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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4585 

To authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants for the support 

of full-service community schools, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 16, 2004 

Mr. HOYER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants 

for the support of full-service community schools, 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 ‘‘Full-Service Commu5 nity Schools Act of 2004’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 

7 The purposes of this Act are the following: 

8 (1) Providing support for the planning, imple9 mentation, and operation of full-service community 

10 schools. 
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1 (2) Improving the coordination, availability, and 

2 effectiveness of services for children and families. 

3 (3) Enabling principals and teachers to com4 plement and enrich efforts to help all children reach 

5 proficiency in reading and math by 2014. 

6 (4) Ensuring that children come to school ready 

7 to learn every day. 

8 (5) Enabling families to participate in the edu9 cation of their children. 

10 (6) Enabling the more efficient use of Federal, 

11 State, local, and private sector resources that serve 

12 children and families. 

13 (7) Facilitating the coordination of programs 

14 operated by nonprofit organizations and State, local, 

15 and tribal governments. 

16 SEC. 3. FULL-SERVICE COMMUNITY SCHOOL. 

17 For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘full-service com18 munity school’’ means a public elementary or secondary 

19 school that— 

20 (1) participates in a community-based effort to 

21 coordinate educational, developmental, family, 

22 health, and other comprehensive services through 

23 community-based organizations and public and pri24 vate partnerships; and 
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1 (2) provides access to such services to students, 

2 families, and the community. 

3 SEC. 4. LOCAL PROGRAMS. 

4 (a) GRANTS.—The Secretary of Education (in this 

5 Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may award grants to 

6 eligible entities to assist public elementary or secondary 

7 schools to function as full-service community schools. 

8 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under this sec9 tion shall be used to provide or coordinate not less than 

10 3 qualified services at 1 or more public elementary or sec11 ondary schools. 

12 (c) APPLICATION.—To seek a grant under this sec13 tion, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the 

14 Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Sec15 retary may require. The Secretary shall require that each 

16 such application include the following: 

17 (1) A description of the eligible entity. 

18 (2) A list of partner entities that will assist the 

19 eligible entity to provide or coordinate qualified serv20 ices. 

21 (3) A memorandum of understanding between 

22 the eligible entity and each partner entity describing 

23 the role the partner entity will assume. 
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1 (4) A description of the capacity of the eligible 

2 entity to provide and coordinate qualified services at 

3 a full-service community school. 

4 (5) A comprehensive plan that includes descrip5 tions of the following: 

6 (A) The student, family, and school com7 munity to be served, including information 

8 about the number of students, families, and 

9 community residents to be served and the fre10 quency of services. 

11 (B) Existing qualified services available at 

12 each school to be served and in the community 

13 involved. 

14 (C) Qualified services to be provided or co15 ordinated by the eligible entity and its partner 

16 entities. 

17 (D) Coordination, management, and over18 sight of qualified services at each school to be 

19 served, including the role of the school prin20 cipal, the full-service community school coordi21 nator, parents, and members of the community. 

22 (E) Funding sources for qualified services 

23 at each school to be served, whether such fund24 ing is derived from grants under this section or 
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1 from other Federal, State, local, or private 

2 sources. 

3 (F) Plans for professional development for 

4 managing personnel, or coordinating or deliv5 ering qualified services at, the schools to be 

6 served. 

7 (G) Plans for joint utilization and mainte8 nance of school facilities by the eligible entity 

9 and its partner entities. 

10 (6) Identification of principles of effectiveness 

11 that are based on— 

12 (A) an assessment of objective data re13 garding the need for the establishment of a full14 service community school and qualified services 

15 at each school to be served and in the commu16 nity involved; 

17 (B) an established set of performance 

18 measures aimed at ensuring the availability of 

19 high-quality services; and 

20 (C) if appropriate, scientifically-based re21 search that provides evidence that the qualified 

22 services involved will help students meet State 

23 and local student academic achievement stand24 ards. 
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1 (7) A strategy for developing a plan for sustain2 ability. 

