APPLICATIONS.

SEC. 304. APPLICATIONS. Section 905 of the Act (20 U.S.C. 4084) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting “, or any combination thereof” after “equipment”; and (ii) in subparagraph (G) by— (I) striking “elementary and secondary school teachers (particularly teachers in schools receiving assistance under chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) in” and inserting “instructors who will be”; and (II) inserting “in using such facilities and equipment, and in integrating programs into the class curriculum” after “sought”; (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) by striking “describe,”; (ii) by inserting “describe” after “instructional programming,”; and (iii) by inserting “and provide assurances that such programming will be designed in consultation with professionals who are experts in the applicable subject matter and grade level” after “training”; (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting “(in accordance with section 907)” after “languages,”; (D) in paragraph (4)— (i) by striking “teacher”; and (ii) by inserting “for teachers and other school personnel” after “policies”; (E) in paragraph (6)— (i) by striking “the facilities” and inserting “any facilities”; (ii) by striking “will be made available to” and inserting “for”; and (iii) by inserting “will be made available to schools” after “schools”; (F) in paragraph (7)— (i) by inserting “(such as students who are disadvantaged, limited-English proficient, disabled, or illiterate)” after “students”; and (ii) in paragraph (7), by inserting “and will use existing telecommunications equipment, where available” before the semicolon at the end thereof; (G) by striking “and” at the end of paragraph (8); (H) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (10); and (I) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following new paragraph: “(9) describe the activities or services for which assistance is sought, including activities and services such as— “(A) providing facilities, equipment, training, services, and technical assistance described in paragraphs (1), (2), (4) and (7); “(B) making programs accessible to individuals with disabilities through mechanisms such as closed captioning and descriptive video services; 105 STAT. 502 “(C) linking networks together, for example, around an issue of national importance such as elections; “(D) sharing curriculum materials between networks; “(E) providing teacher and student support services; “(F) incorporating community resources such as libraries and museums into instructional programs; “(G) providing teacher training to early childhood development and Head Start teachers and staff; “(H) providing teacher training to vocational education teachers and staff; and “(I) providing programs for adults at times other than the regular school day in order to maximize the use of telecommunications facilities and equipment.”; (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (3)— (i) by striking “public and private” and inserting “, in the case of elementary and secondary schools, those”; (ii) striking “(particularly schools”; and (iii) striking “1965)” and inserting “1965”; (B) by striking “and” at the end of paragraph (6); (C) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (9); (D) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); (E) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph: “(6) the eligible telecommunications partnership will— “(A) provide a comprehensive range of courses for educators with different skill levels to teach instructional strategies for students with different skill levels; “(B) provide training to participating educators in ways to integrate telecommunications courses into the existing school curriculum; and “(C) include instruction for students, teachers, and parents;”; and (F) by inserting after paragraph (7) (as redesignated by subparagraph (D)) the following new paragraph: “(8) a telecommunications entity (such as a satellite, cable, telephone, computer, or public or private television station) will participate in the partnership and will donate equipment or in- kind services for telecommunications linkages; and”.