María Elvira Salazar: “I thank the Chair, and I also thank the chairman of the committee, my friend from Pennsylvania. Amendment No. 2224 Mr.…”

“I thank the Chair, and I also thank the chairman of the committee, my friend from Pennsylvania. Amendment No. 2224 Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 2224 and ask for its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Colorado [Mr. Salazar], proposes an amendment numbered 2224. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To require the Secretary of Education to conduct a study to evaluate the effectiveness of violence prevention programs receiving funding under the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act) At the end of title III (before the short title), add the following: Sec. __. The Secretary of Education shall conduct a study to evaluate the effectiveness of violence prevention programs receiving funding under the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) based on, among other things, evidence of deterrent effect, strong research design, sustained effects, and multiple site replication. The study shall also include information on what regular assessment mechanisms exist to allow the Department of Education to evaluate the efficacy of such programs on an ongoing basis. Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall submit a report to Congress describing the findings of the study.”