[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 2157 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2157

    To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
        establish pilot programs in expanded school attendance.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 4, 2007

  Mr. Sanders introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
        establish pilot programs in expanded school attendance.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Expanded Education Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPANDED SCHOOL ATTENDANCE PROGRAMS.

    Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating part I as part J; and
            (2) by inserting after section 1830 the following:

                      ``PART I--EXPANDED EDUCATION

``SEC. 1851. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this part:
            ``(1) Expanded.--The term `expanded', when used in 
        reference to a school day, week, or year, means supplementing 
        the school day, week, or year, with additional hours as well as 
        with extended learning and activities beyond the specific 
        subjects covered in the school curricula, although some or all 
        of those subjects may be included as well.
            ``(2) Expanded day.--The term `expanded day' means a school 
        day that extends the number of school hours per school day in a 
        way that increases the total number of school hours for the 
        school year by not less than 30 percent, compared to such total 
        number for the preceding school year.
            ``(3) Expanded week.--The term `expanded week' means a 6-
        day school week that includes a Saturday school session of not 
        less than 3\1/2\ hours.
            ``(4) Expanded year.--The term `expanded year' means a 
        school year of not less than 180 school days that is extended 
        by a summer, non-remedial school session of--
                    ``(A) not less than 4 weeks; or
                    ``(B) in the case of a summer institute described 
                in section 1854(e)(3), not less than 1 week.
            ``(5) Large state.--The term `large State' means each State 
        that, when ranked with all States of the United States by 
        population according to the most recent decennial census of the 
        Bureau of the Census, is in the top 50th percentile.
            ``(6) Low-income student.--The term `low-income student' 
        means a student who is eligible to receive a free or reduced-
        price lunch under the Richard B. Russell School Lunch Act.
            ``(7) School day.--The term `school day' means a day in 
        which all students attend school for not less than 6\1/2\ 
        hours, except for children with disabilities whose 
        individualized education programs under section 614 of the 
        Individuals with Disabilities Education Act specify a shorter 
        school day.
            ``(8) Small state.--The term `small State' means each State 
        that, when ranked with all States of the United States by 
        population according to the most recent decennial census of the 
        Bureau of the Census, is in the bottom 50th percentile.

``SEC. 1852. EXPANDED DAY PILOT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Program Authorized.--From amounts appropriated under 
subsection (f), the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) reserve not more than 2 percent to enable the 
        Secretary to enter into contracts or award grants with 
        qualified organizations, as determined by the Secretary, to 
        enable the organizations to provide training, technical 
        assistance, and capacity building with respect to expanded day 
        pilot programs described in subsection (e); and
            ``(2) use the amounts that remain after reserving funds 
        under paragraph (1) to award grants, through allotments under 
        subsection (c), to State educational agencies to enable the 
        State educational agencies to carry out expanded day pilot 
        programs described in subsection (e) in participating schools 
        in the State.
    ``(b) Application.--A State educational agency desiring a grant 
under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
may require.
    ``(c) Allotments.--The Secretary shall allot--
            ``(1) the funds made available under subsection (f)(1) for 
        a fiscal year in equal amounts among small States; and
            ``(2) the funds made available under subsection (f)(2) for 
        a fiscal year in equal amounts among large States.
    ``(d) Selection of Participating Schools.--
            ``(1) Number of participating schools.--
                    ``(A) Small states.--Each small State receiving a 
                grant under this section shall use the grant funds to 
                establish expanded day pilot programs in not less than 
                20 schools in the State.
                    ``(B) Large states.--Each large State receiving a 
                grant under this section shall use the grant funds to 
                establish expanded day pilot programs in not less than 
                50 schools in the State.
