Subpart 2 – National Programs

SEC. 4121 | SEC. 4122 | SEC. 4123 | SEC. 4124 | SEC. 4125
SEC. 4126 | SEC. 4127 | SEC. 4128 | SEC. 4129 | SEC. 4130

SEC. 4121. FEDERAL ACTIVITIES.

(1) the development and demonstration of innovative strategies for the

(2) the development, demonstration, scientifically based evaluation, and

(A) alternative education models, either established within a school

(B) community service and service-learning projects, designed to

(D) child abuse education and prevention programs for elementary and

(3) the provision of information on drug abuse education and prevention

(4) the provision of information on violence prevention and education

(5) technical assistance to chief executive officers, State agencies,

(6) assistance to school systems that have particularly severe drug and

(7) the development of education and training programs, curricula,

(8) activities in communities designated as empowerment zones or

(9) other activities in accordance with the purpose of this part, based

SEC. 4122. IMPACT EVALUATION.

(1) comply with the principles of effectiveness described in section

(2) have appreciably reduced the level of illegal drug, alcohol, and

(3) have conducted effective parent involvement and training

SEC. 4123. HATE CRIME PREVENTION.

(b) USE OF FUNDS-

(1) PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT- Grants under this section may be used to

(A) development of education and training programs designed to prevent

(B) development of curricula for the purpose of improving conflict or

(D) professional training and development for teachers and

(2) APPLICATION- In order to be eligible to receive a grant under this

(3) REQUIREMENTS- Each application under paragraph (2) shall include —

(A) a request for funds for the purpose described in this

(B) a description of the schools and communities to be served by the

(4) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN- Each application shall include a comprehensive

(A) a description of the hate crime or conflict problems within the

(B) a description of the program to be developed or augmented by such

(D) procedures for the proper and efficient administration of such

(E) fiscal control and fund accounting procedures as may be necessary

(1) SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS- The Secretary shall consider the incidence

(2) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION- The Secretary shall attempt, to the extent

(3) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION- The Secretary shall attempt, to the

SEC. 4124. SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES ADVISORY

(a) ESTABLISHMENT-

(1) IN GENERAL- There is hereby established an advisory committee to be

(A) consult with the Secretary under subsection (b);

(B) coordinate Federal school- and community-based substance abuse and

(C) develop core data sets and evaluation protocols for safe and

(D) provide technical assistance and training for safe and drug-free

(E) provide for the diffusion of scientifically based research to safe

(F) review other regulations and standards developed under this

(2) COMPOSITION- The Advisory Committee shall be composed of

(A) the Department of Education;

(B) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;

(C) the National Institute on Drug Abuse;

(D) the National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse;

(E) the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention;

(F) the Center for Mental Health Services;

(G) the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention;

(H) the Office of National Drug Control Policy;

(I) State and local governments, including education agencies;

(J) researchers and expert practitioners.

(3) CONSULTATION- In carrying out its duties under this section, the

(b) PROGRAMS-

(1) IN GENERAL- From amounts made available under section 4003(2) to

(2) GRANTS, CONTRACTS OR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS- The Secretary shall

(3) COORDINATION- The Secretary shall coordinate programs under this

(4) ACTIVITIES- Activities that may be carried out under programs funded

(A) the provision of technical assistance and training, in

(i) provide a thorough assessment of the substance abuse and

(ii) utilize objective data and the knowledge of a wide range of

(iii) develop measurable goals and objectives; and

(iv) implement scientifically based research activities that have

(B) the provision of technical assistance and training to foster

(C) the diffusion and dissemination of best practices and

(D) the development of core data sets and evaluation tools;

(E) program evaluations;

(F) the provision of information on drug abuse education and

(G) other activities that meet unmet needs related to the purpose of

SEC. 4125. NATIONAL COORDINATOR PROGRAM.

(a) IN GENERAL- From funds made available to carry out this subpart under

(b) USE OF FUNDS- Amounts received under a grant under subsection (a)

SEC. 4126. COMMUNITY SERVICE GRANT PROGRAM.

(a) IN GENERAL- From funds made available to carry out this subpart under

(b) ALLOCATION- From the amount described in subsection (a), the Secretary

(1) one-half according to the ratio between the school-aged population

(2) one-half according to the ratio between the amount each State

(c) MINIMUM- For any fiscal year, no State shall be allotted under this

(d) REALLOTMENT- The Secretary may reallot any amount of any allotment to

(e) DEFINITION- In this section, the term State’ means each of the 50

SEC. 4127. SCHOOL SECURITY TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCE CENTER.

