20 USC § 3420 - Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students

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title: "20 USC § 3420 - Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "3420"
section_name: "Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students"
chapter_number: 48
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 96–88, title II, § 209, formerly § 210, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 675; renumbered § 209, Pub. L. 103–382, title II, § 271(a)(2), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3929; amended Pub. L. 107–110, title X, § 1072(b), (c)(2)(A), (d), Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 2089.)"
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# § 3420. Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students

There shall be in the Department an Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students, to be administered by a Director of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students, who shall be appointed by the Secretary. The Director shall coordinate the administration of bilingual education programs by the Department and shall consult with the Secretary concerning policy decisions affecting bilingual education and minority languages affairs. The Director shall report directly to the Secretary, and shall perform such additional functions as the Secretary may prescribe.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 96–88, title II, § 209, formerly § 210, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 675; renumbered § 209, Pub. L. 103–382, title II, § 271(a)(2), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3929; amended Pub. L. 107–110, title X, § 1072(b), (c)(2)(A), (d), Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 2089.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior  was renumbered section 208 and was classified to , prior to repeal by .

### Amendments

2002—, substituted “Director of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students” for “Director of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs”.

, (c)(2)(A), substituted “Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students” for “Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs” in section catchline and in text.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2002 Amendment

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