        a final report regarding the material described in subsection 
        (a) not later than December 31, 1994.

``SEC. 8016. DEFINITIONS.

    ``For purposes of this title--
            ``(1) the term `content standards' means a description, in 
        a particular subject area, of the knowledge and skills children 
        should acquire.
            ``(2) the term `school delivery standards' means the 
        criteria for, and means of assessing, the resources, practices, 
        and conditions necessary at each level of the education system 
        (schools, school districts, and States) to provide all students 
        with an opportunity to learn the material in both the voluntary 
        national content standards (and the workforce readiness 
        standards), such as--
                    ``(A) the quality and availability of the 
                curriculum, instructional materials and technologies, 
                and facilities;
                    ``(B) the ability of teachers to provide quality 
                instruction;
                    ``(C) the availability of the best knowledge about 
                teaching, learning, and learners to teachers and 
                administrators;
                    ``(D) the relationship of assessments to curricula; 
                and
                    ``(E) the presence of policies and practices that 
                support desired student learning, including achievement 
                of the voluntary national content standards by all 
                students.

``SEC. 8017. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) Authorization for Panel.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1993 through 1996 
for grants to the National Education Goals Panel established under 
section 8003 to carry out its duties under this part.
    ``(b) Authorization for Evaluations and Reports.--There are 
authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for fiscal years 1993 through 
1996 for the National Academy of Sciences to carry out section 8015.
    ``(c) Authorization for Voluntary National Content Standards.--
There are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 
1993 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
1994 through 1996 to carry out section 8011.
    ``(d) Authorization for Voluntary National School Delivery 
Standards.--There are authorized to be appropriated a total of 
$5,000,000 for the fiscal years 1993 and 1994 to carry out section 
8012.

               ``PART B--NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS IMPROVEMENT

``SEC. 8101. SHORT TITLE.

    ``This part may be cited as the `Neighborhood Schools Improvement 
Act'.

``SEC. 8102. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.

    ``The Congress finds that--
            ``(1) all students can learn and must realize their 
        potential if the United States is to prosper;
            ``(2) the reforms in education of the last 15 years have 
        achieved good results, but these efforts often have been 
        limited to a few schools or to a single part of the educational 
        system;
            ``(3) additional pilot projects will have the same limited 
        effect as previous reforms and isolated changes in policy will 
        most likely have minimal impact;
            ``(4) strategies must be developed by States and 
        communities to support the revitalization of all local schools 
        by fundamentally changing the entire system of education 
        through comprehensive, coherent, and coordinated improvement 
        while recognizing the diverse cultural and language backgrounds 
        and learning abilities of students;
            ``(5) parents, teachers and other local educators, and 
        community leaders must be involved in developing system-wide 
        reform strategies that reflect the needs of their individual 
        communities;
            ``(6) States and local educational agencies, working 
        together, must immediately set about developing and 
        implementing such system-wide reform strategies if the Nation 
        is to educate all children to meet their full potential and 
        achieve national goals;
            ``(7) increasing funding for existing Federal education 
        programs at levels that will enable them to fulfill their 
        mission is a critical part of assisting States and local 
        educational agencies in their school improvement efforts; and
            ``(8) additional Federal funds should be targeted to 
        support State and local initiatives and to leverage State and 
        local resources for designing and implementing system-wide 
        reform plans.

``SEC. 8103. PURPOSE.

    ``It is the purpose of this part to raise the quality of education 
for all students by supporting a 10-year broad based public effort to 
promote coherent and coordinated changes in the system of education 
throughout the Nation at the State and local levels without 
jeopardizing funding for existing Federal education programs.

``SEC. 8104. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``The Secretary is authorized, in accordance with the provisions of 
this part, to make grants to State educational agencies to enable 
States and local educational agencies to reform and improve the quality 
of education throughout the Nation. Such grants shall be used to--
            ``(1) develop innovative educational reform plans, which 
        include State achievement goals, a means for developing or 
        adopting high quality, challenging curricular frameworks and 
        coordinated curricular materials, professional development 
        strategies, and assessments; and
            ``(2) implement reforms and plans to improve the education 
        system at the State and local levels.

``SEC. 8105. APPLICATION.

    ``(a) In General.--If a State desires to receive assistance under 
this part, the State educational agency shall submit an application to 
the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
additional information as the Secretary may reasonably require. Such 
application shall cover a 5-year period.
    ``(b) Consideration of Applications.--Each such application shall--
            ``(1) contain satisfactory evidence that the State 
        educational agency has or will have authority, by legislation 
        if necessary, to implement the plan required under section 
        8106;
            ``(2) provide an assurance that the State has a strategy 
        for ensuring broad participation in the planning process, 
        including parents, students, teachers, principals, 
        superintendents, local school board members, representatives of 
        businesses with an interest in educational improvement, 
        representatives of rehabilitation organizations, 
        representatives of the employment and training network 
        (including the vocational education system), the deans of 
        colleges of education, representatives of community-based 
        organizations, testing and curriculum experts, the director of 
        the State office responsible for teacher certification, and the 
        director of the State human services agency, to establish the 
        goals and to refine them in the future, as well as participate 
        in the development of all other components of the plan;
            ``(3) provide an assurance that the State will notify the 
        public (including individuals with limited English 
        proficiency), through print and electronic media (and other 
        accessible formats) and notice to each local educational 
        agency--
                    ``(A) that the State has made application for funds 
                under this part;
                    ``(B) of the purposes for which the funds will be 
                used; and
                    ``(C) that the State is developing a plan under 
                section 8106;
            ``(4) provide an assurance that all students will have 
        equal access to the curricular frameworks, high quality 
        curricular materials, and well-qualified teachers;
            ``(5) describe actions taken and resources identified or 
        committed to meet the requirements of this title;
            ``(6) provide an assurance that the applicant will prepare 
        and submit to the Secretary, annual evaluations of and reports 
        concerning the State program; and
            ``(7) provide an assurance that the State will carry out 
        the provisions of section 8106.
    ``(c) Approval.--The Secretary shall approve an application and any 
amendment to the application if the application or the amendment to 
such application meets the requirements of this section and is of 
sufficient quality to meet the objectives of this part. The Secretary 
shall not finally disapprove an application or an amendment to such 
application except after giving reasonable notice, technical 
assistance, and an opportunity for a hearing.
    ``(d) Reapplication.--(1) A State educational agency may apply for 
assistance for a second 5-year period and such application shall be 
approved by the Secretary if the State--
            ``(A) has met all of its reporting requirements; and
            ``(B) demonstrates that it has made reasonable progress in 
        carrying out its plan.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall not finally disapprove an application or 
an amendment to such application except after giving reasonable notice, 
technical assistance, and an opportunity for a hearing.

``SEC. 8106. DEVELOPMENT AND APPROVAL OF STATE PLAN.

