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113TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2849 

To strengthen student achievement and graduation rates and prepare youth 

for postsecondary education at institutions of higher education, careers, 

and citizenship through innovative partnerships that meet the comprehensive needs of youth. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 17 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 16), 2014 

Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. BROWN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To strengthen student achievement and graduation rates and 

prepare youth for postsecondary education at institutions 

of higher education, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships that meet the comprehensive needs 

of youth. 

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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Developing Innovative Partnerships and Learning Op6 portunities that Motivate Achievement Act’’ or the ‘‘DI7 PLOMA Act’’. 


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1 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

2 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Purposes. 

Sec. 3. Definitions. 

Sec. 4. Program authorized; allotment to States. 

Sec. 5. State youth strategy. 

Sec. 6. Coordinating body; State applications. 

Sec. 7. State use of funds. 

Sec. 8. Local consortium application; local youth strategy. 

Sec. 9. Local use of funds. 

Sec. 10. Construction. 

Sec. 11. Accountability and transparency. 

Sec. 12. Authorization of appropriations. 

3 SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 

4 The purposes of this Act are— 

5 (1) to create engaging learning experiences 

6 that— 

7 (A) strengthen academic achievement, 

8 build civic capacity, and provide a continuum of 

9 supports and opportunities for youth and their 

10 families; and 

11 (B) prepare youth for postsecondary edu12 cation at institutions of higher education, ca13 reers, and citizenship through results-focused 

14 partnerships at all levels that mobilize and co15 ordinate school and community resources; 

16 (2) to ensure the academic, physical, social, 

17 emotional, health, mental health, and civic develop18 ment of disadvantaged youth and thereby strengthen 

19 their families and communities; 


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1 (3) to engage and support parents, caregivers, 

2 and families in their role as first educators of their 

3 children; 

4 (4) to promote community engagement in the 

5 academic and developmental needs of youth and 

6 family engagement in the academic and develop7 mental needs of youth; 

8 (5) to leverage and integrate the human and fi9 nancial assets of local communities, schools, State 

10 governments, the Federal Government, and the nat11 ural assets of communities— 

12 (A) toward better results for youth and 

13 families; and 

14 (B) for sustained civic capacity; and 

15 (6) to develop strategies that achieve key re16 sults, such as full-service community schools, com17 munity-based, integrated student services, and re18 lated approaches that meet the comprehensive needs 

19 of youth. 

20 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

21 In this Act: 

22 (1) CHRONICALLY ABSENT.—The term ‘‘chron23 ically absent’’ means missing— 

24 (A) 20 school days in an academic year; or 


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1 (B) 10 percent of the school days in such 

2 academic year. 

3 (2) COMMUNITY-BASED, INTEGRATED STUDENT

4 SERVICES.—The term ‘‘community-based, integrated 

5 student services’’ means interventions, coordinated 

6 through a single point of contact, that improve stu7 dent achievement by connecting community re8 sources with the academic and social service needs 

9 of students. 

10 (3) COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN THE ACA11 DEMIC AND DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF YOUTH.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘community 

13 engagement in the academic and developmental 

14 needs of youth’’ means systematic efforts to in15 volve, engage, and collaborate with parents, 

16 community residents, members of school com17 munities, community partners, and other stake18 holders in exploring the needs of their students 

19 and schools, developing plans to address those 

20 needs, and working together to address those 

21 needs. 

22 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term includes ef23 fective community engagement in an ongoing 

24 process to— 


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1 (i) develop a welcoming school and 

2 school system; 

3 (ii) mobilize the community’s assets to 

4 support student achievement and growth; 

5 (iii) engage those individuals and 

6 stakeholders who traditionally have not 

7 participated; 

8 (iv) improve working relationships; 

9 and 

10 (v) deepen the commitment to student 

11 success. 

12 (4) FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN THE ACADEMIC

13 AND DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF YOUTH.—The 

14 term ‘‘family engagement in the academic and devel15 opmental needs of youth’’ means a shared responsi16 bility of families and schools for student success, in 

17 which schools and community-based organizations 

18 are committed to reaching out to engage families in 

19 meaningful ways that encourage the families to ac20 tively support the learning and development of their 

21 children, as well as the learning and development of 

22 other youth. The shared responsibility is continuous 

23 from birth through young adulthood and reinforces 

24 learning that takes place in the home, school, and 

25 community. 


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1 (5) FULL-SERVICE COMMUNITY SCHOOL.—The 

2 term ‘‘full-service community school’’ means a public 

3 elementary school or secondary school that— 

4 (A) participates in a community-based ef5 fort to coordinate educational, developmental, 

6 family, health, and other comprehensive services 

7 through community-based organizations and 

8 specialized instructional support personnel em9 ployed by the school or the local educational 

10 agency, and public and private partnerships; 

11 and 

12 (B) provides access to such services to stu13 dents, families, and the community, such as ac14 cess during the school year (including before15 and after-school hours) and during the summer. 

