[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[S. 1604 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1604

    To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, to 
   reauthorize and make improvements with respect to certain teacher 
             technology provisions, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 21, 1999

Mr. Bingaman (for himself, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Cochran) 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 
   reauthorize and make improvements with respect to certain teacher 
             technology provisions, 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. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Technology for 
Teaching Act''.
    (b) References.--Except as otherwise provided, whenever in this Act 
an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or 
repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be 
considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.).

                           TITLE I--STRUCTURE

SEC. 101. STRUCTURE; REPEAL; REDESIGNATIONS; AUTHORIZATION OF 
              APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Structure.--Part A of title III (20 U.S.C. 6811 et seq.) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking the part heading;
            (2) by repealing subpart 4;
            (3) by striking the subpart headings; and
            (4) by inserting before section 3121 the following:

        ``Part A--Federal Leadership and National Activities''.

    (b) Repeal.--Sections 3114, 3115, and 3123 (20 U.S.C. 6814, 6815, 
6823) are repealed.
    (c) Redesignations.--Title III (20 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating sections 3101, 3111, 3112, 3113, 3121, 
        and 3122 as sections 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3102, and 3103, 
        respectively;
            (2) by inserting immediately before section 3102 (as 
        redesignated by paragraph (1)) the following:

``SEC. 3101. NATIONAL EVALUATION OF EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY.

    ``(a) National Evaluation.--
            ``(1) In general.--In order to better inform the Federal 
        role in supporting the use of educational technology, in 
        stimulating reform and innovation in teaching and learning with 
        technology, and in advancing the development of more advanced 
        and new types and applications of such technology, the 
        Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) develop, within 12 months of the date of 
                enactment of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
                Amendments of 1999, a strategy for an ongoing 
                evaluation of existing and anticipated future uses of 
                educational technology; and
                    ``(B) carry out such an evaluation.
            ``(2) Activities authorized.--From the funds reserved under 
        subsection (b), the Secretary may--
                    ``(A) conduct long-term controlled studies on the 
                effectiveness of the uses of educational technology;
                    ``(B) convene panels of experts to--
                            ``(i) identify uses of educational 
                        technology that hold the greatest promise for 
                        improving teaching and learning;
                            ``(ii) assist the Secretary with the review 
                        and assessment of the progress and 
                        effectiveness of projects that are funded under 
                        this title; and
                            ``(iii) identify barriers to the commercial 
                        development of effective, high-quality, cost-
                        competitive educational technology and 
                        software;
                    ``(C) conduct evaluations and applied research 
                studies that examine--
                            ``(i) how students learn using educational 
                        technology, whether singly or in groups, and 
                        across age groups, student populations 
                        (including students with special needs, such as 
                        students with limited English proficiency and 
                        students with disabilities) and settings; and
                            ``(ii) the characteristics of classrooms 
                        and other educational settings that use 
                        educational technology effectively;
                    ``(D) collaborate with other Federal agencies that 
                support research on, and evaluation of, the use of 
                network technology in educational settings; and
                    ``(E) carry out such other activities as the 
                Secretary determines appropriate.
    ``(b) Availability of Title III Funds for Evaluation.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the Secretary may 
use up to 4 percent of the funds appropriated to carry out this title 
for any fiscal year to carry out the activities described in subsection 
(a) for that fiscal year.''; and
            (3) by inserting after section 3103 (as redesignated by 
        paragraph (1)) the following:

``SEC. 3104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``For purposes of carrying out this part, there are authorized to 
be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001 and 
for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.''.

                       TITLE II--SPECIAL PROJECTS

SEC. 201. REPEALS; REDESIGNATIONS; NEW PART.

    (a) Repeals.--Parts B and E of title III (20 U.S.C. 6891 et seq. 
and 6871 et seq.) are repealed.
    (b) Redesignations.--Title III (20 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating parts C and D as subparts 2 and 3, 
        respectively; and
            (2) by redesignating sections 3301, 3302, 3303, 3304, 3305, 
        3306, 3307, 3308, 3401, 3402, and 3403 as sections 3221, 3222, 
        3223, 3224, 3225, 3226, 3227, 3228, 3231, 3232, and 3233, 
        respectively.
    (c) New Part.--Title III (20 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.) is amended by 
inserting after section 3104 (as added by section 101(c)(3)) the 
following:

                       ``Part B--Special Projects

       ``Subpart 1--Next-Generation Technology Innovation Awards

``SEC. 3211. PURPOSE; PROGRAM AUTHORITY.

    ``(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this subpart to--
            ``(1) expand the knowledge base about the use of the next 
        generation of advanced computers and telecommunications in 
        delivering new applications for teaching and learning;
            ``(2) address questions of national significance about the 
        next generation of technology and its use to improve teaching 
        and learning; and
            ``(3) develop, for wide-scale adoption by State educational 
        agencies and local educational agencies, models of innovative 
        and effective applications of technology to teaching and 
        learning, such as high quality video, voice recognition 
        devices, modeling and simulation software (particularly web-
        based software and intelligent tutoring), hand-held devices, 
        and virtual reality and wireless technologies, that are aligned 
        with challenging State academic content and student performance 
        standards.
    ``(b) Program Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized, through the 
        Office of Educational Technology, to award grants, contracts, 
        or cooperative agreements on a competitive basis to eligible 
        applicants in order to carry out the purposes of this subpart.
            ``(2) Period of award.--The Secretary may award grants, 
        contracts, or cooperative agreements under this subpart for a 
        period of not more than 5 years.

``SEC. 3212. ELIGIBILITY.

