 
 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. 7116. Local drug and violence prevention programs


(a) Program requirements

    A local educational agency shall use funds received under this 
subpart to adopt and carry out a comprehensive drug and violence 
prevention program which shall--
        (1) be designed, for all students and employees, to--
            (A) prevent the use, possession, and distribution of 
        tobacco, alcohol, and illegal drugs by students and to prevent 
        the illegal use, possession, and distribution of such substances 
        by employees;
            (B) prevent violence and promote school safety; and
            (C) create a disciplined environment conducive to learning; 
        and

        (2) include activities to promote the involvement of parents and 
    coordination with community groups and agencies, including the 
    distribution of information about the local educational agency's 
    needs, goals, and programs under this subpart.

(b) Authorized activities

    A comprehensive drug and violence prevention program carried out 
under this subpart may include--
        (1) age-appropriate, developmentally based drug prevention and 
    education programs for all students, from the preschool level 
    through grade 12, that address the legal, social, personal and 
    health consequences of the use of illegal drugs, promote a sense of 
    individual responsibility, and provide information about effective 
    techniques for resisting peer pressure to use illegal drugs;
        (2) programs of drug prevention, comprehensive health education, 
    early intervention, pupil services, mentoring, or rehabilitation 
    referral, which emphasize students' sense of individual 
    responsibility and which may include--
            (A) the dissemination of information about drug prevention;
            (B) the professional development of school personnel, 
        parents, students, law enforcement officials, judicial 
        officials, health service providers and community leaders in 
        prevention, education, early intervention, pupil services or 
        rehabilitation referral; and
            (C) the implementation of strategies, including strategies 
        to integrate the delivery of services from a variety of 
        providers, to combat illegal alcohol, tobacco and drug use, such 
        as--
                (i) family counseling;
                (ii) early intervention activities that prevent family 
            dysfunction, enhance school performance, and boost 
            attachment to school and family; and
                (iii) activities, such as community service and service-
            learning projects, that are designed to increase students' 
            sense of community;

        (3) age-appropriate, developmentally based violence prevention 
    and education programs for all students, from the preschool level 
    through grade 12, that address the legal, health, personal, and 
    social consequences of violent and disruptive behavior, including 
    sexual harassment and abuse, and victimization associated with 
    prejudice and intolerance, and that include activities designed to 
    help students develop a sense of individual responsibility and 
    respect for the rights of others, and to resolve conflicts without 
    violence;
        (4) violence prevention programs for school-aged youth, which 
    emphasize students' sense of individual responsibility and may 
    include--
            (A) the dissemination of information about school safety and 
        discipline;
            (B) the professional development of school personnel, 
        parents, students, law enforcement officials, judicial 
        officials, and community leaders in designing and implementing 
        strategies to prevent school violence;
            (C) the implementation of strategies, such as conflict 
        resolution and peer mediation, student outreach efforts against 
        violence, anti-crime youth councils (which work with school and 
        community-based organizations to discuss and develop crime 
        prevention strategies), and the use of mentoring programs, to 
        combat school violence and other forms of disruptive behavior, 
        such as sexual harassment and abuse; and
            (D) the development and implementation of character 
        education and training programs that reflect the values of 
        parents, teachers, and local communities, and incorporate 
        elements of good character, including honesty, citizenship, 
        courage, justice, respect, personal responsibility, and 
        trustworthiness; and
            (E) comprehensive, community-wide strategies to prevent or 
        reduce illegal gang activities;

        (5) supporting ``safe zones of passage'' for students between 
    home and school through such measures as Drug- and Weapon-Free 
    School Zones, enhanced law enforcement, and neighborhood patrols;
        (6) acquiring and installing metal detectors and hiring security 
    personnel;
        (7) professional development for teachers and other staff and 
    curricula that promote the awareness of and sensitivity to 
    alternatives to violence through courses of study that include 
    related issues of intolerance and hatred in history;
        (8) the promotion of before-and-after school recreational, 
    instructional, cultural, and artistic programs in supervised 
    community settings;
        (9) drug abuse resistance education programs, designed to teach 
    students to recognize and resist pressures to use alcohol or other 
    drugs, which may include activities such as classroom instruction by 
    uniformed law enforcement officers, resistance techniques, 
    resistance to peer pressure and gang pressure, and provision for 
    parental involvement; and
        (10) the evaluation of any of the activities authorized under 
    this subsection.

