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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3821 

To reauthorize 21st century community learning centers, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 24, 2012 

Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mrs. LOWEY, and Ms. DELAURO) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce 

A BILL 

To reauthorize 21st century community learning centers, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘After School for Amer5 ica’s Children Act of 2012’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS. 

7 Section 4201 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu8 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7171) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a)— 


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1 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, such 

2 as reading and mathematics’’; 

3 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

4 (i) by inserting ‘‘service learning, nu5 trition and health education,’’ before ‘‘drug 

6 and’’; 

7 (ii) by striking ‘‘and character edu8 cation programs,’’ and inserting ‘‘social 

9 and emotional learning programming, 

10 character education programs, and phys11 ical fitness and wellness programs,’’; and 

12 (C) by striking paragraph (3) and insert13 ing the following: 

14 ‘‘(3) offer families of students served by com15 munity learning centers opportunities for active and 

16 meaningful engagement in their children’s education, 

17 including opportunities for literacy and related edu18 cational development.’’; and 

19 (2) in subsection (b)— 

20 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

21 (i) by striking subparagraph (A) and 

22 inserting the following: 

23 ‘‘(A) assists students in meeting State and 

24 local academic achievement standards in core 

25 academic subjects by providing the students 


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1 with academic and enrichment activities and a 

2 broad array of other activities (such as drug 

3 and violence prevention, physical education, 

4 wellness education, art, music, counseling, and 

5 technology programs) during nonschool hours 

6 or periods when school is not in session (such 

7 as before or after school or during summer re8 cess) that— 

9 ‘‘(i) reinforce and complement the 

10 regular academic programs of the schools 

11 attended by the students served; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) are targeted to the students’ aca13 demic needs and aligned with the instruc14 tion students receive during the school day; 

15 and’’; and 

16 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

17 ‘‘and opportunities for active and meaning18 ful engagement in their children’s edu19 cation’’ before the period at the end; 

20 (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 

21 paragraph (7); and 

22 (C) be redesignating paragraphs (2) and 

23 (3) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; 

24 (D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

25 following: 


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1 ‘‘(2) SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING.—The 

2 term ‘social and emotional learning’ means the proc3 ess through which children and adults acquire the 

4 knowledge, attitudes, and skills associated with the 

5 core areas of social and emotional competency in6 cluding— 

7 ‘‘(A) self-awareness and self management 

8 to achieve school and life success, such as iden9 tifying and recognizing strengths, needs, emo10 tions, values and self-efficacy, impulse control 

11 and stress management, self-motivation and 

12 discipline, and goal setting and organization 

13 skills; 

14 ‘‘(B) social awareness and interpersonal 

15 skills to establish and maintain positive rela16 tionships, such as perspective taking and re17 spect for others, communication, working coop18 eratively, negotiation, conflict management, and 

19 help-seeking; and 

20 ‘‘(C) decision-making skills and responsible 

21 behaviors in personal, academic and community 

22 contexts, such as situational analysis, problem 

23 solving, reflection, and social and ethical re24 sponsibility. 


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1 ‘‘(3) SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING PRO2 GRAMMING.—The term ‘social and emotional learn3 ing programming’ refers to classroom instruction 

4 and schoolwide activities and initiatives that— 

5 ‘‘(A) integrate social and emotional learn6 ing into school curriculum; 

7 ‘‘(B) provide systematic instruction where8 by social and emotional skills are taught, mod9 eled, practiced, and applied so that students use 

10 them as part of their daily behavior; 

11 ‘‘(C) teach children to apply social and 

12 emotional skills to prevent specific problem be13 haviors such as substance use, violence, bul14 lying, and school failure, and to promote posi15 tive behaviors in class, school, and community 

16 activities; and 

17 ‘‘(D) establish safe and caring learning en18 vironments that foster student participation, 

19 engagement, and connection to learning and 

20 school.’’; 

21 (E) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), 

22 by inserting ‘‘Indian tribe or tribal organization 

23 (as such terms are defined in section 4 of the 

24 Indian Self-Determination and Education Act 


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1 (25 U.S.C. 450b)),’’ after ‘‘community-based 

2 organization,’’; and 

3 (F) by inserting after paragraph (5) the 

4 following: 

5 ‘‘(6) EXTERNAL ORGANIZATIONS.—The term 

6 ‘external organization’ means a nonprofit organiza7 tion with a record of success in running or working 

8 with after school programs.’’. 

