20 U.S.C. § 1108a
Section 1108a · Findings
Amended 1 time on record
The Congress finds that—
(1) effective elementary and secondary schools require competent teachers and strong leadership;
(2) school systems would benefit greatly by increasing the pool of qualified individuals from which to recruit teachers;
(3) many talented professionals who have demonstrated a high level of subject area competence outside the education profession may wish to pursue careers in education, but have not fulfilled the requirements to be certified or licensed as teachers;
(4) alternative routes can enable qualified individuals to fulfill State certification or licensure requirements and would allow school systems to utilize the expertise of such professionals and improve the pool of qualified individuals available to local educational agencies as teachers; and
(5) alternative routes to certification or licensure requirements that do not exclude qualified individuals from teaching solely because such individuals do not meet traditional certification or licensure requirements would allow school systems to take advantage of these professionals and improve the supply of well-qualified teachers.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Repeal of Section
Section repealed effective July 1, 1995, see Termination Date note set out under section 1108 of this title.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 553 of Pub. L. 89 329, title V, as added Pub. L. 99 498, title V, §501(a), Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1506; amended Pub. L. 100 50, §17(b), June 3, 1987, 101 Stat. 359, related to grant applications for Congressional Teacher Scholarships and was classified to section 1111b of this title, prior to the general revision of this subchapter by Pub. L. 102 325.
Another prior section 553 of Pub. L. 89 329, title V, as added Pub. L. 96 374, title V, §506, Oct. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 1464; amended Pub. L. 99 386, title I, §103(b), Aug. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 821, established Office of Education Professional Development and was classified to section 1119c 2 of this title, prior to the general revision of this subchapter by Pub. L. 99 498.
Another section 553 of Pub. L. 89 329, title V, as added Pub. L. 90 576, title II, §201, Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 1093, related to exchange programs, institutes, and in-service education for vocational education teachers, supervisors, coordinators, and administrators and was classified to section 1119c 2 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 94 482, title I, §151(a)(4)(C), title II, §204(c)(1), Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2152, 2215.