[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 451 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 451

    To award grants to encourage State educational agencies, local 
  educational agencies, and schools to utilize technology to improve 
  student achievement and college and career readiness, the skills of 
  teachers and school leaders, and the efficiency and productivity of 
                    education systems at all levels.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 11, 2015

  Ms. Baldwin (for herself, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. King) 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 award grants to encourage State educational agencies, local 
  educational agencies, and schools to utilize technology to improve 
  student achievement and college and career readiness, the skills of 
  teachers and school leaders, and the efficiency and productivity of 
                    education systems at all levels.

    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 ``Enhancing Education Through 
Technology Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION.

    (a) In General.--Part D of title II of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6751 et seq.) is amended to read as 
follows:

        ``PART D--ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

``SEC. 2401. PURPOSES.

    ``The purposes of this part are--
            ``(1) to improve the achievement, academic growth, and 
        college and career readiness of students who have developed the 
        ability to think critically, apply knowledge to solve complex 
        problems, work collaboratively, communicate effectively, be 
        self-directed, and be responsible digital citizens;
            ``(2) to ensure all students have access to personalized, 
        rigorous, and engaging digital learning experiences;
            ``(3) to ensure that educators have the knowledge and 
        skills needed to develop and implement digital content and 
        authentic learning experiences, use technology effectively in 
        order to personalize and enhance learning, strengthen 
        instruction, and effectively deliver and utilize assessments to 
        measure and analyze student outcomes to support student 
        success;
            ``(4) to ensure that administrators have the leadership, 
        management, knowledge, and skills to design, develop, 
        implement, and sustain a school or local educational agencywide 
        digital age learning environment that promotes a shared vision 
        of purposeful change among stakeholders and maximizes the use 
        of digital age resources to meet and exceed learning goals and 
        support effective instructional practice;
            ``(5) to ensure that educators and administrators develop 
        effective media and data literacy skills so that they can 
        continuously curate, analyze, communicate multiple types of 
        data to inform instruction, and personalize student learning;
            ``(6) to ensure that students in rural, remote, and 
        underserved areas have the resources to take advantage of high-
        quality digital learning experiences;
            ``(7) to improve the efficiency and productivity of 
        education through technology;
            ``(8) to ensure that students have increased access to dual 
        and concurrent enrollment opportunities, career and technical 
        courses, and programs leading to an industry recognized 
        credential; and
            ``(9) to ensure that State educational agencies, local 
        educational agencies, elementary schools, and secondary schools 
        have the technological capacity, infrastructure, and technical 
        support necessary to meet purposes described in paragraphs (1) 
        through (7).

``SEC. 2402. E-RATE RESTRICTION.

    ``Funds awarded under this part to a State may be used to address 
the networking needs of an entity that is eligible to receive support 
under the E-rate program, except that such funds may not be duplicative 
of support received by the entity under the E-rate program.

