[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Pages 1907-1913]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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                  THE AFFORDABLE EDUCATION ACT OF 1999

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                      BINGAMAN AMENDMENT NO. 2863

  Mr. BINGAMAN proposed an amendment to the bill (S. 1134) to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-free expenditures from 
education individual retirement accounts for elementary and secondary 
school expenses, to increase the maximum annual amount of contributions 
to such accounts, and for other purposes; as follows:

       Strike section 101 and insert the following:

     ``SEC. 101 FUNDS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.

       ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of 
     carrying out this section, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated $275,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and such sums 
     as may be necessary for each of the succeeding fiscal years.
       ``(b) National Activities.--From the amount appropriated 
     for any fiscal year under subsection (a), the Secretary of 
     Education (`the Secretary') may reserve not more than 3 
     percent to conduct evaluations and studies, collect data, and 
     carry out other activities relevant to sections 1116 and 1117 
     of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
     (hereafter in this section referred to as ``the ESEA''). .
       ``(c) Allocations to States.--The Secretary shall allocate 
     the amount appropriated for any fiscal year under subsection 
     (a) and not reserved under subsection (b) among the States in 
     the same proportion in which funds are allocated among the 
     States under part A of title I of the ESEA.
       ``(d) State Use of Funds.--
       (1) In general.--Each State educational agency shall use 
     funds received under subsection (c) to--
       ``(A) make allotments under paragraph (2); and
       ``(B) carry out its responsibilities under sections 1116 
     and 1117 of the ESEA, including establishing and supporting 
     the State educational agency's statewide system of technical 
     assistance and support for local educational agencies.
       ``(2) Allotments to Local Educational Agencies.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each State educational agency shall 
     allot at least 70 percent of the amount received under this 
     section to local educational agencies in the State.
       ``(B) Priorities.--In making allotments under this 
     paragraph, the State educational agency shall--
       ``(i) give first priority to schools and local educational 
     agencies with schools identified for corrective action under 
     section 1116(c)(5) of the ESEA; and
       ``(ii) give second priority to schools and local 
     educational agencies with other schools identified for school 
     improvement under section 1116(c)(1) of the ESEA.
       ``(e) Local Use of Funds.--.
       ``(1) Corrective action.--Each local educational agency 
     receiving an allotment under subsection (d)(2)(B)(i) shall 
     use the allotment to carry out effective corrective action in 
     the schools identified for corrective action.
       ``(2) School improvement.--Each local educational agency 
     receiving an allotment under subsection (d)(2)(B)(ii) shall 
     use the allotment to achieve substantial improvement in the 
     performance of the schools identified for school 
     improvement.''

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                 GRAHAM (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2864

  Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Robb, and Mr. Bingaman) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 1134, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, add the following:
                    TITLE __--TRANSITION TO TEACHING

     SEC. __1. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Transition to Teaching 
     Act''.

     SEC. __2. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds as follows:
       (1) School districts will need to hire more than 2,000,000 
     teachers in the next decade. The need for teachers in the 
     areas of mathematics, science, foreign languages, special 
     education, and bilingual education, and for those able to 
     teach in high-poverty school districts will be particularly 
     high. To meet this need, talented Americans of all ages 
     should be recruited to become successful, qualified teachers.
       (2) Nearly 28 percent of teachers of academic subjects have 
     neither an undergraduate major nor minor in their main 
     assignment fields. This problem is more acute in high-poverty 
     schools, where the out-of-field percentage is 39 percent.
       (3) The Third International Math and Science Study (TIMSS) 
     ranked United States high school seniors last among 16 
     countries in physics and next to last in mathematics. It is 
     also evident, mainly from the TIMSS data, that based on 
     academic scores, a stronger emphasis needs to be placed on 
     the academic preparation of our children in mathematics and 
     science.
       (4) One-fourth of high-poverty schools find it very 
     difficult to fill bilingual teaching positions, and nearly 
     half of public school teachers have students in their 
     classrooms for whom English is a second language.
       (5) Many career-changing professionals with strong content-
     area skills are interested in a teaching career, but need 
     assistance in getting the appropriate pedagogical training 
     and classroom experience.
       (6) The Troops to Teachers model has been highly successful 
     in linking high-quality teachers to teach in high-poverty 
     districts.

     SEC. __3. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this title is to address the need of high-
     poverty school districts for highly qualified teachers in 
     particular subject areas, such as mathematics, science, 
     foreign languages, bilingual education, and special 
     education, needed by those school districts, by recruiting, 
     preparing, placing, and supporting career-changing 
     professionals who have knowledge and experience that will 
     help them become such teachers.

     SEC. __4. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to use funds 
     appropriated under subsection (b) 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 title.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of 
     carrying out this title, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 
     through 2006.

     SEC. __5. APPLICATION.

       Each applicant that desires an award under section __4(a) 
     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 in carrying 
     out its program under this title, 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 title;
       (2) a description of how the applicant will identify and 
     recruit program participants;
       (3) a description of the training that program participants 
     will receive and how that training will relate to their 
     certification as teachers;
       (4) a description of how the applicant will ensure that 
     program participants are placed and teach in high-poverty 
     local educational agencies;
       (5) a description of the teacher induction services (which 
     may be provided through existing induction programs) the 
     program participants will receive throughout at least their 
     first year of teaching;
       (6) a description of how the applicant will collaborate, as 
     needed, with other institutions, agencies, or organizations 
     to recruit, train, place, and support program participants 
     under this title, including evidence of the commitment of 
     those institutions, agencies, or organizations to the 
     applicant's program;
       (7) 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
       (8) an assurance that the applicant will provide to the 
     Secretary such information as the Secretary determines 
     necessary to determine the overall effectiveness of programs 
     under this title.

     SEC. __6. USES OF FUNDS AND PERIOD OF SERVICE.

