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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1772

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

family and school partnerships for promoting children’s educational

achievement through strengthening family involvement and providing professional development to school staff, and to amend the Higher Education

Act of 1965 to provide for parenting education programs.

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 foster family and school partnerships for

promoting children’s educational achievement through

strengthening family involvement and providing professional development to school staff, and to amend the

Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for parenting

education 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 ‘‘Family and School

5 Partnership Act of 1999’’.
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1 SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

2 The purposes of this Act are as follows:

3 (1) To improve student achievement by—

4 (A) encouraging more meaningful partner5 ships between families and school staff;

6 (B) improving professional development

7 with respect to family involvement; and

8 (C) improving communciation between

9 families and school staff through the use of

10 technology and other means.

11 (2) To promote the establishment of parent

12 education programs in communities through commu13 nity and technical colleges and other agencies and

14 organizations.

15 SEC. 3. REFERENCES.

16 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in

17 this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms

18 of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi19 sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a

20 section or other provision of the Elementary and Sec21 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.).

22 TITLE I—STRENGTHENING

23 FAMILY INVOLVEMENT

24 SEC. 101. FINDINGS.

25 Congress makes the following findings:
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1 (1) When families are involved in their chil2 dren’s learning at school, not just at home, children

3 do better in school, stay in school longer, and go to

4 better schools.

5 (2) Family involvement is associated with high6 er school performance regardless of family income,

7 grade level, or type of neighborhood.

8 (3) Family involvement is more important than

9 family education level or income in determining stu10 dent success.

11 (4) The more comprehensive, well-planned, and

12 long-lasting the family and school relationship, the

13 higher the student achievement.

14 (5) Family and school partnerships tend to de15 cline across the upper grades.

16 (6) Congress has adopted as the eighth Na17 tional Education Goal that ‘‘every school will pro18 mote partnerships that will increase parental involve19 ment and participation in promoting the social, emo20 tional, and academic growth of children’’.

21 SEC. 102. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE I OF THE ELEMENTARY

22 AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.

23 (a) SCHOOLWIDE PROGRAMS.—Section

24 1114(b)(1)(E) (20 U.S.C. 6314(b)(1)(E)) is amended—
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘parental involvement’’ and in2 serting ‘‘family involvement described in section

3 1118’’; and

4 (2) by inserting ‘‘, in-school volunteer opportu5 nities, or family membership on school-based leader6 ship or management teams’’ after ‘‘literacy serv7 ices’’.

8 (b) TARGETED ASSISTANCE SCHOOLS.—Section

9 1115(c)(1)(H) (20 U.S.C. 6315(c)(1)(H)) is amended—

10 (1) by striking ‘‘parental involvement’’ and in11 serting ‘‘family involvement described in section

12 1118’’; and

13 (2) by inserting ‘‘, in-school volunteer opportu14 nities, or family membership on school-based leader15 ship or management teams’’ after ‘‘literacy serv16 ices’’.

17 (c) SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.—Section 1116(c)(4) (20

18 U.S.C. 6317(c)(4)) is amended to read as follows:

19 ‘‘(4) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—For each school

20 identified under paragraph (1), the local educational

21 agency shall provide technical or other assistance as

22 the school develops and implements the school’s plan

23 or revised plan, such as—

24 ‘‘(A) a joint plan between the local edu25 cational agency and school that—
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1 ‘‘(i) addresses specific elements of stu2 dent performance problems;

3 ‘‘(ii) addresses specific elements of

4 school problems, if any, in implementing

5 family involvement requirements described

6 in section 1118; and

7 ‘‘(iii) specifies school and local edu8 cational agency responsibilities under the

9 plan; and

10 ‘‘(B) waivers or modifications of require11 ments of local educational agency policy or reg12 ulation that impede the ability of the school to

13 educate students.’’.

14 (d) STATE ASSISTANCE.—Section 1117 (20 U.S.C.

