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fiscal year, that a portion of the services provided by the organiza-
tion or consortium is supported through non-Federal contributions,
which contributions may be in cash or in kind.
‘‘(b) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.—
‘‘(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—Each 
organization 
or 
consortium
receiving assistance under this subpart shall submit to the
Secretary, on an annual basis, information concerning the
parental information and resource centers assisted under this
subpart, including the following information:
‘‘(A) The number of parents (including the number
of minority and limited English proficient parents) who
receive information and training.
‘‘(B) The types and modes of training, information,
and support provided under this subpart.
‘‘(C) The strategies used to reach and serve parents
of minority and limited English proficient children, parents
with limited literacy skills, and other parents in need of
the services provided under this subpart.
‘‘(D) The parental involvement policies and practices
used by the center and an evaluation of whether such
policies and practices are effective in improving home-
school communication, student academic achievement, stu-
dent and school academic achievement, and parental
involvement in school planning, review, and improvement.
‘‘(E) The effectiveness of the activities that local edu-
cational agencies and schools are carrying out, with regard
to parental involvement and other activities assisted under
this Act, that lead to improved student academic achieve-
ment and improved student and school academic achieve-
ment.
‘‘(2) DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary shall disseminate
annually to Congress and the public the information that each
organization or consortium submits under paragraph (1).
‘‘(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall provide tech-
nical assistance, by grant or contract, for the establishment,
development, and coordination of parent training, information, and
support programs and parental information and resource centers.
‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subpart shall
be construed to prohibit a parental information and resource center
from—
‘‘(1) having its employees or agents meet with a parent
at a site that is not on school grounds; or
‘‘(2) working with another agency that serves children.
‘‘(e) PARENTAL RIGHTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision
of this subpart—
‘‘(1) no person (including a parent who educates a child
at home, a public school parent, or a private school parent)
shall be required to participate in any program of parent edu-
cation or developmental screening under this subpart; and
‘‘(2) no program or center assisted under this subpart shall
take any action that infringes in any manner on the right
of a parent to direct the education of their children.
‘‘(f) CONTINUATION OF AWARDS.—The Secretary shall use funds
made available under this subpart to continue to make grant or
contract payments to each entity that was awarded a multiyear
grant or contract under title IV of the Goals 2000: Educate America
Act (as such title was in effect on the day before the date of
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enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001) for the duration
of the grant or contract award.
‘‘SEC. 5566. LOCAL FAMILY INFORMATION CENTERS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If the amount made available to carry out
this subpart for a fiscal year is more than $50,000,000, the Secretary
is authorized to award 50 percent of the amount that exceeds
$50,000,000 as grants to, and enter into contracts and cooperative
agreements with, local nonprofit parent organizations to enable
the organizations to support local family information centers that
help ensure that parents of students in elementary schools and
secondary schools assisted under this subpart have the training,
information, and support the parents need to enable the parents
to participate effectively in their children’s early childhood edu-
cation, in their children’s elementary and secondary education, and
in helping their children to meet challenging State academic content
and student academic achievement standards.
‘‘(b) LOCAL NONPROFIT PARENT ORGANIZATION DEFINED.—In
this section, the term ‘local nonprofit parent organization’ means
a private nonprofit organization (other than an institution of higher
education) that—
‘‘(1) has a demonstrated record of working with low-income
individuals and parents;
‘‘(2)(A) has a board of directors, the majority of whom
are parents of students in elementary schools and secondary
schools assisted under part A of title I and located in the
geographic area to be served by a local family information
center; or
‘‘(B) has a special governing committee to direct and imple-
ment a local family information center, a majority of the mem-
bers of whom are parents of students in schools assisted under
part A of title I; and
‘‘(3) is located in a community with elementary schools
and secondary schools that receive funds under part A of title
I, and is accessible to the families of students in those schools.
‘‘Subpart 17—Combatting Domestic Violence
‘‘SEC. 5571. GRANTS TO COMBAT THE IMPACT OF EXPERIENCING OR
WITNESSING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ON ELEMENTARY
AND SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN.
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—The term ‘domestic violence’ has
the meaning given that term in section 2003 of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–
2).
‘‘(2) EXPERT.—The term ‘expert’ means—
‘‘(A) an expert on domestic violence, sexual assault,
and child abuse from the educational, legal, youth, mental
health, substance abuse, or victim advocacy field; and
‘‘(B) a State or local domestic violence coalition or
community-based youth organization.
‘‘(3) WITNESS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘witness domestic violence’
means to witness—
‘‘(i) an act of domestic violence that constitutes
actual or attempted physical assault; or
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‘‘(ii) a threat or other action that places the victim
in fear of domestic violence.