16 (6) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

17 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 

18 meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher 

19 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 

20 (7) LOCAL CONSORTIUM.—The term ‘‘local con21 sortium’’ means a consortium consisting of commu22 nity representatives that— 

23 (A) shall include— 

24 (i) a local educational agency; and 


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1 (ii) not less than 1 other community 

2 partner that is independent of the local 

3 educational agency; 

4 (B) may include a broad array of commu5 nity partners, including— 

6 (i) a community-based organization; 

7 (ii) a youth-serving organization or 

8 agency; 

9 (iii) an institution of higher education; 

10 (iv) a foundation; 

11 (v) a business; 

12 (vi) a teacher organization; 

13 (vii) an organization representing edu14 cation professionals; 

15 (viii) a local government, including a 

16 local government agency serving youth, 

17 such as a child or youth welfare or juvenile 

18 justice agency; 

19 (ix) an organization representing stu20 dents; and 

21 (x) an organization representing par22 ents; and 

23 (C) may include representatives from mul24 tiple jurisdictions. 


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1 (8) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 

2 ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning given 

3 the term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Sec4 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

5 (9) OUTLYING AREA.—The term ‘‘outlying 

6 area’’ has the meaning given the term in section 

7 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

8 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

9 (10) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

10 means the Secretary of Education. 

11 (11) SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT

12 PERSONNEL.—The term ‘‘specialized instructional 

13 support personnel’’ means school counselors, school 

14 social workers, school psychologists, and other quali15 fied professional personnel involved in providing as16 sessment, diagnosis, counseling, educational, thera17 peutic, and other necessary corrective or supportive 

18 services (including related services as that term is 

19 defined in section 602 of the Individuals with Dis20 abilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401)) as part of 

21 a comprehensive program to meet student needs. 

22 (12) SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT

23 SERVICES.—The term ‘‘specialized instructional sup24 port services’’ means the services provided by spe25 cialized instructional support personnel, and includes 


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1 any other corrective or supportive services to meet 

2 student needs. 

3 (13) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 

4 the several States of the United States, the District 

5 of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 

6 (14) YOUTH.—The term ‘‘youth’’ means an in7 dividual from birth through the transition to adult8 hood. 

9 SEC. 4. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED; ALLOTMENT TO STATES. 

10 (a) FORMULA GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 

12 to award grants, from allotments under subsection 

13 (c), to States having applications approved under 

14 section 6(b) to enable the States to award subgrants 

15 to local consortia to leverage and integrate human 

16 and financial assets at all levels in order to— 

17 (A) ensure the academic, physical, social, 

18 emotional, and civic development of disadvan19 taged youth; and 

20 (B) strengthen the families and commu21 nities of disadvantaged youth and achieve the 

22 targets and goals developed pursuant to section 

23 5(c)(1). 

24 (2) DURATION.—The Secretary shall award a 

25 grant under this subsection for a period of 5 years. 


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1 (3) RENEWAL.—The Secretary may renew a 

2 grant under this subsection for a period of 5 years. 

3 (b) RESERVATION.—From the funds appropriated 

4 under section 12 for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall 

5 reserve— 

6 (1) not more than 2 percent for national activi7 ties, which the Secretary may carry out directly or 

8 through grants and contracts, such as— 

9 (A) providing training and training tech10 nical assistance to local consortia and organiza11 tions partnering with local consortia to carry 

12 out services under this Act; or 

13 (B) conducting the national evaluation 

14 pursuant to section 11(a)(3); and 

15 (2) not more than 1 percent for payments to 

16 the outlying areas and the Bureau of Indian Edu17 cation, to be allotted in accordance with their respec18 tive needs for assistance under this Act, as deter19 mined by the Secretary, to enable the outlying areas 

20 and the Bureau of Indian Education to carry out 

21 the purposes of this Act. 

22 (c) STATE ALLOTMENTS.— 

23 (1) DETERMINATION.—From the funds appro24 priated under section 12 for any fiscal year and not 

25 reserved under subsection (b), the Secretary shall 


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1 allot to each State that submits an approved applica2 tion under section 6(b) for the fiscal year an amount 

3 that bears the same relationship to such funds as 

4 the amount the State received under subpart 2 of 

5 part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 

6 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6331 et seq.) for 

7 the preceding fiscal year bears to the amount all 

8 States that submitted approved applications received 

9 under that subpart for the preceding fiscal year, ex10 cept that no State shall receive less than an amount 

11 equal to one-half of 1 percent of such funds. 

12 (2) REALLOTMENT OF UNUSED FUNDS.—If a 

13 State does not receive an allotment under this Act 

14 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reallot the 

15 amount of the State’s allotment to the remaining 

16 States in accordance with this section. 

17 SEC. 5. STATE YOUTH STRATEGY. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—A State that receives a grant 

19 under this Act shall use the grant funds to develop and 

20 implement a State youth strategy (referred to in this Act 

21 as the ‘‘State strategy’’). 

22 (b) STRATEGY REQUIREMENTS.—The State strat23 egy— 

24 (1) shall be developed by the Governor of the 

25 State; 


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1 (2) shall include the components described in 

2 subsection (c); and 

3 (3) may include other components as the Gov4 ernor determines necessary to strengthen results for 

5 youth. 

