Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 121.djvu/717

 121 STAT. 696

PUBLIC LAW 110–69—AUG. 9, 2007

SEC. 7028. MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS AMENDMENTS.

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Section 9 of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘a State educational agency’’ and inserting ‘‘the department, college, or program of education at an institution of higher education, a State educational agency,’’; (2) by striking subparagraph (B) of subsection (a)(3) and inserting the following: ‘‘(B) offering professional development programs, including— ‘‘(i) teacher institutes for the 21st century, as described in paragraph (10); and ‘‘(ii) academic year institutes or workshops that— ‘‘(I) are designed to strengthen the capabilities of mathematics and science teachers; and ‘‘(II) may include professional development activities to prepare mathematics and science teachers to teach challenging mathematics, science, and technology college-preparatory courses;’’; (3) in subsection (a)(3)(C)— (A) by inserting ‘‘and laboratory experiences’’ after ‘‘technology’’; and (B) by inserting ‘‘and laboratory’’ after ‘‘provide technical’’; (4) in subsection (a)(3)(I), by inserting ‘‘including the use of induction programs, as defined in section 6113(h) of the America COMPETES Act, for teachers in their first 2 years of teaching,’’ after ‘‘and science,’’; (5) by striking subparagraph (K) of section (a)(3) and inserting the following: ‘‘(K) developing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics educational programs and materials and conducting science, technology, engineering, and mathematics enrichment programs for students, including after-school programs and summer programs, with an emphasis on including and serving students described in subsection (b)(2)(G);’’; (6) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(8) MENTORS FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS OF CHALLENGING COURSES.—Partnerships carrying out activities to prepare mathematics and science teachers to teach challenging mathematics, science, and technology college-preparatory courses in accordance with paragraph (3)(B) shall encourage companies employing scientists, technologists, engineers, or mathematicians to provide mentors to teachers and students and provide for the coordination of such mentoring activities. ‘‘(9) INNOVATION.—Activities carried out in accordance with paragraph (3)(H) may include the development and dissemination of curriculum tools that will help foster inventiveness and innovation.’’; (7) in subsection (b)(2)— (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively; and (B) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:

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