text: SECTION 1. SIGNING AND MASTERY BONUSES FOR TEACHERS IN MATH AND 
                SCIENCE.
  
      Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
  U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended--
              (1) by redesignating part E as part G;
              (2) by redesignating sections 2401 and 2402 as sections 
          2601 and 2602, respectively; and
              (3) by inserting after part D the following new part:
  
   ``PART E--SIGNING AND MASTERY BONUSES FOR TEACHERS IN MATH AND SCIENCE
  
  ``SEC. 2401. SIGNING BONUSES FOR TEACHERS IN MATH AND SCIENCE.
  
      ``(a) Grants to State Educational Agencies.--
              ``(1) Authority to award grants.--The Secretary shall award 
          grants to State educational agencies to enable the agencies to 
          assist local educational agencies to provide signing bonuses to 
          middle or secondary school math or science teachers who agree 
          to teach in a school in a high-need area during the 4-school 
          year period that begins on the date on which the teacher is 
          hired.
              ``(2) Criteria.--In order to receive a grant under this 
          section, a State educational agency shall submit to the 
          Secretary, for the Secretary's approval, a list of criteria for 
          awarding the signing bonuses described in paragraph (1). Such 
          criteria shall require that--
                      ``(A) an individual receiving such a signing bonus 
                  have obtained licensing or certification to teach other 
                  than temporary or emergency licensing or certification; 
                  and
                      ``(B) an individual receiving such a bonus--
                              ``(i) have an academic major or minor in 
                          the academic subject in which the individual 
                          intends to teach; or
                              ``(ii) a work-related concentration in the 
                          academic subject in which the individual 
                          intends to teach.
              ``(3) Peer review board.--In order to receive a grant under 
          this section, a State educational agency shall establish a peer 
          review board to review criteria for providing signing bonuses 
          under the grant.
              ``(4) Application.--In order to receive a grant under this 
          section, a State educational agency shall submit an application 
          to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied 
          by such information as the Secretary may require.
      ``(b) Grants to Local Educational Agencies.--
              ``(1) Authority to award grants.--A State educational 
          agency that receives a grant under subsection (a) shall use the 
          funds made available through the grant to award grants to local 
          educational agencies to provide the bonuses described in 
          subsection (a).
              ``(2) Use of Funds.--A local educational agency that 
          receives a grant under paragraph (1) shall use the funds made 
          available through the grant to provide, during the 4-school 
          year period described in subsection (a)(1), a signing bonus in 
          the amount of $5,000 for each such year, for the hiring of a 
          middle or secondary school math or science teacher who is 
          eligible for an award based on the criteria in subsection 
          (a)(2).
              ``(3) Application.--In order to receive a grant under this 
          subsection, a local educational agency shall submit an 
          application to the State educational agency at such time, in 
          such manner, and accompanied by such information as the State 
          educational agency may require.
      ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
  appropriated to carry out this section, $100,000,000 for each of fiscal 
  years 2002 through 2006.
      ``(d) Definition of `High-Need Area'.--In this section, the term 
  `high-need area' means an area, as determined by the local educational 
  agency, in which--
              ``(1) not less than 30 percent of the children served by 
          the local educational agency are children eligible to be 
          counted under section 1124(c)(2); and
              ``(2) the middle and secondary schools--
                      ``(A) have a higher percentage of uncertified or 
                  unlicensed math and science teachers than the 
  corresponding percentage for the State; or
                      ``(B) have a higher percentage of math and science 
                  teachers not trained in math and science than the 
                  corresponding percentage for the State.
  
  ``SEC. 2402. MASTERY BONUSES FOR TEACHERS IN MATH AND SCIENCE.
  
