[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 79 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]
Calendar No. 6
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 79
To encourage drug free and safe schools.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 22, 2001
Mr. Helms introduced the following bill; which was read the first time
January 23, 2001
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
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A BILL
To encourage drug free and safe schools.
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 ``Safe Schools Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. SAFE SCHOOLS.
(a) Amendments to the Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994.--Part F of
title XIV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8921 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 14601 (20 U.S.C. 8921)--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) by striking ``Gun-Free'' and inserting
``Safe''; and
(ii) by striking ``1994'' and inserting
``2001'';
(B) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting after
``determined'' the following: ``to be in possession of
felonious quantities of an illegal drug, on school
property under the jurisdiction of, or in a vehicle
operated by an employee or agent of, a local
educational agency in that State, or''; and
(C) in subsection (b)(4)--
(i) by striking ``Definitions.--For the
purpose of this section, the'' and inserting
the following: ``Definitions.--For purposes of
this section:
``(1) Weapon.--The''; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Illegal drug.--The term `illegal drug' means a
controlled substance, as defined in section 102(6) of the
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(6)), the possession of
which is unlawful under such Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or
under the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21
U.S.C. 951 et seq.), but does not include a controlled
substance used pursuant to a valid prescription or as
authorized by law.
``(3) Illegal drug paraphernalia.--The term `illegal drug
paraphernalia' means drug paraphernalia, as defined in section
422(d) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 863(d)),
except that the first sentence of that section shall be applied
by inserting `or under the Controlled Substances Import and
Export Act (21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.)' before the period.
``(4) Felonious quantities of an illegal drug.--The term
`felonious quantities of an illegal drug' means any quantity of
an illegal drug--
``(A) possession of which (quantity) would, under
Federal, State, or local law, either constitute a
felony or indicate an intent to distribute; or
``(B) that is possessed with an intent to
distribute.'';
(D) in subsection (d)(2)(C), by inserting ``illegal
drugs or'' before ``weapons''; and
(E) by striking subsection (f);
(2) in section 14602(a) (20 U.S.C. 8922(a))--
(A) by inserting after ``who'' the following: ``is
in possession of an illegal drug, or illegal drug
paraphernalia, on school property under the
jurisdiction of, or in a vehicle operated by an
employee or agent of, such agency, or who''; and
(B) by striking ``served by'' and inserting ``under
the jurisdiction of''; and
(3) in section 14603 (20 U.S.C. 8923)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``policy of the Department
in effect on the date of enactment of the
Improving America's Schools Act of 1994'' and
inserting ``policy in effect on the date of
enactment of the Safe Schools Act of 2001'';
and
(ii) by adding ``and'' at the end;
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by striking ``engaging'' and inserting
``possessing illegal drugs, or illegal drug
paraphernalia, on school property, or in
vehicles operated by employees or agents of,
schools or local educational agencies, or
engaging''; and
(ii) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
period; and
(C) by striking paragraph (3).
(b) Compliance Date; Reporting.--
(1) Compliance date.--A State shall have 2 years from the
date of enactment of this Act to comply with the requirements
established under the amendments made by subsection (a).
(2) Reports.--
(A) On approaches for discipline.--Not later than 2
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Education shall submit to Congress a
report analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of
approaches regarding the disciplining of children with
disabilities.
(B) On compliance.--Not later than 3 years after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Education shall submit to Congress a report on any
State that is not in compliance with the requirements
of this part.
Calendar No. 6
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 79
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A BILL
To encourage drug free and safe schools.
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January 23, 2001
Read the second time and placed on the calendar