I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6402 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish 
grants to increase student attendance. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2008 
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. 
BRADY
of Pennsylvania, Ms. CORRINE
BROWN
of Florida, Mr. 
BLUMENAUER, Mr. SESTAK, Mrs. LOWEY, and Ms. JACKSON-LEE of 
Texas) 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 establish grants to increase student attendance. 
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 ‘‘Increasing Student 
Achievement through School Attendance Act’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO INCREASE STUDENT ATTENDANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart 2 of part A of title IV 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (20 
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U.S.C. 7131 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 4131. GRANTS TO INCREASE STUDENT ATTENDANCE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap-
propriations, the Secretary shall award grants from funds 
made available to carry out this section to eligible entities 
for the purpose increasing student attendance at school 
by developing innovative policies, programs, and practices 
to prevent, provide alternatives to, and resolve truancy, 
suspension, expulsion among students. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘eligible entity’ means— 
‘‘(1) a local educational agency; 
‘‘(2) a State educational agency; or 
‘‘(3) an Indian tribe. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds received under this sec-
tion may be used— 
‘‘(1) to foster collaboration between school sys-
tems, law enforcement, courts, juvenile justice, child 
welfare, community-based organizations, including 
faith-based organizations, and social service systems 
for the purpose of this section; 
‘‘(2) to train school system personnel in positive 
behavioral interventions and supports and graduated 
discipline policies and practices; 
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‘‘(3) to support innovative policies, programs 
and practices determined by the Secretary to be ef-
fective at increasing student attendance at school, 
such as dedicated attendance workers, home visita-
tion, truancy courts, youth courts, and mediation; 
and 
‘‘(4) to provide opportunities for student sup-
port services personnel to staff in-school suspension 
and expulsion programs. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 4003(2) of 
such Act (20 U.S.C. 7103) is amended by inserting ‘‘(ex-
cluding section 4131)’’ before the period at the end. 
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