103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               April 15 (legislative day, April 11), 1994

                                Received

               April 19 (legislative day, April 11), 1994

 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources

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                                 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Improving 
America's Schools Act of 1994''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Effective dates; transition.
 TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 
                                  1965

Sec. 101. Amendments to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
                            1965.
        ``Sec. 1. Short title.
        ``TITLE I--IMPROVED EDUCATION FOR DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN

        ``Sec. 1001. Declaration of policy and statement of purpose.
        ``Sec. 1002. Authorization of appropriations.
    ``Part A--Ba``subpart 1--basic program requirementsnal Agencies
        ``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. 1115A. School choice.
        ``Sec. 1116. Assessment and school and local educational agency 
                            improvement.
        ``Sec. 1117. State assistance for school support and 
                            improvement.
        ``Sec. 1118. Parental involvement.
        ``Sec. 1119. Professional development.
        ``Sec. 1120. Participation of children enrolled in private 
                            schools.
        ``Sec. 1121. Fis``subpart 2--allocations
        ``Sec. 1122. Grants for the outlying areas and the Secretary of 
                            the Interior.
        ``Sec. 1123. Allocations to States.
        ``Sec. 1124. Basic grants to local educational agencies.
        ``Sec. 1124A. Concentration grants to local educational 
                            agencies.
        ``Sec. 1125. Targeted grants to local educational agencies.
        ``Sec. 1126. Special allocation procedures.
        ``Sec. 1127. Carryover and waiver.
             ``Part B--Even Start Family Literacy Programs

        ``Sec. 1201. Statement of purpose.
        ``Sec. 1202. Program authorized.
        ``Sec. 1203. State programs.
        ``Sec. 1204. Uses of funds.
        ``Sec. 1205. Program elements.
        ``Sec. 1206. Eligible participants.
        ``Sec. 1207. Applications.
        ``Sec. 1208. Award of subgrants.
        ``Sec. 1209. Evaluation.
               ``Part C--Education of Migratory Children

        ``Sec. 1301. Program purpose.
        ``Sec. 1302. Program authorized.
        ``Sec. 1303. State allocations.
        ``Sec. 1304. State applications; services.
        ``Sec. 1305. Secretarial approval; peer review.
        ``Sec. 1306. Comprehensive needs assessment and service-
                            delivery plan; authorized activities.
        ``Sec. 1307. Bypass.
        ``Sec. 1308. Coordination of migrant education activities.
        ``Sec. 1309. Distance learning.
        ``Sec. 1310. Definitions.
``Part D--Prevention and Intervention Services for Delinquent Youth and 
                     Youth at Risk of Dropping Out

        ``Sec. 1401. Findings; purpose; program authorized.
        ``Sec. 1402``subpart 1--state agency programs part.
        ``Sec. 1403. Amount of allocation to State.
        ``Sec. 1404. State plan.
        ``Sec. 1405. Use of funds.
        ``Sec. 1406. Institution-wide projects.
        ``Sec. 1407. Three-year projects.
        ``Sec. 1408``subpart 2--local agency programs
        ``Sec. 1410. Programs operated by local educational agencies.
        ``Sec. 1411. Program evaluations.
        ``Sec. 1412. Definitions.
 ``Part E--Federal Evaluations, Demonstrations, and Transition Projects

        ``Sec. 1501. Evaluations.
        ``Sec. 1502. Demonstrations of innovative practices.
        ``Sec. 1503. Innovative elementary school transition projects.
                      ``Part F--General Provisions

        ``Sec. 1601. Federal regulations.
        ``Sec. 1602. Coordination of Federal, State, and local 
                            administration.
        ``Sec. 1603. State administration.
              ``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 
                    ``subpart 1--federal activities
        ``Sec. 2111. Program authorized.
        ``Sec. 2``subpart 2--state and local activities
        ``Sec. 2121. Program authorized.
        ``Sec. 2122. Allocation of funds.
        ``Sec. 2123. Within-State allocations.
        ``Sec. 2124. State applications.
        ``Sec. 2125. State-level activities.
        ``Sec. 2126. Local plan and application for improving teaching 
                            and learning.
        ``Sec. 2127. Local cost sharing.
        ``Sec. 2128. Local allocation of funds and allowable 
                            activities.
        ``Sec. 2129.``subpart 3--general provisions
        ``Sec. 2131. Reporting and accountability.
        ``Sec. 2132. Definitions.
    ``subpart 1--assistance to state and local educational agencies
        ``Sec. 2201. Short title.
        ``Sec. 2202. Findings.
        ``Sec. 2203. Statement of purpose.
        ``Sec. 2204. Definitions.
        ``Sec. 2205. In-State apportionment.
        ``Sec. 2206. Elementary and secondary education programs.
        ``Sec. 2207. Higher education programs.
        ``Sec. 2208. Library and literacy programs.
        ``Sec. 2209. State educational technology plan.
        ``Sec. 2210. Local educational technology plan.
        ``Sec. 2211. Federal administration.
        ``Sec. 2212. Allocation of funds.
 ``subpart 2--research, development, and demonstration of educational 
                               technology
        ``Sec. 2214. Findings and purposes.
        ``Sec. 2215. Office of Educational Technology.
        ``Sec. 2216. National long-range plan.
        ``Sec. 2217. Federal leadership.
        ``Sec. 2218``subpart 3--star schools program.
        ``Sec. 2219. Findings.
        ``Sec. 2220. Statement of purpose.
        ``Sec. 2221. Program authorized.
        ``Sec. 2222. Eligible entities.
        ``Sec. 2223. Applications.
        ``Sec. 2224. Leadership and evaluation activities.
      ``subpart 4--development of educational technology products
        ``Sec. 2226. Educational technology product development.
                    ``Part C--Library Media Program

        ``Sec. 2231. Establishment of program.
        ``Sec. 2232. Allocation to States.
        ``Sec. 2233. State plans.
        ``Sec. 2234. Distribution of allocation to local educational 
                            agencies.
        ``Sec. 2235. Authorization of appropriations.
           ``Part D--Support and Assistance for ESEA Programs

        ``Sec. 2341. Findings.
        ``Sec. 2342. Purpose.
        ``Sec. 2343. Programs authorized.
        ``Sec. 2344. Requirements of comprehensive assistance centers.
        ``Sec. 2345. Duties of comprehensive assistance centers.
        ``Sec. 2346. Service and application requirements..
        ``Sec. 2347. State-based activities.
        ``Sec. 2348. Program priorities.
        ``Sec. 2349. Technology-based technical assistance.
        ``Sec. 2350. Administration.
        ``Sec. 2351. Authorization of appropriations.
           ``Part E--Innovative Education Program Strategies

        ``Sec. 2401. Findings and statement of purpose.
        ``Sec. 2402. Authorization of appropriations; duration of 
                            assistance.
        ``Sec. 24``subpart 1--state and local programs
        ``Sec. 2411. Allotment to States.
        ``Sec. 2412. A``subpart 2--state programsnal agencies.
        ``Sec. 2421. State uses of funds.
        ``Se``subpart 3--local targeted assistance programs
        ``Sec. 2431. Targeted use of funds.
        ``Sec. 2432. Administrative authority.
        ``Sec``subpart 4--general administrative provisions
        ``Sec. 2441. Maintenance of effort; Federal funds 
                            supplementary.
        ``Sec. 2442. Participation of children enrolled in private 
                            schools.
        ``Sec. 2443. Evaluations and reporting.
        ``Sec. 2444. Federal administration.
        ``Sec. 2445. Application of General Education Provisions Act.
           ``Part F--21st Century Community Learning Centers

        ``Sec. 2451. Findings.
        ``Sec. 2452. Program authorization and distribution.
        ``Sec. 2453. Uses of funds.
        ``Sec. 2454. Award of grants.
        ``Sec. 2455. Definitions.
        ``Sec. 2456. Authorization of appropriations.
           ``TITLE III--EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING

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

        ``Sec. 3201. Fund for the improvement of education.
                 ``Part B--Gifted and Talented Children

        ``Sec. 3301. Short title.
        ``Sec. 3302. Findings and purposes.
        ``Sec. 3303. Definitions.
        ``Sec. 3304. Authorized programs.
        ``Sec. 3305. Program priorities.
        ``Sec. 3306. General provisions.
        ``Sec. 3307. Administration.
        ``Sec. 3308. Authorization of appropriations.
                    ``Part C--Public Charter Schools

        ``Sec. 3401. Purpose.
        ``Sec. 3402. Program authorized.
        ``Sec. 3403. Applications.
        ``Sec. 3404. Selection of grantees; waivers.
        ``Sec. 3405. Uses of funds.
        ``Sec. 3406. National activities.
        ``Sec. 3407. Definitions.
        ``Sec. 3408. Authorization of appropriations.
                ``subpart 1--support for arts education
        ``Sec. 3501. S``subpart 2--community arts
        ``Sec. 3502. Short title.
            ``Part E--Inexpensive Book Distribution Program

        ``Sec. 3601. Inexpensive book distribution program for reading 
                            motivation.
                       ``Part F--Civic Education

        ``Sec. 3701. Instruction on the history and principles of 
                            democracy in the United States.
        ``Sec. 3702. Instruction in civics, government, and the law.
        ``Sec. 3703. Report; authorization of appropriations.
                  ``Part G--Native Hawaiian Education

        ``Sec. 3801. Short title.
        ``Sec. 3802. Findings.
        ``Sec. 3803. Purpose.
        ``Sec. 3804. Native Hawaiian Education Council.
        ``Sec. 3805. Native Hawaiian Language Immersion Project.
        ``Sec. 3806. Native Hawaiian family-based education centers.
        ``Sec. 3807. Native Hawaiian Higher Education Demonstration 
                            Program.
        ``Sec. 3808. Native Hawaiian Gifted and Talented Demonstration 
                            Program.
        ``Sec. 3809. Native Hawaiian Special Education Program.
        ``Sec. 3810. Administrative provisions.
        ``Sec. 3811. Definitions.
             ``Part H--Allen J. Ellender Fellowship Program

     ``subpart 1--program for middle and secondary school students
        ``Sec. 3911. Establishment.
     ``subpart 2--program for middle and secondary school teachers
        ``Sec. 3915. Establishment.
   ``subpart 3--programs for recent immigrants, students of migrant 
                      parents and older americans
        ``Sec. 3921. Establishment.
        ``Sec. 3922.``subpart 4--general provisions
        ``Sec. 3925. Administrative provisions.
        ``Sec. 3926. Authorization of appropriations.
          ``Part I--Territorial Education Improvement Program

        ``Sec. 3931. Findings and purposes.
        ``Sec. 3932. Grant authorization.
        ``Sec. 3933. Restrictions.
        ``Sec. 3934. Authorization.
         ``TITLE IV--SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES

        ``Sec. 4001. Short title.
        ``Sec. 4002. Findings.
        ``Sec. 4003. Purpose.
        ``Sec. 4004. Funding.
    ``Part A--State Grants for Drug and Violence Prevention Programs

        ``Sec. 4101. Reservations and allotments.
        ``Sec. 4102. State applications.
        ``Sec. 4103. State and local educational agency programs.
        ``Sec. 4103A. Governor's programs.
        ``Sec. 4104. Local applications.
        ``Sec. 4105. Local drug and violence prevention programs.
        ``Sec. 4106. Evaluation and reporting.
                      ``Part B--National Programs

        ``Sec. 4201. Federal activities.
        ``Sec. 4202. Programs for Native Hawaiians.
        ``Sec. 4203. Hate crime prevention.
                      ``Part C--General Provisions

        ``Sec. 4301. Definitions.
        ``Sec. 4302. Materials.
        ``Sec. 4303. Prohibited uses of funds.
        ``Sec. 4304. Certification of drug and alcohol abuse prevention 
                            programs.
                      ``TITLE V--PROMOTING EQUITY

                  ``Part A--Magnet Schools Assistance

        ``Sec. 5101. Findings.
        ``Sec. 5102. Statement of purpose.
        ``Sec. 5103. Program authorized.
        ``Sec. 5104. Definition.
        ``Sec. 5105. Eligibility.
        ``Sec. 5106. Applications and requirements.
        ``Sec. 5107. Priority.
        ``Sec. 5108. Use of funds.
        ``Sec. 5109. Prohibitions.
        ``Sec. 5110. Limitation on payments.
        ``Sec. 5111. Authorization of appropriations; reservation.
                ``Part B--Women's Educational Equity Act

        ``Sec. 5201. Findings and statement of purpose.
        ``Sec. 5202. Programs authorized.
        ``Sec. 5203. Local implementation grants.
        ``Sec. 5204. Research and development grants.
        ``Sec. 5205. 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 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.
   ``Part C--Special Programs Relating to Adult Education for Indians

        ``Sec. 6301. Improvement of educational opportunities for adult 
                            Indians.
           ``Part D--National Activities and Grants to States

        ``Sec. 6401. National activities.
        ``Sec. 6402. State educational agency review.
                    ``Part E--Federal Administration

        ``Sec. 6501. Office of Indian education.
        ``Sec. 6502. National Advisory Council on Indian Education.
        ``Sec. 6503. Peer review.
        ``Sec. 6504. Preference for Indian applicants.
        ``Sec. 6505. Minimum grant criteria.
        ``Part F--Definitions; Authorizations of Appropriations

        ``Sec. 6601. Definitions.
        ``Sec. 6602. Authorizations of appropriations.
               ``TITLE VII--BILINGUAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS

        ``Sec. 7001. Short title.
        ``Sec. 7002. Findings, policy, and purpose.
        ``Sec. 7003. Authorization of appropriations.
        ``Sec. 7004. Definitions; regulations.
        ``Sec. 7005. Indian and Alaskan Native children in schools.
        ``Sec. 7006. Residents of the territories and freely associated 
                            nations.
    ``Part A--Bilingual Education Capacity and Demonstration Grants

        ``Sec. 7101. Purpose of grants.
        ``Sec. 7102. Program development and implementation grants.
        ``Sec. 7103. Program enhancement projects.
        ``Sec. 7104. Whole-school programs.
        ``Sec. 7105. System-wide improvement grants.
        ``Sec. 7106. Applications.
        ``Sec. 7107. Intensified instruction.
        ``Sec. 7108. Capacity building.
        ``Sec. 7109. Subgrants.
        ``Sec. 7110. Geographic distribution of funds.
        ``Sec. 7111. Programs in Puerto Rico.
        ``Sec. 7112. Evaluations.
                  ``Part B--Research and Dissemination

        ``Sec. 7201. Use of funds.
        ``Sec. 7202. Research.
        ``Sec. 7203. Academic excellence awards.
        ``Sec. 7204. State grant program.
        ``Sec. 7205. National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education.
        ``Sec. 7206. Instructional materials development.
        ``Sec. 7207. Evaluation Assistance Centers and Multifunctional 
                            Resource Centers.
             ``Part C--Bilingual Education Teacher Training

        ``Sec. 7301. Purpose.
        ``Sec. 7302. Training for all teachers program.
        ``Sec. 7303. Bilingual education teachers and personnel grants.
        ``Sec. 7304. Bilingual education career ladder program.
        ``Sec. 7305. Graduate fellowships in bilingual education 
                            program.
        ``Sec. 7306. Applications.
        ``Sec. 7307. Program requirements.
        ``Sec. 7308. Stipends.
        ``Sec. 7309. Program evaluations under part C.
                        ``Part D--Administration

        ``Sec. 7401. Office of Bilingual Education and Minority 
                            Language Affairs.
        ``Sec. 7402. Release time.
        ``Sec. 7403. Education technology.
        ``Sec. 7404. Notification.
        ``Sec. 7405. Continued eligibility.
        ``Sec. 7406. Limitation of authority.
                          ``Part E--Transition

        ``Sec. 7501. Transition provisions.
            ``Part F--Emergency Immigrant Education Program

        ``Sec. 7601. Purpose.
        ``Sec. 7602. State administrative costs.
        ``Sec. 7603. Withholding.
        ``Sec. 7604. State allocations.
        ``Sec. 7605. State applications.
        ``Sec. 7606. Payments.
        ``Sec. 7607. Uses of funds.
        ``Sec. 7608. Reports.
        ``Sec. 7609. Authorization of appropriations.
                        ``TITLE VIII--IMPACT AID

        ``Sec. 8001. Findings.
        ``Sec. 8002. Purpose.
        ``Sec. 8003. Payments relating to Federal acquisition of real 
                            property.
        ``Sec. 8004. Payments for eligible federally-connected 
                            children.
        ``Sec. 8005. Policies and procedures relating to children 
                            residing on Indian lands.
        ``Sec. 8006. Application for payments under sections 8003 and 
                            8004.
        ``Sec. 8007. Payments for sudden and substantial increases in 
                            attendance of military dependents.
        ``Sec. 8008. Facilities.
        ``Sec. 8009. State consideration of payments in providing State 
                            aid.
        ``Sec. 8010. Federal administration.
        ``Sec. 8011. Administrative hearings and judicial review.
        ``Sec. 8012. Definitions.
        ``Sec. 8013. Authorization of appropriations.
                     ``TITLE IX--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                         ``Part A--Definitions

        ``Sec. 9101. Definitions.
        ``Sec. 9102. Applicability of this title.
        ``Sec. 9103. References in other Acts.
        ``Sec. 9104. Applicability to Bureau of Indian Affairs operated 
                            schools.
   ``Part B--Flexibility in the Use of Administrative and Other Funds

        ``Sec. 9201. Consolidation of State administrative funds for 
                            elementary and secondary education 
                            programs.
        ``Sec. 9202. Single local educational agency States.
        ``Sec. 9203. Consolidation of funds for local administration.
        ``Sec. 9204. Administrative funds study.
        ``Sec. 9205. Consolidated set-aside for Department of the 
                            Interior funds.
        ``Sec. 9206. Availability of unneeded program funds.
   ``Part C--Coordination of Programs; Consolidated State and Local 
                              Applications

        ``Sec. 9301. Purpose.
        ``Sec. 9302. Optional consolidated State application.
        ``Sec. 9303. General applicability of State educational agency 
                            assurances.
        ``Sec. 9304. Consolidated local applications.
        ``Sec. 9305. Other general assurances.
                           ``Part D--Waivers

        ``Sec. 9401. Waivers of statutory and regulatory requirements.
                      ``Part E--Uniform Provisions

        ``Sec. 9501. Maintenance of effort.
        ``Sec. 9502. Prohibition regarding State aid.
        ``Sec. 9503. Participation by private school children and 
                            teachers.
        ``Sec. 9504. Standards for by-pass.
        ``Sec. 9505. Complaint process for participation of private 
                            school children.
        ``Sec. 9506. By-pass determination process.
        ``Sec. 9507. Prohibition against funds for religious worship or 
                            instruction.
        ``Sec. 9508. Applicability to home schools.
        ``Sec. 9509. General provision regarding nonrecipient nonpublic 
                            schools.
        ``Sec. 9510. Compliance with Buy American Act.
        ``Sec. 9511. Sense of Congress; requirement regarding notice.
        ``Sec. 9512. Prohibition of contracts.
        ``Sec. 9513. Prohibition against funds for protected prayer.
        ``Sec. 9514. Sex education.
        ``Sec. 9515. Prohibition against funds for homosexual support.
        ``Sec. 9516. Nonsmoking policy.
                        ``Part F--Gun Possession

        ``Sec. 9601. Policy for gun possession.
        ``Sec. 9602. Ethical principles.
                      ``Part G--Custodial Services

        ``Sec. 9701. Compensation of custodians.
``Part H--Sense of the Congress To Increase the Total Share of Federal 
                         Spending on Education

                ``TITLE X--COORDINATED SERVICES PROJECTS

        ``Sec. 10001. Findings and purpose.
        ``Sec. 10002. Definitions.
        ``Sec. 10003. Project development and implementation.
        ``Sec. 10004. Uses of funds.
        ``Sec. 10005. Continuing authority.
        ``Sec. 10006. Federal agency coordination.
             ``TITLE XI--SCHOOL FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT ACT

        ``Sec. 11001. Findings.
        ``Sec. 11002. Purpose.
        ``Sec. 11003. Federal assistance in the form of loans.
        ``Sec. 11004. General provisions.
        ``Sec. 11005. Definitions.
        ``Sec. 11006. Authorization.
           ``TITLE XII--URBAN AND RURAL EDUCATION ASSISTANCE

             ``Part A--Urban Education Demonstration Grants

        ``Sec. 12000. Authorization of appropriations.
        ``Sec. 12001. Findings.
        ``Sec. 12002. Statement of purpose.
        ``Sec. 12003. Urban education demonstration grants.
        ``Sec. 12004. Research and evaluation grants.
        ``Sec. 12005. Use of funds.
        ``Sec. 12006. Augustus F. Hawkins National Commission on Urban 
                            Education.
        ``Sec. 12007. Evaluation.
             ``Part B--Rural Education Demonstration Grants

        ``Sec. 12101. Findings.
        ``Sec. 12102. Statement of purpose.
        ``Sec. 12103. Rural school grants.
        ``Sec. 12104. Higher education grants.
        ``Sec. 12105. National Commission on Rural Education.''.
      TITLE II--AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL EDUCATION PROVISIONS ACT

     Part A--Applicability of the General Education Provisions Act

Sec. 211. Title; applicability; definitions.
Sec. 212. Repeal and redesignation.
                  Part B--The Department of Education

Sec. 221. New heading for part A.
          ``Part A--Functions of the Department of Education''

Sec. 222. Office of non-public education.
Sec. 223. General authority of the Secretary.
Sec. 224. Coordination.
                 Part C--Appropriations and Evaluations

Sec. 230. Forward funding.
Sec. 231. Availability of appropriations.
Sec. 232. Contingent extension of programs.
Sec. 233. State reports.
Sec. 234. Biennial evaluation report.
Sec. 235. Technical amendment.
Sec. 236. Coordination.
              Part D--Administration of Education Programs

Sec. 241. Joint funding of programs.
Sec. 242. Collection and dissemination of information.
Sec. 243. Review of applications.
Sec. 244. Technical amendment.
Sec. 245. Use of funds withheld.
Sec. 246. Applications.
Sec. 247. Regulations.
Sec. 248. Records; reduction in retention requirements.
Sec. 249. Release of records.
Sec. 250. Protection of pupil rights.
Sec. 251. Enforcement.
Sec. 252. Technical amendments.
Sec. 253. Equity for students, teachers, and other program 
                            beneficiaries.
Sec. 254. Disclosure requirements.
                Part E--Related Amendments to Other Acts

Sec. 261. Department of Education Organization Act.
                  TITLE III--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS

 Part A--Amendments to the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act

Sec. 311. Allocations under section 611 of the IDEA.
Sec. 312. Treatment of chapter 1 State agencies.
Sec. 313. Infants and toddlers with disabilities.
           Part B--Education for Homeless Children and Youth

Sec. 320. Amendments to table of contents.
             ``Subtitle A--Adult Education for the Homeless

        ``Sec. 701. State literacy initiatives.
        ``Subtitle B--Education for Homeless Children and Youth

        ``Sec. 721. Statement of policy.
        ``Sec. 722. Grants for State and local activities for the 
                            education of homeless children and youth.
        ``Sec. 723. Local educational agency grants for the education 
                            of homeless children and youth.
        ``Sec. 724. Secretarial responsibilities.
        ``Sec. 725. Definitions.
        ``Sec. 726. Authorization of appropriations.''.
Sec. 321. Statement of policy.
Sec. 322. Education for homeless children and youth.
                      Part C--Impact Aid Statutes

Sec. 331. Amendments to Public Law 815.
        ``Sec. 2. Portion of appropriations available for payments.
        ``Sec. 3. Establishment of priorities.
        ``Sec. 5. Limitation on total payments to any local educational 
                            agency.''.
Sec. 332. Repeal of Public Law 874.
               Part D--Amendments to Adult Education Act

Sec. 335. Amendments to Adult Education Act.
          Part E--Amendments to Education Council Act of 1991

Sec. 341. Findings.
Sec. 342. National writing project.
     Part F--Amendments to Statutes Pertaining to Indian Education

Sec. 351. Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Sec. 352. Application with respect to Indian Self-Determination and 
                            Education Assistance Act.
Sec. 353. Payments.
Sec. 354. Endowment funds.
Sec. 355. Higher education amendments of 1992.
                TITLE IV--NATIONAL EDUCATION STATISTICS

Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. Findings; purpose; definitions.
Sec. 403. National Center for Education Statistics.
Sec. 404. Duties of the Center.
Sec. 405. Performance of duties.
Sec. 406. Reports.
Sec. 407. Advisory Council on Education Statistics.
Sec. 408. Confidentiality.
Sec. 409. Dissemination.
Sec. 410. Cooperative education statistics systems.
Sec. 411. National Assessment of Educational Progress.
Sec. 412. National Assessment Governing Board.
Sec. 413. Authorization of appropriations.
                         TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 501. Evaluation of Federal efforts to assist in school reform.
Sec. 502. Study of the effectiveness and impact of Federal categorical 
                            aid programs.
Sec. 503. Budget compliance.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATES; TRANSITION.

    (a) Effective Dates.--(1)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), the provisions of title I of this Act shall take effect July 1, 
1995, except that those provisions of title I that apply to programs 
under title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 
as amended by this Act, and to programs that are conducted on a 
competitive basis, shall be effective with respect to appropriations 
for use under such programs in fiscal year 1995 and in subsequent 
fiscal years.
    (B) Title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965, as amended by title I of this Act, shall take effect on October 
1, 1994.
    (2) The provisions of title II of this Act shall be effective upon 
enactment, except that section 253 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)(A) Parts A and B of title III of this Act shall take effect 
July 1, 1995.
    (B) Part C of title III of this Act 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 in effect prior to amendment by this Act, may use funds 
available to it 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 is amended to 
read as follows:

``SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

        ``TITLE I--IMPROVED EDUCATION FOR DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN

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

    ``(a) Statement of Policy.--The Congress declares it to be the 
policy of the United States that a high-quality education for all 
persons and a fair and equal opportunity to obtain such education--
            ``(1) are a societal good necessary for creating a vibrant 
        future for our complex and diverse democracy and for meeting 
        the challenge of an internationally competitive economy;
            ``(2) are a private good because individual opportunity is 
        greatly enhanced by being well educated;
            ``(3) are a moral imperative in our society and simple 
        justice demands that the opportunity to acquire skills and 
        knowledge deemed necessary for basic citizenship and economic 
        opportunity be equally available to all; and
            ``(4) improve the life of every person, because the quality 
        of individual lives ultimately depends on the quality of the 
        lives of others.
    ``(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 these schools;
            ``(3) educational needs are particularly great for low-
        achieving children in the highest-poverty schools, children 
        with limited English proficiency, children of migrant workers, 
        Indian children, children who are neglected or delinquent, and 
        young children and their parents who are in need of family-
        literacy services; and
            ``(4) while title I and other programs funded under this 
        Act contribute to narrowing the achievement gap between 
        children in high-poverty and low-poverty schools, such programs 
        need to become even more effective in improving schools in 
        order to enable all children to achieve high standards.
    ``(c) What Has Been Learned.--To enable schools to provide all 
children a high-quality education, this title builds upon what has been 
learned:
            ``(1) All children can master challenging content and 
        complex problem-solving skills and research clearly shows that 
        children, including low-achieving children, can succeed when 
        expectations are high and they are given the opportunity to 
        learn challenging material.
            ``(2) Conditions outside the classroom such as hunger, 
        unsafe living conditions, homelessness, unemployment, violence, 
        inadequate health care, child abuse, and drug and alcohol abuse 
        can adversely affect children's academic achievement and must 
        be addressed through the coordination of services, such as 
        health and social services, in order for the Nation to meet the 
        National Education Goals.
            ``(3) A better understanding of the principles of good 
        health can help children and adolescents succeed in school, 
        become active, productive members of society, and successfully 
        compete in a rapidly changing global economy. Schools that 
        provide quality physical and health education contribute to 
        enhanced knowledge, behavior, and fitness of children and 
        adolescents.
            ``(4) 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 the low-level skills measured by such 
        tests.
            ``(5) Resources are more effective when they ensure that 
        children have full access to effective regular school programs 
        and receive supplemental help through extended-time activities.
            ``(6) The disproven theory that children must first learn 
        basic skills before engaging in more complex tasks continues to 
        dominate strategies for classroom instruction, resulting in 
        emphasis on repetitive drill and practice at the expense of 
        content-rich instruction, accelerated curricula, and effective 
        teaching to high standards.
            ``(7) 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.
            ``(8) Insufficient attention and resources are directed 
        toward the effective use of technology in schools and the role 
        it can play in professional development and improved teaching 
        and learning.
            ``(9) 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.
            ``(10) Decentralized decisionmaking is a key ingredient of 
        systemic reform. Schools need the resources, flexibility, and 
        responsibility to design and implement effective strategies for 
        bringing children to high levels of performance and should 
        accept responsibility to do so.
            ``(11) Opportunities for students to achieve high standards 
        can be enhanced through a variety of approaches such as public 
        school choice and public charter schools.
            ``(12) 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.
            ``(13) Resources provided under this title can be better 
        targeted on the highest-poverty local educational agencies and 
        schools that have children most in need.
    ``(d) Statement of Purpose.--The purpose of this title is to enable 
schools to provide opportunities for children served to acquire the 
knowledge and skills contained in the rigorous State content standards 
and to meet the challenging State performance standards developed for 
all children under the Goals 2000: Educate America Act or, in their 
absence, under this title. This purpose shall be accomplished by--
            ``(1) ensuring high standards for all children 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 through schoolwide programs or through 
        additional services that increase the amount and quality of 
        instructional time so that children served under this title 
        receive at least the classroom instruction that other children 
        receive;
            ``(3) promoting schoolwide reform and ensuring access of 
        children (from the earliest grades) to effective instructional 
        strategies and challenging academic content that includes 
        intensive complex thinking and problem-solving experiences;
            ``(4) significantly upgrading the quality of curricula and 
        instruction by providing staff in participating schools with 
        substantial opportunities for intensive and sustained 
        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 schools where needs are greatest;
            ``(8) improving accountability, as well as teaching and 
        learning, by using State assessment systems designed to measure 
        how well children are achieving high State standards of 
        performance expected of all children; and
            ``(9) providing greater decisionmaking authority and 
        flexibility to schools and teachers in exchange for greater 
        responsibility for student performance.

``SEC. 1002. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

     ``Appropriations are authorized for the following programs and 
activities under this title:
             ``(1) Local educational agency grants.--For the purpose of 
        carrying out part A of this title, other than sections 1117, 
        and 1120(d), there are authorized to be appropriated 
        $7,400,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and such sums as may be 
        necessary for each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, and 
        1999.
             ``(2) Even start.--For the purpose of carrying out part B 
        of this title, there are authorized to be appropriated 
        $118,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and such sums as may be 
        necessary for each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, and 
        1999.
             ``(3) Education of migratory children.--For the purpose of 
        carrying out part C of this title, there are authorized to be 
        appropriated $310,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and such sums as 
        may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 
        and 1999.
             ``(4) Prevention and intervention services for delinquent 
        youth and youth at risk of dropping out.--For the purpose of 
        carrying out part D of this title, there are authorized to be 
        appropriated $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and such sums as 
        may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 
        and 1999.
             ``(5) Capital expenses.--For the purpose of carrying out 
        section 1120(d) of this title, there are authorized to be 
        appropriated $41,434,000 for fiscal year 1995 and such sums as 
        may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 
        and 1999.
             ``(6) School improvement.--For the purpose of carrying out 
        the activities authorized in section 1117 of this title, there 
        are authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 for fiscal year 
        1995 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
        years 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999.
             ``(7) Federal activities.--(A) For the purpose of carrying 
        out section 1501 of this title, there are authorized to be 
        appropriated $9,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and such sums as 
        may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 
        and 1999.
            ``(B) For the purpose of carrying out sections 1502 and 
        1503 of this title, there are authorized to be appropriated 
        $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and such sums as may be 
        necessary for each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, and 
        1999.

    ``PART A--BASIC PROGRAMS OPERATED BY LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES

                ``Subpart 1--Basic Program Requirements

``SEC. 1111. STATE PLANS.

    ``(a) Plans Required.--(1) 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, administrators, 
and parents, that--
            ``(A)(i) is integrated with the State's plan, either 
        approved or being developed, under title III of the Goals 2000: 
        Educate America Act, and satisfies the requirements of this 
        section that are not already addressed by that State plan; and
            ``(ii) is integrated with other State plans, if any, under 
        the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1993 and the Carl D. 
        Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, to the 
        extent that these plans have not already been incorporated in 
        the State's plan under title III of the Goals 2000: Educate 
        America Act; or
            ``(B) if the State does not have an approved plan under 
        title III of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act and is not 
        developing such a plan--
                    ``(i) is integrated with other State plans under 
                this Act and other plans, including those under the 
                School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1993 and the Carl 
                D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education 
                Act, where such plans exist; and
                    ``(ii) satisfies the requirements of this section.
    ``(2) The plan may be submitted as part of a consolidated 
application under section 9302.
    ``(3) A State may satisfy all or part of the requirements of this 
section by referencing applicable sections of its approved State plan 
under title III of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act.
    ``(b) Standards and Assessment Provisions.--(1)(A) Each State plan 
shall demonstrate that the State has developed or adopted high-quality 
standards for children served under this title that will be used by the 
State, its local educational agencies, and its schools to carry out 
this Act and that these standards be as challenging and of the same 
high-quality as they are for all children. These standards shall 
include--
            ``(i) challenging content standards in the core academic 
        subjects that--
                    ``(I) specify what children served under this title 
                are expected to know and be able to do;
                    ``(II) contain coherent and rigorous content; and
                    ``(III) emphasize the teaching of advanced skills;
            ``(ii) challenging performance standards that--
                    ``(I) are aligned with the State's content 
                standards;
                    ``(II) describe two levels of high performance, 
                `proficient' and `advanced', that determine how well 
                children served under this title are mastering the 
                material in the content standards; and
                    ``(III) include a third benchmark below proficient, 
                if necessary, to provide complete information about the 
                progress of the lower-performing children toward 
                achieving the high `proficient' and `advanced' 
                performance standards; and
            ``(iii) model opportunity to learn standards for schools 
        which receive assistance under this title that address--
                    ``(I) the alignment of curricula, instructional 
                materials, and other school resources with the content 
                and performance standards adopted by the State;
                    ``(II) the capability of teachers to provide high 
                quality instruction within each subject area for which 
                the State has adopted content and performance 
                standards; and
                    ``(III) such other factors that the State deems 
                appropriate to ensure that students served under this 
                title receive a fair opportunity to achieve the 
                knowledge and skills described in content and 
                performance standards adopted by the State.
    ``(B) For those core academic subjects in which a State has not 
adopted challenging content and performance standards, the State plan 
shall include a schedule for their development that includes the 
completion of standards in mathematics and reading/language arts by the 
end of the interim period as described in paragraph (8).
    ``(2)(A) Each State plan shall demonstrate, based on assessments 
described under paragraph (3), what constitutes adequate yearly 
progress of--
            ``(i) any school served under this part toward enabling 
        children to meet the State's `proficient' and `advanced' 
        performance standards; and
            ``(ii) any local educational agency that received funds 
        under this part toward enabling children in schools receiving 
        assistance under this part to meet the State's `proficient' and 
        `advanced' performance standards.
    ``(B) Adequate yearly progress shall be defined in a manner--
            ``(i) that is consistent with criteria of general 
        applicability established by the Secretary and results in 
        continuous and substantial yearly improvement for economically 
        disadvantaged, limited-English proficient, and all students 
        under this title in each school and local educational agency 
        toward the goal of all children under this title meeting the 
        State's challenging `advanced' performance standards; and
            ``(ii) links progress primarily to performance on the 
        assessments carried out under this section while permitting 
        progress to be established in part through the use of other 
        outcome-based measures such as reductions in drop-out rates.
    ``(3) Each State plan shall demonstrate that the State has 
developed or adopted a set of high-quality, yearly student assessments 
that will be used as the primary means of determining the yearly 
performance of each local educational agency and school receiving 
assistance under this part in enabling children served under this title 
to meet the State's performance standards and that these assessments be 
challenging and of the same high-quality as they are for all children. 
These assessments shall--
            ``(A) be aligned with the State's challenging content and 
        performance standards and provide coherent information about 
        student attainment of such standards;
            ``(B) be used for purposes for which they are valid and 
        reliable, and be consistent with relevant nationally recognized 
        professional and technical standards of assessments;
            ``(C) shall measure the proficiency of students in the core 
        academic subjects in which a State has adopted challenging 
        content and performance standards and be administered at some 
        time during--
                    ``(i) grades 3 through 5;
                    ``(ii) grades 6 through 9; and
                    ``(iii) grades 10 through 12.
            ``(D) be comprised of multiple, up-to-date measures of 
        student performance;
            ``(E)(i) include limited-English proficient students who 
        shall be assessed, to the extent practicable, in the language 
        and form most likely to yield accurate and reliable information 
        on what these students know and can do, to determine their 
        mastery of skills in subjects other than English;
            ``(ii) include students who have been resident in a local 
        educational agency for a full academic year but have not 
        attended a single school for a full year, provided 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; and
            ``(iii) include students with disabilities who shall be 
        assessed, to the extent practicable, in a manner and form most 
        likely to yield accurate and reliable information on what these 
        students know and can do, including assessment accommodations 
        and modifications necessary to make such determinations, 
        provided that those students who are determined, through valid 
        evaluation conducted by qualified personnel, to be so severely 
        cognitively impaired as to permanently lack the capacity to 
        make any educational progress, with the provision of special 
        education and related services, in meeting the State content 
        and performance standards may be exempted from the assessment 
        process;
            ``(F) provide individual student scores; and
            ``(G) provide for disaggregated results within each State, 
        local educational agency, and school by gender, by each major 
        racial and ethnic group, by English proficiency status, and by 
        economically disadvantaged students as compared to students who 
        are not economically disadvantaged.
    ``(4) Each State plan shall identify the languages other than 
English that are present in the participating student population and 
indicate the languages for which yearly student assessments are not 
available and are needed. The State shall make every effort to develop 
such assessments and shall notify the Secretary if linguistically-
accessible assessment measures are needed. Upon notification, the 
Secretary shall assist with the identification of appropriate 
assessment measures in the needed languages through the Office of 
Bilingual Education and Minority Language Affairs.
    ``(5) If a State has developed or adopted challenging content and 
performance standards and an aligned set of assessments for all 
students such as those developed under title III of the Goals 2000: 
Educate America Act, or another process, the State shall use such 
standards and assessments, modified, if necessary, to conform with the 
requirements of paragraphs (1)(A)(ii), (2), and (3).
    ``(6) If, after 2 years, a State does not have challenging content 
and performance standards that meet the requirements of paragraph (1) 
or after 3 years, a State does not have assessments that meet the 
requirements of paragraph (3), a State shall adopt a set of standards 
and aligned assessments such as the standards and assessments contained 
in other State plans that the Secretary has approved.
    ``(7)(A) If a State does not have assessments that meet the 
requirements of paragraph (3), the State may propose to use an interim 
set of yearly statewide assessments that will assess the performance of 
complex skills and challenging subject matter.
    ``(B) For any year during which a State is using an interim 
assessment system, the State shall devise a means for identifying 
schools and local educational agencies in need of improvement under 
section 1116.
    ``(c) Other Provisions To Support Teaching And Learning.--Each 
State plan shall also describe--
            ``(1)(A) the means by which the State educational agency 
        will work with other agencies, including educational service 
        agencies or other local consortia, and institutions to provide 
        technical assistance to local educational agencies and schools 
        to carry out the State educational agency's responsibilities 
        under this part, including assistance in providing high quality 
        professional development under section 1119 and technical 
        assistance under section 1117; and
            ``(B)(i) where educational service agencies exist, the 
        State educational agency shall consider providing professional 
        development and technical assistance through such agencies; and
            ``(ii) where educational service agencies do not exist, the 
        State educational agency shall consider providing professional 
        development and technical assistance through other cooperative 
        agreements such as a consortium of local educational agencies;
            ``(2) the measure of poverty that local educational 
        agencies shall use which shall include such measures as the 
        number of children age 5 to 7 in poverty counted in the most 
        recent census data approved by the Secretary, the number of 
        children eligible to receive free and reduced price lunches 
        under the National School Lunch Act, the number of children in 
        families receiving assistance under Aid to Families With 
        Dependent Children or the number of children eligible to 
        receive medical assistance under the Medicaid program; or a 
        composite of such indicators;
            ``(3) how the State educational agency will notify local 
        educational agencies and the public of the standards and 
        assessments developed under this section, and of the authority 
        to operate schoolwide programs, and fulfill its local 
        educational agency and school improvement responsibilities 
        under section 1116, including the corrective actions it will 
        take under section 1116(d)(6);
            ``(4) how 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;
            ``(5) how the Committee of Practitioners established under 
        section 1603(b) was substantially involved in the development 
        of the plan and will continue to be involved in monitoring its 
        implementation by the State;
            ``(6) how the State educational agency will assess the 
        needs of local educational agencies serving rural areas and the 
        plans the State educational agency has to meet those needs;
            ``(7) how the State educational agency will encourage the 
        establishment and operation of cooperative education, 
        mentoring, and apprenticeship programs, involving business and 
        industry; and
            ``(8) how the State will coordinate activities funded under 
        this part with school-to-work and vocational education 
        programs, as appropriate.
    ``(d) Peer Review and Secretarial Approval.--The Secretary--
            ``(1) shall establish a peer review process to assist in 
        the review of State plans;
            ``(2) shall appoint individuals to the peer review process 
        who shall be representative of State educational agencies, 
        local educational agencies, teachers, and parents;
            ``(3) shall, following an initial peer review, approve a 
        State plan the Secretary determines meets the requirements of 
        subsections (a), (b), and (c); and
            ``(4)(A) shall, if the Secretary determines that the State 
        plan does not meet the requirements of subsection (a), (b), or 
        (c), immediately notify the State of such determination and the 
        reasons for it;
            (B) shall not decline to approve a State's plan before 
        offering the State an opportunity to revise its plan or 
        application, provide technical assistance in order to assist 
        the State to meet the requirements under subsections (a), (b), 
        and (c) and a hearing; and
            (C) may withhold funds until determining that the plan 
        meets the requirements of this section, provided, however, that 
        the Secretary may not withhold funds on the basis of the 
        specific content of the opportunity-to-learn standards adopted 
        by a State under this section.
    ``(e) Duration of the Plan.--(1) 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) If the State makes significant changes in its plan, such as 
the adoption of new content and performance standards, new assessments, 
or a new definition of adequate progress, the State shall submit this 
information to the Secretary for approval.
    ``(f) 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.
    ``(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
implementation of model opportunity-to-learn standards shall be 
voluntary on the part of the States, local educational agencies, and 
schools.
    ``(h) 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 
opportunity-to-learn standards as a condition of eligibility to receive 
funds under this title.
    ``(i) Nothing in this section shall be construed to create a 
legally enforceable right for any person against a State, local 
educational agency, or school based on opportunity-to-learn standards.
    ``(j) Nothing in this section shall be construed to mandate 
equalized spending per pupil for State, local educational agency, or 
school.
    ``(k) Nothing in this section shall be construed to mandate 
national school building standards for a State, local educational 
agency, or school.
    ``(l) If aggregate State expenditure by the State educational 
agency for operation of elementary and secondary education programs is 
less than the State educational agency's aggregate Federal allocation 
for State operation of all Federal elementary and secondary education 
programs, then the State plan for title I must include assurances and 
specific provisions for State expenditures for operation of elementary 
and secondary education programs to equal or exceed the level of 
Federal expenditures for such operation by fiscal year 1999.

