1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Educational Reform Act of
2005
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I—Strengthening Head Start and child care
programs
Subtitle A—Increasing Access to Head Start
Programs
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 102. Strengthening Indian and migrant and seasonal Head
Start programs.
Sec. 103. Expanding Early Head Start programs.
Sec. 104. Participation in Head Start programs.
Subtitle B—Enhancing the School Readiness of Head Start
Children
Sec. 111. School readiness standards.
Sec. 112. Staff.
Subtitle C—Expanding Access to Quality, Affordable Child
Care
Sec. 121. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle D—Strengthening the Quality of Child Care
Sec. 131. State plan requirements relating to
training.
Sec. 132. Strengthening the quality of child care.
TITLE II—Improvement of elementary and secondary
education
Subtitle A—Public School Choice, Supplemental Educational
Services, and Teacher Quality
Sec. 201. Public school choice capacity.
Sec. 202. Supplemental educational services.
Sec. 203. Qualifications for teachers and
paraprofessionals.
Subtitle B—Adequate Yearly Progress Determinations
Sec. 221. Review of adequate yearly progress determinations for
schools for the 2002–2003 school year.
Sec. 222. Review of adequate yearly progress determinations for
local educational agencies for the 2002–2003 school year.
Sec. 223. Definitions.
Subtitle C—Technical Assistance
Sec. 251. Technical assistance.
TITLE III—Providing a roadmap for first generation college for
students
Sec. 301. Expansion of TRIO and GEARUP.
TITLE IV—College tuition relief for students and their families
through Pell Grants
Sec. 401. Pell Grants tax tables hold harmless.
Sec. 402. Sense of the Senate regarding increasing the maximum
Pell Grant.
Sec. 403. Establishment of a Pell demonstration
program.
TITLE V—Tuition free college for mathematics, science, and
special education teachers
Sec. 501. Purpose.
Sec. 502. Tuition free college for mathematics, science, and
special education teachers.
Sec. 503. Offset for tuition free college for mathematics,
science, and special education teachers.
TITLE VI—Hope and Lifetime Learning credits to be
refundable
Sec. 601. Hope and Lifetime Learning credits to be
refundable.
<enum>I</enum><header>Strengthening
Head Start and child care programs</header>
<subtitle id="id2D5AC2C1F6D648E693AD615080380E24"><enum>A</enum><header>Increasing access
to Head Start programs</header>
<section id="IDbefbe8c91bc44bb0930ed79c4781e0ff"><enum>101.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
639(a) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9834(a)) is amended by striking
<quote>such sums</quote> and all that follows and inserting the following:
<quote>$8,570,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $10,445,000,000 for fiscal year
2007, $12,384,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, $14,334,000,000 for fiscal year
2009, and $16,332,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="IDf6258bc5d174402e9899bf6659b8419d"><enum>102.</enum><header>Strengthening
Indian and migrant and seasonal Head Start programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 640(a)(2) of the Head Start Act (42
U.S.C. 9835(a)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE3544D13FEF246FEA6885FD0749BC038" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDbb10c9873ea04ab5ba53008c06210a5c" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Indian Head Start programs, services
for children with disabilities, and migrant and seasonal Head Start programs,
except that the Secretary shall reserve for each fiscal year for use by Indian
Head Start and migrant and seasonal Head Start programs (referred to in this
subparagraph as `covered programs'), on a nationwide basis, a sum that is the
total of not less than 4 percent of the amount appropriated under section
639(a) for that fiscal year (for Indian Head Start programs), and not less than
5 percent of that appropriated amount (for migrant and seasonal Head Start
programs), except that—</text>
<clause id="IDae67a4bfb17145ce886950473d495f52"><enum>(i)</enum><text>if reserving the specified
percentages for covered programs and would reduce the number of children served
by Head Start programs, relative to the number of children served on the date
of enactment of the Educational Reform Act of 2005, taking into consideration
an appropriate adjustment for inflation, the Secretary shall reserve
percentages that approach, as closely as practicable, the specified percentages
and that do not cause such a reduction; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID922705593b3149e3accbab49e9c6c2d4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>notwithstanding any other
provision of this subparagraph, the Secretary shall reserve for each fiscal
year for use by Indian Head Start programs and by migrant and seasonal Head
Start programs, on a nationwide basis, not less than the amount that was
obligated for use by Indian Head Start programs and by migrant and seasonal
Head Start programs, respectively, for the previous fiscal
year;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ID9084ba6095d548c2955cf4bbec5978aa"><enum>103.</enum><header>Expanding
Early Head Start programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 640(a)(6) of the Head Start Act (42
U.S.C. 9835(a)(6)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idDBAE494FD35F4C598BA6EEA5FF917C33"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>7.5 percent for fiscal year 1999</quote> and all that
follows and inserting <quote>12 percent for fiscal year 2006, 14 percent for
fiscal year 2007, 16 percent for fiscal year 2008, 18 percent for fiscal year
2009, and 20 percent for fiscal year 2010, of the amount appropriated pursuant
to section 639(a).</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe2c6acff914a4a1695488f9b42ede2fa"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (B); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID58f85078ea16410d934cef2bc627bad5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID58d4a5f8df7845a9a12a7cde0d12f04d"><enum>104.</enum><header>Participation
in Head Start programs</header>
<subsection id="id4D4FDC2843594C71BC06C67F3EC7696B"><enum></enum><text>Section 645 of
the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9840) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idE8714ADFFB494D4AA528D99F482D464A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(1)(A), by inserting <quote>130 percent of</quote> after
<quote>below</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID53b41e16a29a460980304b177420a89b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id888C7ADD746D4AD7B47D651AFDF0213F" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idA574D3EB2D3E45E8A5E57E5EE6B18D1F"><enum>(e)</enum><text>After
demonstrating a need through a community needs assessment, a Head Start agency
may apply to the Secretary to convert part-day sessions, particularly
consecutive part-day sessions, into full-day
sessions.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idACB0EE6209FB4A0FBA4441B2B0EB15DF"><enum>B</enum><header>Enhancing the
school readiness of Head Start children</header>
<section id="IDd79519ebd2c843019ab898cd0e8b77f2"><enum>111.</enum><header>School
readiness standards</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
641A(a)(1)(B)(ii) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9836a(a)(1)(B)(ii)) is
amended by striking <quote>at a minimum</quote> and all that follows and
inserting the following: “at a minimum, develop and demonstrate—</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2A73A1D009294F868F1FC6B001310D83" style="OLC">
<subclause id="ID9566a68d2ae84b39b897d7a2fa818a93" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>language skills, including an expanded
use of vocabulary;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDc909aa6616d542cd8510b1bfbcad5059" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>interest in and appreciation of books,
reading, and writing (either alone or with others), phonological and phonemic
awareness, and varied modes of expression and communication;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID9fff4d31934546f890d7acc63192f7f8" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>premathematics knowledge and skills,
including knowledge and skills relating to aspects of classification,
seriation, numbers, spatial relations, and time;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID16d403c4ce234127a8a580ad56e8cc0e" indent="up1"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>cognitive abilities related to academic
achievement;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID2e0ffad6f6d94755a314d169961a622e" indent="up1"><enum>(V)</enum><text>abilities related to social and emotional
development;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDead5f802c940451cb49e8ac9327c9e87" indent="up1"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>gross and fine motor skills; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDe16e7506df834832bea9a17ffe392418" indent="up1"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>in the case of children with limited
English proficiency, abilities related to progress toward acquisition of the
English
language.</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ID1e802714534c43efa79140c439320803"><enum>112.</enum><header>Staff</header>
<subsection id="id4135159C65FC4CDA95EAF929A99E60B8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Staff
qualifications and development</header><text>Section 648A of the Head Start Act
(42 U.S.C. 9843a) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID82cd2886b24946fea6161ade1c7d4aa9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idE5464A2AE1144B969F65F2E52ACDF1B4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text>
<clause id="id3939973B0A40475CAF5414C48BA1800A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>not later than September
