Working to Encourage Community Action and Responsibility in Education Act or the WE CARE Act - Amends title I (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states and local educational agencies (LEAs) to assess the nonacademic factors affecting student academic performance and work with other public, private, nonprofit, and community-based entities to address those factors.
Requires the annual report cards issued by states and LEAs to include additional performance data, including information on their efforts to increase community and parental involvement in students' education.
Establishes a new program requiring the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to LEAs for the development and implementation of community involvement policies that leverage the resources, services, and opportunities available from public, private, nonprofit, and community-based partners to address students' academic and nonacademic needs and thereby support their attainment of state academic performance standards.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2184 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2184
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to foster
community involvement, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 23, 2013
Mr. Loebsack introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
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A BILL
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to foster
community involvement, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Working to Encourage Community
Action and Responsibility in Education Act'' or the ``WE CARE Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The long-term health of the Nation's democracy, as well
as our economy, is dependent upon the strength of our young
people.
(2) The challenge of educating the Nation's students cannot
be met by schools alone. Cross-sector community engagement,
including schools, community-based organizations, businesses,
parents, faith-based organizations, local government, students
and others must all work together to ensure that students
receive the support they need to be successful.
(3) Schools that have strong relationships with their
communities have improved academic achievement and develop
stronger families, schools and communities.
(4) National Academy of Sciences studies show that ensuring
that a child has adequate nurturing influences, including those
provided by community programs, results in improved academic,
social and civic outcomes.
(5) In order for students to be successful in school, their
academic and non-academic needs must be met. In a study that
analyzed the impact of having five key resources in children's
lives: Caring adults, safe places, a healthy start, an
effective education, and opportunities to help others, students
with four or five of these resources were twice as likely as
their peers with zero or one resource to get A's in school, 40
percent more likely to volunteer, and twice as likely to avoid
violence.
(6) The services provided by community-based organizations
are invaluable in strengthening the Nation's young people.
Research shows that such services keep students in school,
promote their academic achievement, reduce pregnancy, reduce
delinquent behavior, and promote civic engagement.
(7) Research shows that effective dropout prevention
programs meet students' needs inside and outside the classroom.
One such program demonstrated that 82 percent of students
improved their attendance, 86 percent had fewer behavior
incidents, 89 percent improved their academic performance, and
85 percent of eligible seniors graduated from high school.
SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF
1965.
(a) Statement of Purpose.--Section 1001 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301) is amended--
(1) by amending paragraph (11) to read as follows:
``(11) coordinating services under all parts of this title
with each other, with services under all other titles of this
Act, with other education services, and with other public and
private agencies in the community providing services to
children and youth;'';
(2) in paragraph (12) by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(13) promoting stronger enhanced partnerships between
schools and their communities that can contribute to student
success and greater family and community involvement in
creating the conditions for learning for their children.''.
(b) School Improvement.--Section 1003 of that Act (20 U.S.C. 6303)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (2) by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in paragraph (3) by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) demonstrate a commitment to coordinating with
stakeholders in the community, including local government,
community-based service providers and other non-profit
organizations, and businesses, to address the academic and non-
academic factors impacting student achievement.''; and
(2) in subsection (g)(6)--
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) a commitment to coordinating with a
stakeholders in the community, including local
government, community-based service providers and other
non-profit organizations, and businesses, to address
the academic and non-academic factors impacting student
achievement.''.
