Notes on 42 U.S.C. § 12521 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 42 U.S.C. § 12521 : US Code - Notes

(Pub. L. 101-610, title I, Sec. 111, as added Pub. L. 103-82, title
I, Sec. 103(a)(2), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 825.)
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 12521, Pub. L. 101-610, title I, Sec. 111, Nov.
16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3132; Pub. L. 102-10, Sec. 4(2), Mar. 12, 1991,
105 Stat. 30, prescribed general authority of Commission on
National and Community Service to make grants for service-learning
programs, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103-82, title I, Sec.
103(a)(2), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 825.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Division effective Oct. 1, 1993, see section 123 of Pub. L. 103-
82, set out as an Effective Date of 1993 Amendment note under
section 1701 of Title 16, Conservation.
PURPOSE OF AMENDMENTS TO SERVE-AMERICA PROGRAMS
Section 103(a)(1) of Pub. L. 103-82 provided that: "The purpose
of this subsection [enacting this part] is to improve the Serve-
America programs established under part I of subtitle B [of title
I] of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 [probably
refers to former subpart I (Sec. 12521 et seq.) of part B of this
subchapter], and to enable the Corporation for National and
Community Service, and the entities receiving financial assistance
under such part, to -
"(A) work with teachers in elementary schools and secondary
schools within a community, and with community-based agencies, to
create and offer service-learning opportunities for all school-
age youth;
"(B) educate teachers, and faculty providing teacher training
and retraining, about service-learning, and incorporate service-
learning opportunities into classroom teaching to strengthen
academic learning;
"(C) coordinate the work of adult volunteers who work with
elementary and secondary schools as part of their community
service activities; and
"(D) work with employers in the communities to ensure that
projects introduce the students to various careers and expose the
students to needed further education and training."