SEC. 704. [20 U.S.C. 5964] APPLICATIONS AND PLANS. (a) APPLICATION.-In order to receive a grant under this title, an eligible local educational agency shall submit to the Secretary an application that includes (1) an assessment of the current violence and crime problems in the schools to be served by the grant and in the community to be served by the applicant; (2) an assurance that the applicant has written policies regarding school safety, student discipline, and the appropriate handling of violent or disruptive acts; (3) a description of the schools and communities to be served by the grant, the activities and projects to be carried out with grant funds, and how these activities and projects will help to reduce the current violence and crime problems in the schools and communities served; (4) a description of educational materials to be developed in the first most predominate non-English language of the schools and communities to be served by the grant, if applicable; (5) if the local educational agency receives Federal education funds, an explanation of how activities assisted under this title will be coordinated with and support any systemic education improvement plan prepared with such funds; (6) the applicant's plan to establish school-level advisory committees, which include faculty, parents, staff, and students, for each school to be served by the grant and a description of how each committee will assist in assessing that school's violence and discipline problems as well as in designing appropriate programs, policies, and practices to combat such problems; (7) the applicant's plan for collecting baseline and future data, by individual schools, to monitor violence and discipline problems and to measure the applicant's progress in achieving the purpose of this title; (8) a description of how, in subsequent fiscal years, the grantee will integrate the violence prevention activities the grantee carries out with funds under this title with activities. carried out under the grantee's comprehensive plan for drug and violence prevention adopted under the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986; (9) a description of how the grantee will coordinate the grantee's school crime and violence prevention efforts with education, law enforcement, judicial, health, and social service programs supported under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and other appropriate agencies and organizations serving the community; (10) a description of how the grantee will inform parents about the extent of crime and violence in their children's schools and maximize the participation of parents in the grantee's violence prevention activities; (11) an assurance that grant funds under this title will be used to supplement and not supplant State and local funds that would, in the absence of funds under this title, be made available by the applicant for the purposes of the grant; (12) an assurance that the applicant will cooperate with, and provide assistance to, the Secretary in gathering statistics and other data the Secretary determines are necessary to determine the effectiveness of projects and activities assisted under this title or the extent of school violence and discipline problems throughout the Nation; and (13) such other information as the Secretary may require. (b) PLAN.-In order to receive funds under this title for a second year, a grantee shall submit to the Secretary a comprehensive, long-term, school safety plan for reducing and preventing school violence and discipline problems. Such plan shall contain a description of how the grantee will coordinate the grantee's school crime and violence prevention efforts with education, law-enforcement, judicial, health, social service, and other appropriate agencies and organizations serving the community. SEC. 705. [20 U.S.C. 5965] USE OF FUNDS. (a) IN GENERAL.-A local educational agency shall use grant funds received under this title for one or more of the following activities: (1) Identifying and assessing school violence and discipline problems, including coordinating needs assessment activities with education, law enforcement, judicial, health, social service, and other appropriate agencies and organizations, juvenile justice programs, and gang prevention activities. (2) Conducting school safety reviews or violence prevention reviews of programs, policies, practices, and facilities to determine what changes are needed to reduce or prevent violence and promote safety and discipline. (3) Planning for comprehensive, long-term strategies for addressing and preventing school violence and discipline problems through the involvement and coordination of school programs with other education, law enforcement, judicial, health, social service, and other appropriate agencies and organizations. (4) Training school personnel in programs of demonstrated effectiveness in addressing violence, including violence prevention, conflict resolution, anger management, peer mediation, and identification of high-risk youth. (5) Activities which involve parents in efforts to promote school safety and prevent school violence. (6) Community education programs, including video- and technology-based projects, informing parents, businesses, local government, the media and other appropriate entities about— (A) the local educational agency's plan to promote school safety and reduce and prevent school violence and discipline problems; and (B) the need for community support. (7) Coordination of school-based activities designed to promote school safety and reduce or prevent school violence and discipline problems with related efforts of education, law enforcement, judicial, health, social service, and other appropriate agencies and organizations and juvenile justice programs. (8) Developing and implementing violence prevention activities and materials, including— (A) conflict resolution and social skills development for students, teachers, aides, other school personnel, and parents; (B) disciplinary alternatives to expulsion and suspension of students who exhibit violent or antisocial behavior; (C) student-led activities such as peer mediation, peer counseling, and student courts; or (D) alternative after-school programs that provide safe havens for students, which may include cultural, recreational, educational and instructional activities, and mentoring and community service programs. (9) Educating students and parents regarding the dangers of guns and other weapons and the consequences of their use. (10) Developing and implementing innovative curricula to prevent violence in schools and training staff how to stop disruptive or violent behavior if such behavior occurs. (11) 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. (12) Counseling programs for victims and witnesses of school violence and crime. (13) Acquiring and installing metal detectors and hiring security personnel. (14) Reimbursing law enforcement authorities for their personnel who participate in school violence prevention activities. (15) Evaluating projects and activities assisted under this title. (16) The cost of administering projects or activities assisted under this title. (17) Other projects or activities that meet the purpose of this title. (b) LIMITATIONS. (1) IN GENERAL.