1.This Act may be cited as the
No Child Left Behind Improvement Act
of 2005
.
<enum>I</enum><header>Public school
choice, supplemental educational services, and teacher quality</header>
<section id="IDD91D7487EC5947D29EE1D03918F078C3"><enum>101.</enum><header>Public school
choice capacity</header>
<subsection id="IDCF3E90DDA34F458DB71D186146692DC1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>School
capacity</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="ESEA/1116(b)(1)(E)">Section 1116(b)(1)(E)</external-xref> of the
<act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6316(b)">20 U.S.C. 6316(b)(1)(E)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID407DA16976CB431E9C736CEB89826CB4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause (i), by
striking <quote>In the case</quote> and inserting <quote>Subject to clauses
(ii) and (iii), in the case</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6B82B0291A3F46A89BA61B2CB609A297"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
clause (ii) as clause (iii);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA851E874D4FB4CC2870375645A674125"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
after clause (i) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID9FA2851ABD5543F1BB6B7A4404597713">
<clause id="ID68716DDD0A3E424A9218C0788036FB5B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>School
capacity</header><text>The obligation of a local educational agency to provide
the option to transfer to students under clause (i) is subject to all
applicable State and local health and safety code requirements regarding
facility capacity.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDC684C580CA1540349ACB6ADE08B938C2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in clause (iii)
(as redesignated by paragraph (2)), by inserting <quote>and subject to clause
(ii),</quote> after <quote>public school,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5A0DEE832F324DA6B3B6816F9477452D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grants for
school construction and renovation</header><text>Subpart 1 of part A of title I
of the <act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6311">20
U.S.C. 6311</external-xref> et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965" id="IDDDBC3A854A5B431A9C9E2C45102676C7">
<section id="ID1752DACF8EC64E30B8FBB8F99352DB8C"><enum>1120C.</enum><header>Grants for
school construction and renovation</header>
<subsection id="ID6A2E46CBD67446CF851C639443623847"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program
authorized</header><text>From funds appropriated under subsection (g), the
Secretary is authorized to award grants to local educational agencies
experiencing overcrowding in the schools served by the local educational
agencies, for the construction and renovation of safe, healthy,
high-performance school buildings.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID49E646C03AC2470D8DAE9755652544A3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header><text>Each
local educational agency desiring a grant under this section shall submit an
application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by
such additional information as the Secretary may require.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID6B79E35541424F2585C01C6CEBCB754C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In
awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to local
educational agencies—</text>
<paragraph id="ID49055F372D3D475C8D99B69C2A4392E5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>who have
documented difficulties in meeting the public school choice requirements of
paragraph (1)(E), (5)(A), (7)(C)(i), or (8)(A)(i) of section 1116(b), or
section 1116(c)(10)(C)(vii); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDC06B806A89794FA69F89BC67EFB6E2EF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>with the highest
number of schools at or above capacity.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID86CBE0DC02414670A62A473FB5F6F8A2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Award
basis</header><text>From funds remaining after awarding grants under subsection
(c), the Secretary shall award grants to local educational agencies that are
experiencing overcrowding in the schools served by the local educational
agencies.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID1949FFD417ED433B9943DDC7820851C8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Prevailing
wages</header><text>Any laborer or mechanic employed by any contractor or
subcontractor in the performance of work on any construction funded by a grant
awarded under this section will be paid wages at rates not less than those
prevailing on similar construction in the locality as determined by the
Secretary of Labor under subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States
Code (commonly referred to as the <act-name parsable-cite="DBA">Davis-Bacon
Act</act-name>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID731B17C1EF4040AD988D0AE96A3A5055"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="ID3EEF67FA66774D01A14A5479D003CB5D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>At or above
capacity</header><text>The term <term>at or above capacity</term>, in reference
to a school, means a school in which 1 additional student would increase the
average class size of the school above the average class size of all schools in
the State in which the school is located.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID79932C3780014D26BA5E8CDC95A47D11"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Healthy,
high-performance school building</header><text>The term <term>healthy,
high-performance school building</term> has the meaning given such term in
section 5586.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2C98F22BC7F142E188430B3F338E6F9F"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, and such sums as may
be necessary for each of the 2 succeeding fiscal
years.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="IDD828516D94C746039512CD8764F4A062"><enum>102.</enum><header>Supplemental
educational services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
1116(e) of the <act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6316(e)">20 U.S.C. 6316(e)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDFFB0C6D2C6C0453A84F2D52787B73394"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDC6660AD922394A6D8935EE9407D42788"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking the semicolon and inserting</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDEF552C52A26A4C1BAEAD4562C494E6C3">
<text>,
