[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
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[S. 851 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 851

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 14, 2011

  Mr. Harkin (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Franken, Mr. 
  Brown of Ohio, and Mrs. Gillibrand) 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 2011''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Although the demands of our global society have grown 
        and expectations of our students and schools have risen, the 
        time allotted for students and teachers to reach these 
        standards has remained the same for decades.
            (2) The near-universal school calendar, consisting of 180 
        6-hour days, has not changed since the school calendar was 
        designed to meet the needs of farms and factories in the early 
        20th century.
            (3) According to the Programme for International Student 
        Assessment (PISA), which measures how well students from more 
        than 70 economies are prepared to meet the challenges they may 
        encounter in the future, students in the United States have 
        maintained a status quo for nearly 1 decade, while the 
        mathematics and reading ratings of students from other high-
        performing nations surpass the ratings of students in the 
        United States.
            (4) Quality expanded learning programs, which provide 
        students with more than 300 additional school hours per year, 
        have demonstrated success in improving student academic 
        performance across the United States.
            (5) Expanded learning time initiatives can address the 
        diverse academic needs and interests of students and modernize 
        public schools to help students develop 21st century learning 
        skills and prepare all students for life-long success.
            (6) As of the date of enactment of this Act, most expanded 
        learning opportunities are offered through charter schools or 
        schools with independent organizational structures, but 
        expanded learning time could positively impact all public 
        school students, from prekindergarten through grade 12.

SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to increase opportunities for students in high-need 
        schools to participate in expanded learning time initiatives, 
        including 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--
                    (A) providing students with more in-depth and 
                rigorous learning opportunities in reading or language 
                arts, mathematics, science, history and civics, and 
                other core academic subjects;
                    (B) providing 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, 
                service-learning, and experiential and work-based 
                learning opportunities (such as community service, 
                learning apprenticeships, internships, and job 
                shadowing); and
                    (C) providing teachers with increased opportunities 
                to work collaboratively, and to participate in common 
                planning, within and across grades and subjects, to 
                improve instruction;
            (2) to improve teaching and learning by using expanded 
        learning, including school redesign, to--
                    (A) create 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) improve access to instructional supports for 
                academically struggling students;
            (3) to encourage States, local educational agencies, and 
        schools to develop high-quality, innovative, replicable, and 
        sustainable initiatives to expand learning time, including 
        using school redesign; 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 opportunities for students.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS AND REFERENCES.

    (a) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Elementary and secondary education act 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).
            (2) 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 such Act.
            (3) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
                    (A) 1 or more local educational agencies; or
                    (B) a partnership that includes 1 or more local 
                educational agencies and 1 or more of the following:
                            (i) A nonprofit community-based 
                        organization, such as--
                                    (I) an organization with 
                                demonstrated experience in expanding 
                                learning opportunities and helping 
                                schools redesign their educational 
                                programs to better meet student needs; 
                                or
                                    (II) an organization focused on 
                                alternative learning or dropout 
                                prevention.
                            (ii) An institution of higher education.
                            (iii) A community learning center.
                            (iv) An entity that is carrying out an 
                        after-school program.
                            (v) A public or nonprofit entity.
            (4) Expanded learning time initiative.--The term ``expanded 
        learning time initiative'' means a program that--
                    (A) uses an expanded school day, expanded school 
                week, or expanded school year schedule, that increases 
                the total number of school hours for the school year at 
                a school by not less than 300 hours (which shall 
                include hours in which a student is engaged in academic 
                activities, experiential learning, work-based learning, 
                and enrichment, but shall not include hours in which a 
                student is engaged in sports or employment 
                activities)--
                            (i) compared to the school year that is 
                        standard for the local educational agency 
                        serving the school, for schools of the 
                        comparable level (elementary school, middle 
                        school, or high school, as defined under 
                        applicable State law); or
                            (ii) in the case of a charter school that 
                        is its own local educational agency, compared 
                        to the school year that is standard for local 
                        educational agencies in the surrounding area, 
                        for schools of the comparable level;
                    (B) uses the expanded learning time involved to 
                redesign the school's program in a manner that includes 
                additional time--
                            (i) for academic work, and to support 
                        innovation in teaching, to improve the 
                        proficiency of participating students 
                        (particularly struggling students) in reading 
                        or language arts, mathematics, science, history 
                        and civics, and other core academic subjects;
                            (ii) to advance student learning for all 
                        students, including those 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, 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, and 
                        common planning, within and across grades and 
                        subjects; and
                    (C) will expand learning time for all students in 
                all grade levels in the school, except that--
                            (i) the program shall not require secondary 
                        schools to have all students on campus at all 
                        times; and
                            (ii) a school that includes an on-site 
                        prekindergarten-level program may choose 
                        whether or not to expand the learning time of 
                        such program, however, if the school decides to 
                        provide expanded learning time for 
                        prekindergarten, the school must do so for all 
                        students enrolled in prekindergarten at the 
                        school.
            (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) Graduation rate.--The term ``graduation rate'' means a 
        graduation rate 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 clarified by section 200.19(b) of title 
        34, Code of Federal Regulations, or any corresponding similar 
        regulation or ruling.
            (7) 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 low-income students; or
                            (ii) a high school with a graduation rate 
                        of less than 75 percent.
            (8) High school.--The term ``high school'' means a public 
        high school, as defined under applicable State law.
            (9) 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)).
            (10) Redesign.--The term ``redesign'', used with respect to 
        a school or school program, means a process to significantly 
        reconfigure a school's or program's schedule in a manner that 
        more effectively utilizes students and teachers' time, 
        including providing additional time--
                    (A) for academic work and to support innovation in 
                the teaching of core academic subjects;
                    (B) for teachers to collaborate and conduct common 
                planning; and
                    (C) for innovative approaches to providing 
                academic, experiential, and work-based learning 
                opportunities.
    (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. 5. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    (a) Grants to State Educational Agencies.--From the amount 
appropriated under section 12, the Secretary is authorized to award 
grants on a competitive basis under section 6 to State educational 
agencies having applications approved pursuant to section 6(c) to 
enable such agencies to award subgrants on a competitive basis to 
eligible entities as described in sections 7 and 8.
    (b) Reservation.--From the amount made available under this Act for 
each fiscal year, the Secretary may reserve--
            (1) 3 percent of the amount to carry out the activities 
        described in section 10; and
            (2) from the remainder--
                    (A) not more than 20 percent of the remainder to 
                award grants under section 9; 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 6 and 9.

