Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 108 Part 5.djvu/325

This page needs to be proofread.

PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 108 STAT. 3815 Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educationeil Programs or the equivalent; "(2) the term 'school psychologist' means an individual who— "(A) possesses a minimum of 60 graduate semester hours in school psychology from an institution of higher education and has completed 1,200 clock hours in a supervised school psychology internship, of which 600 hours shall be in the school setting; "(B) possesses State licensure or certification in the State in which the individual works; or "(C) in the absence of such State licensure or certification, possesses national certification by the National School Psychology Certification Board; "(3) the term 'school social worker' means an individual who holds a master's degree in social work and is licensed or certified by the State in which services are provided or holds a school social work specialist credential; and "(4) the term 'supervisor* means an individual who has the equivalent number of years of professional experience in such individual's respective discipline as is required of teaching experience for the supervisor or administrative credential in the State of such individual. "SEC. 10103. PARTNERSfflPS IN CHARACTER EDUCATION PILOT 20 USC 8003. PROJECT. "(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary is authorized to make up to a total of ten grants annually to partnerships of State educational agencies and local educational agencies for the design and implementation of character education programs that incorporate the elements of character listed in subsection (d), as well as other character elements identified by applicants. "(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF GRANT. —No State educational agency shall receive more than a total of $1,000,000 in grants under this part. "(3) DURATION.— Each grant under this section shall be awarded for a period not to exceed five years, of which the State educational agency shall not use more than one year for planning and program design. "(b) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY APPLICATIONS. - — "(1) REQUIREMENT. —Each State educational agency desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require. "(2) PARTNERSHIPS. —Each State educational agency desiring a grant under this section shall form a partnership with j. at least one local educational agency to be eligible for funding. The partnership shall pursue State and local initiatives to meet the objectives of this section. "(3) APPLICATION. — Eaeh application under this section shall include— "(A) a list of the local educational agencies entering into the partnership with the State educational agency; "(B) a description of the goals of the partnership; "(C) a description of activities that will be pursued by the participating local educational agencies, including—