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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5963 

To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to 

fund pilot projects to explore how the camp experience promotes physical 

activity and healthy lifestyles among children and youth, reduces summer 

learning loss, and promotes academic achievement. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 29, 2010 

Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant 

program to fund pilot projects to explore how the camp 

experience promotes physical activity and healthy lifestyles among children and youth, reduces summer learning loss, and promotes academic achievement. 

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 ‘‘Promoting Students 

5 Using the Camp Community for Enrichment, Strength, 

6 and Success Act’’ or the ‘‘Promoting SUCCESS Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 

2 The purposes of this Act are to— 

3 (1) reduce childhood obesity through increased 

4 physical activity and healthy lifestyle choices; and 

5 (2) strengthen high school graduation rates by 

6 reducing summer learning loss. 

7 SEC. 3. GRANTS AUTHORIZED. 

8 From the amounts appropriated under section 11, the 

9 Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to 

10 eligible entities to enable the eligible entities to carry out 

11 a summertime learning pilot program. 

12 SEC. 4. APPLICATION. 

13 To receive a grant under this Act, an eligible entity 

14 shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, 

15 in such manner, and containing such information as the 

16 Secretary may require. An application shall include— 

17 (1) a description of the needs of the youth pop18 ulation that will be served under the grant, including 

19 any data with respect to such youth that supports 

20 a need for the grant, including data on— 

21 (A) summer learning loss; 

22 (B) academic achievement; 

23 (C) physical activity; 

24 (D) childhood obesity; and 

25 (E) any other relevant needs facing the 

26 youth population; 


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1 (2) a description of the balanced array of activi2 ties that will be undertaken with the grant funds to 

3 address the needs of the youth population described 

4 in paragraph (1) to reduce summer learning loss, 

5 strengthen academic achievement, increase physical 

6 activity, reduce childhood obesity, and promote 

7 youth development; 

8 (3) in the case of an eligible entity consisting 

9 of at least 1 nonprofit or for-profit organization of10 fering camp activities, a description of how the eligi11 ble entity will work with the local educational agen12 cies and schools serving the youth participating in 

13 activities funded under the grant to— 

14 (A) provide activities that complement the 

15 academic curriculum taught to the students; 

16 and 

17 (B) address the academic and develop18 mental needs of the students; 

19 (4) specific goals, strategies, and performance 

20 measures related to the academic and developmental 

21 outcomes expected to be achieved under the grant, 

22 including the number of indicators of performance 

23 described in subsection 7(b)(2), and the level of per24 formance (as measured by level of performance 


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1 measure described in section 7(b)(3)) on each of the 

2 indicators, expected to be achieved; and 

3 (5) an outreach strategy, including— 

4 (A) a description of how parents will be in5 formed of the opportunities made available 

6 under the grant; and 

7 (B) a description of how diverse partici8 pants and staff will be recruited to participate 

9 in such opportunities. 

10 SEC. 5. PRIORITY. 

11 The Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities— 

12 (1) proposing to target services to students who 

13 attend schools that have been identified as in need 

14 of improvement under section 1116 of the Elemen15 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; 

16 (2) that consist of not less than 1— 

17 (A) nonprofit or for-profit organization of18 fering camp activities; or 

19 (B) a local educational agency receiving 

20 funds under part A of title I of the Elementary 

21 and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and 

22 (3) proposing to provide at least 1 activity from 

23 3 or more categories described in section 6(b). 


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1 SEC. 6. ALLOWABLE USES OF FUNDS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity receiving funds 

3 under this Act shall use such funds— 

4 (1) to carry out a summertime learning pilot 

5 program that provides the camp activities described 

6 in subsection (b) for students during the period be7 ginning with the summer after grade 5 through the 

8 summer before grade 10 to increase on-time pro9 motion to the next grade level, reduce summer learn10 ing loss, strengthen academic achievement, increase 

11 physical activity, promote healthy lifestyle choices, 

12 and promote positive youth development; 

13 (2) to provide training and technical assistance 

14 to pilot program staff in areas such as— 

15 (A) shared leadership; 

16 (B) the cultural needs of students; 

17 (C) how to attract and effectively serve di18 verse students and staff; and 

19 (D) experiential learning as a teaching 

20 strategy; 

21 (3) for the evaluation and data collection nec22 essary to submit annual reports under section 7(a); 

23 and 

24 (4) for reasonable costs associated with pro25 gram coordination and administration. 


