State

SSOC in
2009

NSOC
Total 
Applications

Promising Practices Total
 Applications

Character Education by Statute

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Neveda
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Brazil
Canada
Mexico
Puerto Rico
Singapore
                   Totals

yes
yes



yes
yes


yes
yes
yes
yes
yes


yes
yes
yes
yes

yes




yes

yes
yes

yes


yes

yes
yes

yes
yes

yes

yes
yes

6
0
6
3
43
10
5
0
4
43
22
5
3
27
2
12
9
4
1
2
64
11
24
10
2
50
0
4
0
0
94
2
66
47
1
32
2
4
31
0
19
1
5
52
9
1
25
5
3
9
1






781

11
0
17
6
55
2
4
4
12
68
39
4
4
64
3
1
4
4
1
1
34
11
105
17
14
275
0
1
0
0
296
0
95
39
2
37
3
6
47
1
31
2
5
53
14
0
27
10
2
29


1
11
6
2
1
1465

Mandate (1995)
Mandate (1998, 2006)
Encourage (2000)
Mandate (1997)
Mandate (1994)
Encourage (2001)
Support (1996)
Encourage (2000)
No legislation
Mandate (1999)
Mandate (1997)
Supports (2005)
2000 bill did not pass
Mandate (1998)
Mandate (1937)
Encourage (2003)
Encourage (2007)
Mandate (2000)
Encourage (1998)
Encourage (1999)
Encourage (1979)
Sponsored initiatives
Encourage (2004)
Encourage (2005)
Encourage (1999)
Supports (1998)
Supports (2005)
Mandate (1996)
discretionary programs
training in CE required for recertification
Supports (2000)
part of "Standards for Excellence"
Mandate (2000)
Mandate (2001)
Supports (1999)
Encourage (1990)
Encourage (1990)
Encourage (1999)
Encourage (1999)
Encourage (1997)
Mandate (2000)
Mandate (1997)
Mandate (1985)
Encourage (2001)
Mandate (2004)
Supports (2000)
Mandate (1999) 
Encourage (1993)
Mandate (2001)
are part of school expectations (1983)
prevention of violence