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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8126 

To direct the Secretary of Education to establish a program to assist certain 

schools with respect to the implementation of wraparound services, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 28, 2020 

Mrs. LEE of Nevada introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Education to establish a program 

to assist certain schools with respect to the implementation of wraparound services, 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 ‘‘Communities Serving 

5 Schools Act of 2020’’. 

6 SEC. 2. WRAPAROUND SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appropriated 

8 under subsection (f), the Secretary of Education shall 

9 award grants, on a competitive basis, to State educational 


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1 agencies or local educational agencies in order to provide, 

2 to eligible schools, wraparound services that address out3 of-school factors that interfere with learning. 

4 (b) APPLICATIONS.— 

5 (1) GRANT APPLICATION.—To be eligible for a 

6 grant under this section, a State educational agency 

7 or local educational agency shall submit to the Sec8 retary an application in such form, at such time, 

9 and containing such information as the Secretary 

10 determines appropriate. 

11 (2) SUBGRANT APPLICATION.—To be eligible 

12 for a subgrant under this section, a local educational 

13 agency shall submit to the appropriate State edu14 cational agency an application in such form, at such 

15 time, and containing such information as the State 

16 educational agency determines appropriate. 

17 (c) USE OF FUNDS.— 

18 (1) USE OF FUNDS BY STATE EDUCATIONAL

19 AGENCY.—A State educational agency that receives 

20 grant funds under subsection (a) shall use such 

21 funds to award subgrants to local educational agen22 cies served by the State educational agency. 

23 (2) USE OF FUNDS BY LOCAL EDUCATIONAL

24 AGENCY.—A local educational agency that receives 

25 grant funds under subsection (a) or subgrant funds 


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1 under paragraph (1) shall use the funds for the fol2 lowing activities for each eligible school served by 

3 the local educational agency: 

4 (A) Implementing a planning period that 

5 involves— 

6 (i) assessing the needs and strengths 

7 of the school; and 

8 (ii) selecting relevant programs and 

9 tiered supports that match the individual 

10 needs of each student. 

11 (B) Partnering with a nonprofit or commu12 nity-based organization with a demonstrated 

13 record of providing high-quality, evidence-based 

14 wraparound services for children. 

15 (C) Hiring an on-site coordinator who 

16 will— 

17 (i) ensure wraparound services are 

18 aligned with student needs; and 

19 (ii) connect students to the right serv20 ices and supports in an efficient manner. 

21 (D) Ensuring integration of wraparound 

22 services within the school. 

23 (E) Tracking data on an annual basis. 

24 (d) DURATION.—A grant or subgrant awarded under 

25 this section shall be for a 4-year period. 


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1 (e) LIMITATION.—With respect to a 4-year grant pe2 riod, a local educational agency may only receive a grant 

3 or a subgrant under this section for such grant period. 

4 (f) REPORTS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 

6 the date on which the first grant is awarded under 

7 this section, and 2 years thereafter, the Secretary 

8 shall submit to Congress a report (with information 

9 disaggregated in accordance with paragraph (2)) in10 cluding— 

11 (A) with respect to an eligible school re12 ceiving assistance under this section, descrip13 tions of any changes relating to— 

14 (i) average daily attendance; 

15 (ii) on-time graduation rate; 

16 (iii) chronic absenteeism; 

17 (iv) rate of promotion to the following 

18 grade; 

19 (v) student health (including mental 

20 health); 

21 (vi) behavioral issues, including— 

22 (I) issues that harm the well23 being of a student; and 

24 (II) issues that put a student at 

25 risk of not graduating; 


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1 (vii) overall academic progress; 

2 (viii) annual dropout rates; 

3 (ix) school climate; and 

4 (x) school engagement; and 

5 (B) recommendations with respect to best 

6 practices for implementing high-quality wrap7 around services in elementary and secondary 

8 schools, including with respect to— 

9 (i) data tracking; 

10 (ii) integration of services; 

11 (iii) conducting assessments of the 

12 needs and strengths of a school; and 

13 (iv) partnering with organizations. 

14 (2) DISAGGREGATION.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—The information de16 scribed under paragraph (1)(A), with respect to 

17 a school, shall be disaggregated, where appro18 priate, by— 

19 (i) all students enrolled in such 

20 school; and 

21 (ii) all students— 

22 (I) enrolled in such school; and 

23 (II) receiving wraparound serv24 ices. 


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1 (B) FURTHER DISAGGREGATION.—The in2 formation disaggregated in accordance with 

3 clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) shall be 

4 further disaggregated by— 

5 (i) race; 

6 (ii) ethnicity; and 

7 (iii) income. 

8 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

9 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

10 $1,000,000,000. 

11 (h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

12 (1) ESEA TERMS.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—The terms ‘‘elementary 

14 school’’, ‘‘local educational agency’’, ‘‘secondary 

15 school’’, and ‘‘State educational agency’’ have 

16 the meanings given such terms in section 8101 

17 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

18 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

19 (B) ELIGIBLE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE

20 AREA.—The term ‘‘eligible school attendance 

21 area’’ has the meaning given such term in sec22 tion 1113(a)(2) of the Elementary and Sec23 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

24 6313(a)(2)). 


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1 (2) ELIGIBLE SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘eligible 

2 school’’ means a public elementary school or sec3 ondary school that serves an eligible school attend4 ance area. 

5 (3) WRAPAROUND SERVICE.—The term ‘‘wrap6 around service’’ means a school-based service that 

7 targets academic and non-academic barriers to stu8 dent achievement, including— 

9 (A) assistance with— 

10 (i) academics; 

11 (ii) mental health; or 

12 (iii) physical health; 

13 (B) provision of basic needs (including 

14 food, housing, and clothing); 

15 (C) enrichment and after-school programs; 

16 (D) life skills; 

17 (E) behavioral interventions; 

18 (F) college and career preparation; and 

19 (G) service and community-based learning. 

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