103d CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                H. R. 6

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                               AMENDMENT
  
  
  

                  In the Senate of the United States,

                             August 2 (legislative day, July 20), 1994.
      Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
6) entitled ``An Act to extend for five years the authorizations of 
appropriations for the programs under the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965, and for certain other purposes'', do pass with 
the following

                               AMENDMENT:

            Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Improving America's Schools Act of 
1994''.

SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF THE ACT.

    This Act is organized into the following titles:

 TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 
                                  1965

      TITLE II--AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL EDUCATION PROVISIONS ACT

                  TITLE III--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS

                        TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS

             TITLE V--WORKERS TECHNOLOGY SKILL DEVELOPMENT

                    TITLE VI--MULTIETHNIC PLACEMENT

    TITLE VII--ALBERT EINSTEIN DISTINGUISHED EDUCATOR FELLOWSHIP ACT

                     TITLE VIII--1994 INSTITUTIONS

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATES; TRANSITION.

    (a) Effective Dates.--
            (1) Title i.--The amendment made by title I of this Act 
        shall take effect July 1, 1995, except that those provisions of 
        title I that apply to programs under part A of title IX of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by 
        this Act, and to programs under such Act that are conducted on 
        a competitive basis, shall be effective with respect to 
        appropriations for use under such programs for fiscal year 1995 
        and for subsequent fiscal years.
            (2) Title ii.--Title II of this Act and the amendments made 
        by title II of this Act shall take effect on the date of 
        enactment of this Act, except that section 250 of such title 
        shall be effective--
                    (A) July 1, 1995 for noncompetitive programs in 
                which funds are allocated on the basis of a formula; 
                and
                    (B) for programs that are conducted on a 
                competitive basis, with respect to appropriations for 
                use under such programs in fiscal year 1995 and in 
                subsequent fiscal years.
            (3) Title iii.--(A) Parts A and B of title III of this Act 
        and the amendments made by such parts shall take effect on July 
        1, 1995.
            (B) Part C of title III of this Act and the amendments made 
        by such part shall take effect on October 1, 1994.
    (b) Transition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
recipient of funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965, as such Act was in effect on the day preceding the date of 
enactment of this Act, may use funds available to such recipient under 
such predecessor authority to carry out necessary and reasonable 
planning and transition activities in order to ensure a smooth 
implementation of programs authorized by this Act.

 TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 
                                  1965

SEC. 101. AMENDMENTS TO THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 
              1965.

    The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2701 
et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

``SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    ``This Act may be cited as the `Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965'.

``SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    ``The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

``Sec. 1. Short title.
``Sec. 2. Table of contents.

        ``TITLE I--HELPING CHILDREN IN NEED MEET HIGH STANDARDS

``Sec. 1001. Declaration of policy and statement of purpose.
``Sec. 1002. Authorization of appropriations.

               ``Part A--Making High-poverty Schools Work

                ``subpart 1--basic program requirements
``Sec. 1111. State plans.
``Sec. 1112. Local educational agency plans.
``Sec. 1113. Eligible school attendance areas.
``Sec. 1114. Schoolwide programs.
``Sec. 1115. Targeted assistance schools.
``Sec. 1116. Parental involvement.
``Sec. 1117. Participation of children enrolled in private schools.
``Sec. 1118. Assessment and local educational agency and school 
                            improvement.
``Sec. 1119. State assistance for schools support and improvement.
``Sec. 1120. Fiscal requ``subpart 2--allocations
``Sec. 1121. Grants for the outlying areas and the Secretary of the 
                            Interior.
``Sec. 1122. Allocations to States.
``Sec. 1123. Grants to States.
``Sec. 1124. Within State allocations.

                    ``Part B--Transition to Success

``Sec. 1201. Transition to success.
``Sec. 1202. Coordination requirements.
``Sec. 1203. Definitions.

             ``Part C--Even Start Family Literacy Programs

``Sec. 1301. Statement of purpose.
``Sec. 1302. Program authorized.
``Sec. 1303. State programs.
``Sec. 1304. Uses of funds.
``Sec. 1305. Program elements.
``Sec. 1306. Eligible participants.
``Sec. 1307. Applications.
``Sec. 1308. Award of subgrants.
``Sec. 1309. Evaluation.
``Sec. 1310. Construction.

               ``Part D--Education of Migratory Children

``Sec. 1401. Program purpose.
``Sec. 1402. Program authorized.
``Sec. 1403. State allocations.
``Sec. 1404. State applications; services.
``Sec. 1405. Secretarial approval; peer review.
``Sec. 1406. Comprehensive needs assessment and service-delivery plan; 
                            authorized activities.
``Sec. 1407. Bypass.
``Sec. 1408. Coordination of migrant education activities.

         ``Part E--Education for Neglected and Delinquent Youth

``Sec. 1501. Purpose; program authorized.
``Sec. 1502. Eligibility.
``Sec. 1503. Allocation of funds.
``Sec. 1504. State reallocation of funds.
``Sec. 1505. State plan and State agency applications.
``Sec. 1506. Use of funds.
``Sec. 1507. Institution-wide projects.
``Sec. 1508. Three-year projects.
``Sec. 1509. Program evaluations.
``Sec. 1510. Transition services.
``Sec. 1511. Definitions.

            ``Part F--Federal Evaluations and Demonstrations

``Sec. 1601. Evaluations.
``Sec. 1602. Demonstrations of innovative practices.

                      ``Part G--General Provisions

``Sec. 1701. Federal regulations.
``Sec. 1702. State administration.
``Sec. 1703. Construction.
``Sec. 1704. Reservation of funds for territories.

        ``Part H--Educational Opportunity Demonstration Program

``Sec. 1801. Findings and purposes.
``Sec. 1802. Definitions.
``Sec. 1803. Program authorized.
``Sec. 1804. Applications.
``Sec. 1805. Selection of grantees.
``Sec. 1806. Study commissioned.
``Sec. 1807. Construction.

              ``TITLE II--IMPROVING TEACHING AND LEARNING

    ``Part A--Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development Program

``Sec. 2101. Findings.
``Sec. 2102. Purposes.
``Sec. 2103. Authorization of appropriations; allocation between 
                    ``subpart 1--federal activities
``Sec. 2111. Program authorized.
``Sec. 2112. Authorized activities.
``Sec. 2113. Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and 
                            Science Education.
``Sec. 2114. Nat``subpart 2--state and local activities
``Sec. 2121. Program authorized.
``Sec. 2122. Allocation of funds.
``Sec. 2123. Within-State allocations.
``Sec. 2124. Priority for professional development in mathematics and 
                            science.
``Sec. 2125. State applications.
``Sec. 2126. State level activities.
``Sec. 2127. Local educational agency applications.
``Sec. 2128. Local cost-sharing.
``Sec. 2129. Local allocation of funds and allowable activities.
``Sec. 2130. Higher education activities.
``Sec.``subpart 3--professional development demonstration project
``Sec. 2141. Findings and purpose.
``Sec. 2142. Demonstration program authorized.
``Sec. 2143. Grants.
``Sec. 2144. Plan.
``Sec. 2145. Technical assistance.
``Sec. 2146. Matchin``subpart 4--general provisions
``Sec. 2151. Reporting and accountability.
``Sec. 2152. Definitions.

                   ``Part B--National Writing Project

``Sec. 2201. Short title.
``Sec. 2202. Findings.
``Sec. 2203. National Writing Project.

           ``Part C--Support and Assistance for ESEA Programs

              ``subpart 1--comprehensive regional centers
``Sec. 2301. Findings.
``Sec. 2302. Purpose.
``Sec. 2303. Program authorized.
``Sec. 2304. Eligible entities.
``Sec. 2305. Comprehensive regional centers.
``Sec. 2306. Information collection and evaluation.
``Sec. 2307. Transition.
``Sec. 2308. Aut``subpart 2--national diffusion network
``Sec. 2311. Program authorized.
````subpart 3--eisenhower regional mathematics and science education 
                              consortiums
``Sec. 2321. Program established.
``Sec. 2322. Use of funds.
``Sec. 2323. Application and review.
``Sec. 2324. Regional boards.
``Sec. 2325. Payments; Federal share; non-Federal share.
``Sec. 2326. Evaluation.
``Sec. 2327. Definitions.
``Sec. 2328. Authorization of appropriations.

             ``Part D--Territorial Teacher Training Program

``Sec. 2401. Territorial teacher training program.

   ``Part E--Telecommunications Demonstration Project for Mathematics

``Sec. 2501. Project authorized.
``Sec. 2502. Application required.
``Sec. 2503. Authorization of appropriations.

                 ``TITLE III--TECHNOLOGY FOR EDUCATION

``Sec. 3001. Short title.

          ``Part A--Technology for Education for All Students

``Sec. 3111. Findings.
``Sec. 3112. Statement of purpose.
``Sec. ``subpart 1--national programs in technology for education
``Sec. 3121. Purposes.
``Sec. 3122. Federal leadership.
``Sec. 3123. Regional technical support and professional development.
``Sec. 3124. Educational technology product development.
``Sec. 3125. Research on educational applications of advanced 
                            technologies.
``Sec. 3126. High performance computing and telecommunications networks 
                            for education.
``subpart 2--state and local programs for school technology resources, 
            technical support, and professional development
``Sec. 3131. Statement of purpose.
``Sec. 31``subpart 3--special rule applicable to appropriations
``Sec. 3141. Special rule.

                     ``Part B--Star Schools Program

``Sec. 3201. Short title.
``Sec. 3202. Purpose.
``Sec. 3203. Grants authorized.
``Sec. 3204. Eligible telecommunications partnerships.
``Sec. 3205. Applications.
``Sec. 3206. Leadership and evaluation activities.
``Sec. 3207. Administrative provisions.
``Sec. 3208. Other assistance.
``Sec. 3209. Definitions.

                  ``Part C--Ready-to-learn Television

``Sec. 3301. Ready-to-learn.
``Sec. 3302. Educational programming.
``Sec. 3303. Duties of Secretary.
``Sec. 3304. Applications.
``Sec. 3305. Reports and evaluation.
``Sec. 3306. Administrative costs.
``Sec. 3307. Definition.
``Sec. 3308. Authorization of appropriations.

     ``Part D--Elementary Mathematics and Science Equipment Program

``Sec. 3401. Short title.
``Sec. 3402. Statement of purpose.
``Sec. 3403. Program authorized.
``Sec. 3404. Allotments of funds.
``Sec. 3405. State application.
``Sec. 3406. Local application.
``Sec. 3407. Program requirements.
``Sec. 3408. Federal administration.
``Sec. 3409. Authorization of appropriations.

   ``Part E--Elementary and Secondary School Library Media Resources 
                                Program

``Sec. 3501. Program authorized.
``Sec. 3502. Funding requirements.
``Sec. 3503. State plans.
``Sec. 3504. Distribution of allocation to local educational agencies.

               ``Part F--Buddy System Computer Education

``Sec. 3601. Short title.
``Sec. 3602. Purpose.
``Sec. 3603. Grant authorization.
``Sec. 3604. Program requirements.
``Sec. 3605. Applications.
``Sec. 3606. Use of funds.
``Sec. 3607. Evaluation.
``Sec. 3608. Authorization of appropriations.

                 ``TITLE IV--MAGNET SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE

``Sec. 4101. Findings.
``Sec. 4102. Statement of purpose.
``Sec. 4103. Program authorized.
``Sec. 4104. Definition.
``Sec. 4105. Eligibility.
``Sec. 4106. Applications and requirements.
``Sec. 4107. Priority.
``Sec. 4108. Use of funds.
``Sec. 4109. Prohibitions.
``Sec. 4110. Limitation on payments.
``Sec. 4111. Innovative programs.
``Sec. 4112. Authorization of appropriations; reservation.

                 ``TITLE V--BETTER SCHOOLS FOR AMERICA

          ``Part A--Safe and Drug-free Schools and Communities

``Sec. 5101. Findings.
``Sec. 5102. Purpose.
````subpart 1--state grants for drug and violence prevention programs
``Sec. 5111. Reservations and allotments.
``Sec. 5112. State applications.
``Sec. 5113. State and local educational agency programs.
``Sec. 5114. Governor's programs.
``Sec. 5115. Local applications.
``Sec. 5116. Local drug and violence prevention programs.
``Sec. 5117. Evaluation and reporting.
``Sec. 5118. Programs``subpart 2--national programs
``Sec. 5121. Federal activities.
``Sec. 5122. Grants ``subpart 3--general provisionstion.
``Sec. 5131. Definitions.
``Sec. 5132. Materials.
``Sec. 5133. Prohibited uses of funds.

        ``Part B--Assistance to Address School Dropout Problems

``Sec. 5201. Short title.
``Sec. 5202. Purpose.
``Sec. 5203. Grants to local educational agencies.
``Sec. 5204. Application.
``Sec. 5205. Authorized activities.
``Sec. 5206. Distribution of assistance; limitation on costs.
``Sec. 5207. Reports.
``Sec. 5208. Authorization of appropriations.

                      ``TITLE VI--INDIAN EDUCATION

``Sec. 6001. Findings.
``Sec. 6002. Purpose.

         ``Part A--Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies

``Sec. 6101. Purpose.
``Sec. 6102. Grants to local educational agencies.
``Sec. 6103. Amount of grants.
``Sec. 6104. Applications.
``Sec. 6105. Authorized services and activities.
``Sec. 6106. Student eligibility and forms.
``Sec. 6107. Payments.

    ``Part B--Special Programs and Projects to Improve Educational 
                   Opportunities for Indian Children

``Sec. 6201. Improvement of educational opportunities for Indian 
                            children.
``Sec. 6202. Professional development.
``Sec. 6203. Fellowships for Indian students.
``Sec. 6204. Gifted and talented.
``Sec. 6205. Grants for evaluation and technical assistance.
``Sec. 6206. Grants to tribes for education administrative planning and 
                            development.

   ``Part C--Special Programs Relating to Adult Education for Indians

``Sec. 6301. Improvment of educational opportunities for adult Indians.

                 ``Part D--National Research Activities

``Sec. 6401. National activities.

                    ``Part E--Federal Administration

``Sec. 6501. National advisory council on Indian education.
``Sec. 6502. Peer review.
``Sec. 6503. Preference for Indian applicants.
``Sec. 6504. Minimum grant criteria.

        ``Part E--Definitions; Authorizations of Appropriations

``Sec. 6601. Definitions.
``Sec. 6602. Authorizations of appropriations.
``Sec. 6603. Cross references.

       ``TITLE VII--LANGUAGE ENHANCEMENT AND ACQUISITION PROGRAMS

                 ``Part A--Bilingual Education Programs

``Sec. 7101. Short title.
``Sec. 7102. Findings.
``Sec. 7103. Policy; authorization of appropriations.
``Sec. 7104. Definitions.
``Sec. ``subpart 1--financial assistance for bilingual educationl.
``Sec. 7111. Finan``subpart 2--research and evaluationion.
``Sec. 7121. Authority.
``Sec. 7122. Research.
``Sec. 7123. Academic excellence awards.
``Sec. 7124. State grant program.
``Sec. 7125. National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education.
``Sec. 7126. Eval``subpart 3--professional development
``Sec. 7131. Purpose.
``Sec. 7132. Professional development grants.
``Sec. 7133. Fellowships.
``Sec. 7134. Stipends.

             ``Part B--Foreign Language Assistance Program

``Sec. 7201. Short title.
``Sec. 7202. Findings.
``Sec. 7203. Program authorized.
``Sec. 7204. Applications.
``Sec. 7205. Elementary school foreign language incentive program.
``Sec. 7206. Authorization of appropriations.

                        ``Part C--Administration

``Sec. 7301. Coordination with related programs.
``Sec. 7302. Report on bilingual education.
``Sec. 7303. State educational agency recommendations; peer review.

                         ``Part D--Special Rule

``Sec. 7401. Special rule.

            ``TITLE VIII--PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE

                      ``Part A--Arts in Education

``Sec. 8101. Support for arts education.

            ``Part B--Inexpensive Book Distribution Program

``Sec. 8151. Inexpensive book distribution program for reading 
                            motivation.

                    ``Part C--Public Charter Schools

``Sec. 8201. Findings and purpose.
``Sec. 8202. Program authorized.
``Sec. 8203. Applications.
``Sec. 8204. Administration.
``Sec. 8205. National activities.
``Sec. 8206. Definitions.
``Sec. 8207. Authorization of appropriations.

                       ``Part D--Civic Education

``Sec. 8251. Instruction on the history and principles of democracy in 
                            the United States.
``Sec. 8252. Instruction in civics, government, and the law.
``Sec. 8253. Report; authorization of appropriations.

             ``Part E--Allen J. Ellender Fellowship Program

``Sec``subpart 1--program for middle and secondary school students
``Sec. 8311. Establishment.
``Sec``subpart 2--program for middle and secondary school teachers
``Sec. 8321. Establishment.
``S``subpart 3--programs for recent immigrants, students of migrant 
                      parents and older americans
``Sec. 8331. Establishment.
``Sec. 8332. Applica``subpart 4--general provisions
``Sec. 8341. Administrative provisions.
``Sec. 8342. Authorization of appropriations.

                 ``Part F--Gifted and Talented Children

``Sec. 8401. Short title.
``Sec. 8402. Findings and purposes.
``Sec. 8403. Construction.
``Sec. 8404. Authorized programs.
``Sec. 8405. Program priorities.
``Sec. 8406. General provisions.
``Sec. 8407. Authorization of appropriations.

                  ``Part G--Women's Educational Equity

``Sec. 8451. Short title; findings.
``Sec. 8452. Statement of purposes.
``Sec. 8453. Program authorized.
``Sec. 8454. Applications.
``Sec. 8455. Criteria and priorities.
``Sec. 8456. Report.
``Sec. 8457. Evaluation and dissemination.
``Sec. 8458. Authorization of appropriations.

            ``Part H--Fund for the Improvement of Education

``Sec. 8501. Fund for the Improvement of Education.

                     ``Part I--Blue Ribbon Schools

``Sec. 8551. Blue Ribbon Schools program.

          ``Part J--National Student and Parent Mock Election

``Sec. 8601. National student and parent mock election.

          ``Part K--Elementary School Counseling Demonstration

``Sec. 8651. Short title.
``Sec. 8652. Findings and purpose.
``Sec. 8653. Authorization of appropriations.
``Sec. 8654. Program authority.
``Sec. 8655. Applications.
``Sec. 8656. Use of funds.
``Sec. 8657. Definitions.

           ``Part L--21st Century Community Learning Centers

``Sec. 8701. Short title.
``Sec. 8702. Findings.
``Sec. 8703. Program authorization.
``Sec. 8704. Application required.
``Sec. 8705. Uses of funds.
``Sec. 8706. Definitions.
``Sec. 8707. Authorization of appropriations.

                        ``Part M--Model Projects

``Sec. 8751. Model projects.

                 ``Part N--Extending Time for Learning

``Sec. 8801. Findings.
``Sec. 8802. Purpose.
``Sec. 8803. Program authorized.
``Sec. 8804. Application.
``Sec. 8805. Authorized activities.
``Sec. 8806. Administration.
``Sec. 8807. Definitions.
``Sec. 8808. Authorization of appropriations.

                      ``Part O--Longer School Year

``Sec. 8851. Short title.
``Sec. 8852. Findings.
``Sec. 8853. Purpose.
``Sec. 8854. Program authorized.
``Sec. 8855. Application.
``Sec. 8856. Appropriations authorization.

            ``Part P--Creating Smaller Learning Communities

``Sec. 8871. Findings.
``Sec. 8872. Purpose.
``Sec. 8873. Program authorized.
``Sec. 8874. Application.
``Sec. 8875. Authorized activities.
``Sec. 8876. Administration.
``Sec. 8877. Authorization of appropriations.

      ``Part Q--Partnerships in Character Education Pilot Project

``Sec. 8901. Program authorized.
``Sec. 8902. State educational agency applications.
``Sec. 8903. Evaluation and program development.
``Sec. 8904. Elements of character.
``Sec. 8905. Use of funds.
``Sec. 8906. Selection of grantees.

                   ``Part R--Alaska Native Education

``Sec. 8921. Short title.
``Sec. 8922. Findings.
``Sec. 8923. Purpose.
``Sec. 8924. Alaska Native educational planning, curriculum 
                            development, teacher training and 
                            recruitment program.
``Sec. 8925. Alaska Native home based education for preschool children.
``Sec. 8926. Alaska Native student enrichment programs.
``Sec. 8927. Administrative provisions.
``Sec. 8928. Definitions.

            ``Part S--Promoting Scholar-athlete Competitions

``Sec. 8931. Findings.
``Sec. 8932. Purpose.
``Sec. 8933. Program authorized.

                ``Part T--Community School Partnerships

``Sec. 8941. Short title.
``Sec. 8942. Findings.
``Sec. 8943. Definitions.
``Sec. 8944. Purpose; endowment grant authority.
``Sec. 8945. Grant agreement and requirements.
``Sec. 8946. Continuing eligibility.
``Sec. 8947. Authorization of appropriations.

                      ``TITLE IX--SPECIAL PROGRAMS

                          ``Part A--Impact Aid

``Sec. 9001. Purpose.
``Sec. 9002. Payments relating to Federal acquisition of real property.
``Sec. 9003. Payments for eligible federally connected children.
``Sec. 9004. Policies and procedures relating to children residing on 
                            Indian lands.
``Sec. 9005. Application for payments under sections 9002 and 9003.
``Sec. 9006. Payments for sudden and substantial increases in 
                            attendance of military dependents.
``Sec. 9007. Construction.
``Sec. 9008. Facilities.
``Sec. 9009. Treatment of payments by the States in determining 
                            eligibility for, and the amount of, State 
                            aid.
``Sec. 9010. Federal administration.
``Sec. 9011. Administrative hearings and judicial review.
``Sec. 9012. Forgiveness of overpayments.
``Sec. 9013. Definitions.
``Sec. 9014. Authorization of appropriations.

            ``Part B--Emergency Immigrant Education Program

``Sec. 9201. Findings; purpose; definition.
``Sec. 9202. State administrative costs.
``Sec. 9203. Withholding.
``Sec. 9204. State allocations.
``Sec. 9205. State applications.
``Sec. 9206. Administrative provisions.
``Sec. 9207. Uses of funds.
``Sec. 9208. Reports.
``Sec. 9209. Authorization of appropriations.
``Sec. 9210. Communications between federally funded government 
                            agencies and the Immigration and 
                            Naturalization Service.

                  ``Part C--Native Hawaiian Education

``Sec. 9301. Short title.
``Sec. 9302. Findings.
``Sec. 9303. Purpose.
``Sec. 9304. Native Hawaiian curriculum development, teacher training 
                            and recruitment program.
``Sec. 9305. Native Hawaiian community-based education learning 
                            centers.
``Sec. 9306. Native Hawaiian family-based education centers.
``Sec. 9307. Native Hawaiian higher education program.
``Sec. 9308. Native Hawaiian gifted and talented program.
``Sec. 9309. Native Hawaiian special education program.
``Sec. 9310. Native Hawaiian Education Council and island councils.
``Sec. 9311. Administrative provisions.
``Sec. 9312. Definitions.

                    ``Part D--Territorial Assistance

``Sec. 9401. General assistance for the Virgin Islands.

                     ``TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                         ``Part A--Definitions

``Sec. 10101. Definitions.
``Sec. 10102. Applicability of this title.

   ``Part B--Flexibility in the Use of Administrative and Other Funds

``Sec. 10201. Consolidation of State administrative funds for 
                            elementary and secondary education 
                            programs.
``Sec. 10202. Single local educational agency States.
``Sec. 10203. Consolidation of funds for local administration.
``Sec. 10204. Administrative funds study.
``Sec. 10205. Consolidated set-aside for Department of the Interior 
                            funds.
``Sec. 10206. Availability of unneeded program funds.

   ``Part C--Coordination of Programs; Consolidated State and Local 
                              Applications

``Sec. 10301. Purpose.
``Sec. 10302. Optional consolidated State application.
``Sec. 10303. General applicability of State educational agency 
                            assurances.
``Sec. 10304. Consolidated local applications.
``Sec. 10305. Other general assurances.
``Sec. 10306. Relationship of State and local plans to plans under the 
                            Goals 2000: Educate America Act.

                           ``Part D--Waivers

``Sec. 10401. Waivers of statutory and regulatory requirements.

                      ``Part E--Uniform Provisions

``Sec. 10501. Maintenance of effort.
``Sec. 10502. Prohibition regarding State aid.
``Sec. 10503. Participation by private school children and teachers.
``Sec. 10504. Standards for by-pass.
``Sec. 10505. Complaint process for participation of private school 
                            children.
``Sec. 10506. By-pass determination process.
``Sec. 10507. Prohibition against funds for religious worship or 
                            instruction.

                       ``Part F--Other Provisions

``Sec. 10601. State recognition of exemplary performance.
``Sec. 10602. Applicability to home schools.
``Sec. 10603. General provision regarding nonrecipient nonpublic 
                            schools.
``Sec. 10604. Prohibition on Federal mandates, direction, and control.
``Sec. 10605. Report.
``Sec. 10606. Required participation prohibited.
``Sec. 10607. School prayer.
``Sec. 10608. Privately managed schools.
``Sec. 10609. Policy regarding criminal justice system referral.

                         ``Part G--Evaluations

``Sec. 10701. Evaluations.

    ``TITLE XI--CULTURAL PARTNERSHIPS FOR AT-RISK CHILDREN AND YOUTH

``Sec. 11101. Short title.
``Sec. 11102. Findings.
``Sec. 11103. Demonstration program.
``Sec. 11104. Authorized activities.
``Sec. 11105. Planning subgrants.
``Sec. 11106. Payments; amounts of award; cost share; limitations.
``Sec. 11107. Models.
``Sec. 11108. Authorization of appropriations.

                  ``TITLE XII--DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS

``Sec. 12001. Definitions.
``Sec. 12002. Disclosure requirements.
``Sec. 12003. Nondiscriminatory enrollment and service policy.
``Sec. 12004. Enforcement.

               ``TITLE XIII--TARGETED ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

                      ``Part A--General Provisions

``Sec. 13101. Allotment to States.
``Sec. 13102. Allocation to local educational agencies.

                        ``Part B--State Programs

``Sec. 13201. State uses of funds.
``Sec. 13202. State applications.

              ``Part C--Local Targeted Assistance Programs

``Sec. 13301. Targeted use of funds.
``Sec. 13302. Authorized activities.
``Sec. 13303. Local applications.

               ``Part D--Authorization of Appropriations

``Sec. 13401. Authorization of appropriations.

               ``TITLE XIV--NATIONAL EDUCATION STATISTICS

``Sec. 14001. Short title.
``Sec. 14002. Findings; purpose; definitions.
``Sec. 14003. National Center for Education Statistics.
``Sec. 14004. Duties of the Center.
``Sec. 14005. Performance of duties.
``Sec. 14006. Reports.
``Sec. 14007. Advisory Council on Education Statistics.
``Sec. 14008. Confidentiality.
``Sec. 14009. Dissemination.
``Sec. 14010. Cooperative education statistics systems.
``Sec. 14011. National Assessment of Educational Progress.
``Sec. 14012. National Assessment Governing Board.
``Sec. 14013. Authorization of appropriations.

                  ``TITLE XV--EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE

``Sec. 15001. Short title.
``Sec. 15002. Findings.
``Sec. 15003. Purpose.
``Sec. 15004. Definitions.
``Sec. 15005. Improvement of public elementary and secondary education 
                            facilities program authorized.
``Sec. 15006. Applications.
``Sec. 15007. Award of grants.
``Sec. 15008. Authorized activities.
``Sec. 15009. Requirements.
``Sec. 15010. Fair wages.
``Sec. 15011. Federal assessment.

                 ``TITLE XVI--URBAN AND RURAL EDUCATION

``Sec. 16001. Definitions.

                        ``Part A--Urban Schools

``Sec. 16101. Short title.
``Sec. 16102. Findings.
``Sec. 16103. Pur``subpart 1--urban school improvement
``Sec. 16121. Allocation of funds.
``Sec. 16122. Application.
``Sec. 16123. Planning period.
``Sec. 16124. Uses of funds.
``Sec. 16125. Accountability.
``Sec. 16126. Incentive awards to exemplary programs.
``Sec. 16127. Specia``subpart 2--general provisions
``Sec. 16131. White House Conference on Urban Education.

                        ``Part B--Rural Schools

``Sec. 16201. Short title.
``Sec. 16202. Findings.
``Sec. 16203. Pur``subpart 1--rural school improvement
``Sec. 16221. Allotment of funds.
``Sec. 16222. Application.
``Sec. 16223. Planning period.
``Sec. 16224. Uses of funds.
``Sec. 16225. Accountability.
``Sec. 16226. Incent``subpart 2--general provisionss.
``Sec. 16231. White House Conference on Rural Education.

               ``Part C--Authorization of Appropriations

``Sec. 16301. Authorization of appropriations.

                     ``TITLE XVII--GUN-FREE SCHOOLS

``Sec. 17001. Gun-free requirements.

        ``TITLE I--HELPING CHILDREN IN NEED MEET HIGH STANDARDS

``SEC. 1001. DECLARATION OF POLICY AND STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

    ``(a) Statement of Policy.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Congress declares it to be the 
        policy of the United States that a high-quality education for 
        all individuals and a fair and equal opportunity to obtain that 
        education are a societal good, are a moral imperative, and 
        improve the life of every individual, because the quality of 
        our individual lives ultimately depends on the quality of the 
        lives of others.
            ``(2) Additional policy.--The Congress further declares it 
        to be the policy of the United States to expand the program 
        authorized by this title over the fiscal years 1995 through 
        1999 by increasing funding for this title by at least 
        $750,000,000 over baseline each fiscal year and thereby 
        increasing the percentage of eligible children served in each 
        fiscal year with the intent of serving all eligible children by 
        fiscal year 2004.
    ``(b) Recognition of Need.--The Congress recognizes that--
            ``(1) although the achievement gap between disadvantaged 
        children and other children has been reduced by half over the 
        past two decades, a sizable gap remains, and many segments of 
        our society lack the opportunity to become well educated;
            ``(2) the most urgent need for educational improvement is 
        in schools with high concentrations of children from low-income 
        families and achieving the National Education Goals will not be 
        possible without substantial improvement in such schools;
            ``(3) educational needs are particularly great for low-
        achieving children in our Nation's highest-poverty schools, 
        children with limited-English proficiency, children of migrant 
        workers, children with disabilities, Indian children, children 
        who are neglected or delinquent, and young children and their 
        parents who are in need of family-literacy services; and
            ``(4) in order for all students to master challenging 
        standards in core academic subjects as described in the third 
        National Education Goal described in section 102(3) of the 
        Goals 2000: Educate America Act, students and schools will need 
        to maximize the time spent on teaching and learning the core 
        academic subjects, and students who receive pullout instruction 
        at the expense of core academic subject learning time can fall 
        further behind in learning the core academic subjects.
    ``(c) What Has Been Learned Since 1988.--To enable schools to 
provide all children a high-quality education, this title builds upon 
the following learned information:
            ``(1) All children can master challenging content and 
        complex problem-solving skills. Research clearly shows that 
        children, including low-achieving children, can succeed when 
        expectations are high and all children are given the 
        opportunity to learn challenging material.
            ``(2) Piecemeal reform, particularly when not tied to an 
        overall vision of teaching to, and helping all children reach, 
        high standards does not work.
            ``(3) Use of low-level tests that are not aligned with 
        schools' curricula fails to provide adequate information about 
        what children know and can do and encourages curricula and 
        instruction that focus on low-level skills measured by those 
        tests.
            ``(4) Resources are effective when children have full 
        access to quality regular school programs and receive 
        supplemental help through extended-time activities.
            ``(5) Intensive and sustained professional development for 
        teachers and other school staff, focused on teaching and 
        learning and on helping children attain high standards, is too 
        often not provided.
            ``(6) All parents can contribute to their children's 
        success by helping at home and becoming partners with teachers 
        so that children can achieve high standards.
            ``(7) Decentralized decisionmaking is a key ingredient of 
        systemic reform. Schools need the resources, flexibility, and 
        authority to design and implement effective strategies for 
        bringing their children to high levels of performance.
            ``(8) Opportunities for students to achieve to high 
        standards can be enhanced through a variety of approaches such 
        as public school choice and charter schools.
            ``(9) Attention to academics alone cannot ensure that all 
        children will reach high standards. The health and other needs 
        of children that affect learning are frequently unmet, 
        particularly in high-poverty schools, thereby necessitating 
        coordination of services to better meet children's needs.
            ``(10) Resources provided under this title have not been 
        adequately targeted on the highest-poverty school districts and 
        schools that have children most in need.
            ``(11) Equitable and sufficient resources, particularly as 
        such resources relate to the quality of the teaching force, 
        have an integral relationship to high student achievement.
    ``(d) Statement of Purpose.--The purpose of this title is to enable 
schools to provide opportunities for children served to acquire the 
same basic and advanced skills and knowledge as children not served 
under this title. This purpose shall be accomplished by--
            ``(1) ensuring high standards and aligning the efforts of 
        States, local educational agencies, and schools to help 
        children served under this title to reach such standards;
            ``(2) providing children an enriched and accelerated 
        educational program, including, when appropriate, the use of 
        the arts and humanities, through schoolwide programs or through 
        additional services that increase the amount and quality of 
        instructional time;
            ``(3) promoting schoolwide reform and access of children, 
        from the earliest grades, to effective instructional strategies 
        and challenging academic content that support intensive complex 
        thinking and problem-solving experiences;
            ``(4) significantly upgrading the quality of instruction by 
        providing staff in participating schools with substantial 
        opportunities for ongoing professional development;
            ``(5) coordinating services under all parts of this title 
        with each other, with other educational services, and, to the 
        extent feasible, with health and social service programs funded 
        from other sources;
            ``(6) affording parents meaningful opportunities to 
        participate in the education of their children at home and at 
        school;
            ``(7) distributing resources, in amounts sufficient to make 
        a difference, to areas where needs are greatest;
            ``(8) improving accountability, as well as teaching and 
        learning, by using State assessment systems designed to measure 
        how well children served under this title are achieving high 
        State student performance standards expected of all children;
            ``(9) providing greater decisionmaking authority and 
        flexibility to schools in exchange for greater responsibility 
        for student performance; and
            ``(10) encouraging the development of innovative models for 
        recruitment, induction, retention, and assessment of new, 
        highly qualified teachers, especially such teachers from 
        historically underrepresented groups.

``SEC. 1002. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) Local Educational Agency Grants.--For the purpose of carrying 
out part A of this title, other than section 1117(e), there are 
authorized to be appropriated $7,500,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and 
such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
years.
    ``(b) Even Start.--For the purpose of carrying out part C, there 
are authorized to be appropriated $120,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and 
such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
years.
    ``(c) Education of Migratory Children.--For the purpose of carrying 
out part D, there are authorized to be appropriated $310,000,000 for 
fiscal year 1995 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 
succeeding fiscal years.
    ``(d) Education for Neglected or Delinquent Youth.--For the purpose 
of carrying out part E, there are authorized to be appropriated 
$40,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and such sums as may be necessary for 
each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.
    ``(e) Capital Expenses.--For the purpose of carrying out section 
1117(e), there are authorized to be appropriated $45,000,000 for fiscal 
year 1995 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 
succeeding fiscal years.
    ``(f) Federal Activities.--
            ``(1) Section 1601.--For the purpose of carrying out 
        section 1601, there are authorized to be appropriated 
        $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and such sums as may be 
        necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.
            ``(2) Section 1602.--For the purpose of carrying out 
        section 1602, there are authorized to be appropriated 
        $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and such sums as may be 
        necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.

               ``PART A--MAKING HIGH-POVERTY SCHOOLS WORK

                ``Subpart 1--Basic Program Requirements

``SEC. 1111. STATE PLANS.

    ``(a) Plans Required.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any State desiring to receive a grant 
        under this part shall submit to the Secretary a plan, developed 
        in consultation with local educational agencies, teachers, 
        pupil services personnel, administrators, other staff, and 
        parents, that satisfies the requirements of this section.
            ``(2) Consolidation plan.--A State plan submitted under 
        paragraph (1) may be submitted as part of a consolidation plan 
        under section 10302.
    ``(b) Standards and Assessment Provisions.--
            ``(1) In general.--(A) Each State plan shall describe--
                    ``(i) the high-quality academic standards for all 
                children that will be used by the State, its local 
                educational agencies, and its schools in subjects, as 
                determined by the State, to carry out this part, and 
                for those subjects for which a State does not have 
                standards and students are served under this part, 
                describe a process for ensuring that such students are 
                taught the same knowledge and skills and held to the 
                same expectations as all children;
                    ``(ii)(I) two levels of high performance, 
                proficient and advanced, that determine how well 
                children are mastering the material in the State 
                content standards; and
                    ``(II) a third level, partially proficient, to 
                provide complete information about the progress of the 
                lower-performing children toward achieving to the 
                proficient and advanced levels of performance; and
                    ``(iii) the steps the State will take to help each 
                local educational agency and school affected by the 
                State plan develop the capacity to comply with each of 
                the requirements of sections 1112(c)(3), 1114(b), and 
                1115(c) that is applicable to such agency or school.
            ``(B) If a State has State content standards or State 
        student performance standards developed under title III of the 
        Goals 2000: Educate America Act or an aligned set of 
        assessments for all students developed under such title, or if 
        not developed under such title, adopted under another process, 
        the State shall use those standards and assessments, modified, 
        if necessary, to conform with the requirements of paragraphs 
        (1)(A)(i), (2), and (3).
            ``(C) If a State has not adopted State content standards 
        and State student performance standards for all students, the 
        State plan shall include a strategy for developing State 
        content standards and State student performance standards for 
        elementary and secondary school children served under this part 
        in subjects as determined by the State, including at least 
        mathematics, and reading or language arts, which standards 
        shall include the same knowledge, skills, and levels of 
        performance expected of all children, and for those subjects 
        for which a State will not develop standards and students are 
        served under this part, include a strategy for developing a 
        process for ensuring that such students are taught the same 
        knowledge and skills and held to the same expectations as all 
        children.
            ``(2) Adequate yearly progress.--(A) Each State plan shall 
        include a description, based on assessments described under 
        paragraph (3), of what constitutes adequate yearly progress 
        of--
                    ``(i) any school served under this part toward 
                enabling all children to meet the State's student 
                performance standards; and
                    ``(ii) any local educational agency that receives 
                funds under this part toward enabling all children 
                within its jurisdiction to meet the State's student 
                performance standards.
            ``(B) Adequate yearly progress under this paragraph shall 
        be defined in a manner that results in continuous and 
        substantial yearly improvement of each local educational agency 
        and school sufficient to achieve the goal of all children 
        served under this part meeting the State's proficient and 
        advanced level of performance, particularly eligible children 
        described in section 1115(b).
            ``(3) Assessments.--Each State plan shall include a 
        description of the set of high-quality, yearly student 
        assessments, including at least mathematics, and reading or 
        language arts, in one grade in each school, that will be used 
        as the primary means of determining the yearly performance of 
        each local educational agency and school served under this part 
        in enabling all children served under this part to meet the 
        State's student performance standards. Such assessments shall--
                    ``(A) be the same assessments used to measure the 
                performance of all children, if the State measures the 
                performance of all children;
                    ``(B) be aligned with such State's content 
                standards in subjects for which the State has developed 
                standards in accordance with subparagraph (A) or (C) of 
                paragraph (1);
                    ``(C) involve multiple measures of student 
                performance, including measures that assess higher 
                order thinking skills and understanding;
                    ``(D) provide for--
                            ``(i) the participation in such assessments 
                        of all students with diverse learning needs; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) the adaptations and accommodations 
                        necessary to permit such participation;
                    ``(E) be used for the purposes for which they are 
                valid and reliable and be consistent with relevant, 
                nationally recognized professional and technical 
                standards for such assessments, except that assessment 
                measures that do not satisfy the requirements of this 
                subparagraph may be included as one of the multiple 
                measures, so long as a State includes in the State plan 
                information regarding the State's efforts to validate 
                such measures;
                    ``(F) be capable of providing coherent information 
                about student attainments relative to the State content 
                standards;
                    ``(G) support effective curriculum and instruction;
                    ``(H) provide individual student interpretive and 
                descriptive reports, which may include scores and other 
                information on the attainment of student performance 
                standards;
                    ``(I) provide statistically reliable results for 
                economically disadvantaged children disaggregated by 
                gender, major ethnic or racial groups, limited-English 
                proficient children, children with disabilities, 
                migratory children, and other educationally meaningful 
                categories of children;
                    ``(J) include students who have resided in the area 
                served by a local educational agency for a full 
                academic year but have not attended a single school 
                served by such agency for a full academic year, except 
                that the performance of students who have attended more 
                than one school in the local educational agency in any 
                academic year shall be used only in determining the 
                progress of the local educational agency, unless the 
                State provides otherwise; and
                    ``(K) particularly for assessments given in 
                kindergarden, or grades one or two, be developmentally 
                appropriate.
            ``(4) Other indicators.--Each State plan may include a 
        description of any other indicators, such as rates of 
        attendance, graduation, and school-to-work or school-to-college 
        transition, that will be used in addition to the assessments 
        required by paragraph (3) in determining the yearly performance 
        of each local educational agency and school served under this 
        part.
            ``(5) Transitional statewide assessments.--(A)(i) If a 
        State does not have State content standards and State student 
        performance standards that meet the requirements of paragraph 
        (1) or assessments that meet the requirements of paragraph (3), 
        the State may propose to use, for a transitional period of not 
        more than two years, a transitional statewide set of yearly 
        assessments, including at least mathematics, and reading or 
        language arts, in one grade in each school, that measure the 
        performance of complex skills and challenging subject matter.
            ``(ii) Each State using the transitional assessments 
        described in clause (i) shall develop benchmarks of progress 
        toward the development of assessments that meet the 
        requirements of paragraph (3), including periodic updates.
            ``(B)(i) The Secretary may extend for two additional years 
        the use of the transitional assessments described in 
        subparagraph (A) upon the request of a State and a showing of 
        substantial progress toward meeting the requirements of 
        paragraphs (1) and (3), particularly paragraph (3)(C).
            ``(ii) A State that is denied the two-year extension or 
        renewal under clause (i) or is granted such an extension or 
        renewal, but after two additional years does not have State 
        content standards and State student performance standards that 
        meet the requirements of paragraph (1) or assessments that meet 
        the requirements of paragraph (3), shall adopt a set of such 
        standards and aligned assessments, such as those contained in 
        other State plans the Secretary has approved.
            ``(C) For any year during which a State is using 
        transitional assessments the State shall devise a procedure for 
        identifying local educational agencies under subsections (c)(3) 
        and (c)(7) of section 1118 and schools under subsections (b)(1) 
        and (b)(6) of section 1118 that relies on accurate information 
        about the academic progress of each such local educational 
        agency and school.
    ``(c) Other Provisions To Support Teaching and Learning.--Each 
State plan shall contain assurances that--
            ``(1) the State educational agency will implement a system 
        of school support teams under section 1119(b), including 
        provision of necessary professional development for those 
        teams;
            ``(2) the State educational agency will provide the least 
        restrictive and burdensome regulations for local educational 
        agencies and individual schools participating in a program 
        assisted under this part;
            ``(3) the State educational agency will fulfill its local 
        educational agency and school improvement responsibilities 
        under section 1118; and
            ``(4) the State educational agency will encourage the use 
        of funds from other Federal, State, and local sources for 
        schoolwide reform in schoolwide programs under section 1114.
    ``(d) Peer Review and Secretarial Approval.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) establish a peer review process to assist in 
                the review and recommendations for revision of State 
                plans;
                    ``(B) following an initial peer review, approve a 
                State plan the Secretary determines meets the 
                requirements of subsections (b) and (c);
                    ``(C) if the Secretary determines that the State 
                plan does not meet the requirements of subsection (b) 
                or (c), immediately notify the State of that 
                determination and the reasons for such determination;
                    ``(D) not finally disapprove a State's plan before 
                offering the State an opportunity to revise its plan 
                and provide technical assistance to assist the State to 
                meet the requirements of subsections (b) and (c); and
                    ``(E) not require a State, as a condition of 
                approval of the State plan, to include in, or delete 
                from, such plan one or more specific elements of the 
                State's content standards or to use specific assessment 
                instruments or items.
            ``(2) Withholding.--The Secretary may withhold funds for 
        State administration and activities under section 1119 until 
        the Secretary determines that the State plan meets the 
        requirements of this section.
    ``(e) 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 part; and
                    ``(B) be periodically reviewed and revised by the 
                State, as necessary, to reflect changes in the State's 
                strategies and programs under this part.
            ``(2) Additional information.--If the State makes 
        significant changes in its plan, such as the adoption of new 
        State content standards and State student performance 
        standards, new assessments, or a new definition of adequate 
        progress, the State shall submit such information to the 
        Secretary.
    ``(f) Special Rule.--If the aggregate State expenditure by a State 
educational agency for the operation of elementary and secondary 
education programs in the State is less than such agency's aggregate 
Federal expenditure for the State operation of all Federal elementary 
and secondary education programs, then the State plan shall include 
assurances and specific provisions that such State will provide State 
expenditures for the operation of elementary and secondary education 
programs equal to or exceeding the level of Federal expenditures for 
such operation by October 1, 1998.

