34 CFR § 371.42 - How are services to be administered under this program?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t34/s371.42"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "34 CFR § 371.42 - How are services to be administered under this program?"
title_number: 34
title_name: "Education"
section_number: "371.42"
section_name: "How are services to be administered under this program?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
part_number: "371"
part_name: "AMERICAN INDIAN VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sections 12(c) and 121 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; 29 U.S.C. 709(c) and 741, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 55596, Aug. 19, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "371"
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# 371.42 How are services to be administered under this program?

(a) *Directly or by contract.* A grantee under this part may provide the vocational rehabilitation services directly or it may contract or otherwise enter into an agreement with a DSU, a community rehabilitation program, or another agency to assist in the implementation of the tribal vocational rehabilitation program.

(b) *Inter-tribal agreement.* A grantee under this part may enter into an inter-tribal arrangement with governing bodies of other Indian tribes for carrying out a project that serves more than one Indian tribe.

(c) *Comparable services.* To the maximum extent feasible, services provided by a grantee under this part must be comparable to vocational rehabilitation services provided under the State vocational rehabilitation program to other individuals with disabilities residing in the State.

(Authority: Sections 12(c) and 121(b)(1)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; 29 U.S.C. 709(c) and 741(b)(1)(B))