            ``(2) Eligibility requirements.--In order to participate in 
        a program under this section, an elementary school or secondary 
        school in a State shall--
                    ``(A) have a student population of which not less 
                than 50 percent are low-income students;
                    ``(B) be identified by the local educational agency 
                as suitable for participation in the program; and
                    ``(C) submit a pilot program proposal prepared by 
                the local educational agency involved to the State 
                educational agency at such time, in such manner, and 
                containing such information as the State educational 
                agency may reasonably require.
            ``(3) Selection basis.--From the schools in a State that 
        have submitted proposals under paragraph (2)(C), a State 
        educational agency receiving a grant under this section shall 
        select the highest ranking schools to participate, based on the 
        following weighted criteria:
                    ``(A) 50 percent of a school's ranking shall be 
                based on the percentage of low-income students at the 
                school.
                    ``(B) 30 percent of a school's ranking shall be 
                based on the proposal submitted to the State 
                educational agency describing the program that will be 
                implemented in the school, taking into account the 
                program's design, implementation plan, administrative 
                staffing, and budget.
                    ``(C) 20 percent of a school's ranking shall be 
                based on the capacity of the school, as determined by a 
                review conducted by the State educational agency, to 
                implement the program described in the school's 
                proposal.
            ``(4) Distribution of funds among schools.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A State educational agency 
                receiving a grant under this section shall provide each 
                participating school with a share of the grant funds 
                under this section that is not less than the amount 
                described in subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Minimum share.--The minimum share of grant 
                funds under this section that a school participating in 
                a program under this section shall receive for a fiscal 
                year is 75 percent of the amount obtained by dividing 
                the total amount of the grant funds provided to the 
                State under this section for such year by the number of 
                schools in the State participating in the program.
    ``(e) Expanded Day Pilot Program Requirements.--Each expanded day 
pilot program assisted under this section shall meet the following 
requirements:
            ``(1) Contents of program.--The program shall--
                    ``(A) include academic work that will ensure that 
                participating students increase the students' 
                proficiency in reading and language arts, and 
                mathematics;
                    ``(B) advance student learning in new areas or new 
                directions, so that the program is not wholly remedial; 
                and
                    ``(C) include sufficient recreational activities, 
                social activities, or extra-curricular cultural 
                activities (such as music, theater, or art) to make 
                each expanded day program a positive experience for the 
                students who participate.
            ``(2) Student participation.--
                    ``(A) Full grade participation.--The program shall 
                be provided to not less than 1 entire grade level in a 
                participating school and, if funds are sufficient, may 
                include additional grade levels.
                    ``(B) Required student participation.--Students in 
                each grade level included in the program shall be 
                required to attend the school for the extended day, 
                unless the student's individualized education program 
                under section 614 of the Individuals with Disabilities 
                Education Act requires otherwise.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $350,000,000 for fiscal year 
2008 and such sums as may be necessary for each succeeding fiscal year, 
of which--
            ``(1) 30 percent shall be available for grants to small 
        States; and
            ``(2) 70 percent shall be available for grants to large 
        States.

``SEC. 1853. EXPANDED WEEK PILOT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Program Authorized.--From amounts authorized under subsection 
(f), the Secretary shall award grants, through allotments under 
subsection (c), to State educational agencies to enable the State 
educational agencies to carry out expanded week pilot programs 
described in subsection (e) in participating schools in the State.
    ``(b) Application.--A State educational agency desiring a grant 
under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
may require.
    ``(c) Allotments.--The Secretary shall allot--
            ``(1) the funds made available under subsection (f)(1) for 
        a fiscal year in equal amounts among small States; and
            ``(2) the funds made available under subsection (f)(2) for 
        a fiscal year in equal amounts among large States.
    ``(d) Selection of Participating Schools.--
            ``(1) Number of participating schools.--
                    ``(A) Small states.--Each small State receiving a 
                grant under this section shall use grant funds to 
                establish expanded week pilot programs in not less than 
                20 schools in the State.
                    ``(B) Large states.--Each large State receiving a 
                grant under this section shall use grant funds to 
                establish expanded week pilot programs in not less than 
                50 schools in the State.