(c) Limitations

                           (1) In general

        Not more than 20 percent of the funds made available to a local 
    educational agency under this subpart may be used to carry out the 
    activities described in paragraphs (5) and (6) of subsection (b) of 
    this section.

                          (2) Special rule

        A local educational agency shall only be able to use funds 
    received under this subpart for activities described in paragraphs 
    (5) and (6) of subsection (b) of this section if funding for such 
    activities is not received from other Federal agencies.

(d) Administrative provisions

    Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, any funds expended 
prior to July 1, 1995, under part B of the Drug-Free Schools and 
Communities Act of 1986 (as in effect prior to October 20, 1994) for the 
support of a comprehensive school health program shall be deemed to have 
been authorized by part B of such Act.

(Pub. L. 89-10, title IV, Sec. 4116, as added Pub. L. 103-382, title I, 
Sec. 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3682; amended Pub. L. 106-554, 
Sec. 1(a)(1) [title III, Sec. 314], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 
2763A-47.)

                       References in Text

    Part B of the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 (as in 
effect prior to October 20, 1994), referred to in subsec. (d), means 
part B of title V of Pub. L. 89-10, as added by Pub. L. 100-297, title 
I, Sec. 1001, Apr. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 254, as amended, which was 
classified generally to part B (Sec. 3191 et seq.) of subchapter V of 
chapter 47 of this title prior to the general amendment of Pub. L. 89-10 
by Pub. L. 103-382, title I, Sec. 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3519.

                          Codification

    October 20, 1994, referred to in subsec. (d), was in the original 
``enactment of the Improving America's Schools Act'', which was 
translated as meaning enactment of the Improving America's Schools Act 
of 1994, Pub. L. 103-382, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.


                               Amendments

    2000--Subsec. (b)(4)(D). Pub. L. 106-554 added subpar. (D) and 
struck out former subpar. (D) which read as follows: ``the development 
and implementation of character education programs, as a component of a 
comprehensive drug or violence prevention program, that are tailored by 
communities, parents and schools; and''.


         Development of Model Program of Strategies and Tactics

    Pub. L. 101-647, title XV, Sec. 1501, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4836, 
provided that:
    ``(a) In General.--The Attorney General shall develop a model 
program of strategies and tactics for establishing and maintaining drug-
free school zones.
    ``(b) Assistance to State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies.--The 
program required by subsection (a) shall be designed to provide State 
and local law enforcement agencies with materials, training, and other 
assistance to establish, enforce, and evaluate the effectiveness of 
drug-free school zone enforcement efforts.
    ``(c) Program Criteria.--The program required by subsection (a) 
shall--
        ``(1) define the criminal justice community's role in creating 
    and maintaining drug-free school zones;
        ``(2) develop a framework for law enforcement collaboration with 
    the school system and community resource network;
        ``(3) identify a core law enforcement drug demand reduction 
    program plan;
        ``(4) provide materials and technical assistance for demarcating 
    and establishing drug-free school zones;
        ``(5) create a coordinated publicity plan with the school system 
    and community resource network;
        ``(6) identify and develop model drug-free school zone law 
    enforcement strategies and tactics;
        ``(7) develop a model coordinated strategy for prosecuting 
    violations within the zones;
        ``(8) create a uniform framework for monitoring and evaluating 
    the effectiveness of drug-free school zones to determine which 
    strategies and tactics succeed under various conditions and 
    constraints; and
        ``(9) provide support materials and exemplary program overviews.
    ``(d) Preferred Approaches.--In establishing the program required by 
subsection (a), the Attorney General shall prefer approaches to drug-
free school zone enforcement that unite the criminal justice community, 
the education community, and the network of community resources in 
meaningful collaboration to reduce the availability of and demand for 
drugs in a drug-free school zone.
    ``(e) Report.--At the conclusion of the program required by 
subsection (a), the Attorney General shall submit a report to Congress 
describing the strategies and tactics that are found to be successful in 
establishing, enforcing, and maintaining drug-free school zones.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $1,500,000 for fiscal year 
1991.''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 7112, 8293, 8294 of this 
title.