       (a) Authorized Activities.--Funds under this title may be 
     used for--
       (1) recruiting program participants, including informing 
     them of opportunities under the program and putting them in 
     contact

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     with other institutions, agencies, or organizations that 
     would train, place, and support them;
       (2) training stipends and other financial incentives for 
     program participants, not to exceed $5,000 per participant;
       (3) 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;
       (4) placement activities, including identifying high-
     poverty 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
       (5) post-placement induction or support activities for 
     program participants.
       (b) Period of Service.--A program participant in a program 
     under this title who completes his or her training shall 
     serve in a high-poverty local educational agency for at least 
     3 years.
       (c) 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 subsection (a)(2), 
     but fail to complete their service obligation under 
     subsection (b), repay all or a portion of such stipend or 
     other incentive.

     SEC. __7. EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.

       To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall make awards 
     under this title that support programs in different 
     geographic regions of the Nation.

     SEC. __8. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) High-poverty local educational agency.--The term 
     ``high-poverty local educational agency'' means a local 
     educational agency in which the percentage of children, ages 
     5 through 17, from families below the poverty level is 20 
     percent or greater, or the number of such children exceeds 
     10,000.
       (2) Program participants.--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.
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                      WELLSTONE AMENDMENT NO. 2865
  Mr. WELLSTONE proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1134, supra; as 
                                follows:

       At the appropriate place add the following:

     SEC. __. REPORT TO CONGRESS REGARDING EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF 
                   CHILD POVERTY.

       (a) In General.--Not later than June 1, 2001 and prior to 
     any reauthorization of the temporary assistance to needy 
     families program under part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) for any fiscal year 
     after fiscal year 2002, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') 
     shall report to Congress on the extent and severity of child 
     poverty in the United States. Such report shall, at a 
     minimum--
       (1) determine for the period since the enactment of the 
     Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 
     Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193; 110 Stat. 2105)--
       (A) whether the rate of child poverty in the United States 
     has increased;
       (B) whether the children who live in poverty in the United 
     States have gotten poorer; and
       (C) how changes in the availability of cash and non-cash 
     benefits to poor families have affected child poverty in the 
     United States;
       (2) identify alternative methods for defining child poverty 
     that are based on consideration of factors other than family 
     income and resources, including consideration of a family's 
     work-related expenses; and
       (3) contain multiple measures of child poverty in the 
     United States that may include the child poverty gap and the 
     extreme poverty rate.
       (b) Legislative Proposal.--If the Secretary determines that 
     during the period since the enactment of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996 (Public Law 104-193; 110 Stat. 2105) the extent or 
     severity of child poverty in the United States has increased 
     to any extent, the Secretary shall include with the report to 
     Congress required under subsection (a) a legislative proposal 
     addressing the factors that led to such increase.
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                        KERRY AMENDMENT NO. 2866

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. KERRY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, S. 1134, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, add the following:
        TITLE __--AMENDMENTS TO THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965

     SEC. __01. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FUTURE TEACHERS.

       Part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

             ``Subpart 9--Scholarships for Future Teachers

     ``SEC. 420L. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

       ``It is the purpose of this subpart to establish a 
     scholarship program to promote student excellence and 
     achievement and to encourage students to make a commitment to 
     teaching.

     ``SEC. 420M. SCHOLARSHIPS AUTHORIZED.

       ``(a) Program Authority.--The Secretary is authorized, in 
     accordance with the provisions of this subpart, to make 
     grants to States to enable the States to award scholarships 
     to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding academic 
     achievement and who make a commitment to become State 
     certified teachers in elementary schools or secondary schools 
     that are served by local educational agencies.
       ``(b) Period of Award.--Scholarships under this section 
     shall be awarded for a period of not less than 1 and not more 
     than 4 years during the first 4 years of study at any 
     institution of higher education eligible to participate in 
     any program assisted under this title. The State educational 
     agency administering the scholarship program in a State shall 
     have discretion to determine the period of the award (within 
     the limits specified in the preceding sentence).
       ``(c) Use at Any Institution Permitted.--A student awarded 
     a scholarship under this subpart may attend any institution 
     of higher education.

     ``SEC. 420N. ALLOCATION AMONG STATES.

       ``(a) Allocation Formula.--From the sums appropriated under 
     section 420U for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
     allocate to each State that has an agreement under section 
     420O an amount that bears the same relation to the sums as 
     the amount the State received under part A of title I of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 bears to the 
     amount received under such part A by all States.
       ``(b) Amount of Scholarships.--The Secretary shall 
     promulgate regulations setting forth the amount of 
     scholarships awarded under this subpart.

     ``SEC. 420O. AGREEMENTS.

       ``The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with each 
     State desiring to participate in the scholarship program 
     authorized by this subpart. Each such agreement shall include 
     provisions designed to ensure that--
       ``(1) the State educational agency will administer the 
     scholarship program authorized by this subpart in the State;
       ``(2) the State educational agency will comply with the 
     eligibility and selection provisions of this subpart;
       ``(3) the State educational agency will conduct outreach 
     activities to publicize the availability of scholarships 
     under this subpart to all eligible students in the State, 
     with particular emphasis on activities designed to assure 
     that students from low-income and moderate-income families 
     have access to the information on the opportunity for full 
     participation in the scholarship program authorized by this 
     subpart; and
       ``(4) the State educational agency will pay to each 
     individual in the State who is awarded a scholarship under 
     this subpart an amount determined in accordance with 
     regulations promulgated under section 420N(b).

     ``SEC. 420P. ELIGIBILITY OF SCHOLARS.

       ``(a) Secondary School Graduation or Equivalent and 
     Admission to Institution Required.--Each student awarded a 
     scholarship under this subpart shall--
       ``(1) have a secondary school diploma or its recognized 
     equivalent;
       ``(2) have a score on a nationally recognized college 
     entrance exam, such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or 
     the American College Testing Program (ACT), that is in the 
     top 20 percent of all scores achieved by individuals in the 
     secondary school graduating class of the student, or have a 
     grade point average that is in the top 20 percent of all 
     students in the secondary school graduating class of the 
     student;
       ``(3) have been admitted for enrollment at an institution 
     of higher education; and
       ``(4) make a commitment to become a State certified 
     elementary school or secondary school teacher for a period of 
     5 years.
       ``(b) Selection Based on Commitment to Teaching.--Each 
     student awarded a scholarship under this subpart shall 
     demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and show promise 
     of continued academic achievement.

     ``SEC. 420Q. SELECTION OF SCHOLARS.

