20 USC § 1022 - Purposes

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s1022"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 1022 - Purposes"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "1022"
section_name: "Purposes"
chapter_number: 28
chapter_name: "HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Teacher Quality Partnership Grants"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–329, title II, § 201, as added Pub. L. 110–315, title II, § 201(2), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3133; amended Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9214(c)(2), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2161.)"
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# § 1022. Purposes

The purposes of this part are to—

**(1)** improve student achievement;

**(2)** improve the quality of prospective and new teachers by improving the preparation of prospective teachers and enhancing professional development activities for new teachers;

**(3)** hold teacher preparation programs at institutions of higher education accountable for preparing teachers who meet the applicable State certification and licensure requirements, including any requirements for certification obtained through alternative routes to certification, or, with regard to special education teachers, the qualifications described in section 1412(a)(14)(C) of this title; and

**(4)** recruit highly qualified individuals, including minorities and individuals from other occupations, into the teaching force.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–329, title II, § 201, as added Pub. L. 110–315, title II, § 201(2), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3133; amended Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9214(c)(2), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2161.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 1022, , as added , , ; amended , , , related to award of State grants, prior to repeal by , Sec. 201(2), , .

Another prior section 1022, , as added , , ; amended , , , required each institution of higher education receiving grants under this subchapter to annually notify designated State agency of its activities under this subchapter, prior to repeal by , , , 3009–312.

Another prior section 1022, , , ; , , ; , , ; , §§ 111(b)(2)(A), 112(a), (b)(1), , , 240, related to the basic grants for the college library resources program, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by .

A prior  was classified to , prior to repeal by .

Another prior  was classified to , prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by .

Another prior  was classified to , prior to repeal by .

### Amendments

2015—Par. (3).  substituted “teachers who meet the applicable State certification and licensure requirements, including any requirements for certification obtained through alternative routes to certification, or, with regard to special education teachers, the qualifications described in ” for “highly qualified teachers”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2015 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see , set out as a note under .