Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 119.djvu/2814

 119 STAT. 2796

PUBLIC LAW 109–148—DEC. 30, 2005

(1) TEACHERS.— (A) AFFECTED TEACHER.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘affected teacher’’ means a teacher who is displaced due to Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita and relocates to a State that is different from the State in which such teacher resided on August 22, 2005. (B) RECIPROCITY.— (i) TEACHERS.—A local educational agency may consider an affected teacher hired by such agency who is not highly qualified in a core academic subject in the State in which such agency is located to be highly qualified in the same core academic subject or area, for purposes of section 1119 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6319), for the 2005–2006 school year, if such teacher was highly qualified, consistent with section 9101(23) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(23)), on or before August 22, 2005, in the State in which such teacher resided on August 22, 2005. (ii) SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS.—A local educational agency may consider an affected special education teacher hired by such agency who is not highly qualified in the State in which such agency is located to be highly qualified, for purposes of section 612(a)(14) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1412(a)(14)), for the 2005–2006 school year, if such teacher was highly qualified, consistent with section 602(10) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401(10)), on or before August 22, 2005, in the State in which such teacher resided on August 22, 2005. (2) PARAPROFESSIONAL.— (A) AFFECTED PARAPROFESSIONAL.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘affected paraprofessional’’ means a paraprofessional who is displaced due to Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita and relocates to a State that is different from the State in which such paraprofessional resided on August 22, 2005. (B) RECIPROCITY.—A local educational agency may consider an affected paraprofessional hired by such agency who does not satisfy the requirements of section 1119(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6319(c)) in the State in which such agency is located to satisfy such requirements, for purposes of such section, for the 2005–2006 school year, if such paraprofessional satisfied such requirements on or before August 22, 2005, in the State in which such paraprofessional resided on August 22, 2005. (b) DELAY.—The Secretary of Education may delay, for a period not to exceed 1 year, applicability of the requirements of paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 1119(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6319(a)(2) and (3)) and section 612(a)(14)(C) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1412(a)(14)(C)) with respect to the States of Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi (and local educational agencies within the jurisdiction of such States), if any such State or local

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