,,ii #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #dda ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #d1 #bjac ,mr4 ,reid 7for ,mr4 ,begich7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife by establishing a program to provide professional development activities for educators1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,professional ,development for ,educators ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,through careful development1 teachers can build their effectiveness over time1 thus improving student achievement4 7#b7 ,ongoing professional development of teachers in the subjects they teach is essential for improved student learning4 7#c7 ,united ,states teachers generally spend more time instructing students and less time in professional learning opportunities with their peers than teachers in top-performing countries4 7#d7 ,it takes time1 resources1 and support for teachers to become highly effective in their classrooms4 ,teachers participating in quality teacher professional development must be given time to implement what they have learned4 #c4 ,professional development for educators 7a7 ,in general ,title ,,ii of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ffja et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 ,e ,professional ,development for ,educators #beja4 ,definitions ,in this part3 7#a7 ,eligible partner ,the term eligible partner means an entity that-- 7,a7 has demonstrated expertise in improving student outcomes or teacher effectiveness2 and 7,b7 is-- 7i7 a ,state or local government agency2 7ii7 a ,state or local economic development agency2 7iii7 a statewide industry organization2 7iv7 a nonprofit organization2 7v7 a philanthropic organization2 7vi7 an institution of higher education2 7vii7 an industry association2 or 7viii7 any other organization determined appropriate by the ,state or1 in the case of grants awarded under section #bejb7;d71 the ,secretary4 7#b7 ,quality professional development ,the term quality professional development shall1 for each ,state and local educational agency in a ,state1 have the meaning given the term by the ,state in accordance with section #bejc7;b77#a74 #bejb4 ,program authorized2 allotments 7a7 ,program authorized ,from amounts appropriated to carry out this part and not reserved under subsection 7b71 the ,secretary shall make allotments in accordance with subsection 7c7 to ,states to enable the ,states to award subgrants to local educational agencies for the purpose of providing professional development activities to educators4 7b7 ,reservation ,from the amounts appropriated to carry out this part1 the ,secretary may reserve-- 7#a7 not more than #a percent for national activities that support the purposes of this part1 such as providing technical assistance and the costs of administering this part2 and 7#b7 not more than #a percent for payments to outlying areas and the ,bureau of ,indian ,education1 to be distributed in amounts determined by the ,secretary based on relative need1 to carry out the activities described in this part to benefit the schools served by the outlying areas and schools operated or funded by the ,bureau4 7c7 ,state allotments 7#a7 ,formula determination ,for each fiscal year1 the ,secretary shall allot1 to each ,state with an approved application1 an amount that bears the same relation to the amount appropriated to carry out this part and not reserved under subsection 7b7 for such fiscal year1 as the amount the ,state received under subpart #b of part ,a of title ,i for the preceding fiscal year bears to the amounts received by all ,states with approved applications under such subpart for the preceding fiscal year4 7#b7 ,minimum grant amount ,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a71 no ,state shall receive an allotment under such paragraph for a fiscal year that is less than one-half of #a percent of the amount appropriated to carry out this part and not reserved under subsection 7b7 for such fiscal year4 7d7 ,allotments to certain local educational agencies 7#a7 ,in general ,if a ,state does not submit an approvable application under this part for a fiscal year1 the ,secretary shall use the ,state's allotment under subsection 7c7 for the fiscal year to award an allotment described in paragraph 7#b7 to each local educational agency within the ,state that submits an approved application4 7#b7 ,amount of allotment ,the allotment to a local educational agency under this subsection for a fiscal year shall be the amount that bears the same relation to the total amount of the ,state's allotment for such fiscal year as the amount the local educational agency received under subpart #b of part ,a of title ,i for the preceding fiscal year bears to the amount that all local educational agencies with approved applications in the ,state received under such subpart for such year4 7#c7 ,notification and application process ,the ,secretary shall notify local educational agencies in a ,state described in paragraph 7#a7 of the opportunity to apply for funds under this part and of the application requirements4 ,a local educational agency's application for an allotment under this subsection shall include the information described in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of section #bejd7;b7 and shall be submitted at such time1 in such manner1 and containing such other information as required by the ,secretary4 7#d7 ,rules and requirements ,the requirements of subsections 7a71 7c71 and 7d7 of section #bejd shall apply to a local educational agency receiving an allotment under this subsection in the same manner as such requirements apply to a local educational agency receiving an allocation under such section4 ,a local educational agency receiving an allotment under this subsection shall submit an annual report to the ,secretary regarding the progress made under the grant and the activities carried out with grant funds4 7e7 ,application ,a ,state desiring an allotment under this section shall submit to the ,secretary an application at such time1 in such manner1 and containing such information as the ,secretary may require4 #bejc4 ,state use of funds 7a7 ,in general ,a ,state that receives an allotment under this part shall-- 7#a7 carry out the ,state activities described in subsection 7b71 except that the ,state may not use not more than #bj percent of the ,state's allotment for this purpose2 and 7#b7 use not less than #hj percent of the ,state's allotment to award subgrants1 on a competitive basis or through allocations based on a formula that the ,state determines will best meet the needs of this part1 to local educational agencies under section #bejd to enable the local educational agencies to carry out the activities described in such section4 7b7 ,state activities ,a ,state that receives an allotment under this part shall use funds described in subsection 7a77#a7 to carry out all of the following3 7#a7 ,develop1 in collaboration with the local educational agencies in the ,state and with the input of teachers and principals employed by the local educational agencies1 a definition of1 and the criteria for1 quality professional development activities1 which shall include a requirement that such activities are regularly evaluated for their impact on increasing teacher effectiveness and improving student achievement4 7#b7 ,design and implement methods for evaluating quality professional development activities occurring in the ,state4 7#c7 ,make recommendations1 to the ,state educational agency and to local educational agencies1 to improve quality professional development activities in the ,state4 7#d7 ,design and maintain a registry that is an electronic and searchable method of storing information regarding quality professional development activities4 ,the registry shall be searchable by relevant criteria1 including-- 7,a7 subject matter2 7,b7 grade level2 7,c7 location2 7,d7 credits1 credentials1 or certificates that may be earned2 and 7,e7 entity providing the activity4 7#e7 ,hire regional professional development coordinators to work as liaisons between the ,state and local educational agencies to assess existing professional development activities1 assist in creating new quality professional development activities1 provide to the ,state the quality professional development activities to be included in the registry described in paragraph 7#d71 and carry out other activities to further the purposes of this part4 7#f7 ,evaluate the professional development activities available in the ,state4 7#g7 ,prepare1 and submit to the ,secretary1 an annual report regarding the progress made under the grant under this part1 including the activities carried out by the ,state educational agency and the local educational agencies in the ,state with grant funds4 #bejd4 ,local educational agency use of funds 7a7 ,in general ,a local educational agency that receives a subgrant under this part shall use subgrant funds to carry out the activities described in subsection 7c74 7b7 ,application ,a local educational agency desiring a subgrant under this part shall submit an application to the ,state at such time1 in such manner1 and containing such information as the ,state may reasonably require4 ,each application shall include-- 7#a7 a description of any eligible partners with which the local educational agency will work to carry out the subgrant activities2 and 7#b7 a description of how the local educational agency will meet the requirement of subsection 7c77#a77;,b74 7c7 ,use of funds 7#a7 ,mandatory uses of funds ,each local educational agency receiving a subgrant under this part shall-- 7,a7 use grant funds to provide information to the ,state regarding available quality professional development activities for inclusion in the statewide registry described in section #bejc7;b77#d72 and 7,b7 dedicate not less than #be percent of the subgrant funds for quality professional development activities that involve science1 technology1 engineering1 mathematics1 and career and technical education4 7#b7 ,permissive uses of funds ,a local educational agency receiving a subgrant under this part may1 in addition to the activities described in paragraph 7#a71 use grant funds to-- 7,a7 carry out quality professional development activities1 as defined by the ,state under section #bejc7;b77#a72 7,b7 provide updated information to teachers on changes in curricula1 assessments1 and educational research2 7,c7 provide mentors to teachers or principals2 7,d7 provide information on leadership opportunities2 7,e7 create local educational agency-wide and school-based quality professional development plans that emphasize multiple grade levels2 7,f7 develop new quality professional development activities to meet local and regional needs2 7,g7 establish systematic quality professional development training opportunities for teachers and principals2 7,h7 evaluate professional development activities2 7,i7 evaluate the professional development activities currently being offered in the region2 and 7,j7 carry out other activities approved by the ,state4 #beje4 ,supplement not supplant ,funds made available under this part shall be used to supplement1 and not supplant1 other ,federal1 ,state1 and local funds available to carry out the activities supported under this part4 #bejf4 ,authorization of appropriations ,there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year #bjad and each of the #e succeeding fiscal years4 4 7b7 ,conforming amendments ,the table of contents of section #b of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #bdda the following3 ,part ,e--,professional ,development for ,educators ,sec4 #beja4 ,definitions4 ,sec4 #bejb4 ,program authorized4 ,sec4 #bejc4 ,state use of funds4 ,sec4 #bejd4 ,local educational agency use of funds4 ,sec4 #beje4 ,supplement not supplant4 ,sec4 #bejf4 ,authorization of appropriations4 4