20 U.S. Code § 9812 - Definitions
The term “children from low-income families” means children described in section 6333(c)(1)(A) of this title.
The term “eligible recipient” means an institution of higher education that receives grant funds under this part on behalf of a department of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or a critical foreign language, or on behalf of a department or school with a competency-based degree program (in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or a critical foreign language) that includes teacher certification, for use in carrying out activities assisted under this part.
The term “highly qualified” has the meaning given such term in section 9101 [1] of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801) and, with respect to special education teachers, in section 1401 [1] of this title.
[1] See References in Text note below.
Section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, referred to in par. (4), was amended by Pub. L. 114–95 and, as so amended, is now section 8101 of the Act and no longer defines “highly qualified”. A reference in this section to “highly qualified”, as defined in section 9101 of the Act, with respect to a teacher, means that the teacher meets applicable State certification and licensure requirements, including any requirements for certification obtained through alternative routes to certification. See section 9214(a)(2) of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a Use of the Term “Highly Qualified” in Other Laws note under section 1070g–2 of this title.
Section 1401 of this title, referred to in par. (4), was amended by Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9214(d)(1), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2164, and, as so amended, no longer contains a definition of the term “highly qualified”.
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