[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1812 Introduced in House (IH)]
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1812
To develop programs that enhance school safety for our children.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 10, 2001
Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Frost, Mr. Etheridge, Mr.
Baldacci, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Holt, Ms. Woolsey,
Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Evans, Mr. Hoeffel, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr.
McGovern, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Ortiz, Ms. Hooley of Oregon,
Mr. Strickland, and Ms. Schakowsky) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and
in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
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A BILL
To develop programs that enhance school safety for our children.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``School Anti-Violence Empowerment
Act''.
TITLE I--SCHOOL SAFETY PROGRAMS
SEC. 101. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
The Secretary of Education is authorized to provide grants to local
educational agencies to establish or enhance crisis intervention
programs, including the hiring of school counselors and to enhance
school safety programs for students, staff, and school facilities.
SEC. 102. GRANT AWARDS.
(a) Local Awards.--The Secretary shall award grants to local
educational agencies on a competitive basis.
(b) Grant Programs.--From the amounts appropriated under section
106, the Secretary shall reserve--
(1) 50 percent of such amount to award grants to local
educational agencies to hire school counselors; and
(2) 50 percent of such amount to award grants to local
educational agencies to enhance school safety programs for
students, staff, and school facilities.
(c) Priority.--Such awards shall be based on one or more of the
following factors:
(1) Quality of existing or proposed violence prevention
program.
(2) Greatest need for crisis intervention counseling
services.
(3) Documented financial need based on number of students
served under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965.
(d) Equitable Distribution.--In awarding grants under this title,
the Secretary shall ensure, to the extent practicable, an equitable
geographic distribution among the regions of the United States and
among urban, suburban, and rural areas.
(e) Administrative Costs.--The Secretary may reserve not more than
1 percent from amounts appropriated under section 106 for
administrative costs.
(f) Eligibility.--A local educational agency that meets the
requirements of this title shall be eligible to receive a grant to hire
school counselors and a grant to enhance school safety programs for
students, staff, and school facilities.
SEC. 103. APPLICATIONS.
(a) In General.--Each local educational agency desiring a grant
under this title shall submit an application to the Secretary at such
time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the
Secretary may require.
(b) Contents.--Such application shall include a plan that contains
the following:
(1) In the case of a local educational agency applying for
a grant to enhance school safety programs--
(A) a description of any existing violence
prevention, safety, and crisis intervention programs;
(B) proposed changes to any such programs and a
description of any new programs; and
(C) documentation regarding financial need.
(2) In the case of a local educational agency applying for
a grant to hire school counselors--
(A) a description of the need for a crisis
intervention counseling program; and
(B) documentation regarding financial need.
SEC. 104. REPORTING.
Each local educational agency that receives a grant under this
title shall provide an annual report to the Secretary. In the case of a
local educational agency that receives a grant to enhance school safety
programs, such report shall describe how such agency used funds
provided under this title and include a description of new school
safety measures and changes implemented to existing violence
prevention, safety, and crisis intervention programs. In the case of a
local educational agency that receives a grant to hire school
counselors, such report shall describe how such agency used funds
provided under this title and include the number of school counselors
hired with such funds.
SEC. 105. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this title:
(1) The terms ``elementary school'', ``local educational
agency'', and ``secondary school'' have the same meanings given
the terms in section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801).
(2) The term ``school counselor'' means an individual who
has documented competence in counseling children and
adolescents in a school setting and who--
(A) possesses State licensure or certification
granted by an independent professional regulatory
authority;
(B) in the absence of such State licensure or
certification, possesses national certification in
school counseling or a specialty of counseling granted
by an independent professional organization; or
(C) holds a minimum of a master's degree in school
counseling from a program accredited by the Council for
Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational
Programs or the equivalent.
(3) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
Education.
(4) the term ``school safety'' means the safety of
students, faculty, and school facilities from acts of violence.
SEC. 106. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title
$800,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.
TITLE II--INCREASED COPS FUNDING
SEC. 201. INCREASED FUNDING FOR THE COPS PROGRAM.
Section 1001(a)(11) of part J of title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(11)) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(C) In addition to amounts made available under subparagraph (A),
there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part Q, to remain
available until expended, the total amount of $1,500,000,000 for fiscal
years 2002 through 2006, of which 50 percent shall be used for
cooperative partnerships between schools and State and local police
departments to provide for the use of police officers in schools.''.
SEC. 202. GRANT AUTHORITY.
Section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) is amended--
(1) in subsection (i), by striking the second sentence; and
(2) by striking subsection (k).
TITLE III--21ST CENTURY LEARNING
SEC. 301. AFTER-SCHOOL AND LIFE SKILLS PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK YOUTH.
Section 10907 of part I of title X of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8247) is amended by striking
``appropriated'' and all that follows before the period and inserting
the following: ``appropriated to carry out this part--
``(1) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001;
and
``(2) $950,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through
2006''.
TITLE IV--MODEL PROGRAM AND CLEARINGHOUSE
SEC. 401. MODEL PROGRAM.
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Attorney
General, shall develop a model violence prevention program to be made
available to local educational agencies.
SEC. 402. CLEARINGHOUSE.
The Secretary of Education shall establish and maintain a national
clearinghouse to provide technical assistance regarding the
establishment and operation of alternative violence prevention
programs. The national clearinghouse shall make information regarding
alternative violence prevention programs available to local educational
agencies.
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