      CHAPTER 28--HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE
 
    SUBCHAPTER II--TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT GRANTS FOR STATES AND 
                              PARTNERSHIPS
 
Sec. 1022. State grants


(a) In general

    From amounts made available under section 1030(1) of this title for 
a fiscal year, the Secretary is authorized to award grants under this 
section, on a competitive basis, to eligible States to enable the 
eligible States to carry out the activities described in subsection (d) 
of this section.

(b) Eligible State

                           (1) Definition

        In this subchapter, the term ``eligible State'' means--
            (A) the Governor of a State; or
            (B) in the case of a State for which the constitution or law 
        of such State designates another individual, entity, or agency 
        in the State to be responsible for teacher certification and 
        preparation activity, such individual, entity, or agency.

                          (2) Consultation

        The Governor and the individual, entity, or agency designated 
    under paragraph (1) shall consult with the Governor, State board of 
    education, State educational agency, or State agency for higher 
    education, as appropriate, with respect to the activities assisted 
    under this section.

                          (3) Construction

        Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to negate or 
    supersede the legal authority under State law of any State agency, 
    State entity, or State public official over programs that are under 
    the jurisdiction of the agency, entity, or official.

(c) Application

    To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an eligible 
State shall, at the time of the initial grant application, submit an 
application to the Secretary that--
        (1) meets the requirement of this section;
        (2) includes a description of how the eligible State intends to 
    use funds provided under this section; and
        (3) contains such other information and assurances as the 
    Secretary may require.

(d) Uses of funds

    An eligible State that receives a grant under this section shall use 
the grant funds to reform teacher preparation requirements, and to 
ensure that current and future teachers possess the necessary teaching 
skills and academic content knowledge in the subject areas in which the 
teachers are assigned to teach, by carrying out 1 or more of the 
following activities:

                             (1) Reforms

        Implementing reforms that hold institutions of higher education 
    with teacher preparation programs accountable for preparing teachers 
    who are highly competent in the academic content areas in which the 
    teachers plan to teach, and possess strong teaching skills, which 
    may include the use of rigorous subject matter competency tests and 
    the requirement that a teacher have an academic major in the subject 
    area, or related discipline, in which the teacher plans to teach.

             (2) Certification or licensure requirements

        Reforming teacher certification or licensure requirements to 
    ensure that teachers have the necessary teaching skills and academic 
    content knowledge in the subject areas in which teachers are 
    assigned to teach.

      (3) Alternatives to traditional preparation for teaching

        Providing prospective teachers with alternatives to traditional 
    preparation for teaching through programs at colleges of arts and 
    sciences or at nonprofit educational organizations.

            (4) Alternative routes to State certification

        Carrying out programs that--
            (A) include support during the initial teaching experience; 
        and
            (B) establish, expand, or improve alternative routes to 
        State certification of teachers for highly qualified 
        individuals, including mid-career professionals from other 
        occupations, paraprofessionals, former military personnel and 
        recent college graduates with records of academic distinction.

                    (5) Recruitment; pay; removal

        Developing and implementing effective mechanisms to ensure that 
    local educational agencies and schools are able to effectively 
    recruit highly qualified teachers, to financially reward those 
    teachers and principals whose students have made significant 
    progress toward high academic performance, such as through 
    performance-based compensation systems and access to ongoing 
    professional development opportunities for teachers and 
    administrators, and to expeditiously remove incompetent or 
    unqualified teachers consistent with procedures to ensure due 
    process for the teachers.

                        (6) Social promotion

        Development and implementation of efforts to address the problem 
    of social promotion and to prepare teachers to effectively address 
    the issues raised by ending the practice of social promotion.

                           (7) Recruitment

        Activities described in section 1024(d) of this title.

(Pub. L. 89-329, title II, Sec. 202, as added Pub. L. 105-244, title II, 
Sec. 201, Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1624.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 1022, Pub. L. 89-329, title II, Sec. 202, as added 
Pub. L. 96-374, title II, Sec. 201, Oct. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 1384; amended 
Pub. L. 102-325, title II, Sec. 201, July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 468, 
required each institution of higher education receiving grants under 
this subchapter to annually notify designated State agency of its 
activities under this subchapter, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104-208, 
div. A, title I, Sec. 101(e) [title VII, Sec. 708(b)], Sept. 30, 1996, 
110 Stat. 3009-233, 3009-312.
    Another prior section 1022, Pub. L. 89-329, title II, Sec. 202, Nov. 
8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1224; Pub. L. 89-752, Sec. 9, Nov. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 
1243; Pub. L. 90-575, title II, Sec. 214(a), Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 
1037; Pub. L. 92-318, title I, Secs. 111(b)(2)(A), 112(a), (b)(1), June 
23, 1972, 86 Stat. 238, 240, related to the basic grants for the college 
library resources program, prior to the general amendment of this 
subchapter by Pub. L. 96-374.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 1024, 1025, 1026, 1030 of 
this title.