30, 2003</quote> and all that follows through <quote>programs have</quote> and
inserting <quote>not later than the date determined under subparagraph (D) for
a Head Start region, each Head Start agency in the region with a center-based
program shall ensure that all classrooms in the program have at least 1 teacher
who has</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDa2da2a3a91db4121b0908c67e67ab5d2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
clause (i), strike <quote>an associate, baccalaureate,</quote> and insert
<quote>a baccalaureate</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDab1abb7d34414cdd9b42cedd43e84e0e"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in clause (ii),
strike <quote>an associate, baccalaureate,</quote> and insert <quote>a
baccalaureate</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9F6127B7D0864590AF7F468A499F42CE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07C19A895E394031B79554641AF23437" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDf18cda6e69dd4557899a19953669b539"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Temporary
requirement</header><text>Until the date determined under subparagraph (D) for
a Head Start region, the Secretary shall ensure that at least 50 percent of all
Head Start teachers in the region in center-based programs have—</text>
<clause id="idF498D932CD3541E99CD474AE858D7584"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an associate,
baccalaureate, or advanced degree in early childhood education; or</text>
</clause><clause id="idF88A48999D3949FBBF0CDEF0B86A3ED0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an associate,
baccalaureate, or advanced degree in a field related to early childhood
education, with experience in teaching preschool children.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID700930f6012e434981fb869b83eff7fd"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Requirement for
new head start teachers</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of the Educational Reform Act of 2005, the Secretary shall require
that all teachers hired nationwide in center-based programs of Head Start
agencies following the date of the requirement—</text>
<clause id="ID14d94d1014ec4b9f991a27e04cc9cc0f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>have an
associate, baccalaureate, or advanced degree in early childhood
education;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID7d1b89301cfb46a98185bc59e0f0ebf4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>have an
associate, baccalaureate, or advanced degree in a field related to early
childhood education, with experience in teaching preschool children; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID64baf90731424b59a762f578755e27ff"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>be enrolled, or
enroll not later than 1 year after the date of hire, in a program of study
leading to an associate degree in early childhood education.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1D537B5075D34BDEBC4A8F1A54A4FB50"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Appropriate
date</header><text>The Secretary shall determine an appropriate date for Head
Start agencies in each Head Start region to reach the result described in
subparagraph (A), but in no case shall such a date be later than 8 years after
the date of enactment of the Educational Reform Act of 2005.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa416804fca3f4265bb7d391c9792f329"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Progress</header>
<clause id="idFBC58134D396460E92EF80DF0F0E590B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The
Secretary shall require Head Start agencies with center-based programs to
demonstrate continuing and consistent progress each year to reach the results
described in subparagraphs (A) and (C).</text>
</clause><clause id="id0496175905FA43A9A93CEF12918976B9"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Plan</header><text>Each
State shall establish a plan for the Head Start agencies with center-based
programs in the State to reach the results described in subparagraphs (A) and
(C).</text>
</clause><clause id="idEC358A82C017459C826FCFB38D261248"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Progress</header><text>Each
Head Start agency shall prepare and submit to the Secretary and the Governor of
the State a report indicating the number and percentage of its teachers in
center-based programs with child development associate credentials or
associate, baccalaureate, or advanced degrees in early childhood education or a
field related to early childhood education. The Secretary shall compile all
such reports and submit a summary of the compiled reports to the Committee on
Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the
Senate.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id06938466BA894439AB3292EB73F020B5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(3), by striking <quote>(2)(A)</quote> and inserting <quote>(2)(B)</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID19331605ab3d46c8a960769d0df8c7e6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE03DA217F3F541829159441653DFD284" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID151efe87f5b9456bb23edb3d5b40ed35"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Pre-Literacy
and language training</header><text>To support local efforts to enhance early
language and pre-literacy development of children in Head Start programs, and
to provide the children with high-quality oral language skills and environments
that are rich in literature, in which to acquire early language and
pre-literacy skills, each Head Start agency shall ensure that all of the
agency's Head Start teachers receive ongoing training in language and emergent
literacy. Such training shall also include information regarding appropriate
curricula and assessments to improve instruction and learning. Such training
shall include training in methods to promote phonological and phonemic
awareness and vocabulary development in an age-appropriate and culturally and
linguistically appropriate manner.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDab2d1649b7bd4ceab27dbd2b815f32ba"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Professional
development plans</header><text>Each Head Start agency and center shall create,
in consultation with employees of the agency or center (including family
service workers), a professional development plan for employees who provide
direct services to children, including a plan for teachers, to meet the
requirements set forth in subsection
(a).</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID446056bf82c84999ae29b03d6898e9bb"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Attracting and
retaining high-quality Head Start teachers; Tribal College or University-Head
Start partnership program</header>
<paragraph id="id93F6D23FA8794CDCA2CDF7BB14B62E65"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The
Head Start Act is amended by inserting after section 648A (42 U.S.C. 9843a) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id409563E569AD40FDB8E035E877122C8E" style="OLC">
<section id="ID59340e8cfbf84fd6946d26f8b7a374a1"><enum>648B.</enum><header>Attracting
and retaining high-quality head start teachers</header>
<subsection id="IDe582155c7de1406a8ba3c0fa17122177"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall make grants to eligible Head Start
agencies to enable the agencies to reach the results described in subparagraphs
(A) and (C) of section 648A(a)(2). The Secretary shall make the grants from
allotments determined under subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDcd3afe04ee2c4f77bdb6a8404eb72558"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allotments</header><text>From
the funds made available under section 639(c) for a fiscal year and not
reserved under subsection (d), the Secretary shall allot to each Head Start
agency an amount that bears the same relationship to such funds as the amount
received by the agency under section 640 for that fiscal year bears to the
amount received by all Head Start agencies under section 640 for that fiscal
year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID83779cdb3eda4e4988cd6eb7e43156c0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Salary
plan</header><text>A Head Start agency that receives a grant under this section
shall develop and carry out a plan to raise the average salaries of teachers in
the agency's Head Start programs. In developing the plan, the agency shall take
into consideration the training, level of education, and experience of the
teachers, and the average salaries of prekindergarten and kindergarten teachers
employed by the local educational agency for the school district in which the
Head Start agency is located, with similar training, level of education, and
experience.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id565F3EC1E4934BFD95A99C0152ABD9E5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Salaries in
high-Cost areas</header><text>The Secretary may reserve and use a portion of
the funds available under section 639(c) to assist Head Start agencies located
in high-cost areas to help reduce the discrepancy between such average salaries
of such teachers and such average salaries of such prekindergarten and
kindergarten teachers.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID4D33A1C150F04C1BBF468C5B29F2EBEA"><enum>648C.</enum><header>Tribal
College or University-head start partnership program</header>
<subsection id="ID204ADCD4EB85418EA3E45C1708B4B9D0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Tribal College
or University-Head Start partnership program</header>
<paragraph id="IDF9320B83FDB248618400A3182CDD5E97"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grants</header><text>The
Secretary is authorized to award grants, for periods of not less than 5 years,
