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[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1446 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1446

To help schools achieve the sixth goal of the National Education Goals, 
 which provides that by the year 2000, every school in America will be 
  free of drugs and violence and will offer a disciplined environment 
 conducive to learning, by supporting school and communitywide efforts 
         to make schools and neighborhoods safe and drug free.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            September 9 (legislative day, September 7), 1993

  Mr. Wofford introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
        referred to the Committee on Labor, and Human Resources

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                                 A BILL

 
To help schools achieve the sixth goal of the National Education Goals, 
 which provides that by the year 2000, every school in America will be 
  free of drugs and violence and will offer a disciplined environment 
 conducive to learning, by supporting school and communitywide efforts 
         to make schools and neighborhoods safe and drug free.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES.

    Title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 3171 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

         ``TITLE V--SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES

``SEC. 5001. FINDINGS.

    ``The Congress finds that--
            ``(1) The sixth goal of the National Education Goals 
        provides that by the year 2000, all schools in America will be 
        free of drugs and violence and offer a disciplined environment 
        that is conducive to learning.
            ``(2) The widespread use of alcohol and other drugs among 
        the Nation's secondary school students, and increasingly by 
        students in elementary schools as well, constitutes a grave 
        threat to such students' physical and mental well-being, and 
        significantly impedes the learning process. For example, data 
        show that students who drink tend to receive lower grades and 
        are more likely to miss school because of illness than students 
        who do not drink.
            ``(3) Our Nation's schools and communities are increasingly 
        plagued by violence and crime. Approximately 3,000,000 thefts 
        and violent crimes occur in or near our Nation's schools every 
        year, the equivalent of more than 16,000 incidents per school 
        day. Approximately 1 of every 5 high school students now 
        carries a firearm, knife, or club on a regular basis.
            ``(4) The tragic consequences of violence and the illegal 
        use of alcohol and other drugs by students are felt not only by 
        students and such students' families, but by such students' 
        communities and the Nation, which can ill afford to lose such 
        students' skills, talents, and vitality.
            ``(5) Alcohol and tobacco (nicotine) are the most widely 
        used drugs among young people today. Both of these drugs can, 
        and do, have adverse consequences for users, their families, 
        communities, schools, and colleges. Drug prevention programs 
        for youth that address only controlled drugs send an erroneous 
        message that alcohol and tobacco do not present significant 
        problems, or that society is willing to overlook their use. To 
        be credible, messages opposing illegal drug use by youth should 
        address all drugs.
            ``(6) Drug and violence prevention programs are essential 
        components of a comprehensive strategy to promote school safety 
        and to reduce the demand for and use of drugs throughout the 
        Nation. Schools and local organizations in communities 
        throughout the Nation have a special responsibility to work 
        together to combat the growing epidemic of violence and illegal 
        drug use and should measure the success of their programs 
        against clearly defined goals and objectives.
            ``(7) Students must take greater responsibility for their 
        own well-being, health, and safety if schools and communities 
        are to achieve their goals of providing a safe, disciplined, 
        and drug-free learning environment.

``SEC. 5002. PURPOSE.

    ``The purpose of this title is to support programs to meet the 
sixth goal of the National Educational Goals by preventing violence in 
and around schools and by strengthening programs that prevent the 
illegal use of alcohol and other drugs, involve parents, and are 
coordinated with related Federal, State, and community efforts and 
resources, through the provision of Federal assistance to--
            ``(1) States for grants to local and intermediate 
        educational agencies and consortia to establish, operate, and 
        improve local programs of school drug and violence prevention, 
        early intervention, rehabilitation referral, and education in 
        elementary and secondary schools (including intermediate and 
        junior high schools);
            ``(2) States for grants to, and contracts with, community-
        based organizations and other public and private nonprofit 
        agencies and organizations for programs of drug and violence 
        prevention, early intervention, rehabilitation referral, and 
        education;
            ``(3) States for development, training, technical 
        assistance, and coordination activities;
            ``(4) institutions of higher education to establish, 
        operate, expand, and improve programs of school drug and 
        violence prevention, education, and rehabilitation referral for 
        students enrolled in colleges and universities;
            ``(5) a national center to provide training and technical 
        assistance to institutions providing postsecondary education in 
        developing and implementing model programs and strategies to 
        prevent violence and illegal drug use by students at such 
        institutions; and
            ``(6) public and private nonprofit organizations to conduct 
        training, demonstrations, research, and evaluation, and to 
        provide supplementary services for the prevention of drug use 
        and violence among students and youth.

