text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Educators in Military Service Act of 
  2005''.
  
  SEC. 2. TEACHERS WHO SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES.
  
      (a) Teachers Generally.--Subsection (a) of section 1119 of the 
  Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6319) is 
  amended--
              (1) in paragraph (2)--
                      (A) in the matter before subparagraph (A), by 
                  inserting ``subject to paragraph (4),'' after ``plan 
                  described in section 1111,'';
                      (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``subject to 
                  paragraph (4),'' before ``shall include'';
              (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``As part of the plan'' 
          and inserting ``Subject to paragraph (4), as part of the 
          plan''; and
              (3) by adding at the end the following:
              ``(4) Teachers serving in the military.--
                      ``(A) Extension.--The date by which a State 
                  educational agency is required under paragraph (2) to 
                  ensure that all teachers teaching in core academic 
                  subjects within the State are highly qualified (the end 
                  of the 2005-2006 school year), and the date by which a 
                  local educational agency is required under paragraph 
                  (3) to ensure that all teachers teaching within the 
                  school district served by the agency are highly 
                  qualified (the end of the 2005-2006 school year), shall 
                  be extended to the date determined under subparagraph 
                  (C) with respect to eligible teachers described in 
                  subparagraph (B).
                      ``(B) Eligible teacher.--For purposes of this 
                  paragraph, the term `eligible teacher' means an 
                  individual who--
                              ``(i) is or has been a public elementary 
                          school or secondary school teacher and is not 
                          described in subsection (a)(1); and
                              ``(ii) is on active duty as a member of the 
                          Armed Forces, or is on full-time duty as a 
                          member of the National Guard of a State under 
                          an order to State active duty under title 32, 
                          United States Code, or under State law, on or 
                          after January 8, 2002.
                      ``(C) Determination of date.--The date determined 
                  under this subparagraph is the later of the following:
                              ``(i) The first day of the first school 
                          year beginning on or after the date determined 
                          by extending the deadline described in 
                          subparagraph (A) for a period equal to the 
                          number of days in the teacher's applicable 
                          period of military service.
                              ``(ii) If the teacher was enrolled in 
                          coursework or professional development that 
                          would have contributed toward the teacher 
                          becoming highly qualified and the teacher's 
                          applicable period of military service 
                          interrupted such coursework or professional 
                          development, the last day of the next session 
                          of equivalent coursework or professional 
                          development that begins on or after the date 
                          determined by extending the deadline described 
                          in subparagraph (A) for a period equal to the 
                          number of days in the teacher's applicable 
                          period of military service.
                      ``(D) Applicable period of military service.--For 
                  purposes of this paragraph, the term `applicable period 
                  of military service' means, with respect to an eligible 
                  teacher, the period (or sum of periods) that interrupts 
                  the teacher's employment as a public elementary school 
                  or secondary school teacher and during which the 
                  teacher is on active duty as a member of the Armed 
                  Forces or is on full-time duty as a member of the 
                  National Guard of a State under an order to State 
                  active duty under title 32, United States Code, or 
                  under State law--
                              ``(i) beginning on the later of--
                                      ``(I) January 8, 2002; or
                                      ``(II) the date on which the 
                                  teacher begins such period of active 
                                  duty or full-time duty; and
                              ``(ii) ending on the earlier of--
                                      ``(I) the end of the 2005-2006 
                                  school year; or
                                      ``(II) the date on which the 
                                  teacher ceases any such active duty or 
                                  full-time duty.''.
      (b) New Special Education Teachers.--Clause (iii) of section 
  602(10)(D) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
  U.S.C. 1401(10)(D)) is amended to read as follows:
                              ``(iii) in the case of a new special 
                          education teacher who teaches multiple subjects 
                          and who is highly qualified in mathematics, 
                          language arts, or science, demonstrate 
                          competence in the other core academic subjects 
                          in which the teacher teaches in the same manner 
                          as is required for an elementary, middle, or 
                          secondary school teacher under section 
                          9101(23)(C)(ii) of such Act, which may include 
                          a single, high objective uniform State standard 
                          of evaluation covering multiple subjects--
                                      ``(I) not later than 2 years after 
                                  the date of employment; or
                                      ``(II) in the case of such a new 
                                  special education teacher who begins a 
                                  period during which the teacher is on 
                                  active duty as a member of the Armed 
                                  Forces or is on full-time duty as a 
                                  member of the National Guard of a State 
                                  under an order to State active duty 
                                  under title 32, United States Code, or 
                                  under State law, within 2 years of such 
                                  date of employment as a special 
                                  education teacher, not later than the 
                                  end of the period that is 2 years plus 
                                  the number of days of such active duty 
                                  or full-time duty after such date of 
                                  employment.''.
  
