private organization (excluding an agency or or-
ganization that is responsible for licensing or 
certifying out-of-home care services for juve-
niles), a State ombudsman office for children, 
youth, and families to investigate and resolve 
complaints relating to action, inaction, or deci-
sions of providers of out-of-home care to chil-
dren and juvenile (including secure detention 
and correctional facilities, residential care facili-
ties, public agencies, and social service agen-
cies) that may adversely affect the health, safe-
ty, welfare, or rights of resident juveniles. 
‘‘(G) Developing and adopting policies and 
programs designed to remove, if appropriate, 
status offenders from the jurisdiction of the ju-
venile court to prevent the placement in secure 
detention facilities or secure correctional facili-
ties of juveniles who are nonoffenders or who 
are charged with or who have committed of-
fenses that would not be criminal if committed 
by an adult. 
‘‘(H) Developing and adopting policies and 
programs designed to serve as alternatives to 
suspension and expulsion from school. 
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‘‘(I) Increasing aftercare services for juve-
niles involved in the justice system by estab-
lishing programs, and developing and adopting 
policies, to provide comprehensive health, men-
tal health, education, housing, and vocational 
services 
and 
services 
that 
preserve 
and 
strengthen the families of such juveniles. 
‘‘(J) Developing and adopting policies to 
establish— 
‘‘(i) a State administrative structure 
to coordinate program and fiscal policies 
for children who have emotional and be-
havioral problems, and their families, 
among the major child serving systems, in-
cluding schools, social services, health serv-
ices, mental health services, and the juve-
nile justice system; and 
‘‘(ii) a statewide case review system. 
‘‘(K) Developing and adopting policies to 
prohibit discrimination on the basis of perceived 
or actual sexual orientation or gender identity 
in placement or treatment, and establishing 
programs to ensure access to a full range of 
health and mental health services, treatment for 
physical or sexual assault and abuse, and edu-
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cational services for juveniles who have been 
victimized as a result of their perceived or ac-
tual sexual orientation or gender identity. 
‘‘PART I—JUVENILE MENTORING 
‘‘SEC. 285. PURPOSES. 
‘‘The purposes of this part are— 
‘‘(1) to reduce juvenile delinquency and gang 
participation; 
‘‘(2) to improve academic performance; and 
‘‘(3) to reduce the school dropout rate, through 
the use of mentors for at-risk juveniles. 
‘‘SEC. 286. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘For purposes of this part— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘at-risk juvenile’ means a juvenile 
who is at risk of educational failure or dropping out 
of school or of involvement in delinquent activities; 
and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘mentor’ means an individual who 
works with an at-risk juveniles on a one-to-one basis, 
establishing a supportive relationship with juveniles 
and providing the juveniles with academic assistance 
and exposure to new experiences that enhance their 
ability to become responsible citizens. 
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‘‘SEC. 287. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS AND CONTRACTS. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The Administrator may make 
grants to or contracts with eligible public agencies (includ-
ing local educational agencies) and nonprofit private agen-
cies, organizations, and institutions to establish and sup-
port programs and activities carried out to implement 
mentoring programs that are— 
‘‘(1) designed to link at-risk juveniles, particu-
larly juveniles living in high crime areas and juve-
niles experiencing educational failure, with respon-
sible adults such as law enforcement officers, indi-
viduals working with local businesses, and adults 
working for community-based organizations and 
agencies; and 
‘‘(2) intended— 
‘‘(A) to provide general guidance to at-risk 
juveniles; 
‘‘(B) to promote personal and social re-
sponsibility among at-risk juveniles; 
‘‘(C) to increase at-risk juveniles’ partici-
pation in and enhance their ability to benefit 
from elementary and secondary education; 
‘‘(D) to discourage at-risk juveniles’ use of 
illegal drugs, violence, and dangerous weapons, 
and participation in other criminal activity; 
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‘‘(E) to discourage involvement of at-risk 
juveniles in gangs; or 
‘‘(F) to encourage at-risk juveniles’ partici-
pation in community service and community ac-
tivities. 
‘‘(b) PERMITTED
USES
OF
GRANTS
AND
CON-
TRACTS.—Grants and contracts made under this part 
shall be used to implement mentoring programs, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(1) hiring of mentoring coordinators and sup-
port staff; 
‘‘(2) recruitment, screening, and training of 
adult mentors; 
‘‘(3) reimbursement of mentors for reasonable 
incidental expenditures, such as transportation, that 
are directly associated with mentoring; and 
‘‘(4) such other uses as the Administrator may 
specify by rule subject to subsection (c). 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITED USES
OF GRANTS
AND CON-
TRACTS.—Grants and contracts made under this part may 
not be used— 
‘‘(1) to directly compensate mentors, except as 
authorized by subsection (b)(3); 
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‘‘(2) to obtain educational or other materials or 
equipment that would otherwise be used in the ordi-
nary course of the applicant’s operations; 
‘‘(3) to support litigation of any kind; or 
‘‘(4) for any other use reasonably prohibited by 
the Administrator by rule. 
‘‘SEC. 288. ELIGIBILITY. 
‘‘To be eligible to receive a grant or contract under 
this part, a public agency (including a local educational 
agency) or a nonprofit private agency, organization, or in-
stitution, shall submit to the Administrator an application 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such infor-
mation as the Administrator may require by rule, except 
that such application shall include— 
‘‘(1) information on the juveniles expected to be 
served by the program; 
‘‘(2) a provision for a mechanism for matching 
juveniles with mentors based on the needs of such 
juveniles; 
‘‘(3) an assurance that no mentor will be as-
signed to more than one juvenile, so as to ensure a 
one-to-one relationship; 
‘‘(4) an assurance that projects operated in sec-
ondary schools will provide juveniles with a variety 
of experiences and support, including— 
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‘‘(A) an opportunity to spend time in a 
work environment and, when possible, partici-
pate in the work environment; 
‘‘(B) an opportunity to witness the job 
skills that will be required for juvenile to obtain 
employment upon graduation; 
‘‘(C) assistance with homework assign-
ments; and 
‘‘(D) exposure to experiences that juvenile 
might not otherwise encounter; 
‘‘(5) an assurance that projects operated in ele-
mentary schools will provide juveniles with— 
‘‘(A) academic assistance; 
‘‘(B) exposure to new experiences and ac-
tivities that juveniles might not encounter on 
their own; and 
‘‘(C) emotional support; 
‘‘(6) an assurance that projects will be mon-
itored to ensure that each juvenile benefits from a 
mentor relationship, with provision for a new mentor 
assignment if the relationship is not beneficial to 
such juvenile; 
‘‘(7) the method by which mentors and juveniles 
will be recruited to the project; 
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‘‘(8) the method by which prospective mentors 
will be screened; and 
‘‘(9) the training that will be provided to men-
tors. 
‘‘SEC. 289. RULES AND GUIDELINES. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM RULES.—The Administrator shall 
issue rules to carry out this part. Such rules may take 
effect only after the Administrator provides public notice, 
and a reasonable period for comment, on such rules as 
proposed. 
‘‘(b) MODEL SCREENING GUIDELINES.—The Admin-
istrator shall develop and distribute to recipients of grants 
and contracts under this part specific model guidelines for 
the screening of prospective mentors to participate in the 
programs carried out under this part. 
‘‘SEC. 290. APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In approving applications for 
grants and contracts under this part, the Administrator 
shall give priority to eligible applicants that— 
‘‘(1) serve at-risk youth in high crime areas; 
‘‘(2) have 60 percent or more of their juveniles 
eligible to receive funds under chapter 1 of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 2701–2901); and 
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