    ``(a) Eligible Applicants.--In order to receive an award under this 
subpart, an applicant shall, subject to subsection (c)(1), be a 
consortium that includes--
            ``(1) at least 1 State educational agency or local 
        educational agency; and
            ``(2) at least 1 institution of higher education, for-
        profit business, museum, library, or other public or private 
        entity with a particular expertise that would assist in 
        carrying out the purposes of this subpart.
    ``(b) Application Requirements.--In order to receive an award under 
this subpart, an eligible applicant shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time, and containing such information, as the 
Secretary may require. Such application shall include--
            ``(1) a description of the proposed project, and how it 
        would carry out the purposes of this subpart; and
            ``(2) a detailed plan for the independent evaluation of the 
        project, which shall include benchmarks to monitor progress 
        toward specific project objectives.
    ``(c) Priorities.--In making awards under this subpart, the 
Secretary may establish 1 or more priorities consistent with the 
objectives of this subpart, including:
            ``(1) A priority for applicants, the members of which are 1 
        or more of the particular types described in subsection (a)(2).
            ``(2) A priority for projects that develop innovative 
        models of effective use of educational technology, including 
        the development of distance learning networks, software 
        (including software deliverable through the Internet), and 
        online-learning resources.
            ``(3) A priority for projects serving more than 1 State and 
        involving large-scale innovations in the use of technology in 
        education.
            ``(4) A priority for projects that develop innovative 
        models that serve traditionally underserved populations, 
        including low-income students, students with disabilities, and 
        students with limited English proficiency.
            ``(5) A priority for projects in which applicants provide 
        substantial financial and other resources to achieve the goals 
        of the project.
            ``(6) A priority for projects that develop innovative 
        models for using electronic networks to provide challenging 
        courses, such as Advanced Placement courses.

``SEC. 3213. USES OF FUNDS.

    ``A recipient shall use funds awarded under this subpart to--
            ``(1) develop new applications of educational technologies 
        and telecommunications to support school reform efforts, such 
        as wireless and web-based telecommunications, hand-held 
        devices, web-based learning resources, distributed learning 
        environments (including distance learning networks), and the 
        development of educational software and other applications; and
            ``(2) carry out other activities consistent with the 
        purposes of this subpart, such as--
                    ``(A) developing innovative models for improving 
                teachers' ability to integrate technology effectively 
                into course curriculum, through sustained and 
                intensive, high-quality professional development;
                    ``(B) developing high-quality, standards- based, 
                digital content, including multimedia software, digital 
                video, and web-based resources, such as--
                            ``(i) new technological formats to 
                        facilitate deeper subject matter understanding 
                        in particularly challenging learning 
                        environments in areas such as physics, foreign 
                        language, or Advanced Placement courses;
                            ``(ii) computer modeling, visualization, 
                        and simulation tools;
                            ``(iii) new methods for assessing student 
                        performance;
                            ``(iv) web-based and other distance 
                        learning curricula and related materials, such 
                        as interoperable software components;
                            ``(v) learning-focused digital libraries, 
                        information retrieval systems, and other 
                        designs for supporting broad re-use of learning 
                        content; and
                            ``(vi) software that supports the 
                        development, modification, and maintenance of 
                        educational materials;
                    ``(C) using telecommunications, and other 
                technologies, to make programs accessible to students 
                with special needs (such as low-income students, 
                students with disabilities, students in remote areas, 
                and students with limited English proficiency) through 
                such activities as using technology to support 
                mentoring;
                    ``(D) providing classroom and extracurricular 
                opportunities for female students to explore the 
                different uses of technology;
                    ``(E) promoting school-family partnerships, which 
                may include services for adults and families, 
                particularly parent education programs that provide 
                parents with training, information, and support on how 
                to help their children achieve to high academic 
                standards;
                    ``(F) acquiring connectivity linkages, resources, 
                distance learning networks, and services, including 
                hardware and software, as needed to accomplish the 
                goals of the project; and
                    ``(G) collaborating with other Department of 
                Education and Federal information technology research 
                and development programs.

``SEC. 3214. EVALUATION.

    ``The Secretary is authorized to--
            ``(1) develop tools and provide resources for recipients of 
        funds under this subpart to evaluate their activities;
            ``(2) provide technical assistance to assist recipients of 
        funds under this subpart in evaluating their projects;
            ``(3) conduct independent evaluations of the activities 
        assisted under this subpart; and
            ``(4) disseminate findings and methodologies from 
        evaluations of activities assisted under this subpart, or other 
        information obtained from such projects that would promote the 
        design, replication, or implementation of effective models for 
        evaluating the impact of educational technology on teaching and 
        learning.

``SEC. 3215. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``For purposes of carrying out this subpart, there are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001 
and for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.''.

SEC. 202. COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY CENTERS.

    Part B of title III (as added by section 201(c)) is amended by 
adding after section 3233 the following:

               ``Subpart 4--Community Technology Centers

``SEC. 3241. PURPOSE; PROGRAM AUTHORITY.

    ``(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this subpart to assist 
eligible applicants to--
            ``(1) create or expand community technology centers that 
        will provide disadvantaged residents of economically distressed 
        urban and rural communities with access to information 
        technology and related training; and
            ``(2) provide technical assistance and support to community 
        technology centers.
    ``(b) Program Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized, through the 
        Office of Educational Technology, to award grants, contracts, 
        or cooperative agreements on a competitive basis to eligible 
        applicants in order to assist them in--
                    ``(A) creating or expanding community technology 
                centers; or
                    ``(B) providing technical assistance and support to 
                community technology centers.
            ``(2) Period of award.--The Secretary may award grants, 
        contracts, or cooperative agreements under this subpart for a 
        period of not more than 3 years.

``SEC. 3242. ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.

    ``(a) Eligible Applicants.--In order to be eligible to receive an 
award under this subpart, an applicant shall--
            ``(1) have the capacity to expand significantly access to 
        computers and related services for disadvantaged residents of 
        economically distressed urban and rural communities (who would 
        otherwise be denied such access); and
            ``(2) be--
                    ``(A) an entity such as a foundation, museum, 
                library, for-profit business, public or private 
                nonprofit organization, or community-based 
                organization;
                    ``(B) an institution of higher education;
                    ``(C) a State educational agency;
                    ``(D) a local education agency; or
                    ``(E) a consortium of entities described in 
                subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), or (D).
    ``(b) Application Requirements.--In order to receive an award under 
this subpart, an eligible applicant shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time, and containing such information, as the 
Secretary may require. Such application shall include--
            ``(1) a description of the proposed project, including a 
        description of the magnitude of the need for the services and 
        how the project would expand access to information technology 
        and related services to disadvantaged residents of an 
        economically distressed urban or rural community;
            ``(2) a demonstration of--
                    ``(A) the commitment, including the financial 
                commitment, of entities such as institutions, 
                organizations, business and other groups in the 
                community that will provide support for the creation, 
                expansion, and continuation of the proposed project; 
                and
                    ``(B) the extent to which the proposed project 
                establishes linkages with other appropriate agencies, 
                efforts, and organizations providing services to 
                disadvantaged residents of an economically distressed 
                urban or rural community;
            ``(3) a description of how the proposed project would be 
        sustained once the Federal funds awarded under this subpart 
        end; and
            ``(4) a plan for the evaluation of the program, which shall 
        include benchmarks to monitor progress toward specific project 
        objectives.
    ``(c) Matching Requirements.--The Federal share of the cost of any 
project funded under this subpart shall not exceed 50 percent. The non-
Federal share of such project may be in cash or in kind, fairly 
evaluated, including services.

