College Campus Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Education Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise drug and alcohol abuse prevention program certification requirements (which must be met in order for a higher education institution (institution) to receive any Federal financial assistance) to require such programs to limit alcoholic beverage advertisements in the institution's newspapers and other publications to price and product identification. Prohibits: (1) distribution of any promotional material that encourages the consumption of alcoholic beverages on campus; (2) distribution of free alcoholic beverages for promotional purposes on campus; and (3) sponsorship or public support of any on-campus athletic, musical, cultural, or social program, event, or competition by any alcoholic beverage company or by any group of such companies.
Requires that identification, referral, or treatment of students and employees under such programs not jeopardize the their matriculation status or employment.
Requires specified items under such programs to be developed and adopted with student and employee participation.
Directs the Secretary of Education to waive certain sanctions relating to such programs for up to one year in the case of any institution in the process of developing and implementing a required plan.
Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to institutions or consortia of them, and contracts with such institutions and other organizations, for programs of prevention, and education (including treatment-referral) to reduce and eliminate the illegal use of drugs and alcohol and associated violence. Allows such contracts also to be used for a higher education center for alcohol and drug abuse prevention which will provide training, technical assistance, evaluation, dissemination, and associated services and assistance to the higher education community and institutions of higher education.
Makes a conforming repeal to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
Directs the Secretary to make ten National Recognition Awards annually to institutions that have developed and implemented effective alcohol and drug abuse prevention and education programs. Authorizes appropriations.
[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
[H.R. 1980 Introduced in House (IH)]
105th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1980
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide incentives to
colleges and universities to develop, implement, and improve alcohol
abuse prevention and education programs on their campuses, to
strengthen sanctions, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 19, 1997
Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
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A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide incentives to
colleges and universities to develop, implement, and improve alcohol
abuse prevention and education programs on their campuses, to
strengthen sanctions, 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 ``College Campus Alcohol Abuse
Prevention and Education Act''.
SEC. 2. HIGHER EDUCATION AND DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION.
(a) Specific Programs.--Section 1213 of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1145g) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``and'' at the end of
paragraph (1)(D), by redesignating paragraph (1)(E) as
paragraph (1)(I), and by inserting after paragraph (1)(D) the
following:
``(E) a prohibition on the distribution of any
promotional material that encourages the consumption of
alcoholic beverages on campus;
``(F) a prohibition of the distribution of free
alcoholic beverages for promotional purposes on the
campus;
``(G) a prohibition on sponsorship or public
support of any on-campus athletic, musical, cultural,
or social program, event, or competition by any
alcoholic beverage company or by any group of such
companies;
``(H) limiting alcoholic beverage advertisements in
the institution of higher education's newspapers and
other publications to price and product identification;
and'';
(2) in subsection (a), by inserting after and below
paragraph (2)(B) the following: ``Identification, referral, or
treatment of students and employees shall not jeopardize the
matriculation status of the students or the employment of the
employees.''; and
(3) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``(a)(1)(E)'' and
inserting ``(a)(1)(I)''.
(b) Student and Employee Involvement.--Section 1213(b) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1145g(b)) is amended by adding
at the end the following: ``Such items shall be developed and adopted
with student and employee participation.''.
(c) Waiver of Sanctions.--Section 1213(c) of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1145g(c)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(3) Upon application by an institution of higher education, the
Secretary shall grant a waiver of sanctions authorized by subsection
(a)(1)(I) to any institution of higher education which demonstrates
that it is in the process of developing and implementing a plan
required by subsection (a) for up to one year from the date of the
enactment of this paragraph.''.
SEC. 3. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.
(a) Grant and Contract Authority.--Section 1213 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1145g) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(e)(1) The Secretary may make grants to institutions of higher
education or consortia of such institutions and contracts with such
institutions and other organizations to develop, implement, operate,
improve, and disseminate programs of prevention, and education
(including treatment-referral) to reduce and eliminate the illegal use
of drugs and alcohol and their associated violence. Such contracts may
also be used for the support of a higher education center for alcohol
and drug abuse prevention which will provide training, technical
assistance, evaluation, dissemination and associated services and
assistance to the higher education community as defined by the
Secretary and the institutions of higher education.