``SEC. 1112. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PLANS.

    ``(a) Plans Required.--(1) A local educational agency may receive a 
subgrant under this part for any fiscal year only if it has on file 
with the State educational agency a plan, approved by the State 
educational agency, that--
            ``(A)(i) is integrated with the local educational agency's 
        plan, either approved or being developed, under title III of 
        the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, and satisfies the 
        requirements of this section that are not already addressed by 
        that State plan; and
            ``(ii) is integrated with local plans, if any, under the 
        School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1993 and the Carl D. 
        Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, to the 
        extent that such plans have not already been incorporated into 
        the local educational agency's plan under title III of the 
        Goals 2000: Educate America Act; or
            ``(B) if the local educational agency does not have an 
        approved plan under title III of the Goals 2000: Educate 
        America Act and is not developing such a plan--
                    ``(i) is integrated with other local plans under 
                this Act and other plans, including those under the 
                School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1993 and the Carl 
                D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education 
                Act, where such plans exist; and
                    ``(ii) satisfies the requirements of this section.
    ``(2) The plan may be submitted as part of a consolidated 
application under section 9302.
    ``(3) A local educational agency may satisfy all or part of the 
requirements of this section by referencing applicable sections of its 
approved plan under title III of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act.
    ``(b) Standards and Assessment Provisions.--Each local educational 
agency plan shall include--
            ``(1) a description of its challenging content and 
        performance standards, if any, in the core subjects, in 
        addition to the content and performance standards adopted by 
        the State under section 1111, that the local educational agency 
        expects children served under this title to meet;
            ``(2) a description, based on the assessments described 
        under paragraph (3), of what constitutes adequate yearly 
        progress if a local educational agency elects to establish such 
        measures that are more stringent than the measures described in 
        the State plan under section 1111;
            ``(3) a description of additional high-quality student 
        assessments, if any, other than the assessments described in 
        the State plan under section 1111, that the local educational 
        agency and schools served under this part will use to--
                    ``(A) determine the success of children served 
                under this title in meeting the State's performance 
                standards;
                    ``(B) assist in diagnosis, teaching, and learning 
                in the classroom in ways that best enable children 
                served under this title to meet State standards and do 
                well in the local curriculum; and
                    ``(C) determine what revisions are needed to 
                projects under this part so that such children will 
                meet the State's performance standards.
    ``(c) Other Provisions To Support Teaching and Learning.--(1) To 
ensure high-quality instruction to enable participating children to 
meet the State's challenging performance standards expected of all 
students, each local educational agency plan shall describe a coherent 
strategy for intensive and sustained professional development for 
teachers, administrators, and other staff, including staff of such 
agency, in accordance with section 1119.
    ``(2) Each local educational agency plan shall describe how the 
local educational agency will--
            ``(A) notify schools of the authority to operate schoolwide 
        programs;
            ``(B) work in consultation with schools as the schools 
        develop their plans pursuant to section 1114 or 1115 and assist 
        schools as they implement such plans so that each school can 
        make adequate yearly progress toward meeting the State's 
        standards; and
            ``(C) fulfill its school improvement responsibilities under 
        section 1116, including the corrective actions it will take 
        under section 1116(c)(5).
    ``(3) To address the comprehensive needs of children served under 
this title, each local educational agency plan shall describe how the 
local educational agency will--
            ``(A) coordinate and integrate services provided under this 
        part with other educational services at the local educational 
        agency or individual school level, including--
                    ``(i) Even Start, Head Start, and other preschool 
                programs, including plans for the transition of 
                participants in such programs to local elementary 
                school programs, vocational education programs, and 
                school-to-work transition programs; and
                    ``(ii) services for children with limited English 
                proficiency or with disabilities, migratory children 
                served under part C of this title or who were formerly 
                eligible for services under part C in the 2-year period 
                preceding the date of the enactment of this title, 
                delinquent youth and youth at risk of dropping out 
                served under part D of this title, homeless children, 
                and immigrant children in order to increase program 
                effectiveness, eliminate duplication, and reduce 
                fragmentation of the children's instructional program; 
                and
            ``(B) coordinate and collaborate with other agencies 
        providing services to children, youth, and families, including 
        health and social services.
    ``(4) The local educational agency plan also shall include a 
description of--
            ``(A) the poverty criteria that will be used to select 
        school attendance areas under section 1113;
            ``(B) the multiple criteria that will be used by targeted 
        assistance schools under section 1115 to identify children 
        eligible for services under this part;
            ``(C) the nature of the programs to be conducted by its 
        schools under sections 1114 and 1115 and services outside such 
        schools for children in local institutions for neglected or 
        delinquent children and eligible homeless children, in 
        accordance in section 1115(b)(2)(D);
            ``(D) how the local educational agency will ensure that 
        migratory children and formerly migratory children who are 
        eligible to receive services under this part are selected to 
        receive such services on the same basis as other children who 
        are selected to receive services under this part;
            ``(E) how a school that plans to serve preschool children 
        through the Head Start or Even Start programs will use its 
        funds to expand such programs to serve preschool children from 
        its attendance area that otherwise would not have been served 
        or increase the level of service to children presently being 
        served;
            ``(F) how the local educational agency will provide 
        services to eligible children attending private elementary and 
        secondary schools in accordance with section 1120, and how 
        timely and meaningful consultation with private school 
        officials regarding such services will occur; and
            ``(G) the number of schoolwide programs that will be 
        operating in the local educational agency.
    ``(d) Plan Development and Duration.--Each local educational agency 
plan shall--
            ``(1) be developed in consultation with teachers, including 
        vocational teachers, where appropriate, and parents of children 
        in schools served under this part; and
            ``(2)(A) remain in effect for the duration of the local 
        educational agency's participation under this part; and
            ``(B) periodically be reviewed and revised, as necessary, 
        to reflect changes in the local educational agency's strategies 
        and programs.
    ``(e)(1) State Approval.--The State educational agency shall 
approve a local educational agency's plan only if the State educational 
agency determines that the plan will enable schools served under this 
part to substantially help children served under this title to meet the 
State's challenging performance standards expected of all children.
    ``(2) The State educational agency shall review the local 
educational agency's plan to determine if such agency's professional 
development activities are in accordance with section 1119.
    ``(f) Program Responsibility.--The local educational agency plan 
shall reflect the shared responsibility of schools, teachers, and the 
local educational agency in making decisions required under sections 
1114 and 1115.

``SEC. 1113. ELIGIBLE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AREAS.

    ``(a) In General.--(1)(A)(i) A local educational agency shall use 
funds received under this part only in school attendance areas with 
high concentrations of children from low-income families, hereafter in 
this section referred to as `eligible school attendance areas'.
    ``(ii) For the purposes of this part--
            ``(I) `school attendance area' means, in relation to a 
        particular school, the geographical area in which the children 
        who are normally served by such school reside; and
            ``(II) `eligible school attendance area' means a school 
        attendance area in which the percentage of children from low-
        income families is at least as high as the percentage of 
        children from low-income families in the local educational 
        agency as a whole.
    ``(B) If funds allocated in accordance with subsection (c) are 
insufficient to serve all eligible school attendance areas, a local 
educational agency shall--
            ``(i) annually rank, without regard to grade spans, its 
        eligible school attendance areas in which the concentration of 
        children from low-income families exceeds 75 percent from 
        highest to lowest according to the percentage of children from 
        low-income families; and
            ``(ii) serve such eligible school attendance areas in rank 
        order.
    ``(C) If funds remain after serving all eligible school attendance 
areas under subparagraph (B), a local educational agency shall--
            ``(i) annually rank its remaining eligible school 
        attendance areas from highest to lowest either by grade span or 
        for the entire local educational agency according to the 
        percentage of children from low-income families; and
            ``(ii) serve such eligible school attendance areas in rank 
        order either within each grade-span grouping or within the 
        local educational agency as a whole.
    ``(2) The local educational agency shall use as the measure of 
poverty, the number of children ages 5-17 in poverty counted in the 
most recent census data approved by the Secretary, the number of 
children eligible for free and reduced priced lunches under the 
National School Lunch Act, the number of children in families receiving 
assistance under Aid to Families with Dependent Children or the number 
of children eligible to receive medical assistance under the Medicaid 
program, or a composite of such indicators, with respect to all school 
attendance areas in the local educational agency--
            ``(A) to identify eligible school attendance areas;
            ``(B) to determine the ranking of each area; and
            ``(C) to determine allocations under subsection (c).
    ``(3) This subsection shall not apply to a local educational agency 
with a total enrollment of less than 1,000 children.
    ``(b) Local Educational Agency Discretion.--Notwithstanding 
subsection (a)(1), a local educational agency may--
            ``(1) designate as eligible any school attendance area or 
        school in which at least 50 percent of the children are from 
        low-income families;
            ``(2) 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;
            ``(3)(A) elect not to serve an eligible school attendance 
        area or eligible school that has a higher percentage of 
        children from low-income families if--
                    ``(i) the school meets the comparability 
                requirements of section 1121(c);
                    ``(ii) the school is receiving supplemental funds 
                from other State or local sources that are spent 
                according to the requirements of section 1114 or 1115; 
                and
                    ``(iii) the funds expended from such other sources 
                equal or exceed the amount that would be provided under 
                this part; and
            ``(B) notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the number of 
        children attending private elementary and secondary schools who 
        are to receive services, and the assistance they are to receive 
        under this part, shall be determined without regard to whether 
        the public school attendance area in which such children reside 
        is passed over under this paragraph;
            ``(4) use funds received under this part to serve eligible 
        children who reside in school attendance areas served under the 
        part and who attend schools in other school attendance areas in 
        accordance with a court-ordered school desegregation plan or a 
        plan which continues to be implemented in accordance with a 
        district-wide, court-ordered desegregation plan; and
            ``(5) in local educational agencies that have over 900,000 
        students, to the extent feasible, use funds received under this 
        part to serve educationally deprived children who reside in 
        school attendance areas having high concentrations of children 
        from low-income families and who otherwise meet the eligibility 
        requirements of this part and who attend schools in noneligible 
        attendance areas.
    ``(c) Allocations.--(1) A local educational agency shall allocate 
funds received under this part to eligible school attendance areas or 
eligible schools, identified under subsection (a) or (b), in rank 
order, on the basis of the total number of children from low-income 
families in each area or school.
    ``(2)(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 not less than 80 percent of the per-pupil 
amount of funds the local educational agency received for such year 
under sections 1124, 1124A, and 1125.
    ``(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 
such school attendance area or school for programs that meet the 
requirements of section 1114 or 1115.
    ``(3) A local educational agency shall reserve such funds as are 
necessary under this part to provide services comparable to the 
services provided to children in schools funded under this part to 
serve--
            ``(A) homeless children in accordance with section 
        1115(b)(2)(D); and
            ``(B) children in local institutions for delinquent 
        children.

``SEC. 1114. SCHOOLWIDE PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) Use of Funds for Schoolwide Programs.--(1) A local 
educational agency may use funds under this part, in combination with 
other Federal, State, and local funds, to upgrade the entire 
educational program in an eligible school if, for the initial year of 
the schoolwide program, the school meets the following criteria:
            ``(A) For the school year 1995-96--
                    ``(i) the school serves an eligible school 
                attendance area in which at least 65 percent of the 
                children are from low-income families; or
                    ``(ii) at least 65 percent of the children enrolled 
                in the school are from such families.
            ``(B) For school year 1996-97 and thereafter, the 
        percentage requirement of clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph 
        (A) shall be 60 percent.
    ``(2) The provisions of paragraph (1) notwithstanding, a local 
educational agency may start new schoolwide programs only after the 
State educational agency provides written information to each local 
educational agency in the State that--
            ``(A) demonstrates that such State agency has established 
        the statewide system of support and improvement required by 
        section 1117 (c)(1) and (e); and
            ``(B) describes how such statewide system, together with 
        other providers of assistance with which the State has made 
        specific arrangements to assist schoolwide programs, such as 
        comprehensive technical assistance centers, regional 
        laboratories, and institutions of higher education, has the 
        capability of providing on-site assistance if necessary to each 
        eligible school.
    ``(3) A schoolwide program school shall use such funds 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.
    ``(4) A school may use funds received under any noncompetitive, 
formula-grant program administered by the Secretary, excluding programs 
under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, and any 
discretionary program contained on a list (updated as necessary) issued 
by the Secretary to support a schoolwide program, notwithstanding any 
provision of the statute or regulations governing any such program.
    ``(b) Components of a Schoolwide Program.--(1) 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's standards.
            ``(B) Schoolwide reform strategies that--
                    ``(i) provide opportunities for all children to 
                meet the State's `proficient' and `advanced' 
                performance standards expected of all children;
                    ``(ii) are based on research on effective means of 
                improving the achievement of children;
                    ``(iii) use effective instructional strategies 
                which may include the integration of vocational and 
                academic learning (including applied learning and team 
                teaching strategies) that increase the amount and 
                quality of learning time, such as providing an extended 
                school year and before- and after-school programs and 
                opportunities, and help provide an enriched and 
                accelerated curriculum rather than remedial drill and 
                practice, and that incorporate gender-equitable methods 
                and practices;
                    ``(iv) address the needs of all children in the 
                school, but particularly the needs of low-achieving 
                children, children with limited-English proficiency, 
                children from migratory families, and children who are 
                members of the target population of any program that is 
                included in the schoolwide program, address how the 
                school will determine if such needs have been met, 
                describe the current program being offered to limited-
                English proficient students, and address how the school 
                will build upon, expand, or coordinate the schoolwide 
                program with the current program; and
                    ``(v) are consistent with, and are designed to 
                implement, the State and local reform plans, if any, 
                approved under title III of the Goals 2000: Educate 
                America Act.
            ``(C) Instruction by highly qualified professional staff.
            ``(D) Intensive and sustained professional development for 
        teachers, principals, and other staff, including aides, in 
        accordance with section 1120, to enable all children in the 
        school to meet the State's performance standards.
            ``(E) Strategies to increase parental involvement, 
        including family literary services.
            ``(F) Plans for assisting preschool children in the 
        transition from early childhood programs, such as Head Start, 
        Even Start, or a State-run preschool program, to local 
        elementary school programs.
            ``(G) Additionally, in schools serving children beyond 
        grade six, in coordination with funds available from other 
        programs and, as appropriate, drawing on private and public 
        organizations--
                    ``(i) counseling and mentoring services;
                    ``(ii) college and career awareness, exploration, 
                and preparation, such as college and career guidance, 
                comprehensive career development, occupational 
                information, enhancement of employability and 
                occupational skills, personal finance education, job 
                placement services, and innovative teaching methods 
                which may include applied learning and team teaching 
                strategies; and
                    ``(iii) services to prepare students for the 
                transition from school to work, including the formation 
                of partnerships between elementary, middle, and 
                secondary schools and local businesses, and the 
                integration of school-based and work-based learning.
    ``(2)(A) Any eligible school that desires to operate a schoolwide 
program shall first develop, in consultation with the local educational 
agency and its school support team or other technical assistance 
provider consistent with the provisions in subsection (c)(1) and (e) of 
section 1117, 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 such 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; and
            ``(iv) describes how the school will provide individual 
        student assessment results, including an interpretation of 
        those results, to the parents of a child who participates in 
        the assessment required by section 1111(b)(3).
    ``(B) Plans developed before a State has adopted standards and a 
set of assessments that meet the criteria in section 1111(b) (1) and 
(3) shall be based on an analysis of available data on the achievement 
of students in the school and a review of the school's instructional 
practices in the context of available research on effective 
instructional and school improvement practices.
    ``(C) The comprehensive plan shall be--
            ``(i) developed during a one-year period, unless--
                    ``(I) the local educational agency, based on the 
                recommendation of the technical assistance providers 
                under section 1117, determines that less time is needed 
                to develop and implement the schoolwide program; or
                    ``(II) the school is operating a schoolwide program 
                at the time this section takes effect, in which case it 
                may continue to operate such program, but shall develop 
                a new plan during the first year to reflect the 
                provisions of this section;
            ``(ii) developed with the involvement of the community to 
        be served and individuals who will carry it out, including 
        teachers, principals, other staff, parents, and, if the plan 
        relates to a secondary school, students from the school;
            ``(iii) reviewed and revised, as necessary, by the school;
            ``(iv) made available to parents and the public with the 
        information contained in such plan 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; and
            ``(v) developed where appropriate in coordination with 
        programs under the School-to-Work Opportunities Act, the Carl 
        D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, and 
        the National and Community Service Trust Fund Act.
    ``(c) Accountability.--
            ``(1) As provided in subsection (c) of section 1116, each 
        schoolwide program shall be subject to school improvement for 
        failure to make adequate progress for two consecutive years.
            ``(2) A schoolwide program identified for school 
        improvement under such subsection that has not made adequate 
        progress by the third year following such identification shall 
        be subject to corrective actions by the local educational 
        agency, as well as, where appropriate, termination of 
        schoolwide program status.
            ``(3) A school that has forfeited its schoolwide status may 
        not regain such status until the local educational agency 
        determines that the school has adequately reformed its 
        schoolwide program plan to enable it to make adequate progress 
        toward meeting the State's challenging performance standards.

``SEC. 1115. TARGETED ASSISTANCE SCHOOLS.

    ``(a) In General.--In all schools selected to participate under 
section 1113 that are ineligible for a schoolwide program, or that 
choose not to operate a schoolwide program, a local educational agency 
may use funds received under this part only for programs that provide 
services to eligible children identified as having the greatest need 
for special assistance.
    ``(b) Eligible Children.--(1)(A) The eligible population for 
services under this part is--
            ``(i) children up to age 21 who are entitled to a free 
        public education through grade 12; and
            ``(ii) children who are not yet at a grade level where the 
        local educational agency provides a free public education, yet 
        are of an age at which they can benefit from an organized 
        instructional program provided in a school or other educational 
        setting.
    ``(B) From the population described in subparagraph (A), eligible 
children are children identified by the school as failing, or most at 
risk of failing, to meet the State's challenging performance standards 
on the basis of multiple, educationally related, objective criteria 
established by the local educational agency and supplemented by the 
school, except that children from preschool through grade two shall be 
selected solely on the basis of such criteria as teacher judgment, 
interviews with parents, and developmentally appropriate measures.
    ``(2)(A)(i) Children receiving services to overcome a disability or 
limited English proficiency are eligible for services under this part 
on the same basis as other children selected to receive services under 
this part.
    ``(ii) Funds received under this part may not be used to provide 
services that are otherwise required by law to be made available to 
such children.
    ``(B) A child who, at any time in the previous two years, 
participated in a Head Start, Even Start, or State-run preschool 
program shall be automatically eligible for services under this part.
    ``(C)(i) A child who, at any time in the previous two years 
received services under the program for delinquent youth and youth at 
risk of dropping out under part D of this title (or its predecessor 
authority) may be eligible for services under this part.
    ``(ii) Any child in a local institution for neglected or delinquent 
children or attending a community day program for such children is 
eligible for services under this part.
    ``(D) A local educational agency shall use funds received under 
this part to serve eligible homeless children who attend a school in 
the local educational agency that receives funds under this title. To 
the extent feasible, a local educational agency shall use funds 
received under this part to serve eligible homeless children who attend 
schools in noneligible attendance areas, including providing 
educationally related support services to children in shelters, where 
appropriate.
    ``(c) Components of a Targeted Assistance School Program.--(1) To 
assist targeted assistance schools and local educational agencies to 
meet their responsibility to provide all students with the opportunity 
to meet the State's challenging performance standards, each targeted 
assistance program under this section shall--
            ``(A) use its resources under this part to help 
        participating children meet the challenging performance 
        standards expected for all children;
            ``(B) be based on research on effective means for improving 
        achievement of children;
            ``(C) use effective instructional strategies that--
                    ``(i) give primary consideration to providing 
                extended learning time such as an extended school year 
                and before- and after-school programs and 
                opportunities;
                    ``(ii) involve an accelerated, high-quality 
                curriculum, including applied learning, rather than 
                remedial drill and practice; and
                    ``(iii) minimize removing children from the regular 
                classroom for instruction provided under this part;
            ``(D) be coordinated with and support the regular program 
        in providing an enriched and accelerated curriculum for 
        eligible children;
            ``(E) provide instruction by highly qualified professional 
        staff;
            ``(F) provide opportunities for intensive and sustained 
        professional development in accordance with section 1119 with 
        resources 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;
            ``(G) provide strategies to increase parental involvement, 
        including family literary services;
            ``(H) provide plans for assisting preschool children in the 
        transition from early childhood programs, such as Head Start, 
        Even Start, or a State-run preschool program, to local 
        elementary school programs; and
            ``(I) include, additionally, in schools serving children 
        beyond grade six, in coordination with funds available from 
        other programs and, as appropriate, drawing on private and 
        public organizations--
                    ``(i) counseling and mentoring;
                    ``(ii) college and career awareness and 
                preparation, such as college and career guidance, 
                comprehensive career development, enhancement of 
                employability skills, personal finance education, and 
                job placement services; and
                    ``(iii) services to prepare students for the 
                transition from school to work, including the formation 
                of partnerships between elementary, middle, and 
                secondary schools and local businesses.
    ``(2)(A) Each school conducting a program under this section shall 
develop, in consultation with the local educational agency, a plan to 
assist participating children to meet the State's `proficient' and 
`advanced' performance standards that describes--
            ``(i) the selection of children to participate in 
        accordance with subsection (b);
            ``(ii) the program to be conducted that incorporates the 
        components described in paragraph (1) and how the resources 
        provided under this part will be coordinated with other 
        resources to enable the children served to meet the State's 
        standards;
            ``(iii) how the school will review, on an ongoing basis, 
        the progress of participating children and revise the program, 
        if necessary, to provide additional assistance to enable such 
        children to meet the State's challenging performance standards 
        such as an extended school year and before- and after-school 
        programs and opportunities, training for teachers regarding how 
        to identify students that require additional assistance, and 
        training for teachers regarding how to implement performance 
        standards in the classroom; and
            ``(iv) if the school is eligible to operate a schoolwide 
        program under section 1114, why it chose not to do so.
    ``(B) Plans developed before a State has adopted standards and a 
set of assessments that meet the criteria of section 1111(b) (1) and 
(3) shall be based on an analysis of available data on the achievement 
of participating children and a review of the school's instructional 
practices in the context of available research on effective 
instructional practices.
    ``(C) Each plan shall be--
            ``(i) developed with the involvement of the community to be 
        served and the individuals who will carry it out, including 
        teachers, administrators, other staff, parents, representatives 
        from business and industry, and, if the plan relates to a 
        secondary school, students from the school;
            ``(ii) approved by the local educational agency and made 
        available to parents and the information contained therein 
        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; and
            ``(iii) reviewed and revised, as necessary, by the school.
    ``(d) Assignment of Personnel.--To promote the integration of staff 
paid 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.

``SEC. 1115A. SCHOOL CHOICE.

    ``(a) Choice Programs.--A local educational agency may use funds 
under this part, in combination with other Federal, State, local, and 
private funds to develop and implement choice programs, for children 
eligible for assistance under this title, which permit parents to 
select the public school that their children will attend.
    ``(b) Choice Plan.--A local educational agency that chooses to 
implement a school choice plan shall first develop a comprehensive plan 
that includes assurances that--
            ``(1) all eligible students across grade levels will have 
        equal access to the program;
            ``(2) the program does not include schools which follow a 
        racially discriminatory policy;
            ``(3) describe how the school will use resources under this 
        part and from other sources to implement such components;
            ``(4) describe how the school will provide individual 
        student assessment results, including an interpretation of such 
        results, to the parents of a child who participates in the 
        assessment required by section 1111(b)(3);
            ``(5) the plan will be developed with the involvement of 
        the community to be served and individuals who will carry it 
        out, including teachers, principals, and other staff, parents, 
        and, if the plan relates to a secondary school, students from 
        the school;
            ``(6) the plan will be made available to parents and the 
        public; and
            ``(7) the program shall not include schools that do not 
        receive funds under this title.

``SEC. 1116. ASSESSMENT AND SCHOOL AND LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY 
              IMPROVEMENT.

    ``(a) Local Review.--Each local educational agency receiving funds 
under this part shall--
            ``(1) use the State assessments described in the State plan 
        and any additional measures 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) or section 1112(b)(2), as appropriate, toward 
        enabling its students to meet, the State's performance 
        standards;
            ``(2) publicize and disseminate to teachers, parents, 
        students, and the community the results of the annual review 
        under paragraphs (1) and (2) of all schools served under this 
        part in individual school performance profiles that include 
        disaggregated results as required by section 1111(b)(3)(G); and
            ``(3) provide the results of the local annual review to 
        schools so that they can continually refine the program of 
        instruction to help all children in such schools to meet the 
        State's high performance standards.
    ``(b) Designation of Distinguished Schools.--Each State educational 
agency and local educational agency receiving funds under this part 
shall designate distinguished schools in accordance with section 1117.
    ``(c) School Improvement.--(1) A local educational agency shall 
identify for school improvement any school served under this part 
that--
            ``(A) has been in program improvement under section 1021 of 
        chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
        Act of 1965, as in effect before the effective date of the 
        Improving America's Schools Act of 1994, for at least two 
        consecutive school years prior to such date;
            ``(B) has not made adequate progress as defined in the 
        State's plan under section 1111(b)(2)(A)(i) or section 
        1112(b)(2), as appropriate, for two consecutive school years; 
        or
            ``(C) has failed to meet the criteria established by the 
        State through its interim procedure under section 1111(b)(5)(C) 
        for two consecutive years.
    ``(2) A school shall not be identified for school improvement if 
virtually all its students meet the State's advanced performance 
standards.
    ``(3)(A) Each school identified under paragraph (1) shall--
            ``(i) in consultation with parents, the local educational 
        agency, and, for schoolwide programs, the school support team, 
        revise its school plan under section 1114 or 1115 in ways that 
        have the greatest likelihood of improving the performance of 
        participating children in meeting the State's performance 
        standards including reviewing the school's plan in the context 
        of the State's model opportunity-to-learn standards; and
            ``(ii) submit the revised plan to the local educational 
        agency for approval.
    ``(B) Before identifying a school for program 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 would be based. If the 
school believes that its identification for school improvement would be 
in error, it may provide evidence to the local educational agency to 
support such belief.
    ``(C) During the first year immediately following identification 
under paragraph (1), the school shall implement its revised plan.
    ``(4) For each school identified under paragraph (1), the local 
educational agency shall make technical assistance available as the 
school determines why the school's plan failed to bring about increased 
achievement and develop and implement its revised plan. Such technical 
assistance may be provided directly by the local educational agency, 
through mechanisms authorized under section 1117, or by an institution 
of higher education, a private nonprofit organization, an educational 
service agency, Federal technical assistance centers under part D of 
title II of this Act, or other entities with experience in helping 
schools improve achievement.
    ``(5)(A) After providing technical assistance pursuant to paragraph 
(4) and other remediation measures, 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) Corrective actions are those listed in the local educational 
agency plan adopted in compliance with State law, which may include 
implementing the State's model opportunity-to-learn standards, 
decreasing decisionmaking authority at the school level, making 
alternative governance arrangements such as the creation of a charter 
school, reconstituting the school staff, authorizing students to 
transfer, including paying transportation costs to other schools in the 
local educational agency, and in the case of schoolwide programs, 
terminating schoolwide status.
    ``(6) The State educational agency shall--
            ``(A) make technical assistance under section 1117 
        available to the schools furthest from meeting the State's 
        standards, if requested by the school or local educational 
        agency; and
            ``(B) if it determines that a local educational agency 
        failed to carry out its responsibility under paragraphs (4) and 
        (5), take such corrective actions, which may include actions in 
        compliance with State law to withhold or transfer funds and 
        authority from schools that are failing to make adequate 
        progress as defined in section 1111(b)(2), as will assure 
        adequate progress for all students.
    ``(7) 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' performance standards 
no longer need to be identified for school improvement.
    ``(d) State Review and Local Educational Agency Improvement.--(1) A 
State educational agency shall--
            ``(A) annually review the progress of each local 
        educational agency receiving funds under this part to determine 
        whether all students in schools receiving assistance under this 
        part are making adequate progress as defined in section 
        1111(b)(2)(A)(ii) or section 1112(b)(2), as appropriate, toward 
        meeting the State's performance standards; and
            ``(B) publicize and disseminate to teachers, parents, 
        students, and the community the results of the State review, 
        including disaggregated results, as required by section 
        1111(b)(3)(G).
    ``(2) In the case of a local educational agency that for three 
consecutive years has a school or schools receiving assistance under 
this part which have exceeded the State's definition of adequate 
progress as defined in section 1111(b)(2)(A)(ii) or section 1112(b)(2), 
as appropriate, the State may make institutional and individual rewards 
of the kinds described for individual schools in subsection 
1117(c)(2)(B).
    ``(3) A State educational agency shall identify for improvement any 
local educational agency that--
            ``(A) for two consecutive years, has a school or schools 
        receiving assistance under this part that are not making 
        adequate progress as defined in section 1111(b)(2)(A)(ii) or 
        section 1112(b)(2), as appropriate, toward meeting the State's 
        performance standards; or
            ``(B) has failed to meet the criteria established by the 
        State through its interim procedure under section 1111(b)(8)(A) 
        for two consecutive years.
    ``(4) 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 its 
schools in meeting the State's performance standards, including 
reviewing the local educational agency's plan in the context of the 
State's model opportunity-to-learn standards, and submit such plan to 
the State educational agency for approval.
    ``(5) For each local educational agency identified under paragraph 
(3), the State educational agency shall--
            ``(A) determine why the local educational agency's plan 
        failed to bring about increased achievement;
            ``(B) provide technical assistance, if requested, as 
        authorized under section 1117 to better enable the local 
        educational agency to develop and implement its revised plan 
        and work with schools needing improvement; and
            ``(C) make available to the local educational agencies 
        furthest from meeting the State's standards, if requested, 
        assistance under section 1117.
Technical assistance under subparagraph (B) may be provided by the 
State educational agency directly, or by an institution of higher 
education, a private nonprofit organization, an educational service 
agency or other local consortium, a technical assistance center, or 
other entities with experience in assisting local education agencies 
improve achievement.
    ``(6)(A) After providing technical assistance pursuant to paragraph 
(5) and other remediation measures, 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) Corrective actions are those listed in the State educational 
agency plan adopted in compliance with State law, which may include 
implementing the State's model opportunity-to-learn standards, 
reconstitution of district personnel, appointment by the State 
educational agency of a receiver or trustee to administer the affairs 
of the local educational agency in place of the superintendent and 
school board, removal of particular schools from the jurisdiction of 
the local educational agency and establishment of alternative 
arrangements for governing and supervising such schools, the abolition 
or restructuring of the local educational agency, and the authorizing 
of students to transfer from 1 local educational agency to another.
    ``(7) 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.
    ``(e) State Allocations for School Improvement.--From the amount 
appropriated under section 1002(6) for any fiscal year, each State 
shall be eligible to receive an amount that bears the same ratio to the 
amount appropriated as the amount allocated to the State under sections 
1124, 1124A, and 1125 bears to the total amount allocated to all States 
under such sections, except that each State shall receive at least 
$180,000, or $30,000 in the case of Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin 
Islands, the Northern Marianas, and Palau (until the Compact of Free 
Association goes into effect).

``SEC. 1117. STATE ASSISTANCE FOR SCHOOL SUPPORT AND IMPROVEMENT.

    ``(a) System for Support.--(1) Each State educational agency shall 
establish a statewide system of intensive and sustained support and 
improvement for schools receiving funds under this title, including all 
schoolwide programs and all schools in need of program improvement, in 
order to increase the opportunity for all students in such schools to 
meet the State's content and performance standards.
    ``(2) Funds appropriated pursuant to section 1002(6) shall be used 
to meet the requirements of this section. In addition and 
notwithstanding section 1002(1), a State or local educational agency 
may use funds made available under section 1002(1) and other available 
funds to meet such requirements.
    ``(b) Regional Centers.--Such a statewide system shall be linked to 
and receive support and assistance from the regional technical 
assistance centers authorized under part D of title II and the regional 
labs authorized under section 205 of the General Education Provisions 
Act.
    ``(c) Provisions.--The system shall include at a minimum the 
following:
            ``(1) School support teams.--
                    ``(A) Each State, in consultation with local 
                educational agencies, shall establish a system of 
                school support teams to provide information and 
                assistance to each schoolwide program and to assist 
                such program in providing an opportunity to all 
                students to meet the State's performance standards.
                    ``(B) Each such team shall be composed of 
                individuals with experience in successfully improving 
                the educational opportunities for low achieving 
                students, especially individuals identified in 
                paragraph (3), and individuals knowledgeable about 
                research and practice on teaching and learning, 
                including alternative and applied learning, especially 
                for low achieving students.
                    ``(C) A school support team shall work with each 
                school as it develops its schoolwide program plan, 
                review each plan, and make recommendations to the 
                school and the local educational agency.
                    ``(D) During the operation of the schoolwide 
                programs, a school support team shall periodically 
                review the progress of the school in enabling children 
                in the school to meet the State's performance 
                standards, identify problems in the design and 
                operation of the instructional program, and make 
                suggestions for the improvement to the school and the 
                local educational agency.
            ``(2) Distinguished schools.--
                    ``(A) Each State shall designate as a distinguished 
                school any school served under this part which, for 3 
                consecutive years, has exceeded the State's definition 
                of adequate progress as defined in section 1111(b)(2), 
                and, any school in which virtually all students have 
                met the State's advanced performance standards and in 
                which equity in participation and achievement of 
                students by sex has been achieved or significantly 
                improved.
                    ``(B) Schools designated under this paragraph may 
                serve as models and provide support to other schools, 
                especially schoolwide programs and schools in program 
                improvement, to assist such schools in meeting the 
                State's performance standards.
                    ``(C) States shall use funds available under 
                section 1002(6) to allow schools identified under this 
                paragraph to carry out the activities described in 
                subparagraph (B) and may use such funds to provide 
                awards to such schools to further their education 
                programs under this part, provide additional incentives 
                for continued success, and reward individuals or groups 
                in the school for exemplary performance.
                    ``(D) 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.
            ``(3) Distinguished educators.--
                    ``(A) In order to provide assistance to schools and 
                local educational agencies identified as needing 
                improvement or schoolwide programs, each State, in 
                consultation with local educational agencies and using 
                funds available under section 1002(6), 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 
                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 standards 
                and schoolwide programs as they develop and implement 
                their plans, including participation in the support 
                teams described in paragraph (1).
    ``(d) In order to implement this section, funds under section 
1002(6) may be used by a State for release time for teachers and 
administrators, travel, training, and other related costs.
    ``(e) Alternatives.--If a State has devised alternative or 
additional approaches to providing the assistance described in 
paragraphs (1) and (3) of subsection (c), such as providing assistance 
through institutions of higher education and educational service 
agencies or other local consortia, the State may seek approval from the 
Secretary to use funds authorized in section 1002(6) for such 
approaches as part of the State plan.

``SEC. 1118. PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.

