20 USC § 7305a - Purpose

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s7305a"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 7305a - Purpose"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "7305a"
section_name: "Purpose"
chapter_number: 70
chapter_name: "STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "FLEXIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Funding Transferability for State and Local Educational Agencies"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–10, title V, § 5102, formerly title VI, § 6122, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title VI, § 601, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1876; renumbered title V, § 5102, and amended Pub. L. 114–95, title V, §§ 5001(a)(1), 5002(4), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2039, 2040.)"
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# § 7305a. Purpose

The purpose of this part is to allow States and local educational agencies the flexibility to target Federal funds to the programs and activities that most effectively address the unique needs of States and localities.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–10, title V, § 5102, formerly title VI, § 6122, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title VI, § 601, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1876; renumbered title V, § 5102, and amended Pub. L. 114–95, title V, §§ 5001(a)(1), 5002(4), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2039, 2040.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior  was classified to , prior to the general amendment of former subchapter V of this chapter by .

Another prior  was classified to , prior to the general amendment of  by .

### Amendments

2015—, amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The purpose of this subpart is to allow States and local educational agencies the flexibility—

“(1) to target Federal funds to Federal programs that most effectively address the unique needs of States and localities; and

“(2) to transfer Federal funds allocated to other activities to allocations for certain activities authorized under subchapter I of this chapter.”

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2015 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see , set out as a note under .