[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 337 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 337

 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to assist 
     State and local educational agencies in establishing teacher 
     recruitment centers, teacher internship programs, and mobile 
        professional development teams, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 14, 2001

 Mr. Domenici 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 assist 
     State and local educational agencies in establishing teacher 
     recruitment centers, teacher internship programs, and mobile 
        professional development teams, 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.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Teacher Recruitment, Development, 
and Retention Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. TEACHER RECRUITMENT CENTERS.

    Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating part E as part H;
            (2) by redesignating sections 2401 and 2402 as sections 
        2701 and 2702, respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after part D the following:

                 ``PART E--TEACHER RECRUITMENT CENTERS

``SEC. 2401. GRANTS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may make grants to State 
educational agencies to establish and operate State teacher recruitment 
centers.
    ``(b) Use of Funds.--An agency that receives a grant under 
subsection (a) shall use the funds made available through the grant to 
establish and operate a center that--
            ``(1) serves as a statewide clearinghouse for the 
        recruitment and placement of kindergarten, elementary school, 
        and secondary school teachers; and
            ``(2) establishes and carries out programs to improve 
        teacher recruitment and retention within the State.
    ``(c) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
subsection (a), an agency shall submit an application to the Secretary 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
Secretary may require.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this part $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 
and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2003 through 
2006.''.

SEC. 3. TEACHER INTERNSHIPS.

    Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), as amended by section 2, is further amended by 
inserting after part E the following:

                     ``PART F--TEACHER INTERNSHIPS

``SEC. 2501. GRANTS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may make grants to State 
educational agencies and local educational agencies to establish 
teacher internship programs.
    ``(b) Use of Funds.--An agency that receives a grant under 
subsection (a) shall use the funds made available through the grant to 
establish teacher internship programs in which a new teacher employed 
in the State or district involved--
            ``(1) is hired on a probationary basis for a 1-year period; 
        and
            ``(2) is required to participate in an internship during 
        that year, under the supervision of a mentor teacher, in 
        addition to meeting any State or local requirement concerning 
        student teaching.
    ``(c) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
subsection (a), an agency shall submit an application to the Secretary 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
Secretary may require.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this part $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 
and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2003 through 
2006.''.

SEC. 4. MOBILE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEAMS.

    Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), as amended by section 3, is further amended by 
inserting after part F the following:

            ``PART G--MOBILE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEAMS

``SEC. 2601. GRANTS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may make grants to State 
educational agencies to carry out professional development activities 
through mobile professional development teams.
    ``(b) Use of Funds.--An agency that receives a grant under 
subsection (a) shall use the funds made available through the grant to 
carry out, directly or by grant or contract with entities approved by 
the agency, activities that--
            ``(1) at a minimum, provide professional development with 
        respect to State licensing and certification (including 
        recertification) requirements of teachers and administrators; 
        and
            ``(2) are provided by mobile professional development 
        teams, in the school district in which the teachers and 
        administrators are employed, or at a centrally located regional 
        site.
    ``(c) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
subsection (a), an agency shall submit an application to the Secretary 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
Secretary may require.
    ``(d) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
Secretary shall give priority to agencies proposing to carry out 
professional development activities through mobile professional 
development teams that will primarily operate in rural areas.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this part $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 
and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2003 through 
2006.''.
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