1.This Act may be cited as the
Ready-to-Compete
Act
.
<enum>I</enum><header>READY
TO LEARN: SCHOOL READINESS AND SUCCESS</header>
<section id="HCC438575A2454DC89194798080945F82"><enum>101.</enum><header>Ready-to-learn
grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subpart 3 of part D of
title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6775)
is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HE13614F519974F2BA90A54114A8DBB7B" style="OLC">
<subpart id="H65468B2703D24117969E0931A080A5A8"><enum>3</enum><header>
Ready-to-Learn</header>
<section id="H923FBBB2CED141848DC8B848D1222CDA"><enum>2431.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subpart may be
cited as <quote>Ready-to-Learn Act</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HED167307C4E047A68D22A722D6971B1D"><enum>2432.</enum><header>Ready-to-learn
innovative multiplatform educational programming and services</header>
<subsection id="HA5D25B2DF65A439194A0575F32B466DB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to award grants to eligible
entities to enable such entities—</text>
<paragraph id="HE4D11C5345B74AF3AE1787DCD1A0C560"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to provide a
coordinated Ready-to-Learn service described in subsection (c); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFDC7B88AFAF34AE092189756FB0C6941"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to award subgrants
or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with an eligible subgrantee
to enable the eligible subgrantee to operate a high-quality Ready-to-Learn
program that is a part of the coordinated Ready-to-Learn service.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1A41F130FF504C16A0E23AA32A03C3ED"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Ready-to-Learn
program requirements</header><text>Each eligible entity receiving a grant under
this subpart shall operate a Ready-to-Learn program that—</text>
<paragraph id="H1B8A5ED6C49441DDA2921952C55B122C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develops,
produces, and distributes innovative multiplatform educational programming and
services for young children and youth (especially those young children and
youth served under part A of title I), and the parents, educators, and
caregivers of such children in order to help improve early childhood
development and student achievement in the areas of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6C445A28E5F942708AE4AEDE44898A57"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reading;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H938347D1A85E40A999D5B591E595DE80"><enum>(B)</enum><text>mathematics;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H78980254A5C947CE95A4E41AE9220623"><enum>(C)</enum><text>science;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEB7E208D145F47BCA0752236580DFBBD"><enum>(D)</enum><text>health and
wellness;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H387566AA0519450BBFDF23D7C04A297D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>social and
emotional development; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6560A97EE25449C197372481B2B1F94D"><enum>(F)</enum><text>other academic or
developmentally appropriate areas;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H31C12700F84245C09E75982AEB3F81B2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>facilitates the
development of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB8ABBF9F35544DB2B32EB1724F202A5D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>innovative
multiplatform educational programming and services, directly or through
contracts, with producers of innovative multiplatform educational programming
and services for young children and youth;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H289D4DF271014C7CA7657A8871B37D32"><enum>(B)</enum><text>rigorous
professional development for educators and caregivers that supports effective
use of Ready-to-Learn innovative multiplatform educational programming and
services or improves the effectiveness of teachers in classrooms serving young
children and youth;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF088C1E3AE0C4022A7DC0E254D18B117"><enum>(C)</enum><text>support materials
and services that accompany such innovative multiplatform educational
programming and services and professional development, including outreach
services, in order to promote the effective use of such innovative
multiplatform educational programming and services; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA698E61A1BCC41659BF114E089456B22"><enum>(D)</enum><text>related support
resources for parents and caregivers that are designed for nationwide
distribution over public television stations’ digital broadcasting channels and
other high-tech delivery platforms;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC44E44F2301F45388539DCF39DADDED1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>contracts with an
entity that owns and operates a television public broadcast station, as defined
in section 397(6) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 397(6))—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBD0D2024BA354345828BD62D964F34C5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that demonstrates
that the station is a member of a strong, local, community-based partnership,
in order to deliver effective services which meet the educational needs of the
children in the community served by the broadcast area; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5308F008542F44E4BCDEFDE29DFB4115"><enum>(B)</enum><text>so that innovative
multiplatform educational programming and services developed under this subpart
are disseminated and distributed to the widest possible audience appropriately
served by the most appropriate distribution technologies; or</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAB41287F8E4A47F89503BB03E85D92A1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>develops and
disseminates educational or training material, directly related to the
television programs assisted under this subpart, that is designed—</text>
<subparagraph id="H848E90802DA248728E16EB59A8FFF50C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to promote school
readiness and success for all children, especially children served under part A
of title I, including English language learners; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3030E2715E6A4578A1070A6D2B028C9A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to promote the
effective use of related services and related support resources developed under
paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively, among parents, caregivers, teachers, Head
Start programs, reading and literacy programs funded under the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act, family literacy programs, child care providers, early
childhood educators, public and school libraries, museums, State educational
agencies, businesses, institutions of higher education, and after-school,
summer, and extended day and year programs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H28B34304FFCE4E2199A29FD2E9B17BF0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Coordinated
Ready-to-Learn Service</header><text>In awarding subgrants and entering into
contracts and cooperative agreements under this subpart, an eligible entity
shall provide a coordinated Ready-to-Learn service that—</text>
<paragraph id="H3D8EFD7927CD426EB9B15E888BC93A19"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall
include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1519ED45624740939352DE1AF0878810"><enum>(A)</enum><text>innovative
multiplatform educational programming, determined by the eligible entity to be
of sound content and artistic excellence, aligned to—</text>
<clause id="H8992AC4CA8EC4E979AAE890464194DA1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>State academic
content and academic achievement standards described under section 1111 and
State early learning standards, as appropriate;</text>
</clause><clause id="H042904B449BC47B2A84CC882B5095D69"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>rigorous
professional development for educators and caregivers that supports effective
use of Ready-to-Learn innovative multiplatform educational programming and
services or improves the effectiveness of teachers in classrooms serving young
children and youth; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H05A0361CB8CC4190BD5806970F4C47A6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>related
services;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3A6F3FD8E4CD40958E11E1A80D788D65"><enum>(B)</enum><text>effective, ongoing
community outreach programs and ongoing partnerships with local organizations
to help ensure that the programming—</text>
<clause id="H87586BB4638542A983282A3A8E4E0460"><enum>(i)</enum><text>addresses specific
community and school needs;</text>
</clause><clause id="H54C556DDC1F84C71AD39795137A9D606"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>addresses needs
of caregivers and educators;</text>
</clause><clause id="HA61118FDD09E425BB2B5592606B78499"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>reaches children
served under part A of title I; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H7A2FBEBE683744C38B0AEDE8230314C1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>engages multiple
constituencies of children, parents, caregivers, and educators;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HABB8824C65324513AF109BA9B9ED8B55"><enum>(C)</enum><text>academic and
developmental television programming described in subsection (b) (1) in—</text>
<clause id="H006CFBDD5E7346ACAFFD28D70F3C29BD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the topics
described in subparagraphs (A) and (E) of subsection (b)(1); and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC3108C1DA607466CAF645EB7C94D4323"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not less than 1
other topic described in subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (F) of subsection
(b)(1); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA8F86B12A8B43B08BFB01E4DB342B9A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a rigorous
evaluation of the impact of the innovative multiplatform educational
programming and services described in subsection (b)(l) on—</text>
<clause id="H3C6F6167F88C4857B463C9A8F61AE93C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>school readiness
skills of young children in various socioeconomic areas, including rural and
urban areas;</text>
</clause><clause id="HF71AD2ABE44642E188C8D926F76A76F5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>school success of
youth in various socioeconomic areas, including rural and urban areas;</text>
</clause><clause id="H54523E69B4C443DA8B579FCD68FBED0A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>teacher
effectiveness; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC0F0145A9CBE4DF1A77CBD864FF0A715"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>community
engagement and awareness; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H03F615300E924AF0B2A689F8924863C0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may include a
comprehensive preschool curriculum based upon the Ready-to-Learn
programs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3D002533ED984B549006AF65BD00EF06"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Technical
assistance, materials, training, and curricula</header><text>The eligible
entity shall provide eligible subgrantees that receive a subgrant or enter into
a contract or cooperative agreement under this subpart with technical
assistance, supporting materials, training, and curricula to ensure effective
implementation of subsection (c).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6E2263FC1B21477B8E5CD87327F3AF05"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reservation of
funding</header><text>The eligible entity shall use not less than 30 percent of
the funds received under this subpart to award subgrants to or enter into
contracts or cooperative agreements with eligible subgrantees that are public
broadcast stations, as defined in section 397(6) of the Communications Act of
1934, to carry out subsection (c)(1)(B) and section 2435(c).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE16D437434F640F4917CF0AE4F90C2A8"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Availability of
programming and related services</header><text>In awarding a grant under this
subpart, the Secretary shall ensure that each eligible entity makes innovative
multiplatform educational programming and services widely available, with
support materials available, as appropriate, to young children and youth,
parents, caregivers, teachers, reading and literacy programs funded under the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act, family literacy programs, child care
providers, early childhood educators, public and school libraries, museums,
State educational agencies, businesses, institutions of higher education, and
afterschool, summer, and extended day and year programs in order to increase
