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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1773

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to increase

student involvement, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

OCTOBER 22, 1999

Mrs. MURRAY introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred

to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

A BILL

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

of 1965 to increase student involvement, 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 ‘‘Youth and Adult

5 School Partnership Act of 1999’’.

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

7 The purposes of this Act are to invite students and

8 other young people to engage more fully in the process

9 of school reform and school improvement, and to encour10 age effective youth and adult partnerships that create
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1 more meaningful roles for students and other young peo2 ple in their schools and communities.

3 SEC. 3. REFERENCES.

4 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in

5 this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms

6 of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi7 sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a

8 section or other provision of the Elementary and Sec9 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.).

10 TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO THE

11 ELEMENTARY AND SEC12 ONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF

13 1965

14 SEC. 101. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE I REGARDING DISADVAN15 TAGED STUDENTS.

16 (a) STATE PLANS.—Section 1111(a)(1) (20 U.S.C.

17 6311(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘and parents’’ and in18 serting ‘‘parents and students, as developmentally appro19 priate’’.

20 (b) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PLANS.—Section

21 1112(d)(1) (20 U.S.C. 6312(d)(1)) is amended by striking

22 ‘‘and parents’’ and inserting ‘‘parents and students, as de23 velopmentally appropriate,’’.

24 (c) ASSESSMENT AND LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY

25 AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.—Section 1116(c)(2)(A)(i)
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1 (20 U.S.C. 6317(c)(2)(A)(i)) is amended by inserting

2 ‘‘and, if the plan relates to a secondary school, students

3 from such school,’’ after ‘‘team,’’.

4 (d) STATE ADMINISTRATION.—Section 1603(b)(2)

5 (20 U.S.C. 6513(b)(2)) is amended—

6 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (E), (F),

7 and (G) as subparagraphs (F), (G), and (H), respec8 tively; and

9 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol10 lowing:

11 ‘‘(E) students attending secondary schools

12 receiving funds under this title;’’.

13 SEC. 102. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE II REGARDING THE

14 DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER PROFESSIONAL DE15 VELOPMENT PROGRAM.

16 (a) FINDINGS.—Section 2001 (20 U.S.C. 6601) is

17 amended by adding after paragraph (9) the following:

18 ‘‘(10) Student involvement is an important as19 pect of school reform and improvement. There is a

20 need for special attention to ensure the effective in21 volvement of students in decisions that impact their

22 education.’’.
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1 SEC. 103. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE III REGARDING TECH2 NOLOGY FOR EDUCATION.

3 (a) FEDERAL LEADERSHIP.—Section 3122(c) (20

4 U.S.C. 6832(c)) is amended—

5 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (11) through

6 (16) as paragraphs (12) through (17), respectively;

7 and

8 (2) by inserting after paragraph (10) the fol9 lowing:

10 ‘‘(11) development, demonstration, and evalua11 tion of model strategies for using technology to en12 hance the creation of meaningful roles for young

13 people in their schools and communities;’’.

14 (b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—Section 3204(a)(4) (20

15 U.S.C. 6894(a)(4)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, families,

16 young people, and communities’’ after ‘‘teachers’’.

17 SEC. 104. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE IV REGARDING SAFE

18 AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMU19 NITIES.

20 (a) FINDINGS.—Section 4002 (20 U.S.C. 7102) is

21 amended—

22 (1) in paragraph (9), by inserting ‘‘, and with

23 young people,’’ after ‘‘together’’; and

24 (2) in paragraph (10), by inserting before the

25 period the following ‘‘, and it is through effective

26 partnerships with adults that students will gain the
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1 skills and opportunities to take this greater responsi2 bility’’.

3 (b) GOVERNOR’S PROGRAMS.—Section 4114(b)(1)

4 (20 U.S.C. 7114(b)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘student5 led groups,’’ after ‘‘parent groups,’’.

6 (c) LOCAL DRUG AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION PRO7 GRAMS.—Section 4116(a)(2) (20 U.S.C. 7116(a)(2)) is

8 amended by inserting ‘‘and students,’’ after ‘‘parents’’.

