[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
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[S. 854 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 854

    To improve student academic achievement in science, technology, 
                 engineering, and mathematics subjects.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 25, 2013

 Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Begich) 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 improve student academic achievement in science, technology, 
                 engineering, and mathematics subjects.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This part may be cited as the ``STEM Education for the Global 
Economy Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. STEM AMENDMENT.

    The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 
et seq.) is amended by striking part B of title II and inserting the 
following:

                        ``PART B--STEM EDUCATION

``SEC. 2201. PURPOSE.

    ``The purpose of this part is to improve student academic 
achievement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
subjects (referred to in this part as `STEM subjects') by--
            ``(1) improving instruction in such subjects in preschool 
        through grade 12;
            ``(2) improving student engagement in, and increasing 
        student access to, courses in such subjects;
            ``(3) improving the quality and effectiveness of classroom 
        instruction by recruiting, training, and supporting highly 
        effective teachers and providing robust tools and supports for 
        students and teachers in such subjects;
            ``(4) closing student achievement gaps, and preparing more 
        students from groups traditionally underrepresented in STEM 
        subjects to enter and succeed in postsecondary education and 
        careers, in such subjects;
            ``(5) increasing access to quality after school programs; 
        and
            ``(6) recognizing that STEM subjects are diverse subject 
        areas and that STEM subject programs must expose students to 
        content and skills in a host of constantly changing and 
        evolving STEM subject content areas, as specifically identified 
        by each State or eligible entity in section 2204.

``SEC. 2202. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this part:
            ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
                    ``(A) a State educational agency; or
                    ``(B) a State educational agency in partnership 
                with--
                            ``(i) another State educational agency; or
                            ``(ii) a consortium of State educational 
                        agencies.
            ``(2) Eligible subgrantee.--The term `eligible subgrantee' 
        means--
                    ``(A) a high-need local educational agency;
                    ``(B) an educational service agency serving more 
                than 1 high-need local educational agency; or
                    ``(C) a consortium of high-need local educational 
                agencies.
            ``(3) Outside partner.--The term `outside partner' means an 
        entity that has expertise and a demonstrated record of success 
        in improving student learning and engagement in the identified 
        subjects described in section 2204(b)(2), including any of the 
        following:
                    ``(A) A nonprofit organization with a demonstrated 
                record of success in improving student learning in STEM 
                subjects, including educational and teacher-focused 
                organizations, professional societies, museums and 
                after school and informal learning organizations, and 
                community-based and cultural organizations.
                    ``(B) A business.
                    ``(C) A STEM faculty or teacher training department 
                of an institution of higher education.
                    ``(D) An educational service agency.
                    ``(E) Another appropriate entity.
            ``(4) State.--The term `State' means--
                    ``(A) any of the 50 States;
                    ``(B) the District of Columbia;
                    ``(C) the Bureau of Indian Education; or
                    ``(D) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
            ``(5) STEM education.--The term `STEM education' means the 
        subjects of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, 
        including other academic subjects that build on these 
        disciplines, such as computer science, and other academic 
        subjects that a State identifies as important to the workforce 
        of the State.

``SEC. 2203. GRANTS; ALLOTMENTS.

