20 USC § 7231a - Definition

---
identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s7231a"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 7231a - Definition"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "7231a"
section_name: "Definition"
chapter_number: 70
chapter_name: "STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "21ST CENTURY SCHOOLS"
part_number: "D"
part_name: "Magnet Schools Assistance"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–10, title IV, § 4402, formerly title V, § 5302, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title V, § 501, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1807; renumbered title IV, § 4402, Pub. L. 114–95, title IV, § 4001(b)(3)(A), (B), (D)(i), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1967.)"
---


# § 7231a. Definition

For the purpose of this part, the term “magnet school” means a public elementary school, public secondary school, public elementary education center, or public secondary education center that offers a special curriculum capable of attracting substantial numbers of students of different racial backgrounds.

---

**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–10, title IV, § 4402, formerly title V, § 5302, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title V, § 501, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1807; renumbered title IV, § 4402, Pub. L. 114–95, title IV, § 4001(b)(3)(A), (B), (D)(i), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1967.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior  was classified to , prior to the general amendment of  by .