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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · S. 1161 (Introduced in Senate) — To support the education of Indian children. · Sec. 201

Sec. 201. National Board certification incentive program

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Subpart 2 of part A of title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7441 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: The purposes of this section are— to improve the skills of qualified individuals who are Indian (as defined by section 103 of the Native American Languages Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2902 )) or who teach Indian people; to provide an incentive for qualified educators to continue to utilize their enhanced skills in elementary schools and secondary schools serving Indian communities; and to increase the retention of highly skilled Indian educators in elementary schools and secondary schools seeking to better incorporate Indian culture and history into the general curriculum.
In this section: The term Bureau-funded school has the meaning given the term in section 1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 ( 25 U.S.C. 2021 ). The term eligible entity means— a State educational agency in consortium with an institution of higher education; a local educational agency in consortium with an institution of higher education; an Indian tribe or organization, in consortium with a local educational agency and an institution of higher education; an Indian tribe or organization, in consortium with a Bureau-funded school and an institution of higher education; or a Bureau-funded school in consortium with an institution of higher education.
The term eligible educator means— a teacher who teaches a minimum number of Indian students, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with Indian tribes; or a teacher who is Indian. The term Indian tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 ). The Secretary is authorized to award grants to eligible entities having applications approved under this section to enable such eligible entities to— reimburse eligible educators for out-of-pocket costs associated with obtaining teacher certification or credentialing by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; and provide an increase in annual compensation, in an amount equal to not less than $5,000 and not more than $10,000, for eligible educators with a certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards for the duration of the grant under this section.
Each eligible entity desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information, as the Secretary may reasonably require. In the case of an eligible entity desiring to utilize all or a portion of a grant under this section for eligible educators identified in subparagraph
(B)of subsection (b)(3) who would not also qualify as an eligible educator under subparagraph
(A)of subsection (b)(3), the eligible entity shall provide an assurance that grant funds will support only those educators who are tribally enrolled or affiliated with an Indian tribe. In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall determine the amount and length of each grant, which shall not exceed 5 years. The Secretary shall require and ensure that individuals who obtain a certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards under this section continue to teach at a school served by the eligible entity through which funding for such certification was obtained as a condition of receiving annual compensation increases provided for in this section. For every year for which Congress allocates funds for grants under this section, the Secretary shall provide a report on the progress of the eligible entities receiving grants under this section in meeting applicable progress standards, as determined by the Secretary. The Secretary shall disseminate the report described in this subsection to each of the following: The Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. The Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate. The Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples of the United States of the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives. The Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives. .
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Sec. 201
National Board certification incentive program
U.S.C.§ 7441
U.S.C.§ 2902
U.S.C.§ 2021
U.S.C.§ 5304
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