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There is a federal nondiscrimination law for any program that receives federal grants. This provision refers to disabilities, but there are similar federal statutes applying many other categories that might trigger a claim for discrimination, including alleged race or sex discrimination. Defending complaints, even when nothing wrong occurred, can be very costly.
There is a federal '''nondiscrimination''' law for any program that receives [[federal]] grants. This provision refers to disabilities, but there are similar federal statutes applying many other categories that might trigger a claim for discrimination, including alleged race or sex discrimination. Defending complaints, even when nothing wrong occurred, can be very costly.
Two colleges made a financial sacrifice by refusing to accept federal grants in any form, in order to remain free to run their college without threat of harassing complaints or regulations. These colleges are [[Hillsdale College]] and [[Grove City College]].
Two colleges made a financial sacrifice by refusing to accept federal grants in any form, in order to remain free to run their college without threat of harassing complaints or regulations. These colleges are [[Hillsdale College]] and [[Grove City College]].
(1)(A) a department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or of a local government; or
(1)(A) a department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or of a local government; or
:(B) the entity of such [[State]] or [[local government]] that distributes such assistance and each such department or agency (and each other State or local government entity) to which the assistance is extended, in the case of assistance to a State or local government;
(2)(A) a college, university, or other postsecondary institution, or a public system of higher education; or
(2)(A) a college, university, or other postsecondary institution, or a public system of higher education; or
:(B) a local educational agency (as defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 [20 USCS § 7801]), system of vocational education, or other school system;
(3)(A) an entire corporation, partnership, or other private organization, or an entire sole proprietorship--
(3)(A) an entire corporation, partnership, or other private organization, or an entire sole proprietorship--
::(i) if assistance is extended to such corporation, partnership, private organization, or sole proprietorship as a whole; or
::(ii) which is principally engaged in the business of providing education, health care, housing, social services, or parks and recreation; or
:(B) the entire plant or other comparable, geographically separate facility to which Federal financial assistance is extended, in the case of any other corporation, partnership, private organization, or sole proprietorship; or
(4) any other entity which is established by two or more of the entities described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3);
(4) any other entity which is established by two or more of the entities described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3);
HISTORY:
HISTORY:
*(Sept. 26, 1973, P.L. 93-112, Title V, § 504, 87 Stat 394; Nov. 6, 1978, P.L. 95-602, Title I, § § 119, 122(d)(2), 92 Stat. 2982, 2987; Oct. 21, 1986, P.L. 99-506, Title I, § 103(d)(2)(B) in part, Title X, § 1002(e)(4), 100 Stat. 1810, 1844; March 22, 1988, P.L. 100-259, § 4, 102 Stat. 29; Nov. 7, 1988, P.L. 100-630, Title II, § 206(d), 102 Stat. 3312; Oct. 29, 1992, P.L. 102-569, Title I, Subtitle A, § 102(p)(32), Title V, § 506, 106 Stat. 4360, 4428; Oct. 20, 1994, P.L. 103-382, Title III, Part I, § 394(i)(2), 108 Stat. 4029.)
*(As amended Aug. 7, 1998, P.L. 105-220, Title IV, § 408(a)(3), 112 Stat. 1203; Jan. 8, 2002, P.L. 107-110, Title X, Part G, § 1076(u)(2), 115 Stat. 2093.)
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