[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR86.52]

[Page 398]
 
                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
Subpart E--Discrimination on the Basis of Sex in Employment in Education 
                   Programs and Activities Prohibited
 
Sec. 86.52  Employment criteria.

    A recipient shall not administer or operate any test or other 
criterion for any employment opportunity which has a disproportionately 
adverse effect on persons on the basis of sex unless:
    (a) Use of such test or other criterion is shown to predict validly 
successful performance in the position in question; and
    (b) Alternative tests or criteria for such purpose, which do not 
have such disproportionately adverse effect, are shown to be 
unavailable.

(Secs. 901, 902, Education Amendments of 1972, 86 Stat. 373, 374; 20 
U.S.C. 1681, 1682)