[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1125 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 280

103d CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1125

                          [Report No. 103-180]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To help local school systems achieve Goal Six of the National Education 
 Goals, which provides that by the year 2000, every school in America 
    will be free of drugs and violence and will offer a disciplined 
  environment conducive to learning, by ensuring that all schools are 
                       safe and free of violence.

_______________________________________________________________________

            November 10 (legislative day, November 2), 1993

                       Reported with an amendment





                                                       Calendar No. 280
103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1125

                          [Report No. 103-180]

To help local school systems achieve Goal Six of the National Education 
 Goals, which provides that by the year 2000, every school in America 
    will be free of drugs and violence and will offer a disciplined 
  environment conducive to learning, by ensuring that all schools are 
                       safe and free of violence.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                June 17 (legislative day, June 15), 1993

 Mr. Dodd (for himself, Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. 
Pell, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Levin, Mr. Wofford, Mr. Simon, Mr. Chafee, Mr. 
 Hatfield, Mr. Inouye, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Metzenbaum, Mr. Cochran, and 
  Mr. Glenn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
         referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources

            November 10 (legislative day, November 2), 1993

               Reported by Mr. Kennedy, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To help local school systems achieve Goal Six of the National Education 
 Goals, which provides that by the year 2000, every school in America 
    will be free of drugs and violence and will offer a disciplined 
  environment conducive to learning, by ensuring that all schools are 
                       safe and free of violence.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, -T-h-a-t -t-h-i-s 
-A-c-t -m-a-y -b-e -c-i-t-e-d -a-s -t-h-e -`-`-S-a-f-e -S-c-h-o-o-l 
-A-c-t -o-f -1-9-9-3-'-'-.

      -s-a-f-e -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d

    -S-e-c-. -2-. -(-a-) -W-i-t-h -f-u-n-d-s -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d 
-u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-b-)-(-1-)-, -t-h-e 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -m-a-k-e -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e 
-g-r-a-n-t-s -t-o -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -l-o-c-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-s 
-d-e-s-i-g-n-e-d -t-o -a-c-h-i-e-v-e -G-o-a-l -S-i-x -o-f -t-h-e 
-N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -G-o-a-l-s -b-y -h-e-l-p-i-n-g -t-o 
-e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -a-l-l -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -a-r-e -s-a-f-e -a-n-d 
-f-r-e-e -o-f -v-i-o-l-e-n-c-e-.
    -(-b-)-(-1-) -T-h-e-r-e -a-r-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -b-e 
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-h-i-s -A-c-t 
-$-7-5-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-4-, 
-$-1-0-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-5-, -a-n-d 
-s-u-c-h -s-u-m-s -a-s -m-a-y -b-e -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -f-o-r 
-f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-6 -a-n-d -e-a-c-h -o-f -t-h-e -t-w-o 
-s-u-c-c-e-e-d-i-n-g -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r-s-.
    -(-2-) -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -i-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -e-a-c-h 
-f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -t-o -r-e-s-e-r-v-e -n-o -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n -5 
-p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -a-m-o-u-n-t -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d 
-u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-b-)-(-1-) -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t 
-n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -l-e-a-d-e-r-s-h-i-p -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s 
-d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -6-.

