(2) ensure that, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the projects funded under this section are lo-
cated in diverse geographic regions of the United 
States. 
(e) USES OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A local educational agency 
receiving a grant under this section shall use such 
funds to carry out programs at elementary schools 
and secondary schools served by the local edu-
cational agency that— 
(A) involves instruction of research-based 
social and emotional skills, habits, and mindsets 
through locally relevant materials for teachers 
and school leaders and families; 
(B) provides professional development for 
teachers and school leaders to engage families 
and support the development of the social and 
emotional skills, habits, and mindsets of fami-
lies; 
(C) provides direct instruction on social 
emotional learning to families during times 
when families are available and in places that 
are convenient and easily accessible; 
(D) encourages participation of families in 
the programs offered by the local education 
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agency under this section, including programs 
supported by partner agencies as described 
under paragraph (3); and 
(E) is designed to result in improved meas-
urable outcomes related to children, including 
positive social behavior and academic outcomes. 
(2) STATE
EDUCATIONAL
AGENCIES.—In the 
case of a local educational agency that is a State 
educational agency, such entity shall award sub-
grants, on a competitive basis, to local educational 
agencies to carry out the program described in para-
graph (1). 
(3) 
PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIPS.—Each 
local educational agency awarded a grant under this 
section may carry out the program funded under the 
grant in partnership with one or more of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Institutions of higher education. 
(B) Nonprofit organizations. 
(C) Community-based organizations. 
(f) ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
4 years after the first grant is awarded under this section, 
and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress and make publicly available, a report on activi-
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ties and results under this section. Such report shall de-
scribe— 
(1) the total number of grant applications re-
ceived during the year preceding the report; 
(2) the number and geographic distribution of 
the grants for such year and for all grants awarded 
under this section; 
(3) participation of minority-serving institu-
tions; 
(4) participation of underrepresented and eco-
nomically disadvantaged families; 
(5) overall program outcomes and issues of con-
cern; and 
(6) recommendations for program revisions to 
achieve the desired program outcome. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘elementary 
school’’, ‘‘local educational agency’’, ‘‘parent’’, ‘‘pro-
fessional development’’, ‘‘secondary school’’, and 
‘‘State educational agency’’ have the meanings given 
the terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
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meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 
(3) INSTRUCTION.—The term ‘‘instruction’’ 
means activities that— 
(A) emphasize communication of knowl-
edge concerning social emotional learning in 
adults and children; 
(B) provide opportunities to practice social 
emotional learning through interactive activities 
between families and their children; and 
(C) are aligned with and integrated into 
family involvement and engagement standards 
that may exist in the applicable State or that 
may be developed. 
(4) 
MINORITY-SERVING
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘‘minority-serving institution’’ means an insti-
tution of higher education described in section 
371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1067q). 
(5) TEACHER AND SCHOOL LEADER TRAINING 
PROGRAMS.—The term ‘‘teacher and school leader 
training programs’’ includes training programs for 
teachers, principals, school leaders, and other school- 
based personnel. 
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(6) TEACHERS
AND
SCHOOL
LEADERS.—The 
term ‘‘teachers and school leaders’’ means teachers, 
principals, school leaders, and other school-based 
personnel. 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
(8) SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING.—The term 
‘‘social emotional learning’’ includes— 
(A) self-awareness, or having a realistic 
perception of one’s own values, interests, and 
strengths, and being able to recognize one’s 
own emotions; 
(B) self-management, or how well one 
manages emotions, impulses, and stress, and is 
able to establish and achieve goals and exercise 
self-discipline; 
(C) social awareness, or the ability to take 
the perspective of and empathize with someone 
else and to appreciate and respect diversity; 
(D) relationship skills, or the ability to 
participate in healthy, cooperative, and caring 
relationships, and effectively resolve conflicts; 
and 
(E) responsible decision making, or the 
ability to recognize and generate good choices, 
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evaluate the likely consequences of actions, and 
take responsibility for one’s decisions. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$130,000,000, of which not more than $10,000,000 may 
be used by the Secretary for reports and technical assist-
ance. 
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