hosting a Parent Leader. Each eligible school selected to 
host a Parent Leader shall enter into a memorandum of 
understanding with the NPCP Nonprofit Partner— 
(1) in which the eligible school agrees to partici-
pate in the Program and host a Parent Leader for 
the number of years that is equal to the number of 
grade levels taught at the school; and 
(2) that outlines the parameters and goals of 
hosting a Parent Leader and carrying out the Pro-
gram at the eligible school, including how the Parent 
Leader and the operation of the Program will ad-
dress the cultural, social, and crime prevention needs 
and goals of the students at such school. 
(b) SELECTION CONSIDERATIONS.—In selecting eligi-
ble schools to host Parent Leaders under this Act, the 
NPCP Nonprofit Partner shall ensure that, to the extent 
practicable, the eligible schools selected represent 
schools— 
(1) that are located in a variety of geographical 
regions in the United States; 
(2) in urban, rural, and suburban areas; and 
(3) in ethnically and economically diverse com-
munities. 
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SEC. 5. PARENT LEADERS. 
(a) PARENT LEADER FOR EACH SCHOOL.—For each 
eligible school selected to participate in the Program as 
a host school under section 4, the NPCP Nonprofit Part-
ner shall, after consultation with the principal of the se-
lected school, solicit applications for, hire, and employ one 
Parent Leader. The Nonprofit Partner shall use the grant 
funds provided under this Act to train, supervise, support, 
and provide a salary and benefits to each Parent Leader. 
(b) DUTIES OF PARENT LEADERS.—Each Parent 
Leader employed by the Nonprofit Partner shall, with re-
spect to the eligible school hosting the Parent Leader— 
(1) educate and mobilize parents of students at 
the school to combat criminal and gang activity and 
prevent students from social, cultural, and commer-
cial forces that encourage children and adolescents 
to initiate the use of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco; 
(2) create a delivery system to provide parents 
of students at the school with information regarding 
science-based prevention and analysis related to 
early recognition of behaviors and traits that may 
lead to or indicate drug, alcohol, and tobacco use 
and abuse, gang activity, and violence; 
(3) work with school officials, other parents of 
students at the school, and students at the school to 
develop programs and practices to treat, prevent, 
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and reduce violence and drug, alcohol, and tobacco 
addiction for students at the school; 
(4) assist parents of students at the school and 
school administrators with finding professional as-
sistance for any child who— 
(A) is using drugs, including referrals to 
professionals who can assess the needs of the 
child for counseling, treatment, and other ap-
propriate assistance; or 
(B) is engaged in violent activities or gang 
activities; 
(5) recruit and train parent and student volun-
teers from the school to participate in drug and vio-
lence prevention and education outreach and pro-
gramming; and 
(6) consult with the NPCP Nonprofit Partner, 
school administrators, local government authorities, 
local nonprofit organizations, and other parents to 
develop best practices and training models related to 
the prevention of school violence and drug, alcohol, 
and tobacco use and abuse by students. 
(c) PARENT LEADER ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to 
be employed as a Parent Leader under this Act, an indi-
vidual shall— 
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(1) be the parent (as such term is defined in 
section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)) of at least one 
student who will be enrolled, during the first year 
the individual will be employed as a Parent Leader, 
in the lowest grade level offered at the school that 
will host the Parent Leader; 
(2) not be employed full-time at any position 
other than as a Parent Leader; 
(3) complete a background check, including 
criminal records checks, fingerprint-based checks of 
State and national crime information databases (as 
defined in section 534(f)(3)(A) of title 28, United 
States Code), checks in any available child abuse 
and neglect registries, and checks in any available 
sex offender registries; and 
(4) enter into an agreement with the NPCP 
Nonprofit Partner to serve as a Parent Leader for 
a number of years that is equal to the number of 
years normally required for a student to complete all 
of the grade levels offered at the school that will 
host the Parent Leader (as determined by the 
school), except that the individual shall not be re-
quired to continue to serve as Parent Leader in the 
case of an extreme, unforeseen circumstance (such 
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as death, disability, relocation, or criminal activity) 
that prevents the individual from completing the 
term of service required under this paragraph. 
(d) VACANCIES.—If an individual who is employed as 
a Parent Leader is unable to complete the term of service 
required under subsection (c)(4), the NPCP Nonprofit 
Partner shall, after consultation with the host school at 
which the Parent Leader was serving, promptly solicit ap-
plications for, hire, and employ another individual to serve 
as Parent Leader at such school, in accordance with the 
requirements of this section. 
SEC. 6. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) REPORTS BY PARENT LEADERS.—Not less than 
once each calendar quarter during each year a Parent 
Leader is employed by the NPCP Nonprofit Partner, the 
Parent Leader shall submit to the NPCP Nonprofit Part-
ner and the school hosting the Parent Leader a report 
including activities carried out by the Parent Leader to 
carry out the Program, the results of such activities, best 
practices observed and used by the Parent Leader to carry 
out the Program, and any other information the Parent 
Leader, the NPCP Nonprofit Partner, or the school 
hosting the Parent Leader determine to be appropriate. 
(b) REPORTS BY NPCP NONPROFIT PARTNER.—Not 
later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of 
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