Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 112 Part 4.djvu/786

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112 STAT. 2681-757 PUBLIC LAW 105-277 —OCT. 21, 1998 "(4) the involvement of parents and community members in the design of the drug, alcohol, and tobacco prevention program; and "(5) the extent of review of existing community drug, alcohol, and tobacco prevention programs before implementation of the public school program. "(c) REQUEST FOR QUALITY PROGRAM SCHOOL DESIGNATION.— A school that wishes to receive a quality program school designation shall submit a request and documentation of compliance with this section to the chief executive officer of the State or the individual, entity, or agency described in subsection (a), as the case may be. "(d) PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.—Not less than once a year, the chief executive officer of each State or the individual, entity, or agency described in subsection (a), as the case may be, shall make available to the public a list of the names of each public school in the State that has received a quality program school designation in accordance with this section.". TITLE II—STATEMENT OF NATIONAL ANTIDRUG POLICY Subtitle A—Congressional Leadership in Community Coalitions SEC. 201. SENSE OF CONGRESS. (a) FINDINGS.— Congress finds the following: (1) Illegal drug use is dangerous to the physical wellbeing of the Nation's youth. (2) Illegal drug use can destroy the lives of the Nation's youth by diminishing their sense of morality and with it every- thing in life that is important and worthwhile. (3) According to recently released national surveys, drug use among the Nation's youth remains at alarmingly high levels. (4) National leadership is critical to conveying to the Nation's youth the message that drug use is dangerous and wrong. (5) National leadership Can help mobilize every sector of the community to support the implementation of comprehensive, sustainable, and effective programs to reduce drug abuse. (6) As of September 1, 1998, 76 Members of the House of Representatives were establishing community-based antidrug coalitions in their congressional districts or were actively supporting such coalitions that already existed. (7) The individual Members of the House of Representatives can best help their constituents prevent drug use among the Nation's youth by establishing community-based antidrug coalitions in their congressional districts or by actively supporting such coalitions that already exist. (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.— It is the sense of Congress that the individual Members of the House of Representatives, including the Delegates and the Resident Commissioner, should establish community-based antidrug coalitions in their congressional districts or should actively support any such coalitions that have been established.