``(2) Grants and contracts shall be made available under paragraph
(1) on a competitive basis. An institution of higher education, a
consortium of such institutions, or other organizations which desire to
receive a grant or contract under paragraph (1) shall submit an
application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
containing or accompanied by such information as the Secretary may
reasonably require by regulation.
``(3) The Secretary shall make every effort to ensure--
``(A) the equitable participation of private and public
institutions of higher education (including community and
junior colleges), and
``(B) the equitable geographic participation of such
institutions,
in grants and contracts under paragraph (1). In the award of such
grants and contracts, the Secretary shall give appropriate
consideration to institutions of higher education with limited
enrollment.''.
(b) Repeal.--Section 4122 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7132) is repealed.
SEC. 4. NATIONAL RECOGNITION AWARDS.
(a) Awards.--For the purpose of providing models of alcohol and
drug abuse prevention and education (including treatment-referral)
programs in higher education and to focus national attention on
exemplary alcohol and drug abuse prevention efforts, the Secretary of
Education shall, on an annual basis, make 10 National Recognition
Awards to institutions of higher education that have developed and
implemented effective alcohol and drug abuse prevention and education
programs. Such awards shall be made at a ceremony in Washington, D.C.
and a document describing the programs of those who receive the awards
shall be distributed nationally.
(b) Application.--
(1) In general.--A national recognition award shall be made
under subsection (a) to institutions of higher education which
have applied for such award. Such an application shall
contain--
(A) a clear description of the goals and objectives
of the alcohol and drug abuse programs of the
institution applying,
(B) a description of program activities that focus
on alcohol and other drug policy issues, policy
development, modification, or refinement, policy
dissemination and implementation, and policy
enforcement;
(C) a description of activities that encourage
student and employee participation and involvement in
both activity development and implementation;
(D) the objective criteria used to determine the
effectiveness of the methods used in such programs and
the means used to evaluate and improve the program
efforts,
(E) a description of special initiatives used to
reduce high-risk behavior or increase low risk
behavior, or both, and
(F) a description of coordination and networking
efforts that exist in the community in which the
institution is located for purposes of such programs.
(2) Eligibility criteria.--All institutions of higher
education which are two- and four-year colleges and
universities that have established a drug and alcohol
prevention and education program are eligible to apply for a
National Recognition Award. To receive such an Award an
institution of higher education must be nominated to receive
it. An institution of higher education may nominate itself or
be nominated by others such as professional associations or
student organizations.
(3) Application review.--The Secretary of Education shall
appoint a committee to review applications submitted under
paragraph (1). The committee may include representatives of
Federal departments or agencies whose programs include alcohol
and drug abuse prevention and education efforts, directors or
heads (or their representatives) of professional associations
that focus on prevention efforts, and non-Federal scientists
who have backgrounds in social science evaluation and research
methodology and in education. Decisions of the committee shall
be made directly to the Secretary without review by any other
entity in the Department of Education.
(4) Review criteria.--Specific review criteria shall be
developed by the Secretary in conjunction with the appropriate
experts. In reviewing applications under paragraph (3) the
committee shall consider--
(A) measures of effectiveness of the program of the
applicant that should include changes in the campus
alcohol and other drug environment or climate and
changes in alcohol and other drug use before and after
the initiation of the program; and
(B) measures of program institutionalization,
including an assessment of needs of the institution,
the institution's alcohol and drug policies, staff and
faculty development activities, drug prevention
criteria, student, faculty, and campus community
involvement, and a continuation of the program after
the cessation of external funding.
(c) Authorization.--For the implementation of the awards program
under this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $25,000 for
fiscal year 1998, $66,000 for each of the fiscal years 1999 and 2000,
and $72,000 for each of the fiscal years 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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