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‘‘(A) development of education and training programs
designed to prevent and to reduce the incidence of crimes
and conflicts motivated by hate;
‘‘(B) development of curricula for the purpose of improv-
ing conflict or dispute resolution skills of students, teachers,
and administrators;
‘‘(C) development and acquisition of equipment and
instructional materials to meet the needs of, or otherwise
be part of, hate crime or conflict programs; and
‘‘(D) professional training and development for teachers
and administrators on the causes, effects, and resolutions
of hate crimes or hate-based conflicts.
‘‘(2) IN GENERAL.—In order to be eligible to receive a grant
under this section for any fiscal year, a local educational agency,
or a local educational agency in conjunction with a community-
based organization, shall submit an application to the Secretary
in such form and containing such information as the office
may reasonably require.
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—Each application under paragraph (2)
shall include—
‘‘(A) a request for funds for the purposes described
in this section;
‘‘(B) a description of the schools and communities to
be served by the grants; and
‘‘(C) assurances that Federal funds received under this
section shall be used to supplement, not supplant, non-
Federal funds.
‘‘(4) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.—Each application shall include
a comprehensive plan that contains—
‘‘(A) a description of the hate crime or conflict problems
within the schools or the community targeted for assist-
ance;
‘‘(B) a description of the program to be developed or
augmented by such Federal and matching funds;
‘‘(C) assurances that such program or activity shall
be administered by or under the supervision of the
applicant;
‘‘(D) proper and efficient administration of such pro-
gram; and
‘‘(E) fiscal control and fund accounting procedures as
may be necessary to ensure prudent use, proper disburse-
ment, and accurate accounting of funds received under
this section.
‘‘(c) AWARD OF GRANTS.—
‘‘(1) SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS.—The Secretary shall con-
sider the incidence of crimes and conflicts motivated by bias
in the targeted schools and communities in awarding grants
under this section.
‘‘(2) GEOGRAPHIC
DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall
attempt, to the extent practicable, to achieve an equitable
geographic distribution of grant awards.
‘‘(3) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall
attempt, to the extent practicable, to make available informa-
tion regarding successful hate crime prevention programs,
including programs established or expanded with grants under
this section.
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‘‘(d) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall submit to the Congress
a report every two years which shall contain a detailed statement
regarding grants and awards, activities of grant recipients, and
an evaluation of programs established under this section.
‘‘Subpart 3—General Provisions
‘‘SEC. 4131. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘For the purposes of this part:
‘‘(1) COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘commu-
nity-based organization’ means a private nonprofit organization
which is representative of a community or significant segments
of a community and which provides educational or related
services to individuals in the community.
‘‘(2) DRUG AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION.—The term ‘drug and
violence prevention’ means—
‘‘(A) with respect to drugs, prevention, early interven-
tion, rehabilitation referral, or education related to the
illegal use of alcohol and the use of controlled, illegal,
addictive, or harmful substances, including inhalants and
anabolic steroids;
‘‘(B) prevention, early intervention, smoking cessation
activities, or education, related to the use of tobacco by
children and youth eligible for services under this title;
and
‘‘(C) with respect to violence, the promotion of school
safety, such that students and school personnel are free
from violent and disruptive acts, including sexual harass-
ment and abuse, and victimization associated with preju-
dice and intolerance, 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.
‘‘(3) HATE CRIME.—The term ‘hate crime’ means a crime
as described in section 1(b) of the Hate Crime Statistics Act
of 1990.
‘‘(4) NONPROFIT.—The term ‘nonprofit’, as applied to a
school, agency, organization, or institution means a school,
agency, organization, or institution owned and operated by
one 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.
‘‘(5) SCHOOL-AGED
POPULATION.—The term ‘school-aged
population’ means the population aged five through 17, as
determined by the Secretary on the basis of the most recent
satisfactory data available from the Department of Commerce.
‘‘(6) 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. 4132. MATERIALS.
‘‘(a) ‘WRONG AND HARMFUL’ MESSAGE.—Drug prevention pro-
grams supported under this part shall convey a clear and consistent
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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 part, but
may evaluate the effectiveness of such curricula and other strategies
in drug and violence prevention.
