[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H.R. 3762 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3762

 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to foster 
             community involvement, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 4, 2007

 Mr. Loebsack (for himself, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
 Cohen, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. Hare) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to foster 
             community involvement, 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 ``Working to Encourage Community 
Action and Responsibility in Education Act'' or the ``WE CARE Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The long-term health of the Nation's democracy, as well 
        as our economy, is dependent upon the strength of our young 
        people.
            (2) The challenge of educating the Nation's students cannot 
        be met by schools alone. Cross-sector community engagement, 
        including schools, community based organizations, businesses, 
        parents, faith-based organizations, local government, students 
        and others must all work together to ensure that students 
        receive the support they need to be successful.
            (3) Schools that have strong relationships with their 
        communities have improved academic achievement and develop 
        stronger families, schools and communities.
            (4) National Academy of Science studies show that ensuring 
        that a child has adequate nurturing influences, including those 
        provided by community programs, results in improved academic, 
        social and civic outcomes.
            (5) In order for students to be successful in school, their 
        academic and non-academic needs must be met. In a study that 
        analyzed the impact of having five key resources in children's 
        lives: Caring adults, safe places, a healthy start, an 
        effective education, and opportunities to help others, students 
        with four or five of these resources were twice as likely as 
        their peers with zero or one resource to get A's in school, 40 
        percent more likely to volunteer, and twice as likely to avoid 
        violence.
            (6) The services provided by community-based organizations 
        are invaluable in strengthening the Nation's young people. 
        Research shows that such services keep students in school, 
        promote their academic achievement, reduce pregnancy, reduce 
        delinquent behavior, and promote civic engagement.
            (7) Research shows that effective dropout prevention 
        programs meet students' needs inside and outside the classroom. 
        One such program demonstrated that 82 percent of students 
        improved their attendance, 86 percent had fewer behavior 
        incidents, 89 percent improved their academic performance, and 
        85 percent of eligible seniors graduated from high school.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 
              1965.

    (a) Statement of Purpose.--Section 1001 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301) is amended--
            (1) by amending paragraph (11) to read as follows:
            ``(11) coordinating services under all parts of this title 
        with each other, with services under all other titles of this 
        Act, with other education services, and with other public and 
        private agencies in the community providing services to 
        children and youth;'';
            (2) in paragraph (12) by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) promoting stronger enhanced partnerships between 
        schools and their communities that can contribute to student 
        success and greater family and community involvement in 
        creating the conditions for learning for their children.''.
    (b) School Improvement.--Section 1003 of that Act (20 U.S.C. 6303) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2) by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (3) by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) demonstrate a commitment to coordinating with 
        stakeholders in the community, including local government, 
        community-based service providers and other non-profit 
        organizations, and businesses, to address the academic and non-
        academic factors impacting student achievement.''; and
            (2) in subsection (g)(6)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) a commitment to coordinating with a 
                stakeholders in the community, including local 
                government, community-based service providers and other 
                non-profit organizations, and businesses, to address 
                the academic and non-academic factors impacting student 
                achievement.''.