to Tribal Colleges and Universities to—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6E56A600D4964866B38599B1A47BB76B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>implement
education programs that include tribal culture and language and increase the
number of associate, baccalaureate, and graduate degrees in early childhood
education and related fields that are earned by Indian Head Start agency staff
members, parents of children served by such an agency, and members of the
tribal community involved;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDCC848021E25F4875967E2C3C7FFCF6AB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develop and
implement the programs under subparagraph (A) in technology-mediated formats;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID494437239A7B468A827068CEB1B2CE63"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide
technology literacy programs for Indian Head Start agency staff members and
children and families of children served by such an agency.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDF541B67F4D474683AEF984E8DC8DEB43"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Staffing</header><text>The
Secretary shall ensure that the American Indian Programs Branch of the Head
Start Bureau of the Department of Health and Human Services shall have staffing
sufficient to administer the programs under this section and to provide
appropriate technical assistance to Tribal Colleges and Universities receiving
grants under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID42778D7E9B1942FD80F2D9DB6BD65EAB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header><text>Each
Tribal College or University 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, including a certification that
the Tribal College or University has established a partnership with 1 or more
Indian Head Start agencies for the purpose of conducting the activities
described in subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDB73F423B508449519FF5AFB625A400A6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="ID703D8746EB904ECDBBAA9102B95BEBBC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Institution of
higher education</header><text>The term <term>institution of higher
education</term> has the meaning given such term in section 101(a) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001(a)">20 U.S.C.
1001(a)</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDC4BEEA10BF2149288200332BDD5228B0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Tribal College
or University</header><text>The term <term>Tribal College or University</term>
means an institution that is—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID7BE37CE4556640D9B460ADE412F3485C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a Tribal College
or University, as defined in section 316(b) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1059c(b)">20 U.S.C.
1059c(b)</external-xref>); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7761C98EB1A0415BBF4F12446C46C352"><enum>(B)</enum><text>determined to be
accredited or a candidate for accreditation by a nationally recognized
accrediting agency or
association.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD2EFD57C7F16429DAD1CB1568AC92564"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>Section 639 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C.
9834) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="idE58B6B1FA1C949E69F6A9F5642D75CC3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(a), by inserting <quote>(other than section 648B or 648C)</quote> after
<quote>this subchapter</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEFB61AD6A59D410F893DA0B03A19FE04"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3D45A7BA000E4B2B85DD6062C6B84DFD" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id745EF058F0004636B7B63796FB8FE276"><enum>(c)</enum><text>There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 648B $387,000,000 for fiscal
year 2006, $496,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $608,000,000 for fiscal year
2008, $723,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, and $841,000,000 for fiscal year
2010.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7DA66A5AF7F842B3B722A79E213DADD9"><enum>(d)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out section 648C, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and such sums as may
be necessary for each of fiscal years 2007 through
2010.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8B0B2F608DED40C3ACA6B5CFA34CE2FB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header><text>Section 640 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9835) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1AC8BA1977B74165BCD76FB33D979E42"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<clause id="id086E0597CAFF4729BF74DD1AAA08FF5A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
paragraph (1), by striking <quote>section 639</quote> and inserting
<quote>section 639(a)</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="id64F2737CF9F942DE8E5008BDA328BA3C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
paragraph (2)—</text>
<subclause id="id6874DD30E02E422FAC2248B8D75A225C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>pursuant to section
639(a)</quote> after <quote>appropriated</quote>;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id119C3615F23945BC9E93ECF2924A276E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), in the matter following clause (ii), by inserting <quote>pursuant to
section 639(a)</quote> after <quote>appropriated</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id3FDF0CB2177D43DF92AB6496EF90C6EC"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by inserting <quote>pursuant to section 639(a)</quote> after
<quote>appropriated</quote> each place it appears; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id1DABC930ADEC4976B20A8CE956945725"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>pursuant to
section 639(a)</quote> after <quote>appropriated</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8F6E614CB20E41D493399277E93D98D0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(g)(1), by inserting <quote>pursuant to section 639(a)</quote> after
<quote>appropriated</quote> each place it appears.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idB6780F4919B844A4B5A7243EC9E8DCC0"><enum>C</enum><header>Expanding access
to quality, affordable child care</header>
<section id="ID9f455a2596c4443b8b9e348e73f4b04e"><enum>121.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 658B
of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id5405567583C2498395C1D79959C0E304"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>is</quote> and inserting <quote>are</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9222A8209B3C4A68B86D6FCC1CDE3C10"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>subchapter</quote> and all that follows and inserting <quote>subchapter
$3,100,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $4,100,000,000 for fiscal year 2007,
$5,100,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, $6,100,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, and
$7,100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id70C55F70839947BB93E30F15A251AD21"><enum>D</enum><header>Strengthening the
quality of child care</header>
<section id="idDC774B0F481F44A489324CCF7D336A29"><enum>131.</enum><header>State plan
requirements relating to training</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 658E(c) of the Child Care and
Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)) is amended by adding
at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id704DB31A44954A1CBDFB790C376E0435" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id4262F861560345F2B1D61C2295358B57"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Training in
early learning and childhood development</header><text>The State plan shall
describe any training requirements that are in effect within the State that are
designed to enable child care providers to promote the social, emotional,
physical, and cognitive development of children and that are applicable to
child care providers that provide services for which assistance is made
available under this subchapter in the
State.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id8D89D1F49F2F435684AEBC795743DF7F"><enum>132.</enum><header>Strengthening
the quality of child care</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 658G of the Child Care and
Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858e) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32024283E84E4A038C131C74ADE2E38B" style="OLC">
<section id="id96872732A71F4335AE3C1C54F291365E"><enum>658G.</enum><header>Activities to
improve the quality of child care</header>
<subsection id="IDbb69475fecfc441c9d58ed3aa3a52821"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<paragraph id="IDa2e48e6df7c24e0e936865dc02a9a41e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reservation</header><text>Each
State that receives funds appropriated under section 639(a) for a fiscal year
shall reserve and use not less than 6 percent of the funds for activities
provided directly, or through grants or contracts with resource and referral
organizations or other appropriate entities, that are designed to improve the
quality of child care services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID88eddd9b0bfc442f813e0a35109ce74c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>The
funds reserved under paragraph (1) may only be used to—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID3f0b84bee85b4d1ba273078b53c65c4d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop and
implement voluntary guidelines on pre-reading and language skills and
activities, for child care programs in the State, that are aligned with State
standards for kindergarten through grade 12 or the State's general goals for
school preparedness;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID82df487db85a44768682943173b6c3ab"><enum>(B)</enum><text>support
