not exceed three percent of the amount available to such State under section 3602 for such fiscal year; and

(3) set forth criteria to be used in allotting funds for school library media resources among the local educational agencies of the State, which allotment shall take into consideration the relative need of the students, school media specialists, and teachers to be served.

(b) PLAN SUBMISSION.-The State plan may be submitted as part of a consolidated application under section 14302.

SEC. 3604. [20 U.S.C. 7004] DISTRIBUTION OF ALLOCATION TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.

From the funds allocated to a State under section 3602(2) in each fiscal year, such State shall distribute not less than 97 percent of such funds in such year to local educational agencies within such State according to the relative enrollment of students in elementary and secondary schools within the school districts of such State, adjusted to provide higher per pupil allotments to local educational agencies that have the greatest number or percentages of students whose education imposes a higher than average cost per child, such as those students

(1) living in areas with high concentrations of low-income families;

(2) from low-income families; and

(3) living in sparsely populated areas.

SEC. 3605. [20 U.S.C. 7005] AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the four succeeding fiscal years.

TITLE IV-SAFE AND DRUG-FREE
SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES

SEC. 4001. [20 U.S.C. 7101] SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the "Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994".

SEC. 4002. [20 U.S.C. 7102] FINDINGS.

The Congress finds as follows:

(1) The seventh National Education Goal provides that by the year 2000, all schools in America will be free of drugs and violence and the unauthorized presence of firearms and alcohol, and offer a disciplined environment that is conducive to learning.

(2) The widespread illegal use of alcohol and other drugs among the Nation's secondary school students, and increasingly by students in elementary schools as well, constitutes a grave threat to such students' physical and mental well-being, and significantly impedes the learning process. For example, data show that students who drink tend to receive lower grades and are more likely to miss school because of illness than students who do not drink.

(3) Our Nation's schools and communities are increasingly plagued by violence and crime. Approximately 3,000,000 thefts

and violent crimes occur in or near our Nation's schools every year, the equivalent of more than 16,000 incidents per school day.

(4) Violence that is linked to prejudice and intolerance victimizes entire communities leading to more violence and discrimination.

(5) The tragic consequences of violence and the illegal use of alcohol and drugs by students are felt not only by students and such students' families, but by such students' communities and the Nation, which can ill afford to lose such students' skills, talents, and vitality.

(6) While use of illegal drugs is a serious problem among a minority of teenagers, alcohol use is far more widespread. The proportion of high school students using alcohol, though lower than a decade ago, remains unacceptably high. By the 8th grade, 70 percent of youth report having tried alcohol and by the 12th grade, about 88 percent have used alcohol. Alcohol use by young people can and does have adverse consequences for users, their families, communities, schools, and colleges.

(7) Alcohol and tobacco are widely used by young people. Such use can, and does, have adverse consequences for young people, their families, communities, schools, and colleges. Drug prevention programs for youth that address only controlled drugs send an erroneous message that alcohol and tobacco do not present significant problems, or that society is willing to overlook their use. To be credible, messages opposing illegal drug use by youth should address alcohol and tobacco as well.

(8) Every day approximately 3,000 children start smoking. Thirty percent of all secondary school seniors are smokers. Half of all new smokers begin smoking before the age of 14, 90 percent of such smokers begin before the age of 21, and the average age of the first use of smokeless tobacco is under the age of 10. Use of tobacco products has been linked to serious health problems. Drug education and prevention programs that include tobacco have been effective in reducing teenage use of tobacco.

(9) Drug and violence prevention programs are essential components of a comprehensive strategy to promote school safety and to reduce the demand for and use of drugs throughout the Nation. Schools and local organizations in communities throughout the Nation have a special responsibility to work together to combat the growing epidemic of violence and illegal drug use and should measure the success of their programs against clearly defined goals and objectives.

(10) Students must take greater responsibility for their own well-being, health, and safety if schools and communities are to achieve the goals of providing a safe, disciplined, and drug-free learning environment.

SEC. 4003. [20 U.S.C. 7103] PURPOSE.

The purpose of this title is to support programs to meet the seventh National Education Goal by preventing violence in and around schools and by strengthening programs that prevent the illegal use of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs, involve parents, and are co

ordinated with related Federal, State, and community efforts and resources, through the provision of Federal assistance to

(1) States for grants to local educational agencies and educational service agencies and consortia of such agencies to establish, operate, and improve local programs of school drug and violence prevention, early intervention, rehabilitation referral, and education in elementary and secondary schools (including intermediate and junior high schools;

(2) States for grants to, and contracts with, communitybased organizations and other public and private nonprofit agencies and organizations for programs of drug and violence prevention, early intervention, rehabilitation referral, and education;

(3) States for development, training, technical assistance, and coordination activities;

(4) public and private nonprofit organizations to conduct training, demonstrations, and evaluation, and to provide supplementary services for the prevention of drug use and violence among students and youth; and

(5) institutions of higher education to establish, operate, expand, and improve programs of school drug and violence prevention, education, and rehabilitation referral for students enrolled in colleges and universities.

