shall carry out a program under which the Secretary 
makes grants, on a competitive basis, to institutions of 
higher education to support the placement of students and 
licensed professional social workers in public libraries. 
(b) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an institution of higher education shall 
submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require. 
(c) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall coordinate 
with the Institute of Museum and Library Services in the 
development and review of grant applications under this 
section. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—An institution of higher edu-
cation that receives a grant under this section shall use 
the grant to carry out the following activities: 
(1)(A) to employ one or more licensed profes-
sional social workers whom the institution shall seek 
to place on a full-time basis in public libraries in the 
geographic region surrounding the institution; or 
(B) to arrange placements of one or more li-
censed professional social workers who are employed 
by other entities, whom the institution shall seek to 
place on a full-time basis in public libraries in the 
geographic region surrounding the institution; and 
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(2) to arrange and fully fund internships and 
field placements at such libraries for students of the 
institution who are majoring in social work, includ-
ing students pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s de-
gree in social work. 
(e) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) PAYMENT AND SUPERVISION.—An institu-
tion of higher education that receives a grant under 
this section shall— 
(A) be responsible for the payment and 
employment-related administration of the social 
workers placed at public libraries pursuant to 
subsection (d)(1)(A) and the interns placed at 
such libraries pursuant to subsection (d)(2); 
(B) pay a wage of not less than $15 per 
hour to each intern serving in a public library 
pursuant to subsection (d)(2); and 
(C) ensure that each such intern is super-
vised by a licensed professional social worker 
(who may be a social worker employed by the 
institution or a social worker otherwise em-
ployed at the public library at which the intern 
serves). 
(2) DUTIES OF SOCIAL WORKERS.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The duties of a social 
worker placed at a public library pursuant to 
subsection (d)(1) shall be to provide library pa-
trons with— 
(i) information on health, nutrition, 
and other social services for which the pa-
tron may be eligible; and 
(ii) assistance in applying for and ac-
cessing such services. 
(B) LIMITATIONS.—A licensed professional 
social worker or intern placed at a library pur-
suant to subsection (d)— 
(i) shall not be required to report an 
alien who is not in lawful immigration sta-
tus to U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
forcement and may provide such alien with 
appropriate professional services; and 
(ii) shall not be required to provide 
healthcare services directly to library pa-
trons, such as the administration of diag-
nostic medical tests. 
SEC. 2. NATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education shall 
establish an evaluation, documentation, dissemination, 
and technical assistance resource center to provide appro-
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priate information, training, and technical assistance to 
States, political subdivisions of States, federally recog-
nized Indian Tribes, tribal organizations, institutions of 
higher education, State and local educational agencies, 
and individual students and educators with respect to hir-
ing and retaining social workers in libraries. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CENTER.—The center 
established under subsection (a) shall conduct activities 
for the purpose of— 
(1) developing and continuing statewide or trib-
al strategies for improving the effectiveness of the 
social work workforce; 
(2) studying the costs and effectiveness of li-
brary social work programs at institutions of higher 
education to identify areas of improvement and pro-
vide information on relevant issues of importance to 
State, Tribal, and national policymakers; 
(3) working with Federal agencies and other 
State, Tribal, and national stakeholders to collect, 
evaluate, and disseminate data regarding social work 
ratios, outcomes and best practices of mental health 
services, and the impact of expanding the number of 
social workers within libraries; and 
(4) establishing partnerships among National, 
State, Tribal, and local governments, and local edu-
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cational agencies, institutions of higher education, 
nonprofit organizations, and State and national 
trade associations for the purposes of— 
(A) data collection and dissemination; 
(B) establishing a library social work work-
force development program; 
(C) documenting the success of library so-
cial work methods on a national level; and 
(D) conducting other activities as deter-
mined appropriate by the Secretary of Edu-
cation. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ 
means an institution of higher education (as defined 
in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001)) acting through a school of social 
work within the institution that is accredited by the 
Council on Social Work Education. 
(2) The term ‘‘licensed professional social work-
er’’ means a social worker who has a master’s or 
doctoral degree in social work. 
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