S.Amdt. 2114Senate114th Congress (2015-2017)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 2114
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Sen. Michael F. Bennet (D-CO)
Submitted July 7, 2015
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SA 2114. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2089 submitted by Mr. Alexander (for himself and Mrs. Murray) to the bill S. 1177, to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that every child achieves; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of title X, add the following: PART C--PROVIDING PROGRAMS THROUGH SCHOOLS SEC. 10301. PROVIDING PROGRAMS THROUGH SCHOOLS. (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide flexibility to allow services related to health, education, workforce training, and other social issues affecting the well-being of children and their families to be co-located in public elementary and secondary schools, if the school so chooses. (b) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Applicable secretary.--The term ``applicable Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Education, or another head of an agency, as the case may be, who has administrative responsibility over a program, activity, or service authorized under a covered HELP program. (2) Covered help program.--The term ``covered HELP program'' means the following: (A) A program, activity, or service authorized under-- (i) the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 670 note); (ii) the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the ``National Apprenticeship Act''; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.); (iii) the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.); (iv) the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.); [[Page S4800]] (v) the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.); (vi) the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858); (vii) the Children's Health Act of 2000 (Public Law 106- 310; 114 Stat. 1101); (viii) the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act (42 U.S.C. 284o et seq.); (ix) the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.); (x) the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15001 et seq.); (xi) the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.); (xii) the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9501 et seq.); (xiii) the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.); (xiv) the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.); (xv) the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.); (xvi) the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.); (xvii) the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8261 et seq.); (xviii) the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.); (xix) the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.); (xx) the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.); (xxi) the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.); (xxii) the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.); (xxiii) section 212 of the Second Chance Act (Public Law 110-199); (xxiv) the Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 15001 note); (xxv) section 1404A of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10603a); (xxvi) the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.); and (xxvii) the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101); or (B) a program, activity, or service designated by an applicable Secretary under subsection (d). (3) Esea definitions.--The terms ``elementary school'', ``local educational agency'', and ``secondary school'' have the meanings given the terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). (c) Offering Programs in Schools.--An applicable Secretary who has administrative responsibility under Federal law for any covered HELP program shall allow funds for the covered HELP program to be used to provide the authorized program, activities, or services at a public elementary school or secondary school, notwithstanding any provision of the law authorizing the covered HELP program or any other provision of law, if-- (1) the Secretary determines that such use-- (A) furthers the purpose of the covered HELP program; (B) serves the population designated to be served by the covered HELP program, as determined by the Secretary; and (C) is beneficial to the children served by the school and the families of such students; and (2) the school at which the program, activities, or services will be offered-- (A) believes that the program is beneficial to the children served by the school and the families of such students and would not endanger the safety of the students; and (B) provides the Secretary with an assurance demonstrating that the requirement of subparagraph (A) is met and that the school has consulted with the local educational agency serving the school regarding the provision of the program, activities, or services. (d) Use in Other Programs.--An applicable Secretary may designate a program under such Secretary's authority to be included as a covered HELP program if-- (1) the applicable Secretary-- (A) determines that expanding the program, or the activities or services offered through the program, to be offered through schools would benefit the population to be served by the program and be consistent with the purposes of this Act; and (B) determines, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, that providing such program, activities, or services at a public elementary school or secondary school would benefit the students attending the school and the families of such students; and (2) the applicable Secretary notifies Congress of the Secretary's determination not less than 60 days before the applicable Secretary carries out subsection (b) with respect to the program. ______