20 USC § 1087ii - Definitions

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title: "20 USC § 1087ii - Definitions"
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title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "1087ii"
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chapter_number: 28
chapter_name: "HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE"
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subchapter_name: "STUDENT ASSISTANCE"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, § 469, as added Pub. L. 102–325, title IV, § 465(d), July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 583; amended Pub. L. 103–382, title III, § 391(e)(4), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 4022; Pub. L. 108–446, title III, § 305(c)(2), Dec. 3, 2004, 118 Stat. 2805; Pub. L. 111–39, title IV, § 405(7), July 1, 2009, 123 Stat. 1947; Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9215(oo)(9), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2180.)"
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# § 1087ii. Definitions

**(a)** **Low-income communities** section 6333(c) of this title

For the purpose of this part, the term “low-income communities” means communities in which there is a high concentration of children eligible to be counted under .

**(b)** **High-risk children** For the purposes of this part, the term “high-risk children” means individuals under the age of 21 who are low-income or at risk of abuse or neglect, have been abused or neglected, have serious emotional, mental, or behavioral disturbances, reside in placements outside their homes, or are involved in the juvenile justice system.

**(c)** **Infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities** section 1432 of this title

For purposes of this part, the term “infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities” means children with disabilities and infants and toddlers with disabilities as defined in sections 1401 and 1432 of this title, respectively, and the term “early intervention services” has the meaning given the term in .

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, § 469, as added Pub. L. 102–325, title IV, § 465(d), July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 583; amended Pub. L. 103–382, title III, § 391(e)(4), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 4022; Pub. L. 108–446, title III, § 305(c)(2), Dec. 3, 2004, 118 Stat. 2805; Pub. L. 111–39, title IV, § 405(7), July 1, 2009, 123 Stat. 1947; Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9215(*oo*)(9), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2180.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2015—Subsec. (a).  substituted “eligible to be counted under ” for “eligible to be counted under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965”.

2009—Subsec. (c).  substituted “and the term ‘early intervention services’ has the meaning given the term in .” for “and the term ‘qualified professional provider of early intervention services’ has the meaning specified in .”

2004—Subsec. (c).  substituted “sections 1401 and 1432” for “sections 1401(a)(1) and 1472(1)”.

1994—Subsec. (a).  substituted “title I” for “chapter 1 of title I”.

## 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 .

### Effective Date of 2009 Amendment

Amendment by  effective as if enacted on the date of enactment of  (), see , set out as a note under .