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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2335

To amend certain education laws to provide for service-learning and to

strengthen the skills of teachers and improve instruction in servicelearning, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 8, 1993

Mr. KLINK (for himself, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. TOWNS, and Mr. ROMEROBARCELO ́) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

A BILL

To amend certain education laws to provide for service-learning and to strengthen the skills of teachers and improve

instruction in service-learning, 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 ‘‘Service-learning Act

5 of 1993’’.

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

7 It is the purpose of this Act—

8 (1) to improve teaching and learning in pri9 mary, middle and secondary schools;
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1 (2) to involve students in activities that pro2 mote and demonstrate good citizenship, community

3 service and personal responsibility;

4 (3) to invigorate education by encouraging and

5 supporting service-learning in schools; and

6 (4) to mobilize America’s youth as partners in

7 the effort to solve the critical problems that face our

8 Nation.

9 TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO THE

10 ELEMENTARY AND SECOND11 ARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965

12 SEC. 101. DEFINITION.

13 Section 1471 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu14 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2891) is amended by add15 ing at the end the following new paragraph:

16 ‘‘(24) The term ‘service-learning’ means a

17 method of teaching and learning—

18 ‘‘(A) under which students learn and de19 velop through active participation in thought20 fully organized service experiences that meet ac21 tual community needs and that are coordinated

22 in collaboration with the school and community;

23 ‘‘(B) that integrates community service

24 into a student’s academic curriculum and pro25 vides a structured time for student reflection
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1 about what the student learned as a result of

2 the service activity;

3 ‘‘(C) that provides students with opportu4 nities to use newly acquired skills and knowl5 edge in real life situations in their own commu6 nities;

7 ‘‘(D) that enhances what is taught in

8 school by extending student learning beyond the

9 classroom and into the community and helps

10 foster the development of a sense of caring for

11 others; and

12 ‘‘(E) that provides teachers with an alter13 native method of measuring a student’s acquisi14 tion of academic and other skills.’’.

15 SEC. 102. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE I.

16 (a) LOCAL TARGETED ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.—

17 Paragraph (6) of section 1531(b) of the Elementary and

18 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2941(b)(5))

19 (hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Act’’) is

20 amended—

21 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘participation’’;

22 and

23 (2) by inserting ‘‘, and service-learning’’ before

24 the semicolon.

25 (b) NATIONAL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.—
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1 (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

2 Subsection (b) of section 1561 of the Act (20 U.S.C.

3 2961(b)) is amended—

4 (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’

5 after the semicolon;

6 (B) in paragraph (5), by striking the pe7 riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

8 (C) by adding at the end the following new

9 paragraph:

10 ‘‘(6) not less than $20,000,000 for the service11 learning program under section 1567.’’.

12 (2) SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAM.—Part B of

13 chapter 2 of title I of the Act (20 U.S.C. 2961 et

14 seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following

15 new section:

16 ‘‘SEC. 1567. SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS.

17 ‘‘The Secretary shall carry out a program of grants

18 and contracts to encourage State and local educational

19 agencies and other public and private agencies, organiza20 tions, and institutions, to infuse service-learning into the

21 academic curriculum as a strategy for improving the

22 teaching and learning environment in classrooms, schools

23 and communities.’’.
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1 (c) NATIONAL DIFFUSION NETWORK ACTIVITIES.—

2 Section 1562(b) of the Act (20 U.S.C. 2962(b)) is amend3 ed—

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

5 the semicolon;

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

7 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

8 (3) by adding at the end the following new

9 paragraph:

10 ‘‘(6) coordinate with the Commission on Na11 tional and Community Service in identifying and dis12 seminating information regarding innovative service13 learning programs.’’.

14 (d) LAW RELATED EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—Para15 graph (7) of section 1565(c) of the Act (20 U.S.C.

16 2965(c)) is amended to read as follows:

17 ‘‘(7) internships or experiential based commu18 nity service for youth that are related to basic con19 cepts of the law and the legal system.’’.

20 (e) BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS PROGRAM.—The second

21 sentence of section 1566(b)(1) of the Act (20 U.S.C.

