I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3168 
To establish an educational mentoring pilot program for at-risk youth through 
community partnerships that provides life, social, academic and vocational 
skills necessary for youth to become productive law abiding citizens. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2007 
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To establish an educational mentoring pilot program for at- 
risk youth through community partnerships that provides 
life, social, academic and vocational skills necessary for 
youth to become productive law abiding citizens. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Path to Success: Gang 
Prevention through Community Partnerships Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this Act is to encourage community 
supported programs that— 
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(1) leverage and enhance community support 
for at-risk young adults by facilitating the transition 
of such young adults who are eligible individuals into 
productive learning environments where such young 
adults can obtain the life, social, academic and voca-
tional skills and credentials necessary to strengthen 
the Nation’s workforce; 
(2) provide counseling, as appropriate, for eligi-
ble individuals participating in the programs to allow 
such individuals to build a relationship with one or 
more guidance counselors during the period that the 
individuals are enrolled in the programs, including 
providing referrals and connections to community re-
sources that help eligible individuals transition back 
into the community with the necessary life, social, 
academic and vocational skills after being in deten-
tion, or incarcerated, particularly resources related 
to health, housing, job training, and work-place 
readiness; 
(3) provide training and education for eligible 
individuals participating in the programs, to allow 
such individuals to assist community officials and 
law enforcement agencies with the deterrence and 
prevention of gang and youth violence by partici-
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pating 
in 
seminars, 
training, 
and 
workshops 
throughout the community; and 
(4) provide each eligible youth participating in 
the programs with individual attention based on a 
curriculum that matches the interests and abilities 
of the individual to the resources of the program. 
SEC. 3. REENTRY EDUCATION PROGRAM. 
(a) GRANT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.—The Secretary 
of Education is authorized to award grants to community 
colleges to enter into and maintain partnerships with juve-
nile detention centers and secure juvenile justice residen-
tial facilities to provide assistance, services, and education 
to eligible individuals who reenter the community and pur-
sue, in accordance with the requirements of this Act, at 
least one of the following: 
(1) A certificate of graduation from a school 
providing secondary education, a general equivalency 
diploma (GED), or another recognized equivalent of 
such a certificate or diploma. 
(2) A certificate of completion for a specialized 
area of study, such as vocational training and other 
alternative post-secondary educational programs. 
(3) An associate’s degree. 
(b) GRANT PERIOD.—A grant awarded under this 
Act shall be for one 2-year period, and may be renewed 
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for an additional period as the Secretary determines to 
be appropriate. 
(c) APPLICATION.—A community college desiring to 
receive a grant under this section shall submit an applica-
tion to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary shall require, 
which shall include— 
(1) an assessment of the existing community re-
sources available to serve at-risk youth; 
(2) a detailed description of the program and 
activities the community college will carry out with 
such grant; and 
(3) a proposed budget describing how the com-
munity college will use the funds made available by 
such grant. 
(d) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary of Education shall give priority to com-
munity colleges that accept the highest number of eligible 
individuals from high-risk areas, and among such commu-
nity colleges, shall give priority to community colleges that 
the Secretary determines will best carry out the purposes 
of this Act, based on the applications submitted in accord-
ance with subsection (c). 
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SEC. 4. ALLOWABLE USES OF FUNDS. 
A community college awarded a grant under this Act 
may use such grant to— 
(1) pay for tuition and transportation costs of 
eligible individuals; 
(2) establish and carry out an education pro-
gram that includes classes for eligible individuals 
that— 
(A) provide marketable life and social skills 
to such individuals; 
(B) meet the education program require-
ments under section 5; 
(C) promote the civic engagement of such 
individuals; and 
(D) facilitate a smooth reentry of such in-
dividuals into the community; 
(3) create and carry out a mentoring pro-
gram— 
(A) that is specifically designed to help eli-
gible individuals with the potential challenges of 
the transitional period from detention to re-
lease; 
(B) is created in consultation with guid-
ance counselors, academic advisors, law enforce-
ment officials, and other community resources; 
and 
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(C) that is administered by a program co-
ordinator, selected and employed by the commu-
nity college, who shall oversee each individual’s 
development and shall serve as the immediate 
supervisor and reporting officer to whom the 
academic advisors, guidance counselors, and 
volunteers shall report regarding the progress 
of each such individual; 
(4) facilitate employment opportunities for eligi-
ble individuals by entering into partnerships with 
public and private entities to provide opportunities 
for internships, apprenticeships, and permanent em-
ployment, as possible, for such individuals; and 
(5) provide training for eligible individuals par-
ticipating in the programs, to allow such individuals 
to assist community officials and law enforcement 
agencies with the deterrence and prevention of gang 
and youth violence by participating in seminars and 
workshop series throughout the community. 
SEC. 5. EDUCATION PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. 
An education program established and carried out 
under section 4 shall— 
(1) include classes that are required for comple-
tion of a certificate, diploma, or degree described in 
paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 3(a); 
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(2) provide a variety of academic programs, 
with various completion requirements, to accommo-
date the distinctive academic backgrounds, learning 
curves, and concentration interests of the eligible in-
dividuals who participate in the program; 
(3) offer flexible academic programs that are 
designed to improve the academic development and 
achievement of eligible individuals, and to avoid high 
attrition rates for such individuals; and 
(4) provide for a uniquely designed education 
plan for each eligible individual participating in the 
program, which shall require such individual to re-
ceive, at a minimum, a certificate or diploma de-
scribed in paragraph (1) of section 3(a) to success-
fully complete such program. 
SEC. 6. REPORTS. 
Each community college awarded a grant under this 
Act shall submit to the Secretary of Education a report— 
(1) documenting the results of the program car-
ried out with such grant; and 
(2) evaluating the effectiveness of activities car-
ried out through such program. 
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The term ‘‘commu-
nity college’’ means a public or nonprofit institution 
of higher education (as such term is defined in sec-
tion 101 or 102(a)(2)(B) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001, 1002(a)(2)(B)), 
that— 
(A) provides an educational program of not 
less than two years; and 
(B) that is accredited by a regional accred-
iting agency or association. 
(2) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘eligible 
individual’’ means an individual who— 
(A) is 16 to 19 years of age; 
(B) has been convicted of a gang-related 
offense, and has served a period of detention in 
a juvenile detention center for such offense; and 
(C) is detained in, or has been released 
from such center. 
(3) 
GANG-RELATED
OFFENSE.—The 
term 
‘‘gang-related offense’’ means conduct constituting 
any Federal or State crime, punishable by imprison-
ment in any of the following categories: 
(A) A crime of violence. 
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(B) A crime involving obstruction of jus-
tice, tampering with or retaliating against a 
witness, victim, or informant, or burglary. 
(C) A crime involving the manufacturing, 
importing, distributing, possessing with intent 
to distribute, or otherwise dealing in a con-
trolled substance or listed chemical (as those 
terms are defined in section 102 of the Con-
trolled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)). 
(4) GUIDANCE COUNSELOR.—The term ‘‘guid-
ance counselor’’ means an individual who works with 
at-risk youth on a one-on-one basis, to establishing 
a supportive relationship with such at-risk youth and 
to provide such at-risk youth with academic assist-
ance and exposure to new experiences that enhance 
their ability to become responsible citizens. 
(5) HIGH-RISK
AREA.—The term ‘‘high-risk 
area’’ means a specified area within a State where 
there is a disproportionately high number of gang- 
related activities reported to State and local law en-
forcement authorities. 
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SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act $20,000,000 for the period beginning with fiscal 
year 2008 and ending with fiscal year 2010. 
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