activities and provide technical assistance in child care settings to enhance
early learning for young children, to promote literacy, and to foster school
preparedness;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDff671364a3404c11a90087bcf8f750e6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>offer training,
professional development, and educational opportunities for child care
providers that relate to the use of developmentally appropriate and
age-appropriate curricula, and early childhood teaching strategies, that are
scientifically based and aligned with the social, emotional, physical, and
cognitive development of children, including—</text>
<clause id="ID40c3960745964332b5d07ec9d3206cc7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>developing and
operating distance learning child care training infrastructures;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID227ae3c42e7945cdb78ced28d15a2fae"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>developing model
technology-based training courses;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDd6cc55cf2f63443fa0f6a23456fc7d3a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>offering
training for caregivers in informal child care settings; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID037ea56ec3ac4a7b90346d8fb6044df6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>offering
training for child care providers who care for infants and toddlers and
children with special needs;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc30ddc452f804db39b929d8f11d43875"><enum>(D)</enum><text>engage in
programs designed to increase the retention and improve the competencies of
child care providers, including wage incentive programs and initiatives that
establish tiered payment rates for providers that meet or exceed child care
services guidelines, as defined by the State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDde3cf52eddfd42eeb045ecf6b0e94c10"><enum>(E)</enum><text>evaluate and
assess the quality and effectiveness of child care programs and services
offered in the State to young children on improving overall school
preparedness; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4d095e724758407db9a9752d309a360e"><enum>(F)</enum><text>carry out other
activities determined by the State to improve the quality of child care
services provided in the State and for which measurement of outcomes relating
to improved child safety, child well-being, or school preparedness is
possible.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID121e12d021264b8eb9d7a4effca60e3e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Certification</header><text>For
each fiscal year beginning after September 30, 2005, the State shall annually
submit to the Secretary a certification in which the State certifies and
demonstrates that the State was in compliance with subsection (a) during the
preceding fiscal year and describes how the State used funds made available to
carry out this subchapter to comply with subsection (a) during that preceding
fiscal
year.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Improvement of
elementary and secondary education</header>
<subtitle id="id411304C13DB44EECAD87F79359864187"><enum>A</enum><header>Public school
choice, supplemental educational services, and teacher quality</header>
<section id="ID7E271C51439B45648C69600E9075BCE0"><enum>201.</enum><header>Public school
choice capacity</header>
<subsection id="IDB215AD4A2E3848B4B55F21E7EF3CAF84"><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)</external-xref>(1)(E)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDCDA60CB7E89A432BA5F09BCD4B43B592"><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="IDA7449272055B44D999D325C3ACC2DCEE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
clause (ii) as clause (iii);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID11CE5FD6D2004B2CA8C09CA13FB6A072"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
after clause (i) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID24C2F2E8503C4A49A4189F41579522AA">
<clause id="IDC7F86C733D4C44739A00D65924775133"><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="ID1B4916F6D59444AC9DE3E6FF7E145A28"><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="ID8E884DF3634C46F8B2F888A94F84F407"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grants for
school construction and renovation</header>
<paragraph id="id07997DFEFC874F56B1E9E87295F7EFFA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</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="IDC1A3BCDF17AC43FD8B20ED6A9C2B1341">
<section id="IDC03EC1F1325B4BE5B98F3025951FAEBB"><enum>1120C.</enum><header>Grants for
school construction and renovation</header>
<subsection id="ID9FD053A8604641A19E25915789976567"><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="ID3162016B190C473393B563B519EE4EDB"><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="ID39D08C6A710542F0B6D9B5B089E5BBC3"><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="IDC7298C77F25146DC85BA885D939423CE"><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="IDB63129E3B66E48239888A2BC2E1AC247"><enum>(2)</enum><text>with the highest
number of schools at or above capacity.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID25C877412D5F49F18D7950563FF8FDB1"><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="ID834354449DAC4323A4F871958F0ABB14"><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="IDE20533B130C74ADBBA8298E6722D192A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="ID124A25108AF0421BA971375FC2CD504D"><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="ID8985885987E24485888CC8CDF16A21D8"><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="IDEB237B2569ED407A9E2FC6AADAB7445A"><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>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id48D1A30F907848AEBDD132409CA79865"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Table of
contents</header><text>The table of contents of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.6301 note) is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 1120B the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8135EC813B614F5589041D80147F8EF9" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 1120C. Grants for school construction
and
renovation.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDA069A39E3F7846C5B2BD39BD38E46102"><enum>202.</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="ID0FA3F181AE10439CBE9791BCE5438532"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6B2D6B49535D4E87960B8E94875CF6DB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking the semicolon and inserting</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID61BA4C2DEDB54378BE959E9B10F03DE1">
<text>,
including criteria that—</text><clause id="ID4E5764C069A441429A793A7A251C4844"><enum>(i)</enum><text>ensure that
personnel delivering supplemental educational services to students have
adequate qualifications; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5F5005C95EB64FE9AA24CC29A19FF822"><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="IDBF1A6136608143CF87FEA851B8087784"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID96371FEF9D584B438B68FA178EE70FB1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(E), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDFF3AF2D2C0274D9E85BD2498EE49CAAF"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID7CC74D249C1E470398B43710317259F7">
<subparagraph id="IDE1E7B0172D95429394EF7F16C73DAC7A"><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="IDFBA0CABDE1314745BB905F77EC4D3E2F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(5)(C)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID01271E241EB342E4984FEA25A6CF0C05"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>applicable</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDAB254404508B484EB208B9D957C7C11F"><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="ID5628A97E22B4408FA86099A8DEB3A94C"><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="ID01D4BD93CA144789B9B40A80347BA42B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting
after paragraph (5) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDEAD5EB2FA9824218952C520971A614C4">
<paragraph id="ID21FF9B18E9B44809B5B4A3BCE3639BAF"><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="ID699E0560617546418BAA28A739AE1325"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (13)
(as redesignated by paragraph (3))—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID537FD81E3EEA4226988B881DBF1BE891"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)—</text>
<clause id="ID241F4517FDEE4CF6B000A9794386581F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
clause (ii), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDBBCBCD992F3E4F01BCF5A119CB948694"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
clause (iii), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5CFCCF1FADA24C828FD9DA6A37E5AC2B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID265562B86958437C8C5D5AF18D84221A">
<clause id="IDD63788D9C72C4245B5E10E20BF25A90B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>may employ
teachers who are highly qualified, as such term is defined in section 9101;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID712C7CCB6BFC40C5852CDBCF7BD9B1EC"><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="ID3FE090437BBB4031BAC30C420F643242"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C)—</text>
<clause id="ID6B5A834F980A4989B562A8DA01400508"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>are</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID91B2B9DBD2A94F5F91679575C66C2B7A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
clause (i)—</text>
