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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Office of the Secretary

TO: The Assistant Secretary

 Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

FROM: The Secretary

SUBJECT: Amendment No. 2 to Delegation of Programmatic Authority

I. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY

Under the authority vested in me by section 412 of the Department of Education 

Organization Act, 20 U.S.C. §3472, I hereby amend delegation EA/ES/87 certified on 

February 3, 2012, as amended by delegation EA/ES/94 certified on November 7, 2014, in 

order to delegate to you, your successor in function, and anyone serving for you in an 

acting capacity or delegated to perform the functions and duties of your position, the 

programmatic authorities described in the attached appendix. 

Unless otherwise noted in future delegations of authority, amendments to the authorities 

delegated herein are included within the scope of this delegation. 

II. RESERVATIONS

Unless otherwise noted in existing or future delegations of authority, the following are 

not delegated: 

A. the authority to sign documents for publication in the Federal Register other than 

those documents designated in the blanket delegation of authority to sign Federal 

Register documents issued to Principal Officers, EA/GEN/12, certified on June 15, 

2006; 

B. the authority to appoint members of advisory councils and fix compensation; and 

C. unless otherwise provided by law, the authority to submit reports to Congress or the 

President.

III. REDELEGATION

Subject to applicable provisions of law, and unless otherwise noted, you may redelegate 

any of the authorities delegated to you, and may authorize further redelegation. All 

redelegations must be prepared in accordance with the Administrative Communications 

System directive, OM: 1-102: Delegations of Authority, dated July 29, 2008. 
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IV. CERTIFICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE

This delegation is effective upon certification by the Department’s Principal Delegations 

Control Officer. 

I hereby ratify actions within the scope of this delegation taken by the addressee prior to 

the date of certification.

__________________/s_________________ 

Betsy DeVos

OGC Clearance and Date:09/05/2017 (D. Friendly) 

DDCO: Jim Clemmens

Date: 09/19/2017 

DOA #: EA/ES/97

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Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 

Delegation of Authority

V. APPENDIX 

The following chart lists the authority delegated to the Office of Elementary and Secondary 

Education to administer programs authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA); the McKinneyVento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987 (MVHAA), as amended by ESSA; the Education 

Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999, as amended by ESSA; and section 9212 of ESSA. 

Statute Description of Delegated Authority

Title I, section 1003 of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 

6303)

School Improvement

Title I, section 1003A of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 

6303b)

Direct Student Services

Title I, Part A of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 6311 et 

seq.) 

Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local 

Educational Agencies 

Title I, Part B, of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 6361-

6364)

State Assessment Grants

Title I, Part C of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 6391et 

seq.) 

Education of Migratory Children 

Title I, Part D of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 6421 et 

seq.) 

Prevention and Intervention Programs for 

Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, 

Delinquent, or At-Risk 

Title I, Part E of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 6491) Flexibility for equitable per-pupil funding

Title I, Part F of the ESEA 

(20 U.S.C. 6571 et seq.) 

General Provisions 

Title II, Part A of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 6611 

et seq.) 

Supporting Effective Instruction

Title II, Part B, Subpart 2 of the ESEA (20 

U.S.C. 6641 et seq.)

Literacy Education for All, Results for the 

Nation

Title II, Part C of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 6691 et 

seq.)

General Provisions

Title III, Part A, Subpart 1, except for section 

3112, and Subpart 2, except for section 

3122(b), of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 6821 et seq.) 

English Language Acquisition, Language 

Enhancement, and Academic Achievement 

Act (Formula Grants to States)

Title IV, Part A of the ESEA 

(20 U.S.C. 7111 et seq.) 

Student Support and Academic Enrichment 

Grants

Title IV, Part B of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 

7171et seq.) 

21st Century Community Learning Centers 

Title IV, Part F, Subpart 3, of the ESEA (20 

U.S.C. 7281)

National Activities for School Safety

Title V, Part A of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7305

et seq.) 

Funding Transferability for State and Local 

Educational Agencies

Title V, Part B of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7341 

et seq.) 

Rural Education Initiative 

Title VI, Part A of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7401-

7492) 

Indian Education 
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Statute Description of Delegated Authority

Title VI, Part B of the ESEA

(20 U.S.C. 7511 et seq.) 

Native Hawaiian Education 

Title VI, Part C of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7541 

et seq.) 

Alaska Native Education 

Title VII of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) Impact Aid 

Title VIII of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7801 et 

seq.), to the extent that the provisions are 

applicable to programs otherwise delegated to 

OESE.

General Provisions

Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999 

(20 U.S.C. 5891 et seq.)

Education Flexibility Partnership Act

Title VII, Subtitle B of the MVHAA 

(42 U.S.C. 11431 et seq.) 

Education for Homeless Children and Youth 

Title IX, Part B, section 9212 of ESSA (Pub. 

L. 114-95) 

Preschool Development Grants