Text of US SB 1019 (2011)

II 112TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 1019 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in order to support secondary school reentry programs. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MAY 18, 2011 Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. WEBB) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in order to support secondary school reentry programs. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Secondary School Re- 4 entry Act of 2011’’. 5 SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 6 It is the purpose of this Act— 7 (1) to amend the Elementary and Secondary 8 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) to 9 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 2 •S 1019 IS increase the role of State educational agencies and 1 local educational agencies in implementing secondary 2 school reentry programs; 3 (2) to increase the role of State educational 4 agencies and local educational agencies in dem- 5 onstrating leadership in reaching out to and re-en- 6 gaging disconnected youth; 7 (3) to encourage State educational agencies and 8 local educational agencies to develop and implement 9 a plan for identifying and re-engaging young people 10 in a secondary education program that leads to the 11 attainment of a regular secondary school diploma; 12 (4) to encourage State educational agencies and 13 local educational agencies to establish partnerships 14 with community-based organizations, institutions of 15 higher education, government agencies, businesses, 16 qualified intermediaries, or other education pro- 17 viders, to provide a broad range of educational op- 18 tions and services, including services for individuals 19 who are beyond the State’s established age of com- 20 pulsory school attendance; 21 (5) to encourage State educational agencies and 22 local educational agencies to establish a variety of 23 secondary education reentry programs, including 24 such programs that provide opportunities for— 25 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 3 •S 1019 IS (A) multiple pathways to a secondary 1 school diploma; 2 (B) compressed and expanded programs 3 that may be combined with dual enrollment in 4 institutions of higher education; 5 (C) integrated academic and career-themed 6 curricula, with opportunities for students to en- 7 gage in coordinated, sequenced, and scaled 8 work-based learning opportunities; and 9 (D) flexibility in awarding credit toward 10 graduation based on demonstrated competency 11 in addition to seat time; and 12 (6) to support local community partnerships in 13 integrating existing, and often disparate, services 14 into a comprehensive, cross-systems dropout reentry 15 approach. 16 SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 17 Congress finds the following: 18 (1) Each year approximately 1,300,000 stu- 19 dents fail to graduate from high school, which is an 20 average of 7,000 students dropping out of high 21 school each day, or 1 student every 9 seconds. Ac- 22 cording to the National Center for Education Statis- 23 tics, of those who fail to graduate with their peers, 24 only one-fourth eventually earn a regular high school 25 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 4 •S 1019 IS diploma, one-fourth earn a General Education Di- 1 ploma, and about one-half do not earn a high school 2 credential. 3 (2) The National Center for Education Statis- 4 tics reports that more than half of high school drop- 5 outs are students of color. A low-income student is 6 10 times more likely to drop out than a middle-in- 7 come or high-income student, and minority students 8 have a graduation rate of nearly 50 percent. The 9 graduation rate of students of color is as much as 10 25 percentage points below the graduation rate of 11 White students. 12 (3) Nearly 38 percent of young female drop- 13 outs, ages 16 to 24, were mothers, and becoming a 14 mother was the most common reason that females, 15 ages 16 to 24, dropped out of school. 16 (4) In the 2008–2009 school year, only 59 per- 17 cent of persons with disabilities ages 14 to 21 grad- 18 uated with a standard high school diploma. 19 (5) The Denver Public Schools and Colorado 20 Youth for a Change analyzed data from students 21 who dropped out of high school in the 2006–2007 22 school year and found that only 3 percent of stu- 23 dents who dropped out of high school were in situa- 24 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 5 •S 1019 IS tions where they could easily return to the tradi- 1 tional school system. 2 (6) According to a 2008 study of students who 3 reenrolled in the San Bernardino City Unified 4 School District over a 5-year period, only 18 percent 5 ultimately earned a high school diploma, rep- 6 resenting just 6 percent of the students who dropped 7 out of high school. 8 (7) The Alliance for Excellent Education re- 9 ports that dropouts from the class of 2010 alone will 10 result in more than $337,000,000,000 in lost wages 11 over the course of such individuals’ lifetimes. In- 12 creasing the graduation rate and rate of matricula- 13 tion at institutions of higher education of male stu- 14 dents in the United States by just 5 percent could 15 result in a reduction of crime-related costs that 16 would lead to a combined savings and revenue of al- 17 most $8,000,000,000. 