<subclause id="ID3F7C4F7C5830493389EDD9E3A2A1AA8F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>are</quote> before <quote>in addition</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID63564AF54E1642ECAA66FF048BA7603D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDD7F77AB377D84B22A111E31DEA042907"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in clause (ii),
by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0FBDFD14597D4953BCC4D14BA41587B8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID56537BFF3D0F45618CCC355EECF7A3FE">
<clause id="ID0BAADFB8C53942A49ADB74021BAB0D6B"><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="IDB822D7D48B7743B88EC648DD0F31B535"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID155A664CD06A419889DD1841C066B56B">
<paragraph id="IDE8048772F582400E96BF0EBD8F84A7C2"><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="ID168D25E3D35E4AAEADACC225A5E9CDED"><enum>(A)</enum><text>title VI of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CRA64">Civil Rights Act of 1964</act-name>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDA85262C3ADAB4211B7358F9A270B6F88"><enum>(B)</enum><text>title IX of the
Education Amendments of 1972;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9F3D9C032ED84EB58DE8AF9B833B30BA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>section 504 of
the <act-name parsable-cite="REH">Rehabilitation Act of 1973</act-name>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1474824271964F4A86A7EBAC97A21FCD"><enum>(D)</enum><text>titles II and III
of the Americans with Disabilities Act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID68A5DF60E2264E01AA2644DAFE2B531A"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the
<act-name parsable-cite="ADA75">Age Discrimination Act of
1975</act-name>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1747EBCCB5834A2188080A44B41B16FB"><enum>(F)</enum><text>regulations
promulgated under the authority of the laws listed in subparagraphs (A) through
(E); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDCF714A9B6AD84D58A50BB008EF74E7C4"><enum>(G)</enum><text>other Federal
civil rights
laws.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID6CD327E3409C4A04816F27BC69F7D06B"><enum>203.</enum><header>Qualifications
for teachers and paraprofessionals</header>
<subsection id="ID6925AD2CD56D4D7BADEB576E7B1C5A72"><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="ID31CF23E950CF46A09AB8FFB3D575BB34"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDDD37BBE5F82A418B9789DAABB573D8E4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (A) through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), respectively, and
indenting as appropriate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID521940392964418E9E2A05AA89D9F325"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(2) <header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">State
plan</header-in-text>.—As part</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID16FA5639A0984F6AB42F5272F6490D8F">
<paragraph id="IDDDACC7473C6C40A58870C93E95FF870D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State
plan</header>
<subparagraph id="ID41B3819012754D8DB0BA5DBEEFA5E413"><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="ID04523AA70DB443CAA653A62D3F22189E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID2691BA6899AE40828E4CD9E5A8D294C3">
<subparagraph id="ID7CACC0267F444767BED72D15F623286D"><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="IDF0F267BFE1014B73A763FCD5ACC8D725"><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="ID5893AB75A54E47C4A707E458C5CBA6F5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
after subsection (d) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDFF6C46D84E5947CCA6DDFBD7F2529CC6">
<subsection id="ID001465B2E2EA4185A4265BBCD84C0FB7"><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="IDB04B49FBF02342629EC4DC942DBF3836"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (l)
(as redesignated by paragraph (2)), by striking <quote>subsection (l)</quote>
and inserting <quote>subsection (m)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDFF32842A91684092B88F62AB3CD8778D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition of
highly qualified teachers</header><text>Section 9101(23)(B)(ii) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDEA82D314D5E74158ABED032E1991DD9C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subclause (I),
by striking <quote>or</quote> after the semicolon;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID11A8783AA7124848BD4DF08F24ED13C4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subclause
(II), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDAD8855FE4DBD44178081E6004835C437"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDEE642C8FB6B14452A75C8A0D481EFA5B">
<subclause id="IDDD3229C5ECCF477BADBE5C3FEAB85EF4"><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="ID2555482C938744269569DF65ED135C57"><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="ID776182A9611B419B85073DA3BCC6294E"><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><subsection id="id7FF68F1C918D4C02B1DDB0753D291C72"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Ensuring highly
qualified teachers</header>
<paragraph id="idC5B564ADA1914DE19ABFD15F3174C9B6"><enum>(1)</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>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3C283520C467442A8A225A9BACDDDFA5"><enum>(2)</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, that
shall be made available on the website of the Department of Education, on
efforts to coordinate programs pursuant to paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id04A1083BC51946E6B95156EB09E2CD8D"><enum>B</enum><header>Adequate yearly
progress determinations</header>
<section id="ID2A72319012F244C0B655256707A61F5E"><enum>221.</enum><header>Review of
adequate yearly progress determinations for schools for the 2002–2003 school
year</header>
<subsection id="IDEC89FEF3B7C7439F9A99765ED5391B83"><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="ID7ABC56C588244D9599ECD576B3C4EA6C"><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="IDBD0630291F11401FB1BDDF97878E081B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Evidence</header><text>In
conducting a review under this section, a local educational agency
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID890AA710A3B2430FBB81AC38E2077CA0"><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="IDA3D3ED51C3BA4F0FA18F443269CAC4A5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consider that
evidence before making a final determination under subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7B1E289CBF4742E1A37382447742DE29"><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="ID0556F66E3EA64FFFAD0B04F8E6A19C10"><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="IDCD588CA42112470FB2963CCF7C4DB9C4"><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="ID8172EFB872A642839DE48C90695DF1B4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the assessment of
limited English proficient children;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDE3F30F72D9274004953CCE6F8195AEB2"><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="ID9A990A85E93545FE92E0DEF3FD0A20F0"><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="IDB868F9862D744F21B2CA6A2E5E483B3E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effect of
revised determination</header>
<paragraph id="IDD480F96E692F4F96A6BCF62B50D6C6FE"><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="IDCC95D99FF56649D18E523B65FE24A9FD"><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="IDABF016B1C51847BB997C5828B71B605D"><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="IDF814CAE00E3A430CBFBC37851188EFF7"><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="IDB78C431018D84489881EFE4CC14BABB9"><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="ID1F007CE0FBFF49928C3B4189B519D071"><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 402(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="ID2E0DDD17A38147BCA7C4821D577945C4"><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="ID0DCB81C041F749F488F698A704664D19"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>The
Secretary—</text>
<paragraph id="IDA43B3721501B4D3B9614F51F88CC3DC7"><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="ID54C4EAEF09B94258A85B1E3A5D81E218"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not later than 30
days after the date of the 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="ID94C62557A55E4F75A0DE250E28D06F79"><enum>222.</enum><header>Review of
adequate yearly progress determinations for local educational agencies for the
2002–2003 school year</header>
<subsection id="ID8B40B220A8D241FEBFB533B9430CD125"><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="IDFA7DF32EC2C24843A859763F2DCA38CF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application of
certain provisions</header><text>Except as inconsistent with, or inapplicable
to, this section, the provisions of section 421 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 421(a).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDC1146969EF224E8997C78FE2597CF430"><enum>223.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="ID62BEA0EB0F684D8CBE9443E492EDFA43"><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="ID00E29B064903408DBA520D63E28E2C65"><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="IDE934AB936F6E4CC99C3273881F2B695A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The term
<term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Education.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID61261F14932D4BF4AF02FADBC03E591F"><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="ID755DF25036214491A60605C23ACDE9CB"><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></subtitle><subtitle id="idFF737FF4EFF24F4F9ABB7D3A1634738A"><enum>C</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header>
<section id="ID22D0F41DAE704F5FA1BE4626809A72B0"><enum>251.</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header>