6 (c) REQUIRED COMPONENTS.—The State strategy 

7 components required under subsection (b) are the fol8 lowing: 

9 (1) STATE RESULTS FRAMEWORK.—The State 

10 strategy shall contain comprehensive, research-based 

11 annual goals and aligned quantifiable indicators 

12 demonstrating continuous improvement with respect 

13 to youth, particularly disadvantaged youth, that 

14 shall serve as targets for each year with respect to 

15 which the State strategy applies. The goals shall in16 clude the following: 

17 (A) Youth are ready for school. 

18 (B) Students are engaged and achieving in 

19 school. 

20 (C) Students are not chronically absent. 

21 (D) Students are physically, mentally, so22 cially, and emotionally healthy. 

23 (E) Schools and neighborhoods are safe 

24 and provide a positive climate for learning. 


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1 (F) Families and communities are engaged 

2 in the education of their youth as equal part3 ners. 

4 (G) Graduates are ready for postsecondary 

5 education at institutions of higher education 

6 and 21st century careers. 

7 (H) Students are contributing to their 

8 communities. 

9 (2) NEEDS AND ASSETS ASSESSMENT.—The 

10 State strategy shall contain an assessment of the 

11 needs of youth, and of assets within the State that 

12 can be mobilized, coordinated, and integrated to 

13 achieve the State strategy’s goals, which may include 

14 data collected by the Federal Interagency Forum on 

15 Child and Family Statistics. 

16 (3) STATE YOUTH PLAN.—The State strategy 

17 shall include a description of the State’s plan to 

18 achieve the goals described in paragraph (1) for 

19 youth, including the following: 

20 (A) LEVERAGE AND INTEGRATION.—A de21 scription of how funds received under this Act 

22 will be coordinated and integrated with other 

23 Federal and State funds in order to achieve the 

24 goals developed pursuant to paragraph (1). 


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1 (B) ELIMINATION OF STATE BARRIERS TO

2 COORDINATION AND INTEGRATION.—A descrip3 tion of how funds received under this Act will 

4 be used to identify and eliminate State barriers 

5 to the coordination and integration of pro6 grams, initiatives, and funding streams to 

7 achieve the goals developed pursuant to para8 graph (1). 

9 (C) COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN ACA10 DEMIC AND DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF

11 YOUTH.—A description of the State’s plan to 

12 increase community engagement in the aca13 demic and developmental needs of youth. 

14 (D) FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN ACADEMIC

15 AND DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF YOUTH.—A 

16 description of the State’s plan to increase fam17 ily engagement in the academic and develop18 mental needs of youth. 

19 (d) EXISTING PLANS, STRATEGIES, AND ASSESS20 MENTS.—Existing plans, strategies, needs assessments, or 

21 assets assessments, as of the date of the development and 

22 implementation of the State strategy, may be used to sat23 isfy the requirements of this section if such existing plans, 

24 strategies, needs assessments, or assets assessments in25 clude the information required by this section, or can be 


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1 modified to do so, and are submitted to the Secretary with 

2 such modifications. 

3 SEC. 6. COORDINATING BODY; STATE APPLICATIONS. 

4 (a) COORDINATING BODY.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—In order for a State to be el6 igible to receive a grant under this Act, the Gov7 ernor of the State shall designate or establish a co8 ordinating body for student learning and develop9 ment that shall— 

10 (A) administer funds provided under this 

11 Act; 

12 (B) facilitate communication between the 

13 public and the Governor pertaining to issues 

14 impacting youth, including issues pertaining to 

15 service coordination and integration; 

16 (C) identify and eliminate State barriers to 

17 the coordination and integration of programs, 

18 initiatives, and funding streams, and facilitate 

19 coordination and collaboration among State 

20 agencies serving youth; 

21 (D) strengthen the capacity of State and 

22 local organizations to achieve positive outcomes 

23 for youth through training, technical assistance, 

24 professional development, and other means; 


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1 (E) assist the Governor in developing and 

2 carrying out the State strategy; and 

3 (F) coordinate the submission of the State 

4 application under subsection (b). 

5 (2) DESIGNATION OF COORDINATING BODY.— 

6 The Governor may designate an existing (as of the 

7 date of the determination of eligibility for a grant 

8 under this Act) agency, Children’s Cabinet, pre9 kindergarten through grade 20 (P–20) council, 

10 youth development partnership, or other organiza11 tion as the coordinating body for student learning 

12 and development described in paragraph (1) if the 

13 agency, cabinet, council, partnership, or organiza14 tion— 

15 (A) performs duties similar to the duties 

16 described in paragraph (1); or 

17 (B) if the duties of the agency, cabinet, 

18 council, partnership, or organization can be 

19 modified to include the duties described in 

20 paragraph (1). 

21 (b) STATE APPLICATION.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each State desiring a grant 

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1 taining such information as the Secretary may re2 quire. 

3 (2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted 

4 under this subsection shall include the following: 

5 (A) STATE STRATEGY.—A description of 

6 how the State will develop the State strategy. 

