 
 CHAPTER 70--STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
                                 SCHOOLS
 
SUBCHAPTER VII--BILINGUAL EDUCATION, LANGUAGE ENHANCEMENT, AND LANGUAGE 
                          ACQUISITION PROGRAMS
 
                       Part A--Bilingual Education
 
                   subpart 3--professional development
 
Sec. 7474. Bilingual education career ladder program


(a) Purpose

    The purpose of this section is--
        (1) to upgrade the qualifications and skills of noncertified 
    educational personnel, especially educational paraprofessionals, to 
    meet high professional standards, including certification and 
    licensure as bilingual education teachers and other educational 
    personnel who serve limited English proficient students, through 
    collaborative training programs operated by institutions of higher 
    education and local and State educational agencies; and
        (2) to help recruit and train secondary school students as 
    bilingual education teachers and other educational personnel to 
    serve limited English proficient students.

(b) Authorization

                           (1) In general

        The Secretary is authorized to award grants for bilingual 
    education career ladder programs to institutions of higher education 
    applying in consortia with local or State educational agencies, 
    which consortia may include community-based organizations or 
    professional education organizations.

                            (2) Duration

        Each grant under this section shall be awarded for a period of 
    not more than five years.

(c) Permissive activities

    Grants awarded under this section may be used--
        (1) for the development of bilingual education career ladder 
    program curricula appropriate to the needs of the consortium 
    participants;
        (2) to provide assistance for stipends and costs related to 
    tuition, fees and books for enrolling in courses required to 
    complete the degree and certification requirements to become 
    bilingual education teachers; and
        (3) for programs to introduce secondary school students to 
    careers in bilingual education teaching that are coordinated with 
    other activities assisted under this section.

(d) Special consideration

    The Secretary shall give special consideration to applications under 
this section which provide for--
        (1) participant completion of baccalaureate and master's degree 
    teacher education programs, and certification requirements and may 
    include effective employment placement activities;
        (2) development of teacher proficiency in English a \1\ second 
    language, including demonstrating proficiency in the instructional 
    use of English and, as appropriate, a second language in classroom 
    contexts;
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        (3) coordination with the Federal TRIO programs under chapter 1 
    of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 [20 U.S.C. 
    1070a et seq.], the National Mini Corps under subpart 1 of part F of 
    title V of such Act, the Teacher Corps program under subpart 3 of 
    part C of title V of such Act, and the National Community and 
    Service Trust Act of 1993 programs, and other programs for the 
    recruitment and retention of bilingual students in secondary and 
    postsecondary programs to train to become bilingual educators; and
        (4) the applicant's contribution of additional student financial 
    aid to participating students.

(Pub. L. 89-10, title VII, Sec. 7144, as added Pub. L. 103-382, title I, 
Sec. 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3733.)

                       References in Text

    The Higher Education Act of 1965, referred to in subsec. (d)(3), is 
Pub. L. 89-329, Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1219, as amended. Reference to 
chapter 1 of part A of title IV of the Act probably means a reference to 
subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Act which is classified generally 
to subpart 1 (Sec. 1070a et seq.) of part A of subchapter IV of chapter 
28 of this title. Subpart 3 of part C and subpart 1 of part F of title V 
of the Act were classified generally to subpart 3 (Sec. 1106 et seq.) of 
part C and subpart 1 (Sec. 1113) of part F, respectively, of subchapter 
V of chapter 28 of this title, and were omitted in the general amendment 
of subchapter V of chapter 28 by Pub. L. 105-244, title V, Sec. 501, 
Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1765. For complete classification of this Act to 
the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1001 of this title 
and Tables.
    The National Community and Service Trust Act of 1993, referred to in 
subsec. (d)(3), is Pub. L. 103-82, Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 785. For 
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1993 
Amendment note set out under section 12501 of Title 42, The Public 
Health and Welfare, and Tables.
