[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3431 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

  2d Session
                                S. 3431

    To establish expanded learning time initiatives, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 1, 2008

Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, and 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 establish expanded learning time initiatives, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Time for Innovation Matters in 
Education Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to increase opportunities for students to participate 
        in expanded learning time initiatives with expanded school 
        days, expanded school weeks, or expanded school years, in order 
        to increase student academic achievement and student engagement 
        and success in schools by providing--
                    (A) students with more in-depth and rigorous 
                learning opportunities in reading or language arts, 
                mathematics, science, and other core academic subjects;
                    (B) students with more time for additional subjects 
                and enrichment activities that contribute to a well-
                rounded education, which may include music and the 
                arts, physical education, drama, service-learning, and 
                experiential and work-based learning opportunities 
                (such as community service, learning apprenticeships, 
                internships, and job shadowing); and
                    (C) teachers with increased opportunities to work 
                collaboratively and to participate in professional 
                planning to improve instruction;
            (2) to improve teaching and learning by--
                    (A) creating a seamless program or curriculum with 
                regular and expanded teaching and learning 
                opportunities within a school program that is 
                comprehensively redesigned for students and teachers; 
                and
                    (B) improving access to instructional supports for 
                struggling students;
            (3) to encourage States, local educational agencies, and 
        schools to develop high-quality, innovative, replicable, and 
        sustainable initiatives to expand learning time; and
            (4) to create partnerships between schools and local 
        educational agencies, and external organizations such as 
        community-based organizations, institutions of higher 
        education, community learning centers, cultural organizations, 
        and health and mental health agencies to provide expanded 
        learning and development opportunities for students.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS AND REFERENCES.

    (a) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Community learning center.--The term ``community 
        learning center'' means a community learning center, as defined 
        in section 4201(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7171(b)), that receives assistance under 
        part B of title IV of that Act.
            (2) Elementary and secondary education terms.--The terms 
        ``community-based organization'', ``core academic subjects'', 
        ``elementary school'', ``highly qualified'', ``institution of 
        higher education'', ``local educational agency'', ``other 
        staff'', ``parent'', ``professional development'', ``secondary 
        school'', ``Secretary'', ``State'', and ``State educational 
        agency'' have the meanings given the terms in section 9101 of 
        the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        7801).
            (3) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
                    (A) a local educational agency; or
                    (B) a partnership that includes a local educational 
                agency and 1 or more of the following:
                            (i) An additional local educational agency.
                            (ii) A nonprofit community-based 
                        organization, such as an organization focused 
                        on after-school learning, alternative learning, 
                        or dropout prevention, or an organization with 
                        demonstrated experience in expanding learning 
                        opportunities and helping schools redesign 
                        their educational programs to better meet 
                        student needs.
                            (iii) An institution of higher education.
                            (iv) A community learning center.
                            (v) Any other public or nonprofit private 
                        entity.
            (4) Expanded learning time initiative.--The term ``expanded 
        learning time initiative'' means a program at a school that--
                    (A) has an expanded school day, expanded school 
                week, or expanded school year schedule, that increases 
                the total number of school hours for the school year by 
                not less than 30 percent, compared to the school year 
                that is standard in the school district in which the 
                school is located, for schools of the comparable level 
                (elementary school, middle school, or high school, as 
                defined under applicable State law);
                    (B) uses the expanded learning time schedule to 
                redesign the school's academic program in a manner that 
                includes additional time--
                            (i) for academic work to improve 
                        participating students' proficiency in reading 
                        or language arts, mathematics, science, and 
                        other core academic subjects;
                            (ii) to advance student learning for 
                        students who already meet or exceed student 
                        academic achievement standards, as measured by 
                        State academic assessments required under 
                        section 1111(b)(3) of the Elementary and 
                        Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
                        6311(b)(3));
                            (iii) for additional subjects and 
                        enrichment activities that contribute to a 
                        well-rounded education, which may include music 
                        and the arts, physical education, drama, 
                        service-learning, and experiential and work-
                        based learning opportunities (such as community 
                        service, learning apprenticeships, internships, 
                        and job shadowing); and
                            (iv) for teachers for collaboration within 
                        and across grades and subjects and professional 
                        planning; and
                    (C)(i) in the case of a school that is not a high 
                school, will expand learning time for all students in 
                all grade levels in the school; or
                    (ii) in the case of a high school, will expand 
                learning time for not less than 1 entire grade level of 
                students in the school, and if the school expands 
                learning time for additional students under this Act, 
                will expand learning time for additional entire grade 
                levels.
            (5) Expanded learning time school.--The term ``expanded 
        learning time school'' means a school that has implemented an 
        expanded learning time initiative using funds received under 
        this Act.
            (6) High-need school.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``high-need school'' 
                means--
                            (i) a public elementary school or secondary 
                        school at which 50 percent or more of the 
                        students are eligible to be counted under 1 of 
                        the measures of poverty described in section 
                        1113(a)(5) of the Elementary and Secondary 
                        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6313(a)(5)); 
                        or
                            (ii) a school for which an eligible entity 
                        has obtained approval under subparagraph (B).
                    (B) Special rule for secondary schools.--An 
                eligible entity seeking a grant from the Secretary or a 
                subgrant from a State educational agency under this Act 
                may apply to the Secretary or State educational agency, 
                respectively, for approval to treat a public secondary 
                school as a high-need school under this Act. The 
                application shall include information, supplied by the 
                secondary school, explaining why the school should be 
                treated as a high-need school. Such information shall 
                include information on the number and percentage of 
                students attending such school who are low-income 
                students, the graduation rate for such school (as 
                defined in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(vi) of the Elementary 
                and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
                6311(b)(2)(C)(vi)), and information about the student 
                academic achievement of students at such school.
            (7) High school.--The term ``high school'' means a public 
        high school, as defined under applicable State law.
            (8) Low-income student.--The term ``low-income student'' 
        means a student who is eligible to be counted under 1 of the 
        measures of poverty described in section 1113(a)(5) of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        6313(a)(5)).
    (b) References.--In this Act--
            (1) a reference to a school day, school week, or school 
        year includes a reference to a combination thereof; and
            (2) a reference to a school day, school week, or school 
        year program (or schedule) includes a reference to a 
        combination thereof.

