[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 473 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 473

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve 
            training for teachers in the use of technology.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 7, 2001

   Mr. Crapo 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 improve 
            training for teachers in the use of technology.

    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 ``Training Teachers for Technology Act 
of 2001''.

SEC. 2. STATE ACTIVITIES.

    Section 2207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 6647) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (12), by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
        a semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (13), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(14) providing assistance to local educational agencies 
        and eligible partnerships for the development and 
        implementation of innovative professional development programs 
        that train teachers to use technology to improve teaching and 
        learning and are consistent with the requirements of section 
        2210(b)(2).''.

SEC. 3. LOCAL ACTIVITIES.

    Section 2210(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6650(b)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``; and'';
            (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) to the extent appropriate, provide training 
                for teachers in the use of technology so that 
                technology and technology applications are effectively 
                used in the classroom to improve teaching and learning 
                for the curriculum that, and content areas in which, 
                the teachers teach.''.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 2402 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 6702) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as 
        paragraphs (2), (5), (6), and (4), respectively;
            (2) by inserting paragraph (4) (as so redesignated) before 
        paragraph (5) (as so redesignated);
            (3) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) 
        the following:
            ``(1) the terms `arts and sciences' and `high need local 
        educational agency' have the meanings given the terms in 
        section 201(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965;'';
            (4) by inserting after such paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) except as otherwise provided in part D, the term 
        `eligible partnership' means an entity that--
                    ``(A) shall include--
                            ``(i) a high need local educational agency;
                            ``(ii) a school of arts and sciences; and
                            ``(iii) an institution that prepares 
                        teachers; and
                    ``(B) may include other local educational agencies, 
                a public charter school, a public or private elementary 
                school or secondary school, an educational service 
                agency, a public or private nonprofit educational 
                organization, or a business;'';
            (5) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by striking the 
        period and inserting a semicolon;
            (6) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by striking the 
        semicolon and inserting ``; and''; and
            (7) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated), by striking ``; 
        and'' and inserting a period.
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