(c) State Plans.--Section 1111 of that Act (20 U.S.C. 6311) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1) by inserting ``students,'' before
``and parents'';
(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (9) and
inserting the following:
``(9) Factors affecting student achievement.--Each State
plan shall include--
``(A) an assessment of the nonacademic factors
influencing student achievement;
``(B) a description of public and private
organizations and agencies within the State that are
working to impact the factors identified under
subparagraph (A), including but not limited to State
departments of health and human services, State
agencies administering juvenile justice programs, State
housing agencies, State agencies administering national
and community service and service-learning programs,
and nonprofit youth development and community-based
organizations and other entities as appropriate;
``(C) a strategy for coordination and collaboration
with these organizations and agencies to provide needed
services to children, youth and families that are
integrated with services offered by specialized
instructional support personnel in the school and local
educational agency homeless liaisons, designated
pursuant to section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinney-
Vento Homeless Assistance Act, will result in improved
academic performance; and
``(D) an assurance that the State educational
agency will assist local educational agencies within
the State that are identified under section 1116 in
developing and implementing such strategies for
coordination and collaboration.'';
(3) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (4) and
inserting the following:
``(4) the State educational agency will work with other
public and private organizations and agencies, including
educational service agencies or other local consortia, and
institutions, including but not limited to State departments of
health and human services, State housing agencies, State
agencies administering juvenile justice programs, State
agencies administering national and community service and
service-learning programs, and nonprofit youth development and
community-based organizations and other entities as
appropriate, to provide technical assistance to local
educational agencies and schools, technical assistance that
will help them address the factors identified under (b)(9),
including technical assistance in providing professional
development under section 1119, technical assistance under
section 1117, and technical assistance relating to parental
involvement under section 1118;'';
(4) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) involve community-based organizations and other
entities that have relationships with parents and can
facilitate and support their involvement in the education of
their children.'';
(5) in subsection (h)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (C)--
(i) in clause (vii) by striking ``and'' at
the end;
(ii) in clause (viii) by striking the
period at the end and inserting a semicolon;
and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(ix) school attendance rates;
``(x) average class size in each grade;
``(xi) academic achievement and gains in
English proficiency of limited English
proficient students;
``(xii) the incidence of school violence,
drug abuse, alcohol abuse, student suspensions,
and student expulsions;
``(xiii) the extent and type of parental
involvement in the schools;
``(xiv) the extent and type of community
involvement in schools, including partnerships
between schools and public and private agencies
and organizations, as well as services provided
to children, youth and families resulting from
these partnerships, and if possible,
improvements in student academic achievement
and other non-academic outcomes resulting from
such partnerships;
``(xv) the percentage of students
completing advanced placement courses, and the
rate of passing of advanced placement tests;
``(xvi) other non-academic outcomes,
including outcomes resulting from partnerships
between schools and other entities, which may
include social, emotional, physical, civic, and
vocational outcomes; and
``(xvii) a clear and concise description of
the State's accountability system, including a
description of the criteria by which the State
evaluates school performance, and the criteria
that the State has established, consistent with
subsection (b)(2) of this section, to determine
the status of schools regarding school
improvement, corrective action, and
restructuring.''; and
(B) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``Such
information may include'' and all that follows through
the period at the end; and
(6) in subsection (h)(2)(B)(i)--
(A) in each of subclauses (I) and (II), by striking
``and'' at the end; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(III) minimum information on
student attendance rates, truancy
rates, incidence of school violence,
alcohol abuse, students suspension, and
student expulsions; and
``(IV) the extent and type of
community and parents involvement in
the education of their children; and''.
(d) Local Educational Agency Plans.--Section 1112(b)(1) of that Act
(20 U.S.C. 6312(b)(1)) is amended--
(1) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
``(B) an assessment of the non-academic factors
influencing student achievement and a description of
the other indicators that will be used in addition to
the academic indicators described in section 1111 for
the uses described in such section, including but not
limited to the indicators listed in section
1111(h)(1)(B);'';
(2) in subparagraph (P) by striking ``and'' at the end;
(3) in subparagraph (Q)--
(A) by striking ``where appropriate,''; and
(B) by striking the period at the end; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(R) a description of how the local educational
agency will coordinate and collaborate with the State
educational agency, other public and private State
agencies, and local public and private organizations
and agencies, including but not limited to local
departments of health and human services, local housing
agencies, local departments of youth services, local
agencies administering juvenile justice programs and
facilities, local agencies and organizations
administering national and community service and
service-learning programs, local law enforcement
agencies, and local nonprofit youth development and
community-based organizations, and other entities as
appropriate to provide services to children youth and
families that are integrated with services from
specialized instructional support personnel and local
educational agency homeless liaisons, designated
pursuant to section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinney-
Vento Homeless Assistance Act, in order to address the
nonacademic factors identified under subparagraph (B),
with an emphasis on addressing the needs of schools in
school improvement, corrective action or restructuring
under this section in order to address major factors
that have significantly affected student achievement at
the school; and
``(S) ensure that the results from the academic
assessments required under section 1111(b)(3) will be
provided to parents and teachers as soon as is
practicably possible after the test is taken, in an
understandable and uniform format and provided in a
language that the parents and the public can
understand.''.
