To provide assistance to local educational agencies for the prevention and reduction of conflict and violence.

AND MEDIATION PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Education is authorized to make 
grants to local educational agencies to provide assistance to schools 
served by the agency that are most directly affected by conflict and 
violence.
    (b) Model Project.--The Secretary shall develop a written model for 
conflict resolution and mediation written within 90 days and make such 
model available to any local educational agency that requests such 
information.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as may be 
necessary for each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2015 to carry out 
the projects under this Act.

SEC. 4. USE OF FUNDS.

    Grants made by the Secretary under this Act shall be used to 
develop programs for conflict resolution and mediation for students, 
teachers, and other personnel in regular contact with students at 
school.

SEC. 5. ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.

    (a) In General.--In order to be eligible to receive a grant under 
this Act for any fiscal year, a local educational agency shall submit 
an application to the Secretary in such form and containing such 
information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
    (b) Requirements.--Each application under subsection (a) shall 
include--
            (1) a request for funds for the purposes described in 
        section 2(b);
            (2) information about the schools and communities to be 
        served by the grant, including the nature of the conflict and 
        violence problems within and around the schools;
            (3) statistical information in such form and containing 
        such information that the Secretary may require regarding 
        conflict and violence within such schools and surrounding 
        communities; and
            (4) assurances that Federal funds received under this Act 
        shall be used to supplement, not supplant, non-Federal funds 
        that would otherwise be available for activities funded under 
        this Act.
    (c) Comprehensive Plan.--Each application shall include a 
comprehensive plan that shall contain--
            (1) a description of the conflict and violence problems 
        within the schools served by the local educational agency and 
        surrounding community targeted for assistance;
            (2) a description of the resources available in the 
        community to help implement the plan together with a 
        description of the areas in the plan that cannot be filled with 
        existing resources; and
            (3) a description of the system the applicant will 
        establish to prevent and reduce ongoing conflict and violence 
        problems.

SEC. 6. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS; LIMITATIONS ON GRANTS.

    (a) Administrative Cost Limitation.--The Secretary shall use not 
more than 5 percent of the funds available under this Act for the 
purposes of administration and technical assistance.
    (b) Renewal of Grants.--A grant under this Act may be renewed for 
not more than 2 additional years after the first fiscal year during 
which the recipient receives an initial grant under this Act, subject 
to the availability of funds, if--
            (1) the Secretary determines that the funds made available 
        to the recipient during the previous year were used in a manner 
        required under the approved application; and
            (2) the Secretary determines that an additional grant is 
        necessary to implement the violence prevention program 
        described in the comprehensive plan as required by section 
        5(c).

SEC. 7. AWARD OF GRANTS.

    (a) Selection of Recipients.--The Secretary shall consider the 
following factors in awarding grants to local educational agencies:
            (1) Conflict and violence problem.--The nature and scope of 
        the violence problem in the targeted schools.
            (2) Need and ability.--Demonstrated need and evidence of 
        the ability to provide the services described in the plan 
        required under section 5(c).
            (3) Population.--The number of students to be served by the 
        plan required under section 5(c).
    (b) Geographic Distribution.--The Secretary shall attempt, to the 
extent practicable, to achieve an equitable geographic distribution of 
grant awards.

SEC. 8. REPORTS.

    (a) Reports.--Local educational agencies that receive funds under 
this Act shall submit to the Secretary a detailed report not later than 
March 1 of each year that describes progress achieved in carrying out 
the plan required under section 5(c).
    (b) Report to Congress.--The Secretary shall submit to the Congress 
a report by October 1 of each year in which grants are made available 
under this Act which shall contain a detailed statement regarding grant 
awards, activities of grant recipients, a compilation of statistical 
information submitted by applicants under section 5(b)(3), and an 
evaluation of programs established under this Act.

SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purpose of this Act:
            (1) The term ``local educational agency'' has the meaning 
        given such term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
            (2) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
        Education.

Summary: Conflict Resolution and Mediation Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) for the development and implementation of conflict resolution and mediation programs for students, teachers, and other school personnel at their schools most directly affected by conflict and violence. Directs the Secretary to develop a written model for conflict resolution and mediation and make such model available to any LEA that requests it.