2011 US Code
Title 20 - Education
Chapter 68 - NATIONAL EDUCATION REFORM (§§ 5801 - 6084)
Subchapter VIII - MINORITY-FOCUSED CIVICS EDUCATION (§§ 5981 - 5985)
Section 5982 - Purposes
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 20 - EDUCATION |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 20 - EDUCATION CHAPTER 68 - NATIONAL EDUCATION REFORM SUBCHAPTER VIII - MINORITY-FOCUSED CIVICS EDUCATION Sec. 5982 - Purposes |
| Contains | section 5982 |
| Date | 2011 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 103-227, title VIII, §802, Mar. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 209. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 108 Stat. 209 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 103-227 |
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It is the purpose of this subchapter—
(1) to encourage improved instruction for minorities and Native Americans in American government and civics through a national program of accredited summer teacher training and staff development seminars or institutes followed by academic year inservice training programs conducted on college and university campuses or other appropriate sites, for—
(A) social studies and other teachers responsible for American history, government, and civics classes; and
(B) other educators who work with minority and Native American youth; and
(2) through such improved instruction to improve minority and Native American student knowledge and understanding of the American system of government.
(Pub. L. 103–227, title VIII, §802, Mar. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 209.)
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