``SEC. 1112. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PLANS.

    ``(a) Plans Required.--A local educational agency may receive a 
subgrant under this part for any fiscal year only if such agency has on 
file with the State educational agency a plan that is approved by the 
State educational agency. Such plan may be submitted as part of a 
consolidated plan under section 10304.
    ``(b) Plan Provisions.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each local educational agency plan shall 
        include--
                    ``(A) a description of additional high-quality 
                student assessments, if any, other than those described 
                in the State plan under section 1111, that--
                            ``(i) the local educational agency and 
                        schools served under this part will use to--
                                    ``(I) provide information to 
                                teachers, parents, and students on the 
                                progress being made toward meeting the 
                                State student performance standards 
                                described in section 1111(b)(2)(A); and
                                    ``(II) aid in instruction, in 
                                improving the performance of individual 
                                students, and in revising the local 
                                educational agency or school's 
                                instructional program to enable all 
                                children served under this part to meet 
                                the State student performance standards 
                                described in section 1111(b)(2)(A);
                            ``(ii) will be selected and administered by 
                        teachers; and
                            ``(iii) will be aligned with curriculum and 
                        constitute an integral part of the 
                        instructional program;
                    ``(B) at the local educational agency's discretion, 
                a description of any other indicators, such as rates of 
                attendance, graduation, and school-to-work or school-
                to-college transition, that will be used in addition to 
                the assessments described in subparagraph (A) for the 
                uses described in clause (i) of such subparagraph;
                    ``(C) a description of the strategy the local 
                educational agency will use to provide ongoing 
                professional development for teachers, pupil services 
                personnel, administrators, parents and other staff, 
                including local educational agency level staff, that--
                            ``(i) takes into account the needs and 
                        activities across and within schools; and
                            ``(ii) draws on resources available under 
                        this part, other Federal resources, and, at the 
                        local educational agency's discretion, other 
                        State and local resources;
                    ``(D) a description of the poverty criteria that 
                will be used to select school attendance areas under 
                section 1113;
                    ``(E) a description of how teachers, in 
                consultation with parents, administrators, and pupil 
                services personnel, in targeted assistance schools 
                under section 1115 will identify those eligible 
                children most in need of services under this part;
                    ``(F) a general description of the nature of the 
                programs to be conducted by its schools under sections 
                1114 and 1115 and, where appropriate, educational 
                services outside those schools for children living in 
                local institutions for neglected or delinquent 
                children, for neglected and delinquent children in 
                community day school programs, and for eligible 
                homeless children;
                    ``(G) a description of how the local educational 
                agency, where appropriate, will use funds under this 
                part to support preschool programs for children, 
                particularly children participating in a Head Start or 
                Even Start program, which services may be provided 
                directly by the local educational agency or through a 
                subcontract with the local Head Start agency designated 
                by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under 
                section 641 of the Head Start Act, or another 
                comparable public early childhood development program; 
                and
                    ``(H) a description of how the local educational 
                agency, as part of a comprehensive school reform 
                effort, will, where appropriate and feasible as 
                determined by such agency, use funds provided under 
                this part to reduce class size to 15 students.
            ``(2) Filing and approval.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), 
        each local educational agency plan shall be filed according to 
        a schedule established by the State educational agency, except 
        that a local educational agency shall have not more than 2 
        years from the date of enactment of the Improving America's 
        Schools Act of 1994 to have such plan approved by the State 
        educational agency.
    ``(c) Assurances.--Each local educational agency plan shall provide 
assurances that the local educational agency will--
            ``(1) work in consultation with schools as the schools 
        develop their plans pursuant to section 1114 or 1118 and assist 
        schools as schools implement those plans so that each school 
        can make adequate yearly progress toward meeting the State 
        content standards and State student performance standards;
            ``(2)(A) inform eligible schools and parents of schoolwide 
        project authority; and
            ``(B) provide technical assistance and support to 
        schoolwide programs;
            ``(3) fulfill its school improvement responsibilities under 
        section 1118;
            ``(4) give priority to serving students in the earlier 
        grades of schools that receive funds under this part;
            ``(5) provide services to eligible children attending 
        private elementary and secondary schools in accordance with 
        section 1117, and timely and meaningful consultation with 
        private school officials regarding such services;
            ``(6) consistent with the provisions of section 10306, 
        coordinate and integrate services provided under this part with 
        other educational services, including--
                    ``(A) Even Start, Head Start, and other preschool 
                programs, and school-to-work transition programs; and
                    ``(B) services for children with limited-English 
                proficiency or with disabilities, migratory children 
                served under part D, neglected or delinquent children 
                served under part E, homeless children, and immigrant 
                children, in order to increase program effectiveness, 
                eliminate duplication, and reduce fragmentation of the 
                children's instructional program;
            ``(7) coordinate and collaborate, to the extent feasible 
        and necessary as determined by the local educational agency, 
        with school-based pupil services personnel where appropriate, 
        and with other agencies providing services to children, youth, 
        and families, including health and social services;
            ``(8) where appropriate and feasible as determined by the 
        local educational agency, establish a procedure to ensure that 
        all children in participating elementary schools receive two 
        health screenings during the elementary school years at 
        appropriate intervals based on reasonable pediatric standards; 
        and
            ``(9) in the case that a State chooses to utilize funds 
        under this part to provide early childhood development services 
        to low-income children below the age of compulsory school 
        attendance, ensure that such services comply with the 
        performance standards established under section 641A(a) of the 
        Head Start Act or under section 651 of such Act, as such 
        section 651 was in effect on the day preceding the date of 
        enactment of the Human Services Amendments of 1994.
    ``(d) Plan Development and Duration.--Each local educational agency 
plan shall--
            ``(1) be developed in consultation with teachers, pupil 
        services personnel and parents of children in schools served 
        under this part;
            ``(2) remain in effect for the duration of the local 
        educational agency's participation under this part; and
            ``(3) be periodically reviewed and revised, as necessary, 
        to reflect changes in the local educational agency's strategies 
        and programs.
    ``(e) State Approval.--The State educational agency shall approve a 
local educational agency's plan only if the State educational agency 
determines that the local educational agency's plan will enable schools 
served under this part to substantially help all children served under 
this part meet the standards described in section 1111(b)(1).
    ``(f) Program Responsibility.--The local educational agency plan 
shall reflect the shared responsibility of the local educational agency 
and schools in making decisions required under sections 1114 and 1115.

``SEC. 1113. ELIGIBLE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AREAS.

    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) In general.--A local educational agency shall use 
        funds received under this part only in eligible school 
        attendance areas.
            ``(2) Eligible school attendance areas.--For the purposes 
        of this part--
                    ``(A) the term `school attendance area' means, in 
                relation to a particular school, the geographical area 
                in which the children who are normally served by that 
                school reside; and
                    ``(B) the term `eligible school attendance area' 
                means a school attendance area in which the percentage 
                of children from low-income families is equal to or 
                greater than the percentage of children--
                            ``(i) from low-income families served by 
                        the local educational agency as a whole; or
                            ``(ii) served by the local educational 
                        agency as a whole who are eligible to 
                        participate in a schoolwide program under 
                        section 1114.
            ``(3) Serving schools in rank order.--Each local 
        educational agency receiving assistance under this part shall--
                    ``(A) first serve in rank order schools in which 
                the concentration of children from low-income families 
                is 75 percent or greater;
                    ``(B) then serve in rank order schools in which 
                such concentration is at least 50 percent and less than 
                75 percent with rank order determined at the discretion 
                of the local education agency according to grade span 
                or school; and
                    ``(C) finally serve in rank order schools in which 
                such concentration is below 50 percent with rank order 
                determined according to grade span or by school.
            ``(4) Measures.--The local educational agency shall use the 
        same measure of low-income, which such agency shall choose on 
        the basis of the best available verifiable data and which may 
        be a composite of several indicators, with respect to all 
        school attendance areas in the local educational agency to--
                    ``(A) identify eligible school attendance areas;
                    ``(B) determine the ranking of each such area; and
                    ``(C) determine allocations under subsection (c).
    ``(b) Local Educational Agency Discretion.--Notwithstanding 
subsection (a)(1), a local educational agency may use funds received 
under this part in a school that is not in an eligible school 
attendance area, if the percentage of children from low-income families 
enrolled in the school is equal to or greater than the percentage of 
such children in a participating school attendance area of such agency.
    ``(c) Allocations.--
            ``(1) In general.--A local educational agency shall 
        allocate funds received under this part to eligible school 
        attendance areas or eligible schools--
                    ``(A) identified under subsection (a)(3)(A), in 
                rank order, on the basis of the total number of 
                children from low-income families in each such area or 
                school; and
                    ``(B) identified under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of 
                subsection (a)(3) or under subsection (b), in rank 
                order, on the basis of the total number of children 
                from low-income families in grade levels served in each 
                such area or school.
            ``(2) Special rule.--(A) Except as provided in subparagraph 
        (B), the per pupil amount of funds allocated to each school 
        attendance area or school under paragraph (1) shall be at least 
        65 percent of the per pupil amount of funds a local educational 
        agency received for that year under the poverty criterion 
        described by the local educational agency in the plan submitted 
        under section 1112, except that this paragraph shall not apply 
        to a local educational agency that only serves schools in which 
        the percentage of such children is 50 percent or greater.
            ``(B) A local educational agency may reduce the amount of 
        funds allocated under subparagraph (A) for a school attendance 
        area or school by the amount of any supplemental State and 
        local funds expended in that school attendance area or school 
        for programs that meet the requirements of section 1114 or 
        1115.
            ``(3) Reservation.--A local educational agency shall 
        reserve such funds as are necessary under this part to provide 
        services comparable to those provided to children in schools 
        funded under this part to serve--
                    ``(A) eligible homeless children who do not attend 
                participating schools, including providing 
                educationally related support services to children in 
                shelters, where appropriate;
                    ``(B) children living in local institutions for 
                neglected or delinquent children; and
                    ``(C) where appropriate, neglected and delinquent 
                children in community day school programs.
    ``(d) Inapplicability.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subsections (a) and (c) shall not 
        apply--
                    ``(A) to a local educational agency with a total 
                enrollment of less than 1,000 children, except that 
                such agency shall serve school attendance areas or 
                schools in rank order according to grade span or school 
                on the basis of the total number of children from low-
                income families in grade levels served in such area or 
                school; or
                    ``(B) to a school participating in a desegregation 
                program where the number of economically disadvantaged 
                children served by the school is equal to or greater 
                than 100 or equal to or greater than 25 percent of such 
                school's total student enrollment.
            ``(2) Special rule.--(A) Except as provided in subparagraph 
        (B), the per pupil amount of funds allocated to each school 
        attendance area or school described in paragraph (1) shall be 
        at least 65 percent of the per pupil amount of funds the local 
        educational agency serving such area or school received for 
        that year under the poverty criterion described by such agency 
        in the plan submitted under section 1112, except that this 
        paragraph shall not apply to a local educational agency that 
        only serves schools in which the percentage of children from 
        low-income families is 50 percent or greater.
            ``(B) A local educational agency described in subparagraph 
        (A) may reduce the amount of funds allocated under such 
        subparagraph for a school attendance area or school by the 
        amount of any supplemental State and local funds expended in 
        such area or school for programs that meet the requirements of 
        section 1114 or 1115.
    ``(e) Optional Assignment.--A local educational agency with a total 
enrollment of greater than 900,000 children may, to the extent 
feasible, use funds received under this part to serve children from 
low-income families who reside in school attendance areas having high 
concentrations of children from low-income families, who otherwise meet 
the eligibility requirements of this part, and who attend schools in 
noneligible attendance areas.

``SEC. 1114. SCHOOLWIDE PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) Use of Funds for Schoolwide Programs.--
            ``(1) In general.--A local educational agency may use funds 
        under this part, in combination with other Federal, State, and 
        local funds, in order to upgrade the entire educational program 
        in a school described in subparagraph (A) or (B) if, for the 
        initial year of the schoolwide program, the school meets either 
        of the following criteria:
                    ``(A) The school serves an eligible school 
                attendance area in which at least 30 percent of the 
                children--
                            ``(i) are from low-income families; and
                            ``(ii) are eligible for a free or reduced 
                        price lunch or show evidence of poverty by 
                        other criteria, such as eligibility under the 
                        aid to families with dependent children program 
                        under part A of title IV of the Social Security 
                        Act.
                    ``(B) At least 30 percent of the children enrolled 
                in the school are from families meeting the 
                requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph 
                (A).
            ``(2) Identification.--(A) No school participating in a 
        schoolwide program shall be required to identify particular 
        children as eligible to participate in a schoolwide program or 
        to provide supplemental services to such children.
            ``(B) A school participating in a schoolwide program shall 
        use funds available to carry out this section only to 
        supplement the amount of funds that would, in the absence of 
        funds under this part, be made available from non-Federal 
        sources for the school, including funds needed to provide 
        services that are required by law for children with 
        disabilities and children with limited-English proficiency.
            ``(3) Special rule.--(A) Except as provided in subsection 
        (b), the Secretary may, through publication of a notice in the 
        Federal Register, exempt schoolwide programs under section 1114 
        from statutory or regulatory provisions of any other 
        noncompetitive, formula grant program administered by the 
        Secretary, or any discretionary grant program administered by 
        the Secretary (other than formula or discretionary grant 
        programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
        Act), to support schoolwide programs, if the intent and 
        purposes of such other programs are met. Such notice shall not 
        be subject to the requirements in section 431 of the General 
        Education Provisions Act or section 553 of title 5, United 
        States Code.
            ``(B) A school that chooses to use funds from such other 
        programs shall not be relieved of the requirements relating to 
        health, safety, civil rights, gender equity, student and 
        parental participation and involvement, services to private 
        school children, maintenance of effort, comparability of 
        services, uses of Federal funds to supplement, not supplant 
        non-Federal funds, or the distribution of funds to State or 
        local educational agencies that apply to the receipt of funds 
        from such programs.
            ``(4) Reservation.--Each school receiving funds under this 
        title for any fiscal year shall use not less than 10 percent of 
        such funds to carry out the activities described in subsection 
        (b)(1)(D) for such fiscal year, except that--
                    ``(A) a school may enter into a consortium with 
                another school to carry out such activities; and
                    ``(B) this paragraph shall not apply to a school if 
                10 percent of the funds such school receives under this 
                title for such year is less than $5,000.
    ``(b) Components of a Schoolwide Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--A schoolwide program shall include the 
        following components:
                    ``(A) A comprehensive needs assessment of the 
                entire school that is based on information on the 
                performance of children in relation to the State 
                content standards and the State student performance 
                standards described in section 1111(b)(1).
                    ``(B) Schoolwide reform strategies that--
                            ``(i) provide opportunities for all 
                        children to meet the State's proficient and 
                        advanced levels of performance described in 
                        section 1111(b)(1)(A);
                            ``(ii) are based on effective means of 
                        improving the achievement of children;
                            ``(iii) use effective instructional 
                        strategies that--
                                    ``(I) increase the amount and 
                                quality of learning time; and
                                    ``(II) help provide an enriched and 
                                accelerated curriculum;
                            ``(iv)(I) address the needs of all children 
                        in the school, but particularly the needs of 
                        economically disadvantaged children, low-
                        achieving children, children with limited-
                        English proficiency, children with 
                        disabilities, children from migratory families, 
                        and children who are members of the target 
                        population of any program that is included in 
                        the schoolwide program, which may include--
                                    ``(aa) counseling, pupil services, 
                                and mentoring services;
                                    ``(bb) college and career awareness 
                                and preparation, such as college and 
                                career guidance, enhancement of 
                                employability skills, and job placement 
                                services;
                                    ``(cc) services to prepare students 
                                for the transition from school to work;
                                    ``(dd) services to assist preschool 
                                children in the transition from early 
                                childhood programs to elementary school 
                                programs;
                                    ``(ee) incorporation of gender-
                                equitable methods and practices; and
                                    ``(ff) after school and summer 
                                programs; and
                            ``(II) address how the school will 
                        determine if such needs have been met; and
                            ``(v) are consistent with, and are designed 
                        to implement, the State and local improvement 
                        plans, if any, approved under title III of the 
                        Goals 2000: Educate America Act.
                    ``(C)(i) Instruction by highly qualified 
                professional staff.
                    ``(ii) If a school uses funds received under this 
                part to employ instructional aides, the school shall 
                ensure that such aides--
                            ``(I) possess the knowledge and skills 
                        sufficient to assist participating children in 
                        meeting the educational goals of this part;
                            ``(II) have a secondary school diploma or 
                        its recognized equivalent, or earn such diploma 
                        or equivalent within 2 years of such 
                        employment, except that a school may employ an 
                        instructional aide that does not meet the 
                        requirement of this subclause if such aide 
                        possesses proficiency in a language other than 
                        English that is needed to enhance the 
                        participation of children in programs under 
                        this part; and
                            ``(III) are under the direct supervision of 
                        a teacher who has primary responsibility for 
                        providing instructional services to eligible 
                        children.
                    ``(D) In accordance with subsection (a)(4), ongoing 
                professional development for teachers, pupil services 
                personnel, parents, principals, and other staff to 
                enable all children in the school to meet the State's 
                student performance standards. Such activities shall be 
                jointly developed by the principal, teachers, and other 
                staff of each school.
                    ``(E) Parental involvement in accordance with 
                section 1116.
                    ``(F) Development and use of teacher selected 
                assessments as described in section 1112(b)(1)(A)(ii) 
                for providing information on and improving the 
                performance of individual students and the overall 
                instructional program.
                    ``(G) Measures to ensure that students who 
                experience difficulty mastering any of the standards 
                required by section 1111(b) during the course of the 
                school year shall be provided with effective, timely 
                additional assistance, which shall include--
                            ``(i) measures to ensure that students' 
                        difficulties are identified on a timely basis 
                        and to provide sufficient information on which 
                        to base effective assistance;
                            ``(ii) to the extent the school determines 
                        feasible using funds under this part, periodic 
                        training for teachers in how to identify such 
                        difficulties and to provide assistance to 
                        individual students; and
                            ``(iii) for any student who has not met 
                        such standards, teacher-parent conferences, at 
                        which time the teacher and parents shall 
                        discuss--
                                    ``(I) what the school will do to 
                                help the student meet such standards;
                                    ``(II) what the parents can do to 
                                help the student improve the student's 
                                performance; and
                                    ``(III) additional assistance which 
                                may be available to the student at the 
                                school or elsewhere in the community.
            ``(2) Plan.--(A) Any eligible school that desires to 
        operate a schoolwide program shall first develop (or amend a 
        plan for such a program that was in existence before the date 
        of enactment of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994), 
        in consultation with the local educational agency, a 
        comprehensive plan for reforming the total instructional 
        program in the school that--
                    ``(i) incorporates the components described in 
                paragraph (1);
                    ``(ii) describes how the school will use resources 
                under this part and from other sources to implement 
                those components;
                    ``(iii) includes a list of State and local 
                educational agency programs and other Federal programs 
                under paragraph (a)(3) that will be included in the 
                schoolwide program;
                    ``(iv) describes how the school will provide valid 
                and reliable individual student assessment results, 
                including an interpretation of those results, to the 
                parents of any child who participates in the assessment 
                required by section 1111(b)(3); and
                    ``(v) provides for statistically reliable data on 
                the achievement and assessment results of economically 
                disadvantaged children disaggregated by gender, major 
                ethnic or racial groups, children with disabilities, 
                and, where appropriate, limited-English proficient 
                children.
            ``(B) Plans developed before a State has adopted standards 
        and a set of assessments that meet the criteria described in 
        paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 1111(b) shall be based on an 
        analysis of available data on the achievement of students in 
        the school and effective instructional and school improvement 
        practices.
            ``(C) The comprehensive plan shall be--
                    ``(i) developed over a one-year period, unless--
                            ``(I) the local educational agency 
                        determines that less time is needed to develop 
                        and implement the schoolwide program; or
                            ``(II) the school is operating a schoolwide 
                        program on the day preceding the date of 
                        enactment of the Improving America's Schools 
                        Act of 1994, in which case such school may 
                        continue to operate that program, but shall 
                        develop a new plan during the first year of 
                        assistance under such Act to reflect the 
                        provisions of this section;
                    ``(ii) developed by a school-site council composed 
                of those individuals who will implement the plan, 
                including teachers, pupil services personnel, parents, 
                principals, and other staff;
                    ``(iii) in effect for the duration of the school's 
                participation under this part and reviewed and revised, 
                as necessary, by the school; and
                    ``(iv) available to the local educational agency, 
                parents, and the public, and the information contained 
                in such plan shall be translated, to the extent 
                feasible, into any language that a significant 
                percentage of the parents of participating children in 
                the school speak as their primary language.

``SEC. 1115. TARGETED ASSISTANCE SCHOOLS.

    ``(a) In General.--In all schools selected to receive funds under 
section 1113(c) that are ineligible for a schoolwide program under 
section 1114, or that choose not to operate such a schoolwide program, 
a local educational agency may use funds received under this part only 
for programs that provide services to economically disadvantaged 
children identified by teachers, in consultation with parents, 
administrators, and pupil services personnel, as having the greatest 
academic need for special assistance.
    ``(b) Eligible Children.--
            ``(1) Eligible population.--A child shall be eligible for 
        services under this part if--
                    ``(A) except as provided in subparagraphs (B), (C), 
                and (D), the school serving such child determines that 
                such child is economically disadvantaged, and such 
                child--
                            ``(i)(I) is not older than age 21 and is 
                        entitled to a free public education through 
                        grade 12; and
                            ``(II) is not yet at a grade level where 
                        the local educational agency provides a free 
                        public education, yet is of an age at which 
                        such child can benefit from an organized 
                        instructional program provided in a school or 
                        other educational setting; or
                            ``(ii) is a child with a disability, a 
                        limited-English proficient child, or a migrant 
                        child;
                    ``(B) the child, at any time in the two years 
                preceding the year for which the determination is made, 
                received services under the program for neglected and 
                delinquent children under part E (or its predecessor 
                authority);
                    ``(C) the child is homeless and attending any 
                school in the local educational agency; and
                    ``(D) the child, at any time in the two years 
                preceding the year for which the determination is made, 
                participated in a Head Start or Even Start program.
            ``(2) Special rule.--Funds received under this part may not 
        be used to provide services that are otherwise required by law 
        to be made available to children described in subparagraphs 
        (B), (C), and (D) of paragraph (1) but may be used to 
        coordinate or supplement such services.
    ``(c) Components of a Targeted Assistance School Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--To assist targeted assistance schools 
        and local educational agencies to meet their responsibility to 
        provide for all their students served under this part the 
        opportunity to meet the State's student performance standards 
        in subjects as determined by the State, each targeted 
        assistance program under this section shall--
                    ``(A) use such program's resources under this part 
                to help participating children meet such State student 
                performance standards expected for all children;
                    ``(B) be based on effective means for improving 
                achievement of children;
                    ``(C) ensure that planning for students served 
                under this part is incorporated into existing school 
                planning;
                    ``(D) use effective instructional strategies that--
                            ``(i) increase the amount and quality of 
                        learning time;
                            ``(ii) help provide an accelerated, high-
                        quality curriculum; and
                            ``(iii) minimize isolating eligible 
                        children from other children in the school 
                        during regular school hours;
                    ``(E) coordinate with and support the regular 
                education program, which may include--
                            ``(i) counseling, mentoring and other pupil 
                        services;
                            ``(ii) college and career awareness and 
                        preparation, such as college and career 
                        guidance, enhancement of employability skills, 
                        and job placement services;
                            ``(iii) services to prepare students for 
                        the transition from school to work; and
                            ``(iv) services to assist preschool 
                        children in the transition from early childhood 
                        programs to elementary school programs;
                    ``(F) provide instruction by highly qualified 
                staff;
                    ``(G) if such program employs instructional aides, 
                ensure that such aides--
                            ``(i) possess the knowledge and skills 
                        sufficient to assist participating children in 
                        meeting the purposes of this title;
                            ``(ii) have a secondary school diploma or 
                        its recognized equivalent, or earn such diploma 
                        or equivalent within 2 years of such 
                        employment, except that an instructional aide 
                        that does not meet the requirement of this 
                        clause may be employed if such aide possesses a 
                        tested proficiency in English and a language 
                        other than English that is needed to enhance 
                        the participation of children in programs under 
                        this part; and
                            ``(iii) are under the direct supervision of 
                        a teacher who has primary responsibility for 
                        providing instructional services to eligible 
                        children;
                    ``(H) in accordance with subsection (d)(2), provide 
                opportunities for ongoing professional development to 
                the extent the school determines feasible with 
                resources provided under this part and from other 
                sources for administrators and for teachers and other 
                school staff who work with participating children in 
                programs under this section or in the regular education 
                program; and
                    ``(I) provide opportunities for parental 
                involvement in accordance with section 1116.
            ``(2) Requirements.--Each school conducting a program under 
        this section shall assist participating children selected in 
        accordance with subsection (b) to meet the State's proficient 
        and advanced levels of performance by--
                    ``(A) the coordination of resources provided under 
                this part with other resources to enable the children 
                served to meet the State content standards and State 
                student performance standards; and
                    ``(B) providing individual student assessment 
                results, including an explanation of those results, to 
                the parents of any child who participates in the 
                assessment required by section 1111(b)(3).
    ``(d) Special Rules.--
            ``(1) Comprehensive services.--If health, nutrition, and 
        other social services are not otherwise available to eligible 
        children in a targeted assistance school and such school, if 
        appropriate, has engaged in a comprehensive needs assessment 
        and established a collaborative partnership with local service 
        providers, and if funds are not reasonably available from other 
        public or private sources to provide services under this part, 
        then funds provided under this part may be used as a last 
        resort to provide such services, including--
                    ``(A) the provision of basic medical equipment, 
                such as eyeglasses and hearing aids;
                    ``(B) compensation of a coordinator; and
                    ``(C) professional development for teachers, pupil 
                services personnel, other staff, and parents in 
                identifying and meeting the comprehensive needs of 
                eligible children.
            ``(2) Reservation.--Each school receiving funds under this 
        title for any fiscal year shall use not less than 10 percent of 
        such funds to carry out the activities described in subsection 
        (c)(1)(H) for such fiscal year, except that--
                    ``(A) a school may enter into a consortium with 
                another school to carry out such activities; and
                    ``(B) this paragraph shall not apply to a school if 
                10 percent of the funds such school receives under this 
                title for such year is less than $5,000.
    ``(e) Assignment of Personnel.--To promote the integration of staff 
supported with funds under this part and children served under this 
part into the regular school program and overall school planning and 
improvement efforts, public school personnel who are paid with funds 
received under this part may--
            ``(1) assume limited duties that are assigned to similar 
        personnel who are not so paid, including duties beyond 
        classroom instruction or that do not benefit participating 
        children so long as the amount of time spent on such duties is 
        the same proportion of total work time as prevails with respect 
        to similar personnel at the same school;
            ``(2) participate in general professional development and 
        school planning activities; and
            ``(3) collaboratively teach with regular classroom 
        teachers, so long as their efforts directly benefit 
        participating children.
    ``(f) Special Rule.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
prohibit a school from serving students served under this section 
simultaneously with students with similar educational needs, in the 
same educational settings where appropriate.

``SEC. 1116. PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.

    ``(a) Local Educational Agency Policy.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each local educational agency that 
        receives funds under this part shall develop jointly with, 
        agree upon with, and distribute to, parents of participating 
        children a written parent involvement policy that is 
        incorporated into the local educational agency's plan developed 
        under section 1112, establishes the expectations for parent 
        involvement, and describes how the local educational agency 
        will--
                    ``(A) involve parents in the joint development and 
                approval of the plan described under section 1112, and 
                the process of school review and improvement described 
                under section 1118;
                    ``(B) provide the coordination, technical 
                assistance, and other support necessary to assist 
                participating schools in planning and implementing 
                effective parent involvement;
                    ``(C) build the schools' and parents' capacity for 
                strong parent involvement as described in subsection 
                (e);
                    ``(D) coordinate and integrate parent involvement 
                strategies described in this part with those under 
                other programs; and
                    ``(E) ensure that participating schools--
                            ``(i) review the effectiveness of their 
                        parent involvement activities on an ongoing 
                        basis;
                            ``(ii) identify and take steps to remove 
                        any barriers to greater parental involvement, 
                        including barriers resulting in lower rates of 
                        participation in the parent involvement 
                        activities by parents who are economically 
                        disadvantaged, are disabled, have limited 
                        literacy, have limited-English proficiency, or 
                        are from any racial or ethnic minority 
                        background; and
                            ``(iii) use the findings of such reviews 
                        in--
                                    ``(I) designing strategies for 
                                school improvement; and
                                    ``(II) revising, if necessary, the 
                                parent involvement policies described 
                                in this subsection and subsection 
                                (b)(1).
            ``(2) Amendment.--If the local educational agency has a 
        school district-level parental involvement policy that applies 
        to all parents, such agency may amend that policy, if 
        necessary, to meet the requirements of this subsection.
    ``(b) School Parental Involvement Policy.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each school served under this part shall 
        jointly develop with, and distribute to, parents of 
        participating children a written parent involvement policy, 
        agreed upon by such parents, that shall describe the means for 
        carrying out the requirements of subsections (c) through (f). 
        Such policy shall be updated periodically to meet the changing 
        needs of parents and the school.
            ``(2) Special rule.--If the school has a parental 
        involvement policy that applies to all parents, such school may 
        amend that policy, if necessary, to meet the requirements of 
        this subsection.
    ``(c) Policy Involvement.--Each school served under this part 
shall--
            ``(1) convene an annual meeting, at a convenient time, to 
        which all parents of participating children shall be invited 
        and encouraged to attend, to inform parents of their school's 
        participation under this part and to explain this part, its 
        requirements, and their right to be involved;
            ``(2) offer a flexible number of meetings, such as meetings 
        in the morning or evening, and may provide, with funds provided 
        under this part, transportation, child care, or home visits, as 
        such services relate to parental involvement;
            ``(3) involve parents, in an organized, ongoing, and timely 
        way, in the planning, review, and improvement of programs under 
        this part, including the school parental involvement policy and 
        the joint development and approval of the schoolwide program 
        plan under section 1114(b), except that if a school has in 
        place a process for involving parents in the joint planning, 
        design, and approval of its programs, the school may use that 
        process, provided that such process includes an adequate 
        representation of parents of participating children; and
            ``(4) provide parents of participating children--
                    ``(A) timely information about programs under this 
                part;
                    ``(B) school performance profiles required under 
                section 1118(a)(3);
                    ``(C) a description and explanation of the 
                curriculum in use at the school, the forms of 
                assessment used to measure student progress, and the 
                proficiency levels students are expected to meet;
                    ``(D) opportunities for regular meetings to 
                formulate suggestions, share experiences with other 
                parents, and participate as appropriate in decisions 
                relating to the education of their children if such 
                parents so desire; and
                    ``(E) timely responses to the suggestions described 
                in subparagraph (E).
    ``(d) Shared Responsibilities for High Student Performance.--As a 
component of the school-level parental involvement policy developed 
under subsection (b), each school served under this part shall jointly 
develop with parents for all children served under this part a school-
parent compact that outlines how parents, the entire school staff, and 
students will share the responsibility for improved student achievement 
and the means by which the school and parents will build and develop a 
partnership to help children achieve the State's high standards. Such 
compact shall--
            ``(1) describe the school's responsibility to provide high-
        quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and 
        effective learning environment that enables the children served 
        under this part to meet the State's student performance 
        standards, and the ways in which each parent will be 
        responsible for supporting their children's learning, such as 
        monitoring attendance, homework completion, television 
        watching, volunteering in their child's classroom, and 
        participating as appropriate in decisions relating to the 
        education of their children, and positive use of 
        extracurricular time; and
            ``(2) address the importance of communication between 
        teachers and parents on an ongoing basis through, at a 
        minimum--
                    ``(A) parent-teacher conferences in elementary 
                schools, at least annually, during which the compact 
                shall be discussed as the compact relates to the 
                individual child's achievement;
                    ``(B) frequent reports to parents on their 
                children's progress; and
                    ``(C) reasonable access to staff, opportunities to 
                volunteer and participate in their child's class, and 
                observation of classroom activities.
    ``(e) Building Capacity for Involvement.--To ensure effective 
involvement of parents and to support a partnership among the school, 
parents, and the community to improve student achievement, each school 
and local educational agency shall--
            ``(1) provide assistance to participating parents in such 
        areas as understanding the National Education Goals, the 
        State's content standards and State student performance 
        standards, State and local assessments, the requirements of 
        this part, and how to monitor their children's progress and 
        work with educators to improve the performance of their 
        children as well as information on how parents can participate 
        in decisions relating to the education of their children;
            ``(2) provide materials and training, such as necessary 
        literacy training that is not otherwise available from other 
        sources to help parents work with their children to improve 
        their children's achievement;
            ``(3) educate teachers, pupil services personnel, 
        principals and other staff, with the assistance of parents, in 
        the value and utility of contributions of parents, and in how 
        to reach out to, communicate with, and work with parents as 
        equal partners, implement and coordinate parent programs, and 
        build ties between home and school;
            ``(4) coordinate and integrate parent involvement programs 
        and activities with Head Start, Even Start, home instruction 
        programs for preschool youngsters and Parents as Teachers, and 
        public preschool programs, to the extent feasible;
            ``(5) other activities, as appropriate and feasible, such 
        as parent resource centers and providing opportunities for 
        parents to learn about child development and child rearing 
        issues beginning at the birth of a child, designed to help 
        parents become full partners in the education of their 
        children; and
            ``(6) provide such other reasonable support for parental 
        involvement activities under this section as parents may 
        request.
    ``(f) Parental Information and Resource Centers.--In States where 
parental information and resource centers have been established 
pursuant to section 401 of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act of 1994 
(to providing training, information, and support to parents and 
individuals who work with parents) local educational agencies and 
schools receiving assistance under this part shall assist parents and 
parent organizations by informing such parents and organizations of the 
existence and purpose of such centers, providing such parents and 
organizations with a description of the services and programs provided 
by such centers, advising parents on how to use such centers, and 
helping parents to contact such centers.
    ``(g) Accessibility.--In carrying out the parental involvement 
requirements of this part, local educational agencies and schools, to 
the extent practicable, shall provide full opportunities for the 
participation of parents with limited-English proficiency or with 
disabilities, including providing information and school profiles in a 
language and form such parents understand.

``SEC. 1117. PARTICIPATION OF CHILDREN ENROLLED IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

    ``(a) General Requirement.--
            ``(1) In general.--To the extent consistent with the number 
        of eligible children identified according to section 1115(b) in 
        a local educational agency who are enrolled in private 
        elementary and secondary schools, a local educational agency 
        shall, after timely and meaningful consultation with 
        appropriate private school officials, provide such children, on 
        an equitable basis, special educational services or other 
        benefits under this part.
            ``(2) Secular, neutral, nonideological.--Such educational 
        services or other benefits, including materials and equipment, 
        must be secular, neutral, and nonideological.
            ``(3) Equity.--Educational services and other benefits for 
        such private school children shall be equitable in comparison 
        to services and other benefits for public school children 
        participating under this part.
            ``(4) Expenditures.--Expenditures for educational services 
        and other benefits to eligible private school children shall be 
        equal to the proportion of funds allocated to participating 
        school attendance areas based on the number of children from 
        low-income families who attend private schools.
            ``(5) Provision of services.--The local educational agency 
        may provide such services directly or through contracts with 
        public and private agencies, organizations, and institutions.
    ``(b) Consultation.--
            ``(1) In general.--To ensure timely and meaningful 
        consultation, a local educational agency shall consult with 
        appropriate private school officials during the design and 
        development of the agency's programs under this part, on issues 
        such as--
                    ``(A) how the children's needs will be identified;
                    ``(B) what services will be offered;
                    ``(C) how and where the services will be provided; 
                and
                    ``(D) how the services will be assessed.
            ``(2) Timing.-- Such consultation shall occur before the 
        local educational agency makes any decision that affects the 
        opportunities of eligible private school children to 
        participate in programs under this part.
            ``(3) Discussion.--Such consultation shall include a 
        discussion of service delivery mechanisms a local educational 
        agency can use to provide equitable services to eligible 
        private school children.
    ``(c) Public Control of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--The control of funds provided under this 
        part, and title to materials, equipment, and property purchased 
        with those funds, shall be in a public agency, and a public 
        agency shall administer such funds and property.
            ``(2) Provision of services.--(A) The provision of services 
        under this section shall be provided--
                    ``(i) by employees of a public agency; or
                    ``(ii) through contract by such public agency with 
                an individual, association, agency, or organization.
            ``(B) In the provision of such services, such employee, 
        person, association, agency, or organization shall be 
        independent of such private school and of any religious 
        organization, and such employment or contract shall be under 
        the control and supervision of such public agency.
            ``(3) Verifiable documentation.--An official of each 
        private school assisted under this part shall provide to the 
        local educational agency the verifiable documentation necessary 
        to determine the proportionate allocation amount under 
        subsection (a)(4) on which the provision of equitable services 
        under this section will be based.
    ``(d) Standards for a Bypass.--If a local educational agency is 
prohibited by law from providing for the participation on an equitable 
basis of eligible children enrolled in private elementary and secondary 
schools or if the Secretary determines that a local educational agency 
has substantially failed or is unwilling to provide for such 
participation, as required by this section, the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) waive the requirements of this section for such local 
        educational agency; and
            ``(2) arrange for the provision of services to such 
        children through arrangements that shall be subject to the 
        requirements of this section and sections 10505 and 10506.
    ``(e) Capital Expenses.--
            ``(1) In general.--(A) From the amount appropriated for 
        this subsection under section 1002(e) for any fiscal year, each 
        State is eligible to receive an amount that bears the same 
        ratio to the amount so appropriated as the number of private 
        school children who received services under this part in the 
        State in the most recent year for which data satisfactory to 
        the Secretary are available bears to the number of such 
        children in all States in that same year.
            ``(B) The Secretary shall reallocate any amounts allocated 
        under subparagraph (A) that are not used by a State for the 
        purpose of this subsection to other States on the basis of 
        their respective needs, as determined by the Secretary.
            ``(2) Capital expenses.--(A) A local educational agency may 
        apply to the State educational agency for payments for capital 
        expenses consistent with this subsection.
            ``(B) State educational agencies shall distribute such 
        funds under this subsection to local educational agencies based 
        on the degree of need set forth in their respective 
        applications for assistance under this subsection.
            ``(3) Uses of funds.--Any funds appropriated to carry out 
        this subsection shall be used only for capital expenses 
        incurred to provide equitable services for private school 
        children under this section.
            ``(4) Definition.--For the purpose of this subsection, the 
        term `capital expenses' means--
                    ``(A) expenditures for noninstructional goods and 
                services, such as the purchase, lease, or renovation of 
                real and personal property, including mobile 
                educational units and leasing of neutral sites or 
                spaces;
                    ``(B) insurance and maintenance costs;
                    ``(C) transportation; and
                    ``(D) other comparable goods and services.

``SEC. 1118. ASSESSMENT AND LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY AND SCHOOL 
              IMPROVEMENT.