    ``(a) In General.--A local educational agency may receive funds 
under this part only if it implements programs, activities, and 
procedures for the involvement of parents in programs assisted under 
this title. Such activities shall be planned and implemented with 
meaningful consultation with parents of participating children.
    ``(b) Local Educational Agency Policy.--(1) Each local educational 
agency that receives funds under this part shall develop jointly with, 
and make available to, parents of participating children a written 
parental involvement policy that is incorporated into the local 
educational agency's plan developed under section 1112, establishes the 
expectations for parental involvement, and describes how the local 
educational agency will--
            ``(A) involve parents in the development of the plan 
        described under section 1112, and the process of school review 
        and improvement described under section 1116;
            ``(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 (f);
            ``(D) coordinate and integrate parental involvement 
        strategies in this part with parental involvement strategies 
        under other programs, including Head Start, Even Start, Parents 
        as Teachers, and State-run preschool programs; and
            ``(E) conduct, with the involvement of parents, an annual 
        evaluation of the content and effectiveness of the parental 
        involvement policy developed under this section in increasing 
        the participation of parents to identify barriers to greater 
        participation by parents in activities authorized by this 
        section, giving particular attention to parents who are 
        economically disadvantaged, are disabled, have limited-English 
        proficiency, have limited literacy, or are of any racial or 
        ethnic minority background and use the findings of such reviews 
        in designing strategies for school improvement.
    ``(2) If the local educational agency has an agency-wide parental 
involvement policy that applies to all parents, it may amend such 
policy, if necessary, to meet the requirements of this subsection.
    ``(3) Each local educational agency shall reserve not less than 1 
percent of its allocation under this part for the purposes of carrying 
out this section, including family literacy and parenting skills.
    ``(c) School Parental Involvement Plan.--(1) Each school served 
under this part shall jointly develop with, and make available to, 
parents of participating children a written parental involvement plan 
that shall be incorporated into the school plan developed under section 
1114 or 1115 and shall describe the means for carrying out the 
requirements of subsections (c) through (f).
    ``(2) If the school has a parental involvement policy that applies 
to all parents, it may amend such policy, if necessary, to meet the 
requirements of this subsection.
    ``(d) 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 the school's 
        participation under this part and to explain this part, its 
        requirements, and the parent's right to be involved;
            ``(2) involve parents, in an organized, ongoing, and timely 
        way, in the planning, review, and improvement of programs under 
        this part, including the development of the school plan under 
        section 1114 or 1115 or if a school has in place a process for 
        involving parents in the planning and design of its programs, 
        the school may use such process, provided that the process 
        includes an adequate representation of parents of participating 
        children; and
            ``(3) provide parents of participating children--
                    ``(A) timely information about programs under this 
                part;
                    ``(B) school performance profiles required under 
                section 1116(a)(2) and individual student assessment 
                results, including an interpretation of such results, 
                required under section 1111(b)(3);
                    ``(C) opportunities for regular meetings to 
                formulate suggestions, if such parents so desire; and
                    ``(D) timely responses to parents' recommendations.
    ``(e) Shared Responsibilities for High Student Performance.--As a 
component of the school-level parental involvement plan developed under 
subsection (b), each school served under this part shall jointly 
develop with parents for all children 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 enable the children to meet 
        the State's challenging performance standards, and the ways in 
        which each parent will be responsible for supporting his or her 
        children's learning, including monitoring attendance, homework 
        completion, television watching, 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 it relates to the individual 
                child's achievement;
                    ``(B) frequent reports to parents on their 
                children's progress; and
                    ``(C) reasonable access to staff and observation of 
                classroom activities.
    ``(f) 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--
            ``(1) shall provide assistance to participating parents in 
        such areas as understanding the National Education Goals, the 
        State's content and performance standards, opportunity-to-learn 
        standards, State and local assessments, the requirements of 
        this part, and how to monitor a child's progress and work with 
        educators to improve the performance of their children;
            ``(2) shall provide materials and training, including--
                    ``(A) coordinating necessary literacy training from 
                other sources to help parents work with their children 
                to improve their children's achievement;
                    ``(B) training to enable parents to work more 
                effectively with teachers, schools, and school systems; 
                and
                    ``(C) in the case of a school using funds under 
                this part to operate a preschool program, opportunities 
                for parents to learn about child development and child 
                rearing issues beginning at birth;
            ``(3) shall educate teachers, principals, and other staff 
        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) shall develop appropriate roles for community-based 
        organizations and businesses in parent involvement activities, 
        including providing information about opportunities for them to 
        work with parents and schools, and encouraging the formation of 
        partnerships between elementary, middle, and secondary schools 
        and local businesses that include a role for parents;
            ``(5) shall ensure, to the extent possible, that 
        information related to school and parent programs, meetings, 
        and other activities is sent to the homes of participating 
        children in the language used in such homes;
            ``(6) shall involve parents in the development of training 
        for teachers, principals, and other educators for the purpose 
        of improving the effectiveness of such training in improving 
        instruction and services to the children of such parents;
            ``(7) may provide necessary literacy training from funds 
        received under this part if the local educational agency has 
        exhausted all other reasonably available sources of funding for 
        such activities;
            ``(8) may pay reasonable and necessary expenses associated 
        with local parental involvement activities, including 
        transportation and child care costs to enable parents to 
        participate in school-related meetings and training sessions;
            ``(9) may coordinate and integrate parent involvement 
        programs and activities with Head Start, Even Start, Parents as 
        Teachers, and State-run preschool programs;
            ``(10) may train and support parents to enhance the 
        involvement of other parents;
            ``(11) may arrange meetings at a variety of times, such as 
        in the mornings and evenings in order to maximize opportunities 
        of parents to participate in school related activities;
            ``(12) may arrange for teachers or other educators, who 
        work directly with participating children, to conduct in-home 
        conferences with parents who are unable to attend such 
        conferences at school; and
            ``(13) may adopt and implement model approaches to 
        improving parental involvement such as Even Start.
    ``(g) Accessibility.--In carrying out the parental involvement 
requirements of this part, local educational agencies and schools 
shall, to the extent practicable, ensure that parents of limited-
English proficient children or disabled children are afforded the same 
access to parental involvement opportunities as their children are 
afforded to other programs funded under this part, including the 
provision of information in a language and form that the parents of 
such children can understand.

``SEC. 1119. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

    ``(a) Program Requirements.--(1) Local educational agencies 
receiving assistance under this part shall provide high-quality, 
sustained professional development that will improve the teaching of 
the core academic subjects, consistent with the State content 
standards, in order to enable all children to meet the State's 
performance standards.
    ``(2) Professional development activities shall be designed by 
teachers and other school staff in schools receiving assistance under 
this part.
    ``(b) Professional Development Activities.--
            ``(1) Professional development activities shall--
                    ``(A) support instructional practices that are 
                geared to challenging State content standards and 
                create a school environment conducive to high 
                achievement in the core academic subjects;
                    ``(B) support local educational agency plans under 
                section 1112 and school plans under sections 1114 and 
                1115;
                    ``(C) draw on resources available under this part, 
                title III of the Goals 2000: Educate American Act, part 
                A of title II of this Act, and from other sources;
                    ``(D) where appropriate, include strategies for 
                developing curricula and teaching methods that 
                integrate academic and vocational instruction 
                (including applied learning and team teaching 
                strategies); and
                    ``(E) include strategies for identifying and 
                eliminating gender and racial bias in instructional 
                materials, methods, and practices.
            ``(2) Professional development activities may include--
                    ``(A) instruction in the use of assessments;
                    ``(B) instruction in ways that teachers, 
                principals, and school administrators may work more 
                effectively with parents;
                    ``(C) the forming of partnerships with institutions 
                of higher education to establish school-based teacher 
                training programs that provide prospective teachers and 
                novice teachers with an opportunity to work under the 
                guidance of experienced teachers and college faculty;
                    ``(D) instruction in the use of technology;
                    ``(E) the creation of career ladder programs for 
                paraprofessionals (assisting teachers under this part) 
                to obtain the education necessary for them to become 
                licensed and certified teachers;
                    ``(F) instruction in ways to teach special needs 
                children;
                    ``(G) instruction in gender-equitable education 
                methods, techniques, and practices;
                    ``(H) joint professional development activities 
                involving programs under this part, Head Start, Even 
                Start, or State-run preschool program personnel; and
                    ``(I) instruction in experiential-based teaching 
                methods such as service learning.
    ``(c) Program Requirements.--Programs should be designed so that--
            ``(1) all school staff in schoolwide program schools can 
        participate in professional development activities;
            ``(2) all school staff in targeted assistance schools may 
        participate in professional development activities if such 
        participation will result in better addressing the needs of 
        students served under this part.
    ``(d) Parental Participation.--Parents may participate in 
professional development activities under this part if the school 
determines that parental participation would be appropriate.
    ``(e) Consortia.--In carrying out such professional development 
programs, local educational agencies may provide such services through 
consortia arrangements with other local educational agencies, 
educational service agencies or other local consortia, institutions of 
higher education or other public or private institutions or 
organizations.
    ``(f) Effective Teaching Strategies.--Knowledge of effective 
teaching strategies that is gained through professional development 
activities under this section may be shared with teachers who are not 
participating in schoolwide or targeted assistance programs under this 
part.
    ``(g) Combinations of Funds.--Funds provided under this part that 
are used for professional development purposes may be combined with 
funds provided under part A of title II of this Act, title III of the 
Goals 2000: Educate America Act, and other sources.
    ``(h)(1) The State educational agency shall review the local 
educational agency's plan to determine if such agency's professional 
development activities--
            ``(A) are tied to challenging State student content and 
        performance standards;
            ``(B) reflect recent research on teaching and learning;
            ``(C) are of sufficient intensity and duration to have a 
        positive impact on the teacher's performance in the classroom;
            ``(D) are part of the everyday activities of the school and 
        create an orientation toward continuous improvement in the 
        classroom or throughout the school;
            ``(E) include methods to teach children with special needs;
            ``(F) are developed with the extensive participation of 
        teachers; and
            ``(G) include gender-equitable education methods, 
        techniques, and practices.
    ``(2) If a local educational agency's plan for professional 
development does not meet such criteria, the State educational agency 
shall assist such local educational agencies in making progress toward 
inclusion of such elements in the local educational agency's 
professional development activities.
    ``(i) Instructional Aides.--(1) If a local educational agency uses 
funds received under this part to employ instructional aides, the local 
educational agency shall ensure that such aides--
            ``(A) possess the knowledge and skills sufficient to assist 
        participating children in meeting the educational goals of this 
        part;
            ``(B)(i) have a high school diploma, a General Education 
        Development certificate, or earn either within 2 years of 
        employment, except that
            ``(ii) a local educational agency may employ an 
        instructional aide that does not meet the requirement in clause 
        (i) 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
            ``(C) are under the direct supervision of a teacher who has 
        primary responsibility for providing instructional services to 
        eligible children.
    ``(2) Local educational agencies receiving funds under this part 
shall include instructional aides in professional development 
activities.

``SEC. 1120. PARTICIPATION OF CHILDREN ENROLLED IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

    ``(a) General Requirement.--(1) To the extent consistent with the 
number of eligible children identified under 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 (such as dual enrollment, educational radio 
and television, computer equipment and materials, other technology, and 
mobile educational services and equipment).
    ``(2) The educational services or other benefits, including 
materials and equipment, must be secular, neutral, and nonideological.
    ``(3) 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 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) The local educational agency may provide such services 
directly or through contracts with public and private agencies, 
organizations, and institutions.
    ``(b) Public Control of Funds.--(1) The control of funds provided 
under this part, and title to materials, equipment, and property 
purchased with such funds, shall be in a public agency, and a public 
agency shall administer such funds and property.
    ``(2)(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.
    ``(c) 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 9505 and 9506 of this 
        Act.
    ``(d) Capital Expenses.--(1)(A) From the amount appropriated for 
this subsection under section 1002(5) 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)(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 to 
local educational agencies based on the degree of need set forth in 
their respective applications.
    ``(3) 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) For the purpose of this subsection, the term `capital 
expenses' is limited to--
            ``(A) expenditures for noninstructional goods and services, 
        such as the purchase, lease, or renovation of real and personal 
        property, including, but not limited to, 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. 1121. 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 9501 of this 
Act, including such effort for professional development activities.
    ``(b) Federal Funds To Supplement, Not Supplant, Non-Federal 
Funds.--(1)(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) 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).
    ``(c) Comparability of Services.--(1)(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 its schools 
under this part, such agency may receive funds under this part only if 
it 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)(A) To meet the requirements of paragraph (1), a local 
educational agency shall demonstrate that--
            ``(i) expenditures per pupil from State and local funds in 
        each school served under this part are equal to or greater than 
        the average expenditures per pupil in schools not receiving 
        services under this part; or
            ``(ii) instructional basic salaries per pupil from State 
        and local funds in each school served under this part are equal 
        or greater than the average instructional salaries per pupil in 
        schools not receiving services.
    ``(B) For the purpose of subparagraph (A), in the determination of 
expenditures per pupil from State and local funds or instructional 
salaries per pupil from State and local funds, staff salary 
differentials for years of employment shall not be included.
    ``(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) Each local educational agency shall--
            ``(A) develop procedures for compliance with this 
        subsection; and
            ``(B) maintain records that are updated biennially 
        documenting its compliance.
    ``(4) This subsection shall not apply to a local educational agency 
that does not have more than one building for each grade span.
    ``(5) 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) excess costs of providing services to children with 
        disabilities.

                        ``Subpart 2--Allocations

``SEC. 1122. 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 (b).
    ``(b) Allotment to the Secretary of the Interior.--
            ``(1) 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) 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 of 
        Education 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) 48 percent of such expenditure in the United 
                States.

``SEC. 1123. ALLOCATIONS TO STATES.

    ``(a) General.--For each fiscal year, an amount of the 
appropriations for this part equal to the appropriation for fiscal year 
1994 for part A of chapter 1, title I, Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act, shall be allocated in accordance with sections 1124 and 
1124A. Any additional appropriations for this part for any fiscal year, 
after application of the preceding sentence, shall be allocated in 
accordance with section 1125.
    ``(b) Adjustments Where Necessitated by Appropriations.--
            ``(1) If the sums available under this part for any fiscal 
        year are insufficient to pay the full amounts that all local 
        educational agencies in States are eligible to receive under 
        sections 1124, 1124A, and 1125 for such year, the Secretary 
        shall ratably reduce the allocations to such local educational 
        agencies, subject to subsections (c) and (d) of this section.
            ``(2) If additional funds become available for making 
        payments under sections 1124, 1124A, and 1125 for such fiscal 
        year, allocations that were reduced under paragraph (1) shall 
        be increased on the same basis as they were reduced.
    ``(c) Hold-Harmless Amounts.--Notwithstanding subsection (b), the 
total amount made available to each local educational agency under each 
of sections 1124 and 1125 for any fiscal year shall be at least 85 
percent of the total amount such local educational agency was allocated 
under such sections (or, for fiscal year 1995, their predecessor 
authorities) for the preceding fiscal year.
    ``(d) Definition.--For the purpose of this section and sections 
1124 and 1125, the term State means each of the 50 States, the District 
of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

``SEC. 1124. BASIC GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.

    ``(a) Amount of Grants.--
            ``(1) Grants for local educational agencies and puerto 
        rico.--
                    ``(A) The grant which a local educational agency in 
                a State is eligible to receive under this subpart for a 
                fiscal year shall (except as provided in section 1126), 
                be determined by multiplying the number of children 
                counted under subsection (c) by 40 percent of the 
                amount determined under the next sentence. 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 
                80 percent of the average per pupil expenditure in the 
                United States, such amount shall be 80 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 120 percent of the average per pupil 
                expenditure in the United States, such amount shall be 
                120 percent of the average per pupil expenditure in the 
                United States. For each local educational agency 
                serving an area with a total population of at least 
                20,000 persons, the grant under this section shall be 
                the amount determined by the Secretary. For local 
                educational agencies serving areas with total 
                population of fewer than 20,000 persons, the State 
                education agency may either (I) distribute to such 
                local educational agencies grants under this section 
                equal to the amounts determined by the Secretary; or 
                (II) use an alternative method, approved by the 
                Secretary, to distribute the share of the State's total 
                grants under this section that is based on local 
                educational agencies with total populations of fewer 
                than 20,000 persons. Such an alternative method of 
                distributing grants under this section among a State's 
                local educational agencies serving areas with total 
                populations of fewer than 20,000 persons shall be based 
                upon population data that the State education agency 
                determines best reflect the current distribution of 
                children in poor families among the State's local 
                educational agencies serving areas with total 
                populations of fewer than 20,000 persons. If a local 
                educational agency serving an area with total 
                population of less than 20,000 persons is dissatisfied 
                with the determination of its grant by the State 
                education agency, then it may appeal this determination 
                to the Secretary. The Secretary must respond to this 
                appeal within 45 days of receipt. The Secretary shall 
                consult with the Secretary of Commerce regarding 
                whether available data on population for local 
                educational agencies serving areas with total 
                populations of fewer than 20,000 persons are 
                sufficiently reliable to be used to determine final 
                grants to such areas.
                    ``(B) If, and only if, there are portions of any of 
                the States for which the Department of Commerce has not 
                prepared data on the number of children, aged 5-17, 
                from families below the poverty level for local 
                educational agencies, then the Secretary shall use such 
                data compiled for counties in those portions of the 
                States, treating the counties as if they were local 
                educational agencies. In such cases, subject to section 
                1126, the grant for any local educational agency in 
                such an area of a State shall be determined on the 
                basis of the aggregate amount of such grants for all 
                such agencies in the county or counties in which the 
                school district of the particular agency is located, 
                which aggregate amount shall be equal to the aggregate 
                amount determined under subparagraph (A) for such 
                county or counties, and shall be allocated among those 
                agencies upon such equitable basis as may be determined 
                by the State educational agency in accordance with 
                basic criteria prescribed by the Secretary.
                    ``(C) 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 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; and
                            ``(ii) 32 percent of the average per pupil 
                        expenditure in the United States.
            ``(2) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
        term `State' does not include Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin 
        Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Palau.
    ``(b) Minimum Number of Children To Qualify.--A local educational 
agency shall be eligible for a basic grant for a fiscal year under this 
subpart only if the number of children counted under subsection (c) in 
the school district of such local educational agency is at least 10.
    ``(c) Children To Be Counted.--
            ``(1) Categories of children.--The number of children to be 
        counted for purposes of this section is the aggregate of--
                    ``(A) the number of children aged 5 to 17, 
                inclusive, in the school district of the local 
                educational agency from families below the poverty 
                level as determined under paragraph (2)(A),
                    ``(B) the number of children aged 5 to 17, 
                inclusive, in the school district of such agency from 
                families above the poverty level as determined under 
                paragraph (2)(B), and
                    ``(C) the number of children aged 5 to 17, 
                inclusive, in the school district of such agency in 
                institutions for neglected and delinquent children 
                (other than such institutions operated by the United 
                States) or attending community day programs for such 
                children, but not counted pursuant to subpart 3 of part 
                D for the purposes of a grant to a State agency, or 
                being supported in foster homes with public funds.
            ``(2) Determination of number of children.--
                    ``(A) For the purposes of this section, the 
                Secretary shall determine the number of children aged 5 
                to 17, inclusive, from families below the poverty level 
                on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data 
                available from the Department of Commerce for local 
                educational agencies (as produced and published under 
                section 181a of title 13, United States Code). If, and 
                only if, there are portions of any of the States for 
                which the Department of Commerce has not prepared data 
                on the number of children, aged 5-17, from families 
                below the poverty level for local educational agencies, 
                then the Secretary shall use such data compiled for 
                counties in those portions of the States, treating the 
                counties as if they were local educational agencies. 
                The District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto 
                Rico shall be treated as individual local educational 
                agencies. If a local educational agency contains two or 
                more counties in their entirety, then each county will 
                be treated as if it were a separate local educational 
                agency for purposes of calculating grants under this 
                part. The total of grants for such counties shall be 
                allocated to such a local educational agency, which 
                shall distribute to schools in each county within it a 
                share of the local educational agency's total grant 
                that is no less than the county's share of the 
                population counts used to calculate the local 
                educational agency's grant. If the Department of 
                Commerce has updated data on the number of children, 
                aged 5-17, from families below the poverty level for 
                local educational agencies, then the Secretary shall 
                use the updated data. 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, in such form as those criteria have been 
                updated by increases in the Consumer Price Index for 
                all urban consumers, published by the Bureau of Labor 
                Statistics.
                    ``(B) For purposes of this section, the Secretary 
                shall determine the number of children aged 5 to 17, 
                inclusive, from families above the poverty level on the 
                basis of the number of such children from families 
                receiving an annual income, in excess of the current 
                criteria of poverty, from payments under the program of 
                aid to families with dependent children under a State 
                plan approved under title IV of the Social Security 
                Act; and in making such determinations the Secretary 
                shall utilize the criteria of poverty used by the 
                Bureau of the Census in compiling the most recent 
                decennial census for a family of 4 in such form as 
                those criteria have been updated by increases in the 
                Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers, published 
                by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Secretary shall 
                determine the number of such children and the number of 
                children of such ages living in institutions for 
                neglected or delinquent children, or being supported in 
                foster homes with public funds, on the basis of the 
                caseload data for the month of October of the preceding 
                fiscal year (using, in the case of children described 
                in the preceding sentence, the criteria of poverty and 
                the form of such criteria required by such sentence 
                which were determined for the calendar year preceding 
                such month of October) or, to the extent that such data 
                are not available to the Secretary before January of 
                the calendar year in which the Secretary's 
                determination is made, then on the basis of the most 
                recent reliable data available to the Secretary at the 
                time of such determination. The Secretary of Health and 
                Human Services shall collect and transmit the 
                information required by this subparagraph to the 
                Secretary not later than January 1 of each year.
                    ``(C) When requested by the Secretary, the 
                Secretary of Commerce shall make a special updated 
                estimate of the number of children of such ages who are 
                from families below the poverty level (as determined 
                under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph) in each 
                school district, and the Secretary is authorized to pay 
                (either in advance or by way of reimbursement) the 
                Secretary of Commerce the cost of making this special 
                estimate. The Secretary of Commerce shall give 
                consideration to any request of the chief executive of 
                a State for the collection of additional census 
                information. For purposes of this section, the 
                Secretary shall consider all children who are in 
                correctional institutions to be living in institutions 
                for delinquent children.
    ``(d) State Minimum.--
            ``(1) 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)(A) No State shall, by reason of the application of 
        the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection, be allotted 
        more than--
                    ``(i) 150 percent of the amount that the State 
                received in the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year 
                for which the determination is made, or
                    ``(ii) the amount calculated under subparagraph 
                (B), whichever is less.
            ``(B) For the purpose of subparagraph (A)(ii), the amount 
        for each State equals--
                    ``(i) the number of children in such State counted 
                under subsection (c) in the fiscal year specified in 
                subparagraph (A), multiplied by
                    ``(ii) 150 percent of the national average per 
                pupil payment made with funds available under this 
                section for that year.
            ``(3) However, no State may receive less under this section 
        for fiscal years 1995 and 1996 than it received the preceding 
        year, or fiscal year 1993, whichever is greater, as a result of 
        application of paragraph (2).

``SEC. 1124A. CONCENTRATION GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.

    ``(a) Eligibility for and Amount of Grants.--
            ``(1)(A) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, 
        each local educational agency, in a State other than Guam, 
        American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana 
        Islands, and Palau, which is eligible for a grant under this 
        part for any fiscal year shall be entitled to an additional 
        grant under this section for that fiscal year if--
                    ``(i) the number of children counted under section 
                1124(c) of this part in the local educational agency 
                for the preceding fiscal year exceeds 6,500, or
                    ``(ii) the number of children counted under section 
                1124(c) exceeds 15 percent of the total number of 
                children aged five to seventeen, inclusive, in the 
                local educational agency in that fiscal year.
            ``(B) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), no State 
        described in subparagraph (A) shall receive less than--
                    ``(i) one-quarter of 1 percent of the sums 
                appropriated under paragraph (6) of this section for 
                such fiscal year; or
                    ``(ii) $250,000, whichever is higher.
            ``(C) No State shall, by reason of the application of the 
        provisions of subparagraph (B)(i) of this paragraph, be 
        allotted more than--
                    ``(i) 150 percent of the amount that the State 
                received in the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year 
                for which the determination is made, or
                    ``(ii) the amount calculated under subparagraph 
                (D), whichever is less.
            ``(D) For the purpose of subparagraph (C), the amount for 
        each State equals--
                    ``(i) the number of children in such State counted 
                for purposes of this section in the fiscal year 
                specified in subparagraph (B), multiplied by
                    ``(ii) 150 percent of the national average per 
                pupil payment made with funds available under this 
                section for that year.
            ``(2) For each local educational agency eligible to receive 
        an additional grant under this section for any fiscal year the 
        Secretary shall determine the product of--
                    ``(A) the greater of--
                            ``(i) the number of children in excess of 
                        6,500 counted under section 1124(c) for the 
                        preceding fiscal year, in a local educational 
                        agency which qualifies on the basis of 
                        subparagraph (A)(i) of paragraph (1); or
                            ``(ii) the number of children counted under 
                        section 1124(c) for the preceding fiscal year 
                        in a local educational agency which qualifies 
                        on the basis of subparagraph (A)(ii) of 
                        paragraph (1); and
                    ``(B) the quotient resulting from the division of 
                the amount determined for those agencies under section 
                1124(a)(1) for the fiscal year for which the 
                determination is being made divided by the total number 
                of children counted under section 1124(c) for that 
                agency for the preceding fiscal year.
            ``(3) The amount of the additional grant to which an 
        eligible local educational agency is entitled under this 
        section for any fiscal year shall be an amount which bears the 
        same ratio to the amount reserved under paragraph (6) for that 
        fiscal year as the product determined under paragraph (2) for 
        such local educational agency for that fiscal year bears to the 
        sum of such products for all local educational agencies in the 
        United States for that fiscal year.
            ``(4) For the purposes of this section, the Secretary shall 
        determine the number of children counted under section 1124(c) 
        for any local educational agency, and the total number of 
        children aged five to seventeen, inclusive, in local 
        educational agencies, on the basis of the most recent 
        satisfactory data available at the time the payment for such 
        local educational agency is determined under section 1124.
            ``(5)(A) For each local educational agency serving an area 
        with a total population of at least 20,000 persons, the grant 
        under this section shall be the amount determined by the 
        Secretary. For local educational agencies serving areas with 
        total populations of fewer than 20,000 persons, the State 
        education agency may either (i) distribute to such local 
        educational agencies grants under this section equal to the 
        amounts determined by the Secretary; or (ii) use an alternative 
        method, approved by the Secretary, to distribute the share of 
        the State's total grants under this section that is based on 
        local educational agencies with total populations of fewer than 
        20,000 persons. Such an alternative method of distributing 
        grants under this section among a State's local educational 
        agencies serving areas with total populations of fewer than 
        20,000 persons shall be based upon population data that the 
        State education agency determines best reflects the current 
        distribution of children in poor families among the State's 
        local educational agencies serving areas with total populations 
        of fewer than 20,000 persons and meeting the eligibility 
        criteria of paragraph (1)(A). If a local educational agency 
        serving an area with total population of less than 20,000 
        persons is dissatisfied with the determination of its grant by 
        the State education agency, then it may appeal this 
        determination to the Secretary. The Secretary must respond to 
        this appeal within 45 days of receipt. The Secretary shall 
        consult with the Secretary of Commerce regarding whether 
        available data on population for local educational agencies 
        serving areas with total populations of fewer than 20,000 
        persons are sufficiently reliable to be used to determine final 
        grants to such areas meeting the eligibility criteria of 
        paragraph (1)(A).
            ``(B) If, and only if, there are portions of any of the 
        States for which the Department of Commerce has not prepared 
        data on the number of children, aged 5-17, from families below 
        the poverty level for local educational agencies, then the 
        Secretary shall use such data compiled for counties in those 
        portions of the States, treating the counties as if they were 
        local educational agencies. In such cases, subject to section 
        1126, the grant for any local educational agency in such an 
        area of a State shall be determined on the basis of the 
        aggregate amount of such grants for all such agencies in the 
        county or counties in which the school district of the 
        particular agency is located, which aggregate amount shall be 
        equal to the aggregate amount determined under subparagraph (A) 
        for such county or counties, and shall be allocated among those 
        agencies upon such equitable basis as may be determined by the 
        State educational agency in accordance with the basic criteria 
        prescribed by the Secretary.
    ``(b) Reservation of Funds.--Of the total amount of funds available 
for sections 1124 and 1125A, 10 percent of the amount appropriated for 
that fiscal year shall be available to carry out this section.
    ``(c) Ratable Reduction Rule.--If the sums available under 
subsection (b) for any fiscal year for making payments under this 
section are not sufficient to pay in full the total amounts which all 
States are entitled to receive under subsection (a) for such fiscal 
year, the maximum amounts which all States are entitled to receive 
under subsection (a) for such fiscal year shall be ratably reduced. In 
case additional funds become available for making such payments for any 
fiscal year during which the preceding sentence is applicable, such 
reduced amounts shall be increased on the same basis as they were 
reduced.

``SEC. 1125. TARGETED GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.

    ``(a) Eligibility of Local Educational Agencies.--A local 
educational agency in a State is eligible to receive a targeted grant 
under this section for any fiscal year if the number of children in the 
local educational agency under subsection 1124(c), before application 
of the weighting factor, is at least 10.
    ``(b) Grants for Local Educational Agencies, the District of 
Columbia, and Puerto Rico.--(1) The amount of the grant that a local 
educational agency in a State or that the District of Columbia is 
eligible to receive under this section for any fiscal year shall be the 
product of--
            ``(A) the number of children counted under subsection (c); 
        and
            ``(B) the amount in the second sentence of subparagraph 
        1124(a)(1)(A).
    ``(2) For each fiscal year, the amount of the grant for which the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is eligible under this section shall be 
equal to the number of children counted under subsection (c) for Puerto 
Rico, multiplied by the amount determined in subparagraph 
1124(a)(1)(C).
    ``(c) Children To Be Counted.--
            ``(1) Categories of children.--The number of children to be 
        counted for purposes of this section shall be the number 
        counted in subsection 1124(c) 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 section 1124(c) represents of 
        the total population aged 5-17 years in the local educational 
        agency or the number of such children. Weighted pupil counts 
        will be calculated based upon both percentage and number and 
        the larger of the two counts will be used in calculating grants 
        for each local educational agency. Weighting factors shall be 
        assigned according to the following scale: if the percentage is 
        greater than 0 but less than 14.265, the weighting factor shall 
        be 1.00 for all children counted in section 1124(c); 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 
        in section 1124(c) equal to 14.265 percent of the total school 
        age population and 1.50 for children counted under section 
        1124(c) 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 in section 1124(c) 
        equal to 14.265 percent of the total school age population, 
        1.50 for a number of children counted under section 1124(c) 
        equal to 7.288 percent of the total school age population, and 
        2.00 for children counted under section 1124(c) 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 in section 1124(c) equal to 14.265 percent 
        of the total school age population, 1.50 for a number of 
        children counted under section 1124(c) equal to 7.288 percent 
        of the total school age population, 2.00 for a number of 
        children counted under section 1124(c) equal to 7.67 percent of 
        the total school age population, and 2.50 for children counted 
        under section 1124(c) 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 in section 1124(c) equal to 14.265 percent of 
        the total school age population, 1.50 for a number of children 
        counted under section 1124(c) equal to 7.288 percent of the 
        total school age population, 2.00 for a number of children 
        counted under section 1124(c) equal to 7.67 percent of the 
        total school age population, 2.50 for a number of children 
        counted in section 1124(c) equal to 7.315 percent of the total 
        school age population, and 3.00 for children counted in section 
        1124(c) in excess of 36.538 percent of the total school age 
        population. Separately, if the number of children counted under 
        section 1124(c) is greater than 0 but less than 575, the 
        weighting factor shall be 1.00 for all children counted in 
        section 1124(c); 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 in section 1124(c) equal to 575, and 1.50 for 
        children counted under section 1124(c) 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 
        in section 1124(c) equal to 575, 1.50 for a number of children 
        counted under section 1124(c) equal to 1,295, and 2.00 for 
        children counted under section 1124(c) 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 
        in section 1124(c) equal to 575, 1.50 for a number of children 
        counted under section 1124(c) equal to 1,295, 2.00 for a number 
        of children counted under section 1124(c) equal to 5,040, and 
        2.50 for children counted under section 1124(c) 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 
        in section 1124(c) equal to 575, 1.50 for a number of children 
        counted under section 1124(c) equal to 1,295, 2.00 for a number 
        of children counted under section 1124(c) equal to 5,040, 2.50 
        for a number of children counted in section 1124(c) equal to 
        35,090 and 3.00 for children counted in section 1124(c) in 
        excess of 42,000. For the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
        weighting factor shall be no greater than 1.62.
    ``(d) Local Educational Agency Allocations.--For each local 
educational agency serving an area with a total population of at least 
20,000 persons, the grant under this section shall be the amount 
determined by the Secretary. For local educational agencies serving 
areas with total populations of fewer than 20,000 persons, the State 
education agency may either (1) distribute to such local educational 
agencies grants under this section equal to the amounts determined by 
the Secretary; or (2) use an alternative method, approved by the 
Secretary, to distribute the share of the State's total grants under 
this section that is based on local educational agencies with total 
populations of fewer than 20,000 persons. Such an alternative method of 
distributing grants under this section among a State's local 
educational agencies serving areas with total populations of fewer than 
20,000 persons shall be based upon population data that the State 
education agency determines best reflects the current distribution of 
children in poor families among the State's local educational agencies 
serving areas with total populations of fewer than 20,000 persons. If a 
local educational agency serving an area with total populations of less 
than 20,000 persons is dissatisfied with the determination of its grant 
by the State education agency, then it may appeal this determination to 
the Secretary. The Secretary must respond to this appeal within 45 days 
of receipt. If, and only if, there are portions of any of the States 
for which the Department of Commerce has not prepared data on the 
number of children, aged 5-17, from families below the poverty level 
for local educational agencies, then the Secretary shall use such data 
compiled for counties in those portions of the States, treating the 
counties as if they were local educational agencies. The Secretary 
shall consult with the Secretary of Commerce regarding whether 
available data on population for local educational agencies serving 
areas with total populations of fewer than 20,000 persons are 
sufficiently reliable to be used to determine final grants to such 
areas.
    ``(e) State Minimum.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
section, from the total amount available for any fiscal year to carry 
out this section, each State shall be allotted at least the lesser of--
            ``(1) one quarter of one percent of such amount;
            ``(2) 150 percent of the national average grant under this 
        section per child described in section 1124(c), without 
        application of a weighting factor, multiplied by the State's 
        total number of children described in section 1124(c), without 
        application of a weighting factor.

``SEC. 1126. SPECIAL ALLOCATION PROCEDURES.

    ``(a) Allocations for Neglected or Delinquent Children.--(1) If a 
State educational agency determines that a local educational agency in 
the State is unable or unwilling to provide for the special educational 
needs of children who are living in institutions for neglected or 
delinquent children as described in subparagraph 1124(c)(1)(C), the 
State educational agency shall, if it assumes responsibility for the 
special educational needs of such children, receive the portion of such 
local educational agency's allocation under sections 1124, 1124A, and 
1125 that is attributable to such children.
    ``(2) If the State educational agency does not assume such 
responsibility, any other State or local public agency that does assume 
such responsibility shall receive that portion of the local educational 
agency's allocation.
    ``(b) Allocations Among Local Educational Agencies.--The State 
educational agency may allocate the amounts of grants under sections 
1124, 1124A, and 1125 between and among the affected local educational 
agencies when--
            ``(1) two or more local educational agencies serve, in 
        whole or in part, the same geographical area; or
            ``(2) a local educational agency provides free public 
        education for children who reside in the school district of 
        another local educational agency.
    ``(c) Reallocation.--If a State educational agency determines that 
the amount of a grant a local educational agency would receive under 
sections 1124, 1124A, and 1125 is more than such local agency will use, 
the State educational agency shall make the excess amount available to 
other local educational agencies in the State that need additional 
funds in accordance with criteria established by the State educational 
agency.

``SEC. 1127. CARRYOVER AND WAIVER.

    ``(a) Limitation on Carryover.--Notwithstanding section 412 of the 
General Education Provisions Act or any other provision of law, not 
more than 15 percent of the funds allocated to a local educational 
agency for any fiscal year under this subpart (but not including funds 
received through any reallocation under this subpart) may remain 
available for obligation by such agency for one additional fiscal year.
    ``(b) Waiver.--A State educational agency may, once every three 
years, waive the percentage limitation in subsection (a) if--
            ``(1) the agency determines that the request of a local 
        educational agency is reasonable and necessary; or
            ``(2) supplemental appropriations for this subpart become 
        available.
    ``(c) Exclusion.--The percentage limitation under subsection (a) 
shall not apply to any local educational agency that receives less than 
$50,000 under this subpart for any fiscal year.

                ``Subpart 3--Presidential Awards Program

``SEC. 1131. PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Development.--The Secretary may develop a Presidential awards 
program that will recognize the person or corporation producing the 
best education game of the year.
    ``(b) Nominations.--Games recognized under this program shall be 
selected by the Secretary from a list of nominees or applicants 
submitted by a panel of experts who convene annually at the request of 
the Secretary.
    ``(c) Selection.--The Secretary shall annually convene a panel of 
experts who will review nominations and applicants in selecting 
recipients who will receive awards under this section. Games selected 
for awards under this section may be eligible to receive other awards.

             ``PART B--EVEN START FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMS

``SEC. 1201. 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', 
that is implemented through cooperative projects that build on existing 
community resources to create a new range of services, that promotes 
achievement of the National Education Goals, and that assists children 
and adults from low-income families to achieve challenging State 
standards.

``SEC. 1202. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) Reservation for Migrant Programs, Outlying Areas, Indian 
Tribes, and Other Purposes.--(1) In each fiscal year, the Secretary 
shall reserve not less than 5 percent of the amount appropriated under 
section 1002(b) of this title 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--
            ``(A) children of migratory workers;
            ``(B) the outlying areas; and
            ``(C) Indian tribes and tribal organizations.
    ``(2) If the amount of funds made available under subsection (a) 
exceeds $4,600,000, the Secretary shall make a grant of sufficient size 
and for a period of sufficient duration to demonstrate the 
effectiveness of a family literacy program in a prison that houses 
women and their preschool age children and that has the capability of 
developing a program of high quality.
    ``(b) Reservation for Federal Activities.--From amounts 
appropriated under section 1002(b), the Secretary may reserve not more 
than three percent of such amounts or the amount reserved for such 
purposes in the fiscal year 1994, whichever is greater, for purposes 
of--
            ``(1) carrying out the evaluation required by section 1209; 
        and
            ``(2) providing, through grants or contracts, technical 
        assistance, program improvement, and replication activities 
        through eligible organizations.
    ``(c) State Allocation.--(1) After reserving funds under 
subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary shall allocate the remaining 
funds appropriated for this part to States, to be used in accordance 
with section 1203.
    ``(2) 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 to 
such State under section 1122 of this title bears to the total amount 
allocated under that section to all the States.
    ``(3) No State shall receive less than $250,000 under paragraph (1) 
for any fiscal year.
    ``(d) 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, 
                public agency, institution of higher education, or 
                other public or private nonprofit organization of 
                demonstrated quality;
            ``(2) 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;
            ``(3) the term `State' includes each of the 50 States, the 
        District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and
            ``(4) 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., 
        and the Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters.

``SEC. 1203. STATE PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) State-Level Activities.--Each State that receives a grant 
under section 1202(c)(1) may use not more than 5 percent for--
            ``(1) administrative costs; and
            ``(2) the provision, through one or more subgrants or 
        contracts, of access to technical assistance for program 
        improvement and replication to eligible entities that receive 
        subgrants under subsection (b).
    ``(b) Subgrants for Local Programs.--(1) Each State shall use the 
remainder of its grant to make subgrants to eligible entities to carry 
out Even Start programs.
    ``(2) No State shall award a subgrant under paragraph (1) for an 
amount less than $75,000.

``SEC. 1204. USES OF FUNDS.

    ``(a) In General.--In carrying out an Even Start 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, from birth through age 7, 
in a cooperative effort to help parents 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)(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 that 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 under this part may be 
provided in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, and may be obtained from 
any source other than funds received under this title.
    ``(2) The State educational agency may waive, in whole or in part, 
the cost-sharing requirement of paragraph (1) if an eligible entity--
            ``(A) demonstrates that it otherwise would not be able to 
        participate in the program 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 would be applicable.
    ``(3) Federal funds under this part may not be used for the 
indirect costs of an Even Start program, except that the Secretary may 
waive this limitation if a recipient of funds reserved under section 
1202(a)(3) demonstrates to the Secretary's satisfaction that it 
otherwise would not be able to participate in the program under this 
part.

``SEC. 1205. PROGRAM ELEMENTS.

    ``Each Even Start program assisted under this part shall--
            ``(1) include the identification and recruitment of 
        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 the eligible parent 
        or parents, and other need-related indicators;
            ``(2) include screening and preparation of parents and 
        children to enable them to participate fully in the activities 
        and services provided under this part, including testing, 
        referral to necessary counselling, other developmental and 
        support services, and related services;
            ``(3) be designed to accommodate the participants' work 
        schedule and other responsibilities, including the provision of 
        support services, when unavailable from other sources, 
        necessary for participation, such as--
                    ``(A) scheduling and locating 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, empower 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 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;
            ``(6) provide and monitor integrated instructional services 
        to participating parents and children through home-based 
        programs;
            ``(7) operate on a year-round basis, including the 
        provision of some program services, either instructional or 
        enrichment, or both, during the summer months;
            ``(8) be coordinated with--
                    ``(A) programs assisted under other parts of this 
                title and this 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; and
            ``(9) provide for an independent evaluation of the program.

``SEC. 1206. 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 parent described in paragraph (1).
    ``(b) Eligibility for Certain Other Participants.--(1) Family 
members other than those described in subsection (a) may participate in 
program activities and services, when deemed by the program to serve 
the purpose of this part.
    ``(2) Any family participating in a program 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 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. 1207. 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) Required Documentation.--Each application shall include 
documentation, satisfactory to the State educational agency, that the 
eligible entity has the qualified personnel needed--
            ``(1) to develop, administer, and implement an Even Start 
        program under this part; and
            ``(2) to provide access to the special training necessary 
        to prepare staff for the program, which may be offered by an 
        eligible organization.
    ``(c) Plan.--Such application shall also include a plan of 
operation for the program which shall include--
            ``(1) a description of the program goals;
            ``(2) 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 1205;
            ``(3) a description of the population to be served and an 
        estimate of the number of participants;
            ``(4) 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 other eligible organizations in 
        carrying out the program for which assistance is sought;
            ``(5) a statement of the methods that will be used--
                    ``(A) to ensure that the programs will serve 
                families most in need of the activities and services 
                provided by this part;
                    ``(B) to provide services under this part to 
                individuals with special needs, such as individuals 
                with limited English proficiency and individuals with 
                disabilities; and
                    ``(C) to encourage participants to remain in the 
                program for a time sufficient to meet the program's 
                purpose; and
            ``(6) a description of how the plan--
                    ``(A)(i) is consistent with and promotes the goals 
                of the State and local plans, either approved or being 
                developed, under title III of the Goals 2000: Educate 
                America Act; and
                    ``(ii) is consistent with the State and local plans 
                under sections 1111 and 1112; or
                    ``(B) is consistent with the State and local plans 
                under sections 1111 and 1112 is the State does not have 
                an approved plan under title III of the Goals 2000: 
                Educate America Act and is not developing such a plan.
    ``(d) The plan described in subsection (c)(6) may be submitted as 
part of a consolidated application under section 9302.

