II 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 4865 To improve the full-service community school program, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES OCTOBER 26 (legislative day, OCTOBER 19), 2020 Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, and Mrs. GILLIBRAND) intro- duced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Com- mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 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 2020’’. 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 18:42 Nov 06, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4865.IS S4865 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •S 4865 IS (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 18:42 Nov 06, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4865.IS S4865 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •S 4865 IS 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 18:42 Nov 06, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4865.IS S4865 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •S 4865 IS 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 18:42 Nov 06, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4865.IS S4865 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 5 •S 4865 IS 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 18:42 Nov 06, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4865.IS S4865 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 6 •S 4865 IS ‘‘(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)’’; and 20 (B) in the matter preceding clause (i) of 21 subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘4623(a)(1)(B)’’ 22 and inserting ‘‘4623(a)(2)’’; 23 (4) by inserting after paragraph (6), as redesig- 24 nated by paragraph (1), the following: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Nov 06, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4865.IS S4865 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 7 •S 4865 IS ‘‘(7) ELIGIBLE SCHOOL.—The term ‘eligible 1 school’ means a public elementary school or sec- 2 ondary school that— 3 ‘‘(A) has a student body with regard to 4 which not less than 40 percent of students are 5 eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch under 6 the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 7 Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); or 8 ‘‘(B) has been identified for comprehensive 9 support and improvement, targeted support and 10 improvement, or additional targeted support 11 pursuant to section 1111(d) or otherwise has 12 been identified by the State as a school in need 13 of additional support.’’; 14 (5) by striking paragraph (8), as redesignated 15 by paragraph (1), and inserting the following: 16 ‘‘(8) FULL-SERVICE COMMUNITY SCHOOL.—The 17 term ‘full-service community school’ means a com- 18 munity school that is supported by a grant under 19 subsection (b), (c), (d), or (e) of section 4625. 20 ‘‘(9) PILLARS OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.—The 21 term ‘pillars of community schools’ means all of the 22 following: 23 ‘‘(A) Integrated student supports for the 24 students of a community school that address 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:42 Nov 06, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4865.IS S4865 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 8 •S 4865 IS out-of-school barriers to learning through part- 1 nerships with social and health service agencies 2 and providers and coordinated by a community 3 school coordinator, which may include— 4 ‘‘(i) medical, dental, vision care, and 5 mental health services; and 6 ‘‘(ii) individuals to assist with hous- 7 ing, transportation, nutrition, immigration, 8 or criminal justice issues and needs. 9 ‘‘(B) Expanded and enriched learning time 10 and opportunities, including before-school, 11 after-school, during-school, weekend, and sum- 12 mer programs that provide additional academic 13 instruction, individualized academic support, 14 enrichment activities, or learning opportunities, 15 for students of a community school that— 16 ‘‘(i) may emphasize real-world learn- 17 ing and community problem-solving; and 18 ‘‘(ii) may include art, music, drama, 19 creative writing, hands-on experience with 20 engineering or science (including computer 21 science), career and technical education, 22 tutoring and homework help, or rec- 23 reational programs that enhance and are 24 consistent with the school’s curriculum. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:42 Nov 06, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4865.IS S4865 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 9 •S 4865 IS ‘‘(C) Active family and community engage- 1 ment— 2 ‘‘(i) that— 3 ‘‘(I) brings parents and families 4 of students of the community school 5 and the community into the school as 6 partners in students’ education; 7 ‘‘(II) makes the community 8 school a hub for services, activities, 9 and programs, for students, families, 10 and members of the neighborhood 11 that the community school serves; and 12 ‘‘(III) provides adults with de- 13 sired educational opportunities; and 14 ‘‘(ii) which may include providing cen- 15 tralized supports for families and commu- 16 nities in community schools, including 17 English as a second language classes, 18 green card or citizenship preparation, com- 19 puter skills, art, housing assistance, child 20 abuse and neglect prevention supports, or 21 other programs that bring community 22 members into a school building for meet- 23 ings, events, or programming. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:42 Nov 06, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4865.IS S4865 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 10 •S 4865 IS ‘‘(D) Collaborative leadership and practices 1 that build a culture of professional learning, 2 collective trust, and shared responsibility for 3 each community school using strategies that— 4 ‘‘(i) shall, at a minimum, include a 5 school-based leadership team, a community 6 school coordinator, and a community-wide 7 leadership team; and 8 ‘‘(ii) may include other leadership or 9 governance teams, community school steer- 10 ing committees, or other community coali- 11 tions, educator learning communities, and 12 other staff to manage the multiple, com- 13 plex joint work of school and community 14 organizations.’’; and 15 (6) by inserting after paragraph (10), as redes- 16 ignated by paragraph (1), the following: 17 ‘‘(11) SCHOOL-BASED LEADERSHIP TEAM.— 18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘school- 19 based leadership team’ means a team estab- 20 lished by a community school that— 21 ‘‘(i) is responsible for supporting the 22 implementation of a full-service community 23 school program; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:42 Nov 06, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4865.IS S4865 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 11 •S 4865 IS ‘‘(ii) is comprised of not more than 15 1 people, which shall include— 2 ‘‘(I) not less than 2 parents or 3 family members of students attending 4 the eligible school; 5 ‘‘(II) not less than 2 educators or 6 other staff from the eligible school; 7 and 8 ‘‘(III) all of the following: 9 ‘‘(aa) The principal of the 10 school. 11 ‘‘(bb) The community school 12 coordinator. 13 ‘‘(cc) Representatives of 14 nonprofit organizations that 15 serve the school. 16 ‘‘(dd) Community partners. 17 ‘‘(ee) School administration, 18 including administrative staff 19 and other non-instructional staff. 20 ‘‘(ff) In the case of a sec- 21 ondary school, students. 22 ‘‘(12) RESULTS FRAMEWORK.—The term ‘re- 23 sults framework’ means comprehensive, evidence- 24 based annual goals and aligned quantifiable indica- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:42 Nov 06, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4865.IS S4865 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 12 •S 4865 IS tors demonstrating continuous improvement with re- 1 spect to students, particularly disadvantaged stu- 2 dents, that— 3 ‘‘(A) are established by an eligible entity or 4 State, as applicable; 5 ‘‘(B) serve as targets for each year of the 6 framework; and 7 ‘‘(C) shall include at least the following 8 goals: 9 ‘‘(i) Students, including children in 10 prekindergarten and kindergarten, are 11 ready for school based on a State’s plan 12 under section 1111. 13 ‘‘(ii) Students are engaged and aca- 14 demically achieving in school. 15 ‘‘(iii) Students are physically and 16 mentally healthy and are developing social 17 and emotional learning skills. 18 ‘‘(iv) Schools and school neighbor- 19 hoods are safe and provide a positive cli- 20 mate for learning. 21 ‘‘(v) Families are partners in sup- 22 porting children’s education. 23 ‘‘(vi) Students are ready for postsec- 24 ondary education and 21st century careers. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:42 Nov 06, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4865.IS S4865 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 13 •S 4865 IS ‘‘(vii) Students are contributing to 1 their communities. 2 ‘‘(viii) Students are civically engaged 3 or are active participants in democracy. 4 ‘‘(ix) Students are not chronically ab- 5 sent.’’. 6 (c) FULL-SERVICE COMMUNITY SCHOOL PRO- 7 GRAM.—Section 4625 of the Elementary and Secondary 8 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7275) is amended to 9 read as follows: 10 ‘‘SEC. 4625. FULL-SERVICE COMMUNITY SCHOOL SUPPORT 11 FOR WHOLE-CHILD SUCCESS. 12 ‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From funds made 13 available under section 4601(c), the Secretary shall carry 14 out a full-service community school program by using— 15 ‘‘(1) not less than 80 percent of such funds to 16 award, on a competitive basis— 17 ‘‘(A) 1-year plannin [Text truncated for display. Full text available on Congress.gov.]