20 USC § 6812 - Purposes

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s6812"
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title: "20 USC § 6812 - Purposes"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "6812"
section_name: "Purposes"
chapter_number: 70
chapter_name: "STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS AND IMMIGRANT STUDENTS"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement Act"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–10, title III, § 3102, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title III, § 301, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1690; amended Pub. L. 114–95, title III, § 3003(a), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1954.)"
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# § 6812. Purposes

The purposes of this part are—

**(1)** to help ensure that English learners, including immigrant children and youth, attain English proficiency and develop high levels of academic achievement in English;

**(2)** to assist all English learners, including immigrant children and youth, to achieve at high levels in academic subjects so that all English learners can meet the same challenging State academic standards that all children are expected to meet;

**(3)** to assist teachers (including preschool teachers), principals and other school leaders, State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and schools in establishing, implementing, and sustaining effective language instruction educational programs designed to assist in teaching English learners, including immigrant children and youth;

**(4)** to assist teachers (including preschool teachers), principals and other school leaders, State educational agencies, and local educational agencies to develop and enhance their capacity to provide effective instructional programs designed to prepare English learners, including immigrant children and youth, to enter all-English instructional settings; and

**(5)** to promote parental, family, and community participation in language instruction educational programs for the parents, families, and communities of English learners.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–10, title III, § 3102, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title III, § 301, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1690; amended Pub. L. 114–95, title III, § 3003(a), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1954.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 6812, , as added , , , set forth purpose of former part A of this subchapter, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by .

Prior sections 6813 to 6815 were omitted in the general amendment of this subchapter by .

Section 6813, , as added , , ; amended , , , 3009–312; , , , defined terms for purposes of prior subchapter III.

Section 6814, , as added , , , authorized appropriations and set forth funding rule.

Section 6815, , as added , , , limited use of funds for administrative costs and technical assistance.

### Amendments

2015— amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to purposes of this part.

## 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 .