``SEC. 1208. AWARD OF SUBGRANTS.

    ``(a) Selection Process.--(1) The State educational agency shall 
establish a review panel that will approve applications that--
            ``(A) are most likely to be successful in meeting the 
        purpose of this part, and in effectively implementing the 
        program elements required under section 1205;
            ``(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, or limited English 
        proficiency;
            ``(C) provide services for at least a three-year age range, 
        which may begin at birth;
            ``(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 
        additional funding required by section 1204(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) The State educational agency shall give priority for 
subgrants under this subsection to proposals that either--
            ``(A) target services primarily to families described in 
        paragraph (1)(B); or
            ``(B) are located in areas designated as empowerment zones 
        or enterprise communities.
    ``(b) Review Panel.--A review panel shall consist of at least three 
members, including one early childhood professional, one adult 
education professional, and one or more of the following individuals:
            ``(1) A representative of a parent-child education 
        organization.
            ``(2) A representative of a community-based literacy 
        organization.
            ``(3) A member of a local board of education.
            ``(4) A representative of business and industry with a 
        commitment to education.
            ``(5) An individual who has been involved in the 
        implementation of programs under this title in the State.
    ``(c) Duration.--(1) Subgrants may be awarded for a period not to 
exceed four years.
    ``(2) The State educational agency may provide a subgrantee, at the 
subgrantee's request, a 3- to 6-month start-up period during the first 
year of the four-year period, which may include staff recruitment and 
training, and the coordination of services, before requiring full 
implementation of the program.
    ``(3)(A) In reviewing any application for a subgrant to continue a 
program 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 start-up period, 
if any.
    ``(B) The State educational agency may refuse to award a subgrant 
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.
    ``(4)(A) An eligible entity that has previously received a subgrant 
under this part may reapply under the terms of this part for a second 
project period.
    ``(B) During the second project period, the Federal share of the 
subgrant shall not exceed 50 percent in any year.

``SEC. 1209. EVALUATION.

    ``From funds reserved under section 1202(b)(1), the Secretary shall 
provide for an independent evaluation of programs under this part--
            ``(1) to determine the performance and effectiveness of 
        programs; and
            ``(2) to identify effective Even Start projects that can be 
        replicated and used in providing technical assistance to 
        national, State, and local programs.

               ``PART C--EDUCATION OF MIGRATORY CHILDREN

``SEC. 1301. 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 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 their ability to do well in school, and to prepare 
        these 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. 1302. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``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.

``SEC. 1303. STATE ALLOCATIONS.

    ``(a) State Allocations.--Each State (other than the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico) is entitled to receive under this part, for each fiscal 
year, 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 expenditure per pupil 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 expenditure 
                per pupil in Puerto Rico is of the lowest average per-
                pupil expenditure of any of the 50 States; and
                    ``(B) 32 percent of the average expenditure per 
                pupil in the United States.
    ``(c) Ratable Reductions; Reallocations.--(1)(A) If, after the 
Secretary reserves funds under section 1308(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 finds would best carry out the purpose of 
this part.
    ``(2)(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 such needs, that such amount exceeds the amount required 
under section 1304.
    ``(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 the case of a State that 
receives a grant of $1,000,000 or less under this section, the 
Secretary shall consult with the State educational agency to determine 
whether consortium arrangements with another State or other appropriate 
entity would result in delivery of services in a more effective and 
efficient manner.
    ``(2) A State, irrespective of the amount of its allocation, may 
propose a consortium arrangement.
    ``(3) 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;
            ``(2) as soon as feasible develop and implement a procedure 
        for more accurately reflecting cost factors for different types 
        of summer program designs which will be used to adjust the 
        estimated number of children who reside in a State in order to 
        reflect the number of migratory children who are served in 
        summer programs (which may include intersession programs) in 
        the State and the additional costs of operating such programs; 
        and
            ``(3) conduct an analysis of the options for adjusting the 
        formula so as to better direct services to the child whose 
        education has been interrupted.

``SEC. 1304. 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 under this part, the State and 
        its operating agencies will ensure that the special educational 
        needs of migratory children are identified and addressed 
        through a comprehensive plan for needs assessment and service 
        delivery that meets the requirements of section 1306, 
        including, when feasible, recording the migratory status of 
        such children and their average daily attendance on State 
        student collection data;
            ``(2) a description of the steps the State is taking to 
        provide migratory students with the opportunity to meet the 
        same challenging 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, it 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 during the regular 
        school year;
            ``(4) a description of the State's priorities for the use 
        of funds received under this part, and how they relate to the 
        State's assessment of needs for services in the State;
            ``(5) a description of how the State will determine the 
        amount of any subgrants it will award to local operating 
        agencies, taking into account the requirements of paragraph 
        (1); and
            ``(6) such budgetary and other information as the Secretary 
        may require.
    ``(c) Assurances.--Each such application shall also include 
assurances, satisfactory to the Secretary, that--
            ``(1) funds received under this part will be used only--
                    ``(A) for programs and projects, including the 
                acquisition of equipment, in accordance with section 
                1306(b)(1); and
                    ``(B) 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) such programs and projects will be carried out in a 
        manner consistent with the objectives of sections 1114, 1115(b) 
        and (d), 1120, and 1121(b) and (c), and part F of this title;
            ``(3) in the planning and operation of programs and 
        projects at both the State and local operating agency level, 
        there is appropriate consultation with parent advisory councils 
        for programs lasting a school year, and that all such programs 
        and projects are carried out, to the extent feasible, in a 
        manner consistent with section 1118 of this title;
            ``(4) in planning and carrying out such programs and 
        projects, there has been, and will be, adequate provision for 
        addressing the unmet education needs of preschool migratory 
        children;
            ``(5) 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 
        of this title; and
            ``(6) the State will assist the Secretary in determining 
        the number of migratory children under section 1303(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 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;
            ``(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; and
            ``(3) secondary school students who were eligible for 
        services in secondary school may continue to be served through 
        credit accrual programs until graduation.

``SEC. 1305. SECRETARIAL APPROVAL; PEER REVIEW.

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

``SEC. 1306. COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND SERVICE-DELIVERY PLAN; 
              AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.

    ``(a) Comprehensive Plan.--Each State that receives a grant 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--
            ``(1)(A) is integrated with the State's plan, either 
        approved or being developed, under title III of the Goals 2000: 
        Educate America Act and satisfies the requirements of this 
        section that are not already addressed by such State plan; and
            ``(B) is integrated with other State plans, if any, under 
        the School-To-Work Opportunities Act of 1993 and the Carl D. 
        Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Act to the extent 
        that such plans have not already been incorporated in the 
        State's plan under title III of the Goals 2000: Educate America 
        Act;
            ``(2) if the State does not have an approved plan under 
        title III of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act and is not 
        developing such a plan--
                    ``(A) is integrated with other State plans, such as 
                those under the School-To-Work Opportunities Act of 
                1993 and the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 
                Technology Act, where such plans exist; and
                    ``(B) satisfies the requirements of this section;
            ``(3) may be submitted as a part of a consolidated 
        application under section 9302;
            ``(4) provides that migratory children will have an 
        opportunity to meet the same challenging performance standards, 
        set out in those plans, that all children are expected to meet;
            ``(5) specifies measurable program goals and outcomes;
            ``(6) encompasses the full range of services that are 
        available for migratory children from appropriate local, State 
        and Federal educational programs;
            ``(7) is the product of joint planning among such local, 
        State, and Federal programs, including those under part A of 
        this title, early childhood programs, and bilingual education 
        programs under title VII of this Act;
            ``(8) provides for the integration of services available 
        under this part with services provided by such other programs; 
        and
            ``(9) to the extent feasible, provides for--
                    ``(A) advocacy and outreach activities for 
                migratory children and their families, including 
                informing them of, or helping them gain access to, 
                other education, health, nutrition, and social 
                services;
                    ``(B) professional development programs, including 
                mentoring, for teachers and other program personnel;
                    ``(C) parent involvement programs (as defined under 
                section 1118) and, when feasible, the establishment of 
                instructional programs such as use of the model 
                developed under the Even Start Family Literacy Programs 
                that promote adult literacy and train parents to 
                support the educational growth of their children;
                    ``(D) the integration of communication and 
                information technology into educational and related 
                programs; and
                    ``(E) programs to facilitate the transition of high 
                school students to postsecondary education or 
                employment.
A State may satisfy all or part of the requirements of this section by 
referencing applicable sections of its approved plan under title III of 
the Goals 2000: Educate America Act.
    ``(b) Authorized Activities.--(1) 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, provided that--
            ``(A) before funds provided under this part are used to 
        provide services described in subparagraph (B), those 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 part A of this title; and
            ``(B) all migratory children who are eligible to receive 
        services under part A of this title shall receive such services 
        with funds provided under this part or under part A of this 
        title.
    ``(2) This subsection shall not apply to funds under this part that 
are used for schoolwide programs under section 1114 of this title.

``SEC. 1307. BYPASS.

    ``The Secretary may use all or part of any State's allocation under 
this part to make arrangements with any public or private 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. 1308. COORDINATION OF MIGRANT EDUCATION ACTIVITIES.

    ``(a) Improvement of Coordination.--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 nonprofit entities to 
improve the interstate and intrastate coordination among State and 
local educational agencies of their educational programs, including the 
establishment or improvement of programs for credit accrual and 
exchange, available to migratory students. Grants under this subpart 
may be made for up to 5 years.
    ``(b) Assistance and Reporting.--(1) Within 60 days of enactment, 
the Secretary shall convene a panel of Chief State School Officers and 
technical experts to assess alternative methods by which student 
records may be transferred from one school to another. Within 150 days 
of having been convened, the panel shall make recommendations to the 
Secretary on how schools may adopt the most cost-effective means of 
exchanging of school records. The Secretary shall also develop the most 
cost-effective and accurate method of determining the number of 
students or full-time equivalent students in each State on a yearly 
basis. The Secretary shall report to the Committee on Education and 
Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and 
Human Resources of the Senate the panel's findings and the Secretary's 
recommendations.
    ``(2) The Secretary may contract for services for purposes of this 
section.
    ``(c) Availability of Funds.--For the purpose of carrying out this 
section, the Secretary shall reserve up to $6,000,000 from the amount 
appropriated under section 1002(3) for each fiscal year to carry out 
this part.
    ``(d) Competitive Grants.--From the amounts made available for this 
section, the Secretary shall reserve not more than $1,500,000 to award, 
on a competitive basis, grants in the amount of up to $100,000 each to 
State educational agencies with consortium agreements described under 
section 1303(d). Not less than 10 of such grants shall be awarded to 
States which receive allocations of less than $1,000,000 if such States 
have approved agreements.

``SEC. 1309. DISTANCE LEARNING.

    ``(a) Program.--The Secretary may establish a distance learning 
program to provide, through competitive grants, continuity in the 
education of migrant children using technology, interactive learning, 
computers, and automated technology links achieved with modems and 
telephone networks.
    ``(b) Funds.--Not more than $3,000,000 may be used to establish the 
program under subsection (a).

``SEC. 1310. DEFINITIONS.

    ``As used in this part, the following terms have the following 
meanings:
            ``(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 nonprofit private agency with 
                which a State educational agency or the Secretary makes 
                an arrangement to carry out a 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.
            ``(2) The term `migratory child' means--
                    ``(A) for fiscal year 1996 and subsequent years, a 
                child who is, or whose parent or spouse is, a migratory 
                agricultural worker (including a migratory dairy 
                worker) or a migratory fisher, and who, in the 
                preceding 24 months, in order to obtain, or accompany 
                such parent or spouse in order to obtain, temporary or 
                seasonal employment in agricultural or fishing work--
                            ``(i) has moved from one local educational 
                        agency to another; or
                            ``(ii) in a State that is comprised of a 
                        single local educational agency, has moved from 
                        one administrative area to another within such 
                        agency; or
                    ``(B) for fiscal year 1995 only, a child fulfilling 
                the requirements of subparagraph (A) for a period of 36 
                months instead of for 24 months.

``PART D--PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR DELINQUENT YOUTH AND 
                     YOUTH AT RISK OF DROPPING OUT

``SEC. 1401. FINDINGS; PURPOSE; PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            ``(1) A large percentage of youth in the juvenile justice 
        system have poor academic achievement, are a year or more 
        behind grade level, and have dropped out of school.
            ``(2) There is a strong correlation between academic 
        failure and involvement in delinquent activities.
            ``(3) Preventing students from dropping out of local 
        schools and addressing the educational needs of delinquent 
        youth can help reduce the dropout rate and involvement in 
        delinquent activities at the same time.
            ``(4) Many schools and correctional facilities fail to 
        communicate regarding a youth's academic needs and students 
        often return to their home school ill-prepared to meet current 
        curriculum requirements.
            ``(5) Schools are often reluctant to deal with youth 
        returning from facilities and receive no funds to deal with the 
        unique educational and other needs of such youth.
            ``(6) A continuing need exists for activities and programs 
        to reduce the incidence of youth dropping out of school.
            ``(7) Federal dropout prevention programs have demonstrated 
        effectiveness in keeping children and youth in school.
            ``(8) Pregnant and parenting teens are a high at-risk group 
        for dropping out of school and should be targeted by dropout 
        prevention programs.
            ``(9) Such youth need a strong dropout prevention program 
        which provides them with high level skills and which provides 
        supports to youth returning from correctional facilities in 
        order to keep them in school.
    ``(b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this part--
            ``(1) to improve educational services to children in local 
        and State institutions for delinquent children so that they 
        have the opportunity to meet the same challenging State 
        performance standards that all children in the State will be 
        expected to meet;
            ``(2) to provide such children the services they need to 
        make a successful transition from institutionalization to 
        further schooling or employment; and
            ``(3) to prevent at-risk youth from dropping out of school 
        and to provide dropouts and youth returning from institutions 
        with a support system to ensure their continued education.
    ``(c) Program Authorized.--In order to carry out the purpose of 
this part, the Secretary shall make grants to State educational 
agencies, which shall make subgrants to State agencies and local 
educational agencies to establish or improve programs of education for 
delinquent children and youth at risk of dropping out of school before 
graduation.

``SEC. 1402. PAYMENTS FOR PROGRAMS UNDER THIS PART.

    ``(a) Agency Subgrants.--Based on the allocation amount computed 
under section 1403, the Secretary shall allocate to each State 
educational agency amounts necessary to make subgrants to State 
agencies.
    ``(b) Local Subgrants.--Each State shall retain, for purposes of 
subpart 2, funds generated throughout the State under part A based on 
youth residing in local correctional facilities, or attending community 
day programs for delinquent children.
    ``(c) Use of Remaining Funds.--Each State shall use any funds 
remaining after allocations are made under subsection (a).

                   ``Subpart 1--State Agency Programs

``SEC. 1403. AMOUNT OF ALLOCATION TO STATE.

    ``(a) State Allocation.--Each State educational agency is eligible 
to receive under this part, for each fiscal year, an amount equal to 
the product of--
            ``(1) the number of delinquent children in State 
        correctional facilities serving youth under the age of 21 who 
        are enrolled for at least 20 hours per week in education 
        programs operated or supported by facilities serving youth, and 
        10 hours a week in adult facilities serving youth.
            ``(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) Subgrants to State Agencies In Puerto Rico.--For each fiscal 
year, the amount of the grant 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 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.

``SEC. 1404. STATE PLAN.

    ``(a) State Plan.--(1)(A) Each State educational agency that 
desires to receive payments under this part shall submit, for approval 
by the Secretary, a plan, which shall be revised and updated as needed, 
for meeting the needs of delinquent youth and children at risk of 
dropping out that--
            ``(i) is integrated with the State's plan, either approved 
        or being developed, under title III of the Goals 2000: Educate 
        America Act, and satisfies the requirements of this section 
        that are not already addressed by such State plan; or
            ``(ii) if the State does not have an approved plan under 
        title III of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act or is not 
        developing such a plan, is integrated with other State plans 
        under this Act and satisfies the requirements of this section.
    ``(B) A State plan submitted under paragraph (1)(A)(i) may, if 
necessary, be submitted as an amendment to the State's plan under title 
III of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act.
    ``(2) Each such plan shall also--
            ``(A) describe the State-established program goals, 
        objectives, and performance measures 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 they would have if 
        they were in schools of local educational agencies in the 
        State;
            ``(C) describe the manner in which such State educational 
        agency will make subgrants; and
            ``(D) 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;
                    ``(ii) carry out the evaluation requirements of 
                section 1408;
                    ``(iii) ensure that its State agencies comply with 
                all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements; 
                and
                    ``(iv) provide such other information as the 
                Secretary may reasonably require.
    ``(b) Secretarial Approval; Peer Review.--(1) The Secretary shall 
approve each State plan that meets the requirements of this part.
    ``(2) The Secretary may review any such plan with the assistance 
and advice of individuals with relevant expertise.
    ``(c) Subgrants to State Agencies.--A State agency is eligible for 
assistance under this part if it is responsible for providing free 
public education for children in institutions for delinquent children.
    ``(d) State Agency Applications.--A 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 of this title, to assess the 
        educational needs of the children to be served;
            ``(2) provides assurances that in making services available 
        to youth in adult correctional facilities, priority will be 
        given to such youth who are likely to complete incarceration 
        within a 2-year period;
            ``(3) describes the program, including a budget for the 
        first year of the program, with annual updates to be provided;
            ``(4) describes how the program will meet the goals and 
        objectives of the State plan under this part;
            ``(5) 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 1406 are of high 
        quality;
            ``(6) describes how the agency will carry out the 
        evaluation requirements of section 1408 and how the results of 
        the most recent evaluation are used to plan and improve the 
        program;
            ``(7) includes data showing that the agency has maintained 
        fiscal effort required of a local educational agency, in 
        accordance with section 9501 of this title;
            ``(8) describes how the programs will be coordinated with 
        other appropriate State and Federal programs, including the Job 
        Training Partnership Act, vocational education, State and local 
        dropout prevention programs, and special education;
            ``(9) describes how appropriate professional development 
        will be provided to teachers and other instructional and 
        administrative personnel;
            ``(10) designates an individual in each affected 
        institution to be responsible for issues relating to the 
        transition of children from an institution to locally operated 
        programs;
            ``(11) describes how the agency will, endeavor to 
        coordinate with businesses for training and mentoring for 
        participating youth;
            ``(12) describes how the agency will assist in locating 
        alternative programs through which students can continue their 
        education if they are not returning to school after leaving the 
        correctional facility;
            ``(13) describes how the agency will work with parents to 
        secure their assistance in improving the educational 
        achievement of their children and preventing their further 
        involvement in delinquent activities;
            ``(14) describes how the agency works with special 
        education youth in order to meet an existing individualized 
        education program and an assurance that the agency will notify 
        the youth's local school if such youth is identified as in need 
        of special education services while the youth is in the 
        facility and if the youth intends to return to the local 
        school;
            ``(15) describes how the agency will work with youth who 
        dropped out of school before entering the facility to encourage 
        such youth to reenter school once their term has been completed 
        or provide the youth with the skills necessary to gain 
        employment, continue their education, or achieve a high school 
        equivalency certificate if the youth does not intend to return 
        to school;
            ``(16) provides assurances that teachers and other 
        qualified staff are also trained to work with children with 
        disabilities and other students with special needs taking into 
        consideration the unique needs of such students;
            ``(17) describes any additional services provided to youth, 
        including career counseling, assistance in securing student 
        loans, grants; and
            ``(18) describes how this program will be coordinated with 
        any programs operated under the Juvenile Justice and 
        Delinquency Act, if applicable.

``SEC. 1405. USE OF FUNDS.

    ``(a) General.--(1) A State agency shall use funds received under 
this part only for programs and projects that--
            ``(A) are consistent with the State plan referred to in 
        section 1404(a); and
            ``(B) concentrate on providing participants with the 
        knowledge and skills needed to make a successful transition to 
        high school completion, further education, or employment.
    ``(2) 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 1406, are provided to children identified by 
                the State agency as failing, or most at risk of 
                failing, to meet the State's challenging 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 to such challenging State standards;
            ``(C) shall be carried out in a manner consistent with 
        section 1119(b) and part F of this title; and
            ``(D) may include the costs of meeting the evaluation 
        requirements of section 1408.
    ``(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 1119(b) of this title 
without regard to the subject areas in which instruction is given 
during those hours.

``SEC. 1406. INSTITUTION-WIDE PROJECTS.

    ``A State agency that provides free public education for children 
in an institution for delinquent children may use funds received under 
this part to serve all children in, and upgrade the entire educational 
effort of, such institution or program if the State agency has 
developed, and the State educational agency has approved, a 
comprehensive plan for such institution or program that--
            ``(1) provides for a comprehensive assessment of the 
        educational needs of all youth in the institution or program 
        serving juveniles;
            ``(2) provides for a comprehensive assessment of the 
        educational needs of youth aged 20 and younger in adult 
        facilities who are expected to complete incarceration within a 
        2-year period;
            ``(3) describes the steps the State agency has taken, or 
        will take, to provide all children under 21 with the 
        opportunity to meet challenging academic and vocational 
        standards in order to improve the likelihood that the students 
        will complete high school, attain high school equivalency, or 
        find employment after leaving the institution;
            ``(4) 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 secondary school students;
            ``(5) specifically describes how such funds will be used;
            ``(6) describes the measures and procedures that will be 
        used to assess student progress;
            ``(7) 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 for 
        delinquent children and personnel from the State educational 
        agency; and
            ``(8) includes an assurance that the State agency has 
        provided for appropriate training to teachers and other 
        instructional and administrative personnel to enable them to 
        carry out the project effectively.

``SEC. 1407. THREE-YEAR PROJECTS.

    ``If a State agency operates a program 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 not to exceed 3 years.

``SEC. 1408. TRANSITION SERVICES.

    ``(a) Transition Services.--Each State agency shall reserve not 
more than 10 percent of the amount it receives under this part for any 
fiscal year to support projects that facilitate the transition of 
children from State-operated institutions to local educational 
agencies.
    ``(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 transitional educational services, which may 
include counseling and mentoring, to delinquent children in schools 
other than State-operated institutions.

                   ``Subpart 2--Local Agency Programs

``SEC. 1410. PROGRAMS OPERATED BY LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.

    ``(a) Local Subgrants.--With funds retained under section 1402(2), 
the State educational agency shall make subgrants to local educational 
agencies with--
            ``(1) a high number or percentage of youth who are residing 
        in local (including county) correctional facilities for youth 
        (including those involved in day programs); and
            ``(2) which have the highest numbers or percentage of youth 
        in the State which have dropped out of school in the preceding 
        fiscal year.
    ``(b) Notification.--A State educational agency shall notify local 
educational agencies which meet the criteria of subsection (a) of their 
eligibility for participation in the program.
    ``(c) Purpose of Local Educational Agency Programs.--The purpose of 
this section is the operation of local educational agency programs 
which involve collaboration between local educational agencies and 
local correctional facilities serving such youth to--
            ``(1) continue transition activities for youth returning 
        from such facilities;
            ``(2) to operate dropout prevention programs in local 
        schools for youth at risk of dropping out and youth returning 
        from correctional facilities; and
            ``(3) to prepare youth who have finished their period of 
        incarceration for employment, high school completion, and 
        further education.
    ``(d) Local Educational Agency Applications.--(1) Eligible local 
educational agencies which choose to take part in programs funded under 
this section shall submit an application to the State educational 
agency, containing such information on programs to be operated under 
this section as the State educational agency may require, and which 
shall include--
            ``(1) a description of formal agreements between the local 
        educational agency and correctional facilities and alternative 
        school programs serving youth involved with the juvenile 
        justice system to operate programs for delinquent youth;
            ``(2) a description of how participating schools will 
        coordinate with facilities working with delinquent youth to 
        ensure that such youth are participating in an education 
        program comparable to one operating in the local school such 
        youth would attend;
            ``(3) a description of the dropout prevention program 
        operated by participating schools and the types of services 
        such schools will provide to at risk youth in participating 
        schools and youth returning from correctional facilities;
            ``(4) a description of the youth expected to be served by 
        the dropout prevention program and how the school will be 
        coordinating existing educational programs to meet unique 
        education needs;
            ``(5) a description of how schools will coordinate with 
        existing social and health services to meet the needs of 
        students at risk of dropping out of school and other 
        participating students, including prenatal health care and 
        nutrition services related to the health of the parent and 
        child, parenting and child development classes, child care, 
        targeted re-entry and outreach programs, referrals to community 
        resources, and scheduling flexibility;
            ``(6) a description of any partnerships with local 
        businesses to develop training and mentoring services for 
        participating students;
            ``(7) a description of how the program will involve parents 
        in efforts to improve the education achievement of their 
        children, assist in dropout prevention activities, and prevent 
        the involvement of their children in delinquent activities;
            ``(8) a description of how this program will be coordinated 
        with other Federal, State, and local programs, including the 
        Job Training and Partnership Act and vocational education 
        programs serving this at risk population of youth;
            ``(9) a description of how the program will be coordinated 
        with programs operated under the Juvenile Justice and 
        Delinquency Prevention Act, if applicable;
            ``(10) a description of how schools will work with 
        probation officers to assist in meeting the needs of youth 
        returning from correctional facilities;
            ``(11) a description of efforts participating schools will 
        make to ensure correctional facilities working with youth are 
        aware of a child's existing individualized education program; 
        and
            ``(12) a description of the steps participating schools 
        will take to find alternative placements for youth interested 
        in continuing their education but unable to participate in a 
        regular public school program.
    ``(e) Uses of Funds.--Funds provided to local educational agencies 
under this section may be used for--
            ``(1) dropout prevention programs which serve youth at 
        educational risk, including pregnant and parent teens, youth 
        who have come in contact with the juvenile justice system, 
        youth at least one year behind their expected grade level, 
        migrants, immigrants, students with limited-English proficiency 
        and gang members;
            ``(2) the coordination of health and social services for 
        such youth if there is a likelihood that the provision of such 
        services including day care and drug and alcohol counseling, 
        will improve the likelihood such students will complete their 
        education; and
            ``(3) programs to meet the unique education needs of youth 
        at risk of dropping out, which may include vocational 
        education, special education, career counseling, and assistance 
        in securing student loans or grants.
    ``(f) Program Requirements for Correctional Facilities Receiving 
Funds Under This Section.--Each facility entering into a partnership 
with a local educational agency to provide services to youth under this 
section shall--
            ``(1) ensure educational programs in juvenile facilities 
        are coordinated with the student's home school, particularly 
        with respect to special education students with an 
        individualized education program;
            ``(2) notify the local school of a youth if the youth is 
        identified as in need of special education servicers while in 
        the facility;
            ``(3) provide transition assistance to help the youth stay 
        in school, including coordination of services for the family, 
        counseling, assistance in accessing drug and alcohol abuse 
        prevention programs, tutoring, and family counseling;
            ``(4) provide support programs which encourage the youth 
        who have dropped out to reenter school once their term has been 
        completed or provide such youth with the skills necessary for 
        them to gain employment or seek a high school equivalency 
        certificate;
            ``(5) work to ensure facilities are staffed with teachers 
        and other qualified staff who are also trained to work with 
        children with disabilities and other special needs students 
        taking into consideration such unique needs;
            ``(6) ensure educational programs in correctional 
        facilities are related to assisting students meet high 
        educational standards;
            ``(7) use, to the extent possible, technology to assist 
        coordinating educational programs between the juvenile facility 
        and community school;
            ``(8) involve parents in efforts to improve the educational 
        achievement of their children and prevent the further 
        involvement of such children in delinquent activities;
            ``(9) coordinate funds received under this program with 
        other available State, local, and Federal funds to provide 
        services to participating youth, including the Job Training 
        Partnership Act, and vocational education;
            ``(10) coordinate programs operated under this section with 
        activities funded under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
        Prevention Act, if applicable; and
            ``(11) if appropriate, work with local businesses to 
        develop training and mentoring programs for participating 
        youth.
    ``(g) Accountability.--The State educational agency may--
            ``(1) reduce or terminate funding for projects funded under 
        this section in local educational agencies if such agencies do 
        not show progress in reducing dropout rates for male students 
        and for female students over a 3-year period; and
            ``(2) require juvenile facilities to demonstrate, after 3 
        years, that there has been an increase in the number of youth 
        returning to school, obtaining high school equivalency 
        certificates, or obtaining employment after such youth are 
        released.

``SEC. 1411. PROGRAM EVALUATIONS.

    ``(a) Scope of Evaluation.--Each State agency or local educational 
agency that conducts a program under subpart 1 or 2 shall evaluate the 
program, disaggregating data on participation by sex, and if feasible, 
by race, ethnicity, and age, not less than once every 3 years to 
determine its 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 high school graduation;
            ``(3) for delinquent youth, make the transition to a 
        regular program or other education program operated by a local 
        educational agency; and
            ``(4) complete high school (or high school equivalency 
        requirements) and obtain employment after leaving the 
        institution.
    ``(b) Evaluation Measures.--In conducting each such evaluation with 
respect to subsection (a)(1), a State agency or local educational 
agency shall use multiple and appropriate measures of student progress.
    ``(c) Evaluation Results.--Each State agency and local educational 
agency shall--
            ``(1) submit evaluation results 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. 1412. DEFINITIONS.

    ``For the purpose of this part, the following terms have the 
following meanings:
            ``(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 `at risk youth' means school aged youth who 
        are at risk of academic failure, have drug or alcohol problems, 
        are pregnant or are parents, have come into contact with the 
        juvenile justice system in the past, are at least one year 
        behind the expected grade level for such age, have limited-
        English proficiency, are gang members, have dropped out in the 
        past, or have high absenteeism rates.
            ``(3) The term `community-day program' means a regular 
        program of instruction provided by a State agency at a 
        community-day school operated specifically for delinquent 
        children.
            ``(4) 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.

 ``PART E--FEDERAL EVALUATIONS, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND TRANSITION PROJECTS

``SEC. 1501. EVALUATIONS.

    ``(a) National Assessment.--(1) The Secretary shall conduct a 
national assessment of programs under this title, in coordination with 
the ongoing Chapter 1 Longitudinal Study under subsection (b) 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) 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 content and 
        performance standards; and
            ``(B) are accomplishing the specific purposes set out in 
        section 1001(d) of this title to achieve this goal, including--
                    ``(i) ensuring high standards for all children and 
                aligning the efforts of States, local educational 
                agencies, and schools to help children reach them;
                    ``(ii) providing children an enriched and 
                accelerated educational program through schoolwide 
                programs or through additional services that increase 
                the amount and quality of instructional time that 
                children receive;
                    ``(iii) promoting schoolwide reform and access of 
                all children 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) are using any of the voluntary model State 
                opportunity-to-learn standards that may have been 
                implemented and whether they are useful in improving 
                learning;
                    ``(vi) coordinating services under all parts of 
                this title with each other, with other educational 
                services, including preschool services, and, to the 
                extent feasible, with health and social service 
                programs funded from other sources;
                    ``(vii) affording parents meaningful opportunities 
                to participate in the education of their children at 
                home and at school, including the provisions of family 
                literacy services;
                    ``(viii) distributing resources to areas where 
                needs are greatest;
                    ``(ix) improving accountability, as well as 
                teaching and learning, by making assessments under this 
                title congruent with State assessment systems; and
                    ``(x) providing greater decisionmaking authority 
                and flexibility to schools in exchange for greater 
                responsibility for student performance.
    ``(3) Where feasible, the Secretary shall use information gathered 
from a variety of sources, including the National Assessment of 
Educational Progress, State evaluations, and available research studies 
in carrying out this subsection.
    ``(4) The Secretary shall submit a biennial report summarizing the 
cumulative findings to date of the assessment to the President and the 
appropriate committees of the Congress.
    ``(b) Studies and Data Collection.--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. The 
Secretary shall report no later than December 31, 1997 to the House 
Committee on Education and Labor and the Senate Committee on Labor and 
Human Resources on how schoolwide programs are meeting the needs of 
children from migratory families.
    ``(c) National Evaluation of Title I.--The Secretary shall carry 
out an ongoing evaluation of the program under part A of this title in 
order to provide the public, Congress, and educators involved in such 
program, an accurate description of the effectiveness of such program 
and provide information that can be used to improve such program's 
effectiveness. Such evaluation shall--
            ``(1) have a longitudinal design tracking cohorts of 
        students 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;
            ``(2) be separate and independent from State and local 
        assessments and evaluations as required under this part;
            ``(3) utilize the highest available content standards that 
        are generally accepted as national in scope;
            ``(4) provide information on all students, students served 
        under this part, and, if funds are sufficient, information on 
        students from low-income families and limited English 
        proficient students; and
            ``(5) when feasible, collect, cross-tabulate, and report 
        data by sex within race or ethnicity and socioeconomic status.
The Secretary shall use the information from this evaluation as part of 
the national assessment required by subsection (a) and shall report the 
data from this evaluation to the Congress and the public at least as 
frequently as that assessment.
    ``(d)(1) In conducting the National Assessment under subsection (a) 
and the National Evaluation under subsection (b), the Secretary shall 
not assess the progress of students in grade 1, kindergarten, and pre-
kindergarten on the basis of outcome measures such as content and 
performance standards.
    ``(2) Any assessments of children in grade 2 shall utilize matrix 
sampling and be performance-based.
    ``(3) Any data collected regarding children in grade 2 shall--
            ``(A) be collected at multiple points in time;
            ``(B) not be used to stigmatize, label, or place any child; 
        and
            ``(C) be collected in multiple domains.
    ``(e) Parental Involvement, Study, Report and Dissemination.--(1) 
The Secretary, through the Office of Education Research and 
Improvement, shall conduct a study to identify and describe--
            ``(A) common barriers to effective parental involvement in 
        the education of participating children; and
            ``(B) successful local policies and programs which improve 
        parental involvement and the performance of participating 
        children.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall--
            ``(A) complete such study by December 31, 1995;
            ``(B) report the findings of such study to the Committee on 
        Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and to the 
        Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate; and
            ``(C) disseminate the findings, relating to the successful 
        local policies and programs which improve parental involvement 
        and the performance of participating children, to local 
        educational agencies.

``SEC. 1502. DEMONSTRATIONS OF INNOVATIVE PRACTICES.

    ``(a) Demonstration Programs To Improve Achievement.--(1) From the 
funds appropriated for any fiscal year under section 1002(7)(B), the 
Secretary may make grants to State educational agencies, local 
educational agencies, other public agencies, nonprofit organizations, 
public/private partnerships involving business and industry 
organizations, and consortia of such bodies to carry out demonstration 
projects that show the most promise of enabling children served under 
this title to meet challenging State 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 them the opportunity to reach high 
        standards;
            ``(B) integration of education services with each other and 
        with health, family, and other social services such as 
        mentoring programs, particularly in empowerment zones and 
        enterprise communities;
            ``(C) effective approaches to whole school reform;
            ``(D) 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; and
            ``(E) programs that are built upon partnerships developed 
        between elementary, middle schools, and secondary 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) 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.--(1) From funds appropriated under section 
1002(7)(B) 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 non-
profit organizations to disseminate and use the highest quality 
research and knowledge about effective practices to improve the quality 
of teaching and learning in schools supported under this title.

``SEC. 1503. INNOVATIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TRANSITION PROJECTS.

    ``(a) In General.--From not less than $10,000,000 of the amount 
appropriated under section 1002(7)(B) the Secretary shall provide 
financial assistance to support innovative transition projects in 
elementary schools.
    ``(b) Grants.--(1) From 70 percent of the amount reserved under 
subsection (a) to carry out this section, the Secretary shall make 
grants to local educational agencies for the purpose of supporting 
projects, for children from low-income families who previously attended 
Head Start, Even Start, or similar preschool programs, which provide 
educational and other services in kindergarten and early elementary 
grades.
    ``(2) The purpose of such projects are to assist such children to--
            ``(A) make a successful transition from preschool through 
        the early elementary grades; and
            ``(B) achieve challenging academic standards.
    ``(3) A program assisted under this subsection shall--
            ``(A) provide transition-to-elementary school activities, 
        such as--
                    ``(i) development of a transition plan for each 
                child, which provides for support and assistance 
                through the third grade;
                    ``(ii) transfer of each child's preschool records 
                to the elementary school (with parental consent);
                    ``(iii) formal meetings between a child's parent, 
                preschool teacher, and kindergarten or first grade 
                teacher; and
                    ``(iv) kindergarten visits and other orientation 
                activities for preschool children prior to enrollment 
                in elementary school;
            ``(B) use a model instructional approach for which 
        financial assistance is provided under subsection (d);
            ``(C) provide directly or through referral comprehensive 
        educational, health, nutritional, social, and other services as 
        will aid in the continued development of eligible children to 
        their full potential; and
            ``(D) provide for the direct participation of the parents 
        of such children in the development, operation, and evaluation 
        of such program.
    ``(c) Applications and Grant Priority.--(1) An application for a 
grant under subsection (b) shall--
            ``(A) describe the transition-to-elementary school 
        activities which the applicant plans to administer;
            ``(B) describe the model instructional approach the 
        applicant will use, and the manner in which the applicant will 
        implement such approach;
            ``(C) provide evidence that the applicant has made a formal 
        arrangement to receive technical assistance and training from 
        the agency, organization, or institution which sponsors such 
        approach and receives funds under subsection (d);
            ``(D) describe the manner in which the applicant will 
        provide comprehensive services to the children to be served;
            ``(E) describe how the applicant will provide for direct 
        participation by parents in the planning, operation, and 
        evaluation of such program;
            ``(F) describe how such program will be coordinated with 
        title I, title VII, and other programs authorized under this 
        Act; and
            ``(G) provide evidence that--
                    ``(i) the applicant has entered into formal 
                arrangements with local Head Start, Even Start, and 
                other preschool programs to ensure that the transition 
                activities supported by such program are effective; and
                    ``(ii) the transition activities, instruction, and 
                other services to be provided by the applicant have 
                been specifically designed to build upon, and 
                coordinate with, those services provided to eligible 
                children and their parents in local Head Start, Even 
                Start and other similar preschool programs.
    ``(2) An application for a grant under subsection (b) may provide 
for the use of mentors who are high school or college students trained 
to provide tutoring to elementary and secondary students formerly 
enrolled in Head Start or Even Start programs.
    ``(3) In making grants under subsection (b), the Secretary shall--
            ``(A) give priority to applicants that--
                    ``(i) propose to administer a project in schools 
                designated as a schoolwide program under section 1114 
                of this Act; and
                    ``(ii) propose to use an innovative transition and 
                instructional approach which has been shown to be 
                effective for the purpose described in paragraph (2) of 
                subsection (b); and
            ``(B) provide sufficient funds to enable programs to meet 
        the purposes of paragraph (1) and the requirements of paragraph 
        (2).
    ``(d) Technical Assistance and Training.--From 30 percent of the 
amount reserved under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make grants 
to public and private nonprofit agencies, institutions, and 
organizations to provide--
            ``(1) technical assistance in the implementation and 
        expanded use of model transition and instructional approaches; 
        and
            ``(2) training in conjunction with the implementation and 
        operation of such model approaches.
    ``(e) General Provisions.--
            ``(1) An application for assistance under this section may 
        not be approved unless the Secretary is satisfied that the 
        services to be provided by the applicant will supplement, and 
        not supplant, services previously provided without Federal 
        assistance.
            ``(2) A program which receives assistance under subsection 
        (b) must demonstrate that such program achieved the purposes 
        described in paragraph (2) of such subsection in order to be 
        eligible for a renewal grant.

