20 USC 1402 - Sec. 1402. Office of Special Education Programs
20 USC - U.S. Code - Title 20: Education (January 2004)
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(a) Establishment There shall be, within the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in the Department of Education, an Office of Special Education Programs, which shall be the principal agency in such Department for administering and carrying out this chapter and other programs and activities concerning the education of children with disabilities. (b) Director The Office established under subsection (a) of this section shall be headed by a Director who shall be selected by the Secretary and shall report directly to the Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. (c) Voluntary and uncompensated services Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, the Secretary is authorized to accept voluntary and uncompensated services in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter.
Prior Provisions A prior section 1402, Pub. L. 91-230, title VI, Sec. 603, Apr. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 177; Pub. L. 93-380, title VI, Sec. 612(a), Aug. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 579; Pub. L. 98-199, Sec. 3(a), Dec. 2, 1983, 97 Stat. 1357; Pub. L. 101-476, title IX, Sec. 901(b)(21), Oct. 30, 1990, 104 Stat. 1143; Pub. L. 102-119, Sec. 25(b), Oct. 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 607, related to the Office of Special Education Programs, prior to the general amendment of subchapters I to IV of this chapter by Pub. L. 105-17. Section Referred To In Other Sections This section is referred to in title 29 section 772.