(a) CENTER- From funds made available to carry out this subpart under

(b) ADMINISTRATION- The Center established under subsection (a) shall be

(c) FUNCTIONS- The center established under subsection (a) shall be a

SEC. 4128. NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOOL AND YOUTH SAFETY.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT- From funds made available to carry out this subpart

(b) DUTIES- The Center shall carry out emergency response, anonymous

(1) EMERGENCY RESPONSE- The staff of the Center, and such temporary

(2) ANONYMOUS STUDENT HOTLINE- The Center shall establish a toll-free

(3) CONSULTATION- The Center shall establish a toll-free number for the

(4) INFORMATION AND OUTREACH- The Center shall compile information about

SEC. 4129. GRANTS TO REDUCE ALCOHOL ABUSE.

(a) IN GENERAL- The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of

(b) ELIGIBILITY- To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), a

(1) a description of the activities to be carried out under the

(2) an assurance that such activities will include one or more of the

(3) an explanation of how activities to be carried out under the grant

(4) an assurance that the applicant will submit to the Secretary an

(5) such other information as the Secretary determines appropriate

(c) STREAMLINING OF PROCESS FOR LOW-INCOME AND RURAL LEAS- The Secretary,

(d) RESERVATIONS-

(1) SAMHSA- The Secretary may reserve 20 percent of any amount used to

(2) LOW-INCOME AND RURAL AREAS- The Secretary may reserve 25 percent of

SEC. 4130. MENTORING PROGRAMS.

(a) PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS-

(1) PURPOSE- The purpose of this section is to make assistance available

(A) to assist such children in receiving support and guidance from a

(B) to improve the academic achievement of such children;

(C) to improve interpersonal relationships between such children and

(D) to reduce the dropout rate of such children; and

(E) to reduce juvenile delinquency and involvement in gangs by such

(2) DEFINITIONS- In this part:

(A) CHILD WITH GREATEST NEED- The term child with greatest need’ means

(B) ELIGIBLE ENTITY- The term eligible entity’ means

(i) a local educational agency;

(ii) a nonprofit, community-based organization; or

(iii) a partnership between a local educational agency and a

(C) MENTOR- The term mentor’ means a responsible adult, a

(i) to provide a positive role model for the child;

(ii) to establish a supportive relationship with the child;

(iii) to provide the child with academic assistance and exposure to

(D) STATE- The term State’ means each of the several States, the

(b) GRANT PROGRAM-

(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary may award grants from funds made available

(A) are designed to link such children (particularly children living

(i) have received training and support in mentoring;

(ii) have been screened using appropriate reference checks, child

(iii) are interested in working with children with greatest need;

(B) are intended to achieve one or more of the following goals with

(i) Provide general guidance.

(ii) Promote personal and social responsibility.

(iii) Increase participation in, and enhance the ability to benefit

(iv) Discourage illegal use of drugs and alcohol, violence, use of

(v) Encourage participation in community service and community

(vi) Encourage setting goals and planning for the future, including

(viii) Discourage involvement in gangs.

(2) USE OF FUNDS-

(A) IN GENERAL- Each eligible entity awarded a grant under this

(i) hiring of mentoring coordinators and support staff;

(ii) providing for the professional development of mentoring

(iii) recruitment, screening, and training of mentors;

(iv) reimbursement to schools, if appropriate, for the use of school

(v) dissemination of outreach materials;

(vi) evaluation of the mentoring program using scientifically based

(vii) such other activities as the Secretary may reasonably

(B) PROHIBITED USES- Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), an eligible

(i) to directly compensate mentors;

(ii) to obtain educational or other materials or equipment that

(iii) to support litigation of any kind; or

(iv) for any other purpose reasonably prohibited by the Secretary by

(3) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS- Funds made available through a grant under

(4) APPLICATION- Each eligible entity seeking a grant under this section

(A) a description of the plan for the mentoring program the eligible

(B) information on the children expected to be served by the mentoring

(C) a description of the mechanism the eligible entity will use to

(D) an assurance that no mentor will be assigned to mentor so many

(E) an assurance that the mentoring program will provide children with

(i) emotional support;

(ii) academic assistance; and

(iii) exposure to experiences that the children might not otherwise

(F) an assurance that the mentoring program will be monitored to

(G) information regarding how mentors and children will be recruited

(H) information regarding how prospective mentors will be

(I) information on the training that will be provided to mentors;

(J) information on the system that the eligible entity will use to

(i) reference checks;

(ii) child and domestic abuse record checks;

(iii) criminal background checks; and

(iv) procedure for matching children with mentors.

