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Code · U.S. Code · Title 20 - EDUCATION · CHAPTER 31— GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING EDUCATION · SUBCHAPTER III— GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS CONCERNING OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS: GENERAL AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY · § 1232a

§ 1232a. Prohibition against Federal control of education

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No provision of any applicable program shall be construed to authorize any department, agency, officer, or employee of the United States to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over the curriculum, program of instruction, administration, or personnel of any educational institution, school, or school system, or over the selection of library resources, textbooks, or other printed or published instructional materials by any educational institution or school system, or to require the assignment or transportation of students or teachers in order to overcome racial imbalance.
(Pub. L. 90–247, title IV, § 438, formerly § 422, as added Pub. L. 91–230, title IV, § 401(a)(10), Apr. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 169; renumbered § 432 and amended Pub. L. 92–318, title III, § 301(a)(1), title VII, § 717(b), June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 326, 369; Pub. L. 94–482, title IV, § 404(b), Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2230; renumbered § 438, Pub. L. 103–382, title II, § 212(b)(1), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3913.)
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  • Pub. L. 90–247, title IV, § 438
  • Pub. L. 91–230, title IV, § 401(a)(10)
  • 84 Stat. 169
  • Pub. L. 92–318, title III, § 301(a)(1)
  • 86 Stat. 326
  • Pub. L. 94–482, title IV, § 404(b)
  • 90 Stat. 2230
  • Pub. L. 103–382, title II, § 212(b)(1)
  • 108 Stat. 3913
  • section 438 of Pub. L. 90–247
  • section 1233g of this title
  • Pub. L. 103–382
  • Pub. L. 94–482
  • Pub. L. 92–318, § 717(b)
  • section 532 of Pub. L. 94–482
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§ 1232a
Prohibition against Federal control of education
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 90–247, title IV, § 438
Pub. L.Pub. L. 91–230, title IV, § 401(a)(10)
Stat.84 Stat. 169
Pub. L.Pub. L. 92–318, title III, § 301(a)(1)
Stat.86 Stat. 326
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