34 CFR § 385.44 - What requirement applies to the training of individuals with disabilities?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t34/s385.44"
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title: "34 CFR § 385.44 - What requirement applies to the training of individuals with disabilities?"
title_number: 34
title_name: "Education"
section_number: "385.44"
section_name: "What requirement applies to the training of individuals with disabilities?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
part_number: "385"
part_name: "REHABILITATION TRAINING"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sections 12(c), 301, and 302 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; 29 U.S.C. 709(c), 771, and 772; Pub. L. 111-256, 124 Stat. 2643; unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 55614, Aug. 19, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "385"
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# 385.44 What requirement applies to the training of individuals with disabilities?

Any grantee or contractor who provides training shall give due regard to the training of individuals with disabilities as part of its effort to increase the number of qualified personnel available to provide rehabilitation services.

(Authority: Section 12(c) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; 29 U.S.C. 709(c)