Keeping Drugs Out of Schools Act of 2025
Keeping Drugs Out of Schools Act of 2025
Plain Language Summary
# Keeping Drugs Out of Schools Act of 2025 – Plain Language Summary **What the Bill Does:** This bill would provide federal grant money to help prevent drug and substance abuse among young people in schools. The money would fund partnerships between communities and schools that work together on substance abuse prevention and education programs. **Who It Affects and Key Details:** The grants would go to community coalitions that already participate in the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and have formal agreements with at least one local school. These coalitions would use the funding to create prevention programs tailored to their communities.
The bill targets school-age children and involves schools, community organizations, and the federal Office of National Drug Control Policy. **Current Status:** The bill (S. 329) was introduced in the 119th Congress by Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and is currently in committee, meaning it hasn't yet been voted on by the full Senate. No companion bill has advanced to a vote as of this summary.
CRS Official Summary
Keeping Drugs Out of Schools Act of 2025This bill allows the Office of National Drug Control Policy to award grants for eligible entities to implement school-community partnerships for preventing and reducing substance use and misuse among youth. Eligible entity refers to a coalition that (1) receives or has received a grant under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program, and (2) has a memorandum of understanding in effect with not less than one local school to establish a school-community partnership.
Latest Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.