    (c) State Plans.--Section 1111 of that Act (20 U.S.C. 6311) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1) by inserting ``students,'' before 
        ``and parents'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (9) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(9) Factors affecting student achievement.--Each State 
        plan shall include--
                    ``(A) an assessment of the nonacademic factors 
                influencing student achievement;
                    ``(B) a description of public and private 
                organizations and agencies within the State that are 
                working to impact the factors identified under 
                subparagraph (A), including but not limited to State 
                departments of health and human services, State 
                agencies administering juvenile justice programs, State 
                housing agencies, State agencies administering national 
                and community service and service-learning programs, 
                and nonprofit youth development and community based 
                organizations and other entities as appropriate;
                    ``(C) a strategy for coordination and collaboration 
                with these organizations and agencies to provide needed 
                services to children, youth and families that are 
                integrated with services offered by specialized 
                instructional support personnel in the school and local 
                educational agency homeless liaisons, designated 
                pursuant to section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinney-
                Vento Homeless Assistance Act, will result in improved 
                academic performance; and
                    ``(D) an assurance that the State educational 
                agency will assist local educational agencies within 
                the State that are identified under section 1116 in 
                developing and implementing such strategies for 
                coordination and collaboration.'';
            (3) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (4) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(4) the State educational agency will work with other 
        public and private organizations and agencies, including 
        educational service agencies or other local consortia, and 
        institutions, including but not limited to State departments of 
        health and human services, State housing agencies, State 
        agencies administering juvenile justice programs, State 
        agencies administering national and community service and 
        service-learning programs, and nonprofit youth development and 
        community based organizations and other entities as 
        appropriate, to provide technical assistance to local 
        educational agencies and schools, technical assistance that 
        will help them address the factors identified under (b)(9), 
        including technical assistance in providing professional 
        development under section 1119, technical assistance under 
        section 1117, and technical assistance relating to parental 
        involvement under section 1118;'';
            (4) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (2) by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) involve community-based organizations and other 
        entities that have relationships with parents and can 
        facilitate and support their involvement in the education of 
        their children.'';
            (5) in subsection (h)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (C)--
                            (i) in clause (vii) by striking ``and'' at 
                        the end;
                            (ii) in clause (viii) by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
                        and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(ix) school attendance rates;
                            ``(x) average class size in each grade;
                            ``(xi) academic achievement and gains in 
                        English proficiency of limited English 
                        proficient students;
                            ``(xii) the incidence of school violence, 
                        drug abuse, alcohol abuse, student suspensions, 
                        and student expulsions;
                            ``(xiii) the extent and type of parental 
                        involvement in the schools;
                            ``(xiv) the extent and type of community 
                        involvement in schools, including partnerships 
                        between schools and public and private agencies 
                        and organizations, as well as services provided 
                        to children, youth and families resulting from 
                        these partnerships, and if possible, 
                        improvements in student academic achievement 
                        and other non-academic outcomes resulting from 
                        such partnerships;
                            ``(xv) the percentage of students 
                        completing advanced placement courses, and the 
                        rate of passing of advanced placement tests;
                            ``(xvi) other non-academic outcomes, 
                        including outcomes resulting from partnerships 
                        between schools and other entities, which may 
                        include social, emotional, physical, civic, and 
                        vocational outcomes; and
                            ``(xvii) a clear and concise description of 
                        the State's accountability system, including a 
                        description of the criteria by which the State 
                        evaluates school performance, and the criteria 
                        that the State has established, consistent with 
                        subsection (b)(2) of this section, to determine 
                        the status of schools regarding school 
                        improvement, corrective action, and 
                        restructuring.''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``Such 
                information may include'' and all that follows through 
                the period at the end; and
            (6) in subsection (h)(2)(B)(i)--
                    (A) in each of subclauses (I) and (II), by striking 
                ``and'' at the end; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                                    ``(III) minimum information on 
                                student attendance rates, truancy 
                                rates, incidence of school violence, 
                                alcohol abuse, students suspension, and 
                                student expulsions; and
                                    ``(IV) the extent and type of 
                                community and parents involvement in 
                                the education of their children; and''.
