[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 104 (Tuesday, July 7, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4799-S4800]
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SA 2114. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2089 submitted by Mr. Alexander (for himself and Mrs.
Murray) to the bill S. 1177, to reauthorize the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that every child achieves;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title X, add the following:
PART C--PROVIDING PROGRAMS THROUGH SCHOOLS
SEC. 10301. PROVIDING PROGRAMS THROUGH SCHOOLS.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide
flexibility to allow services related to health, education,
workforce training, and other social issues affecting the
well-being of children and their families to be co-located in
public elementary and secondary schools, if the school so
chooses.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Applicable secretary.--The term ``applicable
Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health and Human Services,
the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Education, or
another head of an agency, as the case may be, who has
administrative responsibility over a program, activity, or
service authorized under a covered HELP program.
(2) Covered help program.--The term ``covered HELP
program'' means the following:
(A) A program, activity, or service authorized under--
(i) the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C.
670 note);
(ii) the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the
``National Apprenticeship Act''; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663;
29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.);
(iii) the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3001
et seq.);
(iv) the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act
of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.);
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(v) the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C.
5101 et seq.);
(vi) the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990
(42 U.S.C. 9858);
(vii) the Children's Health Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-
310; 114 Stat. 1101);
(viii) the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act (42
U.S.C. 284o et seq.);
(ix) the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901
et seq.);
(x) the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of
Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15001 et seq.);
(xi) the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C.
4950 et seq.);
(xii) the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C.
9501 et seq.);
(xiii) the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.);
(xiv) the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et
seq.);
(xv) the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.);
(xvi) the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20
U.S.C. 1400 et seq.);
(xvii) the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981
(42 U.S.C. 8261 et seq.);
(xviii) the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 12501 et seq.);
(xix) the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et
seq.);
(xx) the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.);
(xxi) the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et
seq.);
(xxii) the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et
seq.);
(xxiii) section 212 of the Second Chance Act (Public Law
110-199);
(xxiv) the Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of
2004 (42 U.S.C. 15001 note);
(xxv) section 1404A of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42
U.S.C. 10603a);
(xxvi) the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.); and
(xxvii) the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
U.S.C. 3101); or
(B) a program, activity, or service designated by an
applicable Secretary under subsection (d).
(3) Esea definitions.--The terms ``elementary school'',
``local educational agency'', and ``secondary school'' have
the meanings given the terms in section 9101 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
7801).
(c) Offering Programs in Schools.--An applicable Secretary
who has administrative responsibility under Federal law for
any covered HELP program shall allow funds for the covered
HELP program to be used to provide the authorized program,
activities, or services at a public elementary school or
secondary school, notwithstanding any provision of the law
authorizing the covered HELP program or any other provision
of law, if--
(1) the Secretary determines that such use--
(A) furthers the purpose of the covered HELP program;
(B) serves the population designated to be served by the
covered HELP program, as determined by the Secretary; and
(C) is beneficial to the children served by the school and
the families of such students; and
(2) the school at which the program, activities, or
services will be offered--
(A) believes that the program is beneficial to the children
served by the school and the families of such students and
would not endanger the safety of the students; and
(B) provides the Secretary with an assurance demonstrating
that the requirement of subparagraph (A) is met and that the
school has consulted with the local educational agency
serving the school regarding the provision of the program,
activities, or services.
(d) Use in Other Programs.--An applicable Secretary may
designate a program under such Secretary's authority to be
included as a covered HELP program if--
(1) the applicable Secretary--
(A) determines that expanding the program, or the
activities or services offered through the program, to be
offered through schools would benefit the population to be
served by the program and be consistent with the purposes of
this Act; and
(B) determines, in consultation with the Secretary of
Education, that providing such program, activities, or
services at a public elementary school or secondary school
would benefit the students attending the school and the
families of such students; and
(2) the applicable Secretary notifies Congress of the
Secretary's determination not less than 60 days before the
applicable Secretary carries out subsection (b) with respect
to the program.
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