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Drug Free Varsity Sports Act of 2007

Introduced: May 23, 2007 See on congress.gov
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May 23, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6562)
May 23, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6561-6562)
May 23, 2007
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Drug Free Varsity Sports Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Education, acting through the Assistant Deputy Secretary of the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, to award competitive grants to states to develop and carry out statewide pilot programs that randomly test secondary school students for performance-enhancing drug use.

Requires a parent's or guardian's written consent before a student may be tested.

Directs grantees to: (1) provide recovery, counseling, and treatment programs for students who test positive for performance-enhancing drug use; and (2) spend at least 10% of grant funds on preventing such drug use.

What's happening now May 23, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6562)

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
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