S.Amdt. 1327

1. Rewrites section 1048

   Replaces

   In S. 1867 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   SEC. 1048. FISCAL YEAR 2012 ADMINISTRATION [struck: AND REPORT ON THE TROOPS-TO- TEACHERS ][inserted: OF TROOPS-TO-TEACHERS ]PROGRAM.

   [struck: (a) Fiscal Year 2012 Administration.--]Notwithstanding section 2302(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6672(c)), the Secretary of Defense may administer the [struck: Troops-to- Teachers ][inserted: Troops-to-Teachers ]Program [inserted: (as defined in section 1049(j)(2)) ]during fiscal year 2012. Amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense by this Act shall be available to the Secretary of Defense for that purpose.

   Struck: (b) Report.--Not later than April 1, 2012, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Education shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the Troops-to-Teachers Program. The report shall include the following:

   Struck: (1) A summary of the funding of the Troops-to-Teachers Program since its inception and projected funding of the program during the period covered by the future-years defense program submitted to Congress during 2011.

   Struck: (2) The number of past participants in the Troops-to- Teachers Program by year, the number of past participants who have fulfilled, and have not fulfilled, their service obligation under the program, and the number of waivers of such obligations (and the reasons for such waivers).

   Struck: (3) A discussion and assessment of the current and anticipated effects of recent economic circumstances in the United States, and cuts nationwide in State and local budgets, on the ability of participants in the Troops-to-Teachers Program to obtain teaching positions.

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   Struck: (4) A discussion of the youth education goals in the Troops-to-Teachers Program and the record of the program to date in producing teachers in high-need and other eligible schools.

   Struck: (5) An assessment of the extent to which the Troops-to- Teachers Program achieves its purpose as a military transition assistance program and, in particular, as transition assistance program for members of the Armed Forces who are nearing retirement or who are voluntarily or involuntarily separating from military service.

   Struck: (6) An assessment of the performance of the Troops-to- Teachers Program in providing qualified teachers to high-need public schools, and reasons for expanding the program to additional school districts.

   Struck: (7) A discussion and assessment of the advisability of the administration of the Troops-to-Teachers Program by the Department of Education in consultation with the Department of Defense.

   Struck: (c) Definitions.--In this section:

   Struck: (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term "appropriate committees of Congress" means--

   Struck: (A) the Committees on Armed Services and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and

   Struck: (B) the Committees on Armed Services and Education and Labor of the House of Representatives.

   Struck: (2) Troops-to-teachers program.--The term "Troops-to- Teachers Program" means the Troops-to-Teachers Program authorized by chapter A of subpart 1 of part C of title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6671 et seq.).

   Inserted: SEC. 1049. TROOPS-TO-TEACHERS PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS.

   Inserted: (a) High-need School Definition.--Section 2301 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6671) is amended by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(6) High-need school.--The term 'high-need school' means--

   Inserted: "(A) an elementary school or middle school in which not less than 50 percent of the enrolled students are children from low-income families, based on--

   Inserted: "(i) the number of children eligible for a free or reduced priced lunch under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act;

   Inserted: "(ii) the number of children in families receiving assistance under the State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act;

   Inserted: "(iii) the number of children eligible to receive medical assistance under the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act; or

   Inserted: "(iv) a composite of the indicators described in clauses (i) through (iii);

   Inserted: "(B) a high school in which not less than 40 percent of the enrolled students are children from low-income families, as described in clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (A), which may be calculated using data from the feeder schools of such high school;

   Inserted: "(C) a school that is served by a local educational agency that is eligible as described in section 6211(b); or

   Inserted: "(D) a school in which not less than 13 percent of the enrolled students qualify for assistance under part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.".

   Inserted: (b) Bureau-funded Schools.--Section 2302(b)(2)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6672(b)(2)(A)) is amended--

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   Inserted: (1) in clause (i), by striking "or" after the semicolon;

   Inserted: (2) in clause (ii)--

   Inserted: (A) by striking "and" after the semicolon and inserting "or"; and

   Inserted: (B) by inserting "foreign language," after "special education,"; and

   Inserted: (3) by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(iii) a Bureau-funded school (as such term is defined in section 1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021)); and".

   Inserted: (c) Counseling and Referral Services.--Section 2302(e) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6672(e)) is amended to read as follows:

   Inserted: "(e) Counseling and Referral Services.--The Secretary may, with the agreement of the Secretary of Defense, provide placement assistance and referral services to members of the Armed Forces who do not meet the criteria described in section 2303(a), including meeting the education qualification requirements under section 2303(c)(2).".