    ``(a) Establishment of Panel.--Each State program assisted under 
this title shall establish a panel to develop a statewide reform plan. 
Such panel shall consist of--
            ``(1) the chief executive of the State (or designee);
            ``(2) the presiding officers and the minority leaders of 
        the State legislature (or designees);
            ``(3) the chief State school officer;
            ``(4) the head of the office that coordinates higher 
        education programs in the State or, if there is no such office, 
        the head of the office designated under section 2008 of the 
        Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Education Act (20 
        U.S.C. 2988) (or designee);
            ``(5) except in the case of a State with a single local 
        educational agency, an individual nominated by representatives 
        of local educational agencies that comprise between 5 to 10 
        percent of the local educational agencies in the State with the 
        lowest average per pupil expenditures;
            ``(6) an individual representing the State board of 
        education; and
            ``(7) individuals nominated by State organizations 
        representing each of the following:
                    ``(A) Teachers.
                    ``(B) School administrators.
                    ``(C) Local school boards.
                    ``(D) Parents.
                    ``(E) Businesses.
                    ``(F) Students.
    ``(b) Additional Members.--(1) The first meeting of such panel 
shall be convened by the chief State school officer. At such meeting, 
the panel members designated and nominated in subsection (a) shall 
select additional panel members, including--
            ``(A) the chairpersons of the State legislative committees 
        with jurisdiction over education;
            ``(B) director of the parent training and information 
        center (for children with disabilities);
            ``(C) individuals reflecting the ethnic and racial 
        diversity of the general population of the State; and
            ``(D) (except in the case of a State with a single local 
        educational agency) an individual nominated by representatives 
        of the 5 local educational agencies with the highest number of 
        students eligible for services under part A of chapter 1 of 
        title I of this Act.
    ``(2) The membership of the panel shall--
            ``(A) be geographically representative of all areas of the 
        State;
            ``(B) reflect the racial and ethnic diversity of the 
        population of the State; and
            ``(C) not exceed 25 in number.
    ``(3) Following the selection of additional members, the chief 
State school officer shall convene a meeting of the full panel to 
establish procedures regarding the operation of subsequent meetings, 
including the designation of a panel chairperson, consistent with 
applicable State law.
    ``(c) Development of State Plan.--(1) The panel shall develop a 
plan that--
            ``(A) establishes State goals to maximize achievement for 
        all children in conjunction with national educational goals;
            ``(B) establishes curricular frameworks in specific subject 
        matter areas that incorporate the goals established under 
        subparagraph (A) consistent with requirements of Federal law;
            ``(C) provides for the adoption of school delivery 
        standards;
            ``(D) provides for the development or adoption of 
        instructional materials to assist the implementation of the 
        curricular frameworks;
            ``(E) allocates resources to implement such a system-wide 
        reform plan;
            ``(F) provides for the establishment or adoption of a 
        valid, reliable, and fair assessment system based upon the 
        curricular frameworks that is capable of accurately measuring 
        the skills and knowledge required to meet State goals;
            ``(G) provides for professional development strategies 
        necessary for achieving the State goals;
            ``(H) establishes a process for reviewing Federal, State, 
        and local laws and regulations and for recommending changes in 
        such laws and regulations to further state-wide reform;
            ``(I) provides a process for selecting local educational 
        agencies for participation in local system-wide reform efforts;
            ``(J) provides for the development of objective criteria 
        and measures against which the success of local plans can be 
        evaluated;
            ``(K) provides for the ongoing evaluation of the 
        effectiveness of the State plan in closing the gap between high 
        and under-achieving students to be assessed using achievement 
        and other measures such as attendance, grade retention, and 
        dropout rates;
            ``(L) provides for the availability of curricular 
        frameworks, curricular materials, and professional development 
        in a manner ensuring equal access by all local educational 
        agencies in the State;
            ``(M) provides for a thorough review of the State's school 
        finance program, focusing on the adequacy of, and disparities 
        in, the financial resources available to each local educational 
        agency, and how such disparity affects the ability of the State 
        educational agency and local educational agencies to develop 
        and implement reform activities consistent with this part;
            ``(N) describes the steps the State educational agency 
        shall take to ensure that successful programs and practices 
        supported by subgrants awarded to local educational agencies 
        under this part shall be disseminated to other local 
        educational agencies in the State;
            ``(O) provides for the development of an adequate research, 
        training, and evaluation capacity within the State to further 
        the purposes of this part;
            ``(P) describes methods of coordinating health, 
        rehabilitation, and social services with education through 
        State interagency cooperation and agreements;
            ``(Q) provide for the dissemination of information on 
        curricular frameworks and supportive services for students with 
        disabilities to enable such students to participate;
            ``(R) describes the steps the State educational agency 
        shall take to provide remedial assistance to students, schools, 
        and local educational agencies that are identified through the 
        assessment system under subparagraph (E) as having a need for 
        such assistance; and
            ``(S) provides for the development of a strategy to 
        coordinate the use and integration of technology in schools 
        throughout the State for the purposes of instruction (including 
        approaches such as live interactive distance learning), 
        implementation of the plan, and training of parents, teachers, 
        and administrators.
    ``(2) In developing the plan, the panel shall--
            ``(A) emphasize outcome measures rather than prescribe how 
        the State and local educational agencies should achieve such 
        outcomes;
            ``(B) review recent innovations by other States and by 
        national professional organizations with expertise in 
        educational goals, curricula, and assessment;
            ``(C) review existing Federal education programs and how 
        they can contribute to the State plan; and
            ``(D) ensure broad-based participation through regular 
        notice and dissemination of information to the public 
        (including individuals with limited English proficiency) using 
        print and electronic media and other accessible formats.
    ``(3) The panel in developing the plan, shall solicit and consider 
the views and recommendations of persons having knowledge of the needs 
of students with disabilities, including parents, students, and special 
education teachers and administrators.
    ``(4) Following the development of the plan, the panel shall seek 
public comment by--
            ``(A) publishing the plan with a comment period of at least 
        60 days, or
            ``(B) notifying the public (including individuals with 
        limited English proficiency) through electronic and print media 
        (and other accessible formats) and by conducting regional 
        hearings.
After providing the public with an opportunity to comment on the plan, 
the panel shall consider the public comments and make appropriate 
changes.
    ``(5) The plan shall be submitted to the State for review and 
approval by the State educational agency, except that any changes to 
such plan shall be made with the concurrence of the panel. Prior to 
implementing the plan, the State educational agency shall submit such 
plan to the Secretary for approval. In the event that the State has 
previously accomplished any of the reform activities required under 
this part in a specific subject area or set of grade levels, the State 
is not required to include them in the plan but shall include a request 
for a waiver, including a description of such accomplishments.
    ``(6)(A) The Secretary shall approve a State's plan if such plan--
            ``(i) meets the requirements of this section; and
            ``(ii) provides evidence that the State has, or will have, 
        the resources necessary to carry it out.
    ``(B) The Secretary shall not finally disapprove a plan or an 
amendment to such plan except after giving reasonable notice, technical 
assistance, and an opportunity for a hearing.
    ``(d) Review of State Plan.--The panel and the State educational 
agency shall review on an ongoing basis, the implementation of the 
State plan for the period during which the State receives funding under 
this part. The results of such review shall be prepared in writing by 
the panel and included by the State in its annual report to the 
Secretary under section 8113(a).

``SEC. 8107. STATE USES OF FUNDS.

    ``(a) Uses of Funds.--Funds allotted by the Secretary under section 
8111(a)(2) and State and private funds contributed to make up the total 
cost of a State program as provided in section 8111(b) shall be used by 
a State with an approved application for the--
            ``(1) development and implementation of the State plan, 
        including the establishment of State goals, curricular 
        frameworks, school delivery standards, and assessment systems;
            ``(2) activities of the panel (including the travel 
        expenses of the members of such panel);
            ``(3) subgrants to local educational agencies;
            ``(4) technical assistance (including dissemination of 
        information) to local educational agencies to assist in 
        developing and carrying out their plans; and
            ``(5) evaluation, reporting, and data collection.
    ``(b) Local Educational Agencies.--In the first year that a State 
receives an allotment under this part, the State educational agency may 
make subgrants for the purpose of developing local plans as provided in 
section 8108 consistent with section 8106(c)(1)(I). In the second year, 
and in each succeeding year, from not less than 75 percent of the total 
cost of a State's program, the State educational agency shall make 
subgrants to local educational agencies which shall include--
            ``(1) at least one subgrant to a local educational agency 
        in each congressional district; and
            ``(2) a subgrant to the local educational agency with the 
        greatest number of disadvantaged children in the State.
    ``(c) Special Provision.--Funds available under section 8111 shall 
be used to carry out the plan in a manner which ensures that all 
children, especially those identified through the assessment process 
(using achievement and other measures) as not achieving satisfactorily, 
are afforded ample opportunity to reach individual, local, State, and 
national goals.

``SEC. 8108. DEVELOPMENT AND APPROVAL OF LOCAL PLANS.