7 (B) GRANTS TO LOCAL CONSORTIA.—A de8 scription of how subgrants to local consortia 

9 will be awarded pursuant to subsections (b) and 

10 (c) of section 7 and how the subgrants will fa11 cilitate community planning and effective serv12 ice coordination, integration, and provision at 

13 the local level to achieve the goals developed by 

14 the State pursuant to section 5(c)(1) within the 

15 context of local needs and priorities. 

16 (C) CAPACITY-BUILDING.—A description of 

17 how grant funds received under this Act will be 

18 used to build State and local capacity through 

19 training, technical assistance, and professional 

20 development. 

21 (D) ACCOUNTABILITY FOR RESULTS.—A 

22 description of the State’s plans to adhere to the 

23 accountability and transparency requirements 

24 described in section 11(b). 


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1 (3) REVISED APPLICATION.—Each State desir2 ing to renew a grant under this Act shall submit a 

3 revised application to the Secretary every 5 years 

4 based on an assessment of the activities conducted 

5 under this Act. 

6 SEC. 7. STATE USE OF FUNDS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—From the grant funds made avail8 able to a State under this Act for any fiscal year— 

9 (1) the State shall use not less than 95 percent 

10 to award subgrants to local consortia under sub11 section (b) or (c); 

12 (2) the State may use not less than 3 percent 

13 for evaluation and capacity-building activities under 

14 this Act, including training, technical assistance, and 

15 professional development; and 

16 (3) the State may use not more than 2 percent 

17 for the administrative costs of carrying out respon18 sibilities under this Act. 

19 (b) SUBGRANTS TO LOCAL CONSORTIA.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—A State that receives a 

21 grant under this Act shall use the portion of the 

22 grant funds described in subsection (a)(1) to award 

23 subgrants to local consortia to enable the local con24 sortia to carry out the activities described in section 

25 9. 


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1 (2) DURATION OF GRANT.—Each subgrant 

2 awarded under this subsection shall be for a period 

3 of 5 years and shall be renewable based on progress 

4 toward achieving the targets and goals developed 

5 pursuant to section 8(b)(2)(A). 

6 (c) PLANNING SUBGRANTS.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection 

8 (b), a State that receives a grant under this Act may 

9 use a portion of the grant funds described in sub10 section (a)(1) to award planning subgrants to local 

11 consortia to enable the local consortia to develop the 

12 local strategy described in section 8(b). 

13 (2) DURATION.—Each planning subgrant under 

14 this subsection shall be for a duration of— 

15 (A) not more than 6 months and in an 

16 amount of not more than $50,000; or 

17 (B) not more than 1 year and in an 

18 amount of not more than $100,000. 

19 (d) PRIORITY.—In awarding subgrants to local con20 sortia under this section, a State shall give priority to ap21 plications from local consortia that propose— 

22 (1) to serve youth in schools or communities 

23 with the highest proportions of students from low-in24 come families; and 


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1 (2) to provide a comprehensive continuum of 

2 services, including not less than 1 service from each 

3 of not less than 3 categories of services described in 

4 paragraphs (3) through (11) of section 9(b), which 

5 proposal— 

6 (A) shall be submitted by a local consor7 tium comprised of a broad representation of 

8 stakeholders and decisionmakers in the commu9 nity, including a multitude of community part10 ners described in section 3(7)(B); or 

11 (B) shall demonstrate the local consor12 tium’s capacity for successful implementation 

13 through a history of successful collaboration 

14 and effectiveness in strengthening outcomes for 

15 youth. 

16 (e) ALLOCATION TO RURAL AREAS.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—A State that receives grant 

18 funding under this Act for a fiscal year shall use the 

19 grant funds to award an amount, in the aggregate, 

20 of subgrant funding under section 7 to rural local 

21 consortia in the State that is not less than the 

22 amount that bears the same relation to the amount 

23 of the grant funding as the amount received by local 

24 educational agencies serving rural local consortia in 

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1 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

2 (20 U.S.C. 6331 et seq.) for the preceding fiscal 

3 year bears to the amount received by the State 

4 under such subpart for the preceding fiscal year. 

5 (2) RURAL LOCAL CONSORTIUM.—In this sub6 section, the term ‘‘rural local consortium’’ means a 

7 local consortium serving an area of the State that 

8 has a locale code of 41, 42, or 43. 

9 (f) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—A State that re10 ceives a grant under this Act shall use the grant funds 

11 to supplement, not supplant, Federal and non-Federal 

12 funds available to support youth services. 

13 SEC. 8. LOCAL CONSORTIUM APPLICATION; LOCAL YOUTH 

14 STRATEGY. 

15 (a) LOCAL CONSORTIUM APPLICATION.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—A local consortium that de17 sires a subgrant under section 7 shall submit an ap18 plication to the State at such time, in such manner, 

19 and containing such information as the State may 

20 require. 

