National Program for Arts and Technology Act of 2013 - 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 qualified centers (private, nonprofit educational entities) and interested communities to provide: (1) financial support to establish new qualified 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 qualified center or an interested community to match federal contributions.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2152 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2152
To authorize the Secretary of Education to establish the National
Program for Arts and Technology.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 23, 2013
Mr. Doyle 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 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDING AND PURPOSES.
(a) Finding.--Congress finds that the National Program for Arts and
Technology established under this Act will be one of the first national
replication programs 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 competitive grants
for qualified centers and interested communities to establish a
qualified center that adopts the guidelines set forth by the Secretary,
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) 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.
(2) Interested communities.--The term ``interested
community'' means a community that does the following:
(A) Demonstrates to the Secretary financial support
from 1 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 qualified center in their community.
(C) Has identified potential funding that will be
used to secure the Federal matching requirements
described in section 4(c).
(3) 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.
(4) Qualified center.--The term ``qualified center'' means
a private, nonprofit educational entity that complies with the
following:
(A) Operates under the guidelines and practices
established by the National Program for Arts and
Technology, in consultation with the Secretary, 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.
(B) Has a valid affiliation agreement with the
Center of Origin and complies with the following:
(i) Meets quarterly performance goals,
which may include--
(I) students' school attendance and
behavior;
(II) retention in programming;
(III) meeting and exceeding
recruitment and enrollment metrics;
(IV) student outcomes and
performance in training; and
(V) 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.
(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 qualified centers and interested communities to--
(1) provide financial support to the centers and
communities to establish a new qualified 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
qualified 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 Act, a qualified 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 a grant
under this Act, a qualified 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 with the Secretary's criteria
prescribed pursuant to regulations.
(2) Annual report.--
(A) In general.--Each qualified 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 the period of fiscal
years 2014 through 2018.
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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 Higher Education and Workforce Training.
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