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S 986 109th Congress Senate

Full-Service Community Schools Act of 2005

Official title: A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants for the support of full-service community schools, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 20, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 10, 2005
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 Latest action May 10, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Full-Service Community Schools Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to: (1) eligible entities to assist public elementary or secondary schools to function as full-service community schools; and (2) state collaboratives to support development of full-service community school programs.

Requires such schools to: (1) participate in community-based efforts to coordinate educational, developmental, family, health, and other comprehensive services through community-based organizations and public and private partnerships; and (2) provide access to such services to students, families, and the community.

Gives local grant priority to entities that: (1) will serve at least one school eligible for schoolwide programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and more than one full-service community school as part of a community or districtwide strategy; and (2) demonstrate a record of effectiveness in integrating at least three of various qualified services.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 986: Full-Service Community Schools Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-986/
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