text: 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.''.
target: 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.
feat_title: A bill to establish and expand child opportunity zone family centers in public elementary schools and secondary schools, and for there purposes.