SEC. 4004. [20 U.S.C. 7104] FUNDING.

There are authorized to be appropriated

(1) $630,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the four succeeding fiscal years, for State grants under subpart 1; and

(2) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the four succeeding fiscal years, for national programs under subpart 2.

PART A-STATE GRANTS FOR DRUG AND
VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS

Subpart 1-State Grants for Drug and Violence
Prevention Programs

SEC. 4011. [20 U.S.C. 7111] RESERVATIONS AND ALLOTMENTS.

(a) RESERVATIONS.-From the amount made available under section 4004(a) to carry out this subpart for each fiscal year, the Secretary

(1) shall reserve 1 percent of such amount for grants under this subpart to Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, to be allotted in accordance with the Secretary's determination of their respective needs;

(2) shall reserve 1 percent of such amount for the Secretary of the Interior to carry out programs under this part for Indian youth;

(3) may reserve not more than $1,000,000 for the national impact evaluation required by section 4117(a); and

(4) shall reserve 0.2 percent of such amount for programs for Native Hawaiians under section 4118.

(b) STATE ALLOTMENTS.

(1) IN GENERAL.-Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall, for each fiscal year, allocate among the States

(A) one-half of the remainder not reserved under subsection (a) according to the ratio between the school-aged population of each State and the school-aged population of all the States; and

(B) one-half of such remainder according to the ratio between the amount each State received under part A of title I for the preceding year (or, for fiscal year 1995 only, sections 1005 and 1006 of this Act as such sections were in existence on the day preceding the date of enactment of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994) and the sum of such amounts received by all the States.

(2) MINIMUM.-For any fiscal year, no State shall be allotted under this subsection an amount that is less than one-half of 1 percent of the total amount allotted to all the States under this subsection.

(3) REALLOTMENT.-The Secretary may reallot any amount of any allotment to a State if the Secretary determines that the State will be unable to use such amount within two years of such allotment. Such reallotments shall be made on the same basis as allotments are made under paragraph (1).

(4) DEFINITIONS.-For the purpose of this subsection

(A) the term "State" means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and

(B) the term "local educational agency" includes educational service agencies and consortia of such agencies. SEC. 4112. [20 U.S.C. 7112] STATE APPLICATIONS.

(a) IN GENERAL.-In order to receive an allotment under section 4111 for any fiscal year, a State shall submit to the Secretary, at such time as the Secretary may require, an application that

(1) describes how funds under this subpart will be coordinated with programs under this Act, the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, and other Acts, as appropriate, in accordance with the provisions of section 14306;

(2) contains the results of the State's needs assessment for drug and violence prevention programs, which shall be based on the results of on-going State evaluation activities, including data on the prevalence of drug use and violence by youth in schools and communities;

(3) contains assurances that the sections of the application concerning the funds provided to the chief executive officer and the State educational agency were developed separately by such officer or agency, respectively, but in consultation and coordination with appropriate State officials and others, including the chief State school officer, the chief executive officer, the head of the State alcohol and drug abuse agency, the heads of the State health and mental health agencies, the head of the

State criminal justice planning agency, the head of the State child welfare agency, the head of the State board of education, or their designees, and representatives of parents, students, and community-based organizations;

(4) contains an assurance that the State will cooperate with, and assist, the Secretary in conducting a national impact evaluation of programs required by section 4117(a); and

(5) includes any other information the Secretary may require.

(b) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY FUNDS.-A State's application under this section shall also contain a comprehensive plan for the use of funds under section 4113(a) by the State educational agency that includes

(1) a statement of the State educational agency's measurable goals and objectives for drug and violence prevention and a description of the procedures such agency will use for assessing and publicly reporting progress toward meeting those goals and objectives;

(2) a plan for monitoring the implementation of, and providing technical assistance regarding, the drug and violence prevention programs conducted by local educational agencies in accordance with section 4116;

(3) a description of how the State educational agency will use funds under section 4113(b);

(4) a description of how the State educational agency will coordinate such agency's activities under this subpart with the chief executive officer's drug and violence prevention programs under this subpart and with the prevention efforts of other State agencies;

(5) an explanation of the criteria the State educational agency will use to identify which local educational agencies receive supplemental funds under section 4113(d)(2)(A)(ii) and how the supplemental funds will be allocated among such local educational agencies; and

(6) a description of the procedures the State educational agency will use to review applications from local educational agencies under section 4115.

(c) GOVERNOR'S FUNDS.-A State's application under this section shall also contain a comprehensive plan for the use of funds under section 4114(a) by the chief executive officer that includes

(1) a statement of the chief executive officer's measurable goals and objectives for drug and violence prevention and a description of the procedures to be used for assessing and publicly reporting progress toward meeting such goals and objectives;

(2) a description of how the chief executive officer will coordinate such officer's activities under this part with the State educational agency and other State agencies and organizations involved with drug and violence prevention efforts;

(3) a description of how funds reserved under section 4114(a) will be used so as not to duplicate the efforts of the State educational agency and local educational agencies with regard to the provision of school-based prevention efforts and services and how those funds will be used to serve populations