    ``(a) Reservations.--
            ``(1) In general.--From the amounts appropriated to carry 
        out this part for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve--
                    ``(A) 2 percent to carry out technical assistance 
                to States, including technical assistance with 
                implementation of programs consistent with the purpose 
                of this part;
                    ``(B) 3 percent to the Institute of Education 
                Sciences to enable the Director of the Institute of 
                Education Sciences to carry out the evaluation 
                activities described in section 2207;
                    ``(C) 10 percent to carry out the STEM master 
                teacher corps grant program under section 2208; and
                    ``(D) in any year for which grants are also awarded 
                competitively, as described in subsection (b), 5 
                percent for State capacity-building grants in 
                accordance with paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Capacity-building grants.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may award, on a 
                competitive basis, 1 capacity-building grant to enable 
                a State to become more competitive in future grant 
                competitions under subsection (b). The Secretary may 
                award the capacity building grant to--
                            ``(i) a State that does not receive (and is 
                        not part of an eligible entity that receives) a 
                        competitive grant under subsection (b), in the 
                        case of a fiscal year for which such 
                        competitive grants are awarded; or
                            ``(ii) a State that does not successfully 
                        apply for a formula grant under subsection (c).
                    ``(B) Duration.--Grants awarded under subparagraph 
                (A) shall be for a period of 1 year.
    ``(b) Competitive Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--For each fiscal year for which the 
        amount appropriated to carry out this part is more than 
        $450,000,000, the Secretary shall award grants totaling the 
        amount appropriated in excess of $450,000,000, on a competitive 
        basis and in accordance with paragraph (2), to eligible 
        entities to enable such eligible entities to carry out the 
        activities described in this part.
            ``(2) Competitive grant awards.--The Secretary shall 
        annually award a competitive grant under paragraph (1) to not 
        less than 5 and not more than 10 eligible entities. Each 
        eligible entity that receives a grant award under this 
        subsection shall receive such award in an amount that is equal 
        to not less than 3 times and not more than 4 times the amount 
        of the grant award that each State that is part of the eligible 
        entity receives under the formula grant described in subsection 
        (c).
            ``(3) Duration.--Grants awarded under this subsection shall 
        be for a period of not more than 3 years.
            ``(4) Renewal.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If an eligible entity 
                demonstrates progress, as measured by the metrics 
                described in section 2206(a), the Secretary may renew a 
                grant for an additional 2-year period.
                    ``(B) Reduced funding.--Grant funds awarded under 
                subparagraph (A) shall be awarded at a reduced amount.
    ``(c) Formula Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--For each fiscal year for which amounts 
        are appropriated to carry out this part, the Secretary shall 
        award grants to States totaling the lesser of $450,000,000 or 
        the total amount appropriated to carry out this part, based on 
        the formula described in paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Distribution of funds.--The Secretary shall allot to 
        each State--
                    ``(A) an amount that bears the same relationship to 
                35 percent of the excess amount as the number of 
                individuals ages 5 through 17 in the State, as 
                determined by the Secretary on the basis of the most 
                recent satisfactory data, bears to the number of those 
                individuals in all such States, as so determined; and
                    ``(B) an amount that bears the same relationship to 
                65 percent of the excess amount as the number of 
                individuals ages 5 through 17 from families with 
                incomes below the poverty line, in the State, as 
                determined by the Secretary on the basis of the most 
                recent satisfactory data, bears to the number of those 
                individuals in all such States, as so determined.
            ``(3) Funding minimum.--No State receiving an allotment 
        under this subsection may receive less than one-half of 1 
        percent of the total amount allotted under paragraph (1) for a 
        fiscal year.
            ``(4) Reallotment of unused funds.--If a State does not 
        successfully apply for or receive an allotment under this 
        subsection for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reallot the 
        amount of the State's allotment to the remaining States in 
        accordance with this subsection.