9 SEC. 3. ALLOTMENTS TO STATES. 

10 Section 4202(c) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7172(c)) is 

11 amended— 

12 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘95 percent’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘93 percent’’; 

14 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

15 (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘rig16 orous’’ before ‘‘peer review’’; and 

17 (B) by striking ‘‘supervising the’’ and in18 serting the following: 

19 ‘‘(C) supervising the’’; and 

20 (3) in paragraph (3)— 

21 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

22 (A), by striking ‘‘3 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘5 

23 percent’’; and 

24 (B) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(E) Ensuring that any eligible entity that 

2 receives an award under this part from the 

3 State aligns the activities provided by the after4 school program with State academic standards. 

5 ‘‘(F) Ensuring that any such eligible entity 

6 identifies and partners with external organiza7 tions, if available, in the community. 

8 ‘‘(G) Working with teachers, principals, 

9 parents, and other stakeholders to review and 

10 improve State policies and practices to support 

11 the implementation of effective programs. 

12 ‘‘(H) Coordinating funds received under 

13 this program with other Federal and State 

14 funds to implement high-quality programs. 

15 ‘‘(I) Providing a list of prescreened exter16 nal organizations, as described in section 

17 4203(a)(12).’’. 

18 SEC. 4. STATE APPLICATION. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4203(a) of such Act (20 

20 U.S.C. 7173(a)) is amended— 

21 (1) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘and coordi22 nating professional development for staff in specific 

23 content areas as well as youth development’’ before 

24 the semicolon at the end; 

25 (2) in paragraph (11)— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘provides an assurance’’ 

2 and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘provides— 

4 ‘‘(A) An assurance’’; 

5 (B) by striking ‘‘and representatives of 

6 teachers’’ and all that follows through ‘‘organi7 zations;’’ and inserting ‘‘statewide after school 

8 networks (where applicable), representatives of 

9 teachers, local educational agencies, and com10 munity-based organizations; and’’; and 

11 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(B) a description of any other representa13 tives of teachers, parents, students, or the busi14 ness community that the State has selected to 

15 assist in the development of the application, if 

16 applicable;’’; 

17 (3) by redesignating paragraphs (13) and (14) 

18 as paragraphs (14) and (15), respectively; 

19 (4) by inserting after paragraph (12) the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(13) describes how the State will prescreen ex22 ternal organizations that could provide assistance in 

23 carrying out the activities under this section, and de24 velop and make available to eligible entities a list of 


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1 external organizations that successfully completed 

2 the prescreening process; and’’; and 

3 (5) in paragraph (14) (as redesignated by para4 graph (3))— 

5 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘ac6 tivities; and’’ at the end and insert the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘activities, with emphasis on alignment with the 

9 regular academic program of the school and the 

10 academic needs of participating students, in11 cluding performance indicators and measures 

12 that— 

13 ‘‘(i) are able to track student success 

14 and improvement over time; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) include State assessment results 

16 and other indicators of students success 

17 and improvement, such as improved at18 tendance during the school day, better 

19 classroom grades, regular (or consistent) 

20 program attendance, and on-time advance21 ment to the next grade level;’’; 

22 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 

23 subparagraph (C); and 

24 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 

25 the following: 


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1 ‘‘(B) a description of how data collected 

2 for the purposes of subparagraph (A) will be 

3 collected; and’’. 

4 (b) LIMITATION.—Section 4203 of such Act (20 

5 U.S.C. 7173) is amended by adding at the end the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(g) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not impose a 

8 priority or preference for eligibility for, or applications by, 

9 States or eligible entities that seek to use funds made 

10 available under this part to extend the regular school 

11 day.’’. 

12 SEC. 5. LOCAL COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM. 

13 Section 4204 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7174) is amend14 ed— 

15 (1) in subsections (b), (c), (d), (g), (h), and (i), 

16 by striking ‘‘under this part’’ each place the term 

17 appears and inserting ‘‘under this section’’; and 

18 (2) in subsection (b)(2)— 

19 (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting ‘‘, 

20 if applicable’’ after ‘‘home’’; 

21 (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, 

22 as well as overall student success’’ before the 

23 semicolon; 

24 (C) by striking subparagraph (C) and in25 serting the following: 


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1 ‘‘(C) a demonstration of how the proposed 

2 program will coordinate Federal, State, and 

3 local programs and make the most effective use 

4 of public resources;’’; 

5 (D) in subparagraph (D)— 

6 (i) by inserting ‘‘and alignment’’ after 

7 ‘‘collaboration’’; and 

8 (ii) by inserting ‘‘, including the shar9 ing of relevant student data among the 

10 schools, all participants in the eligible enti11 ty, and any partnering entities described in 

12 subparagraph (H) while complying with 

13 applicable laws relating to privacy and con14 fidentiality’’ before the semicolon; and 

15 (E) by striking subparagraph (J) and in16 serting the following: 

