[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1138 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1138

  To provide resources for child-centered activities conducted, where 
                 possible, in public school facilities.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 22, 1993

  Mr. Danforth (for himself, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Biden, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. 
Bryan, Mr. Chafee, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Kerrey, 
 Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. Reid, Mr. Robb, Mr. Rockefeller, 
 Mr. Simon, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Metzenbaum, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Murray, 
 and Mr. Pell) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
         referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide resources for child-centered activities conducted, where 
                 possible, in public school facilities.

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

SECTION 1. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS; FINDINGS; PURPOSE.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) public-private partnerships between government and 
        community-based organizations offer an opportunity to--
                    (A) empower distressed and disconnected communities 
                to develop their own resources and abilities in order 
                to meet the needs of children; and
                    (B) forge innovative solutions to the challenges 
                confronting the development of the children in such 
                communities; and
            (2) increased resources should be invested in public-
        private partnerships.
    (b) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) because of the increased difficulty of supporting 
        families on a single wage and the growth of single parent 
        families, parents have less time to devote to the supervision, 
        education, and nurturing of their children;
            (2) the lack of supervision and meaningful activity after 
        school contributes to the spread of gang violence, drug 
        trafficking, and lack of hope among children in our Nation;
            (3) the problems described in paragraphs (1) and (2) and 
        crimes, although widespread, are particularly acute in 
        communities where there is a concentration of low-income 
        housing;
            (4) the community has a responsibility for developing our 
        Nation's children into productive adults;
            (5) because of their centrality, public schools are among 
        the best facilities for providing needed space and support 
        services that expand traditional uses of schools;
            (6) schools are most effective when the people of the 
        community are involved in activities designed to fulfill the 
        needs of children in the community; and
            (7) homes, community centers, recreational facilities and 
        other places where children gather, have a significant impact 
        on children.
    (c) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act--
            (1) to set forth the vision and plan for a nationwide 
        restructuring of the way communities engage in the nurturing 
        and development of children, especially children living and 
        growing up in urban neighborhoods throughout the Nation;
            (2) to provide (in collaboration with other public, private 
        and nonprofit organizations and agencies) curriculum-based 
        educational, recreational, cultural, health, social, and other 
        related community and human services; and
            (3) to test the effects of assisting communities located 
        within economically distressed areas to develop and conduct 
        programs that will increase the academic success of students 
        and improve work force readiness.

SEC. 2. COMMUNITY SCHOOLS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Eligible Activity.--Section 5124 of the Public and Assisted 
Housing Drug Elimination Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 11903) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Community Schools.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this chapter, grants under this chapter may be used for community 
schools demonstration programs described in chapter 4.''.
    (b) Program Established.--Subtitle C of title V of the Anti-Drug 
Abuse Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new chapter:

          ``CHAPTER 4--COMMUNITY SCHOOLS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