                 -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-n-t-s

    -S-e-c-. -3-. -(-a-) -T-o -b-e -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -t-o -r-e-c-e-i-v-e 
-a -g-r-a-n-t -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -a -l-o-c-a-l 
-e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y -s-h-a-l-l -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-e 
-i-n -i-t-s -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -4-(-a-) 
-t-h-a-t -i-t---
            -(-1-) -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-s -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -u-n-d-e-r 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-0-6 -o-f -t-h-e -E-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d 
        -S-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-6-5 
        -(-h-e-r-e-i-n-a-f-t-e-r -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -a-s -t-h-e 
        -`-`-E-S-E-A-'-'-) -o-r -m-e-e-t-s -t-h-e -c-r-i-t-e-r-i-a -o-f 
        -c-l-a-u-s-e-s -(-i-) -a-n-d -(-i-i-) -o-f -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -1-0-0-6-(-a-)-(-1-)-(-A-)-;
            -(-2-) -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -a-n -a-r-e-a -i-n -w-h-i-c-h 
        -t-h-e-r-e -i-s -a -h-i-g-h -r-a-t-e -o-f---
                    -(-A-) -h-o-m-i-c-i-d-e-s -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-d -b-y 
                -p-e-r-s-o-n-s -b-e-t-w-e-e-n -t-h-e -a-g-e-s -5 -t-o 
                -1-8-, -i-n-c-l-u-s-i-v-e-;
                    -(-B-) -r-e-f-e-r-r-a-l-s -o-f -y-o-u-t-h -t-o 
                -j-u-v-e-n-i-l-e -c-o-u-r-t-;
                    -(-C-) -y-o-u-t-h -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e 
                -s-u-p-e-r-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -c-o-u-r-t-s-;
                    -(-D-) -e-x-p-u-l-s-i-o-n-s -a-n-d 
                -s-u-s-p-e-n-s-i-o-n -o-f -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s -f-r-o-m 
                -s-c-h-o-o-l-;
                    -(-E-) -r-e-f-e-r-r-a-l-s -o-f -y-o-u-t-h-, -f-o-r 
                -d-i-s-c-i-p-l-i-n-a-r-y -r-e-a-s-o-n-s-, -t-o 
                -a-l-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-v-e -s-c-h-o-o-l-s-; -o-r
                    -(-F-) -v-i-c-t-i-m-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -y-o-u-t-h 
                -b-y -v-i-o-l-e-n-c-e-, -c-r-i-m-e-, -o-r -o-t-h-e-r 
                -f-o-r-m-s -o-f -a-b-u-s-e-; -a-n-d
            -(-3-) -h-a-s -s-e-r-i-o-u-s -s-c-h-o-o-l -c-r-i-m-e-, 
        -v-i-o-l-e-n-c-e-, -a-n-d -d-i-s-c-i-p-l-i-n-e 
        -p-r-o-b-l-e-m-s-, -a-s -i-n-d-i-c-a-t-e-d -b-y -o-t-h-e-r 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -d-a-t-a-.
    -(-b-) -F-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t---
            -(-1-) -`-`-t-h-e -t-e-r-m -l-o-c-a-l 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y-'-' -h-a-s -t-h-e -s-a-m-e 
        -m-e-a-n-i-n-g -g-i-v-e-n -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-4-7-1-(-1-2-) 
        -o-f -t-h-e -E-S-E-A-;
            -(-2-) -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-'-' 
        -m-e-a-n-s -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-.

