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PUBLIC LAW 109–270—AUG. 12, 2006 ‘‘(A) a local educational agency (including a public charter school that operates as a local educational agency), an area career and technical education school, an educational service agency, or a consortium, eligible to receive assistance under section 131; or ‘‘(B) an eligible institution or consortium of eligible institutions eligible to receive assistance under section 132. ‘‘(15) GOVERNOR.—The term ‘Governor’ means the chief executive officer of a State. ‘‘(16) INDIVIDUAL WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY.—The term ‘individual with limited English proficiency’ means a secondary school student, an adult, or an out-of-school youth, who has limited ability in speaking, reading, writing, or understanding the English language, and— ‘‘(A) whose native language is a language other than English; or ‘‘(B) who lives in a family or community environment in which a language other than English is the dominant language. ‘‘(17) INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘individual with a disability’ means an individual with any disability (as defined in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)). ‘‘(B) INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.—The term ‘individuals with disabilities’ means more than 1 individual with a disability. ‘‘(18) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965. ‘‘(19) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term ‘local educational agency’ has the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. ‘‘(20) NON-TRADITIONAL FIELDS.—The term ‘non-traditional fields’ means occupations or fields of work, including careers in computer science, technology, and other current and emerging high skill occupations, for which individuals from one gender comprise less than 25 percent of the individuals employed in each such occupation or field of work. ‘‘(21) OUTLYING AREA.—The term ‘outlying area’ means the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Republic of Palau. ‘‘(22) POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.—The term ‘postsecondary educational institution’ means— ‘‘(A) an institution of higher education that provides not less than a 2-year program of instruction that is acceptable for credit toward a bachelor’s degree; ‘‘(B) a tribally controlled college or university; or ‘‘(C) a nonprofit educational institution offering certificate or apprenticeship programs at the postsecondary level. ‘‘(23) POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION TECH PREP STUDENT.— The term ‘postsecondary education tech prep student’ means a student who— ‘‘(A) has completed the secondary education component of a tech prep program; and

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