Title 20, EducationRelease 119-102
§7929 Analysis and Periodic Review of Departmental Guidance
Title 20 › CHAPTER 70 — STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › SUBCHAPTER VIII — GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part F — Uniform Provisions › subpart 2 — other provisions › § 7929
Summary
Requires the Secretary to make rules to approve and review important guidance. Rules must set internal approval steps, show the issuing office, who and what it covers and the date, post a yearly public list, and let people ask for changes.
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Title 20, §7929
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The Secretary shall develop procedures for the approval and periodic review of significant guidance documents that include—
(1)appropriate approval processes within the Department;
(2)appropriate identification of the agency or office issuing the documents, the activities to which and the persons to whom the documents apply, and the date of issuance;
(3)a publicly available list to identify those significant guidance documents that were issued, revised, or withdrawn within the past year; and
(4)an opportunity for the public to request that an agency modify or rescind an existing significant guidance document.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
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.
Reference
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Citation
20 U.S.C. § 7929
Title 20, Education
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102