Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73

§5966 National activities

Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 68— - NATIONAL EDUCATION REFORM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VII— - SAFE SCHOOLS › § 5966

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary can use set-aside federal money to lead national efforts against school violence. That includes doing research and program development, collecting data, running public awareness and training, sharing information about what works, funding noncommercial media groups to make and share video projects that teach conflict resolution and good decision-making, and having experts review grant applications. The Secretary must also write a plain safe-schools model so every school can make plans that let all students join in, including students who speak other languages. The work can be done by the Department, with other agencies, or by grants and contracts. The Secretary must call the District of Columbia a national model city and must give yearly funds to the local school agency there so it can run a full program to address school and youth violence.

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Title 20, §5966

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(a)(1)To carry out the purpose of this subchapter, the Secretary—

(A)is authorized to use funds reserved under section 5962(b)(2) of this title to—

(i)conduct national leadership activities such as research, program development and evaluation, data collection, public awareness activities, training and technical assistance, dissemination (through appropriate research entities assisted by the Department of Education) of information on successful projects, activities, and strategies developed pursuant to this subchapter;

(ii)provide grants to noncommercial telecommunications entities for the production and distribution of national video-based projects that provide young people with models for conflict resolution and responsible decisionmaking; and

(iii)conduct peer review of applications under this subchapter; and

(B)shall develop a written safe schools model so that all schools can develop models that enable all students to participate regardless of any language barrier.

(2)The Secretary may carry out the activities described in paragraph (1) directly, through interagency agreements, or through grants, contracts or cooperative agreements.

(b)The Secretary shall designate the District of Columbia as a national model city and shall provide funds made available pursuant to section 5962(b)(2) of this title in each fiscal year to a local educational agency serving the District of Columbia in an amount sufficient to enable such agency to carry out a comprehensive program to address school and youth violence.

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Citation

20 U.S.C. § 5966

Title 20 — Education

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73