    ``(a) Local Committee.--(1) A local educational agency which 
desires to receive a subgrant under this section shall establish a 
committee comprised of--
            ``(A) the chief elected officer of the unit of general 
        purpose local government with boundaries which are most closely 
        aligned with the geographic boundaries of the local educational 
        agency (or a designee);
            ``(B) the superintendent of the local educational agency;
            ``(C) a representative nominated by the local school board;
            ``(D) a representative nominated by a local teacher 
        association;
            ``(E) the director of special education of the local 
        educational agency;
            ``(F) a representative nominated by an influential business 
        association with business members that have an interest in 
        educational improvement and operate in a geographic area that 
        is most closely aligned with the local educational agency;
            ``(G) a representative nominated by the parents of children 
        served by part A of chapter 1 of title I of this Act; and
            ``(H) the elected head of a district-wide student 
        organization, if one exists.
    ``(2)(A) The first meeting of such committee shall be convened by 
the superintendent to enable the committee members designated and 
selected in paragraph (1) to select additional members including--
            ``(i) parents of students in elementary, middle, and 
        secondary schools;
            ``(ii) a representative nominated by parents of children 
        served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
        (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.);
            ``(iii) representatives of community-based organizations;
            ``(iv) members of the general public with a strong interest 
        in education;
            ``(v) principals;
            ``(vi) teachers;
            ``(vii) school counselors, psychologists, and social 
        workers;
            ``(viii) curriculum, testing, and evaluation supervisors; 
        and
            ``(ix) a representative of a local higher education 
        institution.
    ``(B) The total number of committee members may not exceed 30 and 
shall reflect the racial and ethnic diversity of the geographical area 
served by the local educational agency.
    ``(3) Following the selection of the additional members, the 
superintendent shall convene a meeting of the full committee to 
establish procedures regarding the operation of subsequent meetings, 
including the designation of a committee chairperson, consistent with 
applicable State and local law.
    ``(4) Each meeting of such committee shall be open to the public 
and accessible to individuals with disabilities.
    ``(5) The committee shall develop the local plan described in 
subsection (b).
    ``(6) A local educational agency which has established a district-
wide reform committee pursuant to State law may add members and 
responsibilities to such committee to satisfy the requirements of this 
section.
    ``(b) Local Plan.--(1) As described in the State reform plan, and 
consistent with the recommendations of the panel established under 
section 8106, the State shall make subgrants to local educational 
agencies. Each subgrant shall be of a sufficient amount to develop or 
implement a locally developed plan which--
            ``(A) is formally approved by the local educational agency;
            ``(B) describes a process to ensure broad-based community 
        participation in the development of the local plan, including 
        parents, students, teachers, principals, representatives of 
        rehabilitation organizations, representatives of the employment 
        and training network, representatives of local business 
        associations, and representatives of community-based 
        organizations;
            ``(C) provides assurance that the local educational agency 
        shall provide for an ongoing evaluation of the effectiveness of 
        the plan in meeting State and local goals, and that such agency 
        will annually review the local plan;
            ``(D) proposes district-wide reform which includes--
                    ``(i) the setting of local goals;
                    ``(ii) a process to ensure that--
                            ``(I) curricular and instructional 
                        materials reflect State goals, State curricular 
                        frameworks and local goals; and
                            ``(II) an assessment system is developed or 
                        adopted which is curriculum-based and includes 
                        achievement and other indicators that validly, 
                        fairly, and reliably measure progress of all 
                        students (including students with limited 
                        English proficiency and students with 
                        disabilities) toward meeting State and local 
                        goals;
                    ``(iii) the provision of teacher and administrator 
                training; and
                    ``(iv) a review and restructuring, if necessary, of 
                the administrative and staffing structure of the local 
                educational agency and individual schools within such 
                agency.
            ``(E) describes how parents and secondary school students 
        are involved in the development, operation, and evaluation of 
        programs and activities assisted under this part;
            ``(F) provides for the availability of curricular 
        frameworks, curricular materials, and professional development 
        in a nondiscriminatory manner;
            ``(G) provides for the ongoing evaluation of the 
        effectiveness of the local plan in closing the gap between high 
        and under-achieving students using achievement and other 
        measures such as attendance, grade retention, and dropout 
        rates;
            ``(H) reviews existing Federal education programs, 
        including early childhood education programs, and how they 
        contribute to the local plan;
            ``(I) based on the recommendations of students, teachers 
        and principals, identifies and describes Federal, State, and 
        local laws and regulations that may impede the implementation 
        of the plan, if any;
            ``(J) describes the process that will be used to ensure 
        that the funds received will be used to the maximum extent at 
        the local school level;
            ``(K) describes the steps the local educational agency 
        shall take to ensure that successful practices, supported by 
        assistance provided to schools under this part shall be 
        disseminated to other schools in the local educational agency; 
        and
            ``(L) provides special attention to the needs of minority 
        students, including instructional programs and activities 
        that--
                    ``(i) reflect cultural awareness and multi-cultural 
                diversity;
                    ``(ii) encourage alternative learning styles; and
                    ``(iii) encourage such students in elementary and 
                secondary schools to aspire to enter higher education 
                programs.
    ``(2) In making subgrants to local educational agencies under this 
subsection, the State shall give priority consideration to local plans 
which are broadly supported within their communities as evidenced by--
            ``(A) the comments of the local committee required under 
        subsection (e)(2);
            ``(B) the record of the hearings conducted by local 
        educational agencies under subsection (d)(2); and
            ``(C) letters and resolutions submitted by local groups and 
        organizations.
    ``(c) Assistance for Local Plan Development.--The State shall 
provide technical assistance in the development of a local plan where 
necessary which--
            ``(1)(A) is to be submitted by a local educational agency 
        with a large number or percentage of educationally 
        disadvantaged students, students who have dropped out of 
        school, or students with disabilities; or
            ``(B) is to be submitted by a local educational agency 
        which demonstrates need for such assistance;
            ``(2) promotes comprehensive, district-wide reform; and
            ``(3) has the support of parents, teachers, businesses, and 
        community-based service organizations.
    ``(d) Submission of Local Plan.--(1) The committee shall submit the 
plan to the local educational agency for review.
    ``(2) Prior to consideration of the plan for approval, the local 
educational agency, with proper public notice (including notice in 
accessible formats), shall conduct public meetings to:
            ``(A) receive an explanation of all aspects of the plan by 
        the local committee;
            ``(B) review and discuss the plan, including--
                    ``(i) whether it meets the requirements of this 
                section;
                    ``(ii) the revenue, resource, and budget 
                implications of the plan for the local educational 
                agency; and
                    ``(iii) the effect of the plan on staffing, 
                organization, personnel policies, and collective 
                bargaining agreements of the local educational agency;
            ``(C) discuss possible modifications to the plan; and
            ``(D) solicit the views of other interested individuals, 
        including the superintendent, principals, teachers, other 
        officials of the local educational agency, parents, and 
        students.
    ``(e) Consideration of Local Plan.--
            ``(1) After the meetings required under subsection (d), the 
        local educational agency, with proper notice, shall convene a 
        public meeting to consider the local plan and shall--
                    ``(A) approve the plan with or without 
                modification;
                    ``(B) disapprove the plan; or
                    ``(C) return the plan to the committee for further 
                development.
            ``(2) A local educational agency which approves a local 
        plan shall include the written comments of the local committee 
        prior to submitting such plan to the State for consideration 
        for a subgrant.
            ``(3) Additional development, submission, and consideration 
        of the local plan shall be consistent with the provisions of 
        this section.
    ``(f) Additional Subgrant.--A local educational agency may not 
receive an additional subgrant in a succeeding year unless such local 
educational agency demonstrates reasonable progress in the 
implementation of its local plan and, after its third year of funding 
under this part, provides evidence of improved student achievement.
    ``(g) Review of Local Plan.--(1) The committee and the local 
educational agency shall review, on an ongoing basis, the progress of 
the local educational agency in implementing the local plan for the 
period during which such agency receives funding under this part.
    ``(2) The committee shall annually submit a written progress report 
to the local educational agency, the State panel established under 
section 8106, and the State educational agency. The local educational 
agency may submit a separate report, including comments on the report 
submitted by the committee.

``SEC. 8109. LOCAL USES OF FUNDS.

    ``(a) Development of Plan.--A local educational agency which 
receives a subgrant under this part shall use the funds for the purpose 
of district-wide reform, consistent with the State and local plans. 
Authorized activities may include--
            ``(1) development and implementation of the local plan;
            ``(2) schools which reflect the best available knowledge 
        regarding teaching and learning for all students in public 
        schools, which use the highest quality instructional materials 
        and technologies, and which are designed to meet national, 
        State, and local educational goals as well as the particular 
        needs of their students and communities;
            ``(3) systems such as merit schools which reward public 
        schools with students who, taken as a whole, demonstrate 
        improved performance on curriculum related outcome measures 
        accepted by the States or developed in the State assessment 
        process;
            ``(4) activities that supplement early childhood education 
        programs and increase the readiness of young children to learn;
            ``(5) site-based management which places maximum 
        decisionmaking authority at the individual school level and 
        that, at a minimum, involves teachers and other professional 
        staff;
            ``(6) activities which maximize parental involvement in 
        improving the education of their children;
            ``(7) coordination of health, rehabilitation, and social 
        services with education;
            ``(8) activities that provide incentives for higher levels 
        of student performance and lead to improved student motivation 
        and achievement;
            ``(9) planning to improve the use of technology (including 
        instructional and assistive technology) in schools;
            ``(10) professional development activities of teachers and 
        local administrators;
            ``(11) replication of successful education programs or 
        components of such programs that will enable the local 
        educational agency to attain the goals of the State and local 
        plans;
            ``(12) provision of technical assistance to individual 
        schools to enable such schools to attain the goals of the State 
        and local plans;
            ``(13) development or adoption, with substantial 
        involvement of principals, teachers, and other administrators, 
        of curricula, instructional materials, and assessment 
        instruments which are consistent with State frameworks and 
        local goals;
            ``(14) support initiatives of teachers related to the State 
        curricular frameworks, development and implementation of the 
        local plan, and innovative approaches to improving student 
        achievement;
            ``(15) support of initiatives similar to those authorized 
        under paragraph (14) by local school cooperatives or consortia 
        which are a part of an educational reform plans;
            ``(16) demonstrating and evaluating the effectiveness of 
        improving teacher and student performance by reducing the 
        numbers of students in classrooms; and
            ``(17) improving the academic performance and reducing the 
        dropout rate of at-risk students through the use of mentors.
    ``(b) Involvement of Principals and Teachers.--A local educational 
agency shall involve teachers and school principals in the development, 
operation, and evaluation of activities assisted by funds provided 
under this part.

``SEC. 8110. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``For the purpose of carrying out this part, there are authorized 
to be appropriated $800,000,000 for the fiscal year 1993, and such sums 
as may be necessary for the fiscal years 1994 through 2002.

``SEC. 8111. ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.