9 (d) FEDERAL ACTIVITIES.—Section 4121(a)(1) (20

10 U.S.C. 7131(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘students,’’

11 after ‘‘parents,’’.

12 (e) HATE CRIME PREVENTION.—Section

13 4123(b)(1)(D) (20 U.S.C. 7133(b)(1)(D)) is amended by

14 striking ‘‘and administrators’’and inserting ‘‘, administra15 tors, families, and students’’.

16 SEC. 105. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE V REGARDING PRO17 MOTING EQUITY.

18 (a) INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS.—Section 5111(a)(2)(B)

19 (20 U.S.C. 7211(a)(2)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, stu20 dent,’’ after ‘‘parent’’.

21 (b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Section 5305 (20

22 U.S.C. 7265) is amended—

23 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through

24 (23) as paragraphs (11) through (24), respectively;
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1 (2) by redesignating paragraph (9)(D) as para2 graph (10), and indenting appropriately;

3 (3) in paragraph (9)—

4 (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting

5 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and

6 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking

7 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and

8 (4) in paragraph (10) (as redesignated in para9 graph (2)) by striking ‘‘improve’’ and inserting ‘‘the

10 improvement of’’.

11 SEC. 106. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE VI REGARDING STATE

12 AND LOCAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR INNOVA13 TIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM STRATEGIES.

14 Section 6001(c) (20 U.S.C. 7301(c)) is amended

15 by—

16 (1) striking ‘‘and classroom teachers and sup17 porting personnel’’ and inserting ‘‘classroom teach18 ers and supporting personnel, and families of stu19 dents’’; and

20 (2) striking ‘‘have the most direct contact with

21 students and’’.
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1 SEC. 107. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE VII REGARDING BILIN2 GUAL EDUCATION, LANGUAGE ENHANCE3 MENT, AND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION PRO4 GRAMS.

5 (a) FINDINGS, POLICY, AND PURPOSE.—Section

6 7102(a)(12) (20 U.S.C. 7402(a)(12)) is amended by in7 serting ‘‘, student,’’ after ‘‘parent’’.

8 (b) RESEARCH.—Section 7132(b)(1) (20 U.S.C.

9 7452(b)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, students,’’ after

10 ‘‘parents’’.

11 SEC. 108. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE IX REGARDING INDIAN,

12 NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND ALASKA NATIVE EDU13 CATION.

14 (a) APPLICATIONS.—Section 9114(c) (20 U.S.C.

15 7814(c)) is amended—

16 (1) in paragraph (3)(C) by striking ‘‘and teach17 ers, and, if appropriate,’’ and inserting ‘‘, teachers,

18 and’’; and

19 (2) in paragraph (4)(A)(ii), by striking ‘‘if ap20 propriate,’’;

21 (b) IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNI22 TIES.—Section 9121(c)(1) (20 U.S.C. 7831(c)(1)) is

23 amended—

24 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (J) and (K)

25 as subparagraphs (K) and (L), respectively; and
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1 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the fol2 lowing:

3 ‘‘(J) partnership projects between schools

4 and student groups to improve the achievement

5 of Indian students;’’.

6 (c) NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON INDIAN EDU7 CATION.—Section 9151(a)(1) (20 U.S.C. 7871(a)(1)) is

8 amended by inserting ‘‘including Indian youth,’’ after

9 ‘‘members,’’.

10 SEC. 109. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE X REGARDING PRO11 GRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.

12 (a) FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF EDU13 CATION.—Section 10101(b) (20 U.S.C. 8001(b)) is

14 amended—

15 (1) in paragraph (1)(A)—

16 (A) in clause (ii)(III), by striking ‘‘parent’’

17 and inserting ‘‘family, student,’’; and

18 (B) in clause (iv)—

19 (i) by striking ‘‘and family members’’

20 and inserting ‘‘, family members, and stu21 dents’’; and

22 (ii) by striking ‘‘their children’’ and

23 inserting ‘‘the students’’;

24 (2) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘and

25 peer mentoring’’ before the semicolon; and
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1 (3) in subparagraph (O), by inserting ‘‘and

2 other learning opportunities that create more mean3 ingful roles for students with respect to the stu4 dent’s own education’’ before the semicolon.