17 ‘‘(J) a demonstration that the eligible enti18 ty uses research or evidence-based practices to 

19 provide educational and related activities that 

20 will complement and enhance the academic per21 formance, achievement, and positive youth de22 velopment of the students;’’; 

23 (3) in subsection (e), by inserting ‘‘rigorous’’ 

24 before ‘‘peer review’’; 

25 (4) in subsection (i)(1)— 


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1 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

2 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

3 (B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking 

4 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 

5 and 

6 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(C) demonstrating that the activities pro8 posed in the application— 

9 ‘‘(i) are, as of the date of the submis10 sion of the application, not accessible to 

11 students who would be served; or 

12 ‘‘(ii) would expand accessibility to 

13 high-quality services that may be available 

14 in the community.’’; 

15 (5) by adding at the end of subsection (i) the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—A State educational agency 

18 may not impose a priority or preference for eligi19 bility for, or applications by, eligible entities that 

20 seek to use funds made available under this part to 

21 extend the regular school day.’’; and 

22 (6) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(j) RENEWABILITY OF AWARDS.—A State edu24 cational agency may renew a grant provided under this 


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1 section to an eligible entity, based on the eligible entity’s 

2 performance during the original grant period.’’. 

3 SEC. 6. LOCAL ACTIVITIES. 

4 Section 4205 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7175) is amend5 ed— 

6 (1) in subsection (a)— 

7 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph 

8 (1)— 

9 (i) by striking ‘‘under this part’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘under section 4204’’; and 

11 (ii) by inserting ‘‘and support student 

12 success’’ after ‘‘academic achievement’’; 

13 (B) by redesignating paragraph (6), (7), 

14 and (8) through (12) as paragraphs (7), (8), 

15 and (9) through (13), respectively; 

16 (C) by striking paragraphs (1) through (5) 

17 and inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘(1) academic enrichment learning programs, 

19 mentoring programs, remedial education activities, 

20 and tutoring services, that are aligned with local 

21 school curricula and State and local content and stu22 dent academic achievement standards; 

23 ‘‘(2) core academic subject education activities, 

24 including such activities that enable students to be 

25 eligible for credit recovery or attainment; 


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1 ‘‘(3) literacy education programs; 

2 ‘‘(4) programs that support a healthy, active 

3 lifestyle, including nutritional education and regular, 

4 structured physical activity programs; 

5 ‘‘(5) art and music education activities; 

6 ‘‘(6) services for individuals with disabilities;’’; 

7 (D) by striking paragraph (8) (as redesig8 nated by subparagraph (B)) and inserting the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(8) activities and programs that support global 

11 education and global competence, including those 

12 that foster learning about other countries, cultures, 

13 languages, and global issues;’’; 

14 (E) in paragraph (9) (as redesignated by 

15 subparagraph (B)), by inserting ‘‘to serve com16 munity needs’’ before the semicolon: 

17 (F) in paragraph (10) (as redesignated by 

18 subparagraph (B)), by inserting ‘‘to serve com19 munity needs’’ before the semicolon; 

20 (G) in paragraph (11) (as redesignated by 

21 subparagraph (B)), by inserting ‘‘parenting 

22 skills’’ before ‘‘programs’’; 

23 (H) in paragraph (12) (as redesignated by 

24 subparagraph (B)), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 

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1 (I) in paragraph (13) (as redesginated by 

2 subparagraph (B)), insert ‘‘social and emotional 

3 learning programming’’ before ‘‘and character’’; 

4 and 

5 (J) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(14) programs that build skills in science, 

7 technology, engineering, and mathematics (referred 

8 to in this paragraph as ‘STEM’) and that foster in9 novation in learning by supporting nontraditional 

10 STEM education teaching methods.’’; and 

11 (2) in subsection (b)— 

12 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

13 ‘‘PRINCIPLES OF’’ and inserting ‘‘MEASURES

14 OF’’; 

15 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

16 (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

17 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

18 (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

19 the period and inserting a semicolon; and 

20 (iii) by adding at the end the fol21 lowing: 

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1 tors and measures described in section 

2 4203(a)(13)(A); and 

3 ‘‘(E) collect the data necessary for the 

4 measures of student success described in sub5 paragraph (D).’’; and 

6 (C) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘and 

7 overall student success’’ before the period at the 

8 end. 

9 SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

10 Section 4206 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7176) is amend11 ed to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 4206. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

13 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

14 this part such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 

15 2012 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.’’ 

16 SEC. 8. TRANSITION. 

17 The recipient of a multiyear grant award under part 

18 B of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

19 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7171 et seq.), as such Act was 

20 in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this 

21 Act, shall continue to receive funds in accordance with the 

22 terms and conditions of such award. 

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