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20 U.S.C. 7881: Participation by private school children and teachers

Created in 2002 by Public Law 89-10. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

8 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 20 U.S.C. 6320, 20 U.S.C. 6611, 20 U.S.C. 6612, 20 U.S.C. 7116, 20 U.S.C. 7305b.

2 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education (2).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2017

    • Pub. L. 115–64 added subpar. (F). Law text · (b)

    2015

    • Pub. L. 114–95, §8015(1)(A), added par. (3) and struck out former par. (3). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "Educational services and other benefits provided under this section for private school children, teachers, and other educational personnel shall be equitable in com… (Every Student Succeeds Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–95, §8015(1)(B), added par. (4) and struck out former par. (4). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "Expenditures for educational services and other benefits provided under this section for eligible private school children, their teachers, and other educational per… (Every Student Succeeds Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–95, §8015(2)(A), added subpars. (A) to (E) and struck out former subpars. (A) to (H) which read as follows: (Every Student Succeeds Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 114–95, §8015(2)(B), struck out par. (3) which related to application of this subpart to funds awarded to a local educational agency under part A of former subchapter II of this chapter. (Every Student Succeeds Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 114–95, §8015(3)(A), in introductory provisions, substituted "To ensure timely and meaningful consultation, a State educational agency, local educational agency, educational service agency, consortium of those agencies, or entity shall consult with appropriate private school… (Every Student Succeeds Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 114–95, §8015(3)(B)(i), substituted ", the amount" for "and the amount" and "services, and how that amount is determined;" for "services; and". (Every Student Succeeds Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 114–95, §8015(3)(B)(ii), struck out "contract" after "provision of" and substituted "; and" for period at end. (Every Student Succeeds Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 114–95, §8015(3)(B)(iii), added subpars. (G) and (H). (Every Student Succeeds Act) Law text · (c), (H)
    • Pub. L. 114–95, §8015(4), which directed amendment of this section by adding pars. (5) and (6) at the end, was executed by adding pars. (5) and (6) at the end of subsec. (c), to reflect the probable intent of Congress. (Every Student Succeeds Act) Law text · (c), (6)

    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.