``SEC. 2403. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this part:
            ``(1) Digital learning.--The term `digital learning' means 
        any instructional practice that effectively uses technology to 
        strengthen a student's learning experience and encompasses a 
        wide spectrum of tools and practices, including--
                    ``(A) interactive learning resources that engage 
                students in academic content;
                    ``(B) access to online databases and other primary 
                source documents;
                    ``(C) the use of data, data analytics, and 
                information to personalize learning and provide 
                targeted supplementary instruction;
                    ``(D) student collaboration with content experts 
                and peers;
                    ``(E) online and computer-based assessments;
                    ``(F) digital content, adaptive, and simulation 
                software or courseware;
                    ``(G) online courses, online instruction, or 
                digital learning platforms;
                    ``(H) mobile and wireless technologies for learning 
                in school and at home;
                    ``(I) learning environments that allow for rich 
                collaboration and communication;
                    ``(J) authentic audiences for learning in a 
                relevant, real world experience;
                    ``(K) teacher participation in virtual professional 
                communities of practice;
                    ``(L) hybrid or blended learning, which occurs 
                under direct instructor supervision at a school or 
                other location away from home and, at least in part, 
                through online delivery of instruction with some 
                element of student control over time, place, path, or 
                pace; and
                    ``(M) access to online course opportunities for 
                students in rural or remote areas.
            ``(2) Eligible technology.--The term `eligible technology' 
        means modern information, computer, and communication 
        technology hardware, software, services, or tools, including 
        computer or mobile hardware devices and other computer and 
        communications hardware, software applications, systems and 
        platforms, and digital and online content, courseware, and 
        online instruction and other online services and supports.
            ``(3) E-rate program.--The term `E-rate program' means the 
        Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism 
        established under section 254(h)(1)(B) of the Communications 
        Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h)(1)(B)).
            ``(4) Professional learning.--The term `professional 
        learning' is a process of continuous improvement for teachers 
        and school leaders that improves educator knowledge, skills, 
        and practice toward the goal of increased student achievement 
        and--
                    ``(A) is intensive, ongoing, connected to practice, 
                and virtual or on-site where allowable;
                    ``(B) is focused on student learning and addresses 
                the teaching of specific curriculum content;
                    ``(C) is aligned with school improvement 
                priorities, goals of the school and local educational 
                agency, and the individual needs of the educator;
                    ``(D) is designed to help school leaders provide 
                and promote leadership in the use of educational 
                technology to ensure a digital age learning 
                environment; and
                    ``(E) builds strong working relationships among 
                teachers and school leaders that--
                            ``(i) may be built around active 
                        professional communities of learning;
                            ``(ii) may contain on-demand components, 
                        such as instructional videos, training 
                        documents, or learning modules; and
                            ``(iii) may involve the use of in-service 
                        technology coaches.
            ``(5) School leader.--The term `school leader' means a 
        principal, assistant principal, or other individual who is--
                    ``(A) an employee or officer of an elementary 
                school or secondary school, local educational agency, 
                or other entity operating the elementary school or 
                secondary school; and
                    ``(B) responsible for the daily instructional 
                leadership and managerial operations in the building of 
                the elementary school or secondary school.
            ``(6) Student digital literacy.--The term `student digital 
        literacy' means student knowledge and skills in using 
        contemporary information, communication, and learning 
        technologies in a manner necessary for successful employment, 
        lifelong learning, and citizenship in the knowledge-based, 
        digital, and global 21st century, including, at a minimum, the 
        ability to--
                    ``(A) effectively communicate and collaborate;
                    ``(B) analyze and solve problems;
                    ``(C) access, evaluate, manage, and create 
                information and otherwise gain information literacy;
                    ``(D) demonstrate creative thinking, construct 
                knowledge, and develop innovative products and 
                processes;
                    ``(E) understand and use technology systems, 
                including applications, and troubleshoot systems and 
                applications; and
                    ``(F) carry out the activities described in 
                subparagraphs (A) through (D) in a safe and ethical 
                manner.
            ``(7) Technology readiness survey.--The term `technology 
        readiness survey' means a survey completed by a local 
        educational agency that provides standardized information 
        comparable to the information collected through the survey 
        administered under the Race to the Top Assessment program under 
        section 14006 of division A of the American Recovery and 
        Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) on the quantity and 
        types of technology infrastructure and access available to the 
        students served by the local educational agency, including 
        computer devices, Internet connectivity, operating systems, 
        related network infrastructure, data systems, and--
                    ``(A) requiring--
                            ``(i) an internal review of the degree to 
                        which instruction, additional student support, 
                        and professional learning is delivered in 
                        digital formats, media, and platforms and is 
                        available to students and educators at any 
                        time;
                            ``(ii) an internal review of the ability of 
                        educators to use assessments and other student 
                        data to personalize and strengthen instruction 
                        and identify professional learning needs and 
                        priorities; and
                            ``(iii) any other information required by 
                        the State educational agency serving the local 
                        educational agency;
                    ``(B) may include an assessment of local community 
                needs to ensure students have adequate online access 
                and access to devices for school-related work during 
                out-of-school time; and
                    ``(C) may include a security assessment to ensure 
                that necessary security controls are integrated into 
                the design, management, and oversight of the State or 
                local education agency's computer network, with proper 
                documentation and gap analysis between policy, 
                procedures, and current practice.
            ``(8) Universal design for learning.--The term `universal 
        design for learning' has the meaning given the term in section 
        103 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003).