SEC. 4. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    (a) Grants to State Educational Agencies.--From the amount 
appropriated under section 11, the Secretary is authorized to award 
grants on a competitive basis under section 5 to State educational 
agencies having applications approved pursuant to section 5(c) to 
enable such agencies to award subgrants on a competitive basis to 
eligible entities as described in sections 6 and 7.
    (b) Reservation.--From the amount made available under this Act for 
each fiscal year, the Secretary may reserve--
            (1) 5 percent of the amount to carry out the activities 
        described in section 9; and
            (2) from the remainder--
                    (A) not more than 10 percent of the remainder to 
                award grants under section 8; and
                    (B) not more than $1,000,000 to carry out the 
                review of applications for, selection of recipients of, 
                and distribution of, grants to State educational 
                agencies and eligible entities under sections 5 and 8.

SEC. 5. GRANTS TO STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.

    (a) Grants.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to award 
        grants to State educational agencies on a competitive basis to 
        assist the agencies in developing State expanded learning time 
        and school redesign grant programs in accordance with this Act, 
        which shall involve awarding subgrants on a competitive basis 
        to eligible entities in accordance with this Act, to plan and 
        implement expanded learning time initiatives.
            (2) Distribution.--The Secretary shall ensure that grants 
        awarded under this section and section 8 are distributed to 
        State educational agencies and eligible entities from diverse 
        geographical regions and from a diverse group of States with a 
        range of sizes and populations.
    (b) Duration.--The Secretary shall award each grant described in 
subsection (a) for a period of 6 years, and may renew each grant for 
additional periods of not more than 6 years.
    (c) Applications.--A State educational agency that desires to 
receive a grant under this section shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require, 
containing--
            (1) a description of how the State educational agency will 
        use grant funds under this section;
            (2) a description of the peer review process and selection 
        criteria the State educational agency will use to evaluate 
        applications from, and select, eligible entities to receive 
        expanded learning time and school redesign planning and 
        implementation subgrants, which shall include a description of 
        how the State educational agency will assess the capacity of 
        eligible entities to plan and implement, and the effectiveness 
        of eligible entities in planning and implementing, expanded 
        learning time initiatives;
            (3) a description of the process the State educational 
        agency will use to encourage local educational agencies and 
        schools to implement expanded learning time initiatives;
            (4) a description of how the State educational agency will 
        provide technical assistance and support to eligible entities, 
        local educational agencies, and schools receiving funds through 
        the State educational agency under this Act, in implementing 
        expanded learning time initiatives, including--
                    (A) assisting the local educational agencies in 
                identifying potential partners that are external 
                organizations with demonstrated experience in expanding 
                learning opportunities and helping schools redesign 
                their educational programs to better meet student 
                needs; and
                    (B) assisting the eligible entities, local 
                educational agencies, and schools in collecting, 
                reviewing, and analyzing data on student academic 
                achievement;
            (5) an assurance that each school receiving funds through 
        the State educational agency under this Act--
                    (A) will implement an expanded learning time 
                initiative that meets the requirements in the 
                definition in section 3(a)(4); and
                    (B)(i) in the case of a school that is not a high 
                school, will expand learning time for all students in 
                all grade levels in the school; or
                    (ii) in the case of a high school, will expand 
                learning time for not less than 1 entire grade level of 
                students in the school, and if the school expands 
                learning time for additional students under this Act, 
                will expand learning time for additional entire grade 
                levels;
            (6) a description of how the State educational agency will 
        use the expanded learning time and school redesign grant 
        program involved, and lessons learned from such program, to 
        improve student academic achievement in schools that have not 
        made adequate yearly progress under section 1111(b)(2) of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        6311(b)(2)) for 2 or more years;
