45 CFR § 2555.535 - Effect of state or local law or other requirements.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s2555.535"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "45 CFR § 2555.535 - Effect of state or local law or other requirements."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "2555.535"
section_name: "Effect of state or local law or other requirements."
chapter_name: "CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE"
part_number: "2555"
part_name: "NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEX IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "20 U.S.C. 1681, 1682, 1683, 1685, 1686, 1687, 1688."
regulatory_source: "65 FR 52865, 52893, Aug. 30, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "2555"
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# 2555.535 Effect of state or local law or other requirements.

(a) *Prohibitory requirements.* The obligation to comply with §§ 2555.500 through 2555.550 is not obviated or alleviated by the existence of any State or local law or other requirement that imposes prohibitions or limits upon employment of members of one sex that are not imposed upon members of the other sex.

(b) *Benefits.* A recipient that provides any compensation, service, or benefit to members of one sex pursuant to a State or local law or other requirement shall provide the same compensation, service, or benefit to members of the other sex.