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‘‘(E) during the 5-year period described in the applica-
tion, the State educational agency will evaluate its stand-
ards and programs for teacher preparation and inservice
professional development for elementary mathematics and
science;
‘‘(F) the State educational agency will take into account
the needs for greater access to and participation in mathe-
matics and science by students and teachers from histori-
cally 
underrepresented 
groups, 
including 
females,
minorities, individuals with limited English proficiency, the
economically disadvantaged, and individuals with disabil-
ities; and
‘‘(G) that the needs of teachers and students in areas
with high concentrations of low-income students and
sparsely populated areas will be given priority in awarding
assistance under this part;
‘‘(2) provide, if appropriate, a description of how funds
paid under this part will be coordinated with State and local
funds and other Federal resources, particularly with respect
to programs for the professional development and inservice
training of elementary school teachers in science and mathe-
matics; and
‘‘(3) describe procedures—
‘‘(A) for submitting applications for programs described
in section 3506 for distribution of assistance under this
part within the State; and
‘‘(B) for approval of applications by the State edu-
cational agency, including appropriate procedures to assure
that such agency will not disapprove an application without
notice and opportunity for a hearing.
‘‘(c) STATE ADMINISTRATION.—Not more than 5 percent of the
funds allotted to each State educational agency under this part
shall be used for the administrative costs of such agency associated
with carrying out the program assisted under this part.
‘‘SEC. 3506. LOCAL APPLICATION.
‘‘(a) APPLICATION.—A local educational agency that desires to
receive a grant under this part shall submit an application to
the State educational agency. Each such application shall contain
assurances that each school served by the local educational agency
shall be eligible for assistance under this part only once.
‘‘(b) CONTENTS
OF APPLICATION.—Each application described
in subsection (a) shall—
‘‘(1) describe how the local educational agency plans to
set priorities on the use and distribution among schools of
grant funds received under this part to meet the purpose of
this part;
‘‘(2) include assurances that the local educational agency
has made every effort to match on a dollar-for-dollar basis
from private or public sources the funds received under this
part, except that no such application shall be penalized or
denied assistance under this part based on failure to provide
such matching funds;
‘‘(3) describe, if applicable, how funds under this part will
be coordinated with State, local, and other Federal resources,
especially with respect to programs for the professional develop-
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ment and inservice training of elementary school teachers in
science and mathematics; and
‘‘(4) describe the process which will be used to determine
different levels of assistance to be awarded to schools with
different needs.
‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this part, the State
educational agency shall give priority to applications that—
‘‘(1) assign highest priority to providing assistance to
schools which—
‘‘(A) are most seriously underequipped; or
‘‘(B) serve large numbers or percentages of economi-
cally disadvantaged students;
‘‘(2) are attentive to the needs of underrepresented groups
in science and mathematics;
‘‘(3) demonstrate how science and mathematics equipment
will be part of a comprehensive plan of curriculum planning
or implementation and teacher training supporting hands-on
laboratory activities; and
‘‘(4) assign priority to providing equipment and materials
for students in grades 1 through 6.
‘‘SEC. 3507. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.
‘‘(a) COORDINATION.—Each State educational agency receiving
an allotment under this part shall—
‘‘(1) disseminate information to school districts and schools,
including private nonprofit elementary schools, regarding the
program assisted under this part;
‘‘(2) evaluate applications of local educational agencies;
‘‘(3) award grants to local educational agencies based on
the priorities described in section 3506(c); and
‘‘(4) evaluate local educational agencies’ end-of-year sum-
maries and submit such evaluation to the Secretary.
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2),
grant funds and matching funds under this part only shall
be used to purchase science equipment, science materials, or
mathematical manipulative materials and shall not be used
for computers, computer peripherals, software, textbooks, or
staff development costs.
‘‘(2) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.—Grant funds under this part
may not be used for capital improvements. Not more than
50 percent of any matching funds provided by the local edu-
cational agency may be used for capital improvements of class-
room science facilities to support the hands-on instruction that
this part is intended to support, such as the installation of
electrical outlets, plumbing, lab tables or counters, or ventila-
tion mechanisms.
‘‘SEC. 3508. FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION.
‘‘(a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EVALUATION PROCEDURES.—
The Secretary shall provide technical assistance and, in consultation
with State and local representatives of the program assisted under
this part, shall develop procedures for State and local evaluations
of the programs assisted under this part.
