Federal

Title 20 — Education

2,029 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 1436 — Individualized family service plan
• § 1437 — State application and assurances
• § 1438 — Uses of funds
• § 1439 — Procedural safeguards
• § 1440 — Payor of last resort
• § 1441 — State interagency coordinating council
• § 1442 — Federal administration
• § 1443 — Allocation of funds
• § 1444 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 1450 — Findings
• § 1451 — Purpose; definition of personnel; program authority
• § 1452 — Eligibility and collaborative process
• § 1453 — Applications
• § 1454 — Use of funds
• § 1455 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 1461 — Purpose; definition of eligible entity
• § 1462 — Personnel development to improve services and results for children with disabilities
• § 1463 — Technical assistance, demonstration projects, dissemination of information, and implementation of scientifically based research
• § 1464 — Studies and evaluations
• § 1465 — Interim alternative educational settings, behavioral supports, and systemic school interventions
• § 1466 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 1470 — Purposes
• § 1471 — Parent training and information centers
• § 1472 — Community parent resource centers
• § 1473 — Technical assistance for parent training and information centers
• § 1474 — Technology development, demonstration, and utilization; media services; and instructional materials
• § 1475 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 1481 — Comprehensive plan for parts B and C
• § 1482 — Administrative provisions
• § 15 to 15g — Omitted
• § 1501 to 1506 — Repealed. Pub. L. 111–340, title IV, § 401(a) , Dec. 22, 2010 , 124 Stat. 3604
• § 1531 to 1536 — Omitted
• § 15aa to 15jj — Repealed. Pub. L. 90–576, title I, § 103 , Oct. 16, 1968 , 82 Stat. 1091
• § 15aaa to 15ggg — Repealed. Pub. L. 90–576, title I, § 103 , Oct. 16, 1968 , 82 Stat. 1091
• § 15h to 15m — Repealed. Pub. L. 90–576, title I, § 103 , Oct. 16, 1968 , 82 Stat. 1091
• § 15n — Omitted
• § 15o to 15q — Repealed. Pub. L. 90–576, title I, § 103 , Oct. 16, 1968 , 82 Stat. 1091
• § 16 — Repealed. Pub. L. 105–33, title VI, § 6201 , Aug. 5, 1997 , 111 Stat. 653
• § 1601 to 1619 — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–561, title VI, § 601(b)(2) , Nov. 1, 1978 , 92 Stat. 2268
• § 161 to 174 — Omitted
• § 1651 — Prohibition against assignment or transportation of students to overcome racial imbalance
• § 1652 — Repealed. Pub. L. 117–328, div. H, title III, § 313 , Dec. 29, 2022 , 136 Stat. 4898
• § 1653 — Omitted
• § 1654 — Intervention authorization in implementation of court orders
• § 1655 — Uniform rules of evidence of racial discrimination
• § 1656 — Prohibition against official or court orders to achieve racial balance or insure compliance with constitutional standards applicable to entire United States
• § 1681 — Sex
• § 1682 — Federal administrative enforcement; report to Congressional committees
• § 1683 — Judicial review
• § 1684 — Blindness or visual impairment; prohibition against discrimination
• § 1685 — Authority under other laws unaffected
• § 1686 — Interpretation with respect to living facilities
• § 1687 — Interpretation of “program or activity”
• § 1688 — Neutrality with respect to abortion
• § 1689 — Task Force on Sexual Violence in Education
• § 17 — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a) , Sept. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 643
• § 1701 — Congressional declaration of policy
• § 1702 — Congressional findings
• § 1703 — Denial of equal educational opportunity prohibited
• § 1704 — Balance not required
• § 1705 — Assignment on neighborhood basis not a denial of equal educational opportunity
• § 1706 — Civil actions by individuals denied equal educational opportunities or by Attorney General
• § 1707 — Population changes without effect, per se, on school population changes
• § 1708 — Jurisdiction of district courts
• § 1709 — Intervention by Attorney General
• § 1710 — Civil actions by Attorney General; notice of violations; certification respecting undertaking appropriate remedial action
• § 1712 — Formulating remedies; applicability
• § 1713 — Priority of remedies
• § 1714 — Transportation of students
• § 1715 — District lines