5 (b) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COUNSELING DEM6 ONSTRATION.—Section 10102(b)(2)(I) (20 U.S.C.

7 8002(b)(2)(I)) is amended by inserting ‘‘students, as de8 velopmentally appropriate,’’ after ‘‘parents,’’.

9 (c) PARTNERSHIPS IN CHARACTER EDUCATION

10 PILOT PROJECT.—Section 10103(c)(3)(D) (20 U.S.C.

11 8003(c)(3)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘parental’’ and in12 serting ‘‘family, student,’’.

13 (d) SMALLER LEARNING COMMUNITIES.—Section

14 10105(b)(4) (20 U.S.C. 8005(b)(4)) is amended by insert15 ing ‘‘students,’’ after ‘‘parents,’’.

16 (e) FINDINGS AND PURPOSE FOR PUBLIC CHARTER

17 SCHOOLS.—Section 10301(a)(2) (20 U.S.C. 8061(a)(2))

18 is amended by striking ‘‘parents’’ and inserting ‘‘families

19 and students’’.

20 (f) APPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC CHARTER

21 SCHOOLS.—Section 10303(b)(3)(E) (20 U.S.C.

22 8063(b)(3)(E)) is amended by striking ‘‘parents’’ and in23 serting ‘‘families, students,’’.

24 (g) DEFINITIONS FOR PUBLIC CHARTER

25 SCHOOLS.—Section 10310(2) (20 U.S.C. 8066(2)) is
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1 amended by striking ‘‘parents’’ and inserting ‘‘families

2 and students,’’.

3 (h) SUPPORT FOR ARTS EDUCATION.—Section

4 10401(c)(5) (20 U.S.C. 8091(c)(5)) is amended by insert5 ing ‘‘including student organizations’’ after ‘‘organiza6 tions’’.

7 (i) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—Section 10412(b) (20

8 U.S.C. 8102(b)) is amended—

9 (1) in paragraph (1)(G), by striking ‘‘parental’’

10 and inserting ‘‘family, student,’’; and

11 (2) in paragraph (4)(B)(i), by inserting ‘‘stu12 dent organizations,’’ after ‘‘cultural institutions,’’.

13 (j) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Section 10413(a)(10)

14 (20 U.S.C. 8103(a)(10)) is amended—

15 (1) by striking ‘‘parents’’ and inserting ‘‘fami16 lies’’; and

17 (2) by inserting ‘‘and of students in their own

18 education’’ after ‘‘children’’.

19 (k) INSTRUCTION IN CIVICS, GOVERNMENT, AND THE

20 LAW.—Section 10602 (20 U.S.C. 8142) is amended—

21 (1) in subsection (a)—

22 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’

23 after the semicolon;

24 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe25 riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
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1 (C) by inserting at the end the following:

2 ‘‘(3) civic engagement of young people.’’; and

3 (2) in subsection (b)(3), by inserting ‘‘and civic

4 engagement activities’’ after ‘‘activities’’.

5 (l) FINDINGS REGARDING 21ST CENTURY COMMU6 NITY LEARNING CENTERS.—Section 10902(2) (20 U.S.C.

7 8242(2))is amended by inserting ‘‘student organizations,’’

8 after ‘‘such as’’.

9 (m) USES OF FUNDS FOR 21ST CENTURY COMMU10 NITY LEARNING CENTERS.—Section 10905 (20 U.S.C.

11 8245) is amended—

12 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through

13 (13) as paragraphs (5) through (14), respectively;

14 (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol15 lowing paragraph:

16 ‘‘(4) Student civic engagement programs.’’; and

17 (3) by adding at the end the following para18 graph:

19 ‘‘(15) Youth and adult partnership training.’’.

