I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8126 
To direct the Secretary of Education to establish a program to assist certain 
schools with respect to the implementation of wraparound services, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 28, 2020 
Mrs. LEE of Nevada introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Education to establish a program 
to assist certain schools with respect to the implementa-
tion of wraparound services, 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 ‘‘Communities Serving 
Schools Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. WRAPAROUND SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appropriated 
under subsection (f), the Secretary of Education shall 
award grants, on a competitive basis, to State educational 
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agencies or local educational agencies in order to provide, 
to eligible schools, wraparound services that address out- 
of-school factors that interfere with learning. 
(b) APPLICATIONS.— 
(1) GRANT APPLICATION.—To be eligible for a 
grant under this section, a State educational agency 
or local educational agency shall submit to the Sec-
retary an application in such form, at such time, 
and containing such information as the Secretary 
determines appropriate. 
(2) SUBGRANT
APPLICATION.—To be eligible 
for a subgrant under this section, a local educational 
agency shall submit to the appropriate State edu-
cational agency an application in such form, at such 
time, and containing such information as the State 
educational agency determines appropriate. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) USE OF FUNDS BY STATE EDUCATIONAL 
AGENCY.—A State educational agency that receives 
grant funds under subsection (a) shall use such 
funds to award subgrants to local educational agen-
cies served by the State educational agency. 
(2) USE OF FUNDS BY LOCAL EDUCATIONAL 
AGENCY.—A local educational agency that receives 
grant funds under subsection (a) or subgrant funds 
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under paragraph (1) shall use the funds for the fol-
lowing activities for each eligible school served by 
the local educational agency: 
(A) Implementing a planning period that 
involves— 
(i) assessing the needs and strengths 
of the school; and 
(ii) selecting relevant programs and 
tiered supports that match the individual 
needs of each student. 
(B) Partnering with a nonprofit or commu-
nity-based organization with a demonstrated 
record of providing high-quality, evidence-based 
wraparound services for children. 
(C) Hiring an on-site coordinator who 
will— 
(i) ensure wraparound services are 
aligned with student needs; and 
(ii) connect students to the right serv-
ices and supports in an efficient manner. 
(D) Ensuring integration of wraparound 
services within the school. 
(E) Tracking data on an annual basis. 
(d) DURATION.—A grant or subgrant awarded under 
this section shall be for a 4-year period. 
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(e) LIMITATION.—With respect to a 4-year grant pe-
riod, a local educational agency may only receive a grant 
or a subgrant under this section for such grant period. 
(f) REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date on which the first grant is awarded under 
this section, and 2 years thereafter, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report (with information 
disaggregated in accordance with paragraph (2)) in-
cluding— 
(A) with respect to an eligible school re-
ceiving assistance under this section, descrip-
tions of any changes relating to— 
(i) average daily attendance; 
(ii) on-time graduation rate; 
(iii) chronic absenteeism; 
(iv) rate of promotion to the following 
grade; 
(v) student health (including mental 
health); 
(vi) behavioral issues, including— 
(I) issues that harm the well- 
being of a student; and 
(II) issues that put a student at 
risk of not graduating; 
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(vii) overall academic progress; 
(viii) annual dropout rates; 
(ix) school climate; and 
(x) school engagement; and 
(B) recommendations with respect to best 
practices for implementing high-quality wrap-
around services in elementary and secondary 
schools, including with respect to— 
(i) data tracking; 
(ii) integration of services; 
(iii) conducting assessments of the 
needs and strengths of a school; and 
(iv) partnering with organizations. 
(2) DISAGGREGATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The information de-
scribed under paragraph (1)(A), with respect to 
a school, shall be disaggregated, where appro-
priate, by— 
(i) all students enrolled in such 
school; and 
(ii) all students— 
(I) enrolled in such school; and 
(II) receiving wraparound serv-
ices. 
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(B) FURTHER DISAGGREGATION.—The in-
formation disaggregated in accordance with 
clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) shall be 
further disaggregated by— 
(i) race; 
(ii) ethnicity; and 
(iii) income. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,000,000,000. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ESEA TERMS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The terms ‘‘elementary 
school’’, ‘‘local educational agency’’, ‘‘secondary 
school’’, and ‘‘State educational agency’’ have 
the meanings given such terms in section 8101 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(B) 
ELIGIBLE
SCHOOL
ATTENDANCE 
AREA.—The term ‘‘eligible school attendance 
area’’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 1113(a)(2) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6313(a)(2)). 
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(2) ELIGIBLE
SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘eligible 
school’’ means a public elementary school or sec-
ondary school that serves an eligible school attend-
ance area. 
(3) WRAPAROUND SERVICE.—The term ‘‘wrap-
around service’’ means a school-based service that 
targets academic and non-academic barriers to stu-
dent achievement, including— 
(A) assistance with— 
(i) academics; 
(ii) mental health; or 
(iii) physical health; 
(B) provision of basic needs (including 
food, housing, and clothing); 
(C) enrichment and after-school programs; 
(D) life skills; 
(E) behavioral interventions; 
(F) college and career preparation; and 
(G) service and community-based learning. 
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