                      ``PART F--GENERAL PROVISIONS

``SEC. 1601. FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to issue such 
regulations as are necessary to reasonably ensure that there is 
compliance with this title.
    ``(b) Negotiated Rulemaking Process.--(1) Prior to publishing 
proposed regulations in the Federal Register to carry out this title, 
the Secretary shall obtain the advice and recommendations of 
representatives of Federal, State, and local administrators, parents, 
teachers, and members of local boards of education involved with the 
implementation and operation of programs under this title.
    ``(2) Such advice and recommendations may be obtained through such 
mechanisms as regional meetings and electronic exchanges of 
information.
    ``(3) After obtaining such advice and recommendations, and prior to 
publishing proposed regulations, the Secretary shall--
            ``(A) establish a negotiated rulemaking process on a 
        minimum of 4 key issues, including--
                    ``(i) schoolwide projects;
                    ``(ii) standards and assessment;
                    ``(iii) parental involvement; and
                    ``(iv) professional development;
            ``(B) select individuals to participate in such process 
        from among individuals or groups which provided advice and 
        recommendations, with representation from all geographic 
        regions; and
            ``(C) prepare a draft of proposed policy options that shall 
        be provided to the individuals selected by the Secretary under 
        subparagraph (A) not less than 45 days prior to the first 
        meeting under such process.
    ``(4) Such process--
            ``(A) shall be conducted in a timely manner to ensure that 
        final regulations are issued by the Secretary not later than 
        the 240-day period required by section 437 of the General 
        Education Provisions Act; and
            ``(B) shall not be subject to the Federal Advisory 
        Committee Act but shall otherwise follow the provisions of the 
        Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990 (5 U.S.C. 561 et seq.).
    ``(5) In an emergency situation in which regulations to carry out 
this title must be issued with a very limited time to assist State and 
local educational agencies with the operation of the program, the 
Secretary may issue proposed regulations without following such process 
but shall, immediately thereafter and prior to issuing final 
regulations, conduct regional meetings to review such proposed 
regulations.
    ``(c) Special Rule.--Funds made available under section 1002(7) may 
not be released by the Secretary for expenditure until such time as 
final regulations to carry out part A are published in the Federal 
Register.
    ``(d) Limitation.--Regulations to carry out this part may not 
require local programs to follow a particular instructional model, such 
as the provision of services outside the regular classroom or school 
program.

``SEC. 1602. COORDINATION OF FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION.

    ``(a) Program Assistance Manual.--The Secretary shall, not later 
than 6 months after the publication of final regulations under this 
title, prepare and distribute to State educational agencies, State 
agencies operating programs under parts C and D, and local educational 
agencies, and shall make available to parents and other interested 
individuals, organizations, and agencies, a manual for this title to--
            ``(1) assist such agencies in--
                    ``(A) enhancing the quality, increasing the depth, 
                or broadening the scope of activities for programs 
                under this title;
                    ``(B) applying for program funds under this title; 
                and
                    ``(C) meeting the program objectives under this 
                title;
            ``(2) assist State educational agencies in achieving proper 
        and efficient administration of programs funded under this 
        title;
            ``(3) assist parents to become involved in the planning 
        for, and implementation and evaluation of, programs and 
        projects under this title; and
            ``(4) ensure that officers and employees of the Department 
        of Education, including officers and employees of the Secretary 
        and officers and employees of such Department charged with 
        auditing programs carried on under this title, uniformly 
        interpret, apply, and enforce requirements under this title 
        throughout the United States.
    ``(b) Contents of Policy Manual.--The policy manual shall, with 
respect to programs carried out under this title, contain descriptions, 
statements, procedural and substantive rules, opinions, policy 
statements and interpretations and indices to and amendments of the 
foregoing, and in particular, whether or not such items are required 
under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, to be published or 
made available. The manual shall include--
            ``(1) a statement of the requirements applicable to the 
        programs carried out under this title, including such 
        requirements contained in this title, the General Education 
        Provisions Act, other applicable statutes, and regulations 
        issued under the authority of such statutes;
            ``(2) an explanation of the purpose of each requirement and 
        its interrelationship with other applicable requirements; and
            ``(3) model forms and instructions developed by the 
        Secretary for use by State and local educational agencies, at 
        their discretion, including, application forms, application 
        review checklists, and instruments for monitoring programs 
        under this title.
    ``(c) Response to Inquiries.--The Secretary shall respond with 
written guidance not more than 90 days after any written request 
(return receipt requested) from a State or local educational agency 
regarding a policy, question, or interpretation under this title. In 
the case of a request from a local educational agency, such agency is 
required to address its request to the State educational agency first.

``SEC. 1603. STATE ADMINISTRATION.

    ``(a) Rulemaking.--(1) 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 and provide any such proposed rules, regulations, and 
        policies to the Committee of Practitioners for their review and 
        comment;
            ``(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) 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 
standards.
    ``(b) Committee of Practitioners.--(1) Each State educational 
agency shall create a State committee of practitioners to advise the 
State in carrying out its responsibilities under this title.
    ``(2) Each such committee shall include--
            ``(A) as a majority of its members, representatives from 
        local educational agencies;
            ``(B) administrators;
            ``(C) teachers, including vocational educators;
            ``(D) parents;
            ``(E) members of local boards of education;
            ``(F) representatives of private school children; and
            ``(G) counselors.
    ``(3) The duties of the committee shall include a review, prior to 
publication, of any proposed or final State rule or regulation pursuant 
to this title. In an emergency situation where such rule or regulation 
must be issued within a very limited time to assist local educational 
agencies with the operation of the program, the State educational 
agency may issue a regulation without prior consultation, but shall 
immediately thereafter convene the State committee of practitioners to 
review the emergency regulation prior to issuance in final form.
    ``(c) Payment For State Administration.--Each State may reserve for 
the proper and efficient performance of its duties under this title the 
greater of--
            ``(1) one percent of the funds received under section 
        1002(a) and (c) through (f); or
            ``(2) $375,000, or $50,000 in the case of Guam, American 
        Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and 
        Palau (until the Compact of Free Association takes effect).

              ``TITLE II--IMPROVING TEACHING AND LEARNING

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

``SEC. 2101. FINDINGS.

    ``The Congress finds that--
            ``(1) reaching the National Education Goals 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 goals is ensuring, through sustained and intensive high-
        quality professional development, and through the development 
        and adoption of high quality curriculum, that all teachers are 
        capable of providing challenging learning experiences in the 
        core academic subjects for their students;
            ``(3) decisionmaking as to what activities a State or local 
        educational agency should undertake to improve teaching and 
        learning are best made by individuals in the schools closest to 
        the classroom and most knowledgeable about the needs of schools 
        and students;
            ``(4) 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; and
                    ``(B) effective professional development focuses on 
                discipline-based knowledge and subject-specific 
                pedagogical skills, involves teams of teachers and 
                administrators in a school and, through professional 
                networks of teachers and administrators, 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;
            ``(5) engaging teachers in the development of high quality 
        curricula is a powerful professional development activity that 
        improves teaching and learning;
            ``(6) 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;
            ``(7) States and local educational agencies also need to 
        engage teachers in the development of high quality curricula 
        that are aligned with State or local content and performance 
        standards in order to improve teaching and learning and ensure 
        that students achieve the State standards;
            ``(8) professional development is often a victim of budget 
        reductions in fiscally difficult times and curricula 
        development is almost nonexistent in many State and local 
        school systems; and
            ``(9) the Federal Government has a vital role in helping 
        States and local educational agencies 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 and in providing assistance to such 
        agencies to engage teachers in the development of high quality 
        curricula that are aligned with State or local content and 
        performance standards.

``SEC. 2102. PURPOSES.

    ``The purposes of this part are to provide assistance to States and 
local educational agencies and to institutions of higher education with 
teacher education programs so that such agencies can determine how best 
to improve the teaching and learning of all students through--
            ``(1) helping to ensure that teachers, other staff, and 
        administrators have access to sustained and intensive high-
        quality professional development that is aligned to challenging 
        State content and performance standards in the care academic 
        subjects and that--
                    ``(A) is tied to challenging State and local 
                curriculum content and student performance standards;
                    ``(B) reflects recent research on teaching and 
                learning;
                    ``(C) incorporates effective strategies, 
                techniques, methods, and practices for meeting the 
                educational needs of diverse students, 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 performance standards;
                    ``(D) includes strong academic content and 
                pedagogical components;
                    ``(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; and
            ``(2) assisting States and local educational agencies to 
        engage teachers in the development of high quality curriculum 
        that is aligned with State or local content and performance 
        standards.

``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 fiscal years 
1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999.
    ``(b) Allocation Between Subparts.--Of the funds appropriated to 
carry out this part for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall use--
            ``(1) 5 percent to carry out subpart 1; and
            ``(2) 95 percent to carry out subpart 2.

                    ``Subpart 1--Federal Activities

``SEC. 2111. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary is authorized to make 
grants to, and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with, 
local educational agencies, State educational agencies, State agencies 
for higher education, educational service agencies, institutions of 
higher education, and other public and private agencies, other 
organizations, and institutions to--
            ``(1) support activities of national significance that will 
        contribute to the development and implementation of high-
        quality professional development activities in the core 
        academic subject areas;
            ``(2) support the development of challenging curriculum 
        that is aligned with State or local content and performance 
        standards; and
            ``(3) evaluate activities carried out under this subpart 
        and under subpart 2.
    ``(b) Coordination With Other Agencies.--In carrying out this 
program, the Secretary shall consult and coordinate with the National 
Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the 
National Endowment for the Arts, and other appropriate Federal agencies 
and entities.

``SEC. 2112. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.

    ``(a) The Secretary shall use funds available to carry out this 
subpart--
            ``(1) to provide seed money to eligible entities to develop 
        their capacity to offer sustained and intensive high-quality 
        professional development;
            ``(2) for the development and maintenance of a national 
        clearinghouse for science, mathematics, and technology 
        education materials which shall be administered as an adjunct 
        clearinghouse of the ERIC system of clearinghouses supported by 
        the Office of Educational Research and Improvement;
            ``(3) to support consortia of educational agencies and 
        organizations in disseminating information and providing 
        assistance regarding curricula, teaching methods, and 
        assessment tools that support national or State content 
        standards in mathematics and science; and
            ``(4) the evaluation of programs under this subpart and 
        under subpart 2.
    ``(b) The Secretary may use funds available to carry out this 
subpart--
            ``(1) for the development and maintenance of national 
        clearinghouses for core academic subjects as the Secretary 
        determines are needed and which shall be administered as 
        adjunct clearinghouses of the ERIC system of clearinghouses 
        supported by the Office of Educational Research and 
        Improvement;
            ``(2) to provide grants to entities to develop high quality 
        curricula that are aligned with voluntary national or State 
        content standards;
            ``(3) to sponsor institutes that provide teachers and 
        administrators with professional development that is based on 
        strong and integrated disciplinary content and pedagogical 
        components;
            ``(4) for efforts to train teachers in the innovative uses 
        and applications of technology to enhance student learning;
            ``(5) to encourage the development of local and national 
        professional networks of educators;
            ``(6) to disseminate standards in the core academic 
        subjects, including information on voluntary national content 
        and performance standards and related models of high-quality 
        professional development;
            ``(7) for efforts to train teachers in innovative uses of 
        applied learning strategies such as service learning;
            ``(8) to disseminate 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 performance standards;
            ``(9) to promote the transferability of licensure and 
        certification of teachers and administrators among State and 
        local jurisdictions; and
            ``(10) to support the National Board for Professional 
        Teaching Standards.
    ``(c) In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure 
that each program, project, and activity contained in such subsection 
receives an allocation that is no less than the amount that each such 
program, project, or activity received in fiscal year 1994.

                ``Subpart 2--State and Local Activities

``SEC. 2121. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``The Secretary is authorized to make grants to State educational 
agencies for the improvement of teaching and learning through sustained 
and intensive high-quality professional development activities in the 
core academic subjects at the State and local levels and the 
development by teachers and others of high-quality curricula that are 
aligned with State or local content and performance standards.

``SEC. 2122. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.

    ``(a) Reservation of Funds.--From the amount made available to 
carry out this subpart for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) reserve one half of one percent for the outlying 
        areas, to be distributed among them on the basis of relative 
        need, as determined by the Secretary in light of the purposes 
        of this part; and
            ``(2) reserve one half of one percent for the Secretary of 
        the Interior for programs under this subpart 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 remaining 
amount 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 one percent of such remaining amount:
            ``(1) 50 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) 50 percent shall be allocated among such 
        jurisdictions in accordance with the relative amounts such 
        jurisdictions received under part A of title I of this Act for 
        the preceding fiscal year.
    ``(c) Reallocation.--If any jurisdiction does not apply for its 
allotment under subsection (b) for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
reallocate such amount to the remaining jurisdictions in accordance 
with such subsection.

``SEC. 2123. WITHIN-STATE ALLOCATIONS.

    ``(a) Reservations.--Of the amounts received by a State under this 
subpart for a fiscal year--
            ``(1) not more than 5 percent shall be used for the 
        administrative costs of programs carried out by the State 
        educational agency and the State agency for higher education;
            ``(2) not more than 5 percent may be used for State-level 
        activities, as described in section 2125; and
            ``(3) of the remaining amount--
                    ``(A) 87 percent shall be distributed to local 
                educational agencies, to be used in accordance with 
                section 2129, as follows:
                            ``(i) 50 percent of such amount shall be 
                        distributed in accordance with the relative 
                        enrollments in public and private nonprofit 
                        schools within their boundaries.
                            ``(ii) 50 percent of such amount shall be 
                        distributed in accordance with the relative 
                        amount such agencies received under part A of 
                        title I of this Act for the preceding fiscal 
                        year; and
                    ``(B) 13 percent shall be used for competitive 
                grants to institutions of higher education as described 
                in section 2129.
    ``(b) Limitation.--
            ``(1) General rule.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
        any local educational agency that receives an allocation of 
        less than $10,000 under subsection (a) shall, for the purpose 
        of providing services under this subpart, form a consortium 
        with at least 1 other local educational agency or institution 
        of higher education receiving assistance under this section.
            ``(2) Waiver.--The State educational agency shall waive the 
        application of paragraph (1) in the case of any local 
        educational agency that demonstrates that the amount of its 
        allocation is sufficient to provide a program of sufficient 
        size, scope, and quality to be effective. In granting waivers 
        under the preceding sentence, the State educational agency 
        shall--
                    ``(A) give special consideration to local 
                educational agencies serving rural areas; and
                    ``(B) consider cash or in-kind contributions 
                provided from State or local sources that may be 
                combined with the local educational agency's allocation 
                for the purpose of providing services under this part.

``SEC. 2124. STATE APPLICATIONS.

    ``(a) Applications Required.--Each State educational agency that 
wishes to receive its 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) State Plan To Improve Teaching and Learning--(1) Each 
application under this section shall include a State plan that--
            ``(A) is integrated with the State's plan, either approved 
        or being developed, under title III of the Goals 2000: Educate 
        America Act, and satisfies the requirements of this section 
        that are not already addressed by that State plan; or
            ``(B) if the State does not have an approved plan under 
        title III of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act and is not 
        developing such a plan, is integrated with other State plans 
        under this Act and satisfies the requirements of this section.
    ``(2) Each such plan shall also--
            ``(A) be developed in conjunction with the State agency for 
        higher education, institutions of higher education, schools of 
        education, and with the extensive participation of teachers and 
        administrators and members of the public who are interested in 
        improving education in the State and show the role of each in 
        implementation;
            ``(B) be designed to give teachers and administrators in 
        the State the knowledge and skills to provide all students the 
        opportunity to meet challenging State performance standards;
            ``(C) include an assessment of State and local needs for 
        professional development and for the development of curricula 
        that are aligned with State or local content and performance 
        standards;
            ``(D) include a description of how the plan has assessed 
        the needs of local education agencies serving rural areas, and 
        what actions are planned to meet those needs;
            ``(E) include a description of how the plan has maintained 
        funding for professional development activities in mathematics 
        and science education;
            ``(F) include a description of how the activities funded 
        under this subpart will address the needs of teachers in 
        schools receiving assistance under part A of title I of this 
        Act;
            ``(G) a description of how programs in all core academic 
        subjects, but especially in mathematics and science, will take 
        into account the need for greater access to, and participation 
        in, such disciplines by students from historically 
        underrepresented groups, including females, minorities, 
        individuals with limited-English proficiency, the economically 
        disadvantaged, and the disabled, by incorporating pedagogical 
        strategies and techniques which meet their educational need;
            ``(H) if the State's needs assessment under subsection (C) 
        demonstrates a need for professional development, describe how 
        the State will--
                    ``(i) work with teachers, including teachers in 
                schools receiving assistance under part A of title I of 
                this Act, administrators, local educational agencies, 
                schools, and institutions of higher education to ensure 
                that they develop the capacity to support sustained and 
                intensive, high-quality professional development 
                programs in all the core academic subject areas, but 
                especially in mathematics and science;
                    ``(ii) take specific steps to review and, if 
                necessary, reform State requirements for licensure of 
                teachers and administrators, including certification 
                and recertification, to align such requirements with 
                challenging State content and performance standards; 
                and
                    ``(iii) address the need for improving teaching and 
                learning through teacher development beginning with 
                recruitment, pre-service, and induction, and continuing 
                throughout the professional teaching career; and
            ``(I) if the State's needs assessment under subparagraph 
        (C) demonstrates a need for curricula development, describe--
                    ``(i) a strategy for engaging teachers in the 
                development of curricula that are aligned with State or 
                local content and performance standards; and
                    ``(ii) how the State will also work with 
                administrators, parents, school board members, and 
                other members of the community in developing high 
                quality curricula that are aligned with State or local 
                content and performance standards.
    ``(c) Additional Material.--Each State application shall also 
include--
            ``(1) a description of how the activities funded 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;
                    ``(B) State and local funds;
                    ``(C) resources from business and industry; and
                    ``(D) funds 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, and the National 
                Endowment for the Humanities; and
            ``(2) a description of the activities to be sponsored under 
        the State-level activities and the higher education components 
        of its program under this subpart.
    ``(d) Peer Review and Secretarial Approval.--(1) The Secretary 
shall approve the application of a State educational agency if it meets 
the requirements of this section and holds reasonable promise of 
achieving the purposes of this part.
    ``(2) In reviewing applications, 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. 2125. STATE-LEVEL ACTIVITIES.

    ``Each State may use funds reserved under section 2123(a)(2) to 
carry out activities referred to in section 2124(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 content standards and ensure that teachers and 
        administrators have the knowledge and skills necessary to help 
        students meet challenging State 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 especially schools and local educational 
        agencies that receive assistance under part A of title I of 
        this Act, to help such schools and agencies provide effective 
        professional development in the core academic subjects and 
        develop high quality curricula;
            ``(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 
        assessment and pedagogy;
            ``(5) supporting partnerships between schools, consortia of 
        schools, or local education agencies and institutions of higher 
        education, including but not limited to schools of education, 
        which would encourage teachers to participate in intensive, 
        ongoing professional development programs, both academic and 
        pedagogical, at institutions of higher education, and to 
        encourage students at institutions of higher education studying 
        to become teachers to have direct, practical experience at the 
        schools;
            ``(6) enhancing the effective use of educational technology 
        as an instructional tool for increasing student understanding 
        of the core academic subject areas including--
                    ``(A) efforts to train teachers in the innovative 
                uses and application of instructional technology;
                    ``(B) utilizing and strengthening existing 
                telecommunications infrastructure dedicated to 
                educational purposes; and
                    ``(C) efforts to train teachers in methods for 
                achieving gender equity both in access to and teaching 
                practices used in the application of educational 
                technology;
            ``(7) providing incentives for teachers to be involved in 
        curriculum development and technical assistance processes for 
        teachers and students;
            ``(8) professional development enabling teachers and other 
        school staff to ensure that girls, young women, minorities, 
        limited English proficient students, individuals with 
        disabilities, and economically disadvantaged individuals have 
        the opportunity to achieve challenging State performance 
        standards in the core academic subjects by, for example, 
        encouraging girls, young women, and minorities to pursue 
        advanced courses in mathematics and science;
            ``(9) designing professional development activities that 
        increase the numbers of members of minority and other 
        underrepresented groups in the teaching force in the core 
        subjects;
            ``(10) developing high quality curriculum that is aligned 
        with State or local content and performance standards; and
            ``(11) providing financial or other incentives for teachers 
        to become certified by the National Board for Professional 
        Teaching Standards.

``SEC. 2126. LOCAL PLAN AND APPLICATION FOR IMPROVING TEACHING AND 
              LEARNING.

    ``(a) Local Application.--(1) Each local educational agency that 
wishes to receive a subgrant under this subpart shall submit an 
application (singly or as a consortia as described in section 2123(b)) 
to the State educational agency at such time as the State educational 
agency shall require, but not less frequently than every 3rd year.
    ``(2) If the local educational agency has an application approved 
by the State under title III of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, 
the application required by this section shall be a component of (or, 
if necessary, an addendum to) its Goals 2000 application.
    ``(3) A local education agency shall set specific performance 
indicators for improving teaching and learning through professional 
development and curriculum development.
    ``(4) A local educational agency shall submit, as part of its 
application, the results of the needs assessment conducted under 
subsection (b), and the local educational agency plan developed in 
accordance with subsection (c).
    ``(b) Needs Assessment.--(1) A local educational agency that wishes 
to receive a subgrant under this subpart shall include in its 
application an assessment of such agency's need for professional 
development, for the development of high quality curricula that are 
aligned with State or local content and performance standards.
    ``(2) Such needs assessment shall be carried out with the 
involvement of teachers, including teachers in schools receiving 
assistance under part A of title I of this Act, and shall take into 
account what activities need to be conducted in order to give teachers 
and administrators the means, including the knowledge and skills, to 
provide students with the opportunity to meet challenging State or 
local performance standards.
    ``(c) Plan Development.--(1) The plan required under this 
subsection shall be developed jointly by the local educational agency 
and by teachers from the core academic disciplines.
    ``(2) Such teachers shall also be representative of the grade spans 
within schools to be served and of schools which receive assistance 
under part A of title I of this Act.
    ``(3) Based on the needs assessment required under subsection (b), 
the local educational agency's plan shall include the following--
            ``(A) a description of the local educational agency's 
        strategy to improve teaching and learning in every school;
            ``(B) a description of how the plan contributes to the 
        local educational agency's overall efforts for school reform 
        and educational improvement;
            ``(C) a description of the activities the local educational 
        agency intends to undertake under this subpart consistent with 
        such agency's needs assessment conducted under subsection (b);
            ``(D) a description of how the plan has maintained funding 
        for professional development activities in mathematics and 
        science education;
            ``(E) a description of how the activities funded under this 
        section will address the needs of teachers in schools receiving 
        assistance under part A of title I of this Act;
            ``(F) a description of how programs in all core academic 
        subjects, but especially in mathematics and science, will take 
        into account the need for greater access to, and participation 
        in, such disciplines by students from historically 
        underrepresented groups, including females, minorities, 
        individuals with limited-English proficiency, the economically 
        disadvantaged, and the disabled, by incorporating pedagogical 
        strategies and techniques which meet their educational need;
            ``(G) an assurance that the activities conducted with funds 
        received under this program will be assessed at least every 3 
        years using the performance indicators; and
            ``(H) a description of how the program funded under this 
        subpart will be coordinated, as appropriate, with--
                    ``(i) activities conducted under section 2130 and 
                other services of institutions of higher education;
                    ``(ii) similar State and local activities;
                    ``(iii) resources provided under part A of title I 
                and other parts of this Act, particularly part B of 
                title II;
                    ``(iv) resources from business, industry, private 
                nonprofit organizations (including museums, libraries, 
                educational television stations, community-based 
                organizations, professional organizations and 
                associations specializing in, or with a demonstrated 
                expertise in the core academic disciplines);
                    ``(v) funds or programming 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 
                Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Arts; 
                and
                    ``(vi) an identification of funding that will 
                provide the local educational agency's contribution 
                under section 2127.

``SEC. 2127. LOCAL COST SHARING.

    ``(a) In General.--Each local educational agency shall bear not 
less than 33 percent of the cost of any program carried out under this 
subpart, but not including the cost of services provided to private 
schoolteachers.
    ``(b) Available Resources for Cost-Sharing.--A local educational 
agency may meet the requirements of subsection (a) through one or more 
of the following:
            ``(1) Cash expenditures from non-Federal sources, including 
        private contributions, directed toward professional development 
        and curriculum development activities.
            ``(2) Release time for teachers participating in 
        professional development or curricula development funded under 
        this subpart.
            ``(3) Funds received under one or more of the following 
        programs, if used for professional development or curricula 
        development activities consistent with this subpart and 
        consistent with the statutes under which such funds are 
        provided, then such funds must be used for the benefit of 
        students and teachers in the schools that would otherwise have 
        been served with such funds:
                    ``(A) Part A of title I of this Act.
                    ``(B) The Safe and Drug Free Schools program under 
                title IV of this Act.
                    ``(C) The bilingual education program under title 
                VII of this Act.
                    ``(D) The Women's Educational Equity Program under 
                title III of this Act.
                    ``(E) Title III of the Goals 2000: Educate America 
                Act.
                    ``(F) Programs that are related to the purposes of 
                this Act that are administered by other agencies, 
                including the National Science Foundation, the National 
                Endowment for the Humanities, the National Endowment 
                for the Arts, and the Department of Energy.
    ``(c) Waiver.--The State educational agency may approve an 
application which has not fully met the requirements of subsection (a) 
and waive the requirements of subsection (a) if a local educational 
agency can demonstrate that it is unable to meet the requirements of 
subsection (a) due to economic hardship and that compliance with such 
requirements would preclude its participation in the program.

``SEC. 2128. 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 not less than 80 percent of such funds 
        for--
                    ``(A) professional development of teachers, 
                principals, and other instructional staff who work 
                directly with children; and
                    ``(B) engaging teachers and other staff in the 
                development of high quality curricula aligned with 
                State and local content and performance standards, in a 
                manner that is determined by such teachers and staff 
                and is consistent with the provisions of such local 
                educational agency's application under section 2126, 
                any school plan under part A of title I of this Act, 
                and any other plan for professional development or 
                curricula development carried out with Federal, State, 
                or local funds; and
            ``(2) may use not more than 20 percent of such funds for 
        district-level professional or curricula development 
        activities, which may include the participation of 
        administrators and policymakers if such activities directly 
        support instructional personnel.
    ``(b) Authorized Activities.--Each local educational agency and 
school that receives funds under this subpart shall use such funds for 
activities that give teachers and administrators the knowledge and 
skills to provide students with the opportunity to meet challenging 
State or local content and performance standards. Funds received by 
local educational agencies under this subpart only shall be used for 
the activities specified under subsections (c) and (d). No less than 80 
percent of those funds shall be used for activities under subsection 
(c) and not more than 20 percent for activities under subsection (d).
    ``(c) Professional Development.--If a needs assessment conducted 
under section 2126(b) determines that funds under this subpart should 
be used to provide professional development in the core academic 
subjects for teachers and other school staff, the local educational 
agency shall use such funds for professional development for teachers 
and other staff to support teaching consistent with State, or local 
content standards, and shall, to the extent practicable, coordinate 
such activities with institutions of higher education and activities 
under section 2129:
            ``(1) Professional development activities funded under this 
        subpart shall--
                    ``(A) be tied to challenging State or local content 
                and student performance standards;
                    ``(B) reflect recent research on teaching and 
                learning;
                    ``(C) incorporates effective strategies, 
                techniques, methods, and practices for meeting the 
                educational needs of diverse students, 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 performance standards;
                    ``(D) include strong academic content and 
                pedagogical components;
                    ``(E) be of sufficient intensity and duration to 
                have a positive and lasting impact on the teacher's 
                performance in the classroom; and
                    ``(F) be part of the everyday life of the school 
                and create an orientation toward continuous improvement 
                throughout the school.
            ``(2) Funds under this subpart may be used for professional 
        development activities such as--
                    ``(A) professional development for teams of 
                teachers, administrators, or other staff from 
                individual schools, to support teaching consistent with 
                State or local content standards;
                    ``(B) support and time for teachers and other 
                school staff to participate in professional development 
                in the core subjects offered through professional 
                associations, universities, community-based 
                organizations, and other providers including museums 
                and educational partnership organizations;
                    ``(C) activities that provide followup for teachers 
                who have participated in professional development 
                activities that are designed to ensure that knowledge 
                and skills learned by the teacher are implemented in 
                the classroom;
                    ``(D) support for partnerships between schools, 
                consortia of schools, or local education agencies and 
                institutions of higher education, including but not 
                limited to schools of education, which would encourage 
                teachers to participate in intensive, ongoing 
                professional development programs, both academic and 
                pedagogical, at institutions of higher education, and 
                to encourage students at institutions of higher 
                education studying to become teachers to have direct, 
                practical experience at the schools;
                    ``(E) the establishment and maintenance of local 
                professional networks that provide a forum for 
                interaction among teachers and that allow exchange of 
                information on advances in content and pedagogy;
                    ``(F) activities to prepare teachers in the 
                effective use of educational technology as an 
                instructional tool for increasing student understanding 
                of the core academic subject areas;
                    ``(G) activities to enable teachers to ensure that 
                girls, young women, minorities, limited-English 
                proficient students, individuals with disabilities, and 
                economically disadvantaged individuals the opportunity 
                to achieve the challenging State performance standards 
                in the core academic subjects;
                    ``(H) professional development and recruitment 
                activities designed to increase the number of 
                minorities, individuals with disabilities, and females 
                teaching in the core academic subject in which they are 
                underrepresented;
                    ``(I) the development of incentive strategies for 
                rewarding schools where a substantial portion of the 
                teachers achieve certification by the National Board 
                for Professional Teaching Standards; and
                    ``(J) other sustained and intensive high-quality 
                professional development activities in the core 
                academic subjects.
    ``(d) Curriculum Development.--(1) If the needs assessment of a 
local educational agency determines that funds under this subpart 
should be used for curriculum development, such agency shall use the 
funds provided to develop high quality curricula that is aligned with 
State or local content and performance standards.
    ``(2) Funds may be used to purchase the curriculum materials to the 
extent such materials are essential components of the local educational 
agency's plan to improve teaching and learning in the core academic 
subjects.

``SEC. 2129. HIGHER EDUCATION ACTIVITIES.

    ``(a) General.--(1) The State agency for higher education, working 
in conjunction with the State educational agency (if it is a separate 
agency), shall make grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative 
agreements with, institutions of higher education and nonprofit 
organizations including museums and educational partnership 
organizations, which demonstrate consultation and cooperation with a 
local education agency, consortium of local education agencies, or 
schools, for--
                    ``(A) professional development activities in the 
                core academic subject areas that contribute to the 
                State plan for professional development;
                    ``(B) engaging teachers in the development of high-
                quality curricula that are aligned with State or local 
                content and performance standards;
                    ``(C) developing and providing assistance to local 
                education agencies, and the teachers and staff of each 
                such agency, for sustained, high-quality professional 
                development activities; and
                    ``(D) improving teacher education programs in order 
                to promote further innovation in teacher education 
                programs within an institution of higher education and 
                to better meet the needs of the local education 
                agencies for well-prepared teachers;
    ``(2) All such awards shall be made on a competitive basis.
    ``(3) No institution of higher education may receive assistance 
under subsection (a)(1) of this subsection unless the institution 
enters into an agreement with a local education agency, or consortium 
of such agencies, to provide sustained, high-quality professional 
development for the elementary and secondary school teachers in the 
schools of each such agency.
    ``(4) Each project funded under this section shall involve a joint 
effort of the recipient's school or department of education and the 
schools or departments in the specific disciplines in which assistance 
may be provided.
    ``(b) Allowable Activities.--A recipient of funds under this 
section shall use those funds for--
            ``(1) sustained and intensive high-quality professional 
        development for teams of teachers, or teachers and 
        administrators from individual schools or districts;
            ``(2) other sustained and intensive professional 
        development activities related to achievement of the State plan 
        for professional development such as--
                    ``(A) establishment and maintenance of professional 
                networks of teachers that provide a forum for 
                interaction among teachers and that allow exchange of 
                information on advances in content and pedagogy;
                    ``(B) programs that prepare teachers to be 
                effective users of information technology, able to 
                integrate technology into their pedagogy and their 
                instructional practices, and able to enhance their 
                curricular offerings by appropriate applications of 
                technology;
                    ``(C) programs that utilize information technology 
                to deliver sustained and intensive high quality 
                professional development activities for teachers;
                    ``(D) activities to enable teachers to ensure that 
                girls, young women, minorities, limited-English 
                proficient students, individuals with disabilities, and 
                economically disadvantaged individuals have the 
                opportunity to achieve the challenging State 
                performance standards in the core academic subjects;
                    ``(E) professional development and recruitment 
                activities designed to increase the number of 
                minorities, individuals with disabilities, and other 
                underrepresented groups teaching in the core academic 
                subjects, particularly in mathematics and science;
                    ``(F) establishment of professional development 
                academies operated as partnerships between one or more 
                elementary or secondary schools and one or more 
                institutions of higher education to provide school-
                based teacher training that provides prospective, 
                novice, and experienced teachers with an opportunity to 
                work under the guidance of master teachers and college 
                faculty members; and
                    ``(G) technical assistance to local educational 
                agencies in providing sustained and intensive high 
                quality professional development activities for 
                teachers.

                    ``Subpart 3--General Provisions

``SEC. 2131. REPORTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

    ``(a) States.--Each State that receives funds under this part shall 
submit a report to the Secretary every 3 years on the State's progress 
toward the performance indicator identified in its State plan, as well 
as on the effectiveness of State and local activities 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 3 years on its progress toward the outcome performance indicators 
in its plan.
    ``(c) Federal Evaluation.--The Secretary shall report to the 
President and Congress on the effectiveness of programs and activities 
funded under this part.
    ``(d) Prohibition on Funds Being Used for Construction or 
Renovation.--Funds received under this part shall not be used for 
construction or renovation of buildings, rooms, or any other 
facilities.

``SEC. 2132. DEFINITIONS.

    ``As used in this part, the following terms have the following 
meanings:
            ``(1) The term `core academic subjects' means those 
        subjects listed in the State plan under title III of the Goals 
        2000: Educate America Act or under National Education Goal 
        Three as set out in section 102(3) of such Act.
            ``(2) The term `performance indicators' means measures of 
        specific outcomes that the State or local educational agency 
        identifies as assessing progress toward the goal of ensuring 
        that all teachers have the knowledge and skills to assist their 
        students to meet challenging State standards in the core 
        academic subject areas. Examples of such indicators include--
                    ``(A) the degree to which licensure requirements 
                are tied to State standards;
                    ``(B) specific increases in the number of 
                elementary and secondary teachers with strong content 
                backgrounds in the core academic subjects;
                    ``(C) incorporates effective strategies, 
                techniques, methods, and practices for meeting the 
                educational needs of diverse students, 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 performance standards; and
                    ``(D) specific increases in the number of Board 
                certified teachers licensed in each core subject.
            ``(3) The term `sustained and intensive high-quality 
        professional development' means professional development 
        activities that--
                    ``(A) are tied to challenging State or voluntary 
                national content and performance standards;
                    ``(B) reflect up-to-date research in teaching and 
                learning and include integrated content and pedagogical 
                components;
                    ``(C) incorporates effective strategies, 
                techniques, methods, and practices for meeting the 
                educational needs of diverse students, including 
                females, minorities, individuals with disabilities, 
                limited English proficient individuals, and 
                economically disadvantaged individuals, in order to 
                assure that all students have the opportunity to 
                achieve challenging performance standards;
                    ``(D) 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
                    ``(E) recognize teachers as an important source of 
                knowledge that should inform and help shape 
                professional development.
            ``(4) The term `local standard' means challenging content 
        and performance standards in the core subjects (in addition to 
        State content and performance standards approved by the State 
        for title I).

               ``PART B--TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION ASSISTANCE

    ``Subpart 1--Assistance to State and Local Educational Agencies

``SEC. 2201. SHORT TITLE.

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

``SEC. 2202. FINDINGS.

    ``The Congress finds that--
            ``(1) technology can produce far greater opportunities for 
        all students to learn to high standards and promote efficiency 
        and effectiveness in education;
            ``(2) the use of technology as a tool in the teaching and 
        learning process is essential to the development and 
        maintenance of a technologically literate citizenry and an 
        internationally competitive workforce;
            ``(3) the acquisition and use of technology in education 
        throughout the United States has been inhibited by the absence 
        of Federal leadership, the inability of many State and local 
        educational agencies to invest in and support needed 
        technologies, and the limited availability of appropriate 
        technology-enhanced curriculum, instruction, teacher training, 
        and administrative support resources and services in the 
        educational marketplace;
            ``(4) educational equalization concerns and school 
        restructuring needs can be addressed through educational 
        telecommunications and technology by offering universal access 
        to high-quality teaching and programs, particularly in urban 
        and rural areas;
            ``(5) in the absence of appropriate educational technology 
        policies, the disparity between rich and poor students will 
        become even greater in a world where technology and 
        telecommunications increasingly have become an integral part of 
        many households;
            ``(6) the increasing use of new technologies and 
        telecommunications systems in business and industry has 
        furthered the gap between schooling and work force preparation;
            ``(7) telecommunications can be a conduit for ongoing 
        teacher training and improved professional development by 
        providing to teachers constant access to updated research in 
        teaching and learning;
            ``(8) research consistently shows that the planned use of 
        technology combined with teachers who are adequately trained in 
        its use can increase opportunities for more students to develop 
        higher order thinking and technical skills than is possible 
        with traditional instruction;
            ``(9) technology can engage students in learning through 
        media with which they are comfortable, and prove to be an 
        effective learning tool, particularly when correlated with 
        State and national curriculum standards;
            ``(10) schools need new ways of financing the acquisition 
        and maintenance of educational technology; and
            ``(11) the needs for educational technology differ from 
        State to State.

``SEC. 2203. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

    ``The purpose of this Act is to support a comprehensive system for 
the acquisition and use by elementary and secondary schools in the 
United States of technology and technology-enhanced curricula, 
instruction, and administrative support resources and services to 
improve the delivery of educational services, such system shall 
include--
            ``(1) national leadership with respect to the need for, and 
        the provision of, appropriate technology-enhanced curriculum, 
        instruction and administrative programs to improve learning in 
        the United States;
            ``(2) funding mechanisms which will support the 
        development, interconnection, implementation, improvement and 
        maintenance of an effective educational technology 
        infrastructure;
            ``(3) information dissemination networks to facilitate 
        access to information on effective learning programs, 
        assessment and evaluation of such programs, research findings, 
        and supporting resources (including instructionally based, 
        technology-enhanced programs, research and resources) by 
        educators throughout the United States;
            ``(4) an extensive variety of opportunities for teacher, 
        inservice training, and administrative training and technical 
        assistance with respect to effective uses of technologies in 
        education;
            ``(5) utilizing and strengthening, not duplicating, 
        existing telecommunications infrastructures dedicated to 
        educational purposes;
            ``(6) development and evaluation of new and emerging 
        educational technologies and telecommunications networks;
            ``(7) assessment data regarding state-of-the-art uses of 
        technologies in United States education upon which commercial 
        and noncommercial telecommunications entities, and governments 
        can rely on for decisionmaking about the need for, and 
        provision of, appropriate technologies for education in the 
        United States; and
            ``(8) authorize grants to States that--
                    ``(A) improve the academic performance of students 
                through technology;
                    ``(B) strengthen the skills of teachers in 
                effectively utilizing technology for student learning;
                    ``(C) promote the planned application of technology 
                in education by those who will use the technology; and
                    ``(D) encourage collaborative relationships between 
                the State agency for higher education, the State 
                library administrative agency and the State 
                telecommunications agency for education and the State 
                educational agency in the area of technology support to 
                strengthen the system of education.

``SEC. 2204. DEFINITIONS.

    ``For purposes of this title--
            ``(1) the terms `library' and `State library administrative 
        agency' shall have the same meaning given to such terms in 
        section 3 of the Library Services and Construction Act (Public 
        Law 84-579);
            ``(2) the term `Regional Education Laboratory' shall have 
        the same meaning given to such term in section 405 of the 
        Department of Education Organization Act (Public Law 96-88);
            ``(3) the term `technology' includes closed circuit 
        television systems, public telecommunications entities, cable 
        television, satellite, copper and fiber optic transmission, 
        computer, video and audio laser and CD ROM disc, video and 
        audio tapes or other technologies;
            ``(4) the term `credit enhancement' means a financial 
        arrangement that enhances the credit quality of the issuer or 
        the financial instrument being used; and
            ``(5) the term `interoperability' means the ability to 
        communicate with operating systems developed nationally and 
        internationally using multiple network media.

``SEC. 2205. IN-STATE APPORTIONMENT.

