20 USC 9832 - Definitions

U.S Code last checked for updates: May 19, 2024

§ 9832.

Definitions

In this part:

(1)

Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate course

The term “Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate course” means—

(A)

a course of college-level instruction provided to secondary school students, terminating in an examination administered by the College Board or the International Baccalaureate Organization, or another such examination approved by the Secretary; or

(B)

another highly rigorous, evidence-based, postsecondary preparatory program terminating in an examination administered by another nationally recognized educational organization that has a demonstrated record of effectiveness in assessing secondary school students, or another such examination approved by the Secretary.

(2)

Eligible entity

The term “eligible entity” means—

(A)

a State educational agency;

(B)

a local educational agency; or

(C)

a partnership consisting of—

(i)

a national, regional, or statewide nonprofit organization, with expertise and experience in providing Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate services; and

(ii)

a State educational agency or local educational agency.

(3)

Low-income student

(4)

High concentration of low-income students

(5)

High-need local educational agency

(6)

High-need school

The term “high-need school” means a secondary school—

(A)

with a pervasive need for Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses in mathematics, science, or critical foreign languages, or for additional Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses in such a subject; and

(B)

(i)

with a high concentration of low-income students; or

(ii)

designated with a school locale code of 41, 42, or 43, as determined by the Secretary.

(Pub. L. 110–69, title VI, § 6122, Aug. 9, 2007, 121 Stat. 635; Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9215(i)(2), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2167.)

cite as: 20 USC 9832