20 USC § 1140p - Purpose

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s1140p"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 1140p - Purpose"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "1140p"
section_name: "Purpose"
chapter_number: 28
chapter_name: "HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE"
subchapter_number: "VII"
subchapter_name: "GRADUATE AND POSTSECONDARY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS"
part_number: "D"
part_name: "Programs To Provide Students With Disabilities With a Quality Higher Education"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–329, title VII, § 776, as added Pub. L. 110–315, title VII, § 709(2), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3373.)"
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# § 1140p. Purpose

It is the purpose of this subpart to provide technical assistance and information on best and promising practices to students with disabilities, the families of students with disabilities, and entities awarded grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under subpart 1, 2, or 3 to improve the postsecondary recruitment, transition, retention, and completion rates of students with disabilities.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–329, title VII, § 776, as added Pub. L. 110–315, title VII, § 709(2), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3373.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

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