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PART II-INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS INSTITUTES FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS

SEC. 1111. There are authorized to be appropriated $3,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967, and $6,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, to enable the Commissioner to arrange through contracts with institutions of higher education for the establishment and operation of short-term or regular-session institutes for teachers in secondary schools in order to give them a broader understanding of international affairs. Any such arrangement may cover the cost of the establishment and operation of the institute with respect to which it is made, including the cost of grants to the staff of travel in the foreign areas, regions, or countries with which the subject matter of the field or fields in which they are or will be working is concerned, and the cost of travel of foreign scholars to enable them to teach or assist in teaching in such institute and the cost of their return, and shall be made on such conditions as the Commissioner finds necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.

(20 U.S.C 601) Enacted Oct. 28, 1966, P.L. 89-698, sec. 202, 80 Stat. 1020.

STIPENDS

SEC. 1112. The Commissioner is authorized to pay stipends to any individual to study in a program assisted under the provisions of this part upon determining that assisting such individual in such studies will promote the purpose of this part. Stipends under the provisions of this section may include allowances for dependents and for travel to and from the place of residence.

(20 U.S.C. 602) Enacted Oct. 28, 1966, P.L. 89-698, sec. 202, 80 Stat. 1070.

Higher Education Act of 1965

(P.L. 89-329)

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Title V-Teacher Programs

PART A-GENERAL PROVISIONS

ADVISORY COUNCIL ON QUALITY TEACHER PREPARATION

SEC. 501. (a) The Commissioner shall establish in the Office of Education an Advisory Council on Quality Teacher Preparation for the purpose of reviewing the administration and operation of the programs carried out under this title and of all other Federal programs for complementary purposes. This review shall pay particular attention to the effectiveness of these programs in attracting, preparing, and retaining highly qualified elementary and secondary school teachers, and it shall include recommendations for the improvement of these programs. The Council shall consist of the Commissioner, who shall be Chairman, and twelve members appointed for staggered terms and without regard to the civil service laws, by the Commissioner with the

approval of the Secretary. Such twelve members shall include persons knowledgeable with respect to teacher preparation and the needs of urban and rural schools, and representatives of the general public.

(b) Members of such Advisory Council who are not regular fulltime employees of the United States shall, while attending meetings or conferences of such Council or otherwise engaged on business of such Council, be entitled to receive compensation at a rate fixed by the Secretary, but not exceeding $100 per diem, including travel time, and, while so serving away from their homes or regular places of business, they may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 (5 U.S.C. 73b-2) for persons in the Government service employed intermittently.

(c) The Council may appoint an Executive Secretary and such other employees as the Council deems necessary to carry out its functions under this title.

(20 U.S.C. 1091) Enacted Nov. 8, 1965, P.L. 89-329, Title V, sec. 501, 79 Stat. 1254.

LIMITATION

SEC. 502. Nothing contained in this title shall be construed to authorize the making of any payment under this title for religious worship or instruction.

(20 U.S.C. 1092) Enacted Nov. 8, 1965, P.L. 89-329, Title V, sec. 502, 79 Stat. 1255.

PART B-NATIONAL TEACHER CORPS

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 511. (a) The purpose of this part is to strengthen the educational opportunities available to children in areas having concentrations of low-income families and to encourage colleges and universities to broaden their programs of teacher preparation by

(1) attracting and training qualified teachers who will be made available to local educational agencies for teaching in such areas; and

(2) attracting and training inexperienced teacher-interns who will be made available for teaching and inservice training to local educational agencies in such areas in teams led by an experienced teacher.

(b) For the purpose of carrying out this part, there are authorized to be appropriated $36,100,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, and $64,715,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967.

(20 U.S.C. 1101) Enacted Nov. 8, 1965, P.L. 89-329, Title V, sec. 511, 79 Stat. 1255.

ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL TEACHER CORPS

SEC. 512. In order to carry out the purposes of this part, there is hereby established in the Office of Education a National Teacher Corps (hereinafter referred to as the "Teacher Corps"). The Teacher Corps shall be headed by a Director who shall be compensated at the rate prescribed for grade 17 of the General Schedule of the Classifica

tion Act of 1949, and a Deputy Director who shall be compensated at the rate prescribed for grade 16 of such General Schedule. The Director and the Deputy Director shall perform such duties as are delegated to them by the Commissioner.

(20 U.S.C. 1102) Enacted Nov. 8, 1965, P.L. 89-329, Title V, sec. 512, 79 Stat. 1255.

TEACHER CORPS PROGRAM

SEC. 513. (a) For the purpose of carrying out this part, the Commissioner is authorized to

(1) recruit, select, and enroll experienced teachers, and inexperienced teacher-interns who have a bachelor's degree or its equivalent, in the Teacher Corps for periods of up to two years;

(2) enter into arrangements, through grants or contracts, with institutions of higher education or State or local educational agencies to provide members of the Teacher Corps with such training as the Commissioner may deem appropriate to carry out the purposes of this part, including not more than three months of training for members before they undertake their teaching duties under this part;

(3) enter into arrangements (including the payment of the cost of such arrangements) with local educational agencies, after consultation in appropriate cases with State educational agencies and institutions of higher education, to furnish to local educational agencies, for service during-regular or summer sessions, or both, in the schools of such agencies in areas having concentrations of children from low-income families, either or both (A) experienced teachers, or (B) teaching teams, each of which shall consist of an experienced teacher and a number of teacherinterns who, in addition to teaching duties, shall be afforded time by the local educational agency for a teacher-intern training program developed according to criteria established by

thesioner and carried out under the guidance of the

experienced teacher in cooperation with an institution of higher education; and

(4) pay to local educational agencies the amount of the compensation which such agencies pay to or on behalf of members of the Teacher Corps assigned to them pursuant to arrangements made pursuant to the preceding clause.

