Title II — Preparing, training, and recruiting highly effective teachers, school librarians, and principals

S. 1127 · 113th Congress · Jun 10, 2013 · Lineage

II Preparing, training, and recruiting highly effective teachers, school librarians, and principals

201. Teacher, school librarian, and principal training and recruiting fund

Title II (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended—

(1)

in the title heading, by striking “High quality teachers and principals” and inserting “Highly effective teachers, school librarians, and principals”; and

(2)

in the part heading for part A, by striking “Teacher and principal” and inserting “Teacher, school librarian, and principal”.

202. Purpose

Section 2101(1) (20 U.S.C. 6601(1)) is amended to read as follows:

“(1) increase student achievement through strategies such as—

“(A) improving teacher, school librarian, and principal quality; and

“(B) increasing the number of highly effective teachers in the classroom, highly effective school librarians in the library, and highly effective principals and assistant principals in the school; and”

203. State applications

Section 2112(b)(4) (20 U.S.C. 6612(b)(4)) is amended by inserting “, school librarians,” before “and principals”.

204. State use of funds

Section 2113(c) (20 U.S.C. 6613(c)) is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (4)—

(A)

in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “principals,” and inserting “highly effective school librarians, and highly qualified principals and”; and

(B)

in subparagraph (B), by striking “, principals,” and inserting “, highly effective school librarians, and highly qualified principals”; and

(2)

in paragraph (6), by striking “teachers and principals” each place the term appears and inserting “teachers, school librarians, and principals”.

205. Local use of funds

Section 2123(a) (20 U.S.C. 6623(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:

“(9)

“(A) Developing and implementing strategies to assist in recruiting and retaining highly effective school librarians; and

“(B) providing appropriate professional development for school librarians, particularly related to skills necessary to assist students to improve the students' academic achievement, including digital literacy skills and preparation for higher education and careers.”