Title 20, EducationRelease 119-102

§7271 Purposes

Title 20 › CHAPTER 70 — STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › SUBCHAPTER IV — 21ST CENTURY SCHOOLS › Part F — National Activities › subpart 2 — community support for school success › § 7271

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Help children in the most troubled communities do better in school and life by improving school readiness, graduation, and access to high-quality local services. Support planning and running full-service community schools so services for children and families work better together, especially in high-poverty and rural schools.

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Title 20, §7271

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The purposes of this subpart are to—
(1)significantly improve the academic and developmental outcomes of children living in the most distressed communities of the United States, including ensuring school readiness, high school graduation, and access to a community-based continuum of high-quality services; and
(2)provide support for the planning, implementation, and operation of full-service community schools that improve the coordination and integration, accessibility, and effectiveness of services for children and families, particularly for children attending high-poverty schools, including high-poverty rural schools.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 7271, Pub. L. 89–10, title V, § 5551, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title V, § 501, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1855, related to assistance for arts education, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 114–95, § 5, title IV, § 4001(b)(1)(C), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1806, 1967, effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section 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 an

Effective Date

of 2015 Amendment note under section 6301 of this title.

Reference

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Citation

20 U.S.C. § 7271

Title 20, Education

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102