            (7) a description of how the State educational agency will 
        evaluate, on a regular basis, activities carried out by 
        eligible entities receiving funds through the State educational 
        agency under this Act, including a description of any measures, 
        in addition to those described in section 9(b)(3)--
                    (A) on which the State educational agency will 
                require eligible entities to report results; and
                    (B) that the State educational agency will use for 
                its evaluation;
            (8) a description of how the State educational agency will 
        collect, analyze, and disseminate, to local educational 
        agencies and other schools within the State, information on 
        best practices learned from schools receiving funding under 
        this Act;
            (9) an assurance that the State educational agency, and any 
        eligible entity receiving funds through the State educational 
        agency under this Act will, if requested, participate in the 
        evaluation under section 9(b)(4); and
            (10) any other information that the Secretary may 
        reasonably require.
    (d) Authorized Activities.--
            (1) Distribution.--A State educational agency that receives 
        a grant under this section--
                    (A) may reserve not more than 15 percent of the 
                grant funds to carry out the activities described in 
                paragraphs (2) through (4); and
                    (B) shall use an amount consisting of not less than 
                85 percent of the grant funds to award subgrants, on a 
                competitive basis, to eligible entities under section 6 
                or 7 to enable the eligible entities to carry out the 
                authorized activities described in section 6(e) or 
                7(f), except that not more than 10 percent of that 
                amount shall be used for subgrants under section 6.
            (2) State-level planning and administration.--A State 
        educational agency that receives a grant under this section may 
        use grant funds reserved under paragraph (1)(A) for planning 
        and administration, including--
                    (A) evaluating applications from eligible entities;
                    (B) administering the distribution of subgrants to 
                eligible entities; and
                    (C) assessing and evaluating, on a regular basis, 
                activities carried out by eligible entities receiving 
                funds through the State educational agency under this 
                Act.
            (3) Technical assistance for eligible entities.--A State 
        educational agency that receives a grant under this section may 
        use grant funds reserved under paragraph (1)(A) for technical 
        assistance, including--
                    (A) assisting eligible entities in planning and 
                implementing expanded learning time initiatives, 
                including assisting local educational agencies in 
                identifying potential partners that are external 
                organizations with demonstrated experience in expanding 
                learning opportunities and helping schools redesign 
                their educational programs to better meet student 
                needs; and
                    (B) implementing a program of professional 
                development for teachers and administrators, in schools 
                that receive funding under this Act, that prepares 
                teachers and administrators to implement the authorized 
                activities described in section 7(f).
            (4) Reporting.--A State educational agency that receives a 
        grant under this section shall annually prepare and submit to 
        the Secretary a report on the implementation of expanded 
        learning time initiatives under this Act, which shall include 
        reports submitted under section 7(h).
    (e) Match.--
            (1) In general.--Each State educational agency that 
        receives a grant under this section shall provide matching 
        funds to carry out the activities supported by the grant in an 
        amount not less than--
                    (A) for the first year of an initial grant under 
                this section, 10 percent of the cost of the activities;
                    (B) for the second year of such a grant, 20 percent 
                of the cost of the activities;
                    (C) for the third or fourth year of such a grant, 
                25 percent of the cost of the activities; and
                    (D) for the fifth year of such a grant or any year 
                of a subsequent grant under this section, 30 percent of 
                the cost of the activities.
            (2) Matching funds.--The State educational agency may 
        provide the matching funds in cash or in kind, fairly 
        evaluated, including plant, equipment, or services, but may not 
        provide more than 50 percent of the matching funds in kind. The 
        State educational agency may provide the matching funds from 
        State, local, or private sources.
    (f) Supplement Not Supplant.--Funds used to make grants under this 
Act shall be used to supplement and not supplant other Federal, State, 
and local public funds expended to plan or implement expanded learning 
time initiatives.

