Define: Local Education Agency (LEA)

How is Local Education Agency (LEA) defined in a legal contract?

• Local Education Agency (LEA) means a legally established public or private nonprofit authority having administrative control, direction, or service function for public or private nonprofit elementary or secondary schools. This also includes other entities with similar control over educational institutions, and state educational agencies where they are the sole education providers. Seen in 15 SEC filings
• Local Education Agency (LEA) means a public authority legally constituted within a state for having administrative control or direction for public elementary or secondary schools within a school district, or a combination of school districts. Seen in 10 SEC filings
• Local Education Agency (LEA) means a legalized local school authority having administrative control over public education within a state, including other entities as designated by the board, and entities with statewide responsibility for directly operating and maintaining facilities for providing public education. Seen in 9 SEC filings
• Local Education Agency (LEA) means a local school district. Seen in 8 SEC filings
• Local Education Agency (LEA) means a school district, a county office of education, or a school district representing one or more schools within the school district. Seen in 5 SEC filings
• Local Education Agency (LEA) means a reorganized traditional school district, a vocational/technical school district, or a chartered school which is legally established under law for administrative control of public elementary or secondary schools. Seen in 5 SEC filings
• Local Education Agency (LEA) means a legally constituted public authority within the state for administrative control of one or more public elementary or secondary schools. Seen in 4 SEC filings

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Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

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Genie Definition 1

• Local Education Agency (LEA) means a legal public or private authority managing elementary or secondary schools.

Relevant Contract Types

• Education Services Contract
• School Provider Agreement
• Public-Private Partnership Contract

Relevant Circumstances

• Formation of a new school or educational institution
• Partnership between a public authority and private education provider
• Educational services outsourcing by an authority

Relevant Sectors

• Education
• Public Sector
• Non-Profit Sector

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Genie Definition 2

• Local Education Agency (LEA) means a school district or a similar governing body.

Relevant Contract Types

• School District Agreement
• Inter-District Agreement

Relevant Circumstances

• Negotiations between different school districs
• Setting up new schools within a district
• Merging school districts

Relevant Sectors

• Education

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Genie Definition 3

• Local Education Agency (LEA) means a state's sole public education provider.

Relevant Contract Types

• State Education Contract
• Public Education Provider Agreement

Relevant Circumstances

• The establishment of a state-run school system
• Transfer of school management from private to public sector

Relevant Sectors

• Education
• Public Sector

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