(b) Arrangements with institutions of higher education to provide training for teacher-interns while teaching in schools for local educational agencies under the provisions of this part shall provide, wherever possible, for training leading to a graduate degree.

(c) (1) Whenever the Commissioner determines that the demand for the services of experienced teachers or of teaching teams furnished pursuant to clause (3) of subsection (a) exceeds the number of experienced teachers or teaching teams available from the Teacher Corps, the Commissioner shall, to the extent practicable, allocate experienced teachers or teaching teams, as the case may be, from the Teacher Corps among the States in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2) Not to exceed 2 per centum of such teachers or teams, as the case may be, shall be allocated to Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands

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according to their respective needs. The remainder of such teams or teachers, as the case may be, shall be allocated among the other States in proportion to the number of children counted in each State for the purpose of determining the amount of basic grants made under section 203 of title II of Public Law 874, Eighty-first Congress, as amended, for the fiscal year for which the allocation is made.

(d) A local educational agency may utilize members of the Teacher Corps assigned to it in providing, in the manner described in section 205 (a) (2) of Public Law 874, Eighty-first Congress, as amended, educational services in which children enrolled in private elementary and secondary schools can participate.

(20 U.S.C. 1103) Enacted Nov. 8, 1965, P.L. 89-329, Title V, sec. 513, 79 Stat. 1256.

COMPENSATION

SEC. 514. (a) An arrangement made with a local educational agency pursuant to paragraph (3) of section 513 (a) shall provide for compensation by such agency of Teacher Corps members during the period of their assignment to it at the following rates:

(1) an experienced teacher who is not leading a teaching team shall be compensated at a rate which is equal to the rate paid by such agency for a teacher with similar training and experience who has been assigned similar teaching duties;

(2) an experienced teacher who is leading a teaching team shall be compensated at a rate agreed to by such agency and the Commissioner; and

(3) a teacher-intern shall be compensated at a rate which is equal to the lowest rate paid by such agency for teaching full time in the school system and grade to which the intern is assigned. (b) For any period of training under this part the Commissioner shall pay to members of the Teacher Corps such stipends (including allowances for subsistence and other expenses for such members and their dependents) as he may determine to be consistent with prevailing practices under comparable federally supported training programs. (c) The Commissioner shall pay the necessary travel expenses of members of the Teacher Corps and their dependents and necessary expenses for the transportation of the household goods and personal effects of such members and their dependents, and such other necessary expenses of members as are directly related to their services in the Corps, including readjustment allowances proportionate to service.

(d) The Commissioner is authorized to make such arrangements as may be possible, including the payment of any costs incident thereto, to protect the tenure, retirement rights, participation in a medical insurance program, and such other similar employee benefits as the Commissioner deems appropriate, of a member of the Teacher Corps who participates in any program under this part and who indicates his intention to return to the local educational agency or institution of higher education by which he was employed immediately prior to his service under this part.

(20 U.S.C. 1104) Enacted Nov. 8, 1965, P.L. 89-329, Title V, sec. 514, 79 Stat.

APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS OF FEDERAL LAW

SEC. 515. (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this section, a member of the Teacher Corps shall be deemed not to be a Federal employee and shall not be subject to the provisions of laws relating to Federal employment, including those relating to hours of work, rates of compensation, leave, unemployment compensation, and Federal employee benefits.

(b) (1) Such members shall, for the purposes of the administration of the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (5 U.S.C. 751 et seq.), be deemed to be civil employees of the United States within the meaning of the term "employee" as defined in section 40 of such Act (5 U.S.C. 790) and the provisions thereof shall apply except as hereinafter provided.

(2) For purposes of this subsection:

(A) the term "performance of duty" in the Federal Employees' Compensation Act shall not include any act of a member of the Teacher Corps

(i) while on authorized leave; or

(ii) while absent from his assigned post of duty, except while participating in an activity authorized by or under the direction or supervision of the Commissioner; and

(B) in computing compensation benefits for disability or death under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, the monthly pay of a member of the Teacher Corps shall be deemed to be his actual pay or that received under the entrance salary for grade 6 of the General Schedule of the Classification Act of 1949, whichever is greater.

(c) Such members shall be deemed to be employees of the Government for the purposes of the Federal tort claims provisions of title 28, United States Code.

(20 U.S.C. 1105) Enacted Nov. 8, 1965, P.L. 89-329, Title V, sec. 515, 79 Stat. 1257.

LOCAL CONTROL PRESERVED

SEC. 516. Members of the Teacher Corps shall be under the direct supervision of the appropriate officials of the local educational agencies to which they are assigned. Except as otherwise provided in clause (3) of section 513(a), such agencies shall retain the authority

to

(1) assign such members within their systems;

(2) make transfers within their systems;
(3) determine the subject matter to be taught;

(4) determine the terms and continuance of the assignment of such members within their systems.

(20 U.S.C. 1106) Enacted Nov. 8, 1965, P.L. 89-329, Title V, sec. 516, 79 Stat. 1258.

MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT

SEC. 517. No member of the Teacher Corps shall be furnished to any local educational agency under the provisions of this part if such agency will use such member to replace any teacher who is or woul otherwise be employed by such agency.

(20 U.S.C. 1107) Enacted Nov. 8, 1965, P.L. 89-329, Title V, sec. 517, 79 S

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