            ``(2) Proposal.--In order to participate in a program under 
        this section, an elementary school or secondary school in a 
        State shall--
                    ``(A) have a student population of which not less 
                than 50 percent are low-income students;
                    ``(B) be identified by the local educational agency 
                as suitable for participation in the program; and
                    ``(C) submit a pilot program proposal prepared by 
                the local educational agency involved to the State 
                educational agency at such time, in such manner, and 
                containing such information as the State educational 
                agency may reasonably require.
            ``(3) Selection basis.--A State educational agency shall 
        select the highest ranking schools to participate in this 
        program, based on the following weighted criteria:
                    ``(A) 50 percent of a school's ranking shall be 
                based on a high percentage of low-income students at 
                the school.
                    ``(B) 30 percent of a school's ranking shall be 
                based on the proposal submitted to the State 
                educational agency describing the program that will be 
                implemented in the school, taking into account the 
                program's design, implementation plan, administrative 
                staffing, and budget.
                    ``(C) 20 percent of a school's ranking shall be 
                based on the capacity of the school, as determined by a 
                review conducted by the State educational agency, to 
                implement the program described in the school's 
                proposal.
            ``(4) Distribution of funds among schools.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A State educational agency 
                receiving a grant under this section shall provide each 
                participating school with a share of the grant funds 
                under this section that is not less than the amount 
                described in subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Minimum share.--The minimum share of grant 
                funds under this section that a school participating in 
                a program under this section shall receive for a fiscal 
                year is 75 percent of the amount obtained by dividing 
                the total amount of the grant funds provided to the 
                State under this section for such year by the number of 
                schools in the State participating in the program.
    ``(e) Expanded Week Program Requirements.--Each expanded week 
program assisted under this section shall meet the following 
requirements:
            ``(1) Contents of program.--The program shall--
                    ``(A) include academic work that will ensure that 
                participating students increase the students' 
                proficiency in reading and language arts, and 
                mathematics;
                    ``(B) advance student learning in new areas or new 
                directions, so that not less than 30 percent of the 
                curricular content of the program is non-remedial; and
                    ``(C) include sufficient recreational activities, 
                social activities, or extra-curricular cultural 
                activities (such as music, theater, or art) to make 
                each expanded week program a positive experience for 
                the students who participate.
            ``(2) Student participation.--
                    ``(A) Full grade participation.--The program shall 
                be provided to not less than 1 entire grade level in 
                the participating school and, if funds are sufficient, 
                may include additional grade levels.
                    ``(B) Required student participation.--Each student 
                in each grade level included in the program shall be 
                required to attend the school for the extended week, 
                unless--
                            ``(i) the student receives a waiver under 
                        subparagraph (C); or
                            ``(ii) the student's individualized 
                        education program under section 614 of the 
                        Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
                        requires otherwise.
                    ``(C) Waiver.--The parents of a student required to 
                participate in the expanded week program under this 
                section may petition the school for a waiver from 
                participation in the program if such participation is a 
                hardship for the family. A waiver shall be granted if 
                the participating school and the local educational 
                agency approve the waiver.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $350,000,000 for fiscal year 
2008 and such sums as may be necessary for each succeeding fiscal year, 
of which--
            ``(1) 30 percent shall be available for grants to small 
        States; and
            ``(2) 70 percent shall be available for grants to large 
        States.

``SEC. 1854. EXPANDED YEAR PILOT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Program Authorized.--From amounts appropriated under 
subsection (f), the Secretary shall award grants, through allotments 
under subsection (c), to State educational agencies to enable the State 
educational agencies to carry out expanded year pilot programs 
described in subsection (d) in participating schools in the State.
    ``(b) Application.--A State educational agency desiring a grant 
under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
may require.
    ``(c) Allotments.--The Secretary shall allot--
            ``(1) the funds made available under subsection (f)(1) for 
        a fiscal year in equal amounts among small States; and
            ``(2) the funds made available under subsection (f)(2) for 
        a fiscal year in equal amounts among large States.