       ``(a) Establishment of Criteria.--The State educational 
     agency is authorized to establish the criteria for the 
     selection of scholars under this subpart.
       ``(b) Adoption of Procedures.--The State educational agency 
     shall adopt selection procedures designed to ensure an 
     equitable geographic distribution of scholarship awards 
     within the State.
       ``(c) Consultation Requirement.--In carrying out its 
     responsibilities under subsections (a) and (b), the State 
     educational agency shall consult with school administrators, 
     local educational agencies, teachers, counselors, and 
     parents.
       ``(d) Timing of Selection.--The selection process shall be 
     completed, and the awards made, prior to the end of each 
     secondary school academic year.

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     ``SEC. 420R. SCHOLARSHIP CONDITION.

       ``The State educational agency shall establish procedures 
     to assure that a scholar awarded a scholarship under this 
     subpart pursues a course of study at an institution of higher 
     education that is related to a career in teaching.

     ``SEC. 420S. RECRUITMENT.

       ``In carrying out a scholarship program under this section, 
     a State may use not less than 5 percent of the amount awarded 
     to the State under this subpart to carry out recruitment 
     programs through local educational agencies. Such programs 
     shall target liberal arts, education and technical 
     institutions of higher education in the State.

     ``SEC. 420T. INFORMATION.

       ``The Secretary shall develop additional programs or 
     strengthen existing programs to publicize information 
     regarding the programs assisted under this title and teaching 
     careers in general.

     ``SEC. 420U. APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated, and there are 
     appropriated, to carry out this subpart $10,000,000 for each 
     of the fiscal years 2001 through 2005, of which not more than 
     0.5 percent shall be used by the Secretary in any fiscal year 
     to carry out section 420T.''.

     SEC. __02. LOAN FORGIVENESS AND CANCELLATION FOR TEACHERS.

       (a) Federal Stafford Loans.--Section 428J of Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078-10) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of subsection 
     (b)(1), by striking ``for 5 consecutive complete school 
     years'';
       (2) by amending paragraph (1) of subsection (c) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(1) Amount.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall repay--
       ``(i) not more than $5,000 in the aggregate of the loan 
     obligation on a loan made under section 428 or 428H that is 
     outstanding after the completion of the second complete 
     school year of teaching described in subsection (b)(1); and
       ``(ii) not more than $5,000 in the aggregate of such loan 
     obligation that is outstanding after the fifth complete 
     school year of teaching described in subsection (b)(1).
       ``(B) Special rule.--No borrower may receive a reduction of 
     loan obligations under both this section and section 460.''; 
     and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated, and there are appropriated, to 
     carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
     years 2001 through 2005.''.
       (b) Direct Loans.--Section 460 of the Higher Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087j) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding clause (i) of subsection 
     (b)(1)(A), by striking ``for 5 consecutive complete school 
     years'';
       (2) by amending paragraph (1) of subsection (c) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall repay--
       ``(A) not more than $5,000 in the aggregate of the loan 
     obligation on a Federal Direct Stafford Loan or a Federal 
     Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan that is outstanding after 
     the completion of the second complete school year of teaching 
     described in subsection (b)(1)(A); and
       ``(B) not more than $5,000 in the aggregate of such loan 
     obligation that is outstanding after the fifth complete 
     school year of teaching described in subsection (b)(1)(A).''; 
     and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated, and there are appropriated, to carry out this 
     section $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 
     2005.''.
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              LANDRIEU (AND LIEBERMAN) AMENDMENT NO. 2867

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mrs. LANDRIEU (for herself and Mr. Lieberman) submitted an amendment 
to be proposed by them to the bill, S. 1134, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
  TITLE __--TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL QUALITY AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

     SEC. __1. TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL QUALITY AND PROFESSIONAL 
                   DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Public 
     Education Reinvestment, Reinvention, and Responsibility 
     Act''.
       (b) Programs.--Title II of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended to 
     read as follows:
 ``TITLE II--TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL QUALITY AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

     ``SEC. 2001. PURPOSE.

       ``The purpose of this title is to provide grants to State 
     educational agencies and local educational agencies in order 
     to assist their efforts to increase student academic 
     achievement through such strategies as improving teacher and 
     principal quality and increasing professional development.

     ``SEC. 2002. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this title:
       ``(1) Fully qualified.--The term `fully qualified' means--
       ``(A) in the case of an elementary school teacher (other 
     than a teacher teaching in a public charter school), a 
     teacher who, at a minimum--
       ``(i) has obtained State certification (which may include 
     certification obtained through alternative means), or a State 
     license, to teach in the State in which the teacher teaches;
       ``(ii) holds a bachelor's degree from an institution of 
     higher education; and
       ``(iii) demonstrates subject matter knowledge, teaching 
     knowledge, and the teaching skills required to teach 
     effectively reading, writing, mathematics, science, social 
     studies, and other elements of a liberal arts education; and
       ``(B) in the case of a secondary school teacher (other than 
     a teacher teaching in a public charter school), a teacher 
     who, at a minimum--
       ``(i) has obtained State certification (which may include 
     certification obtained through alternative means), or a State 
     license, to teach in the State in which the teacher teaches;
       ``(ii) holds a bachelor's degree from an institution of 
     higher education;
       ``(iii) demonstrates a high level of competence in all 
     subject areas in which the teacher teaches through--

       ``(I) completion of an academic major (or courses totaling 
     an equivalent number of credit hours) in each of the subject 
     areas in which the teacher provides instruction; or
       ``(II) achievement of a high level of performance in other 
     professional employment experience in subject areas relevant 
     to the subject areas in which the teacher provides 
     instruction; and

       ``(iv) achieves a high level of performance on rigorous 
     academic subject area tests administered by the State in 
     which the teacher teaches.
       ``(2) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     `institution of higher education' means an institution of 
     higher education, as defined in section 101 of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965, that--
       ``(A) has not been identified as low performing under 
     section 208 of the Higher Education Act of 1965; and
       ``(B) is in full compliance with the public reporting 
     requirements described in section 207 of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965.
       ``(3) Outlying area.--The term `outlying area' means the 
     United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
       ``(4) Poverty line.--The term `poverty line' means the 
     poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and 
     Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 
     673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act) applicable 
     to a family of the size involved, for the most recent year.
       ``(5) School-age population.--The term `school-age 
     population' means the population aged 5 through 17, as 
     determined on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data.
       ``(6) State.--The term `State' means each of the several 
     States in the United States, the District of Columbia, and 
     the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

