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‘‘(7) to operate a program of contraceptive dis-
tribution in schools. 
‘‘SEC. 6529. PROHIBITION REGARDING STATE AID. 
‘‘A State shall not take into consideration payments 
under this Act (other than under title IV) in determining 
the eligibility of any local educational agency in that State 
for State aid, or the amount of State aid, with respect 
to free public education of children. 
‘‘SEC. 6530. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING STATE PARTICI-
PATION. 
‘‘Any State that opts out of receiving funds, or that 
has not been awarded funds, under one or more programs 
under this Act shall not be required to carry out any of 
the requirements of such program or programs, and noth-
ing in this Act shall be construed to require a State to 
participate in any program under this Act. 
‘‘SEC. 6531. LOCAL CONTROL. 
‘‘The Secretary shall not— 
‘‘(1) impose any requirements or exercise any 
governance or authority over school administration, 
including the development and expenditure of school 
budgets, unless explicitly authorized under this Act; 
‘‘(2) issue any regulations or non-regulatory 
guidance without first consulting with local stake-
holders and fairly addressing their concerns; or 
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‘‘(3) deny any local educational agency the 
right to object to any administrative requirement, in-
cluding actions that place additional burdens or cost 
on the local educational agency. 
‘‘SEC. 6532. SCHOOLCHILDREN’S PROTECTION FROM ABOR-
TION PROVIDERS. 
‘‘(a) LIMITATION
ON FUNDING.—Notwithstanding 
section 6102, no funds under this Act may be used by 
any State educational agency or local educational agency 
that enters into a contract or other agreement with a 
school-based health center relating to the provision of 
health services to students served by the agency unless 
such center certifies that— 
‘‘(1) the center will not perform an abortion; 
and 
‘‘(2) the center will not provide abortion-related 
materials, referrals, or directions for abortion serv-
ices to any such student. 
‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to prevent a school-based health 
center from providing non-abortion health services to 
pregnant students. 
‘‘(c) SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTER.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘school-based health center’ has the mean-
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ing given such term in section 2110(c)(9) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397jj(c)(9)). 
‘‘SEC. 6533. STATE CONTROL OVER STANDARDS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act shall be con-
strued to prohibit a State from withdrawing from the 
Common Core State Standards or any other specific 
standards. 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION.—No officer or employee of the 
Federal Government shall, directly or indirectly, through 
grants, contracts or other cooperative agreements, through 
waiver granted under section 6401 or through any other 
authority, take any action against a State that exercises 
its rights under subsection (a). 
‘‘Subpart 3—Other Provisions 
‘‘SEC. 6541. ARMED FORCES RECRUITER ACCESS TO STU-
DENTS AND STUDENT RECRUITING INFORMA-
TION. 
‘‘(a) POLICY.— 
‘‘(1) ACCESS TO STUDENT RECRUITING INFOR-
MATION.—Notwithstanding section 444(a)(5)(B) of 
the General Education Provisions Act, each local 
educational agency receiving assistance under this 
Act shall provide, upon a request made by a military 
recruiter or an institution of higher education, ac-
cess to the name, address, and telephone listing of 
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each secondary school student served by the local 
educational agency, unless the parent of such stu-
dent has submitted the prior consent request under 
paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) CONSENT.— 
‘‘(A) OPT-OUT PROCESS.—A parent of a 
secondary school student may submit a written 
request, to the local educational agency, that 
the student’s name, address, and telephone list-
ing not be released for purposes of paragraph 
(1) without prior written consent of the parent. 
Upon receiving such request, the local edu-
cational agency may not release the student’s 
name, address, and telephone listing for such 
purposes without the prior written consent of 
the parent. 
‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION
OF
OPT-OUT
PROC-
ESS.—Each local educational agency shall no-
tify the parents of the students served by the 
agency of the option to make a request de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(3) SAME ACCESS TO STUDENTS.—Each local 
educational agency receiving assistance under this 
Act shall provide military recruiters the same access 
to secondary school students as is provided generally 
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to institutions of higher education or to prospective 
employers of those students. 
‘‘(4) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION
PROHIBITING 
OPT-IN
PROCESSES.—Nothing in this subsection 
shall be construed to allow a local educational agen-
cy to withhold access to a student’s name, address, 
and telephone listing from a military recruiter or in-
stitution of higher education by implementing an 
opt-in process or any other process other than the 
written consent request process under paragraph 
(2)(A). 
‘‘(5) PARENTAL
CONSENT.—For purposes of 
this subsection, whenever a student has attained 18 
years of age, the permission or consent required of 
and the rights accorded to the parents of the stu-
dent shall only be required of and accorded to the 
student. 
‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense, shall, not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of the Student Suc-
cess Act, notify school leaders, school administrators, and 
other educators about the requirements of this section. 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION.—The requirements of this section 
do not apply to a private secondary school that maintains 
a religious objection to service in the Armed Forces if the 
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