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S 1823 106th Congress Senate Education Alcohol and youth Authorization Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Community and school Crime and Law Enforcement Crime prevention Delinquency prevention Dropout prevention Dropouts Drug abuse Drug abuse prevention Drugs and youth Economics and Public Finance Educational accountability Educational research Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Families Federal advisory bodies

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Reauthorization Act

Introduced: October 28, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13408-13409)
Oct 28, 1999
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Reauthorization Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to reauthorize and revise title IV, Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities (also known as the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994).

Extends through FY 2005 the authorization of appropriations for such title IV, including: (1) part A subpart 1, State grants for drug and violence prevention programs; and (2) part A subpart 2, national programs. Authorizes appropriations for a National Coordinator Program Initiative.

Revises requirements relating to State and local educational agency (SEA and LEA) programs. Requires SEAs, LEAs, and Governors, when developing program applications, to consult with advisory councils established at the State and local levels.

Requires the independent biennial evaluation to report on whether funded community and LEA programs have: (1) provided a thorough assessment of the substance abuse and violence problem; (2) used objective data and the knowledge of a wide range of community members; (3) developed measurable goals and objectives; (4) implemented effective research-based programs; (5) conducted and used periodic program evaluations; (6) targeted relevant research-based variables or risk factors predictive of drug use, violence, or dropping out of school, and targeted protective factors, buffers, or assets that are known to protect children and youth from exposure to such risk; (7) appreciably reduced the level of drug, alcohol and tobacco use and school violence and the presence of firearms at schools; and (8) conducted effective parent involvement and voluntary training programs.

Revises requirements relating to national programs, including specified Federal activities as well as grants for local hate crime prevention.

Directs the Secretary to establish a National Coordinator Program of grants to LEAs to hire drug prevention and school safety program coordinators.

Establishes the Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Advisory Committee to review regulations and standards.

What's happening now October 28, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.

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