     ``SEC. 2003. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

       ``(a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary shall award a 
     grant, from allotments made under subsection (b), to each 
     State having a State plan approved under section 2005, to 
     enable the State to raise the quality of, and provide 
     professional development opportunities for, public elementary 
     school and secondary school teachers, principals, and 
     administrators.
       ``(b) Reservations and Allotments.--
       ``(1) Reservations.--From the amount appropriated under 
     section 2015 to carry out this title for each fiscal year, 
     the Secretary shall reserve--
       ``(A) \1/2\ of 1 percent of such amount for payments to the 
     Bureau of Indian Affairs for activities, approved by the 
     Secretary, consistent with this title;
       ``(B) \1/2\ of 1 percent of such amount for payments to 
     outlying areas, to be allotted in accordance with their 
     respective needs as determined by the Secretary, for 
     activities, approved by the Secretary, consistent with this 
     title; and
       ``(C) such sums as may be necessary to continue to support 
     any multiyear partnership program award made under parts A, 
     C, and D of this title and under title IV of the Goals 2000: 
     Educate America Act (as such titles and Act were in effect on 
     the day preceding the date of enactment of the Public 
     Education Reinvestment, Reinvention, and Responsibility Act) 
     until the termination of the multiyear award.
       ``(2) State allotments.--From the amount appropriated under 
     section 2015 for a fiscal year and remaining after the 
     Secretary makes reservations under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall allot to each State having a State plan 
     approved under section 2005 the sum of--
       ``(A) an amount that bears the same relationship to 50 
     percent of the remainder as the school-age population from 
     families with incomes below the poverty line in the State 
     bears to the school-age population from families with incomes 
     below the poverty line in all States; and
       ``(B) an amount that bears the same relationship to 50 
     percent of the remainder as

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     the school-age population in the State bears to the school-
     age population in all States.
       ``(c) State Minimum.--For any fiscal year, no State shall 
     be allotted under this section an amount that is less than 
     \1/2\ of 1 percent of the total amount allotted to all States 
     under subsection (b)(2).
       ``(d) Hold-Harmless Amounts.--For fiscal year 2001, 
     notwithstanding subsection (b)(2), the amount allotted to 
     each State under this section shall be not less than 100 
     percent of the total amount the State was allotted under part 
     B of this title (as this title was in effect on the day 
     preceding the date of enactment of the Public Education 
     Reinvestment, Reinvention, and Responsibility Act) for the 
     preceding fiscal year.
       ``(e) Ratable Reductions.--If the sums made available under 
     subsection (b)(2) for any fiscal year are insufficient to pay 
     the full amounts that all States are eligible to receive 
     under subsection (d) for such year, the Secretary shall 
     ratably reduce such amounts for such year.

     ``SEC. 2004. WITHIN STATE ALLOCATION.

       ``(a) In General.--Each State educational agency for a 
     State receiving a grant under section 2003(a) shall--
       ``(1) set aside 10 percent of the grant funds to award 
     educator partnership grants under section 2013;
       ``(2) set aside not more than 5 percent of the grant funds 
     to carry out activities described the State plan submitted 
     under section 2005; and
       ``(3) using the remaining 85 percent of the grant funds, 
     make subgrants by allocating to each local educational agency 
     in the State the sum of--
       ``(A) an amount that bears the same relationship to 60 
     percent of the remainder as the school-age population from 
     families with incomes below the poverty line in the area 
     served by the local educational agency bears to the school-
     age population from families with incomes below the poverty 
     line in the area served by all local educational agencies in 
     the State; and
       ``(B) an amount that bears the same relationship to 40 
     percent of the remainder as the school-age population in the 
     area served by the local educational agency bears to the 
     school-age population in the area served by all local 
     educational agencies in the State.
       ``(b) Hold-Harmless Amounts.--
       ``(1) Fiscal year 2001.--For fiscal year 2001, 
     notwithstanding subsection (a), the amount allocated to each 
     local educational agency under this section shall be not less 
     than 100 percent of the total amount the local educational 
     agency was allocated under this title (as this title was in 
     effect on the day preceding the date of enactment of the 
     Public Education Reinvestment, Reinvention, and 
     Responsibility Act) for fiscal year 2000.
       ``(2) Fiscal year 2002.--For fiscal year 2002, 
     notwithstanding subsection (a), the amount allocated to each 
     local educational agency under this section shall be not less 
     than 85 percent of the amount allocated to the local 
     educational agency under this section for fiscal year 2001.
       ``(3) Fiscal years 2003-2005.--For each of fiscal years 
     2003 through 2005, notwithstanding subsection (a), the amount 
     allocated to each local educational agency under this section 
     shall be not less than 70 percent of the amount allocated to 
     the local educational agency under this section for the 
     previous fiscal year.
       ``(c) Ratable Reductions.--If the sums made available under 
     subsection (a)(3) for any fiscal year are insufficient to pay 
     the full amounts that all local educational agencies are 
     eligible to receive under subsection (b) for such year, the 
     State educational agency shall ratably reduce such amounts 
     for such year.

     ``SEC. 2005. STATE PLANS.

