[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1662 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1662

To amend Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide for 
    the inclusion of mentoring programs for novice teachers in the 
professional development activities of local educational agencies, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 4, 1999

  Mrs. McCarthy of New York introduced the following bill; which was 
        referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide for 
    the inclusion of mentoring programs for novice teachers in the 
professional development activities of local educational agencies, and 
                          for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SUPPORT FOR MENTORING ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies 
Through Professional Development.--Section 1119(b)(1) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301(b)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) include mentoring programs focusing on 
                changing teacher behaviors and practices to help novice 
                teachers, including teachers who are members of a 
                minority group, develop and gain confidence in their 
                skills, to increase the likelihood that they will 
                continue in the teaching profession, and generally to 
                improve the quality of their teaching.''.
    (b) Dissemination of Mentoring Information by Eisenhower National 
Clearinghouse.--Section 2102(a)(3)(C) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6622(a)(3)(C)) is amended by striking 
``materials'' and inserting ``materials, including information on model 
teacher mentoring programs,''.
    (c) Eisenhower Professional Development Program State 
Applications.--Section 2205(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6645(b)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (N);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (O) 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(P) describe how the State will administer a 
                mentoring system to ensure consistent implementation of 
                mentoring programs across local jurisdictions, ensure 
                the participation of teachers who are members of a 
                minority group, provide a structure for local mentoring 
                program evaluation, provide technical assistance to 
                local mentoring programs, ensure compliance by local 
                mentoring programs with State teacher training 
                requirements, and provide incentives for local 
                educational agencies to take mentoring into 
                consideration in assessing instructional staff hiring 
                needs.''.
    (d) Eisenhower Professional Development Program Local Activities.--
Section 2210(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6650(b)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) include mentoring programs focusing on 
                changing teacher behaviors and practices to help novice 
                teachers, including teachers who are members of a 
                minority group, develop and gain confidence in their 
                skills, to increase the likelihood that they will 
                continue in the teaching profession, and generally to 
                improve the quality of their teaching.''.
    (e) Accountability.--Section 2401(a) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6701(a)) is amended by 
striking ``part.'' and inserting ``part, including the impact of State 
and local mentoring programs on teaching quality and teacher retention 
rates.''.
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