Sec. 7101. Grants for local educational agencies affected by lead poisoning
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The purpose of this section is to— mitigate the detrimental health and educational effects of lead poisoning on at-risk children; provide supports to teachers, principals, other school leaders, paraprofessionals, and specialized instructional support personnel in order to implement evidence-based programs to improve student classroom behavior and student success; and improve access to community-based health and wellness services in areas affected by lead poisoning, including school-based health centers.
In this section: The term eligible entity means a local educational agency, or consortia of such agencies, that serves a high percentage of students who have been found to have a high level of lead exposure, as determined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The term local educational agency has the meaning given such term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). The term multi-tier system of supports has the meaning given such term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ).
The term school-based health center has the meaning given such term in section 399Z–1 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280h–5 ). The term Secretary means the Secretary of Education. The term specialized instructional support personnel has the meaning given such term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). From amounts made available under subsection (f), the Secretary of Education is authorized to make 3-year grants to eligible entities in order to carry out the activities described in subsection (e).
In order to receive a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the Secretary, at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require. An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall use grant funds to improve health and educational services for children who have been affected by lead poisoning and their families, which may include— training for teachers, principals, other school leaders, paraprofessionals, and specialized instructional support personnel on— the warning signs that indicate that a child may have been exposed to lead; and interventions and supports that are effective for children who have been exposed to lead; offering preventative screenings for children affected by or at risk for lead poisoning; implementing a schoolwide multi-tiered system of supports; training educators, principals, other school leaders, paraprofessionals, and specialized instructional support personnel to implement positive behavioral interventions and supports to improve student behavior in the classroom; early intervening services, including through coordination with such activities and services carried out under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq. ); training teachers, principals, other school leaders, paraprofessionals, and specialized instructional support personnel in how to teach and address the needs of children with different learning styles, including training to meet the needs of students with significant health, mobility, or behavioral needs prior to serving such students; providing training for special education personnel and regular education personnel in planning, developing, and implementing effective and appropriate individualized education programs
(IEPs)(as defined under section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1401 )); offering counseling, school-based mental health programs, specialized instructional support services, mentoring services, and other strategies to improve students’ nonacademic skills; partnering with community-based organizations, which may include school-based health centers or other health providers, to improve students’ health and well-being; and providing effective parent and family outreach and training programs, which may include home visitation programs. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021.
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Sec. 7101
Grants for local educational agencies affected by lead poisoning
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