H. R IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES A BILL

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1 I TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act and the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1 to authorize the use of grant funds for bullying prevention, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DECEMBER, 00 Ms. LINDA T. SÁNCHEZ of California (for herself and Mr. QUINN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act and the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1 to authorize the use of grant funds for bullying prevention, and for other purposes. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the Bullying Prevention for School Safety and Crime Reduction Act of 00.

2 SEC.. AMENDMENTS TO SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES ACT REGARDING BUL- LYING. (a) AMENDMENTS TO SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES ACT. Part A of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1 (0 U.S.C. 1 et seq.; commonly referred to as the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act ) is amended (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) in section 00, and in sections (a)()(a), (c)()(d)(ii), (b)(1)(c)(i), and (b)()(a)(i), by striking violence and inserting violence and bullying ; () by striking the term drug and violence prevention each place such term appears and inserting drug, violence, and bullying prevention, including in sections 00(1), 00(), 00(), (a)(), (a)(), (c)()(d), (a)(), (a)(), (a)(), (a)(), (a)(1), (a)(1), (c)(1)(a), (d)(), (d)(), (a)(1)(a), (b)()(b), (b)()(c), (b)()(d), (b)()(e), (d), (a)(1)(b), (a)(1), (a)(), and (a)(); HR IH

3 () by striking the term drug use and violence each place such term appears and inserting drug use, violence, and bullying, including in sections 00(), (a)(), (c)()(b)(iv), (a)()(a), (b)(1)(c)(ii), (a)()(b), and 1(c); () in section (c)()(b)(ii), by striking violence and drug-related and inserting violence, bullying, and drug-related ; () in section (d)(), by striking acts of violence and inserting acts of violence and bullying ; () in sections (a)(1)(a), (a)(1)(c), (a)()(a), (b)()(e), and 1(a), by striking the term violence and illegal drug use each place such term appears and inserting violence, bullying, and illegal drug use ; () in section (b)()(b), by striking the term violence and illegal use of drugs each place such term appears and inserting violence, bullying, and illegal use of drugs ; () in the matter preceding clause (i) in section (b)()(e), and in section 1(a), by striking the term Drug and violence prevention each place HR IH

4 such term appears and inserting Drug, violence, and bullying prevention ; () in sections (b)()(e)(vii) and 1(b) by striking illegal drug use and violence and inserting violence, bullying, and illegal drug use ; () in section (b)()(e)(ix), by striking violent or drug abusing students and inserting violent, bullying, or drug abusing students ; () in section (b)()(e)(x), by striking violent behavior and illegal use of drugs and inserting violent behavior, bullying, and illegal use of drugs ; (1) in section (b)()(e)(xiii) (A) by striking violence prevention and education programs and inserting violence and bullying prevention and education programs ; and (B) by striking resolve conflicts without violence and inserting resolve conflicts without violence or bullying ; (1) in section (b)()(e)(xv), by striking major accident, or a drug-related incident and inserting major accident, bullying incident, or a drugrelated incident ; HR IH

5 (1) in sections (b)()(e)(xviii) and (b)(1), by striking safety hotline and inserting safety and bullying prevention hotline ; (1) in section (a)(1)(c), by striking violence and drug prevention and inserting drug, violence, and bullying prevention ; (1) in section (a), by striking illegal use of drugs and violence and inserting violence, bullying, and illegal drug use ; (1) in section (a)(), by striking violence prevention and education and inserting violence and bullying prevention and education ; (1) in sections (a)() and (a)(), by striking drug and violence problems and inserting drug, violence, and bullying problems ; (1) in section 1(a)(), by striking and school violence and inserting school violence and bullying, ; (0) in sections 1(a)(1)(B) and 1(a)(), by striking substance abuse and violence prevention and inserting violence, bullying, and substance abuse prevention ; (1) in section 1(b)()(A)(i), by striking substance abuse and violence problem and insert- HR IH

6 ing violence, bullying, and substance abuse problem ; () in section 1(c), by striking school violence research and inserting school violence and bullying research ; () in section 1(b)(), by striking such as substance abuse and inserting such as bullying, substance abuse ; () in section 1(b)(), by striking school violence prevention and inserting school violence and bullying prevention ; () in section (b)(1)(b)(iv), by striking violence, use of dangerous weapons and inserting violence and bullying, use of dangerous weapons ; () in section (b)()(b)(i), by striking schools with violence problems and inserting schools with violence or bullying problems ; () in section (A) in paragraph () (i) by striking DRUG AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION in the heading and inserting DRUG, VIOLENCE, AND BULLYING PRE- VENTION ; (ii) by striking drug and violence prevention each place such term appears HR IH

7 and inserting drug, violence, and bullying prevention ; and (iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting and bullying after with respect to violence ; and (B) in paragraphs () and (), by striking violent behavior and inserting violent or bullying behavior ; and () in section 1(a), by striking acts of violence and inserting acts of violence or bullying. (b) AMENDMENT TO OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS ACT OF 1. Paragraph (1) of section 1 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1 ( U.S.C. ee; relating to juvenile accountability block grants) is amended to read as follows: (1) establishing and maintaining accountability-based programs that are designed to enhance school safety, which programs may include researchbased bullying prevention programs;. Æ HR IH