      ``(a) Grants to State Educational Agencies.--
              ``(1) Authority to award grants.--The Secretary shall award 
          grants to State educational agencies to enable the agencies to 
          assist local educational agencies to provide mastery bonuses to 
          supplement the salaries of middle or secondary school math or 
          science teachers who pass an advanced competency exam in math 
          and science that is approved by the National Academy of 
          Sciences and agree to teach during the 5-school year period 
          that begins during or after the date on which the State 
          educational agency determines that the teacher has passed the 
          advanced competency exam.
              ``(2) Criteria.--In order to receive a grant under this 
          section, a State educational agency shall submit to the 
          Secretary, for the Secretary's approval, a list of criteria for 
          awarding the mastery bonuses described in paragraph (1). Such 
          criteria shall require that--
                      ``(A) an individual receiving such a bonus have 
                  obtained licensing or certification to teach other than 
                  temporary or emergency licensing or certification; and
                      ``(B) an individual receiving such a bonus have an 
                  academic or work-related concentration in the academic 
                  subject in which the individual intends to teach.
              ``(3) Peer review board.--In order to receive a grant under 
          this section, a State educational agency shall establish a peer 
          review board to review criteria for providing mastery bonuses 
          under the grant.
              ``(4) Application.--In order to receive a grant under this 
          section, a State educational agency shall submit an application 
          to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied 
          by such information as the Secretary may require.
      ``(b) Grants to Local Educational Agencies.--
              ``(1) Authority to award grants.--A State educational 
          agency that receives a grant under subsection (a) shall use the 
          funds made available through the grant to award grants to local 
          educational agencies to provide the mastery bonuses described 
          in subsection (a).
              ``(2) Use of funds.--A local educational agency that 
          receives a grant under paragraph (1) shall use the funds made 
          available through the grant to provide--
                      ``(A) a middle or secondary school math or science 
                  teacher who passes an advanced competency exam and 
                  teaches during the 5-school year period described in 
                  subsection (a)(1) with an additional $4,000 each such 
                  year; and
                      ``(B) a middle or secondary school math or science 
                  teacher who passes an advanced competency exam and 
                  agrees to teach in a high-need area (as defined in 
                  section 2401(d) during the 5-school year period 
                  described in subsection (a)(1) with an additional 
                  $5,000 each such year.
              ``(3) Application.--In order to receive a grant under this 
          subsection, a local educational agency shall submit an 
          application to the State educational agency at such time, in 
          such manner, and accompanied by such information as the State 
          educational agency may require.
      ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
  appropriated to carry out this section, $100,000,000 for each of fiscal 
  years 2002 through 2006.''.
  
  SEC. 2. MENTOR TEACHER PROGRAMS FOR MATH AND SCIENCE TEACHERS.
  
      Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
  U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), as amended in section 1, is further amended by 
  inserting after part E the following:
  
                      ``PART F--MENTOR TEACHER PROGRAM
  
  ``SEC. 2501. PURPOSES.
  
      ``The purposes of this part are to give local educational agencies 
  the resources to establish mentor teacher programs to enable 
  experienced teachers to train, support, and mentor novice teachers.
  
  ``SEC. 2502. DEFINITIONS.
  
      ``In this part:
              ``(1) Board certified.--The term `board certified' means 
          successful completion of all requirements to be certified by 
          the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards in the 
          academic subject in which a teacher is teaching.
              ``(2) Mentor teacher.--The term `mentor teacher' means a 
          teacher who--
                      ``(A) is fully certified or licensed;
                      ``(B) has demonstrated mastery of pedagogical and 
                  subject matter skills (such as by becoming board 
                  certified); and
                      ``(C) has provided evidence of superior teaching 
                  abilities and interpersonal relationship 
                  characteristics.
              ``(3) Novice teacher.--The term `novice teacher' means a 
          teacher who--
                      ``(A) has been teaching not more than 3 years at a 
                  public elementary school or secondary school; and
                      ``(B) is a math or science teacher.
  
