Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

20 U.S.C. § 1701

Congressional declaration of policy

(a)

Entitlement to equal educational opportunity; neighborhood as appropriate basis

The Congress declares it to be the policy of the United States that—
(1)
all children enrolled in public schools are entitled to equal educational opportunity without regard to race, color, sex, or national origin; and
(2)
the neighborhood is the appropriate basis for determining public school assignments.
(b)

Purpose

In order to carry out this policy, it is the purpose of this subchapter to specify appropriate remedies for the orderly removal of the vestiges of the dual school system.

Pub. L. 93–380, title II, § 20288 Stat. 514(, , .)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

section 2(c) of Pub. L. 93–380section 1221–1 of this titleSection effective on and after sixtieth day after , see , set out as a note under .

Short Title

Pub. L. 93–380, title II, § 20188 Stat. 514

section 1228 of this titlesection 1608 of this title“This title [enacting this chapter and and amending ] may be cited as the ‘Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974’.”
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