[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1589 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1589

To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994 to 
 provide for the establishment of school violence prevention hotlines.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 27, 1999

   Mr. Wise introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994 to 
 provide for the establishment of school violence prevention hotlines.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE PREVENTION HOTLINES UNDER 
              THE SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES ACT OF 
              1994.

    (a) Establishment.--Section 4116(b) of the Safe and Drug-Free 
Schools and Communities Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 7116(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (9), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
            ``(10) the establishment (by a partnership consisting of 
        the local educational agency, schools, law enforcement 
        officials, and appropriate community groups) of school violence 
        prevention hotlines to inform law enforcement officials when 
        threats of violence are made at school; and''.
    (b) Distribution of Funds to Local Educational Agencies Containing 
Existing or Proposed Hotlines.--Section 4113(d)(2)(A) of such Act (20 
U.S.C. 7113(d)(2)(A)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in clause (ii)--
                    (A) by striking ``30 percent'' and inserting ``25 
                percent''; and
                    (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(iii) 5 percent of such amount to local 
                educational agencies that have established, or propose 
                to establish, school violence prevention hotlines 
                described in section 4116(b)(10).''.
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