    ``(a) To States.--(1) From funds appropriated under section 8110, 
the Secretary shall allot to the Secretary of the Interior for each 
fiscal year an amount equal to \1/2\ of 1 percent of the funds 
appropriated, not to exceed $2,000,000 in any fiscal year, to benefit 
Indian students enrolled in schools funded by the Department of the 
Interior for Indian students. The provisions of subsection (b) of this 
section shall not apply to payments made under this paragraph.
    ``(2) From the remaining amount appropriated under section 8110, 
the Secretary shall make annual grants to States with approved 
applications based upon the formula established in part A of chapter 1 
of title I of this Act.
    ``(3)(A) The Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs 
shall reserve, from the allotment to carry out this subsection, an 
amount not to exceed $500,000 to provide, through the National Academy 
of Sciences, for an analysis of the costs associated with meeting the 
academic standards of the Bureau of Indian Affairs by each school 
funded by such Bureau. The results of such analysis shall be reported, 
in aggregate and school specific form, to the chairpersons of the 
Committee on Education and Labor of the House and the Select Committee 
on Indian Affairs of the Senate and to the Assistant Secretary of the 
Interior for Indian Affairs not later than 6 months following the date 
of enactment of this title.
    ``(B) Such analysis shall evaluate the cost of providing a program 
in each school funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs during the 
academic year July 1, 1993, through June 30, 1994, and shall be based 
on--
            ``(i) the standards--
                    ``(I) published by such Bureau in the Federal 
                Register and in effect for Bureau operated schools on 
                July 1, 1993, or
                    ``(II) incorporated within grant or contract 
                agreements in effect on such date for tribally 
                controlled schools funded by such Bureau through the 
                Student Equalization program under section 1126 of 
                Public Law 95-561, as amended:
            ``(ii) the best projections of student counts and 
        demographics, as independently determined by such Academy; and
            ``(iii) the pay and benefit schedules and other personnel 
        requirements for each such Bureau funded school, in effect on 
        July 1, 1993.
    ``(b) Matching Requirement.--(1) The Federal share under this part 
may not exceed--
            ``(A) 100 percent of the total cost of a program for the 
        first year for which a State receives funds under this part;
            ``(B) 85 percent of the total cost of a program for the 
        second year for which a State receives funds under this part;
            ``(C) 60 percent of the total cost of a program for the 
        third year for which a State receives funds under this part;
            ``(D) 45 percent of the total cost of a program for the 
        fourth year for which a State receives funds under this part; 
        and
            ``(E) 33 percent of the total cost of a program for the 
        fifth and any succeeding year for which a State receives funds 
        under this part.
    ``(2) The remaining cost of a program that receives assistance 
under this part shall be paid by the State from State funds and may 
include contributions from the private sector.
    ``(3) The share of payments from sources other than funds 
appropriated under this part may be in cash or in kind fairly 
evaluated.
    ``(4) The requirements of this subsection shall not apply to the 
Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or Pacific outlying 
areas.
    ``(c) Maintenance of Effort.--A State is entitled to receive its 
full allotment of funds under this section for any fiscal year if the 
Secretary finds that either the combined fiscal effort per student or 
the aggregate expenditures within the State with respect to the 
provision of free public education for the preceding fiscal year was 
not less than 90 percent of such combined fiscal effort or aggregate 
expenditures for the second preceding fiscal year.
    ``(d) Administrative Costs.--From its annual allotment, a State may 
reserve for administration (not to include the activities of the panel) 
an amount not to exceed 4 percent or $250,000, whichever is greater.
    ``(e) Assurances and Terms.--(1) The funds allotted to the 
Secretary of the Interior under subsection (a)(1) shall be made in a 
payment which shall be pursuant to an agreement between the Secretary 
and the Secretary of the Interior containing such assurances and terms 
as the Secretary determines will best achieve the purposes of this 
part. The agreement shall contain an assurance that--
            ``(A) a panel, as set forth in paragraph (2) of this 
        subsection, shall be established;
            ``(B) a plan as required in section 8106 shall be developed 
        by such panel; and
            ``(C) the provisions and activities required under sections 
        8106 and 8107 shall be carried out in the same time frames 
        stipulated for the States in those sections, provided that the 
        term `local educational agencies' shall be interpreted to mean 
        `schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs'.
    ``(2) To carry out the provisions of this part, and to develop the 
plan required under the agreement with the Secretary required in 
paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Interior shall establish a panel 
coordinated by the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian 
Affairs to develop a system-wide reform plan. Such panel shall consist 
of--
            ``(A) the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian 
        Affairs (or designee);
            ``(B) the chairpersons and ranking minority members of the 
        Committee on Education and Labor of the House of 
        Representatives and the Select Committee on Indian Affairs of 
        the Senate (or their designees);
            ``(C) the Director of the Office of Indian Education 
        Programs of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and such heads of 
        divisions in such office as the Director shall designate;
            ``(D) a representative nominated by each of the following--
                    ``(i) the organization representing the majority of 
                teachers and professional personnel in Bureau-operated 
                schools;
                    ``(ii) the organization representing the majority 
                of nonteaching personnel in Bureau-operated schools, if 
                not the same organization as in clause (i);
                    ``(iii) school administrators of Bureau-operated 
                schools;
                    ``(iv) education line officers located in Bureau 
                area or agency offices serving elementary or secondary 
                programs;
                    ``(v) the organization representing the majority of 
                Bureau-funded contract or grants schools not serving 
                students on the Navajo reservation;
                    ``(vi) the organization representing the majority 
                of Bureau-funded contract or grants schools serving 
                students on the Navajo reservation;
                    ``(vii) the organization representing the school 
                boards required in Bureau-operated schools, not serving 
                students on the Navajo reservation; and
                    ``(viii) the organization representing the school 
                boards required in Bureau-operated schools, serving 
                students on the Navajo reservation.
        In addition, the members of the panel stipulated above shall 
        designate for full membership 3 tribal chairmen (or designees) 
        or representatives of 3 national organizations which primarily 
        represent national Indian education concerns, or a combination 
        of these 2 classes, provided that the National Advisory Council 
        on Indian Education, established under the Indian Education Act 
        of 1972, (25 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) shall not be included as an 
        organization for consideration under this provision.

``SEC. 8112. AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION AND TRAINING.

    ``(a) Information and Training.--Proportionate to the number of 
children in a State or in a local educational agency who are enrolled 
in private elementary or secondary schools--
            ``(1) a State educational agency or local educational 
        agency which uses funds under this part to develop goals, 
        curricular frameworks, curricular materials, and assessments 
        shall, upon request, make information related to such goals, 
        frameworks, materials, and assessments available to private 
        schools; and
            ``(2) a State educational agency or local educational 
        agency which uses funds under this part for teacher and 
        administrator training shall provide in its plan for the 
        training of teachers and administrators of private schools 
        located in the geographical area served by such agency.
    ``(b) Waiver.--If, by reason of any provision of law, a State or 
local educational agency is prohibited from providing for the equitable 
participation of teachers and administrators from private schools in 
training programs assisted with Federal funds provided under this part, 
or if the Secretary determines that a State or local educational agency 
has substantially failed or is unwilling to provide for such 
participation, the Secretary shall waive such requirements and shall 
arrange for the provision of training consistent with State goals and 
curricular frameworks for such teachers and administrators. Such 
waivers shall be subject to consultation, withholding, notice, and 
judicial review in accordance with section 1017 of this Act.

``SEC. 8113. ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTS: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    ``(a) Annual Report.--A State which receives funds under this part 
shall annually report to the Secretary--
            ``(1) regarding such State's progress in meeting its goals 
        and plans;
            ``(2) describing proposed activities for the succeeding 
        year; and
            ``(3) describing Federal regulations which may impede 
        reform activities under this part as described in local plans 
        approved by the State.
    ``(b) Additional Report; Technical Assistance.--(1) Each State 
which receives funds under this part shall submit to the Secretary a 
biennial report on revenues available to, and expenditures by, each 
local educational agency in the State during the second preceding year. 
This report shall be developed in accordance with data definitions 
developed and published by the National Center for Education 
Statistics, and shall include at least the following information for 
each local educational agency within the State--
            ``(A) sources of revenues, identified by level of 
        Government and type in the case of taxes;
            ``(B) types of educational services offered;
            ``(C) pupil enrollment, average daily attendance, and 
        average daily membership;
            ``(D) demographic information on student population;
            ``(E) type and responsibilities of each local educational 
        agency, including a description of grade levels served; and
            ``(F) age and condition of facilities, including the 
        percent of budget expended for maintenance and operation.
    ``(2) After submission of the first biennial report under paragraph 
(1), a State, using data and definitions developed by the National 
Center on Education Statistics, shall include in each subsequent 
biennial report for each local educational agency the following 
information:
            ``(A) Tax assessment rates, policies, and practices.
            ``(B) The ability of such local educational agency to raise 
        additional revenues.
            ``(C) The costs of providing elementary and secondary 
        education services.
    ``(3) The report required by this subsection shall also contain a 
detailed description of the State's school finance programs including 
each program's--
            ``(A) purpose;
            ``(B) eligibility criteria;
            ``(C) sources of revenue;
            ``(D) aggregate level of funding;
            ``(E) mechanism or formula for distributing funds among 
        local educational agencies; and
            ``(F) restrictions on use of funds.
    ``(4) In developing data definitions under this subsection, the 
National Center for Education Statistics shall consult with individuals 
knowledgeable in the field of education finance.
    ``(5) Each State shall make its first report to the Secretary under 
this subsection not later than two years after the date that the 
Secretary initially allots funds under section 8111.
    ``(c) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide technical 
assistance, either directly by grant or by contract, to the States to 
assist them in complying with the requirements of this section.
    ``(d) Data Review.--The National Center for Education Statistics 
shall review the data from reports compiled under this section to 
determine adherence to the definitions required in subsection (b) 
before it is submitted for policy analysis by the National Academy of 
Sciences under subsection (c) of section 8114. The National Center for 
Education Statistics shall forward to the Secretary and the National 
Academy of Sciences any discrepancies it determines between the data 
and the definitions and any corrections necessary to achieve 
consistency in the data, particularly as it relates to differences in 
data of the various States.