    (d) Local Educational Agency Plans.--Section 1112(b)(1) of that Act 
(20 U.S.C. 6312(b)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
                    ``(B) an assessment of the non-academic factors 
                influencing student achievement and a description of 
                the other indicators that will be used in addition to 
                the academic indicators described in section 1111 for 
                the uses described in such section, including but not 
                limited to the indicators listed in section 
                1111(h)(1)(B);'';
            (2) in subparagraph (P) by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (3) in subparagraph (Q)--
                    (A) by striking ``where appropriate,''; and
                    (B) by striking the period at the end; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(R) a description of how the local educational 
                agency will coordinate and collaborate with the State 
                educational agency, other public and private State 
                agencies, and local public and private organizations 
                and agencies, including but not limited to local 
                departments of health and human services, local housing 
                agencies, local departments of youth services, local 
                agencies administering juvenile justice programs and 
                facilities, local agencies and organizations 
                administering national and community service and 
                service-learning programs, local law enforcement 
                agencies, and local nonprofit youth development and 
                community based organizations, and other entities as 
                appropriate to provide services to children youth and 
                families that are integrated with services from 
                specialized instructional support personnel and local 
                educational agency homeless liaisons, designated 
                pursuant to section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinney-
                Vento Homeless Assistance Act, in order to address the 
                nonacademic factors identified under subparagraph (B), 
                with an emphasis on addressing the needs of schools in 
                school improvement, corrective action or restructuring 
                under this section in order to address major factors 
                that have significantly affected student achievement at 
                the school; and
                    ``(S) ensure that the results from the academic 
                assessments required under section 1111(b)(3) will be 
                provided to parents and teachers as soon as is 
                practicably possible after the test is taken, in an 
                understandable and uniform format and provided in a 
                language that the parents and the public can 
                understand.''.
    (e) Schoolwide Programs.--Section 1114 of that Act (20 U.S.C. 6314) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``, as well as 
                the non-academic needs of students that impact academic 
                success, including social, emotional, physical and 
                civic needs'' before the period at the end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)(iii)(I)--
                            (i) in each of items (bb) and (cc) by 
                        striking ``and'' at the end; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                                            ``(dd) health, mental 
                                        health, housing, and social 
                                        services, family support, youth 
                                        development and other 
                                        activities offered by 
                                        specialized instructional 
                                        support personnel, educational 
                                        agency homeless liaisons, 
                                        designated pursuant to section 
                                        722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the 
                                        McKinney-Vento Homeless 
                                        Assistance Act, public and 
                                        private agencies and community-
                                        based organizations and 
                                        coordinated, if appropriate, in 
                                        a full service community 
                                        school, that reduce barriers to 
                                        learning and improve the 
                                        capacity of families to support 
                                        their children's education;
                                            ``(ee) efforts to prevent 
                                        students from dropping out of 
                                        school, and efforts to 
                                        reconnect dropouts to school, 
                                        alternative education programs, 
                                        vocational training and work 
                                        opportunities, or other 
                                        services deemed appropriate by 
                                        the local educational agency; 
                                        and
                                            ``(ff) efforts focused on 
                                        reductions in truancy, 
                                        suspensions, and expulsions; 
                                        and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(K) A strategy, developed in partnership with 
                institutions and organizations such as local 
                government, community-based organizations, institutions 
                of higher education, specialized instructional support 
                personnel, local educational agency homeless liaisons, 
                designated pursuant to section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the 
                McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, and others for 
                addressing factors that affect student achievement and 
                for mobilizing community assets to support student 
                success. The strategy should include efforts to 
                increase community involvement, including strategies to 
                provide services to address the needs identified under 
                described under subsection (b)(1)(A) and strategies to 
                form partnerships with public and private organizations 
                and agencies to implement services in accordance with 
                items (dd), (ee), and (ff) of subsection 
                (b)(1)(B)(iii)(I).'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by amending clause (ii) to 
        read as follows:
                            ``(ii) developed with the involvement of 
                        parents and other individuals and organizations 
                        in the community to be served and who will 
                        carry out such plan, including teachers, 
                        principals, specialized instructional support 
                        personnel, local educational agency homeless 
                        liaisons, designated pursuant to section 
                        722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
                        Assistance Act, Parental Information Centers 
                        and administrators (including administrators of 
                        programs described in other parts of this 
                        title, administrators of public and nonprofit 
                        community based services, and services provided 
                        by State and local government), and, if 
                        appropriate, technical assistance providers, 
                        school staff, and, if the plan relates to a 
                        secondary school, students from such school;''; 
                        and
            (3) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)(B)(ii) by inserting after 
                ``coordinator'' the following: ``to link eligible 
                children and their families with services and resources 
                available in the community'';
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as (4); and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) Reporting.--If services described in paragraph (2) 
        are not available to eligible children and resources are 
        insufficient in meeting their needs, the school shall report to 
        the local educational agency, State educational agency, and 
        public in a manner deemed appropriate by the school, the number 
        of children experiencing needs for comprehensive services, 
        unless doing so would violate the rights to privacy of such 
        children, the services needed by the children, and an estimate 
        of the needed financial resources to meet their needs.''.
