[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 419 Introduced in House (IH)]
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 419
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to
authorize the Secretary of Education to make additional grants under
the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 6, 2001
Mr. Barrett (for himself, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Hinchey, Mr.
Brown of Ohio, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Frost, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Holden, Mr.
Hinojosa, Mr. Clement, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. George
Miller of California, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms.
Baldwin, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Meehan, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Capuano, Mr.
Abercrombie, Mr. Allen, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of New
Jersey, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Rush, Ms. Carson of
Indiana, Mr. Towns, Mr. Bonior, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Cardin, Ms. McCarthy
of Missouri, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. Lantos) 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
authorize the Secretary of Education to make additional grants under
the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program, and for other
purposes.
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 ``Afterschool Education Enhancement
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) According to the Bureau of the Census, in 1995--
(A) nearly 7,000,000 children between the ages of 5
and 14 were regularly left unsupervised at home after
school;
(B) of those nearly 7,000,000 children, 2,400,000
were between the ages of 5 and 11 and 4,400,000 were
between the ages of 12 and 14; and
(C) of those nearly 7,000,000 children, 50 percent
spent less than 5 hours per week unsupervised at home
while 13 percent spent 10 or more hours per week
unsupervised at home.
(2) The Department of Justice reports that 50 percent of
all juvenile crime is committed between the hours of 2 p.m. and
8 p.m. on workdays.
(3) 21st Century Community Learning Centers give students
an opportunity to participate in afterschool programs that
offer--
(A) safe, drug-free environments for educational,
recreational, and cultural enrichment; and
(B) homework tutors, computer training, nutritional
programs, and community service activities.
(4) Studies have proven that providing safe afterschool
options for children improves grades and classroom conduct and
builds peer relationships.
(5) Afterschool programs provide the Nation's parents with
the reassurance of knowing that their children are being cared
for while the parents are at work.
(6) The extension of the time period in which the Secretary
of Education may make grants under the 21st Century Community
Learning Centers Program gives the grant recipients the
additional time they need to establish partnerships with non-
Federal entities and to secure the non-Federal funding
necessary for the continued operation of the Centers after the
termination of Federal funding.
SEC. 3. PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.
(a) Grant Period.--Section 10903(c) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8243(c)) is amended by striking ``3
years'' and inserting ``5 years''.
(b) Grant Amounts.--Section 10903(d) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8243(d)) is amended to read
as follows:
``(d) Amount.--In making grants under this part, the Secretary
shall comply with each of the following limitations:
``(1) Minimum initial grants.--In each of the first 3
fiscal years in which a recipient receives a grant under this
part, the amount of each such grant shall be not less than
$35,000.
``(2) Maximum grants in later years.--
``(A) Fourth fiscal year.--In the fourth fiscal
year in which a recipient receives a grant under this
part, such grant shall be in an amount that is not more
than 75 percent of the amount of the grant received in
the first fiscal year.
``(B) Fifth fiscal year.--In the fifth fiscal year
in which a recipient receives a grant under this part,
such grant shall be in an amount that is not more than
50 percent of the amount of the grant received in the
first fiscal year.''.
(c) Continuation of Funding.--Section 10903 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8243) is further amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(e) Continuation of Funding.--The Secretary shall make grants for
a total of 5 fiscal years to each grant recipient that received its
first grant under this part in fiscal year 1998 or later.''.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 10907 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 8247) is amended by striking ``four succeeding fiscal
years'' and inserting ``7 succeeding fiscal years''.
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