20 U.S.C. § 1720 | Definitions

For the purposes of this subchapter—

(a)

1 See References in Text note below.

The term “educational agency” means a local educational agency or a “State educational agency” as defined by section 801(k)  of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

(b)

¹ The term “local educational agency” means a local educational agency as defined by section 801(f)  of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

(c)

The term “segregation” means the operation of a school system in which students are wholly or substantially separated among the schools of an educational agency on the basis of race, color, sex, or national origin or within a school on the basis of race, color, or national origin.

(d)

section 2000c(b) of title 42 The term “desegregation” means desegregation as defined by .

(e)

An educational agency shall be deemed to transport a student if any part of the cost of such student’s transportation is paid by such agency.

Pub. L. 93–380, title II, § 221Aug. 21, 197488 Stat. 518 (, , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 89–10 section 881 of this title Pub. L. 95–561, title VIII, § 801(1)Nov. 1, 197892 Stat. 2284 section 3381 of this title Pub. L. 100–297, title I, § 1002Apr. 28, 1988102 Stat. 293 Pub. L. 89–10 Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101Oct. 20, 1994108 Stat. 3519 section 7801 of this titleSection 801 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), is section 801, title VIII, of , which was formerly classified to . Section 801 of that Act was renumbered section 1001 of title X by , (2), , , and was reclassified to . Section 1001 was subsequently renumbered section 8001 and amended generally by , , , and, as so amended, did not contain subsections or specific definitions. Section 8001 was subsequently omitted in the general amendment of by , , . For definitions, see .

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Aug. 21, 1974section 2(c) of Pub. L. 93–380 section 1221–1 of this titleSection effective on and after sixtieth day after , see , set out as a note under .