[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 309 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 309

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to specify 
  the purposes for which funds provided under subpart 1 of part A of 
                          title I may be used.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 13, 2001

Mrs. Feinstein 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 specify 
  the purposes for which funds provided under subpart 1 of part A of 
                          title I may be used.

    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 ``Title I Integrity Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON FUNDS.

    Subpart 1 of part A of title I (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) is amended 
by inserting after section 1120B (20 U.S.C. 6323) the following:

``SEC. 1120C. LIMITATIONS ON FUNDS.

    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
a local educational agency shall use funds received under this subpart 
only to provide academic instruction and services directly related to 
the instruction of students in preschool through grade 12 to assist 
eligible children to improve their academic achievement and to meet 
achievement standards established by the State.
    ``(b) Permissible and Prohibited Activities.--In this section, the 
term `academic instruction'--
            ``(1) includes--
                    ``(A) the implementation of instructional 
                interventions and corrective actions to improve student 
                achievement;
                    ``(B) the extension of academic instruction beyond 
                the normal school day and year, including during summer 
                school;
                    ``(C) the employment of teachers and other 
                instructional personnel, including providing teachers 
                and instructional personnel with employee benefits;
                    ``(D) the provision of instructional services to 
                pre-kindergarten children to prepare such children for 
                the transition to kindergarten;
                    ``(E) the purchase of instructional resources, such 
                as books, materials, computers, other instructional 
                equipment, and wiring to support instructional 
                equipment;
                    ``(F) the development and administration of 
                curricula, educational materials, and assessments; and
                    ``(G) the transportation of students to assist the 
                students in improving academic achievement; and
            ``(2) does not include--
                    ``(A) the purchase or lease of privately owned 
                facilities;
                    ``(B) the purchase or provision of facilities 
                maintenance, gardening, landscaping, or janitorial 
                services, or the payment of utility costs;
                    ``(C) the construction of facilities;
                    ``(D) the acquisition of real property;
                    ``(E) the payment of costs for food and 
                refreshments;
                    ``(F) the payment of travel and attendance costs at 
                conferences or other meetings; or
                    ``(G) the purchase or lease of vehicles.''.
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