15 6318) is amended—

16 (1) in subsection (a)(1)—

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

19 (B) by inserting ‘‘and family involvement

20 programs,’’ after ‘‘program improvement,’’; and

21 (2) in subsection (c)—

22 (A) in paragraph (1)—

23 (i) in subparagraph (C)—

24 (I) by inserting ‘‘parents,’’ after

25 ‘‘including’’; and
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1 (II) by inserting ‘‘family involve2 ment programs,’’ after ‘‘successful’’;

3 and

4 (ii) in subparagraph (E)(i), by insert5 ing ‘‘, and in meeting the requirements for

6 family involvement described in section

7 1118’’ after ‘‘part’’; and

8 (B) in paragraph (2)(A)—

9 (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’

10 after the semicolon;

11 (ii) in clause (ii), by striking the pe12 riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

13 (iii) by adding at the end the fol14 lowing:

15 ‘‘(iii) family involvement in their chil16 dren’s education at school and at home,

17 and effective family and school communica18 tion, has been achieved or significantly im19 proved.’’.

20 (e) PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.—Section 1118 (20

21 U.S.C. 6319) is amended—

22 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘PAREN23 TAL’’ and inserting ‘‘FAMILY’’;
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1 (2)(A) by striking ‘‘parental’’ each place the

2 term appears (other than in subsection (g)) and in3 serting ‘‘family’’; and

4 (B) by striking ‘‘Parental’’ each place the term

5 appears and inserting ‘‘Family’’;

6 (3) by striking ‘‘parent’’ each place the term

7 appears (other than in subsection (g)) and inserting

8 ‘‘family’’;

9 (4)(A) by striking ‘‘parents’’ each place the

10 term appears (other than in subsection (g)) and in11 serting ‘‘families’’; and

12 (B) by striking ‘‘Parents’’ each place the term

13 appears (other than in subsections (a)(2)(D) and

14 (e)(4)) and inserting ‘‘Family’’;

15 (5) in subsection (b)(1)—

16 (A) by striking ‘‘periodically’’ and inserting

17 ‘‘at least annually’’; and

18 (B) by inserting ‘‘, and shall be made

19 available to the local community through a pub20 lished school report card or by other appro21 priate means’’ after ‘‘and the school’’;

22 (6) in subsection (e)—

23 (A) in paragraph (14), by striking ‘‘and’’

24 after the semicolon;
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1 (B) in paragraph (15), by striking the pe2 riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

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

4 ‘‘(16) may create roles for families on school5 based leadership or management teams.’’; and

6 (7) by adding at the end the following:

7 ‘‘(h) FAMILY INVOLVEMENT ACTIVITIES.—

8 ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

9 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out

10 this subsection $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2000

11 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the

12 4 succeeding fiscal years.

13 ‘‘(2) ALLOCATION.—Each local educational

14 agency receiving a grant pursuant to subpart 2 for

15 a fiscal year shall receive an allocation under this

16 subsection that bears the same relation to the funds

17 appropriated under paragraph (1) for the fiscal year

18 as the amount the local educational agency received

19 under such subpart bears to the amount all local

20 educational agencies received under such subpart for

21 the fiscal year.

22 ‘‘(3) USES.—Funds allocated under paragraph

23 (2) shall be used for—

24 ‘‘(A) the payment of school staff time, or

25 for technical assistance, regarding the develop-
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1 ment or implementation programs to increase

2 meaningful family involvement in their chil3 dren’s education in school and at home, and to

4 increase family and school communication;

5 ‘‘(B) staffing the programs;

6 ‘‘(C) outreach efforts to and transportation

7 for the most difficult to involve families; and

8 ‘‘(D) appropriate other materials and re9 sources for the programs.’’.

10 (f) DEMONSTRATIONS OF INNOVATIVE PRACTICES.—

11 Section 1502(a)(1) (20 U.S.C. 6492(a)(1)) is amended—

12 (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’

13 after the semicolon;

14 (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period

15 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

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

17 ‘‘(G) programs that are especially effective

18 in enhancing families’ involvement in their chil19 dren’s education in school and at home, and in

20 increasing family and school communication.’’.

21 (g) INFORMATION.—Part F of title I (20 U.S.C.