• § 1716 — Voluntary adoption of remedies
• § 1717 — Reopening proceedings
• § 1718 — Limitation on court orders; termination of orders conditioned upon compliance with fifth and fourteenth amendments; statement of basis for termination orders; stay of termination orders
• § 1720 — Definitions
• § 1721 — Separability
• § 1751 — Prohibition against assignment or transportation of students to overcome racial imbalance
• § 1752 — Appeals from Federal district court transfer or transportation orders affecting school attendance areas and achieving balancing of students; postponement of Federal court orders pending exercise of appellate remedy; expiration of section
• § 1753 — Uniform rules of evidence requirement
• § 1754 — Provisions respecting transportation of pupils to achieve racial balance and judicial power to insure compliance with constitutional standards applicable to the entire United States
• § 1755 — Additional priority of remedies after finding of de jure segregation
• § 1756 — Remedies with respect to school district lines
• § 1757 — Prohibition of forced busing during school year
• § 1758 — Reasonable time for developing voluntary school desegregation plans following detailed notice of violations
• § 18 to 27 — Repealed. Pub. L. 105–33, title VI, § 6201 , Aug. 5, 1997 , 111 Stat. 653
• § 1801 to 1806 — Omitted
• § 1821 — Omitted
• § 1831, 1832 — Omitted
• § 1851 to 1853 — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–561, title III, § 301(b)(2) , Nov. 1, 1978 , 92 Stat. 2228
• § 1861 to 1864 — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–561, title III, § 301(b)(1)(A) –(D), Nov. 1, 1978 , 92 Stat. 2228
• § 1865 — Transferred
• § 1866, 1867 — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–561, title III, § 301(b)(1)(G) , (H), Nov. 1, 1978 , 92 Stat. 2228
• § 1901 — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–561, title XV, § 1529 , Nov. 1, 1978 , 92 Stat. 2380
• § 191 — Establishment; site; acquisition of land
• § 192 — Omitted
• § 1921 — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–561, title XV, § 1529 , Nov. 1, 1978 , 92 Stat. 2380
• § 193 — Administration of arboretum
• § 194 — Advisory council
• § 1941 to 1944 — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–561, title XV, § 1529 , Nov. 1, 1978 , 92 Stat. 2380
• § 195 — Gifts, bequests, or devises for benefit of National Arboretum; separate fund in the Treasury
• § 196 — Concessions, fees, and voluntary services
• § 1961 to 1966 — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–561, title XV, § 1529 , Nov. 1, 1978 , 92 Stat. 2380
• § 197 — Construction of Chinese Garden at the National Arboretum
• § 1981 to 1983 — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–561, title XV, § 1529 , Nov. 1, 1978 , 92 Stat. 2380
• § 2001 — Congressional statement of findings
• § 2002 — Definitions
• § 2003 — Other Federal memorials prohibited
• § 2004 — Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation
• § 2005 — Truman scholars
• § 2006 — Selection of scholars
• § 2007 — Stipends
• § 2008 — Scholarship conditions
• § 2009 — Harry S Truman Memorial Scholarship Trust Fund
• § 2009a — Investment of amounts appropriated and contributed to Harry S Truman Memorial Scholarship Trust Fund
• § 2009b — Payment to Trust Fund; Board requests binding on Secretary
• § 2010 — Expenditures and audit of Trust Fund
• § 2011 — Executive Secretary of Foundation
• § 2012 — Administrative provisions
• § 2013 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 2101 — Congressional declaration of findings and purpose
• § 2102 — Definitions
• § 2103 — American Folklife Center
• § 2104 — Functions of Center
• § 2105 — Limitations on contracts
• § 2106 — Administration
• § 2107 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 2141 — Findings; purpose
• § 2142 — Establishment of program at American Folklife Center to collect video and audio recordings of histories of veterans
• § 2143 — Private support
• § 2144 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 221 — Instructions of citizens from American republics; Government maintained professional educational institutions
• § 221a — Instructions of citizens from American republics; United States Military Academy; restrictions; saving provision
• § 222 to 224 — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–256, § 111(a)(4) , Sept. 21, 1961 , 75 Stat. 538