the effective use of innovative multiplatform educational programming and
services.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H78E66E737BAB40B795A02747F948722D"><enum>2433.</enum><header>Coordination
of activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In carrying out
this subpart, an eligible entity shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HA1273CDE0D674AAB812E100C54316BCE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consult with the
Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6291A8A828914C31AEAD66F332B5F922"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to maximize the
use of high-quality innovative multiplatform educational programming and
services by young children and youth, and to make such programming widely
available to federally funded programs serving such children; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE74A7E661A3145528876B76A2B1EEA73"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to coordinate
activities assisted under this subpart with Federal programs that have a major
professional development component for educators of young children and youth,
including programs under the Head Start Act, 21st Century Community Learning
Centers, title I, and the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H091104102D2B41C39C5BC2AF6D9FE3A2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensure that all
materials acquired or produced by any eligible subgrantee are determined to be
of sufficient age-appropriate aesthetic appeal and educational effectiveness to
warrant national distribution and support in order to maximize the impact of
televised materials and the use of digital content.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HFD25C2981FDA483C9CE9163B2A475F23"><enum>2434.</enum><header>Application</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">To be eligible to receive a grant under this
subpart, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at
such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may
reasonably require.</text>
</section><section id="H414FF6B2DC954EA3BE1C9D9844F253D0"><enum>2435.</enum><header>Reports and
evaluations</header>
<subsection id="H08EF4AB00D594F0F9929A4EF6D424A9A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Annual report to
the secretary</header><text>In carrying out this subpart, an eligible entity
shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an annual report that contains such
information as the Secretary may require. At a minimum, the report shall
describe the activities undertaken with funds received under the grant awarded
to the eligible entity under this subpart, including each of the
following:</text>
<paragraph id="H89EE6B205A1D49ECB22BE060968E7D78"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Programming and
related services; target population</header><text>The innovative multiplatform
educational programming and services developed, directly or indirectly, by the
eligible entity, and the target population served by the programming and
services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H59DC12A3CC1E472789CA1891516A0EF0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Support or
training and professional development materials</header><text>The support or
training and professional development materials developed to accompany the
innovative multiplatform educational programming and services, and the method
by which the materials were distributed to consumers and users of the
innovative multiplatform educational programming and services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6F2EFB80633845748A3053FCAE0A9702"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Means of
distribution</header><text>The means by which innovative multiplatform
educational programming and services developed under this subpart were
distributed, including the technologies that were used to make the innovative
multiplatform educational programming and services available, and the
geographic distribution achieved through such technologies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H100D0E0B15184AFE8FC7740AF02AE15E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Initiatives</header><text>The
initiatives undertaken by the eligible entity to develop public-private
partnerships to secure non-Federal support for the development, distribution,
and broadcast of innovative multiplatform educational programming and
services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC7AD04DB612F4658B6941813F53FCD8D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Impact</header><text>The
impact of the innovative multiplatform educational programming and services on
teaching and learning, including the impact on improving school readiness
skills, reading skills, mathematics skills, science skills, and skills in other
developmentally appropriate content areas.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H06C6A6BB689F489992EDB76FFA59E303"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text>The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the relevant
committees of Congress an annual report that includes the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HABFEB433FF9342259220EE54C90C4502"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Activity
summary</header><text>A summary of the activities assisted under section
2432.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE59E36614D644662AC67FB46B00ABB96"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Education,
training, and professional development materials</header><text>A description of
the education, training, and professional development materials described in
section 2432(b)(2)(B) that are made available under this subpart, the manner in
which outreach was conducted to inform parents and child care providers of the
availability of such materials, and the manner in which such materials were
distributed in accordance with section 2432.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC586BEC5EC0543F78AA11873FCD8DFD2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Evaluation of
outreach activities</header><text>In carrying out this subpart, an eligible
entity shall require each eligible subgrantee that receives a subgrant or
enters into a contract or cooperative agreement under this subpart to provide
evaluation data that include descriptions of the impact of outreach activities
carried out under this subpart, including—</text>
<paragraph id="H55CDEEE2A1F84741BEC80E41FDEB4ECB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the manner in
which outreach was conducted to inform parents, educators, and child care
