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The functions of the OLEA were transferred to the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, established June 19, 1968, by Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. Textual Records: General correspondence, 1965-68.
The department as we know it now, a cabinet-level agency, was created by the Department of Education Organization Act, which President Jimmy Carter signed into law in 1979. The department officially opened in 1980 and started with an annual budget of $12 billion.