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20 U.S.C. 6313: Eligible school attendance areas

Created in 2002 by Public Law 89-10. Changed by 1 later law. 2 bills in this Congress would change it.

16 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 20 U.S.C. 1059e, 20 U.S.C. 1067q, 20 U.S.C. 1078–11, 20 U.S.C. 1087ee, 20 U.S.C. 1092f.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education (1).

This Congress

  • H.R. 9877 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 · introduced · would change (a)
  • H.R. 10421 Transforming Education for the Future Act · introduced · would change (a)

How it got here

2015

  • Pub. L. 114–95, §1007(1)(A), added par. (3) and struck out former par. (3). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "If funds allocated in accordance with subsection (c) of this section are insufficient to serve all eligible school attendance areas, a local educational agency shal… (Every Student Succeeds Act) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 114–95, §1007(1)(B), added par. (5) and struck out former par. (5). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The local educational agency shall use the same measure of poverty, which measure shall be the number of children ages 5 through 17 in poverty counted in the most r… (Every Student Succeeds Act) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 114–95, §1007(2), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 6321(c) of this title. (Every Student Succeeds Act) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 114–95, §1007(3)(A), added par. (3) and struck out former par. (3). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "A local educational agency shall reserve such funds as are necessary under this part to provide services comparable to those provided to children in schools funded … (Every Student Succeeds Act) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 114–95, §1007(3)(B), substituted "comprehensive support and improvement activities or targeted support and improvement activities under section 6311(d)" for "school improvement, corrective action, and restructuring under section 6316(b)". (Every Student Succeeds Act) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 114–95, §1007(3)(C), added par. (5). (Every Student Succeeds Act) Law text · (c)

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.