Parental Consent Drug Testing and Counseling Act

Summary

Parental Consent Drug Testing and Counseling Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) to enable each local educational agency (LEA) to develop and implement a random drug testing and counseling program on school premises for students in grades nine through 12. Authorizes parents to determine whether their children participate in such programs. Sets forth requirements for State and local allocations and administrative costs. Requires LEAs receiving grants to make certain certifications to SEAs. Sets forth required and optional uses of grant funds. Requires LEAs receiving such grant funds to inform parents about: (1) the random drug testing program, in detail; (2) their option to enroll their child in such program; (3) the counseling program and the services it offers; (4) any positive results of a drug test of their child who participates in the program; and (5) the refusal of their child to take a drug test or participate in the counseling program, if applicable. Requires such LEAs to provide for confidentiality of drug test results. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require any LEA that receives ESEA funds to implement a drug testing and counseling program that meets the requirements of this Act.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 29 April 1999

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  Introduced in House · EN · 29 April 1999

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  summary · EN · 29 April 1999

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