I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2933
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve
arts education.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 6, 1993
Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. FOGLIETTA, Mrs. UNSOELD, Mr. ACKERMAN,
Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. STOKES, and Mr. OWENS), introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor
A BILL
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 to improve arts education.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘PART H—COMMUNITY ARTS PARTNERSHIP
‘‘SEC. 4801. SHORT TITLE.
‘‘This part may be cited as the ‘Community Arts
Partnership Act of 1993’.
‘‘SEC. 4802. FINDINGS.
‘‘Congress finds that—
‘‘(1) with local school budgets cut there are in-
adequate arts programs available for children in
schools, especially at the elementary level;
‘‘(2) the arts promote progress in academic sub-
jects as shown by research conducted by the Na-
tional Endowment for the Arts; and
‘‘(3) children who receive instruction in the arts
remain in school longer and are more successful
than children who do not receive such instruction.
‘‘SEC. 4803. PURPOSE.
‘‘The purpose of this part is to make demonstration
grants to eligible entities to improve the educational per-
formance and future potential of at risk-children and
youth by providing comprehensive and coordinated edu-
cational and cultural services.
‘‘SEC. 4804. GRANTS AUTHORIZED.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to
award grants to eligible entities to pay the Federal share
of the costs of the activities described in section 4807.
‘‘(b) SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall
award grants under this Act only to programs designed
to—
‘‘(1) promote educational and cultural services;
‘‘(2) provide multi-year services to at-risk chil-
dren and youth;
‘‘(3) serve the target population described in
section 4806;
‘‘(4) provide integration of community cultural
resources in the regular curriculum;
‘‘(5) focus school and cultural resources in the
community on coordinated cultural services to ad-
dress the needs of at-risk children and youth;
‘‘(6) provide effective cultural linkages from
preschool programs, including the Head Start Act
and part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Edu-
cation Act, to elementary school;
‘‘(7) facilitate school-to-work transition from
secondary schools and alternative schools to job
training, higher education, and employment;
‘‘(8) increase parental and community involve-
ment in the educational, social, and cultural develop-
ment of at-risk youth; or
‘‘(9) replicate programs and strategies that pro-
vide high quality coordinated educational and cul-
tural services and that are designed to integrate
such coordination into the regular curriculum.
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENT
OF
COORDINATION.—Grants
may only be awarded under this part to eligible entities
that agree to coordinate activities carried out under other
Federal, State, and local grants, received by the members
of the partnership for purposes and target populations de-
scribed in this part, into an integrated service delivery sys-
tem located at a school, cultural, or other community-
based site accessible to and utilized by at-risk youth.
‘‘(d) DURATION.—Grants made under this part may
be renewable for a maximum of 5 years if the Secretary
determines that the eligible recipient has made satisfac-
tory progress toward the achievement of the program ob-
jectives described in the application.
‘‘(e) GEOGRAPHIC
DISTRIBUTION.—In awarding
grants under this part, the Secretary shall ensure—
‘‘(1) an equitable geographic distribution; and
‘‘(2) an equitable distribution to both urban
and rural areas with a high proportion of at-risk
youth as defined in section 4806.
‘‘SEC. 4805. ELIGIBILITY.
‘‘(a) SERVICES FOR IN-SCHOOL YOUTH.—For the
purposes of providing a grant under this part to serve in-
school children and youth, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’
means a partnership between a local education agency that
is eligible for funds under chapter 1 of title I of this Act,
and at least 1 institution of higher education or cultural
entity located within or accessible to the geographical
boundaries of the local education agency with a history
of providing quality services to the community, and which
may include—
‘‘(1) nonprofit institutions of higher education,
museums, and libraries; and zoological and botanical
facility.
‘‘(2) private for-profit entities with a history of
training children and youth in the arts.
‘‘(b) SERVICES FOR OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH.—For
purposes of providing a grant under this part to serve out-
of-school youth, the term ‘eligible entity’ means a partner-
ship between at least 1 entity of the type described in
paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a), or a local education
agency eligible for funds under chapter 1 of title I of this
Act and at least 1 cultural entity described in subsec-
tion (a).
‘‘SEC. 4806. TARGET POPULATION.
‘‘In order to receive a grant under this part, an eligi-
ble entity shall serve—
‘‘(1) students enrolled in schools in participat-
ing schoolwide projects assisted under chapter 1 of
title I of this Act and the families of such students;
or
‘‘(2) out-of-school youth at risk of having lim-
ited future options as a result of teenage pregnancy
and parenting, substance abuse, recent migration,
disability, limited English proficiency, family migra-
tion, illiteracy, being the child of a teen parent, liv-
ing in a single parent household, or being a high
school dropout; or
‘‘(3) any combination of in school and out-of-
school at-risk youth.
