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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3413
To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994
to provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement prevention
programs that meet a high scientific standard of program effectiveness.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 16, 1999
Mr. TIERNEY (for himself and Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and
the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities
Act of 1994 to provide comprehensive technical assist-
ance and implement prevention programs that meet a
high scientific standard of program effectiveness.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ll. SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COM-
MUNITIES.
Part A of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7111 et seq.) is
amended—
(1) in section 4004—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon;
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as
paragraph (3); and
(C) in paragraph (3) as redesignated, by
striking ‘‘subpart 2’’ and inserting ‘‘subpart 3’’;
and
(D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the
following:
‘‘(2) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and such
sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 suc-
ceeding fiscal years to carry out subpart 2;
(2) by redesignating subparts 2 and 3 as 3 and
4, respectively;
(3) by redesignating sections 4131 through
4134 as sections 4141 through 4144, respectively;
(3) by redesignating section 4121 as section
4131; and
(4) by inserting after subpart 1 the following:
‘‘Subpart 2—Effective Prevention Program
Implementation
‘‘SEC. 4121. COMPREHENSIVE PREVENTION TECHNICAL AS-
SISTANCE GRANTS.
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary is au-
thorized to provide grants to States that meet the require-
ments of this subpart to implement prevention programs
that meet a high scientific standard of program effective-
ness.
‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF STATE PLAN.—To be eligible to
receive a grant under this subpart, a State educational
agency shall submit an application that includes a State
plan that describes—
‘‘(1) the process and selection criteria by which
the State educational agency will make competitive
grants to eligible local educational agencies;
‘‘(2) how the State educational agency will en-
sure that only high quality, well-defined, and well-
documented comprehensive prevention programs are
funded;
‘‘(3) how the State educational agency will dis-
seminate materials developed or collected by the Sec-
retary about research-based, proven-effective com-
prehensive prevention models and will provide tech-
nical assistance to assist local educational agencies
in evaluating, selecting, developing, and imple-
menting comprehensive prevention programs;
‘‘(4) how the State educational agency will
evaluate the implementation of comprehensive pre-
vention programs and measure the results achieved
in preventing violence, criminal and delinquent be-
havior, substance abuse, and other problem behav-
iors and improving student academic performance;
‘‘(5) how the State educational agency will en-
sure that local programs meet the requirements of
section 4124(b);
‘‘(6) provide assurances that funds provided
under this subpart shall supplement, not supplant,
other Federal, State, and local funds that would oth-
erwise be available for the purposes described under
this subpart; and
‘‘(7) such other criteria as the Secretary may
reasonably require.
SEC. 4122. RESERVATIONS AND ALLOCATIONS.
‘‘(a) RESERVATIONS.—From the funds made avail-
able in section 4004(2) to carry out this subpart for each
fiscal year, the Secretary shall—
‘‘(1) reserve funds in accordance with para-
graphs (1), (2), and (4) of section 4011(a); and
‘‘(2) except as provided in subsection (b), allo-
cate the remainder of funds among the States in ac-
cordance with section 4011(b)(1).
‘‘(b) REALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO STATES.—In a
case in which a State educational agency does not develop
a plan that meets the requirements of section 4121(b),
the Secretary shall not make an allocation to the State
under subsection (a)(2) and shall allocate such funds in
accordance with section 4011(b)(1) to other States that
have developed such plans. Funds allocated to a State
under this subsection may be used only to implement pro-
grams under this subpart.
‘‘SEC. 4123. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.
‘‘(a) FUNDS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts made
available under section 4004(2), each State edu-
cational agency that receives an award under this
subpart shall use such funds to provide competitive
grants to local educational agencies.
‘‘(2) AWARDS.—In awarding competitive grants
under this subpart, a State educational agency
shall—
‘‘(A) give the highest priority to local edu-
cational agencies with demonstrated need in ac-
cordance with the criteria described in section
4113(d)(2)(C)(ii);
‘‘(B) make grant awards that are of suffi-
cient size and scope to support the initial start-
up costs for a comprehensive prevention plan
that meets the requirements of this subpart;
and
‘‘(C) take into account the equitable dis-
tribution of awards to different geographic re-
gions within the State, including urban and
rural areas, and to schools serving elementary
and secondary students.
‘‘(b) RESERVATION.—A State educational agency
may use not more than 5 percent of the funds made avail-
able to it under this section for administrative, evaluation,
and technical assistance expenses, including expenses nec-
essary to inform local educational agencies about research-
based, proven-effective comprehensive prevention ap-
proaches.
SEC. 4124. LOCAL AWARDS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a
subgrant under this subpart for any fiscal year, a local
educational agency shall submit, at such time as the State
educational agency requires, an application to the State
educational agency for approval.
‘‘(b) PLAN.—Each local educational agency shall sub-
mit a plan to the State educational agency to demonstrate
how it will meet the requirements of subsection (c).
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant awarded to a local
educational agency under this subpart shall be used only
for the purpose of identifying and implementing com-
prehensive prevention programs that—
‘‘(1) employ strategies or approaches that are
based on reliable research and that show effective-
ness in preventing violence, criminal and delinquent
behavior, substance abuse, and other problem behav-
iors and improving student academic performance;
‘‘(2) comprehensively address the mental, emo-
tional, social, and physical health of children and
adolescents;
‘‘(3) employ developmentally appropriate activi-
ties and interventions;
‘‘(4) assist children and adolescents in improv-
ing cognitive, affective, and behavioral skills;
‘‘(5) use methods that ensure the active engage-
ment of the children and adolescents who participate
and that facilitate better communication between
children and adults about problem situations;
‘‘(6) provide for the meaningful involvement of
parents, educators, health and mental health profes-
sionals, and the local community in planning and
implementation;
‘‘(7) provide high-quality and continuous staff
professional development and training;
‘‘(8) have measurable outcome goals and a clear
evaluation plan, including annual reports to the
State and the Secretary;