§8904. Required participation prohibited

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no State shall be required to participate in any program under the Goals 2000: Educate America Act [20 U.S.C. 5801 et seq.], or to have content standards or student performance standards approved or certified under such Act, in order to receive assistance under this chapter.

(Pub. L. 89–10, title XIV, §14514, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, §101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3907 .)

References in Text

The Goals 2000: Educate America Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 103–227, Mar. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 125 (except titles V and IX), as amended, which is classified principally to chapter 68 (§5801 et seq.) of this title (except subchapters V (§5931 et seq.) and IX (§6001 et seq.)). For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5801 of this title and Tables.