22 6511 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol23 lowing:
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1 ‘‘SEC. 1605. INFORMATION.

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall identify, col3 lect, and disseminate information regarding the following:

4 ‘‘(1) Quality research on family involvement as

5 family involvement relates to student achievement,

6 school improvement, and family success.

7 ‘‘(2) Effective family involvement practices and

8 model programs.

9 ‘‘(3) Opportunities for families, schools, and

10 communities to receive technical assistance in imple11 menting such practices and programs.

12 ‘‘(b) DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary shall dissemi13 nate such information—

14 ‘‘(1) through the Parental Information and Re15 source Centers under section 1118(g) to families,

16 community organizations, schools, and local edu17 cational agencies; and

18 ‘‘(2) directly using various media, including

19 print and the Internet.’’.

20 SEC. 102. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE IV OF THE ELEMENTARY

21 AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.

22 (a) STATE APPLICATIONS.—Section 4112(a) (20

23 U.S.C. 7112(a)) is amended—

24 (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ after

25 the semicolon;
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1 (2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para2 graph (7); and

3 (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol4 lowing:

5 ‘‘(5) describes strategies for enhancing families’

6 involvement in the activities assisted under this sub7 part and in their children’s education in school and

8 at home, and for increasing family and school com9 munication about such activities and education;

10 ‘‘(6) contains a description of the special out11 reach activities that will be carried out to maximize

12 the participation of families in school and at home

13 in carrying out the activities assisted under this sub14 part; and’’.

15 (b) LOCAL APPLICATIONS.—Section 4115(b) (20

16 U.S.C. 7115(b)) is amended—

17 (1) in paragraph (2)(E), by striking ‘‘and’’

18 after the semicolon;

19 (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para20 graph (5); and

21 (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol22 lowing:

23 ‘‘(3) a description of how the local educational

24 agency will enhance families’ involvement in the ac25 tivities assisted under this subpart in their children’s
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1 education in school and at home, and how the agen2 cy will increase family and school communication

3 about such activities and education;

4 ‘‘(4) a description of the special outreach activi5 ties that will be carried out to maximize the partici6 pation of families in school and at home in carrying

7 out the activities assisted under this subpart; and’’.

8 (c) LOCAL DRUG AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION PRO9 GRAMS.—Section 4116(a)(2) (20 U.S.C. 7116(a)(2)) is

10 amended by striking ‘‘parents’’ and inserting ‘‘families’’.

11 SEC. 103. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE VI OF THE ELEMENTARY

12 AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.

13 (a) PURPOSE.—Section 6001(b) (20 U.S.C. 7301(b))

14 is amended—

15 (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ after

16 the semicolon;

17 (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and

18 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

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

20 ‘‘(6) to support efforts to forge family and

21 school partnerships that make use of families as a

22 resource for, and give family members a leadership

23 role in, educational reform programs.’’.

24 (b) DEFINITION.—Section 6003 (20 U.S.C. 7303) is

25 amended by adding at the end the following:
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1 ‘‘(F) Strong family involvement in their

2 children’s education in school and at home, and

3 effective family and school communication.’’.

4 (c) TARGETED USE OF FUNDS.—Section 6301(b)

5 (20 U.S.C. 7351(b)) is amended—

6 (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and’’ after

7 the semicolon;

8 (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period and

9 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

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

11 ‘‘(9) family involvement programs or activities

12 such as those described in section 1118.’’.

13 TITLE II—PROFESSIONAL DE14 VELOPMENT FOR SCHOOL

15 STAFF

16 SEC. 201. FINDINGS.

17 Congress makes the following findings:

18 (1) Parents are much more likely to become in19 volved in the education of their children when teach20 ers encourage parents to help, and assist parents in

21 helping, their children with schoolwork.

22 (2) Parental attendance at parent-teacher con23 ferences may significantly influence children’s aca24 demic performances. Children become higher achiev-
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1 ers when their families are consistently informed

2 about the children’s progress.

