To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act and the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the use of grant funds for bullying prevention, and for other purposes.

December 8, 2003

Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ 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

To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act and the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the use of grant funds for bullying prevention, and for other purposes.

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 2003'.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES ACT REGARDING BULLYING.

(a) AMENDMENTS TO SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES ACT- Part A of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7101 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 4002, and in sections 4112(a)(5)(A), 4112(c)(2)(D)(ii), 4115(b)(1)(C)(i), and 4115(b)(2)(A)(i), by striking `violence' and inserting `violence and bullying';

(2) by striking the term `drug and violence prevention' each place such term appears and inserting `drug, violence, and bullying prevention', including in sections 4002(1), 4002(2), 4002(4), 4112(a)(3), 4112(a)(5), 4112(c)(2)(D), 4113(a)(4), 4113(a)(5), 4113(a)(9), 4113(a)(10), 4113(a)(14), 4114(a)(1), 4114(c)(1)(A), 4114(d)(2), 4114(d)(6), 4115(a)(1)(A), 4115(b)(2)(B), 4115(b)(2)(C), 4115(b)(2)(D), 4115(b)(2)(E), 4115(d), 4116(a)(1)(B), 4121(a)(1), 4121(a)(2), and 4121(a)(5);

(3) by striking the term `drug use and violence' each place such term appears and inserting `drug use, violence, and bullying', including in sections 4002(4), 4112(a)(2), 4112(c)(3)(B)(iv), 4113(a)(9)(A), 4115(b)(1)(C)(ii), 4116(a)(2)(B), and 4122(c);

(4) in section 4112(c)(3)(B)(ii), by striking `violence and drug-related' and inserting `violence, bullying, and drug-related';

(5) in section 4114(d)(6), by striking `acts of violence' and inserting `acts of violence and bullying';

(6) in sections 4115(a)(1)(A), 4115(a)(1)(C), 4115(a)(2)(A), 4115(b)(2)(E), and 4122(a), by striking the term `violence and illegal drug use' each place such term appears and inserting `violence, bullying, and illegal drug use';

(7) in section 4115(b)(2)(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';

(8) in the matter preceding clause (i) in section 4115(b)(2)(E), and in section 4152(a), by striking the term `Drug and violence prevention' each place such term appears and inserting `Drug, violence, and bullying prevention';

(9) in sections 4115(b)(2)(E)(vii) and 4122(b) by striking `illegal drug use and violence' and inserting `violence, bullying, and illegal drug use';

(10) in section 4115(b)(2)(E)(ix), by striking `violent or drug abusing students' and inserting `violent, bullying, or drug abusing students';

(11) in section 4115(b)(2)(E)(x), by striking `violent behavior and illegal use of drugs' and inserting `violent behavior, bullying, and illegal use of drugs';

(12) in section 4115(b)(2)(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';

(13) in section 4115(b)(2)(E)(xv), by striking `major accident, or a drug-related incident' and inserting `major accident, bullying incident, or a drug-related incident';

(14) in sections 4115(b)(2)(E)(xviii) and 4116(b)(1), by striking `safety hotline' and inserting `safety and bullying prevention hotline';

(15) in section 4116(a)(1)(C), by striking `violence and drug prevention' and inserting `drug, violence, and bullying prevention';

(16) in section 4121(a), by striking `illegal use of drugs and violence' and inserting `violence, bullying, and illegal drug use';

(17) in section 4121(a)(4), by striking `violence prevention and education' and inserting `violence and bullying prevention and education';

(18) in sections 4121(a)(6) and 4121(a)(8), by striking `drug and violence problems' and inserting `drug, violence, and bullying problems';

(19) in section 4122(a)(2), by striking `and school violence' and inserting `school violence and bullying,';

(20) in sections 4124(a)(1)(B) and 4124(a)(3), by striking `substance abuse and violence prevention' and inserting `violence, bullying, and substance abuse prevention';

(21) in section 4124(b)(4)(A)(i), by striking `substance abuse and violence problem' and inserting `violence, bullying, and substance abuse problem';

(22) in section 4127(c), by striking `school violence research' and inserting `school violence and bullying research';

(23) in section 4128(b)(2), by striking `such as substance abuse' and inserting `such as bullying, substance abuse';

(24) in section 4128(b)(4), by striking `school violence prevention' and inserting `school violence and bullying prevention';

(25) in section 4130(b)(1)(B)(iv), by striking `violence, use of dangerous weapons' and inserting `violence and bullying, use of dangerous weapons';

(26) in section 4130(b)(5)(B)(i), by striking `schools with violence problems' and inserting `schools with violence or bullying problems';

(27) in section 4151--

(A) in paragraph (3)--

(i) by striking `DRUG AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION' in the heading and inserting `DRUG, VIOLENCE, AND BULLYING PREVENTION';

(ii) by striking `drug and violence prevention' each place such term appears 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 (6) and (7), by striking `violent behavior' and inserting `violent or bullying behavior'; and

(28) in section 4152(a), by striking `acts of violence' and inserting `acts of violence or bullying'.

(b) AMENDMENT TO OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS ACT OF 1968- Paragraph (13) of section 1801 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 2796ee; relating to juvenile accountability block grants) is amended to read as follows:

`(13) establishing and maintaining accountability-based programs that are designed to enhance school safety, which programs may include research-based bullying prevention programs;'.

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