SEC. 6. EXPANDED LEARNING TIME AND SCHOOL REDESIGN PLANNING SUBGRANTS.

    (a) Subgrants Authorized.--A State educational agency receiving a 
grant under section 5 is authorized to award expanded learning time and 
school redesign planning subgrants, on a competitive basis, to eligible 
entities.
    (b) Duration.--The State educational agency shall award each 
subgrant described in subsection (a) for a period of not more than 1 
year. Such grants shall be nonrenewable.
    (c) Subgrant Amount.--The State educational agency shall award each 
subgrant described in subsection (a) in an amount that is not less than 
$15,000 and not more than $60,000.
    (d) Applications.--An eligible entity that desires to receive an 
expanded learning time and school redesign planning subgrant pursuant 
to this section shall submit an application to the State educational 
agency at such time and in such manner as the agency may require, 
containing--
            (1) a description of the eligible entity's proposal to 
        establish expanded learning time initiatives at high-need 
        schools served by the eligible entity;
            (2) information identifying the number of high-need schools 
        the eligible entity proposes to serve using funds made 
        available under this Act, and a description of the process, 
        considerations, and criteria the eligible entity will use to 
        select schools to implement the expanded learning time 
        initiatives--
                    (A) which considerations shall include the 
                percentage of low-income students attending each 
                school; and
                    (B) which criteria shall include the local 
                educational agency's determination of the capacity of 
                each school to implement successfully a proposed 
                expanded learning time initiative;
            (3) if the eligible entity receives a subgrant under 
        section 7, an assurance that each school receiving funding 
        through the subgrant will implement an expanded school day, 
        expanded school week, or expanded school year schedule;
            (4) if the eligible entity receives a subgrant under 
        section 7, an assurance that each school receiving funding 
        through the subgrant--
                    (A) in the case of a school that is not a high 
                school, will expand learning time for all students in 
                all grade levels in the school; or
                    (B) in the case of a high school, will expand 
                learning time for not less than 1 entire grade level of 
                students in the school, and if the school expands 
                learning time for additional students under this Act, 
                will expand learning time for additional entire grade 
                levels;
            (5) a description of the process by which the eligible 
        entity will ensure the meaningful involvement of teachers, 
        teacher organizations, parents, and community-based 
        organizations in the development of the expanded learning time 
        initiatives;
            (6) a description of how the local educational agency 
        involved and participating high-need schools will work with 
        external organizations that comprise the eligible entity 
        involved, and any other external organizations as applicable, 
        such as a community-based organization, an institution of 
        higher education, a community learning center, an entity 
        carrying out an after-school program, or an organization that 
        will provide students with internships and work-based learning 
        opportunities, to develop and implement expanded learning time 
        initiatives;
            (7) an assurance that the eligible entity has the 
        infrastructure in place to collect the data necessary for an 
        evaluation of the impact of the expanded learning time 
        initiatives on measures of student academic achievement and 
        student engagement and success, and other measures described in 
        section 9(b)(3), to be submitted in the report described in 
        section 7(h); and
            (8) an assurance that each participating local educational 
        agency will use the subgrant period to negotiate and reach an 
        agreement with the exclusive recognized representatives of the 
        employees of each participating high-need school served by the 
        agency or, where there is no such representative, with the 
        employees of each participating high-need school served by the 
        agency.
    (e) Authorized Activities.--An eligible entity receiving a subgrant 
under this section shall use the subgrant funds to develop a detailed 
plan to implement expanded learning time initiatives at high-need 
schools served by the eligible entities as specified in this section.
    (f) Priority.--In awarding subgrants under this section, a State 
educational agency shall give priority to an application from an 
eligible entity if--
            (1) for each local educational agency in the eligible 
        entity, a high percentage of the students served by the local 
        educational agency are eligible to be counted under section 
        1124(c)(1)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965 (20 U.S.C. 6333(c)(1)(A)); and
            (2) the eligible entity includes a community-based 
        organization, an institution of higher education, a community 
        learning center, or an entity carrying out an after-school 
        program.

