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Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73

§1140h Rule of construction

Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 28— - HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VII— - GRADUATE AND POSTSECONDARY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS › Part Part D— - Programs To Provide Students With Disabilities With a Quality Higher Education › Subpart subpart 2— - transition programs for students with intellectual disabilities into higher education › § 1140h

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The rules in this part do not change a school or local education agency’s duty to give students a free appropriate public education (FAPE) as defined in section 1401. They also do not change who is eligible under any federal, state, or local disability law, including the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.), or the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15001 et seq.).

Full Legal Text

Title 20, §1140h

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Nothing in this subpart shall be construed to reduce or expand— (1)
(2)eligibility requirements under any Federal, State, or local disability law, including the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.), or the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15001 et seq.).

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The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, referred to in par. (2), is Pub. L. 101–336, July 26, 1990, 104 Stat. 327, which is classified principally to chapter 126 (§ 12101 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 12101 of Title 42 and Tables. The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, referred to in par. (2), is Pub. L. 93–112, Sept. 26, 1973, 87 Stat. 355, which is classified generally to chapter 16 (§ 701 et seq.) of Title 29, Labor. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 701 of Title 29 and Tables. The Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000, referred to in par. (2), is Pub. L. 106–402, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1677, which is classified principally to chapter 144 (§ 15001 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 15001 of Title 42 and Tables.

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Citation

20 U.S.C. § 1140h

Title 20 — Education

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73