---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 U.S.C. § 6682"
title: "20"
title_heading: "Education"
number: "6682"
heading: "Definitions"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/20/6682"
units:
  - "Chapter 70 — Strengthening and Improvement of Elementary and Secondary Schools"
  - "Subchapter II — Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High-Quality Teachers, Principals, or Other School Leaders"
  - "Part B — National Activities"
  - "Subpart 5 — recognizing achievement in classified school employees"
---

# §6682. Definitions


In this subpart:

- (1) **Classified school employee—** The term “classified school employee” means an employee of a [State](/usc/20/6602.md?p=2) or of any political subdivision of a [State](/usc/20/6602.md?p=2), or an employee of a nonprofit entity, who works in any grade from prekindergarten through [high school](/usc/20/7801.md?p=28) in any of the following occupational specialties:
  - (A) [Paraprofessional](/usc/20/7801.md?p=37), including paraeducator services.
  - (B) Clerical and administrative services.
  - (C) Transportation services.
  - (D) Food and nutrition services.
  - (E) Custodial and maintenance services.
  - (F) Security services.
  - (G) Health and student services.
  - (H) Technical services.
  - (I) Skilled trades.
- (2) **Other definitions—** The terms used in this subpart have the meanings given the terms in [section 7801 of this title](/usc/20/7801.md).

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 116–13, § 3, Apr. 12, 2019, 133 Stat. 847.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, and not as part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 which comprises this chapter.