20 U.S.C. § 3420

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 3420 - Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students

There shall be in the Department an Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students, to be administered by a Director of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students, who shall be appointed by the Secretary. The Director shall coordinate the administration of bilingual education programs by the Department and shall consult with the Secretary concerning policy decisions affecting bilingual education and minority languages affairs. The Director shall report directly to the Secretary, and shall perform such additional functions as the Secretary may prescribe.

20 U.S.C. § 3420

Pub. L. 96-88, title II, §209, formerly §210, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 675; renumbered §209, Pub. L. 103-382, §271, 108 Stat. 3929; amended Pub. L. 107-110, §1072(b), (c)(2)(A), (d), Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 2089.

EDITORIAL NOTES

PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 209 of Pub. L. 96-88 was renumbered section 208 and was classified to section 3419 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 107-279.

AMENDMENTS2002- Pub. L. 107-110, §1072(d), substituted "Director of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students" for "Director of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs". Pub. L. 107-110, §1072(b), (c)(2)(A), substituted "Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students" for "Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs" in section catchline and in text.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 107-110 effective Jan. 8, 2002, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 107-110, set out as an Effective Date note under section 6301 of this title.

Department: the term "Department" means the Department of Education or any component thereof;
Secretary: the term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Education;
office: the term "office" includes any office, institute, council, unit, organizational entity, or component thereof.