Instructions: In this task, you are given text for US Congressional and California state bills, your task is to generate a summary for this bill.
Input: AND MEDIATION PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Education is authorized to make
grants to local educational agencies to provide assistance to schools
served by the agency that are most directly affected by conflict and
violence.
(b) Model Project.--The Secretary shall develop a written model for
conflict resolution and mediation written within 90 days and make such
model available to any local educational agency that requests such
information.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as may be
necessary for each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2015 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 educational agency shall submit
an application to the Secretary in such form and containing such
information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
(b) Requirements.--Each application under subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) a request for funds for the purposes described in
section 2(b);
(2) information about the schools and communities to be
served by the grant, including the nature of the conflict and
violence problems within and around the schools;
(3) statistical information in such form and containing
such information that the Secretary may require regarding
conflict and violence within such schools and surrounding
communities; and
(4) assurances that Federal funds received under this Act
shall be used to supplement, not supplant, 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 schools served by the local educational agency and
surrounding 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 cannot 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 Secretary 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 approved application; and
(2) the Secretary determines that an additional grant is
necessary to implement the violence prevention 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 educational agencies:
(1) Conflict and violence problem.--The nature and scope of
the violence problem in the targeted schools.
(2) Need and ability.--Demonstrated need and evidence of
the ability to provide the services described 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 equitable geographic distribution of
grant awards.

SEC. 8. REPORTS.

(a) Reports.--Local educational agencies that receive funds under
this Act shall submit to the Secretary a detailed report not later than
March 1 of each year that describes 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 meaning
given such term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
(2) The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary of
Education.
Output:
Conflict Resolution and Mediation Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) for the development and implementation of conflict resolution and mediation programs for students, teachers, and other school personnel at their schools most directly affected by conflict and violence.

Directs the Secretary to develop a written model for conflict resolution and mediation and make such model available to any LEA that requests it.