34 CFR § 381.20 - How does the Secretary evaluate an application?

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title: "34 CFR § 381.20 - How does the Secretary evaluate an application?"
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section_name: "How does the Secretary evaluate an application?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
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part_name: "PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY OF INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS"
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authority: "Section 509 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; 29 U.S.C. 794e, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 55611, Aug. 19, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
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# 381.20 How does the Secretary evaluate an application?

In any fiscal year in which the amount appropriated for the PAIR program is less than $5,500,000, the Secretary evaluates applications under the procedures in 34 CFR part 75.

(Authority: Sections 12(c) and 509(b) and (f) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; 29 U.S.C. 709(c) and 794e(b) and (f))