The following is the policy of the Congress:
(1) Each State educational agency shall ensure that each child of a homeless individual and each homeless youth has equal access to the same free, appropriate public education, including a public preschool education, as provided to other children and youths.
(2) In any State where compulsory residency requirements or other requirements, in laws, regulations, practices, or policies, may act as a barrier to the identification of, or the enrollment, attendance, or success in school of, homeless children and youths, the State educational agency and local educational agencies in the State will review and undertake steps to revise such laws, regulations, practices, or policies to ensure that homeless children and youths are afforded the same free, appropriate public education as provided to other children and youths.
(3) Homelessness is not sufficient reason to separate students from the mainstream school environment.
(4) Homeless children and youths should have access to the education and other services that such children and youths need to ensure that such children and youths have an opportunity to meet the same challenging State academic standards to which all students are held.
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The following is the policy of the Congress:
(1) Each State educational agency shall ensure that each child of a homeless individual and each homeless youth has equal access to the same free, appropriate public education, including a public preschool education, as provided to other children and youths.
(2) In any State where compulsory residency requirements or other requirements, in laws, regulations, practices, or policies, may act as a barrier to the identification of, or the enrollment, attendance, or success in school of, homeless children and youths, the State educational agency and local educational agencies in the State will review and undertake steps to revise such laws, regulations, practices, or policies to ensure that homeless children and youths are afforded the same free, appropriate public education as provided to other children and youths.
(3) Homelessness is not sufficient reason to separate students from the mainstream school environment.
(4) Homeless children and youths should have access to the education and other services that such children and youths need to ensure that such children and youths have an opportunity to meet the same challenging State academic standards to which all students are held.
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§ 11431. Statement of policy
The following is the policy of the Congress:
(1) Each State educational agency shall en-
sure that each child of a homeless individual
and each homeless youth has equal access to
the same free, appropriate public education,
including a public preschool education, as pro-
vided to other children and youths.
(2) In any State where compulsory residency
requirements or other requirements, in laws,
regulations, practices, or policies, may act as
a barrier to the identification of, or the enroll-
ment, attendance, or success in school of,
homeless children and youths, the State edu-
cational agency and local educational agencies
in the State will review and undertake steps
to revise such laws, regulations, practices, or
policies to ensure that homeless children and
youths are afforded the same free, appropriate
public education as provided to other children
and youths.
(3) Homelessness is not sufficient reason to
separate students from the mainstream school
environment.
(4) Homeless children and youths should
have access to the education and other serv-
ices that such children and youths need to en-
sure that such children and youths have an op-
portunity to meet the same challenging State
academic standards to which all students are
held.
(Pub. L. 100–77, title VII, § 721, as added Pub. L.
107–110, title X, § 1032, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1989;
amended Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9101, Dec. 10,
2015, 129 Stat. 2124.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 11431, Pub. L. 100–77, title VII, § 721, as
added Pub. L. 103–382, title III, § 323, Oct. 20, 1994, 108
Stat. 3957, stated policy of Congress, prior to the gen-
eral amendment of this part by Pub. L. 107–110.
Another prior section 11431, Pub. L. 100–77,