text: SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Classroom Safety Act of 1993''.
  
  SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
  
      (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
              (1) the violence within elementary and secondary schools 
          across the Nation has increased dramatically during the past 
          decade;
              (2) the despair, brought about by poverty and 
          disenfranchisement, that affect millions of youth in cities 
          across the Nation is entering schools;
              (3) almost 3,000,000 crimes occur on or near school 
          campuses every year, 16,000 per school day or one every 6 
          seconds;
              (4) one fourth of major urban school districts now use 
          metal detectors;
              (5) 20 percent of teachers in schools have reported being 
          threatened with violence by a student;
              (6) greater efforts are needed for counseling and training 
          for teachers in potentially hostile school environments to 
          avert violence in schools;
              (7) schools are being asked to take on too many 
          responsibilities that society as a whole has neglected forcing 
          teachers to referee fights rather than teach;
              (8) teachers' unions are staging walk-outs to protest the 
          violence which denies interested students the opportunity to 
          learn;
              (9) local educational agencies and cities are already 
          financially devastated and need an infusion of Federal funds to 
          help fight violence in schools; and
              (10) local educational agencies should not have to withdraw 
          funds and resources intended for books, computers, and 
          teachers, to help pay for an increased need for safety 
          mechanisms in schools.
      (b) Purposes.--The purpose of this Act is to provide assistance to 
  local educational agencies for the prevention and reduction of violent 
  crime in schools throughout the Nation.
  
  SEC. 3. GRANT AUTHORIZATION.
  
      (a) In General.--The Secretary of Education is authorized to make 
  grants to local educational agencies to provide assistance to such 
  agencies most directly affected by crime and violence.
      (b) Model Project.--The Secretary shall develop a model for 
  classroom safety written in English and Spanish in a timely fashion and 
  make such model available to any local educational agency that requests 
  such information.
  
  SEC. 4. USE OF FUNDS.
  
      Grants made by the Secretary under this Act shall be used--
              (1) to fund anticrime and safety measures and to develop 
          education and training programs for the prevention of crime, 
          violence, and illegal use of drugs and alcohol;
              (2) for counseling programs for victims and witnesses of 
          crime in schools;
              (3) to develop programs for conflict resolution and peer 
          mediation counseling for students, teachers, and other 
          personnel in regular contact with students at school;
              (4) to purchase crime prevention equipment, including metal 
          detectors and video-surveillance devices; and
              (5) for the prevention and reduction of the participation 
          of students in organized crime and drug and gang-related 
          activities in schools.
  
  SEC. 5. APPLICATIONS.
  
      (a) In General.--In order to be eligible to receive a grant under 
  this Act for any fiscal year, a local educational agency shall submit 
  an application to the Secretary in such form and containing such 
  information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
      (b) Requirements.--Each application under subsection (a) shall 
  include--
              (1) a request for funds for the purposes described in 
          section 4;
              (2) a description of the schools and communities to be 
          served by the grant, including the nature of the crime and 
          violence problems within such schools;
              (3) assurances that Federal funds received under this Act 
          shall be used to supplement, not supplant, non-Federal funds 
          that would otherwise be available for activities funded under 
          this Act; and
              (4) statistical information in such form and containing 
          such information that the Secretary may require regarding crime 
          within the schools served by such local educational agency.
      (c) Comprehensive Plan.--Each application shall include a 
  comprehensive plan that shall contain--
              (1) a description of the crime problems within the schools 
          targeted for assistance;
              (2) a description of the projects to be developed;
              (3) a description of the resources available in the 
          community to implement the plan together with a description of 
          the gaps in the plan that cannot be filled with existing 
          resources;
              (4) an explanation of how the requested grant will be used 
          to fill gaps;
              (5) a description of the system the applicant will 
          establish to prevent and reduce crime problems; and
              (6) a description of educational materials to be developed 
          in Spanish.
  
  SEC. 6. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS; LIMITATIONS ON GRANTS.
  
      (a) Administrative Cost Limitation.--The Secretary shall use not 
  more than 5 percent of the funds available under this Act for the 
  purposes of administration and technical assistance.
      (b) Renewal of Grants.--A grant under this Act may be renewed for 
  up to 2 additional years after the first fiscal year during which the 
  recipient receives an initial grant under this Act, subject to the 
  availability of funds, if--
              (1) the Secretary determines that the funds made available 
          to the recipient during the previous year were used in a manner 
          required under the approved application; and
              (2) the Secretary determines that an additional grant is 
          necessary to implement the crime prevention program described 
          in the comprehensive plan as required by section 5(c).
  
  SEC. 7. AWARD OF GRANTS.
  
      (a) Selection of Recipients.--The Secretary shall consider the 
  following factors in awarding grants to local educational agencies:
              (1) Crime problem.--The nature and scope of the crime 
          problem in the targeted schools.
              (2) Need and ability.--Demonstrated need and evidence of 
          the ability to provide the services described in the plan 
          required under section 5(c).
              (3) Population.--The number of students to be served by the 
          plan required under section 5(c).
      (b) Geographic Distribution.--The Secretary shall attempt, to the 
  extent practicable, to achieve an equitable geographic distribution of 
  grant awards.
  
  SEC. 8. REPORTS.
  
      (a) Report.--Local educational agencies that receive funds under 
  this Act shall submit to the Secretary a report not later than March 1 
  of each year that describes progress achieved in carrying out the plan 
  required under section 5(c).
      (b) Report to Congress.--The Secretary shall submit to the Congress 
  a report by October 1 of each year in which grants are made available 
  under this Act which shall contain a detailed statement regarding grant 
  awards, activities of grant recipients, a compilation of statistical 
  information submitted by applicants under 5(b)(4), and an evaluation of 
  programs established under this Act.
  
  SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.
  
      For the purpose of this Act:
              (1) The term `local educational agency' has the same 
          meaning given such term under section 1471(12) of the 
          Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
              (2) The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Education.
  
  SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
  
      There are authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for fiscal 
  year 1993 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
  years 1994 through 1999 to carry out the projects under this Act.
target: Classroom Safety Act of 1993 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to assist local educational agencies (LEAs) in reducing and preventing violent crime in elementary and secondary schools. 
  Directs the Secretary to develop a model for classroom safety written in English and Spanish and make it available to any LEA upon request. 
  Requires the grants to be used for programs of:  (1) anticrime and safety measures, and prevention education and training; (2) counseling for victims and witnesses; (3) conflict resolution and peer mediation; (4) purchasing crime prevention equipment; and (5) preventing and reducing student participation in organized crime and drug and gang-related activities in schools. 
  Requires grant applications to include comprehensive plans. 
  Bases selection of recipients upon crime problem, need and ability, and student population (and equitable geographic distribution, if practicable). 
  Requires annual reports. 
  Authorizes appropriations.
feat_title: Classroom Safety Act of 1993