    (f) School Improvement.--Section 1116 of that Act (20 U.S.C. 6316) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(3)(A)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding clause (i) by inserting 
                after ``serving the school,'' the following: ``local 
                stakeholders and potential resources (including 
                business leaders), representatives of public and 
                private nonprofit and social service agencies 
                (including local government agencies), youth 
                development organizations, students,'';
                    (B) by redesignating clauses (vi) through (x) as 
                (vii) through (xi), respectively; and
                    (C) by inserting after clause (v) the following:
                            ``(vi) conduct a comprehensive needs 
                        assessment, including an assessment of 
                        potential resources available in the State and 
                        the community to assist students in meeting the 
                        State's proficient level of achievement, and 
                        develop a plan to partner with public and 
                        private social service agencies, community 
                        based organizations, youth development 
                        organizations, businesses, and other 
                        appropriate organizations, to link students and 
                        their families with support services to 
                        strengthen student performance at the school, 
                        including support services that will help to 
                        meet students' non-academic needs;'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(4)(B)--
                    (A) in clause (iii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (B) by redesignating clause (iv) as (v); and
                    (C) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:
                            ``(iv) shall include assistance in 
                        developing partnerships with public and private 
                        social service agencies, including local 
                        government agencies, community based 
                        organizations, youth development organizations, 
                        businesses, and other appropriate 
                        organizations, to link students and their 
                        families with support services to strengthen 
                        student performance, including support services 
                        that will help to meet students' non-academic 
                        needs; and'';
            (3) in subsection (b)(7)(C)(iv) by adding at the end the 
        following:
                                    ``(VII) Hire or designate a staff 
                                person to coordinate and link students 
                                and families with resources available 
                                in the community to strengthen student 
                                performance, including support services 
                                that will help to meet students' non-
                                academic needs.''; and
            (4) in subsection (c)(7)(A)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding clause (i) by inserting 
                after ``school staff,'' the following: ``local 
                stakeholders and potential resources (including 
                business leaders), representatives of public and 
                private nonprofit and social service agencies 
                (including local government agencies), youth 
                development organizations, students,'';
                    (B) by redesignating clauses (vi) through (viii) as 
                (vii) through (ix), respectively; and
                    (C) by inserting after clause (v) the following:
                            ``(vi) include a comprehensive needs 
                        assessment, including an assessment of 
                        potential resources available in the State and 
                        the community to assist students in meeting the 
                        State's proficient level of achievement, and 
                        develop a plan to partner with public and 
                        private social service agencies, community 
                        based organizations, youth development 
                        organizations, businesses, and other 
                        appropriate organizations, to link students and 
                        their families with support services to 
                        strengthen student performance, including 
                        support services that will help to meet 
                        students' non-academic needs;'';
            (5) in subsection (c)(10)(C) by adding at the end the 
        following:
                            ``(viii) Mandate the placement of at least 
                        one staff person to coordinate and link 
                        students and families with resources available 
                        in the community to strengthen student 
                        performance, including support services that 
                        will help to meet students' non-academic 
                        needs.'';
            (6) in subsection (e)(2)(A), in the matter preceding clause 
        (i)--
                    (A) by striking ``annual notice to parents'' and 
                inserting ``notice to parents multiple times 
                annually''; and
                    (B) by striking ``, to the extent practicable,'';
            (7) in subsection (e)(4)(B) by inserting before the 
        semicolon at the end the following: ``, and provide services in 
        a comprehensive service delivery model'';
            (8) in subsection (e)(4)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (E)--
                            (i) by striking ``annual'';
                            (ii) by inserting after ``supplemental 
                        educational services'' the following: 
                        ``multiple times annually''; and
                            (iii) by striking the period at the end and 
                        inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) prioritize outreach and technical assistance 
                to existing school-based, community-based, faith-based 
                and other public agency afterschool programs, including 
                21st Century Community Learning Centers programs, to 
                encourage them to become providers of supplemental 
                educational services.''; and
            (9) in subsection (e)(5)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as 
                (D) and (E), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
                following:
                    ``(C) Provide delivery of tutoring services in a 
                comprehensive service delivery model through 
                partnership or as part of a comprehensive after-school 
                program.''.
