20 U.S.C. § 7421

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)
Section 7421 - Purpose

It is the purpose of this subpart to support the efforts of local educational agencies, Indian tribes and organizations, and other entities in developing elementary school and secondary school programs for Indian students that are designed to-

(1) meet the unique cultural, language, and educational needs of such students; and
(2) ensure that all students meet the challenging State academic standards.

20 U.S.C. § 7421

Pub. L. 89-10, title VI, §6111, formerly title VII, §7111, as added Pub. L. 107-110, §701, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1908; renumbered title VI, §6111, and amended Pub. L. 114-95, §§6001(a), (b)(1), 6002(c), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2046, 2047.

EDITORIAL NOTES

PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 7421, Pub. L. 89-10, title VII, §7111, as added Pub. L. 103-382, §101, 108 Stat. 3719, related to financial assistance for bilingual education, prior to the general amendment of former subchapter VII of this chapter by Pub. L. 107-110.A prior section 6111 of Pub. L. 89-10 was classified to section 7301 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 114-95.

AMENDMENTS2015- Pub. L. 114-95, §6002(c), amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "It is the purpose of this subpart to support local educational agencies in their efforts to reform elementary school and secondary school programs that serve Indian students in order to ensure that such programs-"(1) are based on challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards that are used for all students; and"(2) are designed to assist Indian students in meeting those standards."

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2015 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 114-95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114-95, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title.

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.
elementary school
The term "elementary school" means a nonprofit institutional day or residential school, including a public elementary charter school, that provides elementary education, as determined under State law.