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§2412 Prohibition on use of funds to induce out-of-State relocation of businesses

Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 44— - CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part Part B— - State Administrative Provisions › § 2412

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Funds under this chapter cannot be used to offer employers incentives to move a business to another State if that move will reduce jobs in the State they are leaving.

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Title 20, §2412

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No funds provided under this chapter shall be used for the purpose of directly providing incentives or inducements to an employer to relocate a business enterprise from one State to another State if such relocation will result in a reduction in the number of jobs available in the State where the business enterprise is located before such incentives or inducements are offered.

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Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 2412, Pub. L. 88–210, title III, § 322, as added Pub. L. 105–332, § 1(b), Oct. 31, 1998, 112 Stat. 3124, prohibited use of funds to induce out-of-State relocation of businesses, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 109–270. Another prior section 2412, Pub. L. 88–210, title IV, § 412, as added Pub. L. 101–392, title IV, § 406(a), Sept. 25, 1990, 104 Stat. 812, authorized grants for development, production, and distribution of instructional telecommunications materials and services, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 105–332.

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Effective Date

of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–224 effective July 1, 2019, see section 4 of Pub. L. 115–224, set out as a note under section 2301 of this title.

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Citation

20 U.S.C. § 2412

Title 20Education

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73