U.S. Code > Title 20 > Chapter 78 > Subchapter IV – Alignment of Education Programs
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| § 9871 | Alignment of secondary school graduation requirements with the demands of 21st century postsecondary endeavors and support for P-16 education data systems |
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- individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See 1 USC 8
- institution of higher education: has the meaning given the term in section 1001(a) of this title. See 20 USC 9802
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- officer: includes any person authorized by law to perform the duties of the office. See 1 USC 1
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Secretary: means the Secretary of Education. See 20 USC 9802
- State: means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 1 USC 7
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.