[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2335 Introduced in House (IH)]
103d CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2335
To amend certain education laws to provide for service-learning and to
strengthen the skills of teachers and improve instruction in service-
learning, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 8, 1993
Mr. Klink (for himself, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Romero-Barcelo)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Education and Labor
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A BILL
To amend certain education laws to provide for service-learning and to
strengthen the skills of teachers and improve instruction in service-
learning, 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 ``Service-learning Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act--
(1) to improve teaching and learning in primary, middle and
secondary schools;
(2) to involve students in activities that promote and
demonstrate good citizenship, community service and personal
responsibility;
(3) to invigorate education by encouraging and supporting
service-learning in schools; and
(4) to mobilize America's youth as partners in the effort
to solve the critical problems that face our Nation.
TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF
1965
SEC. 101. DEFINITION.
Section 1471 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 2891) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(24) The term `service-learning' means a method of
teaching and learning--
``(A) under which students learn and develop
through active participation in thoughtfully organized
service experiences that meet actual community needs
and that are coordinated in collaboration with the
school and community;
``(B) that integrates community service into a
student's academic curriculum and provides a structured
time for student reflection about what the student
learned as a result of the service activity;
``(C) that provides students with opportunities to
use newly acquired skills and knowledge in real life
situations in their own communities;
``(D) that enhances what is taught in school by
extending student learning beyond the classroom and
into the community and helps foster the development of
a sense of caring for others; and
``(E) that provides teachers with an alternative
method of measuring a student's acquisition of academic
and other skills.''.
SEC. 102. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE I.
(a) Local Targeted Assistance Programs.--Paragraph (6) of section
1531(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 2941(b)(5)) (hereafter in this section referred to as the
``Act'') is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' before ``participation''; and
(2) by inserting ``, and service-learning'' before the
semicolon.
(b) National Programs and Activities.--
(1) Authorization of appropriations.--Subsection (b) of
section 1561 of the Act (20 U.S.C. 2961(b)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(6) not less than $20,000,000 for the service-learning
program under section 1567.''.
(2) Service-learning program.--Part B of chapter 2 of title
I of the Act (20 U.S.C. 2961 et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end the following new section:
``SEC. 1567. SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS.
``The Secretary shall carry out a program of grants and contracts
to encourage State and local educational agencies and other public and
private agencies, organizations, and institutions, to infuse service-
learning into the academic curriculum as a strategy for improving the
teaching and learning environment in classrooms, schools and
communities.''.
(c) National Diffusion Network Activities.--Section 1562(b) of the
Act (20 U.S.C. 2962(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and inserting
``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(6) coordinate with the Commission on National and
Community Service in identifying and disseminating information
regarding innovative service-learning programs.''.
(d) Law Related Education Programs.--Paragraph (7) of section
1565(c) of the Act (20 U.S.C. 2965(c)) is amended to read as follows:
``(7) internships or experiential based community service
for youth that are related to basic concepts of the law and the
legal system.''.
(e) Blue Ribbon Schools Program.--The second sentence of section
1566(b)(1) of the Act (20 U.S.C. 2966(b)(1)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``or'' before ``outstanding''; and
(2) by inserting ``, or outstanding service-learning
models'' before the period.
SEC. 103. CRITICAL SKILLS IMPROVEMENT.
(a) Elementary and Secondary Education Programs.--Paragraph (1) of
section 2006(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(hereafter in this section referred to as the ``Act'') (20 U.S.C.
2986(b)(1)) is amended--
(1) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows:
``(D) integrating higher-order problem solving and
analytical skills using applied learning and hands-on
methods, such as service-learning;'';
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period and
inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(F) providing funds to teachers or schools served
by the local educational agency to enable such teachers
or schools to undertake projects to improve their
teaching ability in mathematics and science using
applied learning and hands-on methods, such as service-
learning.''.
(b) Higher Education Programs.--Section 2007(b)(2) of the Act (20
U.S.C. 2987(b)(2)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(D) retraining and training for elementary,
middle, and secondary teachers in methods that utilize
experiential-based learning strategies, such as
service-learning.''.
SEC. 104. MAGNET SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE.
The matter following paragraph (3) of section 3006 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 3025(3)) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``or'' after ``music''; and
(2) by inserting ``, or to increasing community involvement
through experiential or service-learning'' before the period.
SEC. 105. SECRETARY'S FUND FOR INNOVATION IN EDUCATION.
(a) Program Authority.--Paragraph (2) of section 4601(a) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (hereafter in this
section referred to as the ``Act'') (20 U.S.C. 3151(a)(2)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(E) establish and strengthen experiential-based
education, such as service-learning, in accordance with
section 4610.''.
