{"data":{"id":"us/20-u.s.c.-7921","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 U.S.C. § 7921","heading":"Local governance","body":"(a) Rule of constructionNothing in this chapter shall be construed to allow the Secretary to—(1) exercise any governance or authority over school administration, including the development and expenditure of school budgets, unless otherwise authorized under this chapter; (2) issue any regulation without first complying with the rulemaking requirements of section 553 of title 5; or (3) issue any nonregulatory guidance without first, to the extent feasible, considering input from stakeholders. (b) Authority under other lawNothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to affect any authority the Secretary has under any other Federal law.","path":["Title 20—EDUCATION","CHAPTER 70—STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc20@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:57:47Z","sha256":"b9b7c622a7eccc74f464fc99815dc327e519b01eac297c81214235c97e9e13ca","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-u.s.c.-7920","next":"us/20-u.s.c.-7922"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}