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title: "20 U.S.C. § 6472"
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description: "Definitions"
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title_number: 20
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title_name: "EDUCATION"
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chapter_number: "70"
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chapter_name: "STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS"
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section: "6472"
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citation: "20 U.S.C. § 6472"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 20 U.S.C. § 6472 - Definitions
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## Text
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In this part:
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(1) Adult correctional institution The term “adult correctional institution” means a facility in which persons (including persons under 21 years of age) are confined as a result of a conviction for a criminal offense.
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(2) At-risk The term “at-risk”, when used with respect to a child, youth, or student, means a school aged individual who is at-risk of academic failure, dependency adjudication, or delinquency adjudication, has a drug or alcohol problem, is pregnant or is a parent, has come into contact with the juvenile justice system or child welfare system in the past, is at least 1 year behind the expected grade level for the age of the individual, is an English learner, is a gang member, has dropped out of school in the past, or has a high absenteeism rate at school.
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(3) Community day program The term “community day program” means a regular program of instruction provided by a State agency at a community day school operated specifically for neglected or delinquent children and youth.
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(4) Institution for neglected or delinquent children and youth The term “institution for neglected or delinquent children and youth” means—
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(A) a public or private residential facility, other than a foster home, that is operated for the care of children who have been committed to the institution or voluntarily placed in the institution under applicable State law, due to abandonment, neglect, or death of their parents or guardians; or
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(B) a public or private residential facility for the care of children who have been adjudicated to be delinquent or in need of supervision.
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(Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1432, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title I, § 101, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1591; amended Pub. L. 114–95, title I, § 1401(15), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1905.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Prior ProvisionsA prior section 6472, Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1432, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3601, defined terms for this part, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110. A prior section 1432 of Pub. L. 89–10 was classified to section 2832 of this title, prior to the general amendment of Pub. L. 89–10 by Pub. L. 103–382.
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Amendments2015—Par. (2). Pub. L. 114–95 inserted “dependency adjudication, or delinquency adjudication,” after “failure,”, inserted “or child welfare system” after “juvenile justice system”, and substituted “is an English learner” for “has limited English proficiency”.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Effective Date of 2015 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title.
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