[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1673 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1673

   To provide bonus funds to local educational agencies that adopt a 
                    policy to end social promotion.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 4, 1999

  Mr. Maloney of Connecticut introduced the following bill; which was 
        referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide bonus funds to local educational agencies that adopt a 
                    policy to end social promotion.

    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 ``Academic Achievement Enhancement 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Bonus awards.--The Secretary of Education is authorized 
        to provide bonus awards described in subsection (b) to each 
        eligible local educational agency that has adopted or adopts a 
        policy to end social promotion.
            (2) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive bonus funds 
        under this section, a local educational agency shall submit an 
        application to the Secretary that provides assurances that the 
        agency has adopted a policy to end social promotion. Such 
        policy shall include the following criteria:
                    (A) Standards that clearly define and specify the 
                content that a student must master in order to be 
                promoted to the next grade level.
                    (B) A system in place that clearly measures or 
                assesses a student's progress in meeting standards.
                    (C) A promotion policy that is based on 
                demonstrated achievement in meeting the standards.
                    (D) A system in place that monitors student 
                achievement and can identify, in a timely fashion, a 
                student who is struggling to meet the standards.
                    (E) An effective intervention program and support 
                services for a student who is identified as being at 
                risk of failing.
    (b) Bonus Amounts.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and except as 
        provided in paragraph (3), a local educational agency that 
        meets the requirements of subsection (a) shall receive a bonus 
        award in an amount that equals 5 percent of the amount the 
        agency received under section 1124 of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965 for the preceding fiscal year.
            (2) Ratable reduction.--
                    (A) Reduction of funds.--If the sums made available 
                under this Act for any fiscal year are insufficient to 
                pay the full amounts that all local educational 
                agencies are eligible to receive under paragraph (1) or 
                paragraph (3) for such year, the Secretary shall 
                ratably reduce the allotment to such agencies for such 
                year.
                    (B) Increase in funds.--If additional funds become 
                available for making payments under paragraph (1) for 
                such fiscal year, allotments that were reduced under 
                subparagraph (A) shall be increased on the same basis 
                as such allotments were reduced.
            (3) Minimum Award.--Notwithstanding the provisions of 
        paragraph (1), each local educational agency that meets the 
        requirements of subsection (a) shall receive an amount that is 
        not less than $25,000.

SEC. 3. USES OF BONUS FUNDS.

    A local educational agency that receives a bonus award under this 
Act shall use such award to supplement the intervention and support 
programs for students identified as being at risk for failing which may 
include--
            (1) double-dose instruction;
            (2) weekend classes;
            (3) summer school classes;
            (4) extended day programs; and
            (5) tutoring.

SEC. 4. REPORTS.

    Each local educational agency that receives a bonus award under 
this Act shall submit to the Secretary a report that describes the 
effectiveness of programs established or enhanced as a result of a 
bonus award received under this Act.

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) The term ``double-dose instruction'' means a class in a 
        core subject that meets more frequently than the regularly 
        scheduled class for such subject.
            (2) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
        Education.
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