``SEC. 5003. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated--
            ``(1) such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal 
        years 1995 through 1999 for State grants under part A;
            ``(2) such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal 
        years 1995 through 1999 for postsecondary programs under part 
        B; and
            ``(3) such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal 
        years 1995 through 1999 for national programs under part C.

    ``PART A--STATE GRANTS FOR DRUG AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS

``SEC. 5101. RESERVATIONS AND ALLOTMENTS.

    ``(a) Reservations.--From the amount appropriated for each fiscal 
year pursuant to the authority of section 5003(1), the Secretary--
            ``(1) shall reserve not more than \1/2\ of 1 percent of 
        such amount for grants under this part to Guam, American Samoa, 
        the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
        Islands, and Palau (until the effective date of the Compact of 
        Free Association with the Government of Palau), to be allotted 
        in accordance with the Secretary's determination of their 
        respective needs;
            ``(2) shall reserve not more than 1 percent of such amount 
        for the Secretary of the Interior to carry out programs under 
        this part for Indian youth; and
            ``(3) may reserve not more than $1,000,000 for the national 
        impact evaluation required by section 5108(a).
    ``(b) State Allotments.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided under paragraph (2), 
        the Secretary shall, for each fiscal year, allocate among the 
        States--
                    ``(A) one-half of the remainder not reserved under 
                subsection (a) according to the ratio between the 
                school-aged population of each State and the school-
                aged population of all the States; and
                    ``(B) one-half of such remainder according to the 
                ratio between the amount each State received under 
                chapter 1 of title I of this Act for the preceding year 
                (or, for fiscal year 1995 only, sections 1005 and 1006 
                of this Act as in effect on the day before enactment of 
                the Improving America's Schools Act of 1993) and the 
                sum of such amounts received by all the States.
            ``(2) Minimum.--For any fiscal year, no State shall be 
        allotted under this subsection an amount that is less than \1/
        2\ of 1 percent of the total amount allotted to all the States 
        under this subsection.
            ``(3) Reallotment.--The Secretary may reallot any amount of 
        any allotment to a State if the Secretary determines that the 
        State will be unable to use such amount within 2 years of such 
        allotment. Such reallotments may be made on whatever basis the 
        Secretary determines would best serve the purposes of this 
        title.
            ``(4) Definition.--For the purpose of this subsection, the 
        term `State' means each of the 50 States, the District of 
        Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

``SEC. 5102. STATE DRUG AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION COORDINATING COUNCIL.

    ``(a) Establishment of Council.--No State may receive its allotment 
under section 5101 unless its chief executive officer establishes a 
State Drug and Violence Prevention Coordinating Council (hereafter in 
this part referred to as the `Council') (or designates an existing body 
to perform the functions of such a Council) to advise him or her and 
the chief State school officer on the development and implementation of 
the State's application under section 5103.
    ``(b) Membership.--
            ``(1) In general.--The chief executive officer, the chief 
        State school officer, the head of the State alcohol and drug 
        abuse agency, the heads of the State health and mental health 
        agencies, and the head of the State criminal justice planning 
        agency, or their designees, shall be members of the Council.
            ``(2) Additional members.--The chief executive officer 
        shall also appoint representatives of other appropriate State 
        agencies or offices as members of the Council.
    ``(c) Functions of Council.--The Council established or designated 
under this section shall--
            ``(1) review and comment on the development of the State's 
        application under section 5103, including the chief executive 
        officer's and State educational agency's comprehensive plans 
        under subsections (b) and (c) of section 5103;
            ``(2) disseminate information about drug and violence 
        prevention initiatives within the State, including programs 
        funded under sections 5104 and 5105;
            ``(3) advise the chief executive officer and the State 
        educational agency on how to coordinate the State's activities 
        under this part with other available resources; and
            ``(4) advise the chief executive officer and the State 
        educational agency on the planning and implementation of 
        program evaluation activities and make recommendations on how 
        to improve the State's program, including the formulation of 
        measurable goals.