-A local educational agency may use not more than (A) a total of 5 percent of grant funds received under this title in each fiscal year for activities described in paragraphs (11), (13), and (14) of subsection (a); and (B) 5 percent of grant funds received under this title in each fiscal year for activities described in paragraph (16) of subsection (a). (2) SPECIAL RULE.-A local educational agency shall only be able to use grant funds received under this title for activities described in paragraphs (11), (13), and (14) of subsection (a) if funding for such activities is not available from other Federal sources. (3) PROHIBITION.-A local educational agency may not use grant funds received under this title for construction. SEC. 706. [20 U.S.C. 5966] NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. (a) NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.— (1) IN GENERAL.-To carry out the purpose of this title, the Secretary (A) is authorized to use funds reserved under section 702(b)(2) to— (i) conduct national leadership activities such as research, program development and evaluation, data collection, public awareness activities, training and technical assistance, dissemination (through appropriate research entities assisted by the Department of Education) of information on successful projects, activities, and strategies developed pursuant to this title; (ii) provide grants to noncommercial telecommunications entities for the production and distribution of national video-based projects that provide young people with models for conflict resolution and responsible decisionmaking; and (iii) conduct peer review of applications under this title; and (B) shall develop a written safe schools model so that all schools can develop models that enable all students to participate regardless of any language barrier. (2) SPECIAL RULE.-The Secretary may carry out the activities described in paragraph (1) directly, through interagency agreements, or through grants, contracts or cooperative agreements. (b) NATIONAL MODEL CITY.-The Secretary shall designate the District of Columbia as a national model city and shall provide funds made available pursuant to section 702(b)(2) in each fiscal year to a local educational agency serving the District of Columbia in an amount sufficient to enable such agency to carry out a comprehensive program to address school and youth violence. SEC. 707. NATIONAL COOPERATIVE EDUCATION STATISTICS SYSTEM. Subparagraph (A) of section 406(h)(2) of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1221e-1(h)(2)(A)) is amended (1) in clause (vi), by striking "and" after the semicolon; and SEC. 708. [20 U.S.C. 5967] REPORTS. (a) REPORT TO SECRETARY.-Each local educational agency that receives funds under this title shall submit to the Secretary a report not later than March 1, 1995, that describes progress achieved in carrying out the plan described in section 704(b). (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.-The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate a report not later than October 1, 1995, which shall contain a detailed statement regarding grant awards, activities of grant recipients, a compilation of statistical information submitted by applicants under section 704(a), and an evaluation of programs assisted under this title. SEC. 709. [20 U.S.C. 5968] COORDINATION OF FEDERAL ASSISTANCE. The Secretary, as a member of the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice, shall coordinate the programs and activities carried out under this title with the programs and activities carried out by the departments and offices represented within the Council that provide assistance under other Federal law for purposes that are determined by the Secretary to be similar to the purpose of this title, in order to avoid redundancy and coordinate Federal assistance, research, and programs for youth violence prevention. TITLE VIII-MINORITY-FOCUSED CIVICS EDUCATION SEC. 801. [20 U.S.C. 5981] SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the "Minority-Focused Civics Education Act of 1994". SEC. 802. [20 U.S.C. 5982] PURPOSES. It is the purpose of this title (1) to encourage improved instruction for minorities and Native Americans in American government and civics through a national program of accredited summer teacher training and staff development seminars or institutes followed by academic year inservice training programs conducted on college and university campuses or other appropriate sites, for (A) social studies and other teachers responsible for American history, government, and civics classes; and (B) other educators who work with minority and Native American youth; and (2) through such improved instruction to improve minority and Native American student knowledge and understanding of the American system of government. SEC. 803. [20 U.S.C. 5983] GRANTS AUTHORIZED; AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— (1) IN GENERAL.-The Secretary is authorized to make grants to eligible entities for the development and implementation of seminars in American government and civics for elementary and secondary school teachers and other educators who work with minority and Native American students. (2) AWARD RULE.-In awarding grants under this title, the Secretary shall ensure that there is wide geographic distribution of such grants. (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.-There are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for fiscal 1995, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998, to carry out this title. SEC. 804. [20 U.S.C. 5984] DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this title— (1) the term "eligible entity" means a State educational agency, an institution of higher education or a State higher education agency, or a public or private nonprofit organization, with experience in coordinating or conducting teacher training seminars in American government and civics education, or a consortium thereof; and |