22 2966(b)(1)) is amended—

23 (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ before ‘‘outstanding’’; and

24 (2) by inserting ‘‘, or outstanding service-learn25 ing models’’ before the period.
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1 SEC. 103. CRITICAL SKILLS IMPROVEMENT.

2 (a) ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION PRO3 GRAMS.—Paragraph (1) of section 2006(b) of the Elemen4 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (hereafter in

5 this section referred to as the ‘‘Act’’) (20 U.S.C.

6 2986(b)(1)) is amended—

7 (1) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as

8 follows:

9 ‘‘(D) integrating higher-order problem

10 solving and analytical skills using applied learn11 ing and hands-on methods, such as service12 learning;’’;

13 (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period

14 and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and

15 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub16 paragraph:

17 ‘‘(F) providing funds to teachers or schools

18 served by the local educational agency to enable

19 such teachers or schools to undertake projects

20 to improve their teaching ability in mathematics

21 and science using applied learning and hands22 on methods, such as service-learning.’’.

23 (b) HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—Section

24 2007(b)(2) of the Act (20 U.S.C. 2987(b)(2)) is amend25 ed—
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1 (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’

2 after the semicolon;

3 (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period

4 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

5 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub6 paragraph:

7 ‘‘(D) retraining and training for elemen8 tary, middle, and secondary teachers in meth9 ods that utilize experiential-based learning

10 strategies, such as service-learning.’’.

11 SEC. 104. MAGNET SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE.

12 The matter following paragraph (3) of section 3006

13 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

14 (20 U.S.C. 3025(3)) is amended—

15 (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘music’’; and

16 (2) by inserting ‘‘, or to increasing community

17 involvement through experiential or service-learning’’

18 before the period.

19 SEC. 105. SECRETARY’S FUND FOR INNOVATION IN EDU20 CATION.

21 (a) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—Paragraph (2) of section

22 4601(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

23 of 1965 (hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Act’’)

24 (20 U.S.C. 3151(a)(2)) is amended—
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1 (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’

2 after the semicolon;

3 (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period

4 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

5 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub6 paragraph:

7 ‘‘(E) establish and strengthen experiential8 based education, such as service-learning, in ac9 cordance with section 4610.’’.

10 (b) SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAM.—Part F of title

11 IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of

12 1965 (20 U.S.C. 3151 et seq.) is amended—

13 (1) by redesignating section 4610 (20 U.S.C.

14 3157) as section 4611; and

15 (2) by adding after section 4609 (20 U.S.C.

16 3156b) the following new section:

17 ‘‘SEC. 4610. SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAM.

18 ‘‘The Secretary is authorized to develop materials,

19 provide assistance, and make grants, for the purpose of

20 strengthening and expanding service-learning in public

21 and private elementary and secondary schools by infusing

22 service-learning into core academic curricula.’’.

23 SEC. 106. DRUG EDUCATION.

24 (a) FINDINGS.—Section 5102 of the Drug-Free

25 Schools and Communities Act of 1986 (hereafter in this
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1 section referred to as the ‘‘Act’’) (20 U.S.C. 3172) is

2 amended by adding at the end the following new para3 graph:

4 ‘‘(7) Comprehensive school- and community5 wide strategies which address factors in the individ6 ual, family, school, peer group, and community that

7 place youth at high risk for using alcohol and other

8 drugs are among the most promising and effective

9 prevention and early interventions strategies.’’.

10 (b) STATE PROGRAMS.—Section 5122(a) of the Act

11 (20 U.S.C. 3192(a)) is amended—

12 (1) in paragraph (7)(C), by striking ‘‘and’’

13 after the semicolon;

14 (2) in paragraph (8)(F), by striking the period

15 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

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

17 paragraph:

18 ‘‘(9) drug abuse prevention programs which use

19 service-learning as the primary strategy.’’.

20 (c) LOCAL DRUG ABUSE EDUCATION AND PREVEN21 TION PROGRAMS.—Section 5125(a) of the Act (20 U.S.C.

