102 STAT. 262
PUBLIC LAW 100-297—APR. 28, 1988
20 USC 3215.
"SEC. 5135. REGIONAL CENTERS.
Grants. Contracts,
"The Secretary, through grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts, shall use the amounts made available to carry out this section for each Hscal year to maintain 5 regional centers to— "(1) train school teams to assess the scope and nature of their drug abuse and alcohol abuse problems, mobilize the community to address such problems, design appropriate curricula, identify students at highest risk and refer them to appropriate treatment, €Uid institutionalize long-term effective drug and alcohol abuse pn^rams, including long-range technical assistance, evaluation, and followup on such training; "(2) assist State educational agencies in coordinating and strengthening drug abuse and alcohol abuse education and prevention p n ^ a m s; "(3) assist local educational agencies and institutions of higher education in developing appropriate preservice and inservice training programs for educational personnel; and "(4) evaluate and disseminate information on effective drug abuse and alcohol abuse education and prevention programs and strategies. "PART D—GENERAL PROVISIONS
20 USC 3221.
"SEC. 5141. DEFINITIONS. "(a) GENERAL RULE.—Except
as otherwise provided, the terms used in this title shall have the meaning provided under section 1471 oftitlel of this Act. "(b) SPECIFIC DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this title, the following terms have the following meanings: "(1) The term 'drug abuse education and prevention' means prevention, early intervention, rehabilitation referral, and education related to the abuse of alcohol and the use and abuse of controlled, illegal, addictive, or harmful substances. "(2) The term 'illicit drug use' means the use of illegal drugs and the abuse of other drugs and alcohol. "(3) The term 'Secretary' means the Secretary of Education. "(4) The term 'school-age population' means the population aged 5 through 17 (inclusive), as determined by the Secretary on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data available from the Department of Commerce. "(5) The term 'school dropout' means an individual aged 5 through 18 who is not attending any school and who has not received a secondary school diploma or a certificate from a program of equivalency for such a diploma. This definition shall not apply after the Secretary defines such term as required by section 6201 of this Act. "(6) The term 'State' means a State, the District of (Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or the Virgin Islands. "(7) The term 'institution of higher education' means an educational institution in any State which— "(A) admits as regular students only individuals having a certificate of graduation from a high school, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate;
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