20 U.S.C. § 9832: Definitions

In this part:(1) Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courseThe term “Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate course” means—(A) a course of college-level instruction provided to secondary school students, terminating in an examination administered by the College Board or the International Baccalaureate Organization, or another such examination approved by the Secretary; or (B) another highly rigorous, evidence-based, postsecondary preparatory program terminating in an examination administered by another nationally recognized educational organization that has a demonstrated record of effectiveness in assessing secondary school students, or another such examination approved by the Secretary. (2) Eligible entityThe term “eligible entity” means—(A) a State educational agency; (B) a local educational agency; or (C) a partnership consisting of—(i) a national, regional, or statewide nonprofit organization, with expertise and experience in providing Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate services; and (ii) a State educational agency or local educational agency. (3) Low-income studentThe term “low-income student” means an individual who is determined by a State educational agency or local educational agency to be a child ages 5 through 19, from a low-income family, on the basis of data used by the Secretary to determine allocations under section 6333 of this title, data on children eligible for free or reduced-price lunches under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act [42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.], data on children in families receiving assistance under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.], or data on children eligible to receive medical assistance under the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.], or through an alternate method that combines or extrapolates from those data. (4) High concentration of low-income studentsThe term “high concentration of low-income students”, used with respect to a school, means a school that serves a student population 40 percent or more of who are low-income students. (5) High-need local educational agencyThe term “high-need local educational agency” means a local educational agency or educational service agency described in 9812(3)(A) of this title. (6) High-need schoolThe term “high-need school” means a secondary school—(A) with a pervasive need for Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses in mathematics, science, or critical foreign languages, or for additional Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses in such a subject; and (B)(i) with a high concentration of low-income students; or (ii) designated with a school locale code of 41, 42, or 43, as determined by the Secretary.