42 U.S.C. § 2000c — Definitions

Page 5252 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 2000b–3 § 2000b–3. ‘‘Complaint’’ defined A complaint as used in this subchapter is a writing or document within the meaning of sec- tion 1001, title 18. (Pub. L. 88–352, title III, § 304, July 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 246.) SUBCHAPTER IV—PUBLIC EDUCATION § 2000c. Definitions As used in this subchapter— (a) ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Edu- cation. (b) ‘‘Desegregation’’ means the assignment of students to public schools and within such schools without regard to their race, color, re- ligion, sex or national origin, but ‘‘desegrega- tion’’ shall not mean the assignment of stu- dents to public schools in order to overcome racial imbalance. (c) ‘‘Public school’’ means any elementary or secondary educational institution, and ‘‘public college’’ means any institution of higher education or any technical or voca- tional school above the secondary school level, provided that such public school or public col- lege is operated by a State, subdivision of a State, or governmental agency within a State, or operated wholly or predominantly from or through the use of governmental funds or property, or funds or property derived from a governmental source. (d) ‘‘School board’’ means any agency or agencies which administer a system of one or more public schools and any other agency which is responsible for the assignment of stu- dents to or within such system. (Pub. L. 88–352, title IV, § 401, July 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 246; Pub. L. 92–318, title IX, § 906(a), June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 375; Pub. L. 96–88, title III, § 301(a)(1), title V, § 507, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 677, 692.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1972—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 92–318 inserted ‘‘sex’’ after ‘‘religion,’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS ‘‘Secretary means the Secretary of Education’’ sub- stituted for ‘‘Commissioner means the Commissioner of Education’’ in subsec. (a) pursuant to sections 301(a)(1) and 507 of Pub. L. 96–88, which are classified to sections 3441(a)(1) and 3507 of Title 20, Education, and which transferred all functions of Commissioner of Education of Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to Secretary of Education. § 2000c–1. Omitted Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section, Pub. L. 88–352, title IV, § 402, July 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 247, authorized the Commissioner to conduct a survey and make a report to the President and the Con- gress within two years of July, 1964 concerning the availability of educational opportunities for minority group members. § 2000c–2. Technical assistance in preparation, adoption, and implementation of plans for desegregation of public schools The Secretary is authorized, upon the applica- tion of any school board, State, municipality, school district, or other governmental unit le- gally responsible for operating a public school or schools, to render technical assistance to such applicant in the preparation, adoption, and im- plementation of plans for the desegregation of public schools. Such technical assistance may, among other activities, include making avail- able to such agencies information regarding ef- fective methods of coping with special edu- cational problems occasioned by desegregation, and making available to such agencies personnel of the Department of Education or other persons specially equipped to advise and assist them in coping with such problems. (Pub. L. 88–352, title IV, § 403, July 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 247; Pub. L. 96–88, title III, § 301(a)(1), (b)(2), title V, § 507, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 677, 678, 692.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS ‘‘Secretary’’, meaning the Secretary of Education, and ‘‘Department of Education’’ substituted in text for ‘‘Commissioner’’ and ‘‘Office of Education’’, respec- tively, pursuant to sections 301(a)(1), (b)(2) and 507 of Pub. L. 96–88, which are classified to sections 3441(a)(1), (b)(2) and 3507 of Title 20, Education, and which trans- ferred all functions of Commissioner of Education to Secretary of Education and transferred Office of Edu- cation to the Department of Education. § 2000c–3. Training institutes; stipends; travel al- lowances The Secretary is authorized to arrange, through grants or contracts, with institutions of higher education for the operation of short-term or regular session institutes for special training designed to improve the ability of teachers, su- pervisors, counselors, and other elementary or secondary school personnel to deal effectively with special educational problems occasioned by desegregation. Individuals who attend such an institute on a full-time basis may be paid sti- pends for the period of their attendance at such institute in amounts specified by the Secretary in regulations, including allowances for travel to attend such institute. (Pub. L. 88–352, title IV, § 404, July 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 247; Pub. L. 96–88, title III, § 301(a)(1), title V, § 507, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 677, 692.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS ‘‘Secretary’’, meaning the Secretary of Education, substituted in text for ‘‘Commissioner’’ pursuant to sections 301(a)(1) and 507 of Pub. L. 96–88, which are classified to sections 3441(a)(1) and 3507 of Title 20, Edu- cation, and which transferred all functions of Commis- sioner of Education to Secretary of Education.