Sec. 7. Department of Education and Department of Justice programs
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The Secretary of Education shall address education-related issues with respect to children with FASD, in accordance with this subsection. The Secretary of Education shall direct the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services to— support the development, collection, and dissemination (through the internet website of the Department of Education, at teacher-to-teacher workshops, through in-service trainings, and through other means) of culturally appropriate best practices that are FASD-informed in the education and support of children with FASD (including any special techniques on how to assist these children in both special and traditional educational settings, and including such practices that incorporate information concerning the identification, behavioral supports, teaching, and learning associated with FASD) to— education groups such as the National Association of School Boards, the National Education Association, the American Federation of Teachers, the National Association of Elementary School Principals, the National Association of Secondary School Principals and national groups of special education teachers; recipients of a grant under the 21st Century Community Learning Center program established under part B of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7171 et seq. ) and other after school program personnel; and parent teacher associations, parent information and training centers, and other appropriate parent education organizations; ensure that, in administering the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq. ), parents, educators, and advocates for children with disabilities are aware that children with FASD have the right to access general curriculum under the least restrictive environment; collaborate with other Federal agencies to include information or activities relating to prenatal alcohol and other harmful substance exposure in programs related to maternal health and health education; and support efforts by peer advisory networks of adolescents in schools to discourage the use of alcohol and other harmful substances while pregnant or when considering getting pregnant.
For purposes of this subsection, the term FASD has the meaning given such term in section 399H(a) of the Public Health Service Act, as added by section 3. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2027. The Attorney General shall address justice-related issues with respect to youth and adults with FASD and other neurodevelopmental conditions as a result of prenatal substance exposure, in accordance with this subsection.
The Attorney General, acting through the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the Bureau of Justice Initiatives, shall— develop screening and assessment procedures and conduct trainings on demonstration FASD surveillance projects in adult and juvenile correction facilities in collaboration with the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities and assistance from appropriate medical and mental health professionals; provide culturally appropriate support and technical assistance to justice systems professionals in developing training curricula on how to most effectively identify and interact with individuals with FASD or similar neurodevelopmental disorders in the adult and juvenile justice systems, and such support may include providing information about the prevention, assessment, identification and treatment of these disorders into justice professionals’ credentialing or continuing education requirements; provide culturally appropriate technical assistance to adult and juvenile systems in addressing the integration of prenatal alcohol and substance exposure history into existing validated screening and assessment instruments; provide culturally appropriate technical assistance and support on the education of justice system professionals, including judges, attorneys, probation officers, child advocates, law enforcement officers, prison wardens and other incarceration officials, medical and mental health professionals, and administrators of developmental disability, mental health and alternative incarceration facilities on how to screen, assess, identify, treat, respond and support individuals with FASD and other conditions as a result of substance exposure within the justice systems, including— programs designed specifically for the identification, assessment, treatment, and education of those with FASD; curricula development and credentialing of teachers, administrators, and social workers who implement such programs; and how FASD and other neurodevelopmental disorders impact an individual’s interaction with law enforcement and whether diversionary sentencing options are more appropriate for such individuals; conduct a study on the practices and procedures within the criminal justice system for identifying and treatment of juvenile and adult offenders with neurodevelopmental disabilities, such as FASD, the impact of FASD on offenders’ cognitive skills and adaptive functioning, and identify alternative culturally appropriate methods of treatment and incarceration that have been demonstrated to be more effective for such offenders; and collaborate with professionals with FASD expertise and implement FASD-informed transition programs for adults and juveniles with FASD who are released from adult and juvenile correctional facilities.
The Attorney General shall direct the Reentry Services Division at the Bureau of Prisons to ensure that each inmate with FASD or a similar neurodevelopmental disorder who is in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons have access to FASD-informed culturally appropriate services upon re-entry, including programs, resources, and activities for adults with FASD, to facilitate the successful reintegration into their communities upon release. For the purpose of carrying out this subsection, there are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2027.
For purposes of this section, the term FASD has the meaning given such term in section 399H(a) of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by section 3.
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