3 (3) Pre-service teacher education programs lag

4 behind school efforts in promoting family involve5 ment because the programs do not adequately pre6 pare teachers to involve parents, and most States’

7 certification requirements do not mention family in8 volvement.

9 (4) Teachers ranked strengthening families’

10 roles in their children’s learning as the issue that

11 should receive the highest priority in public edu12 cation.

13 (5) Teachers feel that the teachers need more

14 instruction in working with families. Principals say

15 that a lack of staff training with respect to

16 partnering with families is a major reason for low

17 parent involvement.

18 (6) Teacher education in strengthening family

19 involvement is potentially one of the most effective

20 methods of reducing the barriers to strong partner21 ships between families and schools.
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1 SEC. 202. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 1119 OF THE ELEMEN2 TARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF

3 1965.

4 Section 1119(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 6301(b)(1)) is

5 amended—

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

7 after the semicolon;

8 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub9 paragraph (F); and

10 (3) inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol11 lowing:

12 ‘‘(E) include instruction for teachers, prin13 cipals, pupil services personnel, and school ad14 ministrators in effective practices for commu15 nicating with families, working with families,

16 and increasing families’ involvement in their

17 children’s education in school and at home;

18 and’’.

19 SEC. 203. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE II OF THE ELEMENTARY

20 AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.

21 (a) PURPOSES.—Section 2002(2) (20 U.S.C.

22 6602(2)) is amended—

23 (1) by striking ‘‘parents’’ and inserting ‘‘fami24 lies’’;

25 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and

26 (F) as subparagraphs (G) and (H), respectively; and
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1 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol2 lowing:

3 ‘‘(E) incorporates effective strategies, tech4 niques, methods, and practices for increasing

5 families’ involvement in their children’s edu6 cation in school and at home;

7 ‘‘(F) includes specific training of teachers,

8 and, where appropriate, other staff and admin9 istrators, to communicate and work with fami10 lies;’’.

11 (b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Section 2102(c) (20

12 U.S.C. 6622(c)) is amended—

13 (1) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘and’’ after

14 the semicolon;

15 (2) in paragraph (14), by striking the period,

16 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

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

18 ‘‘(15) developing and disseminating models for

19 high-quality professional development activities that

20 train educators and other school staff in strategies,

21 techniques, methods, and practices for—

22 ‘‘(A) working with families; and

23 ‘‘(B) encouraging families’ involvement in

24 their children’s education in school and at

25 home.’’.
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1 (c) NATIONAL TEACHER TRAINING PROJECT.—Sec2 tion 2103(b)(1)(A) (20 U.S.C. 6623(b)(1)(A)) is amended

3 by inserting ‘‘, working with and involving families in the

4 education of their children,’’ after ‘‘development’’.

5 (d) STATE APPLICATIONS.—Section 2205(b)(2) (20

6 U.S.C. 6645(b)(2)) is amended—

7 (1) in subparagraph (N), by striking ‘‘and’’

8 after the semicolon;

9 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (O) as sub10 paragraph (P); and

11 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (N) the fol12 lowing:

13 ‘‘(O) describe how the State will prepare

14 teachers, administrators, and, where appro15 priate, pupil services personnel, paraprofes16 sionals and other staff, to work collaboratively

17 with families and to encourage their involve18 ment in their children’s education at home and

19 in school; and’’.

20 (e) STATE-LEVEL ACTIVITIES.—Section 2207 (20

21 U.S.C. 6647) is amended—

22 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (12) and (13)

23 as paragraphs (13) and (14), respectively; and

24 (2) by inserting after paragraph (11) the fol25 lowing:
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1 ‘‘(12) providing professional development pro2 grams that train teachers, and, where appropriate,

3 pupil services personnel and other school staff, to

4 communicate effectively with families, and to involve

5 families in their children’s education in school and

6 at home;’’.

7 (f) LOCAL ALLOCATION OF FUNDS AND ALLOWABLE

8 ACTIVITIES.—Section 2210(b)(3)(O) (20 U.S.C.

9 6650(b)(3)(O)) is amended by striking the semicolon and

10 inserting ‘‘, and to train teachers to communicate with

11 families regarding standards, curricula, student assign12 ments, and assessments;’’.