SEC. 7. EXPANDED LEARNING TIME AND SCHOOL REDESIGN IMPLEMENTATION 
              SUBGRANTS.

    (a) Subgrants Authorized.--A State educational agency receiving a 
grant under section 5 is authorized to award expanded learning time and 
school redesign implementation subgrants, on a competitive basis, to 
eligible entities that have received subgrants pursuant to section 6.
    (b) Duration.--The State educational agency shall award each 
subgrant described in subsection (a) for a period of not less than 5 
years, and may renew each subgrant for additional periods of not more 
than 5 years.
    (c) Subgrant Amount.--In awarding a subgrant described in 
subsection (a) to an eligible entity, a State educational agency shall 
determine the amount of the subgrant by taking into account the number 
of students expected to participate in the expanded learning time 
initiatives involved, as specified in the application submitted by the 
eligible entity under subsection (d), and the approximate per student 
cost of implementing a high-quality expanded learning time initiative.
    (d) Applications.--An eligible entity that desires to receive an 
expanded learning time and school redesign implementation subgrant 
pursuant to this section shall submit an application to the State 
educational agency at such time and in such manner as the agency may 
require, containing--
            (1) an identification and description of each high-need 
        school (selected in accordance with the process, 
        considerations, and criteria described in section 6(d)(2)) that 
        will receive funding from the eligible entity to participate in 
        an expanded learning time initiative, including information 
        identifying the grade levels at the school for which the 
        expanded learning time initiative will be implemented (which 
        shall be the grade levels described in paragraph (1) or (2), as 
        appropriate, of subsection (g)), the number of students that 
        will be served through the initiative at the school, and 
        student academic achievement, demographic, and socioeconomic 
        data for students at the school;
            (2) a description of how the eligible entity will implement 
        at each such school an expanded learning time initiative that 
        involves an expanded school day, expanded school week, or 
        expanded school year schedule, and that involves comprehensive 
        redesigning of the school day, school week, or school year, as 
        applicable, consistent with section 3(a)(4), which description 
        shall include--
                    (A) a description of how the expanded learning time 
                schedule will expand learning time by not less than 30 
                percent, consistent with section 3(a)(4); and
                    (B) a description of how the eligible entity will 
                meet each of the other requirements of the definition 
                in section 3(a)(4);
            (3) a description of the plan the eligible entity will use 
        to evaluate, on an annual basis, the impact of each expanded 
        learning time initiative on measures of student academic 
        achievement and student engagement and success, and other 
        appropriate measures;
            (4) a description of the additional subjects and enrichment 
        activities that will be offered at each such school that 
        contribute to a well-rounded education, which may include music 
        and the arts, physical education, drama, service-learning, and 
        experiential and work-based learning opportunities (such as 
        community service, learning apprenticeships, internships, and 
        job shadowing);
            (5) a comprehensive plan, developed in collaboration with 
        teachers and, as appropriate, other staff, for professional 
        development at each such school that includes a description of 
        intended changes in teaching practices and curriculum delivery 
        that will result in improved student academic achievement and 
        student engagement and success;
            (6) a description of how the eligible entity will use the 
        expanded learning time initiatives, and lessons learned from 
        such initiatives, to improve student academic achievement in 
        schools that have not made adequate yearly progress under 
        section 1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)) for 2 or more consecutive 
        years;
            (7) a description of school staffing for each such school, 
        including an assurance that the local educational agency is 
        implementing a plan sufficient to meet the goal of ensuring all 
        teachers of core academic subjects are highly qualified;
            (8) evidence of an agreement reached between each 
        participating local educational agency and the exclusive 
        recognized representatives of the employees of each 
