Title 20, EducationRelease 119-102

§7908a Military Recruiter Access to Secondary School Campuses

Title 20 › CHAPTER 70 — STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › SUBCHAPTER VIII — GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part F — Uniform Provisions › subpart 2 — other provisions › § 7908a

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Local schools with federal funds must give military recruiters the same high-school access as other recruiters for students 17 or older.

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Title 20, §7908a

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Each local educational agency receiving assistance under this chapter shall provide military recruiters the same access to the campus of each secondary school served by the local educational agency for the purpose of recruiting students who are at least 17 years of age that is provided to any prospective employer, institution of higher education, or other recruiter.

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Effective Date

Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title V, § 533(b), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 1887, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [enacting this section] shall take effect one year after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 23, 2024].” Compliance Monitoring and Reporting Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title V, § 533(c), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 1887, provided that: “On an annual basis, the Secretary of Defense shall— “(1) collect information from military recruiters regarding the compliance of local educational agencies with the requirements of section 8528A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 [20 U.S.C. 7908a] (as added by subsection (a)); and “(2) based on such information, prepare and submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report that—“(A) identifies each local educational agency that the Secretary determines to be in violation of such section; and “(B) explains the reasons for such determination.”

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20 U.S.C. § 7908a

Title 20, Education

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102