§6451 — Title 20 Education | U.S. Code

§6451 Purpose

Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 70— - STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED › Part Part D— - Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk › Subpart subpart 2— - local agency programs › § 6451

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Supports local school programs that work with local correctional facilities to do three things. Provide good education so students can finish high school, get job training, or keep learning; help youth move from the correctional program into school or work; and run programs in local and Bureau of Indian Education schools for youth returning from confinement and for at‑risk youth.

Title 20, §6451

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The purpose of this subpart is to support the operation of local educational agency programs that involve collaboration with locally operated correctional facilities—

(1)to carry out high quality education programs to prepare children and youth for secondary school completion, training, employment, or further education;

(2)to provide activities to facilitate the transition of such children and youth from the correctional program to further education or employment; and

(3)to operate programs in local schools, including schools operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Education, for children and youth returning from correctional facilities, and programs which may serve at-risk children and youth.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 6451, Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1421, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3597, related to purpose of subpart, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110.

Amendments

2015—Par. (3). Pub. L. 114–95 inserted “, including schools operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Education,” after “local schools”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2015 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title.