  ``SEC. 2503. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
  
      ``(a) Authority.--
              ``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to award 
          grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible local educational 
          agencies to develop and implement mentor teacher programs as 
          described in subsection (e).
              ``(2) Duration.--The Secretary shall award grants under 
          this subsection for periods of not more than 5 years.
      ``(b) Eligible Local Educational Agencies.--To be eligible to 
  receive a grant under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, a local 
  educational agency shall--
              ``(1) be a local educational agency that has received a 
          grant under section 2401 (relating to signing bonuses) for the 
          fiscal year; and
              ``(2) agree to use the funds made available through the 
          grant to develop and implement the mentor teacher programs in 
          schools served by teachers who have received signing bonuses 
          under section 2401 for the fiscal year.
      ``(c) Geographic Distribution.--To the maximum extent practicable, 
  the Secretary shall award the grants so that the grants are distributed 
  among the local educational agencies with higher percentages of novice 
  teachers, or lower percentages of certified or licensed teachers, than 
  the corresponding percentages for the States in which the agencies are 
  located.
      ``(d) Amount.--The amount of each grant shall be determined based 
  on--
              ``(1) the total amount appropriated for a fiscal year under 
          section 2508 and made available to carry out this part; and
              ``(2) the extent of the concentration of novice teachers in 
          the school district involved.
      ``(e) Authorized Activities.--
              ``(1) Allocation by activity.--A local educational agency 
          that receives a grant under subsection (a) for a mentor teacher 
          program shall use--
                      ``(A) not less than 75 percent of the funds made 
                  available through the grant to pay for the Federal 
                  share of the cost of obtaining the services of the 
                  mentor teachers; and
                      ``(B) not more than 25 percent of the funds to pay 
                  for other costs related to the development and 
                  implementation of the mentor teacher program.
              ``(2) Training.--The mentor teacher program shall provide 
          training to novice teachers on effective teaching techniques 
          (including techniques relating to class discipline and 
          curriculum development) through observation, instruction, 
          coaching, and mentoring by mentor teachers.
              ``(3) Federal share.--
                      ``(A) In general.--The Federal share of the cost 
                  described in paragraph (1)(A) is 75 percent.
                      ``(B) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of 
                  the cost may be provided from State sources in cash or 
                  in kind, fairly evaluated, including plant, equipment, 
                  and services.
      ``(f) Supplement, Not Supplant.--Funds appropriated pursuant to the 
  authority of this part shall be used to supplement and not supplant 
  other Federal, State, and local public funds expended to provide 
  services for eligible individuals.
  
  ``SEC. 2504. APPLICATIONS.
  
      ``A local educational agency desiring a grant under section 2503 
  shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
  manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may 
  reasonably require.
  
  ``SEC. 2505. PAYMENTS.
  
      ``(a) In General.--Grant payments shall be made under this part on 
  an annual basis.
      ``(b) Administrative Costs.--Each local educational agency that 
  receives a grant under section 2503 shall use not more than 2 percent 
  of the amount awarded under the grant for administrative costs.
      ``(c) Denial of Grant.--If the Secretary determines that a local 
  educational agency has failed to make substantial progress in attaining 
  such performance objectives and goals as the Secretary may require the 
  agency to establish, such an agency shall not be eligible for a grant 
  payment under this part in the next succeeding year.
  
  ``SEC. 2506. REPORTS.
  
      ``The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee on 
  Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee 
  on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives a report 
  of program activities funded under this part.
  
  ``SEC. 2507. MATCHING REQUIREMENT.
  
      ``The Secretary may not award a grant to a local educational agency 
  under section 2503 unless the local educational agency agrees that, 
  with respect to costs to be incurred by the agency in carrying out 
  activities for which the grant was awarded, the agency shall provide 
  (directly or through donations from public or private entities) in non-
  Federal contributions an amount equal to 25 percent of the amount of 
  the grant awarded to the agency.
  
  ``SEC. 2508. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
  
      ``There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part 
  $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.''.
target: Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish grant programs to provide: (1) signing bonuses for middle or secondary school mathematics or science teachers who agree to teach in public schools in high-need areas for four years; and (2) mentor teachers to train, support, and mentor novice teachers of mathematics or science in public elementary or secondary schools.
feat_title: A bill to provide signing and mastery bonuses and mentoring programs for math and science teachers.