[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4406 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4406

    To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
authorize grants to States to encourage retention of teachers by paying 
              bonuses to teachers, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 9, 2000

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

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
authorize grants to States to encourage retention of teachers by paying 
              bonuses to teachers, 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. TEACHER RETENTION GRANTS.

    (a) In General.--Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:

                   ``PART F--TEACHER RETENTION GRANTS

``SEC. 2501. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``The Secretary shall make a grant to each State that submits an 
application in accordance with section 2502 to enable the State to 
encourage retention of teachers by paying bonuses to teachers.

``SEC. 2502. APPLICATION.

    ``To receive a grant under this part, a State shall submit an 
application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary may require.

``SEC. 2503. USE OF FUNDS.

    ``(a) In General.--Amounts provided to a State as a grant under 
this part shall be used by the State to award a bonus of $5,000 to each 
individual who--
            ``(1) is employed as a teacher at a public elementary or 
        secondary school in the State for a period--
                    ``(A) of at least 5 continuous years; and
                    ``(B) ending on the date of entering into an 
                agreement under paragraph (3);
            ``(2) receives a satisfactory performance evaluation by the 
        appropriate local educational agency for the most recent 5 
        years of that period;
            ``(3) enters into an agreement with that State to continue 
        employment as a teacher in a public elementary or secondary 
        school in that State for 2 years;
            ``(4) completes that employment; and
            ``(5) receives a satisfactory performance evaluation for 
        that employment by the appropriate local educational agency.
    ``(b) Prohibition.--Amounts provided as a grant under this part 
shall not be used to offset a reduction in the salary or benefits of an 
individual.

``SEC. 2504. BUDGET ACT COMPLIANCE.

    ``The Secretary may make grants under section 2501 only to the 
extent or in the amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts.

``SEC. 2505. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for 
grants under this part such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 
2001 through 2004.''.
    (b) Additional Funding for Bonuses.--Section 2207 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6647) is amended by--
            (1) striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (12);
            (2) striking the period at the end of paragraph (13) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) adding at the end the following:
            ``(14) paying to an individual referred to in section 
        2503--
                    ``(A) amounts for which a State is obligated under 
                an agreement with the individual under section 
                2503(a)(3), to the extent that grants to the State 
                under part F are insufficient; or
                    ``(B) amounts in excess of amounts for which a 
                State is obligated under an agreement with the 
                individual under section 2503(a)(3).''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
    Section 2003 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 6603) is amended by--
            (1) in subsection (a), striking ``(other than part C)'' and 
        inserting ``(other than parts C and F)''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), inserting ``(other than amounts 
        appropriated under parts C and F)'' after ``Of the amounts 
        appropriated to carry out this title for any fiscal year''.
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