including criteria that—</text><clause id="IDEAFB962A73E54F32B6B6BF4B9CE57FCF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>ensure that
personnel delivering supplemental educational services to students have
adequate qualifications; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID25C4BBB5461D4B7A8795E8AEF028F615"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may, at the
State’s discretion, ensure that personnel delivering supplemental educational
services to students are teachers that are highly qualified, as such term is
defined in section
9101;</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5F6E5986D04F429DAF79E40EC0332385"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4A8FF7EE5E314123870D6E7CE60209E8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(E), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDA4CF8537F5644DE49820A3A672BE1140"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDCCC97F040F3546DCA6651597FBEC16BD">
<subparagraph id="IDD54DDA5E3E664323A9BA3DF20D4E43A2"><enum>(F)</enum><text>ensure that the
list of approved providers of supplemental educational services described in
subparagraph (C) includes a choice of providers that have sufficient capacity
to provide effective services for children who are limited English proficient
and children with
disabilities.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDA10FFE7EE596444EB6B03C86A2E3B605"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(5)(C)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID661FC13E51FA4367AD98CD6225F64538"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>applicable</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6B3CCC828042438B99724551D29B11EC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
before the period <quote>, and acknowledge in writing that, as an approved
provider in the relevant State educational agency program of providing
supplemental educational services, the provider is deemed to be a recipient of
Federal financial assistance</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3C5A3BFBC04B467EA687B147982CF33F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), and (12) as paragraphs (7), (8),
(9), (10), (11), (12), and (13), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDBCF2D4158D664109BBE8D1F98202DCCD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting
after paragraph (5) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID9587D798C3FE49C88CCE4E8B2585BBA0">
<paragraph id="IDF808B3875AFF484F93E55B2B240EEAC1"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to
prohibit a local educational agency from being considered by a State
educational agency as a potential provider of supplemental educational services
under this subsection, if such local educational agency meets the criteria
adopted by the State educational agency in accordance with paragraph
(5).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDAACFB0ACC9274651A88B8B2D62C4702F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (13)
(as redesignated by paragraph (3))—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID05ACBCBDBC834D6C8D74AB42144C974C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)—</text>
<clause id="IDF88C25C99FD34803A6F53B513DDDF9DB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
clause (ii), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDBB5353C966764256BB2D956A47022ABF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
clause (iii), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID8536DE54654741519030EF14E36513A8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID4110F98162BB4906A65EDEE6BA986D77">
<clause id="ID0857BF7D0416463BB01AD91723735E30"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>may employ
teachers who are highly qualified as such term is defined in section 9101;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID289E0C28459347519754C3AC75A41BBB"><enum>(v)</enum><text>pursuant to its
inclusion on the relevant State educational agency’s list described in
paragraph (4)(C), is deemed to be a recipient of Federal financial assistance;
and</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID55FAAFB062F8418BBF3FA4BF76D9F997"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C)—</text>
<clause id="ID484C4AEAAA6345D3B896A5AE91500641"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding subclause (i), by striking <quote>are</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDF0679D19E6CD43B2B5052FE423D03EBD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subclause (i)—</text>
<subclause id="ID3C40B42B37774E9BBC864986B28EC654"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>are</quote> before <quote>in addition</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDC6FE3BB48E7343E8BFB2FFB09679D1B8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID74CB72E744304741832F9CAB5A2A581B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subclause
(ii), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID66913E6B23CE46E781291424B0F98228"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID6CA2C0E2545A4732BA0AC037EFCD30D1">
<clause id="IDD3EE43B1C964432FAB13506C8A27B793"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>if provided by
providers that are included on the relevant State educational agency’s list
described in paragraph (4)(C), shall be deemed to be programs or activities of
the relevant State educational agency.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDCDD13CC26C284BBBAD3BFC8A115C974C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID4DBE750D51164CA6B5E46F71CC799FCA">
<paragraph id="ID23AD4D0ED8FC40319EA50C427E1C1448"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Civil
rights</header><text>In providing supplemental educational services under this
subsection, no State educational agency or local educational agency may,
directly or through contractual, licensing, or other arrangements with a
provider of supplemental educational services, engage in any form of
discrimination prohibited by—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID30D0A6C53CD84EAB83822617EA5B733E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>title VI of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CRA64">Civil Rights Act of 1964</act-name>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDCD6377CDF5BB4C8F9FF7B02FA41EACAD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>title IX of the
Education Amendments of 1972;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID562587F64422442C88D71045B1B02C0F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>section 504 of
