20 U.S.C. § 7231c: Eligibility

Summary

An LEA, or a group of LEAs working together, can get a grant to help end segregation of minority-group-segregated children or faculty in elementary and secondary schools if one of two things is true. Either it is carrying out a desegregation plan required by a final order from a U.S. or State court or a State official with legal authority, or it has adopted (or will adopt if awarded the grant) a plan the Secretary approves as adequate under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.].

Title 20, §7231c

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A local educational agency, or consortium of such agencies where appropriate, is eligible to receive a grant under this part to carry out the purpose of this part if such agency or consortium—

(1)is implementing a plan undertaken pursuant to a final order issued by a court of the United States, or a court of any State, or any other State agency or official of competent jurisdiction, that requires the desegregation of minority-group-segregated children or faculty in the elementary schools and secondary schools of such agency; or

(2)without having been required to do so, has adopted and is implementing, or will, if a grant is awarded to such local educational agency, or consortium of such agencies, under this part, adopt and implement a plan that has been approved by the Secretary as adequate under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.] for the desegregation of minority-group-segregated children or faculty in such schools.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Civil Rights Act of 1964, referred to in par. (2), is Pub. L. 88–352, July 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 241. Title VI of the Act is classified generally to subchapter V (§ 2000d et seq.) of chapter 21 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 2000a of Title 42 and Tables.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 4404 of Pub. L. 89–10 was classified to section 3124 of this title, prior to the general amendment of Pub. L. 89–10 by Pub. L. 103–382.

§7231c Eligibility