``SEC. 5103. STATE APPLICATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--In order to receive its allotment under section 
5101 for any fiscal year, a State shall submit to the Secretary, at 
such time as the Secretary may require, an application that--
            ``(1)(A)(i) is integrated into the State's plan, either 
        approved or being developed, under title III of the Goals 2000: 
        Educate America Act, and satisfies the requirements of this 
        section that are not already addressed by that plan; and
            ``(ii) is submitted, if necessary, as an amendment to the 
        State's plan under title III of the Goals 2000: Education 
        America Act; or
            ``(B) if the State does not have an approved plan under 
        title III of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act and is not 
        developing such a plan, is integrated with other State plans 
        under this Act and satisfies the requirements of this section;
            ``(2) contains the results of the State's needs assessment 
        for drug and violence prevention programs, which shall be based 
        on the results of ongoing State evaluation activities, 
        including data on the prevalence of drug use and violence by 
        youth in schools and communities;
            ``(3) contains a list of the members, and the interests or 
        organizations such members represent, of the State Drug and 
        Violence Prevention Coordinating Council;
            ``(4) contains a description of the procedures the State 
        educational agency will use to review applications from local 
        educational agencies under section 5106;
            ``(5) contains an assurance that the State will cooperate 
        with, and assist, the Secretary in conducting a national impact 
        evaluation of programs required by section 5108(a); and
            ``(6) includes any other information the Secretary may 
        require.
    ``(b) Governor's Funds.--A State's application under this section 
shall also contain a comprehensive plan for the use of funds under 
section 5104(a) by the chief executive officer that includes--
            ``(1) a statement of the chief executive officer's 
        measurable goals and objectives for drug and violence 
        prevention and a description of the procedures to be used for 
        assessing and publicly reporting progress toward meeting those 
        goals and objectives;
            ``(2) a description of how the chief executive officer will 
        coordinate his or her activities under this part with the State 
        educational agency and other State agencies and organizations 
        involved with drug and violence prevention efforts;
            ``(3) a description of how funds reserved under section 
        5104(a) will be used so as not to duplicate the efforts of the 
        State educational agency and local educational agencies with 
        regard to the provision of school-based prevention efforts and 
        services and how those funds will be used to serve populations 
        not normally served by the State educational agency, such as 
        school dropouts and youth in detention centers;
            ``(4) a description of how the chief executive officer will 
        award funds under section 5104(a) and a plan for monitoring the 
        performance of, and providing technical assistance to, 
        recipients of such funds; and
            ``(5) a description of how funds will be used to support 
        communitywide comprehensive drug and violence prevention 
        planning.
    ``(c) State Educational Agency Funds.--A State's application under 
this section shall also contain a comprehensive plan for the use of 
funds under section 5105(a) by the State educational agency that 
includes--
            ``(1) a statement of the State educational agency's 
        measurable goals and objectives for drug and violence 
        prevention and a description of the procedures such agency will 
        use for assessing and publicly reporting progress toward 
        meeting those goals and objectives;
            ``(2) a plan for monitoring the implementation of, and 
        providing technical assistance regarding, the drug and violence 
        prevention programs conducted by local educational agencies in 
        accordance with section 5107;
            ``(3) a description of how the State educational agency 
        will use funds such agency reserves under section 5105(b);
            ``(4) a description of how the State educational agency 
        will coordinate such agency's activities under this part with 
        the chief executive officer's drug and violence prevention 
        programs under this part and with the prevention efforts of 
        other State agencies; and
            ``(5) an explanation of the criteria the State educational 
        agency will use to identify which local educational agencies 
        receive supplemental funds under section 5105(d)(2)(A)(ii) and 
        how the supplemental funds will be allocated among those local 
        educational agencies.
    ``(d) Peer Review.--The Secretary shall use a peer review process 
in reviewing State applications under this section.
    ``(e) Interim Application.--Notwithstanding any other provisions of 
this section, a State may submit for fiscal year 1995 a 1-year interim 
application and plan for the use of funds under this part that are 
consistent with the requirements of this section and contain such 
information as the Secretary may specify in regulations. The purpose of 
such interim application and plan shall be to afford the State the 
opportunity to fully develop and review the State's application and 
comprehensive plan otherwise required by this section. A State may not 
receive a grant under this part for a fiscal year subsequent to fiscal 
year 1995 unless the Secretary has approved the State's application and 
comprehensive plan.

