[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2126 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2126

 To improve academic and social outcomes for students and reduce both 
juvenile crime and the risk that youth will become victims of crime by 
       providing productive activities during after school hours.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 10, 1999

  Ms. Berkley (for herself and Mr. Udall of Colorado) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
                             the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To improve academic and social outcomes for students and reduce both 
juvenile crime and the risk that youth will become victims of crime by 
       providing productive activities during after school hours.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``After School Education and Anti-
Crime Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to improve academic and social outcomes 
for students and reduce both juvenile crime and the risk that youth 
will become victims of crime by providing productive activities during 
after school hours.

SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Today's youth face far greater social risks than did 
        their parents and grandparents.
            (2) Students spend more of their waking hours alone, 
        without supervision, companionship, or activity, than the 
        students spend in school.
            (3) Law enforcement statistics show that youth who are ages 
        12 through 17 are most at risk of committing violent acts and 
        being victims of violent acts between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.
            (4) The consequences of academic failure are more dire in 
        1999 than ever before.
            (5) After school programs have been shown in many States to 
        help address social problems facing our Nation's youth, such as 
        drugs, alcohol, tobacco, and gang involvement.
            (6) Many of our Nation's governors endorse increasing the 
        number of after school programs through a Federal/State 
        partnership.
            (7) Over 450 of the Nation's leading police chiefs, 
        sheriffs, and prosecutors, along with presidents of the 
        Fraternal Order of Police and the International Union of Police 
        Associations, which together represent 360,000 police officers, 
        have called upon public officials to provide after school 
        programs that offer recreation, academic support, and community 
        service experience, for school-age children and teens in the 
        United States.
            (8) One of the most important investments that we can make 
        in our children is to ensure that they have safe and positive 
        learning environments in the after school hours.

SEC. 4. GOALS.

    The goals of this Act are as follows:
            (1) To increase the academic success of students.
            (2) To promote safe and productive environments for 
        students in the after school hours.
            (3) To provide alternatives to drug, alcohol, tobacco, and 
        gang activity.
            (4) To reduce juvenile crime and the risk that youth will 
        become victims of crime during after school hours.

SEC. 5. PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.

    Section 10903 of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Act 
(20 U.S.C. 8243) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``to 
                Local Educational Agencies for Schools'' after 
                ``Secretary''; and
                    (B) by striking ``rural and inner-city public'' and 
                all that follows through ``or to'' and inserting 
                ``local educational agencies for the support of public 
                elementary schools or secondary schools, including 
                middle schools, that serve communities with substantial 
                needs for expanded learning opportunities for children 
                and youth in the communities, to enable the schools to 
                establish or''; and
                    (C) by striking ``a rural or inner-city community'' 
                and inserting ``the communities'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``States, among'' and inserting 
                ``States and among''; and
                    (B) by striking ``United States,'' and all that 
                follows through ``a State'' and inserting ``United 
                States''; and
            (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``3'' and inserting 
        ``5''.

SEC. 6. APPLICATIONS.

    Section 10904 of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Act 
(20 U.S.C. 8244) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``an 
                        elementary or secondary school or consortium'' 
                        and inserting ``a local educational agency''; 
                        and
                            (ii) in the second sentence, by striking 
                        ``Each such'' and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Contents.--Each such''; and
            (3) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or 
                consortium'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' after the 
                semicolon; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, 
                        including programs under the Child Care and 
                        Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
                        9858 et seq.)'' after ``maximized'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
                        ``students, parents, teachers, school 
                        administrators, local government, including law 
                        enforcement organizations such as Police 
                        Athletic and Activity Leagues,'' after 
                        ``agencies,'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``or 
                        consortium''; and
                            (iv) in subparagraph (E)--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding clause 
                                (i), by striking ``or consortium''; and
                                    (II) in clause (ii), by striking 
                                the period and inserting a semicolon; 
                                and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) information demonstrating that the local educational 
        agency will--
                    ``(A) provide not less than 35 percent of the 
                annual cost of the activities assisted under the 
                project from sources other than funds provided under 
                this part, which contribution may be provided in cash 
                or in kind, fairly evaluated; and
                    ``(B) provide not more than 25 percent of the 
                annual cost of the activities assisted under the 
                project from funds provided by the Secretary under 
                other Federal programs that permit the use of those 
                other funds for activities assisted under the project; 
                and
            ``(5) an assurance that the local educational agency, in 
        each year of the project, will maintain the agency's fiscal 
        effort, from non-Federal sources, from the preceding fiscal 
        year for the activities the local educational agency provides 
        with funds provided under this part.''.

SEC. 7. USES OF FUNDS.

    Section 10905 of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Act 
(20 U.S.C. 8245) is amended--
            (1) by striking the matter preceding paragraph (1) and 
        inserting:
    ``(a) In General.--Grants awarded under this part may be used to 
establish or expand community learning centers. The centers may provide 
1 or more of the following activities:'';
            (2) in subsection (a)(11) (as redesignated by paragraph 
        (1)), by inserting ``, and job skills preparation'' after 
        ``placement''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(14) After school programs, that--
                    ``(A) shall include at least 2 of the following--
                            ``(i) mentoring programs;
                            ``(ii) academic assistance;
                            ``(iii) recreational activities; or
                            ``(iv) technology training; and
                    ``(B) may include--
                            ``(i) drug, alcohol, and gang prevention 
                        activities;
                            ``(ii) health and nutrition counseling; and
                            ``(iii) job skills preparation activities.
    ``(b) Limitation.--Not less than \2/3\ of the amount appropriated 
under section 10907 for each fiscal year shall be used for after school 
programs, as described in paragraph (14). Such programs may also 
include activities described in paragraphs (1) through (13) that offer 
expanded opportunities for children or youth.''.

SEC. 8. ADMINISTRATION.

    Section 10905 of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Act 
(20 U.S.C. 8245) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Administration.--In carrying out the activities described in 
subsection (a), a local educational agency or school shall, to the 
greatest extent practicable--
            ``(1) request volunteers from business and academic 
        communities, and law enforcement organizations, such as Police 
        Athletic and Activity Leagues, to serve as mentors or to assist 
        in other ways;
            ``(2) ensure that youth in the local community participate 
        in designing the after school activities;
            ``(3) develop creative methods of conducting outreach to 
        youth in the community;
            ``(4) request donations of computer equipment and other 
        materials and equipment; and
            ``(5) work with State and local park and recreation 
        agencies so that activities carried out by the agencies prior 
        to the date of enactment of this subsection are not duplicated 
        by activities assisted under this part.''.

SEC. 9. COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER DEFINED.

    Section 10906 of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Act 
(20 U.S.C. 8246) is amended in paragraph (2) by inserting ``, including 
law enforcement organizations such as the Police Athletic and Activity 
League'' after ``governmental agencies''.

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 10907 of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Act 
(20 U.S.C. 8247) is amended by striking ``$20,000,000 for fiscal year 
1995'' and all that follows and inserting ``$600,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2000 through 2004, to carry out this part.''.

SEC. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, take effect on 
October 1, 1999.
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