INNOVATIVE ALCOHOL ABUSE EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

SEC. 3101. INNOVATIVE ALCOHOL ABUSE EDUCATION PROGRAMS. Part F of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 3151 et seq.) is amended— (1) by redesignating section 4607 as section 4608, and (2) by inserting after section 4606 the following new section: 102 STAT. 4246 “SEC. 4607. INNOVATIVE ALCOHOL ABUSE EDUCATION PROGRAMS. “(a) Programs for Children of Alcoholics.—The Secretary is authorized to develop materials for innovative programs of alcohol abuse education, especially programs that focus on the effect of the disease of alcoholism on families of alcoholics, particularly with respect to children of alcoholics. Programs for which materials are developed under the preceding sentence should be programs designed to benefit young children, particularly children in grades 5 through 8. “(b) Training Programs for Educators.—The Secretary may make grants to programs for educators that are designed to— “(1) increase awareness of children’s problems that may be caused by an alcoholic parent; “(2) enhance the ability of such educators to identify children at risk for alcohol abuse; “(3) inform such educators concerning referral of children of alcoholics for appropriate professional treatment; and “(4) train such educators to inform the public about the special problems of children who have an alcoholic parent”.