 
 CHAPTER 70--STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
                                 SCHOOLS
 
        SUBCHAPTER IV--SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES
 
    Part \1\A--State Grants for Drug and Violence Prevention Programs
 
    subpart 1--state grants for drug and violence prevention programs
 
Sec. 7115. Local applications


(a) Application required

                           (1) In general

        In order to be eligible to receive a distribution under section 
    7113(d) of this title for any fiscal year, a local educational 
    agency shall submit, at such time as the State educational agency 
    requires, an application to the State educational agency for 
    approval. Such an application shall be amended, as necessary, to 
    reflect changes in the local educational agency's program.

                           (2) Development

        (A) A local educational agency shall develop its application 
    under subsection (a)(1) of this section in consultation with a local 
    or substate regional advisory council that includes, to the extent 
    possible, representatives of local government, business, parents, 
    students, teachers, pupil services personnel, appropriate State 
    agencies, private schools, the medical profession, law enforcement, 
    community-based organizations, and other groups with interest and 
    expertise in drug and violence prevention.
        (B) In addition to assisting the local educational agency to 
    develop an application under this section, the advisory council 
    established or designated under subparagraph (A) shall, on an 
    ongoing basis--
            (i) disseminate information about drug and violence 
        prevention programs, projects, and activities conducted within 
        the boundaries of the local educational agency;
            (ii) advise the local educational agency regarding--
                (I) how best to coordinate such agency's activities 
            under this subpart with other related programs, projects, 
            and activities; and
                (II) the agencies that administer such programs, 
            projects, and activities; and

            (iii) review program evaluations and other relevant material 
        and make recommendations to the local educational agency on how 
        to improve such agency's drug and violence prevention programs.

(b) Contents of applications

    An application under this section shall contain--
        (1) an objective analysis of the current use (and consequences 
    of such use) of alcohol, tobacco, and controlled, illegal, addictive 
    or harmful substances as well as the violence, safety, and 
    discipline problems among students who attend the schools of the 
    applicant (including private school students who participate in the 
    applicant's drug and violence prevention program) that is based on 
    ongoing local assessment or evaluation activities;
        (2) a detailed explanation of the local educational agency's 
    comprehensive plan for drug and violence prevention, which shall 
    include a description of--
            (A) how the plan will be coordinated with programs under 
        this chapter, the Goals 2000: Educate America Act [20 U.S.C. 
        5801 et seq.], and other Acts, as appropriate, in accordance 
        with the provisions of section 8856 of this title;
            (B) the local educational agency's measurable goals for drug 
        and violence prevention, and a description of how such agency 
        will assess and publicly report progress toward attaining these 
        goals;
            (C) how the local educational agency will use its 
        distribution under this subpart;
            (D) how the local educational agency will coordinate such 
        agency's programs and projects with community-wide efforts to 
        achieve such agency's goals for drug and violence prevention; 
        and
            (E) how the local educational agency will coordinate such 
        agency's programs and projects with other Federal, State, and 
        local programs for drug-abuse prevention, including health 
        programs; and

        (3) such other information and assurances as the State 
    educational agency may reasonably require.

(c) Review of application

                           (1) In general

        In reviewing local applications under this section, a State 
    educational agency shall use a peer review process or other methods 
    of assuring the quality of such applications.

                         (2) Considerations

        (A) In determining whether to approve the application of a local 
    educational agency under this section, a State educational agency 
    shall consider the quality of the local educational agency's 
    comprehensive plan under subsection (b)(2) of this section and the 
    extent to which such plan is coordinated with programs under this 
    chapter, the Goals 2000: Educate America Act [20 U.S.C. 5801 et 
    seq.], in accordance with the provisions of section 8856 of this 
    title.
        (B) A State educational agency may disapprove a local 
    educational agency application under this section in whole or in 
    part and may withhold, limit, or place restrictions on the use of 
    funds allotted to such a local educational agency in a manner the 
    State educational agency determines will best promote the purposes 
    of this part, except that a local educational agency shall be 
    afforded an opportunity to appeal any such disapproval.

(Pub. L. 89-10, title IV, Sec. 4115, as added Pub. L. 103-382, title I, 
Sec. 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3681.)

                       References in Text

    The Goals 2000: Educate America Act, referred to in subsecs. 
(b)(2)(A) and (c)(2)(A), is Pub. L. 103-227, Mar. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 
125 (except titles V and IX), as amended, which is classified 
principally to chapter 68 (Sec. 5801 et seq.) of this title (except 
subchapters V (Sec. 5931 et seq.) and IX (Sec. 6001 et seq.)). For 
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note 
set out under section 5801 of this title and Tables.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 7112, 7113 of this title.