22 3195(a)) is amended—

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

24 the semicolon;
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1 (2) in paragraph (16), by striking the period

2 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

3 (3) by adding at the end the following new

4 paragraph:

5 ‘‘(17) school-based programs of drug abuse pre6 vention and intervention which involve youth in

7 service-learning activities as a means of—

8 ‘‘(A) developing leadership and decision9 making skills by working in cooperation with

10 peers and other adults; and

11 ‘‘(B) improving interpersonal and social

12 skills, including self-esteem, motivation, and

13 sense of responsibility.’’.

14 TITLE II—TEACHER TRAINING

15 SEC. 201. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

16 It is the purpose of this title—

17 (1) to develop, expand or improve the retraining

18 of elementary, middle, and secondary teachers,

19 school leaders, and appropriate school personnel, in

20 methods of service-learning;

21 (2) to provide for the inservice training of

22 teams comprised of teachers, school leaders, and ap23 propriate community members and school personnel,

24 in methods of service-training; and
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1 (3) to prepare teachers with a strong founda2 tion in experiential-based teaching methods, specifi3 cally service-learning.

4 SEC. 202. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

5 (a) GRANTS.—The Secretary, in consultation with

6 the Commission on National and Community Service, is

7 authorized to award grants, on a competitive basis, to

8 State educational agencies to enable such agencies—

9 (1) to carry out elementary and secondary edu10 cation programs in accordance with section 203; and

11 (2) to carry out higher education programs in

12 accordance with section 204.

13 (b) STATE RESERVATIONS.—Each State educational

14 agency receiving a grant under this Act in any fiscal year

15 shall reserve—

16 (1) 75 percent of such grant funds to carry out

17 elementary and secondary education programs in ac18 cordance with section 203; and

19 (2) 25 percent of such grant funds to carry out

20 higher education programs in accordance with sec21 tion 204.

22 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

23 are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of this

24 title $75,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, $100,000,000 for

25 fiscal year 1995, and $125,000,000 for fiscal year 1996,
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1 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal

2 years 1997 and 1998.

3 SEC. 203. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL

4 PROGRAMS.

5 (a) STATE USES.—Each State educational agency

6 shall use grant funds reserved pursuant to section

7 202(c)(1) to award grants in accordance with subsection

8 (b), for demonstration and exemplary programs in accord9 ance with subsection (c), and for technical assistance and

10 administrative costs in accordance with subsection (d).

11 (b) STATE GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN12 CIES.—

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each State educational

14 agency shall use grant funds reserved pursuant to

15 section 202(c)(1) (other than grant funds expended

16 in accordance with subsections (c) and (d)) to award

17 grants, on a competitive basis, to local educational

18 agencies within the State in order to strengthen ele19 mentary and secondary education programs in ac20 cordance with the provisions of this subsection.

21 (2) LOCAL USES.—Each local educational agen22 cy receiving a grant under paragraph (1) shall use

23 such grant funds for—

24 (A) the expansion and improvement of

25 preservice training, inservice training, and re-
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1 training of teachers and other appropriate

2 school personnel in the methods of service3 learning; and

4 (B) providing funds to individual teachers

5 within the local educational agency to enable

6 such teachers to undertake projects to improve

7 their teaching ability.

8 (3) AGREEMENTS, SPECIAL RULE.—(A) The

9 training and instruction described in paragraph (2)

10 may be carried out through an agreement with a

11 public agency, a private industry, an institution of

12 higher education, or a nonprofit organization.

13 (B) A local educational agency may carry out

14 the activities authorized by this paragraph with one

15 or more other local educational agencies within the

16 State, or with the State educational agency, or both.

17 (4) LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Each

18 local educational agency receiving a grant under this

19 subsection may use not more than 5 percent of such

20 grant funds for local administrative expenses.

21 (c) DEMONSTRATION AND EXEMPLARY PRO22 GRAMS.—

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—(A) Each State educational

24 agency shall use not less than 5 percent of grant

25 funds reserved pursuant to section 202(c)(1) for—
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1 (i) demonstration and exemplary programs

2 for teacher training and retraining in service3 learning; and

4 (ii) the dissemination of information to all

5 local educational agencies within the State re6 lating to the exemplary service-learning pro7 grams.

