20 USC 1232 - Sec. 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.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 438 of Pub. L. 90-247 was renumbered section 444, and is classified to section 1232g of this title.

Another prior section 438 of Pub. L. 90-247 was renumbered section 448, and was classified to section 1233g of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103-382. AMENDMENTS 1976 - Pub. L. 94-482 substituted provisions prohibiting any applicable program from exercising Federal control of education, for provisions prohibiting such specific Federal laws as the Act of Sept. 30, 1950, National Defense Education Act of 1958, Act of Sept. 23, 1950, Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963, Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Higher Education Act of 1965, International Education Act of 1966, Emergency School Aid Act, and the Vocational Education Act of 1963 from exercising such Federal control. 1972 - Pub. L. 92-318, Sec. 717(b), inserted "the Emergency School Aid Act;" after "the International Education Act of 1966;".

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1976 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 94-482 effective 30 days after Oct. 12, 1976, except either as specifically otherwise provided or, if not so specifically otherwise provided, effective July 1, 1976, for those amendments providing for authorization of appropriations, see section 532 of Pub. L. 94-482, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.

Section Referred To In Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 3921 of this title.