---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 463.1"
title: "34"
number: "463.1"
heading: "What is the purpose of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/463.1"
---

# §463.1. What is the purpose of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act?


The purpose of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) is to create a partnership among the Federal Government, States, and localities to provide, on a voluntary basis, adult education and literacy activities, in order to—

- (a) Assist adults to become literate and obtain the knowledge and skills necessary for employment and economic self-sufficiency;
- (b) **Assist adults who are parents or family members to obtain the education and skills that—**
  - (1) Are necessary to becoming full partners in the educational development of their children; and
  - (2) Lead to sustainable improvements in the economic opportunities for their family;
- (c) Assist adults in attaining a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent and in the transition to postsecondary education and training, through career pathways; and
- (d) **Assist immigrants and other individuals who are English language learners in—**
  - (1) **Improving their—**
    - (i) Reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension skills in English; and
    - (ii) Mathematics skills; and
  - (2) Acquiring an understanding of the American system of Government, individual freedom, and the responsibilities of citizenship.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 29 U.S.C. 102 and 103, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 81 FR 55553, Aug. 19, 2016, unless otherwise noted.