### Question
What does State educational agency mean?


### Answer
**State educational agency** has the following meaning in *20 U.S.C. § 3423a*:

> the State board of education or other agency or officer primarily responsible for the State supervision of public elementary and secondary schools, or, if there is no such officer or agency, an officer or agency designated by the Governor or by State law

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 3423a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 48-DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION > SUBCHAPTER II-ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT**

