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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 6682', 'art 1', '§ 6682', '§ 6682', '§ 2312', '§ 201', 'art 230']

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20 USC § 6682 - Definitions
Eligible participant The term “eligible participant” means—
an individual with substantial, demonstrable career experience, including a highly qualified paraprofessional; or
an individual who is a graduate of an institution of higher education who—
has graduated not more than 3 years before applying to an eligible entity to teach under this division; and
in the case of an individual wishing to teach in a secondary school, has completed an academic major (or courses totaling an equivalent number of credit hours) in the academic subject that the individual will teach.
High-need local educational agency The term “high-need local educational agency” has the meaning given the term in section 6602 of this title.
High-need school The term “high-need school” means a school that—
is located in an area in which the percentage of students from families with incomes below the poverty line is 30 percent or more; or
is located in an area with a high percentage of out-of-field teachers, as defined in section 6602 of this title;
is within the top quartile of elementary schools and secondary schools statewide, as ranked by the number of unfilled, available teacher positions at the schools;
is located in an area in which there is a high teacher turnover rate; or
is located in an area in which there is a high percentage of teachers who are not certified or licensed.
(Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2312, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title II, § 201,Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1656.)
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