``SEC. 3244. USES OF FUNDS.

    ``(a) Required Uses.--A recipient shall use funds under this 
subpart for--
            ``(1) creating or expanding community technology centers 
        that expand access to information technology and related 
        training for disadvantaged residents of distressed urban or 
        rural communities; and
            ``(2) evaluating the effectiveness of the project.
    ``(b) Permissible Uses.--A recipient may use funds under this 
subpart for activities, described in its application, that carry out 
the purposes of this subpart, such as--
            ``(1) supporting a center coordinator, and staff, to 
        supervise instruction and build community partnerships;
            ``(2) acquiring equipment, networking capabilities, and 
        infrastructure to carry out the project; and
            ``(3) developing and providing services and activities for 
        community residents that provide access to computers, 
        information technology, and the use of such technology in 
        support of pre-school preparation, academic achievement, 
        lifelong learning, and workforce development, such as the 
        following:
                    ``(A) After-school activities in which children and 
                youths use software that provides academic enrichment 
                and assistance with homework, develop their technical 
                skills, explore the Internet, and participate in 
                multimedia activities, including web page design and 
                creation.
                    ``(B) Adult education and family literacy 
                activities through technology and the Internet, 
                including--
                            ``(i) General Education Development, 
                        English as a Second Language, and adult basic 
                        education classes or programs;
                            ``(ii) introduction to computers;
                            ``(iii) intergenerational activities; and
                            ``(iv) lifelong learning opportunities.
                    ``(C) Career development and job preparation 
                activities, such as--
                            ``(i) training in basic and advanced 
                        computer skills;
                            ``(ii) resume writing workshops; and
                            ``(iii) access to databases of employment 
                        opportunities, career information, and other 
                        online materials.
                    ``(D) Small business activities, such as--
                            ``(i) computer-based training for basic 
                        entrepreneurial skills and electronic commerce; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) access to information on business 
                        start-up programs that is available online, or 
                        from other sources.
                    ``(E) Activities that provide home access to 
                computers and technology, such as assistance and 
                services to promote the acquisition, installation, and 
                use of information technology in the home through low-
                cost solutions such as networked computers, web-based 
                television devices, and other technology.

``SEC. 3244. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``For purposes of carrying out this subpart, there are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001 
and for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.''.

              TITLE III--TECHNOLOGY TRAINING FOR TEACHERS

SEC. 301. TECHNOLOGY TRAINING FOR TEACHERS

    (a) In General.--Title III (20 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.) is amended by -
inserting after part B the following:

               ``Part C--Technology Training for Teachers

``SEC. 3301. FINDINGS.

    ``Congress makes the following findings:
            ``(1) The Nation's Governors and Congress have endorsed a 
        set of National Education Goals which include the preparation 
        of teachers in the use of emerging technologies.
            ``(2) Research has shown that elementary and secondary 
        school students have expanded learning opportunities if various 
        forms of educational technology are made available to the 
        students.
            ``(3) Employers have pointed out the need for graduates who 
        are familiar and comfortable with computers, networks, and 
        other forms of technology. Tens of thousands of high technology 
        jobs are unfilled and will remain vacant unless educational 
        technology is incorporated into classrooms.
            ``(4) Lack of computers in schools and lack of connectivity 
        to the information superhighway are no longer the principal 
        obstacles to the use of technology in classrooms. The obstacles 
        are being overcome, in part, with support provided by the 
        Department of Education, the National Science Foundation, the 
        Department of Commerce, and other Federal departments and 
        agencies, and through provisions in the Telecommunications Act 
        of 1996 (Public Law 104-104; 110 Stat. 56) that will provide 
        schools with affordable access to the Nation's information 
        infrastructure.
            ``(5) As access to computers and computer networks has 
        become more available, lack of adequate teacher training in the 
        use of education technology is becoming the single factor that 
        most limits the benefits of computer technology accruing to 
        students.
            ``(6) The ability of new and inservice teachers to use 
        technology in the classroom is strongly influenced by several 
        stakeholders, including schools of education that are approved 
        by a State to train new teachers, State educational agencies 
        that will license new teachers, school districts that hire 
        licensed teachers and provide for the teachers' ongoing 
        professional development, and the private sector that develops 
        and markets educational technology. Cooperation and 
        collaboration among the stakeholders will provide benefits to 
        teachers, students, and the community through the improved use 
        of educational technology in schools and classrooms.
            ``(7) Estimates show that 2,000,000 new teachers must enter 
        the teaching profession by 2007 to accommodate expanding 
        enrollment and to replace retiring teachers. The need to 
        prepare the new teachers for the 21st century classroom 
        represents a significant challenge to schools of education.
            ``(8) According to a 1997 study, only 10 percent of new 
        teachers reported that the teachers felt prepared to use 
        technology in their classrooms, reflecting inadequate training 
        in the use of classroom educational technology during their 
        undergraduate preparation.
            ``(9) There is no national standard for the capabilities of 
        teachers in the use of emerging technologies, though several 
        voluntary standards have been developed by the National Council 
        for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), and are being 
        developed by the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support 
        Consortium (INTASC) and the National Board for Professional 
        Teaching Standards (NBPTS).
            ``(10) Licensure of new teachers is at the discretion of 
        the States and mastery of education technology is not a 
        universal performance standard in State requirements for the 
        licensing of new teachers. Eighteen States do not require 
        applicants for a teaching license to have any technology 
        training. Thirty-two other States require a course or some 
        equivalent experience in educational technology.
            ``(11) Training for teachers in the use of educational 
        technology is inadequate because it is only one of many 
        important areas in which teachers need ongoing professional 
        development. As a result of this competition for limited 
        professional development support, only 15 percent of the 
        Nation's teachers have had 9 hours or more of training in 1994 
        in how to use educational technology. Washington and Kentucky 
        have shown the most progress on this front, but only 28 percent 
        of their teachers had 9 hours of technology training in 1994. 
        Support for training in educational technology must be ensured 
        in the face of competition for limited professional development 
        resources.
            ``(12) Advances in educational hardware and software are 
        generally much more frequent than are revisions of professional 
        development courses for inservice teachers, making it difficult 
        for teachers to have access to the most recent educational 
        software and hardware. Private sector developers of educational 
        technology are most aware of the state-of-the-art at any 
        moment.
            ``(13) In light of proven value of educational technology 
        and the many stakeholders seeking to expand and improve the use 
        of educational technology, promoting partnerships among the 
        stakeholders is an appropriate Federal role.