    ``(a) Authorizations.--The Secretary is authorized to make grants 
to States in accordance with the provisions of this title to strengthen 
the skills of educators and improve learning through the use of 
technology.
    ``(b) Elementary, Secondary Education Programs.--(1) For each 
fiscal year, an amount equal to 70 percent of each State's allotment 
under section 2212(a)(2) shall be used for elementary and secondary 
education programs by the State educational agency in accordance with 
section 2206.
    ``(2) Not less than 90 percent of a State's allotment under this 
subsection shall be available to local educational agencies including 
services to adults and families of which not more than 5 percent of the 
funds available to the local educational agency for any fiscal year may 
be used for local administration.
    ``(3) Not more than 10 percent of the amount allocated under 
subsection (a) may be used by the State educational agency for 
technical assistance and administrative costs of which not less than 50 
percent shall be used for technical assistance.
    ``(c) Higher Education Programs.--(1) For each fiscal year 20 
percent of each State's allotment under section 2212(a)(2) shall be 
used by the State higher education agency designated in the State plan 
for partnership programs between local educational agencies, including 
educational services to adults and families and higher education 
institutions in accordance with section 2207.
    ``(2) Not less than 90 percent of the amount available for this 
subsection shall be used by the State for grants to institutions of 
higher education for partnership programs in accordance with the 
provisions of section 2207.
    ``(3) Not more than 10 percent of the amount allocated to the 
State's higher education partnership program under this section, may be 
used for the costs incurred for the evaluation of programs assisted 
under section 2207; and for administrative costs of the State's higher 
education agency designated in the State plan.
    ``(d) Library and Literacy Programs.--(1) For each fiscal year 10 
percent of each State's allocation under section 2212(a)(2) shall be 
used by the State library administrative agency to support 
collaborative activities among libraries, literacy programs, and local 
educational agencies in accordance with section 2208.
    ``(2) Not less than 90 percent of the amount available for this 
section shall be used by the State for grants to local public libraries 
and literacy programs in accordance with the provisions of section 
2208.
    ``(3) Not more than 10 percent of the amount available under this 
section may be used by the State for the costs incurred for evaluation 
of programs assisted under section 2208 and for administrative costs of 
the State library administrative agency.

``SEC. 2206. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) In General.--The amount apportioned under section 2205(b) 
from each State's allotment shall be used by the State educational 
agency to strengthen elementary and secondary education programs in 
accordance with the provisions of this section.
    ``(b) Local Educational Agencies.--(1) Each local educational 
agency, including educational services for adults and families, shall 
use the educational technology funds available under section 2205(b)(2) 
for--
            ``(A) developing, adapting, or expanding existing and new 
        applications of technology to support the school reform effort; 
        and
            ``(B) funding projects of sufficient size and scope to 
        improve student learning and, as appropriate, support 
        professional development, and provide administrative support.
    ``(2) To be eligible to receive educational technology funds under 
this section for school or other school managed alternative learning 
environment, a local educational agency must submit an application to 
the State educational agency. If the local educational agency has an 
application approved by the State under title III of the Goals 2000: 
Educate America Act, the application required by this section shall be 
a component of (or if necessary an addendum to) its Goals 2000 
application. The local educational agency must also receive State 
approval of a technology use plan which includes--
            ``(A) a description of how the local educational agency 
        plans to use the financial assistance received under section 
        2205(b)(2) to improve the use of technology in instruction, 
        professional development and administration;
            ``(B) a description of how funds under section 2205(b)(2) 
        will be coordinated with other State, local and Federal 
        resources;
            ``(C) a description of how the school programs will use 
        other resources of the community and involve public agencies, 
        private industry, institutions of higher education, public and 
        private nonprofit organizations, and other appropriate 
        institutions;
            ``(D) assurances that the programs will be evaluated and 
        outcomes reported in terms of the level of implementation of 
        the technology-based resources funded by this title, the impact 
        on teaching and learning, the changes in the school program, 
        and the extent to which the school will sustain the project 
        after funding is terminated;
            ``(E) a description of how the plan will support State and 
        local content and performance standards;
            ``(F) provisions to support, as needed, individual teachers 
        to develop and implement technology-based intervention 
        projects, including those which respond to the needs of 
        students with disabilities;
            ``(G) a description of how the financial assistance will be 
        used as appropriate for the expansion and improvement of 
        professional development of teachers and other appropriate 
        personnel regarding the use of technology, including the 
        educational use of computers, videos, and telecommunications to 
        enhance learning such training and instruction may be carried 
        out through agreements with public agencies, private industry, 
        institutions of higher education, regional educational 
        laboratories and national research centers, nonprofit 
        organizations, (including museums) libraries, educational 
        television stations;
            ``(H) a description of a strategy for the enhanced 
        involvement of parents through the use of technology; and
            ``(I) a description of how the plan will address the needs 
        of students with disabilities.
    ``(3) A local educational agency for any fiscal year may apply for 
financial assistance as part of a consortium with other local 
educational agencies, institutions of higher education, intermediate 
educational units, libraries, or other appropriate educational entities 
to provide local programs. The State educational agency may assist in 
the formation of consortia between local educational agencies, 
providers of educational services for adults and families, institutions 
of higher education, intermediate educational units, libraries, or 
other appropriate educational entities to provide services for the 
teachers and students in a local educational agency at the request of 
such local educational agency.

``SEC. 2207. HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) In General.--The amount apportioned under section 2205(c) 
from each State's allotment shall be used by the State for education 
programs in accordance with the provisions of this section.
    ``(b) Grants to Institutions of Higher Education.--(1) The State 
agency for higher education, in accordance with the State educational 
technology plan filed under section 2209, shall make grants available 
on a competitive basis to institutions of higher education in the State 
which form partnerships with one or more local educational agencies.
    ``(2) The amount available under section 2205(c)(2) shall be used 
for--
            ``(A) professional development for new teachers in the use 
        of technology as an educational tool;
            ``(B) professional development for elementary, secondary, 
        adult and family, and vocational school teachers and training 
        for other appropriate school personnel to improve their ability 
        to use educational technology in their teaching; and
            ``(C) programs to improve student performance in academic 
        and work skill areas through the use of technology.
    ``(3) No institution of higher education may receive assistance 
under paragraph (2)(A), (B), and (C) unless the institution enters into 
an agreement with a local educational agency, or consortium of such 
agencies, to provide professional development for the elementary and 
secondary school teachers in the public and private schools of the 
school district of each agency.
    ``(c) Cooperative Program.--The State higher education agency may 
use funds described in section 2205(c)(2) to achieve the objectives of 
section 2207 by establishing cooperative programs among institutions of 
higher education, private industry, and non-profit organizations, that 
include one or more local education agencies, for the development and 
dissemination of projects to improve student performance in academic or 
work skill areas.
    ``(d) Reporting.--In accordance with section 2205(c), 5 percent of 
the funding available for higher education partnerships may be used by 
the agency for higher education for evaluating the programs funded 
under this section. Reports on the progress of programs shall be 
provided to the State educational agency annually.

``SEC. 2208. LIBRARY AND LITERACY PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amount 
apportioned under section 2205(d) from each State's allotment under 
this section shall be used by the State to assist literacy and 
education programs in accordance with the provisions of this section.
    ``(b) Grants to Local Public Libraries.--(1) In accordance with the 
State education technology plan filed under section 2209, the State 
library administrative agency shall make grants available on a 
competitive basis to local public libraries in the State which 
demonstrate involvement of one or more local educational agencies and 
literacy programs or organizations in their activities.
    ``(2) The amount available under section 2205(d)(2) shall be used 
for--
            ``(A) developing programs that help libraries, local 
        educational agencies, and literacy programs use technology to 
        share services and resources and develop collaborative 
        activities that improve their performance and that of the 
        students in academic and work skill areas; and
            ``(B) professional development for library, literacy, and 
        other appropriate personnel to improve their skills in the use 
        of educational technology and telecommunications.
    ``(c) Cooperative Program.--The State library administration agency 
may use funds described in section 2205(d)(2) to achieve the objectives 
of section 2208 by establishing cooperative programs among public 
libraries, literacy organizations, private industries, and nonprofit 
education organizations, if such programs include one or more local 
educational agencies.
    ``(d) Reporting.--In accordance with section 2205(d), funding 
available for library and literacy programs may be used by the library 
administrative agency for reporting and evaluating the programs funded 
under this section. Reports on the progress of programs shall be 
provided to the State educational agency annually.

``SEC. 2209. STATE EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY PLAN.

    ``(a) Application.--(1) Each State educational agency which desires 
to receive a grant under this title shall, in consultation with the 
State agency for higher education and the State library administrative 
agency, file a single educational technology plan with the Secretary of 
Education which covers a period of 5 fiscal years. The State 
educational agency shall be responsible for funding, supervising, and 
coordinating programs described under this title and shall file the 
educational technology plan at such time, in such manner, and 
containing or accompanied by such financial, educational and 
technological information as this section requires or as the Secretary 
may reasonably require.
    ``(2) Such plan shall be--
            ``(A) integrated with the State's plan either approved or 
        being developed under the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, and 
        shall satisfy the requirements of this section that are not 
        already addressed by that State plan; or
            ``(B) if the State does not have an approved plan under the 
        Goals 2000: Educate America Act and is not developing such a 
        plan, integrated with other State plans under this Act and 
        satisfy the requirements of this section.
    ``(b) Contents of the Plan.--Each such plan shall--
            ``(1) designate the State agency or agencies responsible 
        for administering the elementary and secondary adult and family 
        programs under section 2206, and the higher education programs 
        under section 2207 and designate the State library 
        administrative agency to administer the library and literacy 
        programs under section 2208 in support of improved student 
        learning;
            ``(2) describe a financial plan developed by the State 
        educational agency, which shall describe--
                    ``(A) financial assistance mechanisms to best fit 
                the technology needs of the State. Such mechanisms, 
                which must be included in the plan, may include, but 
                not be limited to--
                            ``(i) grants;
                            ``(ii) matching grants;
                            ``(iii) loans;
                            ``(iv) loan guarantees; and
                            ``(v) other credit enhancements.
                    ``(B) describe criteria and approving procedures 
                for submitting applications for programs described in 
                sections 2206, 2207, and 2208 for funding assistance 
                under section 2205 within the State;
                    ``(C) delineate processes for auditing and 
                monitoring the use of funds by recipients;
                    ``(D) describe priorities for awarding funds under 
                various funding mechanisms; and
                    ``(E) construe nothing in subsection (b)(2) to 
                implicitly or explicitly imply that the funds made 
                available under this subsection, through whatever 
                mechanism is chosen by the State agency, and 
                recommended for approval to the Secretary are backed by 
                the full faith and credit of the Federal Government;
            ``(3) designate the State education agency or another 
        single agency to carry out the financial plan developed by the 
        State education agency and to allocate funds received under 
        sections 2205 and 2212(a)(2). Such designated agency shall be 
        responsible for--
                    ``(A) maintaining appropriate records of allocation 
                of funds, and, in the case of loans, adequate 
                collection procedures and records;
                    ``(B) reporting annually to the Secretary on the 
                use of funds received under section 2212(a)(2);
            ``(4) describe an implementation strategy to coordinate the 
        expenditure of financial assistance paid under sections 2205 
        and 2212(a)(2) with other State and local funds, other Federal 
        funds and resources;
            ``(5) provide assurances that financial assistance provided 
        under section 2205 shall supplement, not supplant, State and 
        local funds;
            ``(6) describe how business, industry, and other public and 
        private agencies, including libraries, literacy programs, and 
        institutions of higher education, can participate in the 
        implementation, ongoing planning, and support of the plan;
            ``(7) delineate educational problems and needs in the 
        State, describe all learning environments supported by the 
        State plan, and specify how the application of technology will 
        address those and other needs including but not limited to the 
        special needs of--
                    ``(A) urban and rural schools;
                    ``(B) students with disabilities; and
                    ``(C) disadvantaged students;
            ``(8) provide assurances that--
                    ``(A) during the 5-year period of the plan, the 
                State shall evaluate its standards for teacher 
                preparation in the use of technology; and
                    ``(B) programs conducted with State funds available 
                under this title shall be evaluated and an evaluation 
                report shall be submitted to the Secretary at the close 
                of the third year of funding;
            ``(9) describe how the State educational agency will 
        promote the purchase of equipment by local school districts and 
        schools that, when placed in operation, will provide the 
        greatest accessibility and equity for students and meet the 
        highest level of interoperability and open system design within 
        the emerging broad-based electronic information highway that 
        includes schools within the State;
            ``(10) describe the State's strategy for ensuring that 
        teachers, administrators and other education personnel have 
        access to the necessary staff development and technical 
        assistance to improve teaching and learning, school 
        administration, and the electronic transfer of, and access to, 
        information;
            ``(11) establish a method for continuously gathering and 
        disseminating current and emerging information on all aspects 
        of educational technology to all educators within the State;
            ``(12) describe how the State's planned use of technology 
        is supportive of the national education goals;
            ``(13) provide performance indicators and an evaluation 
        method for the State plan; and
            ``(14) create a planning process through which such plan is 
        reviewed and updated periodically.
    ``(c) Approval of Plans.--(1) The State educational agency shall 
submit a plan for approval to the Secretary who shall expeditiously 
review such State plan.
    ``(2) Any State that submits a plan that is not approved shall 
receive assistance from the Secretary to improve its plan.

``SEC. 2210. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY PLAN.

    ``(a) Application.--A local educational agency that desires to 
receive financial assistance under section 2205, shall submit to the 
State educational agency (singly or in conjunction with other local 
educational agencies, institutions of higher education, or an 
intermediate educational unit) a plan which covers a 3-year period.
    ``(b) Contents of the Plan.--A local educational agency plan 
shall--
            ``(1) assure that the programs will be evaluated, and 
        outcomes reported in terms of --
                    ``(A) the level of implementation of the 
                technology-based resources funded by this title;
                    ``(B) the impact on teaching and learning; and
                    ``(C) the extent to which the school or other 
                appropriate learning environments will sustain the 
                project after funding is terminated;
            ``(2) be consistent with district level planning for 
        educational technology, and shall support the local and State's 
        curriculum frameworks;
            ``(3) make provision for technical support and professional 
        development as needed for individual teachers to develop and 
        implement technology-assisted instruction; and
            ``(4) provide a strategy for the enhanced involvement of 
        parents through the use of technology.

``SEC. 2211. FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION.

    ``(a) Evaluation Procedures.--The Secretary shall, with State and 
local representatives, develop procedures for State and local 
evaluations of the programs under this title.
    ``(b) Evaluation Summary.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
Congress 4 years after the enactment of this bill a summary of the 
State evaluations of programs under this subpart.

``SEC. 2212. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.

    ``(a) In General.--(1) From the amount appropriated under section 
2213 for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve--
            ``(A) not more than one half of one percent for allocation 
        among Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Northern 
        Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands 
        according to their respective needs for assistance under this 
        subpart; and
            ``(B) one half of 1 percent for programs for Indian 
        students served by schools funded by the Secretary of the 
        Interior consistent with the purposes of this subpart;
    ``(2) The remainder of the amount so appropriated after meeting the 
requirements of paragraph (1) shall be allocated among the States (for 
purposes of this section, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico 
shall be considered as States) with approved State plans under section 
2209 as follows--
            ``(A) \1/2\ of such remainder shall be allocated among the 
        States by allocating to each State an amount which bears the 
        same ratio to such \1/2\ of such remainder as the number of 
        children aged 5 to 17, inclusive, in the State bears to the 
        number of such children in all States;
            ``(B) \1/2\ of such remainder shall be allocated among the 
        States according to each State's share of allocations under 
        part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
        of 1965, except that no State shall receive less than \1/2\ of 
        1 percent of the amount available under this subsection in any 
        fiscal year or less than the amount allotted to such State for 
        fiscal year 1988 under title II of the Education for Economic 
        Security Act;
            ``(C) for the purposes of this subsection, the term 
        ``State'' does not include Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin 
        Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Trust Territory 
        of the Pacific Islands; and
            ``(D) the number of children aged 5 to 17, inclusive, in 
        the State and in all States shall be determined by the 
        Secretary on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data 
        available to the Secretary.
    ``(3) The Secretary shall make payments under paragraphs (1)(A) and 
(1)(B) on whatever terms the Secretary determines will best carry out 
the purposes of title I of this Act.
    ``(b) Reallotment of Unused Funds.--(1) The amount of any State's 
allotment under subsection (a) for any fiscal year which the Secretary 
determines will not be required for such fiscal year to carry out part 
B of title II shall be available for reallotment from time to time, on 
such dates during such year as the Secretary may determine, to other 
States in proportion to the original allotments to such States under 
subsection (a) for such year, but with such proportionate amount for 
any of such other States being reduced to the extent it exceeds the sum 
the Secretary estimates such State needs and will be able to use for 
such year.
    ``(2) The total of reductions under paragraph (1) shall be 
similarly reallotted among the States whose proportionate amounts were 
not so reduced. Any amounts reallotted to a State under this subsection 
during a year shall be deemed a subpart of its allotment under 
subsection (a) for such year.

``SEC. 2213. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated $300,000,000 for this 
subpart for 1995 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
fiscal years 1996 through 1999.

 ``Subpart 2--Research, Development, and Demonstration of Educational 
                               Technology

``SEC. 2214. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    ``(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            ``(1) technology has the potential to assist and support 
        the improvement of teaching and learning in schools and other 
        settings;
            ``(2) technology can provide students, parents, teachers, 
        and other education professionals with increased access to 
        information, instruction, and educational services in schools 
        and other settings, including homes, libraries, preschool and 
        child-care facilities, adult and family education programs, and 
        postsecondary institutions;
            ``(3) technology can produce far greater opportunities for 
        all students to learn to high standards and to promote 
        efficiency and effectiveness in education; and
            ``(4) the rapidly changing nature of technology requires 
        coordination and flexibility in Federal leadership.
    ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this subpart are to promote 
achievement of the National Education Goals and to increase the 
opportunity for all students to achieve to challenging State standards 
by--
            ``(1) promoting awareness of the potential of technology 
        for improving teaching and learning;
            ``(2) supporting State and local efforts to increase the 
        effective use of technology for education;
            ``(3) demonstrating 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;
            ``(4) ensuring the availability 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;
            ``(5) promoting high-quality professional development 
        opportunities for teachers and administrators on the 
        integration of technology into instruction and administration;
            ``(6) ensuring that Federal technology-related policies and 
        programs facilitate the use of technology in education; and
            ``(7) ensuring that, as technological advances are made, 
        the educational uses of these advances are considered and their 
        applications are developed.

``SEC. 2215. OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY.

    ``There is established in the Department an Office of Educational 
Technology, which shall be administered by a Director of Educational 
Technology appointed by the Secretary. The Office of Educational 
Technology, in consultation with other appropriate agencies, shall 
provide leadership to the Nation in the use of technology to promote 
achievement of the National Education Goals and to increase 
opportunities for all students to achieve to challenging State 
standards, and shall perform such additional functions as the Secretary 
may require.

``SEC. 2216. NATIONAL LONG-RANGE PLAN.

    ``(a) In General.--(1) The Secretary shall develop and publish by 
September 30, 1995, and update when appropriate, a national long-range 
plan to carry out the purposes of this subpart.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall--
            ``(A) develop the plan in consultation with other Federal 
        agencies, State and local education practitioners and policy-
        makers, experts in technology and the educational applications 
        of technology, and providers of technology services and 
        products;
            ``(B) transmit the plan to the President and to the 
        appropriate committees of the Congress; and
            ``(C) publish the plan in a form that is readily accessible 
        to the public.
    ``(b) Contents of the Plan.--The national long-range plan shall 
describe the Secretary's activities to promote the purposes of this 
subpart, including--
            ``(1) how the Secretary will encourage the effective use of 
        technology to provide all students the opportunity to achieve 
        to challenging State standards, especially through programs 
        administered by the Department;
            ``(2) joint activities with other Federal agencies, such as 
        the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National 
        Endowment for the Arts, the National Aeronautics and Space 
        Administration, the National Science Foundation, and the 
        Departments of Commerce, Energy, Health and Human Services, and 
        Labor, the National Institute for Literacy, 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 to ensure that the policies and 
        programs of such agencies facilitate the use of technology for 
        educational purposes to the extent feasible;
            ``(3) 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;
            ``(4) how the Secretary will promote--
                    ``(A) increased access to the benefits of 
                technology for teaching and learning for schools with 
                high concentrations of children from low-income 
                families;
                    ``(B) the use of technology to assist in the 
                implementation of State systemic reform strategies;
                    ``(C) the application of technological advances to 
                use in education;
                    ``(D) increased opportunities for the professional 
                development of teachers in the use of new technologies; 
                and
                    ``(E) increased access to high quality adult and 
                family education services through the use of technology 
                for instruction and professional development;
            ``(5) how the Secretary will determine, in consultation 
        with appropriate individuals, organizations, and agencies, the 
        feasibility and desirability of establishing guidelines and 
        protocols to facilitate effective use of technology in 
        education; and
            ``(6) the Secretary's long-range measurable goals and 
        objectives relating to the purposes of this subpart.

``SEC. 2217. FEDERAL LEADERSHIP.

    ``(a) Program Authorized.--(1) In order to provide Federal 
leadership in promoting the use of technology in education, the 
Secretary, in consultation with the National Science Foundation, the 
Department of Commerce, and other appropriate Federal agencies, may 
carry out activities designed to achieve the purposes of this subpart 
directly or by awarding grants (pursuant to a peer review process) to, 
or entering into contracts with, State educational agencies, local 
educational agencies, institutions of higher education, or other public 
and private nonprofit or for-profit agencies and organizations.
    ``(2) For the purpose of carrying out coordinated or joint 
activities consistent with the purposes of this subpart, the Secretary 
may accept funds from, and transfer funds to, other Federal agencies.
    ``(b) Uses of Funds.--The Secretary may use funds appropriated 
under this subpart for activities designed to carry out the purpose of 
this subpart, and to meet the goals and objectives of the national 
long-range plan under section 2216, including--
            ``(1) planning grants to States and local education 
        agencies, to enable such entities to examine and develop 
        strategies for the effective use of technology to help achieve 
        the objectives of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, the 
        School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994, and the National 
        Literacy Act;
            ``(2) development grants to technical assistance providers, 
        to enable them to improve substantially the services they offer 
        to educators on the educational uses of technology, including 
        professional development;
            ``(3) consulting with representatives of industry, 
        elementary and secondary education, higher education, adult and 
        family education, and appropriate experts in technology and its 
        educational applications in carrying out activities under this 
        subpart;
            ``(4) research on, and the development of, guidelines and 
        protocols to facilitate efficient and effective use of 
        technology in education;
            ``(5) research on, and the development of, educational 
        applications of the most advanced and newly emerging 
        technologies;
            ``(6) 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;
            ``(7) the development and evaluation of software and other 
        products, including television programming, that incorporate 
        advances in technology and help achieve the National Education 
        Goals and challenging State standards;
            ``(8) the development, demonstration, and evaluation of 
        model strategies for preparing teachers and other personnel to 
        use technology effectively to improve teaching and learning;
            ``(9) the development of model programs to demonstrate the 
        educational effectiveness of technology in urban and rural 
        areas and economically-distressed communities;
            ``(10) research on, and the evaluation of, the 
        effectiveness and benefits of technology in education;
            ``(11) conferences on, and dissemination of information 
        about, the uses of technology in education;
            ``(12) the development of model strategies to promote 
        gender equity concerning access to, and the use of, technology 
        in the classroom;
            ``(13) the development, demonstration and evaluation of a 
        Buddy System Computer Education grant to each of three States 
        having demonstrated ability or commitment to computer-based 
        technology education to establish an education program for 
        students in 6th through 8th grades in which computers are 
        placed and linked in students' classrooms and homes; and
            ``(14) such other activities as the Secretary determines 
        would meet the purposes of this subpart.
    ``(c) Non-Federal Share.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the 
Secretary is authorized to require any recipient of a grant or contract 
under this subpart to share in the cost of its project, which 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) The Secretary may increase the non-Federal share required of 
such recipient after the first year of the recipient's project, except 
that such share may not exceed 50 percent at any time during the 
recipient's project.

``SEC. 2218. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``For the purpose of carrying out this subpart, there are 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of 
the fiscal years 1995 through 1999.

                   ``Subpart 3--Star Schools Program

``SEC. 2219. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            ``(1) the Star Schools program has helped to encourage the 
        use of distance learning strategies to serve multi-State 
        regions primarily by means of satellite and broadcast 
        television;
            ``(2) in general, distance learning programs have been used 
        effectively to provide students in small, rural, and isolated 
        schools with courses and instruction, such as science and 
        foreign language instruction, that the local educational agency 
        would not otherwise have been able to provide; and
            ``(3) distance learning programs could also be used to--
                    ``(A) provide students of all ages in all types of 
                schools and educational settings with greater access to 
                high-quality instruction in the full range of core 
                academic subjects that would enable them to meet 
                challenging, internationally competitive, educational 
                standards;
                    ``(B) expand professional development opportunities 
                for teachers;
                    ``(C) contribute to achievement of the National 
                Education Goals; and
                    ``(D) expand learning opportunities for everyone.

``SEC. 2220. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

    ``The purpose of this subpart is to encourage the expansion and use 
of distance learning programs and technologies to help--
            ``(1) improve teaching and learning;
            ``(2) achieve the National Education Goals;
            ``(3) all students learn to challenging State content 
        standards; and
            ``(4) increase participation in State and local educational 
        reform.

``SEC. 2221. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) Star School Awards.--The Secretary is authorized, in 
accordance with this subpart, to make grants to eligible entities for 
the Federal share of the cost of providing distance learning programs, 
including--
            ``(1) developing, constructing, and acquiring 
        telecommunications facilities and equipment;
            ``(2) developing and acquiring instructional programming; 
        and
            ``(3) providing technical assistance regarding the use of 
        such facilities and instructional programming.
    ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying 
out this subpart, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995 through 1999.
    ``(c) Limitations.--(1) A grant under this section shall not 
exceed--
            ``(A) five years in duration; and
            ``(B) $10,000,000 in any one fiscal year.
    ``(2) Not less than 25 percent of the funds available to the 
Secretary for any fiscal year under this subpart shall be used for the 
cost of instructional programming.
    ``(3) Not less than 50 percent of the funds available to the 
Secretary for any fiscal year under this subpart shall be used for the 
cost of facilities, equipment, teacher training or retraining, 
technical assistance, or programming, for local educational agencies 
that are eligible to receive assistance under part A of title I of this 
Act.
    ``(d) Federal Share.--(1) The Federal share of the cost of projects 
funded under this section shall not exceed 75 percent for the first and 
second years of the award, 60 percent for the third and fourth years, 
and 50 percent for the fifth year.
    ``(2) The Secretary may reduce or waive the requirement of the non-
Federal share under paragraph (1) upon a showing of financial hardship.
    ``(e) Authority To Accept Funds From Other Agencies.--The Secretary 
is authorized to accept funds from other agencies to carry out the 
purposes of this section, including funds for the purchase of 
equipment.

``SEC. 2222. ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.

    ``(a) Eligible Entities.--(1) The Secretary may make a grant under 
section 2221 to any eligible entity, provided that at least one local 
educational agency is participating in the proposed project.
    ``(2) An eligible entity may include--
            ``(A) a public agency or corporation established for the 
        purpose of developing and operating telecommunications networks 
        to enhance educational opportunities provided by educational 
        institutions, teacher training centers, and other entities, 
        except that any such agency or corporation shall represent the 
        interests of elementary and secondary schools that are eligible 
        to participate in the program under part A of title I of this 
        Act; or
            ``(B) any two or more of the following, which will provide 
        a telecommunications network:
                    ``(i) a local educational agency that has a 
                significant number of elementary and secondary schools 
                that are eligible for assistance under part A of title 
                I of this Act, or elementary and secondary schools 
                operated or funded for Indian children by the 
                Department of the Interior eligible under section 
                1121(b)(1) of this Act;
                    ``(ii) a State educational agency;
                    ``(iii) adult and family education programs;
                    ``(iv) an institution of higher education or a 
                State higher education agency;
                    ``(v) a teacher training center or academy that--
                            ``(I) provides teacher pre-service and in-
                        service training; and
                            ``(II) receives Federal financial 
                        assistance or has been approved by a State 
                        agency;
                    ``(vi)(I) a public or private entity with 
                experience and expertise in the planning and operation 
                of a telecommunications network, including entities 
                involved in telecommunications through satellite, 
                cable, telephone, or computer; or
                    ``(II) a public broadcasting entity with such 
                experience; or
                    ``(vii) a public or private elementary or secondary 
                school.

``SEC. 2223. APPLICATIONS.

    ``(a) General Requirement.--Each eligible entity that desires to 
receive a grant under this subpart shall submit an application to the 
Secretary in such form, at such time, and containing such information 
and assurances as the Secretary may require.
    ``(b) Star School Award Applications.--Each application for a grant 
authorized under section 2221 shall--
            ``(1) describe--
                    ``(A) how the proposed project will assist in 
                achieving the National Education Goals set out in title 
                I of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, how it will 
                assist all students to have an opportunity to learn to 
                challenging State standards, how it will assist State 
                and local educational reform efforts, and how it will 
                contribute to creating a high quality system of 
                lifelong learning;
                    ``(B) the telecommunications facilities and 
                equipment and technical assistance for which assistance 
                is sought, which may include--
                            ``(i) the design, development, 
                        construction, and acquisition of district, 
                        multidistrict, State, or multistate educational 
                        telecommunications networks and technology 
                        resource centers;
                            ``(ii) microwave, fiber optics, cable, and 
                        satellite transmission equipment, or any 
                        combination thereof;
                            ``(iii) reception facilities, satellite 
                        time, production facilities, and other 
                        telecommunications equipment capable of serving 
                        the intended geographic area;
                            ``(iv) the provision of training services 
                        to instructors who will be using the facilities 
                        and equipment for which assistance is sought in 
                        using such facilities and equipment, and in 
                        integrating programs into the class curriculum; 
                        and
                            ``(v) the development of educational and 
                        related programming for use on a 
                        telecommunications network;
                    ``(C) the types of programming that will be 
                developed to enhance instruction and training, 
                including an assurance that such programming will be 
                designed in consultation with professionals who are 
                experts in the applicable subject matter and grade 
                level;
                    ``(D) how the eligible entity has engaged in 
                sufficient survey and analysis of the area to be served 
                to ensure that the services offered by the eligible 
                entity will increase the availability of courses of 
                instruction in English, mathematics, science, foreign 
                languages, arts, history, geography, or other 
                disciplines;
                    ``(E) the professional development policies for 
                teachers and other school personnel to be implemented 
                to ensure the effective use of the telecommunications 
                facilities and equipment for which assistance is 
                sought;
                    ``(F) the manner in which historically underserved 
                students (such as students from low-income families, 
                limited English proficient students, disabled students, 
                or students who have low literacy skills) and their 
                families will participate in the benefits of the 
                telecommunications facilities, equipment, technical 
                assistance, and programming assisted under this 
                subpart;
                    ``(G) how existing telecommunications equipment, 
                facilities, and services, where available, will be 
                used;
                    ``(H) the activities or services for which 
                assistance is sought, such as--
                            ``(i) providing facilities, equipment, 
                        training services, and technical assistance;
                            ``(ii) making programs accessible to 
                        individuals with disabilities through 
                        mechanisms such as closed captioning and 
                        descriptive video services;
                            ``(iii) linking networks around issues of 
                        national importance (such as elections) or to 
                        provide information about employment 
                        opportunities, job training, or student and 
                        other social service programs;
                            ``(iv) sharing curriculum materials between 
                        networks;
                            ``(v) providing teacher and student support 
                        services;
                            ``(vi) incorporating community resources 
                        such as libraries and museums into 
                        instructional programs;
                            ``(vii) providing professional development 
                        for teachers, including, as appropriate, 
                        training to early childhood development and 
                        Head Start teachers and staff and vocational 
                        education teachers and staff, and adult and 
                        family educators; and
                            ``(viii) providing programs for adults at 
                        times other than the regular school day in 
                        order to maximize the use of telecommunications 
                        facilities and equipment; and
                    ``(I) how the proposed project as a whole will be 
                financed and how arrangements for future financing will 
                be developed before the project expires;
            ``(2) provide an assurance that a significant portion of 
        any facilities, equipment, technical assistance, and 
        programming for which assistance is sought for elementary and 
        secondary schools will be made available to schools in local 
        educational agencies that have a high percentage of children 
        counted for the purpose of part A of title I of this Act; snf
            ``(3) provide an assurance that the applicant will provide 
        such information and cooperate in any evaluation that the 
        Secretary may conduct under this subpart.
    ``(c) Priorities.--The Secretary shall, in approving applications 
for grants authorized under section 2221, give priority to applications 
that--
            ``(1) propose high-quality plans to assist in achieving one 
        or more of the National Education Goals as set out in title I 
        of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, would provide 
        instruction consistent with State content standards, or would 
        otherwise provide significant and specific assistance to States 
        and local educational agencies undertaking systemic education 
        reform under title III of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act;
            ``(2) would provide servcies to programs serving adults, 
        especially parents, with low levels of literacy; and
            ``(3) would serve schools with significant numbers of 
        children counted for the purposes of part A of title I of this 
        Act.
    ``(d) Geographic Distribution.--In approving applications for 
grants authorized under section 2221, the Secretary shall, to the 
extent feasible, ensure an equitable geographic distribution of 
services.

``SEC. 2224. LEADERSHIP AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES.

    ``(a) Set-Aside.--From amounts appropriated under section 2221(b), 
the Secretary may reserve up to 10 percent 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) Funds reserved for leadership activities 
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) Funds reserved for evaluation activities shall be used to 
conduct independent evaluations of the Star Schools program under this 
subpart and of distance learning in general, including--
            ``(A) analyses of distance learning efforts, including both 
        Star Schools projects and efforts not funded by the program 
        under this subpart; and
            ``(B) comparisons of the effects, including student 
        outcomes, of different technologies in distance learning 
        efforts.
    ``(3) Funds reserved for peer review activities may be used for 
peer review of both proposals and funded projects.

``SEC. 2225. DEFINITIONS.

    ``For the purpose of this subpart, the following terms have the 
following meanings:
            ``(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 and training courses for elementary and secondary 
        students, teachers, and others, and materials for use in such 
        instruction and training that have been prepared in audio and 
        visual form on tape, disc, film, or live, and presented by 
        means of telecommunications devices.
            ``(3) The term `public broadcasting entity' has the same 
        meaning given that term in section 397 of the Communications 
        Act of 1934.

      ``Subpart 4--Development of Educational Technology Products

``SEC. 2226. EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT.

    ``(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to support the 
development of curriculum-based learning resources and systems using 
state-of-the-art technologies and techniques designed to improve 
student learning.
    ``(b) Federal Assistance Authorized.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide assistance, 
        on a competitive basis, to eligible consortia to enable such 
        entities to develop, produce, and distribute state-of-the-art 
        technology-enhanced instructional resources and programming for 
        use in the classroom or to support professional development for 
        teachers.
            ``(2) Grants and loans authorized.--In carrying out the 
        purposes of this section, the Secretary is authorized to pay 
        the Federal share of the cost of the development, production, 
        and distribution of state-of-the-art technology enhanced 
        instructional resources and programming--
                    ``(A) by awarding grants to, or entering into 
                contracts or cooperative agreements with eligible 
                consortia; or
                    ``(B) by awarding loans to eligible consortia 
                which--
                            ``(i) shall be secured in such manner and 
                        be repaid within such period, not exceeding 20 
                        years, as may be determined by the Secretary;
                            ``(ii) shall bear interest at a rate 
                        determined by the Secretary which shall be not 
                        more than the total of one-quarter of 1 percent 
                        per annum added to the rate of interest paid by 
                        the Secretary on funds obtained from the 
                        Secretary of the Treasury; and
                            ``(iii) may be forgiven by the Secretary, 
                        in an amount not to exceed 25 percent of the 
                        total loan, under such terms and conditions as 
                        the Secretary may consider appropriate.
            ``(3) Federal share.--The Secretary shall require any 
        recipient of a grant, contract, or loan under this section to 
        share in the cost of the activities supported with such 
        assistance.
            ``(4) Eligible consortium.--For the purpose of this 
        section, the term `eligible consortium' means a consortium 
        consisting of--
                    ``(A) State or local educational agencies in 
                partnership with business, industry, or 
                telecommunications entity;
                    ``(B) a business, industry, or telecommunications 
                entity;
                    ``(C) a public or private nonprofit organization; 
                or
                    ``(D) an institution of higher education.
            ``(5) Private sector advisory board.--The Secretary shall 
        establish an advisory board which shall provide advice and 
        counsel to the Secretary concerning the most effective means of 
        implementing the provisions of this section. Such board shall--
                    ``(A) include educators, school administrators, and 
                policymakers knowledgeable about the technology and 
                curriculum needs of State and local education agencies, 
                and adult and family educators;
                    ``(B) include representatives of private for-profit 
                and nonprofit entities engaged in the production and 
                development of educational software and other 
                technology-based learning resources;
                    ``(C) make recommendations to the Secretary 
                concerning the types and terms of Federal financial 
                assistance which promise to be most effective in 
                advancing the purposes of this section; and
                    ``(D) regularly evaluate the implementation of this 
                section.
            ``(6) Priorities.--In awarding assistance under this 
        section, the Secretary shall give priority to applications 
        describing programs or systems that--
                    ``(A) promote the acquisition of higher-order 
                thinking skills and promise to raise the achievement 
                levels of all students, particularly disadvantaged 
                students who are not realizing their potential;
                    ``(B) are aligned with challenging content 
                standards and State and local curriculum frameworks;
                    ``(C) may be adapted and applied nationally at a 
                reasonable cost;
                    ``(D) covert technology resources developed with 
                support from the Department of Defense and other 
                Federal agencies for effective use in the classroom;
                    ``(E) promise to reduce the costs of providing 
                high-quality instruction; and
                    ``(F) promise to expand access to high-quality 
                instruction in content areas which would otherwise not 
                be available to students in rural and urban communities 
                or who attend other educational agencies with limited 
                financial resources.
            ``(7) 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 program or system 
                shall improve the achievement levels of students of all 
                ages;
                    ``(B) a description of how teachers associated with 
                the program will be trained to integrate technology in 
                the classroom;
                    ``(C) a description of how the design, development, 
                piloting, field testing, and distribution of the 
                program or system will be carried out;
                    ``(D) an assurance that the program or system shall 
                effectively serve a large number or percentage of 
                economically disadvantaged students;
                    ``(E) plans for dissemination to a wide audience of 
                learners; and
                    ``(F) provisions for closed captioning or 
                descriptive video where appropriate.
    ``(c) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall provide for the independent 
evaluation of programs or systems developed with assistance under this 
section and shall regularly collect and disseminate to State and local 
educational agencies and to the public information about the usefulness 
and effectiveness of such programs or systems.
    ``(d) Royalties.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary is authorized to require that a portion of any royalty paid 
as a result of assistance provided under this section be deposited in a 
central fund for the purposes of--
            ``(1) recovering all or part of the Federal share of the 
        costs of developing, producing, and distributing the product 
        for which such royalty is paid; and
            ``(2) carrying out the provisions of this section.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 
for fiscal year 1995 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 
1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999.

                    ``PART C--LIBRARY MEDIA PROGRAM

``SEC. 2231. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.

    ``The Secretary shall award grants from allocations under section 
2232 to States for the acquisition of school library media resources 
for the use of students, library media specialists, and teachers in 
elementary and secondary schools.

``SEC. 2232. ALLOCATION TO STATES.

    ``From the amount appropriated pursuant to section 2205 in each 
fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate to each State having an 
approved plan under section 2233 as follows:
            ``(1) For appropriations below $50,000,000, at the 
        discretion of the Secretary, taking into account such factors 
        as the age and condition of the State's existing library media 
        collections.
            ``(2) For appropriations of $50,000,000 and above to each 
        State an amount which bears the same ratio to such funds as the 
        amount such State received under section 1122 of title I bears 
        to the amount all States received under section 1122 in such 
        year; except that no State shall receive less than one-half of 
        one percent of such funds.

``SEC. 2233. STATE PLANS.

    ``(a) In General.--In order for a State to receive an allocation of 
funds under section 2232 for any fiscal year, such State shall have in 
effect for such fiscal year a State plan. Such plan shall--
            ``(1) designate the State educational agency as the State 
        agency responsible for the administration of the program 
        described in this part;
            ``(2) set forth a program under which funds paid to the 
        State from its allocation under section 2202 will be expended 
        solely for--
                    ``(A) acquisition of school library media 
                resources, including foreign language resources, for 
                the use of students, school library media specialists, 
                and teachers in elementary and secondary schools in the 
                United States; and
                    ``(B) administration of the State plan, including 
                development and revision of standards, relating to 
                school library media resources; except that the amount 
                used for administration of the State plan in any fiscal 
                year shall not exceed 5 percent of the amount allocated 
                to such State under section 2232 for such fiscal year; 
                and
            ``(3) set forth the criteria to be used in allotting funds 
        for school library media resources among the local educational 
        agencies of the State, which allotment shall take into 
        consideration the relative need of the students, school media 
        specialists, and teachers to be served.
    ``(b) Plan Submission.--The State plan may be submitted as part of 
a consolidated application under section 9302.

``SEC. 2234. DISTRIBUTION OF ALLOCATION TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.