       ``(a) Plan Required.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Comprehensive state plan.--The State educational 
     agency for each State desiring a grant under this title shall 
     submit a State plan, developed in consultation with the 
     entity or agency, if other than the State educational agency, 
     that is responsible for teacher certification or licensing in 
     the State, to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
     accompanied by such information as the Secretary may require.
       ``(B) Teacher certification or licensure.--The entity, or 
     agency, if other than the State educational agency, that is 
     responsible for teacher certification or licensing in the 
     State, shall develop, in consultation with the State 
     educational agency, and submit to the State educational 
     agency the portion of the State plan described in 
     subparagraph (A) that addresses teacher certification or 
     licensure.
       ``(2) Consolidated plan.--A State plan submitted under 
     paragraph (1) may be submitted as part of a consolidated plan 
     under section 14302.
       ``(b) Contents.--Each plan submitted under subsection (a) 
     shall--
       ``(1) describe how the State is taking reasonable steps 
     to--
       ``(A) reform teacher certification, recertification, or 
     licensure requirements to ensure that--
       ``(i) teachers have the necessary teaching skills and 
     academic content knowledge in the academic subjects in which 
     the teachers are assigned to teach;
       ``(ii) such requirements are aligned with the challenging 
     State content standards;
       ``(iii) teachers have the knowledge and skills necessary to 
     help students meet the challenging State student performance 
     standards;
       ``(iv) such requirements take into account the need, as 
     determined by the State, for greater access to, and 
     participation in, the teaching profession by individuals from 
     historically underrepresented groups; and
       ``(v) teachers have the necessary technological skills to 
     integrate more effectively technology in the teaching of 
     content required by State and local standards in all academic 
     subjects in which the teachers provide instruction;
       ``(B) develop and implement rigorous testing procedures for 
     all teachers to ensure that the teachers have teaching skills 
     and academic content knowledge necessary to teach effectively 
     the content called for by State and local standards in all 
     academic subjects in which the teachers provide instruction;
       ``(C) establish, expand, or improve alternative routes to 
     State certification of teachers, especially in the areas of 
     mathematics and science, for highly qualified individuals 
     with a baccalaureate degree, including mid-career 
     professionals from other occupations, paraprofessionals, 
     fromer military personnel, and recent college or university 
     graduates who have records of academic distinction and who 
     demonstrate the potential to become highly effective 
     teachers;
       ``(D) reduce emergency teacher certification;
       ``(E) develop and implement effective programs, and provide 
     financial assistance, to assist local educational agencies, 
     elementary schools, and secondary schools in effectively 
     recruiting and retaining fully qualified teachers and 
     principals, particularly in schools that have the lowest 
     proportion of fully qualified teachers or the highest 
     proportion of low-performing students;
       ``(F) provide professional development programs that meet 
     the requirements described in section 2011;
       ``(G) provide programs that are designed to assist new 
     teachers during their first 3 years of teaching, such as 
     mentoring programs that--
       ``(i) provide mentoring to new teachers from veteran 
     teachers with expertise in the same subject matter as the new 
     teachers are teaching;
       ``(ii) provide mentors time for activities such as 
     coaching, observing, and assisting teachers who are being 
     mentored; and
       ``(iii) use standards or assessments that are consistent 
     with the State's student performance standards and the 
     requirements for professional development activities 
     described in section 2011 in order to guide the new teachers;
       ``(H) provide technical assistance to local educational 
     agencies in developing and implementing activities described 
     in section 2010; and
       ``(I) ensure that programs in core academic subjects, 
     particularly in mathematics and science, will take into 
     account the need for greater access to, and participation in, 
     such core academic subjects by students from historically 
     underrepresented groups, including females, minorities, 
     individuals with limited English proficiency, the 
     economically disadvantaged, and individuals with 
     disabilities, by incorporating pedagogical strategies and 
     techniques that meet such students' educational needs;
       ``(2) describe the activities for which assistance is 
     sought under the grant, and how such activities will improve 
     students' academic achievement and close academic achievement 
     gaps of low-income, minority, and limited English proficient 
     students;
       ``(3) describe how the State will establish annual 
     numerical performance objectives under section 2006 for 
     improving the qualifications of teachers and the professional 
     development of teachers, principals, and administrators;
       ``(4) contain an assurance that the State consulted with 
     local educational agencies, education-related community 
     groups, nonprofit organizations, parents, teachers, school 
     administrators, local school boards, institutions of higher 
     education in the State, and content specialists in 
     establishing the performance objectives described in section 
     2006;
       ``(5) describe how the State will hold local educational 
     agencies, elementary schools, and secondary schools 
     accountable for meeting the performance objectives described 
     in section 2006 and for reporting annually on the local 
     educational agencies' and schools' progress in meeting the 
     performance objectives;
       ``(6) describe how the State will ensure that a local 
     educational agency receiving a subgrant under section 2004 
     will comply with the requirements of this title;
       ``(7) provide an assurance that the State will require each 
     local educational agency, elementary school, or secondary 
     school receiving funds under this title to report publicly 
     the local educational agency's or school's annual progress 
     with respect to the performance objectives described in 
     section 2006; and

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       ``(8) describe how the State will coordinate professional 
     development activities authorized under this title with 
     professional development activities provided under other 
     Federal, State, and local programs, including programs 
     authorized under titles I and III and, where appropriate, the 
     Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the Carl D. 
     Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998.
       ``(c) Secretary Approval.--The Secretary shall, using a 
     peer review process, approve a State plan if the plan meets 
     the requirements of this section.
       ``(d) Duration of the Plan.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each State plan shall--
       ``(A) remain in effect for the duration of the State's 
     participation under this title; and
       ``(B) be periodically reviewed and revised by the State, as 
     necessary, to reflect changes to the State's strategies and 
     programs carried out under this title.
       ``(2) Additional information.--If a State receiving a grant 
     under this title makes significant changes to the State plan, 
     such as the adoption of new performance objectives, the State 
     shall submit information regarding the significant changes to 
     the Secretary.

     ``SEC. 2006. PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES.