``SEC. 2404. TECHNOLOGY GRANTS PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) In General.--From the amounts appropriated under section 
2409, the Secretary shall award State grants for technology readiness 
and access (in this part referred to as `grants') to State educational 
agencies to strengthen State and local technological infrastructure and 
professional learning that supports digital learning through State 
activities under section 2406(c) and local activities under section 
2407(c).
    ``(b) Grants to State Educational Agencies.--
            ``(1) Reservations.--From the amounts appropriated under 
        section 2409 for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve--
                    ``(A) three-fourths of 1 percent for the Secretary 
                of the Interior to provide assistance under this part 
                for schools operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian 
                Education; and
                    ``(B) 1 percent to provide assistance under this 
                part to the outlying areas.
            ``(2) Grant allotments.--From the amounts appropriated 
        under section 2409 for any fiscal year and remaining after the 
        Secretary makes reservations under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
        shall make a grant for the fiscal year to each State 
        educational agency with an approved application under section 
        2405 in an amount that bears the same relationship to such 
        remainder as the amount the State educational agency received 
        under part A of title I for such year bears to the amount all 
        State educational agencies with an approved application under 
        section 2405 received under such part for such year.
    ``(c) Minimum.--The amount of a grant to a State educational agency 
under subsection (b)(2) for a fiscal year shall not be less than one-
half of 1 percent of the total amount made available for grants to all 
State educational agencies under such subsection for such year.
    ``(d) Reallotment of Unused Funds.--If any State educational agency 
does not apply for a grant under section 2405 for a fiscal year, or 
does not use the State educational agency's entire grant allotment 
under subsection (b)(2) for such year, the Secretary shall reallot the 
amount of the State educational agency's grant, or the unused portion 
of the grant allotment, to the remaining State educational agencies 
that use their entire grant amounts under subsection (b)(2) for such 
year.
    ``(e) Matching Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--A State educational agency that receives 
        a grant under subsection (b)(2) shall provide matching funds, 
        from non-Federal sources, in an amount equal to 10 percent of 
        the amount of grant funds provided to the State educational 
        agency to carry out the activities supported by the grant. Such 
        matching funds may be provided in cash or in-kind, except that 
        any such in-kind contributions shall be provided for the 
        purpose of supporting the State educational agency's activities 
        under section 2406(c).
            ``(2) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the matching 
        requirement under paragraph (1) for a State educational agency 
        that demonstrates that such requirement imposes an undue 
        financial hardship on the State educational agency.

``SEC. 2405. STATE APPLICATIONS.