3 (d) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec4 tion, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities 

5 that— 

6 (1) will serve at least 1 school eligible for a 

7 schoolwide program under section 1114 of the Ele8 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

9 U.S.C. 6314); 

10 (2) demonstrate a record of effectiveness in in11 tegrating at least 3 qualified services; and 

12 (3) will serve more than 1 full-service commu13 nity school as part of a community- or district-wide 

14 strategy. 

15 (e) GRANT PERIOD.—Each grant awarded under this 

16 section shall be for a period of 5 years. 

17 (f) MINIMUM AMOUNT.—The Secretary may not 

18 award a grant to an eligible entity under this section in 

19 an amount that is less than $75,000 for each year of the 

20 5-year grant period. 

21 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

22 (1) The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means a consor23 tium of a local educational agency and 1 or more 

24 community-based organizations, nonprofit organiza25 tions, or other public or private entities. 
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1 (2) The term ‘‘qualified services’’ means any of 

2 the following: 

3 (A) Early childhood education. 

4 (B) Remedial education activities and aca5 demic enrichment activities. 

6 (C) Programs under the Head Start Act, 

7 including Early Head Start programs. 

8 (D) Programs that promote parental in9 volvement and family literacy, including the 

10 Reading First, Early Reading First, and Wil11 liam F. Goodling Even Start Family Literacy 

12 programs authorized in part B of title I of the 

13 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

14 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6361 et seq.). 

15 (E) Youth development programs. 

16 (F) Parent leadership development activi17 ties. 

18 (G) Parenting education activities. 

19 (H) Child care services. 

20 (I) Community service and service learning 

21 opportunities. 

22 (J) Programs that provide assistance to 

23 students who have been truant, suspended, or 

24 expelled. 
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1 (K) Job training and career counseling 

2 services. 

3 (L) Nutrition services. 

4 (M) Primary health and dental care. 

5 (N) Mental health prevention and treat6 ment services. 

7 (O) Adult education, including instruction 

8 in English as a second language. 

9 SEC. 5. STATE PROGRAMS. 

10 (a) GRANTS.—The Secretary may award grants to 

11 State collaboratives to support the development of full12 service community school programs in accordance with 

13 this section. 

14 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under this sec15 tion shall be used only for the following: 

16 (1) Planning, coordinating, and expanding the 

17 development of full-service community schools in the 

18 State. 

19 (2) Providing technical assistance and training 

20 at full-service community schools, including profes21 sional development for personnel and creation of 

22 data collection and evaluation systems. 

23 (3) Collecting, evaluating, and reporting data 

24 about the progress of full-service community schools. 
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1 (4) Evaluating the impact of State policies and 

2 guidelines in the integration of Federal and State 

3 programs at full-service community schools. 

4 (c) APPLICATION.—To seek a grant under this sec5 tion, a State collaborative shall submit an application to 

6 the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the 

7 Secretary may require. The Secretary shall require that 

8 each such application include the following: 

9 (1) A list of all governmental agencies and non10 profit organizations that will participate as members 

11 of the State collaborative. 

12 (2) A description of the expertise of each mem13 ber of the State collaborative— 

14 (A) in coordinating Federal and State pro15 grams across multiple agencies; and 

16 (B) in working with and developing the ca17 pacity of full-service community schools. 

18 (3) A comprehensive plan describing how the 

19 grant will be used to plan, coordinate, and expand 

20 the delivery of services at full-service community 

21 schools. 

22 (4) An explanation of how the State will provide 

23 technical assistance and training, including profes24 sional development, at full-service community 

25 schools. 
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1 (5) An explanation of how the State will collect 

2 and evaluate information on full-service community 

3 schools. 

4 (d) GRANT PERIOD.—Each grant awarded under this 

5 section shall be for a period of 5 years. 

6 (e) MINIMUM AMOUNT.—The Secretary may not 

7 award a grant to a State collaborative under this section 

8 in an amount that is less than $500,000 for each year 

9 of the 5-year grant period. 

10 (f) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 

11 (1) The term ‘‘State’’ includes the several 

12 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 

13 of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern 

14 Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Vir15 gin Islands, and any other territory or possession of 

16 the United States. 

17 (2) The term ‘‘State collaborative’’ means a col18 laborative of a State educational agency and not less 

19 than 2 other governmental agencies or nonprofit or20 ganizations that provide services to children and 

21 families. 

22 SEC. 6. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 

23 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established 

24 an advisory committee to be known as the ‘‘Full-Service 
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1 Community Schools Advisory Committee’’ (in this section 

2 referred to as the ‘‘Advisory Committee’’). 

3 (b) DUTIES.—Subject to subsection (c), the Advisory 

4 Committee shall— 

5 (1) consult with the Secretary on the develop6 ment and implementation of programs under this 

7 Act; 

8 (2) identify strategies to improve the coordina9 tion of Federal programs in support of full-service 

10 community schools; and 

11 (3) issue an annual report to the Congress on 

12 efforts under this Act. 

13 (c) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out its duties under 

14 this section, the Advisory Committee shall consult annu15 ally with eligible entities awarded grants under section 4, 

16 State collaboratives awarded grants under section 5, and 

17 other entities with expertise in operating full-service com18 munity schools. 

19 (d) MEMBERS.—The Advisory Committee shall con20 sist of 4 members as follows: 

21 (1) The Attorney General of the United States 

22 (or the Attorney General’s delegate). 

23 (2) The Secretary of Agriculture (or the Sec24 retary’s delegate). 
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1 (3) The Secretary of Health and Human Serv2 ices (or the Secretary’s delegate). 

3 (4) The Secretary of Labor (or the Secretary’s 

4 delegate). 

5 SEC. 7. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 

6 (a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary, di7 rectly or through grants, shall provide such technical as8 sistance as may be appropriate to accomplish the purposes 

9 of this Act. 

10 (b) EVALUATIONS BY SECRETARY.—The Secretary 

11 shall conduct evaluations on the effectiveness of grants 

12 under section 4 and 5 in achieving the purposes of this 

13 Act. 

14 (c) EVALUATIONS BY GRANTEES.—The Secretary 

15 shall require each recipient of a grant under this section— 

16 (1) to conduct periodic evaluations of the 

17 progress achieved with the grant toward achieving 

18 the purposes of this Act; 

19 (2) to use such evaluations to refine and im20 prove activities conducted with the grant and the 

21 performance measures for such activities; and 

22 (3) to make the results of such evaluations pub23 licly available, including by providing public notice of 

24 such availability. 
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1 (d) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made 

2 available to a grantee under this Act may be used only 

3 to supplement, and not supplant, any other Federal, State, 

4 or local funds that would otherwise be available to carry 

5 out the activities assisted under this Act. 

6 (e) MATCHING FUNDS.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require 

8 each recipient of a grant under this Act to provide 

9 matching funds from non-Federal sources in an 

10 amount determined under paragraph (2). 

11 (2) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF MATCH.— 

12 (A) SLIDING SCALE.—Subject to subpara13 graph (B), the Secretary shall determine the 

14 amount of matching funds to be required of a 

15 grantee under this subsection based on a sliding 

16 fee scale that takes into account— 

17 (i) the relative poverty of the popu18 lation to be targeted by the grantee; and 

19 (ii) the ability of the grantee to obtain 

20 such matching funds. 

21 (B) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The Secretary 

22 may not require any grantee under this section 

23 to provide matching funds in an amount that 

24 exceeds the amount of the grant award. 
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1 (3) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Secretary 

2 shall permit grantees under this section to match 

3 funds in whole or in part with in-kind contributions. 

4 (4) CONSIDERATION.—Notwithstanding this 

5 subsection, the Secretary shall not consider an appli6 cant’s ability to match funds when determining 

7 which applicants will receive grants under this Act. 

8 SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro10 priated to carry out this Act $200,000,000 for fiscal year 

11 2005 and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal 

12 years 2006 through 2009. 

13 (b) ALLOCATION.—Of the amounts appropriated to 

14 carry out this Act for each fiscal year— 

15 (1) 75 percent shall be for section 4; 

16 (2) 20 percent shall be for section 5; and 

17 (3) of the remaining 5 percent, not less than 

18 $500,000 shall be for technical assistance under sec19 tion 7(a). 

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