Eligible Participant [Education] Law and Legal Definition
Pursuant to 20 USCS § 6682 (1) [Title 20. Education; Chapter 70. Strengthening and Improvement of Elementary and Secondary Schools; Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals; Innovation for Teacher Quality; Transitions to Teaching; Transition to Teaching Program], the term eligible participant means--
“(A) an individual with substantial, demonstrable career experience, including a highly qualified paraprofessional; or
(B) an individual who is a graduate of an institution of higher education who--
(i) has graduated not more than 3 years before applying to an eligible entity to teach under this chapter [20 USCS §§ 6681 et seq.]; and
(ii) in the case of an individual wishing to teach in a secondary school, has completed an academic major (or courses totaling an equivalent number of credit hours) in the academic subject that the individual will teach.”
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