20 U.S.C. § 9403 — Prohibitions
submitted 26 years ago by Pub. L. 106-554 to r/title-20-EDUCATION · 148 words · no verdicts yet
This section says participation in the chapter’s early-childhood programs is voluntary and preserves parents’ legal rights. It also restricts required teaching methods and duplicate funding.
(a) Participation not required No person, including a parent*, must be required to participate in any program of early childhood education, early learning, parent education, or developmental screening under the provisions of this chapter.
(b) Rights of parents Nothing in this chapter must be construed to affect the rights of parents otherwise established in Federal, State*, or local law.
(c) Particular methods or settings No entity that receives funds under this chapter must be required to provide services under this chapter through a particular instructional method or in a particular instructional setting to comply with this chapter.
(d) Nonduplication No funds provided under this chapter must be used to carry out an activity funded under another provision of law providing for Federal child care or early learning programs, unless an expansion of such activity is identified in the local needs assessment and performance goals under this chapter.
No person, including a parent*, shall be required to participate in any program of early childhood education, early learning, parent education, or developmental screening pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect the rights of parents otherwise established in Federal, State*, or local law.
No entity that receives funds under this chapter shall be required to provide services under this chapter through a particular instructional method or in a particular instructional setting to comply with this chapter.
No funds provided under this chapter shall be used to carry out an activity funded under another provision of law providing for Federal child care or early learning programs, unless an expansion of such activity is identified in the local needs assessment and performance goals under this chapter.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(1) [title VIII, § 804], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–82.)
- 2000Enacted · Pub. L. 106-554 · 114 Stat. 2763, 2763
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 106-554 on 2000-12-21.
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