[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 102 (Monday, July 19, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H5839-H5840]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 8 of rule XVIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:

                               H.R. 1995

                         Offered By: Mr. Fattah

       Amendment No. 2: Page 41, line 25, strike the closing 
     quotation marks and the final period and insert the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 2404. EDUCATIONAL EQUITY.

       ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this title, no State shall receive funds under this title 
     unless the State certifies annually to the Secretary that--
       ``(1) the per pupil expenditures in the local educational 
     agencies of the State are substantially equal, taking into 
     consideration the variation in cost of serving pupils with 
     special needs and the local variation in cost of providing 
     education services; or
       ``(2) the achievement levels of students on reading and 
     mathematics assessments, graduation rates, and rates of 
     college-bound students in the local educational agencies with 
     the lowest per pupil expenditures are substantially equal to 
     those of the local educational agencies with the highest per 
     pupil expenditures.
       ``(b) Guidelines.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     National Academy of Sciences, shall develop and publish 
     guidelines to define the terms `substantially equal' and `per 
     pupil expenditures'.''.

                               H.R. 1995

                         Offered By: Mr. Fattah

       Amendment No. 3: Page 41, line 25, strike the closing 
     quotation marks and the final period and insert the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 2404. EDUCATIONAL EQUITY.

       ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this title, no State shall receive funds under this title 
     unless it annually certifies to the Secretary that--
       ``(A) the per pupil expenditures in the local educational 
     agencies of the State are substantially equal; or
       ``(B) the achievement levels of students on reading and 
     mathematics assessments, graduation rates, and rates of 
     college-bound students in the local educational agencies with 
     the lowest per pupil expenditures are substantially equal to 
     those of the local educational agencies with the highest per 
     pupil expenditures.

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       ``(b) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the State 
     shall determine if the expenditures of the local educational 
     agencies of the State are `substantially equal' by using the 
     same computation method set forth in section 8009(b)(2).

                               H.R. 1995

                         Offered By: Mr. Roemer

       Amendment No. 4: Page 36, after line 15, insert the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 2043. TRANSITION TO TEACHING.

       ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to address 
     the need of high-need local educational agencies for highly 
     qualified teachers in particular subject areas, such as 
     mathematics, science, foreign languages, bilingual education, 
     and special education, needed by those agencies, following 
     the model of the successful teachers placement program known 
     as the `Troops-to-Teachers program', by recruiting, 
     preparing, placing, and supporting career-changing 
     professionals who have knowledge and experience that will 
     help them become such teachers.
       ``(b) Program Authorized.--
       ``(1) Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to use funds 
     appropriated under paragraph (2) for each fiscal year to 
     award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to 
     institutions of higher education and public and private 
     nonprofit agencies or organizations to carry out programs 
     authorized by this section.
       ``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--For the purpose of 
     carrying out this section, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and such sums as 
     may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2004.
       ``(c) Application.--Each applicant that desires an award 
     under subsection (b)(1) shall submit an application to the 
     Secretary containing such information as the Secretary 
     requires, including--
       ``(1) a description of the target group of career-changing 
     professionals upon which the applicant will focus its 
     recruitment efforts in carrying out its program under this 
     section, including a description of the characteristics of 
     that target group that shows how the knowledge and experience 
     of its members are relevant to meeting the purpose of this 
     section;
       ``(2) a description of the training that program 
     participants will receive and how that training will relate 
     to their certification as teachers;
       ``(3) a description of how the applicant will collaborate, 
     as needed, with other institutions, agencies, or 
     organizations to recruit, train, place, support, and provide 
     teacher induction programs to program participants under this 
     section, including evidence of the commitment of those 
     institutions, agencies, or organizations to the applicant's 
     program;
       ``(4) a description of how the applicant will evaluate the 
     progress and effectiveness of its program, including--
       ``(A) the program's goals and objectives;
       ``(B) the performance indicators the applicant will use to 
     measure the program's progress; and
       ``(C) the outcome measures that will be used to determine 
     the program's effectiveness; and
       ``(5) such other information and assurances as the 
     Secretary may require.
       ``(d) Uses of Funds and Period of Service.--
       ``(1) Authorized activities.--Funds under this section may 
     be used for--
       ``(A) recruiting program participants, including informing 
     them of opportunities under the program and putting them in 
     contact with other institutions, agencies, or organizations 
     that would train, place, and support them;
       ``(B) training stipends and other financial incentives for 
     program participants, not to exceed $5,000 per participant;
       ``(C) assisting institutions of higher education or other 
     providers of teacher training to tailor their training to 
     meet the particular needs of professionals who are changing 
     their careers to teaching;
       ``(D) placement activities, including identifying high-need 
     local educational agencies with a need for the particular 
     skills and characteristics of the newly trained program 
     participants and assisting those participants to obtain 
     employment in those local educational agencies; and
       ``(E) post-placement induction or support activities for 
     program participants.
       ``(2) Period of service.--A program participant in a 
     program under this section who completes his or her training 
     shall serve in a high-need local educational agency for at 
     least 3 years.
       ``(3) Repayment.--The Secretary shall establish such 
     requirements as the Secretary determines appropriate to 
     ensure that program participants who receive a training 
     stipend or other financial incentive under paragraph (1)(B), 
     but fail to complete their service obligation under paragraph 
     (2), repay all or a portion of such stipend or other 
     incentive.
       ``(e) Equitable Distribution.--To the extent practicable, 
     the Secretary shall make awards under this section that 
     support programs in different geographic regions of the 
     Nation.
       ``(f) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       ``(1) The term `high-need local educational agency' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 2061.
       ``(2) The term `program participants' means career-changing 
     professionals who--
       ``(A) hold at least a baccalaureate degree;
       ``(B) demonstrate interest in, and commitment to, becoming 
     a teacher; and
       ``(C) have knowledge and experience that are relevant to 
     teaching a high-need subject area in a high-need local 
     educational agency.''.
       Page 36, line 19, strike ``part,'' and insert ``part (other 
     than section 2043),''.
       Page 36, line 21, strike ``4.'' and insert ``4 (other than 
     section 2043).''.
       Page 36, line 23, strike ``part,'' and insert ``part (other 
     than section 2043),''.