Title 20, EducationRelease 119-110

§7921 Local Governance

Title 20 › CHAPTER 70 — STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › SUBCHAPTER VIII — GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part F — Uniform Provisions › subpart 2 — other provisions › § 7921

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Prevents the Secretary from taking over local school administration, including making or spending school budgets; from issuing any regulation without first following the rulemaking steps in section 553 of title 5; and from issuing nonregulatory guidance without, when feasible, getting input from stakeholders. It does not reduce or change any other authority the Secretary has under other federal laws.

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Title 20, §7921

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(a)Rule of construction

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to allow the Secretary to—

(1)exercise any governance or authority over school administration, including the development and expenditure of school budgets, unless otherwise authorized under this chapter;

(2)issue any regulation without first complying with the rulemaking requirements of section 553 of title 5; or

(3)issue any nonregulatory guidance without first, to the extent feasible, considering input from stakeholders.

(b)Authority under other law

Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to affect any authority the Secretary has under any other Federal law.

Legislative History

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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as an

Effective Date

of 2015 Amendment note under section 6301 of this title.

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Citation

20 U.S.C. § 7921

Title 20, Education

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110