text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Multilingual Education and 
  Technological Advancement Act of 2001''.
  
  SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR MULTILINGUAL EDUCATION.
  
      (a) Grants Authorized.--Subject to the availability of 
  appropriations, the Secretary of Education may award grants, on a 
  competitive basis, to local educational agencies to provide financial 
  assistance to elementary and secondary schools for obtaining computer 
  software for multilingual education.
      (b) Preference.--In awarding grants under subsection (a), the 
  Secretary shall give preference to local educational agencies that 
  serve an elementary or secondary school in which--
              (1) a majority of the students are from families with 
          incomes below the poverty line, as defined by the Office of 
          Management and Budget and in effect under section 673(2) of the 
          Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)); or
              (2) there is a high concentration of students with low 
          levels of English proficiency.
      (c) Eligible Schools.--A grant under this section may be used to 
  provide financial assistance only to an elementary or secondary school 
  that meets the criteria of paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b).
      (d) Study.--
              (1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct an annual 
          study of the effectiveness of the grant program under this 
          section.
              (2) Report.--By the end of each fiscal year for which 
          appropriations to carry out this Act are available, the 
          Secretary shall transmit to the Congress a report that includes 
          the following:
                      (A) Findings on the effectiveness of this grant 
                  program, including the effectiveness of the computer 
                  software.
                      (B) Recommendations for improving this grant 
                  program.
      (e) Application.--To seek a grant under subsection (a), a local 
  educational agency shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
  time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
  may require.
      (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
  appropriated to the Secretary for grants under this section $80,000,000 
  for fiscal years 2002 through 2006.
  
  SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR COMPUTERS.
  
      (a) Grants Authorized.--Subject to the availability of 
  appropriations, the Secretary of Education may award grants, on a 
  competitive basis, to local educational agencies to provide financial 
  assistance to elementary and secondary schools for obtaining computers.
      (b) Mandatory Grants.--The Secretary shall award a grant under 
  subsection (a) to any local educational agency that--
              (1) submits an application under subsection (c); and
              (2) serves elementary or secondary schools in which, 
          cumulatively, a majority of the students are from families with 
          incomes below the poverty line, as defined by the Office of 
          Management and Budget and in effect under section 673(2) of the 
          Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)).
      (c) Eligible Schools.--A grant under this section may be used to 
  provide financial assistance only to an elementary or secondary school 
  in which--
              (1) a majority of students are from families with incomes 
          below the poverty line, as defined by the Office of Management 
          and Budget and in effect under section 673(2) of the Community 
          Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)); or
              (2) there are fewer computers than the greater of--
                      (A) 6 computers; or
                      (B) a number of computers for that type school 
                  established by the Secretary by a regulation under this 
                  paragraph.
      (d) Application.--To seek a grant under this section, a local 
  educational agency shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
  time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
  may require.
      (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
  appropriated to the Secretary for grants under this section 
  $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.
  
  SEC. 4. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRAINING AND MULTILINGUAL EDUCATION 
                PROGRAM GRANTS.
  
      (a) In General.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, the 
  Secretaries may make grants to eligible partnerships to pay the Federal 
  share of the cost of establishing and carrying out--
              (1) information technology training programs for former 
          participants in information technology training programs who 
          have not received information technology certification, 
          minorities, women, older individuals, veterans, Native 
          Americans, and dislocated workers; and
              (2) multilingual education programs.
      (b) Partnerships.--To be an eligible partnership under subsection 
  (a), a partnership shall consist of--
              (1) an institution of higher education; and
              (2) a private organization, such as a certified commercial 
          information technology training provider or an information 
          technology trade or professional association.
      (c) Application.--To seek a grant under subsection (a), an eligible 
  partnership shall submit an application to the Secretaries at such 
  time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
  Secretaries may require.
      (d) Federal Share.--
              (1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost described in 
          subsection (a) shall be 50 percent.
              (2) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of the cost 
          shall be provided in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated by the 
          Secretaries, and may include plant, equipment, or services.
      (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
  appropriated to the Secretaries to carry out this section $100,000,000 
  for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be necessary for each 
  subsequent fiscal year.
  
  SEC. 5. BONUS GRANTS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATION.
  
      (a) In General.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, the 
  Secretary of Education may make grants to local educational agencies to 
  assist such agencies in awarding bonuses to teachers who achieve 
  information technology certification.
      (b) Limitation on Amount.--The amount of a grant to a local 
  educational agency under subsection (a) shall not exceed the product 
  determined by multiplying $5,000 by the number of teachers described 
  pursuant to subsection (c)(2) in the application for the grant.
      (c) Application.--
              (1) In general.--To seek a grant under this section, a 
          local educational agency shall submit an application to the 
          Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
          information as the Secretary may require.
              (2) Contents.--The application shall include information 
          describing the number of teachers employed by the local 
          educational agency who--
                      (A) have achieved information technology 
                  certification, including such certification for 
                  integrating information technology into the classroom 
                  or a curriculum; and
                      (B) have not previously received a bonus under this 
                  section.
      (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
  appropriated to the Secretary of Education to carry out this section 
  $120,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.
  