18 (8) Over the course of a lifetime, a student who 19 has dropped out of high school earns, on average, 20 about $260,000 less than a high school graduate. 21 According to the Center for Labor Studies at North- 22 eastern University, 54 percent of the Nation’s drop- 23 outs, ages 16 to 24, were jobless in an average 24 month during 2008. African-American students who 25 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 6 •S 1019 IS dropped out of high school experienced the highest 1 jobless rate, at 69 percent, followed by Asian-Amer- 2 ican students who dropped out of high school, at 57 3 percent, and White students who dropped out of 4 high school, at 54 percent. Hispanic students who 5 dropped out of high school had the lowest jobless 6 rate at 47 percent. In sharp contrast, only about 13 7 percent of young adults with a postsecondary degree 8 were jobless, on average, in the same time period. 9 (9) The estimated lifetime revenue loss for male 10 dropouts ages 25 to 34 is $944,000,000,000. If high 11 schools and institutions of higher education in the 12 United States were to raise the graduation rates of 13 Hispanic, African-American, and Native American 14 students to the level of White students by 2020, 15 more than $310,000,000,000 could potentially be 16 added to the economy of the United States, due to 17 the increase in personal income. Individuals who 18 dropped out of high school are also substantially 19 more likely to rely on public assistance than individ- 20 uals with a high school diploma. 21 (10) The Center for Labor Studies at North- 22 eastern University reports that male students of all 23 races who have dropped out of high school were 47 24 times more likely to be incarcerated than their peers 25 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 7 •S 1019 IS of a similar age who had graduated from a 4-year 1 institution of higher education. Three-quarters of 2 State prison inmates dropped out of high school, and 3 59 percent of Federal prison inmates dropped out of 4 high school. 5 (11) The annual cost to the public overall in 6 terms of crime related and welfare benefit costs for 7 individuals who drop out of high school is 8 $24,000,000,000. 9 SEC. 4. ENHANCED REENTRY PROGRAMS UNDER THE 10 DROPOUT PREVENTION ACT. 11 Part H of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 12 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6551 et seq.) is amend- 13 ed— 14 (1) in section 1821— 15 (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 16 paragraph (5); 17 (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 18 following: 19 ‘‘(2) QUALIFIED INTERMEDIARY.—The term 20 ‘qualified intermediary’ means an entity that— 21 ‘‘(A) works with key partners to broker 22 services, resources, and supports to youth and 23 the organizations and systems that are designed 24 to serve youth; and 25 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 8 •S 1019 IS ‘‘(B) has demonstrated expertise in build- 1 ing, connecting, sustaining, and measuring 2 partnerships with employers, schools, commu- 3 nity-based organizations, postsecondary institu- 4 tions, social service organizations, economic de- 5 velopment organizations, and workforce systems 6 that directly support student success. 7 ‘‘(3) REENTRY PROGRAM.—The term ‘reentry 8 program’ means a program that is designed to en- 9 courage and support school dropouts in returning to 10 an educational system, program, or institution in 11 order to obtain a secondary school diploma. 12 ‘‘(4) SCHOOL DROPOUT.—The term ‘school 13 dropout’ means an individual who— 14 ‘‘(A) is no longer attending school (which 15 may include a student with an extended ab- 16 sence); 17 ‘‘(B) has not received a secondary school 18 diploma; and 19 ‘‘(C) is not more than 24 years of age.’’; 20 and 21 (C) by inserting after paragraph (5) (as 22 redesignated by subparagraph (A)) the fol- 23 lowing: 24 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 9 •S 1019 IS ‘‘(6) STUDENT WITH AN EXTENDED AB- 1 SENCE.—The term ‘student with an extended ab- 2 sence’ means an individual who is enrolled in school 3 but attends school with insufficient frequency to par- 4 ticipate as a regular student.’’; 5 (2) in section 1822— 6 (A) in subsection (a)(1)— 7 (i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by insert- 8 ing ‘‘, or consortia of local educational 9 agencies,’’ after ‘‘local educational agen- 10 cies’’; and 11 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 12 ‘‘subsection (b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub- 13 section (b)(3)’’; and 14 (B) in subsection (b)— 15 (i) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 16 and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respec- 17 tively; 18 (ii) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, 19 or consortia of local educational agencies,’’ 20 after ‘‘local educational agencies’’; 21 (iii) in paragraph (3), as redesignated 22 by clause (i)— 23 (I) in the matter preceding sub- 24 paragraph (A), by striking ‘‘para- 25 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 10 •S 1019 IS graph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 1 (4)’’; 2 (II) in subparagraph (A)— 3 (aa) in the matter preceding 4 clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, or a 5 consortium of local educational 6 agencies,’’ after ‘‘a local edu- 7 cational agency’’; and 8 (bb) in clause (i) of subpara- 9 graph (A), by inserting ‘‘, or the 10 consortium of local educational 11 agencies’’ after ‘‘the local edu- 12 cational agency’’; and 13 (III) in subparagraphs (B) 14 through (D), by inserting ‘‘, or the 15 consortium of local educational agen- 16 cies,’’ after ‘‘the local educational 17 agency’’ each place the term appears; 18 and 19 (iv) by inserting after paragraph (1) 20 the following: 21 ‘‘(2) REENTRY PROGRAMS.