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Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73not60

§3414 Office of Elementary and Secondary Education; Inclusion of Office of Migrant Education

Title 20 › Chapter 48— DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Subchapter II— ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT › § 3414

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Create an Office of Elementary and Secondary Education in the Department, led by the Assistant Secretary (appointed under section 3412(b)). The Assistant Secretary manages K–12 education tasks the Secretary assigns and directly supervises an Office of Migrant Education that runs the programs in part C of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6391 et seq.) and subpart 5 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070d–2).

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Title 20, §3414

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There shall be in the Department an Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, to be administered by the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education appointed under section 3412(b) of this title. The Assistant Secretary shall administer such functions affecting elementary and secondary education, both public and private, as the Secretary shall delegate. There shall be within the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and directly under the supervision of the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, an Office of Migrant Education, which shall be responsible for the administration of programs established by part C of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 [20 U.S.C. 6391 et seq.] and by subpart 5 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 [20 U.S.C. 1070d–2].

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 89–10, Apr. 11, 1965, 79 Stat. 27. Part C of title I of the Act is classified generally to part C (§ 6391 et seq.) of subchapter I of chapter 70 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 6301 of this title and Tables. The Higher Education Act of 1965, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 89–329, Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1219. Subpart 5 of part A of title IV of the Act is classified generally to subpart 5 (§ 1070d–2) of part A of subchapter IV of chapter 28 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 1001 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

1994—Pub. L. 103–382 substituted “part C” for “subpart 1 of part B”. 1984—Pub. L. 98–511 inserted provisions establishing the Office of Migrant Education and specifying its functions.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1984 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 98–511 effective Oct. 19, 1984, see section 711(a) of Pub. L. 98–511, set out as a note under section 1226c of this title.

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Citation

20 U.S.C. § 3414

Title 20 — Education

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60