[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3545 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3545
To authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants for the support
of full-service community schools, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 9, 2009
Mr. Hoyer (for himself, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Loebsack,
Mr. Conyers, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Massa, Mr. Sarbanes, Mrs.
Capps, Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. Sires, Ms. Markey of Colorado, Mr. Fattah,
Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Berman, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Himes, Mr. Kennedy, Mr.
McGovern, Mr. Stark, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Honda, Mr.
Tonko, Ms. Norton, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of
California, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr.
Langevin, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Hare, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Ryan
of Ohio, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Engel, Mr. Olver, Mr.
Sablan, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr.
Sestak, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Schauer, and Mr. Rush) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education
and Labor
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A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants for the support
of full-service community schools, 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 ``Full-Service Community Schools Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are the following:
(1) Providing support for the planning, implementation, and
operation of full-service community schools.
(2) Improving the coordination, availability, and
effectiveness of services for children and families.
(3) Enabling principals and teachers to complement and
enrich efforts to help all children reach proficiency in
reading and math by 2014.
(4) Ensuring that children come to school ready to learn
every day.
(5) Enabling families to participate in the education of
their children.
(6) Enabling more efficient use of Federal, State, local,
and private sector resources that serve children and families.
(7) Facilitating the coordination of programs operated by
community-based organizations, nonprofit organizations, and
State, local, and tribal governments.
(8) Engaging students as resources to their communities.
(9) Engaging the business community and other community
organizations as partners in the development of full-service
community schools.
SEC. 3. FULL-SERVICE COMMUNITY SCHOOL.
For purposes of this Act, the term ``full-service community
school'' means a public elementary or secondary school that--
(1) participates in a community-based effort to coordinate
educational, developmental, family, health, and other
comprehensive services through community-based organizations
and public and private partnerships; and
(2) provides access to such services to students, families,
and the community.
SEC. 4. LOCAL PROGRAMS.
(a) Grants.--The Secretary of Education (in this Act referred to as
the ``Secretary'') may award grants to eligible entities to assist
public elementary or secondary schools to function as full-service
community schools.
(b) Use of Funds.--Grants awarded under this section shall be used
to coordinate not less than 3 qualified existing services and provide
not less than 2 qualified additional services at 1 or more public
elementary or secondary schools.
(c) Application.--To seek a grant under this section, an eligible
entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in
such manner as the Secretary may require. The Secretary shall require
that each such application include the following:
(1) A description of the eligible entity.
(2) A list of partner entities that will assist the
eligible entity to coordinate and provide qualified services.
(3) A memorandum of understanding between the eligible
entity and all partner entities describing the role the partner
entities will assume.
(4) A description of the capacity of the eligible entity to
coordinate and provide qualified services at a full-service
community school.
(5) A comprehensive plan that includes descriptions of the
following:
(A) The student, family, and school community to be
served, including information about the demographic
characteristics and needs of students, families, and
community residents, the number of families and
students to be served, and the frequency of services.
(B) Yearly measurable performance goals for the
program, including an increase in the percentage of
families and students targeted for services each year
of the program and improved outcomes for students and
families, particularly student academic achievement.
(C) Performance measures to monitor progress toward
attainment of the goals established under subparagraph
(B).
(D) Qualified services, existing and additional, to
be coordinated and provided by the eligible entity and
its partner entities, including an explanation of why
these services have been selected, and how they respond
to specified needs.
(E) Plans to ensure that each site has full-time
coordination of qualified services at each full-service
community school.
(F) Planning, coordination, management, and
oversight of qualified services at each school to be
served, including the role of the school principal,
partner entities, parents, and members of the
community.
(G) Funding sources for qualified services to be
coordinated and provided at each school to be served,
whether such funding is derived from grants under this
section or from other Federal, State, local, or private
sources.
(H) Plans for professional development for
personnel managing, or coordinating or delivering
qualified services at, the schools to be served.
(I) Plans for joint utilization and maintenance of
school facilities by the eligible entity and its
partner entities.
(J) How the eligible entity and its partners will
focus services on schools eligible for a schoolwide
program under section 1114 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6314).
(K) Plans for periodic evaluation based upon
attainment of the performance measures described in
subparagraph (C).
(L) How the provision and coordination of qualified
services is expected to improve student academic
achievement.
(M) How the qualified services will meet the
principles of effectiveness described in subsection
(d).
(6) A plan for sustainability.
(d) Principles of Effectiveness.--
(1) In general.--For a program developed pursuant to this
section to meet principles of effectiveness, such program
shall--
(A) be based upon an assessment of objective data
regarding the need for the establishment of a full-
service community school and qualified services at each
school to be served and in the community involved;
(B) be based upon an established set of performance
measures aimed at ensuring the availability and
effectiveness of high-quality services; and
(C) if appropriate, be based upon scientifically
based research that provides evidence that the
qualified services involved will help students meet
State and local student academic achievement standards.
(e) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary
shall give priority to eligible entities that--
(1) will serve 2 or more full-service community schools
eligible for a school-wide program under section 1114 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6314);
(2) demonstrate a record of effectiveness in coordinating
multiple qualified services;
(3) will serve more than 1 full-service community school as
part of a community- or district-wide strategy; and
(4) will be connected to a school and community partnership
group that brings together key stakeholders across sectors,
such as the local educational agency, parents and neighborhood
residents, youth, local government, institutions of higher
education, teacher unions, community-based organizations,
business and civic groups, and others to improve results for
students and their families.
(f) Grant Period.--Each grant awarded under this section shall be
for a period of 5 years and may be renewed at the discretion of the
Secretary based on demonstrated effectiveness in meeting performance
goals and measure as described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of
subsection (c)(5).
(g) Minimum Amount.--The Secretary may not award a grant to an
eligible entity under this section in an amount that is less than
$75,000 for each year of the 5-year grant period.
(h) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``additional services'' means services
directly funded under this Act.
(2) The term ``eligible entity'' means a consortium of a
local educational agency and 1 or more community-based
organizations, nonprofit organizations, or other public or
private entities.
(3) The term ``existing services'' means services already
being financed by Federal, State, local or private sources, or
volunteer activities being supported by civic, business, faith-
based, social, and other similar organizations.
(4) The term ``qualified services'' means any of the
following:
(A) Early childhood education.
(B) Remedial education activities and enrichment
activities.
(C) Programs under the Head Start Act, including
Early Head Start programs.
(D) Programs that promote parental involvement and
family literacy, including the Reading First, Early
Reading First, and William F. Goodling Even Start
Family Literacy programs authorized in part B of title
I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 6361 et seq.).
(E) Mentoring and other youth development programs.
(F) Parent leadership development activities.
(G) Parenting education activities.
(H) Child care services.
(I) Community service and service learning
opportunities.
(J) Programs that provide assistance to students
who have been truant, suspended, or expelled.
(K) Job training and career counseling services.
(L) Nutrition services.
(M) Primary health and dental care.
(N) Mental health counseling services.
(O) Adult education, including instruction in
English as a second language.
(P) Other services consistent with this Act.
SEC. 5. STATE PROGRAMS.
(a) Grants.--The Secretary may award grants to State collaboratives
to support the development of full-service community school programs in
accordance with this section.
(b) Use of Funds.--Grants awarded under this section shall be used
only for the following:
(1) Planning, coordinating, and expanding the development
of full-service community schools in the State, particularly
schools in high-poverty local educational agencies.
(2) Providing technical assistance and training for full-
service community schools, including professional development
for personnel and creation of data collection and evaluation
systems.
(3) Collecting, evaluating, and reporting data about the
progress of full-service community schools.
(4) Evaluating the impact of State and Federal policies and
guidelines on the ability of eligible entities to integrate
Federal and State programs at full-service community schools,
and taking action to make necessary changes.
(c) Application.--To seek a grant under this section, a State
collaborative shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time
and in such manner as the Secretary may require. The Secretary shall
require that each such application include the following:
(1) A list of all governmental agencies and nonprofit
organizations that will participate as members of the State
collaborative.
(2) A description of the expertise of each member of the
State collaborative--
(A) in coordinating Federal and State programs
across multiple agencies;
(B) in working with and developing the capacity of
full-service community schools; and
(C) in working with high-poverty schools and local
educational agencies.
(3) A comprehensive plan describing how the grant will be
used to plan, coordinate, and expand the delivery of services
at full-service community schools.
(4) A comprehensive accountability plan that will be used
to demonstrate effectiveness, including the measurable
performance goals of the program and performance measures to
monitor progress and assess services' impact on students and
families and academic achievement.
(5) An explanation of how the State collaborative will
provide technical assistance and training, including
professional development, for full-service community schools.
(6) An explanation of how the State will collect and
evaluate information on full-service community schools.
(d) Grant Period.--Each grant awarded under this section shall be
for a period of 5 years.
(e) Minimum Amount.--The Secretary may not award a grant to a State
collaborative under this section in an amount that is less than
$500,000 for each year of the 5-year grant period.
(f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
(1) The term ``State'' includes the several States, the
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa,
Guam, the Virgin Islands, and any other territory or possession
of the United States.
(2) The term ``State collaborative'' means a collaborative
of a State educational agency and not less than 2 other
governmental agencies or nonprofit organizations that provide
services to children and families.
SEC. 6. ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established an advisory
committee to be known as the ``Full-Service Community Schools Advisory
Committee'' (in this section referred to as the ``Advisory
Committee'').
(b) Duties.--Subject to subsection (c), the Advisory Committee
shall--
(1) consult with the Secretary on the development and
implementation of programs under this Act;
(2) identify strategies to improve the coordination of
Federal programs in support of full-service community schools;
and
(3) issue an annual report to the Congress on efforts under
this Act, including a description of--
(A) the results of local and national evaluation of
such efforts; and
(B) the scope of services being coordinated under
this Act.
(c) Consultation.--In carrying out its duties under this section,
the Advisory Committee shall consult annually with eligible entities
awarded grants under section 4, State collaboratives awarded grants
under section 5, and other entities with expertise in operating full-
service community schools.
(d) Members.--The Advisory Committee shall consist of 5 members as
follows:
(1) The Secretary of Education (or the Secretary's
delegate).
(2) The Attorney General of the United States (or the
Attorney General's delegate).
(3) The Secretary of Agriculture (or the Secretary's
delegate).
(4) The Secretary of Health and Human Services (or the
Secretary's delegate).
(5) The Secretary of Labor (or the Secretary's delegate).
SEC. 7. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(a) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary, directly or through
grants, shall provide such technical assistance as may be appropriate
to accomplish the purposes of this Act.
(b) Evaluations by Secretary.--The Secretary shall conduct
evaluations on the effectiveness of grants under sections 4 and 5 in
achieving the purposes of this Act.
(c) Evaluations by Grantees.--The Secretary shall require each
recipient of a grant under this Act--
(1) to conduct periodic evaluations of the progress
achieved with the grant toward achieving the purposes of this
Act;
(2) to use such evaluations to refine and improve
activities conducted with the grant and the performance
measures for such activities; and
(3) to make the results of such evaluations publicly
available, including by providing public notice of such
availability.
(d) Supplement, Not Supplant.--Funds made available to a grantee
under this Act may be used only to supplement, and not supplant, any
other Federal, State, or local funds that would otherwise be available
to carry out the activities assisted under this Act.
(e) Matching Funds.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall require each recipient
of a grant under this Act to provide matching funds from non-
Federal sources in an amount determined under paragraph (2).
(2) Determination of amount of match.--
(A) Sliding scale.--Subject to subparagraph (B),
the Secretary shall determine the amount of matching
funds to be required of a grantee under this subsection
based on a sliding fee scale that takes into account--
(i) the relative poverty of the population
to be targeted by the grantee; and
(ii) the ability of the grantee to obtain
such matching funds.
(B) Maximum amount.--The Secretary may not require
any grantee under this section to provide matching
funds in an amount that exceeds the amount of the grant
award.
(3) In-kind contributions.--The Secretary shall permit
grantees under this section to match funds in whole or in part
with in-kind contributions.
(4) Consideration.--Notwithstanding this subsection, the
Secretary shall not consider an applicant's ability to match
funds when determining which applicants will receive grants
under this Act.
(f) Special Rule.--Entities receiving funds under this Act shall
comply with all existing Federal statutes that prohibit discrimination.
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this Act $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as may be
necessary for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2014.
(b) Allocation.--Of the amounts appropriated to carry out this Act
for each fiscal year--
(1) 75 percent shall be for section 4;
(2) 20 percent shall be for section 5; and
(3) of the remaining 5 percent, not less than $500,000
shall be for technical assistance under section 7(a).
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