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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2126

To improve academic and social outcomes for students and reduce both

juvenile crime and the risk that youth will become victims of crime

by providing productive activities during after school hours.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 10, 1999

Ms. BERKLEY (for herself and Mr. UDALL of Colorado) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the

Workforce

A BILL

To improve academic and social outcomes for students and

reduce both juvenile crime and the risk that youth will

become victims of crime by providing productive activities

during after school hours.

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 Education

5 and Anti-Crime Act of 1999’’.

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

7 The purpose of this Act is to improve academic and

8 social outcomes for students and reduce both juvenile
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1 crime and the risk that youth will become victims of crime

2 by providing productive activities during after school

3 hours.

4 SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

5 Congress makes the following findings:

6 (1) Today’s youth face far greater social risks

7 than did their parents and grandparents.

8 (2) Students spend more of their waking hours

9 alone, without supervision, companionship, or activ10 ity, than the students spend in school.

11 (3) Law enforcement statistics show that youth

12 who are ages 12 through 17 are most at risk of com13 mitting violent acts and being victims of violent acts

14 between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.

15 (4) The consequences of academic failure are

16 more dire in 1999 than ever before.

17 (5) After school programs have been shown in

18 many States to help address social problems facing

19 our Nation’s youth, such as drugs, alcohol, tobacco,

20 and gang involvement.

21 (6) Many of our Nation’s governors endorse in22 creasing the number of after school programs

23 through a Federal/State partnership.

24 (7) Over 450 of the Nation’s leading police

25 chiefs, sheriffs, and prosecutors, along with presi-
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1 dents of the Fraternal Order of Police and the Inter2 national Union of Police Associations, which to3 gether represent 360,000 police officers, have called

4 upon public officials to provide after school pro5 grams that offer recreation, academic support, and

6 community service experience, for school-age chil7 dren and teens in the United States.

8 (8) One of the most important investments that

9 we can make in our children is to ensure that they

10 have safe and positive learning environments in the

11 after school hours.

12 SEC. 4. GOALS.

13 The goals of this Act are as follows:

14 (1) To increase the academic success of stu15 dents.

16 (2) To promote safe and productive environ17 ments for students in the after school hours.

18 (3) To provide alternatives to drug, alcohol, to19 bacco, and gang activity.

20 (4) To reduce juvenile crime and the risk that

21 youth will become victims of crime during after

22 school hours.

23 SEC. 5. PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.

24 Section 10903 of the 21st Century Community

25 Learning Centers Act (20 U.S.C. 8243) is amended—
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1 (1) in subsection (a)—

2 (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting

3 ‘‘TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES FOR

4 SCHOOLS’’ after ‘‘SECRETARY’’; and

5 (B) by striking ‘‘rural and inner-city pub6 lic’’ and all that follows through ‘‘or to’’ and in7 serting ‘‘local educational agencies for the sup8 port of public elementary schools or secondary

9 schools, including middle schools, that serve

10 communities with substantial needs for ex11 panded learning opportunities for children and

12 youth in the communities, to enable the schools

13 to establish or’’; and

14 (C) by striking ‘‘a rural or inner-city com15 munity’’ and inserting ‘‘the communities’’;

16 (2) in subsection (b)—

17 (A) by striking ‘‘States, among’’ and in18 serting ‘‘States and among’’; and

19 (B) by striking ‘‘United States,’’ and all

20 that follows through ‘‘a State’’ and inserting

21 ‘‘United States’’; and

22 (3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘3’’ and in23 serting ‘‘5’’.
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1 SEC. 6. APPLICATIONS.

2 Section 10904 of the 21st Century Community

3 Learning Centers Act (20 U.S.C. 8244) is amended—

4 (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub5 section (c);

6 (2) in subsection (a)—

7 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph

8 (1)—

9 (i) in the first sentence, by striking

10 ‘‘an elementary or secondary school or con11 sortium’’ and inserting ‘‘a local educational

12 agency’’; and

13 (ii) in the second sentence, by striking

14 ‘‘Each such’’ and inserting the following:

15 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—Each such’’; and

16 (3) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)—

17 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or con18 sortium’’;

19 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’

20 after the semicolon; and

21 (C) in paragraph (3)—

22 (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting

23 ‘‘, including programs under the Child

24 Care and Development Block Grant Act of

25 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.)’’ after

26 ‘‘maximized’’;
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1 (ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting

2 ‘‘students, parents, teachers, school admin3 istrators, local government, including law

4 enforcement organizations such as Police

5 Athletic and Activity Leagues,’’ after

6 ‘‘agencies,’’;

7 (iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking

8 ‘‘or consortium’’; and

9 (iv) in subparagraph (E)—

10 (I) in the matter preceding clause

11 (i), by striking ‘‘or consortium’’; and

12 (II) in clause (ii), by striking the

13 period and inserting a semicolon; and

14 (E) by adding at the end the following:

15 ‘‘(4) information demonstrating that the local

16 educational agency will—

17 ‘‘(A) provide not less than 35 percent of

18 the annual cost of the activities assisted under

19 the project from sources other than funds pro20 vided under this part, which contribution may

21 be provided in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated;

22 and

23 ‘‘(B) provide not more than 25 percent of

24 the annual cost of the activities assisted under

25 the project from funds provided by the Sec-
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1 retary under other Federal programs that per2 mit the use of those other funds for activities

3 assisted under the project; and

4 ‘‘(5) an assurance that the local educational

5 agency, in each year of the project, will maintain the

6 agency’s fiscal effort, from non-Federal sources,

7 from the preceding fiscal year for the activities the

8 local educational agency provides with funds pro9 vided under this part.’’.

10 SEC. 7. USES OF FUNDS.

11 Section 10905 of the 21st Century Community

12 Learning Centers Act (20 U.S.C. 8245) is amended—

13 (1) by striking the matter preceding paragraph

14 (1) and inserting:

15 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Grants awarded under this part

16 may be used to establish or expand community learning

17 centers. The centers may provide 1 or more of the fol18 lowing activities:’’;

19 (2) in subsection (a)(11) (as redesignated by

20 paragraph (1)), by inserting ‘‘, and job skills prepa21 ration’’ after ‘‘placement’’; and

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

23 ‘‘(14) After school programs, that—

24 ‘‘(A) shall include at least 2 of the

25 following—
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1 ‘‘(i) mentoring programs;

2 ‘‘(ii) academic assistance;

3 ‘‘(iii) recreational activities; or

4 ‘‘(iv) technology training; and

5 ‘‘(B) may include—

6 ‘‘(i) drug, alcohol, and gang preven7 tion activities;

8 ‘‘(ii) health and nutrition counseling;

9 and

10 ‘‘(iii) job skills preparation activities.

‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—Not less than 2 11 ⁄3 of the amount

12 appropriated under section 10907 for each fiscal year shall

13 be used for after school programs, as described in para14 graph (14). Such programs may also include activities de15 scribed in paragraphs (1) through (13) that offer ex16 panded opportunities for children or youth.’’.

17 SEC. 8. ADMINISTRATION.

18 Section 10905 of the 21st Century Community

19 Learning Centers Act (20 U.S.C. 8245) is amended by

20 adding at the end the following:

21 ‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION.—In carrying out the activi22 ties described in subsection (a), a local educational agency

23 or school shall, to the greatest extent practicable—

24 ‘‘(1) request volunteers from business and aca25 demic communities, and law enforcement organiza-
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1 tions, such as Police Athletic and Activity Leagues,

2 to serve as mentors or to assist in other ways;

3 ‘‘(2) ensure that youth in the local community

4 participate in designing the after school activities;

5 ‘‘(3) develop creative methods of conducting

6 outreach to youth in the community;

7 ‘‘(4) request donations of computer equipment

8 and other materials and equipment; and

9 ‘‘(5) work with State and local park and recre10 ation agencies so that activities carried out by the

11 agencies prior to the date of enactment of this sub12 section are not duplicated by activities assisted

13 under this part.’’.

14 SEC. 9. COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER DEFINED.

15 Section 10906 of the 21st Century Community

16 Learning Centers Act (20 U.S.C. 8246) is amended in

17 paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘, including law enforcement

18 organizations such as the Police Athletic and Activity

19 League’’ after ‘‘governmental agencies’’.

20 SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

21 Section 10907 of the 21st Century Community

22 Learning Centers Act (20 U.S.C. 8247) is amended by

23 striking ‘‘$20,000,000 for fiscal year 1995’’ and all that

24 follows and inserting ‘‘$600,000,000 for each of fiscal

25 years 2000 through 2004, to carry out this part.’’.
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1 SEC. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE.

2 This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, take

3 effect on October 1, 1999.

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