,,ii #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bdbh ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,december #ah1 #bjae ,mr4 ,bennet7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,national and ,community ,service ,act of #aiij to establish a ,national ,service for ,schools ,program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,service for ,schools ,act of #bjae4 #b4 ,service for schools ,subtitle ,h of title ,i of the ,national and ,community ,service ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abfec et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 ,,vi ,national ,service for ,schools #aih,t4 ,service opportunity registry 7a7 ,definitions 7#a7 ,eligible service opportunity ,the term eligible service opportunity means a national service opportunity-- 7,a7 that achieves purposes specified in section #b7;b71 including meeting an unmet human1 educational1 environmental1 or public safety need of the ,united ,states1 without displacing existing 7as of the first date of the opportunity7 workers1 as determined by the ,chief ,executive ,officer2 and 7,b7 for which-- 7i7 a participant may receive compensation but1 except as provided in clauses 7ii7 and 7iii71 the total compensation1 in the aggregate1 shall not exceed the product of-- 7,i7 #aj4jj per hour2 and 7,,ii7 the number of the qualifying hours of service involved2 7ii7 a participant may receive total compensation that exceeds the product described in clause 7i71 if the excess is subtracted from the amount of the participant's corresponding award under subsection 7d72 and 7iii7 a participant in a professional corps program described in section #abb7;c77#a77;,d71 who is in engaged in a service opportunity that meets human1 educational1 environmental1 or public safety needs in a high-need community with an inadequate number of such professionals1 as determined by the ,chief ,executive ,officer1 may receive compensation without regard to clauses 7i7 and 7ii74 7#b7 ,eligible student ,the term eligible student means an individual who-- 7,a7 completed #bjjj qualifying hours of service when the individual was a qualified student1 which hours are recorded by a ,state ,commission under subsection 7c72 and 7,b7 is not older than age #ce4 7#c7 ,qualified student ,the term qualified student means an individual who is not younger than age #ab or older than age #cj4 7#d7 ,qualifying hour of service ,the term qualifying hour of service means an hour of service performed for an eligible service opportunity and for which the participant did not receive a payment under part ,c of title ,,iv of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bgea et seq474 7b7 ,registry 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,corporation shall establish and carry out directly1 in partnership with a nonprofit organization or ,state ,commission or through a grant or subgrant to a nonprofit organization or ,state ,commission1 activities concerning a ,service ,opportunity ,registry 7referred to in this section as the ,registry71 which shall list eligible service opportunities and the registered organizations offering the opportunities4 7#b7 ,application ,to be eligible to be registered in the ,registry1 an organization that offers an eligible service opportunity shall submit an application to the ,corporation at such time1 in such manner1 and containing such information as the ,corporation may require4 7#c7 ,registry information ,on receipt of an application that meets the requirements of paragraph 7#b7 from an organization that the ,chief ,executive ,officer determines offers an eligible service opportunity1 the ,corporation shall register the organization by listing in the ,registry-- 7,a7 the names and contact information for the organization2 and 7,b7 a description of the eligible service opportunity4 7#d7 ,web site ,the ,corporation shall make the ,registry available to the public through a ,national ,service for ,schools ,web site4 7#e7 ,re-registration ,not less often than every #b years1 a listed organization that offers an eligible service opportunity shall re-apply for listing in the ,registry4 7c7 ,service 7#a7 ,application ,to be eligible to participate in and receive credit for service in service opportunities listed in the ,registry1 a qualified student shall submit an application to the student's ,state ,commission1 at such time1 in such manner1 and containing the qualified student's name1 the qualified student's contact information1 and such other information as the ,corporation1 after consultation with the ,state ,commissions1 may require4 7#b7 ,designation ,in order for students in a ,state to participate in and receive credit for that service1 the ,state ,commission shall participate in the program carried out under this part4 ,on receipt of an application that meets the requirements of paragraph 7#a7 from a qualified student1 the ,state ,commission shall designate the qualified student as eligible to so participate and receive such credit4 7#c7 ,contact ,a qualified student who wishes to participate in a service opportunity listed in the ,registry shall contact and make arrangements with the organization providing the opportunity4 7#d7 ,record of service 7,a7 ,organization ,the organization shall record the qualifying hours of service completed by each qualified student who participates in an eligible service opportunity with the organization4 7,b7 ,state commission ,the organization shall1 not less often than annually1 notify the appropriate ,state ,commission of the number of qualifying hours of service completed by each qualified student on an eligible service opportunity with the organization since the last notification4 ,the ,state ,commission shall record the qualifying hours of service in a record for the qualified student4 ,the ,state ,commission shall make the record available to the ,corporation on request4 7#e7 ,transfer of application and record ,at the request of a qualified student1 a ,state ,commission shall transfer to another ,state ,commission the qualified student's