    ``(d) Expanded Year Program Requirements.--Each expanded year 
program assisted under this section shall meet the following 
requirements:
            ``(1) Program contents.--The program shall--
                    ``(A) advance student learning in new areas or new 
                directions, or increase students' expertise and extend 
                students' proficiency;
                    ``(B) emphasize non-remedial work--
                            ``(i) by including new material;
                            ``(ii) through process-oriented learning; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) through the activities described in 
                        subparagraph (C); and
                    ``(C) include sufficient recreational activities, 
                social activities, or extra-curricular cultural 
                activities (such as music, theater, or art) to make 
                each expanded year program a positive experience for 
                the students who participate.
            ``(2) Program staffing.--The program may use grant funds to 
        employ faculty for the program, as well as the requisite number 
        of non-academic staff needed to carry out paragraph (1)(C).
            ``(3) Use of models.--The program shall be based on 1 of 
        the 3 models described in subsection (e). Each State receiving 
        a grant under this section shall have the authority to 
        determine which model, or which combination of the models, 
        shall be used.
    ``(e) Expanded Year Models.--
            ``(1) School-based mandatory participation model.--A pilot 
        program implementing the school-based mandatory participation 
        model shall meet the following requirements:
                    ``(A) Participating school requirements.--Each 
                elementary school or secondary school in a State 
                participating in the pilot program shall--
                            ``(i) have a student population of which 
                        not less than 50 percent are low-income 
                        students;
                            ``(ii) be identified by the local 
                        educational agency as suitable for 
                        participation in the program; and
                            ``(iii) submit a pilot program proposal 
                        prepared by the local educational agency 
                        involved to the State educational agency at 
                        such time, in such manner, and containing such 
                        information as the State educational agency may 
                        reasonably require.
                    ``(B) Selection of participating schools.--A State 
                educational agency shall select schools to participate 
                in this model by choosing the highest ranking schools 
                based on the following weighted criteria:
                            ``(i) 50 percent of a school's ranking 
                        shall be based on a high percentage of low-
                        income students at the school.
                            ``(ii) 30 percent of a school's ranking 
                        shall be based on the proposal submitted to the 
                        State educational agency describing the program 
                        that will be implemented in the school, taking 
                        into account the program's design, 
                        implementation plan, administrative staffing, 
                        and budget.
                            ``(iii) 20 percent of a school's ranking 
                        shall be based on the capacity of the school, 
                        as determined by a review conducted by the 
                        State educational agency, to implement the 
                        program described in the school's proposal.
                    ``(C) Entity carrying out pilot program.--The State 
                educational agency may choose a participating school, 
                or an institution of higher education or nonprofit 
                organization, to carry out the pilot program at the 
                school.
                    ``(D) Sponsors.--
                            ``(i) Role of sponsors.--Subject to 
                        approval by the Secretary as described in 
                        clause (iii), the entity chosen to carry out 
                        the pilot program at a school may enter into a 
                        partnership with 1 or more sponsors to provide 
                        services for the program at the school.
                            ``(ii) Qualifications.--The entity shall 
                        endeavor to enter into such a partnership with 
                        a sponsor that has a successful track record of 
                        providing high-quality summer learning 
                        opportunities to low-income students.
                            ``(iii) Approval of sponsors.--
                                    ``(I) Description of partnership.--
                                To obtain approval of the sponsors 
                                described in clause (i) for the pilot 
                                program, the State educational agency, 
                                in submitting an application under 
                                subsection (b), shall include in the 
                                application a description of the 
                                partnership with the sponsors.
                                    ``(II) Experience or promise of 
                                success.--The State educational agency 
                                shall, to the extent practicable, 
                                demonstrate in the application that 
                                each sponsor has experience with, or 
                                promise of success in, providing 
                                educational, enrichment, and related 
                                activities that will complement and 
                                enhance the academic performance, 
                                achievement, and positive youth 
                                development of the students involved.
