I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1241 To improve the full-service community school program, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 23, 2021 Mr. JONES (for himself and Mr. TRONE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To improve the full-service community school program, and for other purposes. 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 ‘‘Full-Service Commu- 4 nity School Expansion Act of 2021’’. 5 SEC. 2. COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR SCHOOL SUCCESS. 6 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 7 4601 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 8 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7251) is amended— 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:50 Mar 21, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1241.IH H1241 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1241 IH (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of 1 subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘(except for section 2 4625)’’ after ‘‘part’’; 3 (2) in the matter preceding clause (i) of sub- 4 section (b)(2)(B), by inserting ‘‘(except for section 5 4625)’’ after ‘‘subpart 2’’; and 6 (3) by adding at the end the following: 7 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 8 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 9 4625— 10 ‘‘(1) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 11 ‘‘(2) $600,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 12 ‘‘(3) $700,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 13 ‘‘(4) $850,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and 14 ‘‘(5) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.’’. 15 (b) DEFINITION CHANGES.—Section 4622 of the Ele- 16 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 17 7272) is amended— 18 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and 19 (3) as paragraphs (6), (8), and (10), respectively; 20 (2) by inserting before paragraph (6), as redes- 21 ignated by paragraph (1), the following: 22 ‘‘(1) COMMUNITY SCHOOL.—The term ‘commu- 23 nity school’ means a public elementary school or sec- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:50 Mar 21, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1241.IH H1241 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 1241 IH ondary school that incorporates the 4 pillars of com- 1 munity schools as defined in paragraph (9). 2 ‘‘(2) COMMUNITY SCHOOL COORDINATOR.—The 3 term ‘community school coordinator’ means an indi- 4 vidual who— 5 ‘‘(A) is a full-time staff member serving 1 6 eligible school supported by a grant under sub- 7 section (b), (c), or (d) of section 4625 or a full- 8 time staff member serving 1 or more such eligi- 9 ble schools in a rural area or on Tribal lands; 10 ‘‘(B) is responsible for the identification, 11 implementation, and coordination of integrated 12 student supports, expanded and enriched learn- 13 ing time and opportunities, family and commu- 14 nity engagement, and collaborative leadership 15 and practices for each such eligible school; 16 ‘‘(C) serves as a member of the school- 17 based leadership team for each such eligible 18 school; 19 ‘‘(D) serves as the lead for any needs and 20 assets assessment or community school plan re- 21 quired under section 4625 for each such eligible 22 school; and 23 ‘‘(E) leads the needs and assets assess- 24 ment and stakeholder-driven approach to prob- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:50 Mar 21, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1241.IH H1241 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 1241 IH lem-solving and continuous improvement at 1 each such eligible school. 2 ‘‘(3) COMMUNITY SCHOOL INITIATIVE DIREC- 3 TOR.—The term ‘community school initiative direc- 4 tor’ means an individual who— 5 ‘‘(A) is employed by an eligible entity that 6 will serve 3 or more eligible schools through a 7 grant under subsection (b), (c), or (d) of section 8 4625; 9 ‘‘(B) aids in the implementation and co- 10 ordination of integrated student supports or 11 stakeholder services, expanded and enriched 12 learning time and opportunities, family and 13 community engagement, and collaborative lead- 14 ership and practices for such eligible schools; 15 and 16 ‘‘(C) provides support and guidance to 17 community school coordinators. 18 ‘‘(4) COMMUNITY-WIDE LEADERSHIP TEAM.