20 USC § 7921 - Local governance

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title: "20 USC § 7921 - Local governance"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "7921"
section_name: "Local governance"
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"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–10, title VIII, § 8541, as added Pub. L. 114–95, title VIII, § 8033, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2118.)"
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# § 7921. Local governance

**(a)** **Rule of construction** Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to allow the Secretary to—

**(1)** exercise any governance or authority over school administration, including the development and expenditure of school budgets, unless otherwise authorized under this chapter;

**(2)** issue any regulation without first complying with the rulemaking requirements of section 553 of title 5; or

**(3)** issue any nonregulatory guidance without first, to the extent feasible, considering input from stakeholders.

**(b)** **Authority under other law** Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to affect any authority the Secretary has under any other Federal law.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–10, title VIII, § 8541, as added Pub. L. 114–95, title VIII, § 8033, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2118.)

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