‘‘SEC. 4807. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Funds made under this part
may be used—
‘‘(1) to plan, develop, acquire, expand, and im-
prove school-based or community-based coordinated
educational and cultural programs to strengthen the
educational performance and future potential of in-
school and out-of-school at-risk youth through coop-
erative agreements, contracts for services, or admin-
istrative coordination;
‘‘(2) to provide at-risk students with integrated
cultural activities designed to develop a love of learn-
ing to ensure the smooth transition of preschool chil-
dren to elementary school;
‘‘(3) to design collaborative cultural activities
for students in secondary or alternative schools that
ensure the smooth transition to job training, higher
education, or full employment;
‘‘(4) to provide child care for children of at-risk
students who would not otherwise be able to partici-
pate in the program;
‘‘(5) to provide transportation necessary for
participation in the program;
‘‘(6) to develop curriculum materials in the
arts;
‘‘(7) for staff development activities that en-
courage the integration of the arts into the cur-
riculum;
‘‘(8) for stipends that allow local artists to work
with at-risk children and youth in the schools;
‘‘(9) for cultural programs that encourage the
active participation of parents in their children’s
education;
‘‘(10) for programs that use the arts to reform
current school practices, including lengthening the
school day or academic year;
‘‘(11) for appropriate equipment and necessary
supplies; and
‘‘(12) for evaluation, administration, and super-
vision.
‘‘(b) PRIORITY.—In providing assistance under this
part, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities
that provide comprehensive services that extend beyond
traditional school or service hours, that may include year
round programs that provide services in the evenings and
on weekends.
‘‘(c) PLANNING GRANTS.—
‘‘(1) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity may
submit an application to the Secretary for a plan-
ning grants for an amount not to exceed $50,000.
Such grants shall be for periods of not more than
1 year.
‘‘(2) LIMIT ON PLANNING GRANTS.—Not more
than 10 percent of the amounts appropriated in each
fiscal year under this part shall be used for grants
under this subsection, and an eligible entity may re-
ceive not more than 1 such planning grant.
‘‘SEC. 4808. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity desiring a
grant under this part shall submit an application to the
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied
by such information as the Secretary may reasonably
require.
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted pursu-
ant to subsection (a) shall—
‘‘(1) describe the cultural entity or entities that
will participate in the partnership;
‘‘(2) describe the target population to be served;
‘‘(3) describe the services to be provided;
‘‘(4) describe a plan for evaluating the success
of the program;
‘‘(5) describe, for a local educational agency
participant, how services will be perpetuated beyond
the length of the grant;
‘‘(6) describe the manner in which the eligible
entity will improve the educational achievement or
future potential of at-risk youth through more effec-
tive coordination of cultural services in the commu-
nity;
‘‘(7) describe the overall and operational goals
of the program; and
‘‘(8) describe the nature and location of all
planned sites where services will be delivered and a
description of services which will be provided at each
site.
‘‘SEC. 4809. PAYMENTS; FEDERAL SHARE.
‘‘(a) PAYMENTS.—The Secretary shall pay to each el-
igible entity having an application approved under section
4808 the Federal share of the cost of the activities de-
scribed in the application.
‘‘(b) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—The amount of a grant
made under this part may not be less than $100,000 or
exceed $500,000 in the first year of such grant.
‘‘(c) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share shall be
80 percent.
‘‘(d) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal share
shall be equal to 20 percent and may be in cash or in
kind, fairly evaluated, including facilities or services.
‘‘(e) LIMITATION.—Not more than 25 percent of any
grant under this part may be used for noninstructional
services such as those described in paragraphs 4, 5, and
12 of section 4807(a).
‘‘(f) SUPPLEMENT
AND NOT SUPPLANT.—Grant
funds awarded under this part shall be used to supplement
not supplant the amount of funds made available from
non-Federal sources, for the activities assisted under this
part, in amounts that exceed the amounts expended for
such activities in the year preceding the year for which
the grant is awarded.
‘‘(g) DISSEMINATION OF MODELS.—The Secretary
shall disseminate information concerning successful mod-
els under this part through the National Diffusion Net-
work.
‘‘SEC. 4810. AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this part, $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, $75,000,000
for fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may be necessary
for each of the fiscal years 1996 through 1998.’’.