<section xmlns="http://xml.house.gov/schemas/uslm/1.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" style="-uslm-lc:I80" id="id6c875de9-d2f2-11e9-aa7d-f436298d01bb" identifier="/us/usc/t20/s2396"><num value="2396">§ 2396.</num><heading> Federal laws guaranteeing civil rights</heading><content>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I11" class="indent0">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.</p>
</content><sourceCredit id="id6c875dea-d2f2-11e9-aa7d-f436298d01bb">(<ref href="/us/pl/88/210/tII/s216">Pub. L. 88–210, title II, § 216</ref>, formerly title III, § 316, as added <ref href="/us/pl/109/270/s1/b">Pub. L. 109–270, § 1(b)</ref>, <date date="2006-08-12">Aug. 12, 2006</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/120/744">120 Stat. 744</ref>; renumbered title II, § 216, <ref href="/us/pl/115/224/tII/s201/a/5">Pub. L. 115–224, title II, § 201(a)(5)</ref>, (6), <date date="2018-07-31">July 31, 2018</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/132/1621">132 Stat. 1621</ref>.)</sourceCredit>
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<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" topic="priorProvisions" id="id6c875dec-d2f2-11e9-aa7d-f436298d01bb"><heading class="centered smallCaps">Prior Provisions</heading><p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">A prior section 2396, <ref href="/us/pl/88/210/tIII/s316">Pub. L. 88–210, title III, § 316</ref>, as added <ref href="/us/pl/105/332/s1/b">Pub. L. 105–332, § 1(b)</ref>, <date date="1998-10-31">Oct. 31, 1998</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/112/3123">112 Stat. 3123</ref>, related to Federal laws guaranteeing civil rights, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by <ref href="/us/pl/109/270">Pub. L. 109–270</ref>.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Another prior section 2396 and prior sections 2396a to 2396m were omitted in the general amendment of this chapter by <ref href="/us/pl/105/332">Pub. L. 105–332</ref>.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Section 2396, <ref href="/us/pl/88/210/tIII/s362">Pub. L. 88–210, title III, § 362</ref>, as added <ref href="/us/pl/101/392/tIII/s310">Pub. L. 101–392, title III, § 310</ref>, <date date="1990-09-25">Sept. 25, 1990</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/104/794">104 Stat. 794</ref>, stated purpose of community education employment centers and vocational education lighthouse schools program.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Section 2396a, <ref href="/us/pl/88/210/tIII/s363">Pub. L. 88–210, title III, § 363</ref>, as added <ref href="/us/pl/101/392/tIII/s310">Pub. L. 101–392, title III, § 310</ref>, <date date="1990-09-25">Sept. 25, 1990</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/104/794">104 Stat. 794</ref>, authorized grants to establish and operate community education employment centers.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Section 2396b, <ref href="/us/pl/88/210/tIII/s364">Pub. L. 88–210, title III, § 364</ref>, as added <ref href="/us/pl/101/392/tIII/s310">Pub. L. 101–392, title III, § 310</ref>, <date date="1990-09-25">Sept. 25, 1990</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/104/794">104 Stat. 794</ref>, related to program requirements.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Section 2396c, <ref href="/us/pl/88/210/tIII/s365">Pub. L. 88–210, title III, § 365</ref>, as added <ref href="/us/pl/101/392/tIII/s310">Pub. L. 101–392, title III, § 310</ref>, <date date="1990-09-25">Sept. 25, 1990</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/104/795">104 Stat. 795</ref>, related to support services requirements.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Section 2396d, <ref href="/us/pl/88/210/tIII/s366">Pub. L. 88–210, title III, § 366</ref>, as added <ref href="/us/pl/101/392/tIII/s310">Pub. L. 101–392, title III, § 310</ref>, <date date="1990-09-25">Sept. 25, 1990</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/104/796">104 Stat. 796</ref>, related to parental and community participation.