       ``(a) In General.--Each State receiving a grant under this 
     title shall establish annual numerical performance objectives 
     with respect to progress in improving the qualifications of 
     teachers and the professional development of teachers, 
     principals, and administrators. For each annual numerical 
     performance objective established, the State shall specify an 
     incremental percentage increase for the objective to be 
     attained for each of the fiscal years for which the State 
     receives a grant under this title, relative to the preceding 
     fiscal year.
       ``(b) Required Objectives.--At a minimum, the annual 
     numerical performance objectives described in subsection (a) 
     shall include an incremental increase in the percentage of--
       ``(1) classes in core academic subjects that are being 
     taught by teachers who have degrees from institutions of 
     higher education, and who are fully certified or licensed by 
     the State in the academic subjects that the teachers are 
     assigned to teach;
       ``(2) new teachers and principals receiving professional 
     development support, including mentoring for teachers, during 
     the teachers' first 3 years of teaching;
       ``(3) teachers, principals, and administrators 
     participating in high quality professional development 
     programs that are consistent with section 2011; and
       ``(4) fully qualified teachers teaching in the State, to 
     ensure that all teachers teaching in such State are fully 
     qualified by December 31, 2005.
       ``(c) Requirement for Fully Qualified Teachers.--Each State 
     receiving a grant under this title shall ensure that all 
     public elementary school and secondary school teachers in the 
     State are fully qualified not later than December 31, 2005.
       ``(d) Accountability.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each State receiving a grant under this 
     title shall be held accountable for--
       ``(A) meeting the State's annual numerical performance 
     objectives; and
       ``(B) meeting reporting requirements specified by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(2) Sanctions.--Any State that fails to meet the 
     requirement described in paragraph (1)(A) shall be subject to 
     sanctions. The Secretary shall reduce by an appropriate 
     percentage the amount the State is entitled to receive for 
     administrative expenses. The Secretary shall provide 
     technical assistance, if sought, to a State subjected to the 
     sanctions.
       ``(e) Special Rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the provisions of subsection (c) shall not supersede 
     State laws governing public charter schools.
       ``(f) Coordination.--Each State that receives a grant under 
     this title and a grant under section 202 of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 shall coordinate the activities the 
     State carries out under such section 202 with the activities 
     the State carries out under this section.

     ``SEC. 2007. OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES.

       ``Each State receiving a grant under section 2003(a) may 
     use the grant funds--
       ``(1) to develop and implement a system to measure the 
     effectiveness of specific professional development programs 
     and strategies;
       ``(2) to increase the portability of teacher pensions and 
     reciprocity of teaching certification or licensure among 
     States, except that no reciprocity agreement developed under 
     this section may lead to the weakening of any State teacher 
     certification or licensing requirement;
       ``(3) to reform tenure systems;
       ``(4) to develop or assist local educational agencies in 
     the development and utilization of proven, innovative 
     strategies to deliver intensive professional development 
     programs that are cost effective and easily accessible, such 
     as programs offered through the use of technology and 
     distance learning;
       ``(5) to provide assistance to local educational agencies 
     for the development and implementation of innovative 
     professional development programs that train teachers to use 
     technology to improve teaching and learning and that are 
     consistent with the requirements of section 2011;
       ``(6) to provide professional development to enable 
     teachers to ensure that female students, minority students, 
     limited English proficient students, students with 
     disabilities, and economically disadvantaged students have 
     the full opportunity to achieve challenging State content and 
     performance standards in the core academic subjects;
       ``(7) to increase the number of women, minorities, and 
     individuals with disabilities who teach in the State and who 
     are fully qualified and provide instruction in core academic 
     subjects in which such individuals are underrepresented; and
       ``(8) to increase the number of highly qualified women, 
     minorities, and individuals from other underrepresented 
     groups who are involved in the administration of elementary 
     schools and secondary schools within the State.

     ``SEC. 2008. STATE ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

       ``Each State receiving a grant under section 2003(a) may 
     use not more than 5 percent of the amount set aside in 
     section 2004(a)(2) for the cost of--
       ``(1) planning and administering the activities described 
     in section 2005(b); and
       ``(2) making subgrants to local educational agencies under 
     section 2004.

     ``SEC. 2009. LOCAL PLANS.

       ``(a) In General.--Each local educational agency desiring a 
     grant from the State under section 2004(a)(3) shall submit a 
     local plan to the State educational agency--
       ``(1) at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
     information as the State educational agency may require; and
       ``(2) that describes how the local educational agency will 
     coordinate the activities for which assistance is sought 
     under this title with other programs carried out under this 
     Act, or other Acts, as appropriate.
       ``(b) Local Plan Contents.--The local plan described in 
     subsection (a) shall, at a minimum--
       ``(1) describe how the local educational agency will use 
     the grant funds to meet the State performance objectives for 
     teacher qualifications and professional development described 
     in section 2006;
       ``(2) describe how the local educational agency will hold 
     elementary schools and secondary schools accountable for 
     meeting the requirements described in this title;
       ``(3) contain an assurance that the local educational 
     agency will target funds to elementary schools and secondary 
     schools served by the local educational agency that--
       ``(A) have the lowest proportion of fully qualified 
     teachers; and
       ``(B) are identified for school improvement under section 
     1116;
       ``(4) describe how the local educational agency will 
     coordinate professional development activities authorized 
     under section 2010(a) with professional development 
     activities provided through other Federal, State, and local 
     programs, including those authorized under titles I and III 
     and, where applicable, the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act and the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and 
     Technical Education Act of 1998; and
       ``(5) describe how the local educational agency has 
     collaborated with teachers, principals, parents, and 
     administrators in the preparation of the local plan.

     ``SEC. 2010. LOCAL ACTIVITIES.

       ``(a) In General.--Each local educational agency receiving 
     a grant under section 2004(a)(3) shall use the grant funds 
     to--
       ``(1) support professional development activities, 
     consistent with section 2011, for--
       ``(A) teachers, in at least the areas of reading, 
     mathematics, and science; and
       ``(B) teachers, principals, and administrators in order to 
     provide such individuals with the knowledge and skills to 
     provide all students, including female students, minority 
     students, limited English proficient students, students with 
     disabilities, and economically disadvantaged students, with 
     the opportunity to meet challenging State content and student 
     performance standards;
       ``(2) provide professional development to teachers, 
     principals, and administrators to enhance the use of 
     technology within elementary schools and secondary schools in 
     order to deliver more effective curricula instruction;
       ``(3) recruit and retain fully qualified teachers and 
     highly qualified principals, particularly for elementary 
     schools and secondary schools located in areas with high 
     percentages of low-performing students and students from 
     families below the poverty line;
       ``(4) recruit and retain fully qualified teachers and high 
     quality principals to serve in the elementary schools and 
     secondary schools with the highest proportion of low-
     performing students, such as through--
       ``(A) mentoring programs for newly hired teachers, 
     including programs provided by master teachers, and for newly 
     hired principals; and
       ``(B) programs that provide other incentives, including 
     financial incentives, to retain--
       ``(i) teachers who have a record of success in helping low-
     performing students improve those students' academic success; 
     and
       ``(ii) principals who have a record of improving the 
     performance of all students, or

