42 U.S.C. § 12653o — National service programs clearinghouses
submitted 17 years ago by Pub. L. 101-610 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 412 words · no verdicts yet
The Corporation for National and Community Service can fund clearinghouses that collect and share information about national service programs. These clearinghouses can help plan programs, train leaders, translate materials, and recommend ways to improve quality. They cannot duplicate research a grantee is already paid to do elsewhere.
(a) In general: The Corporation* must give money -- through a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement -- to organizations that are good at running information clearinghouses. The money helps them set up one or more clearinghouses. These clearinghouses share information about the "national service laws*." They also cover service-learning* and other programs that get help under those laws.
(b) Function of clearinghouse: A clearinghouse that gets this money may do any of these things:
(1) Help state* and local service-learning and national service programs figure out what they need and plan for it.
(2) Do research and evaluations about service-learning or programs helped by the national service laws. But it cannot do this research if it is already getting paid for the same kind of work under "part III of division B" or another part of this division.
(3) Train leaders. It can (A) train state and local program administrators, supervisors, sponsors, and participants to be better leaders, and (B) train other people so they can give that same leadership training.
(4) Help programs and participants communicate with each other.
(5) Give and spread information and curriculum materials about planning and running these programs, to states, territories, Indian* tribes, and local groups that qualify for funding.
(6) Give and spread information on how to make these programs open to people with disabilities.
(7) Spread program applications written in languages other than English.
(8) (A) Collect and share information about programs that work well, what makes them work, and new curriculum ideas, and (B) coordinate with other groups so work is not repeated.
(9) Recommend quality controls to state and local groups to make programs better.
(10) Help organizations find, check, and place a diverse group of coordinators and sponsors.
(11) Share effective ways to work with disadvantaged youth*, based on what groups with real experience have found.
(12) Do any other activities the Chief Executive Officer decides are appropriate.
The Corporation* shall provide assistance, by grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, to entities with expertise in the dissemination of information through clearinghouses to establish 1 or more clearinghouses for information regarding the national service laws*, which shall include information on service-learning* and on service through other programs receiving assistance under the national service laws.
Such a clearinghouse may—
assist entities carrying out State* or local service-learning and national service programs with needs assessments and planning;
conduct research and evaluations concerning service-learning or programs receiving assistance under the national service laws, except that such clearinghouse may not conduct such research and evaluations if the recipient of the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement establishing the clearinghouse under this section is receiving funds for such purpose under part III of division B or under this division (not including this section);
provide leadership development and training to State and local service-learning program administrators, supervisors, service sponsors, and participants; and
provide training to persons who can provide the leadership development and training described in subparagraph (A);
facilitate communication among—
entities carrying out service-learning programs and programs offered under the national service laws; and
participants in such programs;
provide and disseminate information and curriculum materials relating to planning and operating service-learning programs and programs offered under the national service laws, to States, territories, Indian* tribes, and local entities eligible to receive financial assistance under the national service laws;
provide and disseminate information regarding methods to make service-learning programs and programs offered under the national service laws accessible to individuals with disabilities;
disseminate applications in languages other than English;
gather and disseminate information on successful service-learning programs and programs offered under the national service laws, components of such successful programs, innovative curricula related to service-learning, and service-learning projects; and
coordinate the activities of the clearinghouse with appropriate entities to avoid duplication of effort;
make recommendations to State and local entities on quality controls to improve the quality of service-learning programs and programs offered under the national service laws;
assist organizations in recruiting, screening, and placing a diverse population of service-learning coordinators and program sponsors;
disseminate effective strategies for working with disadvantaged youth* in national service programs, as determined by organizations with an established expertise in working with such youth; and
carry out such other activities as the Chief Executive Officer determines to be appropriate.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 198O, as added Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1808, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1572.)
- 2009Enacted · Pub. L. 101-610 · 123 Stat. 1572
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 101-610 on 2009-04-21.
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