20 USC § 6846 - Legal authority under State law

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s6846"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 6846 - Legal authority under State law"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "6846"
section_name: "Legal authority under State law"
chapter_number: 70
chapter_name: "STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS AND IMMIGRANT STUDENTS"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement Act"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–10, title III, § 3125, formerly § 3126, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title III, § 301, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1705; renumbered § 3125, Pub. L. 114–95, title III, § 3001(2)(B), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1953.)"
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# § 6846. Legal authority under State law

Nothing in this part shall be construed to negate or supersede State law, or the legal authority under State law of any State agency, State entity, or State public official, over programs that are under the jurisdiction of the State agency, entity, or official.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–10, title III, § 3125, formerly § 3126, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title III, § 301, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1705; renumbered § 3125, Pub. L. 114–95, title III, § 3001(2)(B), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1953.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 6846, , as added , , , related to national challenge grants for technology in education, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by .

A prior  was renumbered section 3124 and is classified to .