8 (B) The activities described in subparagraph

9 (A) shall be coordinated with the State capacity

10 building activities assisted under part I of subtitle B

11 of title I of the National and Community Service Act

12 of 1990.

13 (2) SPECIAL RULE.—In providing financial as14 sistance pursuant to paragraph (1), the State edu15 cational agency shall give special consideration to

16 providing such assistance to minorities, individuals

17 with disabilities, individuals with limited-English

18 proficiency, and migrant students.

19 (d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE

20 COSTS.—Each State educational agency may use not more

21 than 5 percent of grant funds reserved pursuant to section

22 202(c)(1)—

23 (1) to provide technical assistance to local edu24 cational agencies, institutions of higher education,

25 and nonprofit organizations in the conduct of pro-
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1 grams described in subsection (b) in coordination

2 with State technical assistance activities under part

3 I of subtitle B of title I of the National and Commu4 nity Service Act of 1990; and

5 (2) for the costs of administration and assess6 ment of programs assisted under this section.

7 SEC. 204. HIGHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.

8 (a) STATE USES.—Each State educational agency

9 shall use grant funds reserved pursuant to section

10 202(c)(2) to award grants to institutions of higher edu11 cation in accordance with subsection (b) and for assess12 ment and administrative costs in accordance with sub13 section (c).

14 (b) STATE GRANTS TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER

15 EDUCATION.—

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each State educational

17 agency shall use not less than 95 percent of grant

18 funds reserved to section 202(c)(2) to award grants,

19 on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher edu20 cation within the State in order to establish higher

21 education programs in accordance with the provi22 sions of this subsection.

23 (2) SPECIAL RULE.—In awarding grants under

24 paragraph (1) the State educational agency shall
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1 make every effort to award such grants to private

2 and public institutions of higher education.

3 (3) LOCAL USES.—Each institution of higher

4 education receiving a grant under paragraph (1)

5 may use such grant funds for—

6 (A) establishing traineeship programs for

7 new teachers to learn how to incorporate serv8 ice-learning into their teaching;

9 (B) retraining of elementary, middle, and

10 secondary school teachers in the techniques of

11 service-learning;

12 (C) retraining of higher education institu13 tion faculty, especially faculty in schools of edu14 cation, in service-learning methodology and

15 techniques; and

16 (D) inservice training for elementary, sec17 ondary, and vocational school teachers and

18 training for other appropriate school personnel,

19 to improve their teaching through service-learn20 ing methods.

21 (4) AGREEMENT.—No institution of higher edu22 cation may receive a grant to carry out the activities

23 described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of para24 graph (3) of this subsection unless such institution

25 enters into an agreement with a local educational
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1 agency or consortium of such agencies to provide in2 service training and retraining for the elementary

3 and secondary school teachers in the public and pri4 vate schools of the school district served by each

5 such agency.

6 (5) PRIORITY FOR COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS.—

7 Each State educational agency receiving grant funds

8 reserved pursuant to section 202(c)(2) shall give a

9 priority to awarding grants under paragraph (1) to

10 institutions of higher education conducting coopera11 tive programs that involve a local educational agency

12 and a nonprofit organization.

13 (c) ASSESSMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—

14 Each State educational agency may use not more than 5

15 percent of grant funds reserved pursuant to section

16 202(c)(2) for—

17 (1) the State assessment required by section

18 205(b)(6); and

19 (2) the costs incurred by such agency for ad20 ministration and evaluation of programs assisted

21 under this section.

22 SEC. 205. STATE APPLICATION.

23 (a) APPLICATION.—Each State which desires to re24 ceive a grant under this title shall file an application with

25 the Secretary which covers a period of 3 fiscal years. Such
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1 application shall be filed at such time, in such manner,

2 and containing or accompanied by such information, as

3 the Secretary may reasonably require.