``SEC. 5104. GOVERNOR'S PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--An amount equal to 20 percent of the 
        total amount allocated to a State under section 5101 for each 
        fiscal year shall be used by the chief executive officer of 
        such State for drug and violence prevention programs and 
        activities in accordance with this section.
            ``(2) Administration.--A chief executive officer may use 
        not more than 5 percent of the amount reserved under subsection 
        (a)(1) for the administrative costs incurred in carrying out 
        the duties of such officer under this section, including the 
        cost of the State Drug and Violence Prevention Coordinating 
        Council under section 5102(a).
    ``(b) Programs Authorized.--
            ``(1) In general.--A chief executive officer shall use 
        funds reserved under subsection (a)(1) for awarding grants to 
        or entering into contracts with parent groups, community action 
        and job training agencies, community-based organizations, and 
        other public entities and private nonprofit organizations. Such 
        grants or contracts shall support programs and activities 
        described in subsection (c) for children and youth who are not 
        normally served by State or local educational agencies, for 
        populations that need special services or additional resources 
        (such as preschoolers, youth in juvenile detention facilities, 
        runaway or homeless children and youth, and dropouts), or both.
            ``(2) Peer review.--Grants or contracts awarded under this 
        subsection shall be subject to a peer review process.
    ``(c) Authorized Activities.--Grants and contracts under subsection 
(b) shall be used for programs and activities such as--
            ``(1) disseminating information about drug and violence 
        prevention;
            ``(2) training parents, law enforcement officials, judicial 
        officials, social service providers, health service providers 
        and community leaders about drug and violence prevention, 
        education, early intervention, counseling, or rehabilitation 
        referral;
            ``(3) developing and implementing comprehensive, community-
        based drug and violence prevention programs that link community 
        resources with schools and integrate services involving 
        education, vocational and job skills training, law enforcement, 
        health, mental health, and other appropriate services;
            ``(4) planning and implementing drug and violence 
        prevention activities that coordinate the efforts of State 
        agencies with those of the State educational agency and its 
        local educational agencies;
            ``(5) activities to protect students traveling to and from 
        school;
            ``(6) developing and implementing strategies to prevent 
        illegal gang activity;
            ``(7) coordinating and conducting communitywide violence 
        and safety assessments and surveys; and
            ``(8) evaluating programs and activities under this 
        section.

``SEC. 5105. STATE AND LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) Use of Funds.--An amount equal to 80 percent of the total 
amount allocated to a State under section 5101 for each fiscal year 
shall be used by the State educational agency and its local educational 
agencies for drug and violence prevention activities in accordance with 
this section.
    ``(b) State Level Programs.--
            ``(1) In general.--A State educational agency shall use not 
        more than 5 percent of the amount reserved under subsection (a) 
        for activities such as--
                    ``(A) training and technical assistance concerning 
                drug and violence prevention for local and intermediate 
                educational agencies, including teachers, 
                administrators, coaches and athletic directors, other 
                educational personnel, parents, students, community 
                leaders, health service providers, local law 
                enforcement officials, and judicial officials;
                    ``(B) the development, identification, 
                dissemination and evaluation of the most readily 
                available, accurate, and up-to-date curriculum 
                materials, for consideration by local educational 
                agencies;
                    ``(C) demonstration projects in drug and violence 
                prevention;
                    ``(D) financial assistance to enhance resources 
                available for drug and violence prevention in areas 
                serving large numbers of economically disadvantaged 
                children or sparsely populated areas, or to meet other 
                special needs consistent with the purposes of this 
                part; and
                    ``(E) evaluation activities required by this part.
            ``(2) Special rule.--A State educational agency may carry 
        out activities under this subsection directly, or through 
        grants or contracts.
    ``(c) State Administration.--A State educational agency may use not 
more than 5 percent of the amount reserved under subsection (a) for the 
administrative costs of carrying out such agency's responsibilities 
under this part.
    ``(d) Local Educational Agency Programs.--
            ``(1) In general.--A State educational agency shall 
        distribute not less than 90 percent of the amount reserved 
        under subsection (a) for each fiscal year to local educational 
        agencies in accordance with this subsection.
            ``(2) Distribution.--(A) Of the amount distributed under 
        paragraph (1), a State educational agency shall distribute--
                    ``(i) 70 percent of such amount to local 
                educational agencies, based on the relative enrollments 
                in public and private nonprofit schools within the 
                boundaries of such local educational agencies; and
                    ``(ii) 30 percent of such amount to local 
                educational agencies that the State educational agency 
                determines have the greatest need for additional funds 
                to carry out drug and violence prevention programs 
                authorized by this part.
            ``(B)(i) A State educational agency shall distribute funds 
        under subparagraph (A)(ii) to not more than 10 percent of its 
        local educational agencies, or 5 such agencies, whichever is 
        greater.
            ``(ii) In determining which local educational agencies have 
        the greatest need for additional funds, the State educational 
        agency shall consider factors such as--
                    ``(I) high rates of alcohol or other drug use among 
                youth;
                    ``(II) high rates of victimization of youth by 
                violence and crime;
                    ``(III) high rates of arrests and convictions of 
                youth for violent or drug- or alcohol-related crime;
                    ``(IV) the extent of illegal gang activity;
                    ``(V) high rates of referrals of youths to drug and 
                alcohol abuse treatment and rehabilitation programs;
                    ``(VI) high rates of referrals of youths to 
                juvenile court; and
                    ``(VII) high rates of expulsions and suspensions of 
                students from schools.
    ``(e) Reallocation of Funds.--If a local educational agency chooses 
not to apply to receive the amount allocated to such agency under 
subsection (d), or if its application under section 5106 is disapproved 
by the State educational agency, the State educational agency shall 
reallocate such amount to 1 or more of the local educational agencies 
determined by the State educational agency under subsection 
(d)(2)(B)(ii) to have the greatest need for additional funds.

