[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7333 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7333
To direct the Secretary of Education to establish a program to assist
certain schools with respect to the implementation of wraparound
services, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 31, 2022
Mrs. Lee of Nevada (for herself and Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Education and Labor
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Education to establish a program to assist
certain schools with respect to the implementation of wraparound
services, and for other purposes.
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 ``Communities Serving Schools Act of
2021''.
SEC. 2. WRAPAROUND SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--From the amounts appropriated under subsection
(f), the Secretary of Education shall award grants, on a competitive
basis, to State educational agencies or local educational agencies in
order to provide, to eligible schools, wraparound services that address
out-of-school factors that interfere with learning.
(b) Applications.--
(1) Grant application.--To be eligible for a grant under
this section, a State educational agency or local educational
agency shall submit to the Secretary an application in such
form, at such time, and containing such information as the
Secretary determines appropriate.
(2) Subgrant application.--To be eligible for a subgrant
under this section, a local educational agency shall submit to
the appropriate State educational agency an application in such
form, at such time, and containing such information as the
State educational agency determines appropriate.
(c) Use of Funds.--
(1) Use of funds by state educational agency.--A State
educational agency that receives grant funds under subsection
(a) shall use such funds to award subgrants to local
educational agencies served by the State educational agency.
(2) Use of funds by local educational agency.--A local
educational agency that receives grant funds under subsection
(a) or subgrant funds under paragraph (1) shall use the funds
for the following activities for each eligible school served by
the local educational agency:
(A) Implementing a planning period that involves--
(i) assessing the needs and strengths of
the school; and
(ii) selecting relevant programs and tiered
supports that match the individual needs of
each student.
(B) Partnering with a nonprofit or community-based
organization with a demonstrated record of providing
high-quality, evidence-based wraparound services for
children.
(C) Hiring an on-site coordinator who will--
(i) ensure wraparound services are aligned
with student needs; and
(ii) connect students to the right services
and supports in an efficient manner.
(D) Ensuring integration of wraparound services
within the school.
(E) Tracking data on an annual basis.
(d) Duration.--A grant or subgrant awarded under this section shall
be for a 4-year period.
(e) Limitation.--With respect to a 4-year grant period, a local
educational agency may only receive a grant or a subgrant under this
section for such grant period.
(f) Reports.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date on
which the first grant is awarded under this section, and 2
years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a
report (with information disaggregated in accordance with
paragraph (2)) including--
(A) with respect to an eligible school receiving
assistance under this section, descriptions of any
changes relating to--
(i) average daily attendance;
(ii) on-time graduation rate;
(iii) chronic absenteeism;
(iv) rate of promotion to the following
grade;
(v) student health (including mental
health);
(vi) behavioral issues, including--
(I) issues that harm the well-being
of a student; and
(II) issues that put a student at
risk of not graduating;
(vii) overall academic progress;
(viii) annual dropout rates;
(ix) school climate; and
(x) school engagement; and
(B) recommendations with respect to best practices
for implementing high-quality wraparound services in
elementary and secondary schools, including with
respect to--
(i) data tracking;
(ii) integration of services;
(iii) conducting assessments of the needs
and strengths of a school; and
(iv) partnering with organizations.
(2) Disaggregation.--
(A) In general.--The information described under
paragraph (1)(A), with respect to a school, shall be
disaggregated, where appropriate, by--
(i) all students enrolled in such school;
and
(ii) all students--
(I) enrolled in such school; and
(II) receiving wraparound services.
(B) Further disaggregation.--The information
disaggregated in accordance with clauses (i) and (ii)
of subparagraph (A) shall be further disaggregated by--
(i) race;
(ii) ethnicity; and
(iii) income.
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000,000.
(h) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) ESEA terms.--
(A) In general.--The terms ``elementary school'',
``local educational agency'', ``secondary school'', and
``State educational agency'' have the meanings given
such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
(B) Eligible school attendance area.--The term
``eligible school attendance area'' has the meaning
given such term in section 1113(a)(2) of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6313(a)(2)).
(2) Eligible school.--The term ``eligible school'' means a
public elementary school or secondary school that serves an
eligible school attendance area.
(3) Wraparound service.--The term ``wraparound service''
means a school-based service that targets academic and non-
academic barriers to student achievement, including--
(A) assistance with--
(i) academics;
(ii) mental health; or
(iii) physical health;
(B) provision of basic needs (including food,
housing, and clothing);
(C) enrichment and after-school programs;
(D) life skills;
(E) behavioral interventions;
(F) college and career preparation; and
(G) service and community-based learning.
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