[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2789 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2789

To provide grants to local educational agencies to enable the agencies 
         to recruit and retain qualified school administrators.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 5, 1999

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide grants to local educational agencies to enable the agencies 
         to recruit and retain qualified school administrators.

    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 ``School Administrators Recruitment 
and Retention Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    The Secretary is authorized to provide grants to local educational 
agencies to enable the agencies to recruit and retain qualified school 
administrators for elementary and secondary schools.

SEC. 3. GRANT AWARDS.

    (a) Eligible Local Educational Agencies.--To be eligible to receive 
a grant under this Act, a local educational agency shall--
            (1) submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in 
        such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
        may reasonably require; and
            (2) demonstrate a need to recruit and retain qualified 
        school administrators for elementary and secondary schools.
    (b) Grant Amount.--Each grant award made under this Act shall be of 
sufficient size to enable a grantee to develop incentive programs to 
recruit and retain qualified school administrators.

SEC. 4. USES OF FUNDS.

    A local educational agency that receives a grant award under this 
Act may use such funds to develop incentive programs to recruit and 
retain qualified school administrators which may include--
            (1) salary increases;
            (2) assistance to pay graduate school tuition and training 
        expenses;
            (3) reimbursement for relocation expenses; and
            (4) professional development activities that enable school 
        administrators to be effective school leaders preparing 
        students to achieve to challenging State content and student 
        performance standards, including professional development 
        relating to--
                    (A) leadership skills;
                    (B) recruitment, assignment, retention, and 
                evaluation of teachers and other staff;
                    (C) effective instructional practices, including 
                the use of technology; and
                    (D) using smaller classes effectively.

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) the term ``local educational agency'' has the same 
        meaning given such term in section 14101(18) of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801(18));
            (2) the term ``school administrator'' shall be defined by 
        the Secretary, but shall include, at a minimum, 
        superintendents, assistant superintendents, principals, and 
        assistant principals; and
            (3) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
        Education.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 
$250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 and 2001, $400,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2002 and 2003, and $500,000,000 for fiscal year 
2004.
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