    ``(a) Local Review.--Each local educational agency receiving funds 
under this part shall--
            ``(1) use the State assessments described in the State 
        plan;
            ``(2) use any additional measures or indicators described 
        in the local educational agency's plan to review annually the 
        progress of each school served under this part to determine 
        whether the school is meeting, or making adequate progress as 
        defined in section 1111(b)(2)(A)(i) toward enabling its 
        students to meet the State's student performance standards 
        described in the State plan;
            ``(3) publicize and disseminate to teachers and other 
        staff, parents, students, and the community the results of the 
        annual review under paragraph (1) of all schools served under 
        this part in individual school performance profiles that 
        include disaggregated results as required by section 
        1111(b)(3)(I); and
            ``(4) provide the results of the local annual review to 
        schools so that the local educational agency can continually 
        refine the program of instruction to help all children served 
        under this part in those schools meet the State's student 
        performance standards.
    ``(b) School Improvement.--
            ``(1) In general.--(A) A local educational agency shall 
        identify for school improvement any school served under this 
        part that--
                    ``(i) has been in program improvement under section 
                1020 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
                1965 (as such section was in effect on the day 
                preceding the date of enactment of the Improving 
                America's Schools Act of 1994), for at least two 
                consecutive school years prior to such day;
                    ``(ii) has not made adequate progress as defined in 
                the State's plan under section 1111(b)(2)(A)(i) for two 
                consecutive school years, except that--
                            ``(I) this subparagraph shall not apply to 
                        a school if almost every student in such school 
                        is meeting the State's advanced level of 
                        performance; or
                            ``(II) in the case of a school that is not 
                        operating a schoolwide program such school may 
                        be reviewed on the progress of only those 
                        students that have been, are, or will be, 
                        served under this part; or
                    ``(iii) has failed to meet the criteria established 
                by the State through the State's transitional procedure 
                under section 1111(b)(5)(C) for two consecutive years.
            ``(B) Before identifying a school for school improvement 
        under paragraph (1), the local educational agency shall provide 
        the school with an opportunity to review the school-level data, 
        including assessment data, on which such identification is 
        based. If the school believes that such identification for 
        school improvement is in error, such school may provide 
        evidence to the local educational agency to support such 
        belief.
            ``(2) Requirement.--(A) Each school identified under 
        paragraph (1) shall--
                    ``(i) in consultation with parents, the local 
                educational agency, and the school support team, 
                develop or revise a school plan in ways that have the 
                greatest likelihood of improving the performance of 
                participating children in meeting the State's student 
                performance standards; and
                    ``(ii) submit the plan to the local educational 
                agency for approval.
            ``(B) During the first year immediately following 
        identification under paragraph (1), the school shall implement 
        such school's plan.
            ``(3) Technical assistance.--For each school identified 
        under paragraph (1), the local educational agency shall provide 
        technical assistance as the school develops and implements such 
        school's plan.
            ``(4) Corrective action.--(A) The local educational agency 
        may take corrective action at any time against a school that 
        has been identified under paragraph (1), but, during the third 
        year following identification under paragraph (1), shall take 
        such action against any school that still fails to make 
        adequate progress.
            ``(B)(i) Corrective actions are those, consistent with 
        State and local law, determined and made public and 
        disseminated by the local educational agency, which may 
        include--
                    ``(I) withholding funds;
                    ``(II) an aggressive joint plan between the local 
                educational agency and the school that addresses 
                specific elements of student performance problems and 
                that specifies school and local responsibilities under 
                the plan;
                    ``(III) interagency collaborative agreements 
                between the school and other public agencies to provide 
                health, counseling, and other social services needed to 
                remove barriers to learning;
                    ``(IV) waivers or modifications of requirements of 
                local educational agency policy or regulation that 
                impede the ability of the school to educate students;
                    ``(V) revoking authority for a school to operate a 
                schoolwide program;
                    ``(VI) decreasing decisionmaking authority at the 
                school level;
                    ``(VII) making alternative governance arrangements 
                such as the creation of a public charter school;
                    ``(VIII) reconstituting the school staff; and
                    ``(IX) authorizing students to transfer, including 
                transportation costs, to other public schools served by 
                the local educational agency.
            ``(ii) Notwithstanding clause (i), corrective actions taken 
        pursuant to this part shall not include the actions described 
        in subclauses (I), (V), (VI), (VIII), (IX) of clause (i) until 
        the State has developed assessments that meet the requirements 
        of paragraph (3)(E) of section 1111(b).
            ``(C) Prior to implementing any corrective action, the 
        local educational agency may refrain from such corrective 
        action to the extent that the failure to make progress can be 
        attributed to extenuating circumstances, such as sudden and 
        significant reductions in Federal funding in a single year, as 
        determined by the Secretary.
            ``(5) State educational agency responsibilities.--The State 
        educational agency shall--
                    ``(A) make assistance from school support teams and 
                distinguished educators under section 1119 available to 
                the schools farthest from meeting the State's student 
                performance standards, if requested by the local 
                educational agency or school; and
                    ``(B) if such agency determines that a local 
                educational agency failed to carry out the local 
                educational agency's responsibilities under paragraphs 
                (3) and (4), take such corrective actions that the 
                State educational agency deems appropriate.
            ``(6) Special rule.--Schools that for at least two of the 
        three years following identification under paragraph (1) make 
        adequate progress toward meeting the State's proficient and 
        advanced levels of performance shall no longer need to be 
        identified for school improvement.
    ``(c) State Review and Local Educational Agency Improvement.--
            ``(1) In general.--A State educational agency shall--
                    ``(A) annually review the progress of each local 
                educational agency receiving funds under this part to 
                determine whether the local educational agency is 
                making adequate progress as defined in section 
                1111(b)(2)(A)(ii) toward meeting the State's student 
                performance standards; and
                    ``(B) publicize and disseminate to local 
                educational agencies, teachers and other staff, 
                parents, students, and the community the results of the 
                State review, including disaggregated results, as 
                required by section 1111(b)(3)(F).
            ``(2) Rewards.--In the case of a local educational agency 
        that for three consecutive years has met or exceeded the 
        State's definition of adequate progress as defined in section 
        1111(b)(2)(A)(ii), the State may make institutional and 
        individual rewards of the kinds described for individual 
        schools in paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 1119(b).
            ``(3) Identification.--(A) A State educational agency shall 
        identify for improvement any local educational agency that--
                    ``(i) for two consecutive years, is not making 
                adequate progress as defined in section 
                1111(b)(2)(A)(ii) in schools served under this part 
                toward meeting the State's student performance 
                standards, except that schools served by the local 
                educational agency that are not operating schoolwide 
                programs may be reviewed on the basis of the progress 
                of only those students served under this part; or
                    ``(ii) has failed to meet the criteria established 
                by the State through its transitional procedure under 
                section 1111(b)(5)(C) for two consecutive years.
            ``(B) Before identifying a local educational agency for 
        improvement under paragraph (1), the State educational agency 
        shall provide the local educational agency with an opportunity 
        to review the school-level data, including assessment data, on 
        which such identification is based. If the local educational 
        agency believes that such identification for improvement is in 
        error, such local educational agency may provide evidence to 
        the State educational agency to support such belief.
            ``(4) Local educational agency revisions.--Each local 
        educational agency identified under paragraph (3) shall, in 
        consultation with schools, parents, and educational experts, 
        revise its local educational agency plan under section 1112 in 
        ways that have the greatest likelihood of improving the 
        performance of schools served by the local educational agency 
        in meeting the State's student performance standards.
            ``(5) State educational agency responsibilities.--For each 
        local educational agency identified under paragraph (3), the 
        State educational agency shall--
                    ``(A) provide technical assistance to better enable 
                the local educational agency to develop and implement 
                the local educational agency's revised plan and work 
                with schools needing improvement; and
                    ``(B) make available to the local educational 
                agencies farthest from meeting the State's standards, 
                if requested, assistance from school support teams and 
                distinguished educators under section 1119.
            ``(6) Corrective action.--(A) The State educational agency 
        may take corrective action at any time against a local 
        educational agency that has been identified under paragraph 
        (3), but, during the fourth year following identification under 
        paragraph (3), shall take such action against any local 
        educational agency that still fails to make adequate progress.
            ``(B)(i) Corrective actions are those, consistent with 
        State law, determined and made public and disseminated by the 
        State educational agency, which may include--
                    ``(I) the withholding of funds;
                    ``(II) an aggressive joint plan between the State 
                and local educational agency that addresses specific 
                elements of student performance problems and that 
                specifies State and local responsibilities under the 
                plan;
                    ``(III) interagency collaborative agreements 
                between the local educational agency and other public 
                agencies to provide health, pupil services, and other 
                social services needed to remove barriers to learning;
                    ``(IV) waivers or modification of requirements of 
                State law or regulation (in States in which such 
                waivers are permitted) that impede the ability of a 
                local educational agency to educate students;
                    ``(V) reconstitution of school district personnel;
                    ``(VI) appointment by the State educational agency 
                of a representative to implement, in conjunction with 
                the local educational agency, a program improvement 
                plan;
                    ``(VII) removal of particular schools from the 
                jurisdiction of the local educational agency and 
                establishment of alternative arrangements for the 
                public governance and supervision of such schools, 
                including contracts with private management companies;
                    ``(VIII) authorizing students to transfer to 
                another public school, including the cost of 
                transportation; and
                    ``(IX) contracting out the management of troubled 
                schools to private management firms.
            ``(ii) Notwithstanding clause (i), corrective actions taken 
        pursuant to this part shall not include the actions described 
        in subclauses (I), (V), and (VII) of clause (i) until the State 
        has developed assessments that meet the requirements of 
        paragraph (3)(E) of section 1111(b).
            ``(C) Prior to implementing any corrective action, the 
        State educational agency shall provide due process, including a 
        hearing, to any local educational agency identified under 
        paragraph (3) and may refrain from such corrective action to 
        the extent that the failure to make progress can be attributed 
        to such extenuating circumstances as determined by the 
        Secretary.
            ``(7) Special rule.--Local educational agencies that for at 
        least two of the three years following identification under 
        paragraph (3) make adequate progress toward meeting the State's 
        standards no longer need to be identified for local educational 
        agency improvement.
    ``(d) Other Accountability Systems.--If a State has developed an 
accountability system for all children that, in the Secretary's 
judgment, is as rigorous as the system required by this section and can 
serve as basis for the accountability of programs under this part, then 
the Secretary may deem such system as meeting the requirements of this 
section.
    ``(e) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
alter or otherwise affect the rights, remedies, and procedures afforded 
school or school district employees under Federal, State, or local laws 
(including applicable regulations or court orders) or under the terms 
of collective bargaining agreements, memoranda of understanding, or 
other agreements between such employees and their employers.

``SEC. 1119. STATE ASSISTANCE FOR SCHOOLS SUPPORT AND IMPROVEMENT.

    ``(a) System for Support.--Each State educational agency shall 
establish a statewide system of intensive and sustained support and 
improvement for schools receiving funds under this title, including 
schoolwide programs and schools in need of program improvement.
    ``(b) Components.--The system, at a minimum, shall include the 
following:
            ``(1) School support teams.--
                    ``(A) Each State, in consultation with local 
                educational agencies and schools, shall establish a 
                system of school support teams to provide information 
                and assistance to schoolwide programs, or a school in 
                which the number of students in poverty is equal to or 
                greater than 75 percent of the total number of students 
                enrolled in such school and such school is identified 
                as in need of improvement under section 1118(b)(1).
                    ``(B) Each such team shall be composed of persons, 
                including teachers, pupil services personnel, 
                representatives of organizations knowledgeable about 
                successful schoolwide projects or comprehensive school 
                reform, and other persons who are knowledgeable about 
                research and practice on teaching and learning, 
                particularly about strategies for improving the 
                educational opportunities for eligible children, such 
                as representatives of institutions of higher education, 
                regional educational laboratories or research centers, 
                and outside consultant groups.
                    ``(C) A school support team shall work 
                cooperatively with each school and make recommendations 
                as the school develops its schoolwide program plan or 
                school improvement plan, review each plan, and make 
                recommendations to the school and the local educational 
                agency.
                    ``(D) During the operation of the schoolwide 
                program or during school improvement activities, a 
                school support team shall--
                            ``(i) periodically review the progress of 
                        the school in enabling children in the school 
                        to meet the State's performance standards under 
                        this part;
                            ``(ii) identify problems in the design and 
                        operation of the instructional program; and
                            ``(iii) make recommendations for 
                        improvement to the school and the local 
                        educational agency.
                    ``(E) Funds made available for State administration 
                and, at the discretion of the local educational agency, 
                funds available to local educational agencies under 
                this part may be used to pay the costs of the school 
                support teams.
            ``(2) Distinguished schools.--(A) Each State shall 
        designate as a distinguished school--
                    ``(i) any school served under this part that, for 
                three consecutive years, has exceeded the State's 
                definition of adequate progress as defined in section 
                1111(b)(2)(A)(i); and
                    ``(ii) any school in which almost every student has 
                met the State's advanced level of performance.
            ``(B)(i) A State shall use funds available under section 
        1701(c) to recognize distinguished schools, including making 
        monetary awards.
            ``(ii) Funds awarded to a distinguished school may be used 
        by the school to further the school's educational program under 
        this part, provide additional incentives for continued success, 
        and reward individuals or groups in the school for past 
        performance.
            ``(C) A local educational agency may also recognize the 
        success of a distinguished school by providing additional 
        institutional and individual rewards, such as greater 
        decisionmaking authority at the school building level, 
        increased access to resources or supplemental services such as 
        summer programs that may be used to sustain or increase 
        success, additional professional development opportunities, 
        opportunities to participate in special projects, and 
        individual financial bonuses.
            ``(D) Schools designated as distinguished schools under 
        such subparagraph (A) may serve as models and provide 
        additional assistance to other schools served under this part, 
        especially schoolwide programs and schools in school 
        improvement, that are not making adequate progress.
            ``(3) Distinguished educators.--
                    ``(A) In order to provide assistance to schools and 
                local educational agencies identified as needing 
                improvement and schools participating in schoolwide 
                programs, each State, in consultation with local 
                educational agencies and using funds available under 
                section 1701(c), shall establish a corps of 
                distinguished educators.
                    ``(B) When possible, distinguished educators shall 
                be chosen from schools served under this part that have 
                been especially successful in enabling children to meet 
                or make outstanding progress toward meeting the State's 
                student performance standards, such as the schools 
                described in paragraph (2).
                    ``(C) Distinguished educators shall provide, as 
                part of the statewide system, intensive and sustained 
                assistance to the schools and local educational 
                agencies furthest from meeting the State's student 
                performance standards and to schoolwide programs as 
                such programs develop and implement their plans, 
                including participation in the support teams described 
                in paragraph (1).
    ``(c) Implementation.--In order to implement this section, funds 
made available under section 1701(c) may be used by a State for release 
time for teachers and administrators, travel, training, and other 
related costs.
    ``(d) Alternatives.--
            ``(1) In general.--The State may devise alternative or 
        additional approaches to providing the assistance described in 
        paragraphs (1) and (3) of subsection (b), such as providing 
        assistance through institutions of higher education and 
        educational service agencies or other local consortia and may 
        use funds authorized in section 1701(c) for such approaches.
            ``(2) Inapplicability.--Paragraphs (1) and (3) of 
        subsection (b) shall not apply to a State educational agency if 
        such agency determines that a local educational agency or 
        school is receiving adequate technical assistance from a source 
        other than the State educational agency.

``SEC. 1120. FISCAL REQUIREMENTS.

    ``(a) Maintenance of Effort.--A local educational agency may 
receive funds under this part for any fiscal year only if the State 
educational agency finds that the local educational agency has 
maintained its fiscal effort in accordance with section 10501 of this 
Act.
    ``(b) Federal Funds To Supplement, Not Supplant, Non-Federal 
Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--(A) Except as provided in subparagraph 
        (B), a State or local educational agency shall use funds 
        received under this part only to supplement the amount of funds 
        that would, in the absence of such Federal funds, be made 
        available from non-Federal sources for the education of pupils 
        participating in programs assisted under this part, and not to 
        supplant such funds.
            ``(B) For the purpose of complying with subparagraph (A), a 
        State or local educational agency may exclude supplemental 
        State and local funds expended in any eligible school 
        attendance area or school for programs that meet the 
        requirements of section 1114 or 1115.
            ``(2) Special rule.--No local educational agency shall be 
        required to provide services under this part through a 
        particular instructional method or in a particular 
        instructional setting in order to demonstrate such agency's 
        compliance with paragraph (1).
    ``(c) Comparability of Services.--
            ``(1) In general.--(A) Except as provided in paragraphs (4) 
        and (5), a local educational agency may receive funds under 
        this part only if State and local funds will be used in schools 
        served under this part to provide services that, taken as a 
        whole, are at least comparable to services in schools that are 
        not receiving funds under this part.
            ``(B) If the local educational agency is serving all of 
        such agency's schools under this part, such agency may receive 
        funds under this part only if such agency will use State and 
        local funds to provide services that, taken as a whole, are 
        substantially comparable in each school.
            ``(C) A local educational agency may meet the requirements 
        of subparagraphs (A) and (B) on a grade-span by grade-span 
        basis or a school-by-school basis.
            ``(2) Written assurance.--(A) A local educational agency 
        shall be considered to have met the requirements of paragraph 
        (1) if such agency has filed with the State educational agency 
        a written assurance that such agency has established and 
        implemented--
                    ``(i) a local educational agency-wide salary 
                schedule;
                    ``(ii) a policy to ensure equivalence among schools 
                in teachers, administrators, and other staff; and
                    ``(iii) a policy to ensure equivalence among 
                schools in the provision of curriculum materials and 
                instructional supplies.
            ``(B) Unpredictable changes in student enrollment or 
        personnel assignments which occur after the beginning of a 
        school year shall not be included as a factor in determining 
        comparability of services.
            ``(C) A local educational agency need not include 
        unpredictable changes in student enrollment or personnel 
        assignments that occur after the beginning of a school year in 
        determining comparability of services under this subsection.
            ``(3) Procedures and records.--Each local educational 
        agency shall--
                    ``(A) develop procedures for compliance with this 
                subsection; and
                    ``(B) maintain records that are updated biennially 
                documenting such agency's compliance with this 
                subsection.
            ``(4) Inapplicability.--This subsection shall not apply to 
        a local educational agency that does not have more than one 
        building for each grade span.
            ``(5) Compliance.--For the purpose of determining 
        compliance with paragraph (1), a local educational agency may 
        exclude State and local funds expended for--
                    ``(A) bilingual education for children of limited-
                English proficiency; and
                    ``(B) excessive costs of providing services to 
                children with disabilities as determined by the local 
                educational agency.

                        ``Subpart 2--Allocations

``SEC. 1121. GRANTS FOR THE OUTLYING AREAS AND THE SECRETARY OF THE 
              INTERIOR.

    ``(a) Reservation of Funds.--From the amount appropriated for 
payments to States for any fiscal year under section 1002(a), the 
Secretary shall reserve a total of 1 percent to provide assistance to--
            ``(1) the outlying areas on the basis of their respective 
        need for such assistance according to such criteria as the 
        Secretary determines will best carry out the purpose of this 
        part; and
            ``(2) the Secretary of the Interior in the amount necessary 
        to make payments pursuant to subsection (c).
    ``(b) Assistance to the Outlying Areas.--
            ``(1) In general.--From amounts made available under 
        subsection (a)(1) in each fiscal year the Secretary shall make 
        grants to local educational agencies in the outlying areas in 
        accordance with recommendations from the Pacific Regional 
        Educational Laboratory which shall conduct a competition for 
        such grants.
            ``(2) Administrative costs.--The Secretary shall provide 5 
        percent of amounts made available for grants under this 
        paragraph in each fiscal year to the Pacific Regional 
        Educational Laboratory to pay the administrative costs of such 
        laboratory with respect to the activities under this 
        subsection.
    ``(c) Allotment to the Secretary of the Interior.--
            ``(1) In general.--The amount allotted for payments to the 
        Secretary of the Interior under subsection (a)(2) for any 
        fiscal year shall be, as determined pursuant to criteria 
        established by the Secretary, the amount necessary to meet the 
        special educational needs of--
                    ``(A) Indian children on reservations served by 
                elementary and secondary schools for Indian children 
                operated or supported by the Department of the 
                Interior; and
                    ``(B) out-of-State Indian children in elementary 
                and secondary schools in local educational agencies 
                under special contracts with the Department of the 
                Interior.
            ``(2) Payments.--From the amount allotted for payments to 
        the Secretary of the Interior under subsection (a)(2), the 
        Secretary of the Interior shall make payments to local 
        educational agencies, upon such terms as the Secretary 
        determines will best carry out the purposes of this part, with 
        respect to out-of-State Indian children described in paragraph 
        (1). The amount of such payment may not exceed, for each such 
        child, the greater of--
                    ``(A) 40 percent of the average per pupil 
                expenditure in the State in which the agency is 
                located; or
                    ``(B) 46 percent of such expenditure in the United 
                States.

``SEC. 1122. ALLOCATIONS TO STATES.

    ``(a) Adjustments Where Necessitated by Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--If the sums made available under this 
        part for any fiscal year are insufficient to pay the full 
        amounts that all local educational agencies in all States are 
        eligible to receive under section 1123 for such year, the 
        Secretary first shall ratably reduce the allocations to such 
        local educational agencies for such year.
            ``(2) Additional funds.--If additional funds become 
        available for making payments under section 1123 for such 
        fiscal year, allocations that were reduced under paragraph (1) 
        shall be increased on the same basis as such allocations were 
        reduced.
    ``(b) Hold-Harmless Amounts.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        total amount made available to each State under section 1123--
                    ``(A) for fiscal year 1995, shall not be less than 
                100 percent of the total amount such State received 
                under sections 1005 and 1006 (as such sections were in 
                existence on the day preceding the date of enactment of 
                the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994) for fiscal 
                year 1994;
                    ``(B) for fiscal year 1996, shall not be less than 
                90 percent of the total amount such State received 
                under section 1123 for fiscal year 1995; and
                    ``(C) for fiscal year 1997 and each succeeding 
                fiscal year, shall not be less than 85 percent of the 
                total amount such State received in the fiscal year 
                preceding the fiscal year for which the determination 
                is made.
            ``(2) Ratable Reductions.--(A) If the sums made available 
        under this part for any fiscal year are insufficient to pay the 
        full amounts that all States are eligible to receive under 
        paragraph (1) for such year, the Secretary shall ratably reduce 
        such amounts for such year.
            ``(B) If additional funds become available for making 
        payments under paragraph (1) for such fiscal year, amounts that 
        were reduced under subparagraph (A) shall be increased on the 
        same basis as such amounts reduced.
    ``(c) Definition.--For the purpose of this section and section 
1123, the term State means each of the 50 States, the District of 
Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

``SEC. 1123. GRANTS TO STATES.

    ``(a) Amount of Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--(A) In any case in which the Secretary 
        determines that satisfactory data for local educational 
        agencies are available to carry out determinations under 
        paragraph (2), the grant which a State is eligible to receive 
        under this subpart for a fiscal year shall be the aggregate 
        amount of grants for all local educational agencies in that 
        State, as determined under paragraph (2).
            ``(B) In any case in which the Secretary determines that 
        satisfactory data for local educational agencies are not 
        available to carry out determinations under paragraph (2), the 
        grant which a State is eligible to receive for a fiscal year 
        shall be the aggregate amounts of grants for all counties in 
        that State, as determined under paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Grants for states.--(A)(i) The grant for a local 
        educational agency shall be determined by multiplying the 
        number of children determined under subsection (c)(2) by 40 
        percent of the amount determined under the next sentence, 
        multiplying such product by the effort factor described in 
        clause (ii) and multiplying such product by the equity factor 
        described in clause (iii). The amount determined under this 
        sentence shall be the average per pupil expenditure in the 
        State except that (I) if the average per pupil expenditure in 
        the State is less than 85 percent of the average per pupil 
        expenditure in the United States, such amount shall be 85 
        percent of the average per pupil expenditure in the United 
        States, or (II) if the average per pupil expenditure in the 
        State is more than 115 percent of the average per pupil 
        expenditure in the United States, such amount shall be 115 
        percent of the average per pupil expenditure in the United 
        States.
            ``(ii)(I) Except as provided in subclause (II), the effort 
        factor for a local educational agency shall be determined in 
        accordance with the succeeding sentence, except that such 
        factor shall not be less than .95 nor more than 1.05. The 
        effort factor determined under this sentence shall be a 
        fraction the numerator of which is the product of the average 
        per pupil expenditure for kindergarten through 12th grade 
        education in the State served by the local educational agency 
        multiplied by the per capita income in the United States and 
        the denominator of which is the product of the per capita 
        income in such State multiplied by the average per pupil 
        expenditure for kindergarten through 12th grade education in 
        the United States.
            ``(II) The effort factor for the Commonwealth of Puerto 
        Rico shall be equal to the lowest effort factor calculated 
        under subclause (I) for any State.
            ``(iii)(I) Except as provided in subclause (II), the 
        equalization factor for a local educational agency shall be 
        determined in accordance with the succeeding sentence. The 
        equalization factor determined under this sentence shall be 
        calculated as follows: First, calculate the difference 
        (expressed as a positive amount) between the average per pupil 
        expenditure in the State served by the local educational agency 
        and the average per pupil expenditure in each local educational 
        agency in the State and multiply such difference by the total 
        student enrollment for such agency, except that children from 
        low-income families shall be multiplied by a factor of 1.4 to 
        calculate such enrollment. Second, add the products under the 
        preceding sentence for each local educational agency in such 
        State and divide such sum by the total student enrollment of 
        such State, except that children from low-income families shall 
        be multiplied by a factor of 1.4 to calculate such enrollment. 
        Third, divide the quotient under the preceding sentence by the 
        average per pupil expenditure in such State. The equalization 
        factor shall be equal to 1 minus the amount determined in the 
        previous sentence.
            ``(II) The equalization factor for a local educational 
        agency serving a State that meets the disparity standard 
        described in section 222.63 of title 34, Code of Federal 
        Regulations (as such section was in effect on the day preceding 
        the date of enactment of the Improving America's Schools Act of 
        1994) shall have a maximum coefficient of variation of .10.
            ``(iv) Special rule.--Notwithstanding the provisions of 
        section 1122(b)--
                    ``(I) For fiscal year 1995, no State's allocation 
                shall be increased by an amount greater than 2 percent 
                or reduced by an amount greater than 2 percent of the 
                amount to which it would otherwise be entitled when the 
                provisions of clause (iii) are multiplied according to 
                the provisions of paragraph (2) of this section.
                    ``(II) For fiscal year 1996, no State's allocation 
                shall be increased by an amount greater than 4 percent 
                or reduced by an amount greater than 4 percent of the 
                amount to which it would otherwise be entitled when the 
                provisions of clause (iii) are multiplied according to 
                the provisions of paragraph (2) of this section.
                    ``(III) For fiscal year 1997, no State's allocation 
                shall be increased by an amount greater than 6 percent 
                or reduced by an amount greater than 6 percent of the 
                amount to which it would otherwise be entitled when the 
                provisions of clause (iii) are multiplied according to 
                the provisions of paragraph (2) of this section.
            ``(B) For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall determine 
        the percentage which the average per pupil expenditure in the 
        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is of the lowest average per pupil 
        expenditure of any of the 50 States. The grant which the 
        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be eligible to receive under 
        this subpart for a fiscal year shall be determined by 
        multiplying the product of the effort factor for the 
        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under subparagraph (A)(ii)(II) for 
        such year multiplied by the equity factor for the Commonwealth 
        of Puerto Rico under subparagraph (A)(iii)(II)(aa) for such 
        year by the amount arrived at by multiplying the number of 
        children counted under subsection (c) for the Commonwealth of 
        Puerto Rico by the product of--
                    ``(i) the percentage determined under the preceding 
                sentence for such year; and
                    ``(ii) 34 percent of the average per pupil 
                expenditure in the United States for such year.
    ``(b) Minimum Number of Children To Qualify.--The children served 
by a local educational agency shall be counted for a fiscal year under 
this subpart only if such agency meets the following requirements with 
respect to the number of children counted under subsection (c)(1):
            ``(1) In any case (except as provided in paragraph (3)) in 
        which the Secretary determines that satisfactory data for the 
        purpose of this subsection as to the number of such children 
        are available on a school district basis, the number of such 
        children in the school district of such local educational 
        agency shall be at least 10.
            ``(2) In any other case, except as provided in paragraph 
        (3), the number of such children in the county which includes 
        such local educational agency's school district shall be at 
        least 10.
            ``(3) In any case in which a county includes a part of the 
        school district of the local educational agency concerned and 
        the Secretary has not determined that satisfactory data for the 
        purpose of this subsection are available on a school district 
        basis for all the local educational agencies or all the 
        counties into which the school district of the local 
        educational agency concerned extends, the eligibility 
        requirement with respect to the number of such children for 
        such local educational agency shall be determined in accordance 
        with regulations prescribed by the Secretary for the purposes 
        of this subsection.
    ``(c) Determination of Weighted Number of Children.--
            ``(1) Children to be counted.--(A) The number of children 
        to be counted for purposes of this section is the aggregate 
        of--
                    ``(i) the number of children aged 5 to 17, 
                inclusive, in the school district of the local 
                educational agency from families below the poverty 
                level; and
                    ``(ii) the number of children aged 5 to 17, 
                inclusive, in the school district of such agency living 
                in institutions for neglected or delinquent children 
                (other than such institutions operated by the United 
                States) but not counted pursuant to subpart 3 of part E 
                for the purposes of a grant to a State agency, or being 
                supported in foster homes with public funds.
            ``(B) For the purposes of this section, the Secretary shall 
        determine the number of children counted under subparagraph (A) 
        on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data available 
        from the Department of Commerce for local educational agencies 
        (or, if such data are not available for such agencies, for 
        counties); and in determining the families which are below the 
        poverty level, the Secretary shall utilize the criteria of 
        poverty used by the Bureau of the Census in compiling the most 
        recent decennial census.
            ``(2) Determination of number of children.--(A) The number 
        of children to be determined for purposes of this paragraph 
        shall be the number of children counted under paragraph (1) 
        multiplied by the weighting factor for the local educational 
        agency. The weighting factor shall be established on the basis 
        of the percentage that the number of children counted under 
        paragraph (1) represents of the total population aged 5 to 17, 
        inclusive, in the local educational agency or the number of 
        such children. Weighted pupil counts shall be calculated based 
        upon both percentage and number and the larger of the two 
        counts shall be used in calculating grants for each local 
        educational agency. Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
        weighting factors shall be assigned according to the following 
        scale: if the percentage is greater than 0 but less than 12.20, 
        the weighting factor shall be 1.00 for all children counted 
        under paragraph (1); if the percentage is greater than 12.20 
        but less than 17.70, the weighting factor shall be 1.00 for a 
        number of children counted under paragraph (1) equal to 12.20 
        percent of the total school age population and 1.10 for 
        children counted under paragraph (1) in excess of 12.20 percent 
        of the total school age population; if the percentage is 
        greater than 17.70 percent but less than 22.80 percent, then 
        the weighting factor shall be 1.00 for a number of children 
        counted under paragraph (1) equal to 12.20 percent of the total 
        school age population, 1.10 for a number of children counted 
        under paragraph (1) equal to 5.50 percent of the total school 
        age population, and 1.20 for children counted under paragraph 
        (1) in excess of 17.70 percent of the total school age 
        population; if the percentage is greater than 22.80 percent but 
        less than 29.70 percent, then the weighting factor shall be 
        1.00 for a number of children counted under paragraph (1) equal 
        to 12.20 percent of the total school age population, 1.10 for a 
        number of children counted under paragraph (1) equal to 5.50 
        percent of the total school age population, 1.20 for a number 
        of children counted under paragraph (1) equal to 5.10 percent 
        of the total school age population, and 1.30 for children 
        counted under paragraph (1) in excess of 22.80 percent of the 
        total school age population; and if the percentage is greater 
        than 29.70, then the weighting factor shall be 1.00 for a 
        number of children counted under paragraph (1) equal to 12.20 
        percent of the total school age population, 1.10 for a number 
        of children counted under paragraph (1) equal to 5.50 percent 
        of the total school age population, 1.20 for a number of 
        children counted under paragraph (1) equal to 5.10 percent of 
        the total school age population, 1.30 for a number of children 
        counted under paragraph (1) equal to 6.90 percent of the total 
        school age population, and 1.40 for children counted under 
        paragraph (1) in excess of 29.70 percent of the total school 
        age population. Separately, if the number of children counted 
        under paragraph (1) is greater than 0 but less than 1917, the 
        weighting factor shall be 1.00 for all children counted under 
        paragraph (1); if the number is greater than 1917 but less than 
        5,938, the weighting factor shall be 1.00 for a number of 
        children counted under paragraph (1) equal to 1917, and 1.075 
        for children counted under paragraph (1) in excess of 1917; if 
        the number is greater than 5,938 but less than 20,199, then the 
        weighting factor shall be 1.00 for a number of children counted 
        under paragraph (1) equal to 1917, 1.075 for a number of 
        children counted under paragraph (1) equal to 4,021, and 1.150 
        for children counted under paragraph (1) in excess of 5,938; if 
        the number is greater than 20,199 but less than 77,999 then the 
        weighting factor shall be 1.00 for a number of children counted 
        under paragraph (1) equal to 1917, 1.075 for a number of 
        children counted under paragraph (1) equal to 4,021, 1.150 for 
        a number of children counted under paragraph (1) equal to 
        14,261, and 1.225 for children counted under paragraph (1) in 
        excess of 20,199; and if the number is greater than 77,999, 
        then the weighting factor shall be 1.00 for a number of 
        children counted under paragraph (1) equal to 1917, 1.075 for a 
        number of children counted under paragraph (1) equal to 4,021, 
        1.150 for a number of children counted under paragraph (1) 
        equal to 14,261, 1.225 for a number of children counted under 
        paragraph (1) equal to 57,800 and 1.30 for children counted 
        under paragraph (1) in excess of 77,999. For the Commonwealth 
        of Puerto Rico, the weighting factor shall be not greater than 
        1.15.
            ``(B) If the Secretary determines that satisfactory data 
        for local educational agencies are available to carry out 
        determinations under section 1123(a)(2), then the Secretary 
        shall substitute the percentages, numbers, and quintiles 
        described in section 1124(b)(3) for the percentages, numbers, 
        and quintiles described in subparagraph (A).
    ``(d) State Minimum.--
            ``(1) Minimum.--Notwithstanding subsections (a)(2)(A)(iv) 
        and (e), for any fiscal year the aggregate amount allotted for 
        all local educational agencies within a State may not be less 
        than one-quarter of 1 percent of the total amount available for 
        such fiscal year under this section.
            ``(2) Special rule.--Notwithstanding subsections 
        (a)(2)(A)(iv) and (e), a State shall not be allotted in any 
        fiscal year less than 125 percent of the amount that the State 
        would have received under this section in such fiscal year if 
        the provisions of paragraph (1) were not applied.
    ``(e) Special Rule.--No State shall receive a grant under this 
section for fiscal year 1995 in an amount that exceeds 115 percent of 
the amount that would have been allocated to such State for such fiscal 
year under subpart 1 of part A of chapter 1 of title I (as such subpart 
was in effect on the day preceding the date of enactment of the 
Improving America's Schools Act of 1994).

``SEC. 1124. WITHIN STATE ALLOCATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Eligibility.--No local educational agency shall be 
        eligible for funds under this part unless the number of 
        children counted under subsection (b)(1) for such agency is at 
        least 10 and equal to 5 percent or greater of the number of all 
        children served by such agency.
            ``(2) Hold harmless.--(A) Except as provided in 
        subparagraph (B), each local educational agency shall receive 
        an amount under this part for fiscal years 1995 and 1996 that 
        is at least equal to 85 percent of the amount such agency 
        received under this part (or for fiscal year 1994 only, such 
        part's predecessor authority) in the preceding fiscal year, 
        except that if such agency is not eligible for assistance under 
        paragraph (1) such agency shall only receive the amount 
        provided for under this paragraph for fiscal year 1995.
            ``(B)(i) If the sums made available under this part for any 
        fiscal year are insufficient to pay the full amounts that all 
        local educational agencies in all States are eligible to 
        receive under subparagraph (A) for such year, the State 
        educational agency shall ratably reduce the allocations to such 
        local educational agencies for such year.
            ``(ii) If additional funds become available for making 
        payments under subparagraph (A) for such fiscal year, 
        allocations that were reduced under subparagraph (A) shall be 
        increased on the same basis as such allocations were reduced.
            ``(3) State reserve.--(A) For each fiscal year each State 
        may reserve not more than 2 percent of the funds such State 
        receives to carry out this part to award grants to local 
        educational agencies that--
                    ``(i) are not eligible for assistance under 
                paragraph (1); and
                    ``(ii) serve a school attendance area for which the 
                percentage of children counted under subsection (b)(1) 
                that are enrolled in the schools in such area exceeds--
                            ``(I) the percentage of such children in 
                        the State; or
                            ``(II) 25 percent.
            ``(B) The total amount of funds awarded to each local 
        educational agency receiving a grant under this paragraph when 
        added to funds made available under paragraph (2) shall not 
        exceed--
                    ``(i) for fiscal year 1995, the amount such agency 
                received under this part's predecessor authority in the 
                preceding fiscal year; and
                    ``(ii) for fiscal year 1996 and each succeeding 
                fiscal year, the average amount received per child 
                under this part in the State multiplied by the number 
                of children counted under subsection (b)(1) in such 
                agency's school attendance areas described in 
                subparagraph (A)(ii).
            ``(C) Each State awarding grants under this paragraph shall 
        distribute such grants to local educational agencies in rank 
        order based on the percentage of children from low-income 
        families in each local educational agency's school attendance 
        area described in subparagraph (A)(ii).
            ``(D) Each local educational agency receiving a grant under 
        this paragraph only shall use such grants funds to serve school 
        attendance areas described in subparagraph (A)(ii).
            ``(E) In order to receive a grant under this paragraph a 
        local educational agency shall provide an assurance to the 
        State educational agency serving such local educational agency 
        that such local educational agency has not modified the student 
        assignment practices of such local educational agency so as to 
        increase the percentage of children from low-income families in 
        each school for which assistance is sought under this 
        paragraph.
    ``(b) Local Educational Agency Allocations.--
            ``(1) Children to be counted.--(A) The number of children 
        counted for purposes of this section is the aggregate of--
                    ``(i) the number of children aged 5 to 17, 
                inclusive, in the school district of the local 
                educational agency from families below the poverty 
                level; and
                    ``(ii) the number of children aged 5 to 17, 
                inclusive, in the school district of such agency living 
                in institutions for neglected or delinquent children 
                (other than such institutions operated by the United 
                States) but not counted pursuant to subpart 3 of part E 
                for the purposes of a grant to a State agency, or being 
                supported in foster homes with public funds.
            ``(B) In determining the number of children eligible to be 
        counted under subparagraph (A), a State educational agency 
        shall use for each local educational agency served by such 
        State educational agency--
                    ``(i) data from the Bureau of the Census regarding 
                the number of children determined in accordance with 
                section 1123(c)(1)(B);
                    ``(ii) data based on the sum of--
                            ``(I) the number of children from families 
                        receiving aid to families with dependent 
                        children under part A of title IV of the Social 
                        Security Act; and
                            ``(II) the number of children with limited-
                        English proficiency served by such agency 
                        divided by three; or
                    ``(iii) data based on other poverty criteria, 
                including combinations of the data described in clauses 
                (i) and (ii) and combinations of the data described in 
                either such clause and other data, that the State 
                educational agency deems appropriate and the Secretary 
                approves, adjusted to be equivalent in proportion to 
                the number of children determined in accordance with 
                section 1123(c)(1)(B) in the State, except that the 
                State educational agency may submit to the Secretary 
                for approval alternative data that more accurately 
                target poverty.
            ``(2) Absorption.--In determining the number of children to 
        be counted under this paragraph for each local educational 
        agency, the State educational agency shall subtract 1 percent 
        of the total number of children aged 5 to 17, inclusive, served 
        by such local educational agency from the number of children 
        counted under paragraph (1) for such local educational agency.
            ``(3) Weighted children.--From funds made available under 
        section 1123, each State educational agency shall allocate such 
        funds to local educational agencies in the State on the basis 
        of the number of children counted under paragraph (2) for a 
        local educational agency multiplied by the weighting factor for 
        the local educational agency. The weighting factor shall be 
        established on the basis of the percentage that the number of 
        children counted under paragraph (2) represents of the total 
        population aged 5 to 17, inclusive, in the local educational 
        agency or the number of such children. Weighted pupil counts 
        shall be calculated based upon both percentage and number and 
        the larger of the two counts shall be used in calculating 
        grants for each local educational agency. Weighting factors 
        shall be assigned according to the following scale, except that 
        a State educational agency may submit to the Secretary for 
        approval State-specific quintiles for use in the following 
        percentages or numbers for the State if the use of such 
        quintiles more accurately targets poverty: if the percentage is 
        greater than 0 but less than 14.265, the weighting factor shall 
        be 1.00 for all children counted under paragraph (2); if the 
        percentage is greater than 14.265 but less than 21.553, the 
        weighting factor shall be 1.00 for a number of children counted 
        under paragraph (2) equal to 14.265 percent of the total school 
        age population and 1.150 for children counted under paragraph 
        (2) in excess of 14.265 percent of the total school age 
        population; if the percentage is greater than 21.553 percent 
        but less than 29.223 percent, then the weighting factor shall 
        be 1.00 for a number of children counted under paragraph (2) 
        equal to 14.265 percent of the total school age population, 
        1.150 for a number of children counted under paragraph (2) 
        equal to 7.288 percent of the total school age population, and 
        1.300 for children counted under paragraph (2) in excess of 
        21.553 percent of the total school age population; if the 
        percentage is greater than 29.223 percent but less than 36.538 
        percent, then the weighting factor shall be 1.00 for a number 
        of children counted under paragraph (2) equal to 14.265 percent 
        of the total school age population, 1.150 for a number of 
        children counted under paragraph (2) equal to 7.288 percent of 
        the total school age population, 1.30 for a number of children 
        counted under paragraph (2) equal to 7.67 percent of the total 
        school age population, and 1.450 for children counted under 
        paragraph (2) in excess of 29.223 percent of the total school 
        age population; and if the percentage is greater than 36.538, 
        then the weighting factor shall be 1.00 for a number of 
        children counted under paragraph (2) equal to 14.265 percent of 
        the total school age population, 1.150 for a number of children 
        counted under paragraph (2) equal to 7.288 percent of the total 
        school age population, 1.300 for a number of children counted 
        under paragraph (2) equal to 7.67 percent of the total school 
        age population, 1.450 for a number of children counted under 
        paragraph (2) equal to 7.315 percent of the total school age 
        population, and 1.600 for children counted under paragraph (2) 
        in excess of 36.538 percent of the total school age population. 
        Separately, if the number of children counted under paragraph 
        (2) is greater than 0 but less than 575, the weighting factor 
        shall be 1.00 for all children counted under paragraph (2); if 
        the number is greater than 575 but less than 1,870, the 
        weighting factor shall be 1.00 for a number of children counted 
        under paragraph (2) equal to 575, and 1.10 for children counted 
        under paragraph (2) in excess of 575; if the number is greater 
        than 1,870 but less than 6,910, then the weighting factor shall 
        be 1.00 for a number of children counted under paragraph (2) 
        equal to 575, 1.10 for a number of children counted under 
        paragraph (2) equal to 1,295, and 1.20 for children counted 
        under paragraph (2) in excess of 1,870; if the number is 
        greater than 6,910 but less than 42,000 then the weighting 
        factor shall be 1.00 for a number of children counted under 
        paragraph (2) equal to 575, 1.10 for a number of children 
        counted under paragraph (2) equal to 1,295, 1.20 for a number 
        of children counted under paragraph (2) equal to 5,040, and 
        1.30 for children counted under paragraph (2) in excess of 
        6,910; and if the number is greater than 42,000, then the 
        weighting factor shall be 1.00 for a number of children counted 
        under paragraph (2) equal to 575, 1.10 for a number of children 
        counted under paragraph (2) equal to 1,295, 1.20 for a number 
        of children counted under paragraph (2) equal to 5,040, 1.30 
        for a number of children counted under paragraph (2) equal to 
        35,090 and 1.40 for children counted under paragraph (2) in 
        excess of 42,000.
            ``(4) Geographic circumstances.--In the case of local 
        educational agencies which serve in whole or in part the same 
        geographical area, and in the case of a local educational 
        agency which provides free public education for a substantial 
        number of children who reside in the school district of another 
        local educational agency, the State educational agency may 
        allocate the amount of the grants for those local educational 
        agencies among those local educational agencies in such manner 
        as the State educational agency determines will best carry out 
        the purposes of this part.
            ``(5) Special allocation procedures.--Upon determination by 
        the State educational agency that a local educational agency in 
        the State is unable or unwilling to provide for the special 
        educational needs of children described in clause (ii) of 
        section 1123(c)(1)(A), who are living in institutions for 
        neglected or delinquent children, the State educational agency 
        shall, if the State educational agency assumes responsibility 
        for the special educational needs of such children, be eligible 
        to receive the portion of the allocation to such local 
        educational agency which is attributable to such neglected or 
        delinquent children, but if the State educational agency does 
        not assume such responsibility, any other State or local public 
        agency, as determined by regulations established by the 
        Secretary, which does assume such responsibility, shall be 
        eligible to receive such portion of the allocation.
            ``(6) Special rule.--A local educational agency may reserve 
        not more than 2 percent of the funds such agency receives under 
        this part for each fiscal year to provide services at the 
        discretion of the highest administrative official 
        (superintendent) of such agency and consistent with the 
        purposes of this title to a school, if the school is within two 
        rank orders described in section 1113(c) of the lowest such 
        rank ordered school served under this part.

                    ``PART B--TRANSITION TO SUCCESS

``SEC. 1201. TRANSITION TO SUCCESS.