        participating high-need school served by the agency, for 
        employees to work the expanded learning time schedules involved 
        or, where there is no such representative, evidence of an 
        agreement supported by at least two-thirds of the employees of 
        each participating high-need school served by the agency, to 
        work the expanded learning time schedules involved;
            (9) a description of how the local educational agency 
        involved and participating high-need schools will work with 
        external organizations that comprise the eligible entity 
        involved, and any other external organizations as applicable, 
        such as a community-based organization, an institution of 
        higher education, a community learning center, an entity 
        carrying out an after-school program, or an organization that 
        will provide students with internships and work-based learning 
        opportunities, to implement expanded learning time initiatives, 
        including a description of the specific roles and 
        responsibilities of such external organizations;
            (10) a description of the process by which the eligible 
        entity ensured the meaningful involvement of teachers, teacher 
        organizations where applicable, administrators, parents, and 
        community-based organizations in the development (including the 
        design) of the expanded learning time initiatives;
            (11) an assurance that the eligible entity will work with a 
        community learning center, or an entity carrying out an after-
        school program, where appropriate, to provide after-school 
        programs for students participating in the expanded learning 
        time initiatives after the conclusion of the school day; and
            (12) an assurance that the eligible entity will report to 
        the State educational agency all data necessary for the State 
        educational agency's report, under section 5(d)(4).
    (e) Priority.--In awarding subgrants under this section, a State 
educational agency shall give priority to an application from an 
eligible entity that meets the criteria described in section 6(f).
    (f) Authorized Activities.--An eligible entity receiving a subgrant 
under this section shall use the subgrant funds to implement high-
quality expanded learning time initiatives, at high-need schools served 
by such eligible entity, that are consistent with section 3(a)(4).
    (g) Student Participation in the Initiatives.--For each school 
receiving funding under this Act--
            (1) in the case of a school that is not a high school, all 
        students in all grade levels in the school shall be required to 
        attend the school on the expanded learning time schedule; and
            (2) in the case of a high school, all students in the grade 
        levels in which the school expands learning time shall be 
        required to attend the school on the expanded learning time 
        schedule.
    (h) Reports by Eligible Entities.--Each eligible entity receiving a 
subgrant under this section for expanded learning time initiatives 
shall, not later than 1 year after the first day of the first school 
year in which the expanded learning time initiatives were implemented, 
prepare and submit to the State educational agency a report regarding--
            (1) the extent to which the proposal for the expanded 
        learning time initiatives was carried out;
            (2) the technical assistance the eligible entity provided 
        to expanded learning time schools;
            (3) for each expanded learning time school--
                    (A) the budget for, and actual expenses associated 
                with carrying out, the expanded learning time 
                initiatives in the first school year; and
                    (B) the amount of time by which the school day, 
                school week, or school year, was expanded in the 
                school; and
            (4) information on the impact of the expanded learning time 
        initiatives, including data on the measures described in 
        section 9(b)(3) and (for secondary schools) graduation rates 
        (and any additional measures developed by the eligible entity 
        or associated State educational agency under section 5(c)(7) or 
        this subsection, with respect to the eligible entity), for 
        students participating in the expanded learning time 
        initiatives and for similar students in schools, sewed by the 
        local educational agencies involved, that did not implement 
        expanded learning time initiatives.
    (i) Publication and Availability of Report Summaries.--The 
Secretary shall publish and make widely available to the public, 
including through a website or other means, a summary of the eligible 
entity reports received under section 5(d)(4) and subsection (h).