               -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d -p-l-a-n-s

    -S-e-c-. -4-. -(-a-) -I-n -o-r-d-e-r -t-o -r-e-c-e-i-v-e -a 
-g-r-a-n-t -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -a-n -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
-l-o-c-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y -s-h-a-l-l -s-u-b-m-i-t 
-t-o -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -a-n -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -t-h-a-t 
-i-n-c-l-u-d-e-s---
            -(-1-) -a-n -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -c-u-r-r-e-n-t 
        -v-i-o-l-e-n-c-e -a-n-d -c-r-i-m-e -p-r-o-b-l-e-m-s -i-n -t-h-e 
        -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -t-o -b-e -s-e-r-v-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -g-r-a-n-t 
        -a-n-d -i-n -t-h-e -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -t-o -b-e -s-e-r-v-e-d 
        -b-y -t-h-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-n-t-;
            -(-2-) -a-n -a-s-s-u-r-a-n-c-e -t-h-a-t -t-h-e 
        -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-n-t -h-a-s -w-r-i-t-t-e-n -p-o-l-i-c-i-e-s 
        -r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g -s-c-h-o-o-l -s-a-f-e-t-y-, -s-t-u-d-e-n-t 
        -d-i-s-c-i-p-l-i-n-e-, -a-n-d -t-h-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e 
        -h-a-n-d-l-i-n-g -o-f -v-i-o-l-e-n-t -o-r -d-i-s-r-u-p-t-i-v-e 
        -a-c-t-s-;
            -(-3-) -a -d-e-s-c-r-i-p-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -s-c-h-o-o-l-s 
        -a-n-d -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-i-e-s -t-o -b-e -s-e-r-v-e-d -b-y 
        -t-h-e -g-r-a-n-t-, -t-h-e -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -a-n-d 
        -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-s -t-o -b-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-d -o-u-t -w-i-t-h 
        -g-r-a-n-t -f-u-n-d-s-, -a-n-d -h-o-w -t-h-e-s-e 
        -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -a-n-d -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-s -w-i-l-l -h-e-l-p 
        -t-o -r-e-d-u-c-e -t-h-e -c-u-r-r-e-n-t -v-i-o-l-e-n-c-e -a-n-d 
        -c-r-i-m-e -p-r-o-b-l-e-m-s -i-n -t-h-e -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -a-n-d 
        -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-i-e-s -s-e-r-v-e-d-;
            -(-4-) -i-f -t-h-e -l-o-c-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -a-g-e-n-c-y -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-s -f-u-n-d-s -u-n-d-e-r -G-o-a-l-s 
        -2-0-0-0-: -E-d-u-c-a-t-e -A-m-e-r-i-c-a -A-c-t-, -a-n 
        -e-x-p-l-a-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -h-o-w -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -w-i-l-l -b-e 
        -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e-d -w-i-t-h -a-n-d -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -i-t-s 
        -s-y-s-t-e-m-i-c -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t 
        -p-l-a-n -p-r-e-p-a-r-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-a-t -A-c-t-;
            -(-5-) -t-h-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-n-t-'-s -p-l-a-n -t-o 
        -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -s-c-h-o-o-l---l-e-v-e-l -a-d-v-i-s-o-r-y 
        -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e-s-, -w-h-i-c-h -i-n-c-l-u-d-e 
        -f-a-c-u-l-t-y-, -p-a-r-e-n-t-s-, -s-t-a-f-f-, -a-n-d 
        -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s-, -f-o-r -e-a-c-h -s-c-h-o-o-l -t-o -b-e 
        -s-e-r-v-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -g-r-a-n-t -a-n-d -a 
        -d-e-s-c-r-i-p-t-i-o-n -o-f -h-o-w -e-a-c-h -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e 
        -w-i-l-l -a-s-s-i-s-t -i-n -a-s-s-e-s-s-i-n-g -t-h-a-t 
        -s-c-h-o-o-l-'-s -v-i-o-l-e-n-c-e -a-n-d -d-i-s-c-i-p-l-i-n-e 
        -p-r-o-b-l-e-m-s -a-s -w-e-l-l -a-s -i-n -d-e-s-i-g-n-i-n-g 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-, -p-o-l-i-c-i-e-s-, 
        -a-n-d -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e-s -t-o -c-o-m-b-a-t -t-h-o-s-e 
        -p-r-o-b-l-e-m-s-;
            -(-6-) -t-h-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-n-t-'-s -p-l-a-n -f-o-r 
        -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-n-g -b-a-s-e-l-i-n-e -a-n-d -f-u-t-u-r-e 
        -d-a-t-a-, -b-y -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -s-c-h-o-o-l-s-, -t-o 
        -m-o-n-i-t-o-r -v-i-o-l-e-n-c-e -a-n-d -d-i-s-c-i-p-l-i-n-e 
        -p-r-o-b-l-e-m-s -a-n-d -t-o -m-e-a-s-u-r-e -i-t-s 
        -p-r-o-g-r-e-s-s -i-n -a-c-h-i-e-v-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e 
        -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-;
            -(-7-) -a-n -a-s-s-u-r-a-n-c-e -t-h-a-t -g-r-a-n-t 
        -f-u-n-d-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -w-i-l-l -b-e -u-s-e-d 
        -t-o -s-u-p-p-l-e-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -n-o-t -t-o -s-u-p-p-l-a-n-t 
        -S-t-a-t-e -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l -f-u-n-d-s -t-h-a-t -w-o-u-l-d-, 
        -i-n -t-h-e -a-b-s-e-n-c-e -o-f -f-u-n-d-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
        -A-c-t-, -b-e -m-a-d-e -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -b-y -t-h-e 
        -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-n-t -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-e 
        -g-r-a-n-t-;
            -(-8-) -a-n -a-s-s-u-r-a-n-c-e -t-h-a-t -t-h-e 
        -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-n-t -w-i-l-l -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-e -w-i-t-h-, 
        -a-n-d -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-o-, -t-h-e 
        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -i-n -g-a-t-h-e-r-i-n-g -s-t-a-t-i-s-t-i-c-s 
        -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -d-a-t-a -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
        -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -a-r-e -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o 
        -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e -t-h-e -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s -o-f 
        -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-s -a-n-d -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -u-n-d-e-r 
        -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -o-r -t-h-e -e-x-t-e-n-t -o-f -s-c-h-o-o-l 
        -v-i-o-l-e-n-c-e -a-n-d -d-i-s-c-i-p-l-i-n-e -p-r-o-b-l-e-m-s 
        -t-h-r-o-u-g-h-o-u-t -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-; -a-n-d
            -(-9-) -s-u-c-h -o-t-h-e-r -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-s 
        -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-.
    -(-b-) -I-n -o-r-d-e-r -t-o -r-e-c-e-i-v-e -f-u-n-d-s -u-n-d-e-r 
-t-h-i-s -A-c-t -f-o-r -t-h-e -s-e-c-o-n-d -y-e-a-r -o-f -a 
-p-r-o-j-e-c-t-, -a -g-r-a-n-t-e-e -s-h-a-l-l -s-u-b-m-i-t -t-o -t-h-e 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -i-t-s -c-o-m-p-r-e-h-e-n-s-i-v-e-, -l-o-n-g--
-t-e-r-m-, -s-c-h-o-o-l -s-a-f-e-t-y -p-l-a-n -f-o-r -c-o-m-b-a-t-i-n-g 
-a-n-d -p-r-e-v-e-n-t-i-n-g -s-c-h-o-o-l -v-i-o-l-e-n-c-e -a-n-d 
-d-i-s-c-i-p-l-i-n-e -p-r-o-b-l-e-m-s-. -S-u-c-h -p-l-a-n -m-u-s-t 
-c-o-n-t-a-i-n---
            -(-1-) -a -d-e-s-c-r-i-p-t-i-o-n -o-f -h-o-w -t-h-e 
        -g-r-a-n-t-e-e -w-i-l-l -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e -i-t-s 
        -s-c-h-o-o-l -c-r-i-m-e -a-n-d -v-i-o-l-e-n-c-e 
        -p-r-e-v-e-n-t-i-o-n -e-f-f-o-r-t-s -w-i-t-h 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -l-a-w---e-n-f-o-r-c-e-m-e-n-t-, 
        -j-u-d-i-c-i-a-l-, -h-e-a-l-t-h-, -s-o-c-i-a-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-, 
        -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s 
        -a-n-d -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-e-r-v-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y-; -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -i-f -t-h-e -g-r-a-n-t-e-e -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-s 
        -f-u-n-d-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e -G-o-a-l-s -2-0-0-0-: 
        -E-d-u-c-a-t-e -A-m-e-r-i-c-a -A-c-t-, -a-n 
        -e-x-p-l-a-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -h-o-w -t-h-e -g-r-a-n-t-e-e-'-s 
        -c-o-m-p-r-e-h-e-n-s-i-v-e -p-l-a-n -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -i-s -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -a-n-d 
        -s-u-p-p-o-r-t-s -i-t-s -s-y-s-t-e-m-i-c -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t -p-l-a-n -p-r-e-p-a-r-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
        -t-h-a-t -A-c-t-, -i-f -s-u-c-h -e-x-p-l-a-n-a-t-i-o-n 
        -d-i-f-f-e-r-s -f-r-o-m -t-h-a-t -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n -t-h-e 
        -g-r-a-n-t-e-e-'-s -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-.