the <act-name parsable-cite="REH">Rehabilitation Act of 1973</act-name>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDBBDCFA7D4EAA4AC99213BC772D9D0232"><enum>(D)</enum><text>titles II and III
of the Americans with Disabilities Act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0275BC1DD88A4E41B74325B060869999"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the
<act-name parsable-cite="ADA75">Age Discrimination Act of
1975</act-name>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8A559DDF02954CFA823D65F4014B3B76"><enum>(F)</enum><text>regulations
promulgated under the authority of the laws listed in subparagraphs (A) through
(E); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3282EC163F504BB4B843361BF2098073"><enum>(G)</enum><text>other Federal
civil rights
laws.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDF4AEAFD3086D4E4CA7FE78A52AFA144D"><enum>103.</enum><header>Qualifications
for teachers and paraprofessionals</header>
<subsection id="IDBDE13E61DABD4CF4866A1FCCE1B496EF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>High objective
uniform State standard of evaluation</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="ESEA/1119">Section 1119</external-xref> of the
<act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6319">20
U.S.C. 6319</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID1F7999A6D5DE48A78612E8BD1B5DB8DC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDC0460A49BFF04FC2933869DF5F445B2B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (A) through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), respectively, and
indenting as appropriate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDA26039AAE2D146A681A1B4DA1838D4A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(2) <header-in-text level="paragraph">State plan</header-in-text>.—As
part</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID1E3FF68FA30E48068D6AAB4F2737159C">
<paragraph id="IDA05D347429D94168ACBFC5F88487FD52"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State
plan</header>
<subparagraph id="IDE4A006740DF14CDF97351BD21529FABB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>As part</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC150EB61247C4DAB80C088A05E23E414"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID36238E7B2E1742E3891CDE52478361A2">
<subparagraph id="ID41AB4570CB3D4752AC28450436C94D58"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Availability of
State standards</header><text>Each State educational agency shall make
available to teachers in the State the high objective uniform State standard of
evaluation, as described in section 9101(23)(C)(ii), for the purpose of meeting
the teacher qualification requirements established under this
section.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6A3DEE9D72A94664A10EF73CF9895245"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), and (l) as subsections (f), (g),
(h), (i), (j), (k), (l), and (m), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID21897B7F7AB0436EAB77FD574192582B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
after subsection (d) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID4526CF722FF647CFAE1550B8DB826664">
<subsection id="ID300DA78E987B4ABFA73E0885D067B539"><enum>(e)</enum><header>State
responsibilities</header><text>Each State educational agency shall ensure that
local educational agencies in the State make available all options described in
subparagraphs (A) through (C) of subsection (c)(1) to each new or existing
paraprofessional for the purpose of demonstrating the qualifications of the
paraprofessional, consistent with the requirements of this
section.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB95CDFBA1C3947EA8AF9AA12498D8C07"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (l)
(as redesignated in paragraph (2)), by striking <quote>subsection (l)</quote>
and inserting <quote>subsection (m)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID34ACFFAFDD3E45C092AFB037C48921E2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition of
highly qualified teachers</header><text>Section 9101(23)(B)(ii) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(23)(B)(ii)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDD4B2A169C8B249F78EA111BEFCE6EFFA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subclause (I),
by striking <quote>or</quote> after the semicolon;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDAE43F2040DC5403D9207CCD6BEE75D15"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subclause
(II), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDDAE6F98D374C450295D5FF1197FEF768"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDD63E6C77F87D42D8AE68A00B41CC7399">
<subclause id="ID712A4B479C99407E884CAAFE98E99600"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in the case of
a middle school teacher, passing a State-approved middle school generalist exam
when the teacher receives a license to teach middle school in the State;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID96110FB88C024C75B6B457A496C6A0A7"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>obtaining a
State middle school or secondary school social studies certificate that
qualifies the teacher to teach history, geography, economics, civics, and
government in middle schools or in secondary schools, respectively, in the
State; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID0F4FCAF76ED643A086CCA4345CE8C3C7"><enum>(V)</enum><text>obtaining a State
middle school or secondary school science certificate that qualifies the
teacher to teach earth science, biology, chemistry, and physics in middle
schools or secondary schools, respectively, in the State;
and</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idCFABB7FAA8084917BB56B935F27CE0FB"><enum>104.</enum><header>Ensuring
highly qualified teachers</header>
<subsection id="IDb210193accd9495e8b06b1f7a66247a7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The
Secretary of Education shall improve coordination among the teacher quality
programs authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20
U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et
seq.), and the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998
(20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), to provide a unified effort in strengthening the
American teaching workforce and ensuring highly qualified teachers.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID42fb63a0961f4fa8a2f7af391c2bf667"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Education shall submit a report to the relevant committees of Congress on
efforts to coordinate programs pursuant to subsection (a), which shall be made
