,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bjbi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #ab1 
#bjad,mr4 ,kirk 7for himself and ,mr4   
,booker7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
use amounts provided for the ,fund for  
the ,improvement of ,education to       
establish a pilot program that supports 
year-round public elementary schools and
 secondary schools4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,all     
,year ,school ,study ,act4  #b4         
,year-round school pilot program  7a7   
,program authorized ,section #edaa of   
the ,elementary and ,secondary          
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#gbdc7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection  
7b7-- 7,a7 by redesignating paragraph   
7#i7 as paragraph 7#aj72 and  7,b7 by   
inserting after paragraph 7#h7 the      
following3  7#i7 ,activities to         
establish or expand programs providing  

year-round education at public          
elementary schools or secondary schools 
that-- 7,a7 focus on raising student    
achievement1 using research- and        
evidence-based practices2 and  7,b7 may 
include increasing the salaries of      
teachers who agree to work in the       
year-round education programs by an     
amount not to exceed #ajj percent4  2   
and  7#b7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7e7 ,pilot program for      
year-,round school activities  7#a7 ,in 
general ,from the amounts described in  
paragraph 7#b71 the ,secretary shall    
carry out a multi-year pilot program    
that awards #d grants1 to eligible      
entities described in paragraph 7#c71 to
 carry out the activities described in  
subsection 7b77#i74  7#b7 ,funding limit
 for the pilot program  7,a7 ,in general
 ,the ,secretary shall use1 from the    
amounts provided under section #edja for
 fiscal years #bjae through #bjah for   
this subpart1 a total of #d1jjj1jjj to  
carry out the pilot program described in

 paragraph 7#a71 subject to subparagraph
 7,b74  7,b7 ,reservation ,the          
,secretary shall reserve #e percent of  
the total amount of funds made available
 under subparagraph 7,a7 to carry out   
the independent evaluation described in 
paragraph 7#e74  7#c7 ,eligible entities
 ,entities described in subsection 7a71 
except for institutions of higher       
education or private entities1 shall be 
eligible for grants under this          
subsection4  7#d7 ,award basis ,in      
awarding grants under paragraph 7#a71   
the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 give a      
priority to eligible entities that-- 7i7
 propose to use grant funds to carry out
 year-round education activities that   
emphasize science1 technology1          
engineering1 and mathematics2 and  7ii7 
target the year-round education         
activities to be carried out under the  
grant to-- 7,i7 areas with large        
populations1 or high concentrations1 of 
low-income individuals2 and  7,,ii7     
low-performing schools2 and  7,b7 ensure

 an equitable distribution of such      
grants across diverse geographic areas4 
7#e7 ,independent evaluation ,the       
,secretary shall enter into a contract  
with an entity to-- 7,a7 provide an     
independent evaluation of the           
effectiveness of the pilot program      
carried out under this subsection2 and  
7,b7 prepare and submit a report to the 
,secretary and ,congress1 by not later  
than #ahj days after the conclusion of  
the pilot program under this subsection1
 that summarizes the results of the     
evaluation4  7#f7 ,rule of construction 
,nothing in this subsection shall be    
construed to alter or otherwise affect  
the rights1 remedies1 and procedures    
afforded to school or school district   
employees under ,federal1 ,state1 or    
local laws 7including applicable        
regulations1 court orders1 or           
requirements that school districts      
negotiate1 or meet and confer1 in good  
faith7 or under the terms of collective 
bargaining agreements1 memoranda of     

understanding1 or other agreements      
between such employers and their        
employees4  4