1870-AA18 202410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1870 Office for Civil Rights OCR 1800 Department of Education ED Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance From the Department of Education

The Department plans to propose to amend its regulations implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794, consistent with the priorities of the Biden-Harris Administration.  These priorities include: advancing equity for persons with disabilities as required by Executive Order 13985, addressing persistent barriers to access for students with disabilities in education, aligning the current regulations with intervening laws protecting the rights of people with disabilities, including the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008, and updating outdated language.  In 2022 and 2023, the Department engaged in over 30 listening sessions with individuals with disabilities, educators and other professionals, and recipients on various issues related to Section 504.  The Department has also received and reviewed several hundred written comments from parents, students, and advocates about the various ways they would like the Section 504 regulations clarified and improved.

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The current regulations have been largely unchanged since they were first published in 1977.  The proposed regulations are needed to ensure meaningful access to educational and other programs and activities for individuals with disabilities by reflecting legislative and judicial developments regarding disability discrimination protections under Section 504.  The proposed regulations would also update terminology and use person-first language. 

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We are conducting this rulemaking under the authority in 29 U.S.C. 794.

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]]> NPRM 12/00/2024 Undetermined Businesses Governmental Jurisdictions None No Undetermined www.regulations.gov No No Bianca Costello Thomas 1800 Department of Education ED 202 219-2126 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 5A-137, Washington DC 20202