21 (2) CONTENTS.—An application submitted 

22 under this section shall include— 

23 (A) a description of the local consortium, 

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1 ticipating in the local consortium shall serve as 

2 the fiscal agent for the local consortium; 

3 (B)(i) in the case of an application for a 

4 subgrant under section 7(b), the local strategy 

5 described in subsection (b); or 

6 (ii) in the case of an application for a 

7 subgrant under section 7(c), a proposal regard8 ing how the local consortium will develop such 

9 local strategy; and 

10 (C) a description of how the local strategy 

11 will be coordinated with the local educational 

12 agency plan required under section 1112 of the 

13 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

14 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6312). 

15 (b) LOCAL YOUTH STRATEGY.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The local strategy— 

17 (A) shall be developed by the local consor18 tium; 

19 (B) shall include the components described 

20 in paragraph (2); and 

21 (C) may include such other components as 

22 the local consortium determines necessary to 

23 strengthen outcomes for youth. 


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1 (2) COMPONENTS.—The local strategy compo2 nents required under paragraph (1)(B) are the fol3 lowing: 

4 (A) LOCAL RESULTS FRAMEWORK.—Com5 prehensive, research-based goals and aligned 

6 quantifiable indicators for the goals, with re7 spect to youth, particularly disadvantaged 

8 youth, that shall serve as targets for the year 

9 with respect to which the local strategy applies. 

10 The goals shall include the following: 

11 (i) Youth are ready for school. 

12 (ii) Students are engaged and achiev13 ing in school. 

14 (iii) Students are not chronically ab15 sent. 

16 (iv) Students are physically, mentally, 

17 socially, and emotionally healthy. 

18 (v) Schools and neighborhoods are 

19 safe and provide a positive climate for 

20 learning. 

21 (vi) Families and communities are 

22 supportive and engaged in their children’s 

23 education. 


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1 (vii) Graduates are ready for postsec2 ondary education at institutions of higher 

3 education and 21st century careers. 

4 (viii) Students are contributing to 

5 their communities. 

6 (B) ASSETS ASSESSMENT.—An assessment 

7 of potential resources, services, and opportuni8 ties available within or near the community that 

9 youth, their families, and resources in the com10 munity may be able to access in order to meet 

11 the needs identified under subparagraph (C), to 

12 help achieve the goals and indicators under sub13 paragraph (A), and to support students to 

14 achieve the challenging State student academic 

15 achievement standards adopted under section 

16 1111(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu17 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 9101(b)) or, if 

18 applicable, other academic standards authorized 

19 by a waiver pursuant to the Secretary’s author20 ity under section 9401 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 

21 7861). Such assessment should include the vari22 ety of services that can be integrated— 

23 (i) into a community school site; and 

24 (ii) through the presence of special25 ized instructional support personnel and 


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1 local educational agency liaisons for home2 less children and youth designated pursu3 ant to section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the 

4 McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 

5 (42 U.S.C. 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii)). 

6 (C) NEEDS ASSESSMENT.—An analysis of 

7 the comprehensive needs of the students served 

8 by the local consortium, such students’ families, 

9 and the community that— 

10 (i) includes input from students, par11 ents, and community members; 

12 (ii) assesses the academic, physical, 

13 social, emotional, health, mental health, 

14 and civic needs of students and their fami15 lies; and 

16 (iii) may impact students’ ability to 

17 meet the challenging State student aca18 demic achievement standards. 

19 (D) SERVICE INTEGRATION AND PROVI20 SION.—A plan to coordinate and integrate serv21 ices and provide services in order to meet the 

22 needs identified under subparagraph (C) and 

23 achieve the results described in subparagraph 

24 (A) based on the aligned quantifiable indicators 


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1 developed pursuant to such subparagraph, in2 cluding— 

3 (i) a description of the services admin4 istered by members of the local consortium 

5 that are funded through grants provided 

6 under the Elementary and Secondary Edu7 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et 

8 seq.) that will be coordinated as part of the 

9 subgrant provided under section 7(b); and 

10 (ii) if applicable, a description of the 

11 coordination among services provided by 

12 community-based organizations and serv13 ices provided by specialized instructional 

14 support personnel employed by the school 

15 or the local educational agency partici16 pating in the local consortium. 

17 (E) COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN ACA18 DEMIC AND DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF

19 YOUTH.—A plan to increase community engage20 ment in the academic and developmental needs 

21 of youth. 

22 (F) FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN ACADEMIC

23 AND DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF YOUTH.—A 

24 plan to increase family engagement in the aca25 demic and developmental needs of youth. 


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1 (3) EXISTING PLANS, STRATEGIES, AND AS2 SESSMENTS.—Existing plans, strategies, needs as3 sessments, or assets assessments (as of the date of 

4 the submission of an application under this section) 

5 may be used to satisfy the requirements of this sec6 tion if such existing plans, strategies, needs assess7 ments, or assets assessments include the information 

8 required by this section, or can be modified to do so, 

9 and are submitted to the Secretary with such modi10 fications. 

