Homeless Education
Education for Homeless Youth
42 U.S.C. § 11431 et seq.
Date of Issue: February 3, 2010
Date of Review: December 10, 2016, August 19, 2015, September 1, 2011
https://www.education.pa.gov/Policy-Funding/BECS/uscode/Pages/EducationforHomelessYouth.aspx
Purpose
In 1987, Congress passed the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, (subsequently renamed the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act) to aid homeless persons. The Act defines the term “homeless children and youths” as individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. On December 10, 2015, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was enacted, amending McKinney-Vento.
Procedures
This Basic Education Circular (BEC) explains the categories of children who are “homeless” and entitled to the protections of the federal law. (Continued in Full Document Below)
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