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[CITE: 20USC7131]

 
                           TITLE 20--EDUCATION
 
 CHAPTER 70--STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
                                 SCHOOLS
 
                   SUBCHAPTER IV--21ST CENTURY SCHOOLS
 
           Part A--Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities
 
                      subpart 2--national programs
 
Sec. 7131. Federal activities


(a) Program authorized

    From funds made available to carry out this subpart under section 
7103(2) of this title, 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--
        (1) the development and demonstration of innovative strategies 
    for the training of school personnel, parents, and members of the 
    community for drug and violence prevention activities based on State 
    and local needs;
        (2) the development, demonstration, scientifically based 
    evaluation, and dissemination of innovative and high quality drug 
    and violence prevention programs and activities, based on State and 
    local needs, which may include--
            (A) alternative education models, either established within 
        a school 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;
            (B) community service and service-learning projects, 
        designed to rebuild safe and healthy neighborhoods and increase 
        students' sense of individual responsibility;
            (C) video-based projects developed by noncommercial 
        telecommunications entities that provide young people with 
        models for conflict resolution and responsible decisionmaking; 
        and
            (D) child abuse education and prevention programs for 
        elementary and secondary students;

        (3) the provision of information on drug abuse education and 
    prevention to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for 
    dissemination;
        (4) the provision of information on violence prevention and 
    education and school safety to the Department of Justice for 
    dissemination;
        (5) technical assistance to chief executive officers, State 
    agencies, 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 7115(a) 
    of this title;
        (6) assistance to school systems that have particularly severe 
    drug and violence problems, including hiring drug prevention and 
    school safety coordinators, or assistance to support appropriate 
    response efforts to crisis situations;
        (7) the development of education and training programs, 
    curricula, 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;
        (8) activities in communities designated as empowerment zones or 
    enterprise communities that will connect schools to community-wide 
    efforts to reduce drug and violence problems; and
        (9) other activities in accordance with the purpose of this 
    part, based on State and local needs.

(b) Peer review

    The Secretary shall use a peer review process in reviewing 
applications for funds under this section.

(Pub. L. 89-10, title IV, Sec. 4121, as added Pub. L. 107-110, title IV, 
Sec. 401, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1751.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 7131, Pub. L. 89-10, title IV, Sec. 4121, as added 
Pub. L. 103-382, title I, Sec. 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3686, 
related to Federal activities, prior to the general amendment of this 
subchapter by Pub. L. 107-110.