providers of the availability of the innovative multiplatform educational
programming and services produced under this subpart, including specific
strategies used to reach a wide audience;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1353CC496BF14EC79DB01E4187C5A6D6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the extent to
which the outreach programs included multiple outreach efforts with the same
organizations or groups and resulted in lasting relationships with those
organizations or groups and the members of those organizations or groups;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC539239148FB4042B8948FE1C5008215"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the effectiveness
of the outreach programs and services conducted and the number of children,
families, educators, and child care providers that had access to and utilized
the innovative multiplatform educational programming and services provided
under this subpart to improve school readiness skills and school
success.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5DE57C3869EF421681E557E755D8EEDC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Evaluation of
impact on school readiness and success</header><text>The Secretary shall
evaluate the impact of the outreach content and services provided under this
subpart on improving school readiness skills and school success nationwide,
particularly with respect to young children and youth in the most disadvantaged
communities.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H44B007E6E44248408BFEF77407D7D584"><enum>2436.</enum><header>Administrative
costs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">An eligible subgrantee
that receives a subgrant or enters into a contract or cooperative agreement
under this subpart may use not more than 5 percent of the amount received under
the subgrant, contract, or cooperative agreement, respectively, for the normal
and customary expenses of administering the grant, contract, or cooperative
agreement, respectively.</text>
</section><section id="HE3469FBB9D1D4D24B04D103D5159FD6C"><enum>2437.</enum><header>Continuation
of awards</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, an eligible subgrantee that received a subgrant or
enters into a contract or cooperative agreement under this subpart (as this
subpart existed on the day before the date of enactment of the Ready-to-Learn
Act) shall continue to receive funds in accordance with the terms of the
subgrant, contract, or cooperative agreement, respectively, until the date on
which the subgrant, contract, or cooperative agreement, respectively,
terminates under such terms.</text>
</section><section id="H19A0FD4B6CF348F687E6C115BF2C8DA2"><enum>2438.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header>
<subsection id="H9D6E671A1D5446CEBE76E08071774663"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
subpart $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 and such sums as may be necessary for
each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0A5A04377AA3461A96259E1C4C0DE1DE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reservation</header><text>In
any fiscal year in which the amount appropriated is greater than $30,000,000,
the Secretary shall reserve 50 percent of such excess for innovative
multiplatform educational programming and services for youth.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H86D5EA9BD9E44FB385F043224A787854"><enum>2439.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subpart—</text>
<subsection id="HEF4D01435FAE4B24846063B44750418C"><enum>(a)</enum><text>the term
<term>eligible entity</term> means a public telecommunications entity that is
able to demonstrate—</text>
<paragraph id="HE2D0A6BA07684678BA5A78BD48B76EB2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a capacity for the
development and national distribution of educational and instructional
television programming of high quality that is accessible by a large majority
of disadvantaged preschool and elementary school children;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9BB0A60C6DDF4EBE86D76A2076ECEC73"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a capacity to
contract with the producers of children’s television programming for the
purpose of developing educational television programming of high
quality;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF2B66FD24EA1497A8D0C8BFC2DF035D1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a capacity to
integrate children’s television programming with innovative multiplatform
educational programming and services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H255463DE9FF846EEBFF2EDB3105D3BE7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a capacity,
consistent with the entity’s mission and nonprofit nature, to negotiate such
contracts in a manner that returns to the entity an appropriate share of any
ancillary income from sales of any program-related products; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD3E25758C1074F69B3A4EDE7A9C0B44C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a capacity to
localize programming and materials to meet specific State and local needs and
to provide educational outreach at the local level;</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H336C6DEF5D5248528ED9A77B4294C93B"><enum>(b)</enum><text>the term
<term>eligible subgrantee</term> means—</text>
<paragraph id="HDB2691D6E9694ECDB37C403E217DBC22"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a national
nonprofit membership organization that acquires and distributes programming to
noncommercial educational television broadcasters through the national public
television interconnection system that the organization manages and
operates;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H520D046CB22D47EA9F7AE36D41FA5255"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a local or
statewide public television station or system; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8B4AC7515FA840A6BDDA01202871E513"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a nonprofit
producer of high-quality children’s educational television and other media
programming;</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H59F843992D034624B37DD46D0A2BED88"><enum>(c)</enum><text>the term
<term>innovative multiplatform educational programming and services</term>
means high-quality programming that is—</text>
<paragraph id="H6D847FFE9FB245FE9A76DC1F5463F3BD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>packaged for