    ``From the funds allocated to a State under section 2202 in each 
fiscal year, such State shall distribute not less than 99 percent of 
such funds in such year to local educational agencies within such State 
according to the relative enrollment of students in elementary and 
secondary schools within the school districts of such State, adjusted 
to provide higher per-pupil allotments to local educational agencies 
that have the greatest number or percentages of students whose 
education imposes a higher than average cost per child, such as those 
students--
            ``(1) living in areas with high concentrations of low-
        income families;
            ``(2) from low-income families; and
            ``(3) living in sparsely populated areas.

``SEC. 2235. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part 
$200,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and such sums as may be necessary for 
each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999.

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

``SEC. 2341. FINDINGS.

    ``The Congress finds that--
            ``(1) high-quality technical assistance can enhance the 
        improvements in teaching and learning achieved through the 
        implementation of programs under this Act;
            ``(2) comprehensive technical assistance and effective 
        program dissemination are essential ingredients of the overall 
        strategy of the reauthorization of this Act to improve programs 
        and to provide all children opportunities to meet challenging 
        State performance standards;
            ``(3) States, local educational agencies, tribes, and 
        schools serving students with special needs, such as students 
        with limited English proficiency, 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 standards;
            ``(4) current technical assistance and dissemination 
        efforts are fragmented and categorical in nature, and thus fail 
        to address adequately the needs of States and local educational 
        agencies and tribes 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 reach challenging State performance standards, as 
        they implement programs under this Act;
            ``(7) comprehensive technical assistance would provide 
        coordinated assistance to help States, local educational 
        agencies, tribes, participating colleges and universities, and 
        schools integrate Federal, State, and local education programs 
        in ways that contribute to improving schools and entire school 
        systems;
            ``(8) technical assistance in support of programs under 
        this Act should be coordinated with the Department's regional 
        offices, the regional educational laboratories, State Literacy 
        Resource Centers, vocational resource centers, and other 
        technical assistance efforts supported by the Department;
            ``(9) technical assistance providers should prioritize 
        assistance to local educational agencies and schools; and
            ``(10) technical assistance should both encourage the 
        integration of categorical programs and ensure that students 
        with special needs, such as limited English proficiency 
        students, are served fully.

``SEC. 2342. PURPOSE.

    ``The purpose of this part is to create a national technical 
assistance and dissemination system to make available to States, local 
educational agencies, tribes, schools, and other recipients of funds 
under this Act technical assistance in--
            ``(1) implementing programs authorized by this Act in a 
        manner that improves teaching and learning for all students;
            ``(2) coordinating those programs with other Federal, 
        State, and local education plans and activities, so that all 
        students are provided opportunities to meet challenging State 
        performance standards, in particular students at risk of 
        educational failure; and
            ``(3) adopting, adapting, and implementing promising and 
        proven practices for improving teaching and learning.

``SEC. 2343. PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) Comprehensive Assistance Centers.--The Secretary is 
authorized to award grants or enter into contracts with public or 
private nonprofit entities or consortia to establish a networked system 
of 15 centers to provide comprehensive research-based training and 
technical assistance to States, local educational agencies, schools, 
tribes, community-based organizations, and other recipients of funds 
under this Act in their administration and implementation of programs 
authorized by this Act. In establishing centers and allocating 
resources among the centers, the Secretary shall consider the 
geographic distribution of title I students; the geographic and 
linguistic distribution of students of limited English proficiency; the 
geographic distribution of Indian students; the special needs of 
students living in rural areas; and the special needs of States and 
territories in geographic isolation.
    ``(b) State-Based Assistance.--The Secretary is authorized to award 
grants or enter into contracts with public and private nonprofit 
entities to establish an assistance agency in each State and territory 
and in the Bureau of Indian Affairs. This program shall be called the 
National Diffusion Network and will assist States, local educational 
agencies, schools, and other appropriate educational entities in 
identifying and securing appropriate, high-quality technical 
assistance, provide information on and assistance in adopting effective 
programs and practices, and work cooperatively with the Comprehensive 
Assistance Centers to improve teaching and learning and raise standards 
for all students.
    ``(c) Accountability.--To ensure the quality and effectiveness of 
the technical assistance system supported under this part, the 
Secretary shall--
            ``(1) provide for an external peer review (including 
        representatives of the populations served under this Act) of 
        the centers under this part every 2 years;
            ``(2) develop, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary 
        for Elementary and Secondary Education, the Director of 
        Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs, and the 
        Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement, a 
        set of performance indicators, for use during the peer reviews 
        required by paragraph (1), that assesses whether the work of 
        the centers assists in improving teaching and learning under 
        this Act for all children, in particular children at risk of 
        educational failure;
            ``(3) require each center to publish, and disseminate 
        widely throughout its region, an annual report on its services 
        and accomplishments and how those services and accomplishments 
        relate to the performance indicators developed under paragraph 
        (2);
            ``(4) conduct periodic surveys of users of the centers' 
        services to determine if users are satisfied with the access to 
        and quality of such services;
            ``(5) collect, as part of the Department's reviews of 
        programs under this Act, information about the availability and 
        quality of services provided by the centers, and share that 
        information with the centers;
            ``(6) take whatever steps are reasonable and necessary to 
        ensure that each center performs its responsibilities in a 
        satisfactory manner, which may include termination of an award 
        under this part (if the Secretary concludes that performance 
        has been unsatisfactory) and the selection of a new center, as 
        well as whatever interim arrangements the Secretary determines 
        are necessary to ensure the satisfactory delivery of services 
        under this part to the affected region; and
            ``(7) provide for an independent evaluation of the 
        comprehensive assistance centers and the National Diffusion 
        Network authorized by this part and report the results of that 
        evaluation to Congress prior to the next reauthorization of 
        this Act.
    ``(d) Contract Period.--Grants or contracts awarded under this 
section shall be awarded for a period of 5 years following the 
extension of contracts and grants under section 2346(d).

``SEC. 2344. REQUIREMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE ASSISTANCE CENTERS.

    ``Each comprehensive assistance center established under section 
2343(a)--
            ``(1) shall maintain staff expertise in at least all of the 
        following areas:
                    ``(A) Instruction, curriculum improvement, 
                assessment, school reform, and other aspects of title I 
                of this Act.
                    ``(B) Meeting the needs of children served under 
                this Act, including children in high-poverty areas, 
                migratory children, immigrant children, children with 
                limited English proficiency, neglected or delinquent 
                children, homeless children and youth, Indian children, 
                and children with disabilities and where applicable, 
                Alaskan Native children and Native Hawaiian children.
                    ``(C) Professional development for teachers, other 
                school staff, and administrators to help students meet 
                challenging State 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) Program evaluation.
                    ``(J) Coordination of services.
                    ``(K) School governance and management.
                    ``(L) Partnerships between the public and private 
                sector, including the formation of partnerships between 
                schools and businesses;
            ``(2) shall ensure, where appropriate, staff expertise in 
        the special needs of students living in rural areas and in the 
        special needs of local education agencies serving rural areas;
            ``(3) shall ensure that technical assistance staff have 
        sufficient training, knowledge, and expertise in how to 
        integrate and coordinate programs under this Act with each 
        other, as well as with other Federal, State, and local programs 
        and reforms, and reflect the diverse linguistic and cultural 
        expertise appropriate to the region served;
            ``(4) shall provide technical assistance using the highest 
        quality and most cost-effective strategies possible;
            ``(5) shall coordinate services, work cooperatively, and 
        regularly share information with the regional education 
        laboratories, the Eisenhower Regional Math and Science 
        consortia, research and development centers, State literacy 
        centers, and other entities engaged in research, development, 
        dissemination, and technical assistance activities which are 
        supported by the Department of Education as part of a Federal 
        technical assistance system, to provide a broad range of 
        support services to schools in the region while minimizing the 
        duplication of such services; and
            ``(6) shall provide services to States, local educational 
        agencies, tribes, and schools through or in coordination with 
        the State Facilitators of the National Diffusion Network as 
        authorized in section 2343(b) in order to better implement the 
        purposes of this section and provide the support and assistance 
        diffusion agents need to carry out their mission effectively.

``SEC. 2345. DUTIES OF COMPREHENSIVE ASSISTANCE CENTERS.

    ``(a) In General.--Each center established under section 2343(a) 
shall provide comprehensive, integrated technical assistance services 
focused on improving teaching and learning.
    ``(b) Support and Assistance.--Comprehensive centers shall provide 
support and assistance to State educational agencies, tribal divisions 
of education, local educational agencies, schools, and other grant 
recipients under this Act in--
            ``(1) the development of plans for integrating programs 
        under this Act with other Federal programs and with State, 
        local and tribal reform efforts;
            ``(2) the development, selection, and use of challenging, 
        high-quality curricula aligned with high standards and 
        assessments;
            ``(3) the identification, adaptation, or development of 
        instructional strategies and materials which meet the needs of 
        children receiving assistance under this Act;
            ``(4) the development of valid, reliable, and 
        nondiscriminatory systems of assessment which reflect recent 
        advances in the field of education assessment;
            ``(5) the development, selection, and implementation of 
        effective schoolwide projects;
            ``(6) improving the capacity of educators, school 
        administrators, counselors, and other school personnel to 
        assist students to reach challenging standards, especially 
        those students furthest from such standards, through the 
        expansion and strengthening of professional development 
        activities;
            ``(7) expanding and improving opportunities for parents to 
        participate in the education of their children at home and at 
        school;
            ``(8) creating safe and drug-free environments, especially 
        in areas experiencing high levels of drug use and violence in 
        the community and schools;
            ``(9) the coordination of services and programs to meet the 
        needs of students so that they can fully participate in the 
        educational program of the school;
            ``(10) the evaluation of educational programs;
            ``(11) educational applications of technology, when 
        appropriate, in coordination with the regional mathematics and 
        science education consortia;
            ``(12) reforming the governance and management of schools; 
        and
            ``(13) establishing public/private education partnerships, 
        including school/business partnerships.
    ``(c) Additional Duties.--Additional duties include--
            ``(1) assisting States, local educational agencies, tribal 
        divisions of education, and schools in replicating and adapting 
        exemplary and promising educational programs, policies, and 
        practices through or in coordination with the National 
        Diffusion Network State Facilitator;
            ``(2) assisting State educational agencies and local 
        educational agencies to develop school support teams to work 
        with schoolwide programs under title I of this Act; and
            ``(3) assisting State educational agencies, local 
        educational agencies, and the National Diffusion Network State 
        Facilitators to increase their capacity to provide high-quality 
        technical assistance in support of programs under this Act.

``SEC. 2346. SERVICE AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.

    ``(a) Maintenance of Service.--The Secretary shall ensure that the 
comprehensive assistance centers funded under this part provide 
technical assistance services that address the needs of bilingual, 
migrant, immigrant, and Indian students that are at least comparable to 
the level of such technical assistance services provided under programs 
administered by the Secretary prior to the date of the enactment of the 
Improving America's Schools Act of 1994.
    ``(b) Minimum Funds.--
            ``(1) Maintenance of effort.--In awarding grants or 
        contracts for comprehensive assistance centers, the Secretary 
        shall ensure that the proportion of funds used to provide 
        services that address the needs of limited-English-proficient, 
        immigrant, and migrant students shall be no less than the 
        proportion of funds expended under grants or contracts expiring 
        in fiscal year 1995 for categorical technical assistance 
        centers serving limited-English-proficient and migrant 
        students.
            ``(2) Indian students.--In awarding grants or contracts for 
        comprehensive assistance centers, the Secretary shall ensure 
        that the proportion of funds used to provide services that 
        address the need of Indian students through the comprehensive 
        centers established in section 2343(a) shall be no less than 
        the proportion of funds expended under grants or contracts 
        expiring in fiscal year 1995 for technical assistance centers 
        serving Indian students.
    ``(c) Application.--Applications for funds under subsection (a)(2) 
shall include how centers will--
            ``(1) provide expertise in the areas listed in section 
        2344(l);
            ``(2) work with the National Diffusion Network authorized 
        in section 2343(b) to conduct outreach to local educational 
        agencies prioritized in section 2348;
            ``(3) demonstrate support from States and local educational 
        agencies and tribes in the area to be served;
            ``(4) ensure a fair distribution of services to urban and 
        rural areas;
            ``(5) utilize technology to provide technical assistance; 
        and
            ``(6) provide other information the Secretary may require.
In approving applications to comprehensive centers serving Indian 
students, the Secretary shall give priority to applications from 
consortia that include Indian educational agencies, organizations, or 
institutions.
    ``(d) Transition.--The Secretary shall, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, use funds appropriated under section 2351 to extend 
or continue existing contracts and grants for categorical technical 
assistance centers and for National Diffusion Network State Facilitator 
and Developer Demonstrators through fiscal year 1995 and take other 
necessary steps to ensure a smooth transition of this part.

``SEC. 2347. STATE-BASED ACTIVITIES.

    ``(a) Purposes.--The Secretary shall establish a State-based 
outreach, dissemination, training, and consultation component of the 
National Technical Assistance and Dissemination System through the 
National Diffusion Network and its State Facilitators.
    ``(b) In General.--The Department of Education, through the Office 
of Educational Research and Improvement shall award grants or enter 
into contracts with public or private nonprofit educational 
organizations or institutions in each State with demonstrated 
experience, expertise, and commitment in the areas of applied education 
research and program dissemination to carry out activities described in 
subsection (c).
    ``(c) National Diffusion Network State Facilitators.--National 
Diffusion Network State Facilitators shall work in coordination with 
the comprehensive assistance centers to assist State educational 
agencies, local educational agencies, tribal divisions of education, 
schools, family and adult literacy programs, and other appropriate 
educational entities to--
            ``(1) define their technical assistance needs and align 
        them with school reform, professional development, and 
        technology plans;
            ``(2) secure the technical assistance services that can 
        best fulfill their needs by utilizing Department of Education 
        technical assistance centers, regional education laboratories, 
        Eisenhower Regional consortia, State Literacy Resource Centers, 
        and other technical assistance providers including local 
        providers of professional development services;
            ``(3) identify educational technology needs and secure the 
        necessary technical assistance to address them;
            ``(4) prepare for on-site, intensive technical assistance 
        provided by the comprehensive centers, labs, or other service 
        providers;
            ``(5) utilize technology, including regional and national 
        electronic networks, to increase their access to technical 
        assistance, professional development services, and 
        dissemination of exemplary practices and materials;
            ``(6) deliver high-quality professional development 
        services to their school-based educators; and
            ``(7) provide organizational development services to 
        facilitate school-based change.
    ``(d) Additional Duties.--In addition, National Diffusion Network 
State Facilitators shall--
            ``(1) disseminate information about school reform and 
        effective and promising practices and help local educational 
        agencies and schools adapt them to their needs;
            ``(2) facilitate communications between educators to assist 
        the sharing of promising practices and to foster school reform 
        and professional development;
            ``(3) coordinate their activities with school support teams 
        and distinguished educators in their State;
            ``(4) coordinate, work cooperatively with, and regularly 
        share information with the comprehensive centers, the Regional 
        Education Laboratories, and other entities engaged in research, 
        development, dissemination, and technical assistance activities 
        which are supported by the Department of Education;
            ``(5) develop and implement an aggressive outreach plan for 
        reaching the local educational agencies and schools identified 
        as priorities in section 2308; and
            ``(6) provide technical, dissemination, and support 
        assistance to States, local educational agencies, and schools 
        using the highest quality and most cost-effective methods 
        available.
    ``(e) National Diffusion Network Effective Practices.--The 
Secretary shall develop a system of validating effective programs and 
promising practices for dissemination through the National Diffusion 
Network. Such programs may include exemplary programs funded through 
any office of the Department of Education, the National Science 
Foundation, or other Federal agencies. Such a system should be 
coordinated, aligned with, and administered by the Office of 
Educational Research and Improvement Office of Reform Assistance and 
Dissemination. 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 grants program to 
such validated Effective Practices for the purpose of dissemination and 
the provision of technical assistance.

``SEC. 2348. PROGRAM PRIORITIES.

    ``Both the comprehensive centers and the National Diffusion Network 
shall give priority service to schoolwide projects and to local 
educational agencies, and Bureau of Indian Affairs schools with the 
highest percentage or numbers of poor children.

``SEC. 2349. TECHNOLOGY-BASED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    ``The Secretary is also 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, and others who are recipients of funds under 
        this Act.

``SEC. 2350. ADMINISTRATION.

    ``The program authorized by this part shall be jointly administered 
by the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, the 
Director of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs, and the 
Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement.

``SEC. 2351. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``For the purposes of carrying out this part, there are authorized 
to be appropriated $70,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and such sums as 
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, and 
1999. Of the funds appropriated under this part, not less than 
$25,000,000 shall be made available to support activities of the 
National Diffusion Network authorized in section 2343(b).

           ``PART E--INNOVATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM STRATEGIES

``SEC. 2401. FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

    ``(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that chapter 2 of the Education 
Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 has been successful in 
achieving the goals of increasing local flexibility, reducing 
administrative burden, providing services for private school students, 
encouraging innovation, and contributing to the improvement of 
elementary and secondary educational programs.
    ``(b) Statement of Purpose.--It is the purpose of programs under 
this part:
            ``(1) To support local education reform efforts which are 
        consistent with and support statewide reform efforts under 
        Goals 2000: Educate America Act.
            ``(2) To support State and local efforts to accomplish the 
        National Education Goals.
            ``(3) To provide funding to enable State and local 
        educational agencies to implement promising educational reform 
        programs that can be supported by State and local sources of 
        funding after such programs are demonstrated to be effective.
            ``(4) To provide a continuing source of innovation, 
        educational improvement, and support for library services and 
        instructional materials, including media materials.
            ``(5) To meet the special educational needs of at risk and 
        high cost students.
    ``(c) State and Local Responsibility.--The basic responsibility for 
the administration of funds made available under this part is within 
the State educational agencies, but it is the intent of Congress that 
the responsibility be carried out with a minimum of paperwork and that 
the responsibility for the design and implementation of programs 
assisted under this part will be mainly that of local educational 
agencies, school superintendents and principals, and classroom teachers 
and supporting personnel, because they have the most direct contact 
with students and are most likely to be able to design programs to meet 
the educational needs of students in their own districts.

``SEC. 2402. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; DURATION OF ASSISTANCE.

    ``(a) Authorization.--To carry out the purposes of this part, there 
are authorized to be appropriated $435,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and 
such sums in each of the fiscal years 1996 through 1999.
    ``(b) Duration of Assistance.--During the period beginning October 
1, 1994, and ending September 30, 1999, the Secretary shall, in 
accordance with the provisions of this part, make payments to State 
educational agencies for the purpose of this section.

``SEC. 2403. DEFINITION.

    ``For the purposes of this part the term `effective schools 
programs' means school-based programs that may encompass preschool 
through secondary school levels and that have the objectives of (1) 
promoting school-level planning, instructional improvement, and staff 
development, (2) increasing the academic achievement levels of all 
children and particularly educationally deprived children, and (3) 
achieving as ongoing conditions in the school the following factors 
identified through effective schools research as distinguishing 
effective from ineffective schools:
            ``(A) Strong and effective administrative and instructional 
        leadership that creates consensus on instructional goals and 
        organizational capacity for instructional problem solving.
            ``(B) Emphasis on the acquisition of basic and higher order 
        skills.
            ``(C) A safe and orderly school environment that allows 
        teachers and pupils to focus their energies on academic 
        achievement.
            ``(D) A climate of expectation that virtually all children 
        can learn under appropriate conditions.
            ``(E) Continuous assessment of students and programs to 
        evaluate the effects of instruction.

                 ``Subpart 1--State and Local Programs

``SEC. 2411. ALLOTMENT TO STATES.

    ``(a) Reservations.--From the sums appropriated to carry out this 
subpart in any fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve not to exceed 1 
percent for payments to Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the 
Northern Mariana Islands, and Palau (until the effective date of the 
Compact of Free Association with the Government of Palau), to be 
allotted in accordance with their respective needs.
    ``(b) Allotment.--From the remainder of such sums the Secretary 
shall allot to each State an amount which bears the same ratio to the 
amount of such remainder as the school-age population of the State 
bears to the school-age population of all States, except that no State 
shall receive less than an amount equal to one-half of 1 percent of 
such remainder.
    ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this subpart--
            ``(1) The term `school-age population' means the population 
        aged 5 through 17.
            ``(2) The term `States' includes the 50 States, the 
        District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

``SEC. 2412. ALLOCATION TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.

    ``(a) Distribution Rule.--From the sums made available each year to 
carry out this part, the State educational agency shall distribute not 
less than 85 percent to local educational agencies within such State 
according to the relative enrollments in public and private, nonprofit 
schools within the school districts of such agencies, adjusted, in 
accordance with criteria approved by the Secretary, to provide higher 
per pupil allocations to local educational agencies which have the 
greatest numbers or percentages of children whose education imposes a 
higher than average cost per child, such as--
            ``(1) children living in areas with high concentrations of 
        low-income families,
            ``(2) children from low-income families, and
            ``(3) children living in sparsely populated areas.
    ``(b) Calculation of Enrollments.--(1) The calculation of relative 
enrollments under subsection (a) shall be on the basis of the total 
of--
            ``(A) the number of children enrolled in public schools, 
        and
            ``(B) the number of children enrolled in private nonprofit 
        schools that desire that their children participate in programs 
        or projects assisted under this part, for the fiscal year 
        preceding the fiscal year in which the determination is made. 
        Nothing in this subsection shall diminish the responsibility of 
        local educational agencies to contact, on an annual basis, 
        appropriate officials from private nonprofit schools within the 
        areas served by such agencies in order to determine whether 
        such schools desire that their children participate in programs 
        assisted under this part.
            ``(2)(A) Relative enrollments under subsection (a) shall be 
        adjusted, in accordance with criteria approved by the Secretary 
        under subparagraph (B), to provide higher per pupil allocations 
        only to local educational agencies which serve the greatest 
        numbers or percentages of--
                    ``(i) children living in areas with high 
                concentrations of low-income families,
                    ``(ii) children from low-income families, or
                    ``(iii) children living in sparsely populated 
                areas.
            ``(B) The Secretary shall review criteria submitted by a 
        State educational agency for adjusting allocations under 
        paragraph (1) and shall approve such criteria only if the 
        Secretary determines that such criteria are reasonably 
        calculated to produce an adjusted allocation that reflects the 
        relative needs within the State's local educational agencies 
        based on the factors set forth in subparagraph (A).
    ``(c) Payment of Allocations.--
            ``(1) From the funds paid to it pursuant to section 2402 
        for a fiscal year, a State educational agency shall distribute 
        to each eligible local educational agency which has submitted 
        an application as required in section 2423 the amount of its 
        allocation as determined under subsection (a).
            ``(2)(A) Additional funds resulting from higher per pupil 
        allocations provided to a local educational agency on the basis 
        of adjusted enrollments of children described in subsection 
        (a), may, at the discretion of the local educational agency, be 
        allocated for expenditures to provide services for children 
        enrolled in public and private nonprofit schools in direct 
        proportion to the number of children described in subsection 
        (a) and enrolled in such schools within the local educational 
        agency.
            ``(B) In any fiscal year, any local educational agency that 
        elects to allocate such additional funds in the manner 
        described in subparagraph (A) shall allocate all additional 
        funds to schools within the local educational agency in such 
        manner.
            ``(C) The provisions of subparagraphs (A) and (B) may not 
        be construed to require any school to limit the use of such 
        additional funds to the provision of services to specific 
        students or categories of students.

                      ``Subpart 2--State Programs

``SEC. 2421. STATE USES OF FUNDS.

    ``(a) Authorized Activities.--A State educational agency may use 
funds reserved for State use under this section only for--
            ``(1) State administration of programs under this section 
        including--
                    ``(A) supervision of the allocation of funds to 
                local educational agencies;
                    ``(B) planning, supervision, and processing of 
                State funds; and
                    ``(C) monitoring and evaluation of programs and 
                activities under this part; and
            ``(2) technical assistance and direct grants to local 
        educational agencies and statewide education reform activities 
        including effective schools programs which assist local 
        educational agencies to provide targeted assistance.
    ``(b) Limitations and Requirements.--Not more than 25 percent of 
funds available for State programs under this part in any fiscal year 
may be used for State administration under subsection (a)(1).

``SEC. 2423. STATE APPLICATIONS.

    ``(a) Application Requirements.--Any State which desires to receive 
a grant under this subpart shall submit to the Secretary an application 
which--
            ``(1) designates the State educational agency as the State 
        agency responsible for administration and supervision of 
        programs assisted under this part;
            ``(2)(A) provides for an annual submission of data on the 
        use of funds, the types of services furnished, and the students 
        served under this section; and
            ``(B) in fiscal year 1998 provides for an evaluation of the 
        effectiveness of programs assisted under this subpart;
            ``(3) sets forth the allocation of such funds required to 
        implement section 2452;
            ``(4) provides that the State educational agency will keep 
        such records and provide such information to the Secretary as 
        may be required for fiscal audit and program evaluation 
        (consistent with the responsibilities of the Secretary under 
        this section);
            ``(5) provides assurance that, apart from technical and 
        advisory assistance and monitoring compliance with this part, 
        the State educational agency has not exercised and will not 
        exercise any influence in the decision making processes of 
        local educational agencies as to the expenditure made pursuant 
        to an application under section 2433; and
            ``(6) contain assurances that there is compliance with the 
        specific requirements of this part.
    ``(b) Period of Application.--An application filed by the State 
under subsection (a) shall be for a period not to exceed 3 years, and 
may be amended annually as may be necessary to reflect changes without 
filing a new application.
    ``(c) Audit Rule.--Notwithstanding section 1745 of the Omnibus 
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, local educational agencies receiving 
less than an average of $5,000 each under this section need not be 
audited more frequently than once every 5 years.

            ``Subpart 3--Local Targeted Assistance Programs

``SEC. 2431. TARGETED USE OF FUNDS.

    ``(a) General Rule.--Funds allocated for use under this subpart 
shall be used by local educational agencies for targeted assistance 
described in subsection (b).
    ``(b) Targeted Assistance.--The targeted assistance programs 
referred to in subsection (a) include--
            ``(1) technology related to the implementation of school-
        based reform programs, including professional development to 
        assist teachers and other school officials regarding how to use 
        effectively such equipment and software;
            ``(2) instructional and educational materials, assessments, 
        and library services and materials (including media materials) 
        tied to high academic standards and which are part of an 
        overall education reform program;
            ``(3) promising education reform projects, including 
        effective schools and 21st Century Learning Center school 
        projects in accordance with subpart 4; and
            ``(4) computer hardware and software purchased under this 
        section should be used only for instructional purposes.

``SEC. 2432. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY.

    ``In order to conduct the activities authorized by this part, each 
State or local educational agency may use funds reserved for this part 
to make grants to and to enter into contracts with local educational 
agencies, institutions of higher education, libraries, museums, and 
other public and private nonprofit agencies, organizations, and 
institutions.

``SEC. 2433. LOCAL APPLICATIONS.

    ``(a) Contents of Application.--A local educational agency or 
consortia of local educational agencies may receive an allocation of 
funds under this subpart for any year for which an application is 
submitted to the State educational agency and such application is 
certified to meet the requirements of this section. The State 
educational agency shall certify any such application if such 
application--
            ``(1)(A) sets forth the planned allocation of funds among 
        targeted assistance programs described in section 2431 of this 
        part and describes the programs, projects and activities 
        designed to carry out such targeted assistance which it intends 
        to support, together with the reasons for selection of such 
        programs, projects and activities; and
            ``(B) sets forth the allocation of such funds required to 
        implement section 2452;
            ``(2) describes how assistance under this section will 
        contribute to meeting the National Education Goals and 
        improving student achievement or improving the quality of 
        education for students;
            ``(3) provide assurances of compliance with the provisions 
        of this part, including the participation of children enrolled 
        in private, nonprofit schools in accordance with section 2452;
            ``(4) agrees to keep such records, and provide such 
        information to the State educational agency as may reasonably 
        be required for fiscal audit and program evaluation, concession 
        with the responsibilities of the State agency under this part; 
        and
            ``(5) provides in the allocation of funds for the 
        assistance authorized by this part, and in the design, planning 
        and implementation of such programs, for systematic 
        consultation with parents of children attending elementary and 
        secondary schools in the area served by the local educational 
        agency, with teachers and administrative personnel in such 
        schools, and with other groups involved in the implementation 
        of this section (such as librarians, school counselors, and 
        other pupil services personnel) as may be considered 
        appropriate by the local educational agency.
    ``(b) Period of Application.--An application filed by a local 
educational agency under subsection (a) shall be for a period not to 
exceed 3 fiscal years, may provide for the allocation of funds to 
programs for a period of 3 years, and may be amended annually as may be 
necessary to reflect changes without filing a new application.
    ``(c) Local Educational Agency Discretion.--Subject to the 
limitations and requirements of this part, a local educational agency 
shall have complete discretion in determining how funds under this 
subpart shall be divided among the areas of targeted assistance. In 
exercising such discretion, a local educational agency shall ensure 
that expenditures under this subpart carry out the purposes of this 
subpart and are used to meet the educational needs within the schools 
of such local educational agency.

             ``Subpart 4--General Administrative Provisions

``SEC. 2441. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT; FEDERAL FUNDS SUPPLEMENTARY.

    ``(a) Maintenance of Effort.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph 
(2), a State is entitled to receive its full allocation of funds under 
this part for any fiscal year if the Secretary finds that either the 
combined fiscal effort per student or the aggregate expenditures within 
the State with respect to the provision of free public education for 
the preceding fiscal year was not less than 90 percent of such combined 
fiscal effort or aggregate expenditures for the second preceding fiscal 
year.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall reduce the amount of the allocation of 
funds under this part in any fiscal year in the exact proportion to 
which the State fails to meet the requirements of paragraph (1) by 
falling below 90 percent of both the fiscal effort per student and 
aggregate expenditures (using the measure most favorable to the State), 
and no such lesser amount shall be used for computing the effort 
required under paragraph (1) for subsequent years.
    ``(3) The Secretary may waive, for 1 fiscal year only, the 
requirements of this subsection if the Secretary determines that such a 
waiver would be equitable due to exceptional or uncontrollable 
circumstances such as a natural disaster or a precipitous and 
unforeseen decline in the financial resources of the State.
    ``(b) Federal Funds Supplementary.--A State or local educational 
agency may use and allocate funds received under this part only so as 
to supplement and, to the extent practical, increase the level of funds 
that would, in the absence of Federal funds made available under this 
part, be made available from non-Federal sources, and in no case may 
such funds be used so as to supplant funds from non-Federal sources.

``SEC. 2442. PARTICIPATION OF CHILDREN ENROLLED IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

    ``(a) Participation on Equitable Basis.--(1) To the extent 
consistent with the number of children in the school district of a 
local educational agency which is eligible to receive funds under this 
part or which serves the area in which a program or project assisted 
under this part is located who are enrolled in private nonprofit 
elementary and secondary schools, or with respect to instructional or 
personnel training programs funded by the State educational agency from 
funds reserved for State use, such agency, after consultation with 
appropriate private school officials, shall provide for the benefit of 
such children in such schools secular, neutral, and nonideological 
services, materials, and equipment, including the participation of the 
teachers of such children (and other educational personnel serving such 
children) in training programs, and the repair, minor remodeling, or 
construction of public facilities as may be necessary for their 
provision (consistent with subsection (c) of this section), or, if such 
services, materials, and equipment are not feasible or necessary in one 
or more such private schools as determined by the local educational 
agency after consultation with the appropriate private school 
officials, shall provide such other arrangements as will assure 
equitable participation of such children in the purposes and benefits 
of this part.
    ``(2) If no program or project is carried out under subsection 
(a)(1) of this section in the school district of a local educational 
agency, the State educational agency shall make arrangements, such as 
through contracts with nonprofit agencies or organizations, under which 
children in private schools in that district are provided with services 
and materials to the extent that would have occurred if the local 
educational agency had received funds under this part.
    ``(3) The requirements of this section relating to the 
participation of children, teachers, and other personnel serving such 
children shall apply to programs and projects carried out under this 
part by a State or local educational agency, whether directly or 
through grants to or contracts with other public or private agencies, 
institutions, or organizations.
    ``(b) Equal Expenditures.--Expenditures for programs pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall be equal (consistent with the number of children 
to be served) to expenditures for programs under this part for children 
enrolled in the public schools of the local educational agency, taking 
into account the needs of the individual children and other factors 
which relate to such expenditures, and when funds available to a local 
educational agency under this part are used to concentrate programs or 
projects on a particular group, attendance area, or grade or age level, 
children enrolled in private schools who are included within the group, 
attendance area, or grade or age level selected for such concentration 
shall, after consultation with the appropriate private school 
officials, be assured equitable participation in the purposes and 
benefits of such programs or projects.
    ``(c) Funds.--(1) The control of funds provided under this part, 
and title to materials, equipment, and property repaired, remodeled, or 
constructed therewith, shall be in a public agency for the uses and 
purposes provided in this part, and a public agency shall administer 
such funds and property.
    ``(2) The provision of services pursuant to this section shall be 
provided by employees of a public agency or through contract by such 
public agency with a person, an association, agency, or corporation who 
or which, in the provision of such services, is independent of such 
private school and of any religious organizations, and such employment 
or contract shall be under the control and supervision of such public 
agency, and the funds provided under this part shall not be commingled 
with State or local funds.
    ``(d) State Prohibition Waiver.--If by reason of any provision of 
law a State or local educational agency is prohibited from providing 
for the participation in programs of children enrolled in private 
elementary and secondary schools, as required by this section, the 
Secretary shall waive such requirements and shall arrange for the 
provision of services to such children through arrangements which shall 
be subject to the requirements of this section.
    ``(e) Waiver and Provision of Services.--(1) If the Secretary 
determines that a State or a local educational agency has substantially 
failed or is unwilling to provide for the participation on an equitable 
basis of children enrolled in private elementary and secondary schools 
as required by this section, the Secretary may waive such requirements 
and shall arrange for the provision of services to such children 
through arrangements which shall be subject to the requirements of this 
section.
    ``(2) Pending final resolution of any investigation or complaint 
that could result in a determination under this subsection or 
subsection (d), the Secretary may withhold from the allocation of the 
affected State or local educational agency the amount estimated by the 
Secretary to be necessary to pay the cost of those services.
    ``(f) Determination.--Any determination by the Secretary under this 
section shall continue in effect until the Secretary determines that 
there will no longer be any failure or inability on the part of the 
State or local educational agency to meet the requirements of 
subsections (a) and (b).
    ``(g) Payment From State Allotment.--When the Secretary arranges 
for services pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall, after 
consultation with the appropriate public and private school officials, 
pay the cost of such services, including the administrative costs of 
arranging for those services, from the appropriate allotment of the 
State under this part.
    ``(h) Review.--(1) The Secretary shall not take any final action 
under this section until the State educational agency and the local 
educational agency affected by such action have had an opportunity, for 
at least 45 days after receiving written notice thereof, to submit 
written objections and to appear before the Secretary or the 
Secretary's designee to show cause why that action should not be taken.
    ``(2) If a State or local educational agency is dissatisfied with 
the Secretary's final action after a proceeding under paragraph (1) of 
this subsection, it may, within 60 days after notice of such action, 
file with the United States court of appeals for the circuit in which 
such State is located a petition for review of that action. A copy of 
the petition shall be forthwith transmitted by the clerk of the court 
to the Secretary. The Secretary thereupon shall file in the court the 
record of the proceedings on which the Secretary based this action, as 
provided in section 2112 of title 28, United States Code.
    ``(3) The findings of fact by the Secretary, if supported by 
substantial evidence, shall be conclusive; but the court, for good 
cause shown, may remand the case to the Secretary to take further 
evidence and the Secretary may thereupon make new or modified findings 
of fact and may modify the Secretary's previous action, and shall file 
in the court the record of the further proceedings. Such new or 
modified findings of fact shall likewise be conclusive if supported by 
substantial evidence.
    ``(4) Upon the filing of such petition, the court shall have 
jurisdiction to affirm the action of the Secretary or to set it aside, 
in whole or in part. The judgment of the court shall be subject to 
review by the Supreme Court of the United States upon certiorari or 
certification as provided in section 1254 of title 28, United States 
Code.
    ``(i) Prior Determination.--Any bypass determination by the 
Secretary under chapter 2 of the Education Consolidation and 
Improvement Act of 1981 shall, to the extent consistent with the 
purposes of this chapter, apply to programs under this chapter.

``SEC. 2443. EVALUATIONS AND REPORTING.

    ``(a) Local Educational Agencies.--A local educational agency which 
receives financial assistance under this part shall report annually to 
the State educational agency on the use of funds under section 2431. 
Such reporting shall be carried out in a manner which minimizes the 
amount of paperwork required while providing the State educational 
agency with the necessary information under the preceding sentence. 
Such report shall be made available to the public.
    ``(b) State Educational Agencies.--A State educational agency which 
receives financial assistance under this part shall evaluate the 
effectiveness of State and local programs under this part in accordance 
with section 2423(a)(2)(B). That evaluation shall be submitted for 
review and comment by the State advisory committee and shall be made 
available to the public. The State educational agency shall submit to 
the Secretary a copy of the evaluation and a summary of the reports 
under subsection (a).
    ``(c) Reports.--(1) The Secretary, in consultation with State and 
local educational agency representatives, shall develop a model system 
which State educational agencies may use for data collection and 
reporting under this part.
    ``(2)(A) The Secretary shall submit annually a report to the 
Congress for the use of funds, the types of services furnished, and the 
students served under this part.
    ``(B) The Secretary shall not later than October 1, 1998, submit a 
report to the Congress summarizing evaluations under subsection (b) in 
order to provide a national overview of the uses of funds and 
effectiveness of programs under this part.

``SEC. 2444. FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION.

    ``(a) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary, upon request, shall 
provide technical assistance to State and local educational agencies 
under this part.
    ``(b) Rulemaking.--The Secretary shall issue regulations under this 
part only to the extent that such regulations are necessary to ensure 
that there is compliance with the specific requirements and assurances 
required by this part.
    ``(c) Availability of Appropriations.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, unless expressly in limitation of this subsection, 
funds appropriated in any fiscal year to carry out activities under 
this part shall become available for obligation on July 1 of such 
fiscal year and shall remain available for obligation until the end of 
the subsequent fiscal year.

``SEC. 2445. APPLICATION OF GENERAL EDUCATION PROVISIONS ACT.

    ``(a) General Rule.--Except as otherwise specifically provided by 
this section, the General Education Provisions Act shall apply to the 
programs authorized by this part.
    ``(b) Applicability.--The following provisions of the General 
Education Provisions Act shall be superseded by the specified 
provisions of this part with respect to the programs authorized by this 
part:
            ``(1) Section 410(a)(1) of the General Education Provisions 
        Act is superseded by section 2254(b) of this part.
            ``(2) Section 433(a) of such Act is superseded by section 
        2454(a) of this part.
            ``(3) Section 436 of such Act is superseded by sections 
        2223 and 2233 of this part.
    ``(c) Special Rule.--Sections 440, 441, and 442 of the General 
Education Provisions Act, except to the extent that such sections 
relate to fiscal control and fund accounting procedures, may not apply 
to the programs authorized by this part and shall not be construed to 
authorize the Secretary to require any reports or take any actions not 
specifically authorized by this part.

           ``PART F--21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS

``SEC. 2451. FINDINGS.

    ``The Congress finds that--
            ``(1) a local public school often serves as a center for 
        the delivery of education and human resources for all members 
        of a community;
            ``(2) public schools, primarily in rural and inner city 
        communities, should collaborate with other public and nonprofit 
        agencies and organizations, local businesses, educational 
        entities (such as vocational and adult education programs, 
        school to work programs, community colleges, and universities), 
        recreational, cultural, and other community and human service 
        entities for the purpose of meeting the needs and expanding the 
        opportunities available to the residents of the communities 
        served by such schools; and
            ``(3) by using school facilities, equipment, and resources, 
        communities can promote a more efficient use of public 
        education facilities, especially in rural and inner city areas 
        where limited financial resources have enhanced the necessity 
        for local public schools to become social service centers.

``SEC. 2452. PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION AND DISTRIBUTION.