SEC. 6. 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 
        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 in high-need schools.
            (2) Distribution.--The Secretary shall ensure that grants 
        awarded under this section and section 9 are distributed to 
        State educational agencies and eligible entities from diverse 
        geographical regions.
    (b) Duration.--The Secretary shall award grants described in 
subsection (a) for an initial period of not more than 4 years, and 
shall renew a State educational agency's grant for an additional period 
of not more than 2 years if the Secretary finds that the State 
educational agency is achieving the objectives of the grant and has 
shown improvement against baseline data on the performance indicators 
described in subsection (d)(4).
    (c) Applications.--Each State educational agency desiring to 
receive a grant under this section shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
information as the Secretary may require. At a minimum, each State 
educational agency application shall include--
            (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 planning and implementation subgrants, 
        which shall include--
                    (A) a description of how the State educational 
                agency will assess the capacity of eligible entities to 
                plan and implement high-quality expanded learning time 
                initiatives; and
                    (B) a description of how the State educational 
                agency will prioritize applications from eligible 
                entities that meet the requirements of section 7(f);
            (3) a description of the process the State educational 
        agency will use to encourage local educational agencies and 
        schools, especially local educational agencies and schools with 
        a high percentage of low-income students, to implement expanded 
        learning time initiatives;
            (4) a description of how the State educational agency will 
        provide, or has provided, 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 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 eligible entities, local educational 
                agencies, and schools in collecting, reviewing, and 
                analyzing data on student academic achievement;
            (5) a description of how the State educational agency will 
        use the expanded learning time grant program, and lessons 
        learned from such program--
                    (A) to improve 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; and
                    (B) to improve student academic achievement at such 
                schools;
            (6) 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;
            (7) 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, including best practices for--
                    (A) improving 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; and
                    (B) improving student academic achievement at such 
                schools;
            (8) 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 described in section 10(b)(3); and
            (9) information identifying the per-pupil funding amount 
        range the State will use to establish the correct amount of 
        subgrants that will be awarded to local educational agencies 
        under section 8(c).
    (d) Authorized Activities.--
            (1) Distribution.--A State educational agency that receives 
        a grant under this section--
                    (A) may reserve not more than 10 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 
                90 percent of the grant funds to award subgrants, on a 
                competitive basis, to eligible entities under section 7 
                or section 8 to enable the eligible entities to carry 
                out the authorized activities described in section 7(e) 
                or 8(f), except that not more than 10 percent of that 
                amount shall be used for subgrants under section 7.
            (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;
                    (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 8(f); and
                    (C) identifying best practices for using expanded 
                learning time 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, and providing technical assistance 
                to local educational agencies in using such best 
                practices to implement expanded learning time in such 
                schools.
            (4) Evaluation and reporting.--A State educational agency 
        that receives a grant under this section shall annually prepare 
        and submit to the Secretary a report that contains all reports 
        submitted by eligible entities under section 8(g), and provide 
        an evaluation of progress made by eligible entities in 
        improving the following (disaggregated by the student subgroups 
        described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II) of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965):
                    (A) student academic achievement and growth, as 
                measured by State academic assessments required under 
                section 1111(b)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary 
                Education Act of 1965;
                    (B) for high schools--
                            (i) graduation rates;
                            (ii) rates of student enrollment in an 
                        institution of higher education (as defined 
                        under section 101(a) of the Higher Education 
                        Act of 1965) within 16 months of receiving a 
                        regular high school diploma; and
                            (iii) rates of remediation and credit 
                        accumulation of students who enroll in a public 
                        institution of higher education (as defined in 
                        section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 
                        1965) within the State;
                    (C) performance on a set of comprehensive school 
                performance indicators, which--
                            (i) shall include--
                                    (I) student attendance;
                                    (II) as appropriate, rate of earned 
                                on-time promotion from grade to grade;
                                    (III) percentage of students 
                                failing a credit-bearing mathematics, 
                                reading or language arts, or science 
                                course, or failing 2 or more courses in 
                                any subjects; and
                                    (IV) for high schools, the 
                                percentage of students taking a 
                                curriculum that prepares students for 
                                postsecondary education; and
                            (ii) for high schools, may include student 
                        rates of attainment of an associate or 
                        baccalaureate degree within 4, 5, and 6 years.
    (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 year of such grant, or the first 
                year of a subsequent grant under this section, 25 
                percent of the cost of the activities; and
                    (D) for the second or any succeeding year of such 
                subsequent grant, 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. 7. EXPANDED LEARNING TIME PLANNING SUBGRANTS.

