[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2651 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2651

   To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to States to 
                    establish antibullying programs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 26, 2003

 Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California (for herself, Mr. George Miller of 
California, Mr. Towns, Mr. Rush, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
Grijalva, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Baca, Ms. 
  Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
  Engel, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Davis of California, and Ms. 
   DeLauro) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to States to 
                    establish antibullying programs.

    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 Safety and Violence 
Prevention Act''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR ANTIBULLYING PROGRAMS.

    (a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Education shall make a 
grant to each State that submits an application in accordance with 
subsection (c) to enable the State to establish an antibullying program 
described in subsection (b).
    (b) Use of Funds.--Amounts provided as a grant to a State under 
this section shall be used for the establishment and operation of an 
antibullying program, which shall consist of the following:
            (1) Antibullying educational, counseling, mentoring, and 
        peer programs.
            (2) A statewide database for schools to report, in real 
        time, school-related crimes, violence, and bullying.
            (3) A statewide hot line for anonymous reporting by 
        students and staff of information on bullying.
            (4) An emergency response plan for responding to school-
        related crimes, violence, and bullying.
    (c) Applications.--To receive a grant under this section, a State 
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
    (d) Budget Act Compliance.--The Secretary may make grants under 
this section only to the extent or in the amounts provided in advance 
in appropriations Acts.
    (e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
        Education.
            (2) The term ``State'' includes the several States, the 
        District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
        Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, 
        Guam, the Virgin Islands, and any other territory or possession 
        of the United States.
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