               -g-r-a-n-t-s -a-n-d -u-s-e -o-f -f-u-n-d-s

    -S-e-c-. -5-. -(-a-) -G-r-a-n-t-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -m-a-y 
-n-o-t -e-x-c-e-e-d---
            -(-1-) -t-w-o -y-e-a-r-s -i-n -d-u-r-a-t-i-o-n-; -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -$-3-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -e-a-c-h -y-e-a-r-.
    -(-b-)-(-1-) -A -l-o-c-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y 
-m-a-y -u-s-e -f-u-n-d-s -a-w-a-r-d-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-2-(-a-) -f-o-r -o-n-e -o-r -m-o-r-e -o-f -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g 
-a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s---
            -(-A-) -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-y-i-n-g -a-n-d -a-s-s-e-s-s-i-n-g 
        -s-c-h-o-o-l -v-i-o-l-e-n-c-e -a-n-d -d-i-s-c-i-p-l-i-n-e 
        -p-r-o-b-l-e-m-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-i-n-g 
        -n-e-e-d-s -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -a-n-d 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -l-a-w---e-n-f-o-r-c-e-m-e-n-t-, 
        -j-u-d-i-c-i-a-l-, -h-e-a-l-t-h-, -s-o-c-i-a-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-, 
        -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s 
        -a-n-d -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s-;
            -(-B-) -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-i-n-g -s-c-h-o-o-l -s-a-f-e-t-y 
        -r-e-v-i-e-w-s -o-r -v-i-o-l-e-n-c-e -p-r-e-v-e-n-t-i-o-n 
        -r-e-v-i-e-w-s -o-f -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-, -p-o-l-i-c-i-e-s-, 
        -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e-s-, -a-n-d -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -t-o 
        -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e -w-h-a-t -c-h-a-n-g-e-s -a-r-e -n-e-e-d-e-d 
        -t-o -r-e-d-u-c-e -o-r -p-r-e-v-e-n-t -v-i-o-l-e-n-c-e -a-n-d 
        -p-r-o-m-o-t-e -s-a-f-e-t-y -a-n-d -d-i-s-c-i-p-l-i-n-e-;
            -(-C-) -p-l-a-n-n-i-n-g -f-o-r -c-o-m-p-r-e-h-e-n-s-i-v-e-, 
        -l-o-n-g---t-e-r-m -s-t-r-a-t-e-g-i-e-s -f-o-r 
        -c-o-m-b-a-t-i-n-g -a-n-d -p-r-e-v-e-n-t-i-n-g -s-c-h-o-o-l 
        -v-i-o-l-e-n-c-e -a-n-d -d-i-s-c-i-p-l-i-n-e -p-r-o-b-l-e-m-s 
        -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-h-e -i-n-v-o-l-v-e-m-e-n-t -a-n-d 
        -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -s-c-h-o-o-l -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s 
        -w-i-t-h -o-t-h-e-r -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -l-a-w--
        -e-n-f-o-r-c-e-m-e-n-t-, -j-u-d-i-c-i-a-l-, -h-e-a-l-t-h-, 
        -s-o-c-i-a-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -a-n-d 
        -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s-;
            -(-D-) -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -i-n-v-o-l-v-i-n-g -p-a-r-e-n-t-s-, 
        -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s-e-s-, -l-o-c-a-l -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-, -t-h-e 
        -m-e-d-i-a-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e 
        -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s -a-b-o-u-t -t-h-e -l-o-c-a-l 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y-'-s -p-l-a-n -t-o 
        -p-r-o-m-o-t-e -s-c-h-o-o-l -s-a-f-e-t-y -a-n-d -r-e-d-u-c-e 
        -a-n-d -p-r-e-v-e-n-t -s-c-h-o-o-l -v-i-o-l-e-n-c-e -a-n-d 
        -d-i-s-c-i-p-l-i-n-e -p-r-o-b-l-e-m-s -a-n-d -t-h-e -n-e-e-d 
        -f-o-r -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -s-u-p-p-o-r-t-;
            -(-E-) -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -s-c-h-o-o-l--
        -b-a-s-e-d -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -d-e-s-i-g-n-e-d -t-o 
        -p-r-o-m-o-t-e -s-c-h-o-o-l -s-a-f-e-t-y -a-n-d -r-e-d-u-c-e 
        -o-r -p-r-e-v-e-n-t -s-c-h-o-o-l -v-i-o-l-e-n-c-e -a-n-d 
        -d-i-s-c-i-p-l-i-n-e -p-r-o-b-l-e-m-s -w-i-t-h -r-e-l-a-t-e-d 
        -e-f-f-o-r-t-s -o-f -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -l-a-w--
        -e-n-f-o-r-c-e-m-e-n-t-, -j-u-d-i-c-i-a-l-, -h-e-a-l-t-h-, 
        -s-o-c-i-a-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -a-n-d 
        -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s-;
            -(-F-) -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-i-n-g -a-n-d -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g 
        -v-i-o-l-e-n-c-e -p-r-e-v-e-n-t-i-o-n -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s-, 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g---
                    -(-i-) -c-o-n-f-l-i-c-t -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
                -s-o-c-i-a-l -s-k-i-l-l-s -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -f-o-r 
                -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s-, -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-s-, -a-i-d-e-s-, 
                -o-t-h-e-r -s-c-h-o-o-l -p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l-, -a-n-d 
                -p-a-r-e-n-t-s-;
                    -(-i-i-) -d-i-s-c-i-p-l-i-n-a-r-y 