available on the website of the Department of Education.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Adequate yearly
progress determinations</header>
<section id="IDD882819A9C7A4A4494AB1922BFF2825D"><enum>201.</enum><header>Review of
adequate yearly progress determinations for schools for the 2002–2003 school
year</header>
<subsection id="ID5D53A3BF8AF44345A3C7BB09597E734F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall require each local educational agency
to provide each school served by the agency with an opportunity to request a
review of a determination by the agency that the school did not make adequate
yearly progress for the 2002–2003 school year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID2A8BF026004947C7B60AAE25B18B941B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Final
determination</header><text>Not later than 30 days after receipt of a request
by a school for a review under this section, a local educational agency shall
issue and make publicly available a final determination on whether the school
made adequate yearly progress for the 2002–2003 school year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID3C78170B01F94846B992617AFD41A696"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Evidence</header><text>In
conducting a review under this section, a local educational agency
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID44E3630B02CC4EC0A50228C443116B94"><enum>(1)</enum><text>allow the
principal of the school involved to submit evidence on whether the school made
adequate yearly progress for the 2002–2003 school year; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9171351998064C1DA2D501BBAD3771CE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consider that
evidence before making a final determination under subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7B7E0422D33342FF8E99A5348E16B7DA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Standard of
review</header><text>In conducting a review under this section, a local
educational agency shall revise, consistent with the applicable State plan
under <external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="ESEA/1111">section
1111</external-xref> of the <act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6311">20 U.S.C. 6311</external-xref>), the local
educational agency’s original determination that a school did not make adequate
yearly progress for the 2002–2003 school year if the agency finds that the
school made such progress, taking into consideration—</text>
<paragraph id="ID6F251C56FB6147B3B0FB442BE136341E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the amendments
made to part 200 of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations (68 Fed. Reg. 68698)
(relating to accountability for the academic achievement of students with the
most significant cognitive disabilities); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID922A0798980945A580CF16D0DFF8EE4D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any regulation or
guidance that, subsequent to the date of such original determination, was
issued by the Secretary relating to—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID83A9A81FD2394143949B954D4A843FBC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the assessment of
limited English proficient children;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4E959C45E90F40D191D72BEAB6F6495A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the inclusion of
limited English proficient children as part of the subgroup described in
<external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="ESEA/1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II)(dd)">section
1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II)(dd)</external-xref> of the <act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6311(b)(2)(C)(v)(II)(dd)">20 U.S.C.
6311(b)(2)(C)(v)(II)(dd)</external-xref>) after such children have obtained
English proficiency; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID22A7CE1958354D63A23659FDCDB7EA41"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any requirement
under <external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="ESEA/1111(b)(2)(I)(ii)">section
1111(b)(2)(I)(ii)</external-xref> of the <act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6311(b)(2)(I)(ii)">20
U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)(I)(ii)</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6CD73DFB1F954A26A85932A92DBFCCD3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effect of
revised determination</header>
<paragraph id="ID3D2D980A59B64760AA1F78A815C757F3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If pursuant to a review under this section a local
educational agency determines that a school made adequate yearly progress for
the 2002–2003 school year, upon such determination—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDE014F6F9225A49888BC6B5AFDC7DB656"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any action by the
Secretary, the State educational agency, or the local educational agency that
was taken because of a prior determination that the school did not make such
progress shall be terminated; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID56D412A7411A4F54BF20C96982A38B02"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any obligations
or actions required of the local educational agency or the school because of
the prior determination shall cease to be required.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDC000628414C04D3EA80F10B99363A89E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>Notwithstanding
paragraph (1), a determination under this section shall not affect any
obligation or action required of a local educational agency or school under the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6F385EFF1EC94C0AAB007BF4B1F082C3"><enum>(A)</enum><text><external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="ESEA/1116(b)(13)">Section
1116(b)(13)</external-xref> of the <act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6316(b)(13)">20 U.S.C. 6316(b)(13)</external-xref>)
(requiring a local educational agency to continue to permit a child who
transferred to another school under such section to remain in that school until
completion of the highest grade in the school).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDEFB00F62BC3E4512B24E7A5EB1FD9B4D"><enum>(B)</enum><text><external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="ESEA/1116(e)(9)">Section
1116(e)(9)</external-xref> of the <act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965</act-name> (as redesignated by section 102(3))
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6316(e)(9)">20 U.S.C.
