text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``School Anti-Violence Empowerment 
  Act''.
  
                      TITLE I--SCHOOL SAFETY PROGRAMS
  
  SEC. 101. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
  
      The Secretary of Education is authorized to provide grants to local 
  educational agencies to establish or enhance crisis intervention 
  programs, including the hiring of school counselors and to enhance 
  school safety programs for students, staff, and school facilities.
  
  SEC. 102. GRANT AWARDS.
  
      (a) Local Awards.--The Secretary shall award grants to local 
  educational agencies on a competitive basis.
      (b) Grant Programs.--From the amounts appropriated under section 
  106, the Secretary shall reserve--
              (1) 50 percent of such amount to award grants to local 
          educational agencies to hire school counselors; and
              (2) 50 percent of such amount to award grants to local 
          educational agencies to enhance school safety programs for 
          students, staff, and school facilities.
      (c) Priority.--Such awards shall be based on one or more of the 
  following factors:
              (1) Quality of existing or proposed violence prevention 
          program.
              (2) Greatest need for crisis intervention counseling 
          services.
              (3) Documented financial need based on number of students 
          served under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
          Education Act of 1965.
      (d) Equitable Distribution.--In awarding grants under this title, 
  the Secretary shall ensure, to the extent practicable, an equitable 
  geographic distribution among the regions of the United States and 
  among urban, suburban, and rural areas.
      (e) Administrative Costs.--The Secretary may reserve not more than 
  1 percent from amounts appropriated under section 106 for 
  administrative costs.
      (f) Eligibility.--A local educational agency that meets the 
  requirements of this title shall be eligible to receive a grant to hire 
  school counselors and a grant to enhance school safety programs for 
  students, staff, and school facilities.
  
  SEC. 103. APPLICATIONS.
  
      (a) In General.--Each local educational agency desiring a grant 
  under this title shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
  time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the 
  Secretary may require.
      (b) Contents.--Such application shall include a plan that contains 
  the following:
              (1) In the case of a local educational agency applying for 
          a grant to enhance school safety programs--
                      (A) a description of any existing violence 
                  prevention, safety, and crisis intervention programs;
                      (B) proposed changes to any such programs and a 
                  description of any new programs; and
                      (C) documentation regarding financial need.
              (2) In the case of a local educational agency applying for 
          a grant to hire school counselors--
                      (A) a description of the need for a crisis 
                  intervention counseling program; and
                      (B) documentation regarding financial need.
  
  SEC. 104. REPORTING.
  
      Each local educational agency that receives a grant under this 
  title shall provide an annual report to the Secretary. In the case of a 
  local educational agency that receives a grant to enhance school safety 
  programs, such report shall describe how such agency used funds 
  provided under this title and include a description of new school 
  safety measures and changes implemented to existing violence 
  prevention, safety, and crisis intervention programs. In the case of a 
  local educational agency that receives a grant to hire school 
  counselors, such report shall describe how such agency used funds 
  provided under this title and include the number of school counselors 
  hired with such funds.
  
  SEC. 105. DEFINITIONS.
  
      For purposes of this title:
              (1) The terms ``elementary school'', ``local educational 
          agency'', and ``secondary school'' have the same meanings given 
          the terms in section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
          Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801).
              (2) The term ``school counselor'' means an individual who 
          has documented competence in counseling children and 
          adolescents in a school setting and who--
                      (A) possesses State licensure or certification 
                  granted by an independent professional regulatory 
                  authority;
                      (B) in the absence of such State licensure or 
                  certification, possesses national certification in 
                  school counseling or a specialty of counseling granted 
                  by an independent professional organization; or
                      (C) holds a minimum of a master's degree in school 
                  counseling from a program accredited by the Council for 
                  Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational 
                  Programs or the equivalent.
              (3) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
          Education.
              (4) the term ``school safety'' means the safety of 
          students, faculty, and school facilities from acts of violence.
  
  SEC. 106. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
  
      There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 
  $700,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2004.
  
                      TITLE II--INCREASED COPS FUNDING
  
  SEC. 201. INCREASED FUNDING FOR THE COPS PROGRAM.
  
      Section 1001(a)(11) of part J of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
  Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(11)) is amended 
  by adding at the end the following:
      ``(C) In addition to amounts made available under subparagraph (A), 
  there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part Q, to remain 
  available until expended, the total amount of $1,500,000,000 for fiscal 
  years 2000 through 2004, of which 50 percent shall be used for 
  cooperative partnerships between schools and State and local police 
  departments to provide for the use of police officers in schools.''.
  
  SEC. 202. GRANT AUTHORITY.
  
      Section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
  Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) is amended--
              (1) in subsection (i), by striking the second sentence; and
              (2) by striking subsection (k).
  
                      TITLE III--21ST CENTURY LEARNING
  
  SEC. 301. AFTER-SCHOOL AND LIFE SKILLS PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK YOUTH.
  
      Section 10907 of part I of title X of the Elementary and Secondary 
  Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8247) is amended by striking 
  ``appropriated'' and all that follows before the period and inserting 
  the following: ``appropriated to carry out this part--
              ``(1) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1999; 
          and
              ``(2) $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 
          2004''.
  
                 TITLE IV--MODEL PROGRAM AND CLEARINGHOUSE
  
  SEC. 401. MODEL PROGRAM.
  
      Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this 
  Act, the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Attorney 
  General, shall develop a model violence prevention program to be made 
  available to local educational agencies.
  
  SEC. 402. CLEARINGHOUSE.
  
      The Secretary of Education shall establish and maintain a national 
  clearinghouse to provide technical assistance regarding the 
  establishment and operation of alternative violence prevention 
  programs. The national clearinghouse shall make information regarding 
  alternative violence prevention programs available to local educational 
  agencies.
target: Requires awards to be based on one or more of the following factors: (1) quality of existing or proposed violence prevention program; (2) greatest need for crisis intervention counseling services; and (3) documented financial need based on number of students served under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA).
  Authorizes appropriations.
  Title II: Increased COPS Funding
   - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend through FY 2004 the authorization of appropriations for certain grant programs for Community Policing and "Cops on the Beat" (COPS program). Requires 50 percent of such funds to be used for cooperative partnerships between schools and State and local police departments to provide for the use of police officers in schools. Eliminates provisions for decreasing Federal matching funds and for terminating grant program authority (thus making the authority permanent).
  Title III: 21st Century Learning
   - Amends ESEA to extend through FY 2004 the authorization of appropriations for after-school and life skills programs for at-risk youth.
  Title IV: Model Program and Clearinghouse
   - Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop a model violence prevention program to be made available to LEAs; and (2) establish and maintain a national clearinghouse to provide LEAs with information on alternative violence prevention programs, and technical assistance to establish and to operate such programs.
feat_title: School Anti-Violence Empowerment Act