application for service under paragraph 7#a7 and record of hours of service under paragraph 7#d77;,b74 7#f7 ,effect of erroneous certifications ,if the ,state ,commission or the ,corporation determines that the organization's record of service under paragraph 7#d7 is erroneous due to a willful act of the organization or is incorrect1 and the ,corporation makes any associated payment from the ,national ,service ,trust due to the erroneous or incorrect record of service1 the ,corporation may assess against the organization a charge for the amount of the payment4 ,in assessing the amount of the charge1 the ,corporation shall consider the full facts and circumstances surrounding the erroneous or incorrect recording of hours4 7d7 ,awards 7#a7 ,in general ,subject to appropriations1 an eligible student shall receive an award of #aj1jjj from the ,national ,service for ,schools ,account1 established in section #ade;,a1 to be used as described in subsection 7f71 except that-- 7,a7 the eligible student may not receive more than #d of such awards2 and 7,b7 the eligible student may not receive both an award under this section and a national service educational award for the same hours of service4 7#b7 ,application ,an eligible student seeking such an award shall submit an application to the ,corporation at such time1 in such manner1 and containing such information as the ,corporation may require4 7e7 ,credit of hours of service for national service participants ,a participant who is eligible to receive a national service educational award from the ,national ,service ,trust under section #adf may opt to use the hours certified under section #adf;,a towards an award under subsection 7d74 ,the ,corporation shall establish a process allowing such participants to elect to use their hours certified under section #adf;,a towards that award instead of towards a national service educational award4 7f7 ,use of funds 7#a7 ,in general ,award funds provided under this section shall be available-- 7,a7 to repay eligible student loans in accordance with section #adh7;b72 and 7,b7 to pay all or part of the cost of attendance or other educational expenses at an institution of higher education in accordance with section #adh7;c74 7#b7 ,application ,for purposes of the application of subsections 7b7 and 7c7 of section #adh under paragraph 7#a71 a reference in those subsections-- 7,a7 to a national service educational award shall be considered to be a reference to an award under this section2 7,b7 to an eligible individual shall be considered to be a reference to an eligible student who has met the requirements for an award under this section2 7,c7 to the ,national ,service ,trust shall be considered to be a reference to the ,national ,service for ,schools ,account established in section #ade;,a2 7,d7 to a position shall be considered to be a reference to activities under this section2 and 7,e7 to a term of service shall be considered to be a term of service under this section4 7g7 ,national service for schools account 7#a7 ,investment ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall invest in full the amounts appropriated under subsection 7i77#a77;,b7 to the ,national ,service for ,schools ,account in section #ade;,a4 ,except as otherwise provided in this section1 the only provisions of subtitle ,d relating to funds in the ,national ,service ,trust that apply to amounts in the ,account shall be section #ade7;b7 and subsections 7b7 and 7c7 of section #adh4 7#b7 ,obligations for awards ,notwithstanding section #adi1 the ,federal ,credit ,reform ,act of #aiij 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ffa;a et seq471 subchapter ,,iii of chapter #ac of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 and any other ,federal law1 the ,corporation shall not record an obligation for an award under this section until such time as the ,corporation approves the corresponding application under subsection 7d77#b74 7h7 ,annual estimates ,not later than ,january #ca of each fiscal year1 the ,corporation and the ,director of the ,congressional ,budget ,office shall jointly-- 7#a7 estimate the amount necessary to make award payments under subsection 7d7 in the next fiscal year2 and 7#b7 submit a report containing the estimate to the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate4 7i7 ,appropriations 7#a7 ,in general ,there is authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year-- 7,a7 such sums as may be necessary to carry out the ,registry under this section2 and 7,b7 such sums as may be necessary for the ,national ,service for ,students ,account1 to make award payments under subsection 7d74 7#b7 ,insufficient appropriations ,if1 for any fiscal year1 the funds appropriated for award payments under this part are insufficient to make all the awards for which applications are submitted and approved under subsection 7d77#b71 the ,corporation shall promptly transmit a notice of such insufficiency to each ,house of ,congress1 and identify in such notice the additional amount that would be required to be appropriated to make all such awards4 4 #c4 ,establishment of the ,national ,service for ,schools ,account ,subtitle ,d of title ,i of the ,national and ,community ,service ,act of #aiij is amended by inserting after section #ade 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abfja7 the following3 #ade;,a4 ,national ,service for ,schools ,account 7a7 ,establishment ,there is established in the ,national ,service ,trust a ,national ,service for ,schools ,account4 7b7 ,amounts in the account ,the ,account shall consist of-- 7#a7 the amounts appropriated under section #aih,t7i77#a77;,b72 7#b7 any amounts received by the ,corporation as gifts1 bequests1 devises1 or otherwise pursuant to section #aif7;a77#b71 if the terms of such donations direct that the donated amounts be deposited in the ,account2 and 7#c7 the interest on1 and proceeds from the sale or redemption of1 any obligations held by the ,account4 7c7 ,administration ,the ,account shall be administered as described in section #aih,t4 4