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108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1205
To provide discounted housing for teachers and other staff in rural
areas of States with a population less than 1,000,000 and with a high
population of Native Americans or Alaska Natives.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 5, 2003
Mr. Stevens (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian
Affairs
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A BILL
To provide discounted housing for teachers and other staff in rural
areas of States with a population less than 1,000,000 and with a high
population of Native Americans or Alaska Natives.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
The Act may be cited as the ``Rural Teacher Housing Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Elementary school.--The term ``elementary school'' has
the meaning given that term in section 9101 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
(2) Eligible school district.--The term ``eligible school
district'' means a school district located within a qualified
municipality within an eligible State and is within the
boundaries of--
(A) Indian lands;
(B) 1 or more Native villages; or
(C) land owned by 1 or more Village Corporations.
(3) Eligible state.--The term ``eligible State'' means any
State having a population of fewer than 1,000,000 people, based
upon the most recent Government census.
(4) Indian lands.--The term ``Indian lands'' has the
meaning given that term in section 2103 of the Revised Statutes
(25 U.S.C. 81).
(5) Native village.--The term ``Native village'' has the
meaning given that term in section 3 of the Alaska Claims
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C 1602).
(6) Other staff.--The term ``other staff'' means pupil
services personnel, librarians, career guidance and counseling
personnel, education aides, and other instructional and
administrative personnel.
(7) Qualified municipality.--The term ``qualified
municipality'' means a municipality or unorganized borough
within an eligible State--
(A) that has a total population of 6,500 or fewer
people, based upon the most recent Government census;
and
(B) does not have direct access to either a State
or interstate highway system.
(8) Secondary school.--The term ``secondary school'' has
the meaning given that term in section 9101 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
(9) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development.
(10) Teacher.--The term ``teacher'' means an individual who
is employed as a teacher in a public elementary or secondary
school, and meets the certification or licensure requirements
of the eligible State.
(11) Village corporation.--The term ``Village Corporation''
has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Alaska
Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602).
SEC. 3. RURAL TEACHER HOUSING PROGRAM.
(a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary shall provide funds to
eligible States, in accordance with such procedures as the Secretary
determines are appropriate, to be used as provided in subsection (b).
(b) Use of Funds.--
(1) In general.--Funds received pursuant to subsection (a)
shall be used by the eligible State to make grants to eligible
school districts to be used as provided in paragraph (2).
(2) Use of funds by eligible school districts.--Grants
received by an eligible school district pursuant to paragraph
(1) shall be used for--
(A) the construction of new housing units within a
qualified municipality;
(B) the purchase and rehabilitation of existing
housing units within a qualified municipality; or
(C) the rehabilitation of housing units within a
qualified municipality that are owned by an eligible
school district.
(c) Ownership of Housing.--All housing units constructed or
purchased with grant funds awarded under this Act shall be owned by the
relevant eligible school district.
(d) Occupancy of Housing Units.--Each housing unit constructed,
purchased, or rehabilitated with grant funds under this Act shall be
provided to teachers or other staff who are employed by the public
school district in which the housing unit is located, under terms
agreed upon by the eligible school district and the teacher or other
staff.
(e) Compliance With Building Codes.--Each eligible school district
receiving a grant under this Act shall ensure that all housing units
leased pursuant to subsection (d) meet all applicable State and local
building codes.
(f) Matching Requirement.--Each State that receives Federal funds
under this Act shall provide matching funds from non-Federal sources in
an amount equal to 20 percent of such Federal funds.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of
Housing and Urban Development $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
2004 through 2013 to carry out this Act.
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