``SEC. 5106. LOCAL APPLICATIONS.

    ``(a) Application Required.--
            ``(1) In general.--In order to be eligible to receive a 
        distribution under section 5105(d) for any fiscal year, a local 
        educational agency shall submit, at such time as the State 
        educational agency shall require, an application to the State 
        educational agency for approval. Such an application shall be 
        amended, as necessary, to reflect changes in the local 
        educational agency's program.
            ``(2) Consultation.--(A) A local educational agency shall 
        develop its application under paragraph (1) in consultation 
        with a local or substate regional advisory council that 
        includes, to the extent possible, representatives of local 
        government, business, parents, students, teachers, appropriate 
        State agencies, private schools, the medical profession, law 
        enforcement, community-based organizations, and other groups 
        with interest and expertise in drug and violence prevention.
            ``(B) In addition to assisting the local educational agency 
        to develop its application under this section, the advisory 
        council established or designated under subparagraph (A) shall, 
        on an ongoing basis--
                    ``(i) disseminate information about drug and 
                violence prevention programs, projects, and activities 
                conducted within the boundaries of the local 
                educational agency;
                    ``(ii) advise the local educational agency on how 
                best to coordinate its activities under this part 
                with--
                            ``(I) other related programs, projects, and 
                        activities; and
                            ``(II) the agencies that administer such 
                        programs, projects, and activities; and
                    ``(iii) review program evaluations and other 
                relevant material and make recommendations to the local 
                educational agency on how to improve such agency's drug 
                and violence prevention programs.
    ``(b) Contents of Applications.--An application under this section 
shall contain--
            ``(1) a needs assessment of the current alcohol, tobacco, 
        and other drug problems as well as the violence, safety, and 
        discipline problems among students who attend the schools of 
        the applicant (including private school students who 
        participate in the applicant's drug and violence prevention 
        program) that is based on ongoing local assessment or 
        evaluation activities;
            ``(2) a detailed explanation of the local educational 
        agency's comprehensive plan for drug and violence prevention, 
        which shall include a description of--
                    ``(A) how that plan is consistent with, and 
                promotes the goals in, the State's application under 
                section 5103 and the local educational agency's plan, 
                either approved or being developed, under title III of 
                the Goals 2000: Educate America Act;
                    ``(B) the local educational agency's measurable 
                goals for drug and violence prevention, and a 
                description of how such agency will assess and publicly 
                report progress toward attaining these goals;
                    ``(C) if the local educational agency intends to 
                use funds under this part to implement an expanded drug 
                and violence prevention program under section 5107(c), 
                an explanation of how the local educational agency is 
                already meeting the requirements of a basic drug and 
                violence prevention program under section 5107(b), 
                regardless of the source of funds used;
                    ``(D) how the local educational agency will use its 
                regular allocation under section 5105(d)(2)(A)(i) and 
                its supplemental allocation, if any, under section 
                5105(d)(2)(A)(ii);
                    ``(E) how the local educational agency will 
                coordinate its programs and projects with communitywide 
                efforts to achieve its goals for drug and violence 
                prevention; and
                    ``(F) how the local educational agency will 
                coordinate its programs and projects with other 
                Federal, State, and local programs for drug-abuse 
                prevention, including health programs; and
            ``(3) such other information and assurances as the State 
        educational agency may reasonably require.
    ``(c) Review of Application.--
            ``(1) In general.--A State educational agency shall use a 
        peer review process in reviewing local educational agency 
        applications under this section.
            ``(2) Considerations.--(A) In determining whether to 
        approve the application of a local educational agency under 
        this section, a State educational agency shall consider the 
        quality of the local educational agency's comprehensive plan 
        under subsection (b)(2) and the extent to which such plan is 
        consistent with, and supports, the State's application under 
        section 5103 and the State's plan under the Goals 2000: Educate 
        America Act.
            ``(B) A State educational agency shall not permit a local 
        educational agency to use funds under this part to implement an 
        expanded drug and violence prevention program under section 
        5107(c) unless the State educational agency determines that the 
        local educational agency is already meeting (regardless of the 
        source of funds) the requirements of a basic drug and violence 
        prevention program under section 5107(b).
            ``(C) A State educational agency may disapprove a local 
        educational agency application under this section in whole or 
        in part and may withhold, limit, or place restrictions on the 
        use of funds allotted to such a local educational agency in a 
        manner the State educational agency determines will best 
        promote the purposes of this part or the State's plan under the 
        Goals 2000: Educate America Act.

