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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1851

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

that seniors are given an opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors, and

volunteers for certain programs.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

NOVEMBER 4, 1999

Mr. CAMPBELL 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 ensure that seniors are given an opportunity

to serve as mentors, tutors, and volunteers for certain

programs.

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 ‘‘Seniors as Volunteers

5 in Our Schools Act’’.

6 SEC. 2. REFERENCES.

7 Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in

8 this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms
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1 of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other

2 provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to

3 a section or other provision of the Elementary and Sec4 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.).

5 SEC. 3. GOVERNOR’S PROGRAMS.

6 Section 4114(c) (20 U.S.C. 7114(c)) is amended—

7 (1) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘and’’ after

8 the semicolon;

9 (2) by redesignating paragraph (12) as para10 graph (13); and

11 (3) by inserting after paragraph (11) the fol12 lowing:

13 ‘‘(12) drug and violence prevention activities

14 that use the services of appropriately qualified sen15 iors for activities that include mentoring, tutoring,

16 and volunteering; and’’.

17 SEC. 4. LOCAL DRUG AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION PRO18 GRAMS.

19 Section 4116(b) (20 U.S.C. 7116(b)) is amended—

20 (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘(including

21 mentoring by appropriately qualified seniors)’’ after

22 ‘‘mentoring’’;

23 (2) in paragraph (2)(C)—

24 (A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ after

25 the semicolon;
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1 (B) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after

2 the semicolon; and

3 (C) by adding after clause (iii) the fol4 lowing:

5 ‘‘(iv) drug and violence prevention ac6 tivities that use the services of appro7 priately qualified seniors for such activities

8 as mentoring, tutoring, and volunteering;’’;

9 (3) in paragraph (4)(C), by inserting ‘‘(includ10 ing mentoring by appropriately qualified seniors)’’

11 after ‘‘mentoring programs’’; and

12 (4) in paragraph (8), by inserting ‘‘and which

13 may involve appropriately qualified seniors working

14 with students’’ after ‘‘settings’’.

15 SEC. 5. NATIONAL PROGRAMS.

16 Section 4121(a) (20 U.S.C. 7131(a)) is amended—

17 (1) in paragraph (10), by inserting ‘‘, including

18 projects and activities that promote the interaction

19 of youth and appropriately qualified seniors’’ after

20 ‘‘responsibility’’; and

21 (2) in paragraph (13), by inserting ‘‘, including

22 activities that integrate appropriately qualified sen23 iors in activities, such as mentoring, tutoring, and

24 volunteering’’ after ‘‘title’’.
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1 SEC. 6. GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN.

2 Section 10204(b)(3) (20 U.S.C. 8034(b)(3)) is

3 amended by striking ‘‘and parents’’ and inserting ‘‘, par4 ents, and appropriately qualified senior volunteers’’.

5 SEC. 7. 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS.

6 Section 10904(a)(3) (20 U.S.C. 8244(a)(3)) is

7 amended—

8 (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’

9 after the semicolon;

10 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub11 paragraph (F); and

12 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol13 lowing:

14 ‘‘(E) a description of how the school or

15 consortium will encourage and use appro16 priately qualified seniors as volunteers in activi17 ties identified under section 10905; and’’.

18 SEC. 8. AUTHORIZED SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES.

19 Section 9115(b) (20 U.S.C. 7815(b)) is amended—

20 (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ after

21 the semicolon;

22 (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period and

23 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

24 (3) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol25 lowing:
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1 ‘‘(8) activities that recognize and support the

2 unique cultural and educational needs of Indian chil3 dren, and incorporate appropriately qualified tribal

4 elders and seniors.’’.

5 SEC. 9. IMPROVEMENTS OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

6 FOR INDIAN CHILDREN.

7 Section 9121(c) (20 U.S.C. 7831(c)) is amended—

8 (1) by redesignating subparagraph (K) as sub9 paragraph (L);

10 (2) in subparagraph (J), by striking ‘‘or’’ after

11 the semicolon; and

12 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (J) the fol13 lowing:

14 ‘‘(K) activities that recognize and support

15 the unique cultural and educational needs of In16 dian children, and incorporate appropriately

17 qualified tribal elders and seniors; or’’.

18 SEC. 10. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

19 Section 9122(d)(1) (20 U.S.C. 7832(d)(1)) is amend20 ed by striking the period the second place it appears and

21 inserting ‘‘, and may include programs designed to train

22 tribal elders and seniors.’’.

23 SEC. 11. NATIVE HAWAIIAN COMMUNITY-BASED EDU24 CATION LEARNING CENTERS.

25 Section 9210(b) (20 U.S.C. 7910(b)) is amended—
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1 (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para2 graph (4);

3 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’; and

4 (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol5 lowing:

6 ‘‘(3) programs that recognize and support the

7 unique cultural and educational needs of Native Ha8 waiian children, and incorporate appropriately quali9 fied Native Hawaiian elders and seniors; and’’.

10 SEC. 12. ALASKA NATIVE STUDENT ENRICHMENT PRO11 GRAMS.

12 Section 9306(b) (20 U.S.C. 7935(b)) is amended—

13 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as

14 paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and

15 (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol16 lowing:

17 ‘‘(3) activities that recognize and support the

18 unique cultural and educational needs of Alaskan

19 Native children, and incorporate appropriately quali20 fied Alaskan Native elders and seniors;’’.

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