(e) Schoolwide Programs.--Section 1114 of that Act (20 U.S.C. 6314)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``, as well as
the non-academic needs of students that impact academic
success, including social, emotional, physical and
civic needs'' before the period at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (B)(iii)(I)--
(i) in each of items (bb) and (cc) by
striking ``and'' at the end; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following:
``(dd) health, mental
health, housing, and social
services, family support, youth
development and other
activities offered by
specialized instructional
support personnel, educational
agency homeless liaisons,
designated pursuant to section
722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the
McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act, public and
private agencies and community-
based organizations and
coordinated, if appropriate, in
a full service community
school, that reduce barriers to
learning and improve the
capacity of families to support
their children's education;
``(ee) efforts to prevent
students from dropping out of
school, and efforts to
reconnect dropouts to school,
alternative education programs,
vocational training and work
opportunities, or other
services deemed appropriate by
the local educational agency;
and
``(ff) efforts focused on
reductions in truancy,
suspensions, and expulsions;
and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(K) A strategy, developed in partnership with
institutions and organizations such as local
government, community-based organizations, institutions
of higher education, specialized instructional support
personnel, local educational agency homeless liaisons,
designated pursuant to section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, and others for
addressing factors that affect student achievement and
for mobilizing community assets to support student
success. The strategy should include efforts to
increase community involvement, including strategies to
provide services to address the needs identified under
described under subsection (b)(1)(A) and strategies to
form partnerships with public and private organizations
and agencies to implement services in accordance with
items (dd), (ee), and (ff) of subsection
(b)(1)(B)(iii)(I).'';
(2) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by amending clause (ii) to
read as follows:
``(ii) developed with the involvement of
parents and other individuals and organizations
in the community to be served and who will
carry out such plan, including teachers,
principals, specialized instructional support
personnel, local educational agency homeless
liaisons, designated pursuant to section
722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act, Parental Information Centers
and administrators (including administrators of
programs described in other parts of this
title, administrators of public and nonprofit
community-based services, and services provided
by State and local government), and, if
appropriate, technical assistance providers,
school staff, and, if the plan relates to a
secondary school, students from such school;'';
and
(3) in subsection (e)--
(A) in paragraph (2)(B)(ii) by inserting after
``coordinator'' the following: ``to link eligible
children and their families with services and resources
available in the community'';
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as (4); and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) Reporting.--If services described in paragraph (2)
are not available to eligible children and resources are
insufficient in meeting their needs, the school shall report to
the local educational agency, State educational agency, and
public in a manner deemed appropriate by the school, the number
of children experiencing needs for comprehensive services,
unless doing so would violate the rights to privacy of such
children, the services needed by the children, and an estimate
of the needed financial resources to meet their needs.''.
