2011 US Code
Title 20 - Education
Chapter 68 - NATIONAL EDUCATION REFORM (§§ 5801 - 6084)
Subchapter VII - SAFE SCHOOLS (§§ 5961 - 5968)
Section 5961 - Short title; statement of purpose

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 20 - EDUCATION
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 20 - EDUCATION
CHAPTER 68 - NATIONAL EDUCATION REFORM
SUBCHAPTER VII - SAFE SCHOOLS
Sec. 5961 - Short title; statement of purpose
Containssection 5961
Date2011
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 3, 2012
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 103-227, title VII, §701, Mar. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 204.
Statutes at Large References108 Stat. 204
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 103-227

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20 USC § 5961 (2011)
§5961. Short title; statement of purpose (a) Short title

This subchapter may be cited as the “Safe Schools Act of 1994”.

(b) Statement of purpose

It is the purpose of this subchapter to help local school systems achieve Goal Six 1 of the National Education Goals, which provides that by the year 2000, every school in America will be free of drugs and violence and will offer a disciplined environment conducive to learning, by ensuring that all schools are safe and free of violence.

(Pub. L. 103–227, title VII, §701, Mar. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 204.)

References in Text

This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title VII of Pub. L. 103–227, Mar. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 204, which enacted this subchapter and amended section 1221e–1 of this title.

1 So in original. Probably should be “Goal Seven”.

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