<subsection id="id1125469DA9594C2AAFD4A2399EAB5977"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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="IDBABD8E30893A497ABE8B740FBE8AACCE"><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="IDFBDDEFF7DC064F2396282ABC0467A527"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF37C4E0EAE504BD9909321312433961A" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB7082C24A88E4805A4C7639A50E95E01" section-type="subsequent-section"><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></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6E93CCBD87D342E1A1A8EEEB32D0B659"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Table of
contents</header><text>The table of contents of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 note) is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 9601 the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87DB8FCD084740F8827B9F5592EAAFA8" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 9602. Technical
assistance.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header>Providing a
roadmap for first generation college for students</header>
<section id="ID5ceb6b8c991848b2a92f2cb6cc46d526"><enum>301.</enum><header>Expansion of
TRIO and GEARUP</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idDF60305690E3493C9138CCDE2B5B94E8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section
402A(f), by striking <quote>$700,000,000 for fiscal year 1999</quote> and
inserting <quote>$1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2006</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe39f5ef88ec940fa92b9375a9cd80a5f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
section 404H and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBC8EC4372C6C40B39BDE90EA3AFEC3E6" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id21EC3667A725472E970C4449140A823B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>404H.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this chapter $400,000,000 for fiscal
year 2006 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal
years.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><enum>IV</enum><header>College tuition
relief for students and their families through Pell Grants</header>
<section id="id703B998ED9234ECF96A3DA8BB130DBFD"><enum>401.</enum><header>Pell Grants
tax tables hold harmless</header>
<subsection id="ID663090ea90424b4e8e82d4b239c39860"><enum></enum><text>Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the annual updates to the allowance for State and
other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Need Analysis Methodology to
determine a student's expected family contribution for the award year 2005–2006
under part F of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087kk
et seq.), published in the Federal Register on Thursday, December 23, 2004 (69
Fed. Reg. 76926), shall not apply to a student to the extent the updates will
reduce the amount of Federal student assistance for which the student is
eligible.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID0994b88ad11e45759563f7b3a9ecbc17"><enum>402.</enum><header>Sense of the
Senate regarding increasing the maximum Pell Grant</header>
<subsection id="ID408ac6aec63f41808496bb47b7e7cee9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>The
Senate makes the following findings:</text>
<paragraph id="ID0d0acbdf3e7947458cbf368d072c1be6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Increasing the
percentage of individuals who obtain a postsecondary education has become
increasingly important, not just to the individual beneficiary, but to the
Nation as a whole. The growth and continued expansion of the Nation's economy
is heavily dependent on an educated and highly skilled workforce.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3720b9a8649f499a9469bdd22aa1652b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The opportunity
to gain a postsecondary education also is important to the Nation as a means to
help advance the American ideals of progress and equality.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID71d2aad457c94373a6228659b6c3da47"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Federal
Government plays an invaluable role in making student financial aid available
to ensure that qualified students are able to attend college, regardless of
their financial means. Since the inception of the Pell Grant program in 1973,
nearly 80,000,000 grants have helped low- and middle-income students go to
college, enrich their lives, and become productive members of society.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID08a75896239145e688f89d437180be3a"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Nationwide,
almost 63 percent of secondary school graduates continue on to higher education
immediately after completing secondary school. This degree of college
participation would not exist without the Federal investment in student aid,
especially the Pell Grant program. More than 4,000,000 low- and middle-income
students receive Pell Grants; 95 percent of whom have a family income of not
more than $40,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDce164188b75c4ea6a680a536fdb2ae13"><enum>(5)</enum><text>In the next 10
years, the number of undergraduate students enrolled in the Nation's colleges
and universities will increase by 15 percent to more than 15,000,000 students.
Many of these students will be the first in their families to attend college.
The continued investment in the Pell Grant program is essential if college is
to remain an achievable part of the American dream.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8fe1f2ad38f0460592d26803b00238db"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Increasing the
maximum Pell Grant to $5,100 would allow more than 430,000 additional students
to benefit from the program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8c340421d7e042a0b2de05ed4ae3d4b5"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Increasing the
maximum Pell Grant to $5,100 would result in 200,000 new Pell Grant
recipients.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID85ea5ce1e70d491a9d42cbaa2382ccd6"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Pell Grant
recipients are more likely to graduate with student loan debt and to amass more
debt than other student borrowers. Increasing the maximum Pell Grant to $5,100
will help remedy this disparity.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id44590E5C67474A219E78A5815AE3A55A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of the
Senate</header><text>It is the sense of the Senate that—</text>
<paragraph id="ID365ba8a74e314ad381d6c69a8703695e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the maximum Pell
Grant should be increased to $5,100 during award year 2006–2007; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8811090f704945d1b7d587828a2ea513"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the maximum Pell
Grant amount set by Congress should be the amount eligible students
receive.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID9882d283e190418082583376bf2c0094"><enum>403.</enum><header>Establishment
of a Pell demonstration program</header>
<subsection id="ID1a51cc9aa65e4d94a26b5517949d141d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds that:</text>
<paragraph id="ID7713bef6eb1c4c5b81915bd0e528d046"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A student remains
eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant as long as the student is
income-eligible and has not received a bachelor's degree.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4955207fba8f43c9a2846cc46cc52ae6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>By encouraging
persistence and degree acquisition in a timely manner, the Federal Government,
in effect, saves money—</text>
<subparagraph id="id22949ED8E24940258AEDBDC7D624A0A8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by reducing the
courses that do not lead to a degree; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3A7EF35C99DA4FB58C2D0C45D2E8D026"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by helping
students get the financial benefits of a college degree as soon as
possible.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID04b1ee96952648119e5eb2efef50112f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Pell
demonstration program</header>
<paragraph id="idBDFA4B378B3C450EA0B48D59488B3DB3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>The
Secretary of Education shall establish a demonstration program to facilitate
the ability of low-income students to complete the students' degree within 150
percent of the time expected to complete such degree.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id50FEB93AA584428CB4422024ABD690C2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grants</header><text>The
Secretary of Education shall award competitive grants to institutions of higher
education to enable students who are eligible to receive Federal Pell Grants
under subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1070a) to enroll in courses in the summer at such institutions to
expedite the students' graduation from the institutions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35459B4D24EC4C2B91C03867B4E6F700"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this subsection $500,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2006 through
2008.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Tuition free
college for mathematics, science, and special education teachers</header>
<section id="IDC5A9F9F6F1814237BC2FC749095DF590" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>501.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the purpose of this title to make
public college tuition free for future mathematics, science, and special
education teachers and to provide additional assistance to students eligible to
receive a Federal Pell Grant under subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a">20 U.S.C.
