Notice: The uscode.house.gov website is currently operating in a temporary format. While the United States Code remains available from its authoritative source, some website features and functionality are temporarily unavailable.
The United States Code Online is current through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
Search & Browse Currency and Updating Classification Tables Popular Name Tool Positive Law Codification Editorial Reclassification Downloads
20 U.S.C. 6849: ProhibitionText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 20-EDUCATIONCHAPTER 70-STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Jump To: Source CreditEditorial NotesPrior ProvisionsAmendmentsStatutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date of Amendment

§6849. Prohibition

In carrying out this part, the Secretary shall neither mandate nor preclude the use of a particular curricular or pedagogical approach to educating English learners.

( Pub. L. 89–10, title III, § 3128 , formerly § 3129, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title III, § 301 , Jan. 8, 2002 , 115 Stat. 1706 ; renumbered § 3128 and amended Pub. L. 114–95, title III , §§ 3001(2)(B), 3003( l ), Dec. 10, 2015 , 129 Stat. 1953 , 1964.)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 3128 of Pub. L. 89–10 was renumbered section 3127 and is classified to section 6848 of this title.

Amendments

2015⁠—Pub. L. 114–95, § 3003(l), substituted “English learners” for “limited English proficient children”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2015 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title.