(b) Service-Learning Program.--Part F of title IV of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 3151 et seq.) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating section 4610 (20 U.S.C. 3157) as
section 4611; and
(2) by adding after section 4609 (20 U.S.C. 3156b) the
following new section:
``SEC. 4610. SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAM.
``The Secretary is authorized to develop materials, provide
assistance, and make grants, for the purpose of strengthening and
expanding service-learning in public and private elementary and
secondary schools by infusing service-learning into core academic
curricula.''.
SEC. 106. DRUG EDUCATION.
(a) Findings.--Section 5102 of the Drug-Free Schools and
Communities Act of 1986 (hereafter in this section referred to as the
``Act'') (20 U.S.C. 3172) is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
``(7) Comprehensive school- and community-wide strategies
which address factors in the individual, family, school, peer
group, and community that place youth at high risk for using
alcohol and other drugs are among the most promising and
effective prevention and early interventions strategies.''.
(b) State Programs.--Section 5122(a) of the Act (20 U.S.C. 3192(a))
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (7)(C), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (8)(F), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(9) drug abuse prevention programs which use service-
learning as the primary strategy.''.
(c) Local Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Programs.--Section
5125(a) of the Act (20 U.S.C. 3195(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (15), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (16), by striking the period and inserting
``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(17) school-based programs of drug abuse prevention and
intervention which involve youth in service-learning activities
as a means of--
``(A) developing leadership and decisionmaking
skills by working in cooperation with peers and other
adults; and
``(B) improving interpersonal and social skills,
including self-esteem, motivation, and sense of
responsibility.''.
TITLE II--TEACHER TRAINING
SEC. 201. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this title--
(1) to develop, expand or improve the retraining of
elementary, middle, and secondary teachers, school leaders, and
appropriate school personnel, in methods of service-learning;
(2) to provide for the inservice training of teams
comprised of teachers, school leaders, and appropriate
community members and school personnel, in methods of service-
training; and
(3) to prepare teachers with a strong foundation in
experiential-based teaching methods, specifically service-
learning.
SEC. 202. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
(a) Grants.--The Secretary, in consultation with the Commission on
National and Community Service, is authorized to award grants, on a
competitive basis, to State educational agencies to enable such
agencies--
(1) to carry out elementary and secondary education
programs in accordance with section 203; and
(2) to carry out higher education programs in accordance
with section 204.
(b) State Reservations.--Each State educational agency receiving a
grant under this Act in any fiscal year shall reserve--
(1) 75 percent of such grant funds to carry out elementary
and secondary education programs in accordance with section
203; and
(2) 25 percent of such grant funds to carry out higher
education programs in accordance with section 204.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated for the purposes of this title $75,000,000 for fiscal year
1994, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and $125,000,000 for fiscal
year 1996, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal
years 1997 and 1998.
SEC. 203. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.
(a) State Uses.--Each State educational agency shall use grant
funds reserved pursuant to section 202(c)(1) to award grants in
accordance with subsection (b), for demonstration and exemplary
programs in accordance with subsection (c), and for technical
assistance and administrative costs in accordance with subsection (d).
(b) State Grants to Local Educational Agencies.--
(1) In general.--Each State educational agency shall use
grant funds reserved pursuant to section 202(c)(1) (other than
grant funds expended in accordance with subsections (c) and
(d)) to award grants, on a competitive basis, to local
educational agencies within the State in order to strengthen
elementary and secondary education programs in accordance with
the provisions of this subsection.
(2) Local uses.--Each local educational agency receiving a
grant under paragraph (1) shall use such grant funds for--
(A) the expansion and improvement of preservice
training, inservice training, and retraining of
teachers and other appropriate school personnel in the
methods of service-learning; and
(B) providing funds to individual teachers within
the local educational agency to enable such teachers to
undertake projects to improve their teaching ability.
(3) Agreements, special rule.--(A) The training and
instruction described in paragraph (2) may be carried out
through an agreement with a public agency, a private industry,
an institution of higher education, or a nonprofit
organization.
(B) A local educational agency may carry out the activities
authorized by this paragraph with one or more other local
educational agencies within the State, or with the State
educational agency, or both.
(4) Local administrative expenses.--Each local educational
agency receiving a grant under this subsection may use not more
than 5 percent of such grant funds for local administrative
expenses.
(c) Demonstration and Exemplary Programs.--
(1) In general.--(A) Each State educational agency shall
use not less than 5 percent of grant funds reserved pursuant to
section 202(c)(1) for--
(i) demonstration and exemplary programs for
teacher training and retraining in service-learning;
and
(ii) the dissemination of information to all local
educational agencies within the State relating to the
exemplary service-learning programs.
(B) The activities described in subparagraph (A) shall be
coordinated with the State capacity building activities
assisted under part I of subtitle B of title I of the National
and Community Service Act of 1990.
