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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4947

To amend the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Act to include

public libraries.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 25, 2000

Mr. BECERRA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Education and the Workforce

A BILL

To amend the 21st Century Community Learning Centers

Act to include public libraries.

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 sited as the ‘‘Reading Enrichment

5 After-School Development Act’’.

6 SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY

7 LEARNING CENTERS ACT.

8 (a) FINDINGS.—Section 10902 of the Elementary

9 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8242)

10 is amended—
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1 (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the

2 following:

3 ‘‘(1) local public schools and public libraries

4 often serve as centers for the delivery of education

5 and human resources for all members of a commu6 nity;’’;

7 (2) in paragraph (2)—

8 (A) by inserting ‘‘and public libraries’’

9 after ‘‘public schools’’; and

10 (B) by inserting ‘‘and libraries’’ after

11 ‘‘such schools’’;

12 (3) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the

13 following:

14 ‘‘(3) by using public libraries, school facilities,

15 equipment, and resources, communities can promote

16 a more efficient use of such public facilities, espe17 cially in rural and inner city areas where limited fi18 nancial resources have enhanced the necessity for

19 local public schools and public libraries to become

20 social service program and resource centers;’’; and

21 (4) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘and public

22 libraries’’ after ‘‘public schools’’.

23 (b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.—Section 10903(a)

24 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

25 (20 U.S.C. 8243) is amended to read as follows:
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1 ‘‘(a) GRANTS BY THE SECRETARY.—The Secretary is

2 authorized, in accordance with the provisions of this part,

3 to award grants to rural and inner-city public elementary

4 or secondary schools, partnerships between a public school

5 and public library, or consortia of such schools and librar6 ies, to enable such schools, partnerships, or consortia to

7 plan, implement, or to expand projects that benefit the

8 educational, health, social service, cultural, and rec9 reational needs of a rural or inner-city community.’’.

10 (c) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—Section 10904(a) of

11 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20

12 U.S.C. 8244) is amended—

13 (1) by inserting ‘‘, partnership between a public

14 school and public library,’’ after school the first

15 place it appears; and

16 (2) in paragraphs (1) and (3), by inserting ‘‘,

17 partnership,’’ after school each place it appears.

18 (d) USES OF FUNDS.—Section 10905 of the Elemen19 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.

20 8245) is amended—

21 (1) in paragraph (8), by inserting ‘‘, including

22 how to evaluate information on the Internet’’ before

23 the period; and

24 (2) by adding at the end the following new

25 paragraphs:
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1 ‘‘(14) Preschool literary programs.

2 ‘‘(15) Reading enhancement programs for

3 young people.’’.

4 (e) DEFINITION.—Section 10906 of the Elementary

5 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8244)

6 is amended—

7 (1) by inserting ‘‘or a public library’’ after

8 ‘‘building’’;

9 (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and serv10 ices’’ after ‘‘programs’’; and

11 (3) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, a partner12 ship between a public school and public library, or

13 consortia,’’ after ‘‘agency’’.

14 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section

15 10907 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

16 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8247) is amended to read as follows:

17 ‘‘SEC. 10907. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

18 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated such sums

19 as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2001 through

20 2005 to carry out this part.’’.

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