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Title 20 — Education

Chapter 48 — Department of Education

§ 3417. Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

Statutory text

There shall be in the Department an Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, to be administered by the Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services appointed under section 3412(b) of this title. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3472 of this title, the Secretary shall delegate to the Assistant Secretary all functions, other than administrative and support functions, transferred to the Secretary under sections 3441(a)(1) of this title (with respect to the bureau for the education and training of the handicapped), 3441(a)(2)(H) of this title, and 3441(a)(4) of this title.

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. Department of Education Organization Act

    Pub. L. 96–88 title II § 207 · 93 Stat. 668

    Enacted · 20 U.S.C. § 3417

    (Pub. L. 96–88, title II, § 207, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 674.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 96–88, title II, § 207, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 674.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 207. office of special education and rehabilitative services There shall be in the Department an Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, to be administered by the Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services appointed under section 202(b). Notwithstanding the provisions of section 412, the Secretary shall delegate to the Assistant Secretary all functions, other than administrative and support functions, transferred to the Secretary under sections 301(a)(1) (with respect to the bureau for the education and training of the handicapped), 301(a)(2)(H), and 301(a)(4).

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 96–88, title II, § 207, , 93 Stat. 674.)

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