6316(e)(9)</external-xref>) (requiring a local educational agency to continue
to provide supplemental educational services under such section until the end
of the school year).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDDA04E745332A4783BFD51071DC05778F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Subsequent
determinations</header><text>In determining whether a school is subject to
school improvement, corrective action, or restructuring as a result of not
making adequate yearly progress, the Secretary, a State educational agency, or
a local educational agency may not take into account a determination that the
school did not make adequate yearly progress for the 2002–2003 school year if
such determination was revised under this section and the school received a
final determination of having made adequate yearly progress for the 2002–2003
school year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3A0712CB6EAA4E579504423A4101071A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>The
Secretary—</text>
<paragraph id="ID2EE048EDD9E242239C352C20A4C1D878"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall require
each State educational agency to notify each school served by the agency of the
school’s ability to request a review under this section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4B1A952915F648E1A62A1B078029DCC2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not later than 30
days after the date of enactment of this section, shall notify the public by
means of the Department of Education’s website of the review process
established under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDCF4BF269FB974D8598CF0BC87642D817"><enum>202.</enum><header>Review of
adequate yearly progress determinations for local educational agencies for the
2002–2003 school year</header>
<subsection id="IDFCEE597720D1484BB5BBF883BD925614"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall require each State educational agency
to provide each local educational agency in the State with an opportunity to
request a review of a determination by the State educational agency that the
local educational agency did not make adequate yearly progress for the
2002–2003 school year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID37BCC9D827334244ADF39DF032E3E2B7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application of
certain provisions</header><text>Except as inconsistent with, or inapplicable
to, this section, the provisions of section 201 shall apply to review by a
State educational agency of a determination described in subsection (a) in the
same manner and to the same extent as such provisions apply to review by a
local educational agency of a determination described in section 201(a).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID619079D9FF9A4735849FDA79B45DAE5C"><enum>203.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="IDD56E2A48DF874562B92F974389B20FDA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The term
<term>adequate yearly progress</term> has the meaning given to that term in
<external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="ESEA/1111(b)(2)(C)">section
1111(b)(2)(C)</external-xref> of the <act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6311(b)(2)(C)">20 U.S.C.
6311(b)(2)(C)</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDBB9456D4D39E46B5AE28838AAD23A74A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The term
<term>local educational agency</term> means a local educational agency (as that
term is defined in <external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="ESEA/9101">section 9101</external-xref> of the
<act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7801">20
U.S.C. 7801</external-xref>)) receiving funds under part A of title I of such
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6311">20 U.S.C.
6311</external-xref> et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7988F9093C1946E3BB1081863317789C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The term
<term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Education.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7D32AEB2A02140CAB1C73DEAAF796776"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The term
<term>school</term> means an elementary school or a secondary school (as those
terms are defined in <external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="ESEA/9101">section 9101</external-xref> of the
<act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7801">20
U.S.C. 7801</external-xref>)) served under part A of title I of such Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6311">20 U.S.C.
6311</external-xref> et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID676E0FAE398744D1BC3A3E7A9C7874CF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The term
<term>State educational agency</term> means a State educational agency (as that
term is defined in <external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="ESEA/9101">section 9101</external-xref> of the
<act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7801">20
U.S.C. 7801</external-xref>)) receiving funds under part A of title I of such
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6311">20 U.S.C.
6311</external-xref> et seq.).</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>III</enum><header>Improving
assessment and accountability</header>
<section id="IDB29F443941A5471A9FD64850DC260D4E"><enum>301.</enum><header>Grants for
increasing data capacity for purposes of assessment and accountability</header>
<subsection id="ID3ECE61F2DF11413FBCA57A9D8349B115"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program
authorized</header><text>From funds appropriated under subsection (g) for a
fiscal year, the Secretary may award grants, on a competitive basis, to State
educational agencies—</text>
<paragraph id="ID5CD0781972A24EFAA9769003E43404F8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to enable the
State educational agencies to develop or increase the capacity of data systems
for assessment and accountability purposes, including the collection of
graduation rates; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDF75A834226EA43E990146AE9EB12D052"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to award
subgrants to increase the capacity of local educational agencies to upgrade,
create, or manage longitudinal data systems for the purpose of measuring
student academic progress and achievement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5D1D0E00FF3D471DA0B76ED59D6A71FB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State
application</header><text>Each State educational agency desiring a grant under
this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDC1F1F6FE9BEF428097C997BCD8C73E18"><enum>(c)</enum><header>State use of
funds</header><text>Each State educational agency that receives a grant under
this section shall use—</text>
<paragraph id="ID72B94729EED6416188DA0F32C5EEC1A9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not more than 20
percent of the grant funds for the purpose of—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID1E10CD4C80F94FD58246B68FB1DBA842"><enum>(A)</enum><text>increasing the
capacity of, or creating, State databases to collect, disaggregate, and report
information related to student achievement, enrollment, and graduation rates
for assessment and accountability purposes; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5078914508604AA1825D88C50329AC66"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reporting, on an
annual basis, for the elementary schools and secondary schools within the
State, on—</text>
<clause id="IDF9F2BD01D163484BA4EA17B16EE68FC6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
enrollment data from the beginning of the academic year;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDAF59176FBD8B4BBCAEDCC53D01E2FADF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the enrollment