11 SEC. 9. LOCAL USE OF FUNDS. 

12 (a) MANDATORY USE OF FUNDS.—A local consor13 tium that receives a subgrant under section 7(b) shall use 

14 the subgrant funds— 

15 (1) to integrate multiple private and public 

16 services into a comprehensive, coordinated con17 tinuum that meets the holistic needs of youth; 

18 (2) to implement the comprehensive, coordi19 nated continuum of services described in paragraph 

20 (1) through research-based services producing quan21 tifiable results that align with the local results 

22 framework described in section 8(b)(2)(A); 

23 (3) to address the needs identified in the needs 

24 assessment carried out pursuant to section 

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1 assets assessment carried out pursuant to section 

2 8(b)(2)(B); and 

3 (4) if applicable, to coordinate efforts with the 

4 specialized instructional support personnel employed 

5 by the school or the local educational agency partici6 pating in the local consortium. 

7 (b) PERMISSIBLE USE OF FUNDS.—A local consor8 tium that receives a subgrant under section 7(b) may use 

9 the subgrant funds to coordinate, integrate, and enhance 

10 existing services, and provide new services, in order to pro11 vide youth with research-based, comprehensive services at, 

12 or that are connected to, schools, including— 

13 (1) community-based, integrated student serv14 ices; 

15 (2) full-service community schools; 

16 (3) high-quality early childhood learning and 

17 development, including— 

18 (A) early childhood education; 

19 (B) programs under the Head Start Act 

20 (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), including Early Head 

21 Start programs; 

22 (C) early literacy programs; 

23 (D) child care services; 

24 (E) early childhood-school transition serv25 ices; 


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1 (F) home visiting; 

2 (G) parenting education; and 

3 (H) services for youth who are young chil4 dren with special needs; 

5 (4) academic support services, including— 

6 (A) tutoring; 

7 (B) extended day or after-school programs, 

8 including services provided through 21st Cen9 tury Community Learning Centers under part 

10 B of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary 

11 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7171 et 

12 seq.); 

13 (C) academic support services for English 

14 language learners; 

15 (D) programs for students and parents to 

16 learn together, including opportunities in such 

17 fields as technology, art, music, and language 

18 acquisition; 

19 (E) multiple pathways toward attaining a 

20 high school diploma and preparing students for 

21 postsecondary education at an institution of 

22 higher education, including— 

23 (i) dual enrollment programs; 

24 (ii) early college high schools; 


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1 (iii) strategies for preventing at-risk 

2 youth from dropping out of high school; 

3 (iv) dropout recovery strategies, in4 cluding strategies that award credit based 

5 on student performance instead of instruc6 tional time; and 

7 (v) other activities that combine rig8 orous coursework, personalized learning 

9 environments, practical applications, and 

10 comprehensive support services; 

11 (F) summer enrichment and learning expe12 riences; and 

13 (G) services for students with disabilities; 

14 (5) health services, including— 

15 (A) primary health care; 

16 (B) dental care; 

17 (C) vision care; 

18 (D) hearing care; 

19 (E) mental health services; 

20 (F) nutrition services; 

21 (G) health education; and 

22 (H) developmental and habilitation services 

23 for youth with special needs; 

24 (6) youth development, including— 


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1 (A) mentoring and other youth develop2 ment programs, including programs that engage 

3 older adults; 

4 (B) recreation and physical education; 

5 (C) service learning, civic education, lead6 ership development, entrepreneurship, and com7 munity service opportunities; 

8 (D) job training, career counseling, and in9 ternship opportunities; 

10 (E) career and technical education; 

11 (F) postsecondary education preparation 

12 and counseling services; and 

13 (G) positive behavioral interventions and 

14 supports; 

15 (7) social services for students and families, in16 cluding— 

17 (A) family support programs, including 

18 housing assistance, counseling, financial edu19 cation, crisis intervention, and related services; 

20 (B) programs that provide assistance to 

21 students who have been truant, suspended, or 

22 expelled; 

23 (C) programs or efforts intended to iden24 tify older youth without a high school diploma 


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1 and reengage the youth in school in order to at2 tain a high school diploma; 

3 (D) strategies that engage older adults as 

4 resources to students and families; 

5 (E) services for homeless students, foster 

6 youth, students previously under the custody of 

7 a juvenile justice system, or students who are 

8 pregnant or parenting; and 

9 (F) access to, and training on, digital 

10 learning, defined for purposes of this paragraph 

11 as instructional practices that— 

12 (i) effectively use technology to 

13 strengthen the student learning experience; 

14 and 

15 (ii) may include online and formative 

16 assessments, instructional resources, online 

17 content and courses, application of tech18 nology in the classroom and school build19 ing, adaptive software for students with 

20 special needs, learning platforms, or online 

21 professional communities of practice; 

22 (8) parent and adult education programs, in23 cluding— 

24 (A) programs that promote family literacy; 


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1 (B) parent and caregiver leadership and 

2 parent and caregiver education activities; 

3 (C) adult education, including instruction 

4 in English as a second language, and job train5 ing; and 

6 (D) citizenship preparation for individuals 

7 choosing to become United States citizens; 

8 (9) juvenile crime prevention and rehabilitation 

9 programs, including— 

10 (A) youth courts, teen courts, peer juries, 

11 and drug courts; and 

12 (B) tribal youth programs; 

13 (10) specialized instructional support services, 

14 including specialized instructional support personnel; 

15 (11) service coordination staffing that ensures 

16 youth receive comprehensive services to meet the ho17 listic needs of the youth; 

18 (12) training, technical assistance, and profes19 sional development for school-based and community20 based personnel to build capacity and skills to edu21 cate English language learners; 

22 (13) subgrants to nonprofit and other organiza23 tions to implement the requirements and allowable 

24 services under this section; 


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1 (14) reasonable program administration and 

2 planning associated with the activities required 

3 under this section; and 

4 (15) other services consistent with this section. 

