National Program for Arts and Technology Act of 2011- Directs the Secretary of Education to establish and implement a national program for arts and technology that addresses the complex needs of the poor and undereducated by awarding competitive grants to qualifying centers (private, nonprofit educational entities) and interested communities to provide: (1) financial support to establish new qualifying centers; and (2) management expertise to guide such centers and communities.
Prohibits federal funds received under this Act from being used for capital expenditures or endowment gifts.
Requires a qualifying center or an interested community to match federal contributions.
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3023 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3023
To authorize the Secretary of Education to establish the national
program for arts and technology.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 22, 2011
Mr. Doyle (for himself and Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and
the Workforce
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A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Education to establish the national
program for arts and technology.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Program for Arts and
Technology Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDING AND PURPOSES.
(a) Finding.--Congress finds that the national program for arts and
technology established under this Act will be the first national
replication program in the United States dedicated to addressing the
complex needs of the poor and undereducated by improving the
sustainability of neighborhoods, communities, and regions.
(b) Purposes.--It is the purpose of this Act to establish the
national program for arts and technology to provide grants for
qualifying centers and communities to implement or found a qualifying
center which adopts the guidelines set forth by the Secretary of
Education, in consultation with the Center of Origin, for the purposes
of--
(1) creating an institution within an environment of
poverty where individuals feel and foster a sense of belonging,
and are valued and treated with dignity;
(2) creating professional jobs for instructors, trainers,
artists, administrators, and others;
(3) collaborating with Federal agencies, private industry,
nonprofit philanthropic organizations, and planning and
economic development organizations to leverage other investment
dollars on behalf of all stakeholders;
(4) assisting business and industry to achieve long-term
vitality by ensuring the development of a trained and
knowledgeable workforce;
(5) coordinating with existing social service entities and
nonprofit organizations on developing diverse and equitable
communities;
(6) developing industry specific job training programs for
the under and unemployed that are both affordable and
accessible;
(7) bridging the gap between education and lifelong
learning for poor performing students through the discipline of
craftsmanship in the visual arts; and
(8) developing complimentary extended day or year
programming in partnership with the local public schools to
help engage at-risk students by connecting classroom
instruction with applied and experiential programming in the
arts.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) National program for arts and technology.--The term
``national program for arts and technology'' means a program
that is based on the education and training model of Manchester
Bidwell.
(2) Center of origin.--The term ``Center of Origin'' means
Manchester Bidwell, nonprofit corporation, the education and
community development model upon which the national program for
arts and technology is based.
(3) Qualifying center.--
(A) In general.--The term ``qualifying center''
means a private, nonprofit educational entity that--
(i) is a successful model, based on the
guidelines of the Center of Origin and under
direction of the national program for arts and
technology; and
(ii) meets the requirements of subparagraph
(B).
(B) Requirements.--A qualifying center--
(i) operates under the guidelines and
practices established by the national program
for arts and technology and--
(I) provides education and training
to underemployed or unemployed
individuals in industry specific job
skills;
(II) is accessible to communities
and neighborhoods that have limited
access to transportation;
(III) compliments the learning of
targeted public middle school or high
school students who are at-risk of
dropping out of school; and
(IV) is housed in a facility that
has been reclaimed and renovated to
sustainable building standards or newly
constructed as a highly efficient green
space; and
(ii) has a valid affiliation agreement with
the Center of Origin and complies with the
following:
(I) Meets quarterly performance
goals, which may include--
(aa) students' school
attendance and behavior;
(bb) retention in
programming;
(cc) meeting and exceeding
recruitment and enrollment
metrics;
(dd) student outcomes and
performance in training; and
(ee) job placement.
(II) Adheres to essential operating
conditions including environment,
targeted populations, and educational
model.
(III) Participates in professional
development opportunities for members
of the board, executives and staff.
(4) Interested communities.--The term ``interested
community'' means a community that does the following:
(A) Demonstrates to the Secretary financial support
from one or more of the following:
(i) Sectors of government.
(ii) Education.
(iii) Philanthropy.
(iv) Social services.
(v) Corporations.
(vi) Arts organizations.
(B) Convenes an advisory committee comprised of
diverse community stakeholders who are committed to
creating a qualifying center in their community.
(C) Has identified potential funding that will be
used to secure the Federal matching requirements
described in section 4(c).
(5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Education.
SEC. 4. GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Program Authorized.--From the amounts appropriated to carry out
this Act, the Secretary shall establish and implement the national
program for arts and technology to award grants, on a competitive
basis, to qualifying centers (such as the Center of Origin) and
interested communities to--
(1) provide financial support to the centers and
communities to establish a new qualifying center to carry out
the purposes described in section 2(b); and
(2) provide management expertise to guide the centers and
communities through the 3-phase replication protocol developed
by the Center of Origin to ensure standardization across all
qualifying centers as to performance goals and objectives,
operating culture, and teaching models.
(b) Limitation on Use of Funds.--Federal funds received under this
Act may not be used for capital expenditures or endowment gifts.
(c) Matching Funds Required.--To be eligible to receive a grant
under this section, a qualifying center or interested community shall,
for each fiscal year for which the grant is received, provide non-
Federal contributions (which may include in-kind contributions) toward
the amount of the grant in an amount equal to $1 for each $1 of Federal
funds provided under the grant.
(d) Application and Annual Report.--
(1) Application.--
(A) In general.--To be eligible to receive for a
grant under this Act, a qualifying center or interested
community shall submit an application to the Secretary
at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Secretary may require.
(B) Content.--An application submitted under
subparagraph (A) shall, at a minimum, contain--
(i) a description of activities to be
carried out under the grant;
(ii) information on specific measurable
goals and objectives to be achieved through
activities carried out under the grant;
(iii) evidence of an affiliation with a
local community; and
(iv) evidence of a teaching model
consistent the Secretary's criteria prescribed
pursuant to regulations and that of the Center
of Origin.
(2) Annual report.--
(A) In general.--Each qualifying center or
interested community receiving a grant under this Act
shall submit to the Secretary an annual report at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information
as the Secretary may require.
(B) Content.--An annual report submitted under
subparagraph (A) shall, at a minimum, describe the
degree to which progress has been made toward meeting
the specific measurable goals and objectives described
in the applications submitted under paragraph (1).
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $25,000,000 to carry out this Act for fiscal year 2012
through fiscal year 2016.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
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