``SEC. 8114. EVALUATION AND DISSEMINATION.

    ``(a) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall evaluate a representative 
sample of such State and local reform efforts over the course of the 
10-year authorization in order to assess the effectiveness of such 
plans and activities in improving the educational performance of all 
children. Such evaluations shall specifically examine the effects of 
such activities on disadvantaged students. The Secretary may reserve up 
to \3/4\ of one percent of the appropriations for this part to carry 
out this section provided that \1/2\ of one percent of such 
appropriation shall be reserved for technical assistance under section 
8113(c) and for subsection (c) of this section.
    ``(b) Dissemination.--The Secretary shall, annually and upon 
request, disseminate to the States information on approaches and 
materials developed under this part or through related efforts.
    ``(c) Contract for Statistical, Legal, and Policy Analysis.--(1) 
The Secretary shall provide, through a contract with the National 
Academy of Sciences, for the preparation of a statistical, legal, and 
policy analysis of school finance and related data reported by the 
States under section 8113(b). Such analysis shall--
            ``(A) address disparities in educational expenditures and 
        the reasons for such disparities among local educational 
        agencies in each State and among States across the Nation; and
            ``(B) describe the degree to which the data reported by 
        States under section 8113 was useful in its preparation.
    ``(2) In conducting such analysis, the National Academy of Sciences 
shall use statistical methods generally accepted by school finance 
specialists, and shall develop model State school finance programs 
based on generally accepted concepts of equalized school finance 
programs. Such models shall take into consideration a variety of 
factors, including--
            ``(A) State and local variations in student demographics 
        and needs, and the costs of meeting such needs;
            ``(B) adequacy of resources;
            ``(C) ability and willingness of States and local 
        educational agencies to raise additional revenues; and
            ``(D) costs of providing educational services.
    ``(3) Not later than three years following the date that the 
Secretary makes the first allotment of funds to States under section 
8111, the National Academy of Sciences shall provide a report 
containing the information required by this subsection to the 
Chairpersons of the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the 
Senate and to the Secretary. The Secretary shall expeditiously make 
such report available to States and, upon request, to the public.
    ``(4) The Secretary, upon request, shall provide, either directly 
or by contract, technical assistance to States which endeavor to 
implement a model school finance program developed by the National 
Academy of Sciences under this subsection.

``SEC. 8115. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    ``The Secretary shall submit annually to the chairpersons of the 
Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate a report that 
contains--
            ``(1) a description of the progress that States receiving 
        funds under this part have made in developing and implementing 
        their plans;
            ``(2) information from State and local reports regarding 
        requirements in Federal law or regulation which have been 
        identified by States and local educational agencies as impeding 
        the system-wide reform of schools under this part; and
            ``(3) a list by State of average per pupil expenditures 
        reflecting the most recent data reported under section 8113(b) 
        and reviewed under section 8113(d).

``SEC. 8116. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    ``Nothing in this part shall--
            ``(1) supersede State law;
            ``(2) be construed to authorize any department, agency, 
        officer, or employee of the Federal Government to--
                    ``(A) exercise any control over the curriculum, 
                program of instruction, administration or personnel of 
                any educational institution or school system; or
                    ``(B) prescribe the use of particular standards, 
                assessments, or instructional materials;
            ``(3) be construed to limit the rights or responsibilities 
        of any person under any Federal law; or
            ``(4) be construed to prohibit a local educational agency 
        from receiving contributions from private organizations or 
        individuals for the purpose of supporting the development or 
        implementation of its local reform plan.

``SEC. 8117. DEFINITIONS.

    ``For purposes of this part:
            ``(1) The term `assessment system' means a system for 
        measuring the abilities and academic achievement of students 
        that is based upon a set of curricular frameworks and expected 
        outcomes.
            ``(2) The term `curricular framework' means a description, 
        in a particular subject area, of the knowledge and skills 
        children should acquire.
            ``(3) The term `Pacific outlying area' means American 
        Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
        and the Republic of Palau (until such time as the Compact of 
        Free Association is ratified).

              ``PART C--FLEXIBILITY DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

``SEC. 8401. SHORT TITLE.

    ``This part may be cited as the `Flexibility for Educational 
Effectiveness Act of 1993'.

``SEC. 8402. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    ``(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            ``(1) historically, Federal education programs have 
        addressed the Nation's most pressing educational problems by 
        providing categorical assistance with various requirements 
        relating to the use of funds;
            ``(2) while the approach described in paragraph (1) has 
        proven generally successful, some program requirements may 
        inadvertently impede educational achievement;
            ``(3) schools face increasingly diverse populations of 
        disadvantaged students due to the influx of many immigrant 
        children, the growth in poverty among children, and changes in 
        the family structure;
            ``(4) schools are asked not only to educate such 
        increasingly diverse student populations, but to meet 
        disadvantaged students' needs for social, health, and 
        nutritional services;
            ``(5) in an era when educational change and reform must 
        prevail, it is more important than ever to provide programs 
        that--
                    ``(A) result in improved educational outcomes for 
                disadvantaged students;
                    ``(B) promote the coordination of education and 
                related services that benefit children and their 
                families;
                    ``(C) respond flexibly to the needs of a diverse 
                student population;
                    ``(D) stop the proliferation of unnecessary 
                Federal, State, and local regulation; and
                    ``(E) place less emphasis on reviewing procedures 
                and more emphasis on achieving program results.
    ``(b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this part to establish a 
national demonstration program which--
            ``(1) promotes educational reform that leads to improved 
        educational outcomes for disadvantaged students;
            ``(2) holds accountable the schools and other recipients of 
        Federal funds for achieving specific educational improvement 
        goals in exchange for increased flexibility in the use of their 
        resources; and
            ``(3) enables school and program administrators, teachers, 
        parents, local agencies, and community groups to work together 
        to develop effective education programs that lead to improved 
        achievement and meet the needs of disadvantaged students.

``SEC. 8403. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) States.--
            ``(1) Waivers authorized.--Except as provided in subsection 
        (e) and section 8409, the Secretary is authorized to waive 
        statutory or regulatory requirements in accordance with the 
        provisions of this part for not more than 10 States which have 
        implemented comprehensive regulatory reform plans involving not 
        more than 20 local educational agencies and 75 schools in each 
        such State in order to enable such States to conduct 
        demonstration projects to find more flexible ways to provide 
        education and other services to disadvantaged students.
            ``(2) Limitation.--The Secretary shall only waive statutory 
        or regulatory requirements if the Secretary determines that 
        such requirements may impede the ability of a school or other 
        service provider to--
                    ``(A) provide education and other services to 
                disadvantaged students; or
                    ``(B) meet the special needs of such students and 
                other individuals in the most effective manner 
                possible.
    ``(b) Other Federal Agencies.--
            ``(1) Waivers.--The head of any other Federal agency who 
        has entered into an agreement with the Secretary pursuant to 
        paragraph (2) is similarly authorized to waive only regulatory 
        requirements applicable to an elementary, secondary, or youth 
        vocational training program administered by such agency if the 
        agency head and the Secretary agree that such a waiver would 
        provide more flexible ways to provide education and other 
        services to disadvantaged students.
            ``(2) Agreement.--For the purpose of considering requests 
        for waivers under this part regarding requirements related to 
        programs administered by other Federal agencies, the Secretary 
        shall enter into written agreements with the heads of such 
        agencies which describe the process to be used to consider such 
        requests.
    ``(c)  State and Local Educational Agency Application 
Transmittal.--The Secretary or the head of any other Federal agency 
shall only waive the statutory or regulatory requirements in accordance 
with the provisions of this part after receiving applications from a 
State educational agency in accordance with subsections (a) and (b) of 
section 8408.
    ``(d) Approval of Projects.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall approve applications 
        from States which have implemented, or will implement prior to 
        applying to the Secretary under section 8408, comprehensive 
        regulatory reform demonstration projects under this section 
        that the Secretary determines show substantial promise of 
        achieving the purposes of this section, after considering--
                    ``(A) the comprehensiveness of the project, 
                including the types of students, schools, programs, and 
                activities to be included;
                    ``(B) the extent to which the requirements for 
                which waivers are sought impede educational 
                improvement;
                    ``(C) the State and local requirements that will be 
                waived for the project;
                    ``(D) the significance and feasibility of the 
                proposed project's goals for each participating school 
                or site; and
                    ``(E) the quality of the plan for ensuring 
                accountability for the proposed plan's activities and 
                goals.
            ``(2) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with the 
        heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, if any, in 
        determining whether to approve a project. Each such agency head 
        shall notify the Secretary of any waivers granted by such 
        agency head as part of such project.
            ``(3) Distribution of projects.--The Secretary shall ensure 
        that, to the extent feasible, projects assisted under this 
        section are geographically distributed, and equitably 
        distributed among urban, suburban, and rural areas, as well as 
        large and small schools.
    ``(e) Territories.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding the definition of 
        `State' contained in section 1471(22), the Secretary is 
        authorized to consider an application from each of the 
        territories of the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the 
        Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Republic 
        of Palau (until such time as the Compact of Free Association is 
        ratified) and to waive certain requirements in not more than 
        four schools for each of such territories.
            ``(2) Special rule.--The requirements of subsection (a)(1) 
        regarding the number of States and schools that may be approved 
        for waivers shall not include the entities described in 
        paragraph (1).

