[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 645 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 645

              To provide for teacher technology training.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 9, 1999

   Mrs. Morella (for herself, Mr. Horn, Mr. Vento, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
    Sanders, Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Johnson of 
Connecticut, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Leach, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Davis 
 of Virginia, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Berman, 
 Mr. Boehlert, and Mrs. Tauscher) introduced the following bill; which 
      was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
              To provide for teacher technology training.

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

SECTION 1. TEACHER TECHNOLOGY TRAINING.

    (a) Statement of Purpose for Title I.--Section 1001(d)(4) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301(d)(4)) 
is amended by inserting ``, giving attention to the role technology can 
play in professional development and improved teaching and learning'' 
before the semicolon.
    (b) School Improvement.--Section 1116(c)(3) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
6317(c)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(D) In carrying out professional development under this 
        paragraph a school shall give attention to professional 
        development that incorporates technology used to improve 
        teaching and learning.''.
    (c) Professional Development.--Section 1119(b) of such Act (20 
U.S.C. 6320(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' after 
                the semicolon;
                    (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) include instruction in the use of 
                technology.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraph (D); and
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (I) 
                as subparagraphs (D) through (H), respectively.
    (d) Purposes for Title II.--Section 2002(2) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
6602(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G) uses technology to enhance the teaching and 
                learning process.''.
    (e) National Teacher Training Project.--Section 2103(b)(2) of such 
Act (20 U.S.C. 6623(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
                    ``(J) Technology.''.
    (f) Local Plan for Improving Teaching and Learning.--Section 
2208(d)(1)(F) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 6648(d)(1)(F)) is amended by 
inserting ``, technologies,'' after ``strategies''.
    (g) Authorized Activities.--Section 2210(b)(2)(C) of such Act (20 
U.S.C. 6650(b)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ``and practices'' and 
inserting ``practices, and technology''.
    (h) Higher Education Activities.--Section 2211(a)(1)(C) of such Act 
(20 U.S.C. 6651(a)(1)(C)) is amended by inserting ``, including 
technological innovation,'' after ``innovation''.
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