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 and gang prevention, and for other purposes.

January 6, 2005

Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California 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 and gang 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 and Gang Prevention for School Safety and Crime Reduction Act of 2005'.

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

(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), 4115(b)(1)(C)(i), and 4115(b)(2)(A)(i), by striking `violence' and inserting `violence, bullying, and gangs';

(2) in clause (ii) of section 4112(c)(2)(D), by striking `violence that is associated' and inserting `violence, bullying, and gangs that are associated';

(3) by striking the term `drug and violence prevention' each place such term appears and inserting `drug, violence, bullying, and gang 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);

(4) by striking the term `drug use and violence' each place such term appears and inserting `drug use, violence, bullying, and gangs', 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);

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

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

(7) 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, gangs, and illegal drug use';

(8) 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, gangs, and illegal use of drugs';

(9) 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, bullying, and gang prevention';

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

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

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

(13) in section 4115(b)(2)(E)(xiii)--

(A) by striking `violence prevention and education programs' and inserting `violence, bullying, and gang prevention and education programs'; and

(B) by striking `resolve conflicts without violence' and inserting `resolve conflicts without violence, bullying, or gangs';

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(28) in section 4151--

(A) in paragraph (3)--

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

(ii) by striking `drug and violence prevention' each place such term appears and inserting `drug, violence, bullying, and gang prevention'; and

(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking `with respect to violence' and inserting `with respect to violence, bullying, and gangs'; and

(B) in paragraphs (6) and (7), by striking `violent behavior' and inserting `violent, bullying, or gang behavior'; and

(29) in section 4152(a), by striking `acts of violence' and inserting `acts of violence and 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 and gang prevention programs;'.

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