U.S. Code > Title 20 Education > CHAPTER 70—STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS (§§ 6301—8961,_8962) > SUBCHAPTER I—IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED (§§ 6301—6578) > Part H—School Dropout Prevention (§§ 6551—6561i) > subpart 2—school dropout prevention initiative (§§ 6561—6561i) > § 6561. Definitions

§ 6561. Definitions

In this subpart:
(1) Low-income student
The term “low-income student” means a student who is determined by a local educational agency to be from a low-income family using the measures described in section 6313 (c) of this title.
(2) State
The term “State” means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs for purposes of serving schools funded by the Bureau.