(B) ELIMINATION OF STATE BARRIERS TO 
COORDINATION AND INTEGRATION.—A descrip-
tion of how funds received under this Act will 
be used to identify and eliminate State barriers 
to the coordination and integration of pro-
grams, initiatives, and funding streams to 
achieve the goals developed pursuant to para-
graph (1). 
(C) COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT
IN
EDU-
CATION.—A description of the State’s plan to 
increase community engagement in education. 
(D) 
FAMILY
ENGAGEMENT
IN
EDU-
CATION.—A description of the State’s plan to 
increase family engagement in education. 
(d) EXISTING PLANS, STRATEGIES, AND ASSESS-
MENTS.—Existing plans, strategies, needs assessments, or 
assets assessments may be used to satisfy the require-
ments of this section if such existing plans, strategies, 
needs assessments, or assets assessments include the in-
formation required by this section, or can be modified to 
do so, and are submitted to the Secretary with such modi-
fications. 
SEC. 7. COORDINATING BODY; STATE APPLICATIONS. 
(a) COORDINATING BODY.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—In order for a State to be el-
igible to receive a grant under this Act, the Gov-
ernor of the State shall designate or establish a co-
ordinating body for student learning and develop-
ment that shall— 
(A) administer funds provided under this 
Act; 
(B) facilitate communication between the 
public and the Governor pertaining to issues 
impacting children and youth from birth 
through the transition to adulthood, including 
issues pertaining to service coordination and in-
tegration; 
(C) identify and eliminate State barriers to 
the coordination and integration of programs, 
initiatives, and funding streams, and facilitate 
coordination and collaboration among State 
agencies serving children and youth; 
(D) strengthen the capacity of State and 
local organizations to achieve positive outcomes 
for children and youth through training, tech-
nical assistance, professional development, and 
other means; 
(E) assist the Governor in developing and 
carrying out the State strategy; and 
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(F) coordinate the submission of the State 
application under subsection (b). 
(2) DESIGNATION OF COORDINATING BODY.— 
The Governor may designate an existing agency, 
Children’s Cabinet, P–20 Council, child and youth 
development partnership, or other organization as 
the coordinating body for student learning and de-
velopment described in paragraph (1) if the agency, 
cabinet, council, partnership, or organization— 
(A) performs duties similar to the duties 
described in paragraph (1); or 
(B) if the duties of the agency, cabinet, 
council, partnership, or organization can be 
modified to include the duties described in 
paragraph (1). 
(b) STATE APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State desiring a grant 
under this Act shall submit to the Secretary an ap-
plication at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may re-
quire. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted 
under this subsection shall include the following: 
(A) STATE
STRATEGY.—A description of 
how the State will develop the State strategy. 
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(B) GRANTS TO LOCAL CONSORTIA.—A de-
scription of how subgrants to local consortia 
will be awarded pursuant to section 8 and how 
the subgrants will facilitate community plan-
ning and effective service coordination, integra-
tion, and provision at the local level to achieve 
the goals developed by the State pursuant to 
section 6(c)(1) within the context of local needs 
and priorities. 
(C) CAPACITY BUILDING.—A description of 
how grant funds received under this Act will be 
used to build State and local capacity through 
training, technical assistance, and professional 
development. 
(D) ACCOUNTABILITY
FOR
RESULTS.—A 
description of the State’s plans to adhere to the 
accountability and transparency requirements 
described in section 12(b). 
(3) REVISED APPLICATION.—Each State desir-
ing to renew a grant under this Act shall submit a 
revised application to the Secretary every 5 years 
based on an assessment of the activities conducted 
under this Act. 
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SEC. 8. STATE USE OF FUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—From the grant funds made avail-
able to a State under this Act for any fiscal year— 
(1) the State shall use not less than 95 percent 
to award subgrants to local consortia under sub-
section (b); 
(2) the State may use not less than 3 percent 
for evaluation and capacity building activities, in-
cluding training, technical assistance, and profes-
sional development; and 
(3) the State may use not more than 2 percent 
for the administrative costs of carrying out respon-
sibilities under this Act. 
(b) SUBGRANTS TO LOCAL CONSORTIA.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—A State that receives a 
grant under this Act shall use the portion of the 
grant funds described in subsection (a)(1) to award 
subgrants to local consortia. 
(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding subgrants to local 
consortia, a State shall give priority to applications 
from local consortia that propose— 
(A) to serve children and youth in schools 
or communities with the highest proportions of 
students from low-income families; and 
(B) to provide a comprehensive continuum 
of services, including not less than 1 service 
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from each of not less than 3 categories of serv-
ices described in paragraphs (3) through (11) 
of section 10(b), which proposal— 
(i) shall be submitted by local con-
sortia comprised of a broad representation 
of stakeholders and decision makers in the 
community, including a multitude of com-
munity 
partners 
described 
in 
section 
4(5)(B); or 
(ii) shall demonstrate the capacity for 
successful implementation through a his-
tory of successful collaboration and effec-
tiveness in strengthening outcomes for chil-
dren and youth. 