data from the end of the academic year; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID612E10F85F864D58B0D8E3471D5332A3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the twelfth
grade graduation rates; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6BB489B29D62401D845A40D37891D2A4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not less than 80
percent of the grant funds to award subgrants to local educational agencies
within the State to enable the local educational agencies to carry out the
authorized activities described in subsection (e).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID57FD7CEADDC1441CBA89B959D13490BD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Local
application</header><text>Each local educational agency desiring a subgrant
under this section shall submit an application to the State educational agency
at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the State
educational agency may require. Each such application shall include, at a
minimum, a demonstration of the local educational agency’s ability to put a
longitudinal data system in place.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID4E7ABD3636364D79AE28001FE5406E2D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Local
authorized activities</header><text>Each local educational agency that receives
a subgrant under this section shall use the subgrant funds to increase the
capacity of the local educational agency to upgrade or manage longitudinal data
systems consistent with the uses in subsection (c)(1), by—</text>
<paragraph id="ID26725223D5004E599D18C0C64AB2238C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>purchasing
database software or hardware;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID985CF8DBB450496EBB28514417BC4180"><enum>(2)</enum><text>hiring additional
staff for the purpose of managing such data;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID20BEA8BF1DC34F4996E0688039A22DF6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>providing
professional development or additional training for such staff; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDFCEA68D97BF145C3B1292D473D15C607"><enum>(4)</enum><text>providing
professional development or training for principals and teachers on how to
effectively use such data to implement instructional strategies to improve
student achievement and graduation rates.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1F6E828E9CFA48D0814C309635890789"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="ID3F946848928546F1B6AEE7225E49F91F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The term
<term>graduation rate</term> means the percentage that—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDA9FF6C57CBD044A19C4E480FC22688B0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the total number
of students who—</text>
<clause id="IDA5B43376B94F418BABACFBA8692F4FE0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>graduate from a
secondary school with a regular diploma (which shall not include the recognized
equivalent of a secondary school diploma or an alternative degree) in an
academic year; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID905A1D78ED6C447ABD06849510F87514"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>graduated on
time by progressing 1 grade per academic year; represents of</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1205CE0288BD47F9B6B66B86A32B69FC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the total number
of students who entered the secondary school in the entry level academic year
applicable to the graduating students.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDCEB733BA30D646CB967C1ADBF84AE52F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The terms
<term>State educational agency</term> and <term>local educational agency</term>
have the meanings given such terms in
<external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="ESEA/9101">section
9101</external-xref> of the <act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7801">20 U.S.C. 7801</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8D09B489295E4483BEE5A30294B1782F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The term
<term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Education.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDFADC438CB27A42AEA4D24468F6BD54AD"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, and such sums as may
be necessary for each of the 2 succeeding fiscal years.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDBB164AC3492A431D811C3D07D46E3151"><enum>302.</enum><header>Grants for
assessment of children with disabilities and children who are limited English
proficient</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part E of title I
of the <act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6491">20
U.S.C. 6491</external-xref> et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965" id="ID9F0C5F532B3A4312B391770D026F6651">
<section id="ID9D47139F90D6490593455A0B74DB4832"><enum>1505.</enum><header>Grants for
assessment of children with disabilities and children who are limited English
proficient</header>
<subsection id="ID87BA7C7D03FF4F93B71AFEA48F47A971"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants
authorized</header><text>From amounts authorized under subsection (e) for a
fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to State
educational agencies, or to consortia of State educational agencies, to enable
the State educational agencies or consortia to collaborate with institutions of
higher education, research institutions, or other organizations—</text>
<paragraph id="IDC3629633A520407781636AC95FB203F0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to design and
improve State academic assessments for students who are limited English
proficient and students with disabilities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID36AA536412554307953B504A1FD30250"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to ensure the
most accurate, valid, and reliable means to assess academic content standards
and student academic achievement standards for students who are limited English
proficient and students with disabilities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4514884F92254ACE9B1EB4EBC6AC147E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorized
activities</header><text>A State educational agency or consortium that receives
a grant under this section shall use the grant funds to carry out 1 or more of
the following activities:</text>
<paragraph id="IDEEC8E4069AD74C36AFEA92B99875BEC1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Developing
alternate assessments for students with disabilities, consistent with section
1111 and the amendments made on December 9, 2003, to part 200 of title 34, Code
of Federal Regulations (68 Fed. Reg. 68698) (relating to accountability for the
academic achievement of students with the most significant cognitive
disabilities), including—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID95811AEC04C447D99EA77F785E6D1F61"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the alignment of
such assessments, as appropriate and consistent with such amendments,
with—</text>
<clause id="ID5D894B4CC0174EC19AD3A75C420D2C10"><enum>(i)</enum><text>State academic
achievement standards and State academic content standards for all students;
or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0910FC0D9CDC422D93D308E0124B0B1E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>alternate State
academic achievement standards that reflect the intended instructional
construct for students with disabilities;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID56D14E70E1DA477986D23ACFAF0FB33B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>activities to
ensure that such assessments do not reflect the disabilities, or associated
characteristics, of the students that are extraneous to the intent of the
measurement;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4F149A69CB79417F9C693B7BF48E69E9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the development
