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108 STAT. 3672 PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 "(3) set forth criteria to be used in allotting funds for school library media resources among the local educational agencies of the State, which allotment shall take into consideration the relative need of the students, school media specialists, and teachers to be served. "(b) PLAN SUBMISSION.—The State plan may be submitted as part of a consolidated application under section 14302. 20 USC 7004. " SEC. 3604. DISTRTOUTION OF ALLOCATION TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. "From the funds allocated to a State under section 3602(2) in each fiscal year, such State shall distribute not less than 97 percent of such funds in such year to local educational agencies within such State according to the relative enrollment of students in elementary and secondary schools within the school districts of such State, adjusted to provide higher per pupil allotments to local educational agencies that have the greatest number or percentages of students whose education imposes a higher than average cost per child, such as those students— "(1) living in areas with high concentrations of low-income families; "(2) from low-income families; and "(3) living in sparsely populated areas. 20 USC 7005. " SEC. 3605. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. "There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Eart $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and such sums as may e necessary for each of the four succeeding fiscal years. DrugF^e 'TITLE IV—SAFE AND DRUG-FREE c^mmun'mes SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES Act of 1994. 20 USC 7101. "SEC. 4001. SHORT TITLE. 'This title may be cited as the 'Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994'. 20 USC 7102. "SEC. 4002. FINDINGS. 'The Congress finds as follows: "(1) The seventh National Education Goal provides that by the year 2000, all schools in America will be free of drugs and violence and the unauthorized presence of firearms and alcohol, and offer a disciplined environment that is conducive to learning. "(2) The widespread illegal use of alcohol and other drugs among the Nation's secondary school students, and increasingly by students in elementary schools as well, constitutes a grave threat to such students' physical and mental well-being, and significantly impedes the learning process. For example, data show that students who drink tend to receive lower grades and are more likely to miss school because of illness than students who do not drink. "(3) Our Nation's schools and communities are increasingly plagued by violence and crime. Approximately 3,000,000 thefts and violent crimes occur in or near our Nation's schools every year, the equivalent of more than 16,000 incidents per school day.