    (a) Subgrants Authorized.--A State educational agency receiving a 
grant under section 6 is authorized to award expanded learning time 
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.--Each eligible entity desiring to receive an 
expanded learning time 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. At a minimum, the eligible 
entity's application shall include--
            (1) a description of the eligible entity's proposal to 
        establish expanded learning time initiatives, including school 
        redesign, 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) 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;
            (4) 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;
            (5) 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 student academic achievement, graduation rates, 
        and indicators described in section 6(d)(4), to be submitted in 
        the report described in section 8(g); and
            (6) an assurance that each participating local educational 
        agency will use the subgrant period to negotiate and reach an 
        agreement with the 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 entity, 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 that--
            (1) serves a high percentage of students 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));
            (2) includes a nonprofit community-based organization with 
        a demonstrated record of success in expanding learning 
        opportunities or helping schools redesign their educational 
        programs to better meet student needs;
            (3) has identified a coordinator at each high-need school 
        that will participate in the expanded learning time initiative 
        to support the integration and alignment of community partners 
        for the school, and the programming of such partners, 
        throughout the expanded school day, week, or year;
            (4) will require each high-need school that will 
        participate in the expanded learning time initiative to have a 
        partnership agreement, signed by representatives of the school 
        and all community partners that will be part of the initiative, 
        that--
                    (A) shows commitment from teachers, school leaders, 
                and the staff of community partners to work 
                collaboratively to implement the expanded learning time 
                initiative;
                    (B) sets clear expectations, including measurable 
                goals for all community partners; and
                    (C) shows that staff from all community partners 
                are committed to collecting and reporting to the school 
                relevant data about the participation, performance, and 
                outcomes of expanded learning time programs in order to 
                monitor progress toward achieving such goals, and that 
                the school is committed to sharing information with the 
                community partners, as necessary and appropriate, to 
                assist the community partners in meeting such goals; 
                and
            (5) will coordinate funds received under this Act with 
        other Federal, State, local, or private sources of funding in 
        order to implement high-quality expanded learning time 
        initiatives in participating schools.

SEC. 8. EXPANDED LEARNING TIME IMPLEMENTATION SUBGRANTS.