    ``(a) Application.--To receive a grant under section 2404(b)(2), a 
State educational agency shall submit to the Secretary an application 
at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require and 
containing the information described in subsection (b).
    ``(b) Contents.--Each application submitted under subsection (a) 
shall include the following:
            ``(1) A description of how the State educational agency 
        will meet the following goals:
                    ``(A) Use technology to ensure all students achieve 
                college and career readiness and student digital 
                literacy, including by providing high-quality education 
                opportunities to economically or geographically 
                isolated student populations.
                    ``(B) Provide educators with the professional 
                learning, tools, devices, content, and resources to--
                            ``(i) personalize learning to increase 
                        student digital literacy; and
                            ``(ii) develop and use high-quality 
                        assessments consistent with the principles of 
                        universal design for learning.
                    ``(C) Ensure administrators and school leaders have 
                the flexibility and capacity to develop and manage 
                systems to carry out activities described in 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B).
                    ``(D) Enable local educational agencies to build 
                the technological capacity and infrastructure 
                (including through local purchasing of eligible 
                technology), necessary for the full implementation of 
                online assessments for all students (including students 
                who are children with disabilities and children who are 
                limited English proficient).
            ``(2) A description of the technology readiness in the 
        State, as determined by local educational agency responses to 
        the technology readiness survey.
            ``(3) A description of the plan for the State educational 
        agency to support each local educational agency in meeting the 
        goals described in section 2407(b)(1) not later than 3 years 
        after the local educational agency completes the technology 
        readiness survey by addressing the readiness gaps identified in 
        such survey.
            ``(4) A description of the State's process for the vetting, 
        adoption, acquisition, distribution, and use of content.
            ``(5) A description of how the State educational agency 
        will ensure that the State educational agency's data systems 
        and eligible technology are interoperable.
            ``(6) An assurance that the State educational agency will 
        consider making content widely available through open 
        educational resources when making purchasing decisions with 
        funds received under this part.
            ``(7) A description of the State's student digital literacy 
        standards and the technology standards for teachers and 
        administrators, and an assurance that the State's student 
        digital literacy standards meet the requirements of section 
        2403(5).
            ``(8) An assurance that subgrant awards under section 2407 
        will be carried out by the State educational agency staff with 
        responsibility for leadership, coordination, and implementation 
        of instructional and other classroom technologies.
            ``(9) A description of how the State educational agency 
        will award subgrants to local educational agencies under 
        section 2407.
            ``(10) A description of the process, activities, and 
        performance measures that the State educational agency will use 
        to evaluate the impact and effectiveness of the grant and 
        subgrant funds awarded under this part across the State and in 
        each local educational agency.
            ``(11) A description of how the State educational agency 
        will, in providing technical and other assistance to local 
        educational agencies, give priority to the local educational 
        agencies proposing to target services to--
                    ``(A) students in schools in need of improvement 
                and persistently low-achieving schools;
                    ``(B) schools with a high percentage of students 
                who are eligible for a free or reduced price lunch 
                under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); and
                    ``(C) schools that meet the census definition of 
                rural.
            ``(12) A description of how the State educational agency 
        consulted with local educational agencies in the development of 
        the State educational agency's application under this 
        subsection.
            ``(13) An assurance that the State educational agency will 
        provide matching funds as required under section 2404(e).
            ``(14) A description of how the State educational agency 
        will ensure that funds received under this part do not 
        duplicate support received under the E-rate program.
            ``(15) An assurance that the State educational agency will 
        protect the privacy and safety of students and teachers, 
        consistent with requirements of section 444 of the General 
        Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) (commonly known as 
        the `Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974'), the 
        Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. 
        6501 et seq.), and section 445 of the General Education 
        Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232h).

``SEC. 2406. STATE USE OF GRANT FUNDS.