13 TITLE III—STRENGTHENING

14 HOME AND SCHOOL COMMU15 NICATION THROUGH TECH16 NOLOGY

17 SEC. 301. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE III.

18 (a) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.—Section 3112 (20

19 U.S.C. 6812) is amended—

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

21 the semicolon;

22 (2) in paragraph (12), by striking the period

23 and inserting a semicolon; and

24 (3) by adding at the end the following:
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1 ‘‘(13) development of and support for tech2 nology that will enhance and facilitate families’ in3 volvement in their children’s education at school and

4 at home, and increase family and school communica5 tion about standards, curriculum, student assign6 ments, and assessments; and

7 ‘‘(14) provision of professional development for

8 teachers, administrators, and where appropriate,

9 pupil services personnel, paraprofessionals, and

10 other staff, to prepare them to use technology to fa11 cilitate and enhance family involvement and increase

12 family and school communication.’’.

13 (b) NATIONAL LONG-RANGE TECHNOLOGY PLAN.—

14 Section 3121(c)(4)(F) (20 U.S.C. 6831) is amended by

15 inserting ‘‘for instructional purposes, and for facilitating

16 and enhancing family involvement and increasing family

17 and school communication’’ after ‘‘technologies’’.

18 (c) FEDERAL LEADERSHIP.—Section 3122(c) (20

19 U.S.C. 6832(c)) is amended—

20 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (10), (11),

21 (12), (13), (14), (15), and (16) as paragraphs (11),

22 (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), and (17), respectively;

23 and

24 (2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol25 lowing:
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1 ‘‘(10) the development, demonstration, dissemi2 nation, and evaluation of model strategies for pre3 paring teachers and other personnel to use tech4 nology effectively to facilitate and enhance family in5 volvement and increase family and school commu6 nication;’’.

7 (d) LOCAL USES OF FUNDS.—Section 3134 (20

8 U.S.C. 6844) is amended—

9 (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ after

10 the semicolon;

11 (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and

12 inserting a semicolon; and

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

14 ‘‘(7) acquiring, developing, adopting, or expand15 ing existing and new applications of technology, such

16 as voice mail or the Internet, to facilitate and en17 hance family involvement and increase family and

18 school communication about standards, curriculum,

19 student assignments, and assessments; and

20 ‘‘(8) providing ongoing professional develop21 ment in the use of technology to facilitate and en22 hance family involvement and increase family and

23 school communication.’’.

24 (e) LOCAL APPLICATIONS.—Section 3135 (20 U.S.C.

25 6845) is amended—
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1 (1) in paragraph (1)(D)(i), by inserting ‘‘, and

2 to further the use of technology to facilitate and en3 hance family involvement and increase family and

4 school communication’’ after ‘‘center’’; and

5 (2) in paragraph (3)—

6 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking

7 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and

8 (B) by adding after subparagraph (B) the

9 following:

10 ‘‘(C) facilitate and enhance family involve11 ment in schools and increase family and school

12 communication; and’’.

13 (f) NATIONAL CHALLENGE GRANTS FOR TECH14 NOLOGY IN EDUCATION.—Section 3136(c) (20 U.S.C.

15 6846(c)) is amended—

16 (1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, and to fa17 cilitate and enhance family involvement and increase

18 family and school communication’’ after ‘‘center’’;

19 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ after

20 the semicolon;

21 (3) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and

22 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

23 (4) by adding at the end the following:
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1 ‘‘(6) the project will directly facilitate and en2 hance family involvement and increase family and

3 school communications.’’.

4 (g) REGIONAL TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND PROFES5 SIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—Section 3141(b)(2)(A)(ii) (20

6 U.S.C. 6861(b)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended—

7 (1) by redesignating subclauses (IV) and (V) as

8 subclauses (V) and (VI), respectively; and

9 (2) by inserting after subclause (III) the fol10 lowing:

11 ‘‘(IV) methods for the successful

12 use of technology to facilitate and en13 hance family involvement and increase

14 family and school communication

15 about standards, curriculum, student

16 assignments, and assessments;’’.