(f) School Improvement.--Section 1116 of that Act (20 U.S.C. 6316)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(3)(A)--
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i) by inserting
after ``serving the school,'' the following: ``local
stakeholders and potential resources (including
business leaders), representatives of public and
private nonprofit and social service agencies
(including local government agencies), youth
development organizations, students,'';
(B) by redesignating clauses (vi) through (x) as
(vii) through (xi), respectively; and
(C) by inserting after clause (v) the following:
``(vi) conduct a comprehensive needs
assessment, including an assessment of
potential resources available in the State and
the community to assist students in meeting the
State's proficient level of achievement, and
develop a plan to partner with public and
private social service agencies, community-
based organizations, youth development
organizations, businesses, and other
appropriate organizations, to link students and
their families with support services to
strengthen student performance at the school,
including support services that will help to
meet students' non-academic needs;'';
(2) in subsection (b)(4)(B)--
(A) in clause (iii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
(B) by redesignating clause (iv) as (v); and
(C) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:
``(iv) shall include assistance in
developing partnerships with public and private
social service agencies, including local
government agencies, community-based
organizations, youth development organizations,
businesses, and other appropriate
organizations, to link students and their
families with support services to strengthen
student performance, including support services
that will help to meet students' non-academic
needs; and'';
(3) in subsection (b)(7)(C)(iv) by adding at the end the
following:
``(VII) Hire or designate a staff
member, such as a specialized
instructional support personnel
employed by the school or local agency,
to coordinate and link students and
families with resources available in
the community to strengthen student
performance, including support services
that will help to meet students' non-
academic needs.'';
(4) in subsection (c)(7)(A)--
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i) by inserting
after ``school staff,'' the following: ``local
stakeholders and potential resources (including
business leaders), representatives of public and
private nonprofit and social service agencies
(including local government agencies), youth
development organizations, students,'';
(B) by redesignating clauses (vi) through (viii) as
(vii) through (ix), respectively; and
(C) by inserting after clause (v) the following:
``(vi) include a comprehensive needs
assessment, including an assessment of
potential resources available in the State and
the community to assist students in meeting the
State's proficient level of achievement, and
develop a plan to partner with public and
private social service agencies, community-
based organizations, youth development
organizations, businesses, and other
appropriate organizations, to link students and
their families with support services to
strengthen student performance, including
support services that will help to meet
students' non-academic needs;'';
(5) in subsection (c)(10)(C) by adding at the end the
following:
``(viii) Mandate the placement of at least
one staff member, such as a specialized
instructional support personnel employed by the
school or local agency, to coordinate and link
students and families with resources available
in the community to strengthen student
performance, including support services that
will help to meet students' non-academic
needs.'';
(6) in subsection (e)(2)(A), in the matter preceding clause
(i)--
(A) by striking ``annual notice to parents'' and
inserting ``notice to parents multiple times
annually''; and
(B) by striking ``, to the extent practicable,'';
(7) in subsection (e)(4)(B) by inserting before the
semicolon at the end the following: ``, and provide services in
a comprehensive service delivery model'';
(8) in subsection (e)(4)--
(A) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in subparagraph (E)--
(i) by striking ``annual'';
(ii) by inserting after ``supplemental
educational services'' the following:
``multiple times annually''; and
(iii) by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(F) prioritize outreach and technical assistance
to existing school-based, community-based, faith-based
and other public agency afterschool programs, including
21st Century Community Learning Centers programs, to
encourage them to become providers of supplemental
educational services.''; and
(9) in subsection (e)(5)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as
(D) and (E), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the
following:
``(C) Provide delivery of tutoring services in a
comprehensive service delivery model through
partnership or as part of a comprehensive after-school
program.''.
(g) School Support and Recognition.--Section 1117 of that Act (20
U.S.C. 6317) is amended in subsection (a)(5)(A)--
(1) in clause (vi) by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) by redesignating clause (vii) as (ix); and
(3) by inserting after clause (vi) the following:
``(vii) representatives of public and
private social service agencies, community-
based organizations, youth development
organizations, businesses, and other
appropriate organizations;
``(viii) students; or''.
(h) Community Involvement.--Subpart 1 of part A of title I of that
Act is amended by inserting after section 1118 (20 U.S.C. 6318) the
following:
``SEC. 1118A. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.
``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to strengthen
student achievement by--
``(1) engaging the whole community in the education of the
Nation's students;
``(2) leveraging supports, opportunities, and resources
available within the community;
``(3) improving the coordination of services for students,
their families, and the community; and
``(4) meeting student's nonacademic needs.
``(b) Federal Matching Fund Authorized.--The Secretary shall award
grants to local educational agencies to support the implementation of
community involvement policies consistent with subsection (c).
``(1) Grants to local educational agencies.--A grant to a
local educational agency under this section shall not be
greater than the amount of matching funds raised by the local
educational agency and its community partners under paragraph
(3).
``(2) Local educational agency application.--Each local
educational agency that desires to receive a grant under this
section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such
time, and containing such information as the Secretary shall
reasonably require. The Secretary shall require that each such
application include the following:
``(A) The community involvement policy developed in
accordance with subsection (c).
