[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1800 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1800

 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure 
  that needs of pregnant and parenting teenagers are addressed by the 
               education system, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 21, 1993

 Mrs. Unsoeld (for herself and Ms. Slaughter) 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 ensure 
  that needs of pregnant and parenting teenagers are addressed by the 
               education system, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. EVEN START PROGRAMS OPERATED BY LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.

    (a) Uses of Funds.--Subsection (a) of section 1054 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``, including teenage parents, obtain 
        educational skills and'' after ``help parents'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as (7) and (8), 
        respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
            ``(6) the provision that whenever feasible, data regarding 
        the number, age, sex, race, and ethnicity of participants is 
        collected;''.
    (b) Eligible Participants.--Section 1055 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) pregnant teenagers, teenage parents, and the children 
        of such teenagers.''.
    (c) Applications.--Paragraph (5) of section 1056(c) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' after ``proficiency'' and inserting 
        a comma; and
            (2) by inserting ``and teenage parents'' after 
        ``handicaps''.

SEC. 2. SECONDARY SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR BASIC SKILLS IMPROVEMENT AND 
              DROPOUT PREVENTION AND REENTRY.

    (a) Allocation.--Subsection (c) of section 1102 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by adding at the end of 
paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) Each State educational agency shall allocate not less 
        than 25 percent of the funds available to local educational 
        agencies in the State to dropout prevention and reentry 
        programs which--
                    ``(A) are specifically designed to serve pregnant 
                teenagers and teenage parents; or
                    ``(B) include services or the coordination of 
                services for pregnant teenagers and teenage parents.''.
    (b) Uses of Funds.--Subsection (c) of section 1103 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended in paragraph 
(4), by inserting ``sex, race or ethnicity,'' after ``number, ages,''.
    (c) Applications.--Subsection (b) of section 1104 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (8), (9), (10), and (11) as 
        paragraphs (10), (11), (12), and (13), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
            ``(8) assure that set-aside programs for pregnant teenagers 
        and teenage parents provide, either directly or in conjunction 
        with other programs, academic skills training, parenting and 
        child development classes, onsite child care or transportation 
        to a nearby facility, and an outreach program to reach such 
        teenagers;
            ``(9) assure that whenever practicable, the set-aside 
        programs for pregnant teenagers and teenage parents include the 
        provision for health care, job training, other support services 
        such as transportation, life skills training, mentor support, 
        counseling services, scheduling flexibility, and referrals for 
        community resources;''.

SEC. 3. LOCAL TARGETED ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

    Paragraph (1) of section 1531(b) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting ``, pregnant teenagers 
and teenage parents'' after ``dropping out''.

SEC. 4. STATE AND LOCAL PLANS.

    (a) State Plans.--Subparagraph (C) of section 5122(b)(2) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting 
``or is a parent'' after ``pregnant''.
    (b) Local Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Programs.--Subsection 
(a) of section 5125 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (15) and (16) as (16) and 
        (17), respectively; and
            (2) inserting after paragraph (14) the following:
            ``(15) programs that address the special needs of pregnant 
        teenagers and teenage parents;''.

SEC. 5. ASSISTANCE TO ADDRESS SCHOOL DROPOUT PROGRAMS.

    (a) Grants to Local Educational Agencies.--Section 6004 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (f) as (c) 
        through (g), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
    ``(b) In addition to the allocation requirements of subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall ensure that not less than 25 percent of the total 
funds available are used to develop programs specifically designed to 
serve pregnant teenagers or teenage parents.''.
    (b) Application.--Subparagraph (A) of section 6005(b)(1) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting 
``, and if practicable, the age, sex, race and ethnicity'' after 
``number''.
    (c) Reports.--Subsection (a) of section 6008 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting ``age, sex,'' 
after ``school students by''.

SEC. 6. ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE BASIC SKILLS IMPROVEMENT.

    Section 6106 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (8), (9), and (10) as 
        paragraphs (10), (11), and (12) respectively;
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
            ``(8) an assurance that set-aside programs for pregnant 
        teenagers and teenage parents provide, either directly or in 
        conjunction with other programs, academic skills training, 
        parenting and child development classes, onsite child care or 
        transportation to a nearby facility, and an outreach program to 
        reach such teenagers;
            ``(9) an assurance that whenever practicable, the set-aside 
        programs for pregnant teenagers and teenage parents include the 
        provision for health care, job training, other support services 
        such as transportation, life skills training, mentor support, 
        counseling services, scheduling flexibility, and referrals for 
        community resources;''.

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