17 TITLE IV—PARENT EDUCATION

18 PROGRAMS

19 SECTION 401. PARENTING EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

20 Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20

21 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.) is amended—

22 (1) by redesignating part D (20 U.S.C. 1066 et

23 seq.) as part E; and

24 (2) by inserting after part C (20 U.S.C. 1065

25 et seq.) the following:
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1 ‘‘PART D—Parenting Education Programs

2 ‘‘SEC. 341. PARENTING EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

3 ‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amount appro5 priated under subsection (f) for a fiscal year, the

6 Secretary shall award grants to community colleges

7 to enable the community colleges to carry out par8 enting education programs.

9 ‘‘(2) AMOUNT.—The Secretary shall award each

10 grant under this section in the amount of $100,000.

11 ‘‘(3) DURATION.—The Secretary shall award

12 each grant under this subpart for a period of 2

13 years.

14 ‘‘(4) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Grant

15 funds provided under this subpart shall be used to

16 supplement and not supplant other Federal, State,

17 and local public funds expended for parenting edu18 cation activities.

19 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—

20 ‘‘(1) PARENT EDUCATORS.—Each community

21 college receiving a grant under this section shall use

22 the grant funds to pay a faculty member at the com23 munity college to administer a parenting education

24 program for the community college.

25 ‘‘(2) PARENTING EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—

26 Each community college receiving a grant under this
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1 section shall use the funds to carry out a parenting

2 education program that provides parenting education

3 information through courses taught by an individual

4 who meets the State requirements for part-time fac5 ulty at the community college. The program may—

6 ‘‘(A) involve a child laboratory component

7 under which the children of parents attending

8 the courses engage in cooperative child care ac9 tivities that are coordinated with the courses;

10 ‘‘(B) provide parenting education informa11 tion in the workplace or in the community

12 served by the community college; or

13 ‘‘(C) involve a contract with a community14 based organization to provide parenting edu15 cation information to the community served by

16 the community college.

17 ‘‘(3) EXISTING PARENTING EDUCATION PRO18 GRAMS.—If a community college has a faculty mem19 ber administering a parenting education program on

20 the date of enactment of this section, then the com21 munity college may use the grant funds provided

22 under this section for supplementary activities, in23 cluding the costs of travel and printing, with respect

24 to the parenting education program.
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1 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—Each community college desir2 ing a grant under this section shall submit an application

3 to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accom4 panied by such information as the Secretary may require.

5 Each such application shall—

6 ‘‘(1) contain an assessment of the need for par7 enting education in the community served by the

8 community college that—

9 ‘‘(A) includes an analysis of parenting edu10 cation information available from resources in

11 the community; and

12 ‘‘(B) is signed by a representative of a

13 community-based organization or another orga14 nization that offers parenting education infor15 mation in the community, including at least a

16 representative of—

17 ‘‘(i) a program assisted under part B

18 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary

19 Education Act of 1965 (Even Start);

20 ‘‘(ii) a program assisted under the

21 Head Start Act; or

22 ‘‘(iii) the child care providers in the

23 community;

24 ‘‘(2) contain a plan for the provision of activi25 ties under this section that includes—
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1 ‘‘(A) a budget for the expenditure of the

2 grant funds; and

3 ‘‘(B) a year-end report regarding the ex4 penditure; and

5 ‘‘(3) describe the steps the community college

6 will take to coordinate activities assisted under this

7 section with the activities of other providers of par8 enting education activities in the community in order

9 to improve parenting education in the community.

10 ‘‘(d) APPLICABILITY.—The provisions of part E shall

11 not apply to this section.

12 ‘‘(e) DEFINITION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—For

13 the purpose of this section the term ‘community college’

14 means a junior or community college as defined in section

15 312(e).

16 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

17 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

18 $111,300,000 for fiscal year 2001 and each of the 4 suc19 ceeding fiscal years.’’.

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