``SEC. 8404. FEDERAL WAIVERS OF GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.

    ``A State educational agency may request waivers of Federal 
statutory or regulatory requirements relating to the uses of funds for 
programs serving disadvantaged students to allow funds to be combined 
to better serve disadvantaged students in the regular classroom.
            ``(1) Preschool programs.--In the case of preschool 
        programs serving disadvantaged students, such programs shall 
        include chapter 1 and may include--
                    ``(A) the Head Start Act (only for requirements 
                related to age, family income, length of day, and 
                restrictions on reimbursement);
                    ``(B) the Even Start Act; and
                    ``(C) the Child Care Quality Improvement Act.
            ``(2) Elementary school.--In the case of programs serving 
        disadvantaged students at the elementary school level, such 
        programs shall include chapter 1 and may include--
                    ``(A) chapter 2 of title I of this Act;
                    ``(B) the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented 
                Students Education Act of 1988;
                    ``(C) the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 
                1986;
                    ``(D) the Head Start Transition Project Act;
                    ``(E) the Follow Through Act;
                    ``(F) the Emergency Immigrant Education Act of 
                1984; and
                    ``(G) the Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and 
                Science Education Act.
            ``(3) Secondary school.--In the case of programs serving 
        disadvantaged students at the secondary school level, such 
        programs shall include chapter 1 and may include--
                    ``(A) the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 
                Technology Education Act;
                    ``(B) the Job Training Partnership Act;
                    ``(C) chapter 2 of title I of this Act;
                    ``(D) the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 
                1986;
                    ``(E) the Emergency Immigrant Education Act of 
                1984; and
                    ``(F) the Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and 
                Science Education Act.

``SEC. 8405. FEDERAL WAIVERS OF REQUIREMENTS FOR SOCIAL, HEALTH, AND 
              NUTRITION PROGRAMS.

    ``A State educational agency may request waivers of Federal 
statutory or regulatory requirements relating to the operation of 
programs designed to improve the social, health, and nutritional 
condition of disadvantaged children. Requests may include waivers for--
            ``(1) the Nutrition Education and Training Program under 
        the Child Nutrition Act of 1966;
            ``(2) Programs for Improvement of Comprehensive School 
        Health Education under the Secretary's Fund for Innovation in 
        Education described in section 4605 of this Act;
            ``(3) the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education Act; and
            ``(4) the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986.

``SEC. 8406. FEDERAL WAIVERS OF REQUIREMENTS FOR NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH 
              AND CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS.

    ``The State educational agency may request waivers of Federal 
statutory or regulatory requirements relating to the operation of the 
school lunch and school breakfast programs authorized under the 
National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 in order 
to promote more efficient operation of such programs.

``SEC. 8407. ELIGIBILITY.

    ``(a) State Eligibility.--To be eligible to participate in a 
demonstration project under this part, a State educational agency shall 
have, or make a concerted attempt to develop, coordinated service 
agreements with other agencies of the State that administer social 
services, health, mental health, and substance abuse prevention and 
treatment programs. Such agreements shall include descriptions of the 
manner in which such services for disadvantaged students are 
coordinated at the State level.
    ``(b) Local Eligibility.--To be eligible to participate in a 
demonstration project under this part, a local educational agency 
shall--
            ``(1) develop an application in accordance with section 
        8408; and
            ``(2) have, or make a concerted attempt to develop, 
        coordinated service agreements with other local agencies and 
        organizations to better coordinate the provision of education, 
        social services, health, mental health, and substance abuse 
        prevention and treatment programs to disadvantaged students. 
        Such services shall be available at a location convenient for 
        such students and their families.

``SEC. 8408. APPLICATIONS.

    ``(a) General Local Requirements.--
            ``(1) General rule.--A local educational agency that 
        desires to participate in a demonstration project that waives 
        certain State and Federal requirements to improve the delivery 
        of services to disadvantaged children shall submit an 
        application to the State educational agency for approval. The 
        State educational agency shall transmit such approved 
        applications to the Secretary.
            ``(2) Contents.--Each application described in paragraph 
        (1) shall--
                    ``(A) identify each school that desires waivers of 
                Federal and State requirements and describe how such 
                requirements impede improved educational outcomes;
                    ``(B) specifically identify each Federal and State 
                statutory and regulatory requirement to be waived, the 
                purpose of the waiver, and how the waiver will 
                facilitate the achievement of the purpose of the 
                program for which the waiver is requested;
                    ``(C) describe how program funds shall be combined 
                with chapter 1 funds, other than nutrition funds, to 
                provide more effective services in the regular 
                classroom for disadvantaged students;
                    ``(D) describe how the combining of funds shall--
                            ``(i) allow each school that desires a 
                        waiver to provide services to disadvantaged 
                        students with a more comprehensive, less 
                        fragmented approach;
                            ``(ii) allow each school that desires a 
                        waiver to better meet the educational needs of 
                        disadvantaged students; and
                            ``(iii) allow each school that desires a 
                        waiver to allocate resources more effectively;
                    ``(E) describe the State and local requirements 
                that will be waived, the purpose of such waivers, and, 
                if such requirements will not have been waived before 
                the project begins, when those waivers will be obtained 
                and take effect;
                    ``(F) describe the specific educational improvement 
                goals for each school that desires a waiver, 
                including--
                            ``(i) goals to substantially improve the 
                        performance of disadvantaged students on 
                        indicators of student progress that are tied to 
                        State and national education goals and which 
                        reflect public input;
                            ``(ii) goals that reflect the broad 
                        purposes of each program for which the waiver 
                        is sought; and
                            ``(iii) an explanation of how the local 
                        educational agency shall evaluate the progress 
                        of each school that desires a waiver in meeting 
                        its educational improvement goals;
                    ``(G) describe the population of disadvantaged 
                students at each school that desires a waiver, the 
                academic and other needs of such students, and how the 
                needs of such students shall be addressed by the 
                demonstration project;
                    ``(H) describe how school administrators, teachers, 
                staff, and parents shall be involved in the planning, 
                development, and implementation of the goals for each 
                school that desires a waiver; and
                    ``(I) contain an assurance that the local 
                educational agency shall report annually to the State 
                educational agency on the progress of each 
                participating school in meeting the goals described in 
                the application.
            ``(3) Local requirements for other programs.--
                    ``(A) Local request for social, health, and 
                nutrition program waivers.--A local educational agency 
                that desires to receive waivers of statutory or 
                regulatory requirements to improve the social, health, 
                and nutritional services to disadvantaged students 
                shall submit an application to the State educational 
                agency that--
                            ``(i) includes a description of the 
                        impediments to providing effective social, 
                        health, and nutritional services to 
                        disadvantaged children;
                            ``(ii) identifies the Federal and State 
                        statutory or regulatory requirements to be 
                        waived;
                            ``(iii) describes the service goals to be 
                        achieved; and
                            ``(iv) assures that the local educational 
                        agency shall report annually to the State 
                        educational agency on the progress of the 
                        school in meeting the goals described in the 
                        application.
                    ``(B) Local request of school lunch and child 
                nutrition program waivers.--A local educational agency 
                that desires to receive waivers of regulatory 
                requirements relating to the operation of school lunch 
                and school breakfast programs shall submit an 
                application to the State educational agency that--
                            ``(i) includes a description of the 
                        impediments to the efficient operation and 
                        administration of the school lunch or school 
                        breakfast program;
                            ``(ii) identifies the Federal statutory 
                        requirements to be waived;
                            ``(iii) describes the management goals to 
                        be achieved, such as fewer hours spent on or 
                        fewer personnel dedicated to the administration 
                        of such programs; and
                            ``(iv) assures that the local educational 
                        agency shall report annually to the State 
                        educational agency on the progress of a school 
                        in meeting the goals described in the 
                        application.
                    ``(C) Single application.--The Secretary shall 
                encourage local educational agencies to submit a single 
                application for waivers under sections 8404, 8405, and 
                8406.
    ``(b) General State Requirements.--A State educational agency that 
desires to request waivers of statutory requirements or regulations 
shall submit an application to the Secretary that includes the 
following:
            ``(1) School selection.--The names of the local educational 
        agencies and the schools in such State selected to participate 
        in a demonstration project.
            ``(2) Requirement waivers.--For each local educational 
        agency described in paragraph (1), the identification of the 
        statutory or regulatory requirements that are requested to be 
        waived and the goals that the local educational agency intends 
        to achieve.
            ``(3) State action.--A description of the action that the 
        State has undertaken to remove State statutory or regulatory 
        barriers identified in the applications of the local 
        educational agencies.
            ``(4) Program combination.--A description of the extent to 
        which the State has combined State programs for educating 
        disadvantaged students and State social, health, mental health, 
        and substance abuse programs with similar Federal programs, 
        including the administration of such programs.
            ``(5) Monitoring process.--An assurance that the State 
        educational agency shall monitor the progress of the schools in 
        meeting the goals outlined in the application and that such 
        agency shall report annually on such progress to the Secretary.
            ``(6) Appropriate approval.--If a local educational agency 
        has requested a waiver of a Federal or State statutory or 
        regulatory requirement that is not within the jurisdiction of 
        the State educational agency, the written approval of the 
        appropriate State official responsible for such requirement.
    ``(c) Priorities.--
            ``(1) Local priority.--The State educational agency shall 
        give priority consideration to the selection of local 
        educational agencies with schools serving large numbers or 
        percentages of students eligible to receive a free or reduced 
        price meal, and schools that are--
                    ``(A) participating in schoolwide projects under 
                chapter 1;
                    ``(B) recipients of multiple Federal educational 
                programs serving disadvantaged students; and
                    ``(C) combining Federal and State social, health, 
                mental health, and substance abuse services with 
                Federal and State education programs affected by this 
                part.
            ``(2) State priority.--The Secretary shall give priority 
        consideration to an application of a State that--
                    ``(A) demonstrates that actions have been taken to 
                waive State statutory or regulatory requirements in 
                programs similar to the Federal programs for which the 
                waivers are sought; and
                    ``(B) demonstrates (and provides evidence of 
                authority) that the State has or intends to coordinate 
                and combine the administration of similar Federal and 
                State education programs affected by this part and also 
                to coordinate such programs with social, health, mental 
                health, and substance abuse programs.