    (a) Subgrants Authorized.--A State educational agency receiving a 
grant under section 6 is authorized to award expanded learning time 
implementation subgrants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities 
that have received subgrants pursuant to section 7.
    (b) Duration.--The State educational agency shall award each 
subgrant described in subsection (a) for an initial period of not more 
than 3 years, and shall renew such subgrant for an additional period of 
not more than 2 years if the State educational agency finds that the 
eligible entity is achieving the objectives of the subgrant and has 
shown improvement against baseline data on the performance indicators 
described in section 6(d)(4).
    (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.--Each eligible entity desiring to receive an 
expanded learning time 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. At a minimum, the 
eligible entity's application shall include--
            (1) an identification and description of each high-need 
        school (selected in accordance with the process, 
        considerations, and criteria described in section 7(d)(2)) that 
        will receive funding from the eligible entity to participate in 
        an expanded learning time initiative, including--
                    (A) the number of students that will be served 
                through the initiative at the school; and
                    (B) 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 school redesign at each such 
        school consistent with section 4(a)(4)(A), which description 
        shall include--
                    (A) a description of how the expanded learning time 
                schedule will expand learning time by not less than 300 
                hours, consistent with section 4(a)(4); and
                    (B) a description of how the eligible entity will 
                meet each of the other requirements of the definition 
                in section 4(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, based on measures of student academic 
        achievement, 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;
            (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) evidence of an agreement reached between each 
        participating local educational agency and the exclusive 
        recognized representative of the employees of each 
        participating high-need school served by the agency, for 
        employees to work the expanded learning time schedules 
        involved, or if there is no such representative, evidence of an 
        agreement supported by at least \2/3\ of the employees of each 
        participating high-need school served by the local educational 
        agency, to work the expanded learning time schedules involved;
            (8) 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;
            (9) 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;
            (10) 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
            (11) 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 6(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 7(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 4(a)(4).
    (g) 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--
            (1) containing a detailed description of the expanded 
        learning time initiatives carried out;
            (2) regarding the technical assistance the eligible entity 
        provided to expanded learning time schools;
            (3) for each expanded learning time school--
                    (A) regarding the budget for, and actual expenses 
                associated with carrying out, the expanded learning 
                time initiatives in the first school year; and
                    (B) regarding the amount of time by which the 
                school day, school week, or school year, was expanded 
                in the school; and
            (4) containing information on the impact of the expanded 
        learning time initiatives, including--
                    (A) data on student academic achievement and growth 
                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));
                    (B) graduation rates; and
                    (C) indicators described in section 6(d)(4).
    (h) 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 6(d)(4) and subsection (g).

SEC. 9. 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 7(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 8(f).
    (c) Applications.--
            (1) In general.--To be qualified to receive a grant under 
        subsection (a), an eligible entity shall submit to the 
        Secretary an application that contains the following:
                    (A) If the application is for a planning grant--
                            (i) information describing how the entity 
                        will undertake the activities described in 
                        section 6(c)(7); and
                            (ii) the information described in section 
                        7(d).
                    (B) If the application is for an implementation 
                grant, the information described in section 8(d), other 
                than paragraph (11) of that section.
            (2) Priority.--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 7(f).
    (d) Period; Amount.--The subgrant period and amount described in 
subsections (b) and (c) of section 7 or 8, 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 7 or 8, as appropriate. 
In carrying out the report responsibilities described in section 8(g), 
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 6(e)(1), except that 
        references in that section to a grant under section 6 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. 10. 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 9, 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 9, at 
                the election of the Secretary) with developing expanded 
                learning time initiatives; and
                    (B) identifying and disseminating information about 
                eligible entities, local educational agencies, and 
                schools that have effectively planned and implemented 
                expanded learning time initiatives, including schools 
                that have implemented such initiatives to improve 
                student academic achievement in schools that previously 
                had 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.
    (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.--
                    (A) In general.--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--
                            (i) measures of student academic 
                        achievement and student engagement and success, 
                        including the indicators and other measures 
                        described in section 6(d)(4);
                            (ii) measures of teacher collaboration and 
                        common 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 9.--If an eligible entity receives 
                a grant under section 9, the eligible entity shall 
                establish measures in lieu of the measures described in 
                subparagraph (A) to assess the success of the eligible 
                entity and schools receiving funds through the eligible 
                entity under this Act.
            (3) 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 6(d)(4) and eligible entities pursuant to 
                section 8(g) (including reports described in section 
                9(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 (2) 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) a comparative 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) a comparative analysis of the 
                        conditions and activities that impact the 
                        planning and implementation of the expanded 
                        learning time initiatives, including--
                                    (I) teaching and leadership 
                                practices at a school;
                                    (II) student and teacher schedules;
                                    (III) the additional costs of 
                                operating an expanded learning time 
                                school;
                                    (IV) how the additional school 
                                hours required for the initiative 
                                involved are used to enhance teaching 
                                and learning; and
                                    (V) 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.
            (4) Dissemination.--The independent organization shall 
        submit the report described in paragraph (3) to Congress and 
        the Secretary, and disseminate the report to the general 
        public. The Secretary shall ensure that the report described in 
        paragraph (3) is provided to eligible entities and local 
        educational agencies on a periodic basis for use in improving 
        initiatives.

SEC. 11. 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. 12. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act such 
sums as may be necessary.
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