20 USC § 7924 - State control over standards

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s7924"
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title: "20 USC § 7924 - State control over standards"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "7924"
section_name: "State control over standards"
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"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–10, title VIII, § 8544, as added Pub. L. 114–95, title VIII, § 8036, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2119.)"
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# § 7924. State control over standards

**(a)** **In general** Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit a State from withdrawing from the Common Core State Standards or from otherwise revising their standards.

**(b)** **Prohibition** section 7861 of this title

No officer or employee of the Federal Government shall, directly or indirectly, through grants, contracts or other cooperative agreements, through waiver granted under  or through any other authority, take any action against a State that exercises its rights under subsection (a).

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–10, title VIII, § 8544, as added Pub. L. 114–95, title VIII, § 8036, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2119.)

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