(2) Special rule.--In providing financial assistance
pursuant to paragraph (1), the State educational agency shall
give special consideration to providing such assistance to
minorities, individuals with disabilities, individuals with
limited-English proficiency, and migrant students.
(d) Technical Assistance and Administrative Costs.--Each State
educational agency may use not more than 5 percent of grant funds
reserved pursuant to section 202(c)(1)--
(1) to provide technical assistance to local educational
agencies, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit
organizations in the conduct of programs described in
subsection (b) in coordination with State technical assistance
activities under part I of subtitle B of title I of the
National and Community Service Act of 1990; and
(2) for the costs of administration and assessment of
programs assisted under this section.
SEC. 204. HIGHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.
(a) State Uses.--Each State educational agency shall use grant
funds reserved pursuant to section 202(c)(2) to award grants to
institutions of higher education in accordance with subsection (b) and
for assessment and administrative costs in accordance with subsection
(c).
(b) State Grants to Institutions of Higher Education.--
(1) In general.--Each State educational agency shall use
not less than 95 percent of grant funds reserved to section
202(c)(2) to award grants, on a competitive basis, to
institutions of higher education within the State in order to
establish higher education programs in accordance with the
provisions of this subsection.
(2) Special rule.--In awarding grants under paragraph (1)
the State educational agency shall make every effort to award
such grants to private and public institutions of higher
education.
(3) Local uses.--Each institution of higher education
receiving a grant under paragraph (1) may use such grant funds
for--
(A) establishing traineeship programs for new
teachers to learn how to incorporate service-learning
into their teaching;
(B) retraining of elementary, middle, and secondary
school teachers in the techniques of service-learning;
(C) retraining of higher education institution
faculty, especially faculty in schools of education, in
service-learning methodology and techniques; and
(D) inservice training for elementary, secondary,
and vocational school teachers and training for other
appropriate school personnel, to improve their teaching
through service-learning methods.
(4) Agreement.--No institution of higher education may
receive a grant to carry out the activities described in
subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (3) of this subsection
unless such institution enters into an agreement with a local
educational agency or consortium of such agencies to provide
inservice training and retraining for the elementary and
secondary school teachers in the public and private schools of
the school district served by each such agency.
(5) Priority for cooperative programs.--Each State
educational agency receiving grant funds reserved pursuant to
section 202(c)(2) shall give a priority to awarding grants
under paragraph (1) to institutions of higher education
conducting cooperative programs that involve a local
educational agency and a nonprofit organization.
(c) Assessment and Administrative Costs.--Each State educational
agency may use not more than 5 percent of grant funds reserved pursuant
to section 202(c)(2) for--
(1) the State assessment required by section 205(b)(6); and
(2) the costs incurred by such agency for administration
and evaluation of programs assisted under this section.
SEC. 205. STATE APPLICATION.
(a) Application.--Each State which desires to receive a grant under
this title shall file an application with the Secretary which covers a
period of 3 fiscal years. Such application shall be filed at such time,
in such manner, and containing or accompanied by such information, as
the Secretary may reasonably require.
(b) Contents of Application.--Each such application shall--
(1) contain an assurance that the State will provide such
fiscal control and funds accounting as the Secretary may
reasonably require;
(2) contain an assurance that funds provided under this
title will supplement, not supplant, the State and local funds
made available for activities and services authorized under
this title;
(3) contain an assurance that the needs of teachers and
students in areas with high concentrations of low-income
students and sparsely populated areas will be considered in
awarding grants under this title;
(4) if appropriate, provide a description of how funds made
available under this title will be coordinated with a local
systemic change plan, activities assisted under title V of the
Higher Education Act of 1965, and other Federal resources,
particularly any program assisted by the Commission on National
and Community Service;
(5) describe procedures--
(A) for awarding grants under sections 203(b) and
204(b); and
(B) for approval of applications for grants under
such sections, including appropriate procedures to
assure that the State educational agency shall not
disapprove an application without notice and
opportunity for a hearing;
(6) contain an assessment of the current elementary and
secondary curriculum needs within the State regarding service-
learning;
(7) describe how the programs assisted under this title
will meet the teacher training curriculum needs projected under
paragraph (6);
(8) describe the specific activities that will be
undertaken that involve institutions of higher education; and
(9) describe the specific activities that will be supported
with funds available under this title for State activities and
how those activities relate to the State's needs regarding
service-learning.
(c) Approval.--The Secretary shall expeditiously approve any State
application that meets the requirements of this section.
SEC. 206. LOCAL APPLICATIONS.
(a) Application.--
(1) In general.--Each local educational agency or
institution of higher education that desires to receive a grant
under this title shall submit an application which covers a 3-
year period. Such application shall be submitted to the State
educational agency at such time, in such manner and accompanied
by such information, as the State educational agency may
reasonably require.