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1 (b) CAMP ACTIVITIES.—The camp activities de2 scribed in this subsection include activities in areas such 

3 as— 

4 (1) academic achievement, including— 

5 (A) activities related to literacy; 

6 (B) tutoring or mentoring to promote aca7 demic achievement; 

8 (C) nature-based activities that promote 

9 achievement in science, technology, engineering, 

10 and math; and 

11 (D) other activities developed to reduce 

12 summer learning loss and increase on-time pro13 motion to the next grade level; 

14 (2) health and wellness activities, including ac15 tivities that encourage— 

16 (A) eating 5 fruits and vegetables a day; 

17 (B) limiting computer and television screen 

18 time; 

19 (C) striving for 1 hour of physical activity 

20 a day; and 

21 (D) limiting sugar-sweetened drinks; 

22 (3) independent living skills, including skills re23 lated to— 

24 (A) personal appearance and hygiene; 

25 (B) first aid; 


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1 (C) health; 

2 (D) emergency and safety; 

3 (E) knowledge of community resources; 

4 and 

5 (F) interpersonal skills; 

6 (4) environmental stewardship, including activi7 ties related to— 

8 (A) nature-based civic engagement; 

9 (B) service learning; 

10 (C) environmental awareness; and 

11 (D) other community-based improvement 

12 activities; 

13 (5) leadership development, including activities 

14 related to— 

15 (A) leadership competencies; 

16 (B) leadership styles; 

17 (C) conflict-management; 

18 (D) communication; 

19 (E) character development; 

20 (F) working effectively with others; 

21 (G) emotional self-regulation; 

22 (H) team building; 

23 (I) making positive choices; and 

24 (J) mobilizing groups to solve problems; 

25 and 


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1 (6) workforce preparation, including a range of 

2 introductory workforce experiences (such as staff 

3 training, workplace etiquette, employee and super4 visor relationships, performance feedback, workforce 

5 training, and care-giving and supervision of youth). 

6 SEC. 7. ACCOUNTABILITY. 

7 (a) ANNUAL REPORTING.—An eligible entity receiv8 ing a grant under this Act shall submit an annual report 

9 to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and pro10 viding such information as the Secretary may require, in11 cluding— 

12 (1) information on the number, and demo13 graphic information, of the children served under the 

14 summertime learning pilot program carried out with 

15 the grant funds; 

16 (2) the camp activities provided under the pro17 gram; and 

18 (3) an evaluation of the program using the indi19 cators of performance described in subsection (b)(2) 

20 and the level of performance measure described in 

21 subsection (b)(3). 

22 (b) INDEPENDENT EVALUATION.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro24 priated under section 11 to carry out this sub25 section, the Secretary shall award a grant or a conVerDate Mar 15 2010 22:21 Jul 31, 2010 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5963.IH H5963

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1 tract to an independent entity outside of the Depart2 ment of Education to carry out an evaluation of the 

3 grants provided under this Act. Such evaluation 

4 shall evaluate the summertime learning pilot pro5 gram carried out by each eligible entity using a 

6 grant under this Act by— 

7 (A) analyzing and documenting the strate8 gies (for increasing on-time promotion to the 

9 next grade level, reducing summer learning loss, 

10 strengthening academic achievement, increasing 

11 physical activity, promoting healthy lifestyle 

12 choices, and promoting positive youth develop13 ment) implemented by the eligible entities 

14 under the program, and the key lessons learned 

15 by the entity (such as lessons with respect to 

16 program design, collaboration among nonprofit 

17 organizations, local educational agencies, and 

18 schools that offer camps, and program imple19 mentation); 

20 (B) measuring progress toward the goals 

21 identified under subparagraph (A) through the 

22 strategies identified under such subparagraph; 

23 (C) evaluating the performance of the pro24 gram using the indicators of performance de25 scribed in paragraph (2); and 


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1 (C) evaluating the performance of the pro2 gram using the indicators of performance de3 scribed in paragraph (2); and 

4 (D) determining the level of performance 

5 achieved on each such indicator of performance 

6 as measured by the level of performance meas7 ure described in paragraph (3). 

