§70-24-165. Short title — Federal Education Guidance Disclosure Act

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— Online publication.

A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Federal Education Guidance Disclosure Act".

B. Within five

(5)days of receiving a guidance document from the United States Department of Education, the State Department of Education shall publish the guidance document on an Internet website designated by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction unless the guidance document contains sensitive or confidential information not legal to disclose due to privacy laws.

C. 1. The State Department of Education shall create the designated Internet website for publication described in subsection B of this section no later than ninety

(90)days after the effective date of this act.

2. The State Department of Education shall include hyperlinks on the Internet website, in a conspicuous manner, that provide

access to the guidance documents received pursuant to subsection B of this section.

D. If a guidance document is rescinded by the United States Department of Education, the State Department of Education shall maintain the rescinded guidance document at the location described in subsection C of this section and indicate within fifteen

(15)days of such rescission:

1. That the document has been rescinded; and

2. The date the document was rescinded.

E. For purposes of this section, "guidance document" means a federal agency statement of general applicability, other than a rule that has the force and effect of law promulgated in accordance with the notice and comment procedures under 5 U.S.C., Section 553, that is designated by an agency official as setting forth a policy or interpretation on a statutory, regulatory, or technical issue. A guidance document may include, but is not limited to, a memorandum, notice, bulletin, directive, letter, or no-action letter.

The term guidance document shall be construed broadly to effectuate the purpose and intent of this act. Added by Laws 2025, c. 188, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2025. NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 24-162 of this title to avoid duplication in numbering.