``SEC. 5107. LOCAL DRUG AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) Use of Funds.--Except as permitted under subsection (c), a 
local educational agency shall use funds received under this part to 
adopt and implement a basic drug and violence prevention program 
described under subsection (b).
    ``(b) Basic Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--A basic drug and violence prevention 
        program under this part shall--
                    ``(A) be designed, for all students and employees, 
                to--
                            ``(i) prevent the illegal use, possession, 
                        and distribution of alcohol, tobacco, and other 
                        drugs;
                            ``(ii) prevent violence and promote school 
                        safety; and
                            ``(iii) create a disciplined environment 
                        conducive to learning;
                    ``(B) include mandatory standards of conduct for 
                students and employees, which clearly describe the 
                sanctions that will be imposed for violations of the 
                standards and which are distributed to all students, 
                parents, and employees;
                    ``(C) include, with respect to drug prevention--
                            ``(i) age-appropriate, developmentally 
                        based education and prevention programs for all 
                        students, from the early childhood level 
                        through grade 12, that address the legal, 
                        social, and health consequences of the use of 
                        illegal drugs, promote a sense of individual 
                        responsibility, and provide information about 
                        effective techniques for resisting peer 
                        pressure to use illegal drugs;
                            ``(ii) professional development programs 
                        for school personnel who provide the education 
                        and prevention programs required by clause (i);
                            ``(iii) activities to promote the 
                        involvement of parents and coordination with 
                        community groups and agencies, including the 
                        distribution of information about the local 
                        educational agency's needs assessments, goals, 
                        and programs under clause (i); and
                            ``(iv) the distribution of information to 
                        all students and employees about resources for 
                        drug and alcohol counseling, rehabilitation, 
                        and reentry programs that are available in the 
                        community; and
                    ``(D) include, with respect to violence 
                prevention--
                            ``(i) age-appropriate, developmentally 
                        based education and prevention programs for all 
                        students, from the early childhood level 
                        through grade 12, that address the legal, 
                        personal, and social consequences of violent 
                        and disruptive behavior, including sexual 
                        harassment, and that include activities 
                        designed to help students develop a sense of 
                        individual responsibility and respect for the 
                        rights of others, and to resolve conflicts 
                        without violence;
                            ``(ii) professional development programs 
                        for school personnel who provide the education 
                        and prevention programs required by clause (i);
                            ``(iii) activities to promote the 
                        involvement of parents and coordination with 
                        community groups and agencies, including the 
                        distribution of information about the local 
                        educational agency's needs assessment, goals 
                        and programs under clause (i); and
                            ``(iv) the distribution of information to 
                        all students and employees about resources for 
                        counseling, reentry, and conflict resolution 
                        that are available in the community.
            ``(2) Implementation.--In implementing its basic drug and 
        violence prevention program under this subsection or its 
        expanded program under subsection (c), a local educational 
        agency may use not more than 33 percent of the funds such 
        agency receives under this part for any fiscal year for--
                    ``(A) minor remodeling to promote security and 
                reduce the risk of violence, such as removing lockers, 
                installing better lights, and upgrading locks; and
                    ``(B) acquiring and installing metal detectors and 
                hiring security personnel.
    ``(c) Expanded Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--A local educational agency that 
        demonstrates to the satisfaction of the State educational 
        agency that such agency has adopted and implemented a basic 
        drug and violence prevention program described under subsection 
        (b) may use funds received under this part to supplement such 
        agency's basic program, to carry out 1 or more of the 
        activities described in paragraph (2), or both.
            ``(2) Activities.--A local educational agency described in 
        paragraph (1) may use funds received under this part for--
                    ``(A) programs of drug prevention, health 
                education, early intervention, counseling, mentoring, 
                or rehabilitation referral, which emphasize students' 
                sense of individual responsibility and may include--
                            ``(i) the dissemination of information 
                        about drug prevention;
                            ``(ii) the training of school personnel, 
                        parents, students, law enforcement officials, 
                        judicial officials, health service providers, 
                        and community leaders in prevention, education, 
                        early intervention, counseling, or 
                        rehabilitation referral; and
                            ``(iii) the implementation of strategies, 
                        including strategies to integrate the delivery 
                        of services from a variety of providers, to 
                        combat illegal alcohol and other drug use, such 
                        as--
                                    ``(I) family counseling;
                                    ``(II) early intervention 
                                activities that prevent family 
                                dysfunction, enhance school 
                                performance, and boost attachment to 
                                school and family; and
                                    ``(III) activities, such as 
                                community service projects, that are 
                                designed to increase students' sense of 
                                community;
                    ``(B) violence prevention programs for school-aged 
                youth, which emphasize students' sense of individual 
                responsibility and may include--
                            ``(i) the dissemination of information 
                        about school safety and discipline;
                            ``(ii) the training of school personnel, 
                        parents, law enforcement officials, judicial 
                        officials, and community leaders in designing 
                        and implementing strategies to prevent school 
                        violence;
                            ``(iii) the implementation of strategies, 
                        such as conflict resolution and peer mediation 
                        and the use of mentoring programs, to combat 
                        school violence and other forms of disruptive 
                        behavior, such as sexual harassment; and
                            ``(iv) comprehensive, communitywide 
                        strategies to prevent or reduce illegal gang 
                        activity;
                    ``(C) the promotion of before- and after-school 
                recreational, instructional, cultural, and artistic 
                programs in supervised community settings; and
                    ``(D) the evaluation of any of the activities 
                authorized by this subsection.