``SEC. 8409. RESTRICTIONS ON WAIVERS.

    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Participation requirement.--A local educational 
        agency may request waivers only for those programs in which 
        such agency participates.
            ``(2) Construction.--Nothing in this part shall be 
        construed:
                    ``(A) Civil rights and discrimination.--To 
                authorize any changes in, substitutions for, or 
                lessening of, the mandates and protections of Federal 
                laws and regulations regarding civil rights (under 
                title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964), 
                discrimination (under title IX of the Education 
                Amendments of 1972, or section 504 of the 
                Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act 
                of 1975, title II of the Americans with Disabilities 
                Act of 1990, or the Individuals with Disabilities 
                Education Act), and safety, and the procedural 
                safeguards contained in such provisions.
                    ``(B) Usage of funds.--To affect regulations and 
                prohibitions concerning the diversion of Federal funds 
                for private use.
                    ``(C) General requirements.--To absolve any State, 
                local educational agency or school from--
                            ``(i) maintenance of effort or 
                        comparability of services requirements under 
                        any program;
                            ``(ii) requirements that Federal funds 
                        supplement, not supplant non-Federal funds;
                            ``(iii) requirements to provide for the 
                        equitable participation of private school 
                        students;
                            ``(iv) requirements under sections 438 and 
                        439 of the General Education Provisions Act; or
                            ``(v) requirements relating to parental 
                        participation.
                    ``(D) Fund distribution.--(i) To alter the 
                distribution of funds to schools within the local 
                educational agency.
                    ``(ii) To change the way funds are utilized within 
                schools for programs not included in the waiver.
    ``(b) Restrictions of School Lunch and Child Nutrition Programs.--
Nothing in this part shall be construed:
            ``(1) Disclosure of information.--To lessen the mandates 
        regarding the prohibition on the disclosure of information 
        regarding students receiving free or reduced price meals.
            ``(2) Price limitation.--To allow eligible schools to 
        charge more than the statutory price limit for a reduced price 
        meal.
            ``(3) Meal costs.--To lessen the mandates regarding the 
        requirements for serving free or reduced price meals to 
        eligible students.
            ``(4) Reimbursement.--To allow schools to receive a 
        reimbursement at an amount greater than the number or 
        proportion of students eligible for free, reduced price, or 
        paid meals.
            ``(5) Prohibition.--To lessen the requirements regarding 
        the prohibition on operating a profit-producing program.
            ``(6) Sale.--To lessen the requirements regarding the sale 
        of competitive foods.
            ``(7) Nutrition.--To lessen the mandates regarding the 
        nutritional content of the meals served.
    ``(c) Special Rule.--Any reports statutorily required of programs 
affected by sections 8404, 8405, and 8406 shall be waived and 
considered satisfied by the reporting requirements in this part.

``SEC. 8410. TERMINATION OF WAIVER AUTHORITY.

    ``(a) Early Termination.--A waiver granted under this part shall be 
terminated when the following occurs:
            ``(1) Inadequate progress.--A recipient of a waiver has not 
        demonstrated adequate progress toward meeting the goals 
        outlined in the application of the local educational agency.
            ``(2) Violation.--When a State or school has been found in 
        violation of any restriction on the waiver authority.
    ``(b) Final Termination.--The authority of the Secretary to grant 
waivers shall expire on September 30, 1997.
    ``(c) Decline Participation.--A school, at any time, may decline to 
participate in a project assisted under this part.

``SEC. 8411. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    ``(a) Reports and Evaluations.--
            ``(1) Project reports.--Each State educational agency that 
        is selected for a demonstration project under this part shall 
        submit, not later than 90 days after the end of each year of 
        the project, an annual report to the Secretary that--
                    ``(A) summarizes the principal activities of the 
                project;
                    ``(B) contains school-by-school and other data, as 
                described in the project plan, that show the extent to 
                which the project is meeting its overall goals, 
                including its goals for improving the performance of 
                disadvantaged students, with respect to student 
                performance in basic and advanced skills, and is 
                meeting the goals for each school or other site;
                    ``(C) describes the impact of the project on 
                disadvantaged children in schools, if any, that are not 
                participating in the demonstration; and
                    ``(D) describes the effectiveness of efforts to 
                coordinate programs and services for children and their 
                families, as appropriate, including specific steps 
                taken to--
                            ``(i) expand or restrict eligibility for 
                        services or programs; and
                            ``(ii) integrate services from other 
                        systems (such as health, mental health, 
                        nutrition, social services, and substance abuse 
                        prevention and treatment).
    ``(b) Secretarial Requirement.--The Secretary shall report annually 
to the Committee on Education and Labor in the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, on the 
progress in each of the schools participating in a demonstration 
project in meeting the goals in the application of the local 
educational agency.

``SEC. 8412. EVALUATION.

    ``(a) National Academy of Education.--The Secretary shall contract 
with the National Academy of Education to conduct an evaluation of the 
demonstration projects under this part to determine the following:
            ``(1) State reporting requirements.--The accuracy of the 
        information required under section 8411.
            ``(2) Achievement and efficiency.--The effectiveness of 
        raising educational achievement levels of disadvantaged 
        students and improving the general efficiency of program 
        operations at each school participating in a demonstration 
        project.
            ``(3) Coordinated service agreements.--The effectiveness of 
        the coordinated service agreements at the State and local 
        levels in the delivery of comprehensive services to 
        disadvantaged children.
    ``(b) Submission Deadline.--Such evaluation shall be submitted by 
the National Academy of Education to the Committee on Education and 
Labor of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Labor and Human 
Resources and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of 
the Senate not later than January 1, 1999.

``SEC. 8413. DEFINITIONS.

    ``For purposes of this part:
            ``(1) The term `chapter 1' means chapter 1 of title I of 
        this Act.
            ``(2) The terms `disadvantaged children' and `disadvantaged 
        students' mean children, ages 3 to 17 years, who are eligible 
        for services under chapter 1, the Head Start Act, the National 
        School Lunch Act, the Follow Through Act, or the Emergency 
        Immigrant Education Act.

``SEC. 8414. BUDGET NEUTRALITY.

    ``The authority provided by this part shall not be exercised in a 
manner that, for any fiscal year, increases total obligations or 
outlays of discretionary appropriations for programs subject to such 
authority, or that increases total obligations or outlays of funding 
for all direct-spending programs subject to such authority over those 
that would have occurred absent such authority.

``SEC. 8415. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for fiscal 
year 1997, which shall remain available until expended, to carry out 
section 8412.

             ``TITLE IX--NATIONAL BOARD ON WORKFORCE SKILLS

``SEC. 9001. PURPOSE.

    ``The purpose of this title is--
            ``(1) to conduct research to identify and to determine the 
        validity of generic workplace readiness skills which all 
        students should have attained upon completion of high school in 
        order to be effective participants in the workforce; and
            ``(2) to make recommendations regarding how the attainment 
        of such generic workplace readiness skills can be incorporated 
        into the development of national content standards and national 
        school delivery standards.

``SEC. 9002. RESEARCH.

    ``(a) National Academy of Sciences.--The Secretary of Education, 
through grant or contract with the National Academy of Sciences 
(referred to in this title as the Academy), shall--
            ``(1) in consultation with employers, workers, 
        representatives of labor, educators, and others as appropriate, 
        identify generic workplace readiness skills that all students 
        should have upon completion of high school;
            ``(2) conduct research on such skills, including evaluating 
        existing research and practices to determine the relationship 
        between possession of the skills and competent job performance;
            ``(3) make recommendations for integrating generic 
        workforce readiness skills into school-based learning; and
            ``(4) propose methods to update generic workforce skills as 
        the requirements of the economy change.
    ``(b) National Board.--The Academy shall establish a National Board 
on Workforce Skills composed of representatives from business and 
industry, organized labor (including organizations with national 
training programs), education, local government, and others with 
expertise regarding the identification and teaching of generic 
workplace readiness skills.

