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Title 20 — Education

Chapter 48 — Department of Education

§ 3420. Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students

Statutory text

There shall be in the Department an Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students, to be administered by a Director of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students, who shall be appointed by the Secretary. The Director shall coordinate the administration of bilingual education programs by the Department and shall consult with the Secretary concerning policy decisions affecting bilingual education and minority languages affairs. The Director shall report directly to the Secretary, and shall perform such additional functions as the Secretary may prescribe.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Department of Education Organization Act

    Pub. L. 96–88 title II § 209 · 93 Stat. 668

    Enacted · 20 U.S.C. § 3420

    Pub. L. 96–88, title II, § 209, formerly § 210, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 675

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 96–88, title II, § 209, formerly § 210, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 675

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 209. office of educational research and improvement There shall be in the Department an Office of Educational Research and Improvement, to be administered by the Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement appointed under section 202(b). The Assistant Secretary shall administer such functions concerning research, development, demonstration, dissemination, evaluation, and assessment activities as the Secretary shall delegate.

  2. Pub. L. 107–110 § 1072(d) · 115 Stat. 1425

    Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 3420

    Pub. L. 107–110, § 1072(d), substituted “Director of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students” for “Director of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 107–110, § 1072(d), substituted “Director of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students” for “Director of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (d) Conforming Amendments.— Sections 209 and 216 of the Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3420, 3423d) are amended by striking “Director of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs” each place such term appears and inserting “Director of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students”.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 107–110 effective Jan. 8, 2002, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 107–110, set out as an Effective Date note under section 6301 of this title.

  3. Pub. L. 107–110 § 1072(b) · 115 Stat. 1425

    Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 3420

    Pub. L. 107–110, § 1072(b), (c)(2)(A), substituted “Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students” for “Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs” in section catchline and in text

    Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 107–110, § 1072(b), (c)(2)(A), substituted “Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students” for “Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs” in section catchline and in text.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Renaming of Office.— The Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3401 et seq.) is amended by striking 20 USC 3420, 3423d, 3473. “Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs” and “Office of Bilingual Education” each place either such term appears and inserting “Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students”.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 107–110 effective Jan. 8, 2002, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 107–110, set out as an Effective Date note under section 6301 of this title.

3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 209 of Pub. L. 96–88 was renumbered section 208 and was classified to section 3419 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 107–279.

Amendments

2002—Pub. L. 107–110, § 1072(d), substituted “Director of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students” for “Director of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs”.

Pub. L. 107–110, § 1072(b), (c)(2)(A), substituted “Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students” for “Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs” in section catchline and in text.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2002 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 107–110 effective , except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 107–110, set out as an Effective Date note under section 6301 of this title.

Credits

1979–2002 · 3 acts
  1. 1979Pub. L. 96–88, title II, § 209, formerly § 210, , 93 Stat. 675
  2. 1994renumbered § 209, Pub. L. 103–382, title II, § 271(a)(2), , 108 Stat. 3929
  3. 2002amended Pub. L. 107–110, title X, § 1072(b), (c)(2)(A), (d), , 115 Stat. 2089.
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(Pub. L. 96–88, title II, § 209, formerly § 210, , 93 Stat. 675; renumbered § 209, Pub. L. 103–382, title II, § 271(a)(2), , 108 Stat. 3929; amended Pub. L. 107–110, title X, § 1072(b), (c)(2)(A), (d), , 115 Stat. 2089.)

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