‘‘SEC. 4133. PROHIBITED USES OF FUNDS.
‘‘No funds under this part may be used for—
‘‘(1) construction (except for minor remodeling needed to
accomplish the purposes of this part); and
‘‘(2) medical services, drug treatment or rehabilitation,
except for pupil services or referral to treatment for students
who are victims of or witnesses to crime or who use alcohol,
tobacco, or drugs.’’.
‘‘TITLE V—PROMOTING EQUITY
‘‘PART A—MAGNET SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE
‘‘SEC. 5101. FINDINGS.
‘‘The Congress finds that—
‘‘(1) magnet schools are a significant part of our Nation’s
effort to achieve voluntary desegregation in our Nation’s
schools;
‘‘(2) the use of magnet schools has increased dramatically
since the date of enactment of the Magnet Schools Assistance
program, with approximately 1,400,000 students nationwide
now attending such schools, of which more than 60 percent
of the students are nonwhite;
‘‘(3) magnet schools offer a wide range of distinctive pro-
grams that have served as models for school improvement
efforts;
‘‘(4) in administering the Magnet Schools Assistance pro-
gram, the Federal Government has learned that—
‘‘(A) where magnet programs are implemented for only
a portion of a school’s student body, special efforts must
be made to discourage the isolation of—
‘‘(i) magnet school students from other students
in the school; and
‘‘(ii) students by racial characteristics;
‘‘(B) local educational agencies can maximize their
effectiveness in achieving the purposes of the Magnet
Schools Assistance program if such agencies have more
flexibility in the administration of such program in order
to serve students attending a school who are not enrolled
in the magnet school program;
‘‘(C) local educational agencies must be creative in
designing magnet schools for students at all academic lev-
els, so that school districts do not skim off only the highest
achieving students to attend the magnet schools;
‘‘(D) consistent with desegregation guidelines, local
educational agencies must seek to enable participation in
magnet school programs by students who reside in the
neighborhoods where the programs operate; and
‘‘(E) in order to ensure that magnet schools are sus-
tained after Federal funding ends, the Federal Government
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must assist school districts to improve their capacity to
continue to operate magnet schools at a high level of
performance; and
‘‘(5) it is in the best interest of the Federal Government
to—
‘‘(A) continue the Federal Government’s support of
school districts implementing court-ordered desegregation
plans and school districts seeking to foster meaningful
interaction among students of different racial and ethnic
backgrounds, beginning at the earliest stage of such stu-
dents’ education;
‘‘(B) ensure that all students have equitable access
to quality education that will prepare such students to
function well in a culturally diverse, technologically ori-
ented, and highly competitive, global community; and
‘‘(C) maximize the ability of local educational agencies
to plan, develop, implement and continue effective and
innovative magnet schools that contribute to State and
local systemic reform.
‘‘SEC. 5102. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
‘‘The purpose of this part is to assist in the desegregation
of schools served by local educational agencies by providing financial
assistance to eligible local educational agencies for—
‘‘(1) the elimination, reduction, or prevention of minority
group isolation in elementary and secondary schools with
substantial proportions of minority students;
‘‘(2) the development and implementation of magnet school
projects that will assist local educational agencies in achieving
systemic reforms and providing all students the opportunity
to meet challenging State content standards and challenging
State student performance standards;
‘‘(3) the development and design of innovative educational
methods and practices; and
‘‘(4) courses of instruction within magnet schools that will
substantially strengthen the knowledge of academic subjects
and the grasp of tangible and marketable vocational skills
of students attending such schools.
‘‘SEC. 5103. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
‘‘The Secretary, in accordance with this part, is authorized
to make grants to eligible local educational agencies, and consortia
of such agencies where appropriate, to carry out the purpose of
this part for magnet schools that are—
‘‘(1) part of an approved desegregation plan; and
‘‘(2) designed to bring students from different social, eco-
nomic, ethnic, and racial backgrounds together.
‘‘SEC. 5104. DEFINITION.
‘‘For the purpose of this part, the term ‘magnet school’ means
a public elementary or secondary school or public elementary or
secondary education center that offers a special curriculum capable
of attracting substantial numbers of students of different racial
backgrounds.