20 USC § 6845 - Rules of construction

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s6845"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 6845 - Rules of construction"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "6845"
section_name: "Rules of construction"
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"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–10, title III, § 3124, formerly § 3125, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title III, § 301, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1705; renumbered § 3124 and amended Pub. L. 114–95, title III, §§ 3001(2)(B), 3003(k), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1953, 1964.)"
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# § 6845. Rules of construction

Nothing in this part shall be construed—

**(1)** to prohibit a local educational agency from serving English learners simultaneously with children with similar educational needs, in the same educational settings where appropriate;

**(2)** to require a State or a local educational agency to establish, continue, or eliminate any particular type of instructional program for English learners; or

**(3)** to limit the preservation or use of Native American languages.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–10, title III, § 3124, formerly § 3125, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title III, § 301, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1705; renumbered § 3124 and amended Pub. L. 114–95, title III, §§ 3001(2)(B), 3003(k), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1953, 1964.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 6845, , as added , , , related to local applications for technology education assistance, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by .

A prior  was renumbered section 3123 and is classified to .

### Amendments

2015—Pars. (1), (2). , substituted “English learners” for “limited English proficient children”.

## 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 .