8 (2) INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE.—The indi9 cators of performance described in this paragraph 

10 shall consist of the following: 

11 (A) The number and percentage of stu12 dents served in grade 5 through grade 9 who 

13 are promoted to the next grade level on-time. 

14 (B) The number and percentage of stu15 dents passing the State’s academic assessments 

16 in reading and mathematics required under sec17 tion 1111(b)(3) of the Elementary and Sec18 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

19 6311(b)(3)). 

20 (C) Student school behavior during the 

21 summer and the regular school year, as meas22 ured by truancy or teacher or principal behavior 

23 reports. 


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1 (D) Number or percentage of students par2 ticipating in 60 minutes or more of moderate3 vigorous physical activity during the program. 

4 (E) Developmental outcomes of the stu5 dents, including— 

6 (i) positive self-identity; 

7 (ii) social and interpersonal skills; 

8 (iii) responsibility and independence; 

9 (iv) positive values and character; 

10 (v) creativity and exploration; and 

11 (vi) leadership and civic engagement. 

12 (3) LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE MEASURE.—For 

13 each indicator of performance described in para14 graph (2), the Secretary, in coordination with eligi15 ble entities, shall develop a level of performance 

16 measure expressed in an objective and quantifiable 

17 form that measures the level of performance 

18 achieved by the eligible entity on such indicator. 

19 SEC. 8. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND BEST PRACTICES. 

20 From the amounts appropriated under section 11, the 

21 Secretary shall provide a grant or contract to 1 or more 

22 national nonprofit organizations to collect best practices 

23 from among grantees under this Act and provide grantees 

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1 tract under this section shall have demonstrated expertise 

2 in providing technical assistance and training on quality 

3 activities for children and youth during the summer, and 

4 shall have experience implementing a national system of 

5 accreditation to strengthen the quality of summer camp 

6 experiences for children and youth. 

7 SEC. 9. MATCHING FUNDS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require each 

9 eligible entity receiving a grant under this Act to provide 

10 matching funds from non-Federal sources in an amount 

11 determined under subsection (b). 

12 (b) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF MATCH.— 

13 (1) SLIDING SCALE.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

14 the Secretary shall determine the amount of match15 ing funds to be required of an eligible entity under 

16 this subsection based on a sliding fee scale that 

17 takes into account— 

18 (A) the poverty level of the population to 

19 be targeted by the eligible entity; and 

20 (B) the ability of the eligible entity to ob21 tain such matching funds. 

22 (2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The Secretary may 

23 not require any eligible entity under this section to 

24 provide matching funds in an amount that exceeds 

25 the amount of the grant award under this Act. 


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1 (3) LEVEL OF POVERTY.—In determining the 

2 poverty level for purposes of subparagraph (A), the 

3 Secretary shall use the criteria of poverty used by 

4 the Bureau of the Census in compiling the most re5 cent decennial census, as the criteria have been up6 dated by increases in the Consumer Price Index for 

7 All Urban Consumers, published by the Bureau of 

8 Labor Statistics. 

9 (c) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Secretary shall 

10 permit eligible entities under this section to match funds 

11 in whole or in part with in-kind contributions. 

12 (d) CONSIDERATION.—Notwithstanding this section, 

13 the Secretary shall not consider an applicant’s ability to 

14 match funds when determining which applicants will re15 ceive grants under this Act. 

16 SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS. 

17 In this Act: 

18 (1) CAMP ACTIVITIES.—The term ‘‘camp’’ re19 fers to an intentional set of evidence-based youth de20 velopment and academic activities taking place pri21 marily during the summer weeks when school is not 

22 in regular session. 

23 (2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti24 ty’’ means— 

25 (A) a nonprofit organization; 


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1 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

2 the Secretary of Education. 

3 SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro5 priated to carry out this Act such sums as may be nec6 essary for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015. 

7 (b) ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount appropriated 

8 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall use— 

9 (1) not less than 90 percent for grants to eligi10 ble entities under this Act; and 

11 (2) not more than the greater of 10 percent or 

12 $5,000,000 for technical assistance and evaluations 

13 under sections 7(b) and 8. 

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