20 USC § 2396 - Federal laws guaranteeing civil rights

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title: "20 USC § 2396 - Federal laws guaranteeing civil rights"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "2396"
section_name: "Federal laws guaranteeing civil rights"
chapter_number: 44
chapter_name: "CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Federal Administrative Provisions"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 88–210, title II, § 216, formerly title III, § 316, as added Pub. L. 109–270, § 1(b), Aug. 12, 2006, 120 Stat. 744; renumbered title II, § 216, Pub. L. 115–224, title II, § 201(a)(5), (6), July 31, 2018, 132 Stat. 1621.)"
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# § 2396. Federal laws guaranteeing civil rights

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to be inconsistent with applicable Federal law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, or disability in the provision of Federal programs or services.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 88–210, title II, § 216, formerly title III, § 316, as added Pub. L. 109–270, § 1(b), Aug. 12, 2006, 120 Stat. 744; renumbered title II, § 216, Pub. L. 115–224, title II, § 201(a)(5), (6), July 31, 2018, 132 Stat. 1621.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 2396, , as added , , , related to Federal laws guaranteeing civil rights, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by .

Another prior section 2396 and prior sections 2396a to 2396m were omitted in the general amendment of this chapter by .

Section 2396, , as added , , , stated purpose of community education employment centers and vocational education lighthouse schools program.

Section 2396a, , as added , , , authorized grants to establish and operate community education employment centers.

Section 2396b, , as added , , , related to program requirements.

Section 2396c, , as added , , , related to support services requirements.

Section 2396d, , as added , , , related to parental and community participation.

Section 2396e, , as added , , , related to employment and training of professional staff.

Section 2396f, , as added , , , related to eligibility for grants.

Section 2396g, , as added , , , related to applications to participate in grant program.

Section 2396h, , as added , , ; amended , , , related to evaluation of student learning progress.

Section 2396i, , as added , , , defined terms “eligible recipient” and “parent”.

Section 2396m, , as added , , , authorized grants to establish and operate vocational education lighthouse schools.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under .

### Short Title

, as added by , , , which provided that part G of title III of , enacting part G (§ 2396 et seq.) of former subchapter III of this chapter, could be cited as the “Community Education Employment Center Act of 1990”, was omitted in the general amendment of  by , , .