    (g) School Support and Recognition.--Section 1117 of that Act (20 
U.S.C. 6317) is amended in subsection (a)(5)(A)--
            (1) in clause (vi) by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) by redesignating clause (vii) as (ix); and
            (3) by inserting after clause (vi) the following:
                            ``(vii) representatives of public and 
                        private social service agencies, community 
                        based organizations, youth development 
                        organizations, businesses, and other 
                        appropriate organizations;
                            ``(viii) students; or''.
    (h) Community Involvement.--Subpart 1 of part A of title I of that 
Act is amended by inserting after section 1118 (20 U.S.C. 6318) the 
following:

``SEC. 1118A. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.

    ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to strengthen 
student achievement by--
            ``(1) engaging the whole community in the education of the 
        Nation's students;
            ``(2) leveraging supports, opportunities, and resources 
        available within the community;
            ``(3) improving the coordination of services for students, 
        their families, and the community; and
            ``(4) meeting student's nonacademic needs.
    ``(b) Federal Matching Fund Authorized.--The Secretary shall award 
grants to local educational agencies to support the implementation of 
community involvement policies consistent with subsection (c).
            ``(1) Grants to local educational agencies.--A grant to a 
        Local Educational Agency under this section shall not be 
        greater than the amount of matching funds raised by the Local 
        Educational Agency and its community partners under paragraph 
        (3).
            ``(2) Local educational agency application.--Each Local 
        Educational Agency that desires to receive a grant under this 
        section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
        time, and containing such information as the Secretary shall 
        reasonably require. The Secretary shall require that each such 
        application include the following:
                    ``(A) The community involvement policy developed in 
                accordance with subsection (c).
                    ``(B) A description of the community partners that 
                were involved in the development of the community 
                involvement policy.
                    ``(C) A description of the roles that will be 
                played by partners in the implementation of the 
                community involvement policy, including a description 
                of the partners that will provide services to students, 
                their families, and the community, a description of the 
                services that will be provided; and memoranda of 
                understanding between the local educational agency and 
                community partners clearly delineating the roles and 
                responsibilities of the local educational agency and 
                its partners.
                    ``(D) A description of how funds received under 
                this section will be integrated with other Federal, 
                state and local funds to maximize services and 
                opportunities for students, their families and the 
                community, including a description of how funds 
                received under this section will be distributed and 
                utilized.
                    ``(E) A description of the matching funds secured 
                through the development of the community involvement 
                policy pursuant to paragraph (3).
            ``(3) Matching funds.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
        under this section, a local educational agency must:
                    ``(A) Provide an assurance that it will spend an 
                amount greater than or equal to 1 percent of such 
                agency's allocation under subpart 2 of this part.
                    ``(B) Provide an assurance that it will raise 
                matching funds from community partners, including from 
                nonprofit organizations serving children and youth, 
                businesses, and other Federal, State, or public sources 
                in an amount greater than or equal to 1 percent of such 
                agency's allocation under subpart 2 of this part, 
                except that funds under this subparagraph shall not be 
                provided from funds appropriated under subpart 2 of 
                this part. Such funds may be provided in whole or in-
                part with in-kind contributions from partners and need 
                not be transferred to the local educational agency in 
                order to meet the requirements of this paragraph.