SEC. 8. GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary may award a grant under this section 
to an eligible entity that serves 1 or more areas within 1 or more 
States.
    (b) Planning and Implementation Grants.--The Secretary may award a 
planning grant under subsection (a), to the eligible entity, to carry 
out the activities described in section 6(e). In the case of an 
eligible entity that has received a planning grant under subsection 
(a), the Secretary may award an implementation grant under subsection 
(a) to the eligible entity, to carry out the activities described in 
section 7(f).
    (c) Applications.--To be qualified to receive a grant under 
subsection (a), an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an 
application that contains (for a planning grant) information describing 
how the entity will undertake the activities described in section 
5(c)(8) and the information described in section 6(d) and (for an 
implementation grant) the information described in section 7(d), other 
than paragraph (12) of that section. In determining whether to award a 
grant under subsection (a) to an eligible entity, the Secretary shall 
give priority to an eligible entity that meets the criteria described 
in section 6(f).
    (d) Period; Amount.--The subgrant period and amount described in 
subsections (b) and (c) of section 6 or 7, as appropriate, shall apply 
to the grant.
    (e) Authorities; Responsibilities.--The eligible entity shall have 
the same authorities and responsibilities under this Act as an eligible 
entity that receives a subgrant under section 6 or 7, as appropriate. 
In carrying out the report responsibilities described in section 7(h), 
the eligible entity shall submit the reports to the Secretary.
    (f) Match.--
            (1) In general.--Each eligible entity that receives an 
        implementation grant under this section shall comply with the 
        matching requirements described in section 5(e)(1), except that 
        references in that section to a grant under section 5 shall be 
        considered to be references to an implementation grant under 
        this section.
            (2) Matching funds.--The eligible entity may provide the 
        matching funds in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including 
        plant, equipment, or services, but may not provide more than 50 
        percent of the matching funds in kind. The eligible entity may 
        provide the matching funds from State, local, or private 
        sources, or Federal sources under the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.).

