[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2933 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2933

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve 
                            arts education.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 6, 1993

Mr. Engel (for himself, Mr. Foglietta, Mrs. Unsoeld, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. 
  Maloney, Mr. Stokes, and Mr. Owens), 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 improve 
                            arts education.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
    Title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act is amended 
by adding at the end the following:

                  ``PART H--COMMUNITY ARTS PARTNERSHIP

``SEC. 4801. SHORT TITLE.

    ``This part may be cited as the `Community Arts Partnership Act of 
1993'.

``SEC. 4802. FINDINGS.

    ``Congress finds that--
            ``(1) with local school budgets cut there are inadequate 
        arts programs available for children in schools, especially at 
        the elementary level;
            ``(2) the arts promote progress in academic subjects as 
        shown by research conducted by the National Endowment for the 
        Arts; and
            ``(3) children who receive instruction in the arts remain 
        in school longer and are more successful than children who do 
        not receive such instruction.

``SEC. 4803. PURPOSE.

    ``The purpose of this part is to make demonstration grants to 
eligible entities to improve the educational performance and future 
potential of at risk-children and youth by providing comprehensive and 
coordinated educational and cultural services.

``SEC. 4804. GRANTS AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to award grants to 
eligible entities to pay the Federal share of the costs of the 
activities described in section 4807.
    ``(b) Special Requirements.--The Secretary shall award grants under 
this Act only to programs designed to--
            ``(1) promote educational and cultural services;
            ``(2) provide multi-year services to at-risk children and 
        youth;
            ``(3) serve the target population described in section 
        4806;
            ``(4) provide integration of community cultural resources 
        in the regular curriculum;
            ``(5) focus school and cultural resources in the community 
        on coordinated cultural services to address the needs of at-
        risk children and youth;
            ``(6) provide effective cultural linkages from preschool 
        programs, including the Head Start Act and part H of the 
        Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, to elementary 
        school;
            ``(7) facilitate school-to-work transition from secondary 
        schools and alternative schools to job training, higher 
        education, and employment;
            ``(8) increase parental and community involvement in the 
        educational, social, and cultural development of at-risk youth; 
        or
            ``(9) replicate programs and strategies that provide high 
        quality coordinated educational and cultural services and that 
        are designed to integrate such coordination into the regular 
        curriculum.
    ``(c) Requirement of Coordination.--Grants may only be awarded 
under this part to eligible entities that agree to coordinate 
activities carried out under other Federal, State, and local grants, 
received by the members of the partnership for purposes and target 
populations described in this part, into an integrated service delivery 
system located at a school, cultural, or other community-based site 
accessible to and utilized by at-risk youth.
    ``(d) Duration.--Grants made under this part may be renewable for a 
maximum of 5 years if the Secretary determines that the eligible 
recipient has made satisfactory progress toward the achievement of the 
program objectives described in the application.
    ``(e) Geographic Distribution.--In awarding grants under this part, 
the Secretary shall ensure--
            ``(1) an equitable geographic distribution; and
            ``(2) an equitable distribution to both urban and rural 
        areas with a high proportion of at-risk youth as defined in 
        section 4806.

``SEC. 4805. ELIGIBILITY.

    ``(a) Services for In-School Youth.--For the purposes of providing 
a grant under this part to serve in-school children and youth, the term 
``eligible entity'' means a partnership between a local education 
agency that is eligible for funds under chapter 1 of title I of this 
Act, and at least 1 institution of higher education or cultural entity 
located within or accessible to the geographical boundaries of the 
local education agency with a history of providing quality services to 
the community, and which may include--
            ``(1) nonprofit institutions of higher education, museums, 
        and libraries; and zoological and botanical facility.
            ``(2) private for-profit entities with a history of 
        training children and youth in the arts.
    ``(b) Services for Out-of-School Youth.--For purposes of providing 
a grant under this part to serve out-of-school youth, the term 
`eligible entity' means a partnership between at least 1 entity of the 
type described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a), or a local 
education agency eligible for funds under chapter 1 of title I of this 
Act and at least 1 cultural entity described in subsec- tion (a).

``SEC. 4806. TARGET POPULATION.

    ``In order to receive a grant under this part, an eligible entity 
shall serve--
            ``(1) students enrolled in schools in participating 
        schoolwide projects assisted under chapter 1 of title I of this 
        Act and the families of such students; or
            ``(2) out-of-school youth at risk of having limited future 
        options as a result of teenage pregnancy and parenting, 
        substance abuse, recent migration, disability, limited English 
        proficiency, family migration, illiteracy, being the child of a 
        teen parent, living in a single parent household, or being a 
        high school dropout; or
            ``(3) any combination of in school and out-of-school at-
        risk youth.

