‘‘(7) Surveys of school administrators indicate 
that behavioral problems, lack of discipline, safety of 
students, and violence in schools are among top con-
cerns with respect to public education today. Teach-
ers spend inordinate amounts of time and energy 
during the school day managing student misbehavior 
and conflict—time and energy that could be spent 
on teaching and learning. 
‘‘(8) Effective early intervention strategies to 
reduce the number of children who have, or who are 
at risk of developing, emotional disturbances cur-
rently exist. As the National Academy of Sciences 
concluded in its 2002 report ‘‘Minority Students in 
Special and Gifted Education’’, early intervention 
for children at risk of behavorial problems ‘‘has been 
demonstrated to be considerably greater than the ef-
fectiveness of later, postfailure intervention’’. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subpart is to 
develop and implement strategies to reduce the number 
of children who have, or who are at risk of developing, 
emotional disturbances that require the provision of spe-
cial education and related services under this Act. 
‘‘SEC. 692. AUTHORIZATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
make grants for a three-year period to State educational
agencies and local educational agencies to develop and im-
plement effective strategies to reduce the number of chil-
dren who have, or who are at risk of developing, emotional 
disturbances that require the provision of special edu-
cation and related services under this Act. 
‘‘(b) PRIORITY.—In making grants under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall give priority to State educational 
agencies and local educational agencies that agree to pro-
vide additional annual reports to the Secretary in accord-
ance with section 697 after completion of the term of the 
grant. 
‘‘SEC. 693. APPLICATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency or 
local educational agency that desires to receive a grant 
under this subpart shall submit to the Secretary an appli-
cation at such time, in such manner, and including such 
information as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The application shall include the 
following: 
‘‘(1) A description of a plan, developed in con-
sultation with families of children who will be eligible 
to participate in activities carried out under this 
subpart, teachers, and mental health and related 
service providers, to carry out activities under the 
grant.
‘‘(2) A description of prevention and early 
intervention services provided to date in schools with 
respect to which activities under a grant under this 
subpart are proposed to be carried out. 
‘‘(3) A description of the outcome measures 
that will be used to demonstrate the effectiveness of 
activities carried out to achieve the purpose of this 
subpart and to comply with the requirements of 
paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 694(b). 
‘‘(4) A description of the funding structure of 
amounts received under a grant under this subpart, 
including a detailed description for compliance with 
the matching requirement under section 695. 
‘‘(5) Assurances that activities carried out 
under this subpart will be culturally competent. 
‘‘(6) Assurances that amounts received under a 
grant under this subpart will be used to supplement 
and not supplant amounts from other sources to 
carry out activities consistent with the purpose of 
this subpart. 
‘‘SEC. 694. USE OF AMOUNTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency or 
local educational agency, as the case may be, that receives 
a grant under this subpart may use amounts received 
under the grant to carry out activities that are consistent
with the purpose of this subpart, including the following 
activities: 
‘‘(1) Universal, primary prevention strategies at 
the school level to reduce the number of children 
who have, or who are at risk of developing, emo-
tional disturbances that require the provision of spe-
cial education and related services under this Act. 
‘‘(2) Early intervention services and individual 
support for children who have, or who are at risk of 
developing, emotional disturbances and who are not 
currently provided services pursuant to part B of 
this Act. 
‘‘(3) Effective coordination among schools, fam-
ilies, and systems that provide services for such chil-
dren, such as the social services, health, mental 
health, child welfare, and juvenile justice systems. 
‘‘(4) Training of staff and professional develop-
ment with respect to prevention and early interven-
tion strategies. 
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out 
the activities described in subsection (a), the agency 
shall—
‘‘(1) coordinate such activities with appropriate 
social services providers, health (including mental
health) providers, child welfare organizations, and 
juvenile justice organizations; 
‘‘(2) ensure that a sufficient number of children 
are provided services in order to produce results that 
are measurable and reliable under evaluations of 
such activities conducted pursuant to section 698; 
‘‘(3) ensure that not more than 5 percent of the 
amount of a grant is used for administrative ex-
penses, including expenses related to the collection 
of data; 
‘‘(4) ensure that such activities do not adversely 
affect school attendance, dropout rates, classroom 
behavior, academic achievement, or the general wel-
fare of students who receive special education and 
related services; 
‘‘(5) ensure that such activities do not result in 
increased segregation of students receiving special 
education classes from students in the general edu-
cation program or curriculum of the school; and 
‘‘(6) ensure that such activities are culturally 
competent and are evidenced-based. 
‘‘SEC. 695. MATCHING REQUIREMENT. 
‘‘The Secretary may not make a grant to a State edu-
cational agency or local educational agency under this sub-
part unless the agency agrees that, with respect to the
costs to be incurred in carrying out the activities for which 
the grant was awarded, the agency will make available 
non-Federal contributions in an amount equal to not less 
than 35 percent of such costs for the first year of the 
grant, 50 percent of such costs for the second year of the 
grant, and 65 percent of such costs for the third year of 
the grant. 
‘‘SEC. 696. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. 
The Secretary may reserve not more than 10 percent 
of the amount made available to carry out this subpart 
for a fiscal year for administrative expenses in carrying 
out this subpart, including expenses relating to the evalua-
tion conducted under section 698. 
‘‘SEC. 697. REPORTS TO SECRETARY. 
‘‘A State educational agency or local educational 
agency that receives a grant under this subpart shall sub-
mit annually to the Secretary a report that contains such 
information as the Secretary may reasonably require, in-
cluding a description of the collection of data by the agen-
cy to ensure compliance with the requirements of this sub-
part (particularly the requirements contained in para-
graphs (4) and (5) of section 694(b)). 
‘‘SEC. 698. EVALUATIONS. 
‘‘The Secretary shall, directly or through grants, con-
tracts, or cooperative agreements, conduct evaluations of
activities established and carried out under grants made 
under this subpart. 
‘‘SEC. 699. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
‘‘The Secretary shall submit annually to Congress a 
report that contains the following: 
‘‘(1) A summary and analysis of the data in the 
reports submitted to the Secretary under section 
697. 
‘‘(2) A summary of the evaluations conducted 
under section 698. 
‘‘SEC. 699A. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subpart such sums as may be necessary for each of 
the fiscal years 2003 through 2007.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
(20 U.S.C. 1400(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
‘‘SUBPART 3—GRANTS TO IMPROVE SCHOOL-BASED EARLY INTERVENTION 
SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES 
‘‘Sec. 691. Findings; purpose. 
‘‘Sec. 692. Authorization. 
‘‘Sec. 693. Application. 
‘‘Sec. 694. Use of amounts. 
‘‘Sec. 695. Matching requirement. 
‘‘Sec. 696. Administrative expenses. 
‘‘Sec. 697. Reports to Secretary. 
‘‘Sec. 698. Evaluations. 
‘‘Sec. 699. Reports to Congress. 
‘‘Sec. 699A. Authorization of appropriations.
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