Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73
§7712 Forgiveness of overpayments
Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 70— - STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VII— - IMPACT AID › § 7712
Summary
The Secretary may forgive all or part of a school district’s repayment for an overpayment made under this subchapter or its predecessor laws. Forgiveness can happen if the Secretary made the error, or if forcing full repayment would cause serious financial hardship and harm the district’s educational program.
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Title 20, §7712
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may forgive the obligation of a local educational agency to repay, in whole or in part, the amount of any overpayment received under this subchapter, or under this subchapter’s predecessor authorities, if the Secretary determines that the overpayment was made as a result of an error made by—
(1)the Secretary; or
(2)the local educational agency and repayment of the full amount of the overpayment will result in an undue financial hardship on the agency and seriously harm the agency’s educational program.
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Amendments
2000—Pub. L. 106–398 substituted “under this subchapter’s predecessor authorities” for “under the Act of
September 30, 1950 (Public Law 874, 81st Congress) or the Act of
September 23, 1950 (Public Law 815, 81st Congress) (as such Acts were in effect on the day preceding
October 20, 1994)” in introductory provisions.
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20 U.S.C. § 7712
Title 20 — Education
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73