``SEC. 3302. PURPOSE.

    ``(a) Purpose.--
            ``(1) In general.--It is the purpose of this part to enrich 
        the quality of elementary and secondary education by preparing 
        new and inservice teachers and enabling inservice teachers to 
        use the most modern technology as a tool in teaching and 
        learning, by--
                    ``(A) promoting the creation and growth of 
                partnerships among State educational agencies, schools 
                of education, local educational agencies, and the 
                education technology private sector, with the 
                partnerships being devoted to improving the ability of 
                new and inservice teachers to use educational 
                technology in the classroom;
                    ``(B) promoting greater non-Federal investment in 
                technology training for teachers;
                    ``(C) increasing the public sharing of information 
                by State educational agencies, schools of education, 
                and local educational agencies, on the use of 
                educational technology;
                    ``(D) encouraging and enabling schools of education 
                to develop and improve courses in the use of 
                educational technology as part of the curriculum 
                offered to students pursuing a teaching career;
                    ``(E) encouraging State educational agencies to 
                include proficiency in the classroom use of educational 
                technology among the requirements for teaching 
                licenses;
                    ``(F) stimulating and enabling development of new 
                mechanisms for professional development of teachers 
                seeking to increase their ability to use technology and 
                to integrate technology into the classroom; and
                    ``(G) stimulating the creation and development of 
                more rapid-response training opportunities that will 
                give teachers access to the most recent educational 
                software and hardware.
            ``(2) Special rule.--It is not the purpose of this part to 
        provide Federal support to private sector firms wishing to use 
        teacher training as a way to represent or sell particular 
        educational technology products or services to teachers, 
        schools, or school districts.

``SEC. 3303. STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES.

    ``This part is based on the following principles:
            ``(1) All elementary schools and secondary schools in the 
        States, and all elementary schools and secondary schools 
        administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Department 
        of Defense, should have equal access to teachers who are 
        prepared to use the most modern technology to improve teaching 
        and learning.
            ``(2) Two forces should have the potential to motivate 
        schools of education and professional development programs to 
        improve their training and development of teachers to use 
        technology for education. The forces are--
                    ``(A) competition for resources; and
                    ``(B) pressure from stakeholders at the State and 
                local levels.
            ``(3) An appropriate Federal role with respect to 
        educational technology is to--
                    ``(A) set performance standards;
                    ``(B) provide the greatest resources to those 
                meeting the standards;
                    ``(C) enable the poorest performers to begin the 
                process of attaining the standards;
                    ``(D) set accountability standards; and
                    ``(E) motivate all performers to be accountable to 
                their constituent stakeholders.

``SEC. 3304. DEFINITIONS.

    In this part:
            ``(1) Educational technology.--The term `educational 
        technology' means computers, computer software, computer 
        networks, digital storage media such as CD-ROM, interactive 
        video, and other advanced technologies designed or used to 
        improve classroom teaching and learning.
            ``(2) Elementary school; secondary school; local 
        educational agency; state educational agency.--The terms 
        `elementary school', `secondary school', `local educational 
        agency', and `State educational agency' have the meanings given 
        the terms in section 14101.
            ``(3) Institution of higher education.--The term 
        `institution of higher education' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 1001).
            ``(4) Licensed teacher.--The term `licensed teacher' means 
        an individual who possesses a document certifying that the 
        individual has met the requirements of a State for employment 
        as a public school teacher in the State.
            ``(5) School of education.--The term `school of education' 
        means a school, department, or other division within an 
        institution of higher education that trains individuals to 
        serve as licensed teachers.
            ``(6) State.--The term `State' means each of the several 
        States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the 
        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United 
        States Virgin Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 
        the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.
            ``(7) Teacher.--The term `teacher' means an elementary 
        school or secondary school teacher.

     ``Subpart 1--Educational Technology Training for New Teachers

``SEC. 3311. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EVALUATION.

    ``From the amount available to carry out this subpart for a fiscal 
year, the Secretary shall reserve 5 percent to enable the Secretary--
            ``(1) to provide assistance to entities that receive 
        assistance under part A to enable the entities to provide 
        technical assistance to applicants for and recipients of 
        assistance under this part; and
            ``(2) to carry out evaluations and studies necessary to 
        monitor and assess the impacts of the assistance provided under 
        this part.

``SEC. 3312. STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY GRANTS.