``SEC. 2204. APPLICATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--Each eligible entity or State desiring a grant 
under this part, whether through a competitive grant under section 
2203(b) or through an allotment under section 2203(c), shall submit an 
application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
accompanied by such information as the Secretary may require.
    ``(b) Contents.--At a minimum, an application submitted under 
subsection (a) shall include the following:
            ``(1) A description of the needs identified by the State or 
        eligible entity, based on a State analysis, which--
                    ``(A) may include results from a preexisting 
                analysis of STEM subject education quality and outcomes 
                in the State or States served by the eligible entity;
                    ``(B) shall include data for elementary school and 
                secondary school grades, as applicable and to the 
                extent that such data are available, on--
                            ``(i) student achievement in science and 
                        mathematics, including such data collected in 
                        accordance with the requirements of section 
                        1111(b), and student achievement in technology 
                        and engineering;
                            ``(ii) science, technology, engineering, 
                        and mathematics teacher evaluation results or 
                        ratings;
                            ``(iii) student access to mathematics and 
                        science courses needed to enroll in credit-
                        bearing coursework at institutions of higher 
                        education in the State or States served by the 
                        eligible entity;
                            ``(iv) access to STEM subject courses for 
                        students in preschool through grade 12 who--
                                    ``(I) are eligible to receive a 
                                free or reduced priced lunch under the 
                                Richard B. Russell National School 
                                Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); or
                                    ``(II) come from families with an 
                                income that is below the poverty line;
                            ``(v) student achievement gaps in STEM 
                        subjects;
                            ``(vi) the percentage of students 
                        successfully--
                                    ``(I) completing Advanced Placement 
                                (AP) or International Baccalaureate 
                                (IB) courses in science, technology, 
                                engineering, and mathematics subjects; 
                                or
                                    ``(II) completing rigorous 
                                postsecondary education courses in STEM 
                                subjects;
                            ``(vii) rates of college remediation in 
                        mathematics; and
                            ``(viii) teacher shortages and teacher 
                        distribution among local educational agencies 
                        and schools in STEM subjects;
                    ``(C) shall include a review of the workforce needs 
                in the State or States served by the eligible entity in 
                occupations and sectors that require knowledge or 
                training in STEM subjects;
                    ``(D) shall include an analysis of the quality of 
                preservice preparation at all public institutions of 
                higher education (including alternative pathways to 
                teacher licensure or certification) for individuals 
                preparing to teach STEM subjects in a preschool, 
                elementary school, or secondary school in the State; 
                and
                    ``(E) shall include an analysis of the 
                implementation of any multi-tiered systems of support 
                that have been employed in the State or States served 
                by the eligible entity to address the learning needs of 
                students in any STEM subjects.
            ``(2) An identification of the specific STEM subjects that 
        the State or eligible entity will address through the 
        activities described in section 2205, consistent with the needs 
        identified under paragraph (1) (referred to in this part as 
        `identified subjects').
            ``(3) A description, in a manner that addresses any needs 
        identified under paragraph (1), of--
                    ``(A) how grant funds will be used by the State or 
                eligible entity to improve instruction in identified 
                subjects using evidence-based programs of instruction 
                that are aligned with high-quality standards and 
                assessments;
                    ``(B) how grant funds will be used to support 
                subgrantees and other high-need local educational 
                agencies in the employment of multi-tiered systems of 
                support to provide early intervening services and to 
                increase student achievement in identified subjects;
                    ``(C) the procedures and criteria that the State or 
                eligible entity will use for reviewing applications and 
                awarding funds to eligible subgrantees, including how 
                the State or eligible entity will ensure that subgrants 
                will be provided to high-need local educational 
                agencies and high-need schools;
                    ``(D) how the State's or eligible entity's 
                activities and subgrants will be coordinated with other 
                Federal, State, and local programs and activities, 
                including career and technical education programs 
                authorized under the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
                Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et 
                seq.);
                    ``(E) the technical assistance that the State or 
                eligible entity will provide to subgrantees to support 
                the activities undertaken by the subgrantees;
                    ``(F) how the State or eligible entity will 
                evaluate the activities funded, both at the State and 
                subgrantee level, with funds provided under this part, 
                and in a manner consistent with any evaluation 
                activities carried out by the Institute of Education 
                Sciences under section 2207, or the National Science 
                Foundation;
                    ``(G) how the State or eligible entity will 
                allocate funds in a manner that will provide services 
                to both elementary schools and secondary schools;
                    ``(H) how the State or eligible entity will provide 
                targeted support to improve instruction in high-need 
                local educational agencies and high-need schools;
                    ``(I) how the State or eligible entity's proposed 
                project will ensure an increase in access for students 
                who are traditionally underrepresented in STEM subject 
                fields (including female students, minority students, 
                students who are limited English proficient, students 
                who are children with disabilities, and students from 
                low-income families) to high-quality courses and other 
                learning experiences in 1 or more of the identified 
                subjects; and
                    ``(J) a description of the steps that the State or 
                eligible entity has taken to involve a variety of 
                stakeholders in the development of the application and 
                a description of how the State or eligible entity will 
                continue to involve stakeholders in any education 
                reform efforts related to science, technology, 
                engineering, and mathematics instruction.
            ``(4) Assurances that the State or eligible entity will 
        monitor implementation of approved subgrantee plans.
            ``(5) A description of how the State or eligible entity 
        will emphasize experiential and hands-on learning activities 
        and field experiences and use grant funds to provide equipment 
        and materials to support these activities.
    ``(c) Competitive Grant Applications.--In addition to the other 
application requirements in this section, a State that desires to 
receive a competitive grant under section 2203(b) shall submit, as part 
of the application described in subsection (a), a statewide STEM plan 
that describes how the State will integrate the proposed activities to 
be supported with existing STEM education related efforts in the State.
    ``(d) Additional Funding.--A State or eligible entity that submits 
a request to use the additional State activities reservation described 
in section 2205(d)(2), shall provide, in a manner that addresses the 
needs identified under subsection (b)(1), a description of the 
activities that the eligible entity will carry out with such funds, 
consistent with section 2205.

``SEC. 2205. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.