5 SEC. 10. CONSTRUCTION. 

6 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to alter or oth7 erwise affect the rights, remedies, and procedures afforded 

8 school or school district employees under Federal, State, 

9 or local laws (including applicable regulations or court or10 ders) or under the terms of collective bargaining agree11 ments, memoranda of understanding, or other agreements 

12 between such employees and their employers. 

13 SEC. 11. ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY. 

14 (a) FEDERAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANS15 PARENCY.— 

16 (1) ANNUAL REPORT.—On an annual basis, the 

17 Secretary shall report to the public, Congress, and 

18 the President— 

19 (A) the collective progress made by— 

20 (i) States in achieving the goals estab21 lished within the State results frameworks 

22 described in section 5(c)(1); and 

23 (ii) communities in achieving the goals 

24 established within the local results frame25 works pursuant to section 8(b)(2)(A); 


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1 (B) how funds under this Act were used by 

2 States and local consortia to improve the lives 

3 of youth and families, including— 

4 (i) the characteristics of the youth 

5 and families served by the activities and 

6 services assisted under this Act; 

7 (ii) the services and supports provided 

8 under this Act; and 

9 (iii) outcomes resulting from the ac10 tivities and services funded under this Act; 

11 (C) actions taken pursuant to paragraph 

12 (2) regarding misuse or ineffective use of funds; 

13 and 

14 (D) other information the Secretary deter15 mines to be of interest to the public. 

16 (2) CORRECTION OF DEFICIENCIES.—If the 

17 Secretary determines, based on a review of State an18 nual reports, State strategies, State data submis19 sions, evaluations, or other documentation, that a 

20 State or entity that receives funds through a grant 

21 made under this Act makes insufficient progress to22 ward achieving the goals established within the State 

23 results framework pursuant to section 5(c)(1) within 

24 3 years of receiving a grant under section 4(a), or 

25 is misusing, ineffectively using, or otherwise not 


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1 complying with the requirements of this Act, the 

2 Secretary shall— 

3 (A) notify the State of the deficiencies that 

4 require correction and request that the State 

5 submit a plan to correct the deficiencies; 

6 (B) negotiate a plan to correct the defi7 ciencies, and provide appropriate training or 

8 technical assistance designed to assist the State 

9 in complying with the requirements of this Act; 

10 and 

11 (C) in the case of a State that fails to sub12 mit or negotiate a plan to correct the defi13 ciencies or fails to make substantial efforts, 

14 within 6 months after the date of the notifica15 tion described in subparagraph (A), to correct 

16 the deficiencies and comply with the require17 ments of this Act— 

18 (i) terminate the provision of funds 

19 under this Act to the State or entity for 

20 the remainder of the period of the grant or 

21 contract; and 

22 (ii) redistribute the terminated fund23 ing in the manner described in section 

24 4(c). 

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

2 carry out an ongoing evaluation of the activities 

3 conducted under this Act and shall submit the 

4 evaluation results to Congress and the public in 

5 April of 2016 and in July of 2018. 

6 (B) RIGOROUS AND INDEPENDENT EVAL7 UATION.—The Secretary shall enter into a con8 tract with an entity independent of the Depart9 ment of Education to carry out the evaluation 

10 required under this paragraph. To the extent 

11 the Secretary determines feasible, the evalua12 tion shall include large-scale, longitudinal, ran13 domized studies to identify the most effective 

14 combinations of academic and nonacademic 

15 interventions, including interventions adminis16 tered by community-based organizations, to 

17 achieve improvements in academic and other 

18 outcomes for students. 

19 (C) EVALUATION OUTCOMES.— 

20 (i) IN GENERAL.—The evaluation re21 quired under this paragraph shall measure 

22 the process of developing and imple23 menting effective partnerships among 

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1 pact of activities conducted under this Act, 

2 which may include impacts on the fol3 lowing outcomes: 

4 (I) Student achievement as meas5 ured by assessment data, classroom 

6 grades, and other means of measuring 

7 student performance. 

8 (II) Graduation rates. 

9 (III) School readiness. 

10 (IV) Numbers of detentions, sus11 pensions, and expulsions. 

12 (V) Enrollment in postsecondary 

13 education. 

14 (VI) The degree of communica15 tion between schools and families. 

16 (VII) The degree of parental par17 ticipation in school activities. 

18 (VIII) Student health, including 

19 mental health and risk factors at 

20 birth. 