    ``(a) Reservation.--From the amount available to carry out this 
subpart for each fiscal year and not reserved under section 3311, the 
Secretary shall reserve not less than 2 percent of the amount to award 
grants to the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Department of Defense on 
the basis of their relative need to improve teacher mastery and use of 
educational technology at the elementary schools or secondary schools 
administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Department of 
Defense, respectively. Applications for the grants shall be subject to 
review criteria that are based on the review criteria described in 
section 3314(b).
    ``(b) Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--From the amount available to carry out 
        this subpart and not reserved under section 3311 or subsection 
        (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary may award planning or 
        implementation grants under this section to State educational 
        agencies to improve teacher mastery and use of educational 
        technology.
            ``(2) Award basis.--The Secretary shall award grants under 
        this section on a competitive basis and pursuant to an 
        application review process that involves the use of experts and 
        takes into consideration the criteria described in section 
        3314(b).
    ``(c) Amount.--
            ``(1) Determination of state base amount.--The Secretary 
        shall determine the State base amount for each State for each 
        fiscal year. The State base amount for a State for a fiscal 
        year is an amount that bears the same relation to the sum of--
                    ``(A) 50 percent of the amount appropriated under 
                the authority of section 3319 for the fiscal year as 
                the number of individuals in the State for the fiscal 
                year who are age 5 through 17, as determined by the 
                Secretary on the basis of the most recent satisfactory 
                data, bears to the number of all such individuals in 
                all States; and
                    ``(B) 50 percent of the amount appropriated under 
                the authority of section 3319 for the fiscal year as 
                the amount all local educational agencies in the State 
                received under part A for the preceding fiscal year 
                bears to the amount all local educational agencies in 
                all States received under such part for the preceding 
                fiscal year.
            ``(2) Maximum amounts.--
                    ``(A) Planning grants.--The Secretary may award a 
                State educational agency a planning grant for a fiscal 
                year in an amount that does not exceed 10 percent of 
                the applicable State base amount for the fiscal year.
                    ``(B) Implementation grants.--The Secretary may 
                award a State educational agency an implementation 
                grant for a fiscal year in an amount that does not 
                exceed twice the applicable State base amount for the 
                fiscal year.
    ``(d) Duration and Renewal.--
            ``(1) Planning grants.--The Secretary shall award planning 
        grants under this section for a period of 1 fiscal year. The 
        grants may be renewed for periods of 1 fiscal year upon 
        reapplication under section 3314.
            ``(2) Implementation grants.--The Secretary shall award 
        implementation grants under this section for a period of not 
        less than 3 fiscal years and not more than 5 fiscal years. The 
        grants may be renewed for periods of not less than 3 fiscal 
        years and not more than 5 fiscal years upon reapplication under 
        section 3314.
    ``(e) Special Rules.--
            ``(1) 1 grant requirement.--The Secretary shall award each 
        State educational agency not more than 1 grant under this 
        section for a fiscal year.
            ``(2) Planning.--Each State educational agency submitting 
        an application for an implementation grant for a fiscal year 
        that is denied funding shall receive a planning grant from the 
        Secretary for the fiscal year after submitting an application 
        for the planning grant that the Secretary approves.
    ``(f) Matching Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--In order to receive a grant under this 
        section a State educational agency shall include in the 
        application submitted under section 3314 an assurance that, 
        with respect to the costs to be incurred by the State 
        educational agency in carrying out the activities for which the 
        grant is awarded, the State educational agency will provide 
        matching funds from non-Federal sources in an amount equal to 
        the amount received under the grant.
            ``(2) Non-federal funds.--Non-Federal funds provided 
        pursuant to paragraph (1) may be in cash or in kind, including 
        plant, equipment or services.
    ``(g) Direct Grants to Schools for Education.--
            ``(1) In general.--If a State educational agency does not 
        receive a grant under this subpart for a fiscal year then the 
        Secretary may award grants to schools of education in the 
        State.
            ``(2) Maximum amount.--The total amount of all grants 
        awarded to schools of education within a State under paragraph 
        (1) for a fiscal year shall not exceed the State base amount 
        determined under subsection (c) for the State for the fiscal 
        year.
            ``(3) Application.--Each school of education desiring a 
        grant under paragraph (1) shall submit an application to the 
        Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
        information as the Secretary may require.

``SEC. 3313. STATE USE OF FUNDS.

    ``Each State educational agency receiving a grant under this 
subpart for a fiscal year--
            ``(1) may use not more than 10 percent of the grant funds 
        for State activities that the State educational agency 
        determines carry out the purposes of this subpart; and
            ``(2) shall use not less than 90 percent of the grant funds 
        to award grants to schools of education pursuant to section 
        3315.

``SEC. 3314. STATE APPLICATIONS; REVIEW CRITERIA.

    ``(a) State Applications.--Each State educational agency desiring a 
grant under this subpart shall submit an application to the Secretary 
at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information, as 
the Secretary may require.
    ``(b) Review Criteria.--The Secretary, with the assistance of 
experts representing education organizations, shall review applications 
from State educational agencies for grants under this subpart on the 
basis of the following criteria:
            ``(1) Availability of educational technology information.--
        The degree to which a State educational agency has made, or 
        plans to make, the public aware of the extent to which 
        educational technology is used in elementary schools and 
        secondary schools in the State. Factors relevant to the extent 
        may include--
                    ``(A) the amount of training and teaching 
                experience in the classroom use of educational 
                technology that is required to become a licensed 
                teacher in the State;
                    ``(B) the amount of training and teaching 
                experience in the classroom use of educational 
                technology that newly licensed teachers in the State 
                have received;
                    ``(C) the yearly investment by the State 
                educational agency in educational technology for the 
                classroom;
                    ``(D) the percentage of elementary schools and 
                secondary schools in the State that are connected to 
                the Internet; and
                    ``(E) the percentage of elementary school and 
                secondary school classrooms in the State that are 
                connected to the Internet.
            ``(2) Plans for improving the use of educational 
        technology.--The degree to which a State educational agency--
                    ``(A) has established or plans to establish high 
                standards for experience in the use of educational 
                technology for teacher licensure;
                    ``(B) has promoted or plans to promote the 
                preparation of new teachers in the use of educational 
                technology; and
                    ``(C) has demonstrated or plans to demonstrate 
                leadership in promoting the use of educational 
                technology to improve classroom instruction.

``SEC. 3315. GRANTS TO SCHOOLS OF EDUCATION.

    ``(a) In General.--Each State educational agency receiving a grant 
under this subpart shall use the grant funds described in section 
3313(2) to award grants to schools of education to improve teacher 
mastery and use of educational technology.
    ``(b) Award Basis.--A State educational agency shall award grants 
under this subpart on a competitive basis and pursuant to an 
application review process that involves the use of experts and takes 
into consideration the criteria described in section 3316(b).
    ``(c) Amount and Duration.--A State educational agency shall 
determine the amount and duration of each grant awarded under this 
section.
    ``(d) Matching Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--In order to receive a grant under this 
        section a school of education shall include in the application 
        submitted under section 3316 an assurance that, with respect to 
        the costs to be incurred by the school of education in carrying 
        out the activities for which the grant is awarded, the school 
        of education will provide matching funds from non-Federal 
        sources in an amount equal to one-half of the amount received 
        under the grant.
            ``(2) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal funds provided 
        pursuant to paragraph (1) may be in cash or in kind, fairly 
        evaluated, including plant, equipment or services.

``SEC. 3316. LOCAL APPLICATIONS; REVIEW CRITERIA.

