[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16488]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                               AMENDMENTS

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

                               H.R. 1995

                    Offered By: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii

       Amendment No. 1: Page 40, line 24, before the semicolon 
     insert ``and redesignating part E as part D''.
       Page 40, strike line 25 and insert the following:
       (2) by inserting after section 2260 the following:

     ``PART C--USE OF SABBATICAL LEAVE FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

     ``SEC. 2301. GRANTS FOR SALARY DURING SABBATICAL LEAVE.

       ``(a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary may make grants to 
     State educational agencies and local educational agencies to 
     pay such agencies for one-half of the amount of the salary 
     that otherwise would be earned by an eligible teacher 
     described in subsection (b), if, in lieu of fulfilling the 
     teacher's ordinary teaching assignment, the teacher completes 
     a course of study described in subsection (c) during a 
     sabbatical term described in subsection (d).
       ``(b) Eligible Teachers.--An eligible teacher described in 
     this subsection is a teacher who--
       ``(1) is employed by an agency receiving a grant under this 
     section to provide classroom instruction to children at an 
     elementary or secondary school that provides free public 
     education;
       ``(2) has secured from such agency, and any other person or 
     agency whose approval is required under State law, approval 
     to take sabbatical leave for a sabbatical term described in 
     subsection (d);
       ``(3) has submitted to the agency an application for a 
     subgrant at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
     information as the agency may require, including--
       ``(A) written proof--
       ``(i) of the approval described in paragraph (2); and
       ``(ii) of the teacher's having been accepted for enrollment 
     in a course of study described in subsection (c); and
       ``(B) assurances that the teacher--
       ``(i) will notify the agency in writing within a reasonable 
     time if the teacher terminates enrollment in the course of 
     study described in subsection (c) for any reason;
       ``(ii) in the discretion of the agency, will reimburse to 
     the agency some or all of the amount of the subgrant if the 
     teacher fails to complete the course of study; and
       ``(iii) otherwise will provide the agency with proof of 
     having completed such course of study not later than 60 days 
     after such completion; and
       ``(4) has been selected by the agency to receive a subgrant 
     based on the agency's plan for meeting its classroom needs.
       ``(c) Course of Study.--A course of study described in this 
     subsection is a course of study at an institution of higher 
     education that--
       ``(1) requires not less than one academic semester and not 
     more than one academic year to complete;
       ``(2) is open for enrollment for professional development 
     purposes to an eligible teacher described in subsection (b); 
     and
       ``(3) is designed to improve the classroom teaching of such 
     teachers through academic and child development studies.
       ``(d) Sabbatical Term.--A sabbatical term described in this 
     subsection is a leave of absence from teaching duties granted 
     to an eligible teacher for not less than one academic 
     semester and not more than one academic year, during which 
     period the teacher receives--
       ``(1) one-half of the amount of the salary that otherwise 
     would be earned by the teacher, if the teacher had not been 
     granted a leave of absence, from State or local funds made 
     available by a State educational agency or a local 
     educational agency; and
       ``(2) one-half of such amount from Federal funds received 
     by such agency through a grant under this section.
       ``(e) Payments.--
       ``(1) To eligible teachers.--In making a subgrant to an 
     eligible teacher under this section, a State educational 
     agency or a local educational agency shall agree to pay the 
     teacher, for tax and administrative purposes, as if the 
     teacher's regular employment and teaching duties had not been 
     suspended.
       ``(2) Repayment of secretary.--A State educational agency 
     or a local educational agency receiving a grant under this 
     section shall agree to pay over to the Secretary the Federal 
     share of any amount recovered by the agency pursuant to 
     subsection (b)(3)(B)(ii).
       ``(f) Funding.--For the purpose of carrying out this 
     section, there are authorized to be appropriated $200,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2000 and such sums as may be necessary for 
     fiscal years 2001 through 2004.''; and