    ``(a) Short Title.--This part may be cited as the `Transitions to 
Success Act of 1994'.
    ``(b) Transition to Success Challenge Grants.--
            ``(1) Funding.--(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, from amounts appropriated to carry out part A for each 
        fiscal year the Secretary shall reserve 1 percent of the total 
        amount made available to all States under such part for such 
        fiscal year, to carry out this part for such year.
            ``(B) From amounts reserved under subparagraph (A) the 
        Secretary shall make available to each State 1 percent of the 
        amount made available to each State under part A, to carry out 
        this part.
            ``(2) State incentive requirements.--(A) In order for a 
        State to use the funds made available under paragraph (1), the 
        State shall submit a transition coordinated services proposal 
        to the Secretary as part of the plan submitted under section 
        1111.
            ``(B) If a State fails to submit an acceptable proposal 
        described in subparagraph (A)(i), local educational agencies 
        within the State may apply to the Secretary directly for funds 
        to carry out this part under such terms and conditions as the 
        Secretary determines will best carry out the activities 
        assisted under this part.
            ``(3) In general.--From amounts made available under 
        paragraph (1), each State educational agency shall make 
        challenge grants to local educational agencies that have formed 
        consortia with early childhood development programs including, 
        where available, Head Start, to develop and operate programs 
        that assist low-income elementary school students in 
        kindergarten through third grade (giving priority to students 
        entering their first year of elementary school) and their 
        families in--
                    ``(A) obtaining supportive services that build on 
                the strength of families, including health, 
                immunization, mental health, nutrition, parenting 
                education, literacy, and social services (including 
                substance abuse treatment, education, and prevention 
                services); and
                    ``(B) supporting the active involvement of parents 
                in the education of their children.
            ``(4) Special rule.--In awarding grants and administering 
        the program assisted under this section, the State educational 
        agency shall consult with the State liaison for the Head Start 
        collaboration grant program under section 640(a)(5) of the Head 
        Start Act and State agencies that administer early childhood 
        development programs, including programs under the Child Care 
        and Development Block Grant Act of 1990.
            ``(5) Term of grant.--Each grant awarded under this part 
        shall be for a period of not more than 3 years.
    ``(c) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services to develop regulations and promote 
coordination of activities assisted under this part with the projects 
funded under the Head Start Transition Project Act, including a process 
to--
            ``(1) collect information on program activities and 
        outcomes; and
            ``(2) disseminate information on model programs.
    ``(d) Eligibility.--
            ``(1) Local educational agency consortium.--A local 
        educational agency shall be eligible for a grant under this 
        part if such agency--
                    ``(A) receives funds under part A;
                    ``(B) has formed a consortium with one or more 
                early childhood development programs that serve 
                children who will enroll in any elementary school 
                located within the school district of such local 
                educational agency, including, where available, Head 
                Start programs; and
                    ``(C) agrees to contribute an amount equal to $1 of 
                matching funds for every $1 made available to the local 
                educational agency to carry out this part, which 
                matching funds may include Federal funds, including 
                funds made available under this Act, and State or local 
                funds (including in-kind contributions, fairly 
                evaluated).
            ``(2) Cooperating agency.--A nonprofit agency or 
        institution of higher education with experience in early 
        childhood development may participate in a consortium formed 
        under paragraph (1)(B) in developing, operating, and evaluating 
        programs assisted under this part, including developing or 
        implementing model approaches to developmentally appropriate 
        curricula.
    ``(e) Follow Through Grantees.--A local educational agency that is 
receiving assistance through a program under the Follow Through Act 
shall also be eligible for a grant under this part to complete their 
Follow Through grant cycle if such agency meets the requirements of 
subsection (d)(1).
    ``(f) Requirements.--
            ``(1) In general.--To the extent practicable, the State 
        educational agency shall award grants under this part to 
        consortia in both rural and urban areas.
            ``(2) Criteria.--In awarding grants under this part, the 
        State educational agency shall consider--
                    ``(A) the commitment of the members of the 
                consortium to the program for which assistance under 
                this part is requested;
                    ``(B) the proportion of low-income children in the 
                school attendance area where the program assisted under 
                this part will be located; and
                    ``(C) the quality of information and plans in the 
                application.
            ``(3) Priority.--In awarding grants under this part, the 
        State educational agency shall give priority to applicants 
        that--
                    ``(A) will operate a program under this part at a 
                school designated for a schoolwide program under 
                section 1114;
                    ``(B) serve local educational agencies that have 
                the highest number or percentage of poor children; and
                    ``(C) demonstrate a significant commitment by the 
                community to the proposed program, as evidenced by the 
                level of resources, both cash and in-kind, from other 
                public and private sources available to the consortium.
    ``(g) Application.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each local educational agency consortium 
        seeking a grant under this part shall submit an application to 
        the State educational agency according to guidelines 
        established by the Secretary. Each such application shall 
        include--
                    ``(A) a description of the activities and services 
                for which assistance is sought;
                    ``(B) a description of members of the consortium 
                formed under subsection (d)(1)(B), including any 
                cooperating agency;
                    ``(C) a self-assessment of the programs of the 
                individual consortium members to address the health, 
                immunization, mental health, nutrition, parenting 
                education, literacy, social service (including 
                substance abuse treatment, education, and prevention), 
                and educational needs of low-income students and their 
                families, including the use of a developmentally 
                appropriate curricula, such as a model approach 
                developed under the Follow Through Act;
                    ``(D) a plan for the development of a supportive 
                services team of family service coordinators to--
                            ``(i) assist families, administrators, and 
                        teachers to respond to health, immunization, 
                        mental health, nutrition, social service, and 
                        educational needs of students;
                            ``(ii) conduct home visits and help 
                        students and their families to obtain health, 
                        immunization, mental health, nutrition, 
                        parenting education, literacy, education 
                        (including tutoring and remedial services), and 
                        social services (including substance abuse 
                        treatment, education, and prevention), for 
                        which such students and their families are 
                        eligible;
                            ``(iii) coordinate a family outreach and 
                        support program, including a plan for involving 
                        parents in the management of the program 
                        assisted under this part, in cooperation with 
                        parental involvement efforts undertaken 
                        pursuant to this title, the Head Start Act, and 
                        the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
                        Act, including school-parent compacts, parent 
                        volunteer activities, parent education services 
                        such as the Even Start program, and regular 
                        meetings;
                            ``(iv) assist families, administrators, and 
                        teachers in enhancing developmental continuity 
                        between the programs assisted under the Head 
                        Start Act, other early childhood development 
                        programs, and elementary school classes; and
                            ``(v) prepare a plan for the transition of 
                        each child from Head Start, or other early 
                        childhood development program, to kindergarten, 
                        including--
                                    ``(I) a meeting of the early 
                                childhood development program teacher 
                                with the kindergarten teacher and the 
                                child's parents to discuss the 
                                transition of each child and to address 
                                any particular educational needs of 
                                such child; and
                                    ``(II) the transfer of knowledge 
                                about the child, including the transfer 
                                (with parental consent) of written 
                                records from the early childhood 
                                development program teacher to the 
                                kindergarten teacher to become part of 
                                the school record of the child;
                    ``(E) the designation of a member of the supportive 
                services team described in subparagraph (D) who will 
                serve as the supervisor of such supportive services 
                team;
                    ``(F) assurances that State agencies, local 
                agencies, and community-based organizations that 
                provide supportive services to low-income students 
                served by the local educational agency consortium have 
                been consulted in the preparation of the plan described 
                in subparagraph (D);
                    ``(G) assurances that State agencies, local 
                agencies, and community-based organizations that 
                provide supportive services to low-income students 
                served by the local educational agency consortium will 
                designate an individual who will act as a liaison to 
                the supportive services team described in subparagraph 
                (D);
                    ``(H) a description of the target population to be 
                served by the supportive services team described in 
                subparagraph (D), including families previously served 
                under part C, the Head Start Act, or other comparable 
                early childhood development program;
                    ``(I) a description of the supportive services to 
                be provided, directly or through referral;
                    ``(J) a plan to ensure the smooth transition of 
                children served under part C, the Head Start Act, the 
                Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and other 
                comparable early childhood development programs, to 
                elementary schools;
                    ``(K) assurances that, and a plan describing how, 
                families will be involved in the design and operation 
                of the program assisted under this part;
                    ``(L) a description of the Federal and non-Federal 
                resources that will be used to carry out the program;
                    ``(M) if the applicant is receiving assistance 
                through a program under the Follow Through Act--
                            ``(i) a description of the activities that 
                        will be funded under this part and the 
                        activities that are funded with assistance 
                        provided under the Follow Through Act; and
                            ``(ii) a description of the manner in which 
                        activities funded under this part and 
                        activities funded with assistance provided 
                        under the Follow Through Act will be 
                        coordinated within the elementary school;
                    ``(N) assurances that the supportive services 
                described in subparagraph (D) will be equipped to 
                assist children and families with limited-English 
                proficiency and disabilities, if appropriate;
                    ``(O) a plan describing how the program assisted 
                under this part will be sustained, with funding 
                received under part A or other Federal and non-Federal 
                funding sources, after the grant has expired;
                    ``(P) program goals and a methodology to measure 
                progress toward achieving such goals; and
                    ``(Q) such other information as the Secretary may 
                reasonably require.
            ``(2) Special rule.--Each supportive services team 
        developed pursuant to paragraph (1)(D) shall include at least 1 
        family service coordinator for every 35 children to be served.
    ``(h) Evaluation and Report.--
            ``(1) Evaluation.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
        Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, through grants, 
        contracts, or cooperative agreements, provide for the 
        evaluation of the programs assisted under this part. To the 
        extent practicable, such evaluation shall be conducted jointly 
        with evaluations of the Head Start Transition Projects.
            ``(2) Information.--Each State educational agency shall 
        furnish to the Secretary such information as the Secretary 
        shall request to carry out the evaluation described in 
        paragraph (1).

``SEC. 1202. COORDINATION REQUIREMENTS.

    ``(a) In General.--Each local educational agency receiving 
assistance under section 1113 may use such assistance to carry out the 
activities described in subsection (b) to the extent feasible and 
appropriate to the circumstances, including the extent to which such 
local educational agency is able to secure the cooperation of parents 
and local Head Start agencies and, if feasible, other early childhood 
development programs.
    ``(b) Activities.--The activities referred to in subsection (a) are 
activities that increase coordination between the local educational 
agency and a Head Start agency, and, if feasible, other early childhood 
development programs, serving children who will attend the schools of 
such agency, including--
            ``(1) developing and implementing a systematic procedure 
        for receiving records regarding such children transferred with 
        parental consent from a Head Start program or, where 
        applicable, other early childhood development programs;
            ``(2) establishing channels of communication between school 
        staff and their counterparts in such Head Start agencies 
        (including teachers, social workers, and health staff) or other 
        early childhood development programs, as appropriate, to 
        facilitate coordination of programs;
            ``(3) conducting meetings involving parents, kindergarten 
        or elementary school teachers, and Head Start teachers or, if 
        appropriate, teachers from other early childhood development 
        programs, to discuss the developmental and other needs of 
        individual children; and
            ``(4) organizing and participating in joint transition 
        related training of school staff, Head Start staff, and, where 
        appropriate, other early childhood staff.
    ``(c) Coordination of Regulations.--The Secretary shall work with 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services to coordinate regulations 
promulgated under this part with regulations promulgated under the Head 
Start Act Amendments of 1994.

``SEC. 1203. DEFINITIONS.

    ``As used in this part:
            ``(1) Developmentally appropriate curriculum.--The term 
        `developmentally appropriate curriculum' means a curriculum 
        that is appropriate for the age and all areas of individual 
        development of a child, including educational, physical, 
        emotional, social, and cognitive development, and 
        communication.
            ``(2) Family services coordinator.--The term `family 
        services coordinator' means an individual who is trained to 
        assist families in obtaining supportive services. Such 
        individual may be an existing employee of a local educational 
        agency or Head Start agency.
            ``(3) Head start agency.--The term `Head Start agency' 
        means any agency designated as a Head Start agency under the 
        Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.).
            ``(4) Supportive services.--The term `supportive services' 
        means services that will enhance the physical, social, 
        emotional, and intellectual development of low-income children, 
        including the provision of necessary support to the parents and 
        other family members of such children.

             ``PART C--EVEN START FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMS

``SEC. 1301. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

    ``It is the purpose of this part to help break the cycle of poverty 
and illiteracy by improving the educational opportunities of the 
Nation's low-income families by integrating early childhood education, 
adult literacy or adult basic education, and parenting education into a 
unified family literacy program, to be referred to as `Even Start'. The 
program shall--
            ``(1) be implemented through cooperative projects that 
        build on existing community resources to create a new range of 
        services;
            ``(2) promote achievement of the National Education Goals; 
        and
            ``(3) assist children and adults from low-income families 
        to achieve to challenging State content standards and 
        challenging State student performance standards.

``SEC. 1302. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) Reservation for Migrant Programs, Outlying Areas, and Indian 
Tribes.--In each fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve not more than 
5 percent of the amount appropriated under section 1002(b) for 
programs, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary shall 
establish, that are consistent with the purpose of this part, and 
according to their relative needs, for--
            ``(1) children of migratory workers;
            ``(2) the outlying areas; and
            ``(3) Indian tribes and tribal organizations.
    ``(b) Reservation for Federal Activities.--From amounts 
appropriated under section 1002(b), the Secretary may reserve not more 
than 3 percent of such amounts or the amount reserved to carry out the 
activities described in paragraphs (1) and (2) for the fiscal year 
1994, whichever is greater, for purposes of--
            ``(1) carrying out the evaluation required by section 1309; 
        and
            ``(2) providing, through grants or contracts with eligible 
        organizations, technical assistance, program improvement, and 
        replication activities.
    ``(c) Reservation for Grants.--
            ``(1) Grants authorized.--In any fiscal year in which the 
        amount appropriated to carry out this part exceeds the amount 
        appropriated to carry out this part for the preceding fiscal 
        year, the Secretary may reserve such funds in excess of the 
        amount appropriated for such preceding fiscal years as do not 
        exceed $1,000,000 to award grants, on a competitive basis, to 
        States to enable such States to plan and implement, through 
        literacy resource centers assisted under subpart 7 of part B of 
        the Adult Education Act, statewide family literacy initiatives 
        to coordinate and integrate existing Federal, State, and local 
        literacy resources consistent with the purposes of this part.
            ``(2) Matching requirement.--The Secretary shall not make a 
        grant to a State under paragraph (1) unless the State agrees 
        that, with respect to the costs to be incurred by the eligible 
        consortium in carrying out the activities for which the grant 
        was awarded, the State will make available non-Federal 
        contributions in an amount equal to not less than the Federal 
        funds provided under the grant.
    ``(d) State Allocation.--
            ``(1) In general.--From amounts appropriated under section 
        1002(b) and not reserved under subsections (a), (b), and (c), 
        the Secretary shall make grants to States from allocations 
        under paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Allocations.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), 
        from the total amount available for allocation to States in any 
        fiscal year, each State shall be eligible to receive a grant 
        under paragraph (1) in an amount that bears the same ratio to 
        such total amount as the amount allocated under section 1122 to 
        that State bears to the total amount allocated under that 
        section to all the States.
            ``(3) Minimum.--No State shall receive a grant under 
        paragraph (1) in any fiscal year in an amount which is less 
        than $250,000, or one-half of 1 percent of the amount 
        appropriated under section 1002(b) and not reserved under 
        subsections (a), (b), and (c) for such year, whichever is 
        greater.
    ``(e) Definitions.--For the purpose of this part--
            ``(1) the term `eligible entity' means a partnership 
        composed of both--
                    ``(A) a local educational agency; and
                    ``(B) a nonprofit community-based organization, a 
                public agency, an institution of higher education, or a 
                public or private nonprofit organization of 
                demonstrated quality;
            ``(2) the term `eligible organization' means any public or 
        private nonprofit organization with a record of providing 
        effective services to family literacy providers, such as the 
        National Center for Family Literacy, Parents as Teachers, Inc., 
        the Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters, and the 
        Home and School Institute, Inc.;
            ``(3) the terms `Indian tribe' and `tribal organization' 
        have the meanings given such terms in section 4 of the Indian 
        Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act; and
            ``(4) the term `State' includes each of the 50 States, the 
        District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

``SEC. 1303. STATE PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) State Level Activities.--Each State that receives a grant 
under section 1302(d)(1) may use not more than 5 percent of the grant 
funds for the costs of--
            ``(1) administration; and
            ``(2) providing, through one or more subgrants or 
        contracts, technical assistance for program improvement and 
        replication, to eligible entities that receive subgrants under 
        subsection (b).
    ``(b) Subgrants for Local Programs.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each State shall use the grant funds 
        received under section 1302(d)(1) and not reserved under 
        subsection (a) to award subgrants to eligible entities to carry 
        out Even Start programs.
            ``(2) Minimum.--No State shall award a subgrant under 
        paragraph (1) in an amount less than $75,000, except that a 
        State may award one subgrant in each fiscal year of sufficient 
        size, scope, and quality to be effective in an amount less than 
        $75,000 if, after awarding subgrants under paragraph (1) for 
        such fiscal year in amounts of $75,000 or greater, less than 
        $75,000 is available to the State to award such subgrants.

``SEC. 1304. USES OF FUNDS.

    ``(a) In General.--In carrying out a program under this part, a 
recipient of funds under this part shall use such funds to pay the 
Federal share of the cost of providing family-centered education 
programs that involve parents and children in a cooperative effort to 
help parents obtain educational skills and become full partners in the 
education of their children and to assist children in reaching their 
full potential as learners.
    ``(b) Federal Share Limitation.--
            ``(1) In general.--(A) Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
        the Federal share under this part may not exceed--
                    ``(i) 90 percent of the total cost of the program 
                in the first year that such program receives assistance 
                under this part or its predecessor authority;
                    ``(ii) 80 percent in the second such year;
                    ``(iii) 70 percent in the third such year;
                    ``(iv) 60 percent in the fourth such year; and
                    ``(v) 50 percent in any subsequent such year.
            ``(B) The remaining cost of a program assisted under this 
        part may be provided in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated.
            ``(2) Waiver.--The State educational agency may waive, in 
        whole or in part, the cost-sharing requirement described in 
        paragraph (1) for an eligible entity if such entity--
                    ``(A) demonstrates that such entity otherwise would 
                not be able to participate in the program assisted 
                under this part; and
                    ``(B) negotiates an agreement with the State 
                educational agency with respect to the amount of the 
                remaining cost to which the waiver will be applicable.
            ``(3) Prohibition.--Federal funds provided under this part 
        may not be used for the indirect costs of a program assisted 
        under this part, except that the Secretary may waive this 
        paragraph if an eligible recipient of funds reserved under 
        section 1302(a)(3) demonstrates to the Secretary's satisfaction 
        that such recipient otherwise would not be able to participate 
        in the program assisted under this part.

``SEC. 1305. PROGRAM ELEMENTS.

    ``Each program assisted under this part shall--
            ``(1) include the identification and recruitment of those 
        families most in need of services provided under this part, as 
        indicated by a low level of income, a low level of adult 
        literacy or English language proficiency of a parent who is an 
        eligible participant, and other need-related indicators;
            ``(2) include screening and preparation of parents, 
        including teenage parents, and children to enable such parents 
        and children to participate fully in the activities and 
        services provided under this part, including testing, referral 
        to necessary pupil services, and other developmental and 
        support services;
            ``(3) be designed to accommodate the participants' work and 
        other responsibilities, including the provision of pupil 
        services (when such pupil services are unavailable from other 
        sources) necessary for participation in the activities assisted 
        under this part, such as--
                    ``(A) scheduling and location of services to allow 
                joint participation by parents and children;
                    ``(B) child care for the period that parents are 
                involved in the program provided under this part; and
                    ``(C) transportation for the purpose of enabling 
                parents and their children to participate in programs 
                authorized by this part;
            ``(4) include high-quality instructional programs that 
        promote adult literacy, training of parents to support the 
        educational growth of their children, developmentally 
        appropriate early childhood educational services, and 
        preparation of children for success in regular school programs;
            ``(5) include qualified personnel to develop, administer, 
        and implement the program assisted under this part;
            ``(6) include special training of staff, including child 
        care staff, to develop the skills necessary to work with 
        parents and young children in the full range of instructional 
        services offered through this part;
            ``(7) provide and monitor integrated instructional services 
        to participating parents and children through home-based 
        programs;
            ``(8) operate on a year-round basis, including the 
        provision of some instructional or enrichment services during 
        the summer months;
            ``(9) be coordinated with--
                    ``(A) other programs assisted under this title and 
                Act;
                    ``(B) any relevant programs under the Adult 
                Education Act, the Individuals with Disabilities 
                Education Act, and the Job Training Partnership Act; 
                and
                    ``(C) the Head Start program, volunteer literacy 
                programs, and other relevant programs;
            ``(10) ensure that the programs will serve those families 
        most in need of the activities and services provided by this 
        part;
            ``(11) provide services under this part to individuals with 
        special needs, such as individuals with limited-English 
        proficiency and individuals with disabilities;
            ``(12) encourage eligible participants to remain in the 
        program for a time sufficient to meet the program's purpose; 
        and
            ``(13) provide for an independent evaluation of the 
        program.

``SEC. 1306. ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS.

    ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), eligible 
participants in an Even Start program are--
            ``(1) a parent or parents--
                    ``(A) who are eligible for participation in an 
                adult basic education program under the Adult Education 
                Act; or
                    ``(B) who are within the State's compulsory school 
                attendance age range, so long as a local educational 
                agency provides (or ensures the availability of) the 
                basic education component required under this part; and
            ``(2) the child or children, from birth through age seven, 
        of any individual described in paragraph (1).
    ``(b) Eligibility for Certain Other Participants.--
            ``(1) In general.--Family members of eligible participants 
        described in subsection (a) may participate in activities and 
        services provided under this part, when appropriate to serve 
        the purpose of this part.
            ``(2) Special rule.--Any family participating in a program 
        assisted under this part that becomes ineligible for such 
        participation as a result of one or more members of the family 
        becoming ineligible for such participation may continue to 
        participate in the program until all members of the family 
        become ineligible for such participation, which--
                    ``(A) in the case of a family in which 
                ineligibility was due to the child or children of such 
                family attaining the age of eight, shall be in two 
                years or when the parent or parents become ineligible 
                due to educational advancement, whichever occurs first; 
                and
                    ``(B) in the case of a family in which 
                ineligibility was due to the educational advancement of 
                the parent or parents of such family, shall be when all 
                children in the family attain the age of eight.

``SEC. 1307. APPLICATIONS.

    ``(a) Submission.--To be eligible to receive a subgrant under this 
part, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the State 
educational agency in such form and containing or accompanied by such 
information as the State educational agency shall require.
    ``(b) Plan.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each such application shall include--
                    ``(A) a description of the program goals;
                    ``(B) a description of the activities and services 
                that will be provided under the program, including a 
                description of how the program will incorporate the 
                program elements required by section 1305;
                    ``(C) a description of the population to be served 
                and an estimate of the number of participants to be 
                served;
                    ``(D) as appropriate, a description of the 
                applicant's collaborative efforts with institutions of 
                higher education, community-based organizations, the 
                State educational agency, private elementary schools, 
                or eligible organizations in carrying out the program 
                for which assistance is sought; and
                    ``(E) a statement of the methods that will be 
                used--
                            ``(i) to ensure that the programs will 
                        serve those families most in need of the 
                        activities and services provided by this part;
                            ``(ii) to provide services under this part 
                        to individuals with special needs, such as 
                        individuals with limited-English proficiency 
                        and individuals with disabilities; and
                            ``(iii) to encourage participants to remain 
                        in the program for a time sufficient to meet 
                        the program's purpose.
            ``(2) Duration of the plan.--Each plan submitted under 
        paragraph (1)(A) shall--
                    ``(A) remain in effect for the duration of the 
                eligible entity's participation under this part; and
                    ``(B) be periodically reviewed and revised by the 
                eligible entity as necessary.

``SEC. 1308. AWARD OF SUBGRANTS.

    ``(a) Selection Process.--
            ``(1) In general.--The State educational agency shall 
        establish a review panel in accordance with subsection (b) that 
        will approve applications that--
                    ``(A) are most likely to be successful in--
                            ``(i) meeting the purpose of this part; and
                            ``(ii) effectively implementing the program 
                        elements required under section 1305;
                    ``(B) demonstrate that the area to be served by 
                such program has a high percentage or a large number of 
                children and families who are in need of such services 
                as indicated by high levels of poverty, illiteracy, 
                unemployment, limited-English proficiency, or other 
                need-related indicators, including a high percentage of 
                children to be served by the program who reside in a 
                school attendance area eligible for participation in 
                programs under part A of this title;
                    ``(C) provide services for at least a three-year 
                age range;
                    ``(D) demonstrate the greatest possible cooperation 
                and coordination between a variety of relevant service 
                providers in all phases of the program;
                    ``(E) include cost-effective budgets, given the 
                scope of the application;
                    ``(F) demonstrate the applicant's ability to 
                provide the remaining cost required by section 1304(b);
                    ``(G) are representative of urban and rural regions 
                of the State; and
                    ``(H) show the greatest promise for providing 
                models that may be adopted by other local educational 
                agencies.
            ``(2) Review panel.--A review panel shall consist of at 
        least three members, including one early childhood 
        professional, one adult education professional, and one of the 
        following individuals:
                    ``(A) A representative of a parent-child education 
                organization.
                    ``(B) A representative of a community-based 
                literacy organization.
                    ``(C) A member of a local board of education.
                    ``(D) A representative of business and industry 
                with a commitment to education.
                    ``(E) An individual who has been involved in the 
                implementation of programs under this title in the 
                State.
            ``(3) Priority.--The State educational agency shall give 
        priority to awarding subgrants under this subsection to 
        applications describing programs that--
                    ``(A) target services primarily to families whose 
                children reside in attendance areas of schools eligible 
                for schoolwide programs under section 1114; or
                    ``(B) are located in areas designated as 
                empowerment zones or enterprise communities.
    ``(b) Duration.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subgrants under this part may be awarded 
        for a period not to exceed four years.
            ``(2) Startup period.--The State educational agency may 
        provide an eligible recipient, at such recipient's request, a 
        3- to 6-month startup period during the first year of the 4-
        year grant period, which may include staff recruitment and 
        training, and the coordination of services, before requiring 
        full implementation of the program.
            ``(3) Continuing eligibility.--In awarding subgrant funds 
        to continue a program under this part for the second, third, or 
        fourth year, the State educational agency shall review the 
        progress being made toward meeting the objectives of the 
        program after the conclusion of the startup period, if any.
            ``(4) Grant renewal.--(A) An eligible entity that has 
        previously received a subgrant under this part may reapply 
        under this part for additional subgrants. A subgrantee may 
        receive funds under this part for a period not to exceed eight 
        years.
            ``(B) The Federal share of any subgrant renewed under 
        subparagraph (A) shall not exceed 50 percent in any fiscal 
        year.
            ``(5) Insufficient progress.--The State educational agency 
        may refuse to award subgrant funds if such agency finds that 
        sufficient progress has not been made toward meeting such 
        objectives, but only after affording the applicant notice and 
        an opportunity for a hearing.

``SEC. 1309. EVALUATION.

    ``From funds reserved under section 1302(b)(1), the Secretary shall 
provide for an independent evaluation of programs assisted under this 
part--
            ``(1) to determine the performance and effectiveness of 
        programs assisted under this part; and
            ``(2) to identify effective programs assisted under this 
        part that can be duplicated and used in providing technical 
        assistance to Federal, State, and local programs.

``SEC. 1310. CONSTRUCTION.

    ``Nothing in this part shall be construed to prohibit a recipient 
of funds under this part from serving students participating in Even 
Start simultaneously with students with similar educational needs, in 
the same educational settings where appropriate.

               ``PART D--EDUCATION OF MIGRATORY CHILDREN

``SEC. 1401. PROGRAM PURPOSE.

    ``It is the purpose of this part to assist States to--
            ``(1) support high-quality and comprehensive educational 
        programs for migratory children to help reduce the educational 
        disruptions and other problems that result from repeated moves;
            ``(2) ensure that migratory children are provided with 
        appropriate educational services (including supportive 
        services) that address their special needs in a coordinated and 
        efficient manner;
            ``(3) ensure that migratory children have the opportunity 
        to meet the same challenging State content standards and 
        challenging State student performance standards that all 
        children are expected to meet;
            ``(4) design programs to help migratory children overcome 
        educational disruption, cultural and language barriers, social 
        isolation, various health-related problems, and other factors 
        that inhibit the ability of such children to do well in school, 
        and to prepare such children to make a successful transition to 
        postsecondary education or employment; and
            ``(5) ensure that migratory children benefit from State and 
        local systemic reforms.

``SEC. 1402. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) In General.--In order to carry out the purpose of this part, 
the Secretary shall make grants to State educational agencies, or 
combinations of such agencies, to establish or improve, directly or 
through local operating agencies, programs of education for migratory 
children in accordance with this part.
    ``(b) Definitions.--As used in this part--
            ``(1) the term `local operating agency' means--
                    ``(A) a local educational agency to which a State 
                educational agency makes a subgrant under this part;
                    ``(B) a public or private nonprofit agency with 
                which a State educational agency or the Secretary makes 
                an arrangement to carry out a program or project under 
                this part; or
                    ``(C) a State educational agency, if the State 
                educational agency operates the State's migrant 
                education program or projects directly; and
            ``(2) the term `migratory child' means a child who is, or 
        whose parent or guardian is, a migratory agricultural worker, 
        including a migratory dairy worker, or a migratory fisher, and 
        who, in the preceding 48 months, in order to obtain, or 
        accompany such parent or guardian in order to obtain, temporary 
        or seasonal employment in agricultural or fishing work--
                    ``(A) has moved from one school district to 
                another;
                    ``(B) in a State that is comprised of a single 
                school district, has moved from one administrative area 
                to another within such district; or
                    ``(C) resides in a school district of more than 
                15,000 square miles, and migrates a distance of 20 
                miles or more to a temporary residence to engage in a 
                fishing activity.
            ``(3) the term `stop-over center' means a migrant project 
        site which provides educational services approved by the State 
        educational agency, advance notification to States where 
        migrant children are traveling, and coordination with providers 
        of other services to migrant children, to eligible migrant 
        children who intend to stay 5 days or less while they or others 
        in their family are moving from one location to another seeking 
        migratory agricultural work, including migratory dairy work, or 
        migratory fishing work.
            ``(4) The term `fishing activity' means any activity 
        directly related to the catching or processing of fish or 
        shellfish--
                    ``(A) for initial commercial sale, whether a fisher 
                is self-employed or employed by others, or
                    ``(B) as a principal means of personal subsistence.

``SEC. 1403. STATE ALLOCATIONS.

    ``(a) State Allocations.--Each State (other than the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico) is eligible to receive an allocation under this part, 
for each fiscal year, in an amount equal to--
            ``(1) the sum of the estimated number of migratory children 
        aged three through 21 who reside in the State full time and the 
        full-time equivalent of the estimated number of migratory 
        children aged three through 21 who reside in the State part 
        time, as determined in accordance with subsection (e); 
        multiplied by
            ``(2) 40 percent of the average per-pupil expenditure in 
        the State, except that the amount determined under this 
        paragraph shall not be less than 32 percent, or more than 48 
        percent, of the average per-pupil expenditure in the United 
        States.
    ``(b) Allocation to Puerto Rico.--For each fiscal year, the amount 
for which the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is eligible under this 
section shall be equal to--
            ``(1) the number of migratory children in Puerto Rico, 
        determined under subsection (a)(1); multiplied by
            ``(2) the product of--
                    ``(A) the percentage that the average per-pupil 
                expenditure in Puerto Rico is of the lowest average 
                per-pupil expenditure of any of the 50 States; and
                    ``(B) 32 percent of the average per-pupil 
                expenditure in the United States.
    ``(c) Ratable Reductions; Reallocations.--
            ``(1) In general.--(A) If, after the Secretary reserves 
        funds under section 1408(c), the amount appropriated to carry 
        out this part for any fiscal year is insufficient to pay in 
        full the amounts for which all States are eligible, the 
        Secretary shall ratably reduce each such amount.
            ``(B) If additional funds become available for making such 
        payments for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate such 
        funds to States in amounts that the Secretary determines will 
        best carry out the purpose of this part.
            ``(2) Special rule.--(A) The Secretary shall further reduce 
        the amount of any grant to a State under this part for any 
        fiscal year if the Secretary determines, based on available 
        information on the numbers and needs of migratory children in 
        the State and the program proposed by the State to address 
        those needs, that such amount is not needed by the State.
            ``(B) The Secretary shall reallocate such excess funds to 
        other States whose grants under this part would otherwise be 
        insufficient to provide an appropriate level of services to 
        migratory children, in such amounts as the Secretary determines 
        are appropriate.
    ``(d) Consortium Arrangements.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of any State that receives a 
        grant of $500,000 or less under this section, the Secretary 
        shall consult with the State educational agency to determine 
        whether consortium arrangements with another State or another 
        appropriate entity would result in delivery of services in a 
        more effective and efficient manner.
            ``(2) Proposals.--Any State, regardless of the amount of 
        such State's allocation, may submit a consortium arrangement to 
        the Secretary for approval.
            ``(3) Approval.--The Secretary shall approve a consortium 
        arrangement under paragraph (1) or (2) if the proposal 
        demonstrates that the arrangement will--
                    ``(A) reduce administrative costs or program 
                function costs for State programs; and
                    ``(B) make more funds available for direct services 
                to add substantially to the welfare or educational 
                attainment of children to be served under this part.
    ``(e) Determining Numbers of Eligible Children.--In order to 
determine the estimated number of migratory children residing in each 
State for purposes of this section, the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) use such information as the Secretary finds most 
        accurately reflects the actual number of migratory children; 
        and
            ``(2) adjust the full-time equivalent number of migratory 
        children who reside in each State to take into account--
                    ``(A) the special needs of those children 
                participating in special programs provided under this 
                part that operate during the summer or other 
                intersession periods or special programs that operate 
                at or through stop-over centers; and
                    ``(B) the additional costs of operating such 
                programs.

``SEC. 1404. STATE APPLICATIONS; SERVICES.

    ``(a) Application Required.--Any State wishing to receive a grant 
under this part for any fiscal year shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require.
    ``(b) Program Information.--Each such application shall include--
            ``(1) a description of how, in planning, implementing, and 
        evaluating programs and projects assisted under this part, the 
        State and its local operating agencies will ensure that the 
        special educational needs of migratory children, including 
        preschool migratory children, are identified and addressed 
        through a comprehensive plan for needs assessment and service 
        delivery that meets the requirements of section 1406;
            ``(2) a description of the steps the State is taking to 
        provide all migratory students with the opportunity to meet the 
        same challenging State content standards and challenging State 
        student performance standards that all children are expected to 
        meet;
            ``(3) a description of how the State will use its funds to 
        promote interstate and intrastate coordination of services for 
        migratory children, including how, consistent with procedures 
        the Secretary may require, the State will provide for 
        educational continuity through the timely transfer of pertinent 
        school records, including information on health, when children 
        move from one school to another, whether or not such move 
        occurs during the regular school year;
            ``(4) a description of the State's priorities for the use 
        of funds received under this part, and how such priorities 
        relate to the State's assessment of needs for services in the 
        State; and
            ``(5) a description of how the State will determine the 
        amount of any subgrants the State will award to local operating 
        agencies and the amount of funds that such agencies will 
        provide to individual schools, taking into account the 
        requirements of paragraph (1).
    ``(c) Assurances.--Each such application shall also include 
assurances, satisfactory to the Secretary, that--
            ``(1) such programs and projects will be carried out in a 
        manner consistent with the objectives of sections 1114, 
        1115(b), 1115(e), 1117, 1120(b), and 1120(c), and part G;
            ``(2) in the planning and operation of such programs and 
        projects at both the State and local operating agency level, 
        there is appropriate consultation with parent advisory councils 
        for programs of one school year in duration, and that all such 
        programs and projects are carried out, to the extent feasible, 
        in a manner consistent with section 1116;
            ``(3) the effectiveness of such programs and projects will 
        be determined, where feasible, using the same approaches and 
        standards that will be used to assess the performance of 
        students, schools, and local educational agencies under part A; 
        and
            ``(4) to the extent feasible, such programs and projects 
        will provide for--
                    ``(A) advocacy and outreach activities for 
                migratory children and their families, including 
                informing such children and families of, or helping 
                such children and families gain access to, other 
                education, health, nutrition, and social services;
                    ``(B) professional development programs, including 
                mentoring, for teachers and other program personnel;
                    ``(C) family literacy programs, including such 
                programs that use models developed under Even Start;
                    ``(D) the integration of information technology 
                into educational and related programs; and
                    ``(E) programs to facilitate the transition of 
                secondary school students to postsecondary education or 
                employment; and
            ``(5) the State will assist the Secretary in determining 
        the number of migratory children under section 1403(e), through 
        such procedures as the Secretary may require.
    ``(d) Priority for Services.--In providing services with funds 
received under this part, each recipient of such funds shall give 
priority to migratory children who are failing, or most at risk of 
failing, to meet the State's challenging State content standards and 
challenging State student performance standards, and whose education 
has been interrupted during the regular school year.
    ``(e) Continuation of Services.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this part--
            ``(1) a child who ceases to be a migratory child during a 
        school term shall be eligible for services until the end of 
        such term; and
            ``(2) a child who is no longer a migratory child may 
        continue to receive services for one additional school year, 
        but only if comparable services are not available through other 
        programs.

``SEC. 1405. SECRETARIAL APPROVAL; PEER REVIEW.

    ``(a) Secretarial Approval.--The Secretary shall approve each 
application under this part that meets the requirements of this part.
    ``(b) Peer Review.--The Secretary may review any application under 
this part with the assistance and advice of State officials and other 
individuals with relevant expertise.

``SEC. 1406. COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND SERVICE-DELIVERY PLAN; 
              AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.

    ``(a) Comprehensive Plan.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each State that receives assistance 
        under this part shall ensure that the State and its local 
        operating agencies identify and address the special educational 
        needs of migratory children in accordance with a comprehensive 
        State plan that--
                    ``(A) provides that migratory children will have an 
                opportunity to meet the same challenging State content 
                standards and challenging State student performance 
                standards, set out in such plans, that all children are 
                expected to meet;
                    ``(B) specifies measurable program goals and 
                outcomes;
                    ``(C) encompasses the full range of services that 
                are available for migratory children from appropriate 
                local, State and Federal educational programs;
                    ``(D) is the product of joint planning among such 
                local, State, and Federal programs, including programs 
                under part A, early childhood programs, and bilingual 
                education programs under part A of title VII; and
                    ``(E) provides for the integration of services 
                available under this part with services provided by 
                such other programs.
            ``(2) Duration of the plan.--Each such comprehensive State 
        plan shall--
                    ``(A) remain in effect for the duration of the 
                State's participation under this part; and
                    ``(B) be periodically reviewed and revised by the 
                State, as necessary, to reflect changes in the State's 
                strategies and programs under this part.
    ``(b) Authorized Activities.--
            ``(1) In general.--In implementing the comprehensive plan 
        described in subsection (a), each local operating agency shall 
        have the flexibility to determine the activities to be provided 
        with funds made available under this part, except that--
                    ``(A) before funds under this part are used to 
                provide services described in subparagraph (B), such 
                funds shall be used to meet the identified needs of 
                migratory children that--
                            ``(i) result from the effects of their 
                        migratory lifestyle, or are needed to permit 
                        migratory children to participate effectively 
                        in school; and
                            ``(ii) are not addressed by services 
                        provided under other programs, including 
                        programs under part A;
                    ``(B) all migratory children who are eligible to 
                receive services under part A shall receive such 
                services with funds provided under this part or under 
                part A; and
                    ``(C) funds received under this part shall be used 
                only--
                            ``(i) for programs and projects, including 
                        the acquisition of equipment, in accordance 
                        with section 1406(b)(1); and
                            ``(ii) to coordinate such programs and 
                        projects with similar programs and projects 
                        within the State and in other States, as well 
                        as with other Federal programs that can benefit 
                        migratory children and their families.
            ``(2) Construction.--Nothing in this part shall be 
        construed to prohibit a local operating agency from serving 
        migrant students simultaneously with students with similar 
        educational needs, in the same educational settings where 
        appropriate.
            ``(3) Special rule.--Notwithstanding section 1114, a school 
        that receives funds under this part shall continue to address 
        the identified needs described in subparagraph (1)(A).

``SEC. 1407. BYPASS.

    ``The Secretary may use all or part of any State's allocation under 
this part to make arrangements with any public or nonprofit agency to 
carry out the purpose of this part in such State if the Secretary 
determines that--
            ``(1) the State is unable or unwilling to conduct 
        educational programs for migratory children;
            ``(2) such arrangements would result in more efficient and 
        economic administration of such programs; or
            ``(3) such arrangements would add substantially to the 
        welfare or educational attainment of such children.

``SEC. 1408. COORDINATION OF MIGRANT EDUCATION ACTIVITIES.

    ``(a) Improvement of Coordination.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
        States, may make grants to, or enter into contracts with, State 
        educational agencies, local educational agencies, institutions 
        of higher education, and other public and private entities to 
        improve the interstate and intrastate coordination among such 
        agencies' educational programs, including the establishment or 
        improvement of programs for credit accrual and exchange, 
        available to migratory students.
            ``(2) Extension.--The Secretary may extend until January 1, 
        1996 the contract for the operation of the migrant student 
        record transfer system under section 1203(a)(2)(A) of this Act 
        (as such section was in existence on the day preceding the date 
        of enactment of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994).
    ``(b) Report.--Not later than October 1, 1995, the Secretary shall 
submit a report to the Congress regarding the effectiveness of methods 
used by States to transfer migratory students' educational and health 
records.
    ``(c) Availability of Funds.--For the purpose of carrying out this 
section in any fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve not more than 
$6,000,000 of the amount appropriated to carry out this part for such 
year.
    ``(d) Incentive Grants.--From the amounts made available to carry 
out this section, the Secretary may reserve not more than $1,500,000 to 
award grants in amounts of not more than $100,000 to each State 
educational agency entering into a consortium agreement described in 
section 1403(d).

         ``PART E--EDUCATION FOR NEGLECTED AND DELINQUENT YOUTH

``SEC. 1501. PURPOSE; PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this part to--
            ``(1) improve educational services to children in 
        institutions for neglected or delinquent children so that such 
        children have the opportunity to meet the same challenging 
        State content standards and challenging State student 
        performance standards that all children in the State will be 
        expected to meet; and
            ``(2) provide such children the services such children need 
        to make a successful transition from institutionalization to 
        further schooling or employment.
    ``(b) Program Authorized.--In order to carry out the purpose of 
this part, the Secretary shall make grants to State educational 
agencies to enable such State educational agencies to award subgrants 
to State agencies to establish or improve programs of education for 
neglected or delinquent children in accordance with this part.

``SEC. 1502. ELIGIBILITY.

    ``A State agency is eligible for assistance under this part if such 
State agency is responsible for providing free public education for 
children--
            ``(1) in institutions for neglected or delinquent children;
            ``(2) attending community day programs for neglected or 
        delinquent children; or
            ``(3) in adult correctional institutions.

``SEC. 1503. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.

     ``(a) Subgrants to State Agencies.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each State agency described in section 
        1502 (other than an agency in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) 
        is eligible to receive a subgrant under this part, for each 
        fiscal year, an amount equal to the product of--
                    ``(A) the number of neglected or delinquent 
                children described in section 1502 who--
                            ``(i) are enrolled for at least 15 hours 
                        per week in education programs in adult 
                        correctional institutions; and
                            ``(ii) are enrolled for at least 20 hours 
                        per week--
                                    ``(I) in education programs in 
                                institutions for neglected or 
                                delinquent children; or
                                    ``(II) in community day programs 
                                for neglected or delinquent children; 
                                and
                    ``(B) 40 percent of the average per-pupil 
                expenditure in the State, except that the amount 
                determined under this paragraph shall not be less than 
                32 percent, or more than 48 percent, of the average 
                per-pupil expenditure in the United States.
            ``(2) Special rule.--The number of neglected or delinquent 
        children determined under paragraph (1) shall--
                    ``(A) be determined by the State agency by a date 
                or dates set by the Secretary, except that no State 
                agency shall be required to determine the number of 
                such children on a specific date set by the Secretary; 
                and
                    ``(B) be adjusted, as the Secretary determines is 
                appropriate, to reflect the relative length of such 
                agency's annual programs.
    ``(b) Subgrants to State Agencies in Puerto Rico.--For each fiscal 
year, the amount of the subgrant for which a State agency in the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is eligible under this part shall be equal 
to--
            ``(1) the number of children counted under subsection 
        (a)(1) for Puerto Rico; multiplied by
            ``(2) the product of--
                    ``(A) the percentage that the average per-pupil 
                expenditure in Puerto Rico is of the lowest average 
                per-pupil expenditure of any of the 50 States; and
                    ``(B) 32 percent of the average per-pupil 
                expenditure in the United States.
    ``(c) Ratable Reductions in Case of Insufficient Appropriations.--
If the amount appropriated for any fiscal year for subgrants under 
subsections (a) and (b) is insufficient to pay the full amount for 
which all agencies are eligible under such subsections, the Secretary 
shall ratably reduce each such amount.
    ``(d) Payments to State Educational Agencies.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall pay to each State 
        educational agency the total amount needed to make subgrants to 
        State agencies in that State, as determined under this section.
            ``(2) Administrative expenses.--Each State educational 
        agency may retain a portion of such total amount for State 
        administration of, in accordance with section 1702(b).

``SEC. 1504. STATE REALLOCATION OF FUNDS.

    ``If a State educational agency determines that a State agency does 
not need the full amount of the subgrant for which such State agency is 
eligible under this part for any fiscal year, the State educational 
agency may reallocate the amount that will not be needed to other State 
agencies that need additional funds to carry out the purpose of this 
part, in such amounts as the State educational agency shall determine.

``SEC. 1505. STATE PLAN AND STATE AGENCY APPLICATIONS.

    ``(a) State Plan.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each State educational agency that 
        desires to receive payments under this part shall submit, for 
        approval by the Secretary, a plan for meeting the needs of 
        neglected and delinquent children, which shall be revised and 
        updated as needed to satisfy the requirements of this section.
            ``(2) Contents.--Each such State plan shall--
                    ``(A) describe the program goals, objectives, and 
                performance measures established by the State that will 
                be used to assess the effectiveness of the program in 
                improving academic and vocational skills of children in 
                the program;
                    ``(B) provide that, to the extent feasible, such 
                children will have the same opportunities to learn as 
                such children would have if such children were in the 
                schools of local educational agencies in the State; and
                    ``(C) contain assurances that the State educational 
                agency will--
                            ``(i) ensure that programs assisted under 
                        this part will be carried out in accordance 
                        with the State plan described in this 
                        subsection; and
                            ``(ii) carry out the evaluation 
                        requirements of section 1509 of this part.
            ``(3) Duration of the plan.--Each such State plan shall--
                    ``(A) remain in effect for the duration of the 
                State's participation under this part; and
                    ``(B) be periodically reviewed and revised by the 
                State, as necessary, to reflect changes in the State's 
                strategies and programs under this part.
    ``(b) Secretarial Approval; Peer Review.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall approve each State 
        plan that meets the requirements of this part.
            ``(2) Peer review.--The Secretary may review any State plan 
        with the assistance and advice of individuals with relevant 
        expertise.
    ``(c) State Agency Applications.--Any State agency that desires to 
receive funds to carry out a program under this part shall submit an 
application to the State educational agency that--
            ``(1) describes the procedures to be used, consistent with 
        the State plan under part A, to assess the educational needs of 
        the children to be served;
            ``(2) describes the program, including a budget for the 
        first year of the program, with annual updates to be provided 
        to the State educational agency;
            ``(3) describes how the program will meet the goals and 
        objectives of the State plan under this part;
            ``(4) describes how the State agency will consult with 
        experts and provide the necessary training for appropriate 
        staff, to ensure that the planning and operation of 
        institution-wide projects under section 1507 are of high 
        quality;
            ``(5) describes how the agency will carry out the 
        evaluation requirements of section 1509 and how the results of 
        the most recent evaluation were used to plan and improve the 
        program;
            ``(6) includes data showing that the State agency has 
        maintained fiscal effort as if such agency were a local 
        educational agency, in accordance with section 10501;
            ``(7) describes how the programs will be coordinated with 
        other State and Federal programs administered by the State 
        agency;
            ``(8) describes how appropriate professional development 
        will be provided to teachers and other staff; and
            ``(9) designates an individual in each affected institution 
        to be responsible for issues relating to the transition of 
        children from the institution to locally operated programs.

