Congress 107 - HR 970 - To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994 to provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement prevention programs that meet a high scientific standard of program effectiveness.

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Academic performance Authorization Child development Community and school Crime and Law Enforcement Delinquency prevention Drug abuse Drug abuse prevention Drugs and youth Economics and Public Finance Education Educational accountability Educational planning Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Families Federal aid to education Federal aid to substance abuse programs Higher education Parent-school relationships Problem children School discipline School violence Secondary education Teacher education

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Amends the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994 (which is part A of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) to establish provisions for Effective Prevention Program Implementation through a program of technical assistance grants for comprehensive prevention of violence, criminal and delinquent behavior, substance abuse, and other problem behaviors.

Authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide such grants to States that meet specified requirements to implement prevention programs that meet a high scientific standard of program effectiveness. Requires: (1) State distribution of program funds through competitive grants to local educational agencies (LEAs); and (2) LEA use of funds for comprehensive prevention programs.

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Apr 30, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Mar 8, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 8, 2001

Introduced in House

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