—The State edu- 22 cational agency shall ensure that each local edu- 23 cational agency, or consortium of local educational 24 agencies, that is awarded a subgrant under this sub- 25 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 11 •S 1019 IS section shall use not less than 30 percent of the 1 subgrant funds for the implementation of reentry 2 programs.’’; 3 (3) in section 1823— 4 (A) in subsection (a)— 5 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or 6 local educational agency’’ and inserting ‘‘, 7 local educational agency, or consortium of 8 local educational agencies’’; and 9 (ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, 10 or a consortium of local educational agen- 11 cies,’’ after ‘‘a local educational agency’’; 12 (B) in subsection (b)— 13 (i) in paragraph (1)— 14 (I) in subparagraph (A)(i), by 15 striking ‘‘or local educational agen- 16 cy’s’’ and inserting ‘‘local educational 17 agency’s, or consortium’s’’ each place 18 the term appears; 19 (II) in subparagraph (B), by in- 20 serting ‘‘, or the consortium of local 21 educational agencies,’’ after ‘‘local 22 educational agency’’; 23 (III) in subparagraph (F), by 24 striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 25 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 12 •S 1019 IS (IV) in subparagraph (G), by 1 striking the period at the end and in- 2 serting ‘‘; and’’; and 3 (V) by adding at the end the fol- 4 lowing: 5 ‘‘(H) include a description of each reentry 6 program established by the State educational 7 agency, local educational agency, or consortium 8 of local educational agencies as part of a grant 9 or subgrant awarded under this subpart, ad- 10 dressing each reentry program requirement, as 11 described in paragraph (4).’’; and 12 (ii) in paragraph (2)— 13 (I) in the matter preceding sub- 14 paragraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, or a 15 consortium of local educational agen- 16 cies,’’ after ‘‘a local educational agen- 17 cy’’; and 18 (II) in subparagraphs (A) and 19 (B), by inserting ‘‘, or the consor- 20 tium,’’ after ‘‘the local educational 21 agency’’ each place the term appears; 22 and 23 (C) by adding at the end the following: 24 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 13 •S 1019 IS ‘‘(3) APPLICATIONS FOR COMPETITIVE 1 GRANTS.—Each application and plan submitted for 2 a grant under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 3 1822(a) shall include, in addition to the require- 4 ments described in paragraphs (1) and (2), as appli- 5 cable, a statement of the percentage of grant funds 6 received under this subpart that will be directed to- 7 ward reentry programs. 8 ‘‘(4) REENTRY PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.— 9 Each reentry program that is assisted with grant or 10 subgrant funds under this subpart shall include the 11 following: 12 ‘‘(A) SETTING.—A designated setting that 13 is appropriate for a reentry program in accord- 14 ance with the purposes of the Secondary School 15 Reentry Act of 2011. 16 ‘‘(B) PARTNERSHIP.—A description (in- 17 cluding an initial needs assessment, projected 18 program enrollment capacity, and clearly delin- 19 eated partnership roles) of a partnership be- 20 tween the State educational agency, local edu- 21 cational agency, or consortium of local edu- 22 cational agencies, and not less than 1 of the fol- 23 lowing entities that has a demonstrated record 24 of expertise and success in assisting the tar- 25 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 14 •S 1019 IS geted student population and implementing re- 1 entry programs in order to provide any of the 2 individual program requirements: 3 ‘‘(i) A community-based organization. 4 ‘‘(ii) An institution of higher edu- 5 cation. 6 ‘‘(iii) A local government agency, 7 which may include a law enforcement 8 agency, the juvenile justice system, or a so- 9 cial agency that provides direct services to 10 vulnerable youth. 11 ‘‘(iv) An education provider. 12 ‘‘(v) A business group that provides 13 on-site job training and internships that 14 help students simultaneously earn a sec- 15 ondary school diploma, gain vocational ex- 16 perience and qualifications, and earn in- 17 come. 18 ‘‘(vi) A community or national service 19 program, including a program authorized 20 under the Serve America Act (42 U.S.C. 21 12501). 22 ‘‘(vii) A qualified intermediary. 23 ‘‘(viii) A provider of a program au- 24 thorized under chapter 1 of subpart 2 of 25 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 15 •S 1019 IS part A of title IV of the Higher Education 1 Act of 1965. 