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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3390
To provide assistance to local elementary schools through its local educational
agency for the prevention and reduction of conflict and violence.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 27, 1993
Mr. RUSH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Education and Labor
A BILL
To provide assistance to local elementary schools through
its local educational agency for the prevention and reduc-
tion of conflict and violence.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Conflict Resolution and
Mediation Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(1) the violence within elementary schools
across the Nation has escalated dramatically during
year 1994 and such sums as may be necessary for each
of the fiscal years 1995 through 1999 to carry out the
projects under this Act.
SEC. 4. USE OF FUNDS.
Grants made by the Secretary under this Act shall
be used to develop programs for conflict resolution and
mediation for students, teachers, and other personnel in
regular contact with students at school.
SEC. 5. ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to be eligible to receive
a grant under this Act for any fiscal year, a local elemen-
tary school shall submit an application to the Secretary
in such form and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may reasonably require.
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—Each application under sub-
section (a) shall include—
(1) a request for funds for the purposes de-
scribed in section 2(b);
(2) information of the school and communities
to be served by the grant, including the nature of
the conflict and violence problems within and around
the school;
(3) statistical information in such form and
containing such information that the Secretary may
require regarding conflict and violence within the el-
ementary school and surrounding communities; and
(4) assurances that Federal funds received
under this Act shall be used to supplement, not sup-
plant, non-Federal funds that would otherwise be
available for activities funded under this Act.
(c) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.—Each application shall
include a comprehensive plan that shall contain—
(1) a description of the conflict and violence
problems within the elementary school and sur-
rounding community targeted for assistance;
(2) a description of the resources available in
the community to help implement the plan together
with a description of the areas in the plan that can-
not be filled with existing resources; and
(3) a description of the system the applicant
will establish to prevent and reduce ongoing conflict
and violence problems.
SEC. 6. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS; LIMITATIONS ON GRANTS.
(a) ADMINISTRATIVE COST LIMITATION.—The Sec-
retary shall use not more than 5 percent of the funds
available under this Act for the purposes of administration
and technical assistance.
(b) RENEWAL OF GRANTS.—A grant under this Act
may be renewed for not more than 2 additional years after
the first fiscal year during which the recipient receives an
initial grant under this Act, subject to the availability of
funds, if—
(1) the Secretary determines that the funds
made available to the recipient during the previous
year were used in a manner required under the ap-
proved application; and
(2) the Secretary determines that an additional
grant is necessary to implement the violence preven-
tion program described in the comprehensive plan as
required by section 5(c).
SEC. 7. AWARD OF GRANTS.
(a) SELECTION
OF RECIPIENTS.—The Secretary
shall consider the following factors in awarding grants to
local elementary schools:
(1) CONFLICT AND VIOLENCE PROBLEM.—The
nature and scope of the violence problem in the tar-
geted schools.
(2) NEED AND ABILITY.—Demonstrated need
and evidence of the ability to provide the services de-
scribed in the plan required under section 5(c).
(3) POPULATION.—The number of students to
be served by the plan required under section 5(c).
(b) GEOGRAPHIC
DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary
shall attempt, to the extent practicable, to achieve an equi-
table geographic distribution of grant awards.
SEC. 8. REPORTS.
(a) REPORTS.—Local elementary schools that receive
funds under this Act shall submit to the Secretary a de-
tailed report not later than March 1 of each year that de-
scribes progress achieved in carrying out the plan required
under section 5(c).
(b) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall
submit to the Congress a report by October 1 of each year
in which grants are made available under this Act which
shall contain a detailed statement regarding grant awards,
activities of grant recipients, a compilation of statistical
information submitted by applicants under section
5(b)(3), and an evaluation of programs established under
this Act.
SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.
For the purpose of this Act:
(1) The term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has
the same meaning given such term under section
1471(12) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965.
(2) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of Education.