Business and Education Partnership Act of 1991

Summary

Business and Education Partnership Act of 1991 - Title I: Model Schools - Part A: Model High Schools of Science and Mathematics - Authorizes the Secretary of Education (the Secretary), in consultation with the Director of the National Science Foundation (the Director), to make up to ten grants to business and education partnerships to pay the Federal share of the costs of planning, establishing and operating high schools of science and mathematics. Provides for technical review panels and special rules for selection of grantees. Sets the Federal share at 50 percent for the first four years and 25 percent for the fifth and sixth years. Requires the Secretary, in consultation with the Director, to evaluate and report annually to the Congress on the effectiveness of the assisted schools. Requires each partnership receiving such a grant to report to the Secretary, within six years after enactment of this Act, giving a detailed description of the assisted program and its history and costs. Directs the Secretary to distribute such report to all local educational agencies (LEAs). Part B: Model Technology High Schools - Authorizes the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretaries of Labor and Commerce, to make up to ten grants to business and education partnerships to pay the Federal share of the costs of planning, establishing, and operating model technology high schools with strong academic programs. Provides for technical review panels, and special rules for selection of grantees. Sets the Federal share at 50 percent for the first four years and 25 percent for the fifth and sixth years. Directs the Secretary, in consultation with such Secretaries, to: (1) set forth specified data requirements for such partnerships; and (2) report annually to the Congress on the effectiveness of assisted schools. Requires each partnership receiving such a grant to report to the Secretary, within six years after enactment of this Act, giving a detailed description of the assisted program and its history and costs. Directs the Secretary to distribute such report to all LEAs. Part C: Governor's Schools - Authorizes the Secretary to make up to ten grants to State Governors to pay the Federal share of the costs of planning, establishing, and operating an experimental high school in the State to test innovative programs designed to improve student achievement. Requires such programs to address at least one of the following areas: (1) stimulating high achievement among students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds; (2) dropout prevention; (3) enrichment programs for outstanding students; (4) attracting outstanding teachers to public education; (5) greater teacher control of curriculum and school structure, and greater teacher accountability; (6) coordination between the high school and a college or university; and (7) other critical educational problems determined by the Governor. Provides for technical review panels and special rules for selection of grantees. Sets the Federal share at 50 percent for the first four years. Requires each Governor receiving such a grant to report to the Secretary describing and assessing the effectiveness of assisted schools, two years after enactment of this Act and biennially thereafter. Directs the Secretary to: (1) report to the Congress on the various schools assisted under this part and the outcomes of their innovative programs, within four years after enactment of this Act; and (2) distribute such report's findings to clearinghouses and LEAs. Part D: Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1992 through 1997 to carry out this title. Title II: Training Grants for Community College and Small Business Consortia - Authorizes the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of Small Business Administration and the Secretaries of Labor and Commerce, to make up to 40 grants to community colleges participating in an eligible consortium with two or more small businesses (which are in the same industry or use the same technology, and which have common educational needs) to pay part or all of the costs of developing and providing training and retraining programs for the consortium's workers, especially nonsupervisory workers. Limits the amount of each grant. Provides for technical review panels and special rules for selection of grantees. Sets forth provisions relating to application of antitrust laws. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1992 to carry out this title.

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

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  summary · EN · 6 February 1991

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