            ``(4) Distribution of funds.--
                    ``(A) Equitable national distribution.--In awarding 
                grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
                ensure an equitable geographic distribution of the 
                grants.
                    ``(B) Local distribution.--Funds awarded to a local 
                educational agency under this section or dedicated by a 
                Local Educational Agency under paragraph (3) may be 
                utilized by the local educational agency or any of its 
                partners to implement the Community Involvement Policy 
                developed under subsection (c).
            ``(5) Maximum use of funds.--Of the funds awarded to a 
        local educational agency under this section, the local 
        educational agency must distribute to its nonprofit community 
        partners an amount that is greater than or equal to the amount 
        of matching funds committed by the nonprofit community partners 
        pursuant to paragraph (3)(B). If the amount awarded to a local 
        educational agency is less than an amount equal to 2 percent of 
        such agency's allocation under subpart 2 of this part, then the 
        local educational agency must distribute to its nonprofit 
        community partners an amount equal to at least half of the 
        amount awarded under this section.
    ``(c) Community Involvement Policy.--To receive a grant under this 
section, a local educational agency shall develop jointly with members 
of the community, which shall include local government, community based 
organizations, child and youth serving organizations and agencies, 
other business and community partners, and students, a policy for 
leveraging resources, services, and opportunities available within the 
community in order to support student achievement by meeting the 
academic and non-academic needs of students. The policy shall 
demonstrate how community resources will be coordinated with the work 
of pupil services personnel and local educational agency homeless 
liaisons, designated pursuant to section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and shall be incorporated into 
the local educational agency's plan developed under section 1112. The 
policy shall include the following components:
            ``(1) An analysis of available data on the comprehensive 
        needs of the students served by the local educational agency, 
        their families, and the community that analyzes the academic, 
        social, emotional, physical, safety, civic, and, if 
        appropriate, vocational needs of students and their families 
        that may impact students' ability to meet the challenging State 
        student academic achievement standards.
            ``(2) A description of the potential resources, services, 
        and opportunities available within the community or available 
        near the community that students, their families, and those in 
        the community may be able to access to meet the needs 
        identified under paragraph (1) and support students to achieve 
        the challenging State student academic achievement standards.
            ``(3) A strategy for developing and supporting partnerships 
        to provide services to children youth and families in 
        coordination with pupil services personnel and local 
        educational agency homeless liaisons, designated pursuant to 
        section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
        Assistance Act. Such partnerships may--
                    ``(A) include the local educational agency, 
                schools, and local departments of health and human 
                services, local departments of youth services, local 
                agencies administering juvenile justice programs and 
                facilities, local agencies and organizations 
                administering national and community service and 
                service-learning programs, local law enforcement 
                agencies, local nonprofit youth development, Parental 
                Information and Resource Centers, other community based 
                organizations, other public agencies, businesses, and 
                other entities as appropriate;
                    ``(B) be designed to provide services to children 
                youth and families, including health and mental health 
                services, quality before- and after-school programming, 
                summer programs, school and community safety programs, 
                mentoring, tutoring, service-learning, youth 
                development, internships and apprenticeships, family 
                strengthening activities, career counseling, job 
                training, nutrition, and other services; and
                    ``(C) involve the hiring or designating of a 
                community involvement coordinator within the local 
                educational agency, school or partner organization to 
                facilitate the implementation of this section.
            ``(4) A strategy for informing parents and care takers of 
        the opportunities for services available through the 
        partnerships developed under paragraph (3).
            ``(5) A strategy for linking students and their families 
        with the opportunities for services available through the 
        partnerships developed under paragraph (3), including a 
        strategy for meeting the transportation needs of students and 
        families in coordination with partnering organizations and a 
        strategy for covering the costs of such services.