(5) SELECTION-

(A) COMPETITIVE BASIS- In accordance with this subsection, the

(B) PRIORITY- In awarding grants under subparagraph (A), the Secretary

(i) serves children with greatest need living in rural areas,

(ii) provides high quality background screening of mentors, training

(iii) proposes a school-based mentoring program.

(C) OTHER CONSIDERATIONS- In awarding grants under subparagraph (A),

(i) the degree to which the location of the mentoring program

(ii) the quality of the mentoring program proposed by each eligible

(I) the resources, if any, the eligible entity will dedicate to

(II) the degree to which parents, teachers, community-based

(III) the degree to which the eligible entity can ensure that

(IV) the degree to which the mentoring program will serve children

(V) the degree to which the mentoring program will continue to

(iii) the capability of each eligible entity to effectively

(D) GRANT TO EACH STATE- Notwithstanding any other provision of this

(6) MODEL SCREENING GUIDELINES-

(A) IN GENERAL- Based on model screening guidelines developed by the

(B) BACKGROUND CHECKS- The guidelines developed under this subsection

-###- subpart under section 4003(2), the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, and the Attorney General, shall carry out programs to prevent the illegal use of drugs and violence among, and promote safety and discipline for, students. The Secretary shall carry out such programs directly, or through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements with public and private entities and individuals, or through agreements with other Federal agencies, and shall coordinate such programs with other appropriate Federal activities. Such programs may include —
training of school personnel, parents, and members of the community for drug and violence prevention activities based on State and local needs;
dissemination of innovative and high quality drug and violence prevention programs and activities, based on State and local needs, which may include —
or separate and apart from an existing school, that are designed to promote drug and violence prevention, reduce disruptive behavior, reduce the need for repeat suspensions and expulsions, enable students to meet challenging State academic standards, and enable students to return to the regular classroom as soon as possible;
rebuild safe and healthy neighborhoods and increase students’ sense of individual responsibility;
entities that provide young people with models for conflict resolution and responsible decisionmaking; and
secondary students;
to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for dissemination;
and school safety to the Department of Justice for dissemination;
local educational agencies, and other recipients of funding under this part to build capacity to develop and implement high-quality, effective drug and violence prevention programs consistent with the principles of effectiveness in section 4115(a);
violence problems, including hiring drug prevention and school safety coordinators, or assistance to support appropriate response efforts to crisis situations;
instructional materials, and professional training and development for preventing and reducing the incidence of crimes and conflicts motivated by hate in localities most directly affected by hate crimes;
enterprise communities that will connect schools to community-wide efforts to reduce drug and violence problems; and
on State and local needs.
reviewing applications for funds under this section.
Drug-Free Schools and Communities Advisory Committee described in section 4124, shall conduct an independent biennial evaluation of the impact of programs assisted under this subpart and of other recent and new initiatives to combat violence and illegal drug use in schools. The evaluation shall report on whether community and local educational agency programs funded under this subpart —
4115(a);
tobacco use, and school violence and the illegal presence of weapons at schools; and
programs.
collect data, that is subject to independent review, to determine the incidence and prevalence of illegal drug use and violence in elementary schools and secondary schools in the States. The collected data shall include incident reports by schools officials, anonymous student surveys, and anonymous teacher surveys.
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the President and Congress a report on the findings of the evaluation conducted under subsection (a) together with the data collected under subsection (b) and data available from other sources on the incidence and prevalence, age of onset, perception of health risk, and perception of social disapproval of drug use and violence in elementary schools and secondary schools in the States. The Secretary shall include data submitted by the States pursuant to subsection 4116(a).
subpart under section 4003(2) the Secretary may make grants to local educational agencies and community-based organizations for the purpose of providing assistance to localities most directly affected by hate crimes.
improve elementary and secondary educational efforts, including —
and to reduce the incidence of crimes and conflicts motivated by hate;
dispute resolution skills of students, teachers, and administrators;
materials to meet the needs of, or otherwise be part of, hate crime or conflict programs; and
administrators on the causes, effects, and resolutions of hate crimes or hate-based conflicts.
section for any fiscal year, a local educational agency, or a local educational agency in conjunction with a community-based organization, shall submit an application to the Secretary in such form and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require.