2 ‘‘(C) EXPLANATION OF SERVICES.—A de- 3 scription of why the State educational agency, 4 local educational agency, or consortium of local 5 educational agencies has selected a particular 6 strategy, or strategies, or the provision of par- 7 ticular services, and how such selection will be 8 effective in meeting the needs of students who 9 are targeted and served by the reentry program, 10 by— 11 ‘‘(i) having a demonstrated history of 12 effectively serving youth; 13 ‘‘(ii) reflecting the different challenges 14 faced by the community (which may be 15 based on rural, urban, or suburban status) 16 such as outreach and transportation needs; 17 and 18 ‘‘(iii) including a range of approaches 19 for working with disconnected youth. 20 ‘‘(D) REENROLLMENT COUNSELOR.—The 21 assignment to each participant in the reentry 22 program, a reenrollment counselor who will be 23 responsible for— 24 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 16 •S 1019 IS ‘‘(i) student outreach and family en- 1 gagement; 2 ‘‘(ii) an initial student assessment and 3 timely enrollment of each student in a pro- 4 gram that best meets the needs of the stu- 5 dent; 6 ‘‘(iii) the monitoring of student 7 progress, including the creation of a stu- 8 dent graduation plan that— 9 ‘‘(I) identifies specific goals for 10 the student; and 11 ‘‘(II) includes coursework and ex- 12 periences that prepare the student for 13 success in college and careers upon 14 graduation; and 15 ‘‘(iv) the coordination of any special 16 education and related services that may be 17 needed by the student in order to complete 18 the student graduation plan. 19 ‘‘(E) EDUCATION SERVICES.—A well-devel- 20 oped, rigorous, interdisciplinary, education com- 21 ponent aligned to State standards, which shall 22 include the following: 23 ‘‘(i) Meaningful and differentiated 24 curricula that sets high expectations, ac- 25 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 17 •S 1019 IS tively involves students, establishes a clear 1 code of conduct, and provides an emphasis 2 on basic literacy and the skills needed in 3 science, technology, engineering, mathe- 4 matics, and financial literacy. 5 ‘‘(ii) Flexible scheduling designed to 6 address the barriers students face in re- 7 turning to, and remaining in, school, such 8 as— 9 ‘‘(I) open-entry and open-exit en- 10 rollment; 11 ‘‘(II) year-round enrollment that 12 allows students to return to school at 13 any time; 14 ‘‘(III) classes in the morning, 15 afternoon, and evening, and weekend 16 sessions; 17 ‘‘(IV) classes in various locations 18 and settings in order to accommodate 19 overage students; 20 ‘‘(V) self-paced classes to accom- 21 modate working students and vari- 22 ations in attendance; or 23 ‘‘(VI) a variety of course delivery 24 methods to accommodate individual 25 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 18 •S 1019 IS learning styles and alternative modes 1 of course completion. 2 ‘‘(iii) A low staff-to-student ratio. 3 ‘‘(iv) Opportunities for students to 4 make up previous course failures and take 5 required and elective courses. 6 ‘‘(v) A continuum of educational pro- 7 grams for students in the custody of the 8 State’s division of family services or juve- 9 nile justice system. 10 ‘‘(vi) A policy of prioritizing, and en- 11 couraging students to attain, a regular sec- 12 ondary school diploma rather than a recog- 13 nized equivalent of a secondary school di- 14 ploma. Students may be permitted to ob- 15 tain a recognized equivalent of a secondary 16 school diploma only if the attainment of 17 such equivalent is an element of a pathway 18 toward the achievement of a postsecondary 19 credential or employment in a high-wage, 20 high-growth industry. 21 ‘‘(vii) A policy of encouraging stu- 22 dents to continue their education by— 23 ‘‘(I) informing students of post- 24 secondary education opportunities, in- 25 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 19 •S 1019 IS cluding open enrollment opportunities 1 at State and local institutions of high- 2 er education; and 3 ‘‘(II) supporting students in the 4 transition from secondary school to 5 postsecondary education. 6 ‘‘(viii) Special education and related 7 services, as required under part B of the 8 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 9 or section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 10 1973. 11 ‘‘(ix) If appropriate, transitional pro- 12 grams, such as residential programs. 13 ‘‘(F) COLLEGE AND CAREER READY SERV- 14 ICES.—The provision of not less than 1 of the 15 following college and career ready services that 16 provide credit for participation (such as an op- 17 portunity to earn secondary school and postsec- 18 ondary education credits through dual enroll- 19 ment or credit for internships, work experience, 20 community service, or service-learning, which 21 may also increase opportunities for employ- 22 ment): 23 ‘‘(i) Academic instruction combined 24 with training for an industry-recognized 25 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 20 •S 1019 IS credential, in order to create opportunities 1 for students in careers identified as high- 2 need industries in the local community, 3 which may include— 4 ‘‘(I) on-the-job training or school- 5 to-work internships that will expose 6 students to work practices, help stu- 7 dents gain qualifications, and create 8 opportunities for entry in the work- 9 force, including paid work; or 10 ‘‘(II) informing students of ca- 11 reer opportunities and supporting stu- 12 dents in the transition from secondary 13 school to full-time employment. 