National Parents Corps Act of 2008
Latest action · Sep 29, 2008 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 29, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Parents Corps Act of 2008 - Directs the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, subject to the availability of appropriations, to award a grant to a nonprofit entity (to be known as the NPCP Nonprofit Partner) to establish a National Parents Corps program to promote safety and combat youth violence and substance abuse in public middle or secondary schools.
Requires the NPCP Nonprofit Partner to: (1) select for program participation annually schools that agree to host a Parent Leader for a number of years equal to the number of grade levels they offer; and (2) employ, after a background check, a Parent Leader from among the parents of students enrolled in the lowest grade at each participating school to work on a full-time basis with students, other parents, and school officials to treat, prevent, and reduce violence and drug, alcohol, and tobacco addiction among students.
Urges participating schools to take the measures necessary to secure funding for the employment of Parent Leaders after federal funding becomes unavailable.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 29, 2008 to Oct 3, 2008, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Sep 29, 2008 |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Original | Sep 29, 2008 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Sep 29, 2008 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Sep 29, 2008 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Sep 29, 2008 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Sep 29, 2008 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Oct 3, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Oct 3, 2008 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2008Introduced in House
- Sep 29, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Alcoholism
- Child safety
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crime prevention
- Criminal justice information
- Drug abuse
- Drug abuse prevention
- Drug addiction
- Drugs and youth
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Elementary education
- Employee selection
- Families
- Federal aid to education
- Fund raising
- Gangs
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Identification of criminals
- Juvenile delinquency
- Nonprofit organizations
- Parent-school relationships
- School personnel
- School security
- Secondary education
- Social Welfare
- Youth violence
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2008Introduced in House
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