§ 278g-2a. — Teacher science and technology enhancement Institute program.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC278g-2a]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 7--NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
Sec. 278g-2a. Teacher science and technology enhancement
Institute program
(a) Establishment
The Director shall establish within the Institute a teacher science
and technology enhancement program to provide for professional
development of mathematics and science teachers of elementary, middle,
and secondary schools (as those terms are defined by the Director),
including providing for the improvement of those teachers with respect
to the understanding of science and the impacts of science on commerce.
(b) Areas of focus
In carrying out the program under this section, the Director shall
focus on the areas of--
(1) scientific measurements;
(2) tests and standards development;
(3) industrial competitiveness and quality;
(4) manufacturing;
(5) technology transfer; and
(6) any other area of expertise of the Institute that the
Director determines to be appropriate.
(c) Procedures and selection criteria
The Director shall develop and issue procedures and selection
criteria for participants in the program.
(d) Scheduling
The program under this section shall be conducted on an annual basis
during the summer months, during the period of time when a majority of
elementary, middle, and secondary schools have not commenced a school
year.
(e) Means of accomplishing goals
The program shall provide for teachers' participation in activities
at the laboratory facilities of the Institute, or shall utilize other
means of accomplishing the goals of the program as determined by the
Director, which may include the Internet, video conferencing and
recording, and workshops and conferences.
(Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 872, Sec. 19A, as added Pub. L. 105-309, Sec. 7, Oct.
30, 1998, 112 Stat. 2937.)
