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1 AN ACT in relation to controlled substances.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Controlled Substances Act is
5 amended by adding Section 322 as follows:
6 (720 ILCS 570/322 new)
7 Sec. 322. Grants for ecstasy abuse prevention.
8 (a) The Secretary of Human Services may make grants to,
9 and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with,
10 public and nonprofit private entities to enable those
11 entities:
12 (1) to carry out school-based programs concerning
13 the dangers of abuse and addiction to 3,4-methylenedioxy
14 methamphetamine or related drugs, using methods that are
15 effective and science-based, including initiatives that
16 give students the responsibility to create their own
17 antidrug abuse education programs for their schools; and
18 (2) to carry out community-based abuse and
19 addiction prevention programs relating to
20 3,4-methylenedioxy methamphetamine or related drugs that
21 are effective and science-based.
22 (b) Amounts made available under a grant, contract, or
23 cooperative agreement under subsection (a) shall be used for
24 planning, establishing, or administering prevention programs
25 relating to 3,4-methylenedioxy methamphetamine or related
26 drugs in accordance with subsection (c).
27 (c)(1) Amounts provided under this Section may be used:
28 (A) to carry out school-based programs that
29 are focused on those districts with high or
30 increasing rates of abuse and addiction to
31 3,4-methylenedioxy methamphetamine or related drugs
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1 and targeted at populations that are most at risk to
2 start abuse of 3,4-methylenedioxy methamphetamine or
3 related drugs;
4 (B) to carry out community-based prevention
5 programs that are focused on those populations
6 within the community that are most at-risk for abuse
7 of and addiction to 3,4-methylenedioxy
8 methamphetamine or related drugs;
9 (C) to assist local government entities to
10 conduct appropriate prevention activities relating
11 to 3,4-methylenedioxy methamphetamine or related
12 drugs;
13 (D) to train and educate State and local law
14 enforcement officials, prevention and education
15 officials, health professionals, members of
16 community antidrug coalitions and parents on the
17 signs of abuse and addiction to 3,4-methylenedioxy
18 methamphetamine or related drugs, and the options
19 for treatment and prevention;
20 (E) for planning, administration, and
21 educational activities related to the prevention of
22 abuse and addiction to 3,4-methylenedioxy
23 methamphetamine or related drugs;
24 (F) for the monitoring and evaluation of
25 prevention activities relating to 3,4-methylenedioxy
26 methamphetamine or related drugs, and reporting and
27 disseminating resulting information to the public;
28 and
29 (G) for targeted pilot programs with
30 evaluation components to encourage innovation and
31 experimentation with new methodologies.
32 (2) The Secretary of Human Services shall give
33 priority in making grants under this subsection to rural
34 and urban areas that are experiencing a high rate or
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1 rapid increases in abuse and addiction to
2 3,4-methylenedioxy methamphetamine or related drugs.
3 (d) The Secretary of Human Services shall submit an
4 annual report concerning the effectiveness of the grant
5 program created by this Section to the Governor and the
6 General Assembly.
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