20 U.S.C. § 7920 — Consultation with the Governor

Page 1649 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 7922 Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive pro- grams, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as an Ef- fective Date of 2015 Amendment note under section 6301 of this title. § 7919. Outreach and technical assistance for rural local educational agencies (a) Outreach The Secretary shall engage in outreach to rural local educational agencies regarding op- portunities to apply for competitive grant pro- grams under this chapter. (b) Technical assistance If requested to do so, the Secretary shall pro- vide technical assistance to rural local edu- cational agencies with locale codes 32, 33, 41, 42, or 43, or an educational service agency rep- resenting rural local educational agencies with locale codes 32, 33, 41, 42, or 43 on applications or pre-applications for any competitive grant pro- gram under this chapter. No rural local edu- cational agency or educational service agency shall be required to request technical assistance or include any technical assistance provided by the Secretary in any application. (Pub. L. 89–10, title VIII, § 8539, as added Pub. L. 114–95, title VIII, § 8031, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2117.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive pro- grams, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as an Ef- fective Date of 2015 Amendment note under section 6301 of this title. § 7920. Consultation with the Governor (a) In general A State educational agency shall consult in a timely and meaningful manner with the Gov- ernor, or appropriate officials from the Gov- ernor’s office, in the development of State plans under subchapters I and II and section 7842 of this title. (b) Timing The consultation described in subsection (a) shall include meetings of officials from the State educational agency and the Governor’s of- fice and shall occur— (1) during the development of such plan; and (2) prior to submission of the plan to the Secretary. (c) Joint signature authority A Governor shall have 30 days prior to the State educational agency submitting the State plan under subchapter I or II or section 7842 of this title to the Secretary to sign such plan. If the Governor has not signed the plan within 30 days of delivery by the State educational agency to the Governor, the State educational agency shall submit the plan to the Secretary without such signature. (Pub. L. 89–10, title VIII, § 8540, as added Pub. L. 114–95, title VIII, § 8032, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2118.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive pro- grams, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as an Ef- fective Date of 2015 Amendment note under section 6301 of this title. § 7921. Local governance (a) Rule of construction Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to allow the Secretary to— (1) exercise any governance or authority over school administration, including the de- velopment and expenditure of school budgets, unless otherwise authorized under this chap- ter; (2) issue any regulation without first com- plying with the rulemaking requirements of section 553 of title 5; or (3) issue any nonregulatory guidance with- out first, to the extent feasible, considering input from stakeholders. (b) Authority under other law Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to affect any authority the Secretary has under any other Federal law. (Pub. L. 89–10, title VIII, § 8541, as added Pub. L. 114–95, title VIII, § 8033, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2118.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive pro- grams, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as an Ef- fective Date of 2015 Amendment note under section 6301 of this title. § 7922. Rule of construction regarding travel to and from school (a) In general Subject to subsection (b), nothing in this chapter shall authorize the Secretary to, or shall be construed to— (1) prohibit a child from traveling to and from school on foot or by car, bus, or bike when the parents of the child have given per- mission; or (2) expose parents to civil or criminal charges for allowing their child to responsibly and safely travel to and from school by a means the parents believe is age appropriate. (b) No preemption of State or local laws Notwithstanding subsection (a), nothing in this section shall be construed to preempt State or local laws. (Pub. L. 89–10, title VIII, § 8542, as added Pub. L. 114–95, title VIII, § 8034, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2118.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive pro-