[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 104 (Tuesday, July 7, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S4691]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  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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