``(B) A description of the community partners that
were involved in the development of the community
involvement policy.
``(C) A description of the roles that will be
played by partners in the implementation of the
community involvement policy, including a description
of the partners that will provide services to students,
their families, and the community, a description of the
services that will be provided; and memoranda of
understanding between the local educational agency and
community partners clearly delineating the roles and
responsibilities of the local educational agency and
its partners.
``(D) A description of how funds received under
this section will be integrated with other Federal,
State and local funds to maximize services and
opportunities for students, their families and the
community, including a description of how funds
received under this section will be distributed and
utilized.
``(E) A description of the matching funds secured
through the development of the community involvement
policy pursuant to paragraph (3).
``(3) Matching funds.--To be eligible to receive a grant
under this section, a local educational agency must:
``(A) Provide an assurance that it will spend an
amount greater than or equal to 1 percent of such
agency's allocation under subpart 2 of this part.
``(B) Provide an assurance that it will raise
matching funds from community partners, including from
nonprofit organizations serving children and youth,
businesses, and other Federal, State, or public sources
in an amount greater than or equal to 1 percent of such
agency's allocation under subpart 2 of this part,
except that funds under this subparagraph shall not be
provided from funds appropriated under subpart 2 of
this part. Such funds may be provided in whole or in-
part with in-kind contributions from partners and need
not be transferred to the local educational agency in
order to meet the requirements of this paragraph.
``(4) Distribution of funds.--
``(A) Equitable national distribution.--In awarding
grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall
ensure an equitable geographic distribution of the
grants.
``(B) Local distribution.--Funds awarded to a local
educational agency under this section or dedicated by a
local educational agency under paragraph (3) may be
utilized by the local educational agency or any of its
partners to implement the Community Involvement Policy
developed under subsection (c).
``(5) Maximum use of funds.--Of the funds awarded to a
local educational agency under this section, the local
educational agency must distribute to its nonprofit community
partners an amount that is greater than or equal to the amount
of matching funds committed by the nonprofit community partners
pursuant to paragraph (3)(B). If the amount awarded to a local
educational agency is less than an amount equal to 2 percent of
such agency's allocation under subpart 2 of this part, then the
local educational agency must distribute to its nonprofit
community partners an amount equal to at least half of the
amount awarded under this section.
``(c) Community Involvement Policy.--To receive a grant under this
section, a local educational agency shall develop jointly with members
of the community, which shall include local government, community-based
organizations, child and youth serving organizations and agencies,
other business and community partners, and students, a policy for
leveraging resources, services, and opportunities available within the
community in order to support student achievement by meeting the
academic and non-academic needs of students. The policy shall
demonstrate how community resources will be coordinated with the work
of pupil services personnel and local educational agency homeless
liaisons, designated pursuant to section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and shall be incorporated into
the local educational agency's plan developed under section 1112. The
policy shall include the following components:
``(1) An analysis of available data on the comprehensive
needs of the students served by the local educational agency,
their families, and the community that analyzes the academic,
social, emotional, physical, safety, civic, and, if
appropriate, vocational needs of students and their families
that may impact students' ability to meet the challenging State
student academic achievement standards.
``(2) A description of the potential resources, services,
and opportunities available within the community or available
near the community that students, their families, and those in
the community may be able to access to meet the needs
identified under paragraph (1) and support students to achieve
the challenging State student academic achievement standards.
``(3) A strategy for developing and supporting partnerships
to provide services to children youth and families in
coordination with pupil services personnel and local
educational agency homeless liaisons, designated pursuant to
section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act. Such partnerships may--
``(A) include the local educational agency,
schools, and local departments of health and human
services, local departments of youth services, local
agencies administering juvenile justice programs and
facilities, local agencies and organizations
administering national and community service and
service-learning programs, local law enforcement
agencies, local nonprofit youth development, Parental
Information and Resource Centers, other community-based
organizations, other public agencies, businesses, and
other entities as appropriate;
``(B) be designed to provide services to children
youth and families, including health and mental health
services, quality before- and after-school programming,
summer programs, school and community safety programs,
mentoring, tutoring, service-learning, youth
development, internships and apprenticeships, family
strengthening activities, career counseling, job
training, nutrition, and other services; and
``(C) involve the hiring or designating of a
community involvement coordinator, such as a
specialized instructional support personnel staff
member, within the local educational agency, school or
partner organization to facilitate the implementation
of this section.
