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 115 STAT. 1740 PUBLIC LAW 107-110-^AN. 8, 2002 this subpart, be made available for programs and activities authorized under this subpart, and in no case supplant such State, local, and other non-Federal funds; "(9) contains the results of a needs assessment conducted by the State for drug and violence prevention programs, which shall be based on ongoing State evaluation activities, including data on— "(A) the incidence and prevalence of illegal drug use and violence among youth in schools and communities, including the age of onset, the perception of health risks, and the perception of social disapproval among such youth; "(B) the prevalence of risk factors, including high or increasing rates of reported cases of child abuse or domestic violence; "(C) the prevalence of protective factors, buffers, or assets; and "(ID) other variables in the school and community identified through scientifically based research; "(10) provides a statement of the State's performance measures for drug and violence prevention programs and activities to be funded under this subpart that will be focused on student behavior and attitudes, derived from the needs assessment described in paragraph (9), and be developed in consultation between the State and local officials, and that consist of— "(A) performance indicators for drug and violence prevention programs and activities; and "(B) levels of performance for each performance indicator; "(11) describes the procedures the State will use for assessing and publicly reporting progress toward meeting the performance measures described in paragraph (10); "(12) provides an assurance that the State application will be available for public review after submission of the application; "(13) describes the special outreach activities that will be carried out by the State educational agency and the chief executive officer of the State to maximize the participation of community-based organizations of demonstrated effectiveness that provide services such as mentoring programs in low-income communities; "(14) describes how funds will be used by the State educational agency and the chief executive officer of the State to support, develop, and implement community-wide comprehensive drug and violence prevention planning and organizing activities; "(15) describes how input from parents will be sought regarding the use of funds by the State educational agency and the chief executive officer of the State; "(16) describes how the State educational agency will review applications from local educational agencies, including how the agency will receive input from parents in such review; "(17) describes how the State educational agency will monitor the implementation of activities under this subpart, and provide technical assistance for local educational agencies, community-based organizations, other public entities, and private organizations;

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