``SEC. 9003. RECOMMENDATIONS.

    ``The Academy shall work with the National Education Goals Panel 
and the groups and organizations authorized to develop national content 
standards and national schools delivery standards pursuant to sections 
8011 and 8012, respectively, to include skills identified under this 
part and the National Education Goals Panel and such groups and 
organizations shall utilize the recommendations of the Academy.

``SEC. 9004. TIME AND CONDITIONS.

    ``The Secretary shall, not later than 90 days after the receipt of 
funds appropriated under section 9005, enter into an appropriate 
arrangement with the Academy to carry out the responsibilities outlined 
under this title.

``SEC. 9005. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for each of 
the fiscal years 1993 and 1994 to carry out this title. Such 
appropriation shall be available until expended.''.

SEC. 102. EISENHOWER NATIONAL PROGRAMS.

    Section 2012 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Model Assessments for Mathematics Standards.--The Secretary, 
with funds appropriated to carry out this section and in consultation 
with the panel and committee established under title VIII of this Act, 
is authorized to make grants to State educational agencies, local 
educational agencies, institutions of higher education, organizations 
with expertise in assessments, or a combination of such agencies and 
organizations, to support the development of model assessments tied to 
the voluntary national content standards for mathematics.''.

         TITLE II--GENERAL EDUCATION PROVISIONS ACT AMENDMENTS

SEC. 201. FUNCTIONS OF NATIONAL ASSESSMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 406 of the General Education Provisions 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1221e-1) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1) of subsection (f), by striking ``and 
        1993'' and inserting ``1993, and 1994'';
            (2) in subparagraph (C) of subsection (i)(2)--
                    (A) by redesignating clauses (iii), (iv), and (v) 
                as clauses (iv), (v), and (vi), respectively;
                    (B) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
    ``(iii) The National Assessment shall--
            ``(I) conduct, in 1994, a trial mathematics assessment for 
        the 4th and 8th grades and a trial reading assessment for the 
        4th grade, in States that wish to participate, for the purpose 
        of determining whether such assessments yield valid and 
        reliable State representative data;
            ``(II) develop a trial mathematics assessment for the 12th 
        grade, a trial reading assessment for the 8th and 12th grades, 
        and a trial science assessment for the 4th, 8th, and 12th 
        grades, to be administered in 1994 in States that wish to 
        participate, for the purpose of determining whether such 
        assessments yield valid and reliable State representative data; 
        and
            ``(III) include in each such sample assessment referred to 
        in subclauses (I) and (II) students in public and private 
        schools in a manner that ensures comparability with the 
        national sample.''; and
                    (C) in clause (vi) (as redesignated by subparagraph 
                (A) of this paragraph)--
                            (i) in the first sentence, by striking 
                        ``and the fairness and accuracy of the data 
                        they produce'' and inserting ``, the fairness 
                        and accuracy of the data they produce, and 
                        important issues affecting the quality and 
                        integrity of the National Assessment''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``paragraph (C)(i) and 
                        (ii)'' and inserting ``clauses (i), (ii), and 
                        (iii)''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subparagraph (D) of section 405(f)(1) of 
the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1221e(f)(1)) is amended 
by striking ``1993'' and inserting ``1994''.
    (c) Additional Report.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide for the 
        organization that conducts the independent evaluation required 
        by section 406(i)(2)(C)(vi) of the General Education Provisions 
        Act to study and report to the Congress on--
                    (A) the process whereby achievement goals are set 
                pursuant to section 406(i)(6) of such Act; and
                    (B) the ability of the National Assessment of 
                Educational Progress to maintain valid data with 
                respect to trends in student performance.
            (2) Time for submission of report.--The report required by 
        paragraph (1) shall be submitted as soon as practicable, but in 
        any event not later than 120 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.

SEC. 202. RESPONSIBILITY OF STATES TO FURNISH INFORMATION CONCERNING 
              USES OF FEDERAL FUNDS.

    Section 406A of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 
1232f) is amended to read as follows:

           ``responsibility of states to furnish information

    ``Sec. 406A. (a) Each State educational agency shall submit to the 
Secretary a report on or before March 15 of every second year. Each 
such report shall include--
            ``(1) information with respect to the uses of Federal funds 
        in such State in the 2 preceding fiscal years under any 
        applicable program under the jurisdiction of the State 
        educational agency; and
            ``(2) information with respect to the uses of Federal funds 
        in such State in the 2 preceding fiscal years under any Federal 
        program administered by the State that provided grants or 
        contracts to a local educational agency in the State.
    ``(b) Each report submitted as required by subsection (a) shall--
            ``(1) list, with respect to each program for which 
        information is provided, all grants made to and contracts 
        entered into with local educational agencies and other public 
        and private agencies and institutions within the State during 
        each fiscal year concerned;
            ``(2) analyze the information included in the report by 
        local educational agency and by program;
            ``(3) include the total amount of funds available to the 
        State under each such program for each fiscal year concerned 
        and specify which appropriation Act or Acts made such funds 
        available;
            ``(4) separately account for any funds carried over from a 
        preceding fiscal year by any State or local educational agency; 
        and
            ``(5) be made readily available by the State to local 
        educational agencies and institutions within the State and to 
        the public.
    ``(c) If the Secretary does not receive a report by the date 
required under subsection (a), or receives an incomplete report, the 
Secretary, not later than 30 days after such report is required to be 
submitted, shall take all reasonable measures to obtain the delinquent 
or incomplete information from the State educational agency.
    ``(d) When the Secretary receives a report required under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide such information to the 
National Center for Education Statistics, and shall make such 
information available to any individual who requests it and as part of 
a telecommunications network that is readily accessible to every member 
of Congress and other interested parties.
    ``(e) On or before August 15th of each year in which reports are 
submitted under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit a report to 
the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate. Such 
report shall include--
            ``(1) an analysis of the content and data quality of such 
        reports;
            ``(2) a compilation of statistical data derived from such 
        reports; and
            ``(3) information obtained by the Secretary with respect 
        to--
                    ``(A) direct grants made to local educational 
                agencies by the Federal Government; and
                    ``(B) contracts entered into between such agencies 
                and the Federal Government.''.

                  TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SEC. 301. ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS ACTIVITIES.

    Section 421(h) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 
Technology Education Act is amended--
            (1) by inserting after ``(1)'' and ``(h)''; and
            (2) by inserting at the end the following:
    ``(2)(A) Notwithstanding any provision of section 406 of the 
General Education Provisions Act, the Commissioner of Education 
Statistics may authorize a State educational agency or a consortium of 
such agencies to use items and data from the National Assessment of 
Educational Progress for the purpose of evaluating a course of study 
related to vocational education, if the Commissioner has determined, in 
writing, that such use will not--
            ``(i) result in the identification of characteristics or 
        performance of individual students or schools;
            ``(ii) result in the ranking or comparing of schools or 
        local educational agencies;
            ``(iii) be used to evaluate the performance of teachers, 
        principals, or other local educators for the purpose of 
        dispensing rewards or punishments; or
            ``(iv) corrupt or harm the use and value of data collected 
        for the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
    ``(B) Not later than 60 days after making an authorization under 
subsection (a), the Commissioner shall submit to the chairperson of the 
Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and to 
the chairperson of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the 
Senate, a report which contains--
            ``(i) a copy of the request for such authorization;
            ``(ii) a copy of the written determination under subsection 
        (a); and
            ``(iii) a description of the details and duration of such 
        authorization.
    ``(C) The Commissioner may not grant more than one such 
authorization in any fiscal year and shall ensure that the authorized 
use of items or data from the National Assessment is evaluated for 
technical merit and for its affect on the National Assessment. The 
results of such evaluations shall be promptly reported to the 
committees specified in subparagraph (B).''.

SEC. 302. AMENDMENTS TO THE CARL D. PERKINS VOCATIONAL AND APPLIED 
              TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION ACT.

    Section 422 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 
Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2422) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2) of subsection (a), by inserting ``, 
        including postsecondary employment and training programs,'' 
        after ``training programs''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
                paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively;
                    (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) (as 
                redesignated in subparagraph (A)), by inserting ``the 
                State board or agency governing higher education'' 
                after ``coordinating council,''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (1) (as redesignated in 
                subparagraph (A))--
                            (i) by striking ``Act and of'' and 
                        inserting ``Act, of''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``and of the State board 
                        or agency governing higher education'' after 
                        ``Job Training Partnership Act''; and
            (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
            (4) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(d) Data Collection System.--In the development and design of a 
system to provide data on graduation or completion rates, job placement 
rates from occupationally specific programs, and licensing rates, each 
State board for higher education shall develop a data collection system 
whose results can be integrated into the occupational information 
system developed under this section.''.

SEC. 303. REPORT AND AUTHORIZATIONS EXTENSIONS.

    Section 102 of Public Law 102-62 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d) by striking ``2'' and inserting 
        ``3''; and
            (2) in subsection (h)--
                    (A) by striking ``1991'' and all that follows 
                through ``and 1993''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``1993 through 1995''.

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