``SEC. 1506. USE OF FUNDS.

    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) In general.--A State agency shall use funds received 
        under this part only for programs and projects that--
                    ``(A) are consistent with the State plan described 
                in section 1505(a); and
                    ``(B) concentrate on providing participants with 
                the knowledge and skills needed to make a successful 
                transition to further education or employment.
            ``(2) Uses.--Such programs and projects--
                    ``(A) may include the acquisition of equipment;
                    ``(B) shall be designed to support educational 
                services that--
                            ``(i) except for institution-wide projects 
                        under section 1507, are provided to children 
                        identified by the State agency as failing, or 
                        most at risk of failing, to meet the State's 
                        challenging State content standards and 
                        challenging State student performance 
                        standards;
                            ``(ii) supplement and improve the quality 
                        of the educational services provided to such 
                        children by the State agency; and
                            ``(iii) afford such children an opportunity 
                        to learn such standards;
                    ``(C) shall be carried out in a manner consistent 
                with section 1120(b) and part G; and
                    ``(D) may include the costs of meeting the 
                evaluation requirements of section 1509.
    ``(b) Supplement, Not Supplant.--A program under this part that 
supplements the number of hours of instruction students receive from 
State and local sources shall be considered to comply with the 
`supplement, not supplant' requirement of section 1120(b) without 
regard to the subject areas in which instruction is given during those 
hours.

``SEC. 1507. INSTITUTION-WIDE PROJECTS.

    ``(a) Projects Authorized.--A State agency that provides free 
public education for children in an institution for neglected or 
delinquent children (other than an adult correctional institution) or 
attending a community-day program for such children may use funds 
received under this part to serve all children in, and upgrade the 
entire educational effort of, that institution or program if the State 
agency has developed, and the State educational agency has approved, a 
comprehensive plan for that institution or program that--
            ``(1) provides for a comprehensive assessment of the 
        educational needs of all individuals under the age of 21 in the 
        institution or program;
            ``(2) describes the steps the State agency has taken, or 
        will take, to provide all children under age 21 with the 
        opportunity to meet challenging State content standards and 
        challenging State student performance standards in order to 
        improve the likelihood that such children will complete 
        secondary school and find employment after leaving the 
        institution;
            ``(3) describes the instructional program, pupil services, 
        and procedures that will be used to meet the needs described in 
        paragraph (1), including, to the extent feasible, the provision 
        of mentors for students;
            ``(4) specifically describes how such funds will be used;
            ``(5) describes the measures and procedures that will be 
        used to assess student progress;
            ``(6) describes how the agency has planned, and will 
        implement and evaluate, the institution-wide or program-wide 
        project in consultation with personnel providing direct 
        instructional services and support services in institutions or 
        community-day programs for neglected or delinquent children and 
        personnel from the State educational agency; and
            ``(7) includes an assurance that the State agency has 
        provided for appropriate training to teachers and other 
        instructional and administrative personnel to enable such 
        teachers and personnel to carry out the project effectively.
    ``(b) Projects Required.--Beginning with school year 1996-1997, a 
State agency described in subsection (a) shall use funds received under 
this part only for institution-wide projects described in that 
subsection, except as provided in section 1510.

``SEC. 1508. THREE-YEAR PROJECTS.

    ``If a State agency operates a program or project under this part 
in which individual children are likely to participate for more than 
one year, the State educational agency may approve the State agency's 
application for a subgrant under this part for a period of not more 
than three years.

``SEC. 1509. PROGRAM EVALUATIONS.

    ``(a) Scope of Evaluation.--Each State agency that conducts a 
program or project under this part shall evaluate the program or 
project at least once every three years, disaggregating data on 
participants by sex, and if feasible, race, ethnicity or age, to 
determine the program or project's impact on the ability of 
participants to--
            ``(1) maintain and improve educational achievement;
            ``(2) accrue school credits that meet State requirements 
        for grade promotion and secondary school graduation;
            ``(3) make the transition to a regular program or other 
        education program operated by a local educational agency; and
            ``(4) complete secondary school and obtain employment after 
        participants leave the institution.
    ``(b) Evaluation Measures.--In conducting each such evaluation with 
respect to subsection (a)(1), a State agency shall use multiple and 
appropriate measures of student progress.
    ``(c) Evaluation Results.--Each State agency shall--
            ``(1) submit the results of each evaluation under this 
        section to the State educational agency; and
            ``(2) use the results of evaluations under this section to 
        plan and improve subsequent programs for participating 
        children.

``SEC. 1510. TRANSITION SERVICES.

    ``(a) Transition Services.--Each State agency may reserve not more 
than 10 percent of the amount such agency receives under this part for 
any fiscal year to support projects that facilitate the transition of 
children from State-operated institutions for neglected and delinquent 
children into locally operated programs.
    ``(b) Conduct of Projects.--A project supported under this section 
may be conducted directly by the State agency, or through a contract or 
other arrangement with one or more local educational agencies, other 
public agencies, or private nonprofit organizations.
    ``(c) Limitation.--Any funds reserved under subsection (a) shall be 
used only to provide special educational services, which may include 
pupil services and mentoring, to neglected and delinquent children in 
schools other than State-operated institutions.
    ``(d) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
prohibit a school that receives funds under subsection (a) from serving 
neglected and delinquent children simultaneously with students with 
similar educational needs, in the same educational settings where 
appropriate.

``SEC. 1511. DEFINITIONS.

    ``For the purpose of this part--
            ``(1) the term `adult correctional institution' means a 
        facility in which persons are confined as a result of a 
        conviction for a criminal offense, including persons under 21 
        years of age;
            ``(2) the term `community day program' means a regular 
        program of instruction provided by a State agency at a 
        community day school operated specifically for neglected or 
        delinquent children;
            ``(3) the term `institution for delinquent children' means 
        a public or private residential facility for the care of 
        children who have been adjudicated to be delinquent or in need 
        of supervision; and
            ``(4) the term `institution for neglected children' means a 
        public or private residential facility, other than a foster 
        home, that is operated for the care of children who have been 
        committed to the institution or voluntarily placed in the 
        institution under applicable State law, due to abandonment, 
        neglect, or death of their parents or guardians.

            ``PART F--FEDERAL EVALUATIONS AND DEMONSTRATIONS

``SEC. 1601. EVALUATIONS.

    ``(a) National Assessment.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a national 
        assessment of programs assisted under this title, in 
        coordination with the ongoing Chapter 1 Longitudinal Study 
        under subsection (c) of this section, that shall be planned, 
        reviewed, and conducted in consultation with an independent 
        panel of researchers, State practitioners, local practitioners, 
        and other appropriate individuals.
            ``(2) Examination.--The assessment shall examine how well 
        schools, local educational agencies, and States--
                    ``(A) are progressing toward the goal of all 
                children served under this title reaching the State's 
                challenging State content standards and challenging 
                State student performance standards; and
                    ``(B) are accomplishing the purpose set forth in 
                section 1001(d) to achieve the goal described in 
                paragraph (1), including--
                            ``(i) ensuring challenging State content 
                        standards and challenging State student 
                        performance standards for all children served 
                        under this title and aligning the efforts of 
                        States, local educational agencies, and schools 
                        to help such children reach such standards;
                            ``(ii) providing children served under this 
                        title an enriched and accelerated educational 
                        program through schoolwide programs or through 
                        additional services that increase the amount 
                        and quality of instructional time that such 
                        children receive;
                            ``(iii) promoting schoolwide reform and 
                        access for all children served under this title 
                        to effective instructional strategies and 
                        challenging academic content;
                            ``(iv) significantly upgrading the quality 
                        of the curriculum and instruction by providing 
                        staff in participating schools with substantial 
                        opportunities for professional development;
                            ``(v) coordinating services provided under 
                        all parts of this title with each other, with 
                        other educational and pupil services, including 
                        preschool services, and, to the extent 
                        feasible, with health and social service 
                        programs funded from other sources;
                            ``(vi) affording parents of children served 
                        under this title meaningful opportunities to 
                        participate in the education of their children 
                        at home and at school;
                            ``(vii) distributing resources to areas 
                        where needs are greatest;
                            ``(viii) improving accountability, as well 
                        as teaching and learning, by making assessments 
                        under this title congruent with State 
                        assessment systems; and
                            ``(ix) providing greater decisionmaking 
                        authority and flexibility to schools in 
                        exchange for greater responsibility for student 
                        performance.
            ``(3) NAEP information.--Where feasible, the Secretary 
        shall use information gathered by the National Assessment of 
        Educational Progress in carrying out this subsection.
            ``(4) Interim and final reports.--The Secretary shall 
        submit an interim report summarizing the preliminary findings 
        of the assessment to the President and the appropriate 
        committees of the Congress and a final report of the findings 
        of the assessment by January 1, 1998.
    ``(b) Studies and Data Collection.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may collect such data, as 
        necessary, at the State, local, and school levels and conduct 
        studies and evaluations, including national studies and 
        evaluations, to assess on an ongoing basis the effectiveness of 
        programs under this title and to report on such effectiveness 
        on a periodic basis.
            ``(2) Minimum information.--At a minimum, the Secretary 
        shall collect trend information on the effect of programs under 
        this title. Such data shall complement the data collected and 
        reported under subsections (a) and (c).
    ``(c) National Longitudinal Study.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out an ongoing 
        evaluation of the program assisted under part A of title I in 
        order to provide the public, the Congress, and educators 
        involved in such program, an accurate description of the short- 
        and long-term effectiveness of such program and to provide 
        information that can be used to improve such program's 
        effectiveness in enabling students to meet high State content 
        standards and State student performance standards, graduate 
        from secondary school, and make successful transitions to 
        postsecondary education and work. Such evaluation shall--
                    ``(A) have a longitudinal design that tracks 
                cohorts of students within schools of differing poverty 
                concentrations for at least 3 years which, when the 
                cohorts are taken as a whole, provides a picture of 
                such program's effectiveness over the elementary and 
                secondary grades;
                    ``(B) be separate and independent from State and 
                local assessments and evaluations required under this 
                part and consistent with measuring the achievement of 
                students to relative to high State content standards 
                and State student performance standards;
                    ``(C) utilize the highest available content 
                standards that are generally accepted as national in 
                scope;
                    ``(D) provide information on all students, students 
                served under this part, and, if funds are sufficient, 
                information on students from low-income families, 
                limited-English proficient students, and students with 
                disabilities; and
                    ``(E) when feasible, collect, cross-tabulate, and 
                report data by sex within race or ethnicity and 
                socioeconomic status.
            ``(2) Use.--The Secretary shall use the results of the 
        evaluation described in paragraph (1) as part of the national 
        assessment required by subsection (a) and shall report the data 
        from such evaluation to the Congress and the public at least as 
        frequently as reports are made under subsection (a)(4).
    ``(d) Developmentally Appropriate Measures.--In conducting the 
national assessment under subsection (a) and the national longitudinal 
study under subsection (b), the Secretary shall use developmentally 
appropriate measures to assess student performance and progress.
    ``(e) Study on Estimating State Child Poverty Counts.--The 
Secretary shall--
            ``(1) conduct a study to determine whether a feasible 
        method exists for producing reliable estimates, between 
        decennial census counts, of the number of school-aged children 
        living in poverty by State in each of the 50 States, the 
        District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and
            ``(2) use such a method, if one exists, to provide the 
        Congress with such estimates.

``SEC. 1602. DEMONSTRATIONS OF INNOVATIVE PRACTICES.

    ``(a) Demonstration Programs To Improve Achievement.--
            ``(1) In general.--From the funds appropriated for any 
        fiscal year under section 1002(g)(2), the Secretary may make 
        grants to State educational agencies, local educational 
        agencies, other public agencies, nonprofit organizations, and 
        consortia of such entities to carry out demonstration projects 
        that show the most promise of enabling children served under 
        this title to meet challenging State content standards and 
        challenging State student performance standards. Such projects 
        shall include promising strategies such as--
                    ``(A) accelerated curricula, the application of new 
                technologies to improve teaching and learning, extended 
                learning time, and a safe and enriched full-day 
                environment for children to provide children the 
                opportunity to reach such standards;
                    ``(B) coordinated pupil services programs;
                    ``(C) integration of education services with each 
                other and with health, family, and other social 
                services, particularly in empowerment zones and 
                enterprise communities;
                    ``(D) effective approaches to whole school reform;
                    ``(E) programs that have been especially effective 
                with limited-English proficient children, migratory 
                children and other highly mobile students, children 
                leaving institutions for neglected or delinquent 
                children and returning to school, and homeless children 
                and youth;
                    ``(F) programs which are especially effective in 
                recruiting, inducting and retaining highly qualified 
                teachers for service in schools with low student 
                achievement; and
                    ``(G) programs that are built upon partnerships 
                developed between elementary and middle schools, 
                employers, and the community which emphasize the 
                integration of high quality academic and vocational 
                learning, stress excellence and high expectations for 
                success in core academic subjects, instill 
                responsibility, decisionmaking, problem solving, 
                interpersonal skills, and other competencies in 
                students, and make school relevant to the workplace and 
                the community, through applied and interactive teaching 
                methodologies, team teaching strategies, learning 
                opportunities connecting school, the workplace, and the 
                community, and career exploration, awareness, and 
                career guidance opportunities.
            ``(2) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall evaluate the 
        demonstration projects supported under this title, using 
        rigorous methodological designs and techniques, including 
        control groups and random assignment, to the extent feasible, 
        to produce reliable evidence of effectiveness.
    ``(b) Partnerships.--From funds appropriated under section 
1002(g)(2) for any fiscal year, the Secretary may, directly or through 
grants or contracts, work in partnership with State educational 
agencies, local educational agencies, other public agencies, and 
nonprofit organizations to disseminate and use the highest quality 
research and knowledge about effective practices to improve the quality 
of teaching and learning in schools assisted under this title.

                      ``PART G--GENERAL PROVISIONS

``SEC. 1701. FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to issue such 
regulations as are considered necessary to reasonably ensure that there 
is compliance with the specific requirements and assurances required by 
this title.
    ``(b) Procedure.--
            ``(1) In general.--Prior to publishing proposed regulations 
        pursuant to this title, the Secretary shall convene regional 
        meetings which shall provide input to the Secretary on the 
        content of proposed regulations. Such meetings shall include 
        representatives of Federal, State, and local administrators, 
        parents, teachers, and members of local boards of education 
        involved with implementation of programs under this title.
            ``(2) Proposed regulations.--Subsequent to regional 
        meetings and prior to publishing proposed regulations in the 
        Federal Register, the Secretary shall prepare draft regulations 
        and submit regulations on a minimum of 4 key issues to a 
        modified negotiated rulemaking process as a demonstration of 
        such process. The modified process shall waive application of 
        the Federal Advisory Committee Act, but shall otherwise follow 
        the guidance provided in the Administrative Conference of the 
        United States in Recommendation 82-4, ``Procedures for 
        Negotiating Proposed Regulations'' (47 Fed. Reg. 30708, June 
        18, 1982) and any successor regulation. Participants in the 
        demonstration shall be chosen by the Secretary from among 
        participants in the regional meetings, representing the groups 
        described in paragraph (1) and all geographic regions. The 
        demonstration shall be conducted in a timely manner.
            ``(3) Emergency situation.--In an emergency situation in 
        which regulations pursuant to this title must be issued within 
        a very limited time to assist State and local educational 
        agencies with the operation of the program, the Secretary may 
        issue a regulation without such prior consultation, but shall 
        immediately thereafter convene regional meetings to review the 
        emergency regulation prior to issuance in final form.
    ``(c) Limitation.--Programs under this title may not be required to 
follow any 1 instructional model, such as the provision of services 
outside the regular classroom or school program.

``SEC. 1702. STATE ADMINISTRATION.

    ``(a) Rulemaking.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each State that receives funds under 
        this title shall--
                    ``(A) ensure that any State rules, regulations, and 
                policies relating to this title conform to the purposes 
                of this title;
                    ``(B) minimize such rules, regulations, and 
                policies to which their local educational agencies and 
                schools are subject; and
                    ``(C) identify any such rule, regulation, or policy 
                as a State-imposed requirement.
            ``(2) Special rule.--State rules, regulations, and policies 
        under this title shall support and facilitate local educational 
        agency and school-level systemic reform designed to enable all 
        children to meet the State's challenging State content 
        standards and challenging State student performance standards.
    ``(b) Payment for State Administration.--Each State may reserve for 
the proper and efficient performance of such State's duties under this 
title, the greater of--
            ``(1)(A) 1.00 percent of the funds appropriated to carry 
        out subsections (a), (c), (d), and (e) of section 1002 for 
        fiscal year 1995 and each succeeding fiscal year not described 
        in subparagraph (B); or
            ``(B) not more than 1.5 percent and not less than 1 percent 
        of the funds appropriated to carry out such subsections for 
        fiscal year 1997 and each succeeding fiscal year if the 
        Secretary, based on the State reports required by subsection 
        (d) and the studies required by section 14010(b), authorizes 
        such reservation;
            ``(2) except as provided in paragraph (3)--
                    ``(A) $425,000 for fiscal year 1995 and each 
                succeeding fiscal year not described in subparagraph 
                (B); or
                    ``(B) not more than $565,000 and not less than 
                $425,000 for fiscal year 1997 and each succeeding 
                fiscal year if the Secretary, based on the State 
                reports required by subsection (d) and the studies 
                required by section 14010(b), authorizes such 
                reservation; or
            ``(3) in the case of an outlying area--
                    ``(A) $50,000 for fiscal year 1995 and each 
                succeeding fiscal year not described in subparagraph 
                (B); or
                    ``(B) not more than $80,000 and not less than 
                $50,000 for fiscal year 1997 and each succeeding fiscal 
                year if the Secretary, based on the State reports 
                required by subsection (d) and the studies required by 
                section 14010(b), authorizes such reservation.
    ``(c) Payment for School Improvement.--Each State may reserve for 
the proper and efficient performance of its duties under subsections 
(b)(5) and (c) of section 1118, and section 1119, the greater of--
            ``(1)(A) .65 percent of the funds appropriated to carry out 
        subsections (a), (c), (d), and (e) of section 1002 for fiscal 
        year 1995 and each succeeding fiscal year not described in 
        subparagraph (B); or
            ``(B) not more than .75 percent and not less than .65 
        percent of the funds appropriated to carry out such subsections 
        for fiscal year 1997 and each succeeding fiscal year if the 
        Secretary, based on the State reports required by subsection 
        (d) and the studies required by section 14010(b), authorizes 
        such reservation; or
            ``(2) except as provided in paragraph (3)--
                    ``(A) $210,000 for fiscal year 1995 and each 
                succeeding fiscal year not described in subparagraph 
                (B); or
                    ``(B) not more than $245,000 for fiscal year 1997 
                and each succeeding fiscal year if the Secretary, based 
                on the State reports required by subsection (d) and the 
                studies required by section 14010(b), authorizes such 
                reservation; or
            ``(3) in the case of an outlying area--
                    ``(A) $35,000 for fiscal year 1995 and each 
                succeeding fiscal year not described in subparagraph 
                (B); or
                    ``(B) not more than $40,000 for fiscal year 1997 
                and each succeeding fiscal year if the Secretary, based 
                on the State reports required by subsection (d) and the 
                studies required by section 14010(b), authorizes such 
                reservation.
    ``(d) Report.--Beginning in fiscal year 1995 and each succeeding 
fiscal year thereafter, each State educational agency which receives 
funds under this title shall submit to the Secretary a report on the 
use of funds for the State administration of activities assisted under 
this title. Such report shall include the proportion of State 
administrative funds provided under this section that are expended 
for--
            ``(1) basic program operation and compliance monitoring;
            ``(2) statewide program services, such as development of 
        standards and assessments, curriculum development, and program 
        evaluation; and
            ``(3) technical assistance and other direct support to 
        local educational agencies and schools.
    ``(e) Federal Funds To Supplement, Not Supplant, Non-Federal 
Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--(A) Except as provided in subparagraph 
        (B), a State or local educational agency shall use funds 
        received under this part only to supplement the amount of funds 
        that would, in the absence of such Federal funds, be made 
        available from non-Federal sources for the education of pupils 
        participating in programs assisted under this part, and not to 
        supplant such funds.
            ``(B) For the purpose of complying with subparagraph (A), a 
        State or local educational agency may exclude supplemental 
        State and local funds expended in any eligible school 
        attendance area or school for programs that meet the 
        requirements of section 1114 or 1115.
            ``(2) Special rule.--No local educational agency shall be 
        required to provide services under this part through a 
        particular instructional method or in a particular 
        instructional setting in order to demonstrate its compliance 
        with paragraph (1).

``SEC. 1703. CONSTRUCTION.

    ``(a) Prohibition of Federal Mandates, Direction or Control.--
Nothing in this title shall be construed to authorize an officer or 
employee of the Federal Government to mandate, direct, or control a 
State, local educational agency, or school's specific instructional 
content or pupil performance standards and assessments, curriculum, or 
program of instruction as a condition of eligibility to receive funds 
under this title.
    ``(b) Equalized Spending.--Nothing in this title shall be construed 
to mandate equalized spending per pupil for a State, local educational 
agency, or school.
    ``(c) Building Standards.--Nothing in this title shall be construed 
to mandate national school building standards for a State, local 
educational agency, or school.

``SEC. 1704. RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR TERRITORIES.

    ``There is authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year for 
purposes of each of parts D and E of this title an amount equal to not 
more than 1 percent of the amount appropriated for such year for such 
parts, for payments to the outlying areas under each such part. The 
amounts appropriated for each such part shall be allotted among the 
outlying areas according to the outlying areas' respective need for 
such grants, based on such criteria as the Secretary determines will 
best carry out the purposes of this title.

        ``PART H--EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

``SEC. 1801. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    ``(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            ``(1) while low-income students have made significant gains 
        with respect to educational achievement and attainment, 
        considerable gaps still persist for these students in 
        comparison to those from more affluent socio-economic 
        backgrounds;
            ``(2) our Nation has a compelling interest in assuring that 
        all children receive a high quality education;
            ``(3) new methods and experiments to revitalize educational 
        achievement and opportunities of low-income individuals must be 
        a part of any comprehensive solution to the problems in our 
        Nation's educational system;
            ``(4) preliminary research shows that same gender classes 
        and schools may produce promising academic and behavioral 
        improvements in both sexes for low-income, educationally 
        disadvantaged students;
            ``(5) extensive data on same gender classes and schools are 
        needed to determine whether same gender classes and schools are 
        closely tailored to achieving the compelling government 
        interest in assuring that all children are educated to the best 
        of their ability;
            ``(6) in recent years efforts to experiment with same 
        gender classes and schools have been inhibited by lawsuits and 
        threats of lawsuits by private groups as well as governmental 
        entities; and
            ``(7) there is a compelling government interest in granting 
        the Secretary authority to insulate a limited number of local 
        educational agencies and schools which are experimenting with 
        same gender classes for a limited period of time from certain 
        law suits under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 
        section 204 of the Education Amendments of 1974, section 1979 
        of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1983), or any other law 
        prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex, in order to 
        collect data on the effectiveness of such classes in educating 
        children from low-income, educationally disadvantaged 
        backgrounds.
    ``(b) Purposes.--It is the purpose of this part--
            ``(1) to give the Secretary discretion to allow 
        experimentation with same gender classes for low-income, 
        educationally disadvantaged students;
            ``(2) to determine whether same gender classes make a 
        difference in the educational achievement and opportunities of 
        low-income, educationally disadvantaged individuals; and
            ``(3) to involve parents in the educational options and 
        choices of their children.

``SEC. 1802. DEFINITIONS.

    ``As used in this part--
            ``(1) the term `educational opportunity school' means a 
        public elementary, middle, or secondary school, or a consortium 
        of such schools all of which receive a waiver under this title, 
        that--
                    ``(A) establishes a plan for voluntary, same gender 
                classes at one or more than one school in the 
                community;
                    ``(B) provides same gender classes for both boys 
                and girls, as well as a co-educational option for any 
                parent that chooses that option;
                    ``(C) gives parents the option of choosing to send 
                their child to a same gender class or to a co-
                educational class;
                    ``(D) admits students on the basis of a lottery, if 
                more students apply for admission to the same gender 
                classes than can be accommodated;
                    ``(E) has a program in which a member of the 
                community is asked to volunteer such member's time in 
                classes of children of the same gender as the member; 
                and
                    ``(F) operates in pursuit of improving achievement 
                among all children based on a specific set of 
                educational objectives determined by the local 
                educational agency applying for a grant under this 
                part, in conjunction with the educational opportunity 
                advisory board established under section 1803(c) and 
                agreed to by the Secretary; and
            ``(2) the term `educational opportunity advisory board' 
        means an advisory board established in accordance with section 
        1803(c).

``SEC. 1803. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) Waivers.--The Secretary may grant waivers to ten local 
educational agencies for the design and operation of one or more 
educational opportunity schools.
    ``(b) Inapplicability.--Title IX of the Education Amendments of 
1972, section 204 of the Education Amendments of 1974, section 1979 of 
the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1983), and any other law prohibiting 
discrimination on the basis of sex, shall not apply to a local 
educational agency or an educational opportunity school for a five-year 
period following the Secretary's grant of the waiver only to the extent 
the Secretary determines necessary to ensure the development and 
operation of same gender classes in accordance with this part.
    ``(c) Educational Opportunity Advisory Board.--Each local 
educational agency receiving a waiver under this part shall establish 
an educational opportunity advisory board. Such advisory board shall be 
composed of school administrators, parents, teachers, local government 
officials and volunteers involved with an educational opportunity 
school. Such advisory board shall assist the local educational agency 
in developing the application for assistance under section 1804 and 
serve as an advisory board in the functioning of the educational 
opportunity school.

``SEC. 1804. APPLICATIONS.

    ``(a) Applications Required.--Each local educational agency 
desiring a waiver under this part shall submit, within 180 days of the 
date of enactment of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994, an 
application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner and 
accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably 
require.
    ``(b) Scope of Application.--Each application described in 
subsection (a) may request a waiver for a single educational 
opportunity school or for a consortium of such schools.
    ``(c) Application Contents.--Each application described in 
subsection (a) shall include--
            ``(1) a description of the educational program to be 
        implemented by the proposed educational opportunity school, 
        including--
                    ``(A) the grade levels or ages of children to be 
                served; and
                    ``(B) the curriculum and instructional practices to 
                be used;
            ``(2) a description of the objectives of the local 
        educational agency and a description of how such agency intends 
        to monitor and study the progress of children participating in 
        the educational opportunity school;
            ``(3) a description of how the local educational agency 
        intends to include in the educational opportunity school 
        administrators, teaching personnel, and role models from the 
        private sector;
            ``(4) a description of how school administrators, parents, 
        teachers, local government and volunteers will be involved in 
        the design and implementation of the educational opportunity 
        school;
            ``(5) a description of how the local educational agency or 
        the State, as appropriate, will provide for continued operation 
        of the educational opportunity school once the Federal waiver 
        has expired, if such agency determines that such school is 
        successful;
            ``(6) a justification for the waiver or inapplicability of 
        any Federal statutory or regulatory requirements that the local 
        educational agency believes are necessary for the successful 
        operation of the educational opportunity school and a 
        description of any State or local statutory or regulatory 
        requirements, that will be waived for, or will not apply to, 
        the educational opportunity school, if necessary;
            ``(7) a description of how students in attendance at the 
        educational opportunity school, or in the community, will be--
                    ``(A) informed about such school; and
                    ``(B) informed about the fact that admission to 
                same gender classes is completely voluntary;
            ``(8) an assurance that the local educational agency will 
        annually provide the Secretary such information as the 
        Secretary may require to determine if the educational 
        opportunity school is making satisfactory progress toward 
        achieving the objectives described in paragraph (2);
            ``(9) an assurance that the local educational agency will 
        cooperate with the Secretary in evaluating the program 
        authorized by this part;
            ``(10) assurances that resources shall be used equally for 
        same gender classes for boys and for girls;
            ``(11) assurances that the activities assisted under this 
        part will not have an adverse affect, on either sex, that is 
        caused by--
                    ``(A) the distribution of teachers between same 
                gender classes for boys and for girls;
                    ``(B) the quality of facilities for boys and for 
                girls;
                    ``(C) the nature of the curriculum for boys and for 
                girls;
                    ``(D) program activities for boys and for girls; 
                and
                    ``(E) instruction for boys and for girls;
            ``(12) an assurance that the local educational agency will 
        comply with the research and evaluation protocol developed by 
        the Secretary of Education as required by section 1806; and
            ``(13) such other information and assurances that the 
        Secretary may require.

``SEC. 1805. SELECTION OF GRANTEES.

    ``The Secretary shall award waivers under this part on the basis of 
the quality of the applications submitted under section 1804, taking 
into consideration such factors as--
            ``(1) the quality of the proposed curriculum and 
        instructional practices;
            ``(2) organizational structure and management of the 
        school;
            ``(3) the quality of the plan for assessing the progress 
        made by children in same gender classes over the period of the 
        grant;
            ``(4) the extent of community support for the application; 
        and
            ``(5) the likelihood that the educational opportunity 
        school will meet the objectives of such school and improve 
        educational results for students; and
            ``(6) the assurances submitted pursuant to section 
        1804(c)(11).

``SEC. 1806. STUDY COMMISSIONED.

    ``The Secretary of Education is hereby required to commission a 
study upon enactment of the Educational Opportunity Demonstration 
Program, with appropriate protocols to compare the educational and 
behavioral achievement of those choosing same gender classes and those 
choosing the co-educational option. The study should be delivered to 
all Members of Congress within one year of the expiration of the waiver 
authority granted herein.

``SEC. 1807. CONSTRUCTION.

    ``Nothing in this part shall be construed to affect the 
availability under title IX of remedies to overcome the effects of past 
discrimination on the basis of sex.

              ``TITLE II--IMPROVING TEACHING AND LEARNING

    ``PART A--DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

``SEC. 2101. FINDINGS.

    ``The Congress finds as follows:
            ``(1) Reaching the third National Education Goal (all 
        students will demonstrate mastery of challenging subject matter 
        in the core academic subjects) and the fifth National Education 
        Goal (United States students will become first in the world in 
        mathematics and science achievement) requires a comprehensive 
        educational reform strategy that involves parents, schools, 
        government, communities, and other public and private 
        organizations at all levels.
            ``(2) A crucial component of the strategy for achieving 
        these two goals is ensuring, through sustained and intensive 
        high-quality professional development, that all teachers can 
        provide challenging learning experiences in the core academic 
        subjects for their students.
            ``(3) The potential positive impact of high-quality 
        professional development is underscored by recent research 
        findings that--
                    ``(A) professional development must be focused on 
                teaching and learning in order to change the 
                opportunities of all students to achieve higher 
                standards;
                    ``(B) effective professional development focuses on 
                discipline-based knowledge and effective subject-
                specific pedagogical skills, involves teams of 
                teachers, administrators, and pupil services personnel 
                in a school and, through professional networks of 
                teachers, teacher educators, administrators, pupil 
                services personnel, and parents is interactive and 
                collaborative, motivates by its intrinsic content and 
                relationship to practice, builds on experience and 
                learning-by-doing, and becomes incorporated into the 
                everyday life of the school;
                    ``(C) professional development can dramatically 
                improve classroom instruction and learning when 
                teachers, administrators, pupil services personnel, and 
                parents are partners in the development and 
                implementation of such professional development; and
                    ``(D) new and innovative strategies for teaching to 
                high standards will require time for teachers, outside 
                of the time spent teaching, for instruction, practice, 
                and collegial collaboration.
            ``(4) Special attention must be given in professional 
        development activities to ensure that education professionals 
        are knowledgeable of, and make use of, strategies for serving 
        populations that historically have lacked access to equal 
        opportunities for advanced learning and career advancement.
            ``(5) Professional development activities must prepare 
        teachers, pupil services personnel, paraprofessionals and other 
        staff in effective prevention and intervention strategies to--
                    ``(A) alleviate the need, and assure appropriate 
                referral, for special education services; and
                    ``(B) prepare staff to work collaboratively to 
                educate students with disabilities placed into general 
                education settings, consistent with such student's 
                individualized education program.
            ``(6) Professional development activities, designed in 
        cooperation with parents, that focus on the complex social, 
        emotional and mental health needs of children which may impede 
        learning, can help teachers, administrators, and pupil services 
        personnel assist children in overcoming barriers to academic 
        success.
            ``(7) Professional development is often a victim of budget 
        reductions in fiscally difficult times.
            ``(8) There are few incentives or sanctions operating to 
        encourage teachers and administrators to work to prepare 
        themselves to be more effective or to participate in 
        challenging and effective professional development activities.
            ``(9) Parental involvement is an important aspect of school 
        reform and improvement. There is a need for special attention 
        to ensure the effective involvement of parents in the education 
        of their children. Professional development should include 
        methods and strategies to better prepare teachers and 
        administrators in involving parents. Programs are needed to 
        provide parents the training and development necessary to 
        enable parents to participate fully and effectively in their 
        children's education.
            ``(10) The Federal Government has a vital role in helping 
        to make sustained and intensive high-quality professional 
        development in the core academic subjects become an integral 
        part of the elementary and secondary education system.

``SEC. 2102. PURPOSES.

    ``It is the purpose of this part--
            ``(1) to help ensure that teachers, other staff, and 
        administrators have access to high-quality professional 
        development that is aligned to challenging State content 
        standards and challenging State student performance standards 
        and to support the development and implementation of sustained 
        and intensive high-quality professional development activities 
        in the core academic subjects; and
            ``(2) to help ensure that teachers, administrators, other 
        staff, pupil services personnel, and parents have access to 
        professional development that--
                    ``(A) is tied to challenging State content 
                standards and challenging State student performance 
                standards;
                    ``(B) reflects recent research on teaching and 
                learning;
                    ``(C) includes strong academic content and 
                pedagogical components;
                    ``(D) incorporates effective strategies, 
                techniques, methods, and practices for meeting the 
                educational needs of diverse student populations, 
                including females, minorities, individuals with 
                disabilities, limited-English proficient individuals, 
                and economically disadvantaged individuals, in order to 
                ensure that all students have the opportunity to 
                achieve challenging State student performance 
                standards;
                    ``(E) is of sufficient intensity and duration to 
                have a positive and lasting impact on the teacher's 
                performance in the classroom; and
                    ``(F) is part of the everyday life of the school 
                and creates an orientation toward continuous 
                improvement throughout the school.

``SEC. 2103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; ALLOCATION BETWEEN 
              SUBPARTS.

    ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying 
out this part, there are authorized to be appropriated $800,000,000 for 
fiscal year 1995 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 
succeeding fiscal years.
    ``(b) Allocation Between Subparts.--Of the amounts appropriated to 
carry out this part for any fiscal year the Secretary shall make 
available--
            ``(1) 5 percent of such amounts to carry out subpart 1, of 
        which 10 percent of such 5 percent shall be available to carry 
        out section 2114;
            ``(2) 93.75 percent of such amounts to carry out subpart 2; 
        and
            ``(3) 1.25 percent of such amounts to carry out subpart 3.

                    ``Subpart 1--Federal Activities

``SEC. 2111. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to make grants to, 
and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with, local 
educational agencies, educational service agencies, State educational 
agencies, State agencies for higher education, institutions of higher 
education, and other public and private agencies, organizations, and 
institutions to--
            ``(1) support activities of national significance that the 
        Secretary determines will contribute to the development and 
        implementation of high-quality professional development 
        activities in the core academic subjects; and
            ``(2) evaluate activities carried out under this subpart 
        and subpart 2 in accordance with section 10701.
    ``(b) Requirements.--In carrying out the activities described in 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall coordinate professional development 
programs within the Department, particularly with those programs within 
the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, and shall consult 
and coordinate with the National Science Foundation, the National 
Endowment for the Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts, the 
Institute of Museum Services, and other appropriate Federal agencies 
and entities.

``SEC. 2112. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.

    ``The Secretary shall use funds available to carry out this subpart 
for activities that help meet the purposes of this part, such as--
            ``(1) providing seed money to the entities described in 
        section 2111(a) to develop the capacity of such entities to 
        offer sustained and intensive high-quality professional 
        development;
            ``(2) professional development institutes that provide 
        teams of teachers, or teachers, administrators, pupil services 
        personnel and other staff, from individual schools, with 
        professional development that contains strong and integrated 
        disciplinary and pedagogical components;
            ``(3) encouraging the development of local and national 
        professional networks, including the Teacher Research 
        Dissemination Demonstration Program under section 941(j) of the 
        Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and 
        Improvement Act of 1994, that provide a forum for interaction 
        among teachers of the core academic subjects and that allow the 
        exchange of information on advances in content and pedagogy;
            ``(4) supporting the National Board for Professional 
        Teaching Standards;
            ``(5) the development and dissemination of teaching 
        standards in the core academic subjects;
            ``(6) the development of exemplary methods of assessing 
        teachers, other staff, and administrators for licensure and 
        certification;
            ``(7) the dissemination of models of high-quality 
        professional development activities that train educators in 
        strategies, techniques, methods, and practices for meeting the 
        educational needs of historically underserved populations, 
        including females, minorities, individuals with disabilities, 
        limited-English proficient individuals, and economically 
        disadvantaged individuals, in order to ensure that all students 
        have the opportunity to achieve challenging State student 
        performance standards;
            ``(8) activities that promote the transferability of 
        licensure and certification of teachers and administrators 
        among State and local jurisdictions;
            ``(9) the development and testing of incentive strategies 
        for motivating teachers, administrators, and pupil services 
        personnel to help increase their effectiveness through 
        professional development focused on teaching and learning and 
        giving all students the opportunity to learn to challenging 
        State content standards and challenging State student 
        performance standards;
            ``(10) the development of innovative prevention and 
        intervention strategies to--
                    ``(A) alleviate the need, or assure appropriate 
                referral, for special education services; and
                    ``(B) prepare general education and special 
                education teachers, paraprofessionals and pupil 
                services personnel in effective integration of students 
                with disabilities into general education settings, 
                consistent with such student's individualized education 
                program;
            ``(11) encouraging the development of innovative models for 
        recruitment, induction, retention and assessment of new, highly 
        qualified teachers, especially such teachers from historically 
        underrepresented groups;
            ``(12) the dissemination of information about voluntary 
        national content standards and voluntary national performance 
        standards and related models of high-quality professional 
        development;
            ``(13) the development and maintenance of a national 
        clearinghouse for such core academic subjects as the Secretary 
        determines are needed;
            ``(14) joint activities with other Federal agencies and 
        entities engaged in or supporting similar professional 
        development efforts;
            ``(15) the evaluation of programs under this subpart and 
        subpart 2 in accordance with section 10701; and
            ``(16) the development of programs which prepare teachers 
        to incorporate environmental education in the core academic 
        subjects.

``SEC. 2113. EISENHOWER NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR MATHEMATICS AND 
              SCIENCE EDUCATION.

    ``(a) Clearinghouse Authorized.--The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Director of the National Science Foundation, may award a grant 
or contract to establish an Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for 
Mathematics and Science Education (hereafter in this section referred 
to as the `Clearinghouse').
    ``(b) Application and Award Basis.--Each entity desiring to 
establish and operate the Clearinghouse authorized by this section 
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
manner and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may 
reasonably require. The grant or contract awarded pursuant to paragraph 
(1) shall be made on a competitive, merit basis.
    ``(c) Duration.--The grant or contract awarded under this section 
shall be awarded for a period of 5 years and shall be reviewed by the 
Secretary not later than 30 months from the date the grant or contract 
is awarded.
    ``(d) Use of Funds.--The grant or contract awarded under this 
section shall be used to--
            ``(1) maintain a permanent repository of mathematics and 
        science education instructional materials and programs for 
        elementary and secondary schools, including middle schools 
        (including, to the extent practicable, all materials and 
        programs developed with Federal and non-Federal funds, such as 
        instructional materials developed by the Department, materials 
        developed by State and national mathematics and science 
        programs assisted under this part, and other instructional 
        materials) for use by the regional consortiums established 
        under subpart 2 of part C and by the general public;
            ``(2) compile information on all mathematics and science 
        education programs administered by each Federal agency or 
        department;
            ``(3) disseminate information, programs, and instructional 
        materials to the public, dissemination networks, and the 
        regional consortiums under subpart 2 of part C;
            ``(4) coordinate with identifiable and existing data bases 
        containing mathematics and science curriculum and instructional 
        materials, including Federal, non-Federal and, where feasible, 
        international data bases;
            ``(5) participate in collaborative meetings of 
        representatives of the Clearinghouse and the regional 
        consortiums under subpart 2 of part C to discuss issues of 
        common interest and concern, to foster effective collaboration 
        and cooperation in acquiring and distributing curriculum 
        materials and programs, and to coordinate computer network 
        access to the Clearinghouse and the resources of the regional 
        consortiums, except that not more than 3 percent of the funds 
        awarded under this section shall be used to carry out this 
        paragraph; and
            ``(6) gather qualitative and evaluative data on submissions 
        to the Clearinghouse.
    ``(e) Submission to Clearinghouse.--Each Federal agency or 
department which develops mathematics or science education 
instructional material or programs, including the National Science 
Foundation and the Department, shall submit to the Clearinghouse copies 
of such material or programs.
    ``(f) Peer Review.--The Secretary shall establish a peer review 
process to select the recipient of the award under this subsection.
    ``(g) Steering Committee.--The Secretary may appoint a steering 
committee to recommend policies and activities for the Clearinghouse.
    ``(h) Application of Copyright Laws.--Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to allow the use or copying, in any media, of any material 
collected by the Clearinghouse that is protected under the copyright 
laws of the United States unless the permission of the owner of the 
copyright is obtained. The Clearinghouse, in carrying out the 
provisions of this subsection, shall ensure compliance with title 17, 
United States Code.
    ``(i) Dissemination of Information.--The Secretary shall 
disseminate information concerning the grant or contract awarded under 
this section to State and local educational agencies and institutions 
of higher education. Such dissemination of information shall include 
examples of exemplary national programs in mathematics and science 
instruction and necessary technical assistance for the establishment of 
similar programs.

``SEC. 2114. NATIONAL TEACHER TRAINING PROJECT.