                -a-l-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-v-e-s -t-o -e-x-p-u-l-s-i-o-n -a-n-d 
                -s-u-s-p-e-n-s-i-o-n -o-f -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s -w-h-o 
                -e-x-h-i-b-i-t -v-i-o-l-e-n-t -o-r -a-n-t-i--
                -s-o-c-i-a-l -b-e-h-a-v-i-o-r-;
                    -(-i-i-i-) -s-t-u-d-e-n-t---l-e-d 
                -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -s-u-c-h -a-s -p-e-e-r 
                -m-e-d-i-a-t-i-o-n-, -p-e-e-r -c-o-u-n-s-e-l-i-n-g-, 
                -a-n-d -s-t-u-d-e-n-t -c-o-u-r-t-s-; -o-r
                    -(-i-v-) -a-l-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-v-e -a-f-t-e-r--
                -s-c-h-o-o-l -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -t-h-a-t -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
                -s-a-f-e -h-a-v-e-n-s -f-o-r -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s-, 
                -w-h-i-c-h -m-a-y -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -c-u-l-t-u-r-a-l-, 
                -r-e-c-r-e-a-t-i-o-n-a-l-, -a-n-d 
                -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-n-d 
                -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s-;
            -(-G-) -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-n-g -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s -a-n-d 
        -p-a-r-e-n-t-s -a-b-o-u-t -t-h-e -d-a-n-g-e-r-s -o-f -g-u-n-s 
        -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -w-e-a-p-o-n-s -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -c-o-n-s-e-q-u-e-n-c-e-s -o-f -t-h-e-i-r -u-s-e-;
            -(-H-) -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-i-n-g -a-n-d -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g 
        -i-n-n-o-v-a-t-i-v-e -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-a -t-o -p-r-e-v-e-n-t 
        -v-i-o-l-e-n-c-e -i-n -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -a-n-d -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g 
        -s-t-a-f-f -h-o-w -t-o -s-t-o-p -d-i-s-r-u-p-t-i-v-e -o-r 
        -v-i-o-l-e-n-t -b-e-h-a-v-i-o-r -i-f -i-t -o-c-c-u-r-s-;
            -(-I-) -s-u-p-p-o-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-s-a-f-e -z-o-n-e-s -o-f 
        -p-a-s-s-a-g-e-'-' -f-o-r -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s -b-e-t-w-e-e-n 
        -h-o-m-e -a-n-d -s-c-h-o-o-l -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -s-u-c-h 
        -m-e-a-s-u-r-e-s -a-s -D-r-u-g-- -a-n-d -W-e-a-p-o-n---F-r-e-e 
        -S-c-h-o-o-l -Z-o-n-e-s-, -e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d -l-a-w 
        -e-n-f-o-r-c-e-m-e-n-t-, -a-n-d -n-e-i-g-h-b-o-r-h-o-o-d 
        -p-a-t-r-o-l-s-;
            -(-J-) -c-o-u-n-s-e-l-i-n-g -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -f-o-r 
        -v-i-c-t-i-m-s -a-n-d -w-i-t-n-e-s-s-e-s -o-f -s-c-h-o-o-l 
        -v-i-o-l-e-n-c-e -a-n-d -c-r-i-m-e-;
            -(-K-) -m-i-n-o-r -r-e-m-o-d-e-l-i-n-g -t-o -p-r-o-m-o-t-e 
        -s-e-c-u-r-i-t-y -a-n-d -r-e-d-u-c-e -t-h-e -r-i-s-k -o-f 
        -v-i-o-l-e-n-c-e-, -s-u-c-h -a-s -r-e-m-o-v-i-n-g 
        -l-o-c-k-e-r-s-, -i-n-s-t-a-l-l-i-n-g -b-e-t-t-e-r 
        -l-i-g-h-t-s-, -a-n-d -u-p-g-r-a-d-i-n-g -l-o-c-k-s-;
            -(-L-) -a-c-q-u-i-r-i-n-g -a-n-d -i-n-s-t-a-l-l-i-n-g 
        -m-e-t-a-l -d-e-t-e-c-t-o-r-s -a-n-d -h-i-r-i-n-g 
        -s-e-c-u-r-i-t-y -p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l-;
            -(-M-) -r-e-i-m-b-u-r-s-i-n-g -l-a-w -e-n-f-o-r-c-e-m-e-n-t 
        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -f-o-r -t-h-e-i-r -p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l 
        -w-h-o -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e -i-n -s-c-h-o-o-l 
        -v-i-o-l-e-n-c-e -p-r-e-v-e-n-t-i-o-n -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s-;
            -(-N-) -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-n-g -i-t-s -p-r-o-j-e-c-t 
        -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-;
            -(-O-) -t-h-e -c-o-s-t -o-f -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-e-r-i-n-g 
        -i-t-s -p-r-o-j-e-c-t -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-; -a-n-d
            -(-P-) -o-t-h-e-r -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -t-h-a-t -m-e-e-t 
        -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-.
    -(-2-) -A -l-o-c-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y -m-a-y 
-u-s-e -n-o -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n---
            -(-A-) -a -t-o-t-a-l -o-f -3-3 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f -i-t-s 
        -g-r-a-n-t -f-o-r -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-)-(-K-)-, -(-L-)-, -a-n-d -(-M-)-; 
        -a-n-d
            -(-B-) -5 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f -i-t-s -g-r-a-n-t -f-o-r 
        -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
        -(-1-)-(-O-)
    -(-3-) -A -l-o-c-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y -m-a-y 
-n-o-t -u-s-e -f-u-n-d-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -f-o-r 
-c-o-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-.