1070a</external-xref>).</text>
</section><section id="ID05CD650CF03446C09EBDF9B5CCEAA18D"><enum>502.</enum><header>Tuition free
college for mathematics, science, and special education teachers</header>
<subsection id="IDCD94BAEFBDC541A296A27848AC303AA8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Additional
amounts for teachers in mathematics, science, and special education</header>
<paragraph id="ID0367715A21294599A013ABB246332206"><enum>(1)</enum><header>FFEL
loans</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="HEA65/428J(c)(3)">Section 428J(c)(3)</external-xref> of the
<act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1078-10(c)(3)">20 U.S.C.
1078–10(c)(3)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$17,500</quote>
and inserting <quote>$23,000</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDFB72ABC57C6D437481349B069E60942D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Direct
loans</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="HEA65/460(c)(3)">Section 460(c)(3)</external-xref> of the
<act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087j(c)(3)">20 U.S.C.
1087j(c)(3)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$17,500</quote> and
inserting <quote>$23,000</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID12BD1956569B42BBB9CBAB12980FE4A1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply only with
respect to eligible individuals who are new borrowers on or after October 1,
1998.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDF0F08784F80D48BFA989A3D56F917084"><enum>503.</enum><header>Offset for
tuition free college for mathematics, science, and special education
teachers</header>
<subsection id="ID7A638C747A0A4C4E8E80869771E200BA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Special
allowances</header>
<paragraph id="ID94A3EB64058148DAB61A337E46778E78"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="HEA65/438(b)(2)(B)">Section 438(b)(2)(B)</external-xref> of the
<act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087-1(b)(2)(B)">20
U.S.C. 1087–1(b)(2)(B)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDF26110CBE60A4639BD1BD1231EB6C28D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (iv),
by striking <quote>or refunded after September 30, 2004, and before January 1,
2006,</quote> and inserting <quote>or refunded on or after the date of
enactment of the Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act of 2004,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1BD3ACC2627C4C75821F21C65445CC75"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
clause (v) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID410352B639A7484BAB15E2E402115B85">
<clause id="ID4521BFC8A97E4C289D9281443BD2163D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Notwithstanding
clauses (i) and (ii), the quarterly rate of the special allowance shall be the
rate determined under subparagraph (A), (E), (F), (G), (H), or (I) of this
paragraph, or paragraph (4), as the case may be, for loans—</text>
<subclause id="ID50451FD4B1A54D94A403172C875F2BAB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>originated,
transferred, or purchased on or after the date of enactment of the
Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act of 2004;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID8865ECBA83614E64AF0A8FDF7F6992CD"><enum>(II)</enum><text>financed by an
obligation that has matured, been retired, or defeased on or after the date of
enactment of the Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act of 2004;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID356CECA273B9405EBC16AFFF4A475C55"><enum>(III)</enum><text>which the
special allowance was determined under such subparagraphs or paragraph, as the
case may be, on or after the date of enactment of the Taxpayer-Teacher
Protection Act of 2004;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID62A03412C7BA4150ABECAC688B93ECD6"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>for which the
maturity date of the obligation from which funds were obtained for such loans
was extended on or after the date of enactment of the Taxpayer-Teacher
Protection Act of 2004; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID0181151D4F7F435A8DEA5B8C11FDCEF8"><enum>(V)</enum><text>sold or
transferred to any other holder on or after the date of enactment of the
Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act of
2004.</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDF4365E9E39B54EACB739E59EAC689E18"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in the amendment made by paragraph (1) shall
be construed to abrogate a contractual agreement between the Federal Government
and a student loan provider.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6FEB5AD468B744F4A8A4FD4F554BF8A9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Available funds
from reduced expenditures</header>
<paragraph id="ID35D96ED40E114FA9A8EE617EFE15E34F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Any funds available to the Secretary of Education as a
result of reduced expenditures under
<external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="HEA65/438">section
438</external-xref> of the <act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act
of 1965</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087-1">20 U.S.C. 1087–1</external-xref>) secured by the
enactment of subsection (a) shall first be used by the Secretary for loan
cancellation and loan forgiveness for teachers under sections 428J and 460 of
the <act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1078-10">20 U.S.C.
1078–10</external-xref>, 1087j), as amended by section 502 of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA9A24595EB43428F981BD1F96A85700B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Remaining
funds</header>
<subparagraph id="ID85C54967C02341F8A55F0615872E3B7F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Any such funds remaining after carrying out paragraph (1)
shall be used by the Secretary of Education to make payments to each nonprofit
lender in an amount that bears the same relation to the remaining funds as the
amount the nonprofit lender receives for fiscal year 2005 under
<external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="HEA65/438(b)(2)(B)">section
438(b)(2)(B)</external-xref> of the <act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher
Education Act of 1965</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087-1(b)(2)(B)">20 U.S.C.
1087–1(b)(2)(B)</external-xref>) bears to the total amount received by
nonprofit lenders for fiscal year 2005 under such section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID89510C47BC3C4E9BA933905A631771E6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Definition of
nonprofit lender</header><text>In this paragraph the term <term>nonprofit
lender</term> means an eligible lender (as defined in
<external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="HEA65/435(d)">section
435(d)</external-xref> of the <act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education
Act of 1965</act-name> (20 U.S.C.1085(d)) that—</text>
<clause id="IDA0F3D85B382E4D119E8EF8CC6AB2475B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is
an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3091C04F5EB344EC994DA0448861B8F3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is
a nonprofit entity as defined by applicable State law; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID106AAA385F9B4354A9AD8B6E5729B2B0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>meets the
following requirements:</text>
<subclause id="IDE4C94220D8E149DCBF5555C8E3E6711A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The nonprofit
lender does not confer a salary or benefits to any employee of the nonprofit
lender in an amount that is in excess of the salary and benefits provided to
the Secretary of Education by the Department of Education.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDDAB472639AEB416FAA740D9A0715A90A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>The nonprofit
lender does not maintain an ongoing relationship whereby the nonprofit lender
passes on revenue directly or indirectly through lease, securitization, resale,
or any other financial instrument to a for-profit entity or to
shareholders.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDA771533940184848B569665E385E0BBE"><enum>(III)</enum><text>The nonprofit
lender does not offer benefits to a borrower in a manner directly or indirectly
predicated on such borrower’s participation—</text>
<item id="ID77E3AD798D3140A4A5EE939AD66E0090"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>in a
program under part B or D of title IV of the <act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1071">20 U.S.C. 1071</external-xref> et
seq., 1087a et seq.); or</text>
</item><item id="ID5CA7DB90925A48BF999ADF2BC885EC2D"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>with
any particular lender.</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="ID3DDA1669B6DB4ACBB8BE60BA9A8C50E6"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>The nonprofit
lender certifies that the nonprofit lender uses the payment received pursuant
to subparagraph (A) to confer grant or scholarship benefits to students who are
eligible to receive Federal Pell Grants under subpart 1 of part A of title IV
of the <act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a">20 U.S.C.