4 (b) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—Each such appli5 cation shall—

6 (1) contain an assurance that the State will

7 provide such fiscal control and funds accounting as

8 the Secretary may reasonably require;

9 (2) contain an assurance that funds provided

10 under this title will supplement, not supplant, the

11 State and local funds made available for activities

12 and services authorized under this title;

13 (3) contain an assurance that the needs of

14 teachers and students in areas with high concentra15 tions of low-income students and sparsely populated

16 areas will be considered in awarding grants under

17 this title;

18 (4) if appropriate, provide a description of how

19 funds made available under this title will be coordi20 nated with a local systemic change plan, activities

21 assisted under title V of the Higher Education Act

22 of 1965, and other Federal resources, particularly

23 any program assisted by the Commission on

24 National and Community Service;

25 (5) describe procedures—
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1 (A) for awarding grants under sections

2 203(b) and 204(b); and

3 (B) for approval of applications for grants

4 under such sections, including appropriate pro5 cedures to assure that the State educational

6 agency shall not disapprove an application with7 out notice and opportunity for a hearing;

8 (6) contain an assessment of the current ele9 mentary and secondary curriculum needs within the

10 State regarding service-learning;

11 (7) describe how the programs assisted under

12 this title will meet the teacher training curriculum

13 needs projected under paragraph (6);

14 (8) describe the specific activities that will be

15 undertaken that involve institutions of higher edu16 cation; and

17 (9) describe the specific activities that will be

18 supported with funds available under this title for

19 State activities and how those activities relate to the

20 State’s needs regarding service-learning.

21 (c) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall expeditiously

22 approve any State application that meets the requirements

23 of this section.

24 SEC. 206. LOCAL APPLICATIONS.

25 (a) APPLICATION.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each local educational agen2 cy or institution of higher education that desires to

3 receive a grant under this title shall submit an appli4 cation which covers a 3-year period. Such applica5 tion shall be submitted to the State educational

6 agency at such time, in such manner and accom7 panied by such information, as the State educational

8 agency may reasonably require.

9 (2) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY CONSOR10 TIA.—A local educational agency may apply to a

11 State educational agency for a grant under this title

12 as part of a consortium with a local educational

13 agency, an institution of higher education, or an in14 termediate educational unit. The State educational

15 agency may assist in the formation of a consortium

16 between a local educational agency and another local

17 educational agency, an institution of higher edu18 cation, or an intermediate educational unit, at the

19 request of a local educational agency.

20 (b) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—Each application

21 submitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall—

22 (1) provide a summary of—

23 (A) the needs of its current teachers in

24 service-learning;
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1 (B) the current levels of student participa2 tion in service-learning in the local educational

3 agency or institution of higher education;

4 (C) the curricular needs of the local edu5 cational agency or institution of higher edu6 cation in service-learning; and

7 (D) a description of how the program will

8 be coordinated with a local systemic change

9 plan;

10 (2) describe how the local educational agency or

11 the institution of higher education plans to use the

12 funds received under this title to meet the needs de13 scribed in paragraph (1)(A);

14 (3) if applicable, describe how funds under this

15 title will be coordinated with other Federal, State,

16 and local resources, especially with respect to any

17 program assisted by the Commission on National

18 and Community Service;

19 (4) if applicable, describe how the programs as20 sisted under this title will use other resources of the

21 community and involve public agencies, private in22 dustry, institutions of higher education, public and

23 private nonprofit organizations, and other appro24 priate institutions; and

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1 (A) the programs assisted under this title

2 will be assessed;

3 (B) progress made under such programs

4 will be reported in terms of numbers of teachers

5 and students affected; and

6 (C) the results of such assessment and

7 progress will be submitted to the State edu8 cational agency in the time and manner re9 quired by such agency.

10 (c) DISAPPROVAL.—The State educational agency

11 shall not disapprove an application under this section

12 without notice and opportunity for a hearing.

13 SEC. 207. PARTICIPATION OF TEACHERS FROM PRIVATE

14 SCHOOLS.

15 In making grants under this Act, the Secretary shall

16 ensure, where appropriate, that provision is made for the

17 equitable participation of teachers and other school per18 sonnel in private nonprofit elementary and secondary

19 schools, including the participation of teachers and other

20 school personnel in preservice and inservice training pro21 grams.

