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[CITE: 20USC7115]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 70--STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY
SCHOOLS
SUBCHAPTER IV--SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES
Part \1\A--State Grants for Drug and Violence Prevention Programs
subpart 1--state grants for drug and violence prevention programs
Sec. 7115. Local applications
(a) Application required
(1) In general
In order to be eligible to receive a distribution under section
7113(d) of this title for any fiscal year, a local educational
agency shall submit, at such time as the State educational agency
requires, an application to the State educational agency for
approval. Such an application shall be amended, as necessary, to
reflect changes in the local educational agency's program.
(2) Development
(A) A local educational agency shall develop its application
under subsection (a)(1) of this section in consultation with a local
or substate regional advisory council that includes, to the extent
possible, representatives of local government, business, parents,
students, teachers, pupil services personnel, appropriate State
agencies, private schools, the medical profession, law enforcement,
community-based organizations, and other groups with interest and
expertise in drug and violence prevention.
(B) In addition to assisting the local educational agency to
develop an application under this section, the advisory council
established or designated under subparagraph (A) shall, on an
ongoing basis--
(i) disseminate information about drug and violence
prevention programs, projects, and activities conducted within
the boundaries of the local educational agency;
(ii) advise the local educational agency regarding--
(I) how best to coordinate such agency's activities
under this subpart with other related programs, projects,
and activities; and
(II) the agencies that administer such programs,
projects, and activities; and
(iii) review program evaluations and other relevant material
and make recommendations to the local educational agency on how
to improve such agency's drug and violence prevention programs.
(b) Contents of applications
An application under this section shall contain--
(1) an objective analysis of the current use (and consequences
of such use) of alcohol, tobacco, and controlled, illegal, addictive
or harmful substances as well as the violence, safety, and
discipline problems among students who attend the schools of the
applicant (including private school students who participate in the
applicant's drug and violence prevention program) that is based on
ongoing local assessment or evaluation activities;
(2) a detailed explanation of the local educational agency's
comprehensive plan for drug and violence prevention, which shall
include a description of--
(A) how the plan will be coordinated with programs under
this chapter, the Goals 2000: Educate America Act [20 U.S.C.
5801 et seq.], and other Acts, as appropriate, in accordance
with the provisions of section 8856 of this title;
(B) the local educational agency's measurable goals for drug
and violence prevention, and a description of how such agency
will assess and publicly report progress toward attaining these
goals;
(C) how the local educational agency will use its
distribution under this subpart;
(D) how the local educational agency will coordinate such
agency's programs and projects with community-wide efforts to
achieve such agency's goals for drug and violence prevention;
and
(E) how the local educational agency will coordinate such
agency's programs and projects with other Federal, State, and
local programs for drug-abuse prevention, including health
programs; and
(3) such other information and assurances as the State
educational agency may reasonably require.
(c) Review of application
(1) In general
In reviewing local applications under this section, a State
educational agency shall use a peer review process or other methods
of assuring the quality of such applications.
(2) Considerations
(A) In determining whether to approve the application of a local
educational agency under this section, a State educational agency
shall consider the quality of the local educational agency's
comprehensive plan under subsection (b)(2) of this section and the
extent to which such plan is coordinated with programs under this
chapter, the Goals 2000: Educate America Act [20 U.S.C. 5801 et
seq.], in accordance with the provisions of section 8856 of this
title.
(B) A State educational agency may disapprove a local
educational agency application under this section in whole or in
part and may withhold, limit, or place restrictions on the use of
funds allotted to such a local educational agency in a manner the
State educational agency determines will best promote the purposes
of this part, except that a local educational agency shall be
afforded an opportunity to appeal any such disapproval.
(Pub. L. 89-10, title IV, Sec. 4115, as added Pub. L. 103-382, title I,
Sec. 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3681.)
References in Text
The Goals 2000: Educate America Act, referred to in subsecs.
(b)(2)(A) and (c)(2)(A), is Pub. L. 103-227, Mar. 31, 1994, 108 Stat.
125 (except titles V and IX), as amended, which is classified
principally to chapter 68 (Sec. 5801 et seq.) of this title (except
subchapters V (Sec. 5931 et seq.) and IX (Sec. 6001 et seq.)). For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note
set out under section 5801 of this title and Tables.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 7112, 7113 of this title.