1070a</external-xref>).</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDD08795B1991D49E39D3FA0A273FF3AFB"><enum>(V)</enum><text>The nonprofit
lender is subject to public oversight through either a State charter, or
through not less than 50 percent of the nonprofit lender’s board of directors
consisting of State appointed representatives.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1ED5630F4EEB4254BE9A3E6F4C166D4B"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>The nonprofit
lender does not engage in the marketing of the relative value of programs under
part B of title IV of the <act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act
of 1965</act-name> as compared to programs under part D of title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name>, nor
does the nonprofit lender engage in the marketing of loans or programs offered
by for-profit lenders. This subclause shall not be construed to prohibit the
nonprofit lender from conferring basic information on lenders under part B of
title IV of the <act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of
1965</act-name> and the related benefits offered by such nonprofit
lenders.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>VI</enum><header>Hope and
Lifetime Learning credits to be refundable</header>
<section id="ID227F1C74B8BD4DBCB0FDFD198BEDFC65"><enum>601.</enum><header>Hope and
Lifetime Learning credits to be refundable</header>
<subsection id="IDF6643DF80CFC47F083440328715D3E6F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Credit To be
refundable</header><text>Section 25A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to Hope and Lifetime Learning credits) is hereby moved to subpart C
of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code (relating to refundable
credits) and inserted after section 35.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID144959085B9E4FB18F581C6093F8BE69"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical
amendments</header>
<paragraph id="ID374F519207D7453CA04E62D02B8101F1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 36 of
such Code is redesignated as section 37.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDAD88144105544716AD4600C84DAEC5A2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 25A of
such Code (as moved by subsection (a)) is redesignated as section 36.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID61209A0D93864C02B779E95F2E3C7F11"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Paragraph (1) of
section 36(a) of such Code (as redesignated by paragraph (2)) is amended by
striking <quote>this chapter</quote> and inserting <quote>this
subtitle</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDAD43A09C4AD54966B076D79E1B4100CD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Subparagraph (B)
of section 72(t)(7) of such Code is amended by striking <quote>section
25A(g)(2)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 36(g)(2)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID87FE714F0CA6429CBB8015A7A8A0D02C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Subparagraph (A)
of section 135(d)(2) of such Code is amended by striking <quote>section
25A</quote> and inserting <quote>section 36</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5DDDA56BC98F42970053669EA39F8BE2"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Section 221(d) of
such Code is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDF5541F9A0180470BBC9F14F8CA8D489B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>section 25A(g)(2)</quote> in paragraph (2)(B) and inserting
<quote>section 36(g)(2)</quote>,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID191584BFE50341F6918C00D78F42C8B8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>section 25A(f)(2)</quote> in the matter following paragraph (2)(B) and
inserting <quote>section 36(f)(2)</quote>, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID25964EA8CDF64295B0AD357900892664"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>section 25A(b)(3)</quote> in paragraph (3) and inserting <quote>section
36(b)(3)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID67EC01F23F3840FF9FBB0731D9D192F1"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Section 222 of
such Code is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDC0E9CE9DE5B14791855882CC351219D5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>section 25A</quote> in subparagraph (A) of subsection (c)(2) and
inserting <quote>section 36</quote>,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID76B9E2A2BA1A44C09EA2457ECB568F54"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>section 25A(f)</quote> in subsection (d)(1) and inserting <quote>section
36(f)</quote>, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8364D99AAA3947578335AA6217316F00"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>section 25A(g)(2)</quote> in subsection (d)(1) and inserting
<quote>section 36(g)(2)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID18D24AFBD87945669659E75D9063AE91"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Section 529 of
such Code is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID0F066E3D433C4C30B305B854DF2C37A0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>section 25A(g)(2)</quote> in subclause (I) of subsection (c)(3)(B)(v)
and inserting <quote>section 36(g)(2)</quote>,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9EFAB6B25E4343CF9B8812A06E18F202"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>section 25A</quote> in subclause (II) of subsection (c)(3)(B)(v) and
inserting <quote>section 36</quote>, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC4E97D478FF849CFA223D3D093B352B0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>section 25A(b)(3)</quote> in clause (i) of subsection (e)(3)(B) and
inserting <quote>section 36(b)(3)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDB8C656882E1E44108494C5237F586560"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Section 530 of
such Code is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID8D27EE1C46D14762814170533774C378"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>section 25A(g)(2)</quote> in subclause (I) of subsection (d)(2)(C)(i)
and inserting <quote>section 36(g)(2)</quote>,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7CCB9B21099B4420AD3F24B4A160D330"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>section 25A</quote> in subclause (II) of subsection (d)(2)(C)(i) and
inserting <quote>section 36</quote>, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4FE2C4351275445AAAFC57C5EBCDE943"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>section 25A(g)(2)</quote> in clause (iii) of subsection (d)(4)(B) and
inserting <quote>section 36(g)(2)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDE406B585CA3949498723BEA97429B7CD"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Subsection (e)
of section 6050S of such Code is amended by striking <quote>section 25A</quote>
and inserting <quote>section 36</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5742F1EE3C724AC69D6CA9736E2282C9"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Subparagraph (J)
of section 6213(g)(2) of such Code is amended by striking <quote>section
25A(g)(1)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 36(g)(1)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5611CEE40AC043B800EE3E4C01AB616F"><enum>(12)</enum><text>Paragraph (2) of
section 1324(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting before
the period <quote>or from section 36 of such Code</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8423E5176A814371A42C0040A7AC34CF"><enum>(13)</enum><text>The table of
sections for subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking the item relating to section 36 and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID32398BB6B3C648D88D845F7CF7A964A4" style="USC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 36. Hope and Lifetime Learning
credits.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 37. Overpayments of
tax.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDAA44B1698944447BB6A59F7727D8BCBE"><enum>(14)</enum><text>The table of
sections for subpart A of such part IV is amended by striking the item relating
to section 25A.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID019F76AB8151458885B0F45398D392B9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after December 31, 2004.</text>
</subsection></section>
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