Semester of Service Act

Summary

Semester of Service Act - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to direct the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service to award competitive matching grants to local educational agencies or their nonprofit partners and, through them, competitive subgrants to schools or their nonprofit partners for Semester of Service programs that allow high school juniors and seniors to earn academic credit for service-learning that meets unmet human, educational, environmental, or public safety needs in their communities. Gives grant priority to applicants that propose to direct subgrants toward programs at schools that receive school improvement funds under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Requires Semester of Service programs to engage youth in service-learning for a minimum of 70 hours over a minimum of 12 weeks and have: (1) a weekly classroom-based component that is integrated into schools' regular curricula and aligned with applicable state academic content standards; and (2) a field-based component covering at least 24 of the minimum 70 hours. Directs the Chief Executive Officer to reserve funds for: (1) competitive grants to Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands for such programs; (2) technical assistance and training to grantees and subgrantees, and program outreach activities; and (3) independent evaluations of the programs.

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Timeline

1. 24 February 2009

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 24 February 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 24 February 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 22 April 2009

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 24 February 2009 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 24 February 2009

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 24 February 2009

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 24 February 2009

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Sponsors

• Rosa DeLauro · D · Sponsor
• JOSE SERRANO · D · Sponsor
• Raúl Grijalva · D · Sponsor
• Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• James McGovern · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] · D · Cosponsor
• James Himes · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] · D · Cosponsor
• ROBERT BRADY · D · Cosponsor
• Albio Sires · D · Cosponsor
• · hsed00 · Standing

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