STATE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY.”.

“SEC. 332. STATE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY.”. (2) Section 332 of the Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1205a) is amended— (A) in the first sentence of subsection (a)(1), by striking “adult education, appointed by the Governor” and inserting “adult education and literacy, appointed by, and responsible to, the Governor”; (B) in the second sentence of subsection (a)(1)— (i) by inserting “and literacy” after “adult education”; and (ii) by striking “consist” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: “consist of— “(i) representatives of public education; “(ii) representatives of public and private sector employment; 105 STAT. 347 “(iii) representatives of recognized State labor organizations; “(iv) representatives of private literacy organizations, voluntary literacy organizations, and community-based literacy organizations; “(v) the chief administrative officer of a State, or the designee of such officer; “(vi) representatives of— “(I) the State educational agency; “(II) the State job training agency; “(III) the State human services agency; “(IV) the State public assistance agency; “(V) the State library program; and “(VI) the State economic development agency; “(vii) officers of the State government whose agencies provide funding for literacy services or who may be designated by the Governor or the Chairperson of the council to serve whenever matters within the jurisdiction of the agency headed by such an officer are to be considered by the council; and “(viii) classroom teachers who have demonstrated outstanding results in teaching children or adults to read.”; (C) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows: “(d) Procedures.— (1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the State advisory council shall determine its own procedures, staffing needs (subject to funding levels authorized by the chief executive officer of the State), and the number, time, place, and conduct of meetings. “(2) The State advisory council shall meet at least 4 times each year. At least 1 such meeting shall provide an opportunity for the general public to express views concerning adult education in the State. “(3) One member more than one-half of the members on the council shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of transmitting recommendations and proposals to the chief executive officer of the State, but a lesser number of members may constitute a quorum for other purposes.” (D) in subsection (f)— (i) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: “(1) meet with the State agencies responsible for literacy training during the planning year to advise on the development of a State plan for literacy and for adult education that fulfills the literacy and adult education needs of the State, especially with respect to the needs of the labor market, economic development goals, and the needs of the individuals in the State;”; (ii) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: “(2) advise the Governor, the State educational agency, and other State agencies concerning— “(A) the development and implementation of measurable State literacy and adult education goals consistent with section 342(c)(2), especially with respect to— “(i) improving levels of literacy in the State by ensuring that all appropriate State agencies have specific objectives and strategies for such goals in a comprehensive approach; “(ii) improving literacy programs in the State; and “(iii) fulfilling the long-term literacy goals of the State; 105 STAT. 348 “(B) the coordination and monitoring of State literacy training programs in order to progress toward the long-term literacy goals of the State; “(C) the improvement of the quality of literacy programs in the State by supporting the integration of services, staff training, and technology-based learning and the integration of resources of literacy programs conducted by various agencies of State government; and “(D) private sector initiatives that would improve adult education programs and literacy programs, especially through public-private partnerships;”; (iii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (7); and (iv) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: “(3) review and comment on the plan submitted pursuant to section 356(h) and submit such comments to the Secretary; “(4) measure progress on meeting the goals and objectives established pursuant to paragraph (2)(A); “(5) recommend model systems for implementing and coordinating State literacy programs for replication at the local level; “(6) develop reporting requirements, standards for outcomes, performance measures, and program effectiveness in State programs, that are consistent with those proposed by the Interagency Task Force on Literacy; and”. (e) State Plan.— Subsection (c) of section 342 of the Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1206a) is amended— (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: “(1) describe and provide for the fulfillment of the literacy needs of individuals in the State;”; (2) by striking paragraph (9); (3) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (8) as paragraphs (3) through (9), respectively; (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: “(2) set forth measurable goals for improving literacy levels, retention in literacy programs, and long-term learning gains of individuals in the State and describe a comprehensive approach for achieving such goals, including the development of indicators of program quality as required by section 331(a)(2);”; (5) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by paragraph (3) of this section)— (A) by striking “the use of” and inserting “coordination by”; (B) by striking “other than” and inserting “including”; and (C) by striking “such as” the second place such term appears; (6) by striking “and” at the end of paragraph (12); (7) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (13) and inserting a semicolon; and (8) by adding at the end the following: “(14) report the amount of administrative funds spent on program improvements; and “(15) contain assurances that financial assistance provided pursuant to this title shall be used to assist and expand existing programs and to develop new programs for adults whose lack of basic skills— “(A) renders them unemployable; 105 STAT. 349 “(B) keeps them, whether employed or unemployed, from functioning independently in society; and “(C) severely reduces their ability to have a positive effect on the literacy of their children.”. (f) Evaluation.— Section 352 of the Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1207a) is amended— (1) in paragraph 1— (A) by striking “data to the Secretary” and inserting the following: “to the Secretary and make public within the State data”; (B) by inserting before the semicolon the following: “, including— “(A) the number and percentage of local educational agencies, community-based organizations, volunteer groups, and other organizations that are grant recipients; and “(B) results of the evaluations carried out as required by paragraph (2) in the year preceding the year for which the data is submitted”; (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking “before the end” and all that follows through “shall consider” and inserting the following: “evaluate 20 percent of the grant recipients each year so that at the end of such period 80 percent of all grant recipients shall have been evaluated once and such evaluations shall consider, at a minimum”; (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) as subparagraphs (B) through (E), respectively; (C) by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph) the following: “(A) the projected goals of the grant recipient as described in its application pursuant to section 322(a)(3);”; (D) by amending subparagraph (D) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph) to read as follows: “(D) the success of the grant recipient in meeting the State's indicators of program quality after such indicators are developed as required by section 331(a)(2); and”; and (E) by striking “and” at the end. (g) Teacher Training.— (1) Subsection (a) of section 353 of the Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1208(a)) is amended— (A) by striking “and” at the end of paragraph (1); (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting “; and” and (C) by adding at the end the following: “(3) training professional teachers, volunteers, and administrators, with particular emphasis on— “(A) training— “(i) full-time professional adult educators; “(ii) minority adult educators; “(iii) educators of adults with limited English proficiency; and “(B) training teachers to recognize and more effectively serve illiterate individuals with learning disabilities and individuals who have a reading ability below the fifth grade level.”. (2) Section 353 of the Adult Education Act (as amended by paragraph (1) of this subsection) (20 U.S.C. 1208) is amended— (A) in subsection (a), by striking “10” and inserting “15”; and 105 STAT. 350 (B) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: “(b) Special Rule.— At least % of the 15 percent reserved pursuant to subsection (a) shall be used to carry out the provisions of paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a).”. (h) Federal Responsibility.— Section 361 of the Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1209) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(c) Federal Responsibility.— Within 1 year after the enactment of the National Literacy Act of 1991, the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate experts, educators, and administrators, shall develop indicators of program quality that may be used by State and local programs receiving assistance under this title as models by which to judge the success of such programs, including success in recruitment and retention of students and improvement in the literacy skills of students. Such indicators shall take into account different conditions under which programs operate and shall be modified as better means of assessing program quality are developed.”.