45 CFR § 1151.5 - Inconsistent State laws and effect of employment opportunities.

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title: "45 CFR § 1151.5 - Inconsistent State laws and effect of employment opportunities."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "1151.5"
section_name: "Inconsistent State laws and effect of employment opportunities."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS"
part_number: "1151"
part_name: "NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "29 U.S.C. 794."
regulatory_source: "44 FR 22734, Apr. 17, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1151.5 Inconsistent State laws and effect of employment opportunities.

(a) Recipients are not excused from complying with this part as a result of state or local laws which limit the eligibility of handicapped persons to receive services or to practice a profession or occupation.

(b) The presence of limited employment opportunities in a particular profession does not excuse a recipient from complying with the regulation. For example, a music school receiving Endowment financial assistance could not deny admission to a qualified blind applicant because a blind singer may experience more difficulty than a nonhandicapped singer in finding a job.