                            ``(iv) Services.--The sponsors shall 
                        provide services to students such as--
                                    ``(I) academic enrichment learning 
                                programs, including providing 
                                additional assistance to students to 
                                allow the students to improve their 
                                academic achievement;
                                    ``(II) mathematics and science 
                                education activities;
                                    ``(III) arts and music education 
                                activities;
                                    ``(IV) tutoring services (including 
                                those provided by senior citizen 
                                volunteers) and mentoring programs;
                                    ``(V) programs for limited English 
                                proficient students that emphasize 
                                language skills and academic 
                                achievement;
                                    ``(VI) recreational activities;
                                    ``(VII) telecommunications and 
                                technology education programs;
                                    ``(VIII) provision of expanded 
                                library service hours;
                                    ``(IX) programs that promote 
                                parental involvement and family 
                                literacy;
                                    ``(X) programs that provide 
                                assistance to students who have been 
                                truant, suspended, or expelled to allow 
                                the students to improve their academic 
                                achievement; and
                                    ``(XI) drug and violence prevention 
                                programs, and counseling programs.
                    ``(E) Student participation.--
                            ``(i) Full grade participation.--The 
                        program shall be provided to not less than 1 
                        entire grade level in the participating school 
                        and, if funds are sufficient, may include 
                        additional grade levels.
                            ``(ii) Required student participation.--
                        Each student in each grade level included in 
                        the program shall be required to attend the 
                        school for the extended year, unless the 
                        student receives a waiver under clause (iii).
                            ``(iii) Waiver.--The parents of a student 
                        required to participate in the expanded year 
                        program under this section may petition the 
                        school for a waiver from participation in the 
                        program if such participation is a hardship for 
                        the family. A waiver shall only be granted if 
                        the participating school and the local 
                        educational agency approve the waiver.
            ``(2) School-based voluntary participation model.--A pilot 
        program implementing the school-based voluntary participation 
        model shall meet the following requirements:
                    ``(A) Participating school requirements.--Each 
                elementary school or secondary school in a State 
                participating in the pilot program shall--
                            ``(i) have a student population of which 
                        not less than 50 percent are low-income 
                        students;
                            ``(ii) be identified by the local 
                        educational agency as suitable for 
                        participation in the program; and
                            ``(iii) submit a pilot program proposal to 
                        the State educational agency at such time, in 
                        such manner, and containing such information as 
                        the State educational agency may reasonably 
                        require.
                    ``(B) Selection of participating schools.--A State 
                educational agency shall select schools to participate 
                in this model by choosing the highest ranking schools 
                based on the weighted criteria described in clauses (i) 
                through (iii) of paragraph (1)(B).
                    ``(C) Entity carrying out pilot program.--The State 
                educational agency may choose a participating school, 
                or an institution of higher education or nonprofit 
                organization, to carry out the pilot program at the 
                school.
                    ``(D) Sponsors.--
                            ``(i) Role of sponsors.--Subject to 
                        approval by the Secretary as described in 
                        clause (iii), the entity chosen to carry out 
                        the pilot program at a school may enter into a 
                        partnership with 1 or more sponsors to provide 
                        services for the program at the school.
                            ``(ii) Qualifications.--The entity shall 
                        endeavor to enter into such a partnership with 
                        a sponsor that has a successful track record of 
                        providing high-quality summer learning 
                        opportunities to low-income students.
                            ``(iii) Approval of sponsors.--
                                    ``(I) Description of partnership.--
                                To obtain approval of the sponsors 
                                described in clause (i) for the pilot 
                                program, the State educational agency, 
                                in submitting an application under 
                                subsection (b), shall include in the 
                                application a description of the 
                                partnership with the sponsors.
