[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1944 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1944

To provide national challenge grants for innovation in the education of 
                      homeless children and youth.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 17, 1999

  Mrs. Murray introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide national challenge grants for innovation in the education of 
                      homeless children and youth.

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

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO THE STEWART B. MCKINNEY HOMELESS ASSISTANCE 
              ACT.

    Subtitle B of title VII of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11431 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
section 724 the following:

``SEC. 724A. NATIONAL CHALLENGE GRANTS FOR INNOVATION IN THE EDUCATION 
              OF HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTH.

    ``(a) Grants Authorized.--
            ``(1) In general.--From amounts appropriated under section 
        726 for any fiscal year the Secretary is authorized to award 
        grants, on a competitive basis, to local educational agencies 
        or consortia of local educational agencies having applications 
        approved under subsection (d).
            ``(2) Consortia.--A consortium of local educational 
        agencies shall be eligible for a grant under paragraph (1) only 
        if the consortium includes at least one local educational 
        agency that receives funds under this Act.
            ``(3) Duration.--Grants under this section shall be awarded 
        for a period of 2 years.
    ``(b) Use of Grants.--Grants awarded under this section shall be 
used for activities similar to the authorized activities described in 
section 723(d).
    ``(c) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section the 
Secretary shall give priority to a local educational agency or 
consortium that demonstrates in the application submitted under 
subsection (d) that--
            ``(1) the project for which assistance is sought will 
        address--
                    ``(A) providing transportation and other strategies 
                for reducing homeless student mobility;
                    ``(B) identifying and serving unaccompanied 
                homeless children and youth; or
                    ``(C) identifying and serving homeless 
                preschoolers;
            ``(2) the project for which assistance is sought will be 
        carried out by a local educational agency or consortium that 
        can demonstrate experience in one or more of the activities 
        described in paragraph (1); and
            ``(3) the local educational agency, a member of the 
        consortium, or another appropriate entity will contribute 
        substantial financial and other resources to achieve the goals 
        of the project.
    ``(d) Application.--Each local educational agency or consortium 
desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
    ``(e) Evaluation and Dissemination.--The Secretary shall evaluate 
grants awarded under this section, and disseminate information 
regarding the grants to other local educational agencies serving 
homeless children and youth.''.
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