Title 20EducationRelease 119-73

§931 Regulations; issuance and contents

Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 25A— - OVERSEAS DEFENSE DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATION › § 931

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Defense must create rules to run the education system for military dependents. The rules must set the system’s educational goals, set standards for curriculum and teaching materials, set professional and recertification rules for staff, arrange needed logistical support with base commanders, and cover other items needed for efficient operation.

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Title 20, §931

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The Secretary of Defense shall issue regulations to carry out this chapter. Such regulations shall—
(1)prescribe the educational goals and objectives of the defense dependents’ education system,
(2)establish standards for the development of curricula for the system and for the selection of instructional materials,
(3)prescribe professional standards for professional personnel employed in the system,
(4)provide for arrangements between the Director and commanders of military installations for necessary logistic support for schools of the system located on military installations,
(5)provide for a recertification program for professional personnel employed in the system, and
(6)provide for such other matters as may be necessary to ensure the efficient organization and operation of the defense dependents’ education system.

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Amendments

1999—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 106–65 substituted “The Secretary” for “Not later than 180 days after July 1, 1979, the Secretary” in introductory provisions.

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20 U.S.C. § 931

Title 20Education

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73