6 CFR § 17.520 - Job classification and structure.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t6/s17.520"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "6 CFR § 17.520 - Job classification and structure."
title_number: 6
title_name: "Domestic Security"
section_number: "17.520"
section_name: "Job classification and structure."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY"
part_number: "17"
part_name: "NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEX IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Pub. L. 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135 (6 U.S.C. 1 ); 5 U.S.C. 301; 20 U.S.C. 1681, 1682, 1683, 1685, 1686, 1687, 1688."
regulatory_source: "68 FR 10892, Mar. 6, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "17"
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# 17.520 Job classification and structure.

A recipient shall not:

(a) Classify a job as being for males or for females;

(b) Maintain or establish separate lines of progression, seniority lists, career ladders, or tenure systems based on sex; or

(c) Maintain or establish separate lines of progression, seniority systems, career ladders, or tenure systems for similar jobs, position descriptions, or job requirements that classify persons on the basis of sex, unless sex is a bona fide occupational qualification for the positions in question as set forth in § 17.550.