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Section 2396e, <ref href="/us/pl/88/210/tIII/s367">Pub. L. 88–210, title III, § 367</ref>, as added <ref href="/us/pl/101/392/tIII/s310">Pub. L. 101–392, title III, § 310</ref>, <date date="1990-09-25">Sept. 25, 1990</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/104/797">104 Stat. 797</ref>, related to employment and training of professional staff.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Section 2396f, <ref href="/us/pl/88/210/tIII/s368">Pub. L. 88–210, title III, § 368</ref>, as added <ref href="/us/pl/101/392/tIII/s310">Pub. L. 101–392, title III, § 310</ref>, <date date="1990-09-25">Sept. 25, 1990</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/104/797">104 Stat. 797</ref>, related to eligibility for grants.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Section 2396g, <ref href="/us/pl/88/210/tIII/s369">Pub. L. 88–210, title III, § 369</ref>, as added <ref href="/us/pl/101/392/tIII/s310">Pub. L. 101–392, title III, § 310</ref>, <date date="1990-09-25">Sept. 25, 1990</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/104/797">104 Stat. 797</ref>, related to applications to participate in grant program.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Section 2396h, <ref href="/us/pl/88/210/tIII/s370">Pub. L. 88–210, title III, § 370</ref>, as added <ref href="/us/pl/101/392/tIII/s310">Pub. L. 101–392, title III, § 310</ref>, <date date="1990-09-25">Sept. 25, 1990</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/104/798">104 Stat. 798</ref>; amended <ref href="/us/pl/104/66/tI/s1041/d">Pub. L. 104–66, title I, § 1041(d)</ref>, <date date="1995-12-21">Dec. 21, 1995</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/109/714">109 Stat. 714</ref>, related to evaluation of student learning progress.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Section 2396i, <ref href="/us/pl/88/210/tIII/s371">Pub. L. 88–210, title III, § 371</ref>, as added <ref href="/us/pl/101/392/tIII/s310">Pub. L. 101–392, title III, § 310</ref>, <date date="1990-09-25">Sept. 25, 1990</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/104/798">104 Stat. 798</ref>, defined terms “eligible recipient” and “parent”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Section 2396m, <ref href="/us/pl/88/210/tIII/s375">Pub. L. 88–210, title III, § 375</ref>, as added <ref href="/us/pl/101/392/tIII/s310">Pub. L. 101–392, title III, § 310</ref>, <date date="1990-09-25">Sept. 25, 1990</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/104/798">104 Stat. 798</ref>, authorized grants to establish and operate vocational education lighthouse schools.</p>
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<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" topic="effectiveDateOfAmendment" id="id6c8784fd-d2f2-11e9-aa7d-f436298d01bb"><heading class="centered smallCaps">Effective Date of 2018 Amendment</heading><p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Amendment by <ref href="/us/pl/115/224">Pub. L. 115–224</ref> effective <date date="2019-07-01">July 1, 2019</date>, see <ref href="/us/pl/115/224/s4">section 4 of Pub. L. 115–224</ref>, set out as a note under <ref href="/us/usc/t20/s2301">section 2301 of this title</ref>.</p>
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<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" topic="shortTitle" id="id6c8784fe-d2f2-11e9-aa7d-f436298d01bb"><heading class="centered smallCaps">Short Title</heading><p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0"><ref href="/us/pl/88/210/tIII/s361">Pub. L. 88–210, title III, § 361</ref>, as added by <ref href="/us/pl/101/392/tIII/s310">Pub. L. 101–392, title III, § 310</ref>, <date date="1990-09-25">Sept. 25, 1990</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/104/794">104 Stat. 794</ref>, which provided that part G of title III of <ref href="/us/pl/88/210">Pub. L. 88–210</ref>, 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 <ref href="/us/pl/88/210">Pub. L. 88–210</ref> by <ref href="/us/pl/105/332/s1/b">Pub. L. 105–332, § 1(b)</ref>, <date date="1998-10-31">Oct. 31, 1998</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/112/3076">112 Stat. 3076</ref>.</p>
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