‘‘(b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall report to the Congress each
year on the program assisted under this part in accordance with
section 10701.
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‘‘SEC. 3509. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 for fiscal
year 1995, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the
four succeeding fiscal years, to carry out this part.
‘‘PART 
F—ELEMENTARY 
AND 
SECONDARY
SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA RESOURCES PRO-
GRAM
‘‘SEC. 3601. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
‘‘The Secretary shall award grants or make allocations in
accordance with section 3602 for the acquisition of school library
media resources for the use of students, library media specialists,
and teachers in elementary and secondary schools in accordance
with this part.
‘‘SEC. 3602. ALLOCATION TO STATES.
‘‘(a) From the amount appropriated pursuant to section 3605
in each fiscal year, the Secretary shall award funds to each State
having an approved plan under section 3603 as follows:
‘‘(1) AMOUNTS
BELOW
$50,000,000.—If the amount made
available under subsection (a) for a fiscal year is less than
$50,000,000, then the Secretary shall award grants to States,
on a competitive basis, taking into account such factors as
age and condition of existing school library media collections
and the relative economic need of the students to be served.
‘‘(2) AMOUNTS EQUAL TO OR EXCEEDING $50,000,000.—If the
amount made available under subsection (a) for a fiscal year
equals or exceeds $50,000,000, then the Secretary shall allocate
to each State an amount which bears the same relationship
to such amount as the amount such State received under title
II for such year bears to the amount all States received under
such title for such year.
‘‘SEC. 3603. STATE PLANS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In order for a State to receive a grant
or an allocation of funds under this part for any fiscal year, such
State shall have in effect for such fiscal year a State plan. Such
plan shall—
‘‘(1) designate the State educational agency as the State
agency responsible for the administration of the program
assisted under this part;
‘‘(2) set forth a program under which funds paid to the
State in accordance with section 3602 will be expended solely
for—
‘‘(A) acquisition of school library media resources,
including books and foreign language resources, for the
use of students, school library media specialists, and teach-
ers in elementary and secondary schools in the United
States; and
‘‘(B) administration of the State plan, including devel-
opment and revision of standards, relating to school library
media resources, except that the amount used for adminis-
tration of the State plan in any fiscal year shall not exceed
three percent of the amount available to such State under
section 3602 for such fiscal year; and
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‘‘(3) set forth criteria to be used in allotting funds for
school library media resources among the local educational
agencies of the State, which allotment shall take into consider-
ation the relative need of the students, school media specialists,
and teachers to be served.
‘‘(b) PLAN SUBMISSION.—The State plan may be submitted as
part of a consolidated application under section 14302.
‘‘SEC. 3604. DISTRIBUTION OF ALLOCATION TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL
AGENCIES.
‘‘From the funds allocated to a State under section 3602(2)
in each fiscal year, such State shall distribute not less than 97
percent of such funds in such year to local educational agencies
within such State according to the relative enrollment of students
in elementary and secondary schools within the school districts
of such State, adjusted to provide higher per pupil allotments to
local educational agencies that have the greatest number or percent-
ages of students whose education imposes a higher than average
cost per child, such as those students—
‘‘(1) living in areas with high concentrations of low-income
families;
‘‘(2) from low-income families; and
‘‘(3) living in sparsely populated areas.
‘‘SEC. 3605. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
part $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and such sums as may
be necessary for each of the four succeeding fiscal years.
‘‘TITLE IV—SAFE AND DRUG-FREE
SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES
‘‘SEC. 4001. SHORT TITLE.
‘‘This title may be cited as the ‘Safe and Drug-Free Schools
and Communities Act of 1994’.
‘‘SEC. 4002. FINDINGS.
‘‘The Congress finds as follows:
‘‘(1) The seventh National Education Goal provides that
by the year 2000, all schools in America will be free of drugs
and violence and the unauthorized presence of firearms and
alcohol, and offer a disciplined environment that is conducive
to learning.
‘‘(2) The widespread illegal 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.
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‘‘(4) Violence that is linked to prejudice and intolerance
victimizes entire communities leading to more violence and
discrimination.
‘‘(5) The tragic consequences of violence and the illegal
use of alcohol and 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.
‘‘(6) While use of illegal drugs is a serious problem among
a minority of teenagers, alcohol use is far more widespread.
