20 USC § 7974 - Preemption

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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 7974 - Preemption"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "7974"
section_name: "Preemption"
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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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–10, title VIII, § 8574, formerly title IV, § 4304, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title IV, § 401, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1776; renumbered title IX, § 9564, renumbered title VIII, § 8574, Pub. L. 114–95, title IV, § 4001(a)(4)(A), (B), (C)(ii), title VIII, § 8001(a)(9), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1966, 2088, 2089.)"
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# 1 Preemption

See References in Text note below.

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Nothing in this subpart  is intended to preempt any provision of law of a State or political subdivision of a State that is more restrictive than a provision of this subpart.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–10, title VIII, § 8574, formerly title IV, § 4304, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title IV, § 401, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1776; renumbered title IX, § 9564, renumbered title VIII, § 8574, Pub. L. 114–95, title IV, § 4001(a)(4)(A), (B), (C)(ii), title VIII, § 8001(a)(9), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1966, 2088, 2089.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This subpart, referred to in text, was in the original “this part”, and was translated as reading “this subpart”, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.  redesignated part C of title IV of  as subpart 5 of part F of title VIII of , which is classified to this subpart.

### Codification

Section was classified to  prior to renumbering by .