    ``(a) Reservation for Subgrants To Support Technology 
Infrastructure.--Each State educational agency that receives a grant 
under section 2404(b)(2) shall expend not less than 90 percent of the 
grant amount for each fiscal year to award subgrants to local 
educational agencies in accordance with section 2407.
    ``(b) Reservation for State Activities.--
            ``(1) In general.--A State educational agency shall reserve 
        not more than 10 percent of the grant received under section 
        2404(b)(2) for the State activities described in subsection 
        (c).
            ``(2) Grant administration.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), of 
                the amount reserved by a State educational agency under 
                paragraph (1), the State educational agency may reserve 
                for the administration of the grant under this part not 
                more than--
                            ``(i) 1 percent in the case of a State 
                        educational agency awarding subgrants under 
                        section 2407(a)(1); or
                            ``(ii) 3 percent in the case of a State 
                        educational agency awarding subgrants under 
                        section 2407(a)(2).
                    ``(B) Special rule.--Notwithstanding subparagraph 
                (A), a State educational agency that forms a State 
                purchasing consortium under subsection (d)--
                            ``(i) may reserve an additional 1 percent 
                        to carry out the activities described in 
                        subsection (d)(1); and
                            ``(ii) may reserve amounts in addition to 
                        the percentage described in clause (i) if the 
                        State purchasing consortium receives direct 
                        approval from the local educational agencies 
                        receiving subgrants under section 2407(a) from 
                        the State educational agency prior to reserving 
                        more than the additional percentage authorized 
                        under clause (i).
    ``(c) State Activities.--A State educational agency shall use funds 
described in subsection (b) to carry out each of the following:
            ``(1) Except for the awarding of subgrants in accordance 
        with section 2407, activities described in the State 
        educational agency's application under section 2405(b).
            ``(2) Providing technical assistance to local educational 
        agencies to--
                    ``(A) identify and address technology readiness 
                needs;
                    ``(B) redesign curriculum and instruction, improve 
                educational productivity, and deliver computer-based 
                and online assessment;
                    ``(C) use technology, consistent with the 
                principles of universal design for learning, to support 
                the learning needs of all students, including students 
                who are children with disabilities and children who are 
                limited English proficient;
                    ``(D) build capacity for principals and local 
                educational agency administrators to support teachers 
                with data literacy and in infusing digital tools to 
                empower teaching and personalize learning;
                    ``(E) promote data literacy and transparency in the 
                collection, analysis, and utilization of student data; 
                and
                    ``(F) identify expectations and standards for third 
                party vendors that have access to, store, or provide 
                analytics on student data.
            ``(3) Developing or utilizing research-based or innovative 
        strategies for the delivery of specialized or rigorous academic 
        courses and curricula through the use of technology, including 
        digital learning technologies and assistive technology.
            ``(4) Integrating and coordinating activities under this 
        part with other educational resources and programs across the 
        State.
            ``(5) Disseminating information, including making publicly 
        available on the website of the State educational agency, 
        promising practices to improve technology instruction, and 
        acquiring and implementing technology tools and applications.
            ``(6) Ensuring that teachers, paraprofessionals, library 
        and media personnel, specialized instructional support 
        personnel, and administrators possess the knowledge and skills 
        to use technology to meet the goals described in section 
        2405(b)(1).
            ``(7) Coordinating with teacher, principal, and school 
        leader preparation programs to ensure that preservice teachers, 
        principals, and school leaders have the skills to implement 
        digital learning programs effectively.
            ``(8) Supporting schools that meet the census definition of 
        rural to bring high-quality digital learning opportunities to 
        rural and remote areas.
    ``(d) Purchasing Consortia.--
            ``(1) In general.--A State educational agency receiving a 
        grant under section 2404(b)(2) may--
                    ``(A) form a State purchasing consortium with 1 or 
                more State educational agencies receiving such a grant 
                to carry out the State activities described in 
                subsection (c), including purchasing eligible 
                technology;
                    ``(B) encourage local educational agencies to form 
                local purchasing consortia under section 2407(c)(4); 
                and
                    ``(C) promote pricing opportunities to local 
                educational agencies for the purchase of eligible 
                technology that are--
                            ``(i) negotiated by the State educational 
                        agency or the State purchasing consortium of 
                        the State educational agency; and
                            ``(ii) available to such local educational 
                        agencies.
            ``(2) Restrictions.--A State educational agency receiving a 
        grant under section 2404(b)(2) shall not--
                    ``(A) except for promoting the pricing 
                opportunities described in paragraph (1)(C), make 
                recommendations to local educational agencies for, or 
                require, use of any specific commercial products and 
                services by local educational agencies;
                    ``(B) require local educational agencies to 
                participate in a State purchasing consortia or local 
                purchasing consortia; or
                    ``(C) use more than the amount reserved under 
                subsection (b) to carry out the activities described in 
                paragraph (1), unless the State educational agency 
                receives approval in accordance with subsection 
                (b)(2)(B).

``SEC. 2407. LOCAL SUBGRANTS.

