Saving America's Future by Educating Kids Act of 2021
This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to develop and support implementation of an evidence-based, K-12 curriculum on the dangers of substances of misuse, including opioids, vaping, and synthetic drugs. ED must review and update the curriculum every two years.
ED must award grants to state educational agencies to implement the evidence-based curriculum. In awarding these grants, ED must give priority to those states that have experienced the highest drug overdose death rates.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6324 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6324
To direct the Secretary of Education to develop and disseminate an
evidence-based curriculum for kindergarten through grade 12 on the
dangers of vaping and misusing opioids, synthetic drugs, and related
substances.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 16, 2021
Mr. Vela introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and Labor
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Education to develop and disseminate an
evidence-based curriculum for kindergarten through grade 12 on the
dangers of vaping and misusing opioids, synthetic drugs, and related
substances.
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 ``Saving America's Future by Educating
Kids Act of 2021''.
SEC. 2. EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM ON SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS.
(a) In General.--
(1) Development and dissemination of curriculum.--The
Secretary of Education, in consultation with the partners
described in paragraph (2), shall develop and disseminate an
evidence-based curriculum for kindergarten through grade 12 on
educating students at an age-appropriate level on the dangers
and harmful impacts of substances that focuses on opioids,
vaping, synthetic drugs, and other related substances of
misuse.
(2) Partners.--The partners described in this paragraph are
the following:
(A) The Assistant Secretary of the Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration.
(B) The Director of the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
(C) The Assistant Secretary of the Administration
for Children and Families.
(D) The Commissioner of Food and Drugs.
(E) The Director of the National Institute on Drug
Abuse or a designee of the Director from the National
Institute on Drug Abuse.
(F) The Director of the National Institute on
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism or a designee of the
Director from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse
and Alcoholism.
(G) The Administrator of the Office of Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of
Justice or a designee of the Administrator from the
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
(H) The Director of the Office of National Drug
Control Policy.
(3) Additional consultation.--The Secretary of Education
may also consult with State educational agencies, local
educational agencies, and single State agencies during the
development of the evidence-based curriculum under paragraph
(1).
(4) Review and update.--The Secretary of Education, in
consultation with the partners described in paragraph (2),
shall review and update the evidence-based curriculum developed
under paragraph (1) every 2 years.
(b) Competitive Grant Program.--
(1) In general.--Beginning the first fiscal year following
the completion of the development of the evidence-based
curriculum under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of Education,
in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health
and Substance Use, shall award grants, on a competitive basis,
to State educational agencies to enable the State educational
agencies to implement the evidence-based curriculum. The
Secretary of Education shall award not less than 10 grants
during each grant cycle.
(2) Application.--A State educational agency that desires
to receive a grant under this subsection shall submit an
application to the Secretary of Education at such time, in such
manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary
may require.
(3) Preference.--In awarding grants under this subsection,
the Secretary of Education shall give preference to States that
have experienced the highest drug overdose death rates.
(4) Subcontract.--A State educational agency that receives
a grant under this subsection may subcontract with community
coalitions that are currently, as of the date of application, a
recipient of a grant under section 1032 of the Anti-Drug Abuse
Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1532), to implement the evidence-based
curriculum, as needed.
(5) Annual report.--Each State educational agency that
receives a grant under this subsection shall provide an annual
report to the Secretary of Education and the Assistant
Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use on the State
educational agency's curriculum implementation progress and
program reach, in order to monitor the quality of
implementation of the evidence-based curriculum.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Evidence-based.--The term ``evidence-based'' has the
meaning given the term in section 8101 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
(2) Single state agency.--The term ``single State agency''
means the State agency responsible for administering the
substance abuse prevention and treatment block grant under
subpart II of part B of title XIX of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-21 et seq.).
(3) State educational agency.--The term ``State educational
agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 8101 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
7801).
(d) Funding.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this section such sums as may be necessary for the period of fiscal
years 2022 through 2031.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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