    ``(a) Required Activities.--Each State or eligible entity that 
receives a grant under this part shall use the grant funds to carry out 
each of the following activities:
            ``(1) Increasing access for students in preschool through 
        grade 12 that belong to groups that are traditionally 
        underrepresented in STEM subject fields (including female 
        students, minority students, students who are limited English 
        proficient, students who are children with disabilities, and 
        students from low-income families) to high-quality courses in 
        the identified subjects.
            ``(2) Implementing evidence-based programs of instruction 
        based on high-quality standards and assessments in the 
        identified subjects.
            ``(3) Providing professional development and other 
        comprehensive systems of support for teachers and school 
        leaders to promote high-quality instruction and instructional 
        leadership in the identified subjects.
            ``(4) Providing technical assistance to subgrantees and 
        other high-need schools and local educational agencies in order 
        to improve student achievement and narrow achievement gaps in 
        identified subjects, including through--
                    ``(A) the development and implementation of multi-
                tiered systems of support; and
                    ``(B) the development of curricula consistent with 
                the principals of universal design for learning as 
                defined in section 103 of the Higher Education Act of 
                1965.
            ``(5) Providing equipment and materials to support 
        experiential learning activities in STEM subjects.
    ``(b) Permissible Activities.--Each State or eligible entity that 
receives a grant under this part may use the grant funds to carry out 1 
or more of the following activities:
            ``(1) Recruiting qualified teachers and instructional 
        leaders who are trained in identified subjects, including 
        teachers who have transitioned into the teaching profession 
        from a career in science, technology, engineering, and 
        mathematics fields.
            ``(2) Providing induction and mentoring services to new 
        teachers in identified subjects.
            ``(3) Providing opportunities for teachers to partner with 
        after school program providers to offer hands-on engaging STEM 
        programming that complements and supplements the school day.
            ``(4) Developing instructional supports, such as curricula 
        and assessments, which shall be evidence-based and aligned with 
        State academic standards under section 1111(b), and may include 
        Internet-based curricula and Internet-based instructional 
        supports.
            ``(5) Implementing an interdisciplinary approach, by 
        integrating instruction in 1 or more STEM subjects with 
        reading, English language arts, or instruction in other core 
        academic subjects (as defined in section 9101) and noncore 
        academic subjects.
            ``(6) Establishing and operating a STEM master teacher 
        corps program.
    ``(c) Subgrants.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each State or eligible entity that 
        receives a grant under this part shall award subgrants, on a 
        competitive basis, to eligible subgrantees.
            ``(2) Minimum subgrant.--A State or eligible entity shall 
        award subgrants under this subsection that are of sufficient 
        size and scope to support high-quality, evidence-based, 
        effective programs that are consistent with the purpose of this 
        part.
            ``(3) Subgrantee application.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each eligible subgrantee 
                desiring a subgrant under this subsection shall submit 
                an application to the State or eligible entity at such 
                time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
                information as the State or eligible entity may 
                require.
                    ``(B) Contents of subgrantee application.--At a 
                minimum, the application described in subparagraph (A) 
                shall include the following:
                            ``(i) A description of the activities that 
                        the eligible subgrantee will carry out, and how 
                        such activities will improve teaching and 
                        student academic achievement in the identified 
                        subjects, in a manner consistent with 
                        scientifically valid research.
                            ``(ii) A description of how the eligible 
                        subgrantee will use funds provided under this 
                        subsection to serve students and teachers in 
                        high-need schools.
                            ``(iii) A description of how funds provided 
                        under this subsection will be coordinated with 
                        other Federal, State, and local programs and 
                        activities, including career and technical 
                        education programs authorized under the Carl D. 
                        Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 
                        2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.).
                            ``(iv) If the eligible subgrantee is 
                        working with outside partners, a description of 
                        how such outside partners will be involved in 
                        improving instruction and increasing access to 
                        high-quality learning experiences in the 
                        identified subjects.
            ``(4) Subgrantee use of funds.--
                    ``(A) Required use of funds.--Each eligible 
                subgrantee that receives a subgrant under this 
                subsection shall use the subgrant funds to carry out 
                activities for students in preschool through grade 12, 
                consistent with the activities described in the 
                subgrantee's application, which shall include--
                            ``(i) high-quality teacher and 
                        instructional leader recruitment, support, 
                        evaluation, and professional development in the 