(3) DURATION
OF
GRANT.—Each subgrant 
awarded under this section shall be for a period of 
5 years and shall be renewable based on progress to-
ward achieving the results described in section 
9(b)(2)(A). 
(c) PLANNING GRANTS.—A State that receives a 
grant under this Act may award planning grants to local 
consortia to enable the local consortia to develop the local 
strategy described in section 9(b). Such planning grants 
shall be for a duration of— 
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local consortium serving an area of the State that 
has a locale code of 41, 42, or 43. 
SEC. 9. LOCAL CONSORTIUM APPLICATION; LOCAL CHILD 
AND YOUTH STRATEGY. 
(a) LOCAL CONSORTIUM APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A local consortium that de-
sires a subgrant under section 8 shall submit an ap-
plication to the State at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the State may 
require. 
(2) 
CONTENTS.—An 
application 
submitted 
under this section shall include— 
(A) a description of the local consortium, 
including which public or nonprofit entity par-
ticipating in the local consortium shall serve as 
the fiscal agent for the local consortium; 
(B) the local child and youth strategy 
(hereafter in this Act referred to as ‘‘local 
strategy’’) described in subsection (b); and 
(C) a description of how the local strategy 
will be coordinated with the local educational 
agency plan required under section 1112 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6312). 
(b) LOCAL STRATEGY.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The local strategy— 
(A) shall be developed by the local consor-
tium; 
(B) shall include the components described 
in paragraph (2); and 
(C) may include such other components as 
the local consortium determines necessary to 
strengthen outcomes for young people from 
birth through the transition to adulthood. 
(2) COMPONENTS.—The local strategy compo-
nents required under paragraph (1)(B) are the fol-
lowing: 
(A) LOCAL RESULTS FRAMEWORK.—Com-
prehensive, research-based goals and aligned 
quantifiable indicators for the goals, with re-
spect to youth, particularly disadvantaged 
youth, that shall serve as targets for the year 
with respect to which the local strategy applies. 
The goals shall include the following: 
(i) Children are ready for school. 
(ii) Students are engaged and achiev-
ing in school. 
(iii) Students are physically, mentally, 
socially, and emotionally healthy. 
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(iv) Schools and neighborhoods are 
safe and provide a positive climate for 
learning. 
(v) Families are supportive and en-
gaged in their children’s education. 
(vi) Students are ready for postsec-
ondary education and 21st Century ca-
reers. 
(vii) Students are contributing to 
their communities. 
(B) ASSETS ASSESSMENT.—An assessment 
of potential resources, services, and opportuni-
ties available within or near the community that 
children and youth, their families, and re-
sources in the community may be able to access 
in order to meet the needs identified under sub-
paragraph (C), to help achieve the goals and in-
dicators under subparagraph (A), and to sup-
port students to achieve the challenging State 
student academic achievement standards, in-
cluding the variety of services that can be inte-
grated— 
(i) into a community school site; and 
(ii) through the presence of special-
ized student support personnel and local 
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educational agency liaisons for homeless 
children and youth designated pursuant to 
section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11432(g)(1)(J)(ii)). 
(C) NEEDS ASSESSMENT.—An analysis of 
the comprehensive needs of the students served 
by the local consortium, their families, and the 
community that— 
(i) includes input from students and 
parents; 
(ii) assesses the academic, physical, 
social, emotional, health, mental health, 
and civic needs of students and their fami-
lies; and 
(iii) may impact students’ ability to 
meet the challenging State student aca-
demic achievement standards. 
(D) SERVICE
INTEGRATION
AND
PROVI-
SION.—A plan to coordinate and integrate serv-
ices and provide services in order to meet the 
needs identified under subparagraph (C) and 
achieve the results and aligned quantifiable in-
dicators described in subparagraph (A), includ-
ing— 
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(i) a description of the services admin-
istered by members of the local consortium 
that are funded through grants provided 
under the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et 
seq.) that will be coordinated as part of the 
subgrant provided under section 8; and 
(ii) if applicable, a description of the 
coordination among services provided by 
community-based organizations and serv-
ices provided by specialized instructional 
support personnel serving local educational 
agencies participating in the local consor-
tium. 
(E) COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT
IN
EDU-
CATION.—A plan to increase community en-
gagement in education. 
(F) 
FAMILY
ENGAGEMENT
IN
EDU-
CATION.—A plan to increase family engagement 
in education. 
(3) EXISTING
PLANS, STRATEGIES, AND
AS-
SESSMENTS.—Existing plans, strategies, needs as-
sessments, or assets assessments may be used to 
satisfy the requirements of this section if such exist-
ing plans, strategies, needs assessments, or assets 
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assessments include the information required by this 
section, or can be modified to do so, and are sub-
mitted to the Secretary with such modifications. 
SEC. 10. LOCAL USE OF FUNDS. 