distribution over broadband, digital, and over-the-airwaves television;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF14F5AF14AC34C86B03621745F38A10E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>packaged with
companion content for distribution over the Internet; mobile devices; classroom
devices; and any other technologies appropriate for the content;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H68E941878D184D74866A651C4DE54406"><enum>(3)</enum><text>aligned across all
platforms to a central curriculum and story;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H20FA081A9BFE409E916BF91FF4A9E772"><enum>(4)</enum><text>accessible to
students in all regions, including rural areas via distance learning
technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3A14CD2514984A7CB4360CA69A22D986"><enum>(5)</enum><text>designed to target
the research-identified needs of young children or youth, or a subset thereof;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H54931593389E4ACD956285AAE7CFE508"><enum>(6)</enum><text>designed to reach
students in the targeted age range age-appropriately and via the media that
reaches them most effectively;</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC04C2C612B214A4DB08D1F656065F57B"><enum>(d)</enum><text>the term
<term>school success</term> means improved academic achievement or engagement
in subject areas referenced in section 2432(b)(1);</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8096F278B8CF4D78B88FFD91B106260F"><enum>(e)</enum><text>the term
<term>young children</term> means children ages 2–8; and</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H20396EC646284F468E4DBF77A910497D"><enum>(f)</enum><text>the term
<term>youth</term> means children ages
9–13.</text>
</subsection></section></subpart><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>II</enum><header>READY-TO-EARN
GRANTS </header>
<section id="H95B47D45A7234B20B081E6EFF3E52C04"><enum>201.</enum><header>Ready-To-Earn
Grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Chapter 4 of subtitle A
of title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 9251 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HBA544C1EC0A6407FAD34AC7FE708F087" style="OLC">
<section id="H457EE520525341D39929A9D6AA28D587"><enum>244.</enum><header>Television
broadcast workforce training grant program</header>
<subsection id="HEEF85303FAFE4C39B2F9E9D4A92867F9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to award grants, on a
competitive basis, to an entity that owns and operates a television public
broadcast station, as defined in section 397(6) of the Communications Act of
1934, or a partnership of such entities, for the purpose of developing,
disseminating, and providing online and on-air education and training services
for adults, including adult education, adult literacy, GED preparation,
workforce training, and related outreach services that are priorities for the
community.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2A0261F4F4E242F5AAC67A0F6ED5DE5D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible
entities</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an
entity shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H46791DAD6A95468F9B40B3E94E8DBF85"><enum>(1)</enum><text>own or operate a
local television public broadcast station, as defined in section 397(6) of the
Communications Act of 1934, that is able to demonstrate a capacity for the
development and distribution of high-quality educational digital content and
services in the areas of adult education, adult literacy, GED preparation,
workforce training, and related outreach services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF9FB865D5E744602AAB060DF9FF33511"><enum>(2)</enum><text>partner with an
eligible agency as defined in section 203(4) or a State Board as described in
section 111 or institutions of higher education in order to implement a
high-quality program in accordance with this section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H200314786BB8400E9B54F3EA1934A19A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>conduct a needs
assessment of the proposed community to be served through online and on-air
education and training services.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H3CC49171D5C44443A6B410980CAE7761"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible to receive a grant under
this section, an eligible entity, or partnership of eligible entities, shall
submit an application to the Secretary. Each application shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HA6590408F90646B18519B7E90D8C3462"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describe the
innovative, high-quality training, tools, products, and educational digital
content and services that will be developed and used to improve the quality and
delivery of adult education, adult literacy, GED preparation, workforce
training, and related outreach services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H6C5B32A032C446B7933DABEBECF3F94E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>describe the
partnership and the roles of the partners in implementing a high-quality
program in accordance with this section;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HEB489E90E290413E929515556D791F83"><enum>(3)</enum><text>describe how the
eligible entity or entities will address the needs of adults who are
non-English speakers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1C404264F4EE494EA0151081A5FE7DF5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>describe how the
comprehensive program described in this section will meet the needs of that
community and include partnerships with community-based organizations that
serve adults in need of such services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H017B6E90DA77446BBD54E7F714D6804C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>describe the
research-based practices and advanced technologies that the program funded
under this section will use to carry out the purposes of this section;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1ABB651F1CF84DFD8DB768D6DFB0E28E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>describe the
rigorous evaluation the eligible entity or entities will use to support
continuous improvement of the program and services, including the report
described under subsection (g); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HE7BF8D39DB3F44C6828FC5A9D118500E"><enum>(7)</enum><text>contain such
additional assurances as the Secretary may reasonably require.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB853BD7DB3A84F5CB7CC993453750101"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Required uses of