The proportion of high school students using alcohol, though
lower than a decade ago, remains unacceptably high. By the
8th grade, 70 percent of youth report having tried alcohol
and by the 12th grade, about 88 percent have used alcohol.
Alcohol use by young people can and does have adverse con-
sequences for users, their families, communities, schools, and
colleges.
‘‘(7) Alcohol and tobacco are widely used by young people.
Such use can, and does, have adverse consequences for young
people, 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 alcohol and tobacco as well.
‘‘(8) Every day approximately 3,000 children start smoking.
Thirty percent of all secondary school seniors are smokers.
Half of all new smokers begin smoking before the age of 14,
90 percent of such smokers begin before the age of 21, and
the average age of the first use of smokeless tobacco is under
the age of 10. Use of tobacco products has been linked to
serious health problems. Drug education and prevention pro-
grams that include tobacco have been effective in reducing
teenage use of tobacco.
‘‘(9) 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 through-
out 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.
‘‘(10) Students must take greater responsibility for their
own well-being, health, and safety if schools and communities
are to achieve the goals of providing a safe, disciplined, and
drug-free learning environment.
‘‘SEC. 4003. PURPOSE.
‘‘The purpose of this title is to support programs to meet the
seventh National Education Goal by preventing violence in and
around schools and by strengthening programs that prevent the
illegal use of alcohol, tobacco, and 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 educational agencies and
educational service agencies and consortia of such agencies
to establish, operate, and improve local programs of school
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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 part A
of title I for the preceding year (or, for fiscal year 1995
only, sections 1005 and 1006 of this Act as such sections
were in existence on the day preceding the date of enact-
ment of the Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994) and
the sum of such amounts received by all the States.
‘‘(2) MINIMUM.—For any fiscal year, no State shall be allot-
ted under this subsection an amount that is less than one-
half 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 two years
of such allotment. Such reallotments shall be made on the
same basis as allotments are made under paragraph (1).
‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—For the purpose of this subsection—
‘‘(A) the term ‘State’ means each of the 50 States,
the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico; and
‘‘(B) the term ‘local educational agency’ includes edu-
cational service agencies and consortia of such agencies.
‘‘SEC. 4112. STATE APPLICATIONS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to receive an allotment under sec-
tion 4111 for any fiscal year, a State shall submit to the Secretary,
at such time as the Secretary may require, an application that—
‘‘(1) describes how funds under this subpart will be coordi-
nated with programs under this Act, the Goals 2000: Educate
America Act, and other Acts, as appropriate, in accordance
with the provisions of section 14306;
‘‘(2) contains the results of the State’s needs assessment
for drug and violence prevention programs, which shall be
based on the results of on-going State evaluation activities,
including data on the prevalence of drug use and violence
by youth in schools and communities;
‘‘(3) contains assurances that the sections of the application
concerning the funds provided to the chief executive officer
and the State educational agency were developed separately
by such officer or agency, respectively, but in consultation and
coordination with appropriate State officials and others, includ-
ing the chief State school officer, the chief executive officer,
the head of the State alcohol and drug abuse agency, the
heads of the State health and mental health agencies, the
head of the State criminal justice planning agency, the head
of the State child welfare agency, the head of the State board
of education, or their designees, and representatives of parents,
students, and community-based organizations;
‘‘(4) contains an assurance that the State will cooperate
with, and assist, the Secretary in conducting a national impact
evaluation of programs required by section 4117(a); and
‘‘(5) includes any other information the Secretary may
require.
‘‘(b) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY FUNDS.—A State’s application
under this section shall also contain a comprehensive plan for
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the use of funds under section 4113(a) by the State educational
agency that includes—
‘‘(1) a statement of the State educational agency’s measur-
able goals and objectives for drug and violence prevention and
a description of the procedures such agency will use for assess-
ing 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 4116;
‘‘(3) a description of how the State educational agency
will use funds under section 4113(b);
‘‘(4) a description of how the State educational agency
will coordinate such agency’s activities under this subpart with
the chief executive officer’s drug and violence prevention pro-
grams under this subpart and with the prevention efforts of
other State agencies;
‘‘(5) an explanation of the criteria the State educational
agency will use to identify which local educational agencies
receive supplemental funds under section 4113(d)(2)(A)(ii) and
how the supplemental funds will be allocated among such local
educational agencies; and
‘‘(6) a description of the procedures the State educational
agency will use to review applications from local educational
agencies under section 4115.