14 ‘‘(ii) Service learning projects or na- 15 tional or community service participation 16 that— 17 ‘‘(I) enhances a sense of civic re- 18 sponsibility; and 19 ‘‘(II) promotes the development 20 of applied skills, such as oral and 21 written communication, teamwork, 22 leadership, and critical thinking. 23 ‘‘(iii) Career exploration and develop- 24 ment activities for students, such as— 25 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 21 •S 1019 IS ‘‘(I) career academies in areas 1 such as health, military, technology, 2 or green jobs; 3 ‘‘(II) access to mentors and in- 4 structors from local businesses; 5 ‘‘(III) instruction in the ‘soft 6 skills’ needed for employment, includ- 7 ing communication skills; or 8 ‘‘(IV) guest speakers, campus 9 visits, and informational interviews. 10 ‘‘(G) STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES.—The 11 provision of not less than 2 of the following 12 wrap-around student support services (including 13 a needs assessment and identification of the ap- 14 propriate service) to address the challenges that 15 cause students to leave school without a sec- 16 ondary school diploma, such as the following: 17 ‘‘(i) Targeted programs for— 18 ‘‘(I) individuals who are gang-in- 19 volved (including violence prevention 20 and conflict resolution programs); and 21 ‘‘(II) pregnant or parenting 22 youth. 23 ‘‘(ii) Additional academic instruction, 24 such as individual tutoring. 25 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 22 •S 1019 IS ‘‘(iii) Classes in areas such as par- 1 enting, life skills, and skills needed for the 2 workplace. 3 ‘‘(iv) Opportunities for character edu- 4 cation and student self-esteem building. 5 ‘‘(v) Child care or family support serv- 6 ices. 7 ‘‘(vi) Mental and emotional health 8 services (including psychological assess- 9 ments), learning disability diagnosis or as- 10 sessment, referral and access to special 11 education and related services required 12 under part B of the Individuals with Dis- 13 abilities Education Act (either as a result 14 of such diagnosis or existing diagnosis), 15 counseling, crisis intervention, birth control 16 and other preventive health resources, or 17 substance abuse services. 18 ‘‘(vii) Access to legal aid services in 19 order to help participants eliminate bar- 20 riers to reentry program attendance. 21 ‘‘(viii) Access to resources that will 22 provide participants with transportation or 23 housing assistance, or case managers to 24 coordinate additional services, such as ac- 25 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 23 •S 1019 IS cess to Medicaid, food stamps, and other 1 social programs that address the needs of 2 the entire family, and to serve as a point 3 of access and continued support. 4 ‘‘(ix) Mentors to provide ongoing sup- 5 port during the transition to postsecondary 6 education or employment, and to assist 7 participants with obtaining and maintain- 8 ing employment or completing a postsec- 9 ondary education program. 10 ‘‘(H) STAFF INVOLVEMENT.—Staff in- 11 volvement that is designed to build strong rela- 12 tionships with students and garner community 13 support, including the following: 14 ‘‘(i) Collaborative meetings between 15 teachers, families, and students to estab- 16 lish learning goals and develop an individ- 17 ually tailored educational program plan. 18 ‘‘(ii) Teacher monitoring of student 19 attendance, program participation, behav- 20 ior, and academic performance, and the 21 timely referral to appropriate resources 22 and services. 23 ‘‘(iii) Attention to a student’s instruc- 24 tional needs and course credit require- 25 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 24 •S 1019 IS ments, as well as a student’s day-to-day 1 needs, including any need for special edu- 2 cation and related services. 3 ‘‘(iv) Staff who is accessible, both dur- 4 ing school and after school hours. 5 ‘‘(I) OUTREACH.—Outreach initiatives, 6 through which the State educational agency, 7 local educational agency, or consortium of local 8 educational agencies shall collaborate and co- 9 ordinate with the partners described in sub- 10 paragraph (B) to conduct outreach and provide 11 information sharing between partners. The out- 12 reach initiative shall include— 13 ‘‘(i) visitation by the designated re- 14 enrollment counselor with youth who are 15 currently in a detention facility, in order to 16 establish a relationship and create a re- 17 entry plan; 18 ‘‘(ii) an outreach campaign, such as 19 targeted efforts to make personal contact 20 with the parents or legal guardians of stu- 21 dents whose age is within the State’s es- 22 tablished age for compulsory school attend- 23 ance in order to develop a comprehensive 24 needs assessment and provide information 25 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 25 •S 1019 IS on the broad range of educational options 1 and services for youth; 2 ‘‘(iii) a community-wide outreach cam- 3 paign, such as targeted efforts to make 4 personal contact with disengaged youth 5 through either home visitation or phone 6 calls, or the use of print and electronic 7 media; or 8 ‘‘(iv) the establishment of an Internet, 9 call-in, or on the ground information cen- 10 ter where disengaged youth can access in- 11 formation regarding reentry programs. 