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A bill to provide States with the resources needed to rid our schools of performance-enhancing drug use.

5/23/2007--Introduced.

Drug Free Varsity Sports Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Education, acting through the Assistant Deputy Secretary of the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, to award competitive grants to states to develop and carry out statewide pilot programs that randomly test secondary school students for performance-enhancing drug use.

Requires a parent's or guardian's written consent before a student may be tested.

Directs grantees to: (1) provide recovery, counseling, and treatment programs for students who test positive for performance-enhancing drug use; and (2) spend at least 10% of grant funds on preventing such drug use.

Latest Actions
  • 05/23/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6561-6562)
  • 05/23/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6562)
Bill Text
File name Last Updated
S.1470 Introduced in Senate08/31/2007