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title: "20 U.S.C. § 7221h"
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title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
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chapter_name: "STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS"
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citation: "20 U.S.C. § 7221h"
status: "current"
release_point: "119-100"
release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 20 U.S.C. § 7221h - Paperwork reduction

## Text

To the extent practicable, the Secretary and each authorized public chartering agency shall ensure that implementation of this subpart results in a minimum of paperwork for any eligible applicant or charter school.

(Pub. L. 89–10, title IV, § 4309, formerly title V, § 5209, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title V, § 501, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1798; renumbered title IV, § 4309, Pub. L. 114–95, title IV, § 4001(b)(2)(A), (B), (D)(iii), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1967.)