    ``(a) Short Title; Findings; Definitions.--
            ``(1) Short title.--This section may be cited as the 
        `National Teacher Training Project Act of 1994'.
            ``(2) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
                    ``(A) teachers must be major players in educational 
                reform in the United States;
                    ``(B) teachers are isolated from their peers and 
                have virtually no time during the school day to consult 
                with other teachers;
                    ``(C) there is a shortage of sustained, year-round 
                professional development programs for teachers;
                    ``(D) successful teaching methods are not 
                adequately shared among teachers;
                    ``(E) teachers are the best teachers of other 
                teachers because practicing classroom teachers have 
                experience that no outside consultant can match;
                    ``(F) it is important for universities and schools 
                to collaborate on teacher development programs if 
                teaching and learning are to be improved;
                    ``(G) pertinent research is not shared among 
                teachers in a professional setting;
                    ``(H) exemplary teachers should be recognized for 
                their abilities and contributions and encouraged to 
                refine their teaching methods;
                    ``(I) each State should support a nationally based 
                teacher training program that is modeled after the 
                National Writing Project for teachers of the core 
                academic subjects, including early childhood education, 
                mathematics, science, English, civics and government, 
                foreign languages, and arts;
                    ``(J) the National Writing Project is a nationally 
                recognized and honored nonprofit organization that 
                recognizes there are teachers in every region of the 
                United States who have developed successful methods for 
                teaching writing and that such teachers can be trained 
                and encouraged to train other teachers;
                    ``(K) the National Writing Project is a 
                collaborative university-school program which offers 
                summer and school year inservice teacher training 
                programs and a dissemination network to inform and 
                teach teachers regarding developments in the field of 
                writing;
                    ``(L) each year over 125,000 teachers voluntarily 
                seek training in National Writing Project intensive 
                summer institutes and workshops and school year 
                inservice programs through 1 of the 155 sites located 
                within the United States, and in 18 sites located 
                outside of the United States;
                    ``(M) in the 20 years of its existence, over 
                1,100,000 teachers, administrators and parents have 
                participated in National Writing Project programs;
                    ``(N) less than $16 per teacher was the average 
                cost in Federal dollars for all teacher training at 
                writing projects in academic year 1991-1992;
                    ``(O) for every dollar in Federal support, the 
                National Writing Project provides over $5 in matching 
                funds from States, local universities and schools, and 
                the private sector;
                    ``(P) private foundation resources, although 
                generous in the past concerning National Writing 
                Project programs, are inadequate to fund all of the 
                National Teacher Training Project sites needed, and the 
                future of the program is in jeopardy without secure 
                financial support;
                    ``(Q) the National Writing Project has become a 
                model for programs in other fields, such as science, 
                mathematics, history, literature, foreign languages, 
                and the performing arts, and the development of 
                programs in other fields should continue with the 
                support of Federal funds; and
                    ``(R) each of the 50 States should participate in 
                the National Teacher Training Project by establishing 
                regional teacher training sites in early childhood 
                development, mathematics, science, English, civics and 
                government, foreign languages, and arts to serve all 
                teachers within the State.
            ``(3) Definitions.--For the purpose of this section--
                    ``(A) the term `contractor' means--
                            ``(i) a local educational agency;
                            ``(ii) an educational service agency; or
                            ``(iii) an institution of higher education 
                        that awards a bachelor's degree; and
                    ``(B) the term `eligible recipient' means a 
                nonprofit educational organization which has as its 
                primary purpose the improvement of student learning in 
                one of the core academic subjects described in 
                subsection (b)(2).
    ``(b) Grants Authorized.--
            ``(1) Grants to eligible recipients.--The Secretary is 
        authorized to award a grant to an eligible recipient to enable 
        such recipient--
                    ``(A) to support and promote the establishment of 
                teacher training programs in early childhood 
                development and one of the 9 core academic subjects 
                described in paragraph (2), including the dissemination 
                of effective practices and research findings regarding 
                teacher training, and administrative activities;
                    ``(B) to support classroom research on effective 
                teaching practices in such area; and
                    ``(C) to pay the Federal share of the cost of such 
                programs and research.
            ``(2) Core subject areas.--To the extent feasible, the 
        Secretary shall award a grant under paragraph (1) for the 
        establishment of a National Teacher Training Project in early 
        childhood development and each of the following core academic 
        subjects:
                    ``(A) Mathematics.
                    ``(B) Science.
                    ``(C) English.
                    ``(D) Civics and government.
                    ``(E) Foreign languages.
                    ``(F) Arts.
                    ``(G) Geography.
                    ``(H) History.
                    ``(I) Economics.
            ``(3) Number of grants and eligible recipients.--The 
        Secretary shall award not more than 10 grants under paragraph 
        (1) to 10 different eligible recipients.
            ``(4) Equitable distribution.--The Secretary shall award 
        grants under paragraph (1) to eligible recipients from 
        different geographic areas of the United States.
            ``(5) Special rule.--Each grant under paragraph (1) shall 
        be of sufficient size, scope and quality to be effective.
            ``(6) Administrative costs and technical assistance.--Each 
        eligible recipient receiving a grant under paragraph (1) may 
        use not more than 5 percent of the grant funds for 
        administrative costs and the costs of providing technical 
        assistance to a contractor.
    ``(c) Grant Requirements.--Each eligible recipient receiving a 
grant under subsection (b) shall--
            ``(1) enter into a contract with a contractor under which 
        such contractor agrees--
                    ``(A) to establish, operate, and provide the non-
                Federal share of the cost of teacher training programs 
                in effective approaches and processes for the teaching 
                of the subject matter for which such eligible recipient 
                was awarded a grant, including approaches and processes 
                to obtain parental involvement in a child's education; 
                and
                    ``(B) to use funds received from the eligible 
                recipient to pay the Federal share of the cost of 
                establishing and operating teacher training programs 
                described in subparagraph (A);
            ``(2) make annual reports to the Secretary and be 
        responsible for oversight of the funds expended at each teacher 
        training program described in subparagraph (A); and
            ``(3) meet such other conditions and standards as the 
        Secretary determines to be necessary to assure compliance with 
        this section and provide such technical assistance as may be 
        necessary to carry out this section.
    ``(d) Teacher Training Programs.--The teacher training programs 
described in subsection (b) shall--
            ``(1) be conducted during the school year and during the 
        summer months;
            ``(2) train teachers who teach grades kindergarten through 
        college;
            ``(3) select teachers to become members of a National 
        Teacher Training Project, which members shall conduct inservice 
        workshops for other teachers in the area served by the National 
        Teacher Training Project site;
            ``(4) borrow teacher training principles and receive 
        technical assistance from the National Writing Project; and
            ``(5) encourage teachers from all disciplines to 
        participate in such teacher training programs.
    ``(e) Federal Share.--The term `Federal share' means, with respect 
to the costs of teacher training programs described in subsection (b), 
50 percent of such costs to the contractor
    ``(f) Application.--Each eligible recipient desiring a grant under 
this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, 
in such manner and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may 
reasonably require.
    ``(g) Participants and Selection Process.--The selection process 
for participation in a teacher training program described in subsection 
(b) shall--
            ``(1) reward exemplary teachers with varying levels of 
        teaching experience who are nominated by other teachers and 
        administrators;
            ``(2) involve an application process to select participants 
        for a summer program;
            ``(3) ensure the selection of a geographically and 
        ethnically diverse group of teachers by soliciting applications 
        from teachers of both public and private institutions in rural, 
        urban and suburban settings of every State; and
            ``(4) automatically offer a place in a summer program to 
        the `Teacher of the Year' chosen pursuant to a Federal or State 
        teacher recognition program.
    ``(h) Limitation.--A contractor entering into a contract under 
subsection (c)(1) shall not spend more than 5 percent of funds received 
under the contract for administrative costs.

                ``Subpart 2--State and Local Activities

``SEC. 2121. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``The Secretary is authorized to make grants to State educational 
agencies for the support of sustained and intensive high-quality 
professional development activities in the core academic subjects at 
the State and local levels.

``SEC. 2122. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.

    ``(a) Reservation of Funds.--From the amount available to carry out 
this subpart for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve--
            ``(1) \1/2\ of 1 percent for the outlying areas, to be 
        distributed among the outlying areas on the basis of their 
        relative need, as determined by the Secretary in accordance 
        with the purposes of this part;
            ``(2) \1/2\ of 1 percent for the Secretary of the Interior 
        for programs under this part for professional development 
        activities for teachers, other staff, and administrators in 
        schools operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
    ``(b) State Allotments.--The Secretary shall allocate the amount 
available to carry out this subpart and not reserved under subsection 
(a) to each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as follows, except that no State shall 
receive less than one-half of 1 percent of such amount:
            ``(1) Fifty percent shall be allocated among such 
        jurisdictions on the basis of their relative populations of 
        individuals aged 5 through 17, as determined by the Secretary 
        on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data.
            ``(2) Fifty percent shall be allocated among such 
        jurisdictions in accordance with the relative amounts such 
        jurisdictions received under part A of title I for the 
        preceding fiscal year.
    ``(c) Reallocation.--If any jurisdiction does not apply for an 
allotment under subsection (b) for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
reallocate such amount to the remaining jurisdictions in accordance 
with that subsection.

``SEC. 2123. WITHIN-STATE ALLOCATIONS.

    ``Of the amounts received by any State under this subpart for any 
fiscal year--
            ``(1) 75 percent shall be available for State level 
        activities under section 2126 and local allowable activities 
        under section 2129(b), of which--
                    ``(A) not more than 5 percent may be used for the 
                administrative costs of the State educational agency;
                    ``(B) not more than 5 percent may be used for 
                State-level activities under section 2126; and
                    ``(C) of the remaining amount--
                            ``(i) 50 percent shall be distributed to 
                        local educational agencies--
                                    ``(I) for use in accordance with 
                                section 2129; and
                                    ``(II) in accordance with the 
                                relative enrollments in public and 
                                private nonprofit elementary and 
                                secondary schools within the boundaries 
                                of such agencies; and
                            ``(ii) 50 percent of such amount shall be 
                        distributed to local educational agencies--
                                    ``(I) for use in accordance with 
                                section 2129; and
                                    ``(II) in accordance with the 
                                relative amount such agencies received 
                                under part A of title I of this Act for 
                                the preceding fiscal year; and
            ``(2) 25 percent shall be available to the State agency for 
        higher education for activities under section 2130, of which 
        not more than 5 percent may be used for the administrative 
        costs of the State agency for higher education.

``SEC. 2124. PRIORITY FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN MATHEMATICS AND 
              SCIENCE.

    ``(a) Appropriation of Less Than $250,000,000.--In any fiscal year 
for which the amount appropriated for this part is less than 
$250,000,000, each State shall ensure that all funds distributed in 
accordance with section 2123(1)(C) are used for professional 
development in mathematics and science.
    ``(b) Appropriation Equal to or Above $250,000,000.--In any fiscal 
year for which the amount appropriated for this part is at least 
$250,000,000, each State shall ensure that the amount of funds 
distributed in accordance with section 2123(1)(C) that is used for 
professional development in mathematics and science is not less than 
the amount that bears the same ratio to the total amount of funds so 
distributed as the sum of $250,000,000 plus at least 10 percent of the 
amount appropriated for this part for such year in excess of 
$250,000,000 bears to the total amount appropriated for this part for 
such year.

``SEC. 2125. STATE APPLICATIONS.

    ``(a) Applications Required.--Each State educational agency that 
wishes to receive an allotment under this subpart for any fiscal year 
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such 
form as the Secretary may require.
    ``(b) Professional Development Plan.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each application under this section 
        shall include a State plan for professional development that 
        satisfies the requirements of this section.
            ``(2) Contents.--Each such State plan shall--
                    ``(A) be developed in conjunction with the State 
                agency for higher education, nonprofit organizations of 
                demonstrated effectiveness, institutions of higher 
                education or schools of education, and with the 
                extensive participation of local teachers, 
                administrators, and pupil services personnel and show 
                the role of each such entity in implementation of the 
                plan;
                    ``(B) be designed to give teachers, administrators, 
                and pupil services personnel in the State the knowledge 
                and skills necessary to provide all students the 
                opportunity to meet challenging State content standards 
                and challenging State student performance standards;
                    ``(C) include an assessment of State and local 
                needs for professional development specifically related 
                to subparagraph (B);
                    ``(D) describe the need for teacher development 
                beginning with recruitment, preservice, and induction, 
                and continuing throughout the professional teaching 
                career, taking 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;
                    ``(E) describe how the State requirements for 
                licensure of teachers and administrators, including 
                certification and recertification, support challenging 
                State content standards and challenging State student 
                performance standards;
                    ``(F) describe how the State will work with 
                teachers, administrators, parents, local educational 
                agencies, schools, educational service agencies, and 
                institutions of higher education or nonprofit 
                organizations of demonstrated effectiveness to ensure 
                that such individuals or entities develop the capacity 
                to support sustained and intensive, high-quality 
                professional development programs in the core academic 
                subjects;
                    ``(G) describe how the State will prepare all 
                teachers to teach children with diverse learning needs, 
                including children with disabilities;
                    ``(H) describe how the State will prepare teachers, 
                paraprofessionals and pupil services personnel in 
                effective prevention and intervention strategies to--
                            ``(i) alleviate the need, and assure 
                        appropriate referral, for special education 
                        services; and
                            ``(ii) prepare general and special 
                        education staff to work collaboratively to 
                        educate students with disabilities placed into 
                        general education settings, consistent with 
                        such student's individualized education 
                        program;
                    ``(I) describe how the State will use technology, 
                including the emerging national information 
                infrastructure, to enhance the professional development 
                of teachers, administrators, and pupil services 
                personnel;
                    ``(J) describe how the State will ensure a strong 
                focus on professional development in mathematics and 
                science taking into account the need for greater access 
                to, and participation in, such disciplines by students 
                from historically underrepresented groups;
                    ``(K) describe how the State will provide 
                incentives to teachers and administrators to focus 
                their professional development on preparing themselves 
                to provide instruction consistent with challenging 
                State content standards and challenging State student 
                performance standards;
                    ``(L) set specific outcome performance indicators 
                for professional development; and
                    ``(M) describe how parents can be involved in 
                professional development programs to enhance their 
                participation in the education of their children.
            ``(3) Duration of the plan.--Each such State plan shall--
                    ``(A) remain in effect for the duration of the 
                State's participation under this subpart; and
                    ``(B) be periodically reviewed and revised by the 
                State, as necessary, to reflect changes in the State's 
                strategies and programs under this subpart.
    ``(c) Additional Material.--Each State application shall include--
            ``(1) a description of how the activities assisted under 
        this subpart will be coordinated, as appropriate, with--
                    ``(A) other activities conducted with Federal 
                funds, especially activities supported under part A of 
                title I of this Act, and parts B and D of the 
                Individuals with Disabilities Education Act;
                    ``(B) State and local funds;
                    ``(C) resources from business and industry, 
                museums, libraries, educational television stations, 
                and public and private nonprofit organizations of 
                demonstrated experience; and
                    ``(D) funds received from other Federal agencies, 
                such as the National Science Foundation, the 
                Departments of Commerce, Energy, and Health and Human 
                Services, the National Endowment for the Arts, the 
                Institute of Museum Services, and the National 
                Endowment for the Humanities; and
            ``(2) a description of the activities to be sponsored under 
        the State level activities under section 2126 and the higher 
        education activities under section 2130.
    ``(d) Peer Review and Secretarial Approval.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall approve an 
        application of a State educational agency under this section if 
        such application meets the requirements of this section and 
        holds reasonable promise of achieving the purposes of this 
        part.
            ``(2) Review.--In reviewing applications under this 
        section, the Secretary shall obtain the advice of non-Federal 
        experts on education in the core academic subjects and on 
        teacher education, including teachers and administrators.

``SEC. 2126. STATE LEVEL ACTIVITIES.

    ``Each State may use funds made available under section 2123(1) to 
carry out activities described in the plan under section 2125(b), such 
as--
            ``(1) reviewing and reforming State requirements for 
        teacher and administrator licensure, including certification 
        and recertification, to align such requirements with the 
        State's challenging State content standards and ensure that 
        teachers and administrators have the knowledge and skills 
        necessary to help students meet challenging State student 
        performance standards;
            ``(2) developing performance assessments and peer review 
        procedures, as well as other methods, for licensing teachers 
        and administrators;
            ``(3) providing technical assistance to schools and local 
        educational agencies to help such schools and agencies provide 
        effective professional development in the core academic 
        subjects;
            ``(4) developing or supporting professional development 
        networks, either within a State or in a regional consortium of 
        States, that provide a forum for interaction among teachers and 
        that allow exchange of information on advances in content and 
        pedagogy;
            ``(5) professional development in the effective use of 
        educational technology as an instructional tool for increasing 
        student understanding of the core academic subjects, including 
        efforts to train teachers in methods for achieving gender 
        equity both in students' access to computers and other 
        educational technology and in teaching practices used in the 
        application of educational technology;
            ``(6) providing financial or other incentives for teachers 
        to become certified by nationally recognized professional 
        teacher enhancement organizations;
            ``(7) designing systems that enable teachers to meet pay 
        ladder professional development requirements by demonstrating 
        content knowledge and pedagogical competence tied to 
        challenging State content standards and challenging State 
        student performance standards, rather than by merely completing 
        course credits;
            ``(8) providing incentives for teachers to be involved in 
        assessment, curriculum development, and technical assistance 
        processes for teachers and students;
            ``(9) professional development to enable teachers, pupil 
        services personnel, and other school staff to ensure that girls 
        and young women, minorities, limited English proficient 
        students, individuals with disabilities, and the economically 
        disadvantaged have the full opportunity to achieve to 
        challenging State content standards and challenging State 
        student performance standards in the core academic subjects by, 
        for example, encouraging girls and young women and minorities 
        to pursue advanced courses in mathematics and science;
            ``(10) professional development designed to--
                    ``(A) provide the collaborative skills needed to 
                appropriately serve children with disabilities in the 
                general education setting consistent with such child's 
                individualized education program; and
                    ``(B) develop skills needed for effective 
                prevention and intervention teaching strategies to 
                alleviate the need, or assure appropriate referral, for 
                special education services;
            ``(11) professional development and recruitment activities 
        designed to increase the numbers of minorities, individuals 
        with disabilities and females teaching in the core academic 
        subjects in which such individuals are underrepresented;
            ``(12) identifying, developing, or supporting parental 
        involvement programs to better equip parents to participate in 
        the education of their children;
            ``(13) professional development activities designed to 
        increase the number of women and other underrepresented groups 
        in the administration of schools;
            ``(14) providing training for local education employees in 
        the area of early childhood development in order to ensure that 
        early childhood development services provided to low-income 
        children below the age of compulsory school attendance comply 
        with the performance standards established under section 
        641A(a) of the Head Start Act or under section 651 of such Act, 
        as such section 651 was in effect on the day preceding the date 
        of enactment of the Human Services Amendments of 1994; and
            ``(15) providing technical assistance to teachers, 
        administrators, parents and related services personnel in the 
        area of early childhood development in order to ensure that 
        early childhood development services provided to low-income 
        children below the age of compulsory school attendance comply 
        with the performance standards established under section 
        641A(a) of the Head Start Act or under section 651 of such Act, 
        as such section 651 was in effect on the day preceding the date 
        of enactment of the Human Services Amendments of 1994.

``SEC. 2127. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY APPLICATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--Each local educational agency that desires a 
subgrant under this subpart shall submit an application to the State 
educational agency at such time as the State educational agency may 
require, but not less frequently than every 3 years.
    ``(b) Contents.--Each application under this section shall 
include--
            ``(1) the local educational agency's plan for professional 
        development that--
                    ``(A) has been developed with the extensive 
                participation of teachers, administrators, staff, and 
                pupil services personnel;
                    ``(B) is aligned with the State's challenging State 
                content standards and challenging State student 
                performance standards;
                    ``(C) includes an assessment of local needs for 
                professional development as identified by the local 
                educational agency and school staff;
                    ``(D) describes a strategy, tied to challenging 
                State content standards and challenging State student 
                performance standards, for addressing those needs;
                    ``(E) includes strong academic content and 
                pedagogical components;
                    ``(F) takes into account the need for greater 
                access to and participation in the core academic 
                subjects, especially in mathematics and science, by 
                students from historically underrepresented groups;
                    ``(G) is of sufficient intensity and duration to 
                have a positive and lasting impact on the student's 
                performance in the classroom; and
                    ``(H) sets specific outcome performance indicators;
            ``(2) an assurance that the activities conducted with the 
        funds such agency received under this subpart will be assessed 
        at least every three years using the outcome performance 
        indicators to determine the effectiveness of such activities;
            ``(3) a description of how the programs funded under this 
        subpart will be coordinated, as appropriate, with--
                    ``(A) services of educational service agencies;
                    ``(B) services of institutions of higher education;
                    ``(C) State and local funds;
                    ``(D) resources provided under part A of title I 
                and other provisions of this Act;
                    ``(E) resources from business, industry, museums, 
                libraries, educational television stations, and public 
                and private nonprofit organizations of demonstrated 
                experience;
                    ``(F) resources provided under parts B, D and H of 
                the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; and
                    ``(G) funds received from other Federal agencies, 
                such as the National Science Foundation, the Department 
                of Energy, the Department of Health and Human Services, 
                the National Endowment for the Arts, the Institute of 
                Museum Services, and the National Endowment for the 
                Humanities;
            ``(4) an identification of the sources of funding that will 
        provide the local educational agency's contribution under 
        section 2128; and
            ``(5) a description of the strategies to be employed to 
        more fully and effectively involve parents in the education of 
        their children.
    ``(c) Duration of the Plan.--Each local plan described in 
subsection (b)(1) shall--
            ``(1) remain in effect for the duration of the local 
        educational agency's participation under this subpart; and
            ``(2) be periodically reviewed and revised by the local 
        educational agency, as necessary, to reflect changes in the 
        local educational agency's strategies and programs under this 
        subpart.

``SEC. 2128. LOCAL COST-SHARING.

    ``(a) In General.--Each local educational agency shall provide at 
least 33 percent of the cost of the activities assisted under this 
subpart, excluding the cost of services provided to private school 
teachers.
    ``(b) Available Resources for Cost-Sharing.--
            ``(1) In general.--A local educational agency may meet the 
        requirement of subsection (a) through one or more of the 
        following:
                    ``(A) Cash expenditures from non-Federal sources 
                directed toward professional development activities.
                    ``(B) Release time for teachers participating in 
                professional development assisted under this subpart.
                    ``(C) Funds received under one or more of the 
                following programs, so long as such funds are used for 
                professional development activities consistent with 
                this subpart and the statutes under which such funds 
                were received, and are used to benefit students and 
                teachers in schools that otherwise would have been 
                served with such funds:
                            ``(i) Part A of title I.
                            ``(ii) Parts B and D of the Individuals 
                        with Disabilities Education Act.
                            ``(iii) The Safe and Drug-Free Schools and 
                        Communities program under part A of title V.
                            ``(iv) Bilingual Education Programs under 
                        part A of title VII.
                            ``(v) The Women's Educational Equity Act of 
                        1994.
                            ``(vi) Title III of the Goals 2000: Educate 
                        America Act.
                            ``(vii) Programs that are related to the 
                        purposes of this Act that are administered by 
                        other Federal agencies, including the National 
                        Science Foundation, the National Endowment for 
                        the Humanities, the National Endowment for the 
                        Arts, the Institute of Museum Services, and the 
                        Department of Energy.
            ``(2) Special rule.--A local educational agency may meet 
        the requirement of subsection (a) through contributions 
        described in paragraph (1) that are provided in cash or in 
        kind, fairly evaluated.

``SEC. 2129. LOCAL ALLOCATION OF FUNDS AND ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES.

    ``(a) Local Allocation of Funds.--Each local educational agency 
that receives funds under this subpart for any fiscal year--
            ``(1) shall use at least 80 percent of such funds for 
        professional development of teachers, administrators, pupil 
        services personnel, parents, and other staff of individual 
        schools in a manner that--
                    ``(A) is determined by such teachers and staff;
                    ``(B) to the extent practicable, takes place at the 
                individual school site; and
                    ``(C) is consistent with the local educational 
                agency's application under section 2127, any school 
                plan under part A of title I, and any other plan for 
                professional development carried out with Federal, 
                State, or local funds that emphasizes sustained, 
                ongoing activities; and
            ``(2) may use not more than 20 percent of such funds for 
        school district-level professional development activities, 
        including the participation of administrators, policymakers, 
        and parents.
    ``(b) Authorized Activities.--Each local educational agency and 
school that receives funds under this subpart shall use such funds for 
activities that contribute to the implementation of the local 
educational agency's professional development plan described in section 
2127(b)(1), such as--
            ``(1) professional development for teams of teachers, 
        administrators, pupil services personnel, or other staff from 
        individual schools, to support teaching consistent with 
        challenging State content standards and challenging State 
        student performance standards and to create a school 
        environment conducive to high achievement in the core academic 
        subjects;
            ``(2) support and time, which in the case of teachers may 
        include release time with pay, for teachers, pupil services 
        personnel, and other school staff to enable such teachers, 
        personnel, and staff to participate in professional development 
        in the core academic subjects that are offered through 
        professional associations, universities, and other providers 
        such as community-based organizations, science centers and 
        museums;
            ``(3) support and time, which in the case of teachers may 
        include release time with pay, for teachers, pupil services 
        personnel and other school staff to participate in professional 
        development that goes beyond training and encourages a variety 
        of forms of learning that are related to an educator's regular 
        work, such as group study and consultation with peers and 
        supervisors;
            ``(4) support and time for teachers, pupil services 
        personnel and other school staff to learn and implement 
        effective collaboration--
                    ``(A) for the instruction of children with 
                disabilities placed into general education settings, 
                consistent with such child's individualized education 
                program; and
                    ``(B) in prevention and intervention strategies to 
                alleviate the need for, or assure appropriate, 
                referrals of children for special education services;
            ``(5) professional development which incorporates effective 
        strategies, techniques, methods, and practices for meeting the 
        educational needs of diverse groups of students, including 
        females, minorities, individuals with disabilities, limited-
        English proficient individuals and economically disadvantaged 
        individuals;
            ``(6) peer training and mentoring programs, including 
        cross-generational mentoring, in the core academic subjects and 
        in the developmental, social, emotional and mental health needs 
        of children;
            ``(7) establishment and maintenance of local professional 
        networks that provide a forum for interaction among teachers 
        and pupil services personnel and that allow exchange of 
        information on advances in content and pedagogy;
            ``(8) activities that provide followup for teachers who 
        have participated in professional development activities that 
        are designed to ensure that the knowledge and skills learned by 
        the teacher are implemented in the classroom;
            ``(9) preparing teachers and pupil services personnel to 
        work with parents and families on fostering student achievement 
        in the core academic subjects;
            ``(10) preparing teachers in the effective use of 
        educational technology and assistive technology as 
        instructional tools for increasing student understanding of the 
        core academic subjects;
            ``(11) establishing policies to permit teachers to meet pay 
        ladder requirements by demonstrating content and pedagogical 
        competence rather than by only meeting course requirements;
            ``(12) professional development to enable teachers, pupil 
        services personnel, and other school staff to ensure that girls 
        and young women, minorities, limited-English proficient 
        students, individuals with disabilities, and the economically 
        disadvantaged have full opportunity to achieve to challenging 
        State content standards and challenging State student 
        performance standards in the core academic subjects;
            ``(13) professional development activities designed to 
        increase the numbers of minorities, individuals with 
        disabilities, and other underrepresented groups in the teaching 
        force and to increase the numbers of women and members of other 
        underrepresented groups who are science and mathematics 
        teachers, for example, through career ladder programs that 
        assist educational paraprofessionals to obtain teaching 
        credentials;
            ``(14) professional development activities and other 
        support for new teachers as such teachers transition into the 
        classroom to provide such teachers with practical support and 
        increase retention;
            ``(15) professional development for teachers, parents, 
        early childhood educators, administrators, and other staff to 
        support activities and services related to the Transition to 
        Success program developed under part B of title I;
            ``(16) developing incentive strategies for rewarding 
        teachers, administrators, and pupil services personnel 
        collectively in schools that sustain high performance or 
        consistent growth in the number of their students who meet the 
        challenging State content standards and challenging State 
        student performance standards;
            ``(17) providing financial or other incentives for teachers 
        to become certified by nationally recognized professional 
        teacher enhancement programs;
            ``(18) developing strategies and programs to more 
        effectively involve parents in the education of their children;
            ``(19) professional development activities designed to 
        increase the number of women and other underrepresented groups 
        in the administration of schools;
            ``(20) release time with pay for teachers;
            ``(21) professional development in experiential-based 
        teaching methods such as service learning; and
            ``(22) support for partnerships between (A) schools, 
        consortia of schools, or local educational agencies, and (B) 
        institutions of higher education, including schools of 
        education, that encourage teachers to participate in intensive, 
        ongoing professional development programs, both academic and 
        pedagogical, at institutions of higher education, and encourage 
        students at institutions of higher education studying to become 
        teachers to have direct, practical experience at schools.

``SEC. 2130. HIGHER EDUCATION ACTIVITIES.

    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) In general.--From amounts made available under 
        section 2123(2), the State agency for higher education, working 
        in conjunction with the State educational agency (if such 
        agencies are separate), shall award grants to, or enter into 
        contracts or cooperative agreements with, institutions of 
        higher education or private nonprofit organizations working in 
        conjunction with local educational agencies, for professional 
        development activities in the core academic subjects that 
        contribute to the State plan for professional development.
            ``(2) Competitive basis.--Each grant, contract or 
        cooperative agreement described in paragraph (1) shall be 
        awarded on a competitive basis.
            ``(3) Joint efforts.--Each activity assisted under this 
        section, where applicable, shall involve the joint effort of 
        the institution of higher education's school or department of 
        education, if any, and the schools or departments in the 
        specific disciplines in which such professional development 
        will be provided.
    ``(b) Allowable Activities.--A recipient of funds under this 
section shall use such funds for--
            ``(1) sustained and intensive high-quality professional 
        development for teams of teachers, or teachers, pupil services 
        personnel and administrators from individual schools or school 
        districts;
            ``(2) preservice training activities; and
            ``(3) other sustained and intensive professional 
        development activities related to achievement of the State plan 
        for professional development.
    ``(c) Partnerships.--Each institution of higher education receiving 
a grant under this section may also enter into a partnership with a 
private industry, museum, library, educational television station, or 
public or private nonprofit organization of demonstrated experience to 
carry out professional development activities assisted under this 
section.

``SEC. 2131. CONSORTIUM REQUIREMENT.

    ``(a) In General.--Any local educational agency receiving a grant 
under this part of less than $10,000 shall form a consortium with 
another local educational agency or an educational service agency 
serving another local educational agency to be eligible to participate 
in programs assisted under this part.
    ``(b) Waiver.--The Chief State School Officer may waive the 
requirements of subsection (a) if distances or traveling time between 
schools make formation of the consortium more costly or less effective.
    ``(c) Special Rule.--Each consortium shall rely, as much as 
possible, on technology or other arrangements to deliver staff 
development tailored to the needs of each school or school district 
participating in a consortium described in subsection (a).

      ``Subpart 3--Professional Development Demonstration Project

``SEC. 2141. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    ``(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            ``(1) underlying the standards-driven framework of the 
        Goals 2000: Educate America Act and the high academic standards 
        for eligible students under title I is a widespread need to 
        prepare teachers to teach to higher standards;
            ``(2) prospective and current teachers need knowledge and 
        skills beyond what such teachers currently possess;
            ``(3) while both the Goals 2000: Educate America Act and 
        titles I and II have extensive references to professional 
        development of teachers, there are no provisions to incorporate 
        `on-the-ground' planning and implementation to serve as models 
        for local educational agencies across the Nation; and
            ``(4) better prepared teachers can lead to improved student 
        achievement, especially for students who are furthest from 
        reaching high standards.
    ``(b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this subpart--
            ``(1) to address the need for professional development with 
        a primary focus on teachers;
            ``(2) to provide both prospective teachers and current 
        teachers opportunities to learn both the content and the 
        pedagogy needed to teach to high standards; and
            ``(3) to build models, in a few cities and States, that 
        demonstrate new organizational arrangements and deep 
        investments in teachers necessary to better prepare teachers 
        for new standards and assessments.

``SEC. 2142. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) General Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a 
        demonstration project under which the Secretary awards grants 
        in accordance with this subpart to eligible partnerships to 
        enable such partnerships to plan and implement professional 
        development programs.
            ``(2) Program requirements.--The programs described in 
        paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) shall focus on increasing teachers' knowledge 
                and understanding of content by providing teachers 
                opportunities to improve their knowledge and to improve 
                their classroom practice in order to help students meet 
                high academic standards;
                    ``(B) shall include teachers at all career stages, 
                from student teachers or interns through senior team 
                leaders or department chairs; and
                    ``(C) may incorporate professional development for 
                principals, pupil services personnel, aides, other 
                school-based staff, and parents.
    ``(b) Eligible Partnerships.--For the purpose of this subpart the 
term `eligible partnership' means a partnership consisting of--
            ``(1) a local educational agency, a subunit of such agency, 
        or a consortium of such agencies, in which at least 50 percent 
        of the schools served by such agency, subunit, or consortium 
        are eligible to participate in schoolwide programs under 
        section 1114; or
            ``(2) other partners that--
                    ``(A) shall include, at a minimum, a teachers' 
                union (if appropriate), one or more institutions of 
                higher education which may include faculty from schools 
                of education and faculty from schools of arts and 
                sciences, and a local parent or community council; and
                    ``(B) may include a business partner or a nonprofit 
                organization with a demonstrated record in staff 
                development.

``SEC. 2143. GRANTS.

    ``(a) Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall award grants for 
        planning, and grants for the implementation of, professional 
        development programs under this subpart.
            ``(2) Distribution.--The Secretary shall award not less 
        than 75 percent of the funds available for grants under this 
        part to eligible partnerships serving the schools with the 
        greatest number of poor students. To the extent possible, such 
        grants shall be awarded to eligible partnerships serving both 
        rural and urban school districts and in a manner that reflects 
        geographic and racial diversity.
            ``(3) Number of grants.--In the first year that the 
        Secretary awards grants under this subpart, the Secretary shall 
        award at least twice as many planning grants as implementation 
        grants in order to receive well-developed plans for long-term 
        funding under this subpart.
    ``(b) Grant Requirements.--
            ``(1) Duration.--The Secretary shall award--
                    ``(A) planning grants under this subpart for a 
                period of not less than 6 months and not more than 9 
                months; and
                    ``(B) implementation grants under this subpart for 
                a period of four fiscal years.
            ``(2) Amount.--The Secretary shall award grants under this 
        subpart in an amount determined on the basis of the size of the 
        program and the level of investment the eligible partnership is 
        making in teacher development in the area served by the 
        eligible partnership, including local, State, and Federal funds 
        and existing higher education resources, except that no grant 
        under this subpart shall exceed $500,000 in any one fiscal 
        year.

``SEC. 2144. PLAN.

    ``Each eligible partnership desiring assistance under this subpart 
shall develop a plan for the program to be assisted under this subpart. 
Such plan shall--
            ``(1) identify clearly how such plan will support an 
        overall systemic reform strategy giving special attention to 
        the role of teacher preparation for new standards and 
        assessment;
            ``(2) describe the eligible partnership's instructional 
        objectives and how the professional development activities will 
        support such objectives;
            ``(3) specify the organizational arrangements and delivery 
        strategies to be used, such as teacher centers, professional 
        development schools, teacher networks, academic alliances, as 
        well as the curriculum for teachers;
            ``(4) specify the commitments the local educational 
        agencies, teacher's union, institutions of higher education or 
        any other entity participating in such partnership are prepared 
        to make, not only to support program activities such as release 
        time, contractual flexibility, support for interns or student 
        teachers if applicable, but also to sustain the central aspects 
        of the plan after the expiration of the grant; and
            ``(5) describe how the activities described under this 
        subpart will lead to districtwide policy and budget changes.

``SEC. 2145. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    ``The Secretary is authorized to enter into an arrangement with an 
intermediary organization to enable such organization to provide 
technical assistance to eligible partnerships receiving assistance 
under this subpart.

``SEC. 2146. MATCHING FUNDS.

    ``The Secretary shall give special priority to awarding grants 
under this subpart to eligible partnerships that demonstrate such 
partnership's ability to raise matching funds from private sources.

                    ``Subpart 4--General Provisions

``SEC. 2151. REPORTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

    ``(a) States.--Each State that receives funds under this part shall 
submit a report to the Secretary every three years, beginning with 
fiscal year 1997, on the State's progress toward the outcome 
performance indicators identified in such State's State plan, as well 
as on the effectiveness of State and local activities assisted under 
this part.
    ``(b) Local Educational Agencies.--Each local educational agency 
that receives funds under this part shall submit a report to the State 
every three years, beginning with fiscal year 1997, regarding the 
progress of such agency toward outcome performance indicators 
identified in such agency's local plan, as well as on the effectiveness 
of such agency's activities under this part.
    ``(c) Federal Evaluation.--The Secretary shall report to the 
President and the Congress on the effectiveness of programs and 
activities assisted under this part in accordance with section 10701.

``SEC. 2152. DEFINITIONS.

    ``As used in this part--
            ``(1) the term `core academic subjects' means subjects such 
        as English, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and 
        government, economics, arts, history, and geography;
            ``(2) the term `sustained and intensive high-quality 
        professional development' means professional development 
        activities that--
                    ``(A) are tied to challenging State content 
                standards, challenging State student performance 
                standards, voluntary national content standards or 
                voluntary national student performance standards;
                    ``(B) reflect up-to-date research in teaching and 
                learning and include integrated content and pedagogical 
                components appropriate for students with diverse 
                learning needs;
                    ``(C) are of sufficient intensity and duration to 
                have a positive and lasting impact on the teacher's 
                performance in the classroom or the administrator's 
                performance on the job; and
                    ``(D) recognize teachers as an important source of 
                knowledge that should inform and help shape 
                professional development;
            ``(3) the term `outcome performance indicators' means 
        measures of specific outcomes that the State or local 
        educational agency identify as assessing progress toward the 
        goal of ensuring that all teachers have the knowledge and 
        skills necessary to assist their students to meet challenging 
        State content standards and challenging State student 
        performance standards in the core academic subjects, such as--
                    ``(A) the degree to which licensure requirements 
                are tied to challenging State content standards and 
                challenging State student performance standards;
                    ``(B) specific increases in the number of teachers 
                who are certified by the National Board for 
                Professional Teaching Standards or other nationally 
                recognized professional teacher enhancement 
                organizations;
                    ``(C) pass rates on teacher examinations for 
                initial and continuing certification or licensure;
                    ``(D) specific increases in the number of 
                elementary and secondary teachers with strong content 
                backgrounds in the core academic subjects; and
                    ``(E) specific increases in the number of teachers 
                licensed in each core academic subject; and
            ``(4) the term `prevention', when used with respect to 
        strategies, includes activities conducted to--
                    ``(A) detect and overcome early manifestations of 
                learning, health and social, and behavioral, problems 
                that may impede later student learning and school 
                achievement;
                    ``(B) prevent students from failing to achieve 
                commensurate with their abilities; and
                    ``(C) alleviate the need, or increase the 
                probability of appropriate referrals, for special 
                education services.

                   ``PART B--NATIONAL WRITING PROJECT

``SEC. 2201. SHORT TITLE.

    ``This part may be cited as the `National Writing Project Act'.

``SEC. 2202. FINDINGS.

    ``The Congress finds that--
            ``(1) the United States faces a crisis in writing in 
        schools and in the workplace;
            ``(2) the writing problem has been magnified by the rapidly 
        changing student populations in the Nation's schools and the 
        growing number of students who are at risk because of limited 
        English proficiency;
            ``(3) over the past 2 decades, universities and colleges 
        across the country have reported increasing numbers of entering 
        freshmen who are unable to write at a level equal to the 
        demands of college work;
            ``(4) American businesses and corporations are concerned 
        about the limited writing skills of entry-level workers, and a 
        growing number of executives are reporting that advancement was 
        denied to such executives due to inadequate writing abilities;
            ``(5) writing and reading are both fundamental to learning, 
        yet writing has been historically neglected in the schools and 
        colleges, and most teachers in the United States elementary 
        schools, secondary schools, and colleges have not been trained 
        to teach writing;
            ``(6) since 1973, the only national program to address the 
        writing problem in the Nation's schools has been the National 
        Writing Project, a network of collaborative university-school 
        programs whose goal is to improve the quality of student 
        writing and the teaching of writing at all grade levels and to 
        extend the uses of writing as a learning process through all 
        disciplines;
            ``(7) the National Writing Project offers summer and school 
        year inservice teacher training programs and a dissemination 
        network to inform and teach teachers of developments in the 
        field of writing;
            ``(8) the National Writing Project is a nationally 
        recognized and honored nonprofit organization that recognizes 
        that there are teachers in every region of the United States 
        who have developed successful methods for teaching writing and 
        that such teachers can be trained and encouraged to train other 
        teachers;
            ``(9) the National Writing Project has become a model for 
        programs to improve teaching in such other fields as 
        mathematics, science, history, literature, performing arts, and 
        foreign languages;
            ``(10) the National Writing Project teacher-teaching-
        teachers program identifies and promotes what is working in the 
        classrooms of the Nation's best teachers;
            ``(11) the National Writing Project teacher-teaching-
        teachers project is a positive program that celebrates good 
        teaching practices and good teachers and through its work with 
        schools increases the Nation's corps of successful classroom 
        teachers;
            ``(12) evaluations of the National Writing Project document 
        the positive impact the project has had on improving the 
        teaching of writing, student performance, and student thinking 
        and learning ability;
            ``(13) the National Writing Project programs offer career-
        long education to teachers, and teachers participating in the 
        National Writing Project receive graduate academic credit;
            ``(14) each year over 100,000 teachers voluntarily seek 
        training in National Writing Project intensive summer 
        institutes and workshops and school-year inservice programs 
        through one of the 154 regional sites located in 45 States, the 
        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and in four sites that serve 
        United States teachers teaching in United States dependent and 
        independent schools;
            ``(15) 250 National Writing Project sites are needed to 
        establish regional sites to serve all teachers;
            ``(16) private foundation resources, although generous in 
        the past, are inadequate to fund all of the National Writing 
        Project sites needed and the future of the program is in 
        jeopardy without secure financial support;
            ``(17) independent evaluation studies have found the 
        National Writing Project to be highly cost-effective compared 
        to other professional development programs for teachers; and
            ``(18) during 1991, the first year of Federal support for 
        the National Writing Project, the National Writing Project 
        matched the $1,951,975 in Federal support with $9,485,504 in 
        matching funds from State, local, and other sources.

``SEC. 2203. NATIONAL WRITING PROJECT.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary is authorized to make a grant 
to the National Writing Project (hereafter in this section referred to 
as the `grantee'), a nonprofit educational organization which has as 
its primary purpose the improvement of the quality of student writing 
and learning, and the teaching of writing as a learning process in the 
Nation's classrooms--
            ``(1) to support and promote the establishment of teacher 
        training programs, including the dissemination of effective 
        practices and research findings regarding the teaching of 
        writing and administrative activities;
            ``(2) to support classroom research on effective teaching 
        practice and to document student performance;
            ``(3) to coordinate activities assisted under this section 
        with activities assisted under part A; and
            ``(4) to pay the Federal share of the cost of such 
        programs.
    ``(b) Requirements of Grant.--The grant shall provide that--
            ``(1) the grantee will enter into contracts with 
        institutions of higher education or other nonprofit educational 
        providers (hereafter in this section referred to as 
        `contractors') under which the contractors will agree to 
        establish, operate, and provide the non-Federal share of the 
        cost of teacher training programs in effective approaches and 
        processes for the teaching of writing;
            ``(2) funds made available by the Secretary to the grantee 
        pursuant to any contract entered into under this section will 
        be used to pay the Federal share of the cost of establishing 
        and operating teacher training programs as provided in 
        paragraph (1); and
            ``(3) the grantee will meet such other conditions and 
        standards as the Secretary determines to be necessary to assure 
        compliance with the provisions of this section and will provide 
        such technical assistance as may be necessary to carry out the 
        provisions of this section.
    ``(c) Teacher Training Programs.--The teacher training programs 
authorized in subsection (a) shall--
            ``(1) be conducted during the school year and during the 
        summer months;
            ``(2) train teachers who teach grades kindergarten through 
        college;
            ``(3) select teachers to become members of a National 
        Writing Project teacher network whose members will conduct 
        writing workshops for other teachers in the area served by each 
        National Writing Project site; and
            ``(4) encourage teachers from all disciplines to 
        participate in such teacher training programs.
    ``(d) Federal Share.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2) or 
        (3) and for purposes of subsection (a), the term `Federal 
        share' means, with respect to the costs of teacher training 
        programs authorized in subsection (a), 50 percent of such costs 
        to the contractor.
            ``(2) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the provisions of 
        paragraph (1) on a case-by-case basis if the National Advisory 
        Board described in subsection (f) determines, on the basis of 
        financial need, that such waiver is necessary.
            ``(3) Maximum.--The Federal share of the costs of teacher 
        training programs conducted pursuant to subsection (a) may not 
        exceed $40,000 for any one contractor, or $200,000 for a 
        statewide program administered by any one contractor in at 
        least five sites throughout the State.
    ``(e) Classroom Teacher Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--The National Writing Project may reserve 
        an amount not to exceed 5 percent of the amount appropriated 
        pursuant to the authority of this section to make grants, on a 
        competitive basis, to elementary and secondary school teachers 
        to enable such teachers to--
                    ``(A) conduct classroom research;
                    ``(B) publish models of student writing;
                    ``(C) conduct research regarding effective 
                practices to improve the teaching of writing; and
                    ``(D) conduct other activities to improve the 
                teaching and uses of writing.
            ``(2) Supplement and not supplant.--Grants awarded pursuant 
        to paragraph (1) shall be used to supplement and not supplant 
        State and local funds available for the purposes set forth in 
        paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Maximum grant amount.--Each grant awarded pursuant to 
        this subsection shall not exceed $2,000.
    ``(f) National Advisory Board.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The National Writing Project shall 
        establish and operate a National Advisory Board.
            ``(2) Composition.--The National Advisory Board established 
        pursuant to paragraph (1) shall consist of--
                    ``(A) national educational leaders;
                    ``(B) leaders in the field of writing; and
                    ``(C) such other individuals as the National 
                Writing Project deems necessary.
            ``(3) Duties.--The National Advisory Board established 
        pursuant to paragraph (1) shall--
                    ``(A) advise the National Writing Project on 
                national issues related to student writing and the 
                teaching of writing;
                    ``(B) review the activities and programs of the 
                National Writing Project; and
                    ``(C) support the continued development of the 
                National Writing Project.
    ``(g) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall conduct an independent 
evaluation by grant or contract of the teacher training programs 
administered pursuant to this Act in accordance with section 10701. 
Such evaluation shall specify the amount of funds expended by the 
National Writing Project and each contractor receiving assistance under 
this section for administrative costs. The results of such evaluation 
shall be made available to the appropriate committees of the Congress.
    ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated for the grant to the National Writing Project, $4,000,000 
for fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
4 succeeding fiscal years, to carry out the provisions of this section.

