SEC. 1013
COORDINATION REQUIREMENTS
Section Summary
ESSA Update
SEC. 1013. COORDINATION REQUIREMENTS.
Section 1119, as redesignated by section 1000(5), <<NOTE: 20 USC
6322.>> is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``such as the Early Reading First
program''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new sentence:
``Each local educational agency shall develop agreements
with such Head Start agencies and other entities to
carry out such activities.''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``early childhood development programs, such as
the Early Reading First program,'' and inserting ``early
childhood education programs'';
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``early childhood
development program such as the Early Reading First
program'' and inserting ``early childhood education
program'';
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``early childhood
development programs such as the Early Reading First
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program'' and inserting ``early childhood education
programs'';
(D) in paragraph (3), by striking ``early childhood
development programs such as the Early Reading First
program'' and inserting ``early childhood education
programs'';
(E) in paragraph (4)--
(i) by striking ``Early Reading First program
staff,''; and
(ii) by striking ``early childhood development
program'' and inserting ``early childhood
education program''; and
(F) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and entities
carrying out Early Reading First programs''.
NCLB Text
`SEC. 1119. <<NOTE: 20 USC 6319.>> QUALIFICATIONS FOR TEACHERS AND
PARAPROFESSIONALS.
``(a) Teacher Qualifications and Measurable Objectives.--
``(1) In general.--Beginning with the first day of the first
school year after the date of enactment of the No Child Left
Behind Act of 2001, each local educational agency receiving
assistance under this part shall ensure that all teachers hired
after such day and teaching in a program supported with funds
under this part are highly qualified.
``(2) State plan.--As part of the plan described in section
1111, each State educational agency receiving assistance under
this part shall develop a plan to ensure that all teachers
teaching in core academic subjects within the State are highly
qualified not later than the end of the 2005-2006 school year.
Such plan shall establish annual measurable objectives for each
local educational agency and school that, at a minimum--
``(A) <<NOTE: Deadline.>> shall include an annual
increase in the percentage of highly qualified teachers
at each local educational agency and school, to ensure
that all teachers teaching in core
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academic subjects in each public elementary school and
secondary school are highly qualified not later than the
end of the 2005-2006 school year;
``(B) shall include an annual increase in the
percentage of teachers who are receiving high-quality
professional development to enable such teachers to
become highly qualified and successful classroom
teachers; and
``(C) may include such other measures as the State
educational agency determines to be appropriate to
increase teacher qualifications.
``(3) <<NOTE: Deadline.>> Local plan.--As part of the plan
described in section 1112, each local educational agency
receiving assistance under this part shall develop a plan to
ensure that all teachers teaching within the school district
served by the local educational agency are highly qualified not
later than the end of the 2005-2006 school year.
``(b) <<NOTE: Deadlines.>> Reports.--
``(1) Annual state and local reports.--
``(A) Local reports.--Each State educational agency
described in subsection (a)(2) shall require each local
educational agency receiving funds under this part to
publicly report, each year, beginning with the 2002-2003
school year, the annual progress of the local
educational agency as a whole and of each of the schools
served by the agency, in meeting the measurable
objectives described in subsection (a)(2).
``(B) State reports.--Each State educational agency
receiving assistance under this part shall prepare and
submit each year, beginning with the 2002-2003 school
year, a report to the Secretary, describing the State
educational agency's progress in meeting the measurable
objectives described in subsection (a)(2).
``(C) Information from other reports.--A State
educational agency or local educational agency may
submit information from the reports described in section
1111(h) for the purposes of this subsection, if such
report is modified, as may be necessary, to contain the
information required by this subsection, and may submit
such information as a part of the reports required under
section 1111(h).
``(2) Annual reports by the secretary.--Each year, beginning
with the 2002-2003 school year, the Secretary shall publicly
report the annual progress of State educational agencies, local
educational agencies, and schools, in meeting the measurable
objectives described in subsection (a)(2).
