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20 USC § 7920 - Consultation with the Governor 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s7920"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 7920 - Consultation with the Governor"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "7920"
section_name: "Consultation with the Governor"
chapter_number: 70
chapter_name: "STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS"
subchapter_number: "VIII"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
part_number: "F"
part_name: "Uniform Provisions"
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 VIII, § 8540, as added Pub. L. 114–95, title VIII, § 8032, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2118.)"
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# § 7920. Consultation with the Governor

**(a)** **In general** section 7842 of this title

A State educational agency shall consult in a timely and meaningful manner with the Governor, or appropriate officials from the Governor’s office, in the development of State plans under subchapters I and II and .

**(b)** **Timing** The consultation described in subsection (a) shall include meetings of officials from the State educational agency and the Governor’s office and shall occur—

**(1)** during the development of such plan; and

**(2)** prior to submission of the plan to the Secretary.

**(c)** **Joint signature authority** section 7842 of this title

A Governor shall have 30 days prior to the State educational agency submitting the State plan under subchapter I or II or  to the Secretary to sign such plan. If the Governor has not signed the plan within 30 days of delivery by the State educational agency to the Governor, the State educational agency shall submit the plan to the Secretary without such signature.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–10, title VIII, § 8540, as added Pub. L. 114–95, title VIII, § 8032, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2118.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see , set out as an Effective Date of 2015 Amendment note under .