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ED/OII RIN: 1855-AA07 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Magnet Schools Assistance Program 
Abstract: The Secretary amends the regulations governing the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) to provide greater flexibility to school districts designing MSAP programs for the fiscal year (FY) 2010 grant competition. These changes remove provisions in the regulations that require districts to use binary racial classifications and prohibit the creation of magnet schools that result in minority group enrollments in magnet and feeder schools exceeding the district-wide average of minority group students. This new flexibility is necessary to permit school districts interested in receiving funds under this program to determine how best to meet program requirements while also complying with U.S. Supreme Court case law, in particular the Court's decision in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No 1 et al., 551 U.S. 701 (2007). 
Agency: Department of Education(ED)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 34 CFR 280   
Legal Authority: 20 USC 7231 to 7231j   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  03/04/2010  75 FR 9777   
Interim Final Rule Effective  03/04/2010    
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  04/05/2010    
Interim Final Rule Comment Period Extended  04/26/2010  75 FR 21506   
Interim Final Rule Comment Period Extended End  05/17/2010    
Final Action  01/00/2012    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Anna Hinton
Department of Education
Office of Innovation and Improvement
Room 4W229, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20202
Phone:202 260-1816
Email: anna.hinton@ed.gov