115 STAT. 1818 PUBLIC LAW 107-110-^AN. 8, 2002 "(11) nonprofit organizations or entities, including an institution of higher education; "(B) a local educational agency or consortium of local educational agencies; or "(C) a local educational agency in partnership with one or more nonprofit organizations or entities, including an institution of higher education. "(3) DURATION.— Each grant under this section shall be awarded for a period not to exceed 5 years, of which the eligible entity may not use more than 1 year for planning and program design. "(4) AMOUNT OF GRANTS FOR STATE EDUCATIONAL AGEN- CIES.— Subject to the availability of appropriations, the amount of a grant made by the Secretary to a State educational agency under this section shall not be less than $500,000 if the State educational agency— "(A) is in a partnership described in paragraph (2)(A); and "(B) meets such requirements as the Secretary may establish under this section. " (b) CONTRACTS UNDER PROGRAM. — "(1) EVALUATION.— Each eligible entity awarded a grant under this section may contract with outside sources, including institutions of higher education and private and nonprofit organizations, for the purposes of— "(A) evaluating the program for which the assistance is made available; "(B) measuring the integration of such program into the curriculum and teaching methods of schools where the program is carried out; and "(C) measuring the success of such program in fostering the elements of character selected by the recipient under subsection (c). "(2) MATERIALS AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT.—Each eligible entity awarded a grant under this section may contract with outside sources, including institutions of higher education and private and nonprofit organizations, for assistance in— "(A) developing secular curricula, materials, teacher training, and other activities related to character education; and "(B) integrating secular character education into the curricula and teaching methods of schools where the program is carried out. "(c) ELEMENTS OF CHARACTER.— " (1) SELECTION.— "(A) IN GENERAL.— Each eligible entity awarded a grant under this section may select the elements of character that will be taught under the program for which the grant was awarded. " (B) CONSIDERATION OF VIEWS.— In selecting elements of character under subparagraph (A), the eligible entity shall consider the views of the parents of the students to be taught under the program and the views of the students. " (2) EXAMPLE ELEMENTS. —Elements of character selected under this subsection may include any of the following: "(A) Caring.
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