           ``PART C--SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE FOR ESEA PROGRAMS

              ``Subpart 1--Comprehensive Regional Centers

``SEC. 2301. FINDINGS.

    ``The Congress finds that--
            ``(1) high-quality technical assistance can enhance the 
        improvements in teaching and learning achieved through the 
        implementation of programs assisted under this Act;
            ``(2) comprehensive technical assistance is an essential 
        ingredient of the overall strategy of the Improving America's 
        Schools Act of 1994 to improve programs and to provide all 
        children opportunities to meet challenging State content 
        standards and challenging State student performance standards;
            ``(3) States, local educational agencies, and schools 
        serving students with special needs, such as students with 
        limited-English proficiency and students with disabilities, 
        have great need for comprehensive technical assistance in order 
        to use funds under this Act to provide such students with 
        opportunities to learn to challenging State content standards 
        and challenging State student performance standards;
            ``(4) current technical assistance efforts are fragmented 
        and categorical in nature, and thus fail to address adequately 
        the needs of States and local educational agencies for help in 
        integrating into a coherent strategy for improving teaching and 
        learning the various programs under this Act with State and 
        local programs and other education reform efforts;
            ``(5) too little creative use is made of technology as a 
        means of providing information and assistance in a cost-
        effective way;
            ``(6) comprehensive technical assistance can help schools 
        and school systems focus on improving opportunities for all 
        children to meet challenging State content standards and 
        challenging State student performance standards, as such 
        schools and systems implement programs under this Act;
            ``(7) comprehensive technical assistance will provide one-
        stop shopping to help States, local educational agencies, 
        participating colleges and universities, and schools integrate 
        Federal, State, local education and pupil services programs in 
        ways that contribute to improving schools and entire school 
        systems; and
            ``(8) technical assistance in support of programs assisted 
        under this Act should be coordinated with the Department's 
        regional offices, the regional educational laboratories, and 
        other technical assistance efforts supported by the Department.

``SEC. 2302. PURPOSE.

    ``The purpose of this part is to make available to States, local 
educational agencies, schools, and other recipients of funds under this 
Act technical assistance in--
            ``(1) administering and implementing programs authorized by 
        this Act;
            ``(2) implementing school reform programs; and
            ``(3) coordinating such programs with other Federal, State, 
        and local education activities, so that all students are 
        provided opportunities to meet challenging State content 
        standards and challenging State student performance standards.

``SEC. 2303. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) Comprehensive Regional Centers.--Notwithstanding section 
6205, the Secretary is authorized to establish one center in each of 
the Department's ten regions, and one center at the Pacific Regional 
Education Laboratory in Honolulu, Hawaii, and may establish field 
offices for each such center, in order to provide comprehensive 
technical assistance to States, local educational agencies, schools, 
and other recipients of funds under this Act in the administration and 
implementation of programs authorized by this Act. In allocating 
resources among the centers, the Secretary shall consider the 
geographic distribution of students with special needs.
    ``(b) Technology-Based Technical Assistance.--The Secretary is 
authorized to provide a technology-based technical assistance service 
that will--
            ``(1) support the administration and implementation of 
        programs authorized by this Act by providing information, 
        including legal and regulatory information, and technical 
        guidance and information about best practices; and
            ``(2) be accessible to all States, local educational 
        agencies, schools, community-based organizations, and others 
        who are recipients of funds under this Act.

``SEC. 2304. ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.

    ``The Secretary may carry out this part directly or through grants 
to, or contracts or cooperative agreements with, public or private 
agencies or organizations or consortia of such agencies and 
organizations.

``SEC. 2305. COMPREHENSIVE REGIONAL CENTERS.

    ``Each comprehensive regional center established under section 
2303(a) shall--
            ``(1) maintain staff expertise in at least all of the 
        following areas:
                    ``(A) instruction, curriculum improvement, school 
                reform, pupil services, and other aspects of title I;
                    ``(B) meeting the needs of children served under 
                this Act, including children in high-poverty areas, 
                migratory children, children with limited-English 
                proficiency, neglected or delinquent children, homeless 
                children and youth, Indian children, and children with 
                disabilities;
                    ``(C) professional development for teachers, pupil 
                services personnel, other school staff, and 
                administrators to help students meet challenging State 
                content standards and challenging State student 
                performance standards;
                    ``(D) bilingual education, including programs that 
                emphasize English and native language proficiency, and 
                promote multicultural understanding;
                    ``(E) safe and drug-free schools;
                    ``(F) educational applications of technology;
                    ``(G) parent involvement and participation;
                    ``(H) the reform of schools and school systems;
                    ``(I) the special needs of students living in rural 
                areas and the special needs of local educational 
                agencies serving rural areas; and
                    ``(J) program evaluation;
            ``(2) ensure that technical assistance staff have 
        sufficient training, knowledge, and expertise in how to 
        integrate and coordinate programs assisted under this Act, as 
        well as integrating and coordinating programs assisted under 
        this Act with other Federal, State, and local programs and 
        reforms;
            ``(3) work collaboratively with the Department's regional 
        offices;
            ``(4) provide technical assistance using the highest 
        quality and most cost-effective strategies possible;
            ``(5) provide information and assistance regarding 
        exemplary and promising practices;
            ``(6) work collaboratively, and coordinate the services 
        such center provides, with the general reform assistance 
        provided by the regional educational laboratories and the 
        National Diffusion Network State Facilitators supported by the 
        Office of Educational Research and Improvement; and
            ``(7) consult with representatives of State educational 
        agencies, local educational agencies, and populations served 
        under this Act.

``SEC. 2306. INFORMATION COLLECTION AND EVALUATION.

    ``The Secretary shall evaluate activities assisted under this part, 
and shall report to the President and the Congress on the effectiveness 
of such activities by January 1, 1998.

``SEC. 2307. TRANSITION.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall use funds appropriated to 
carry out this part for at least fiscal years 1995 and 1996 in order to 
ensure an orderly transition and phase-in of the comprehensive regional 
centers assisted under this subpart.
    ``(b) Extension of Previous Centers.--In accordance with subsection 
(a), and notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the Secretary 
shall use funds appropriated to carry out this part to draw on the 
expertise of staff and services from existing categorical assistance 
centers assisted under this Act (as such Act was in existence on the 
day preceding the date of enactment of the Improving America's Schools 
Act of 1994) and, where appropriate and feasible, to continue to 
support, through grants or the extension of awards, such centers in 
order to ensure that services will not be interrupted, curtailed, or 
substantially diminished.

``SEC. 2308. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``For the purpose of carrying out this subpart, there are 
authorized to be appropriated $70,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and such 
sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.

                ``Subpart 2--National Diffusion Network

``SEC. 2311. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) In General.--In order to increase the effectiveness of the 
comprehensive regional centers established under subpart 1 and to 
promote school reform, the Secretary shall carry out a State-based 
outreach, consultation, and dissemination program through the National 
Diffusion Network and its State Facilitators. To carry out such 
program, the Secretary shall make one or more awards in each State to 
public educational agencies or public or private nonprofit educational 
organizations or institutions to assist State and local educational 
agencies, schools, and other appropriate educational entities in that 
State to identify and implement exemplary or promising educational 
programs and practices.
    ``(b) State Facilitator Activities.--The National Diffusion Network 
State Facilitators for each State shall--
            ``(1) identify educational programs and practices for 
        possible dissemination throughout the State and Nation;
            ``(2) identify needs for assistance throughout the State, 
        including educational technology needs;
            ``(3) provide professional development and technical 
        assistance services;
            ``(4) promote and facilitate teacher networks throughout 
        the State; and
            ``(5) provide such other outreach, coordination, and 
        dissemination services as may be necessary to achieve the 
        purposes of this subpart.
    ``(c) Coordination and Administration.--
            ``(1) Coordination.--The National Diffusion Network State 
        Facilitators shall work in close cooperation, and coordinate 
        their activities, with the comprehensive regional centers 
        established under subpart 1.
            ``(2) Administration.--The National Diffusion Network State 
        Facilitators program shall be administered by the Office of 
        Reform Assistance and Dissemination established under section 
        941(b) of the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, 
        and Improvement Act of 1994.
    ``(d) National Diffusion Network Effective Programs and Promising 
Practices System.--The Secretary shall develop a system of validating 
effective programs and promising practices for dissemination through 
the National Diffusion Network. Such system may include exemplary 
programs funded through any office of the Department, the National 
Science Foundation, or other Federal agencies. Such system shall be 
coordinated, aligned with, and administered by the Office of Reform 
Assistance and Dissemination established under section 941(b) of the 
Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act 
of 1994. The Secretary shall give priority to identifying, validating, 
and disseminating effective schoolwide projects, programs addressing 
the needs of high poverty schools, and programs with the capacity to 
offer high-quality, sustained technical assistance. The Office of 
Educational Research and Improvement Office of Reform Assistance and 
Dissemination shall also administer a grant program for the purpose of 
dissemination and the provision of technical assistance regarding such 
system.

``SEC. 2312. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``For the purpose of carrying out this subpart, there are 
authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and such 
sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.

  ``Subpart 3--Eisenhower Regional Mathematics and Science Education 
                              Consortiums

``SEC. 2321. PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.

    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Grants authorized.--The Secretary, in consultation 
        with the Director of the National Science Foundation, is 
        authorized to award grants or contracts to eligible entities to 
        enable such entities to establish and operate regional 
        mathematics and science education consortia for the purpose 
        of--
                    ``(A) disseminating exemplary mathematics and 
                science education instructional materials; and
                    ``(B) providing technical assistance for the 
                implementation of teaching methods and assessment tools 
                for use by elementary and secondary school students, 
                teachers and administrators.
            ``(2) Number.--The Secretary shall, in accordance with the 
        provisions of this section, award at least 1 grant or contract 
        to an eligible entity in each region.
            ``(3) Special rule.--In any fiscal year, if the amount made 
        available pursuant to section 2328 is less than $4,500,000, 
        then the Secretary may waive the provisions of paragraph (2) 
        and award grants or contracts of sufficient size, scope and 
        quality to carry out this section.
            ``(4) Designation.--Each regional consortium assisted under 
        this section shall be known as an `Eisenhower regional 
        consortium'.
    ``(b) Grant Term and Review.--Grants or contracts under this 
subpart shall be awarded for a period of not more than 5 years and 
shall be reviewed before the end of the 30-month period beginning on 
the date the grant or contract is awarded. Grants or contracts under 
this subpart shall be awarded before the end of the 12-month period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of an Act making appropriations 
to carry out the provisions of this subpart.
    ``(c) Amount.--In awarding grants or contracts under this subpart, 
the Secretary shall assure that there is a relatively equal 
distribution of the funds made available among the regions, but the 
Secretary may award additional funds to a regional consortium on the 
basis of population and geographical conditions of the region being 
served.

``SEC. 2322. USE OF FUNDS.

    ``Funds provided under this subpart may be used by a regional 
consortium, under the direction of a regional board established 
pursuant to section 2324, to--
            ``(1) work cooperatively with the other regional 
        consortiums and the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for 
        Science and Mathematics Education established under section 
        2123 to more effectively accomplish the activities described in 
        this section;
            ``(2) assist, train and provide technical assistance to 
        classroom teachers, administrators, and other educators to 
        identify, implement, assess or adapt the instructional 
        materials, teaching methods and assessment tools described in 
        paragraph (1);
            ``(3) provide for the training of classroom teachers to 
        enable such teachers to instruct other teachers, 
        administrators, and educators in the use of the instructional 
        materials, teaching methods and assessment tools described in 
        paragraph (1) in the classroom;
            ``(4) when necessary, provide financial assistance to 
        enable teachers and other educators to attend and participate 
        in the activities of the regional consortium;
            ``(5) implement programs and activities designed to meet 
        the needs of groups that are underrepresented in, and 
        underserved by, mathematics and science education;
            ``(6) assist State and local educational agencies in 
        identifying science equipment needs and help such agencies or 
        consortia thereof assess the need for and desirability of 
        regional mathematics and science academies;
            ``(7) develop and disseminate early childhood education 
        mathematics and science instructional materials;
            ``(8) disseminate information regarding informal 
        mathematics and science education activities and programs 
        offered by Federal agencies and private or public agencies and 
        institutions within the region;
            ``(9) collect data on activities assisted under this 
        subpart in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the 
        activities of the regional consortiums;
            ``(10) identify exemplary teaching practices and materials 
        from within the region and communicate such practices and 
        materials to the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for 
        Mathematics and Science Education;
            ``(11) communicate, on a regular basis, with entities 
        within the region who are delivering services to students and 
        teachers of mathematics and science;
            ``(12) assist in the development and evaluation of State 
        and regional plans and activities that hold promise of bringing 
        about systemic reform in student performance in mathematics and 
        science; and
            ``(13) increase the use of informal education entities 
        (such as science technology centers, museums, libraries, 
        Saturday academies, and 4H programs) for educational purposes 
        to expand student knowledge and understanding.

``SEC. 2323. APPLICATION AND REVIEW.

    ``(a) In General.--Each eligible entity desiring a grant or 
contract under this subpart shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
additional information as the Secretary may reasonably require. Each 
such application shall--
            ``(1) demonstrate that the eligible entity has demonstrated 
        expertise in the fields of mathematics and science education;
            ``(2) demonstrate that the eligible entity shall implement 
        and disseminate mathematics and science education instructional 
        materials, teaching methods, and assessment tools through a 
        consortium of the region's mathematics and science education 
        organizations and agencies;
            ``(3) demonstrate that the eligible entity shall carry out 
        the functions of the regional consortium;
            ``(4) demonstrate that emphasis will be given to programs 
        and activities designed to meet the needs of groups that are 
        underrepresented in, and underserved by, mathematics and 
        science education;
            ``(5) demonstrate that the business community in the region 
        served by the regional consortium will play an integral role in 
        designing and supporting the regional consortium's work;
            ``(6) demonstrate that the eligible entity will consider 
        the resources of existing Star Schools consortia established 
        pursuant to the Star Schools Program Assistance Act in carrying 
        out the provisions of this subpart, where appropriate; and
            ``(7) assure that the entity will conduct its activities 
        and supervise its personnel in a manner that effectively 
        ensures compliance with the copyright laws of the United States 
        under title 17, United States Code.
    ``(b) Approval of Application.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall approve or 
        disapprove applications submitted pursuant to subsection (a) in 
        accordance with the criteria and procedures established under 
        paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Procedures and criteria.--The Secretary shall develop 
        procedures and criteria designed to ensure that grants or 
        contracts are awarded on the basis of merit as determined by 
        the competitive peer review process described in paragraph (3).
            ``(3) National panel.--(A) The Secretary, in consultation 
        with the Director, shall establish a national panel, or to the 
        extent necessary, panels, to submit to the Secretary 
        recommendations for awards of grants or contracts under this 
        subpart. The Secretary shall appoint the members of such panel 
        or panels.
            ``(B) Each panel appointed under subparagraph (A) shall 
        include participation, to the extent feasible, from each 
        region.

``SEC. 2324. REGIONAL BOARDS.

    ``(a) In General.--Each eligible entity receiving a grant or 
contract under this subpart shall establish a regional board to oversee 
the administration and establishment of program priorities for the 
regional consortium established by such eligible entity. Such regional 
board shall be broadly representative of the agencies and organizations 
participating in the regional consortium.
    ``(b) Prohibition on Use of Federal Funds.--No Federal funds may be 
used for the establishment or operation of a regional board required by 
subsection (a), except that at the discretion of a regional board, 
Federal funds may be used to provide assistance such as travel and 
accommodations for board members who could not otherwise afford to 
participate as members of the board.

``SEC. 2325. PAYMENTS; FEDERAL SHARE; NON-FEDERAL SHARE.

    ``(a) Payments.--The Secretary shall pay to each eligible entity 
having an application approved under section 2323 the Federal share of 
the cost of the activities described in the application.
    ``(b) Federal Share.--For the purpose of subsection (a), the 
Federal share shall be 80 percent.
    ``(c) Non-Federal Share.--The non-Federal share of the cost of 
activities described in the application submitted pursuant to this 
section may be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated. At least 10 
percent of such non-Federal share shall be from sources other than the 
Federal Government or State or local government.

``SEC. 2326. EVALUATION.

    ``(a) Evaluation Required.--The Secretary, through the Office of 
Educational Research and Improvement and in accordance with section 
10701, shall collect sufficient data on, and evaluate the effectiveness 
of, the activities of each regional consortium.
    ``(b) Assessment.--The evaluations described in paragraph (1) shall 
include an assessment of the effectiveness of the regional consortium 
in meeting the needs of the schools, teachers, administrators and 
students in the region.
    ``(c) Report.--At the end of each grant or contract period, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report on the effectiveness of 
the programs conducted at each regional consortium.

``SEC. 2327. DEFINITIONS.

    ``For purposes of this subpart:
            ``(1) The term `eligible entity' means--
                    ``(A) a private nonprofit organization of 
                demonstrated effectiveness;
                    ``(B) an institution of higher education;
                    ``(C) an elementary or secondary school;
                    ``(D) a State or local educational agency;
                    ``(E) a regional educational laboratory in 
                consortium with the research and development center 
                established under section 931(c)(1)(B)(i) of the 
                Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and 
                Improvement Act of 1994; or
                    ``(F) any combination of the entities described in 
                subparagraphs (A) through (E),
        with demonstrated expertise in mathematics and science 
        education.
            ``(2) The terms `mathematics' and `science' include the 
        technology education associated with such mathematics and 
        science, respectively.
            ``(3) The term `region' means a region of the United States 
        served by a regional education laboratory that is supported by 
        the Secretary pursuant to section 405(d)(4)(A)(i) of the 
        General Education Provisions Act (as such section was in 
        existence on the day preceding the date of enactment of the 
        Goals 2000: Educate America Act.
            ``(4) The term `regional consortium' means each regional 
        mathematics and science education consortium established 
        pursuant to section 2311.
            ``(5) The term `State agency for higher education' means 
        the State board of higher education or other agency or officer 
        primarily responsible for the State supervision of higher 
        education, or, if there is no such officer or agency, an 
        officer or agency designated for the purpose of this title by 
        the Governor or by State law.

``SEC. 2328. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated $23,000,000 for fiscal 
year 1995, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 
succeeding fiscal years, to carry out this subpart.

             ``PART D--TERRITORIAL TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM

``SEC. 2401. TERRITORIAL TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for fiscal 
year 1995, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 
succeeding fiscal years, for the purpose of assisting teacher training 
programs in Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 
the Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau. From the sums 
appropriated pursuant to this section the Secretary shall make grants 
and enter into contracts for the purpose of providing training to 
teachers in schools in Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the 
Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau. The 
Secretary may make grants to or contracts with any organization 
considered qualified to provide training for teachers in such schools 
and shall allot such sums among such territories on the basis of the 
need for such training.

   ``PART E--TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR MATHEMATICS

``SEC. 2501. PROJECT AUTHORIZED.

    ``The Secretary is authorized to make grants to a nonprofit 
telecommunications entity, or partnership of such entities, for the 
purpose of carrying out a national telecommunications-based 
demonstration project to improve the teaching of mathematics. The 
demonstration project authorized by this part shall be designed to 
assist elementary and secondary school teachers in preparing all 
students for achieving State content standards.

``SEC. 2502. APPLICATION REQUIRED.

    ``(a) In General.--Each nonprofit telecommunications entity, or 
partnership of such entities, desiring a grant under this part shall 
submit an application to the Secretary. Each such application shall--
            ``(1) demonstrate that the applicant will use the existing 
        publicly funded telecommunications infrastructure to deliver 
        video, voice and data in an integrated service to train 
        teachers in the use of new standards-based curricula materials 
        and learning technologies;
            ``(2) assure that the project for which assistance is 
        sought will be conducted in cooperation with appropriate State 
        educational agencies, local educational agencies, State or 
        local nonprofit public telecommunications entities, and a 
        national mathematics education professional association that 
        has developed content standards;
            ``(3) assure that a significant portion of the benefits 
        available for elementary and secondary schools from the project 
        for which assistance is sought will be available to schools of 
        local educational agencies which have a high percentage of 
        children counted for the purpose of part A of title I; and
            ``(4) contain such additional assurances as the Secretary 
        may reasonably require.
    ``(b) Approval of Applications; Number of Demonstration Sites.--In 
approving applications under this section, the Secretary shall assure 
that the demonstration project authorized by this subpart is conducted 
at elementary and secondary school sites in at least 15 States.

``SEC. 2503. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part, 
$5,000,000 for the fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may be necessary 
for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.

                 ``TITLE III--TECHNOLOGY FOR EDUCATION

``SEC. 3001. SHORT TITLE.

    ``This title may be cited as the `Technology for Education Act of 
1994'.

          ``PART A--TECHNOLOGY FOR EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS

``SEC. 3111. FINDINGS.

    ``The Congress finds that--
            ``(1) technology applications can help propel our Nation's 
        school systems into very immediate and dramatic reform, without 
        which our Nation will not meet the National Education Goals by 
        the target year 2000;
            ``(2) creative uses of technology can reshape our Nation's 
        outdated method of providing education and empower teachers to 
        create an environment where students can be challenged through 
        rigorous, rich classroom instruction at a pace that suits the 
        learning style of each student;
            ``(3) the acquisition and use of technology in education 
        throughout the United States has been inhibited by--
                    ``(A) the limited exposure of students and teachers 
                to the power of technology as a cost-effective tool to 
                improve student learning and achievement;
                    ``(B) the inability of many State and local 
                educational agencies to invest in and support needed 
                technologies;
                    ``(C) the lack of appropriate electrical and 
                telephone connections in the classroom; and
                    ``(D) the limited availability of technology-
                enhanced curriculum, professional development and 
                administrative support resources and services in the 
                educational marketplace;
            ``(4) advancements in technology offer new opportunities to 
        promote partnerships among teachers, administrators, students, 
        parents, communities, and industry in the quest for knowledge 
        and the process of learning;
            ``(5) technology, when used as an essential tool in the 
        learning process, will help cultivate and maintain a 
        technologically literate citizenry and internationally 
        competitive work force;
            ``(6) the Department of Education, consistent with the 
        overall national technology policy established by the 
        President, must assume a vital leadership and coordinating role 
        in developing the national vision and strategy to infuse 
        advanced technology throughout all educational programs;
            ``(7) Federal support can ease the burden at the State and 
        local levels by enabling the acquisition of advanced technology 
        and initiating the development of teacher training and support 
        as well as new educational products;
            ``(8) leadership at the Federal level should consider 
        guidelines to ensure that educational technology is accessible 
        to all users with maximum interoperability nationwide;
            ``(9) policies at the Federal, State, and local levels 
        concerning technology in education must address disparities in 
        the availability of technology to different groups of students 
        and make it a priority to serve those students in greatest 
        need;
            ``(10) continuing professional development for teachers and 
        administrators requires ongoing exposure to advancements in 
        technology in order to keep such teachers and administrators 
        excited and knowledgeable about the unfolding opportunities for 
        the classroom; and
            ``(11) the increasing use of new technologies and 
        telecommunications systems in business has increased the gap 
        between schooling and work force preparation, and underscores 
        the need for technology policies at the Federal, State, tribal, 
        and local levels that address preparation for school-to-work 
        transitions.

``SEC. 3112. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

    ``It is the purpose of this part--
            ``(1) to promote equal access for all students to 
        educational opportunities through advances in technology, 
        including the information infrastructure, in order to achieve 
        the National Education Goals by the year 2000;
            ``(2) to provide funding that will assist activities 
        undertaken by the State and local school districts to promote 
        and provide equipment, teacher training, and technical support;
            ``(3) to support technical assistance, professional 
        development, information and resource dissemination, in order 
        to help States, local school districts, and teachers 
        successfully integrate technology into kindergarten through 
        12th grade classrooms;
            ``(4) to support the development of educational and 
        instructional programming in core subject areas, which 
        programming shall address the National Education Goals;
            ``(5) to offer opportunities for creative partnerships 
        within the marketplace in order to develop state-of-the-art 
        educational technology products that promote the use of 
        advanced technologies in the classroom;
            ``(6) to avoid duplication and the development of 
        incompatible systems by strengthening and building upon 
        existing telecommunications infrastructures dedicated to 
        educational purposes; and
            ``(7) to ensure that uses of educational technology are 
        consistent with the overall national technology policy 
        established by the President.

``SEC. 3113. DEFINITIONS.

    ``For the purpose of this part--
            ``(1) the term `adult education' has the same meaning given 
        such term by section 312 of the Adult Education Act;
            ``(2) the term `all students' means students from a broad 
        range of backgrounds and circumstances, including disadvantaged 
        students, students with diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural 
        backgrounds, students with disabilities, students with limited-
        English proficiency, students who have dropped out of school, 
        and academically talented students;
            ``(3) the term `information infrastructure' means a network 
        of communication systems designed to exchange information among 
        all citizens and residents of the United States;
            ``(4) the term `instructional programming' means the full 
        range of audio and video data, text, graphics, or additional 
        state-of-the-art communications, including multimedia based 
        resources distributed through interactive, command and control, 
        or passive methods for the purpose of education and 
        instruction;
            ``(5) the terms `interoperable' and `interoperability' 
        refer to the ability to exchange easily data with, and connect 
        to, other hardware and software in order to provide the 
        greatest accessibility for all students and other users;
            ``(6) the term `local educational agency' includes an 
        elementary or secondary school funded by the Bureau of Indian 
        Affairs, except that such schools shall not be subject to the 
        jurisdiction of any State educational agency other than the 
        Bureau of Indian Affairs;
            ``(7) the term `Office' means the Office of Educational 
        Technology;
            ``(8) the term `public telecommunications entity' has the 
        same meaning given to such term by section 397(12) of the 
        Communications Act of 1934;
            ``(9) the term `State educational agency' includes the 
        Bureau of Indian Affairs for purposes of serving schools funded 
        by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in accordance with this part; 
        and
            ``(10) the term `technology' means state-of-the-art 
        technology products and services, such as closed circuit 
        television systems, educational television and radio programs 
        and services, cable television, satellite, copper and fiber 
        optic transmission, computer, video and audio laser and CD-ROM 
        discs, and video and audio tapes.

       ``Subpart 1--National Programs in Technology for Education

``SEC. 3121. PURPOSES.

    ``It is the purpose of this subpart to promote achievement of the 
National Education Goals and--
            ``(1) to provide leadership at the Federal level, through 
        the Department, by developing a national vision and strategy--
                    ``(A) to infuse technology and technology planning 
                into all educational programs and training functions 
                carried out within school systems and other educational 
                settings at the State, tribal, and local levels;
                    ``(B) to coordinate technology activities for 
                education among the related Federal and State 
                departments or agencies, industry leaders, and 
                interested educational and parental organizations;
                    ``(C) to establish working guidelines to ensure 
                maximum interoperability nationwide and ease of access 
                for the emerging technologies so that no school system 
                will be excluded from the technological revolution; and
                    ``(D) to ensure that Federal technology-related 
                policies and programs facilitate the use of technology 
                in education;
            ``(2) to promote awareness of the potential of technology 
        for improving teaching and learning;
            ``(3) to support State and local efforts to increase the 
        effective use of technology for education;
            ``(4) to demonstrate ways in which technology can be used 
        to improve teaching and learning, and to help ensure that all 
        students have an equal opportunity to meet challenging State 
        education standards;
            ``(5) to ensure the availability and dissemination of 
        knowledge (drawn from research and experience) that can form 
        the basis for sound State and local decisions about investment 
        in, and effective uses of, educational technology;
            ``(6) to promote high-quality professional development 
        opportunities for teachers, pupil-services personnel and 
        administrators regarding the integration of technology into 
        instruction and administration;
            ``(7) to support development, production, and distribution 
        of technology enhanced curriculum, and instruction and 
        administrative support resources and services;
            ``(8) to promote the effective uses of technology in 
        existing Federal education programs, such as part A of title I 
        and vocational education programs; and
            ``(9) to monitor, and disseminate information regarding, 
        advancements in technology to encourage the development of 
        effective educational uses of technology.

``SEC. 3122. FEDERAL LEADERSHIP.

    ``(a) Activities Authorized.--
            ``(1) In general.--In order to provide Federal leadership 
        that promotes higher student achievement through the use of 
        technology in education and to achieve the purposes of this 
        subpart, the Secretary, in consultation with the Office of 
        Science and Technology Policy, the National Science Foundation, 
        the United States National Commission on Libraries and 
        Information Sciences, the Department of Commerce, the 
        Department of Energy, the National Aeronautics and Space 
        Administration, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and other 
        appropriate Federal departments or agencies, may carry out 
        activities designed to achieve the purposes of this subpart.
            ``(2) Transfer of funds.--For the purpose of carrying out 
        coordinated or joint activities to achieve the purposes of this 
        subpart, the Secretary may accept funds from, or transfer funds 
        to, other Federal departments or agencies.
    ``(b) National Long-Range Technology Plan.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop and publish 
        within 12 months of the date of enactment of the Improving 
        America's Schools Act of 1994, and update when the Secretary 
        determines appropriate, a national long-range plan that 
        supports the overall national technology policy and carries out 
        the purposes of this subpart.
            ``(2) Plan requirements.--The Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) develop the national long-range plan in 
                consultation with other Federal departments or 
                agencies, State and local education practitioners and 
                policymakers, experts in technology and the 
                applications of technology to education, 
                representatives of distance learning consortia, 
                representatives of telecommunications partnerships 
                receiving assistance under the Star Schools Act, and 
                providers of technology services and products;
                    ``(B) transmit such plan to the President and to 
                the appropriate committees of the Congress; and
                    ``(C) publish such plan in a form that is readily 
                accessible to the public.
            ``(3) Contents of the plan.--The national long-range plan 
        shall describe the Secretary's activities to promote the 
        purposes of this subpart, including--
                    ``(A) how the Secretary will encourage the 
                effective use of technology to provide all students the 
                opportunity to achieve State content standards and 
                State student performance standards, especially through 
                programs administered by the Department;
                    ``(B) joint activities in support of the overall 
                national technology policy with other Federal 
                departments or agencies, such as the Office of Science 
                and Technology Policy, the National Endowment for the 
                Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts, the 
                National Institute for Literacy, the National 
                Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National 
                Science Foundation, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and 
                the Departments of Commerce, Energy, Health and Human 
                Services, and Labor--
                            ``(i) to promote the use of technology in 
                        education, and training and lifelong learning, 
                        including plans for the educational uses of a 
                        national information infrastructure; and
                            ``(ii) to ensure that the policies and 
                        programs of such departments or agencies 
                        facilitate the use of technology for 
                        educational purposes, to the extent feasible;
                    ``(C) how the Secretary will work with educators, 
                State and local educational agencies, and appropriate 
                representatives of the private sector to facilitate the 
                effective use of technology in education;
                    ``(D) how the Secretary will promote--
                            ``(i) higher achievement of all students 
                        through the integration of technology into the 
                        curriculum;
                            ``(ii) increased access to the benefits of 
                        technology for teaching and learning for 
                        schools with a high number or percentage of 
                        children from low-income families;
                            ``(iii) the use of technology to assist in 
                        the implementation of State systemic reform 
                        strategies;
                            ``(iv) the application of technological 
                        advances to use in education;
                            ``(v) increased access to high quality 
                        adult and family education services through the 
                        use of technology for instruction and 
                        professional development; and
                            ``(vi) increased opportunities for the 
                        professional development of teachers in the use 
                        of new technologies;
                    ``(E) how the Secretary will determine, in 
                consultation with appropriate individuals, 
                organizations, industries, and agencies, the 
                feasibility and desirability of establishing guidelines 
                to facilitate an easy exchange of data and effective 
                use of technology in education;
                    ``(F) how the Secretary will promote the exchange 
                of information among States, local educational 
                agencies, schools, consortia, and other entities 
                concerning the effective use of technology in 
                education;
                    ``(G) how the Secretary will utilize the outcomes 
                of the evaluation undertaken pursuant to section 
                3206(c)(2) to promote the purposes of this subpart; and
                    ``(H) the Secretary's long-range measurable goals 
                and objectives relating to the purposes of this 
                subpart.
    ``(c) Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide assistance to the 
States to enable such States to plan effectively for the use of 
technology in all schools throughout the State in accordance with the 
purpose and requirements of section 317 of the Goals 2000: Educate 
America Act.
    ``(d) Uses of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall use funds made 
        available to carry out this section for activities designed to 
        carry out the purpose of this subpart, including--
                    ``(A) providing assistance to technical assistance 
                providers to enable such providers to improve 
                substantially the services such providers offer to 
                educators regarding the uses of technology for 
                education, including professional development;
                    ``(B) consulting with representatives of industry, 
                elementary and secondary education, adult education, 
                higher education, and appropriate experts in technology 
                and the educational applications of technology, in 
                carrying out the activities assisted under this 
                subpart;
                    ``(C) research on, and the development of, 
                guidelines to facilitate maximum interoperability, 
                efficiency and easy exchange of data for effective use 
                of technology in education;
                    ``(D) research on, and the development of, 
                applications for education of the most advanced and 
                newly emerging technologies;
                    ``(E) the development, demonstration, and 
                evaluation of applications of existing technology in 
                preschool education, elementary and secondary 
                education, training and lifelong learning, and 
                professional development of educational personnel;
                    ``(F) the development and evaluation of software 
                and other products, including multimedia television 
                programming, that incorporate advances in technology 
                and help achieve the National Education Goals, State 
                content standards and State student performance 
                standards;
                    ``(G) the development, demonstration, and 
                evaluation of model strategies for preparing teachers 
                and other personnel to use technology effectively to 
                improve teaching and learning;
                    ``(H) the development of model programs that 
                demonstrate the educational effectiveness of technology 
                in urban and rural areas and economically distressed 
                communities;
                    ``(I) research on, and the evaluation of, the 
                effectiveness and benefits of technology in education, 
                giving priority to research on, and evaluation of, such 
                effectiveness and benefits in elementary and secondary 
                schools;
                    ``(J) a biennial assessment of, and report to the 
                public regarding, the uses of technology in elementary 
                and secondary education throughout the United States 
                upon which private businesses and Federal, State, 
                tribal, and local governments may rely for 
                decisionmaking about the need for, and provision of, 
                appropriate technologies in schools, which assessment 
                and report shall use, to the extent possible, existing 
                information and resources;
                    ``(K) conferences on, and dissemination of 
                information regarding, the uses of technology in 
                education;
                    ``(L) the development of model strategies to 
                promote gender equity in the use of technology;
                    ``(M) encouraging collaboration between the 
                Department and other Federal agencies in the 
                development, implementation, evaluation and funding of 
                applications of technology for education, as 
                appropriate; and
                    ``(N) such other activities as the Secretary 
                determines will meet the purposes of this subpart.
            ``(2) Special rules.--
                    ``(A) The Secretary shall carry out the activities 
                described in paragraph (1) directly or by grant or 
                contract.
                    ``(B) Each grant or contract under this section 
                shall be awarded--
                            ``(i) on a competitive basis; and
                            ``(ii) pursuant to a peer review process.
    ``(e) Non-Federal Share.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the 
        Secretary may require any recipient of a grant or contract 
        under this section to share in the cost of the activities 
        assisted under such grant or contract, which non-Federal share 
        shall be announced through a notice in the Federal Register and 
        may be in the form of cash or in-kind contributions, fairly 
        valued.
            ``(2) Increase.--The Secretary may increase the non-Federal 
        share that is required of a recipient of a grant or contract 
        under this section after the first year such recipient receives 
        funds under such grant or contract.
            ``(3) Maximum.--The non-Federal share required under this 
        section shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of the 
        activities assisted pursuant to a grant or contract under this 
        section.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may be 
necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years, to carry out this 
section.

``SEC. 3123. REGIONAL TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

    ``(a) Grants Authorized.--
            ``(1) Authority.--The Secretary, through the Office of 
        Educational Technology, shall make grants, on a competitive 
        basis, to regional educational technology assistance consortia 
        in accordance with the provisions of this section. In awarding 
        grants under this section, the Secretary shall ensure that each 
        geographic region of the United States shall be served by such 
        a consortium.
            ``(2) Requirements.--Each consortium receiving a grant 
        under this section shall--
                    ``(A) be composed of State educational agencies, 
                institutions of higher education, nonprofit 
                organizations, or a combination thereof;
                    ``(B) in cooperation with State and local 
                educational agencies, develop a regional program that 
                addresses professional development, technical 
                assistance, and information resource dissemination, 
                with special emphasis on meeting the documented needs 
                of educators and learners in the region; and
                    ``(C) foster regional cooperation and resource and 
                coursework sharing.
            ``(3) Special rule.--Each consortium receiving a grant 
        under this section shall use not less than 80 percent of the 
        grant funds to carry out paragraph (2) of subsection (b).
    ``(b) Functions.--
            ``(1) Technical assistance.--Each consortium receiving a 
        grant under this section shall--
                    ``(A) collaborate with State educational agencies 
                and local educational agencies requesting 
                collaboration, particularly in the development of 
                strategies for assisting those schools with the highest 
                numbers or percentages of disadvantaged students with 
                little or no access to technology in the classroom;
                    ``(B) provide information, in coordination with 
                information available from the Secretary, to State 
                educational agencies, local educational agencies, 
                schools and adult education programs, on the types and 
                features of various educational technology equipment 
                and software available, evaluate and make 
                recommendations on equipment and software that support 
                the National Education Goals and are suited for a 
                school's particular needs, and compile and share 
                information regarding creative and effective 
                applications of technology in the classroom in order to 
                support the purposes of this subpart;
                    ``(C) collaborate with such State educational 
                agencies, local educational agencies, or schools 
                requesting to participate in the tailoring of software 
                programs and other supporting materials to meet State 
                content standards or State student performance 
                standards that may be developed; and
                    ``(D) provide technical assistance to facilitate 
                use of the electronic dissemination networks by State 
                and local educational agencies and schools throughout 
                the region.
            ``(2) Professional development.--Each consortium receiving 
        a grant under this section shall--
                    ``(A) develop and implement, in collaboration with 
                State educational agencies and institutions of higher 
                education, technology-specific, ongoing professional 
                development, such as--
                            ``(i) intensive school year and summer 
                        workshops that use teachers to train other 
                        teachers; and
                            ``(ii) distance educational professional 
                        development, including--
                                    ``(I) interactive training 
                                telecourses using researchers, 
                                educators, and telecommunications 
                                personnel who have experience in 
                                developing, implementing, or operating 
                                educational and instructional 
                                technology as a learning tool;
                                    ``(II) onsite courses teaching 
                                teachers to use educational and 
                                instructional technology and to develop 
                                their own instructional materials for 
                                effectively incorporating technology 
                                and programming in their own 
                                classrooms;
                                    ``(III) methods for successful 
                                integration of instructional technology 
                                into the curriculum in order to improve 
                                student learning and achievement;
                                    ``(IV) video conferences and 
                                seminars which offer professional 
                                development through peer interaction 
                                with experts as well as other teachers 
                                using technologies in their classrooms; 
                                and
                                    ``(V) mobile education technology 
                                and training resources;
                    ``(B) develop training resources that--
                            ``(i) are relevant to the needs of the 
                        region and schools within the region;
                            ``(ii) are relevant to the needs of adult 
                        literacy staff and volunteers, including onsite 
                        courses on how to--
                                    ``(I) use instructional technology; 
                                and
                                    ``(II) develop instructional 
                                materials for adult learning; and
                            ``(iii) are aligned with the needs of 
                        teachers and administrators in the region;
                    ``(C) establish a repository of professional 
                development and technical assistance resources;
                    ``(D) identify and link technical assistance 
                providers to State and local educational agencies, as 
                needed;
                    ``(E) provide followup to ensure that training, 
                professional development, and technical assistance meet 
                the needs of educators, parents and students served by 
                the region;
                    ``(F) assist colleges and universities within the 
                region to develop and implement preservice training 
                programs for students enrolled in teacher education 
                programs; and
                    ``(G) assist local educational agencies and schools 
                in working with community members and parents to 
                develop support from communities and parents for 
                educational technology programs and projects.
            ``(3) Information and resource dissemination.--Each 
        consortium receiving a grant under this section shall--
                    ``(A) assist State and local educational agencies 
                in the identification and procurement of financial, 
                technological and human resources needed to implement 
                technology plans;
                    ``(B) provide outreach and, at the request of a 
                State or local educational agency, work with such 
                agency to assist in the development and validation of 
                instructionally based technology education resources; 
                and
                    ``(C) coordinate activities and establish 
                partnerships with organizations and institutions of 
                higher education that represent the interests of the 
                region as such interests pertain to the application of 
                technology in teaching, learning, instructional 
                management, dissemination, collection and distribution 
                of educational statistics, and the transfer of student 
                information.
            ``(4) Coordination.--Each consortium receiving a grant 
        under this section shall work collaboratively, and coordinate 
        the services the consortium provides, with appropriate entities 
        assisted in whole or in part by the Department.
            ``(5) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for the fiscal year 
        1995, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 
        succeeding fiscal years, to carry out this section.

``SEC. 3124. EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT.