``SEC. 5108. EVALUATION AND REPORTING.

    ``(a) National Impact Evaluation.--The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Director of the 
Office of National Drug Control Policy, and the Attorney General, shall 
conduct an independent biennial evaluation of the national impact of 
programs under this part and submit a report of the findings of such 
evaluation to the President and the Congress.
    ``(b) State Report.--
            ``(1) In general.--By October 1, 1997, and every 3 years 
        thereafter, the chief executive officer of the State, in 
        cooperation with the State educational agency, shall submit to 
        the Secretary a report--
                    ``(A) on the implementation and outcomes of State 
                programs under section 5104 and section 5105(b) and 
                local programs under section 5105(d), as well as an 
                assessment of their effectiveness; and
                    ``(B) on the State's progress toward attaining the 
                State's goals for drug and violence prevention under 
                subsections (b)(1) and (c)(1) of section 5103.
            ``(2) Requirements.--The report required by this subsection 
        shall be--
                    ``(A) in the form specified by the Secretary;
                    ``(B) based on the State's ongoing evaluation 
                activities, and shall include data on the prevalence of 
                drug use and violence by youth in schools and 
                communities; and
                    ``(C) made readily available to the public.
    ``(c) Local Educational Agency Report.--Each local educational 
agency receiving funds under this part shall submit to the State 
educational agency whatever information, and at whatever intervals, the 
State requires to complete the State report required by subsection (b), 
including information on the prevalence of drug use and violence by 
youth in the schools and the community. Such information shall be made 
readily available to the public.

     ``PART B--POSTSECONDARY DRUG AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS

``SEC. 5201. GRANTS TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

    ``(a) In General.--From funds appropriated pursuant to the 
authority of section 5003(2), the Secretary is authorized to make 
grants to, or enter into contracts with, institutions of higher 
education, or consortia of such institutions, for drug and violence 
prevention programs under this section. Awards under this section shall 
support the development, implementation, validation, and dissemination 
of model programs and strategies to promote the safety of students 
attending institutions of higher education by preventing violent 
behavior and the illegal use of alcohol and other drugs by such 
students.
    ``(b) Applications.--An institution of higher education, or 
consortium of such institutions, that desires to receive an award under 
this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
reasonably require. The Secretary shall use a peer review process for 
reviewing applications for funds under this section.
    ``(c) Equitable Participation.--The Secretary shall make every 
reasonable effort to ensure the equitable participation of private and 
public institutions of higher education (including community and junior 
colleges), institutions of limited enrollment, and institutions in 
different geographic regions.

``SEC. 5202. NATIONAL CENTER.