20 (n) URBAN SCHOOL GRANTS.—Section 10963(b) (20

21 U.S.C. 8283(b)) is amended—

22 (1) in paragraph (1)(F), by inserting ‘‘, includ23 ing programs that create more meaningful roles for

24 students and youth in their educations and commu25 nities’’ after ‘‘learning’’; and
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1 (2) in paragraph (8)(C), by striking ‘‘parental’’

2 and inserting ‘‘family and student’’.

3 (o) PURPOSE FOR RURAL EDUCATION DEMONSTRA4 TION GRANTS.—Section 10972(8) (20 U.S.C. 8292(8)) is

5 amended by striking ‘‘parental’’ and inserting ‘‘family and

6 student,’’.

7 (p) USES OF FUNDS FOR RURAL EDUCATION DEM8 ONSTRATION GRANTS.—Section 10974(a) (20 U.S.C.

9 8294(a)) is amended—

10 (1) in paragraph (7)—

11 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (F)

12 and (G) as subparagraphs (G) and (H), respec13 tively; and

14 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (E)

15 the following:

16 ‘‘(F) programs to create more meaningful

17 roles for students and youth in their schools

18 and communities;’’; and

19 (2) in paragraph (8)(G), by inserting ‘‘, civic

20 engagement,’’ after ‘‘citizenship’’.

21 (q) WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON URBAN EDU22 CATION.—Section 10981 (20 U.S.C. 8311) is amended—

23 (1) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘par24 ents’’ and inserting ‘‘families and students,’’; and
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1 (2) in subsection (b)(1)(D), by inserting ‘‘, in2 cluding students and their families’’ after ‘‘edu3 cation’’.

4 (r) AUTHORIZATION TO CALL CONFERENCE.—Sec5 tion 10982 (20 U.S.C. 8312) is amended—

6 (1) in subsection (a)(3)(B), by striking ‘‘par7 ents’’ and inserting ‘‘families and students’’; and

8 (2) in subsection (b)(1)(D), by inserting ‘‘, in9 cluding students and their families’’ after ‘‘postsec10 ondary education’’.

11 SEC. 110. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE XII REGARDING APPLI12 CATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE UNDER THE

13 SCHOOL FACILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE IM14 PROVEMENT ACT.

15 Section 12006(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 8506(b)(1)) is

16 amended by striking ‘‘parents’’ and inserting ‘‘families,

17 students,’’.

18 SEC. 111. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE XIII REGARDING SUP19 PORT AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS TO IM20 PROVE EDUCATION.

21 (a) REQUIREMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE REGIONAL

22 ASSISTANCE CENTERS.—Section 13102(a)(1) (20 U.S.C.

23 8622(a)(1)) is amended—
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1 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (J), (K)

2 and (L) as subparagraphs (K), (L) and (M), respec3 tively; and

4 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the fol5 lowing:

6 ‘‘(J) expanding the involvement and par7 ticipation of students, as developmentally ap8 propriate, in the student’s own education;’’.

9 (b) USE OF FUNDS REGARDING EISENHOWER RE10 GIONAL MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE EDUCATION CON11 SORTIA.—Section 13302 (20 U.S.C. 8672) is amended—

12 (1) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘, and fami13 lies and students,’’ after ‘‘educators’’; and

14 (2) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘in consulta15 tion with students and on a developmentally appro16 priate basis,’’ before ‘‘implement’’.

17 SEC. 112. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE XIV REGARDING OP18 TIONAL CONSOLIDATED STATE PLANS OR AP19 PLICATIONS.

20 Section 14302(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 8852(b)(1)) is

21 amended by striking ‘‘parents’’ and inserting ‘‘families’’.
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1 TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE

2 NATIONAL EDUCATION STA3 TISTICS ACT OF 1994

4 SEC. 201. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD.

5 Section 412(b)(1)(M) of the National Education Sta6 tistics Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 9011(b)(1)(M)) is amended

7 by striking ‘‘parents’’ and inserting ‘‘families and stu8 dents’’.

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