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20 U.S.C. 9832: Definitions
Created in 2007 by the America COMPETES Act" or the "America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act (Public Law 110-69). Changed by 1 later law. 2 bills in this Congress would change it.
1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 20 U.S.C. 9833.
- past change
- enacted this Congress
- proposed
This Congress
- H.R. 9877 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 · introduced · would change (3)
- H.R. 10421 Transforming Education for the Future Act · introduced · would change (3)
How it got here
2015
- Pub. L. 114–95, §9215(i)(2)(A), substituted "The term 'low-income student' means an individual who is determined by a State educational agency or local educational agency to be a child ages 5 through 19, from a low-income family, on the basis of data used by the Secretary to determine all… (Every Student Succeeds Act) Law text · (3)
- Pub. L. 114–95, §9215(i)(2)(B), substituted "The term 'high concentration of low-income students', used with respect to a school, means a school that serves a student population 40 percent or more of who are low-income students." for "The term 'high concentration of low-income students' h… (Every Student Succeeds Act) Law text · (4)
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.