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20 U.S.C. 1412: State eligibility

Created in 2004 by Public Law 91-230. Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

30 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 20 U.S.C. 1021, 20 U.S.C. 1022, 20 U.S.C. 1022a, 20 U.S.C. 1022c, 20 U.S.C. 1022d.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2015

    • Pub. L. 114–95, §9214(d)(2)(A), substituted "secondary school—" for "secondary school is highly qualified by the deadline established in section 6319(a)(2) of this title" and added cls. (i) to (iii). (Every Student Succeeds Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–95, §9214(d)(2)(B), substituted "personnel who meet the applicable requirements described in this paragraph" for "highly qualified personnel". (Every Student Succeeds Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–95, §9214(d)(2)(C), substituted "staff person to meet the applicable requirements described in this paragraph" for "staff person to be highly qualified". (Every Student Succeeds Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–95, §9215(ss)(3)(A)(i), added cl. (ii) and struck out former cl. (ii) which read as follows: "are the same as the State's definition of adequate yearly progress, including the State's objectives for progress by children with disabilities, under section 6311(b)(2)… (Every Student Succeeds Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–95, §9215(ss)(3)(A)(ii), which directed substitution of "including measurements of interim progress for children with disabilities under section 6311(c)(4)(A)(i)" for "including measurable annual objectives for progress by children with disabilities under section 631… (Every Student Succeeds Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–95, §9215(ss)(3)(B)(i), substituted "challenging State academic content standards under section 6311(b)(1) of this title and alternate academic achievement standards under section 6311(b)(1)(E) of this title" for "State's challenging academic content standards… (Every Student Succeeds Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–95, §9215(ss)(3)(B)(ii), substituted "section 6311(b)(1)(E) of this title," for "the regulations promulgated to carry out section 6311(b)(1) of this title,". (Every Student Succeeds Act) Law text · (a)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.