SEC. 9. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Technical Assistance and Support.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to provide, 
        directly or by entering into a contract with an independent 
        organization, technical assistance to State educational 
        agencies, eligible entities, including eligible entities 
        receiving grants under section 8, local educational agencies, 
        and schools in developing and implementing expanded learning 
        time initiatives under this Act.
            (2) Provision of assistance.--The Secretary or such 
        organization shall provide technical assistance that shall 
        include--
                    (A) assisting State educational agencies (and 
                eligible entities receiving grants under section 8, at 
                the election of the Secretary) with developing expanded 
                learning time initiatives, including disseminating 
                information and research on existing State and local 
                expanded learning time efforts;
                    (B) annually convening participating State 
                educational agencies, eligible entities, and 
                organizations providing support to State educational 
                agencies and eligible entities to provide technical 
                assistance to the agencies, entities, and organizations 
                on best practices, for expanding learning time, that 
                relate to finance, educational programming, 
                partnerships with community-based organizations, and 
                measures of student academic achievement and student 
                engagement and success and other appropriate measures;
                    (C) identifying and disseminating information about 
                eligible entities, local educational agencies, and 
                schools that have effectively planned and implemented 
                expanded learning time initiatives; and
                    (D) supporting the continued identification and 
                dissemination of information on expanded learning time 
                initiatives that can lead to improved teaching and 
                learning outcomes for children, youth, and adults.
    (b) Evaluation and Dissemination.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall enter into a contract 
        with an independent organization with expertise in school 
        improvement, program evaluation, and measurement (such as an 
        institution of higher education or other research organization) 
        to assist with the provision of the technical assistance, and 
        conduct the evaluation and analyses, described in this 
        subsection.
            (2) Technical assistance on data collection and measures.--
        The independent organization shall provide technical assistance 
        to State educational agencies and eligible entities receiving 
        funds under this Act with data collection and analysis of the 
        measures described in paragraph (3), including data collection 
        and analysis to enable State educational agencies to prepare 
        reports pursuant to section 5(d)(4) and eligible entities to 
        prepare reports pursuant to sections 7(h) (including reports 
        described in section 8(e)).
            (3) Types of measures.--
                    (A) In general.--A State educational agency shall 
                establish measures to assess the success of eligible 
                entities and schools receiving funds through such State 
                educational agency under this Act, which shall 
                include--
                            (i) measures of student academic 
                        achievement and student engagement and success;
                            (ii) measures of teacher collaboration and 
                        professional planning; and
                            (iii) detailed measures of the amount of 
                        time devoted to core academic subjects and 
                        additional subjects and enrichment activities.
                    (B) Special rule for eligible entities receiving 
                grants under section 8.--If an eligible entity receives 
                a grant under section 8, the eligible entity shall 
                establish measures in lieu of a State educational 
                agency under subparagraph (A) to assess the success of 
                the eligible entity and schools receiving funds through 
                the eligible entity under this Act.
            (4) Report.--
                    (A) In general.--The independent organization shall 
                prepare a report that shall include the evaluation 
                described in subparagraph (B), including the analyses 
                described in subparagraph (C), and the analyses 
                described in subparagraph (D).
                    (B) Evaluation.--The independent organization shall 
                conduct an evaluation of the impact and implementation 
                of the program funded under this Act, which evaluation 
                shall rely in part on the reports prepared by States 
                under section 5(d)(4) and eligible entities pursuant to 
                sections 7(h) (including reports described in section 
                8(e)).
                    (C) Contents.--In conducting the evaluation, the 
                independent organization shall conduct an analysis of 
                the impact of the expanded learning time initiatives 
                funded under this Act, by analyzing data on the 
                measures described in paragraph (3) and other 
                appropriate measures for students participating in 
                expanded learning time initiatives in all expanded 
                learning time schools, with results from that analysis 
                disaggregated by expanded school day, expanded school 
                week, or expanded school year program, as appropriate.
                    (D) Analyses.--The independent organization shall 
                conduct--
                            (i) an analysis of how variation in school 
                        design, instructional practices, and other 
                        conditions influence the success of the 
                        implementation of the expanded learning time 
                        initiatives;
                            (ii) an analysis of the conditions and 
                        activities that impact the planning and 
                        implementation of the expanded learning time 
                        initiatives, including teaching and leadership 
                        practices at a school, student and teacher 
                        schedules, the additional costs of operating an 
                        expanded learning time school, how the 
                        additional school hours required for the 
                        initiative involved are used to enhance 
                        teaching and learning, and how external 
                        organizations are utilized for the initiative;
                            (iii) an analysis of the similarities and 
                        differences in the ways in which schools 
                        implemented an expanded school day, expanded 
                        school week, or expanded school year schedule; 
                        and
                            (iv) any other analysis requested by the 
                        Secretary.
            (5) Dissemination.--The independent organization shall 
        submit the report described in paragraph (4) to Congress and 
        the Secretary, and disseminate the report to the general 
        public. The Secretary shall ensure that the report described in 
        paragraph (4) is provided to eligible entities and local 
        educational agencies on a periodic basis for use in improving 
        initiatives.

SEC. 10. CONSTRUCTION.

    Nothing in this Act shall be construed to alter or otherwise affect 
the rights, remedies, and procedures afforded to the employees of local 
educational agencies under Federal, State, or local law (including 
applicable regulations or court orders) or under the terms of 
collective bargaining agreements, memoranda of understanding, or other 
agreements between such employees and their employers.

SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 
$350,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, $380,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, 
$420,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, $460,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, 
and $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.
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