(2) Local educational agency consortia.--A local
educational agency may apply to a State educational agency for
a grant under this title as part of a consortium with a local
educational agency, an institution of higher education, or an
intermediate educational unit. The State educational agency may
assist in the formation of a consortium between a local
educational agency and another local educational agency, an
institution of higher education, or an intermediate educational
unit, at the request of a local educational agency.
(b) Contents of Application.--Each application submitted pursuant
to subsection (a) shall--
(1) provide a summary of--
(A) the needs of its current teachers in service-
learning;
(B) the current levels of student participation in
service-learning in the local educational agency or
institution of higher education;
(C) the curricular needs of the local educational
agency or institution of higher education in service-
learning; and
(D) a description of how the program will be
coordinated with a local systemic change plan;
(2) describe how the local educational agency or the
institution of higher education plans to use the funds received
under this title to meet the needs described in paragraph
(1)(A);
(3) if applicable, describe how funds under this title will
be coordinated with other Federal, State, and local resources,
especially with respect to any program assisted by the
Commission on National and Community Service;
(4) if applicable, describe how the programs assisted under
this title will use other resources of the community and
involve public agencies, private industry, institutions of
higher education, public and private nonprofit organizations,
and other appropriate institutions; and
(5) assure that--
(A) the programs assisted under this title will be
assessed;
(B) progress made under such programs will be
reported in terms of numbers of teachers and students
affected; and
(C) the results of such assessment and progress
will be submitted to the State educational agency in
the time and manner required by such agency.
(c) Disapproval.--The State educational agency shall not disapprove
an application under this section without notice and opportunity for a
hearing.
SEC. 207. PARTICIPATION OF TEACHERS FROM PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
In making grants under this Act, the Secretary shall ensure, where
appropriate, that provision is made for the equitable participation of
teachers and other school personnel in private nonprofit elementary and
secondary schools, including the participation of teachers and other
school personnel in preservice and inservice training programs.
SEC. 208. FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION.
(a) Technical Assistance and Evaluation Procedures.--The Secretary
shall provide technical assistance and, in consultation with State and
local representatives, shall develop procedures for State and local
evaluations of the activities assisted under this title.
(b) Summary.--The Secretary shall submit to the Congress every 2
years a summary of the State evaluations of activities assisted under
this title.
(c) Model Reporting Standards.--In conjunction with State and local
educational agencies and the Commission on National and Community
Service, the Secretary shall develop model reporting standards to
encourage comparability of data required under sections 205 and 206.
SEC. 209. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this title:
(1) The term ``elementary school'' has the same meaning
given to such term by section 1471(5) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965.
(2) The term ``institution of higher education'' has the
same meaning given to such term by section 1201(a) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965.
(3) The term ``local educational agency'' has the same
meaning given to such term by section 1471(12) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
(4) The term ``secondary school'' has the same meaning
given to such term by section 1471(21) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965.
(5) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
Education.
(6) The term ``service-learning'' means a method of
teaching and learning--
(A) under which students learn and develop through
active participation in thoughtfully organized service
experiences that meet actual community needs and that
are coordinated in collaboration with the school and
community;
(B) that is integrated into the student's academic
curriculum or provides structured time for a student to
think, talk, or write about what the student did and
saw during the actual service activity;
(C) that provides students with opportunities to
use newly acquired skills and knowledge in real life
situations in their own communities;
(D) that enhances what is taught in school by
extending student learning beyond the classroom and
into the community and helps foster the development of
a sense of caring for others; and
(E) that provides for structured reflection through
integration into the student's academic curriculum.
(7) The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States, the
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the
Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the
Marshall Islands, the Federated State of Micronesia, and the
Republic of Palau.
(8) The term ``State educational agency'' has the same
meaning given to such term by section 1471(23) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
TITLE III--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS
SEC. 301. COMMISSION ON NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.
(a) Amendment.--Subsection (f) of section 190 of the National and
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12651(f)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding after the first sentence
thereof the following new sentence: ``Such clearinghouses shall
coordinate with the Secretary of Education in carrying out the
functions described in paragraph (3).''; and
(2) in paragraph (3)--
(A) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``and'' after
the semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(I) provide and collect information regarding
school-based service-learning.''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Paragraph (1) of section
501(a) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
12681(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(C) Section 190(f)(3)(i).--There are authorized
to be appropriated to carry out section 190(f)(3)(I),
$1,300,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994, 1995, and
1996.''.
SEC. 302. RESEARCH ON EXPERIENTIAL-BASED METHODS OF INSTRUCTION.
Paragraph (3) of section 405(b) of the General Education Provisions
Act (20 U.S.C. 1221e(b)(3)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(J) conducting research on experiential-based
methods of instruction, such as service-learning.''.
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