    ``(a) Local Applications.--Each school of education desiring a 
grant from a State educational agency under this subpart shall submit 
an application to the State educational agency at such time, in such 
manner, and accompanied by such information, as the State educational 
agency may require.
    ``(b) Criteria.--The State educational agency, with the assistance 
of experts representing education organizations, shall review 
applications for grants under this subpart on the basis of the 
following criteria:
            ``(1) Public accountability.--The degree to which a school 
        of education has made, or plans to make, the public aware of 
        the amount and quality of instruction in the use of educational 
        technology being provided in the teacher preparation program of 
        the school of education. Factors relevant to the amount and 
        quality may include--
                    ``(A) the number of courses offered in the use of 
                education technology;
                    ``(B) the number and types of courses in the use of 
                educational technology that are required for graduation 
                from the school of education;
                    ``(C) the amount and type of teaching experience in 
                the classroom use of technology that is required for 
                graduation from the school of education; and
                    ``(D) the average number of courses in the use of 
                educational technology taken by graduates of the school 
                of education in each of the 3 years preceding the year 
                for which the determination is made.
            ``(2) Plans for improving the preparation of new teachers 
        in the use of educational technology.--The degree to which a 
        school of education has incorporated or plans to incorporate 
        into the undergraduate preparation of teachers the following:
                    ``(A) Expanded instruction in the use of 
                educational technology.
                    ``(B) Partnerships with local educational agencies 
                to improve teacher preparation in the use of 
                educational technology.
                    ``(C) Partnerships with private sector entities to 
                improve teacher preparation in the use of educational 
                technology.
                    ``(D) Special efforts to engage underrepresented 
                groups in the use of educational technology.

``SEC. 3317. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT; SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.

    ``(a) Maintenance of Effort.--A State educational agency and a 
school of education, in utilizing the grant funds received under this 
subpart, shall maintain the expenditures of the State educational 
agency and school of education, respectively, for improving teacher 
mastery and use of educational technology at a level equal to not less 
than the level of expenditures maintained by the State educational 
agency and school of education, respectively, for the fiscal year 
preceding the fiscal year for which the grant is received.
    ``(b) Supplement Not Supplant.--Funds appropriated under the 
authority of section 3319 shall be used to supplement and not supplant 
other Federal, State, and local public funds expended to improve 
teacher mastery and use of educational technology.

``SEC. 3318. ADMINISTRATION.

    ``The Secretary shall carry out the program authorized by this 
subpart through the Office of Educational Technology in the Office of 
the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Education.

``SEC. 3319. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subpart 
$40,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and such sums as may be necessary for 
fiscal year 2001.

  ``Subpart 2--Educational Technology Training for Inservice Teachers

``SEC. 3321. STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY GRANTS.

    ``(a) Reservation.--From the amount available to carry out this 
subpart for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve not less than 2 
percent of the amount to award grants to the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
and the Department of Defense on the basis of their relative need to 
expand and improve the use of technology by inservice teachers at the 
elementary schools or secondary schools administered by the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs and the Department of Defense, respectively. 
Applications for the grants shall be subject to review criteria that 
are based on the review criteria described in section 3323(b).
    ``(b) Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--From the amount available to carry out 
        this subpart and not reserved under subsection (a) for a fiscal 
        year, the Secretary may award planning or implementation grants 
        under this section to State educational agencies to expand and 
        improve the use of technology by inservice teachers.
            ``(2) Award basis.--The Secretary shall award grants under 
        paragraph (1) on a competitive basis and pursuant to an 
        application review process that involves the use of experts and 
        takes into consideration the criteria described in section 
        3323(b).
    ``(c) Maximum Amounts.--
            ``(1) Planning grants.--The Secretary may award a State 
        educational agency a planning grant under subsection (a)(1) for 
        a fiscal year in an amount that does not exceed 10 percent of 
        the applicable State base amount for the fiscal year.
            ``(2) Implementation grants.--The Secretary may award a 
        State educational agency an implementation grant under 
        subsection (a)(1) for a fiscal year in an amount that does not 
        exceed twice the applicable State base amount for the fiscal 
        year.
            ``(3) State base amount.--For purposes of this subsection, 
        the State base amount for a State for a fiscal year shall be 
        determined in the same manner as the amount is determined under 
        section 3312(c)(1), except that subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
        section 3312(c)(1) shall be applied by striking `section 3319' 
        each place it appears and inserting `section 3328'.
    ``(d) Duration and Renewal.--
            ``(1) Planning grants.--The Secretary shall award planning 
        grants under this section for a period of 1 fiscal year. The 
        grants may be renewed for periods of 1 fiscal year upon 
        reapplication under section 3323.
            ``(2) Implementation grants.--The Secretary shall award 
        implementation grants under this section for a period of not 
        less than 3 fiscal years and not more than 5 fiscal years. The 
        grants may be renewed for periods of not less than 3 fiscal 
        years and not more than 5 fiscal years upon reapplication under 
        section 3323.
    ``(e) Special Rules.--
            ``(1) 1 grant requirement.--The Secretary shall award each 
        State educational agency not more than 1 grant under this 
        section for a fiscal year.
            ``(2) Planning.--Each State educational agency submitting 
        an application for an implementation grant for a fiscal year 
        that is denied funding shall receive a planning grant from the 
        Secretary for the fiscal year after submitting an application 
        for the planning grant that the Secretary approves.
    ``(f) Matching Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--In order to receive a grant under this 
        section a State educational agency shall include in the 
        application submitted under section 3323 an assurance that, 
        with respect to the costs to be incurred by the State 
        educational agency in carrying out the activities for which the 
        grant is awarded, the State educational agency will provide 
        matching funds from non-Federal sources in an amount equal to 
        the amount received under the grant.
            ``(2) Non-federal funds.--Non-Federal funds provided 
        pursuant to paragraph (1) may be in cash or in kind, including 
        plant, equipment or services.
    ``(g) Direct Grants to Local Educational Agencies.--
            ``(1) In general.--If a State educational agency does not 
        receive a grant under this subpart for a fiscal year then the 
        Secretary may award grants to local educational agencies in the 
        State.
            ``(2) Maximum amount.--The total amount of all grants 
        awarded to local educational agencies within a State under 
        paragraph (1) shall not exceed the State base amount determined 
        under subsection (c)(3) for the State for the fiscal year.
            ``(3) Application.--Each local educational agency desiring 
        a grant under paragraph (1) shall submit an application to the 
        Secretary at such time, in such manner and accompanied by such 
        information as the Secretary may require.

``SEC. 3322. STATE USE OF FUNDS.

    ``Each State educational agency receiving a grant under this 
subpart for a fiscal year--
            ``(1) may use not more than 10 percent of the grant funds 
        for State activities that the State educational agency 
        determines carry out the purposes of this subpart; and
            ``(2) shall use at least 90 percent of the grant funds to 
        award grants to local educational agencies pursuant to section 
        3324.