section;
grants; and
used to supplement, and not supplant, non-Federal funds.
plan that contains —
schools or the community targeted for assistance;
Federal and matching funds;
or under the supervision of the applicant;
program; and
to ensure prudent use, proper disbursement, and accurate accounting of funds received under this section.
of crimes and conflicts motivated by bias in the targeted schools and communities in awarding grants under this section.
practicable, to achieve an equitable geographic distribution of grant awards.
extent practicable, to make available information regarding successful hate crime prevention programs, including programs established or expanded with grants under this section.
that shall contain a detailed statement regarding grants and awards, activities of grant recipients, and an evaluation of programs established under this section.
COMMITTEE.

proven strategies for reducing underage alcohol abuse as determined by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; that are not described in paragraph (2) will be effective in reducing underage alcohol abuse, including references to the past effectiveness of such activities; annual report concerning the effectiveness of the programs and activities funded under the grant; and . in consultation with the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, shall develop procedures to make the application process for grants under this section more user-friendly, particularly for low-income and rural local educational agencies. carry out this section to enable the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to provide alcohol abuse resources and start-up assistance to local educational agencies receiving grants under this section. any amount used to carry out this section to award grants to low-income and rural local educational agencies. to promote mentoring programs for children with greatest need — mentor; their peers, teachers, other adults, and family members; children. a child who is at risk of educational failure, dropping out of school, or involvement in criminal or delinquent activities, or who lacks strong positive role models. — nonprofit, community-based organization. postsecondary school student, or a secondary school student who works with a child — and new experiences and examples of opportunity that enhance the ability of the child to become a responsible adult. District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. to carry out this subpart under section 4003(2) to eligible entities to assist such entities in establishing and supporting mentoring programs and activities for children with greatest need that — in rural areas, high-crime areas, or troubled home environments, or children experiencing educational failure) with mentors who — and domestic abuse record checks, and criminal background checks; and and respect to children with greatest need: from, elementary and secondary education. dangerous weapons, promiscuous behavior, and other criminal, harmful, or potentially harmful activity. activities. encouragement of graduation from secondary school and planning for postsecondary education or training. subsection shall use the grant funds for activities that establish or implement a mentoring program, that may include — coordinators and support staff; materials or supplies in carrying out the mentoring program; methods; and prescribe by rule. entity awarded a grant under this section may not use the grant funds — would otherwise be used in the ordinary course of the eligible entity’s operations; rule. this section shall be available for obligation for a period not to exceed 3 years. shall submit to the Secretary an application that includes — entity proposes to carry out with such grant; program for which such grant is sought; match children with mentors based on the needs of the children; children that the assignment will undermine the mentor’s ability to be an effective mentor or the mentor’s ability to establish a close relationship (a one-to-one relationship, where practicable) with each mentored child; a variety of experiences and support, including — encounter on their own; ensure that each child assigned a mentor benefits from that assignment and that the child will be assigned a new mentor if the relationship between the original mentor and the child is not beneficial to the child; to the mentoring program; screened; and manage and monitor information relating to the mentoring program’s — Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities on a competitive basis. shall give priority to each eligible entity that — high-crime areas, or troubled home environments, or who attend schools with violence problems; of mentors, and technical assistance in carrying out mentoring programs; or the Secretary shall also consider — proposed by each eligible entity contributes to a fair distribution of mentoring programs with respect to urban and rural locations; entity, including — providing children with opportunities for job training or postsecondary education; organizations, and the local community have participated, or will participate, in the design and implementation of the proposed mentoring program; mentors will develop longstanding relationships with the children they mentor; with greatest need in the 4th through 8th grades; and serve children from the 9th grade through graduation from secondary school, as needed; and implement its mentoring program. subsection, in awarding grants under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall select not less than one grant recipient from each State for which there is an eligible entity that submits an application of sufficient quality pursuant to paragraph (4). Office of Juvenile Programs of the Department of Justice, the Secretary shall develop and distribute to each eligible entity awarded a grant under this section specific model guidelines for the screening of mentors who seek to participate in mentoring programs assisted under this section. shall include, at a minimum, a requirement that potential mentors be subject to reference checks, child and domestic abuse record checks, and criminal background checks.


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Subpart 2 – National Programs

SEC. 4121. FEDERAL ACTIVITIES.

SEC. 4122. IMPACT EVALUATION.

SEC. 4123. HATE CRIME PREVENTION.

SEC. 4125. NATIONAL COORDINATOR PROGRAM.

SEC. 4126. COMMUNITY SERVICE GRANT PROGRAM.

SEC. 4127. SCHOOL SECURITY TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCE CENTER.

SEC. 4128. NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOOL AND YOUTH SAFETY.

SEC. 4129. GRANTS TO REDUCE ALCOHOL ABUSE.

SEC. 4130. MENTORING PROGRAMS.

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001)