                 -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -l-e-a-d-e-r-s-h-i-p

    -S-e-c-. -6-. -T-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f 
-t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -i-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d 
-t-o -u-s-e -f-u-n-d-s -r-e-s-e-r-v-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-2-(-b-)-(-2-) -t-o -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-l-e-a-d-e-r-s-h-i-p -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -s-u-c-h -a-s 
-r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h-, -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d 
-e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n-, -d-a-t-a -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -p-u-b-l-i-c 
-a-w-a-r-e-n-e-s-s -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s-, -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -a-n-d 
-t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e-, -a-n-d -p-e-e-r -r-e-v-i-e-w 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Schools Act 
of 1993''.
    (b) Statement of Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to help 
local school systems achieve Goal Six of the National Education Goals, 
which provides that by the year 2000, every school in America will be 
free of drugs and violence and will offer a disciplined environment 
conducive to learning, by ensuring that all schools are safe and free 
of violence.

SEC. 2. SAFE SCHOOLS PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    (a) Authority.--
            (1) In general.--With funds appropriated pursuant to the 
        authority of subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall make 
        competitive grants to eligible local educational agencies to 
        enable such agencies to carry out projects and activities 
        designed to achieve Goal Six of the National Education Goals by 
        helping to ensure that all schools are safe and free of 
        violence.
            (2) Grant duration and amount.--Grants under this Act may 
        not exceed--
                    (A) two fiscal years in duration, except that the 
                Secretary shall not award any new grants in fiscal year 
                1996 but may make payments pursuant to a 2-year grant 
                which terminates in such fiscal year; and
                    (B) $3,000,000 in any fiscal year.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
        $75,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 
        1995, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1996, 
        to carry out this Act.
            (2) Reservation.--The Secretary is authorized in each 
        fiscal year to reserve not more than 10 percent of the amount 
        appropriated pursuant to the authority of paragraph (1) to 
        carry out national leadership activities described in section 
        6, of which 50 percent of such amount shall be available in 
        such fiscal year to carry out the program described in section 
        6(b).