‘‘(c) GOVERNOR’S FUNDS.—A State’s application under this sec-
tion shall also contain a comprehensive plan for the use of funds
under section 4114(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 such goals and
objectives;
‘‘(2) a description of how the chief executive officer will
coordinate such officer’s 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
4114(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 4114(a) and a plan for monitoring
the performance of, and providing technical assistance to, recipi-
ents of such funds;
‘‘(5) a description of the special outreach activities that
will be carried out to maximize the participation of community-
based organizations of demonstrated effectiveness which pro-
vide services in low-income communities; and
‘‘(6) a description of how funds will be used to support
community-wide comprehensive drug and violence prevention
planning.
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‘‘(d) PEER REVIEW.—The Secretary shall use a peer review
process in reviewing State applications under this section.
‘‘(e) INTERIM APPLICATION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sions of this section, a State may submit for fiscal year 1995
a one-year interim application and plan for the use of funds under
this subpart 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 such State’s application and comprehensive plan otherwise
required by this section. A State may not receive a grant under
this subpart for a fiscal year subsequent to fiscal year 1995 unless
the Secretary has approved such State’s application and comprehen-
sive plan in accordance with this subpart.
‘‘SEC. 4113. STATE AND LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PROGRAMS.
‘‘(a) USE OF FUNDS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2),
an amount equal to 80 percent of the total amount allocated
to a State under section 4111 for each fiscal year shall be
used by the State educational agency and its local educational
agencies for drug and violence prevention activities in accord-
ance with this section.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—(A) If a State has, on or before January
1, 1994, established an independent State agency for the pur-
pose of administering all of the funds described in section
5121 of this Act (as such section was in effect on the day
preceding the date of the enactment of the Improving America’s
Schools Act of 1994), then—
‘‘(i) an amount equal to 80 percent of the total amount
allocated to such State under section 4111 for each fiscal
year shall be used by the State educational agency and
its local educational agencies for drug and violence preven-
tion activities in accordance with this section; and
‘‘(ii) an amount equal to 20 percent of such total
amount shall be used by such independent State agency
for drug and violence prevention activities in accordance
with this section.
‘‘(B) Not more than 5 percent of the amount reserved
under subparagraph (A)(ii) may be used for administrative
costs of the independent State agency incurred in carrying
out the activities described in such subparagraph.
‘‘(C) For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘independent
State agency’ means an independent agency with a board of
directors or a cabinet level agency whose chief executive officer
is appointed by the chief executive officer of the State and
confirmed with the advice and consent of the senate of such
State.
‘‘(b) STATE LEVEL PROGRAMS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency shall use
not more than 5 percent of the amount available under sub-
section (a) for activities such as—
‘‘(A) training and technical assistance concerning drug
and violence prevention for local educational agencies and
educational service agencies, including teachers, adminis-
trators, coaches and athletic directors, other staff, parents,
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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 (including videotapes, soft-
ware, and other technology-based learning resources), for
consideration by local educational agencies;
‘‘(C) making available to local educational agencies cost
effective programs for youth violence and drug abuse
prevention;
‘‘(D) demonstration projects in drug and violence
prevention;
‘‘(E) training, technical assistance, and demonstration
projects to address violence associated with prejudice and
intolerance;
‘‘(F) 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 subpart; and
‘‘(G) the evaluation of activities carried out within the
State under 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 4 percent of the amount reserved under sub-
section (a) for the administrative costs of carrying out its respon-
sibilities under this part.
‘‘(d) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PROGRAMS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency shall distrib-
ute not less than 91 percent of the amount made available
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 elementary and secondary schools within
the boundaries of such 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 sub-
part.
‘‘(B) Where appropriate and to the extent consistent with
the needs assessment conducted by the State, not less than
25 percent of the amount distributed under subparagraph (A)(ii)
for a fiscal year shall be distributed to local educational agencies
located in rural and urban areas.
‘‘(C)(i) A State educational agency shall distribute funds
under subparagraph (A)(ii) to not more than 10 percent of
the local educational agencies in the State, or five 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 objective data such as—
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‘‘(I) high rates of alcohol or 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 incidence of violence associated with prejudice
and intolerance;
‘‘(VI) high rates of referrals of youths to drug and
alcohol abuse treatment and rehabilitation programs;
‘‘(VII) high rates of referrals of youths to juvenile court;
‘‘(VIII) high rates of expulsions and suspensions of
students from schools; and
‘‘(IX) high rates of reported cases of child abuse and
domestic violence.