    ``(a) Grants by the Secretary.--The Secretary is authorized in 
accordance with the provisions of this subsection to make grants to 
rural and inner city schools or consortia thereof to plan, implement, 
or expand projects that benefit the educational, health, social 
service, cultural, and recreational needs of a rural or inner city 
community. No school or consortia thereof shall receive a grant award 
of less than $50,000 in each fiscal year, and such grant projects shall 
not exceed a 3-year period.
    ``(b) Application.--To be eligible to receive funds under this 
section, a school or consortia thereof shall submit an application to 
the Secretary of Education at such time and in such manner as the 
Secretary may reasonably prescribe, that shall include--
            ``(1) a comprehensive local plan that enables such school 
        to serve as a center for the delivery of education and human 
        resources for members of a community; and
            ``(2) an initial evaluation of needs, available resources, 
        and goals and objectives for the proposed community education 
        program to determine programs that will be developed to address 
        these needs:
                    ``(A) A mechanism to disseminate information in a 
                manner that is understandable and accessible to the 
                community.
                    ``(B) Identification of Federal, State, and local 
                programs to be merged or coordinated so that public 
                resources may be maximized.
                    ``(C) A description of the collaborative efforts of 
                community-based organizations, related public agencies, 
                businesses, or other appropriate organizations.
                    ``(D) A description of how the school will assist 
                as a delivery center for existing and new services, 
                especially interactive telecommunication used for 
                education and professional training.
                    ``(E) The establishment of a facility utilization 
                policy that specifically states rules and regulations 
                for building and equipment use and supervision 
                guidelines;
            ``(3) the high technology, global economy of the 21st 
        century will require lifelong learning to keep America's 
        workforce competitive and successful, local public schools 
        should provide centers for lifelong learning and educational 
        opportunities for individuals of all ages; and
            ``(4) 21st Century Community Learning Centers enable the 
        entire community to develop an education strategy that 
        addresses the educational needs of all members of local 
        communities.
    ``(c) Priority.--The Secretary shall give priority to applications 
that offer a broad selection of services that address the needs of the 
community.

``SEC. 2453. USES OF FUNDS.

    ``(a) Authorized Programs.--Grants awarded under this section may 
be used to plan, implement, or expand community learning centers which 
shall include not less than 4 of the following activities:
            ``(1) Literacy education programs.
            ``(2) Senior citizen programs.
            ``(3) Children's day care services.
            ``(4) Integrated education, health, social service, 
        recreational, or cultural programs.
            ``(5) Summer and weekend school programs in conjunction 
        with recreation programs.
            ``(6) Nutrition, health, and/or physical therapy.
            ``(7) Expanded library service hours to serve community 
        needs.
            ``(8) Telecommunications and technology education programs 
        for all ages.
            ``(9) Parenting skills education programs.
            ``(10) Support and training for child day care providers.
            ``(11) Employment counseling, training, and placement.
            ``(12) Services for students who withdraw from school 
        before graduating high school, regardless of age.
            ``(13) Services for individuals who are either physically 
        or mentally challenged.

``SEC. 2454. AWARD OF GRANTS.

    ``(a) In General.--In approving grants under this section, the 
Secretary shall assure an equitable distribution of assistance among 
the States, among urban and rural areas of the United States, and among 
urban and rural areas of a State.
    ``(b) Grant Period.--Grants may be awarded for a period not to 
exceed 3 years.

``SEC. 2455. DEFINITIONS.

    ``(a) The term `Community Learning Center' means the provision of 
educational, recreational, health, and social service programs for 
residents of all ages of a local community in public school buildings, 
primarily in rural and inner city areas, operated by the local 
educational agency in conjunction with local governmental agencies, 
businesses, vocational education programs, community colleges, 
universities, and cultural, recreational, and other community and human 
service entities.
    ``(b) The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Education.

``SEC. 2456. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for fiscal 
year 1995 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
years 1996-1999.

           ``TITLE III--EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING

            ``PART A--FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION

``SEC. 3201. FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION.

    ``(a) Fund Authorized.--From funds appropriated under subsection 
(d), the Secretary is authorized to support nationally significant 
programs and projects to improve the quality of education, assist all 
students to meet challenging standards, and contribute to the 
achievement of the National Education Goals. The Secretary is 
authorized to carry out such programs and projects directly or through 
grants to, or contracts with, State and local educational agencies, 
institutions of higher education, and other public and private 
agencies, organizations, and institutions.
    ``(b) Uses of Funds.--(1) Funds under this section may be used 
for--
            ``(A) activities that will promote systemic educational 
        reform at the State and local levels, such as--
                    ``(i) research and development related to content 
                and performance standards and opportunity-to-learn 
                standards for student learning; and
                    ``(ii) the development and evaluation of model 
                strategies for assessment of student learning, 
                professional development for teachers and 
                administrators, parent and community involvement, and 
                other aspects of systemic reform;
            ``(B) demonstrations at the State and local levels that are 
        designed to yield nationally significant results, including 
        approaches to public school choice in accordance with the 
        requirements of part C and school-based decisionmaking;
            ``(C) joint activities with other agencies to assist the 
        effort to achieve the National Education Goals, including 
        activities related to improving the transition from preschool 
        to school and from school to work, as well as activities 
        related to the integration of education and health and social 
        services;
            ``(D) activities to promote and evaluate counseling and 
        mentoring for students, including intergenerational mentoring;
            ``(E) activities to promote comprehensive health education;
            ``(F) activities to promote environmental education;
            ``(G) activities to promote consumer, economic, and 
        personal finance education;
            ``(H) activities to assist students to demonstrate 
        competence in foreign languages;
            ``(I) studies and evaluation of various educational reform 
        strategies and innovations being pursued by the Federal 
        Government, States, and local educational agencies;
            ``(J) the identification and recognition of exemplary 
        schools and programs, such as Blue Ribbon Schools;
            ``(K) programs designed to promote gender equity in 
        education by evaluating and eliminating gender bias in 
        instruction and educational materials, identifying, and 
        analyzing gender inequities in educational practices, and 
        implementing and evaluating educational policies and practices 
        designed to achieve gender equity;
            ``(L) programs designed to reduce excessive student 
        mobility, retain students who move within a school district at 
        the same school, educate parents about the effect of mobility 
        on a child's education and encourage parents to participate in 
        school activities;
            ``(M) experiential-based learning, such as service-
        learning;
            ``(N) the development and expansion of public-private 
        partnership programs which extend the learning experience, via 
        computers, beyond the classroom environment into student homes; 
        and
            ``(O) other programs and projects that meet the purposes of 
        this section.
    ``(2) (A) Funds may also be used to establish a National Center for 
Second Language Development.
    ``(B) Composition.--The Center may include representation from--
            ``(i) a principle Federal language training institution 
        that has expertise in translation and interpretation with 
        responsibility for foreign language instruction of military, 
        foreign service officers and other Federal personnel; and
            ``(ii) other public, government and private entities with 
        expertise in the education and training of second language 
        curricula, as determined necessary by the Secretary.
    ``(C) Mission.--The Center may--
            ``(i) assess the economic and social benefits of second 
        language capabilities for the population of the United States;
            ``(ii) make recommendations to the Secretary of the most 
        appropriate means of increasing widespread second language 
        capabilities in the United States; and
            ``(iii) effectuate a greater second language capability 
        within the United States through activities that include: 
        developing and implementing model programs for children, 
        college students and adults; conducting research on effective 
        ways to teach second languages; developing teacher training 
        programs; and developing teaching materials.
    ``(3) The Secretary may also use funds under this section to 
complete the project periods for direct grants or contracts awarded 
under the provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965, part B of title III of the Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford 
Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988, or 
title III of the Education for Economic Security Act, as these Acts 
were in effect on the day before enactment of the Improving America's 
Schools Act of 1994.
    ``(c) Awards.--(1) The Secretary may make awards under this section 
on the basis of competitions announced by the Secretary and may also 
support meritorious unsolicited proposals.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall ensure that projects and activities 
supported under this section are designed in such a way that their 
effectiveness may be readily determined.
    ``(3) The Secretary shall use a peer review process in reviewing 
applications for grants under this section and may use funds 
appropriated under subsection (d) for this purpose.
    ``(d) Authorization.--For the purpose of carrying out this section, 
there are authorized to be appropriated $35,000,000 for fiscal year 
1995 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999.

                 ``PART B--GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN

``SEC. 3301. SHORT TITLE.

    ``This part may be cited as the `Jacob K. Javits Gifted and 
Talented Students Education Act of 1994'.

``SEC. 3302. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    ``(a) Findings.--The Congress finds and declares that--
            ``(1) all students can learn to high standards and must 
        develop their talents and realize their potential if the United 
        States is to prosper;
            ``(2) gifted and talented students are a national resource 
        vital to the future of the Nation and its security and well-
        being;
            ``(3) too often schools fail to challenge students to do 
        their best work, and students who are not challenged will not 
        learn to high standards, fully develop their talents, and 
        realize their potential;
            ``(4) unless the special abilities of gifted and talented 
        students are recognized and developed during their elementary 
        and secondary school years, much of their special potential for 
        contributing to the national interest is likely to be lost;
            ``(5) gifted and talented students from economically 
        disadvantaged families and areas, and students of limited 
        English proficiency are at greatest risk of being unrecognized 
        and of not being provided adequate or appropriate educational 
        services;
            ``(6) State and local educational agencies and private 
        nonprofit schools often lack the necessary specialized 
        resources to plan and implement effective
        programs for the early identification of gifted and talented 
        students for the provision of educational services and programs 
        appropriate to their special needs;
            ``(7) the Federal Government can best carry out the limited 
        but essential role of stimulating research and development and 
        personnel training and providing a national focal point of 
        information and technical assistance that is necessary to 
        ensure that the Nation's schools are able to meet the special 
        educational needs of gifted and talented students, and thereby 
        serve a profound national interest; and
            ``(8) the experience and knowledge gained in developing and 
        implementing programs for gifted and talented students can and 
        should be used as a basis to develop a rich and challenging 
        curriculum for all students.
    ``(b) Statement of Purpose.--
            ``(1) It is the purpose of this part to provide financial 
        assistance to State and local educational agencies, 
        institutions of higher education, and other public and private 
        agencies and organizations, to initiate a coordinated program 
        of research, demonstration projects, personnel training, and 
        similar activities designed to build a nationwide capability in 
        elementary and secondary schools to meet the special 
        educational needs of gifted and talented students. In addition, 
        the purpose of this part is to encourage the development of 
        rich and challenging curricula for all students through the 
        appropriate application and adaptation of materials and 
        instructional methods developed under this part.
            ``(2) It is also the purpose of this part to supplement and 
        make more effective the expenditure of State and local funds, 
        for the education of gifted and talented students.

``SEC. 3303. DEFINITIONS.

    ``For purposes of this part, the term `gifted and talented 
students' means children and youth who give evidence of high 
performance capability in areas such as intellectual, creative, 
artistic, or leadership capacity, or in specific academic fields, and 
who require services or activities not ordinarily provided by the 
school in order to fully develop such capabilities.

``SEC. 3304. AUTHORIZED PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) Establishment of Program.--
            ``(1) From the sums appropriated under section 3308 in any 
        fiscal year the Secretary (after consultation with experts in 
        the field of the education of gifted and talented students) 
        shall make grants to or enter into contracts with State 
        educational agencies, local educational agencies, institutions 
        of higher education, or other public agencies and private 
        agencies and organizations (including Indian tribes and 
        organizations as defined by the Indian Self-Determination and 
        Education Assistance Act and Hawaiian native organizations) to 
        assist such agencies, institutions, and organizations which 
        submit applications in carrying out programs or projects 
        authorized by this Act that are designed to meet the 
        educational needs of gifted and talented students, including 
        the training of personnel in the education of gifted and 
        talented students and in the use, where appropriate, of gifted 
        and talented services, materials, and methods for all students.
            ``(2) Applications for funds must include a section on how 
        the proposed gifted and talented services, materials, and 
        methods could be adapted, if appropriate, for use by all 
        students and a section on how the proposed programs can be 
        evaluated.
    ``(b) Uses of Funds.--Programs and projects assisted under this 
section may include--
            ``(1) professional development (including fellowships) for 
        personnel (including leadership personnel) involved in the 
        education of gifted and talented students;
            ``(2) establishment and operation of model projects and 
        exemplary programs for serving gifted and talented students, 
        including innovative methods for identifying and educating 
        students who may not be served by traditional gifted and 
        talented programs, summer programs, mentoring programs, service 
        learning programs, and cooperative programs involving business, 
        industry, and education;
            ``(3) training of personnel involved in gifted and talented 
        programs with respect to the impact of gender role 
        socialization on the educational needs of gifted and talented 
        children and in gender equitable education methods, techniques, 
        and practices;
            ``(4) strengthening the capability of State educational 
        agencies and institutions of higher education to provide 
        leadership and assistance to local educational agencies and 
        nonprofit private schools in the planning, operation, and 
        improvement of programs for the identification and education of 
        gifted and talented students and the appropriate use of gifted 
        and talented programs and methods to serve all students;
            ``(5) programs of technical assistance and information 
        dissemination which would include how gifted and talented 
        programs and methods, where appropriate, could be adapted for 
        use by all students; and
            ``(6) carrying out--
                    ``(A) research on methods and techniques for 
                identifying and teaching gifted and talented students, 
                and for using gifted and talented programs and methods 
                to serve all students; and
                    ``(B) program evaluations, surveys, and the 
                collection, analysis, and development of information 
                needed to accomplish the purposes of this part.
    ``(c) Establishment of National Center.--
            ``(1) The Secretary (after consultation with experts in the 
        field of the education of gifted and talented students) shall 
        establish a National Center for Research and Development in the 
        Education of Gifted and Talented Children and Youth through 
        grants to or contracts with one or more institutions of higher 
        education or State educational agencies, or a combination or 
        consortium of such institutions and agencies, for the purpose 
        of carrying out activities described in paragraph (5) of 
        subsection (b).
            ``(2) Such National Center shall have a Director. The 
        Secretary may authorize the Director to carry out such 
        functions of the National Center as may be agreed upon through 
        arrangements with other institutions of higher education, State 
        or local educational agencies, or other public or private 
        agencies and organizations.
    ``(d) Limitation.--Not more than 30 percent of the funds available 
in any fiscal year to carry out the programs and projects authorized by 
this section may be used to conduct activities pursuant to subsections 
(b)(5) or (c).
    ``(e) Coordination.--Research activities supported under this 
section--
            ``(1) shall be carried out in consultation with the Office 
        of Educational Research and Improvement to ensure that such 
        activities are coordinated with and enhance the research and 
        development activities supported by the Office; and
            ``(2) may include collaborative research activities which 
        are jointly funded and carried out with the Office of Education 
        Research and Improvement.

``SEC. 3305. PROGRAM PRIORITIES.

    ``(a) General Priority.--In the administration of this part the 
Secretary shall give highest priority--
            ``(1) to the identification of and services to gifted and 
        talented students who may not be identified and served through 
        traditional assessment methods (including economically 
        disadvantaged individuals, individuals of limited-English 
        proficiency, and individuals with disabilities; and
            ``(2) to programs and projects designed to develop or 
        improve the capability of schools in an entire State or region 
        of the Nation through cooperative efforts and participation of 
        State and local educational agencies, institutions of higher 
        education, and other public and private agencies and 
        organizations (including business, industry, and labor), to 
        plan, conduct, and improve programs for the identification of 
        and service to gifted and talented students, such as mentoring 
        and apprenticeship programs.
    ``(b) Service Priority.--In approving applications under section 
3304(a) of this part, the Secretary shall assure that in each fiscal 
year at least one-half of the applications approved address the 
priority in section 3305(a)(1).

``SEC. 3306. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    ``(a) Participation of Private School Children and Teachers.--In 
making grants and entering into contracts under this part, the 
Secretary shall ensure, where appropriate, that provision is made for 
the equitable participation of students and teachers in private 
nonprofit elementary and secondary schools, including the participation 
of teachers and other personnel in professional development programs 
for serving such children.
    ``(b) Review, Dissemination, and Evaluation.--The Secretary shall--
            ``(1) use a peer review process in reviewing applications 
        under this part;
            ``(2) ensure that information on the activities and results 
        of projects funded under this part is disseminated to 
        appropriate State and local agencies and other appropriate 
        organizations, including nonprofit private organizations; and
            ``(3) evaluate the effectiveness of programs under this 
        part, both in terms of the impact on students traditionally 
        served in separate gifted and talented programs and on other 
        students, and submit the results of such evaluation to Congress 
        not later than January 1, 1998.

``SEC. 3307. ADMINISTRATION.

    ``The Secretary shall establish or designate an administrative unit 
within the Department of Education--
            ``(1) to administer the programs authorized by this part;
            ``(2) to coordinate all programs for gifted and talented 
        students administered by the Department;
            ``(3) to serve as a focal point of national leadership and 
        information on the educational needs of gifted and talented 
        students and the availability of educational services and 
        programs designed to meet such needs; and
            ``(4) to assist the Assistant Secretary of the Office of 
        Educational Research and Improvement in identifying research 
        priorities which reflect the needs of gifted and talented 
        students.
The administrative unit established or designated pursuant to this 
section shall be headed by a person of recognized professional 
qualifications and experience in the field of the education of gifted 
and talented students.

``SEC. 3308. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal 
year 1995 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
years 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999 to carry out the provisions of this 
part.

                    ``PART C--PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS

``SEC. 3401. PURPOSE.

    ``It is the purpose of this part to increase national understanding 
of the charter schools model by--
            ``(1) providing financial assistance for the design and 
        initial implementation of charter schools; and
            ``(2) evaluating the effects of those schools on improving 
        student achievement, including their effects on students, 
        staff, and parents.

``SEC. 3402. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) General.--The Secretary may make grants to eligible 
applicants for the design and initial operation of charter schools.
    ``(b) Project Periods.--Each such grant shall be for a period of 
not more than three years, of which the grantee may use--
            ``(1) no more than 18 months for planning and program 
        design; and
            ``(2) no more than two years for the initial implementation 
        of the charter school.
    ``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not make more than one grant 
to support a particular charter school.

``SEC. 3403. APPLICATIONS.

    ``(a) Applications Required.--Any eligible applicant that desires 
to receive a grant under this part shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require.
    ``(b) Scope of Application.--Each such application may request 
assistance for a single charter school or for a cluster of schools, 
which may include a high school and its feeder elementary and middle 
schools, within a community.
    ``(c) Application Contents.--Each such application shall include, 
for each charter school for which assistance is sought--
            ``(1) a description of the educational program to be 
        implemented by the proposed charter school, including--
                    ``(A) how the program will enable all students to 
                meet challenging State performance standards;
                    ``(B) the grade levels or ages of children to be 
                served; and
                    ``(C) the curriculum and instructional practices to 
                be used;
            ``(2) a description of how the school will be managed;
            ``(3) a description of--
                    ``(A) the objectives of the school; and
                    ``(B) the methods by which the school will 
                determine its progress toward achieving those 
                objectives;
            ``(4) a description of the administrative relationship 
        between the charter school and the local educational agency 
        that will authorize or approve the school's charter and act as 
        the grantee under this part;
            ``(5) a description of how parents and other members of the 
        community will be involved in the design and implementation of 
        the charter school;
            ``(6) a description of how the local educational agency 
        will provide for continued operation of the school once the 
        Federal grant has expired, if such agency determines that the 
        school is successful;
            ``(7) a request and justification for waivers of any 
        Federal statutory or regulatory provisions that the applicant 
        believes are necessary for the successful operation of the 
        charter school, and a description of any State or local rules, 
        generally applicable to public schools, that will be waived 
        for, or otherwise not apply to, the school;
            ``(8) a description of how the grant funds would be used;
            ``(9) a description of how grant funds would be used in 
        conjunction with other Federal programs administered by the 
        Secretary;
            ``(10) a description of how students in the community will 
        be--
                    ``(A) informed about the school; and
                    ``(B) given an equal opportunity to attend the 
                school;
            ``(11) an assurance that the applicant will annually 
        provide the Secretary such information as the Secretary may 
        require to determine if the charter school is making 
        satisfactory progress toward achieving the objectives described 
        under paragraph (3);
            ``(12) an assurance that the applicant will cooperate with 
        the Secretary in evaluating the program authorized by this 
        part; and
            ``(13) such other information and assurances as the 
        Secretary may require.
    ``(d) State Educational Agency Approval Required.--(1) A local 
educational agency that desires to receive a grant under this part 
shall obtain the State educational agency's approval of its application 
before submitting it to the Secretary.
    ``(2) A State educational agency that approves an application of a 
local educational agency shall provide the local educational agency, 
and such local agency shall include in its application to the 
Secretary, a statement that the State has granted, or will grant, the 
waivers and exemptions from State requirements described in such local 
agency's application.

``SEC. 3404. SELECTION OF GRANTEES; WAIVERS.

    ``(a) Criteria.--The Secretary shall select projects to be funded 
on the basis of the quality of the applications, taking into 
consideration such factors as--
            ``(1) the quality of the proposed curriculum and 
        instructional practices;
            ``(2) the degree of flexibility afforded by the State and, 
        if applicable, the local educational agency to the school;
            ``(3) the extent of community support for the application;
            ``(4) the ambitiousness of the objectives for the school;
            ``(5) the quality of the plan for assessing achievement of 
        those objectives; and
            ``(6) the likelihood that the school will meet those 
        objectives and improve educational results for students.
    ``(b) Peer Review.--The Secretary shall use a peer review process 
to review applications for grants under this section.
    ``(c) Diversity of Projects.--The Secretary may approve projects in 
a manner that ensures, to the extent possible, that they--
            ``(1) are distributed throughout different areas of the 
        Nation, including in urban and rural areas; and
            ``(2) represent a variety of educational approaches.
    ``(d) Waivers.--The Secretary may waive any statutory or regulatory 
requirement that the Secretary is responsible for enforcing, except for 
any such requirement relating to the elements of a charter school 
described in section 3407(1), if--
            ``(1) the waiver is requested in an approved application or 
        by a grantee under this part; and
            ``(2) the Secretary determines that granting such a waiver 
        would promote the purpose of this part.

``SEC. 3405. USES OF FUNDS.

    ``A recipient of a grant under this part may use the grant funds 
only for--
            ``(1) post-award planning and design of the educational 
        program, which may include--
                    ``(A) refinement of the desired educational results 
                and of the methods for measuring progress toward 
                achieving those results; and
                    ``(B) professional development of teachers and 
                other staff who will work in the charter school; and
            ``(2) initial implementation of the charter school, which 
        may include--
                    ``(A) informing the community about the school;
                    ``(B) acquiring necessary equipment;
                    ``(C) acquiring or developing curriculum materials; 
                and
                    ``(D) other operational costs that cannot be met 
                from State or local sources.

``SEC. 3406. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

    ``The Secretary may reserve up to 10 percent of the funds 
appropriated for this part for any fiscal year for--
            ``(1) peer review of applications under section 3404(b); 
        and
            ``(2) an evaluation of the impact of charter schools on 
        student achievement, including those assisted under this part.

``SEC. 3407. DEFINITIONS.

    ``As used in this part, the following terms have the following 
meanings:
            ``(1) The term `charter school' means a school that--
                    ``(A) in accordance with an enabling State statute, 
                is exempted from significant State or local rules that 
                inhibit the flexible operation and management of public 
                schools, but not from any rules relating to the other 
                requirements of this paragraph;
                    ``(B) is created by a developer as a public school, 
                or is adapted by a developer from an existing public 
                school;
                    ``(C) operates in pursuit of a specific set of 
                educational objectives determined by the school's 
                developer and agreed to by the local educational agency 
                applying for a grant on behalf of the school;
                    ``(D) provides a program of elementary or secondary 
                education, or both;
                    ``(E) is nonsectarian in its programs, admissions 
                policies, employment practices, and all other 
                operations, and is not affiliated with a sectarian 
                school or religious institution;
                    ``(F) does not charge tuition;
                    ``(G) complies with the Age Discrimination Act, 
                title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, title IX of 
                the Education Amendments of 1972, section 504 of the 
                Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and part B of the 
                Individuals with Disabilities Education Act;
                    ``(H) admits students on the basis of a lottery, if 
                more students apply for admission than can be 
                accommodated;
                    ``(I) agrees to comply with the same Federal and 
                State audit requirements as do other public schools in 
                the State, unless such requirements are specifically 
                waived for the purpose of this program;
                    ``(J) meets all applicable Federal, State, and 
                local health and safety requirements; and
                    ``(K) operates in accordance with State law.
            ``(2) The term `developer' means an individual or group of 
        individuals (including a public or private nonprofit 
        organization), which may include teachers, administrators and 
        other school staff, parents, or other members of the local 
        community in which a charter school project will be carried 
        out.
            ``(3) The term `eligible applicant' means a local 
        educational agency, in partnership with a developer with an 
        application approved under section 3403(d).

``SEC. 3408. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``For the purpose of carrying out this part, there are authorized 
to be appropriated $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and such sums as 
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, and 
1999.

                      ``PART D--ARTS IN EDUCATION

                ``Subpart 1--Support for Arts Education

``SEC. 3501. SUPPORT FOR ARTS EDUCATION.

    ``(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            ``(1) the arts are forms of understanding and ways of 
        knowing that are fundamentally important to education;
            ``(2) the arts are important to excellent education and to 
        effective school reform;
            ``(3) the most significant contribution of the arts to 
        education reform is the transformation of teaching and 
        learning;
            ``(4) this transformation is best realized in the context 
        of comprehensive, systemic education reform;
            ``(5) demonstrated competency in the arts for American 
        students is among the National Education Goals;
            ``(6) the arts can motivate at-risk students to stay in 
        school and become active participants in the educational 
        process; and
            ``(7) arts education should be an integral part of the 
        elementary and secondary school curriculum.
    ``(b) Purpose. The purposes of this part are to--
            ``(1) support systemic education reform by strengthening 
        arts education as an integral part of the elementary and 
        secondary school curriculum;
            ``(2) help ensure that all students have the opportunity to 
        learn to challenging standards in the arts; and
            ``(3) support the national effort to enable all students to 
        demonstrate competence in the arts in accordance with the 
        National Education Goals.
    ``(c) Eligible Recipients.--In order to carry out the purposes of 
this part, the Secretary is authorized to make grants to, or enter into 
contracts or cooperative agreements with--
            ``(1) State educational agencies;
            ``(2) local educational agencies;
            ``(3) institutions of higher education; and
            ``(4) other public and private agencies, institutions, and 
        organizations.
    ``(d) Authorized Activities.--Funds under this part may be used 
for--
            ``(1) research on arts education;
            ``(2) the development of, and dissemination of information 
        about, model arts education programs;
            ``(3) the development of model arts education assessments 
        based on high standards;
            ``(4) the development and implementation of curriculum 
        frameworks for arts education;
            ``(5) the development of model preservice and inservice 
        professional development programs for arts educators and other 
        instructional staff;
            ``(6) supporting collaborative activities with other 
        Federal agencies or institutions involved in arts education, 
        such as the National Endowment for the Arts, the Institute of 
        Museum Services, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
        Arts, and the National Gallery of Art;
            ``(7) supporting model projects and programs in the 
        performing arts for children and youth through arrangements 
        made with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts;
            ``(8) supporting model projects and programs in the arts 
        for individuals with disabilities through arrangements with the 
        organization, Very Special Arts;
            ``(9) supporting model projects and programs to integrate 
        arts education into the regular elementary and secondary school 
        curriculum; and
            ``(10) other activities that further the purposes of this 
        part.
    ``(e) Coordination.--(1) A recipient of funds under this part 
shall, to the extent possible, coordinate its project with appropriate 
activities of public and private cultural agencies, institutions, and 
organizations, including museums, arts education associations, 
libraries, and theaters.
    ``(2) In carrying out this part, the Secretary shall coordinate 
with the National Endowment for the Arts, the Institute of Museum 
Services, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the 
National Gallery of Art.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying 
out this subpart, there are authorized to be appropriated $11,000,000 
for fiscal year 1995 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999.

                      ``Subpart 2--Community Arts

``SEC. 3502. SHORT TITLE.

    ``This subpart may be cited as the ``Community Arts Partnership Act 
of 1994''.
    ``(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            ``(1) with local school budgets cut there are in-adequate 
        arts programs available for children in schools, especially at 
        the elementary level;
            ``(2) the arts promote progress in academic subjects as 
        shown by research conducted by the National Endowment for the 
        Arts;
            ``(3) the arts access multiple human intelligences and 
        develop higher-order thinking skills;
            ``(4) the arts generate self-esteem and positive emotional 
        responses to learning; and
            ``(5) children who receive instruction in the arts remain 
        in school longer and are more successful than children who do 
        not receive such instruction.
    ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this part is to make demonstration 
grants to eligible entities to improve the educational performance and 
future potential of at-risk children and youth by providing 
comprehensive and coordinated educational and cultural services.
    ``(c) Grants Authorized.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to award 
        grants to eligible entities to pay the Federal share of the 
        costs of the activities described in subsection (f).
            ``(2) Special requirements.--The Secretary shall award 
        grants under this Act only to programs designed to--
                    ``(A) promote educational and cultural services;
                    ``(B) provide multi-year services to at-risk 
                children and youth;
                    ``(C) serve the target population described in 
                subsection (e);
                    ``(D) provide integration of community cultural 
                resources in the regular curriculum;
                    ``(E) focus school and cultural resources in the 
                community on coordinated cultural services to address 
                the needs of at-risk children and youth;
                    ``(F) provide effective cultural linkages from 
                preschool programs, including the Head Start Act and 
                preschool grants under the Individuals with 
                Disabilities Education Act, to elementary schools;
                    ``(G) facilitate school-to-work transition from 
                secondary schools and alternative schools to job 
                training, higher education, and employment;
                    ``(H) increase parental and community involvement 
                in the educational, social, and cultural development of 
                at-risk youth; or
                    ``(I) replicate programs and strategies that 
                provide high quality coordinated educational and 
                cultural services and that are designed to integrate 
                such coordination into the regular curriculum.
            ``(3) Requirement of coordination.--Grants may only be 
        awarded under this part to eligible entities that agree to 
        coordinate activities carried out under other Federal, State, 
        and local grants, received by the members of the partnership 
        for purposes and target populations described in this part, 
        into an integrated service delivery system located at a school, 
        cultural, or other community-based site accessible to and 
        utilized by at-risk youth.
            ``(4) Duration.--Grants made under this part may be 
        renewable for a maximum of 5 years if the Secretary determines 
        that the eligible recipient has made satisfactory progress 
        toward the achievement of the program objectives described in 
        application.
            ``(5) Geographic distribution.--In awarding grants under 
        this part, the Secretary shall ensure--
                    ``(A) an equitable geographic distribution; and
                    ``(B) an equitable distribution to both urban and 
                rural areas with a high proportion of at-risk youth as 
                defined in subsection (e).
    ``(d) Eligibility.--
            ``(1) Services for in-school youth.--For the purpose of 
        providing a grant under this part to serve in-school children 
        and youth, the term `eligible entity' means a partnership 
        between a local education agency that is eligible for funds 
        under title I of this Act, and at least 1 institution of higher 
        education or cultural entity located within or accessible to 
        the geographical boundaries of the local education agency with 
        a history of providing quality services to the community, and 
        which may include--
                    ``(A) nonprofit institutions of higher education; 
                museums; libraries; performing, presenting and 
                exhibiting arts organizations; literary arts 
                organizations; local arts organizations; and zoological 
                and botanical organizations; and
                    ``(B) private for-profit entities with a history of 
                training children and youth in the arts.
            ``(2) Services for out-of-school youth.--For purposes of 
        providing a grant under this part to serve out-of-school youth, 
        the term `eligible entity' means a partnership between at least 
        1 entity of the type described in paragraph (A) or (B) of 
        subsection (1), or a local education agency eligible for funds 
        under title I of this Act and at least 1 cultural entity 
        described in subsection (1).
    ``(e) Target Population.--In order to receive a grant under this 
part, an eligible entity shall serve--
            ``(1) students enrolled in schools in participating 
        schoolwide projects assisted under title I of this Act and the 
        families of such students; or
            ``(2) out-of-school youth at risk of having limited future 
        options as a result of teenage pregnancy and parenting, 
        substance abuse, recent migration, disability, limited English 
        proficiency, family migration, illiteracy, being the child of a 
        teen parent, living in a single parent household, or being a 
        high school dropout; or
            ``(3) any combination of in school and out-of-school at-
        risk youth.
    ``(f) Authorized Activities.--
            ``(1) In general.--Funds made under this part may be used--
                    ``(A) to plan, develop, acquire, expand, and 
                improve school-based or community-based coordinated 
                educational and cultural programs to strengthen the 
                educational performance and future potential of in-
                school and out-of-school at-risk youth through 
                cooperative agreements, contracts for services, or 
                administrative coordination;
                    ``(B) to provide at-risk students with integrated 
                cultural activities designed to develop a love of 
                learning to ensure the smooth transition of preschool 
                children to elementary school;
                    ``(C) to design collaborative cultural activities 
                for students in secondary or alternative schools that 
                ensure the smooth transition to job training, higher 
                education, or full employment;
                    ``(D) to provide child care for children of at-risk 
                students who would not otherwise be able to participate 
                in the program;
                    ``(E) to provide transportation necessary for 
                participation in the program;
                    ``(F) to work with existing school personnel to 
                develop curriculum materials and programs in the arts;
                    ``(G) to work with existing school personnel on 
                staff development activities that encourage the 
                integration of the arts into the curriculum;
                    ``(H) for stipends that allow local artists to work 
                with at-risk children and youth in the schools;
                    ``(I) for cultural programs that encourage the 
                active participation of parents in their children's 
                education;
                    ``(J) for programs that use the art reform current 
                school practices, including lengthening the school day 
                or academic year;
                    ``(K) for appropriate equipment and necessary 
                supplies; and
                    ``(L) for evaluation, administration, and 
                supervision.
            ``(2) Priority.--In providing assistance under this part, 
        the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that 
        provide comprehensive services that extend beyond traditional 
        school or service hour, that may include year round programs 
        that provide services in the evenings and on weekends.
            ``(3) Planning grants.--
                    ``(A) Application.--An eligible entity may submit 
                an application to the Secretary for a planning grant 
                for an amount not to exceed $50,000. Such grants shall 
                be for periods of not more than 1 year.
                    ``(B) Limit on planning grants.--Not more than 10 
                percent of the amounts appropriated in each fiscal year 
                under this part shall be used for grants under this 
                subsection, and an eligible entity may receive not more 
                than 1 such planning grant.
    ``(g) General Provisions.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each eligible entity desiring a grant 
        under this part shall submit an application to the Secretary at 
        such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information 
        as the Secretary may reasonably require.
            ``(2) Contents.--Each application submitted pursuant to 
        subsection (a) shall--
                    ``(A) describe the cultural entity or entities that 
                will participate in the partnership;
                    ``(B) describe the target population to be served;
                    ``(C) describe the services to be provided;
                    ``(D) describe a plan for evaluating the success of 
                the program;
                    ``(E) describe, for a local educational agency 
                participant, how services will be perpetuated beyond 
                the length of the grant;
                    ``(F) describe the manner in which the eligible 
                entity will improve the educational achievement or 
                future potential of at-risk youth through more 
                effective coordination of cultural services in the 
                community;
                    ``(G) describe the overall and operational goals of 
                the program; and
                    ``(H) describe the nature and location of all 
                planned sites where services will be delivered and a 
                description of services which will be provided at each 
                site.
    ``(h) Payments--Federal Share.--
            ``(1) Payments.--The Secretary shall pay to each eligible 
        entity having an application approved under subsection (g) the 
        Federal share of the cost of the activities described in the 
        application.
            ``(2) Amounts of grants.--The amount of a grant made under 
        this part may not be less than $100,000 or exceed $500,000 in 
        the first year of such grant.
            ``(3) Federal share.--The Federal share shall be 80 
        percent.
            ``(4) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share shall be 
        equal to 20 percent and may be in cash or in kind, fairly 
        evaluated, including facilities or services.
            ``(5) Limitation.--Not more than 25 percent of any grant 
        under this part may be used for noninstructional services such 
        as those described in paragraphs D, E, and L of subsection (f).
            ``(6) Supplement and not supplant.--Grant funds awarded 
        under this part shall be used to supplement not supplant the 
        amount of funds made available from non-Federal sources, for 
        the activities assisted under this part, in amounts that exceed 
        the amounts expended for such activities in the year preceding 
        the year for which the grant is awarded.
            ``(7) Dissemination of models.--The Secretary shall 
        disseminate information concerning successful models under this 
        part through the National Diffusion Network.
     ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this subpart, $75,000,000 for fiscal year 
1995 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999.

            ``PART E--INEXPENSIVE BOOK DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM

``SEC. 3601. INEXPENSIVE BOOK DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM FOR READING 
              MOTIVATION.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary is authorized to enter into a 
contract with Reading Is Fundamental (hereinafter in this section 
referred to as `the contractor') to support and promote programs, which 
include the distribution of inexpensive books to students, that 
motivate children to read.
    ``(b) Requirements of Contract.--Any contract entered into under 
subsection (a) shall--
            ``(1) provide that the contractor will enter into 
        subcontracts with local private nonprofit groups or 
        organizations or with public agencies under which each 
        subcontractor will agree to establish, operate, and provide the 
        non-Federal share of the cost of reading motivation programs 
        that include the distribution of books, by gift, to the extent 
        feasible, or by loan, to children up through high school age, 
        including those in family literacy programs;
            ``(2) provide that funds made available to subcontractors 
        will be used only to pay the Federal share of the cost of such 
        programs;
            ``(3) provide that in selecting subcontractors for initial 
        funding, the contractor will give priority to programs that 
        will serve a substantial number or percentage of children with 
        special needs, such as--
                    ``(A) low-income children, particularly in high-
                poverty areas;
                    ``(B) children at risk of school failure;
                    ``(C) children with disabilities, including 
                children with serious emotional disturbance;
                    ``(D) foster children;
                    ``(E) homeless children;
                    ``(F) migrant children;
                    ``(G) children without access to libraries;
                    ``(H) institutionalized or incarcerated children; 
                and
                    ``(I) children whose parents are institutionalized 
                or incarcerated;
            ``(4) provide that the contractor will provide such 
        technical assistance to subcontractors as may be necessary to 
        carry out the purpose of this section;
            ``(5) provide that the contractor will annually report to 
        the Secretary the number of, and describe, programs funded 
        under paragraph (3); and
            ``(6) include such other terms and conditions as the 
        Secretary determines to be appropriate to ensure the 
        effectiveness of such programs.
    ``(c) Restriction on Payments.--The Secretary shall make no payment 
of the Federal share of the cost of acquiring and distributing books 
under any contract under this section unless the Secretary determines 
that the contractor or subcontractor, as the case may be, has made 
arrangements with book publishers or distributors to obtain books at 
discounts at least as favorable as discounts that are customarily given 
by such publisher or distributor for book purchases made under similar 
circumstances in the absence of Federal assistance.
    ``(d) Definition of `Federal Share'.--For the purpose of this 
section, the term `Federal share' means the portion of the cost to a 
subcontractor of purchasing books to be paid with funds made available 
under this section. The Federal share shall be established by the 
Secretary, and shall not exceed 75 percent, except that the Federal 
share for programs serving children of migrant or seasonal farmworkers 
shall be 100 percent.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $10,300,000 
for fiscal year 1995 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999.

                       ``PART F--CIVIC EDUCATION

``SEC. 3701. INSTRUCTION ON THE HISTORY AND PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY IN 
              THE UNITED STATES.

    ``(a) General Authority.--
            ``(1) Program established.--(A) The Secretary shall carry 
        out a program to enhance the attainment of Goals Three and Six 
        of the National Education Goals by educating students about the 
        history and principles of the Constitution of the United 
        States, including the Bill of Rights, and to foster civic 
        competence and responsibility.
            ``(B) Such program shall be known as `We the People . . . 
        The Citizen and the Constitution'.
            ``(2) Educational activities.--The program required by 
        paragraph (1) shall--
                    ``(A) continue and expand the educational 
                activities of the We the People . . . The Citizen and 
                the Constitution program administered by the Center for 
                Civic Education; and
                    ``(B) enhance student attainment of challenging 
                content standards in civics and government.
            ``(3) Contract or grant authorized.--The Secretary is 
        authorized to enter into a contract or grant with the Center 
        for Civic Education to carry out the program required by 
        paragraph (1).
    ``(b) Program Content.--The education program authorized by this 
section shall provide--
            ``(1) a course of instruction on the basic principles of 
        our constitutional democracy and the history of the 
        Constitution and the Bill of Rights;
            ``(2) school and community simulated congressional hearings 
        following the course of study at the request of participating 
        schools; and
            ``(3) an annual national competition of simulated 
        congressional hearings for secondary students who wish to 
        participate in such program.
    ``(c) Program Participants.--The education program authorized by 
this section shall be made available to public and private elementary 
and secondary schools in the 435 congressional districts, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, 
and the District of Columbia.
    ``(d) Special Rule.--Funds provided under this section may be used 
for the advanced training of teachers in civics and government after 
the provisions of subsection (b) have been implemented.

``SEC. 3702. INSTRUCTION IN CIVICS, GOVERNMENT, AND THE LAW.

    ``(a) Program Established.--The Secretary shall carry out a program 
of