Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Part I · Chapter 129 — National and Community Service
§ 12525. Applications
Statutory text
Applications to Corporation for allotments
In general
To be eligible to receive an allotment under section 12524 of this title, a State, acting through the State educational agency, territory, or Indian tribe shall prepare and submit to the Corporation an application at such time and in such manner as the Chief Executive Officer may reasonably require, and obtain approval of the application.
Contents
An application for an allotment under section 12523 of this title shall include—
a proposal for a 3-year plan promoting service-learning, which shall contain such information as the Chief Executive Officer may reasonably require, including how the applicant will integrate service opportunities into the academic program of the participants;
information about the criteria the State educational agency, territory, or Indian tribe will use to evaluate and grant approval to applications submitted under subsection (b), including an assurance that the State educational agency, territory, or Indian tribe will comply with the requirement in section 12526(a) of this title;
assurances about the applicant’s efforts to—
ensure that students of different ages, races, sexes, ethnic groups, disabilities, and economic backgrounds have opportunities to serve together;
include any opportunities for students, enrolled in schools or programs of education providing elementary or secondary education, to participate in service-learning programs and ensure that such service-learning programs include opportunities for such students to serve together;
involve participants in the design and operation of the programs;
promote service-learning in areas of greatest need, including low-income or rural areas; and
otherwise integrate service opportunities into the academic program of the participants; and
assurances that the applicant will comply with the nonduplication and nondisplacement requirements of section 12637 of this title and the notice, hearing, and grievance procedures required by section 12636 of this title.
Application to State, territory, or Indian tribe for assistance to carry out school-based service-learning programs
In general
Any—
qualified organization, Indian tribe, territory, local educational agency, for-profit business, private elementary school or secondary school, or institution of higher education that desires to receive financial assistance under this subpart 1 from a State, territory, or Indian tribe for an activity described in section 12523(a)(1) of this title;
partnership described in section 12523(a)(2) of this title that desires to receive such assistance from a State, territory, or Indian tribe for an activity described in section 12523(a)(2) of this title;
entity described in section 12523(a)(3) of this title that desires to receive such assistance from a State, territory, or Indian tribe for an activity described in such section;
entity or partnership described in section 12523(a)(4) of this title that desires to receive such assistance from a State, territory, or Indian tribe for an activity described in such section; and
entity that desires to receive such assistance from a State, territory, or Indian tribe for an activity described in section 12521(a)(5) 2 of this title,
shall prepare, submit to the State educational agency for the State, territory, or Indian tribe, and obtain approval of, an application for the program.
Submission
Such application shall be submitted at such time and in such manner, and shall contain such information, as the agency, territory, or Indian tribe may reasonably require.
Footnotes
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Serve-America: The Community Service, Schools and Service-Learning Act of 1990
Pub. L. 101–610 title I § 113 · 104 Stat. 3127
Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 12525
(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 113, as added Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1201, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1471.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 113, as added Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1201, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1471.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 113. STATE APPLICATION. To be eligible to receive a grant under this subtitle a State, acting through the State educational agency, shall prepare and submit to the Commission, an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Commission shall reasonably require, including a description of the manner in which— (1) local applications will be ranked by the State according to the criteria described in section 114, and in a manner that ensures the equitable treatment of local applications submitted by both local educational agencies and community-based organizations; (2) service programs within the State will be coordinated with each other and with other Federally assisted education programs, training programs, social service programs, and other appropriate programs that serve youth; (3) cooperative efforts among local educational agencies, local government agencies, community-based agencies, businesses, and State agencies to develop and provide service opportunities, including those that involve the participation of urban, suburban, and rural youth working together, will be encouraged; (4) economically and educationally disadvantaged youths, including individuals with disabilities, youth with limited basic skills or learning disabilities, youth in foster care who are becoming too old for foster care, youth of limited English pro-ficiency, homeless youth and youth with disabilities, are assured of service opportunities; (5) service programs that receive assistance under this sub-title will be evaluated; (6) programs that receive assistance under this subtitle will serve urban and rural areas and any tribal areas that exist within such State; (7) training and technical assistance will be provided to local grantees by qualified and experienced individuals employed by the State or through grant or contract with experienced content specialist and youth service resource organizations; (8) non-Federal assistance will be used to expand service opportunities for students and out-of-school youth; (9) information and outreach services will be disseminated and utilized to ensure the involvement of a broad range of organizations, particularly community-based organizations; (10) the State will keep such records and provide such information to the Secretary as may be required for fiscal audits and program evaluation; (11) the State will give special consideration to providing assistance to projects that will provide academic credit to participants; and (12) the State will assure compliance with the specific requirements of this subtitle.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Section 12521(a)(5) of this title, referred to in subsec. (b)(1)(E), probably should be a reference to section 12523(a)(5) of this title. Section 12521 does not contain subsections.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 12525, Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 113, as added Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 103(a)(2), , 107 Stat. 829, related to submission and contents of State or tribal applications, prior to the general amendment of this part by Pub. L. 111–13.
Another prior section 12525, Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 115, , 104 Stat. 3137; Pub. L. 102–384, § 4, , 106 Stat. 1455, related to priority applications and private school participation, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–82, § 103(a)(2).
A prior section 113 of Pub. L. 101–610 was classified to section 12523 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–82.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective , see section 6101(a) of Pub. L. 111–13, set out as an Effective Date of 2009 Amendment note under section 4950 of this title.
Credits
(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 113, as added Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1201, , 123 Stat. 1471.)