‘‘(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 such agency’s application under section
4115 is disapproved by the State educational agency, the State
educational agency shall reallocate such amount to one or more
of the local educational agencies determined by the State edu-
cational agency under subsection (d)(2)(C)(ii) to have the greatest
need for additional funds.
‘‘(f) RETURN
OF
FUNDS
TO
STATE
EDUCATIONAL
AGENCY;
REALLOCATION.—
‘‘(1) RETURN.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), upon
the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on the date that
a local educational agency or educational service agency under
this title receives its allocation under this title—
‘‘(A) such agency shall return to the State educational
agency any funds from such allocation that remain unobli-
gated; and
‘‘(B) the State educational agency shall reallocate any
such amount to local educational agencies or educational
service agencies that have plans for using such amount
for programs or activities on a timely basis.
‘‘(2) REALLOCATION.—In any fiscal year, a local educational
agency, may retain for obligation in the succeeding fiscal year—
‘‘(A) an amount equal to not more than 25 percent
of the allocation it receives under this title for such fiscal
year; or
‘‘(B) upon a demonstration of good cause by such agency
or consortium, a greater amount approved by the State
educational agency.
‘‘SEC. 4114. 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 4111(1) 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) LAW ENFORCEMENT EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS.—A chief
executive officer shall use not less than 10 percent of the
20 percent of the total amount described in paragraph (1)
for each fiscal year for law enforcement education partnerships
in accordance with subsection (d).
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‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—A chief executive officer may
use not more than 5 percent of the 20 percent of the total
amount described in paragraph (1) for the administrative costs
incurred in carrying out the duties of such officer under this
section.
‘‘(b) PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A chief executive officer shall use funds
made available under subsection (a)(1) for grants to or contracts
with parent groups, community action and job training agen-
cies, community-based organizations, and other public entities
and private nonprofit organizations and consortia thereof. In
making such grants and contracts, a chief executive officer
shall give priority to programs and activities described in sub-
section (c) for—
‘‘(A) children and youth who are not normally served
by State or local educational agencies; or
‘‘(B) populations that need special services or additional
resources (such as preschoolers, youth in juvenile detention
facilities, runaway or homeless children and youth, preg-
nant and parenting teenagers, and school dropouts).
‘‘(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 sub-
section (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, com-
prehensive health education, early intervention, pupil services,
or rehabilitation referral;
‘‘(3) developing and implementing comprehensive, commu-
nity-based drug and violence prevention programs that link
community resources with schools and integrate services involv-
ing education, vocational and job skills training and placement,
law enforcement, health, mental health, community service,
mentoring, and other appropriate services;
‘‘(4) planning and implementing drug and violence preven-
tion activities that coordinate the efforts of State agencies with
efforts of the State educational agency and its local educational
agencies;
‘‘(5) activities to protect students traveling to and from
school;
‘‘(6) before-and-after school recreational, instructional, cul-
tural, and artistic programs that encourage drug- and violence-
free lifestyles;
‘‘(7) activities that promote the awareness of and sensitivity
to alternatives to violence through courses of study that include
related issues of intolerance and hatred in history;
‘‘(8) developing and implementing activities to prevent and
reduce violence associated with prejudice and intolerance;
‘‘(9) developing and implementing strategies to prevent
illegal gang activity;
‘‘(10) coordinating and conducting community-wide violence
and safety assessments and surveys;
‘‘(11) service-learning projects that encourage drug- and
violence-free lifestyles; and
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‘‘(12) evaluating programs and activities assisted under
this section.
‘‘(d) LAW ENFORCEMENT EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS.—A chief
executive officer shall use funds under subsection (a)(2) to award
grants to State, county or local law enforcement agencies (including
district attorneys) in consortium with local educational agencies
or community-based agencies for the purposes of carrying out drug
abuse and violence prevention activities, such as—
‘‘(1) Project Drug Abuse Resistance Education and other
programs which provide classroom instruction by uniformed
law enforcement officials that is designed to teach students
to recognize and resist pressures to experiment that influence
such children to use controlled substances or alcohol;
‘‘(2) Project Legal Lives and other programs in which dis-
trict attorneys provide classroom instruction in the law and
legal system which emphasizes interactive learning techniques,
such as mock trial competitions;
‘‘(3) partnerships between law enforcement and child guid-
ance professionals; and
‘‘(4) before- and after-school activities.