``SEC. 5148. COMMUNITY SCHOOLS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Short Title.--This chapter may be cited as the `Community 
Schools Demonstration Program Act of 1993'.
    ``(b) Program Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to award not 
more than 10 demonstration grants in accordance with this section to 
community-based organizations to enable such organizations to assist 
eligible communities located within economically distressed areas to 
develop and conduct programs that will increase the academic success of 
students and improve work force readiness.
    ``(c) Program Requirements.--Each program assisted under this 
section shall--
            ``(1) provide services and activities to children in the 
        eligible community, including curriculum-based supervised 
        educational, recreational, work force preparation, 
        entrepreneurship, cultural, health, social activities, and 
        other related community and human services; and
            ``(2) coordinate the delivery of social services to the 
        children in such eligible community in order to meet the needs 
        and preferences of such children.
    ``(d) Peer Review Panel.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary, in consultation with 
        the Secretaries of Education, Labor and Health and Human 
        Services, shall establish a peer review panel which shall be 
        comprised of individuals with demonstrated experience in 
        designing and implementing community-based programs.
            ``(2) Composition.--Such panel shall include at least 1 
        representative from each of the following entities:
                    ``(A) A community-based organization.
                    ``(B) A local government.
                    ``(C) A school district.
                    ``(D) The private sector.
                    ``(E) A philanthropic organization.
            ``(3) Functions.--Such panel shall conduct the initial 
        review of all grant applications received by the Secretary 
        under subsection (g), make recommendations to the Secretary 
        regarding grant funding under this section, and recommend a 
        design for the evaluation of programs assisted under this 
        section.
    ``(e) Eligible Community Identification.--Each community-based 
organization receiving a grant under this section shall identify an 
eligible community to be assisted under this section. Such eligible 
community shall be an area--
            ``(1) of poverty, unemployment, and general distress; and
            ``(2) located in a metropolitan statistical area in which 
        the unemployment rate exceeds by more than 1.5 percent the 
        national unemployment rate.
    ``(f) Definition.--For the purpose of this section--
            ``(1) the term `community-based organization' means a 
        private, locally initiated nonprofit community-based 
        organization which--
                    ``(A) is tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the 
                Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
                    ``(B) is organized for educational and charitable 
                purposes; and
                    ``(C) is governed by a board consisting of 
                residents of the community, and business and civic 
                leaders actively involved in providing employment and 
                business development opportunities in the eligible 
                community;
            ``(2) the term `eligible community' means an area 
        identified pursuant to subsection (d); and
            ``(3) the term `Secretary', unless otherwise specified, 
        means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
    ``(g) Applications.--
            ``(1) Application required.--Each community-based 
        organization desiring a grant under this section shall submit 
        to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, 
        and accompanied by such information, as the Secretary may 
        reasonably require.
            ``(2) Contents of application.--Each application submitted 
        pursuant to paragraph (1) shall--
                    ``(A) describe the activities and services for 
                which assistance is sought;
                    ``(B) contain an assurance that the community-based 
                organization will spend grant funds under this section 
                in a manner that the community-based organization 
                determines will best accomplish the purposes of this 
                section;
                    ``(C) contain a comprehensive plan designed to 
                achieve identifiable goals for children in the eligible 
                community;
                    ``(D) set forth measurable goals and outcomes that 
                will make the public school, where possible, the focal 
                point of the eligible community, which goals and 
                outcomes may include increasing graduation rates, 
                school attendance, and academic success in the eligible 
                community and improving the skills of program 
                participants;
                    ``(E) provide evidence of support for accomplishing 
                such goals and outcomes of the program from--
                            ``(i) community leaders;
                            ``(ii) businesses;
                            ``(iii) a school district;
                            ``(iv) local officials;
                            ``(v) State officials; and
                            ``(vi) other organizations that the 
                        community-based organization deems appropriate;
                    ``(F) contain an assurance that the community-based 
                organization will use grant funds under this section to 
                provide children in the eligible community with after 
                school activities and services that include curriculum-
                based supervised educational, recreational, work force 
                preparation, entrepreneurship, cultural, health, social 
                activities, and other related community and human 
                services;
                    ``(G) contain a list of the activities and services 
                that will be offered and sponsored by private nonprofit 
                organizations, individuals, and groups serving the 
                eligible community, including--
                            ``(i) recreational activities in addition 
                        to educational programs (such as computer, 
                        mathematics, and science and technology, and 
                        language skills programs); and
                            ``(ii) activities that address specific 
                        needs in the community;
                    ``(H) demonstrate how the community-based 
                organization will make use of the resources, expertise, 
                and commitment of private entities;
                    ``(I) include an estimate of the number of children 
                in the eligible community expected to be served 
                pursuant to the program;
                    ``(J) include a description of philanthropic 
                private and all other resources that will be made 
                available to achieve the goals of the program; and
                    ``(K) contain an assurance that the community-based 
                organization will use competitive procedures when 
                purchasing, contracting or otherwise providing for 
                goods, activities or services under this section.
    ``(h) Payments; Federal Share; Non-Federal Share.--
            ``(1) Payments; federal share; non-federal share.--
                    ``(A) Payments.--The Secretary shall pay to each 
                community-based organization having an application 
                approved under subsection (g) the Federal share of the 
                costs of the activities and services described in the 
                application.
                    ``(B) Federal share.--The Federal share of payments 
                under this section shall be 65 percent.
                    ``(C) Non-federal share.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The non-Federal share of 
                        payments under this section may be in cash or 
                        in kind, fairly evaluated.
                            ``(ii) Special rule.--At least 15 percent 
                        of the non-Federal share of payments under this 
                        section shall be provided from private or 
                        nonprofit sources.
    ``(i) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall conduct a thorough 
evaluation of the programs assisted under this section. Such evaluation 
shall include an assessment of--
            ``(1) the number of children participating in each program 
        assisted under this section;
            ``(2) the academic achievement of such children;
            ``(3) school attendance and graduation rates of such 
        children; and
            ``(4) the number of such children being processed by the 
        juvenile justice system.
    ``(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, 
1997 and 1998 to carry out this section.''.

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