Sec. 8041. ANALYSIS AND PERIODIC REVIEW; SENSE OF CONGRESS; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
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## SEC. 8041 ANALYSIS AND PERIODIC REVIEW; SENSE OF CONGRESS; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Subpart 2 of part F of title VIII, as amended and redesignated by section 8001 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following: > > ## “SEC. 8549 ANALYSIS AND PERIODIC REVIEW OF DEPARTMENTAL GUIDANCE > > **[**[20 U.S.C. 7929](/us/usc/t20/s7929)**]** > > “The Secretary shall develop procedures for the approval and periodic review of significant guidance documents that include— > > > #### “(1) > > appropriate approval processes within the Department; > > > #### “(2) > > appropriate identification of the agency or office issuing the documents, the activities to which and the persons to whom the documents apply, and the date of issuance; > > > #### “(3) > > a publicly available list to identify those significant guidance documents that were issued, revised, or withdrawn within the past year; and > > > #### “(4) > > an opportunity for the public to request that an agency modify or rescind an existing significant guidance document. > > > ## “SEC. 8549A SENSE OF CONGRESS > > **[**[20 U.S.C. 7930](/us/usc/t20/s7930)**]** > > > ### “(a) Findings > > The Congress finds as follows: > > > #### “(1) > > This Act prohibits the Federal Government from mandating, directing, or controlling a State, local educational agency, or school’s curriculum, program of instruction, or allocation of State and local resources, and from mandating a State or any subdivision thereof to spend any funds or incur any costs not paid for under this Act. > > > #### “(2) > > This Act prohibits the Federal Government from funding the development, pilot testing, field testing, implementation, administration, or distribution of any federally sponsored national test in reading, mathematics, or any other subject, unless specifically and explicitly authorized by law. > > > ### “(b) Sense of Congress > > It is the sense of the Congress that States and local educational agencies retain the rights and responsibilities of determining educational curriculum, programs of instruction, and assessments for elementary and secondary education. > > > ## “SEC. 8549B SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EARLY LEARNING AND CHILD CARE > > **[**[20 U.S.C. 7931](/us/usc/t20/s7931)**]** > > “It is the Sense of the Congress that a State retains the right to make decisions, free from Federal intrusion, concerning its system of early learning and child care, and whether or not to use funding under this Act to offer early childhood education programs.
Such systems should continue to include robust choice for parents through a mixed delivery system of services so parents can determine the right early learning and child care option for their children. States, while protecting the rights of early learning and child care providers, retain the right to make decisions that shall include the age at which to set compulsory attendance in school, the content of a State’s early learning guidelines, and how to determine quality in programs. > > > ## “SEC. 8549C TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE > > **[**[20 U.S.C. 7932](/us/usc/t20/s7932)**]** > > “If requested by a State or local educational agency, a regional educational laboratory under part D of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9561 et seq.) shall provide technical assistance to such State or local educational agency in meeting the requirements of section 8101(21).” > .
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