34 CFR § 106.22 - Preference in admission.

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title: "34 CFR § 106.22 - Preference in admission."
title_number: 34
title_name: "Education"
section_number: "106.22"
section_name: "Preference in admission."
chapter_name: "OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
part_number: "106"
part_name: "NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEX IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE"
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authority: "20 U.S.C. 1681  unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 30955, May 9, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
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# 106.22 Preference in admission.

A recipient to which this subpart applies shall not give preference to applicants for admission, on the basis of attendance at any educational institution or other school or entity which admits as students only or predominantly members of one sex, if the giving of such preference has the effect of discriminating on the basis of sex in violation of this subpart.

[45 FR 30955, May 9, 1980, as amended at 85 FR 30579, May 19, 2020]