20 U.S.C. § 7886 — Private, religious, and home schools

submitted 24 years ago by Pub. L. 89-10 to r/title-20-EDUCATION · 268 words · no verdicts yet

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This chapter does not control private schools that take no federal funds under it, or home schools, no matter what state law calls them. The federal government cannot dictate their curriculum, and states receiving these funds cannot be forced to control private or home school curricula either.

(a) Applicability to nonrecipient private schools: This chapter does not affect any private school that gets no funds or services under it. No student at such a school can be required to take any assessment mentioned in this chapter. (b) Applicability to home schools: This chapter does not affect a home school, whether or not state law treats it as a home school or a private school. No student schooled at home can be required to take any assessment mentioned in this chapter. (c) Rule of construction on prohibition of Federal control over nonpublic schools: This chapter does not let, encourage, or allow any federal control over any part of a private, religious, or home school, no matter how state law classifies a home school. But this section does not stop private, religious, or home schools from taking part in programs or services under this chapter if they choose to. (d) Rule of construction on State and local educational agency mandates: This chapter does not require a State or local educational agency that gets its funds to control, direct, or mandate the curriculum of a private or home school, regardless of how state law treats a home school. No funds under this chapter may be used to do that.

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(a) Applicability to nonrecipient private schools

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect any private school that does not receive funds or services under this chapter, nor shall any student who attends a private school that does not receive funds or services under this chapter be required to participate in any assessment referenced in this chapter.

(b) Applicability to home schools

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect a home school, whether or not a home school is treated as a home school or a private school under State law, nor shall any student schooled at home be required to participate in any assessment referenced in this chapter.

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to permit, allow, encourage, or authorize any Federal control over any aspect of any private, religious, or home school, whether or not a home school is treated as a private school or home school under State law. This section shall not be construed to bar private, religious, or home schools from participation in programs or services under this chapter.

(d) Rule of construction on State and local educational agency mandates

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require any State educational agency or local educational agency that receives funds under this chapter to mandate, direct, or control the curriculum of a private or home school, regardless or 1 whether or not a home school is treated as a private school under state 2 law, nor shall any funds under this chapter be used for this purpose.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 89–10, title VIII, § 8506, formerly title IX, § 9506, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title IX, § 901, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1979; renumbered title VIII, § 8506, Pub. L. 114–95, title VIII, § 8001(a)(5), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2088, 2089.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

2002Enacted · Pub. L. 89-10 · 115 Stat. 1979
2015Amended · Pub. L. 114-95 · 129 Stat. 2088, 2089

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 89-10 on 2002-01-08.

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