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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5678 
To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out grant programs to encour-
age student participation in local government and volunteer service, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023 
Mr. KIM of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out grant 
programs to encourage student participation in local gov-
ernment and volunteer service, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Service Starts At 
Home Act’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO SUPPORT INTERNSHIPS IN LOCAL GOV-
ERNMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education 
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shall carry out a program under which the Secretary 
makes grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities 
to support paid internships within units of local govern-
ment for secondary school students and students who are 
qualified undergraduates at institutions of higher edu-
cation in the State in which the entity is located. 
(b) APPLICATION.—To be considered for a grant 
under subsection (a), an eligible entity shall submit an ap-
plication to the Secretary of Education at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require. 
(c) LOCAL GOVERNMENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.— 
Each eligible entity that receives a grant under subsection 
(a) shall use such grant to carry out a program under 
which the entity— 
(1) identifies appropriate paid internship oppor-
tunities within units of local government for sec-
ondary school students and students who are under-
graduates at institutions of higher education in the 
State in which the entity is located; 
(2) establishes a process for the selection of 
students to fill such internships; 
(3) determines hourly rates of pay and other 
terms and conditions applicable to such internships; 
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(4) pays the costs incurred in providing such in-
ternships. 
(d) ACCOMMODATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL STAND-
ARDS.—In carrying out the internship program under sub-
section (c), an eligible entity shall— 
(1) work with institutions of higher education 
to ensure that the work performed by interns has 
educational value and meets applicable educational 
standards; and 
(2) seek to provide reasonable employment-re-
lated accommodations to interns who have childcare 
needs, transportation difficulties, or other such chal-
lenges, which may include accommodations such as 
flexible work schedules for interns and allowing in-
terns to telework to the extent determined prac-
ticable by the eligibility entity concerned. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028. 
SEC. 3. SCHOLARSHIP FOR VOLUNTEER SERVICE PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) FUNDING.— 
(1) STATE PROGRAMS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
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retary of Education shall carry out a program 
under which the Secretary makes allocations to 
States, in accordance with subparagraph (B), to 
carry out the scholarship program under sub-
section (b). 
(B) ALLOCATIONS
TO
STATES.—Of the 
amount appropriated to carry out this section 
for each fiscal year and not reserved under 
paragraph (2), each State that has an applica-
tion approved by the Secretary under subpara-
graph (C) shall be allocated an amount in pro-
portion to number of students enrolled in the 
public elementary and secondary schools in the 
State for the previous school year relative to the 
total number of students enrolled in the public 
elementary and secondary schools for such 
school year in every State that has an applica-
tion approved by the Secretary under such sub-
paragraph. 
(C) STATE APPLICATION.—To be eligible 
to receive an allocation under subparagraph (B) 
a State shall submit an application to the Sec-
retary of Education at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information as the 
Secretary may require. 
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