20 U.S.C. § 7231c

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

Section 7231c - Eligibility

A local educational agency, or consortium of such agencies where appropriate, is eligible to receive a grant under this part to carry out the purpose of this part if such agency or consortium-

(1) is implementing a plan undertaken pursuant to a final order issued by a court of the United States, or a court of any State, or any other State agency or official of competent jurisdiction, that requires the desegregation of minority-group-segregated children or faculty in the elementary schools and secondary schools of such agency; or

(2) without having been required to do so, has adopted and is implementing, or will, if a grant is awarded to such local educational agency, or consortium of such agencies, under this part, adopt and implement a plan that has been approved by the Secretary as adequate under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.] for the desegregation of minority-group-segregated children or faculty in such schools.

20 U.S.C. § 7231c

Pub. L. 89-10, title IV, §4404, formerly title V, §5304, as added Pub. L. 107-110, §501, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1807; renumbered title IV, §4404, Pub. L. 114-95, title IV, §4001(b)(3)(A), (B), (D)(i), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1967.

EDITORIAL NOTES

REFERENCES IN TEXTThe Civil Rights Act of 1964, referred to in par. (2), is Pub. L. 88-352, July 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 241. Title VI of the Act is classified generally to subchapter V (§2000d et seq.) of chapter 21 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2000a of Title 42 and Tables.

PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 4404 of Pub. L. 89-10 was classified to section 3124 of this title, prior to the general amendment of Pub. L. 89-10 by Pub. L. 103-382.

Secretary

The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Education.

State

The term "State" means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and each of the outlying areas.