SEC. 9101.

STATEMENT OF POLICY

Section Summary

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SEC. 9101. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

Section 721 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.

11431) is amended--

(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``In any State'' and all

that follows through ``will review'' and inserting ``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'';

(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``alone''; and

(3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``challenging State

student academic achievement standards'' and inserting

``challenging State academic standards''.

NCLB Text

 ``SEC. 721. <<NOTE: 42 USC 11431.>> STATEMENT OF POLICY.

``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 that has a compulsory residency

requirement as a component of the State's compulsory school

attendance laws or other laws, regulations, practices, or

policies that may act as a barrier to the enrollment,

attendance, or success in school of homeless children and

youths, the State will review and undertake steps to revise such

laws, regulations, practices,

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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 alone 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 student academic achievement

standards to which all students are held.