Section 38-1853.13 - Definitions

Definitions

As used in this division:

(1) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. -- The term “elementary school’’ means an institutional day or residential school, including a public elementary charter school, that provides elementary education, as determined under District of Columbia law.

(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY. -- The term “eligible entity’’ means any of the following:

(A) A nonprofit organization.

(B) A consortium of nonprofit organizations.

(3) ELIGIBLE STUDENT. -- The term “eligible student’’ means a student who is a resident of the District of Columbia and comes from a household--

(A) receiving assistance under the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.); or

(B) whose income does not exceed--

(i) 185 percent of the poverty line; or

(ii) in the case of a student participating in the opportunity scholarship program in the preceding year under this division or the DC School Choice Incentive Act of 2003 (sec. 38-1851.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code), as such Act was in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this division, 300 percent of the poverty line.

(4) MAYOR. -- The term “Mayor’’ means the Mayor of the District of Columbia.

(5) PARENT. -- The term “parent’’ has the meaning given that term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).

(6) PARTICIPATING ELIGIBLE STUDENT. -- The term “participating eligible student’’ means an eligible student awarded an opportunity scholarship under this division, without regard to whether the student uses the scholarship to attend a participating school.

(7) PARTICIPATING SCHOOL. -- The term “participating school’’ means a private elementary school or secondary school participating in the opportunity scholarship program of an eligible entity under this division.

(8) POVERTY LINE. -- The term “poverty line’’ has the meaning given that term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).

(9) SECONDARY SCHOOL. -- The term “secondary school’’ means an institutional day or residential school, including a public secondary charter school, that provides secondary education, as determined under District of Columbia law, except that the term does not include any education beyond grade 12.

(10) SECRETARY. -- The term “Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Education.

CREDIT(S)

(Apr. 15, 2011, 125 Stat. 210, Pub. L. 112-10, Div. C, § 3013.)

Current through September 13, 2012