of an implementation plan for pilot tests for such assessments, in order to
determine the level of appropriateness and feasibility of full-scale
administration; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0AF0F4A3DC4B4F188F7816A53E4B6955"><enum>(D)</enum><text>activities that
provide for the retention of all feasible standardized features in the
alternate assessments.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDA3DB18A303A5425ABBDAC27FA7EBA770"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Developing
alternate assessments that meet the requirements of section 1111 for students
who are limited English proficient, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID346C7271CF2B480EA002C37EC13DA73F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the alignment of
such assessments with State academic achievement standards and State academic
content standards for all students;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID52D07B0F2E754A6D96494A101E6CF3A6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the development
of parallel native language assessments or linguistically modified assessments
for limited English proficient students that meet the requirements of section
1111(b)(3)(C)(ix)(III);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDAD6F70D0CC9F48DCA91E7E891A72991D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the development
of an implementation plan for pilot tests for such assessments, in order to
determine the level of appropriateness and feasibility of full-scale
administration; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8FC523ADA3834090B8BA9B36F2C5AB27"><enum>(D)</enum><text>activities that
provide for the retention of all feasible standardized features in the
alternate assessments.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6FF83BE8EB364F5C8079CE1D922BA2AF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Developing,
modifying, or revising State policies and criteria for appropriate
accommodations to ensure the full participation of students who are limited
English proficient and students with disabilities in State academic
assessments, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID366CF2CD94AE402DB2DEE1A14ED19D29"><enum>(A)</enum><text>developing a plan
to ensure that assessments provided with accommodations are fully included and
integrated into the accountability system, for the purpose of making the
determinations of adequate yearly progress required under section 1116;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDFE4670AE3E90463FB775C826E4D9ED14"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensuring the
validity, reliability, and appropriateness of such accommodations, such
as—</text>
<clause id="ID2777A4FE43034D7983096E276B4A2781"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
modification to the presentation or format of the assessment;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID88DB15A4B5D84DCD82A4D1E68D2FE1EF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the use of
assistive devices;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2B4B70B713114054A82F46D60D6F0E2F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an extension of
the time allowed for testing;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID477861F593D04E658010442C58CC6380"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>an alteration of
the test setting or procedures;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDB57735A121534FFA831C2C26105DB92D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the
administration of portions of the test in a method appropriate for the level of
language proficiency of the test taker;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID318204ED7C114DE5A88059C3A9872E0A"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the use of a
glossary or dictionary; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDCB5DBCB2A72D4347A21567BC817B10E6"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the use of a
linguistically modified assessment;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3888A1EC250144319E3E6780E805A14D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensuring that
State policies and criteria for appropriate accommodations take into account
the form or program of instruction provided to students, including the level of
difficulty, reliability, cultural difference, and content equivalence of such
form or program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9CAE59FA9B564F409A292FB671A99953"><enum>(D)</enum><text>ensuring that
such policies are consistent with the standards prepared by the Joint Committee
on Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing of the American
Educational Research Association, the American Psychological Association, and
the National Council on Measurement in Education; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7EA4CCBAA24A4F60867B7420089D9B65"><enum>(E)</enum><text>developing a plan
for providing training on the use of accommodations to school instructional
staff, families, students, and other appropriate parties.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDF85E7415D11240EE91D227E3827FD82B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Developing
universally designed assessments that can be accessible to all students,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6DB53C04CD1C4101B23755DED1516624"><enum>(A)</enum><text>examining test
item or test performance for students with disabilities and students who are
limited English proficient, to determine the extent to which the test item or
test is universally designed;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDFACE4938770743CF8210F200405BC5CD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>using think aloud
and cognitive laboratory procedures, as well as item statistics, to identify
test items that may pose particular problems for students with disabilities or
students who are limited English proficient;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDD9C81891464D4CC3970977E7E26E73C1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>developing and
implementing a plan to ensure that developers and reviewers of test items are
trained in the principles of universal design; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4DE341132F034F918BE07161EBE011AE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>developing
computer-based applications of universal design principles.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDF9DAF6F8DC4F47BC801C738E40D58615"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application</header><text>Each
State educational agency, or consortium of State educational agencies, desiring
to apply for a grant under this section shall submit an application to the
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the
Secretary may require, including—</text>
<paragraph id="IDBE7A6826EDC141D19F74D2BFDC0647CC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>information
regarding the institutions of higher education, research institutions, or other
organizations that are collaborating with the State educational agency or
consortium, in accordance with subsection (a);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDBBFFDB60DBF9410C919497EDCC1B0651"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the case of a
consortium of State educational agencies, the designation of 1 State
educational agency as the fiscal agent for the receipt of grant funds;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0A4088EB1EAE4718B995D442576CBD52"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a description of
the process and criteria by which the State educational agency will identify
students that are unable to participate in general State content assessments
and are eligible to take alternate assessments, consistent with the amendments
made to part 200 of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations (68 Fed. Reg.