                                    ``(II) Experience or promise of 
                                success.--The State educational agency 
                                shall, to the extent practicable, 
                                demonstrate in the application that 
                                each sponsor has experience with, or 
                                promise of success in, providing 
                                educational, enrichment, and related 
                                activities that will complement and 
                                enhance the academic performance, 
                                achievement, and positive youth 
                                development of the students involved.
                            ``(iv) Services.--The sponsors shall 
                        provide services to students such as--
                                    ``(I) academic enrichment learning 
                                programs, including providing 
                                additional assistance to students to 
                                allow the students to improve their 
                                academic achievement;
                                    ``(II) mathematics and science 
                                education activities;
                                    ``(III) arts and music education 
                                activities;
                                    ``(IV) tutoring services (including 
                                those provided by senior citizen 
                                volunteers) and mentoring programs;
                                    ``(V) programs for limited English 
                                proficient students that emphasize 
                                language skills and academic 
                                achievement;
                                    ``(VI) recreational activities;
                                    ``(VII) telecommunications and 
                                technology education programs;
                                    ``(VIII) provision of expanded 
                                library service hours;
                                    ``(IX) programs that promote 
                                parental involvement and family 
                                literacy;
                                    ``(X) programs that provide 
                                assistance to students who have been 
                                truant, suspended, or expelled to allow 
                                the students to improve their academic 
                                achievement; and
                                    ``(XI) drug and violence prevention 
                                programs, and counseling programs.
                    ``(E) Student participation.--
                            ``(i) Voluntary participation.--Student 
                        participation in the program under this model 
                        shall be voluntary.
                            ``(ii) Multiple grades.--Under this model, 
                        the program shall be offered to not less than 2 
                        grades at each school.
                    ``(F) Structure of program.--
                            ``(i) Summer modules.--The program shall 
                        provide separate summer modules for each 
                        selected grade, which modules may run 
                        concurrently or consecutively, or overlap.
                            ``(ii) Length of modules.--Each such module 
                        shall be not less than 4 weeks in length.
            ``(3) State-based voluntary summer institute model.--A 
        pilot program implementing the State-based voluntary summer 
        institute model shall meet the following requirements:
                    ``(A) In general.--The State educational agency 
                shall establish 1 or more summer institutes for 
                secondary school students at a public institution of 
                higher education or, if the State educational agency 
                determines it appropriate, at a private institution of 
                higher education.
                    ``(B) Administration.--The State educational agency 
                may administer the summer institute or may elect to 
                have a local educational agency in the State administer 
                the summer institute. In the case of a State 
                educational agency that transfers the administration of 
                the summer institute to the local educational agency, 
                the State educational agency shall compensate the local 
                educational agency for the costs of administration from 
                non-Federal funds.
                    ``(C) Entity carrying out the summer institute.--
                The State educational agency (or local educational 
                agency) may choose the participating institution of 
                higher education, or an eligible nonprofit 
                organization, to carry out the summer institute. To be 
                eligible to carry out the summer institute, the 
                nonprofit organization shall have experience with 
                summer education, and shall have experience with, or 
                promise of success in, providing educational, 
                enrichment, and related activities that will complement 
                and enhance the academic performance, achievement, and 
                positive youth development of the students involved.
                    ``(D) Subject matter focus.--A summer institute 
                shall be encouraged to be grade-specific for the grades 
                of students in attendance and shall focus on a subject 
                in the domain of 1 of the following:
                            ``(i) Reading or writing.
                            ``(ii) Mathematics.
                            ``(iii) Science.
                            ``(iv) Social science, civics, or history.
                    ``(E) Assessments.--
                            ``(i) General prohibition.--Except as 
                        provided in clauses (ii) and (iii), a summer 
                        institute shall not require any assessments or 
                        examinations as part of the institute program.
                            ``(ii) Use of certain measures.--A summer 
                        institute program may require writing 
                        assignments, ungraded exercises in mathematics, 
                        laboratory experiments and laboratory reports 
                        in science, oral presentations, and such other 
                        teaching aids as are necessary to encourage 
                        students to take the work at the institute 
                        seriously.