``(c) New Paraprofessionals.--
``(1) In general.--Each local educational agency receiving
assistance under this part shall ensure that all
paraprofessionals hired after the date of enactment of the No
Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and working in a program supported
with funds under this part shall have--
``(A) completed at least 2 years of study at an
institution of higher education;
``(B) obtained an associate's (or higher) degree; or
``(C) met a rigorous standard of quality and can
demonstrate, through a formal State or local academic
assessment--
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``(i) knowledge of, and the ability to assist
in instructing, reading, writing, and mathematics;
or
``(ii) knowledge of, and the ability to assist
in instructing, reading readiness, writing
readiness, and mathematics readiness, as
appropriate.
``(2) Clarification.--The receipt of a secondary school
diploma (or its recognized equivalent) shall be necessary but
not sufficient to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (1)(C).
``(d) <<NOTE: Deadline.>> Existing Paraprofessionals.--Each local
educational agency receiving assistance under this part shall ensure
that all paraprofessionals hired before the date of enactment of the No
Child Left Behind Act of 2001, and working in a program supported with
funds under this part shall, not later than 4 years after the date of
enactment satisfy the requirements of subsection (c).
``(e) Exceptions for Translation and Parental Involvement
Activities.--Subsections (c) and (d) shall not apply to a
paraprofessional--
``(1) who is proficient in English and a language other than
English and who provides services primarily to enhance the
participation of children in programs under this part by acting
as a translator; or
``(2) whose duties consist solely of conducting parental
involvement activities consistent with section 1118.
``(f) General Requirement for All Paraprofessionals.--Each local
educational agency receiving assistance under this part shall ensure
that all paraprofessionals working in a program supported with funds
under this part, regardless of the paraprofessionals' hiring date, have
earned a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent.
``(g) Duties of Paraprofessionals.--
``(1) In general.--Each local educational agency receiving
assistance under this part shall ensure that a paraprofessional
working in a program supported with funds under this part is not
assigned a duty inconsistent with this subsection.
``(2) Responsibilities paraprofessionals may be assigned.--A
paraprofessional described in paragraph (1) may be assigned--
``(A) to provide one-on-one tutoring for eligible
students, if the tutoring is scheduled at a time when a
student would not otherwise receive instruction from a
teacher;
``(B) to assist with classroom management, such as
organizing instructional and other materials;
``(C) to provide assistance in a computer
laboratory;
``(D) to conduct parental involvement activities;
``(E) to provide support in a library or media
center;
``(F) to act as a translator; or
``(G) to provide instructional services to students
in accordance with paragraph (3).
``(3) Additional limitations.--A paraprofessional described
in paragraph (1)--
``(A) may not provide any instructional service to a
student unless the paraprofessional is working under the
direct supervision of a teacher consistent with section
1119; and
``(B) may assume limited duties that are assigned to
similar personnel who are not working in a program
supported with funds under this part, including duties
beyond
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classroom instruction or that do not benefit
participating children, so long as the amount of time
spent on such duties is the same proportion of total
work time as prevails with respect to similar personnel
at the same school.
``(h) Use of Funds.--A local educational agency receiving funds
under this part may use such funds to support ongoing training and
professional development to assist teachers and paraprofessionals in
satisfying the requirements of this section.
``(i) Verification of Compliance.--
``(1) In general.--In verifying compliance with this
section, each local educational agency, at a minimum, shall
require that the principal of each school operating a program
under section 1114 or 1115 attest annually in writing as to
whether such school is in compliance with the requirements of
this section.
``(2) Availability of information.--Copies of attestations
under paragraph (1)--
``(A) shall be maintained at each school operating a
program under section 1114 or 1115 and at the main
office of the local educational agency; and
``(B) shall be available to any member of the
general public on request.
``(j) Combinations of Funds.--Funds provided under this part that
are used for professional development purposes may be combined with
funds provided under title II of this Act, other Acts, and other
sources.
``(k) Special Rule.--Except as provided in subsection (l), no State
educational agency shall require a school or a local educational agency
to expend a specific amount of funds for professional development
activities under this part, except that this paragraph shall not apply
with respect to requirements under section 1116(c)(3).
``(l) <<NOTE: Deadline.>> Minimum Expenditures.--Each local
educational agency that receives funds under this part shall use not
less than 5 percent, or more than 10 percent, of such funds for each of
fiscal years 2002 and 2003, and not less than 5 percent of the funds for
each subsequent fiscal year, for professional development activities to
ensure that teachers who are not highly qualified become highly
qualified not later than the end of the 2005-2006 school year.