   Inserted: (d) Years of Service Requirements; Stipend.--Section 2303(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6673(a)) is amended--

   Inserted: (1) in paragraph (2)(A)(i), by striking "6 or more years" and inserting "4 or more years"; and

   Inserted: (2) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking "10 years of active duty service, 10 years of service computed under section 12732 of title 10, United States Code, or 10 years of any combination of such service; and" and inserting "6 years of active duty service, 6 years of service computed under section 12732 of title 10, United States Code, or 6 years of any combination of such service; and".

   Inserted: (e) Vocational and Technical Education Requirements.--Section 2303(c)(2)(B) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6673(c)(2)(B)) is amended by striking "ave received the equivalent" and all that follows through "field; or" and inserting the following:

   Inserted: "(i) to have received the equivalent of 1 year of college from an accredited institution of higher education or the equivalent in military education and training as certified by the Department of Defense; or".

   Inserted: (f) Reserve Enlistment Requirement.--Section 2303(e)(2)(B) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6673(e)(2)(B)) is amended by striking "(in addition to any other reserve commitment the member may have)".

   Inserted: (g) Definition of Local Educational Agency and Public Charter Schools.--

   Inserted: (1) Amendment.--Section 2304(a)(1)(B) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6674(a)(1)(B)) is amended to read as follows:

   Inserted: "(B) to accept an offer of full-time employment as an elementary school teacher, secondary school teacher, or vocational or technical teacher for not less than 3 school years with a local educational agency receiving a grant under part A of title I, a public charter school (as such term is defined in section 2102) residing in such a local educational agency, or a Bureau-funded school (as such term is defined in section 1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021)), to begin the school year after obtaining that certification or licensing.".

   Inserted: (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

   Inserted: (h) High-need School.--Section 2303(d) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6674(d)) is amended to read as follows:

   Inserted: "(d) Selection Priorities.--In selecting eligible members of the Armed Forces to receive assistance under the Program, the Secretary--

   Inserted: "(1) shall give priority to members who--

   Inserted: "(A) have educational or military experience in science, mathematics, special education, foreign language, or career or vocational subjects; and

   Inserted: "(B) agree to seek employment as science, mathematics, foreign language, or special education teachers in elementary schools or secondary schools or in other schools under the jurisdiction of a local educational agency; and

   Inserted: "(2) may give priority to members who agree to seek employment in a high-need school.".

   Inserted: (i) Definitions.--Section 2304(d) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6675(d)) is amended by striking paragraph (3).

   Inserted: (j) Report.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than April 1, 2012, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Education shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the Troops-to-Teachers Program. The report shall include the following:

   Inserted: (A) A summary of the funding of the Troops-to-Teachers Program since its inception and projected funding of the program during the period covered by the future-years defense program submitted to Congress during 2011.

   Inserted: (B) The number of past participants in the Troops-to-Teachers Program by year, the number of past participants who have fulfilled, and have not fulfilled, their service obligation under the program, and the number of waivers of such obligations (and the reasons for such waivers).

   Inserted: (C) A discussion and assessment of the current and anticipated effects of recent economic circumstances in the United States, and cuts nationwide in State and local budgets, on the ability of participants in the Troops-to-Teachers Program to obtain teaching positions.

   Inserted: (D) A discussion of the youth education goals in the Troops-to-Teachers Program and the record of the program to date in producing teachers in high-need and other eligible schools.

   Inserted: (E) An assessment of the extent to which the Troops-to-Teachers Program achieves its purpose as a military transition assistance program and, in particular, as a transition assistance program for members of the Armed Forces who are nearing retirement or who are voluntarily or involuntarily separating from military service.

   Inserted: (F) An assessment of the performance of the Troops-to-Teachers Program in providing qualified teachers to high-need public schools, and reasons for expanding the program to additional school districts.

   Inserted: (G) A discussion and assessment of the advisability of the administration of the Troops-to-Teachers Program by the Department of Education in consultation with the Department of Defense.

   Inserted: (2) Definitions.--In this subsection:

   Inserted: (A) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term "appropriate committees of Congress" means--

   Inserted: (i) the Committees on Armed Services and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and

   Inserted: (ii) the Committees on Armed Services and Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives.

   Inserted: (B) Troops-to-teachers program.--The term "Troops-to-Teachers Program" means the Troops-to-Teachers Program under chapter A of subpart 1 of part C of title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6671 et seq.).

   Original wording

   Strike section 1048 and insert the following:

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