[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1224 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1224

    To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
encourage students, including young women, to pursue demanding careers 
and higher education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and 
                              technology.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 16, 1999

   Ms. Snowe introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
encourage students, including young women, to pursue demanding careers 
and higher education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and 
                              technology.

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

SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 
              1965.

    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``High 
Technology for Girls Act''.
    (b) Professional Development Activities.--Section 1119(b)(2) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6320(b)(2)) 
is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(J) instruction, which may include instruction 
                developed in partnership with a business, an industry 
                or an institution of higher education, to encourage and 
                enable students, including young women, to pursue 
                demanding careers and higher education degrees in 
                mathematics, science, engineering, and technology, 
                including the development of mentoring programs, model 
                programs, or other programs.''.
    (c) National Teacher Training Project.--Section 2103(b)(1) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6623(b)(1)) 
is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
        subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
                    ``(B) to support and promote the establishment of 
                teacher training programs that--
                            ``(i) shall pertain to the core subject 
                        areas of mathematics and science;
                            ``(ii) may include programs developed in 
                        partnership with a business, an industry or an 
                        institution of higher education; and
                            ``(iii) shall involve the establishment of 
                        mentoring programs, model programs or other 
                        programs which encourage students, including 
                        young women, to pursue demanding careers and 
                        higher education degrees in mathematics, 
                        science, engineering, and technology;''.
    (d) Technology for Education.--Section 3122(c) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6832(c)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (15) and (16) as paragraphs 
        (16) and (17), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (14) the following:
            ``(15) the development of model programs, mentoring 
        programs or other programs, which may include programs 
        developed in partnership with a business, an industry or an 
        institution of higher education, that encourage students, 
        including young women, to pursue demanding careers and higher 
        education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and 
        technology.''.
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