20 USC § 1655 - Uniform rules of evidence of racial discrimination

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s1655"
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title: "20 USC § 1655 - Uniform rules of evidence of racial discrimination"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "1655"
section_name: "Uniform rules of evidence of racial discrimination"
chapter_number: 37
chapter_name: "ASSIGNMENT OR TRANSPORTATION OF STUDENTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 92–318, title VIII, § 805, June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 372.)"
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# § 1655. Uniform rules of evidence of racial discrimination

The rules of evidence required to prove that State or local authorities are practicing racial discrimination in assigning students to public schools shall be uniform throughout the United States.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 92–318, title VIII, § 805, June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 372.)