34 CFR § 462.1 - What is the scope of this part?

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title: "34 CFR § 462.1 - What is the scope of this part?"
title_number: 34
title_name: "Education"
section_number: "462.1"
section_name: "What is the scope of this part?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF CAREER, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
part_number: "462"
part_name: "MEASURING EDUCATIONAL GAIN IN THE NATIONAL REPORTING SYSTEM FOR ADULT EDUCATION"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "29 U.S.C. 3292,  unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "73 FR 2315, Jan. 14, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
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# 462.1 What is the scope of this part?

The regulations in this part establish the—

(a) Procedures the Secretary uses to determine the suitability of standardized tests for use in the National Reporting System for Adult Education (NRS) to measure educational gain of participants in an adult education program required to report under the NRS; and

(b) Procedures States and local eligible providers must follow when measuring educational gain for use in the NRS.

(Authority: 29 U.S.C. 3292)

[73 FR 2315, Jan. 14, 2008, as amended at 81 FR 55551, Aug. 19, 2016]