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.
Pub. L. 96–88, title II, § 20993 Stat. 675Pub. L. 103–382, title II, § 271(a)(2)108 Stat. 3929Pub. L. 107–110, title X, § 1072(b)115 Stat. 2089(, formerly § 210, , ; renumbered § 209, , , ; amended , (c)(2)(A), (d), , .)
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
section 209 of Pub. L. 96–88section 3419 of this titlePub. L. 107–279A prior was renumbered section 208 and was classified to , prior to repeal by .
Amendments
Pub. L. 107–110, § 1072(d)2002—, 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
Pub. L. 107–110section 5 of Pub. L. 107–110section 6301 of this titleAmendment by effective , except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see , set out as an Effective Date note under .