``(4) A strategy for informing parents, legal guardians,
and caretakers of the opportunities for services available
through the partnerships developed under paragraph (3).
``(5) A strategy for linking students and their families
with the opportunities for services available through the
partnerships developed under paragraph (3), including a
strategy for meeting the transportation needs of students and
families in coordination with partnering organizations and a
strategy for covering the costs of such services.
``(6) A strategy for evaluating the impact of the community
involvement policy and its implementation, including a
description of the resources, supports and opportunities
leveraged from the community to benefit students, their
families, the local educational agency, schools, and the
community.
``(7) A strategy for identifying barriers to developing
effective school-community partnerships and developing ways to
mitigate such barriers.
``(8) A strategy for providing professional development to
principals, teachers, pupil services personnel, local
educational agency homeless liaisons, designated pursuant to
section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act, and the community involvement coordinator, if
one is present in the local educational agency or school, to
facilitate the smooth operation of communication across offices
and partnering entities.
``(9) A strategy for developing a community involvement
council to lead, monitor, and oversee the implementation of the
community involvement policy in partnership with the local
educational agency. Such a council may include parents and
caretakers, students, principals, teachers, personnel, local
educational agency homeless liaisons, designated pursuant to
section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act, Parental Information and Resource Centers,
representatives of the mayor or appropriate chief executive
officers of general purpose local government, local departments
of health and human services, local departments of youth
services, local agencies administering juvenile justice
programs and facilities, local agencies and organizations
administering national and community service and service-
learning programs, local law enforcement agencies, local
nonprofit youth development, other community-based
organizations, other public agencies, businesses, and other
entities as appropriate.
``(d) Coordination With Parent Involvement Strategies.--The
community involvement policy developed under subsection (b) shall be
developed and implemented in coordination with the parent involvement
strategies developed under section 1118.
``(e) Reporting.--
``(1) Local educational agency reporting.--On an annual
basis, each local educational agency that receives funds under
this section shall report to the State educational agency, the
Secretary, and the public on--
``(A) the amount and sources of matching funds
raised in accordance with subsection (a)(3);
``(B) the number, type, and roles played by
partners involved in the development and implementation
of the Community Involvement Policy developed under
subsection (c);
``(C) the services coordinated or provided through
the implementation of the Community Involvement Policy
developed under subsection (c); and
``(D) any information available on outcomes
resulting from the activities carried out through the
Community Involvement Policy developed under subsection
(c).
``(2) State educational agency review and support.--Each
State shall--
``(A) monitor and compile a report annually on each
district's implementation of community involvement
policies and recommendations for improvement and submit
this report to the Secretary and the public;
``(B) provide information and technical assistance
to help local educational agencies comply with the
community involvement provisions within the law;
``(C) the State education agency must provide a
copy of this annual report to its respective Statewide
PIRC where it shall--
``(i) identify how the local education
agency can comply where they have been found to
not be compliant in the annual report; and
``(ii) the Statewide PIRC shall report
their recommendations for compliance to the
State education agency as well as the school
administration using existing communication
methods; and
``(D) use all resources made available to the State
under section 1117(a).
``(3) Report to congress.--On an annual basis, the
Secretary shall report to Congress and the public a summary of
the reports provided by the local educational agencies in
accordance with paragraph (1).
``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as necessary to carry out this section for each
of fiscal years 2014 through 2019.''.
(i) Coordination Requirements.--Section 1120B of that Act (20
U.S.C. 6322) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Barriers to Coordination.--Each local educational agency
receiving assistance under this part shall report to the Secretary at
such time and in such manner as the Secretary may determine any
barriers to coordination, and the Secretary shall report such barriers
to coordination to the Federal Youth Development Council established
under the Tom Osborne Federal Youth Coordination Act (Public Law 109-
365; 120 Stat. 2594).''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
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