                        identified subjects;
                            ``(ii) professional development, which may 
                        include development and support for 
                        instructional coaches, to enable teachers and 
                        instructional leaders to increase student 
                        achievement in identified subjects, through--
                                    ``(I) implementation of classroom 
                                assessments; and
                                    ``(II) differentiation of 
                                instruction in identified subjects for 
                                all students, including for students 
                                who are children with disabilities and 
                                students who are limited English 
                                proficient;
                            ``(iii) activities to--
                                    ``(I) improve the content knowledge 
                                of teachers; and
                                    ``(II) facilitate professional 
                                collaboration, which may include 
                                providing time for such collaborations;
                            ``(iv) the development, adoption, and 
                        improvement of high-quality curricula and 
                        instructional supports that--
                                    ``(I) are aligned with State 
                                academic standards under section 
                                1111(b); and
                                    ``(II) the eligible subgrantee will 
                                use to improve student academic 
                                achievement in identified subjects;
                            ``(v) the development or improvement, and 
                        implementation, of multi-tiered systems of 
                        support to provide early intervening services 
                        and to increase student achievement in 1 or 
                        more of the identified subjects; and
                            ``(vi) integrating instruction in the 
                        identified subjects with instruction in 
                        reading, English language arts, or other core 
                        and noncore academic subjects.
                    ``(B) Permissible use of funds.--In addition to the 
                required activities described in subparagraph (A), each 
                eligible subgrantee that receives a subgrant under this 
                subsection, may also use the subgrant funds to--
                            ``(i) support the participation of low-
                        income students in nonprofit competitions, out-
                        of-school activities, and field experiences 
                        related to STEM subjects (such as robotics, 
                        science research, invention, mathematics, and 
                        technology competitions), including--
                                    ``(I) the purchase of parts and 
                                supplies needed to participate in such 
                                competitions;
                                    ``(II) incentives and stipends for 
                                teachers and instructional leaders who 
                                are involved in assisting students and 
                                preparing students for such 
                                competitions, if such activities fall 
                                outside the regular duties and 
                                responsibilities of such teachers and 
                                instructional leaders; and
                                    ``(III) paying expenses associated 
                                with the participation of low-income 
                                students in such local, regional, or 
                                national competitions; and
                            ``(ii) broaden secondary school students' 
                        access to, and interest in, careers that 
                        require academic preparation in 1 or more 
                        identified subjects.
                    ``(C) Limitation.--Each subgrantee that receives a 
                subgrant under this subsection shall not expend more 
                than 15 percent of the subgrant funds on the activities 
                described in subparagraph (B).
                    ``(D) Matching funds.--
                            ``(i) In general.--A State or eligible 
                        entity may require an eligible subgrantee 
                        receiving a subgrant under this subsection to 
                        demonstrate that such subgrantee has obtained a 
                        commitment from 1 or more outside partners to 
                        match, using non-Federal funds, a portion of 
                        the amount of subgrant funds, in an amount 
                        determined by the State or eligible entity.
                            ``(ii) Required minimum.--Notwithstanding 
                        clause (i), if an eligible subgrantee partners 
                        with an outside partner that is a for-profit 
                        entity, such subgrantee shall obtain matching 
                        funds from the outside partner in an amount 
                        equal to not less than 25 percent of the amount 
                        of the subgrant.
    ``(d) State Activities.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each State or eligible entity that 
        receives a grant under this part may use not more than 5 
        percent of grant funds for--
                    ``(A) administration costs;
                    ``(B) monitoring the implementation of subgrants;
                    ``(C) providing technical assistance to 
                subgrantees; and
                    ``(D) evaluating subgrants in coordination with the 
                evaluation described in section 2207.
            ``(2) Reservation.--Each State or eligible entity that 
        receives a grant under this part may submit a request to the 
        Secretary to reserve not more than 15 percent of grant funds, 
        inclusive of the amount described in paragraph (1), for 
        additional State activities, consistent with subsections (a) 
        and (b).