``SEC. 3323. STATE APPLICATIONS; REVIEW CRITERIA.

    ``(a) State Applications.--Each State educational agency desiring a 
grant under this subpart shall submit an application to the Secretary 
at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information, as 
the Secretary may require.
    ``(b) Review Criteria.--The Secretary, with the assistance of 
experts representing education organizations, shall review applications 
from State educational agencies for grants under this subpart on the 
basis of the following criteria:
            ``(1) Availability of educational technology information.--
        The degree to which a State educational agency has made, or 
        plans to make, the public aware of the extent to which 
        educational technology is used in elementary schools 
or secondary schools in the State. Factors relevant to the extent may 
include--
                    ``(A) investments made by the State educational 
                agency in the professional development of teachers in 
                the State for improving their mastery and use of 
                educational technology in each of the 3 years preceding 
                the year for which the determination is made;
                    ``(B) State standards for advancement or 
                recertification of teachers that involve educational 
                technology;
                    ``(C) the percentage of teachers in the State 
                receiving a significant professional development 
                experience in the use of education technology in each 
                of the 3 years preceding the year for which the 
                determination is made;
                    ``(D) the percentage of elementary schools and 
                secondary schools in the State that are connected to 
                the Internet; and
                    ``(E) the percentage of elementary school and 
                secondary school classrooms in the State that are 
                connected to the Internet.
            ``(2) Plans for improving the use of educational 
        technology.--The degree to which a State educational agency--
                    ``(A) has established or plans to establish high 
                standards for inservice professional development of 
                teachers in the use of educational technology;
                    ``(B) has provided or plans to provide support for 
                inservice professional development of teachers in the 
                use of educational technology; and
                    ``(C) has demonstrated or plans to demonstrate 
                leadership in promoting the use of educational 
                technology to improve classroom instruction.

``SEC. 3324. GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.

    ``(a) In General.--Each State educational agency receiving a grant 
under this subpart shall use the grant funds described in section 
3322(2) to award grants to local educational agencies in the State to 
expand and improve the use of technology by inservice teachers.
    ``(b) Award Basis.--A State educational agency shall award grants 
under this subpart on a competitive basis and pursuant to an 
application review process that involves the use of experts and takes 
into consideration the criteria described in section 3325(b).
    ``(c) Amount and Duration.--A State educational agency shall 
determine the amount and duration of each grant awarded under this 
section.
    ``(d) Matching Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--In order to receive a grant under this 
        section a local educational agency shall include in the 
        application submitted under section 3325 an assurance that, 
        with respect to the costs to be incurred by the local 
        educational agency in carrying out the activities for which the 
        grant is awarded, the local educational agency will provide 
        matching funds from non-Federal sources in an amount equal to 
        one-half of the amount received under the grant.
            ``(2) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal funds provided 
        pursuant to paragraph (1) may be in cash or in kind, fairly 
        evaluated, including plant, equipment or services.

``SEC. 3325. LOCAL APPLICATIONS; REVIEW CRITERIA.

    ``(a) Local Applications.--Each local educational agency desiring a 
grant from a State educational agency under this subpart shall submit 
an application to the State educational agency at such time, in such 
manner, and accompanied by such information, as the State educational 
agency may require.
    ``(b) Criteria.--The State educational agency, with the assistance 
of experts representing education organizations, shall review 
applications for grants under this subpart on the basis of the 
following criteria:
            ``(1) Availability of educational technology information.--
        The degree to which the local educational agency has made, or 
        plans to make, the public aware of the use of modern technology 
        in classrooms, and the amount and quality of professional 
        development provided to teachers in the use of educational 
        technology. Factors relevant to the use, amount, and quality 
        may include--
                    ``(A) investments made by the local educational 
                agency in the professional development of teachers for 
                improving their mastery and use of educational 
                technology in each of the 3 years preceding the year 
                for which the determination is made;
                    ``(B) local standards for advancement or 
                recertification of teachers that involve educational 
                technology;
                    ``(C) the percentage of teachers in the local 
                educational agency receiving a significant professional 
                development experience in the use of education 
                technology in each of the 3 years preceding the year 
                for which the determination is made;
                    ``(D) the percentage of elementary schools and 
                secondary schools served by the local educational 
                agency that are connected to the Internet; and
                    ``(E) the percentage of elementary school and 
                secondary school classrooms served by the local 
                educational agency that are connected to the Internet.
            ``(2) Plans for improving the preparation of new teachers 
        in the use of educational technology.--The degree to which a 
        local educational agency has developed or plans to develop the 
        following:
                    ``(A) Higher standards for regular professional 
                development of teachers in the use of educational 
                technology.
                    ``(B) Expanded opportunities for regular 
                professional development experiences for teachers in 
                the use of educational technology.
                    ``(C) Effective partnerships among the local 
                educational agency, the schools served by the local 
                educational agency, and other organizations committed 
                to improving professional development for teachers in 
                the use of educational technology.
                    ``(D) An appropriate commitment to and investment 
                in the professional development of teachers in the use 
                of educational technology.
                    ``(E) Special efforts to provide minority teachers 
                and teachers in schools with high minority student 
                enrollments with access to professional development 
                opportunities in educational technology.
                    ``(F) Innovative approaches by partnerships 
                described in subparagraph (C) to provide professional 
                development experiences for teachers in the use of 
                educational technology that address--
                            ``(i) the need for resident technical 
                        expertise in every elementary school and 
                        secondary school served by the local 
                        educational agency;
                            ``(ii) the need for professional 
                        development opportunities for all teachers in 
                        an elementary school or secondary school served 
                        by the local educational agency;
                            ``(iii) the need for ongoing technical 
                        support for all teachers in an elementary 
                        school or secondary school served by the local 
                        educational agency;
                            ``(iv) the need for rapid responses that 
                        provide timely professional development 
                        opportunities following major technological 
                        developments affecting education; and
                            ``(v) the need for stable sources of 
                        adequate support for professional development.

``SEC. 3326. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT; SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.

    ``(a) Maintenance of Effort.--A State educational agency and a 
local educational agency, in utilizing the grant funds received under 
this subpart, shall maintain the expenditures of the State educational 
agency and local educational agency, respectively, for expanding and 
improving the use of technology by inservice teachers at a level equal 
to not less than the level of expenditures maintained by the State 
educational agency and local educational agency, respectively, for the 
fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the grant is received.
    ``(b) Supplement Not Supplant.--Funds appropriated under the 
authority of section 3328 shall be used to supplement and not supplant 
other Federal, State, and local public funds expended to expand and 
improve the use of technology by inservice teachers.

