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Title 20 — Education

Part A · Chapter 52 — Education for Economic Security

§ 3981. Statement of purpose

Statutory text

It is the purpose of this part to supplement State and local resources to—

(1)

improve the quality of instruction in the fields of mathematics, science, and engineering in the State;

(2)

furnish additional resources and support for research, student scholarships, and faculty exchange programs in the fields of mathematics, science, and engineering; and

(3)

encourage partnerships in education between the business community, institutions of higher education, and elementary and secondary schools in the community.

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. Education for Economic Security Act

    Pub. L. 98–377 title III § 302 · 98 Stat. 1267

    Enacted · 20 U.S.C. § 3981

    Pub. L. 98–377, title III, § 302, Aug. 11, 1984, 98 Stat. 1283

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 98–377, title III, § 302, Aug. 11, 1984, 98 Stat. 1283

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 302. statement of purpose It is the purpose of this title to supplement State and 20 USC 3981. local resources to— (1) improve the quality of instruction in the fields of mathematics, science, and engineering in the State; (2) furnish additional resources and support for research, student scholarships, and faculty exchange programs in the fields of mathematics, science, and engineering; and (3) encourage partnerships in education between the business Business and industry. community, institutions of higher education, and elementary and secondary schools in the community.

  2. Education and Training for a Competitive America Act of 1988

    Pub. L. 100–418 title VI § 6031(b)(2) · 102 Stat. 1107

    Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 3981

    Pub. L. 100–418 substituted “part” for “subchapter” in introductory text

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 100–418 substituted “part” for “subchapter” in introductory text.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) References.— Part A of such title (as redesignated by subsection (a)) is amended by striking out “title” each place 20 USC 3981 et seq. such term appears and inserting in lieu thereof “part”.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1988—Pub. L. 100–418 substituted “part” for “subchapter” in introductory text.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title

Pub. L. 98–377, title III, § 301, , 98 Stat. 1283, as amended by Pub. L. 100–418, title VI, § 6031(b)(2), , 102 Stat. 1483, provided that: “This part [part A (§§ 301–309) of title III of Pub. L. 98–377 enacting this part] may be cited as the ‘Partnerships in Education for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Act’.”

Credits

1984–1988 · 2 acts
  1. 1984Pub. L. 98–377, title III, § 302, , 98 Stat. 1283
  2. 1988Pub. L. 100–418, title VI, § 6031(b)(2), , 102 Stat. 1483.
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(Pub. L. 98–377, title III, § 302, , 98 Stat. 1283; Pub. L. 100–418, title VI, § 6031(b)(2), , 102 Stat. 1483.)

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