To ensure local governance of education.

SA 2079. Mrs. FISCHER (for herself, Mr. King, and Mr. Tester)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2089
submitted by Mr. Alexander (for himself and Mrs. Murray) to the bill S.
1177, to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
to ensure that every child achieves; as follows:

On page 800, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:

SEC. 9115A. LOCAL GOVERNANCE.

Subpart 2 of part F of title IX (20 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.),
as amended by sections 4001(3), 9114, and 9115, and
redesignated by section 9106(1), is further amended by adding
at the end the following:

``SEC. 9540. LOCAL GOVERNANCE.

``(a) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be
construed to allow the Secretary to--
``(1) exercise any governance or authority over school
administration, including the development and expenditure of
school budgets, unless otherwise authorized under this Act;
``(2) issue any regulation without first complying with the
rulemaking requirements of section 553 of title 5, United
States Code; or
``(3) issue any non-regulatory guidance without 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.''.
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