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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1800

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

that needs of pregnant and parenting teenagers are addressed by the

education system, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 21, 1993

Mrs. UNSOELD (for herself and Ms. SLAUGHTER) introduced the following bill;

which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

A BILL

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

of 1965 to ensure that needs of pregnant and parenting

teenagers are addressed by the education system, 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. EVEN START PROGRAMS OPERATED BY LOCAL

4 EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.

5 (a) USES OF FUNDS.—Subsection (a) of section 1054

6 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

7 is amended—
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1 (1) by inserting ‘‘, including teenage parents,

2 obtain educational skills and’’ after ‘‘help parents’’;

3 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as

4 (7) and (8), respectively; and

5 (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the follow6 ing:

7 ‘‘(6) the provision that whenever feasible, data

8 regarding the number, age, sex, race, and ethnicity

9 of participants is collected;’’.

10 (b) ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS.—Section 1055 of the

11 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is

12 amended—

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

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

15 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and by adding at the end the fol16 lowing:

17 ‘‘(3) pregnant teenagers, teenage parents, and

18 the children of such teenagers.’’.

19 (c) APPLICATIONS.—Paragraph (5) of section

20 1056(c) is amended—

21 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘proficiency’’ and

22 inserting a comma; and

23 (2) by inserting ‘‘and teenage parents’’ after

24 ‘‘handicaps’’.
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1 SEC. 2. SECONDARY SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR BASIC

2 SKILLS IMPROVEMENT AND DROPOUT PRE3 VENTION AND REENTRY.

4 (a) ALLOCATION.—Subsection (c) of section 1102 of

5 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is

6 amended by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the follow7 ing:

8 ‘‘(3) Each State educational agency shall allo9 cate not less than 25 percent of the funds available

10 to local educational agencies in the State to dropout

11 prevention and reentry programs which—

12 ‘‘(A) are specifically designed to serve

13 pregnant teenagers and teenage parents; or

14 ‘‘(B) include services or the coordination of

15 services for pregnant teenagers and teenage

16 parents.’’.

17 (b) USES OF FUNDS.—Subsection (c) of section 1103

18 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

19 is amended in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘sex, race or

20 ethnicity,’’ after ‘‘number, ages,’’.

21 (c) APPLICATIONS.—Subsection (b) of section 1104

22 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

23 is amended—

24 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (8), (9), (10),

25 and (11) as paragraphs (10), (11), (12), and (13),

26 respectively;
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1 (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the follow2 ing:

3 ‘‘(8) assure that set-aside programs for preg4 nant teenagers and teenage parents provide, either

5 directly or in conjunction with other programs, aca6 demic skills training, parenting and child develop7 ment classes, onsite child care or transportation to

8 a nearby facility, and an outreach program to reach

9 such teenagers;

10 ‘‘(9) assure that whenever practicable, the set11 aside programs for pregnant teenagers and teenage

12 parents include the provision for health care, job

13 training, other support services such as transpor14 tation, life skills training, mentor support, counsel15 ing services, scheduling flexibility, and referrals for

16 community resources;’’.

17 SEC. 3. LOCAL TARGETED ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

18 Paragraph (1) of section 1531(b) of the Elementary

19 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by in20 serting ‘‘, pregnant teenagers and teenage parents’’ after

21 ‘‘dropping out’’.

22 SEC. 4. STATE AND LOCAL PLANS.

23 (a) STATE PLANS.—Subparagraph (C) of section

24 5122(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education
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1 Act of 1965 is amended by inserting ‘‘or is a parent’’ after

2 ‘‘pregnant’’.

3 (b) LOCAL DRUG ABUSE EDUCATION AND PREVEN4 TION PROGRAMS.—Subsection (a) of section 5125 of the

5 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is

6 amended—

7 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (15) and (16)

8 as (16) and (17), respectively; and

9 (2) inserting after paragraph (14) the following:

10 ‘‘(15) programs that address the special needs

11 of pregnant teenagers and teenage parents;’’.

12 SEC. 5. ASSISTANCE TO ADDRESS SCHOOL DROPOUT PRO13 GRAMS.

14 (a) GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—

15 Section 6004 of the Elementary and Secondary Education

16 Act of 1965 is amended—

17 (1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (f)

18 as (c) through (g), respectively; and

19 (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the follow20 ing:

21 ‘‘(b) In addition to the allocation requirements of

22 subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that not less

23 than 25 percent of the total funds available are used to

24 develop programs specifically designed to serve pregnant

25 teenagers or teenage parents.’’.
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1 (b) APPLICATION.—Subparagraph (A) of section

2 6005(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education

3 Act of 1965 is amended by inserting ‘‘, and if practicable,

4 the age, sex, race and ethnicity’’ after ‘‘number’’.

5 (c) REPORTS.—Subsection (a) of section 6008 of the

6 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is

7 amended by inserting ‘‘age, sex,’’ after ‘‘school students

8 by’’.

9 SEC. 6. ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE BASIC SKILLS IMPROVE10 MENT.

11 Section 6106 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu12 cation Act of 1965 is amended—

13 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (8), (9), and

14 (10) as paragraphs (10), (11), and (12) respectively;

15 (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the follow16 ing:

17 ‘‘(8) an assurance that set-aside programs for

18 pregnant teenagers and teenage parents provide, ei19 ther directly or in conjunction with other programs,

20 academic skills training, parenting and child devel21 opment classes, onsite child care or transportation to

22 a nearby facility, and an outreach program to reach

23 such teenagers;

24 ‘‘(9) an assurance that whenever practicable,

25 the set-aside programs for pregnant teenagers and
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1 teenage parents include the provision for health

2 care, job training, other support services such as

3 transportation, life skills training, mentor support,

4 counseling services, scheduling flexibility, and refer5 rals for community resources;’’.

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