    ``(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to--
            ``(1) support development of curriculum-based learning 
        resources using state-of-the-art technologies and techniques 
        designed to improve student learning; and
            ``(2) support development of long-term comprehensive 
        instructional programming and associated support resources that 
        ensure maximum access by all educational institutions.
    ``(b) Federal Assistance Authorized.--
            ``(1) Authority.--The Secretary, through the Office of 
        Educational Technology, shall award grants, on a competitive 
        basis, to eligible consortia to pay the Federal share of the 
        cost of developing, producing, and distributing products 
        consisting of curriculum-based learning resources, services, 
        and instructional programming for teachers and students, which 
        incorporate state-of-the-art applications of advanced 
        technology, including educational radio and television.
            ``(2) Eligible consortium.--For the purpose of this 
        subsection the term `eligible consortium' means a consortium--
                    ``(A) that shall include--
                            ``(i) a State or local educational agency; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) a business, industry or 
                        telecommunications entity; and
                    ``(B) that may include--
                            ``(i) a public or private nonprofit 
                        organization; or
                            ``(ii) a postsecondary institution.
            ``(3) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
        Secretary shall give priority to applications describing 
        products that are developed--
                    ``(A) so that the product may be adapted and 
                applied nationally at a reasonable cost over a broad 
                technology platform;
                    ``(B) to raise the achievement levels of all 
                students, particularly students who are not realizing 
                their potential;
                    ``(C) in consultation with classroom teachers;
                    ``(D) through consultation and collaboration with 
                appropriate education entities in designing the product 
                to ensure relevance to the voluntary national content 
                standards, the voluntary national student performance 
                standards and State curriculum frameworks; and
                    ``(E) so that the product can be adapted for use by 
                adults in need of literacy services, including English 
                as a second language and preparation for a secondary 
                school diploma or its recognized equivalent.
            ``(4) Matching requirement.--The Secretary may require any 
        recipient of a grant or contract under this subpart to share in 
        the cost of the activities assisted under such grant or 
        contract, which non-Federal share shall be announced through a 
        notice in the Federal Register and may be in the form of cash 
        or in-kind contributions, fairly valued.
            ``(5) Requirements for federal assistance.--Each eligible 
        consortium desiring Federal assistance under this section shall 
        submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such 
        manner as the Secretary may prescribe. Each application shall 
        include--
                    ``(A) a description of how the product will improve 
                the achievement levels of students;
                    ``(B) a description of how the activities assisted 
                under this section will promote professional 
                development of teachers and administrators in the uses 
                and applications of the product, including the 
                development of training materials;
                    ``(C) a description of design, development, field 
                testing, evaluation, and distribution of products, 
                where appropriate;
                    ``(D) an assurance that the product shall 
                effectively serve a significant number or percentage of 
                economically disadvantaged students;
                    ``(E) plans for dissemination of products to a wide 
                audience of learners;
                    ``(F) a description of how the product can be 
                adapted for use by students with disabilities including 
                provisions for closed captioning or descriptive video, 
                where appropriate;
                    ``(G) a description of how ownership and rights to 
                the use and marketing of any product developed by the 
                consortium, including intellectual property rights, 
                will be allocated among consortium participants; and
                    ``(H) a description of the contributions, including 
                services and funds, to be made by each member of the 
                consortium, and how any revenues derived from the sale 
                of any product developed by the consortium shall be 
                distributed.
    ``(c) Consumer Report.--The Secretary shall disseminate information 
about products developed pursuant to provisions of this section to 
State and local educational agencies, and other organizations or 
individuals that the Secretary determines to be appropriate, through 
print and electronic media that are accessible to the education 
community at large.
    ``(d) Proceeds.--The Secretary shall not prohibit an eligible 
consortium or any of the members of such consortium from receiving 
financial benefits from the distribution of any products resulting from 
the assistance received under this section. Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, any profits or royalties received by a State 
educational agency, local educational agency, or other nonprofit member 
of an eligible consortium receiving assistance under this section shall 
be used to support further development of curriculum-based learning 
resources, services, and programming or to provide access to such 
products for a wider audience.
    ``(e) Authorization of Funds.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $50,000,000 for the fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may 
be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years, to carry out 
this section.

``SEC. 3125. RESEARCH ON EDUCATIONAL APPLICATIONS OF ADVANCED 
              TECHNOLOGIES.

    ``(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to--
            ``(1) provide direction and support for the conduct of 
        research on advanced educational technologies; and
            ``(2) provide support for long-term, comprehensive 
        educational applications of advanced high performance computer 
        and communication technologies and video technologies in 
        support of the core subjects of the National Education Goals.
    ``(b) General Authority.--The Secretary, consistent with the 
overall national technology policy established by the President, and in 
cooperation with other Federal departments and agencies, is authorized 
to support research on educational applications of advanced learning 
technologies.
    ``(c) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary, through the Office of 
Educational Technology, shall award grants to or enter into contracts 
for research projects intended to develop educational applications of 
advanced technologies.
    ``(d) Application.--Each entity desiring assistance under this 
section shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in 
such manner and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may 
reasonably require. Each such application shall--
            ``(1) define clearly the scope and content of the subject 
        matter of the research and the relevance of the advanced 
        technology to such content;
            ``(2) describe the potential market for both the hardware 
        and software developed under this section; and
            ``(3) assess the applications of the advanced technology in 
        a way that will validate the technology's impact on student 
        learning and achievement.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may be 
necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years, to carry out this 
section.

``SEC. 3126. HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS 
              FOR EDUCATION.

    ``(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to support the 
development, demonstration, and evaluation of the educational aspects 
of high performance computing and communication technologies and of the 
national information infrastructure, including the use of high 
performance computing and communication and the national information 
infrastructure in--
            ``(1) providing professional development for teachers and 
        other educators, as appropriate;
            ``(2) enhancing academic curricula for elementary and 
        secondary school students in order to provide such students 
        with opportunities to meet challenging State student 
        performance standards;
            ``(3) facilitating communications among schools, local 
        educational agencies, parents of students, and local 
        communities;
            ``(4) facilitating an effective transition from secondary 
        school to employment; and
            ``(5) other such areas of education as the Secretary deems 
        appropriate.
    ``(b) Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--(A) The Secretary, consistent with the 
        overall national technology policy established by the 
        President, and in cooperation with other Federal departments 
        and agencies, shall support the development of an electronic 
        network program for the dissemination of educational 
        information throughout the United States, including information 
        about effective technology-enhanced programs, resources and 
        services.
            ``(B) In carrying out subparagraph (A) the Secretary 
        shall--
                    ``(i) to the extent possible, coordinate activities 
                assisted under this section with other dissemination 
                activities assisted by the Department in order to--
                            ``(I) avoid duplication; and
                            ``(II) utilize the existing resources of 
                        the Department;
                    ``(ii) consult with educators, State and local 
                educational agencies, telecommunications providers, and 
                other appropriate education entities throughout the 
                United States to determine information requirements and 
                policies for the effective dissemination of 
                information;
                    ``(iii) provide access to the existing Department 
                of Energy FEDIX/MOLIS Information System regarding 
                information about excess equipment (computers and 
                supporting materials) within the Federal Government 
                that are available for transfer to elementary and 
                secondary schools; and
                    ``(iv) make use of existing networks or developing 
                networks, to the extent possible.
            ``(2) Requirements; specifications; and prototype 
        operations.--The Secretary is authorized to--
                    ``(A) identify educational high performance 
                computing and telecommunications network requirements;
                    ``(B) develop specifications for the implementation 
                of such requirements within any national 
                telecommunications network;
                    ``(C) establish prototype operations on existing 
                networks to validate and further develop the 
                educational specifications which will facilitate the 
                use of such networks by kindergarten through 12th grade 
                students, teachers, librarians, administrators, and 
                parents;
                    ``(D) represent the needs and interests of 
                elementary and secondary schools in the Federal 
                planning and development of a national information 
                infrastructure; and
                    ``(E) identify policy issues, such as communication 
                rate structures, intellectual property rights, 
                certification and recertification of teachers, and 
                issues related to how technology fits into the school 
                environment, that affect the ability of the public 
                schools to make effective use of the emerging 
                information infrastructure.
    ``(c) Types of Grants.--The Secretary, through the Office of 
Educational Technology, shall award the following types of grants:
            ``(1) Requirements grants.--The Secretary shall solicit 
        proposals for and award grants to 1 or more entities for the 
        identification of educational high performance computing and 
        telecommunications network requirements. The solicitation shall 
        request proposals to--
                    ``(A) identify and describe existing and planned 
                educational high performance computing and 
                telecommunications network efforts;
                    ``(B) identify potential uses of such networks in 
                kindergarten through 12th grade education by schools 
                throughout the United States;
                    ``(C) assess impediments to the development of such 
                networks in kindergarten through 12th grade education, 
                such as--
                            ``(i) technological impediments;
                            ``(ii) availability of technology-enhanced 
                        curriculum, instruction, and administrative 
                        support resources and services in schools; and
                            ``(iii) parent, student, teacher and 
                        administrator attitudes toward technology-
                        enhanced education;
                    ``(D) assess the anticipated costs and benefits to 
                be derived from such network access in kindergarten 
                through 12th grade education and recommend priorities 
                for development of such network; and
                    ``(E) identify the range of possible educational 
                applications of, and potential sources of funding for, 
                both networks and information resources and databases 
                that exist or are being developed by other Federal 
                departments or agencies.
            ``(2) Specifications grants.--The Secretary shall solicit 
        proposals for and award grants to 1 or more entities for the 
        design and development of educational specifications which may 
        be used to ensure educational access to any national 
        educational high performance computing and telecommunications 
        network. The solicitation shall request proposals to--
                    ``(A) incorporate--
                            ``(i) the findings of the grant recipients 
                        under paragraph (1); and
                            ``(ii) the priorities recommended for such 
                        networks by the Secretary consistent with the 
                        overall national technology policy established 
                        by the President;
                    ``(B) provide for design alternatives and 
                specifications that address--
                            ``(i) linkage of schools and communities 
                        with each other, with central resource centers, 
                        and with Federal and State agencies over 
                        existing or planned telecommunications 
                        networks;
                            ``(ii) uses of alternative connectivity 
                        modes, such as fiber optics, satellites, and 
                        land-based broadcasting;
                            ``(iii) integrated uses of two-way 
                        interactive voice, video, and data 
                        communications;
                            ``(iv) uses of interactive multimedia;
                            ``(v) system capacity, such as maximum 
                        telecommunications traffic in a variety of use 
                        modes;
                            ``(vi) availability of needed technologies;
                            ``(vii) availability of support services; 
                        and
                            ``(viii) assessment of the impact of 
                        proposed educational access specifications on 
                        existing or planned telecommunications 
                        networks; and
                    ``(C) provide comprehensive specifications which 
                will ensure educational access to any national 
                educational high performance computing and 
                telecommunications network as the primary deliverable 
                product of the specifications grants described in this 
                paragraph.
            ``(3) Prototype development grants.--The Secretary shall 
        solicit proposals for and award grants to 1 or more entities 
        for prototype operations on existing networks in order to 
        validate and further develop the educational specifications 
        which will facilitate use of existing or planned educational 
        high performance computing and telecommunications networks by 
        kindergarten through 12th grade students, teachers, librarians, 
        administrators, and parents. The solicitation shall request 
        proposals to--
                    ``(A) incorporate the design limits of the 
                comprehensive educational high performance computing 
                and telecommunications network specifications developed 
                by grant recipients under paragraph (2);
                    ``(B) support prototype operations for at least 1 
                year in a minimum of 5 test sites which are selected to 
                represent a variety of economic, social, urban and 
                rural settings;
                    ``(C) provide for inservice training and technical 
                assistance during the period of prototype operations;
                    ``(D) provide provisions for the identification and 
                correction of operational problems during the period of 
                prototype operations (including design flaws);
                    ``(E) include a comprehensive evaluation of all 
                aspects of the prototype, including--
                            ``(i) design flaws;
                            ``(ii) training requirements, including 
                        resources and strategies for initial and on-
                        going training;
                            ``(iii) technical support requirements;
                            ``(iv) financing constraints;
                            ``(v) availability and utility of 
                        information resources and services accessed 
                        during the prototype operations period;
                            ``(vi) factors which enhanced or impeded 
                        prototype operations; and
                            ``(vii) an overall assessment of the impact 
                        of such technology on the educational process; 
                        and
                    ``(F) provide recommended revisions of the 
                Secretary's educational high performance computing and 
                telecommunications network specifications based on 
                findings of the comprehensive evaluation of prototype 
                operations.
    ``(d) Timeline.--The Secretary, through the Office of Educational 
Technology, shall award grants under this section as follows:
            ``(1) Requirement grants.--The Secretary shall award 
        requirement grants under subsection (c)(1) within 6 months of 
        the date of enactment of the Improving America's Schools Act of 
        1994.
            ``(2) Development of design specifications.--The Secretary 
        shall award grants under subsection (c)(2) within 18 months of 
        the date of enactment of the Improving America's Schools Act of 
        1994.
            ``(3) Prototype operations.--The Secretary shall award 
        grants under subsection (c)(3) within 30 months of the date of 
        enactment of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $7,500,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may be 
necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years, to carry out this 
section.

``SEC. 3127. STUDY, EVALUATION AND REPORT OF FUNDING ALTERNATIVES.

    ``The Secretary, through the Office of Educational Technology, 
shall conduct a study to evaluate, and report to the Congress on, the 
feasibility of several alternative models for providing sustained and 
adequate funding for schools throughout the United States so that such 
schools are able to acquire and maintain technology-enhanced 
curriculum, instruction, and administrative support resources and 
services. Such report shall be submitted to the Congress not later than 
1 year after the date of enactment of the Improving America's Schools 
Act of 1994.

``Subpart 2--State and Local Programs for School Technology Resources, 
            Technical Support, and Professional Development

``SEC. 3131. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

    ``It is the purpose of this subpart to provide Federal assistance 
in the form of grants to support--
            ``(1) the acquisition of equipment and supporting 
        resources, training, and maintenance of technology; and
            ``(2) regional consortia to enable such consortia to 
        provide professional development and technical assistance that 
        fosters integration of technology into the kindergarten through 
        12th grade classrooms, libraries, and school library media 
        centers.

``SEC. 3132. SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE GRANTS.

    ``(a) Grants Authorized.--
            ``(1) Authority.--The Secretary, through the Office of 
        Educational Technology, shall award grants to State educational 
        agencies having a systemic statewide plan that meets such 
        criteria as the Secretary may establish in order to enable such 
        agencies to provide assistance to local educational agencies 
        that have the highest numbers or percentages of children in 
        poverty and demonstrate the greatest need for technology, in 
        order to enable such local educational agencies, for the 
        benefit of school sites served by such local educational 
        agencies, to--
                    ``(A) purchase quality technology resources;
                    ``(B) install various linkages necessary to acquire 
                connectivity;
                    ``(C) integrate technology into the curriculum in 
                order to improve student learning and achievement;
                    ``(D) provide teachers and library media personnel 
                with training or access to training;
                    ``(E) provide administrative and technical support 
                and services that improve student learning through 
                enriched technology-enhanced resources, including 
                library media resources;
                    ``(F) promote the sharing, distribution, and 
                application of educational technologies that are 
                determined to be effective in individual schools;
                    ``(G) assist schools in promoting parent 
                involvement;
                    ``(H) assist the community in providing literacy-
                related services; and
                    ``(I) establish partnerships with private 
                educational providers whose comprehensive technology 
                systems address the need of children in poverty.
            ``(2) Amount.--(A) Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) 
        and (C), the Secretary shall award grants under this section to 
        each State educational agency for a fiscal year in an amount 
        which bears the same relationship to the amount appropriated 
        pursuant to the authority of subsection (b) for such year as 
        the amount such State received under part A of title I for such 
        year bears to the amount received for such year under such part 
        by all States.
            ``(B) No State educational agency shall receive a grant 
        pursuant to subparagraph (A) in any fiscal year in an amount 
        which is less than one-half of 1 percent of the amount 
        appropriated pursuant to the authority of subsection (b) for 
        such year.
            ``(C) If the sum of the amounts appropriated pursuant to 
        the authority of section 3132(c) is equal to or less than 
        $50,000,000 for any fiscal year, then the Secretary shall award 
        grants under this section for such year on a competitive basis 
        to local educational agencies, either separately or in 
        cooperation with a local educational agency or a State 
        educational agency, which submit to the Secretary an 
        application, containing the information described in paragraphs 
        (1) through (3) of subsection (e), that the Secretary approves. 
        In awarding such grants, the Secretary shall give priority to 
        applications from local educational agencies with the highest 
        number or percentage of disadvantaged students or the greatest 
        need for educational technology.
            ``(3) Identification of local educational agencies; 
        technical assistance.--Each State educational agency receiving 
        a grant under this section shall--
                    ``(A) identify the local educational agencies 
                served by the State educational agency that--
                            ``(i) have the highest number or percentage 
                        of children in poverty; and
                            ``(ii) demonstrate to such State 
                        educational agency the greatest need for 
                        technical assistance in developing the 
                        application described in subsection (d); and
                    ``(B) offer such technical assistance to such local 
                educational agencies.
            ``(4) Limitation on state costs.--Not more than 5 percent 
        of grant funds awarded to a State educational agency under this 
        section for any fiscal year may be used by the State or State 
        educational agency for administrative costs or technical 
        assistance.
    ``(b) Selection of Grants.--Each State educational agency, in 
awarding grants under this section, shall--
            ``(1) ensure that each grant such agency awards to a local 
        educational agency shall be of sufficient duration, and of 
        sufficient size, scope, and quality, to carry out the purposes 
        of this title effectively; and
            ``(2) award grants to local educational agencies on a 
        competitive basis.
    ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may be 
necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years, to carry out this 
section.
    ``(d) Local Uses of Grant Funds.--Each local educational agency 
receiving assistance under this section may use such assistance--
            ``(1) to acquire connectivity linkages, resources, and 
        services, including the acquisition of hardware and software, 
        for use by teachers, students and library media personnel in 
        the classroom or in school library media centers, in order to 
        improve student learning by supporting the instructional 
        program offered by such agency to ensure that students in 
        schools will have meaningful access on a regular basis to such 
        linkages, resources and services;
            ``(2) for ongoing professional development in the 
        integration of quality educational technologies into school 
        curriculum and long-term planning for implementing educational 
        technologies; and
            ``(3) to acquire connectivity with wide area networks for 
        purposes of accessing information and educational programming 
        sources.
    ``(e) Local Applications.--Each local educational agency desiring 
assistance from a State educational agency under this section shall 
submit an application consistent with the objectives of the systemic 
statewide plan to such agency at such time and in such manner as such 
agency may prescribe. Such application, at a minimum, shall--
            ``(1) include a strategic, long-range (3- to 5-year), plan 
        that includes--
                    ``(A) a description of the type of technologies to 
                be acquired, including specific provisions for 
                interoperability among components of such technologies 
                and, to the extent practicable, with existing 
                technologies;
                    ``(B) an explanation of how the acquired 
                technologies will be integrated into the curriculum to 
                help the local educational agency enhance teaching, 
                training, and student achievement;
                    ``(C) an explanation of how programs will be 
                developed in collaboration with existing adult literacy 
                services providers to maximize the use of such 
                technologies;
                    ``(D)(i) a description of how the local educational 
                agency will ensure ongoing, sustained professional 
                development for teachers, administrators, and school 
                library media personnel served by the local educational 
                agency to further the use of technology in the 
                classroom or library media center; and
                    ``(ii) a list of the source or sources of ongoing 
                training and technical assistance available to schools, 
                teachers and administrators served by the local 
                educational agency, such as State technology offices, 
                intermediate educational support units, regional 
                educational laboratories or institutions of higher 
                education;
                    ``(E) a description of the supporting resources, 
                such as services, software and print resources, which 
                will be acquired to ensure successful and effective use 
                of technologies acquired under this section;
                    ``(F) the projected timetable for implementing such 
                plan in schools;
                    ``(G) the projected cost of technologies to be 
                acquired and related expenses needed to implement such 
                plan; and
                    ``(H) a description of how the local educational 
                agency will coordinate the technology provided pursuant 
                to this subpart with other grant funds available for 
                technology from State and local sources;
            ``(2) describe how the local educational agency will 
        involve parents, public libraries, business leaders and 
        community leaders in the development of such plan;
            ``(3) describe how the acquired instructionally based 
        technologies will help the local educational agency--
                    ``(A) promote equity in education in order to 
                support State content standards and State student 
                performance standards that may be developed; and
                    ``(B) provide access for teachers, parents and 
                students to the best teaching practices and curriculum 
                resources through technology; and
            ``(4) describe a process for the ongoing evaluation of how 
        technologies acquired under this section--
                    ``(A) will be integrated into the school 
                curriculum; and
                    ``(B) will affect student achievement and progress 
                toward meeting the National Education Goals and any 
                State content standards and State student performance 
                standards that may be developed.
    ``(f) Coordination of Application Requirements.--If a local 
educational agency submitting an application for assistance under this 
section has developed a comprehensive education improvement plan, in 
conjunction with requirements under this Act or the Goals 2000: Educate 
America Act, the State educational agency may approve such plan, or a 
component of such plan, notwithstanding the requirements of subsection 
(e) if the State educational agency determines that such approval would 
further the purposes of this section.

         ``Subpart 3--Special Rule Applicable to Appropriations

``SEC. 3141. SPECIAL RULE.

    ``(a) Appropriation of Less Than $50,000,000.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, for any fiscal year for which the sum of the 
amounts appropriated pursuant to the authority of sections 3122(f), 
3123(b)(5), 3124(e), 3125(e), 3126(e), and 3132(c) is less than 
$50,000,000, the Secretary shall aggregate such amounts and make 
available--
            ``(1) 50 percent of such aggregate amount to carry out 
        subpart 1 for such year; and
            ``(2) 50 percent of such aggregate amount to carry out 
        subpart 2 for such year.
    ``(b) Appropriation Equal To or Greater Than $50,000,000.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for any fiscal year for 
which the sum of the amounts appropriated pursuant to the authority of 
sections 3122(f), 3123(b)(5), 3124(e), 3125(e), 3126(e), and 3132(c) is 
equal to or greater than $50,000,000, the Secretary shall aggregate 
such amounts and make available--
            ``(1) the sum of $25,000,000 plus 35 percent of such 
        aggregate amount in excess of $50,000,000 to carry out subpart 
        1 for such year; and
            ``(2) the sum of $25,000,000 plus 65 percent of such 
        aggregate amount in excess of $50,000,000 to carry out subpart 
        2 for such year.

                     ``PART B--STAR SCHOOLS PROGRAM

``SEC. 3201. SHORT TITLE.

    ``This part may be cited as the `Star Schools Act'.

``SEC. 3202. PURPOSE.

    ``It is the purpose of this part to encourage improved instruction 
in mathematics, science, and foreign languages as well as other 
subjects, such as literacy skills and vocational education, and to 
serve underserved populations, including the disadvantaged, illiterate, 
limited-English proficient, and disabled, through a star schools 
program under which grants are made to eligible telecommunication 
partnerships to enable such partnerships to--
            ``(1) develop, construct, acquire, maintain and operate 
        telecommunications audio and visual facilities and equipment;
            ``(2) develop and acquire educational and instructional 
        programming; and
            ``(3) obtain technical assistance for the use of such 
        facilities and instructional programming.

``SEC. 3203. GRANTS AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary, through the Office of Educational 
Technology, is authorized to make grants, in accordance with the 
provisions of this part, to eligible telecommunications partnerships to 
pay the Federal share of the cost of--
            ``(1) the development, construction, acquisition, 
        maintenance and operation of telecommunications facilities and 
        equipment;
            ``(2) the development and acquisition of live, interactive 
        instructional programming;
            ``(3) the development and acquisition of preservice and 
        inservice teacher training programs based on established 
        research regarding teacher-to-teacher mentoring, effective 
        skill transfer, and ongoing, in-class instruction;
            ``(4) the establishment of teleconferencing facilities and 
        resources for making interactive training available to 
        teachers;
            ``(5) obtaining technical assistance; and
            ``(6) the coordination of the design and connectivity of 
        telecommunications networks to reach the greatest number of 
        schools.
    ``(b) Duration.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall award grants 
        pursuant to subsection (a) for a period of 5 years.
            ``(2) Renewal.--Grants awarded pursuant to subsection (a) 
        may be renewed for 1 additional 5-year period.
    ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
        $35,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may be 
        necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years, to carry 
        out this part.
            ``(2) Availability.--Funds appropriated pursuant to the 
        authority of subsection (a) shall remain available until 
        expended.
    ``(d) Limitations.--
            ``(1) Amount.--A grant made to an eligible 
        telecommunications partnership under subsection (a) shall not 
        exceed $5,000,000 in any 1 fiscal year.
            ``(2) Reservations.--
                    ``(A) Instructional programming.--Not less than 25 
                percent of the funds available to the Secretary in any 
                fiscal year under this part shall be used for the cost 
                of instructional programming.
                    ``(B) Facilities and equipment.--Not less than 25 
                percent of the funds available to the Secretary in any 
                fiscal year under this part shall be used for 
                telecommunications facilities and equipment.
            ``(3) Special rule.--Not less than 50 percent of the funds 
        available in any fiscal year under this part shall be used for 
        the cost of facilities, equipment, teacher training or 
        retraining, technical assistance, or programming, for local 
        educational agencies which are eligible to receive assistance 
        under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965.
    ``(e) Federal Share.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Federal share for any fiscal year 
        shall be not more than 75 percent.
            ``(2) Waiver.--The Secretary may reduce or waive the 
        requirements of the non-Federal share required under paragraph 
        (1) for good cause, as determined by the Secretary.
    ``(f) Coordination.--The Department, the National Science 
Foundation, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, 
and any other Federal department or agency operating a 
telecommunications network for educational purposes, shall coordinate 
the activities assisted under this part with the activities of such 
department or agency relating to a telecommunications network for 
educational purposes.
    ``(g) Closed Captioning and Descriptive Video.--Each entity 
receiving funds under this part is encouraged to provide--
            ``(1) closed captioning of the verbal content of such 
        program, where appropriate, to be broadcast by way of line 21 
        of the vertical blanking interval, or by way of comparable 
        successor technologies; and
            ``(2) descriptive video of the visual content of such 
        program, as appropriate.

``SEC. 3204. ELIGIBLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS PARTNERSHIPS.

    ``(a) In General.--In order to be eligible for a grant under this 
part, an eligible telecommunications partnership shall consist of--
            ``(1) a public agency or corporation established for the 
        purposes of developing and operating telecommunications 
        services to enhance educational opportunities provided by 
        educational institutions, teacher training centers, and other 
        entities, except that any such agency or corporation shall 
        represent the interest of elementary and secondary schools 
        which are eligible for assistance under part A of title I; or
            ``(2) a partnership that will provide telecommunications 
        services and which includes 3 or more of the following 
        entities, at least 1 of which shall be an agency described in 
        subparagraph (A) or (B):
                    ``(A) a local educational agency serving a 
                significant number of elementary and secondary schools 
                that are eligible for assistance under part A of title 
                I or elementary and secondary schools operated for 
                Indian children by the Department of the Interior under 
                section 1121(c);
                    ``(B) a State educational agency;
                    ``(C) an institution of higher education or a State 
                higher education agency;
                    ``(D) a teacher training center or academy which--
                            ``(i) provides teacher preservice and 
                        inservice training; and
                            ``(ii) receives Federal financial 
                        assistance or has been approved by a State 
                        agency;
                    ``(E)(i) a public or private entity with experience 
                and expertise in the planning and operation of a 
                telecommunications service, including entities involved 
                in telecommunications through satellite, cable, 
                telephone or computers; or
                    ``(ii) a public broadcasting entity with such 
                experience; or
                    ``(F) a public or private elementary or secondary 
                school.
    ``(b) Special Rule.--An eligible telecommunications partnership 
shall be organized on a statewide or multistate basis.

``SEC. 3205. APPLICATIONS.

    ``(a) Applications Required.--Each eligible telecommunications 
partnership which desires to receive a grant under section 3203 shall 
submit an application to the Secretary, at such time, in such manner, 
and containing or accompanied by such information as the Secretary may 
reasonably require.
    ``(b) Contents of the Application.--Each application submitted 
pursuant to subsection (a) shall--
            ``(1) describe the telecommunications facilities and 
        equipment and technical assistance for which assistance is 
        sought, which may include--
                    ``(A) the design, development, construction, 
                acquisition, maintenance and operation of State or 
                multistate educational telecommunications networks and 
                technology resource centers;
                    ``(B) microwave, fiber optics, cable, and satellite 
                transmission equipment or any combination thereof;
                    ``(C) reception facilities;
                    ``(D) satellite time;
                    ``(E) production facilities;
                    ``(F) other telecommunications equipment capable of 
                serving a wide geographic area;
                    ``(G) the provision of training services to 
                instructors who will be using the facilities and 
                equipment for which assistance is sought, including 
                training in using such facilities and equipment and 
                training in integrating programs into the classroom 
                curriculum; and
                    ``(H) the development of educational programming 
                for use on a telecommunications network;
            ``(2) in the case of an application for assistance for 
        instructional programming, describe the types of programming 
        which will be developed to enhance instruction and training and 
        provide assurances that such programming will be designed in 
        consultation with professionals (including classroom teachers) 
        who are experts in the applicable subject matter and grade 
        level;
            ``(3) demonstrate that the eligible telecommunications 
        partnership has engaged in sufficient survey and analysis of 
        the area to be served to ensure that the services offered by 
        the eligible telecommunications partnership will increase the 
        availability of courses of instruction in mathematics, science, 
        and foreign languages, as well as other subjects to be offered;
            ``(4) describe the training policies for teachers and other 
        school personnel to be implemented to ensure the effective use 
        of telecommunications facilities and equipment for which 
        assistance is sought;
            ``(5) provide assurances that the financial interest of the 
        United States in the telecommunications facilities and 
        equipment will be protected for the useful life of such 
        facilities and equipment;
            ``(6) provide assurances that a significant portion of any 
        facilities and equipment, technical assistance, and programming 
        for which assistance is sought for elementary and secondary 
        schools will be made available to schools or local educational 
        agencies that have a high number or percentage of children 
        eligible to be counted under part A of title I;
            ``(7) describe the manner in which traditionally 
        underserved students, such as students who are disadvantaged, 
        limited-English proficient, disabled, or illiterate, will 
        participate in the benefits of the telecommunications 
        facilities, equipment, technical assistance, and programming 
        assisted under this part;
            ``(8) provide assurances that the applicant will use the 
        funds provided under this part to supplement and not supplant 
        funds otherwise available for the purposes of this part;
            ``(9) if any member of the consortia is receiving 
        assistance under section 3122, describe how funds received 
        under this part will be coordinated with funds received for 
        educational technology in the classroom under such section;
            ``(10) describe the activities or services for which 
        assistance is sought, including activities and services such 
        as--
                    ``(A) providing facilities, equipment, training, 
                services, and technical assistance described in 
                paragraphs (1), (2), (4) and (7);
                    ``(B) making programs accessible to individuals 
                with disabilities through mechanisms such as closed 
                captioning and descriptive video services;
                    ``(C) linking networks together, for example, 
                around an issue of national importance, such as 
                national elections;
                    ``(D) sharing curriculum resources between networks 
                and development of program guides which demonstrate 
                cooperative, cross-network listing of programs for 
                specific curriculum areas;
                    ``(E) providing teacher and student support 
                services including classroom and training support 
                materials which permit student and teacher involvement 
                in the live interactive distance learning telecasts;
                    ``(F) incorporating community resources, such as 
                libraries and museums, into instructional programs;
                    ``(G) providing teacher training to early childhood 
                development and Head Start teachers and staff;
                    ``(H) providing teacher training to vocational 
                education teachers and staff;
                    ``(I) providing teacher training on proposed or 
                established voluntary national content standards in 
                mathematics and science and other disciplines as such 
                standards are developed;
                    ``(J) providing programs for adults to maximize the 
                use of telecommunications facilities and equipment; and
                    ``(K) providing parent education programs during 
                and after the regular school day which reinforce the 
                student's course of study and actively involve parents 
                in the learning process; and
            ``(11) include such additional assurances as the Secretary 
        may reasonably require.
    ``(c) Approval of Application; Priority.--The Secretary, in 
approving applications under this section, shall give priority to 
applications which demonstrate that--
            ``(1) a concentration and quality of mathematics, science, 
        and foreign languages resources which, by their distribution 
        through the eligible telecommunications partnership, will offer 
        significant new educational opportunities to network 
        participants, particularly to traditionally underserved 
        populations and areas with scarce resources and limited access 
        to courses in mathematics, science, and foreign languages;
            ``(2) the eligible telecommunications partnership has 
        secured the direct cooperation and involvement of public and 
        private educational institutions, State and local government, 
        and industry in planning the network and ensuring that there is 
        not needless duplication of existing information 
        infrastructure;
            ``(3) the eligible telecommunications partnership will 
        serve the broadest range of institutions, including in the case 
        of elementary and secondary schools, those elementary and 
        secondary schools having a significant number of students 
        eligible to be counted under part A of title I, programs 
        providing instruction outside of the school setting, 
        institutions of higher education, teacher training centers, 
        research institutes, and private industry;
            ``(4) a significant number of educational institutions have 
        agreed to participate or will participate in the use of the 
        telecommunications system for which assistance is sought;
            ``(5) the eligible telecommunications partnership will have 
        substantial academic and teaching capabilities, including the 
        capability of training, retraining, and inservice upgrading of 
        teaching skills and the capability to provide professional 
        development leading to comprehensive effective instructional 
        strategies, outcomes-based curriculum and parenting practices;
            ``(6) the eligible telecommunications partnership will--
                    ``(A) provide a comprehensive range of courses for 
                educators to teach instructional strategies for 
                students with different skill levels;
                    ``(B) provide training to participating educators 
                in ways to integrate telecommunications courses into 
                existing school curriculum; and
                    ``(C) provide instruction for students, teachers, 
                and parents;
            ``(7) the eligible telecommunications partnership will 
        serve a multistate area;
            ``(8) the eligible telecommunications partnership will give 
        priority to the provision of equipment and linkages to isolated 
        areas;
            ``(9) a telecommunications entity (such as a satellite, 
        cable, telephone, computer, or public or private television 
        stations) will participate in the partnership and will donate 
        equipment or in kind services for telecommunications linkages; 
        and
            ``(10) the eligible telecommunications partnership will, in 
        providing services with assistance under this part, meet the 
        needs of groups of individuals traditionally excluded from 
        careers in mathematics and science because of discrimination, 
        inaccessibility, or economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
    ``(d) Geographic Distribution.--In approving applications under 
this section, the Secretary shall assure an equitable geographic 
distribution of grants under this part.

``SEC. 3206. LEADERSHIP AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES.

    ``(a) Reservation.--From the amount appropriated pursuant to the 
authority of section 3203(c)(1) in each fiscal year, the Secretary may 
reserve not more than 5 percent of such amount for national leadership, 
evaluation, and peer review activities.
    ``(b) Method of Funding.--The Secretary may fund the activities 
described in subsection (a) directly or through grants, contracts, and 
cooperative agreements.
    ``(c) Uses of Funds.--
            ``(1) Leadership.--Funds reserved for leadership activities 
        under subsection (a) may be used for--
                    ``(A) disseminating information, including lists 
                and descriptions of services available from recipients; 
                and
                    ``(B) other activities designed to enhance the 
                quality of distance learning activities nationwide.
            ``(2) Evaluation.--Funds reserved for evaluation activities 
        under subsection (a) may be used to conduct independent 
        evaluations of the activities assisted under this part and of 
        distance learning in general, including--
                    ``(A) analyses of distance learning efforts, 
                including such efforts that are assisted under this 
                part and such efforts that are not assisted under this 
                part; and
                    ``(B) comparisons of the effects, including student 
                outcomes, of different technologies in distance 
                learning efforts.
            ``(3) Peer review.--Funds reserved for peer review 
        activities under subsection (a) may be used for peer review 
        of--
                    ``(A) applications for grants under this part; and
                    ``(B) activities assisted under this part.

``SEC. 3207. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

    ``(a) Continuing Eligibility.--
            ``(1) In general.--In order to be eligible to receive a 
        grant under section 3203 for a second 5-year grant period an 
        eligible telecommunications partnership shall demonstrate in 
        the application submitted pursuant to section 3205 that such 
        partnership will--
                    ``(A) continue to provide services in the subject 
                areas and geographic areas assisted with funds received 
                under this part for the previous 5-year grant period; 
                and
                    ``(B) use all grant funds received under this part 
                for the second 5-year grant period to provide expanded 
                services by--
                            ``(i) increasing the number of students, 
                        schools or school districts served by the 
                        courses of instruction assisted under this part 
                        in the previous fiscal year;
                            ``(ii) providing new courses of 
                        instruction; and
                            ``(iii) serving new populations of 
                        underserved individuals, such as children or 
                        adults who are disadvantaged, have limited-
                        English proficiency, are disabled, are 
                        illiterate, or lack secondary school diplomas 
                        or their recognized equivalent.
            ``(2) Special rules.--Grant funds received pursuant to the 
        application of paragraph (1) shall be used to supplement and 
        not supplant services provided by the recipient under this part 
        in the previous fiscal year.
    ``(b) Federal Activities.--The Secretary may assist grant 
recipients under section 3203 in acquiring satellite time, where 
appropriate, as economically as possible.

``SEC. 3208. OTHER ASSISTANCE.

    ``(a) Special Statewide Network.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, through the Office of 
        Educational Technology, may provide assistance to a statewide 
        telecommunications network under this subsection if such 
        network--
                    ``(A) provides 2-way full motion interactive video 
                and audio communications;
                    ``(B) links together public colleges and 
                universities and secondary schools throughout the 
                State; and
                    ``(C) meets any other requirements determined 
                appropriate by the Secretary.
            ``(2) State contribution.--A statewide telecommunications 
        network assisted under paragraph (1) shall contribute, either 
        directly or through private contributions, non-Federal funds 
        equal to not less than 50 percent of the cost of such network.
    ``(b) Special Local Network.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may provide assistance, on 
        a competitive basis, to a local educational agency or 
        consortium thereof to enable such agency or consortium to 
        establish a high technology demonstration program.
            ``(2) Program requirements.--A high technology 
        demonstration program assisted under paragraph (1) shall--
                    ``(A) include 2-way full motion interactive video, 
                audio and text communications;
                    ``(B) link together elementary and secondary 
                schools, colleges, and universities;
                    ``(C) provide parent participation and family 
                programs;
                    ``(D) include a staff development program; and
                    ``(E) have a significant contribution and 
                participation from business and industry.
            ``(3) Special rule.--Each high technology demonstration 
        program assisted under paragraph (1) shall be of sufficient 
        size and scope to have an effect on meeting the National 
        Education Goals.
            ``(4) Matching requirement.--A local educational agency or 
        consortium receiving a grant under paragraph (1) shall provide, 
        either directly or through private contributions, non-Federal 
        matching funds equal to not less than 50 percent of the amount 
        of the grant.
    ``(c) Telecommunications Programs for Continuing Education.--
            ``(1) Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to award 
        grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible telecommunications 
        partnerships to enable such partnerships to develop and operate 
        one or more programs which provide on-line access to 
        educational resources in support of continuing education and 
        curriculum requirements relevant to achieving a secondary 
        school diploma or its equivalent. The program authorized by 
        this section shall be designed to advance adult literacy, 
        secondary school completion and the acquisition of specified 
        competency by the end of the 12th grade, as envisioned by the 
        Goals 2000: Educate America Act.
            ``(2) Application.--Each eligible telecommunications 
        partnership desiring a grant under this section shall submit an 
        application to the Secretary. Each such application shall--
                    ``(A) demonstrate that the applicant will use 
                publicly funded or free public telecommunications 
                infrastructure to deliver video, voice and data in an 
                integrated service to support and assist in the 
                acquisition of a secondary school diploma or its 
                equivalent;
                    ``(B) assure that the content of the materials to 
                be delivered is consistent with the accreditation 
                requirements of the State for which such materials are 
                used;
                    ``(C) incorporate, to the extent feasible, 
                materials developed in the Federal departments and 
                agencies and under appropriate federally funded 
                projects and programs;
                    ``(D) assure that the applicant has the 
                technological and substantive experience to carry out 
                the program; and
                    ``(E) contain such additional assurances as the 
                Secretary may reasonably require.

``SEC. 3209. DEFINITIONS.

    ``As used in this part--
            ``(1) the term `educational institution' means an 
        institution of higher education, a local educational agency, or 
        a State educational agency;
            ``(2) the term `instructional programming' means courses of 
        instruction, training courses, and resources used in such 
        instruction and training, which have been prepared in audio and 
        visual form on tape, disc, film, live, and presented by means 
        of telecommunications devices;
            ``(3) the term `public broadcasting entity' has the same 
        meaning given that term by section 397 of the Communications 
        Act of 1934; and
            ``(4) the term `State' means each of the several States, 
        the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
        Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Republic of the 
        Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the 
        Republic of Palau, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
        Islands.

                  ``PART C--READY-TO-LEARN TELEVISION

``SEC. 3301. READY-TO-LEARN.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to enter into 
contracts, cooperative agreements, or grants with entities described in 
section 3302(b) to develop, produce, and distribute educational and 
instructional video programming for preschool and elementary school 
children and their parents in order to facilitate the achievement of 
the National Education Goals.
    ``(b) Availability.--In making such contracts, cooperative 
agreements, or grants, the Secretary shall ensure that recipients make 
programming widely available with support materials as appropriate to 
young children, their parents, child care workers, and Head Start 
providers to increase the effective use of such programming.

``SEC. 3302. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING.

    ``(a) Awards.--The Secretary shall award contracts, cooperative 
agreements, or grants to eligible entities to--
            ``(1) facilitate the development directly or through 
        contracts with producers of children and family educational 
        television programming, educational programming for preschool 
        and elementary school children, and accompanying support 
        materials and services that promote the effective use of such 
        programming; and
            ``(2) contract with entities (such as public broadcasting 
        entities and those funded under the Star Schools Act) in order 
        that programs developed under this section are disseminated and 
        distributed to the widest possible audience appropriate to be 
        served by the programming by the most appropriate distribution 
        technologies.
    ``(b) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a contract, 
cooperative agreement, or grant under subsection (a), an entity shall 
be--
            ``(1) a nonprofit entity (including a public 
        telecommunications entity) able to demonstrate a capacity for 
        the development and distribution of educational and 
        instructional television programming of high quality for 
        preschool and elementary school children; and
            ``(2) able to demonstrate a capacity to contract with the 
        producers of children's television programming for the purpose 
        of developing educational television programming of high 
        quality for preschool and elementary school children.
    ``(c) Cultural Experiences.--Programming developed under this 
section shall reflect the recognition of diverse cultural experiences 
and the needs and experiences of both boys and girls in engaging and 
preparing young children for schooling.

``SEC. 3303. DUTIES OF SECRETARY.

    ``The Secretary is authorized--
            ``(1) to establish and administer a Special Projects of 
        National Significance program to award contracts, cooperative 
        agreements, or grants to public and nonprofit private entities, 
        or local public television stations or such public television 
        stations that are part of a consortium with one or more State 
        educational agencies, local educational agencies, local 
        schools, institutions of higher education, or community-based 
        organizations of demonstrated effectiveness, for the purpose 
        of--
                    ``(A) addressing the learning needs of young 
                children in limited-English proficient households, and 
                developing appropriate educational and instructional 
                television programming to foster the school readiness 
                of such children;
                    ``(B) developing programming and support materials 
                to increase family literacy skills among parents to 
                assist parents in teaching their children and utilizing 
                educational television programming to promote school 
                readiness; and
                    ``(C) identifying, supporting, and enhancing the 
                effective use and outreach of innovative programs that 
                promote school readiness;
            ``(2) to establish within the Department a clearinghouse to 
        compile and provide information, referrals and model program 
        materials and programming obtained or developed under this part 
        to parents, child care providers, and other appropriate 
        individuals or entities to assist such individuals and entities 
        in accessing programs and projects under this part; and
            ``(3) to develop and disseminate training materials, 
        including--
                    ``(A) interactive programs and programs adaptable 
                to distance learning technologies that are designed to 
                enhance knowledge of children's social and cognitive 
                skill development and positive adult-child 
                interactions; and
                    ``(B) support materials to promote the effective 
                use of materials developed under paragraph (2);
        among parents, Head Start providers, in-home and center based 
        day care providers, early childhood development personnel, and 
        elementary school teachers, public libraries, and after school 
        program personnel caring for preschool and elementary school 
        children;
            ``(4) coordinate activities with the Secretary of Health 
        and Human Services in order to--
                    ``(A) maximize the utilization of quality 
                educational programming by preschool and elementary 
                school children, and make such programming widely 
                available to federally funded programs serving such 
                populations; and
                    ``(B) provide information to recipients of funds 
                under Federal programs that have major training 
                components for early childhood development, including 
                Head Start, Even Start, and State training activities 
                funded under the Child Care Development Block Grant Act 
                of 1990 regarding the availability and utilization of 
                materials developed under paragraph (3) to enhance 
                parent and child care provider skills in early 
                childhood development and education.

``SEC. 3304. APPLICATIONS.

    ``Each eligible entity desiring a contract, cooperative agreement, 
or grant under section 3301 or 3303 shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
information as the Secretary may reasonably require.

``SEC. 3305. REPORTS AND EVALUATION.

    ``(a) Annual Report to Secretary.--An entity receiving funds under 
section 3301 shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an annual report 
which contains such information as the Secretary may require. At a 
minimum, the report shall describe the program activities undertaken 
with funds received under this section, including--
            ``(1) the programming that has been developed directly or 
        indirectly by the entity, and the target population of the 
        programs developed;
            ``(2) the support materials that have been developed to 
        accompany the programming, and the method by which such 
        materials are distributed to consumers and users of the 
        programming;
            ``(3) the means by which programming developed under this 
        section has been distributed, including the distance learning 
        technologies that have been utilized to make programming 
        available and the geographic distribution achieved through such 
        technologies; and
            ``(4) the initiatives undertaken by the entity to develop 
        public-private partnerships to secure non-Federal support for 
        the development and distribution and broadcast of educational 
        and instructional programming.
    ``(b) Report to Congress.--The Secretary shall prepare and submit 
to the relevant committees of Congress a biannual report which 
includes--
            ``(1) a summary of the information made available under 
        section 3302(a); and
            ``(2) a description of the training materials made 
        available under section 3