funds</header><text>Grant funds provided under this section shall be used
for—</text>
<paragraph id="HAAC33C2F1BA9439FAEAEEB99760952BF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the development,
training and use of innovative, high-quality tools, products, and educational
digital content and services for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H60F98D72E1054A8F8A531093548EADCC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>adult education,
adult literacy, GED preparation, workforce training, and related outreach
services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8BB26A44A4C444DF95BCD44ADAC40A9D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>professional
development; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0D18C87C9E614773A8D7D1FCFA06720B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>community and
family outreach;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H750CBB634D29421FB0C5DA87580ADDA9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>professional
development and training of staff;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA58538E779CC43459D57CD5575DEED15"><enum>(3)</enum><text>evaluation as
described in subsection (g);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBA72D2196D2744B38C016475132D2D01"><enum>(4)</enum><text>outreach
activities to engage adult learners and community organizations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0DB67BD159254E9FBB85FA3C94B495C7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>English language
education and services for non-English speakers; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC1530A49FEE9418CA3D9C125C61272D0"><enum>(6)</enum><text>other activities
as needed to meet the purposes of this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0F4E416E86BD417D85971408012837D5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>A
grant under this section shall be awarded for a period of 5 years.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H374F8729ACF24D25BAE0952D7AD2EC13"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Administrative
costs</header><text>An entity that receives a grant under this section may not
use more than 5 percent of the amount received under the grant for
administrative costs.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HABC08019EBB348D2BF93F305BBCA50AB"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Reports and
evaluation</header><text>An entity receiving a grant under this section shall
prepare and submit to the Secretary an annual report that contains such
information as the Secretary may require. At a minimum, such report shall
describe the program activities undertaken with funds received under the grant,
including—</text>
<paragraph id="HDDD975B5D33B47529AC41E1C87FE0144"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the success in
engaging families and the number of such families;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC96F5E3AF8B8409BAD716B9E0676A179"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the impact of
professional development and training for staff on the acquisition of training
and job skills;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDEB25273CAF64F87845F076A572C24B8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the effectiveness
of the specific, innovative, high-quality training, tools, products, and
educational digital content and services developed and used to improve the
quality and delivery of adult education, adult literacy, GED preparation,
workforce training, and related outreach services; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB10F27E17502445A863E20060CC36BA2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the impact of the
program on adult literacy and English language skills, workforce skills, job
placements, and GED passage rates.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4ADC9DAA7FD7498792C0EC6A75169DE3"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 and such sums as may be
necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA4D036041C9A4A82A3C9731297464CD3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section—</text>
<paragraph id="HE27297D6F3504A9F9EC82C497FA6EED2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<term>GED</term> means General Educational Development as recognized by the
American Council on Education; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC6A58720ECCC4F39AEB3B3C91AEB5ED3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<term>institution of higher education</term> has the meaning given such term in
section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1001).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HB612BD0D3F6B4B5A9F9BFB98387EEA9B"><enum>202.</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Workforce
Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 9241 et seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H901EF7D2033E4317B858D58FFE191614"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section
111(b)(1)(C)(vii), by inserting <quote>, and public broadcasting
entities</quote> after <quote>juvenile justice programs</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H156843E2253F4B318882700F140CFD65"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section
117(b)(2)(B), by inserting <quote>including public broadcasting
entities</quote> after <quote>entities</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAC882461BB58458BBDEA01249CC4B1B8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section
122(a)(2)(C), by inserting <quote>, including a public broadcasting
entity</quote> after <quote>training services</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF76D4FB94D60455BA1DFCF8910A90F97"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in section
129(c)(2)(A), by inserting <quote>, including educational digital content and
services</quote> after <quote>instruction</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE893CBF9461F40F4A68797F08DE459F4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in section
203(5)(H), by inserting <quote>including a public broadcasting entity</quote>
after <quote>institution</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF704CED94ACC4A74B527050CD770685D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in section
231(e)(6), by inserting <quote>and educational digital content and
services</quote> after <quote>computers</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section>