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Title 20 — Education

Chapter 52 — Education for Economic Security

§ 4072. Definitions

Statutory text

As used in this subchapter—

(1)

The term “secondary school” means a public school which provides secondary education as determined by State law.

(2)

The term “sponsorship” includes the act of promoting, leading, or participating in a meeting. The assignment of a teacher, administrator, or other school employee to a meeting for custodial purposes does not constitute sponsorship of the meeting.

(3)

The term “meeting” includes those activities of student groups which are permitted under a school’s limited open forum and are not directly related to the school curriculum.

(4)

The term “noninstructional time” means time set aside by the school before actual classroom instruction begins or after actual classroom instruction ends.

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. The Equal Access Act

    Pub. L. 98–377 title VIII § 803 · 98 Stat. 1267

    Enacted · 20 U.S.C. § 4072

    (Pub. L. 98–377, title VIII, § 803, Aug. 11, 1984, 98 Stat. 1303.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 98–377, title VIII, § 803, Aug. 11, 1984, 98 Stat. 1303.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 803. definitions As used in this title— 20 USC 4072. (1) The term “secondary school” means a public school which provides secondary education as determined by State law. (2) The term “sponsorship” includes the act of promoting, leading, or participating in a meeting. The assignment of a teacher, administrator, or other school employee to a meeting for custodial purposes does not constitute sponsorship of the meeting. (3) The term “meeting” includes those activities of student groups which are permitted under a school’s limited open forum and are not directly related to the school curriculum. (4) The term “noninstructional time” means time set aside by the school before actual classroom instruction begins or after actual classroom instruction ends.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 98–377, title VIII, § 803, , 98 Stat. 1303.)

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