Summary of Amendments Made in Order Under the Rule to H.R. 1 - No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 Boehner Manager's Amendment. Makes various technical and conforming changes, including several clarifications. (10 minutes) Capps Allows funding under Title IV to be used for CPR training in schools. (10 minutes) Dunn/Frost Allows local educational agencies to spend more of their federal funds to hire School Resource Officers. (10 minutes) Graves Expresses the Sense of Congress that the Department of Education, states, and local educational agencies work together to ensure that at least 95 percent of all funds appropriated for elementary and secondary education programs administered by the Department of Education is spent directly to improve the academic achievement of children in classrooms. (10 minutes) Hill Expands Section 401 to include the creation of smaller learning communities among the possible uses of local innovative education program funds. (10 minutes) Hoekstra/Frank Strikes language requiring annual state assessments in reading and math for grades 3-8 and retains current law for state assessments, requiring that states measure students in all subjects that the state has developed standards. (30 minutes) Dooley The Dooley amendment requires State report cards to include information that compares the actual achievement levels of all students against the State’s annual numerical objectives and to include a “clear and concise” description of the State’s accountability system, including a description of the criteria used by the State to evaluate school performance and to determine whether a school enters school improvement, corrective action or reconstitution. (10 minutes) Vitter/Sessions Requires those secondary education institutions that accept federal funds to allow military recruiters to visit the school. (10 minutes) Tiberi/Castle Allows 100 school districts in 50 states to enter into performance agreements with the Secretary. Under these agreements, school districts would be able to consolidate programs and be relieved of the requirements of those programs. (30 minutes) Hoekstra Increases the 50 percent transferability cap for local educational agencies to 75 percent upon approval from the state. (20 minutes) Meek Amends the Osborne Mentoring Program so that both adults and qualified, trained and motivated high school students can be mentors. (10 minutes) Rogers (MI) Authorizes the Secretary of Education to work with state administrators to promote and advocate the use and establishment of state-sponsored college savings plans during a student's elementary years. (10 minutes) Norwood/Barr/Graves Authorizes school personnel to discipline a student with a disability who has a weapon; knowingly possesses or uses illegal drugs or sells or solicits the sale of a controlled substance; or commits aggravated assault or battery at a school in the same manner as they would discipline a non-disabled student who has committed the same offense, including suspension or expulsion. A disabled child who is disciplined under this amendment would be able to assert a defense that the possession of a weapon, or possession or use of illegal drugs, or sale or solicitation of a controlled substance, was unintentional or innocent. (20 minutes) Graham/Tiahrt "Parental Freedom of Information" amendment which guarantees parents the right to access the curriculum to which their children are exposed. Requires informed written consent prior to any student being required to undergo non-emergency medical, psychological or psychiatric examination, testing or treatment while at school. Further clarifies that no student should be required to take any survey, analysis or evaluation that reveals personal information or seeks responses on material inappropriate for children. (20 minutes) Armey/Boehner/DeLay Authorizes private school choice for students who have attended low performing schools for 3 years; private school choice as a local use of funds under the Innovative education grants under subpart 1 of part A of Title IV; and private school choice for students attending unsafe schools or for students who have been victims of crime. (40 minutes) Armey/DeLay/Watts/Lipinksi Authorizes up to 5 school choice research demonstration projects involving public and private schools to demonstrate the effectiveness of school choice in improving the academic achievement of disadvantaged students. (20 minutes) Akin Adds that the testing required in Section 1111(b)(4) be a test of objective knowledge, based on measurable, verifiable and widely accepted professional testing and assessment standards, and shall not assess the personal opinions, attitudes, or beliefs of the student being tested. (10 minutes) Stearns Requires that the state educational agencies make known, in the form of a report to the Department of Education, those schools that are in the process of school improvement and indicate the specific category of status: school improvement, corrective action or reconstruction. (10 minutes) Traficant Expresses the Sense of the Congress that all construction related activities resulting from funding authorized under the Act shall use American-made steel and that all purchasing shall comply with the requirements of the Buy America Act. (10 minutes) Brady (TX) Ensures teachers have the power to maintain order and discipline in the classroom and discourages frivolous, harassing lawsuits against educators and school districts that take reasonable actions to maintain order and discipline. (20 minutes) Mink Requires mentoring for teachers with 3 years or less experience in low-performing schools. (10 minutes) Wamp/Etheridge Increases the authorization for character education from $25 million to $50 million for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2006. (10 minutes) DeMint Allows 7 state educational agencies (SEAs) and 25 local educational agencies (LEAs) to participate in the Straight A's program; allows states to use their Title I accountability system to demonstrate achievement gains; provides that Title I targeting requirements remain in effect within state and school districts; limits uses of funds to uses authorized by programs consolidated as part of the performance agreement; requires the states and school districts to exceed adequate yearly progress by a statistically significant amount; provides that states and school districts are subject to administrative sanctions for failure to perform. (30 minutes) Hilleary Prohibits the use of federal funds by any state or local educational agency or school that discriminates against the Boy Scouts of America in providing equal access to school premises or facilities. (10 minutes) Velázquez Amends Title V to make it easier for entities in disadvantaged communities to successfully apply for 21st century community learning grants in states that exercise the option to require a match by allowing them to meet the matching requirement with in-kind contributions. (10 minutes) Kirk Sense of Congress that Sections 8002 (Federal Property) and 8003 (Federally Connected Children) of the Impact Aid Program should be fully funded. (10 minutes) Hoeffel Clarifies that localities can spend Title V, Part B funding to provide leave time to teachers so they can attend technology training classes. (10 minutes) Cox Provides that the total of all funding increases in the bill in the first year will not exceed an 11.5% increase over fiscal year 2001. Authorizes further increases in aggregate funding of 14% (representing 3.5% annually) for all subsequent years. (20 minutes)             * Summaries derived from information submitted by the amendment sponsors.