• § 225 — Fund for education of Iranian students in United States
• § 226 — Cooperative public and private sector program for providing scholarships to students from the Caribbean and Central America
• § 2301 — Purpose
• § 2302 — Definitions
• § 2303 — Transition provisions
• § 2304 — Privacy
• § 2305 — Limitation
• § 2306 — Special rule
• § 2306a — Prohibitions
• § 2307 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 2308 — Interdepartmental Task Force on Vocational Education and Related Programs
• § 231 to 235 — Omitted
• § 2321 — Reservations and State allotment
• § 2322 — Within State allocation
• § 2323 — Accountability
• § 2324 — National activities
• § 2325 — Assistance for the outlying areas
• § 2326 — Native American programs
• § 2327 — Tribally controlled postsecondary career and technical institutions
• § 2328 — Repealed. Pub. L. 115–224, title I, § 117 , July 31, 2018 , 132 Stat. 1599
• § 2341 — State administration
• § 2342 — State plan
• § 2343 — Improvement plans
• § 2344 — State leadership activities
• § 2351 — Distribution of funds to secondary education programs
• § 2352 — Distribution of funds for postsecondary education programs
• § 2353 — Special rules for career and technical education
• § 2354 — Local application for career and technical education programs
• § 2355 — Local uses of funds
• § 236 to 239 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–382, title III, § 331(b) , Oct. 20, 1994 , 108 Stat. 3965
• § 2391 — Fiscal requirements
• § 2392 — Authority to make payments
• § 2393 — Construction
• § 2394 — Voluntary selection and participation
• § 2395 — Limitation for certain students
• § 2396 — Federal laws guaranteeing civil rights
• § 2397 — Participation of private school personnel and children
• § 2398 — Limitation on Federal regulations
• § 2399 — Study on programs of study aligned to high-skill, high-wage occupations
• § 239a — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–35, title V, § 542(1) , Aug. 13, 1981 , 95 Stat. 458
• § 240 to 241–1 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–382, title III, § 331(b) , Oct. 20, 1994 , 108 Stat. 3965
• § 2411 — Joint funding
• § 2412 — Prohibition on use of funds to induce out-of-State relocation of businesses
• § 2413 — State administrative costs
• § 2414 — Student assistance and other Federal programs
• § 241a, 241b — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–561, title I, § 101(c) , Nov. 1, 1978 , 92 Stat. 2200
• § 241aa, 241bb — Repealed. Pub. L. 100–297, title V, § 5352(1) , Apr. 28, 1988 , 102 Stat. 414
• § 241b–1 — Transferred
• § 241bb–1 — Repealed. Pub. L. 100–297, title V, § 5116(1) , Apr. 28, 1988 , 102 Stat. 381
• § 241c — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–561, title I, § 101(c) , Nov. 1, 1978 , 92 Stat. 2200
• § 241c–1 to 241c–5 — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–561, title I, § 101(c) , Nov. 1, 1978 , 92 Stat. 2200
• § 241cc to 241ff — Repealed. Pub. L. 100–297, title V, § 5352(1) , Apr. 28, 1988 , 102 Stat. 414
• § 241d to 241d–2 — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–561, title I, § 101(c) , Nov. 1, 1978 , 92 Stat. 2200
• § 241d–11 — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–561, title I, § 101(c) , Nov. 1, 1978 , 92 Stat. 2200
• § 241d–12 — Repealed. Pub. L. 93–380, title I, § 101(a)(4)(B) , Aug. 21, 1974 , 88 Stat. 496
• § 241e to 241h — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–561, title I, § 101(c) , Nov. 1, 1978 , 92 Stat. 2200
• § 241h–1, 241i — Repealed. Pub. L. 91–230, title I, § 113(b)(6) , title IV, § 401(g)(1), Apr. 13, 1970 , 84 Stat. 126 , 174
• § 241j to 241o — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–561, title I, § 101(c) , Nov. 1, 1978 , 92 Stat. 2200
• § 242 to 244 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–382, title III, § 331(b) , Oct. 20, 1994 , 108 Stat. 3965
• § 244a — Transferred
• § 245 — Repealed. Pub. L. 85–620, title II, § 206 , Aug. 12, 1958 , 72 Stat. 561
• § 246 — Omitted
• § 2501 — Statement of purpose
• § 2502 — Funding requirements
• § 2503 — Administration by Office of Career Education
• § 2504 — Prerequisites for State participation
• § 2505 — Grants or contracts
• § 2506 — Functions of National Advisory Council for Career Education