68698);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8F98835BA377417EAD04AE463AF400C0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in the case of a
State educational agency or consortium carrying out the activity described in
subsection (b)(1)(A), a description of how the State educational agency or
consortium plans to fulfill the requirement of subsection (b)(1)(A);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID57BEF922A19A426AAC14F1A3CAB08B7A"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in the case of a
State educational agency or consortium carrying out the activities described in
paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) of subsection (b), information regarding the
proposed techniques for the development of alternate assessments, including a
description of the technical adequacy of, technical aspects of, and scoring
for, such assessments;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6160B06954F440C9A090E3A5E2A5A6AE"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a plan for
providing training for school instructional staff, families, students, and
other appropriate parties on the use of alternate assessments; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1432B993C1F548598A4AE4B1C87042A1"><enum>(7)</enum><text>information on
how the scores of students participating in alternate assessments will be
reported to the public and to parents.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0AA7B442312A40A59A5F8399AACD98AB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Evaluation and
reporting requirements</header><text>Each State educational agency receiving a
grant under this section shall submit an annual report to the Secretary
describing the activities carried out under the grant and the result of such
activities, including—</text>
<paragraph id="IDE9350E0F21CB4F5F91FB4BACC9A455FD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>details on the
effectiveness of the activities supported under this section in helping
students with disabilities, or students who are limited English proficient,
better participate in State assessment programs; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3BA6938C7298461A85163DD159761FF6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>information on
the change in achievement, if any, of students with disabilities and students
who are limited English proficient, as a result of a more accurate assessment
of such students.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6028631AE5A44401B8FE1A7B3D1708EC"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, and such sums as may
be necessary for each of the 2 succeeding fiscal
years.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="IDE7F08E9088124C86BB059B9CAF7B6BB2"><enum>303.</enum><header>Reports on
student enrollment and graduation rates</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part E of title I of the
<act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965</act-name> (as amended by section 302) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6491">20 U.S.C. 6491</external-xref> et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965" id="ID73994E08681A431B9D08FFF7E432C2AA">
<section id="IDF2D5122648644D0DAB526905221F4EA5"><enum>1506.</enum><header>Reports on
student enrollment and graduation rates</header>
<subsection id="ID19F92932243040F19D539860193A2534"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall collect from each State educational
agency, local educational agency, and school, on an annual basis, the following
data:</text>
<paragraph id="IDE89C5B9A4933478FBAA9A2D1F036414F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The number of
students enrolled in each of grades 7 through 12 at the beginning of the most
recent school year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD56EDC25D79643CB92C0257AAD6A1B22"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The number of
students enrolled in each of grades 7 through 12 at the end of the most recent
school year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID93A358BD2BB141D2925F47B647AD6893"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The graduation
rate for the most recent school year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDBE791396C627484FB357C5C048E6DA8C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The data
described in paragraphs (1) through (3), disaggregated by the groups of
students described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID450C443E072A4BE2861D59ACCAC318AF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Annual
report</header><text>The Secretary shall report the information collected under
subsection (a) on an annual
basis.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>IV</enum><header>Civil
rights</header>
<section id="ID485F227BFF134145A2ABFEA315E5AD48"><enum>401.</enum><header>Civil
rights</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9534 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7914">20
U.S.C. 7914</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID72F3E8EDB4F14E74B9C3E2161AC9C011"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (a) and (b) as subsections (b) and (c), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDDF9F9330696045EF86C760756976E9D9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
before subsection (b) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID120563B5B5014DD199DCFC4CD8395A2A">
<subsection id="ID237F131FC29A402998BCF68339F283B3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Prohibition of
discrimination</header><text>Discrimination on the basis of race, color,
religion, sex (except as otherwise permitted under title IX of the Education
Amendments of 1972), national origin, or disability in any program funded under
this Act is
prohibited.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><enum>V</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header>
<section id="ID2D7FD7805232482BA235EF8D682BF203"><enum>501.</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part F of title IX
of the <act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7941">20
U.S.C. 7941</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID5B7C97E1F9B9420B8D025336DC1735A6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the part
heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="part">AND TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="part">EVALUATIONS</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1AE7314195AA4BF08118CC9C745445BF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID8AC77CBA90B94C93B88C37129A3E5E73">
<section id="ID89C61F9C913E4310AB0115C51FC6FDEB"><enum>9602.</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall
ensure that the technical assistance provided by, and the research developed
and disseminated through, the Institute of Education Sciences and other offices
or agencies of the Department provide educators and parents with the needed
information and support for identifying and using educational strategies,
programs, and practices, including strategies, programs, and practices
available through the clearinghouses supported under the Education Sciences
Reform Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9501">20 U.S.C. 9501</external-xref> et seq.) and other
federally-supported clearinghouses, that have been successful in improving
educational opportunities and achievement for all
students.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section>