34 CFR § 110.17 - Age distinctions contained in ED's regulations.

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title: "34 CFR § 110.17 - Age distinctions contained in ED's regulations."
title_number: 34
title_name: "Education"
section_number: "110.17"
section_name: "Age distinctions contained in ED's regulations."
chapter_name: "OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
part_number: "110"
part_name: "NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF AGE 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: "42 U.S.C. 6101  unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "58 FR 40197, July 27, 1993, unless otherwise noted."
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# 110.17 Age distinctions contained in ED's regulations.

Any age distinction contained in regulations issued by ED is presumed to be necessary to the achievement of a statutory objective of the program or activity to which the regulations apply, notwithstanding the provisions of § 110.12.

(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6103)

[58 FR 40197, July 27, 1993, as amended at 65 FR 68057, Nov. 13, 2000]