                            ``(iii) Formative assessments.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--A summer 
                                institute may use formative assessments 
                                or other measures necessary--
                                            ``(aa) for the reports 
                                        described in section 1855(c);
                                            ``(bb) for diagnostic 
                                        purposes; or
                                            ``(cc) to measure program 
                                        effectiveness.
                                    ``(II) Timing of administration.--A 
                                summer institute utilizing a formative 
                                assessment under this subparagraph 
                                shall administer the formative 
                                assessment at the beginning and at the 
                                end of the institute, and may 
                                administer the assessment during the 
                                institute.
                            ``(iv) Grading prohibition.--A summer 
                        institute shall not--
                                    ``(I) provide a student with the 
                                student's grade on any formative 
                                assessment under clause (iii) or 
                                assignment, exercise, experiment, 
                                report, presentation, or other teaching 
                                aid under clause (ii), except that a 
                                summer institute may provide to the 
                                student, but not to a school or local 
                                educational agency, a written summative 
                                assessment of the student's 
                                participation in the summer institute 
                                at the conclusion of the summer 
                                institute; and
                                    ``(II) add any such grade to the 
                                student's academic record.
                    ``(F) Length of program.--A summer institute shall 
                be not less than 5 days nor more than 4 weeks long.
                    ``(G) Participants.--Students participating in a 
                summer institute shall be low-income students in the 
                State and shall be selected by the State educational 
                agency, in consultation with local educational agencies 
                in the State.
                    ``(H) Faculty.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Not less than 50 percent 
                        of the faculty at each summer institute shall 
                        be highly qualified teachers, and the remaining 
                        members of the faculty may be citizens of 
                        accomplishment or public figures, such as 
                        authors, scientists, public servants, artists, 
                        or educators, who have--
                                    ``(I) a record of significant 
                                accomplishment; or
                                    ``(II) the capacity to add 
                                significant expertise to the academic 
                                side of the summer institute program.
                            ``(ii) Salaries.--The weekly salary for 
                        each faculty member of a summer institute shall 
                        not be more than 135 percent of the greater of 
                        the average or median weekly salary for 
                        teachers in the State.
                            ``(iii) Teaching assistants.--A summer 
                        institute may employ students attending 
                        institutions of higher education as interns or 
                        tutors to supplement the teaching endeavor of 
                        the institute.
                    ``(I) Housing expenses.--
                            ``(i) No grant funds for housing.--No grant 
                        funds under this section shall be used to pay 
                        for the housing costs of students participating 
                        in a summer institute. Notwithstanding any 
                        other provision of law, the State educational 
                        agency receiving the grant shall pay for the 
                        costs of housing for such students from State 
                        funds or funds received by the State under part 
                        A of this title or under the Higher Education 
                        Act of 1965.
                            ``(ii) Meals and transportation expenses.--
                        Grant funds from a grant under this section may 
                        be used by a State educational agency to pay 
                        for the costs of meals and transportation 
                        expenses for the students participating in the 
                        summer institute.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $350,000,000 for fiscal year 
2008 and such sums as may be necessary for each succeeding fiscal year 
of which--
            ``(1) 30 percent shall be available for grants to small 
        States; and
            ``(2) 70 percent shall be available for grants to large 
        States.

``SEC. 1855. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    ``(a) Prohibition of Grant Funds for Administration.--No grants 
funds under this part shall be used by a State educational agency for 
the costs of administering a grant program under this part.
    ``(b) State and Local Match.--
            ``(1) State funds.--A State educational agency receiving a 
        grant under this Act shall use State funds for the costs to the 
        State of the administration of the grant.
            ``(2) Local funds.--A local educational agency 
        participating in a grant program under this Act shall use local 
        funds for the costs to the local educational agency of--
                    ``(A) planning and submitting to the State 
                educational agency a proposal for an expanded day, 
                expanded week, or expanded year program at a school 
                served by the local educational agency;
                    ``(B) administering, establishing, and overseeing 
                the program at a school served by the local educational 
                agency; and
                    ``(C) submitting the reports required under 
                subsection (c).