SEC. 3. ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.

    (a) In General.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this Act, 
a local educational agency shall demonstrate in the application 
submitted pursuant to section 4(a) that such agency--
            (1) serves an area in which there is a high rate of--
                    (A) homicides committed by persons between the ages 
                5 to 18, inclusive;
                    (B) referrals of youth to juvenile court;
                    (C) youth under the supervision of the courts;
                    (D) expulsions and suspension of students from 
                school;
                    (E) referrals of youth, for disciplinary reasons, 
                to alternative schools; or
                    (F) victimization of youth by violence, crime, or 
                other forms of abuse; and
            (2) has serious school crime, violence, and discipline 
        problems, as indicated by other appropriate data.
    (b) Priority.--In awarding grants under this Act, the Secretary 
shall give priority to a local educational agency that--
            (1) receives assistance under section 1006 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 or meets the 
        criteria described in clauses (i) and (ii) of section 
        1006(a)(1)(A) of such Act; and
            (2) submits an application that assures a strong local 
        commitment to the projects or activities assisted under this 
        Act, such as--
                    (A) the formation of partnerships among the local 
                educational agency, a community-based organization, a 
                nonprofit organization with a demonstrated commitment 
                to or expertise in developing education programs or 
                providing educational services to students or the 
                public, a local law enforcement agency, or any 
                combination thereof; and
                    (B) a high level of youth participation in such 
                projects or activities.
    (c) Definitions.--For the purpose of this Act--
            (1) the term ``local educational agency'' has the same 
        meaning given to such term in section 1471(12) of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and
            (2) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
        Education.

SEC. 4. APPLICATIONS AND PLANS.

    (a) Application.--In order to receive a grant under this Act, a 
local educational agency shall submit to the Secretary an application 
that includes--
            (1) an assessment of the current violence and crime 
        problems in the schools and community to be served by the 
        grant;
            (2) an assurance that the applicant has written policies 
        regarding school safety, student discipline, and the 
        appropriate handling of violent or disruptive acts;
            (3) a description of the schools and communities to be 
        served by the grant, the projects and activities to be carried 
        out with grant funds, and how these projects and activities 
        will help to reduce the current violence and crime problems in 
        such schools and communities;
            (4) if the local educational agency receives funds under 
        Goals 2000: Educate America Act, an explanation of how projects 
        and activities assisted under this Act will be coordinated with 
        and support such agency's systemic education improvement plan 
        prepared under that Act;
            (5) the applicant's plan to establish school-level advisory 
        committees, which include faculty, parents, staff, and 
        students, for each school to be served by the grant and a 
        description of how each committee will assist in assessing that 
        school's violence and discipline problems as well as in 
        designing appropriate programs, policies, and practices to 
        address those problems;
            (6) the applicant's plan for collecting baseline and future 
        data, by individual schools, to monitor violence and discipline 
        problems and to measure such applicant's progress in achieving 
        the purpose of this Act;
            (7) an assurance that grant funds under this Act will be 
        used to supplement and not to supplant State and local funds 
        that would, in the absence of funds under this Act, be made 
        available by the applicant for the purpose of this Act;
            (8) an assurance that the applicant will cooperate with, 
        and provide assistance to, the Secretary in gathering 
        statistics and other data the Secretary determines are 
        necessary to assess the effectiveness of projects and 
        activities assisted under this Act or the extent of school 
        violence and discipline problems throughout the Nation;
            (9) an assurance that the local educational agency has a 
        written policy that prohibits sexual contact between school 
        personnel and a student; and
            (10) such other information as the Secretary may require.
    (b) Plan.--In order to receive funds under this Act for a second 
year, a grantee shall submit to the Secretary a comprehensive, long-
term, school safety plan for reducing and preventing school violence 
and discipline problems. Such plan shall contain--
            (1) a description of how the grantee will coordinate its 
        school crime and violence prevention efforts with education, 
        law-enforcement, judicial, health, social service, and other 
        appropriate agencies and organizations serving the community; 
        and
            (2) in the case that the grantee receives funds under the 
        Goals 2000: Educate America Act, an explanation of how the 
        grantee's comprehensive plan under this subsection is 
        consistent with and supports its systemic education improvement 
        plan prepared under that Act, if such explanation differs from 
        that provided in the grantee's application.

SEC. 5. USE OF FUNDS.