            ``(6) A strategy for evaluating the impact of the community 
        involvement policy and its implementation, including a 
        description of the resources, supports and opportunities 
        leveraged from the community to benefit students, their 
        families, the local educational agency, schools, and the 
        community.
            ``(7) A strategy for identifying barriers to developing 
        effective school-community partnerships and developing ways to 
        mitigate such barriers.
            ``(8) A strategy for providing professional development to 
        principals, teachers, pupil services personnel, local 
        educational agency homeless liaisons, designated pursuant to 
        section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
        Assistance Act, and the community involvement coordinator, if 
        one is present in the local educational agency or school, to 
        facilitate the smooth operation of communication across offices 
        and partnering entities.
            ``(9) A strategy for developing a community involvement 
        council to lead, monitor, and oversee the implementation of the 
        community involvement policy in partnership with the local 
        educational agency. Such a council may include parents and 
        caretakers, students, principals, teachers, personnel, local 
        educational agency homeless liaisons, designated pursuant to 
        section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
        Assistance Act, Parental Information and Resource Centers, 
        representatives of the mayor or appropriate chief executive 
        officers of general purpose local government, local departments 
        of health and human services, local departments of youth 
        services, local agencies administering juvenile justice 
        programs and facilities, local agencies and organizations 
        administering national and community service and service-
        learning programs, local law enforcement agencies, local 
        nonprofit youth development, other community based 
        organizations, other public agencies, businesses, and other 
        entities as appropriate.
    ``(d) Coordination With Parent Involvement Strategies.--The 
community involvement policy developed under subsection (b) shall be 
developed and implemented in coordination with the parent involvement 
strategies developed under section 1118.
    ``(e) Reporting.--
            ``(1) Local educational agency reporting.--On an annual 
        basis, each Local Educational Agency that receives funds under 
        this section shall report to the State educational agency, the 
        Secretary, and the public on--
                    ``(A) the amount and sources of matching funds 
                raised in accordance with subsection (a)(3);
                    ``(B) the number, type, and roles played by 
                partners involved in the development and implementation 
                of the Community Involvement Policy developed under 
                subsection (c);
                    ``(C) the services coordinated or provided through 
                the implementation of the Community Involvement Policy 
                developed under subsection (c); and
                    ``(D) any information available on outcomes 
                resulting from the activities carried out through the 
                Community Involvement Policy developed under subsection 
                (c).
            ``(2) State educational agency review and support.--Each 
        State shall--
                    ``(A) monitor and compile a report annually on each 
                district's implementation of community involvement 
                policies and recommendations for improvement and submit 
                this report to the Secretary and the public;
                    ``(B) provide information and technical assistance 
                to help local educational agencies comply with the 
                community involvement provisions within the law;
                    ``(C) the State education agency must provide a 
                copy of this annual report to its respective Statewide 
                PIRC where it shall--
                            ``(i) identify how the local education 
                        agency can comply where they have been found to 
                        not be compliant in the annual report; and
                            ``(ii) the Statewide PIRC shall report 
                        their recommendations for compliance to the 
                        State education agency as well as the school 
                        administration using existing communication 
                        methods; and
                    ``(D) use all resources made available to the state 
                under section 1117(a).
            ``(3) Report to congress.--On an annual basis, the 
        Secretary shall report to Congress and the public a summary of 
        the reports provided by the local educational agencies in 
        accordance with paragraph (1).
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as necessary to carry out this section for each 
of fiscal years 2008 through 2013.''.
    (i) Coordination Requirements.--Section 1120B of that Act (20 
U.S.C. 6322) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Barriers to Coordination.--Each local educational agency 
receiving assistance under this part shall report to the Secretary at 
such time and in such manner as the Secretary may determine any 
barriers to coordination, and the Secretary shall report such barriers 
to coordination to the Federal Youth Development Council established 
under the Tom Osborne Federal Youth Coordination Act (Public Law 109-
365; 120 Stat. 2594).''.
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