[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1527 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1527

    To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
  establish a grant program to provide coordinated and comprehensive 
      services to elementary and secondary students and families.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 30, 1993

 Mr. Goodling (for himself and Mr. Gunderson) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
  establish a grant program to provide coordinated and comprehensive 
      services to elementary and secondary students and families.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. COORDINATED SERVICES FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.

    Chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 is amended by inserting after part F the following new part:

    ``PART G--COORDINATED SERVICES FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS AND FAMILIES

``SEC. 1493. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    ``(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            ``(1) there are influences outside of school which affect 
        the ability of a child to achieve academically;
            ``(2) factors such as hunger, homelessness, unemployment, 
        and drug and alcohol abuse affect family relationships and the 
        ability of a child to learn;
            ``(3) access to health and social service programs can 
        assist children and their families and improve the ability of 
        the family to take an active role in their child's education;
            ``(4) schools are in a unique position to identify the 
        needs of their students and their families and to coordinate 
        programs to meet such needs; and
            ``(5) coordination of health and social service programs 
        with education can help the Nation meet the National Education 
        Goals and ensure better outcomes for children.
    ``(b) Purposes.--The purpose of this part is to provide elementary 
and secondary school students and their families better access to the 
social, health, and education services necessary for the students to 
succeed in school and the family to take an active role in ensuring 
that the child receives the best possible education.

``SEC. 1494. ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.

    ``The Secretary of Education is authorized to make grants under 
this part to a local educational agency to conduct model programs--
            ``(1) in schools that serve not less than 30 percent of 
        families who meet poverty criteria based on the best available 
        data to the State and local educational agency; and
            ``(2) schools that meet the criteria established under 
        paragraph (1) which are in partnership with community-based 
        organizations if the local educational agency is responsible 
        for fiscal administration.

``SEC. 1495. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) In General.--In carrying out the program under this part, 
funds made available to local educational agencies for the use of 
eligible schools and in certain cases by eligible schools in 
partnership with community-based organizations, shall be used to pay 
the Federal share of the cost of providing coordinated social, health 
and education services to students and their families which may include 
hiring a coordinator of services if necessary, minor renovation of 
existing buildings, and equipment purchases.
    ``(b) Program Elements.--Programs should be tailored to meet the 
needs of the community served, but may include the coordinated 
provision of--
            ``(1) nutrition assistance;
            ``(2) health care assistance;
            ``(3) housing assistance;
            ``(4) drug and alcohol prevention or rehabilitation 
        services;
            ``(5) education and training programs;
            ``(6) energy assistance; and
            ``(7) other social services.
    ``(c) Location.--Coordination and delivery of services may take 
place in school facilities during or after school hours or may be 
located in an outreach facility that is centrally located for access by 
students and their families.
    ``(d) Federal Share.--(1) The Federal share under this part may 
be--
            ``(A) not more than 90 percent for the first year;
            ``(B) not more than 70 percent in the second year;
            ``(C) not more than 50 percent in the third and fourth 
        years; and
            ``(D) not more than 25 percent in any subsequent year.
    ``(2) The remaining cost of a project that receives assistance 
under this part may be paid from any source other than from funds made 
available for programs under this part.
    ``(3) The Secretary may waive, in whole or in part, the requirement 
that all or part of the remaining cost described in paragraph (1) be 
obtained from sources other than funds made available under this part 
if a local educational agency--
            ``(A) demonstrates that it otherwise would not be able to 
        participate in the program under this part; and
            ``(B) negotiates with the Secretary with respect to the 
        amount of the remaining cost to which the waiver would be 
        applicable.

``SEC. 1496. APPLICATIONS.

    ``(a) Notification.--The Secretary shall notify schools that meet 
the criteria established under section 1494 regarding the availability 
of grants under this part.
    ``(b) Submission.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
part, a local educational agency shall submit an application to the 
Secretary in such form and containing such information as the Secretary 
may reasonably require.
    ``(c) Requirements.--An application submitted under subsection (b) 
shall include--
            ``(1) assurances that projects developed with funds 
        received under this part shall not be used to duplicate 
        existing services or programs that are accessible to families 
        who meet the criteria established under section 1494;
            ``(2) documentation that an assessment has been made to 
        determine the needs of families in the schools community;
            ``(3) documentation that broad-based community support is 
        available for such a program;
            ``(4) a description of new services to be provided;
            ``(5) a description of how existing services or projects 
        will be coordinated with new projects;
            ``(6) a description of how on and off campus services or 
        projects will be integrated, promoted, and made accessible; and
            ``(7) a description of how services will continue once 
        Federal funds are not available under this part.

``SEC. 1497. GRANT SELECTION.

    ``(a) Grant Selection.--The Secretary shall consider the following 
factors in awarding grants to local educational agencies:
            ``(1) The need for the coordination of services in such 
        community.
            ``(2) The geographic distribution of grants, including 
        urban and rural areas.
            ``(3) The ability of grantees to serve as models for other 
        programs.
    ``(b) Renewal of Grants.--A grant under this part is for a 4-year 
period, and can be renewed for only one additional 2-year period.

``SEC. 1498. REPORTS.

    ``(a) Report to Secretary.--Each local educational agency that 
receives assistance under this part shall submit an annual report to 
the Secretary that describes the activities and projects established 
with funds under this part.
    ``(b) Reports to Congress.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress 
a report each year which describes and evaluates the projects 
established with funds under this part.

``SEC. 1499. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for fiscal 
year 1994, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
years 1995 through 1999 to carry out the projects under this part.''.

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