    (a) Use of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--A local educational agency shall use grant 
        funds received under this Act for one or more of the following 
        activities:
                    (A) Identifying and assessing school violence and 
                discipline problems, including coordinating needs 
                assessment activities and education, law-enforcement, 
                judicial, health, social service, and other appropriate 
                agencies and organizations.
                    (B) Conducting school safety reviews or violence 
                prevention reviews of programs, policies, practices, 
                and facilities to determine what changes are needed to 
                reduce or prevent violence and promote safety and 
                discipline.
                    (C) Planning for comprehensive, long-term 
                strategies for addressing and preventing school 
                violence and discipline problems through the 
                involvement and coordination of school programs with 
                other education, law-enforcement, judicial, health, 
                social service, and other appropriate agencies and 
                organizations.
                    (D) Training school personnel in programs of 
                demonstrated effectiveness in addressing violence, 
                including violence prevention, conflict resolution, 
                anger management, peer mediation, and identification of 
                high-risk youth.
                    (E) Community education programs involving parents, 
                businesses, local government, the media, and other 
                appropriate entities about the local educational 
                agency's plan to promote school safety and reduce and 
                prevent school violence and discipline problems and the 
                need for community support.
                    (F) Coordination of school-based activities 
                designed to promote school safety and reduce or prevent 
                school violence and discipline problems with related 
                efforts of education, law-enforcement, judicial, 
                health, social service, and other appropriate agencies 
                and organizations.
                    (G) Developing and implementing violence prevention 
                activities, including--
                            (i) conflict resolution and social skills 
                        development for students, teachers, aides, 
                        other school personnel, and parents;
                            (ii) disciplinary alternatives to expulsion 
                        and suspension of students who exhibit violent 
                        or anti-social behavior;
                            (iii) student-led activities such as peer 
                        mediation, peer counseling, and student courts; 
                        or
                            (iv) alternative after-school programs that 
                        provide safe havens for students, which may 
                        include cultural, recreational, and educational 
                        and instructional activities.
                    (H) Educating students and parents about the 
                dangers of guns and other weapons and the consequences 
                of their use.
                    (I) Developing and implementing innovative 
                curricula to prevent violence in schools and training 
                staff how to stop disruptive or violent behavior if 
                such behavior occurs.
                    (J) Supporting ``safe zones of passage'' for 
                students between home and school through such measures 
                as Drug- and Weapon-Free School Zones, enhanced law 
                enforcement, and neighborhood patrols.
                    (K) Counseling programs for victims and witnesses 
                of school violence and crime.
                    (L) Minor remodeling to promote security and reduce 
                the risk of violence, such as removing lockers, 
                installing better lights, and upgrading locks.
                    (M) Acquiring and installing metal detectors and 
                hiring security personnel.
                    (N) Reimbursing law enforcement authorities for 
                their personnel who participate in school violence 
                prevention activities.
                    (O) Evaluating projects and activities assisted 
                under this Act.
                    (P) The cost of administering projects or 
                activities assisted under this Act.
                    (Q) Other projects or activities that meet the 
                purpose of this Act.
            (2) Limitation.--A local educational agency may use not 
        more than--
                    (A) a total of 10 percent of grant funds received 
                under this Act in each fiscal year for activities 
                described in subparagraphs (J), (L), (M), and (N) of 
                paragraph (1); and
                    (B) 5 percent of grant funds received under this 
                Act in each fiscal year for activities described in 
                subparagraph (P) of paragraph (1).
            (3) Prohibition.--A local educational agency may not use 
        grant funds received under this Act for construction.

SEC. 6. NATIONAL LEADERSHIP.

    (a) In General.--To carry out the purpose of this Act, the 
Secretary is authorized to use funds reserved under section 2(b)(2) to 
conduct national leadership activities such as research, program 
development and evaluation, data collection, public awareness 
activities, training and technical assistance, dissemination (through 
appropriate research entities assisted by the Department of Education) 
of information on successful projects, activities, and strategies 
developed pursuant to this Act, and peer review of applications under 
this Act. The Secretary may carry out such activities directly, through 
interagency agreements, or through grants, contracts or cooperative 
agreements.
    (b) National Model City.--The Secretary shall designate the 
District of Columbia as a national model city and shall provide funds 
made available pursuant to section 2(b)(2) in each fiscal year to a 
local educational agency serving the District of Columbia in an amount 
sufficient to enable such agency to carry out a comprehensive program 
to address school and youth violence.

SEC. 7. NATIONAL COOPERATIVE EDUCATION STATISTICS SYSTEM.

    Subparagraph (A) of section 406(h)(2) of the General Education 
Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1221e-1(h)(2)(A)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (vi), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon; and
            (2) by adding after clause (vii) the following new clause:
                            ``(viii) school safety policy, and 
                        statistics on the incidents of school violence; 
                        and''.

SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on 
the date of enactment of this Act.
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