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     significantly narrowing the gaps between minority students 
     and nonminority students, and economically disadvantaged 
     students and noneconomically disadvantaged students, within 
     the elementary schools or secondary schools served by the 
     principals; and
       ``(5) provide professional development that incorporates 
     effective strategies, techniques, methods, and practices for 
     meeting the educational needs of diverse groups of students, 
     including female students, minority students, students with 
     disabilities, limited English proficient students, and 
     economically disadvantaged students.
       ``(b) Optional Activities.--Each local educational agency 
     receiving a grant under section 2004(a)(3) may use the 
     subgrant funds--
       ``(1) to provide a signing bonus or other financial 
     incentive, such as differential pay for--
       ``(A) a teacher to teach in an academic subject for which 
     there exists a shortage of fully qualified teachers within 
     the elementary school or secondary school in which the 
     teacher teaches or within the elementary schools and 
     secondary schools served by the local educational agency; or
       ``(B) a highly qualified principal in a school in which 
     there is a large percentage of children--
       ``(i) from low-income families; or
       ``(ii) with high percentages of low-performance scores on 
     State assessments;
       ``(2) to establish programs that--
       ``(A) recruit professionals into teaching from other fields 
     and provide such professionals with alternative routes to 
     teacher certification, especially in the areas of 
     mathematics, science, and English language arts; and
       ``(B) provide increased teaching and administration 
     opportunities for fully qualified females, minorities, 
     individuals with disabilities, and other individuals 
     underrepresented in the teaching or school administration 
     professions;
       ``(3) to establish programs and activities that are 
     designed to improve the quality of the teacher and principal 
     force, such as innovative professional development programs 
     (which may be provided through partnerships, including 
     partnerships with institutions of higher education), and 
     including programs that--
       ``(A) train teachers and principals to utilize technology 
     to improve teaching and learning; and
       ``(B) are consistent with the requirements of section 2011;
       ``(4) for tenure reform;
       ``(5) to provide collaboratively designed performance pay 
     systems for teachers and principals that encourage teachers 
     and principals to work together to raise student performance;
       ``(6) to establish professional development programs that 
     provide instruction in how to teach children with different 
     learning styles, particularly children with disabilities and 
     children with special learning needs (including children who 
     are gifted and talented);
       ``(7) to establish professional development programs that 
     provide instruction in how best to discipline children in the 
     classroom, and to identify early and appropriate 
     interventions to help children described in paragraph (6) 
     learn;
       ``(8) to provide professional development programs that 
     provide instruction in how to teach character education in a 
     manner that--
       ``(A) reflects the values of parents, teachers, and local 
     communities; and
       ``(B) incorporates elements of good character, including 
     honesty, citizenship, courage, justice, respect, personal 
     responsibility, and trustworthiness;
       ``(9) to provide scholarships or other incentives to assist 
     teachers in attaining national board certification;
       ``(10) to support activities designed to provide effective 
     professional development for teachers of limited English 
     proficient students; and
       ``(11) to establish other activities designed--
       ``(A) to improve professional development for teachers, 
     principals, and administrators that are consistent with 
     section 2011; and
       ``(B) to recruit and retain fully qualified teachers and 
     highly qualified principals.
       ``(c) Administrative Expenses.--Each local educational 
     agency receiving a grant under section 2004(a)(3) may use not 
     more than 1.5 percent of the grant funds for any fiscal year 
     for the cost of administering activities under this title.

     ``SEC. 2011. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS.

       ``(a) Limitation Relating to Curriculum and Content 
     Areas.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
     local educational agency may not use grant funds allocated 
     under section 2004(a)(3) to support a professional 
     development activity for a teacher that is not--
       ``(A) directly related to the curriculum for which and 
     content areas in which the teacher provides instruction; or
       ``(B) designed to enhance the ability of the teacher to 
     understand and use the State's challenging content standards 
     for the academic subject in which the teacher provides 
     instruction.
       ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
     professional development activities that provide instruction 
     in methods of disciplining children.
       ``(b) Professional Development Activity.--A professional 
     development activity carried out under this title shall--
       ``(1) be measured, in terms of progress described in 
     section 2006(a), using the specific performance indicators 
     established by the State in accordance with section 2006;
       ``(2) be tied to challenging State or local content 
     standards and student performance standards;
       ``(3) be tied to scientifically based research 
     demonstrating the effectiveness of such activities in 
     increasing student achievement or substantially increasing 
     the knowledge and teaching skills of teachers;
       ``(4) be of sufficient intensity and duration (such as not 
     to include 1-day or short-term workshops and conferences) to 
     have a positive and lasting impact on teachers' performance 
     in the classroom, except that this paragraph shall not apply 
     to an activity that is 1 component described in a long-term 
     comprehensive professional development plan established by a 
     teacher and the teacher's supervisor, and based upon an 
     assessment of the needs of the teacher, the teacher's 
     students, and the local educational agency;
       ``(5) be developed with extensive participation of 
     teachers, principals, parents, administrators, and local 
     school boards of elementary schools and secondary schools to 
     be served under this title, and institutions of higher 
     education in the State, and, with respect to any professional 
     development program described in paragraph (6) or (7) of 
     section 2010(b), shall, if applicable, be developed with 
     extensive coordination with, and participation of, 
     professionals with expertise in such type of professional 
     development;
       ``(6) to the extent appropriate, provide training for 
     teachers regarding using technology and applying technology 
     effectively in the classroom to improve teaching and learning 
     concerning the curriculum and academic content areas, in 
     which those teachers provide instruction; and
       ``(7) be directly related to the content areas in which the 
     teachers provide instruction and the State content standards.
       ``(c) Accountability.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State shall notify a local educational 
     agency that the agency may be subject to the action described 
     in paragraph (3) if, after any fiscal year, the State 
     determines that the programs or activities funded by the 
     agency under this title fail to meet the requirements of 
     subsections (a) and (b).
       ``(2) Technical assistance.--A local educational agency 
     that has received notification pursuant to paragraph (1) may 
     request technical assistance from the State and an 
     opportunity for such local educational agency to comply with 
     the requirements of subsections (a) and (b).
       ``(3) State educational agency action.--If a State 
     educational agency determines that a local educational agency 
     failed to carry out the local educational agency's 
     responsibilities under this section, the State educational 
     agency shall take such action as the agency determines to be 
     necessary, consistent with this section, to provide, or 
     direct the local educational agency to provide, high-quality 
     professional development for teachers, principals, and 
     administrators.

