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legal/us/code/title-20/chapter-70/section-7921.md

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+title: "20 U.S.C. § 7921"
+description: "Local governance"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 20
+title_name: "EDUCATION"
+chapter_number: "70"
+chapter_name: "STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS"
+section: "7921"
+citation: "20 U.S.C. § 7921"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc20@119-100.zip"
+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s7921"
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+confidence: "official"
+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 20 U.S.C. § 7921 - Local governance
+
+## Text
+
+(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.
+
+(Pub. L. 89–10, title VIII, § 8541, as added Pub. L. 114–95, title VIII, § 8033, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2118.)
+
+## Notes
+
+Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
+
+Effective DateSection effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as an Effective Date of 2015 Amendment note under section 6301 of this title.