``SEC. 3327. ADMINISTRATION; PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS.

    ``(a) Administration.--The Secretary shall carry out the program 
authorized by this subpart through the Office of Educational Technology 
in the Office of the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Education.
    ``(b) Participation of Private School Teachers.--Private school 
teachers seeking to participate in activities under this part shall be 
eligible for such participation in the same manner and to the same 
extent as private school teachers are eligible to participate in 
activities under this Act.

``SEC. 3328. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subpart 
$40,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and such sums as may be necessary for 
fiscal year 2001.''.

SEC. 302. TEACHER TECHNOLOGY TRAINING.

    (a) Statement of Purpose for Title I.--Section 1001(d)(4) (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) (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) (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) (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) (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) (20 U.S.C. 6648(d)(1)(F)) is amended by inserting ``, 
technologies,'' after ``strategies''.
    (g) Authorized Activities.--Section 2210(b)(2)(C) (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) (20 U.S.C. 
6651(a)(1)(C)) is amended by inserting ``, including technological 
innovation,'' after ``innovation''.

                   TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SEC. 401. NEW PART.

    (a) In General.--Title III (20 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.) is amended by -
adding at the end the following:

 ``Part D--Regional, State, and Local Educational Technology Resources

            ``Subpart 1--Technology Literacy Challenge Fund

``SEC. 3411. PURPOSE.

    ``It is the purpose of this subpart to increase the capacity of 
State and local educational agencies to improve student achievement, 
particularly that of students in high-poverty, low-performing schools, 
by supporting State and local efforts that--
            ``(1) make effective use of new technologies and technology 
        applications, networks, and electronic learning resources;
            ``(2) utilize research-based teaching practices that are 
        linked to advanced technologies; and
            ``(3) promote sustained and intensive, high- quality 
        professional development that increases teacher capacity to 
        create improved learning environments through the integration 
        of educational technology into instruction.''.
    (b) Redesignations.--Sections 3131, 3132, 3133, 3134, and 3135 (20 
U.S.C. 6841, 6842, 6843, 6844, and 6845) are redesignated as sections 
3412, 3413, 3414, 3415, and 3416, respectively.
    (c) Definitions; Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) Definitions.--Title III (20 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.) is 
        amended by adding after section 3416 (as redesignated by 
        subsection (b)) the following:

``SEC. 3417. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this subpart--
            ``(1) the term `eligible local applicant' means--
                    ``(A) a local educational agency that, as 
                determined by the State educational agency,--
                            ``(i) is among the local educational 
                        agencies in the State with the highest numbers 
                        or percentages of children from households 
                        living in poverty;
                            ``(ii) includes one or more low-performing 
                        schools; and
                            ``(iii) has a substantial need for 
                        assistance in acquiring and using technology; 
                        or
                    ``(B) a partnership that includes at least one 
                local educational agency that meets the requirements of 
                subparagraph (A) and at least one--
                            ``(i) local educational agency that can 
                        demonstrate that teachers in schools served by 
                        that agency are using technology effectively in 
                        their classrooms;
                            ``(ii) institution of higher education;
                            ``(iii) for-profit organization that 
                        develops, designs, manufactures, or produces 
                        technology products or services, or has 
                        substantial expertise in the application of 
                        technology; or
                            ``(iv) public or private non-profit 
                        organization with demonstrated experience in 
                        the application of educational technology; and
            ``(2) the term `low-performing school' means a school--
                    ``(A) identified by the local educational agency 
                for school improvement under section 1116(c) of this 
                Act; or
                    ``(B) in which a substantial majority of students 
                fail to meet State performance standards based on State 
                or local assessments that are aligned to the 
                performance standards.

``SEC. 3418. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``For purposes of carrying out this subpart, there are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001 
and for each of the four succeeding fiscal years.''.

SEC. 402. CONFORMING AND OTHER AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Repeals.--Sections 3136 and 3137 (20 U.S.C. 6846 and 6847) are 
repealed.
    (b) Conforming amendments.--Title III (20 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.) is 
amended--
            (1) in section 3221(a) (as redesignated by section 
        201(b)(2)) by striking ``section 3302(b)'' and inserting 
        ``section 3222(b)'';
            (2) in section 3223(2) (as redesignated by section 
        201(b)(2)) by striking ``part'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``subpart'';
            (3) in section 3224 (as redesignated by section 201(b)(2)) 
        by striking ``section 3301 or 3303'' and inserting ``section 
        3221 or 3223'';
            (4) in section 3225 (as redesignated by section 
        201(b)(2))--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``section 3201'' 
                and inserting ``section 3221''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section 
                        3302(a); and'' and inserting ``section 3222(a); 
                        and''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
                        ``section 3303(3),'' and inserting ``section 
                        3223(3),'';
            (5) in section 3226 (as redesignated by section 201(b)(2)) 
        by striking ``section 3302,'' and inserting ``section 3222,'';
            (6) in section 3228 (as redesignated by section 
        201(b)(2))--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking ``part, $30,000,000 for 
                        fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may be 
                        necessary'' and inserting ``subpart, such sums 
                        as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001 and''; 
                        and
                            (ii) by striking ``section 3302.'' and 
                        inserting ``section 3222''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``section 
                3303(1)(C).'' and inserting ``section 3223(1)(C).'';
            (7) in section 3232(a) (as redesignated by section 
        201(b)(2)) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``part'' and inserting ``subpart'';
            (8) in section 3233 (as redesignated by section 201(b)(2)) 
        by striking out `` $5,000,000 for the fiscal year 1995, and 
        such sums as may be necessary'' and inserting ``subpart, such 
        sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001 and'';
            (9) in section 3412(a) (as redesignated by section 
        401(b))--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section 
                3114(a)(1)(C)'' and inserting ``section 3418''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``section 
                3115(a)(1)(C)'' and inserting ``section 3418'';
            (10) in section 3413 (as redesignated by section 401(b))--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(1)--
                            (i) by striking ``section 3131,'' and 
                        inserting ``section 3412''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``section 3133.'' and 
                        inserting ``section 3414.''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking ``section 
                3133;'' and inserting ``section 3414;''.
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