§ 3420. — Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 20USC3420]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 48--DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SUBCHAPTER II--ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT
Sec. 3420. Office of English Language Acquisition, Language
Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English
Proficient Students
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, Sec. 209, formerly Sec. 210, Oct. 17, 1979, 93
Stat. 675; renumbered Sec. 209, Pub. L. 103-382, title II,
Sec. 271(a)(2), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3929; amended Pub. L. 107-110,
title X, Sec. 1072(b), (c)(2)(A), (d), Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 2089.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 209 of Pub. L. 96-88 was renumbered section 208 and
was classified to section 3419 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L.
107-279.
Amendments
2002--Pub. L. 107-110, Sec. 1072(d), 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, Sec. 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.
Effective Date of 2002 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 107-110 effective Jan. 8, 2002, except with
respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see
section 5 of Pub. L. 107-110, set out as an Effective Date note under
section 6301 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 7011 of this title.
