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42 U.S. Code § 12563. Innovative and community-based service-learning programs and research
(a) DefinitionsIn this part:
(1) Eligible entity
The term “eligible entity” means a State educational agency, a State Commission, a territory, an Indian tribe, an institution of higher education, or a public or private nonprofit organization (including community-based entities), a public or private elementary school or secondary school, a local educational agency, a consortium of such entities, or a consortium of 2 or more such entities and a for-profit organization.
(2) Eligible partnershipThe term “eligible partnership” means a partnership that—
(A) shall include—
(i)
1 or more community-based entities that have demonstrated records of success in carrying out service-learning programs with economically disadvantaged students, and that meet such criteria as the Chief Executive Officer may establish; and
(ii) a local educational agency for which—
(I)
a high number or percentage, as determined by the Corporation, of the students served by the agency are economically disadvantaged students; and
(II)
the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (as defined in section 7801 of title 20) for the secondary school students served by the agency is less than 70 percent; and
(B) may also include—
(i)
a local government agency that is not described in subparagraph (A);
(ii)
the office of the chief executive officer of a unit of general local government;
(iii)
an institution of higher education;
(iv)
a State Commission or State educational agency; or
(v)
more than 1 local educational agency described in subclause (I).[1]
(3) Youth engagement zone
The term “youth engagement zone” means the area in which a youth engagement zone program is carried out.
(4) Youth engagement zone programThe term “youth engagement zone program” means a service-learning program in which members of an eligible partnership collaborate to provide coordinated school-based or community-based service-learning opportunities—
(A)
in order to address a specific community challenge;
(B)
for an increasing percentage of out-of-school youth and secondary school students served by a local educational agency; and
(C) in circumstances under which—
(i)
not less than 90 percent of such students participate in service-learning activities as part of the program; or
(ii)
service-learning is a part of the curriculum in all of the secondary schools served by the local educational agency.