Title 20, EducationRelease 119-102
§3420 Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students
Title 20 › CHAPTER 48 — DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › SUBCHAPTER II — ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT › § 3420
Summary
The Department must create an office to support students learning English. The Secretary appoints a Director who runs the Department’s bilingual programs, advises the Secretary on language policy, reports directly to the Secretary, and carries out other duties the Secretary gives.
Full Legal Text
Title 20, §3420
Education, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
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.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
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, § 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, § 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.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2002 AmendmentAmendment 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.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
20 U.S.C. § 3420
Title 20, Education
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102