  SEC. 3. PARAPROFESSIONALS WHO SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES.
  
      Subsection (d) of section 1119 of the Elementary and Secondary 
  Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6319) is amended--
              (1) by striking ``Each local'' and inserting the following:
              ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), each local''; 
          and
              (2) by adding at the end the following:
              ``(2) Paraprofessionals serving in the military.--
                      ``(A) Extension.--The date by which a local 
                  educational agency is required under paragraph (1) to 
                  ensure that all paraprofessionals described in such 
                  paragraph satisfy the requirements of subsection (c) 
                  shall be extended to the date determined under 
                  subparagraph (C) with respect to eligible 
                  paraprofessionals described in subparagraph (B).
                      ``(B) Eligible paraprofessional.--For purposes of 
                  this paragraph, the term `eligible paraprofessional' 
                  means an individual who--
                              ``(i) is a paraprofessional described in 
                          paragraph (1); and
                              ``(ii) is on active duty as a member of the 
                          Armed Forces, or is on full-time duty as a 
                          member of the National Guard of a State under 
                          an order to State active duty under title 32, 
                          United States Code, or under State law, on or 
                          after January 8, 2002.
                      ``(C) Determination of date.--The date determined 
                  under this subparagraph is the later of the following:
                              ``(i) The first day of the first school 
                          year beginning on or after the date determined 
                          by extending the deadline described in 
                          subparagraph (A) for a period equal to the 
                          number of days in the paraprofessional's 
                          applicable period of military service.
                              ``(ii) If the paraprofessional was enrolled 
                          in coursework or professional development that 
                          would have contributed toward the 
                          paraprofessional becoming highly qualified and 
                          the paraprofessional's applicable period of 
                          military service interrupted such coursework or 
                          professional development, the last day of the 
                          next session of equivalent coursework or 
                          professional development that begins on or 
                          after the date determined by extending the 
                          deadline described in subparagraph (A) for a 
                          period equal to the number of days in the 
                          paraprofessional's applicable period of 
                          military service.
                      ``(D) Applicable period of military service.--For 
                  purposes of this paragraph, the term `applicable period 
                  of military service' means, with respect to an eligible 
                  paraprofessional, the period (or sum of periods) that 
                  interrupts the paraprofessional's employment in a 
                  public elementary school or secondary school and during 
                  which the paraprofessional is on active duty as a 
                  member of the Armed Forces or is on full-time duty as a 
                  member of the National Guard of a State under an order 
                  to State active duty under title 32, United States 
                  Code, or under State law--
                              ``(i) beginning on the later of--
                                      ``(I) January 8, 2002; or
                                      ``(II) the date on which the 
                                  paraprofessional begins such period of 
                                  active duty or full-time duty; and
                              ``(ii) ending on the earlier of--
                                      ``(I) the end of the 2005-2006 
                                  school year; or
                                      ``(II) the date on which the 
                                  paraprofessional ceases any such active 
                                  duty or full-time duty.''.
target: Educators in Military Service Act of 2005 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to extend the deadlines by which state and local educational agencies are required to ensure that teachers or paraprofessional educators are highly qualified in order to account for their applicable periods of military service.
  
  Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Act to extend similar deadlines with respect to new special education teachers.
feat_title: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to extend the deadline by which State educational agencies and local educational agencies are required to ensure that an educator is highly qualified in order to account for the educator's applicable period of military service.