    ``(a) Subgrants.--
            ``(1) Grants to local educational agencies.--From the grant 
        funds provided under section 2404(b)(2) to a State educational 
        agency that are remaining after the State educational agency 
        makes reservations under section 2406(b) for any fiscal year 
        and subject to paragraph (2), the State educational agency 
        shall award subgrants for the fiscal year to local educational 
        agencies served by the State educational agency and with an 
        approved application under subsection (b) by allotting to each 
        such local educational agency an amount that bears the same 
        relationship to the remainder as the amount received by the 
        local educational agency under part A of title I for such year 
        bears to the amount received by all such local educational 
        agencies under such part for such year, except that no local 
        educational agency may receive less than $3,000 for a year.
            ``(2) Competitive grants to local educational agencies.--If 
        the amount of funds appropriated under section 2404 is less 
        than $300,000,000 for any fiscal year, a State educational 
        agency--
                    ``(A) shall not award subgrants under paragraph 
                (1); and
                    ``(B) shall--
                            ``(i) award subgrants, on a competitive 
                        basis, to local educational agencies based on 
                        the quality of applications submitted under 
                        subsection (b), including--
                                    ``(I) the level of technology 
                                readiness, as determined by the 
                                technology readiness surveys completed 
                                by local educational agencies 
                                submitting such applications; and
                                    ``(II) the technology plans 
                                described in subsection (b)(4) and how 
                                the local educational agencies with 
                                such plans will carry out the alignment 
                                and coordination described in such 
                                subsection;
                            ``(ii) ensure that such subgrants are of 
                        sufficient size and scope to carry out the 
                        local activities described in subsection (c);
                            ``(iii) give priority to local educational 
                        agencies that have demonstrated substantial 
                        need for assistance in acquiring and using 
                        technology, based on the agency's technology 
                        readiness survey; and
                            ``(iv) give priority to local educational 
                        agencies that meet the census definition of 
                        rural.
            ``(3) Definition of local educational agency for certain 
        fiscal years.--For purposes of awarding subgrants under 
        paragraph (2), the term `local educational agency' means--
                    ``(A) a local educational agency;
                    ``(B) an educational service agency; or
                    ``(C) a local educational agency and an educational 
                service agency.
    ``(b) Application.--A local educational agency that desires to 
receive a subgrant under subsection (a) shall submit an application to 
the State at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
information as the State educational agency may require, including--
            ``(1) a description of how the local educational agency 
        will carry out the goals described in subparagraphs (A) through 
        (D) of section 2405(b)(1);
            ``(2) a description of the results of the technology 
        readiness survey completed by the local educational agency and 
        a description of the plan for the local educational agency to 
        meet the goals described in paragraph (1) within 3 years of 
        completing the survey;
            ``(3) an assurance that the local educational agency's 
        student digital literacy standards meet the requirements of 
        section 2403(5);
            ``(4) a description of the local educational agency's 
        technology plan to carry out paragraphs (1) and (3) and how the 
        agency will align and coordinate the activities under this 
        section with other activities across the local educational 
        agency;
            ``(5) a description of the team of educators who will 
        coordinate and carry out the activities under this section, 
        including individuals with responsibility and expertise in 
        instructional technology, teachers that specialize in 
        supporting students who are children with disabilities and 
        children who are limited English proficient, school leaders, 
        technology officers, and staff responsible for assessments and 
        data;
            ``(6) a description of how the local educational agency 
        will build capacity for principals and local educational agency 
        administrators to support teachers in developing data literacy 
        skills and in implementing digital tools to support teaching 
        and learning;
            ``(7) a description of--
                    ``(A) the local educational agency's procurement 
                process and process for the creation, acquisition, 
                distribution, and use of content;
                    ``(B) how the local educational agency will ensure 
                integrity of such processes;
                    ``(C) how such processes support the goals 
                described in paragraph (1) or how a local educational 
                agency will change such processes to support such 
                goals; and
                    ``(D) how the local educational agency will ensure 
                content quality;
            ``(8) a description of how the local educational agency 
        will carry out activities under subsection (c);
            ``(9) a description of how the subgrant funds received 
        under subsection (a) will be coordinated with and supported by 
        other Federal, State, and local funds to support activities 
        under this part;
            ``(10) a description of how the local educational agency 
        will ensure that the subgrant received under subsection (a) is 
        not duplicative of support received under the E-rate program; 
        and
            ``(11) an assurance that the local educational agency will 
        protect the privacy and safety of students and teachers, 
        consistent with requirements section 444 of the General 
        Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) (commonly known as 
        the `Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974').
    ``(c) Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) Technology infrastructure.--Subject to paragraph (3), 
        a local educational agency receiving a subgrant under 
        subsection (a) shall use not less than 40 percent of such funds 
        to support activities for the acquisition of eligible 
        technology needed to--
                    ``(A) except for the activities described in 
                paragraph (2), carry out activities described in the 
                application submitted under subsection (b), including 
                purchasing devices, equipment, and software 
                applications, and improving connectivity to and within 
                schools; and
                    ``(B) address readiness shortfalls identified under 
                the technology readiness survey completed by the local 
                educational agency.
            ``(2) Professional learning for digital learning.--Subject 
        to paragraph (3), a local educational agency receiving a 
        subgrant under subsection (a) shall use not less than 40 
        percent of such funds to carry out digital age professional 
        learning opportunities for teachers, principals, school 
        leaders, paraprofessionals, library and media personnel, 
        specialized instructional support personnel, technology 
        coordinators, and administrators.
            ``(3) Modification of funding allocations.--A State 
        educational agency may authorize a local educational agency to 
        modify the percentage of the local educational agency's 
        subgrant funds required to carry out the activities described 
        in paragraph (1) or (2) if the local educational agency 
        demonstrates that such modification will assist the local 
        educational agency in more effectively carrying out such 
        activities.
            ``(4) Purchasing consortia.--Local educational agencies 
        receiving subgrants under subsection (a) may--
                    ``(A) form a local purchasing consortia with other 
                such local educational agencies to carry out the 
                activities described in this subsection, including 
                purchasing eligible technology; and
                    ``(B) use such funds for purchasing eligible 
                technology through a State purchasing consortia under 
                section 2406(d).