  SEC. 6. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TEACHER TRAINING.
  
      (a) Grants Authorized.--Subject to the availability of 
  appropriations, the Secretary of Education may award grants, on a 
  competitive basis, to institutions of higher education to provide 
  scholarships to any eligible student.
      (b) Eligible Students.--For purposes of this section, the term 
  ``eligible student'' means a student who--
              (1) is preparing to enter the teaching workforce; and
              (2) meets the criteria established under subsection (c).
      (c) Criteria.--For purposes of subsection (b)(2), the Secretary 
  shall establish criteria that require a student to obtain both 
  technological and multilingual education.
      (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
  appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $100,000,000 
  for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
  4 succeeding fiscal years.
  
  SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.
  
      In this Act:
              (1) Certified commercial information technology training 
          provider.--The term ``certified commercial information 
          technology training provider'' means a private sector provider 
          of educational products and services utilized for training in 
          information technology that is certified by 1 or more software 
          publishers or hardware manufacturers (the products of which are 
          the subject of the training) with respect to--
                      (A) the curriculum that is used for the training; 
                  or
                      (B) the technical knowledge of the instructors of 
                  such provider.
              (2) Dislocated worker.--The term ``dislocated worker'' has 
          the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Workforce 
          Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801).
              (3) Elementary school.--The term ``elementary school'' has 
          the meaning given the term in section 14101 of the Elementary 
          and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801).
              (4) Information technology certification.--The term 
          ``information technology certification'' means certification in 
          information technology, in accordance with such standards as--
                      (A)(i) the Computing Technology Industry 
                  Association or the Information Technology Training 
                  Association may issue, after consultation with chief 
                  education officers of States, State boards, entities 
                  that certify or license teachers, and other entities 
                  affected by the standards; or
                      (ii) a State board or entity that certifies or 
                  licenses teachers may issue, after consultation with 
                  chief education officers of States, and other entities 
                  affected by the standards; and
                      (B) the Secretaries may approve.
              (5) Information technology training program.--The term 
          ``information technology training program'' means a program for 
          the training of--
                      (A) computer programmers, systems analysts, and 
                  computer scientists or engineers (as such occupations 
                  are defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics); and
                      (B) persons for such other occupations as are 
                  determined to be appropriate by the Secretaries, after 
                  consultation with a working group broadly solicited by 
                  the Secretaries and open to all interested information 
                  technology entities and trade and professional 
                  associations.
              (6) Institution of higher education.--The term 
          ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the 
          term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
          U.S.C. 1002).
              (7) Local educational agency.--The term ``local educational 
          agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 14101 of the 
          Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
          8801).
              (8) Native american.--The term ``Native American'' means an 
          Indian or a Native Hawaiian, as defined in section 166(b) of 
          the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2911(b)).
              (9) Secondary school.--The term ``secondary school'' has 
          the meaning given the term in section 14101 of the Elementary 
          and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801).
              (10) Secretaries.--The term ``Secretaries'' means the 
          Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Labor, acting 
          jointly.
              (11) Veteran.--The term ``veteran'' has the meaning given 
          the term in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
          (29 U.S.C. 2801).
target: Multilingual Education and Technological Advancement Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make competitive grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to provide financial assistance to elementary and secondary schools for obtaining: (1) computer software for multilingual education, with preference given to schools with a majority of students from poor families or a high concentration of students with low levels of English proficiency; and (2) computers, with grant awards mandatory for schools where a majority of students meet poverty criteria or where there are a specified low number of computers for students.Authorizes the Secretary, jointly with the Secretary of Labor, to make matching grants for: (1) information technology training programs for former participants in such programs who have not received information technology certification, minorities, women, older individuals, veterans, Native Americans, and dislocated workers; and (2) multilingual education programs. Requires a partnership, to be eligible for such a grant, to consist of: (1) an institution of higher education; and (2) a private organization, such as a certified commercial information technology training provider or an information technology trade or professional association.Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to LEAs to assist them in awarding bonuses to teachers who achieve information technology certification.Authorizes the Secretary to make competitive grants to institutions of higher education to provide scholarships to students who: (1) are preparing to enter the teaching profession; and (2) meet criteria established by the Secretary that requires them to obtain both technological and multilingual education.
feat_title: To provide grants to local educational agencies to provide financial assistance to elementary and secondary schools for obtaining computer software for multilingual education, and for other purposes.