Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 108 Part 5.djvu/324

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108 STAT. 3814 PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 "(A) be comprehensive in addressing the personal, social, emotional, and educational needs of all students; "(B) use a developmental, preventive approach to counseling; "(C) increase the range, availability, quantity, and qusdity of counseling services in the elementary schools of the local educational agency; "(D) expand counseling services only through qualified school counselors, school psychologists, and school social workers; "(E) use innovative approaches to increase children's understanding of peer and family relationships, work and self, decisionmaking, academic and career planning, or to improve social functioning; "(F) provide counseling services that are well-balanced among classroom group and small group counseling, individual counseling, and consultation with parents, teachers, administrators, and other pupil services personnel; "(G) include inservice training for school counselors, school social workers, school psychologists, other pupil services personnel, teachers, and instructional staff; "(H) involve parents of participating students in the design, implementation, and evaluation of a counseling program; "(I) involve collaborative efforts with institutions of higher education, businesses, labor organizations, community groups, social service agencies, or other public or private entities to enhance the program and promote school-linked services integration; and "(J) evaluate annually the effectiveness and outcomes of the counseling services and activities assisted under this section. "(3) REPORT.—The Secretary shall issue a report evaluating the programs assisted pursuant to each grant under this subsection at the end of each grant period in accordance with section 14701, but in no case later than January 30, 1998. " (4) DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary shall make the programs assisted under this section available for dissemination, either through the National Diffusion Network or other appropriate means. "(5) LIMIT ON ADMINISTRATION. —Not more than five percent of the amounts made available under this section in any fiscal year shall be used for administrative costs to carry out this section. "(d) DEFINITIONS. —For purposes of this section— "(1) the term 'school counselor* means an individual who has documented competence in counseling children and adolescents in a school setting and who— "(A) possesses State licensure or certification granted by an independent professional regulatory authority; "(B) in the absence of such State licensure or certification, possesses national certification in school counseling or a specialty of counseling granted by an independent professional organization; or "(C) holds a minimum of a master's degree in school counseling from a program accredited by the Council for