21 (IX) Student civic participation. 

22 (X) Attendance. 

23 (XI) The number of students and 

24 families receiving services. 


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1 (XII) Other outcome areas as de2 termined by the Secretary in consulta3 tion with State educational agencies, 

4 local educational agencies, teacher or5 ganizations, secondary students, and 

6 nonprofit organizations providing 

7 services to youth. 

8 (ii) DISAGGREGATION.—The outcomes 

9 described in clause (i) shall be reported in 

10 the aggregate and disaggregated by— 

11 (I) each of the categories de12 scribed in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II) 

13 of the Elementary and Secondary 

14 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

15 6311(b)(2)(C)(v)(II)); 

16 (II) gender; and 

17 (III) family income level. 

18 (b) STATE ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY.— 

19 (1) ANNUAL REPORT.—On an annual basis, 

20 each State receiving a grant under this Act shall re21 port to the public and the Secretary such informa22 tion as the Secretary may reasonably require, includ23 ing— 

24 (A) progress made toward achieving— 


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1 (i) the goals established within the 

2 State results framework pursuant to sec3 tion 5(c)(1) disaggregated in the same 

4 manner as information is disaggregated 

5 under subsection (a)(3)(C)(ii); and 

6 (ii) the goals established within the 

7 local results frameworks pursuant to sec8 tion 8(b)(2)(A); 

9 (B) how funds under this Act were used by 

10 States and local consortia to improve the lives 

11 of youth and families, including— 

12 (i) the characteristics of the youth 

13 and families served by the activities and 

14 services assisted under this Act; 

15 (ii) the services and supports provided 

16 under this Act; and 

17 (iii) outcomes resulting from the ac18 tivities and services funded under this Act; 

19 (C) information on Federal barriers to ef20 fective State and local coordination; 

21 (D) the extent of coordination between 

22 State departments and agencies providing youth 

23 services in place to achieve the goals within the 

24 State results framework pursuant to section 

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1 (E) the extent to which the objectives and 

2 budgets of State departments and agencies pro3 viding youth services were consistent with the 

4 recommendations of the State strategy for the 

5 preceding year; 

6 (F) the efficiency and adequacy of State 

7 and local programs and policies with respect to 

8 youth services; 

9 (G) actions taken pursuant to paragraph 

10 (2) regarding misuse or ineffective use of funds; 

11 and 

12 (H) other information the State determines 

13 to be of interest to the public. 

14 (2) CORRECTION OF DEFICIENCIES.—If the 

15 State determines, based on a review of reports, data 

16 submissions, evaluations, or other documentation, 

17 that a local consortium or organization that receives 

18 funds through a subgrant made under this Act 

19 makes insufficient progress toward achieving the 

20 goals established within the local results framework 

21 pursuant to section 8(b)(2)(A) within 3 years of re22 ceiving a subgrant under section 7(b), or is mis23 using, ineffectively using, or otherwise not complying 

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1 (A) notify the local consortium of the defi2 ciencies that require correction and request that 

3 the consortium submit a plan to correct the de4 ficiencies; 

5 (B) negotiate a plan to correct the defi6 ciencies, and provide appropriate training or 

7 technical assistance designed to assist the local 

8 consortium in complying with the requirements 

9 of this Act; and 

10 (C) in the case that the local consortium 

11 fails to submit or negotiate a plan to correct 

12 the deficiencies or fails to make substantial ef13 forts, within 6 months after the date of the no14 tification described in subparagraph (A), to cor15 rect the deficiencies and comply with the re16 quirements of this Act, terminate the provision 

17 of funds under this Act to the local consortium 

18 or organization for the remainder of the period 

19 of the subgrant and redistribute the terminated 

20 funding in a manner determined by the State to 

21 be in the best interests of the youth in such 

22 State in accordance with this Act. 

23 (c) LOCAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY.— 

24 On an annual basis, each local consortium receiving a 

25 subgrant under this Act shall report to the public and the 


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1 State such information as the State may reasonably re2 quire, including— 

3 (1) progress made toward achieving the goals 

4 established within the local results framework pursu5 ant to section 8(b)(2)(A) in the aggregate and 

6 disaggregated in the same manner as information is 

7 disaggregated under subsection (a)(3)(C)(ii); 

8 (2) how funds under this Act were used by the 

9 local consortium and other recipients of subgrant 

10 funds to improve the lives of youth and families, in11 cluding— 

12 (A) the characteristics of the youth and 

13 families served by the activities and services as14 sisted under this Act; 

15 (B) the services and supports provided 

16 under this Act; and 

17 (C) outcomes resulting from the activities 

18 and services funded under this Act; 

19 (3) information on State barriers to effective 

20 local coordination; 

21 (4) the extent of coordination between local 

22 agencies and organizations providing services to 

23 achieve the goals within the local results framework 

24 pursuant to section 8(b)(2)(A); and 


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1 (5) other information the local consortium de2 termines to be of interest to the public. 

3 SEC. 12. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

5 this Act $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 

6 through 2019. 

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