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Title 20 — Education

Part A · Chapter 44 — Career and Technical Education

§ 2393. Construction

Statutory text

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

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 88–210 title II § 213 · 77 Stat. 403

    Enacted · 20 U.S.C. § 2393

    Pub. L. 88–210, title II, § 213, formerly title III, § 313, as added Pub. L. 109–270, § 1(b), Aug. 12, 2006, 120 Stat. 743

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 88–210, title II, § 213, formerly title III, § 313, as added Pub. L. 109–270, § 1(b), Aug. 12, 2006, 120 Stat. 743

0 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 2393, Pub. L. 88–210, title III, § 313, as added Pub. L. 105–332, § 1(b), , 112 Stat. 3122, related to construction of this chapter, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 109–270.

Another prior section 2393, Pub. L. 88–210, title III, § 333, formerly § 343, as added Pub. L. 98–524, § 1, , 98 Stat. 2465; amended Pub. L. 100–418, title VI, § 6134(a), , 102 Stat. 1512; renumbered § 333, Pub. L. 101–392, title III, § 307(a)(2), , 104 Stat. 787, related to use of grant funds, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 105–332.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 115–224 effective , see section 4 of Pub. L. 115–224, set out as a note under section 2301 of this title.

Credits

2006–2018 · 2 acts
  1. 2006Pub. L. 88–210, title II, § 213, formerly title III, § 313, as added Pub. L. 109–270, § 1(b), , 120 Stat. 743
  2. 2018renumbered title II, § 213, Pub. L. 115–224, title II, § 201(a)(5), (6), , 132 Stat. 1621.
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(Pub. L. 88–210, title II, § 213, formerly title III, § 313, as added Pub. L. 109–270, § 1(b), , 120 Stat. 743; renumbered title II, § 213, Pub. L. 115–224, title II, § 201(a)(5), (6), , 132 Stat. 1621.)

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