‘‘SEC. 4115. LOCAL APPLICATIONS.
‘‘(a) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to be eligible to receive a dis-
tribution under section 4113(d) for any fiscal year, a local
educational agency shall submit, at such time as the State
educational agency requires, an application to the State edu-
cational agency for approval. Such an application shall be
amended, as necessary, to reflect changes in the local edu-
cational agency’s program.
‘‘(2) DEVELOPMENT.—(A) A local educational agency shall
develop its application under subsection (a)(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, pupil services personnel,
appropriate State agencies, private schools, the medical profes-
sion, 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 an 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 regarding—
‘‘(I) how best to coordinate such agency’s activities
under this subpart with 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 edu-
cational agency on how to improve such agency’s drug
and violence prevention programs.
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‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF APPLICATIONS.—An application under this
section shall contain—
‘‘(1) an objective analysis of the current use (and con-
sequences of such use) of alcohol, tobacco, and controlled, illegal,
addictive or harmful substances as well as the violence, safety,
and discipline problems among students who attend the schools
of the applicant (including private school students who partici-
pate in the applicant’s drug and violence prevention program)
that is based on ongoing local assessment or evaluation activi-
ties;
‘‘(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 the plan will be coordinated with programs
under this Act, the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, and
other Acts, as appropriate, in accordance with the provi-
sions of section 14306;
‘‘(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) how the local educational agency will use its dis-
tribution under this subpart;
‘‘(D) how the local educational agency will coordinate
such agency’s programs and projects with community-wide
efforts to achieve such agency’s goals for drug and violence
prevention; and
‘‘(E) how the local educational agency will coordinate
such agency’s 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.—In reviewing local applications under
this section, a State educational agency shall use a peer review
process or other methods of assuring the quality of such applica-
tions.
‘‘(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 qual-
ity of the local educational agency’s comprehensive plan under
subsection (b)(2) and the extent to which such plan is coordi-
nated with programs under this Act, the Goals 2000: Educate
America Act, in accordance with the provisions of section 14306.
‘‘(B) 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, except that a local edu-
cational agency shall be afforded an opportunity to appeal
any such disapproval.
‘‘SEC. 4116. LOCAL DRUG AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS.
‘‘(a) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—A local educational agency shall
use funds received under this subpart to adopt and carry out
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a comprehensive drug and violence prevention program which
shall—
‘‘(1) be designed, for all students and employees, to—
‘‘(A) prevent the use, possession, and distribution of
tobacco, alcohol, and illegal drugs by students and to pre-
vent the illegal use, possession, and distribution of such
substances by employees;
‘‘(B) prevent violence and promote school safety; and
‘‘(C) create a disciplined environment conducive to
learning; and
‘‘(2) include activities to promote the involvement of parents
and coordination with community groups and agencies, includ-
ing the distribution of information about the local educational
agency’s needs, goals, and programs under this subpart.
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZED
ACTIVITIES.—A comprehensive drug and
violence prevention program carried out under this subpart may
include—
‘‘(1) age-appropriate, developmentally based drug preven-
tion and education programs for all students, from the preschool
level through grade 12, that address the legal, social, personal
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;
‘‘(2) programs of drug prevention, comprehensive health
education, early intervention, pupil services, mentoring, or
rehabilitation referral, which emphasize students’ sense of
individual responsibility and which may include—
‘‘(A) the dissemination of information about drug
prevention;
‘‘(B) the professional development of school personnel,
parents, students, law enforcement officials, judicial offi-
cials, health service providers and community leaders in
prevention, education, early intervention, pupil services or
rehabilitation referral; and
‘‘(C) the implementation of strategies, including strate-
gies to integrate the delivery of services from a variety
of providers, to combat illegal alcohol, tobacco and drug
use, such as—
‘‘(i) family counseling;
‘‘(ii) early intervention activities that prevent fam-
ily dysfunction, enhance school performance, and boost
attachment to school and family; and
‘‘(iii) activities, such as community service and
service-learning projects, that are designed to increase
students’ sense of community;
‘‘(3) 
age-appropriate, 
developmentally 
based 
violence
prevention and education programs for all students, from the
preschool level through grade 12, that address the legal, health,
personal, and social consequences of violent and disruptive
behavior, including sexual harassment and abuse, and victim-
ization associated with prejudice and intolerance, 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;