‘‘(B) WITNESS.—In subparagraph (A), the term ‘witness’
means—
‘‘(i) to directly observe an act, threat, or action
described in subparagraph (A), or the aftermath of
that act, threat, or action; or
‘‘(ii) to be within earshot of an act, threat, or
action described in subparagraph (A), or the aftermath
of that act, threat, or action.
‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary is authorized to award
grants to local educational agencies that work with experts
to enable the elementary schools and secondary schools served
by the local educational agency—
‘‘(A) to provide training to school administrators, fac-
ulty, and staff, with respect to issues concerning children
who experience domestic violence in dating relationships
or who witness domestic violence, and the impact of the
violence on the children;
‘‘(B) to provide educational programming for students
regarding domestic violence and the impact of experiencing
or witnessing domestic violence on children;
‘‘(C) to provide support services for students and school
personnel to develop and strengthen effective prevention
and intervention strategies with respect to issues con-
cerning children who experience domestic violence in dating
relationships or who witness domestic violence, and the
impact of the violence on the children; and
‘‘(D) to develop and implement school system policies
regarding appropriate and safe responses to, identification
of, and referral procedures for, students who are experi-
encing or witnessing domestic violence.
‘‘(2) AWARD BASIS.—The Secretary is authorized to award
grants under this section—
‘‘(A) on a competitive basis; and
‘‘(B) in a manner that ensures that such grants are
equitably distributed among local educational agencies
located in rural, urban, and suburban areas.
‘‘(3) POLICY DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary shall dissemi-
nate to local educational agencies any Department policy guid-
ance regarding the prevention of domestic violence and the
impact on children of experiencing or witnessing domestic
violence.
‘‘(c) USES OF FUNDS.—Funds made available to carry out this
subpart may be used for one or more of the following purposes:
‘‘(1) To provide training for elementary school and sec-
ondary school administrators, faculty, and staff that addresses
issues concerning elementary school and secondary school stu-
dents who experience domestic violence in dating relationships
or who witness domestic violence, and the impact of such
violence on those students.
‘‘(2) To provide education programs for elementary school
and secondary school students that are developmentally appro-
priate for the students’ grade levels and are designed to meet
any unique cultural and language needs of the particular stu-
dent populations.
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‘‘(3) To develop and implement elementary school and sec-
ondary school system policies regarding—
‘‘(A) appropriate and safe responses to, identification
of, and referral procedures for, students who are experi-
encing or witnessing domestic violence; and
‘‘(B) to develop and implement policies on reporting
and referral procedures for those students.
‘‘(4) To provide the necessary human resources to respond
to the needs of elementary school and secondary school students
and personnel who are faced with the issue of domestic violence,
such as a resource person who is either on-site or on-call
and who is an expert.
‘‘(5) To provide media center materials and educational
materials to elementary schools and secondary schools that
address issues concerning children who experience domestic
violence in dating relationships or who witness domestic
violence, and the impact of the violence on those children.
‘‘(6) To conduct evaluations to assess the impact of pro-
grams and policies assisted under this subpart in order to
enhance the development of the programs.
‘‘(d) CONFIDENTIALITY.—Policies, programs, training materials,
and evaluations developed and implemented under subsection (c)
shall address issues of safety and confidentiality for the victim
and the victim’s family in a manner consistent with applicable
Federal and State laws.
‘‘(e) APPLICATION.—To be eligible for a grant under this section
for a fiscal year, a local educational agency, in consultation with
an expert, shall submit an application to the Secretary at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the
Secretary may require. The application shall include each of the
following:
‘‘(1) A description of the need for funds provided under
the grant and the plan for implementation of any of the activi-
ties described in subsection (c).
‘‘(2) A description of how the experts will work in consulta-
tion and collaboration with the local educational agency.
‘‘(3) Measurable objectives for, and expected results from,
the use of the funds provided under the grant.
‘‘(4) Provisions for appropriate remuneration for collabo-
rating partners.
‘‘Subpart 18—Healthy, High-Performance Schools
‘‘SEC. 5581. GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
‘‘The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy
and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency,
is authorized to award grants to State educational agencies to
permit such State educational agencies to carry out section 5582.
‘‘SEC. 5582. STATE USES OF FUNDS.
‘‘(a) SUBGRANTS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A State educational agency receiving
a grant under this subpart shall use funds made available
under the grant to award subgrants to local educational agen-
cies to permit such local educational agencies to carry out
the activities described in section 5583.