12 ‘‘(J) STAFF RETENTION STRATEGIES.—A 13 collaboration between the State educational 14 agency, local educational agency, or consortium 15 of local educational agencies and the partners 16 described in subparagraph (B) to increase pro- 17 gram staff retention by providing— 18 ‘‘(i) competitive pay and benefits; 19 ‘‘(ii) professional development; 20 ‘‘(iii) a low caseload for the reenroll- 21 ment counselor; 22 ‘‘(iv) opportunities for staff input in 23 program development; and 24 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 26 •S 1019 IS ‘‘(v) opportunities for staff recogni- 1 tion. 2 ‘‘(K) RESEARCH.—An assurance that the 3 activities that will be carried out through the 4 grant project conform with best practices re- 5 garding school dropout reentry programs. 6 ‘‘(L) EVALUATION.—Clearly identified 7 goals, input resources, intended outcomes, serv- 8 ice quality and processes, and performance 9 measures to evaluate the reentry program. 10 ‘‘(M) DATABASE.—A program placement 11 and outcome database system that tracks, for 12 each reentry program— 13 ‘‘(i) the number of students enrolled 14 in the reentry program; 15 ‘‘(ii) the rate of attendance; 16 ‘‘(iii) the rate of completion; 17 ‘‘(iv) the number of students who ob- 18 tain a secondary school diploma; 19 ‘‘(v) the rate of enrollment at institu- 20 tions of higher education; 21 ‘‘(vi) job placement rates; 22 ‘‘(vii) data relating to engagement in 23 criminal activity; 24 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 27 •S 1019 IS ‘‘(viii) data relating to the support 1 services utilized by students; and 2 ‘‘(ix) demographic information about 3 students enrolled in the reentry program, 4 including race or ethnicity, gender, dis- 5 ability status, socioeconomic status, and 6 sexual orientation. 7 ‘‘(N) VULNERABLE GROUPS.—An effort to 8 address the variety of reasons that students 9 drop out of school, including the identification 10 of particularly vulnerable groups and strategies 11 for targeting, engaging, and providing services 12 to such groups to meet the particular needs of 13 each group. Vulnerable groups may include in- 14 dividuals who are, or have previously been, 15 homeless, in foster care, under the custody of 16 the juvenile justice system or criminal justice 17 system, eligible for special education and re- 18 lated services under part B of the Individuals 19 with Disabilities Education Act or section 504 20 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, or identified 21 as high risk, including African-American, His- 22 panic or Latino, and Native American youth, 23 English Language Learners, migrant youth, les- 24 bian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) 25 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 28 •S 1019 IS youth, youth whose parents are incarcerated, 1 youth with a history of substance abuse or men- 2 tal health needs, and teen parents. 3 ‘‘(O) ALIGNMENT OF SERVICES.—A dem- 4 onstration of how programs and services funded 5 under the grant will align with, complement, 6 and not duplicate services provided under this 7 Act, the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (20 8 U.S.C. 9201 et seq.), and the Federal Trio Pro- 9 grams established under chapter 1 of subpart 2 10 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education 11 Act of 1965.’’ 12 ‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under para- 13 graphs (1) or (2) of section 1822(a), the Secretary shall 14 give priority to applications from State educational agen- 15 cies or, in the case of grants awarded under section 16 1822(a)(1)(A), local educational agencies or consortia of 17 local educational agencies, that— 18 ‘‘(1) serve areas with disproportionately high 19 percentages of young people who have left secondary 20 school without obtaining a secondary school diploma; 21 ‘‘(2) serve areas with high concentrations of 22 young people in families whose family income is not 23 more than 200 percent of the poverty line (as deter- 24 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 29 •S 1019 IS mined under section 673(2) of the Community Serv- 1 ices Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))); 2 ‘‘(3) serve areas with high numbers or percent- 3 ages of young people who are unemployed or under- 4 employed; and 5 ‘‘(4) demonstrate coordination between the edu- 6 cation system, the workforce system, and other pub- 7 lic systems (such as the juvenile justice and child 8 welfare systems) in order to leverage resources and 9 funding.’’; 10 (4) in section 1825, in the matter preceding 11 paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, or consortium of local 12 educational agencies,’’ after ‘‘local educational agen- 13 cy’’; 14 (5) in section 1826— 15 (A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, or 16 consortia of local educational agencies,’’ after 17 ‘‘local educational agencies’’; and 18 (B) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘, or 19 consortium of local educational agencies,’’ after 20 ‘‘local educational agency’’ each place the term 21 appears; 22 (6) in section 1827, by inserting ‘‘, or a consor- 23 tium of local educational agencies,’’ after ‘‘local edu- 24 cational agency’’; 25 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 30 •S 1019 IS (7) in section 1828— 1 (A) by inserting ‘‘, or consortium,’’ after 2 ‘‘local educational agency’’; and 3 (B) by inserting ‘‘, or consortium of local 4 educational agencies,’’ after ‘‘the agency’’; 5 (8) in section 1830— 6 (A) in subsection (a)— 7 (i) by inserting ‘‘, or consortium of 8 local educational agencies,’’ after ‘‘local 9 educational agency’’ each place the term 10 appears; and 11 (ii) by adding at the end the fol- 12 lowing: 13 ‘‘(3) DATA RELATING TO REENTRY PRO- 14 GRAMS.—The report described in paragraph (1) 15 shall include the following data regarding reentry 16 programs offered by the local educational agency or 17 consortium of local educational agencies: 18 ‘‘(A) The types of reentry programs of- 19 fered, including information about any partner- 20 ships with organizations to provide such pro- 21 grams. 22 ‘‘(B) Information about the targeted par- 23 ticipants. 24 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 31 •S 1019 IS ‘‘(C) A description of outreach, coordina- 1 tion, and participant support efforts. 2 ‘‘(D) Information about funding levels for 3 each program. 4 ‘‘(E) The rates of participation and com- 5 pletion of reentry programs. 6 ‘‘(F) The number and percentage of stu- 7 dents who receive secondary school diplomas. 8 ‘‘(G) The number and percentage of stu- 9 dents who receive a recognized equivalent of a 10 secondary school diploma. 11 ‘‘(H) The number and percentage of stu- 12 dents who are enrolled in an institution of high- 13 er education not more than 6 months after 14 completing a reentry program. 15 ‘‘(I) The number and percentage of stu- 16 dents who receive a postsecondary credential. 17 ‘‘(J) Information regarding student par- 18 ticipation in career pathway programs and the 19 outcomes of such participation. 20 ‘‘(K) The number and percentage of stu- 21 dents who participated in a dual enrollment 22 program, and the average number of credits 23 earned by such students. 24 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 32 •S 1019 IS ‘‘(L) The types of support services utilized 1 by each student.’’; and 2 (B) by striking subsection (c) and insert- 3 ing the following: 4 ‘‘(c) ACCOUNTABILITY.— 5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall con- 6 duct a rigorous and high-quality evaluation of the ef- 7 fectiveness of the activities assisted under this sub- 8 part on the successful reentry of an individual that 9 results in such individual attaining a secondary 10 school diploma. 11 ‘‘(2) EVALUATION PARTNER.—The Secretary 12 may partner with, or provide a grant to, a third 13 party to conduct the evaluation described in para- 14 graph (1). 15 ‘‘(3) FUNDING.—The Secretary may use not 16 more than 2 percent of the funds appropriated for 17 subpart 1 to carry out the evaluation described in 18 paragraph (1).’’. 19 SEC. 5. ENHANCED FEDERALLY MANDATED SECONDARY 20 SCHOOL INDICATORS. 21 Part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 22 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) is amend- 23 ed— 24 (1) in section 1111(h)(4)— 25 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 33 •S 1019 IS (A) in subparagraph (F), by striking 1 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 2 (B) in subparagraph (G), by striking the 3 period and inserting a semicolon; and 4 (C) by adding at the end the following: 5 ‘‘(H) grade 8 completion data for each 6 local educational agency and each school that 7 serves students in grade 8; 8 ‘‘(I) the number of students who have 9 dropped out of secondary school, enrolled in a 10 reentry program, and received a regular sec- 11 ondary school diploma; 12 ‘‘(J) any demonstrated increase in the rate 13 of student reentry into secondary school or re- 14 entry programs over time; 15 ‘‘(K) a description of programs, existing at 16 the time of the report, that are targeted toward 17 increasing secondary school reentry, the number 18 of students participating in each program, and 19 any success rate data related to such programs; 20 and 21 ‘‘(L) the number of students reentering a 22 secondary school pathway and receiving a rec- 23 ognized equivalent of a secondary school di- 24 ploma.’’; and 25 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 34 •S 1019 IS (2) in section 1112(c)(1)— 1 (A) in subparagraph (N), by striking 2 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 3 (B) in subparagraph (O), by striking the 4 period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 5 (C) by adding at the end the following: 6 ‘‘(P) require each school that is served by 7 the local educational agency and enrolls stu- 8 dents in grade 8, to track and report to the 9 local educational agency the rate of student 10 completion of grade 8.’’. 