            ``(3) School funds.--A school participating in an expanded 
        day, expanded week, or expanded year program shall use school 
        or local funds for the costs to the school of administering the 
        program.
            ``(4) Use of part a funds.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, a State educational agency, local educational 
        agency, or school may use funds made available to the State or 
        local educational agency, or school, respectively, under part A 
        of this title for the costs described in paragraph (2) or (3).
    ``(c) Reports.--
            ``(1) Local educational agency.--Each local educational 
        agency that serves a school participating in an expanded day, 
        expanded week, or expanded year program under this part (except 
        for a State-based voluntary summer institute program under 
        section 1854(e)(3)) shall, not later than 60 days after the 
        completion of the program, report to the State educational 
        agency regarding--
                    ``(A) the extent to which the proposal for the 
                expanded program was carried through;
                    ``(B) the actual budget for and expenses of the 
                expanded program; and
                    ``(C) the level of learning for each student 
                participating in the program for the year preceding the 
                year of the program, as determined by the academic 
                assessments under section 1111(b)(3).
            ``(2) Summer institutes report.--In the case of a summer 
        institute program under section 1854(e)(3), the sponsoring 
        State educational agency or local educational agency shall 
        report to the Secretary regarding the subjects described in 
        subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Appendix.--Each State educational agency or local 
        educational agency that is required to submit a report under 
        paragraph (1) or (2) shall, not later than 120 days after 
        receiving the results for the academic assessments under 
        section 1111(b)(3) for the school year following the expanded 
        day, expanded week, or expanded year program, submit to the 
        State educational agency or the Secretary (as the case may be) 
        an appendix that shall contain--
                    ``(A) for each student that participated in the 
                program--
                            ``(i) the student's level of learning for 
                        the year preceding the year of the program, as 
                        described in paragraph (1)(C);
                            ``(ii) the student's level of learning for 
                        the year following the year of the program;
                            ``(iii) in the case of a summer institute 
                        program, the student's formative assessment at 
                        the beginning and end of the summer institute; 
                        and
                            ``(iv) the student's gain, if any, compared 
                        to--
                                    ``(I) the average and the mean of 
                                the gains made during the same grades 
                                by the most recent group of students in 
                                that grade in the school who did not 
                                matriculate in an expanded day, 
                                expanded week, or expanded year 
                                program, as applicable; or
                                    ``(II) in the case of a voluntary 
                                expanded year program, the average and 
                                the mean of the gains made by students 
                                in the same grade at the school who did 
                                not matriculate in the expanded year 
                                program; and
                    ``(B) the average and the mean of the gains made 
                between the year preceding the year of the program and 
                the year following the year of the program for the 
                entire group of students who matriculated in the 
                program, compared to the average and the mean of the 
                gains made by students described in subclause (I) or 
                (II) of subparagraph (A)(iv) (as applicable).
            ``(4) Submission of reports.--A State educational agency 
        receiving a grant under this part shall submit the local 
        educational agency reports under paragraph (1) to the Secretary 
        after the State educational agency has received the required 
        appendixes described in paragraph (3) for the reports.
            ``(5) Publication and availability of results.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall publish and 
                make widely available to the public, including through 
                a website or other means, a summary of local 
                educational agency reports under this section.
                    ``(B) Individual reports.--The Secretary shall make 
                the individual local educational agency reports under 
                this section available to Congress.''.

SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is further amended--
            (1) in section 1304(c)(2) (20 U.S.C. 6394(c)(2)), by 
        striking ``part I'' and inserting ``part J''; and
            (2) in section 1415(a)(2)(C) (20 U.S.C. 6435(a)(2)(C)), by 
        striking ``part I'' and inserting ``part J''.
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