— 19 The term ‘community-wide leadership team’ means a 20 team established by a local educational agency re- 21 ceiving a grant under subsection (b), (c), or (d) of 22 section 4625 that— 23 ‘‘(A) is responsible for guiding the vision, 24 policy, resource alignment, implementation, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:50 Mar 21, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1241.IH H1241 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 1241 IH oversight, and goal-setting for community 1 school efforts within a local educational agency; 2 ‘‘(B) includes— 3 ‘‘(i) representatives from the local 4 educational agency; 5 ‘‘(ii) educators, school leaders, stu- 6 dents, and parents, family members, and 7 caregivers of students, from each eligible 8 school supported by such grant; 9 ‘‘(iii) community members; 10 ‘‘(iv) system-level partners that in- 11 clude representatives from government 12 agencies, relevant labor organizations, and 13 nonprofit and other community-based part- 14 ners; and 15 ‘‘(v) if applicable, the community 16 school initiative director; and 17 ‘‘(C) may— 18 ‘‘(i) be created for the purposes of 19 supporting and sustaining community 20 schools or may already exist at the time 21 the eligible entity submits its application; 22 ‘‘(ii) solely focus on community 23 schools or have additional functions and 24 responsibilities; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:50 Mar 21, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1241.IH H1241 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 6 •HR 1241 IH ‘‘(iii) contribute to the development of 1 an application for a community school; or 2 ‘‘(iv) provide input into the screening 3 process and requirements for future com- 4 munity school coordinator and community 5 school initiative director candidates. 6 ‘‘(5) EDUCATOR LEARNING COMMUNITIES.— 7 The term ‘educator learning communities’ means a 8 group of primarily instructional staff in an eligible 9 school who are given common planning time to par- 10 ticipate in ongoing decisionmaking and planning to 11 engage in professional development and to examine 12 their practice and student performance in order to 13 improve school policy and classroom teaching.’’. 14 (3) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by para- 15 graph (1)— 16 (A) in the matter preceding clause (i) of 17 subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘section 18 4623(a)(1)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 19 4623(a)(1)’’; 20 (B) in the matter preceding clause (i) of 21 subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘4623(a)(1)(B)’’ 22 and inserting ‘‘4623(a)(2)’’; and 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:50 Mar 21, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1241.IH H1241 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 7 •HR 1241 IH (C) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by inserting 1 ‘‘Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations,’’ after 2 ‘‘nonprofit organizations,’’; 3 (4) by inserting after paragraph (6), as redesig- 4 nated by paragraph (1), the following: 5 ‘‘(7) ELIGIBLE SCHOOL.—The term ‘eligible 6 school’ means a public elementary school or sec- 7 ondary school that— 8 ‘‘(A) has a student body with regard to 9 which not less than 40 percent of students are 10 eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch under 11 the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 12 Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); or 13 ‘‘(B) has been identified for comprehensive 14 support and improvement, targeted support and 15 improvement, or additional targeted support 16 pursuant to section 1111(d) or otherwise has 17 been identified by the State as a school in need 18 of additional support.’’; 19 (5) by striking paragraph (8), as redesignated 20 by paragraph (1), and inserting the following: 21 ‘‘(8) FULL-SERVICE COMMUNITY SCHOOL.—The 22 term ‘full-service community school’ means a com- 23 munity school that is supported by a grant under 24 subsection (b), (c), (d), or (e) of section 4625. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:50 Mar 21, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1241.IH H1241 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 8 •HR 1241 IH ‘‘(9) PILLARS OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.—The 1 term ‘pillars of community schools’ means all of the 2 following: 3 ‘‘(A) Integrated student supports for the 4 students of a community school that address 5 out-of-school barriers to learning through part- 6 nerships with social and health service agencies 7 and providers and coordinated by a community 8 school coordinator, which may include— 9 ‘‘(i) medical, dental, vision care, and 10 mental health services; and 11 ‘‘(ii) individuals to assist with hous- 12 ing, transportation, nutrition, immigration, 13 or criminal justice issues and needs. 14 ‘‘(B) Expanded and enriched learning time 15 and opportunities, including evidence-based 16 strategies including before-school, after-school, 17 during-school, weekend, and summer programs 18 that provide additional academic instruction, in- 19 dividualized academic support, enrichment ac- 20 tivities, or learning opportunities, for students 21 of a community school that— 22 ‘‘(i) may emphasize real-world learn- 23 ing and community problem-solving; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:50 Mar 21, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1241.IH H1241 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 9 •HR 1241 IH ‘‘(ii) may include art, music, drama, 1 creative writing, hands-on experience with 2 engineering or science (including computer 3 science), career and technical education, 4 tutoring and homework help, or rec- 5 reational programs that enhance and are 6 consistent with the school’s curriculum. 