34 CFR § 104.1 - Purpose.

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title: "34 CFR § 104.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 34
title_name: "Education"
section_number: "104.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
part_number: "104"
part_name: "NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "20 U.S.C. 1405; 29 U.S.C. 794; Pub. L. 111-256, 124 Stat. 2643."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 30936, May 9, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
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# 104.1 Purpose.

The purpose of this part is to effectuate section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which is designed to eliminate discrimination on the basis of handicap in any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.