     ``SEC. 2012. PARENTS' RIGHT TO KNOW.

       ``Each local educational agency receiving a grant under 
     section 2004(a)(3) shall annually report to the State in 
     which the agency is located information, in the aggregate, on 
     the professional qualifications of teachers in schools served 
     by the agency, including the percentage of such teachers 
     teaching with emergency or provisional credentials, the 
     percentage of class sections in such schools that are not 
     taught by fully qualified teachers, and the percentage of 
     teachers in such schools who are fully qualified.

     ``SEC. 2013. STATE REPORTS AND GAO STUDY.

       ``(a) State Reports.--Each State educational agency 
     receiving a grant under this title shall annually provide a 
     report to the Secretary describing--
       ``(1) the progress the State is making in increasing the 
     percentages of fully qualified teachers in the State to 
     ensure that all teachers are fully qualified not later than 
     December 31, 2005, including information regarding--
       ``(A) the percentage increase over the previous fiscal year 
     in the number of fully qualified teachers teaching in 
     elementary schools and secondary schools served by local 
     educational agencies receiving funds under title I; and
       ``(B) the percentage increase over the previous fiscal year 
     in the number of core classes being taught by fully qualified 
     teachers in elementary schools and secondary schools being 
     served under title I;
       ``(2) the activities undertaken by the State educational 
     agency and local educational agencies in the State to attract 
     and retain fully qualified teachers, especially in geographic 
     areas and content subject areas in which a shortage of such 
     teachers exist; and
       ``(3) the approximate percentage of Federal, State, local, 
     and nongovernmental resources being expended to carry out 
     activities described in paragraph (2).
       ``(b) GAO Study.--Not later than September 30, 2004, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall prepare and 
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     Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a 
     study setting forth information regarding the progress of 
     States' compliance in increasing the percentage of fully 
     qualified teachers, as defined in section 2002(1), for fiscal 
     years 2000 through 2003.

     ``SEC. 2014. EDUCATOR PARTNERSHIP GRANTS.

       ``(a) Subgrants.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State receiving a grant under section 
     2003(a) shall award subgrants, on a competitive basis, from 
     amounts made available under section 2004(a)(1), to local 
     educational agencies, elementary schools, or secondary 
     schools that have formed educator partnerships, for the 
     design and implementation of programs that will enhance 
     professional development opportunities for teachers, 
     principals, and administrators, and will increase the number 
     of fully qualified teachers.
       ``(2) Allocations.--A State awarding subgrants under this 
     subsection shall allocate the subgrant funds on a competitive 
     basis and in a manner that results in an equitable 
     distribution of the subgrant funds by geographic areas within 
     the State.
       ``(3) Administrative expenses.--Each educator partnership 
     receiving a subgrant under this subsection may use not more 
     than 5 percent of the subgrant funds for any fiscal year for 
     the cost of planning and administering programs under this 
     section.
       ``(b) Educator Partnerships.--An educator partnership 
     described in subsection (a) includes a cooperative 
     arrangement between--
       ``(1) a public elementary school or secondary school 
     (including a charter school), or a local educational agency; 
     and
       ``(2) 1 or more of the following:
       ``(A) An institution of higher education.
       ``(B) An educational service agency.
       ``(C) A public or private not-for-profit education 
     organization.
       ``(D) A for-profit education organization.
       ``(E) An entity from outside the traditional education 
     arena, including a corporation or consulting firm.
       ``(c) Use of Funds.--An educator partnership receiving a 
     subgrant under this section shall use the subgrant funds 
     for--
       ``(1) developing and enhancing of professional development 
     activities for teachers in core academic subjects to ensure 
     that the teachers have content knowledge in the academic 
     subjects in which the teachers provide instruction;
       ``(2) developing and providing assistance to local 
     educational agencies and elementary schools and secondary 
     schools for sustained, high-quality professional development 
     activities for teachers, principals, and administrators, 
     that--
       ``(A) ensure that teachers, principals, and administrators 
     are able to use State content standards, performance 
     standards, and assessments to improve instructional practices 
     and student achievement; and
       ``(B) may include intensive programs designed to prepare a 
     teacher who participates in such a program to provide 
     professional development instruction to other teachers within 
     the participating teacher's school;
       ``(3) increasing the number of fully qualified teachers 
     available to provide high-quality education to limited 
     English proficient students by--
       ``(A) working with institutions of higher education that 
     offer degree programs, to attract more people into such 
     programs, and to prepare better, new, English language 
     teachers to provide effective language instruction to limited 
     English proficient students; and
       ``(B) supporting development and implementation of 
     professional development programs for language instruction 
     teachers to improve the language proficiency of limited 
     English proficient students;
       ``(4) developing and implementing professional development 
     activities for principals and administrators to enable the 
     principals and administrators to be effective school leaders 
     and to improve student achievement on challenging State 
     content and student performance standards, including 
     professional development relating to--
       ``(A) leadership skills;
       ``(B) recruitment, assignment, retention, and evaluation of 
     teachers and other staff;
       ``(C) effective instructional practices, including the use 
     of technology; and
       ``(D) parental and community involvement; and
       ``(5) providing activities that enhance professional 
     development opportunities for teachers, principals, and 
     administrators or will increase the number of fully qualified 
     teachers.
       ``(d) Application Required.--Each educator partnership 
     desiring a subgrant under this section shall submit an 
     application to the appropriate State educational agency at 
     such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
     information as the State educational agency may reasonably 
     require.
       ``(e) Coordination.--Each educator partnership that 
     receives a subgrant under this section and a grant under 
     section 203 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 shall 
     coordinate the activities carried out under such section 203 
     with any related activities carried out under this section.

     ``SEC. 2015. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     title $1,600,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and such sums as 
     may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
     years.''.

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