``SEC. 2206. PERFORMANCE METRICS; REPORT.

    ``(a) Establishment of Performance Metrics.--The Secretary, acting 
through the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, shall 
establish performance metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of the 
activities carried out under this part.
    ``(b) Annual Report.--Each State or eligible entity that receives a 
grant under this part shall prepare and submit an annual report to the 
Secretary, which shall include information relevant to the performance 
metrics described in subsection (a).

``SEC. 2207. EVALUATION.

    ``From the amount reserved under section 2203(a)(1)(B), the 
Secretary shall--
            ``(1) acting through the Director of the Institute of 
        Education Sciences, and in consultation with the Director of 
        the National Science Foundation--
                    ``(A) evaluate the implementation and impact of the 
                activities supported under this part, including 
                progress measured by the metrics established under 
                section 2206(a); and
                    ``(B) identify best practices to improve 
                instruction in STEM subjects; and
            ``(2) disseminate, in consultation with the National 
        Science Foundation, research on best practices to improve 
        instruction in STEM subjects.

``SEC. 2208. STEM MASTER TEACHER CORPS GRANT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Grants Authorized.--From the funds reserved under section 
2203(a)(1)(C), the Secretary shall award 1 or more grants, on a 
competitive basis, to entities described in subsection (b)(1) to enable 
such entities to establish and operate a STEM master teacher corps 
program.
    ``(b) Stem Master Teacher Corps.--The term `STEM master teacher 
corps' (referred to in this section as the `corps') means a program--
            ``(1) operated by 1 or more State educational agencies, or 
        a consortium of local educational agencies, acting in 
        partnership with 1 or more outside partners that have a 
        demonstrated record of success in improving the effectiveness 
        of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics teachers 
        or increasing the retention of such teachers;
            ``(2) that selects a group of highly rated teachers 
        (through a process, and for a duration, determined by the 
        entity described in paragraph (1)), as members of the corps, 
        that constitutes not less than 5 percent and not more than 10 
        percent of elementary school, middle school, and high school 
        teachers who teach science, technology, engineering, and 
        mathematics subjects and who--
                    ``(A) teach in a participating high-need school in 
                the region served by the entity described in paragraph 
                (1); or
                    ``(B) agree to teach in a participating high-need 
                school in the region served by the entity described in 
                paragraph (1) if accepted as a member of the corps; and
            ``(3) that aims to attract, improve, and retain teachers 
        who teach science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
        subjects and to increase student achievement in such subjects, 
        including by--
                    ``(A) providing instructional leadership 
                responsibilities for corps members in their schools, 
                local educational agencies, or States, such as 
                mentoring beginning science, technology, engineering, 
                and mathematics teachers and leading professional 
                development activities for teachers not participating 
                in the corps;
                    ``(B) providing corps members with research-based 
                professional development on instructional leadership 
                and effective teaching methods for science, technology, 
                engineering, and mathematics subjects;
                    ``(C) providing each teacher who is a corps member 
                with a salary supplement of not less than $10,000 per 
                year, in recognition of such teacher's teaching 
                accomplishments, leadership, and increased 
                responsibilities, for each year such teacher serves as 
                a member of the corps; and
                    ``(D) building a community of practice among corps 
                members to enable such members to network, collaborate, 
                and to share best practices and resources with each 
                other.
    ``(c) Duration.--
            ``(1) In general.--Grants awarded under this section shall 
        be for a period of not more than 3 years.
            ``(2) Renewal.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If a grantee under this section 
                demonstrates progress, as measured by the metrics 
                described in section 2206(a), the Secretary may renew a 
                grant under this section for an additional 2-year 
                period.
                    ``(B) Reduced funding.--Grant funds awarded under 
                subparagraph (A) shall be awarded at a reduced amount.
    ``(d) Application.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each entity described in subsection 
        (b)(1) desiring 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.
            ``(2) Contents.--At a minimum, an application submitted 
        under paragraph (1) shall include the following:
                    ``(A) A plan to implement a corps program that is 
                of sufficient size and scope to have a substantial, 
                measurable effect on--
                            ``(i) student academic achievement in 
                        science, technology, engineering, and 
                        mathematics subjects in the schools where corps 
                        members teach; and
                            ``(ii) the effectiveness and retention of--
                                    ``(I) corps members; and
                                    ``(II) other teachers of science, 
                                technology, engineering, and 
                                mathematics subjects who work with, or 
                                are mentored by, corps members.
                    ``(B) A description of how the entity described in 
                subsection (b)(1) plans to sustain the program after 
                the expiration of the grant under this section.
    ``(e) Competitive Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, 
the Secretary shall give priority to applicants that will include rural 
schools among the schools that the applicant will serve through the 
program.
    ``(f) Matching Funds.--The Secretary may require a grantee under 
this section to provide non-Federal matching funds in an amount equal 
to the amount of grant funds awarded under this section.
    ``(g) Equitable Access.--If the entity described in subsection 
(b)(1) includes a State educational agency, such entity shall ensure 
that rural schools located in the region that will be served by the 
entity have equitable access to the STEM master teacher corps program.

``SEC. 2209. SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.

    ``Funds received under this part shall be used to supplement, and 
not supplant, funds that would otherwise be used for activities 
authorized under this part.

``SEC. 2210. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.

    ``A State that receives funds under this part for a fiscal year 
shall maintain the fiscal effort provided by the State for the subjects 
supported by the funds under this part at a level equal to or greater 
than the level of such fiscal effort for the preceding fiscal year.

``SEC. 2211. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part 
such sums as may be necessary.''.
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