    ``From funds appropriated pursuant to the authority of section 
5003(2), the Secretary is authorized to support, through a grant to, or 
a contract with, an institution of higher education, a public or 
private nonprofit organization, or a for-profit organization, a 
national center to provide training and technical assistance to 
institutions providing postsecondary education, including for-profit 
institutions, in developing, implementing, evaluating, validating, 
replicating, and disseminating model programs and strategies to prevent 
violence and the use of illegal drugs by students at such institutions.

                      ``PART C--NATIONAL PROGRAMS

``SEC. 5301. FEDERAL ACTIVITIES.

    ``(a) Program Authorized.--From funds appropriated pursuant to the 
authority of section 5003(3), the Secretary of Education, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the 
Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, and the 
Attorney General, shall carry out programs to prevent the illegal use 
of drugs and violence among, and promote safety and discipline for, 
students at all educational levels, including prekindergarten through 
postsecondary. The Secretary shall carry out such programs directly, or 
through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements with public and 
private nonprofit organizations and individuals, or through agreements 
with other Federal agencies, and shall coordinate such programs with 
other appropriate Federal activities. Such programs may include--
            ``(1) the development and demonstration of innovative 
        strategies for training school personnel, parents, and members 
        of the community, including the demonstration of model 
        preservice training programs for prospective school personnel;
            ``(2) demonstrations and rigorous evaluations of innovative 
        approaches to drug and violence prevention;
            ``(3) drug and violence prevention research that is 
        coordinated with other Federal agencies and is directed toward 
        improving programs and activities under this title;
            ``(4) program evaluations that address issues not addressed 
        under section 5108(a);
            ``(5) direct services to schools and school systems 
        afflicted with especially severe drug and violence problems;
            ``(6) activities in communities designated as empowerment 
        zones or enterprise communities that will connect schools to 
        communitywide efforts to reduce drug and violence problems;
            ``(7) developing and disseminating drug and violence 
        prevention materials, including model curricula; and
            ``(8) other activities that meet unmet national needs 
        related to the purposes of this title.
    ``(b) Peer Review.--The Secretary shall use a peer review process 
in reviewing applications for funds under this section.

                      ``PART D--GENERAL PROVISIONS

``SEC. 5401. DEFINITIONS.

    ``For the purposes of this title, the following terms have the 
following meanings:
            ``(1) Drug and violence prevention.--The term `drug and 
        violence prevention' means--
                    ``(A) with respect to drugs, prevention, early 
                intervention, rehabilitation referral, or education 
                related to the illegal use of alcohol and tobacco 
                (nicotine) and the use of controlled, illegal, 
                addictive, or harmful substances, including inhalants 
                and anabolic steroids; and
                    ``(B) with respect to violence, the promotion of 
                school safety, such that students and school personnel 
                are free from violent and disruptive acts, including 
                sexual harassment, on school premises, going to and 
                from school, and at school-sponsored activities, 
                through the creation and maintenance of a school 
                environment that is free of weapons and fosters 
                individual responsibility and respect for the rights of 
                others.
            ``(2) Nonprofit.--The term `nonprofit', as applied to a 
        school, agency, organization, or institution means a school, 
        agency, organization, or institution owned and operated by 1 or 
        more nonprofit corporations or associations, no part of the net 
        earnings of which inures, or may lawfully inure, to the benefit 
        of any private shareholder or individual.
            ``(3) School-aged population.--The term `school-aged 
        population' means the population age 5 through 17, as 
        determined by the Secretary on the basis of the most recent 
        satisfactory data available from the Department of Commerce.
            ``(4) School personnel.--The term `school personnel' 
        includes teachers, administrators, guidance counselors, social 
        workers, psychologists, nurses, librarians, and other support 
        staff who are employed by a school or who perform services for 
        the school on a contractual basis.

``SEC. 5402. MATERIALS.

    ``(a) Wrong and Harmful Message.--Drug prevention programs 
supported under this title shall convey a clear and consistent message 
that the illegal use of alcohol and other drugs is wrong and harmful.
    ``(b) Curriculum.--The Secretary shall not prescribe the use of 
specific curricula for programs supported under this title, but may 
evaluate the effectiveness of such curricula and other strategies in 
drug and violence prevention.

``SEC. 5403. PROHIBITED USES OF FUNDS.

    ``No funds under this title may be used for--
            ``(1) construction (except for minor remodeling needed to 
        accomplish the purposes of this part);
            ``(2) drug treatment or rehabilitation; and
            ``(3) psychiatric, psychological, or other medical 
        treatment or rehabilitation, other than school-based counseling 
        for students or school personnel who are victims or witnesses 
        of school-related crime.''.

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