11 SEC. 6. PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMS FOR 12 CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE NE- 13 GLECTED, DELINQUENT, OR AT-RISK. 14 Part D of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 15 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6421 et seq.) is amend- 16 ed— 17 (1) in section 1401— 18 (A) in subsection (a)— 19 (i) in paragraph (3), by striking the 20 period at the end and inserting the fol- 21 lowing: ‘‘and attainment of a secondary 22 school diploma through participation in a 23 secondary school reentry program.’’; and 24 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 35 •S 1019 IS (ii) by adding at the end the fol- 1 lowing: 2 ‘‘(4) to increase the role of State educational 3 agencies and local educational agencies in ensuring 4 that at-risk youth, school dropouts, and children and 5 youth returning from correctional facilities or insti- 6 tutions for neglected or delinquent children receive a 7 secondary school diploma and support for continuing 8 their education or progressing on a career pathway 9 to employment in a high-wage, high-growth indus- 10 try.’’; 11 (2) in section 1414(a)(2)— 12 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 13 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 14 (B) in subparagraph (C)(iv), by striking 15 the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 16 and 17 (C) by adding at the end the following: 18 ‘‘(D) include a plan for secondary school 19 diploma attainment, which shall include— 20 ‘‘(i) a description of the programs and 21 partnerships that the State educational 22 agency and local educational agency will 23 establish to support the attainment of a 24 secondary school diploma; 25 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 36 •S 1019 IS ‘‘(ii) a plan for outreach; and 1 ‘‘(iii) a description of how the State 2 educational agency or local educational 3 agency will support the transition for such 4 children and youth returning to a public 5 school; 6 ‘‘(E) describe how the State educational 7 agency or local educational agency will provide 8 services to students returning to school after 9 placement in the juvenile justice system, which 10 shall include— 11 ‘‘(i) academic and disciplinary inter- 12 ventions; and 13 ‘‘(ii) counseling, health services, and 14 housing; and 15 ‘‘(F) provide assurances that the State 16 educational agency or local educational agency 17 has established— 18 ‘‘(i) procedures to ensure that each 19 student who has been placed in the juve- 20 nile justice system is promptly reenrolled 21 in secondary school or placed in a reentry 22 program that best meets the educational 23 and social needs of the student; 24 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 37 •S 1019 IS ‘‘(ii) procedures for facilitating the 1 transfer of credits that such students have 2 earned during placement in the juvenile 3 justice system; 4 ‘‘(iii) innovative practices aimed at en- 5 suring the educational success of such stu- 6 dents; and 7 ‘‘(iv) opportunities for such students 8 to participate in higher education or career 9 pathways.’’; 10 (3) in section 1414(c)— 11 (A) by striking paragraph (16) and insert- 12 ing the following: 13 ‘‘(16) provides an assurance that the State edu- 14 cational agency will share responsibility with local 15 educational agencies in developing and implementing 16 secondary school reentry programs, which shall in- 17 clude working with children and youth who dropped 18 out of school before, or as a result of, entering a cor- 19 rectional facility or institution for neglected or delin- 20 quent children and youth, to— 21 ‘‘(A) ensure that such children and youth 22 attain a regular secondary school diploma or its 23 recognized equivalent, if the attainment of such 24 equivalent is an element of a pathway, planned 25 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 38 •S 1019 IS by the State agency, local educational agency, 1 or a partner of such agencies, toward a career 2 or the achievement of a postsecondary creden- 3 tial; and 4 ‘‘(B) develop a plan for outreach and dis- 5 semination of program information regarding 6 academic or career pathway opportunities for 7 youth;’’; 8 (B) in paragraph (18), by striking ‘‘and’’ 9 after the semicolon; 10 (C) in paragraph (19), by striking the pe- 11 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 12 (D) by adding at the end the following: 13 ‘‘(20) describes how school-based administrators 14 will— 15 ‘‘(A) track students who are involved with 16 the reentry program; and 17 ‘‘(B) share responsibility with program 18 providers in supporting the transition process 19 for returning students who enter a reentry pro- 20 gram.’’; and 21 (4) in section 1415(a)(2)(B)— 22 (A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 23 the semicolon; 24 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS 39 •S 1019 IS (B) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after 1 the semicolon; and 2 (C) by adding at the end the following: 3 ‘‘(iv) emphasize the attainment of a 4 secondary school diploma rather than a 5 recognized equivalent of a secondary school 6 diploma;’’. 7 Æ VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:13 May 27, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S1019.IS S1019 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS