[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 12 (Wednesday, February 9, 1994)]
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               THE COMMUNITY ARTS PARTNERSHIP ACT OF 1994

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 9, 1994

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to be the sponsor of H.R. 2933, 
the Community Arts Partnership Act. Recently, I offered H.R. 2933 as an 
amendment to H.R. 6, the Improving America's Schools Act, during markup 
consideration by the House Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and 
Vocational Education. I am happy to report that my amendment passed 
unanimously by voice vote, thanks to the support of over 90 arts and 
education organizations throughout the United States. And yesterday, 
the House Education and Labor Committee reported H.R. 6 out of 
committee, with the community arts partnership completely intact.
  The Community Arts Partnership Act authorizes the Secretary of 
Education to award demonstration grants to chapter 1 eligible local 
education agencies to work in partnership with local cultural 
organizations and institutions of higher learning. These partnerships 
would work to improve the educational performance of at-risk children 
and youth by providing comprehensive and coordinated educational and 
cultural services. A few of the activities which would be eligible for 
funding include the integration of community cultural resources with 
regular classroom curriculum, providing effective cultural linkages 
from preschool programs to elementary school, and for programs that use 
the arts to reform current school practices.
  The legislation is designed to provide seed money to leverage 
resources from community cultural institutions for the benefit of the 
local schools. Grants under this program may be renewable for a maximum 
of 5 years and the Secretary must ensure that there is equitable 
geographic distribution and equitable distribution to both urban and 
rural areas which have a high proportion of at-risk children. In 
addition, the Secretary is required to disseminate information 
concerning successful models through the national diffusion network.
  I am particularly grateful to the Association of Independent Colleges 
of Art and Design, their president-elect David Rhodes, and their 
legislative counsel, Jack Duncan, and Washington Representative, Fern 
Lapidus, for assistance in crafting this legislation. In addition, I 
would like to extend my heartfelt thank you to the following 
organizations who endorsed H.R. 2933 and played a vital role in 
garnering congressional support for this important piece of 
legislation.

   Community Arts Partnership Act, H.R. 2933 Sponsoring Organizations

       Actors' Equity Association.
       Alliance of NY State Arts Councils.
       American Architectural Foundation.
       American Arts Alliance.
       American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta 
     (AABGA).
       American Association of Museums.
       American Association of School Administrators (AASA).
       American Center for Design (ACD).
       American Council for the Arts.
       American Design Council.
       American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.
       American Guild of Musical Artists.
       American Guild of Variety Artists.
       American Institute of Architects (AIA).
       American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA).
       American Society of Interior Designers (ASID).
       American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA).
       American Symphony Orchestra League.
       Arizonans for Cultural Development.
       Arts Action Alliance & Concerned Citizens for the Arts in 
     Michigan.
       Arts Council of Greater Grand Rapids, Inc. artsgenesis.
       Associated Actors and Artistes of America--AFL-CIO.
       Association of Art Museum Directors.
       Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design.
       Association of Performing Arts Presenters.
       Association of Professional Design Firms (APDF).
       Boothbay Register.
       California Confederation of the Arts.
       Caribbean Cultural Center.
       Center for Arts in the Basic Curriculum (CABC).
       CityArts, Inc.
       Colorado Alliance for Arts Education.
       Council for Basic Education.
       Council for Exceptional Children (CEC).
       Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS).
       Dance/USA.
       Denver Center for the Performing Arts.
       Design Management Institute (DMI).
       El Museo del Barrio.
       Florida Cultural Action Alliance.
       French Art Colony.
       Hebrew Actors' Union, Inc.
       Hudson River Museum.
       Illinois Arts Alliance.
       Indiana Advocates of the Arts.
       Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA).
       Institute of Business Designers (IBD).
       Italian Actors' Union.
       Jacques Marchais Center of Tibetan Art.
       Judaica Museum.
       Manchester Craftmen's Guild.
       Maryland Citizens for the Arts.
       Maryland Institute, College of Art.
       Metropolitan Museum of Art.
       Michigan Museums Association.
       Museums at Stony Brook.
       National Art Education Association.
       National Assembly of Local Arts Agencies.
       National Association of Artists' Organization (NAAO).
       National Association of Federal Education Program 
     Administrators (NAFEPA).
       National Association of Secondary School Principals 
     (NASSP).
       National Dance Association.
       National Education Association (NEA).
       National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts.
       National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts.
       National PTA.
       National School Boards Association (NSBA).
       Nevada Alliance for the Arts.
       New Orleans Museum of Art.
       New York Chamber of Commerce & Industry/New York City 
     Partnership, Inc.
       New York Foundation for the Arts.
       New York State Alliance for Arts Education.
       New York State Education Department.
       OPERA America.
       Oregon Advocates for the Arts.
       Package Design Council (PDC).
       Parsons School of Design.
       Pierpont Morgan Library.
       Rhode Island School of Design.
       San Diego Unified School District (ELS, Inc.).
       Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.
       School of Visual Arts.
       Screen Actors' Guild.
       Snug Harbor Cultural Center.
       Society for Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD).
       Society of Newspaper Design (SND).
       Solomn R. Guggenheim Museum.
       South Carolina Arts Alliance.
       State Arts Advocacy League of American (SAALA).
       Theatre Communications Group.
       WNET.

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