Sec. 7. Definitions
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In this Act: The terms school counselor , school psychologist , and school social worker have the meanings given the terms in section 5421 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7245 ). The term other qualified psychologist has the meaning given the term in section 5421(e)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7245(e)(2)), except that such term also includes individuals who— meet the requirements of subparagraphs
(A)and
(B)of such section 5421(e)(2); and in lieu of demonstrated competence in counseling children in a school setting, have practical experience and demonstrated competence in providing psychological services to children in such a setting. The terms highly qualified , local educational agency , and State educational agency have the meanings given the terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). The term best practices means a technique or methodology that, through experience and research related to the practice of school counseling, school psychology, or school social work, has proven to reliably lead to a desired result. The term eligible graduate institution means an institution of higher education that offers a program of study that leads to a masters or other graduate degree— in school psychology that is accredited or nationally recognized by the National Association of School Psychologists Program Approval Board and that prepares students in such program for the State licensing or certification examination in school psychology; in school counseling that prepares students in such program for the State licensing or certification examination in school counseling; in school social work that is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and that prepares students in such program for the State licensing or certification exam in school social work; in psychology that is accredited by the American Psychological Association and that prepares students in such program for the State licensing examination for psychologists; or in any combination of the fields described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D). The term eligible partnership means— a partnership between one or more low-income local educational agencies and one or more eligible graduate institutions; or in regions in which local educational agencies may not have a sufficient elementary and secondary school student population to support the placement of all participating graduate students, a partnership between a State educational agency, on behalf of one or more low-income local educational agencies, and one or more eligible graduate institutions. The term institution of higher education has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 ), but excludes any institution of higher education described in section 102(a)(1)(C) of such Act. The term low-income local educational agency means a local educational agency— in which not less than 20 percent of the students served by such agency are from families with incomes below the poverty line, as determined by the Bureau of the Census on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data available; that has existing ratios of school counselors, school social workers, school psychologists, and other qualified psychologists to students served by the participating low-income local educational agency that fall at least 10 percent below the student support personnel target ratios, meaning such low-income local educational agency has no more than one counselor per 277 students, no more than one school psychologist per 1,111 students, and no more than one school social worker per 444 students; and that has been identified for improvement or corrective action (as described in section 1116(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316(c))) or that includes at least one school that has been identified for school improvement, corrective action, or restructuring (as described in section 1116(b) of such Act). The term participating eligible graduate institution means an eligible graduate institution that is part of an eligible partnership awarded a grant under section 4. The term participating graduate means an individual who— has— received a masters or other graduate degree from a participating eligible graduate institution in elementary or secondary school counseling, school social work, school psychology, or from a program that trains students as other qualified psychologists; and obtained a State license or credential in school counseling, school social work, school psychology, or psychology; and as a graduate student of school counseling, school social work, or school psychology, or a program that trains graduate students as other qualified psychologists was placed in a school served by a participating low-income local educational agency to complete required field work, credit hours, internships, or related training, as applicable. The term participating low-income local educational agency means a low-income local educational agency that is part of an eligible partnership awarded a grant under section 4. The term Secretary means the Secretary of Education. The term student support personnel target ratios means the ratios of school counselors, school social workers, school psychologists, and other qualified psychologists to students recommended to enable such personnel to effectively address the needs of students, including— at least 1 school counselor for every 250 students (as recommended by the American School Counselors Association and American Counseling Association); at least 1 school psychologist for every 500 to 700 students (as recommended by the National Association of School Psychologists); and at least 1 school social worker for every 400 students (as recommended by the School Social Work Association of America). The term unaccompanied youth has the meaning given such term in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11434a ).
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