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§ 9832. DefinitionsIn 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 student
(4) High concentration of low-income students
(5) High-need local educational agency
(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.
(Pub. L. 110–69, title VI, § 6122, Aug. 9, 2007, 121 Stat. 635; Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9215(i)(2), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2167.)