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 PUBLIC LAW 107-110-^AN. 8, 2002 115 STAT. 1743 submit an application to the State educational agency in accordance with subsection (d). Such an application shall be amended, as necessary, to reflect changesin the activities and programs of the local educational agency. " (c) DEVELOPMENT. — "(1) CONSULTATION.— "(A) IN GENERAL.—^A local educational agency shall develop its application through timely and meaningful consultation with State and local government representatives, representatives of schools to be served (including private schools), teachers and other staff, parents, students, community-based organizations, and others with relevant and demonstrated expertise in drug and violence prevention activities (such as medical, mental health, and law enforcement professionals). "(B) CONTINUED CONSULTATION. — On an ongoing basis, the local educational agency shall consult with such representatives and organizations in order to seek advice regarding how best to coordinate such agency's activities under this subpart with other related strategies, programs, and activities being conducted in the community. "(2) DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT. — To ensure timely and meaningful consultation under paragraph (1), a local educational agency at the initial stages of design and development of a program or activity shall consult, in accordance with this subsection, with appropriate entities and persons on issues regarding the design and development of the program or activity, including efforts to meet the principles of effectiveness described in section 4115(a). "(d) CONTENTS OF APPLICATIONS.— An application submitted by a local educational agency under this section shall contain— "(1) an assurance that the activities or programs to be funded comply with the principles of effectiveness described in section 4115(a) and foster a safe and drug-free learning environment that supports academic achievement; "(2) a detailed explanation of the local educational agency's comprehensive plan for drug and violence prevention, including a description of— "(A) how the plan will be coordinated with programs under this Act, and other Federal, State, and local programs for drug and violence prevention, in accordance with section 9306; "(B) the local educational agency's performance measures for drug and violence prevention programs and activities, that shall consist of— "(i) performance indicators for drug and violence prevention programs and activities; including— "(I) specific reductions in the prevalence of identified risk factors; and "(II) specific increases in the prevalence of protective factors, buffers, or assets if any have been identified; and "(ii) levels of performance for each performance indicator; "(C) how such agency will assess and publicly report progress toward attaining its performance measures;

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