### Question
What does specially qualified agency mean?


### Answer
**Specially qualified agency** has the following meaning in *20 U.S.C. § 7011*:

> an eligible entity in a State whose State educational agency—


(A) does not participate in a program under subpart 1 of part A for a fiscal year

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 7011*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 70-STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS > SUBCHAPTER III-LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS AND IMMIGRANT STUDENTS > Part B-General Provisions**

