To authorize the Secretary of Education to establish the national program for arts and technology.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Program for Arts and 
Technology Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. FINDING AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Finding.--Congress finds that the national program for arts and 
technology established under this Act will be the first national 
replication program in the United States dedicated to addressing the 
complex needs of the poor and undereducated by improving the 
sustainability of neighborhoods, communities, and regions.
    (b) Purposes.--It is the purpose of this Act to establish the 
national program for arts and technology to provide grants for 
qualifying centers and communities to implement or found a qualifying 
center which adopts the guidelines set forth by the Secretary of 
Education, in consultation with the Center of Origin, for the purposes 
of--
            (1) creating an institution within an environment of 
        poverty where individuals feel and foster a sense of belonging, 
        and are valued and treated with dignity;
            (2) creating professional jobs for instructors, trainers, 
        artists, administrators, and others;
            (3) collaborating with Federal agencies, private industry, 
        nonprofit philanthropic organizations, and planning and 
        economic development organizations to leverage other investment 
        dollars on behalf of all stakeholders;
            (4) assisting business and industry to achieve long-term 
        vitality by ensuring the development of a trained and 
        knowledgeable workforce;
            (5) coordinating with existing social service entities and 
        nonprofit organizations on developing diverse and equitable 
        communities;
            (6) developing industry specific job training programs for 
        the under and unemployed that are both affordable and 
        accessible;
            (7) bridging the gap between education and lifelong 
        learning for poor performing students through the discipline of 
        craftsmanship in the visual arts; and
            (8) developing complimentary extended day or year 
        programming in partnership with the local public schools to 
        help engage at-risk students by connecting classroom 
        instruction with applied and experiential programming in the 
        arts.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) National program for arts and technology.--The term 
        ``national program for arts and technology'' means a program 
        that is based on the education and training model of Manchester 
        Bidwell.
            (2) Center of origin.--The term ``Center of Origin'' means 
        Manchester Bidwell, nonprofit corporation, the education and 
        community development model upon which the national program for 
        arts and technology is based.
            (3) Qualifying center.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``qualifying center'' 
                means a private, nonprofit educational entity that--
                            (i) is a successful model, based on the 
                        guidelines of the Center of Origin and under 
                        direction of the national program for arts and 
                        technology; and
                            (ii) meets the requirements of subparagraph 
                        (B).
                    (B) Requirements.--A qualifying center--
                            (i) operates under the guidelines and 
                        practices established by the national program 
                        for arts and technology and--
                                    (I) provides education and training 
                                to underemployed or unemployed 
                                individuals in industry specific job 
                                skills;
                                    (II) is accessible to communities 
                                and neighborhoods that have limited 
                                access to transportation;
                                    (III) compliments the learning of 
                                targeted public middle school or high 
                                school students who are at-risk of 
                                dropping out of school; and
                                    (IV) is housed in a facility that 
                                has been reclaimed and renovated to 
                                sustainable building standards or newly 
                                constructed as a highly efficient green 
                                space; and
                            (ii) has a valid affiliation agreement with 
                        the Center of Origin and complies with the 
                        following:
                                    (I) Meets quarterly performance 
                                goals, which may include--
                                            (aa) students' school 
                                        attendance and behavior;
                                            (bb) retention in 
                                        programming;
                                            (cc) meeting and exceeding 
                                        recruitment and enrollment 
                                        metrics;
                                            (dd) student outcomes and 
                                        performance in training; and
                                            (ee) job placement.
                                    (II) Adheres to essential operating 
                                conditions including environment, 
                                targeted populations, and educational 
                                model.
                                    (III) Participates in professional 
                                development opportunities for members 
                                of the board, executives and staff.
            (4) Interested communities.--The term ``interested 
        community'' means a community that does the following:
                    (A) Demonstrates to the Secretary financial support 
                from one or more of the following:
                            (i) Sectors of government.
                            (ii) Education.
                            (iii) Philanthropy.
                            (iv) Social services.
                            (v) Corporations.
                            (vi) Arts organizations.
                    (B) Convenes an advisory committee comprised of 
                diverse community stakeholders who are committed to 
                creating a qualifying center in their community.
                    (C) Has identified potential funding that will be 
                used to secure the Federal matching requirements 
                described in section 4(c).
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Education.

SEC. 4. GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Program Authorized.--From the amounts appropriated to carry out 
this Act, the Secretary shall establish and implement the national 
program for arts and technology to award grants, on a competitive 
basis, to qualifying centers (such as the Center of Origin) and 
interested communities to--
            (1) provide financial support to the centers and 
        communities to establish a new qualifying center to carry out 
        the purposes described in section 2(b); and
            (2) provide management expertise to guide the centers and 
        communities through the 3-phase replication protocol developed 
        by the Center of Origin to ensure standardization across all 
        qualifying centers as to performance goals and objectives, 
        operating culture, and teaching models.
    (b) Limitation on Use of Funds.--Federal funds received under this 
Act may not be used for capital expenditures or endowment gifts.
    (c) Matching Funds Required.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, a qualifying center or interested community shall, 
for each fiscal year for which the grant is received, provide non-
Federal contributions (which may include in-kind contributions) toward 
the amount of the grant in an amount equal to $1 for each $1 of Federal 
funds provided under the grant.
    (d) Application and Annual Report.--
            (1) Application.--
                    (A) In general.--To be eligible to receive for a 
                grant under this Act, a qualifying center or interested 
                community shall submit an application to the Secretary 
                at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
                information as the Secretary may require.
                    (B) Content.--An application submitted under 
                subparagraph (A) shall, at a minimum, contain--
                            (i) a description of activities to be 
                        carried out under the grant;
                            (ii) information on specific measurable 
                        goals and objectives to be achieved through 
                        activities carried out under the grant;
                            (iii) evidence of an affiliation with a 
                        local community; and
                            (iv) evidence of a teaching model 
                        consistent the Secretary's criteria prescribed 
                        pursuant to regulations and that of the Center 
                        of Origin.
            (2) Annual report.--
                    (A) In general.--Each qualifying center or 
                interested community receiving a grant under this Act 
                shall submit to the Secretary an annual report at such 
                time, in such manner, and containing such information 
                as the Secretary may require.
                    (B) Content.--An annual report submitted under 
                subparagraph (A) shall, at a minimum, describe the 
                degree to which progress has been made toward meeting 
                the specific measurable goals and objectives described 
                in the applications submitted under paragraph (1).
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $25,000,000 to carry out this Act for fiscal year 2012 
through fiscal year 2016.

Summary: National Program for Arts and Technology Act of 2011- Directs the Secretary of Education to establish and implement a national program for arts and technology that addresses the complex needs of the poor and undereducated by awarding competitive grants to qualifying centers and interested communities to provide: (1) financial support to establish new qualifying centers. And (2) management expertise to guide such centers and communities. Prohibits federal funds received under this Act from being used for capital expenditures or endowment gifts. Requires a qualifying center or an interested community to match federal contributions.