7 ‘‘(C) Active family and community engage- 8 ment— 9 ‘‘(i) that— 10 ‘‘(I) brings parents and families 11 of students of the community school 12 and the community into the school as 13 partners in students’ education, in- 14 cluding meaningfully involving parents 15 and families in the community 16 school’s decisionmaking processes; 17 ‘‘(II) makes the community 18 school a hub for services, activities, 19 and programs, for students, families, 20 and members of the neighborhood 21 that the community school serves; and 22 ‘‘(III) provides adults with de- 23 sired educational opportunities; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:50 Mar 21, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1241.IH H1241 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 10 •HR 1241 IH ‘‘(ii) that provides centralized sup- 1 ports for families and communities in com- 2 munity schools, which may include English 3 as a second language classes, green card or 4 citizenship preparation, computer skills, 5 art, housing assistance, child abuse and 6 neglect prevention supports, or other pro- 7 grams that bring community members into 8 a school building for meetings, events, or 9 programming. 10 ‘‘(D) Collaborative leadership and practices 11 that build a culture of professional learning, 12 collective trust, and shared responsibility for 13 each community school using strategies that— 14 ‘‘(i) shall, at a minimum, include a 15 school-based leadership team, a community 16 school coordinator, and a community-wide 17 leadership team; and 18 ‘‘(ii) may include other leadership or 19 governance teams, community school steer- 20 ing committees, or other community coali- 21 tions, educator learning communities, and 22 other staff to manage the multiple, com- 23 plex joint work of school and community 24 organizations.’’; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:50 Mar 21, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1241.IH H1241 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 11 •HR 1241 IH (6) by inserting after paragraph (10), as redes- 1 ignated by paragraph (1), the following: 2 ‘‘(11) SCHOOL-BASED LEADERSHIP TEAM.— 3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘school- 4 based leadership team’ means a team estab- 5 lished by a community school that— 6 ‘‘(i) is responsible for supporting the 7 implementation of a full-service community 8 school program; and 9 ‘‘(ii) is comprised of not more than 15 10 people, which shall include— 11 ‘‘(I) not less than 2 parents or 12 family members of students attending 13 the eligible school; 14 ‘‘(II) not less than 2 educators or 15 other staff from the eligible school; 16 and 17 ‘‘(III) all of the following: 18 ‘‘(aa) The principal of the 19 school. 20 ‘‘(bb) The community school 21 coordinator. 22 ‘‘(cc) Representatives of 23 nonprofit organizations that 24 serve the school. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:50 Mar 21, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1241.IH H1241 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 12 •HR 1241 IH ‘‘(dd) Community partners. 1 ‘‘(ee) School administration, 2 including administrative staff 3 and other non-instructional staff 4 such as specialized instructional 5 support personnel. 6 ‘‘(ff) In the case of a sec- 7 ondary school, students. 8 ‘‘(12) RESULTS FRAMEWORK.—The term ‘re- 9 sults framework’ means comprehensive, evidence- 10 based annual goals and aligned quantifiable indica- 11 tors demonstrating continuous improvement with re- 12 spect to students, particularly disadvantaged stu- 13 dents, that— 14 ‘‘(A) are established by an eligible entity or 15 State, as applicable; and 16 ‘‘(B) serve as targets for each year of the 17 framework; and 18 ‘‘(C) shall include at least the following 19 goals: 20 ‘‘(i) Students (including children in 21 prekindergarten and kindergarten) are 22 ready for school in accordance with the 23 State’s ambitious long-term goals and indi- 24 cators, as described in section 1111(c)(4). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:50 Mar 21, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1241.IH H1241 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 13 •HR 1241 IH ‘‘(ii) Students are engaged and aca- 1 demically achieving in school. 2 ‘‘(iii) Students are physically and 3 mentally healthy, and are experiencing 4 positive social and emotional development, 5 including identity development. 6 ‘‘(iv) Schools and school neighbor- 7 hoods are safe and provide a positive and 8 equitable school climate for learning. 9 ‘‘(v) Parents and families are partners 10 in supporting children’s education. 11 ‘‘(vi) Students are ready for postsec- 12 ondary education and 21st century careers. 13 ‘‘(vii) Students are contributing to 14 their communities. 15 ‘‘(viii) Students are civically engaged 16 or are active participants in democracy. 17 ‘‘(ix) Students are not chronically ab- 18 sent.’’. 19 (c) FULL-SERVICE COMMUNITY SCHOOL PRO- 20 GRAM.—Section 4625 of the Elementary and Secondary 21 Education Act of 19 [Text truncated for display. 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