[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1557 Introduced in House (IH)]







                                    


107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1557

 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to permit 
   local educational agencies to use funds made available under the 
   innovative education program to support certain community service 
                               programs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 24, 2001

  Mr. Graham introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to permit 
   local educational agencies to use funds made available under the 
   innovative education program to support certain community service 
                               programs.

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

SECTION 1. USE OF FUNDS.

    Section 6301(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7351(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(10) community service programs under which qualified 
        school personnel train and mobilize young people to measurably 
        strengthen their communities through nonviolence, 
        responsibility, compassion, respect, and moral courage.''.
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