Title 20, EducationRelease 119-110
§7948 Effective Date
Title 20 › CHAPTER 70 — STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › SUBCHAPTER VIII — GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part F — Uniform Provisions › subpart 3 — teacher liability protection › § 7948
Summary
It became effective 90 days after January 8, 2002 and covers any claim for harm caused by a teacher filed on or after that date, even if the harm happened earlier.
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Title 20, §7948
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(a)In general
This subpart shall take effect 90 days after January 8, 2002.
(b)Application
This subpart applies to any claim for harm caused by an act or omission of a teacher if that claim is filed on or after the effective date of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 without regard to whether the harm that is the subject of the claim or the conduct that caused the harm occurred before such effective date.
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For the
Effective Date
of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, referred to in subsec. (b), see section 5 of Pub. L. 107–110, set out as an
Effective Date
note under section 6301 of this title. Codification Section was classified to section 6738 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 114–95.
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Citation
20 U.S.C. § 7948
Title 20, Education
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110