Character Development Act

Summary

Character Development Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award: (1) mentor program grants to eligible local educational agencies to establish mentoring programs designed to link individual at-risk youth with responsible, individual adults who serve as mentors; and (2) implementation and evaluation grants to national organizations or agencies serving youth to conduct a multisite demonstration project, involving five to ten project sites, develop and evaluate screening standards for school-linked mentoring programs, and develop and evaluate volunteer recruitment activities for school-linked mentoring programs. Sets forth permitted and prohibited uses of grant funds awarded under this Act. Directs the Secretary to develop and distribute to eligible local educational agencies receiving a mentor program grant specific model guidelines for the screening of mentors. Sets forth requirements for grant applications, program evaluations and reports by the Comptroller General, and reports by grant recipients. Authorizes appropriations for Mentoring Program Grants and Implementation and Evaluation Grants.

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Timeline

1. 5 December 1995

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities. subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 5 December 1995

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 5 December 1995

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 15 December 1995

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 5 December 1995 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 5 December 1995

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 5 December 1995

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 5 December 1995

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Sponsors

• Rep. Riggs, Frank [R-CA-1] · R · Sponsor
• · hsed00 · Standing

Related records

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