``SEC. 2408. REPORTING.

    ``(a) Local Educational Agencies.--Each local educational agency 
receiving a subgrant under section 2407 shall submit to the State 
educational agency that awarded such subgrant an annual report the 
meets the requirements of subsection (c).
    ``(b) State Educational Agencies.--Each State educational agency 
receiving a grant under section 2404(b)(2) shall submit to the 
Secretary an annual report that meets the requirements of subsection 
(c).
    ``(c) Report Requirements.--A report submitted under subsection (a) 
or (b) shall include, at a minimum, a description of--
            ``(1) the status of the State educational agency's plan 
        described in section 2405(b)(3) or the local education agency's 
        technology plan under section 2407(b)(4), as applicable;
            ``(2) the categories of eligible technology acquired with 
        funds under this part and how such technology is being used;
            ``(3) the professional learning activities funded under 
        this part, including types of activities and entities involved 
        in providing such professional learning to classroom teachers 
        and other staff, such as school librarians;
            ``(4) the instruction, strategies, activities, and 
        curricula used in the programs funded under this part; and
            ``(5) the types of programs funded under this part.

``SEC. 2409. AUTHORIZATION.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part 
$1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2016 and such sums as may be necessary 
for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents in section 2 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by striking 
the items relating to part D of title II and inserting the following:

        ``Part D--Achievement Through Technology and Innovation

``Sec. 2401. Purposes.
``Sec. 2402. E-rate restriction.
``Sec. 2403. Definitions.
``Sec. 2404. Technology grants program authorized.
``Sec. 2405. State applications.
``Sec. 2406. State use of grant funds.
``Sec. 2407. Local subgrants.
``Sec. 2408. Reporting.
``Sec. 2409. Authorization.''.
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