``SEC. 4807. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.

    ``(a) In General.--Funds made under this part may be used--
            ``(1) to plan, develop, acquire, expand, and improve 
        school-based or community-based coordinated educational and 
        cultural programs to strengthen the educational performance and 
        future potential of in-school and out-of-school at-risk youth 
        through cooperative agreements, contracts for services, or 
        administrative coordination;
            ``(2) to provide at-risk students with integrated cultural 
        activities designed to develop a love of learning to ensure the 
        smooth transition of preschool children to elementary school;
            ``(3) to design collaborative cultural activities for 
        students in secondary or alternative schools that ensure the 
        smooth transition to job training, higher education, or full 
        employment;
            ``(4) to provide child care for children of at-risk 
        students who would not otherwise be able to participate in the 
        program;
            ``(5) to provide transportation necessary for participation 
        in the program;
            ``(6) to develop curriculum materials in the arts;
            ``(7) for staff development activities that encourage the 
        integration of the arts into the curriculum;
            ``(8) for stipends that allow local artists to work with 
        at-risk children and youth in the schools;
            ``(9) for cultural programs that encourage the active 
        participation of parents in their children's education;
            ``(10) for programs that use the arts to reform current 
        school practices, including lengthening the school day or 
        academic year;
            ``(11) for appropriate equipment and necessary supplies; 
        and
            ``(12) for evaluation, administration, and supervision.
    ``(b) Priority.--In providing assistance under this part, the 
Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that provide 
comprehensive services that extend beyond traditional school or service 
hours, that may include year round programs that provide services in 
the evenings and on weekends.
    ``(c) Planning Grants.--
            ``(1) Application.--An eligible entity may submit an 
        application to the Secretary for a planning grants for an 
        amount not to exceed $50,000. Such grants shall be for periods 
        of not more than 1 year.
            ``(2) Limit on planning grants.--Not more than 10 percent 
        of the amounts appropriated in each fiscal year under this part 
        shall be used for grants under this subsection, and an eligible 
        entity may receive not more than 1 such planning grant.

``SEC. 4808. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--Each eligible entity desiring a grant under this 
part shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may 
reasonably require.
    ``(b) Contents.--Each application submitted pursuant to subsection 
(a) shall--
            ``(1) describe the cultural entity or entities that will 
        participate in the partnership;
            ``(2) describe the target population to be served;
            ``(3) describe the services to be provided;
            ``(4) describe a plan for evaluating the success of the 
        program;
            ``(5) describe, for a local educational agency participant, 
        how services will be perpetuated beyond the length of the 
        grant;
            ``(6) describe the manner in which the eligible entity will 
        improve the educational achievement or future potential of at-
        risk youth through more effective coordination of cultural 
        services in the community;
            ``(7) describe the overall and operational goals of the 
        program; and
            ``(8) describe the nature and location of all planned sites 
        where services will be delivered and a description of services 
        which will be provided at each site.

``SEC. 4809. PAYMENTS; FEDERAL SHARE.

    ``(a) Payments.--The Secretary shall pay to each eligible entity 
having an application approved under section 4808 the Federal share of 
the cost of the activities described in the application.
    ``(b) Amount of Grants.--The amount of a grant made under this part 
may not be less than $100,000 or exceed $500,000 in the first year of 
such grant.
    ``(c) Federal Share.--The Federal share shall be 80 percent.
    ``(d) Non-Federal Share.--The non-Federal share shall be equal to 
20 percent and may be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including 
facilities or services.
    ``(e) Limitation.--Not more than 25 percent of any grant under this 
part may be used for noninstructional services such as those described 
in paragraphs 4, 5, and 12 of section 4807(a).
    ``(f) Supplement and Not Supplant.--Grant funds awarded under this 
part shall be used to supplement not supplant the amount of funds made 
available from non-Federal sources, for the activities assisted under 
this part, in amounts that exceed the amounts expended for such 
activities in the year preceding the year for which the grant is 
awarded.
    ``(g) Dissemination of Models.--The Secretary shall disseminate 
information concerning successful models under this part through the 
National Diffusion Network.

``SEC. 4810. AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part, 
$50,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, $75,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and 
such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1996 through 
1998.''.

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