article: SECTION 1. CHILD OPPORTUNITY ZONE FAMILY CENTERS. Title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8001 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Part L--Child Opportunity Zone Family Centers ``SEC. 10995A. SHORT TITLE. ``This part may be cited as the `Child Opportunity Zone Family Center Act of 2001'. ``SEC. 10995B. PURPOSE. ``The purpose of this part is to encourage eligible partnerships to establish or expand child opportunity zone family centers in public elementary schools and secondary schools in order to provide comprehensive support services for children and their families, and to improve the children's educational, health, mental health, and social outcomes. ``SEC. 10995C. DEFINITIONS. ``In this part: ``(1) Child opportunity zone family center.--The term `child opportunity zone family center' means a school-based or school-linked community service center that provides and links children and their families with comprehensive information, support, services, and activities to improve the education, health, mental health, safety, and economic well-being of the children and their families. ``(2) Eligible partnership.--The term `eligible partnership' means a partnership-- ``(A) that contains-- ``(i) at least 1 public elementary school or secondary school that-- ``(I) receives assistance under title I and for which a measure of poverty determination is made under section 1113(a)(5) with respect to a minimum of 40 percent of the children in the school; and ``(II) demonstrates parent involvement and parent support for the partnership's activities; ``(ii) a local educational agency; ``(iii) a public agency, other than a local educational agency, such as a local or State department of health, mental health, or social services; and ``(iv) a nonprofit community-based organization, providing health, mental health, or social services; ``(v) a local child care resource and referral agency; and ``(vi) a local organization representing parents; and ``(B) that may contain-- ``(i) an institution of higher education; and ``(ii) other public or private nonprofit entities with experience in providing services to disadvantaged families. ``SEC. 10995D. GRANTS AUTHORIZED. ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may award, on a competitive basis, grants to eligible partnerships to pay for the Federal share of the cost of establishing and expanding child opportunity zone family centers. ``(b) Duration.--The Secretary shall award grants under this section for periods of 5 years. ``SEC. 10995E. REQUIRED ACTIVITIES. ``Each eligible partnership receiving a grant under this part shall use the grant funds-- ``(1) in accordance with the needs assessment described in section 10995F(b)(1), to provide or link children and their families with information, support, activities, or services in core areas such as education, child care, before- and after- school care and enrichment programs, health services, mental health services, family support, nutrition, literacy services, parenting skills, and drop-out prevention; ``(2) to provide intensive, high-quality, research-based programs that-- ``(A) provide violence prevention education for families and developmentally appropriate instructional services to children (including children below the age of compulsory school attendance); and ``(B) provide effective strategies for nurturing and supporting the emotional, social, and cognitive growth of children; and ``(3) to provide training, information, and support to families to enable the families to participate effectively in their children's education, and to help their children meet challenging standards, including assisting families to-- ``(A) understand the applicable accountability systems, including State and local content standards, performance standards, and assessments, their children's educational performance in comparison to the standards, and the steps the school is taking to address the children's needs and to help the children meet the standards; and ``(B) communicate effectively with personnel responsible for providing educational services to the families' children, and to participate in the development and implementation of school-parent compacts, parent involvement policies, and school plans. ``SEC. 10995F. APPLICATIONS. ``(a) In General.--Each eligible partnership desiring a grant under this part shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. ``(b) Contents.--Each application submitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall-- ``(1) include a needs assessment, including a description of how the partnership will ensure that the activities to be assisted under this part will be tailored to meet the specific needs of the children and families to be served; ``(2) describe arrangements that have been formalized between the participating public elementary school or secondary school, and other partnership members; ``(3) describe how the partnership will effectively coordinate with the centers under section 1118 and utilize Federal, State, and local sources of funding that provide assistance to families and their children; ``(4) describe the partnership's plan to-- ``(A) develop and carry out the activities assisted under this part with extensive participation of parents, administrators, teachers, pupil services personnel, social and human service agencies, and community organizations and leaders; and ``(B) coordinate the activities assisted under this part with the education reform efforts of the participating public elementary school or secondary school, and the participating local educational agency; ``(5) describe how the partnership will ensure that underserved populations such as families of students with limited English proficiency, or families of students with disabilities, are effectively involved, informed, and assisted; ``(6) describe how the partnership will collect and analyze data, and will utilize specific performance measures and indicators to-- ``(A) determine the impact of activities assisted under this part as described in section 10995I(a); and ``(B) improve the activities assisted under this part; and ``(7) describe how the partnership will protect the privacy of families and their children participating in the activities assisted under this part. ``SEC. 10995G. FEDERAL SHARE. ``The Federal share of the cost of establishing and expanding child opportunity zone family centers-- ``(1) for the first year for which an eligible partnership receives assistance under this part shall not exceed 90 percent; ``(2) for the second such year, shall not exceed 80 percent; ``(3) for the third such year, shall not exceed 70 percent; ``(4) for the fourth such year, shall not exceed 60 percent; and ``(5) for the fifth such year, shall not exceed 50 percent. ``SEC. 10995H. FUNDING. ``(a) Continuation of Funding.--Each eligible partnership that receives a grant under this part shall, after the third year for which the partnership receives funds through the grant, be eligible to continue to receive the funds if the Secretary determines that the partnership has made significant progress in meeting the performance measures used for the partnership's local evaluation under section 10995I(a). ``(b) Limitation on Use of Funds To Offset Other Programs.-- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds received under a grant under this part may be used to pay for expenses related to any other Federal program, including treating such funds as an offset against such a Federal program. ``SEC. 10995I. EVALUATIONS AND REPORTS. ``(a) Local Evaluations.--Each partnership receiving funds under this part shall conduct annual evaluations and submit to the Secretary reports containing the results of the evaluations. The reports shall include the results of the partnership's performance assessment effectiveness in reaching and meeting the needs of families and children served under this part, including performance measures demonstrating-- ``(1) improvements in areas such as student achievement, family participation in schools, and access to health care, mental health care, child care, and family support services, resulting from activities assisted under this part; and ``(2) reductions in such areas as violence among youth, truancy, suspension, and dropout rates, resulting from activities assisted under this part. ``(b) National Evaluations.--The Secretary shall reserve not more than 3 percent of the amount appropriated under this part to carry out a national evaluation of the effectiveness of the activities assisted under this part. Such evaluation shall be completed not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the Child Opportunity Zone Family Center Act of 2001, and every year thereafter and shall be submitted to Congress. ``(c) Exemplary Activities.--The Secretary shall broadly disseminate information on exemplary activities developed under this part. ``SEC. 10995J. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2003 through 2005.''.
summary: Child Opportunity Zone Family Center Act of 2001 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide for Child Opportunity Zone Family Centers (school-based or school-linked community service centers that provide and link children and their families with comprehensive information, support, services, and activities to improve the children's and families' education, health, mental health, safety, and economic well-being).Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to eligible partnerships for the Federal share of costs of establishing and expanding such centers.