22 SEC. 208. FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION.

23 (a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EVALUATION PRO24 CEDURES.—The Secretary shall provide technical assist25 ance and, in consultation with State and local representa-
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1 tives, shall develop procedures for State and local evalua2 tions of the activities assisted under this title.

3 (b) SUMMARY.—The Secretary shall submit to the

4 Congress every 2 years a summary of the State evalua5 tions of activities assisted under this title.

6 (c) MODEL REPORTING STANDARDS.—In conjunc7 tion with State and local educational agencies and the

8 Commission on National and Community Service, the Sec9 retary shall develop model reporting standards to encour10 age comparability of data required under sections 205 and

11 206.

12 SEC. 209. DEFINITIONS.

13 As used in this title:

14 (1) The term ‘‘elementary school’’ has the same

15 meaning given to such term by section 1471(5) of

16 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of

17 1965.

18 (2) The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’

19 has the same meaning given to such term by section

20 1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

21 (3) The term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has

22 the same meaning given to such term by section

23 1471(12) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu24 cation Act of 1965.
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1 (4) The term ‘‘secondary school’’ has the same

2 meaning given to such term by section 1471(21) of

3 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of

4 1965.

5 (5) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary

6 of Education.

7 (6) The term ‘‘service-learning’’ means a meth8 od of teaching and learning—

9 (A) under which students learn and de10 velop through active participation in thought11 fully organized service experiences that meet ac12 tual community needs and that are coordinated

13 in collaboration with the school and community;

14 (B) that is integrated into the student’s

15 academic curriculum or provides structured

16 time for a student to think, talk, or write about

17 what the student did and saw during the actual

18 service activity;

19 (C) that provides students with opportuni20 ties to use newly acquired skills and knowledge

21 in real life situations in their own communities;

22 (D) that enhances what is taught in school

23 by extending student learning beyond the class24 room and into the community and helps foster
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1 the development of a sense of caring for others;

2 and

3 (E) that provides for structured reflection

4 through integration into the student’s academic

5 curriculum.

6 (7) The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the 50

7 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth

8 of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands,

9 Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of

10 Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Mar11 shall Islands, the Federated State of Micronesia,

12 and the Republic of Palau.

13 (8) The term ‘‘State educational agency’’ has

14 the same meaning given to such term by section

15 1471(23) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu16 cation Act of 1965.

17 TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO

18 OTHER LAWS

19 SEC. 301. COMMISSION ON NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY

20 SERVICE.

21 (a) AMENDMENT.—Subsection (f) of section 190 of

22 the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42

23 U.S.C. 12651(f)) is amended—

24 (1) in paragraph (1), by adding after the first

25 sentence thereof the following new sentence: ‘‘Such
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1 clearinghouses shall coordinate with the Secretary of

2 Education in carrying out the functions described in

3 paragraph (3).’’; and

4 (2) in paragraph (3)—

5 (A) in subparagraph (G), by striking

6 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;

7 (B) in subparagraph (H), by striking the

8 period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

9 (C) by adding at the end the following new

10 subparagraph:

11 ‘‘(I) provide and collect information re12 garding school-based service-learning.’’.

13 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Para14 graph (1) of section 501(a) of the National and Commu15 nity Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)(1)) is

16 amended by adding at the end the following new subpara17 graph:

18 ‘‘(C) SECTION 190(f)(3)(I).—There are au19 thorized to be appropriated to carry out section

20 190(f)(3)(I), $1,300,000 for each of the fiscal

21 years 1994, 1995, and 1996.’’.
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1 SEC. 302. RESEARCH ON EXPERIENTIAL-BASED METHODS

2 OF INSTRUCTION.

3 Paragraph (3) of section 405(b) of the General Edu4 cation Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1221e(b)(3)) is amend5 ed—

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

7 after the semicolon;

8 (2) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period

9 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

10 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub11 paragraph:

12 ‘‘(J) conducting research on experiential13 based methods of instruction, such as service14 learning.’’.

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HR 2335 IH——2

HR 2335 IH——3