(a) MANDATORY USE OF FUNDS.—A local consor-
tium that receives a subgrant under section 8 shall use 
the subgrant funds— 
(1) to integrate multiple private and public 
services into a comprehensive, coordinated con-
tinuum that meets the holistic needs of young peo-
ple; 
(2) to implement the comprehensive, coordi-
nated continuum of services described in paragraph 
(1) through research-based services producing quan-
tifiable results that align with the local results 
framework described in section 9(b)(2)(A); 
(3) to address the needs identified in the needs 
assessment 
carried 
out 
pursuant 
to 
section 
9(b)(2)(C) by leveraging the assets identified in the 
assets assessment carried out pursuant to section 
9(b)(2)(B); and 
(4) if applicable, to coordinate efforts with the 
specialized instructional support personnel serving 
local educational agencies participating in the local 
consortium. 
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(b) PERMISSIBLE USE OF FUNDS.—A local consor-
tium that receives a subgrant under section 8 may use 
the subgrant funds to coordinate, integrate, and enhance 
existing services, and provide new services, in order to pro-
vide young people with research-based, comprehensive 
services at, or that are connected to, schools, including— 
(1) community-based, integrated student serv-
ices; 
(2) full service community schools; 
(3) high quality early childhood development, 
including— 
(A) early childhood education; 
(B) programs under the Head Start Act 
(42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), including Early Head 
Start programs; 
(C) early reading first programs; 
(D) child care services; 
(E) early childhood-school transition serv-
ices; 
(F) home visiting; 
(G) parenting education; and 
(H) services for young children with spe-
cial needs; 
(4) academic support services, including— 
(A) tutoring; 
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(B) extended day programs, including serv-
ices provided through 21st Century Community 
Learning Centers under part B of title IV of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7171 et seq.); 
(C) academic support services for English- 
language learners; 
(D) programs for students and parents to 
learn together, including opportunities in such 
fields as technology, art, music, and language 
acquisition; 
(E) multiple pathways toward attaining a 
high school diploma and preparing students for 
college, including— 
(i) dual enrollment programs; 
(ii) early college high schools; 
(iii) strategies for preventing at-risk 
youth from dropping out of high school; 
(iv) dropout recovery strategies, in-
cluding strategies that award credit based 
on student performance instead of instruc-
tional time; and 
(v) other activities that combine rig-
orous coursework, personalized learning 
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environments, practical applications, and 
comprehensive support services; 
(F) summer enrichment and learning expe-
riences; and 
(G) services for students with disabilities; 
(5) health services, including— 
(A) primary health care; 
(B) dental care; 
(C) vision care; 
(D) hearing care; 
(E) mental health services; 
(F) nutrition services; 
(G) health education; and 
(H) developmental and habilitation services 
for young people with special needs; 
(6) youth development, including— 
(A) mentoring and other youth develop-
ment programs, including programs that engage 
older adults; 
(B) recreation and physical education; 
(C) service learning, civic education, lead-
ership development, entrepreneurship, and com-
munity service opportunities; 
(D) job training, career counseling, and in-
ternship opportunities; 
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(E) career and technical education; 
(F) college preparation and counseling 
services; and 
(G) positive behavioral interventions and 
supports; 
(7) social services for students and families, in-
cluding— 
(A) family support programs, including 
housing assistance, counseling, financial edu-
cation, crisis intervention, and related services; 
(B) programs that provide assistance to 
students who have been truant, suspended, or 
expelled; 
(C) programs or efforts intended to iden-
tify young people without a high school diploma 
and reengage the young people in school so that 
the young people may attain a high school di-
ploma; and 
(D) strategies that engage older adults as 
resources to students and families; 
(8) parent and adult education programs, in-
cluding— 
(A) programs that promote family literacy, 
including family literacy programs for English- 
language learners and Even Start; 
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(B) parent and caregiver leadership and 
parent and caregiver education activities; 
(C) translation services; 
(D) adult education, including instruction 
in English as a second language, and job train-
ing; and 
(E) citizenship preparation for individuals 
choosing to become United States citizens; 
(9) juvenile crime prevention and rehabilitation 
programs, including— 
(A) youth courts, teen courts, peer juries, 
and drug courts; and 
(B) tribal youth programs; 
(10) specialized instructional support services, 
including specialized instructional support personnel; 
(11) service coordination staffing that ensures 
young people receive comprehensive services to meet 
the holistic needs of the young people; 
(12) training, technical assistance, and profes-
sional development for school-based and community- 
based personnel to build capacity and skills to edu-
cate English-language learners; 
(13) training, technical assistance, and profes-
sional development for school-based and community- 
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based personnel providing comprehensive services to 
children and youth; 
(14) subgrants to nonprofit and other organiza-
tions to implement the requirements and allowable 
services under this section; 
(15) reasonable program administration and 
planning associated with the activities required 
under this section; and 
(16) other services consistent with this section. 
SEC. 11. CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to alter or oth-
erwise affect the rights, remedies, and procedures afforded 
school or school district employees under Federal, State, 
or local laws (including applicable regulations or court or-
ders) or under the terms of collective bargaining agree-
ments, memoranda of understanding, or other agreements 
between such employees and their employers. 
SEC. 12. ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY. 
(a) 
FEDERAL
ACCOUNTABILITY
AND
TRANS-
PARENCY.— 
(1) ANNUAL REPORT.—On an annual basis, the 
Secretary shall report to the public, Congress, and 
the President— 
(A) the collective progress made by— 
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