§6472 — Title 20 Education | U.S. Code

§6472 Definitions

Title 20 › Chapter 70— STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › Subchapter I— IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED › Part D— Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk › Subpart 3— general provisions › § 6472

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines several key terms used in the law. Adult correctional institution: a facility where people are held after a criminal conviction, including persons under 21 years of age. At‑risk: a school‑age child, youth, or student who faces one or more problems that threaten school success, for example being at least 1 year behind in grade level; substance abuse; pregnancy or parenting; gang involvement; past dropout or high absenteeism; being an English learner; or past contact with juvenile justice or child‑welfare systems or court actions for dependency or delinquency. Community day program: state‑run instruction at a community day school for neglected or delinquent youth. Institution for neglected or delinquent children and youth: a residential facility (not a foster home) for children placed because of abandonment, neglect, or a parent's death, or for children found delinquent or needing supervision.

Title 20, §6472

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In this part:

(1)The term “adult correctional institution” means a facility in which persons (including persons under 21 years of age) are confined as a result of a conviction for a criminal offense.

(2)The term “at-risk”, when used with respect to a child, youth, or student, means a school aged individual who is at-risk of academic failure, dependency adjudication, or delinquency adjudication, has a drug or alcohol problem, is pregnant or is a parent, has come into contact with the juvenile justice system or child welfare system in the past, is at least 1 year behind the expected grade level for the age of the individual, is an English learner, is a gang member, has dropped out of school in the past, or has a high absenteeism rate at school.

(3)The term “community day program” means a regular program of instruction provided by a State agency at a community day school operated specifically for neglected or delinquent children and youth.

(4)The term “institution for neglected or delinquent children and youth” means—

(A)a public or private residential facility, other than a foster home, that is operated for the care of children who have been committed to the institution or voluntarily placed in the institution under applicable State law, due to abandonment, neglect, or death of their parents or guardians; or

(B)a public or private residential facility for the care of children who have been adjudicated to be delinquent or in need of supervision.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 6472, Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1432, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3601, defined terms for this part, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110. A prior section 1432 of Pub. L. 89–10 was classified to section 2832 of this title, prior to the general amendment of Pub. L. 89–10 by Pub. L. 103–382.

Amendments

2015—Par. (2). Pub. L. 114–95 inserted “dependency adjudication, or delinquency adjudication,” after “failure,”, inserted “or child welfare system” after “juvenile justice system”, and substituted “is an English learner” for “has limited English proficiency”.

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.