Title 20, EducationRelease 119-102
§931 Regulations; Issuance and Contents
Title 20 › CHAPTER 25A — OVERSEAS DEFENSE DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATION › § 931
Summary
The Secretary of Defense must write rules to run the defense dependents’ education system. The rules must cover six things: the system’s learning goals and objectives; how to make curricula and choose teaching materials; professional standards for staff and a program to recertify them; arrangements between the Director and base commanders for needed logistics for schools on military bases; and any other items needed for efficient organization and 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 20, Education
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102