§6844 — Title 20 Education | U.S. Code

§6844 Coordination with related programs

Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 70— - STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS AND IMMIGRANT STUDENTS › Part Part A— - English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement Act › Subpart subpart 2— - accountability and administration › § 6844

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must work closely with other offices and agencies that run programs for students who are from language-minority backgrounds or learning English, so federal help is coordinated and not duplicated. The Secretary must also report to Congress about similar federal programs in other agencies and departments.

Title 20, §6844

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In order to maximize Federal efforts aimed at serving the educational needs of English learners, the Secretary shall coordinate and ensure close cooperation with other entities carrying out programs serving language-minority and English learners that are administered by the Department and other agencies. The Secretary shall report to the Congress on parallel Federal programs in other agencies and departments.

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Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 6844, Pub. L. 89–10, title III, § 3134, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3646, related to local uses of funds, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110. A prior section 3123 of Pub. L. 89–10 was renumbered section 3122 and is classified to section 6843 of this title. Another prior section 3123 of Pub. L. 89–10 was classified to section 6833 of this title, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110.

Amendments

2015—Pub. L. 114–95, § 3003(j), substituted “needs of English learners” for “needs of children of limited English proficiency” and “and English learners” for “and limited English proficient children” and inserted at end “The Secretary shall report to the Congress on parallel Federal programs in other agencies and departments.”

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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.