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U.S. Code/Title 42/§ 11434a

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42 U.S.C. § 11434a.Chapter 119

§ 11434a

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For purposes of this part:

((1)) The terms “enroll” and “enrollment” include attending classes and participating fully in school activities.

((2)) The term “homeless children and youths”—

((A)) means individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence (within the meaning of ); and

((B)) includes—

((i)) children and youths who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; or are abandoned in hospitals;

((ii)) children and youths who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings (within the meaning of section 11302(a)(2)(C)  of this title);

((iii)) children and youths who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; and

((iv)) migratory children (as such term is defined in ) who qualify as homeless for the purposes of this part because the children are living in circumstances described in clauses (i) through (iii).

((3)) The terms “local educational agency” and “State educational agency” have the meanings given such terms in .

((4)) The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Education.

((5)) The term “State” means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

((6)) The term “unaccompanied youth” includes a homeless child or youth not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian.

Related Legislation

(9 bills)

Bills that would modify or reference this section of law.

HR-4418

Child Care for Working Families Act

Robert C. Scott

Virginia representative

  1. house
  2. senate
  3. president
7/15/2025
HR-5658

Child Care for Every Community Act

Mikie Sherrill

New Jersey representative

  1. house
  2. senate
  3. president
9/30/2025
HR-671

Vital Documents Access for Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Act of 2025

Gerald E. Connolly

Virginia representative

  1. house
  2. senate
  3. president
1/23/2025
HR-7767

Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act

Ro Khanna

California representative

  1. house
  2. senate
  3. president
3/3/2026
S-2295

Child Care for Working Families Act

Patty Murray

Washington senator

  1. senate
  2. house
  3. president
7/15/2025
S-2939

Child Care for Every Community Act

Elizabeth Warren

Massachusetts senator

  1. senate
  2. house
  3. president
9/30/2025
S-3956

Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act

Bernard Sanders

Vermont senator

  1. senate
  2. house
  3. president
3/2/2026
S-4261

Preventing Youth Homelessness Demonstration Act of 2026

Patty Murray

Washington senator

  1. senate
  2. house
  3. president
3/26/2026
S-4847

Summer for All Act

Christopher Murphy

Connecticut senator

  1. senate
  2. house
  3. president
6/22/2026
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Release: pl-119-111 (2026-09-18)

§ 11435

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