---
kind: "section"
citation: "24 C.F.R. § 8.51"
title: "24"
number: "8.51"
heading: "Self-evaluation."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/24/8.51"
---

# §8.51. Self-evaluation.

- (a) Each recipient shall, within one year of July 11, 1988, and after consultation with interested persons, including individuals with handicaps or organizations representing individuals with handicaps:
  - (1) Evaluate its current policies and practices to determine whether, in whole or in part, they do not or may not meet the requirements of this part;
  - (2) Modify any policies and practices that do not meet the requirements of this part; and
  - (3) **Take appropriate corrective steps to remedy the discrimination revealed by the self-evaluation.**
- (b) A recipient that employs fifteen or more persons shall, for at least three years following completion of the evaluation required under [paragraph (a)(1)](#a-1) of this section, maintain on file, make available for public inspection, and provide to the responsible civil rights official, upon request: (1) A list of the interested persons consulted; (2) a description of areas examined and any problems identified; and (3) a description of any modifications made and of any remedial steps taken.

## Notes

### Amendments

[53 FR 20233, June 2, 1988, as amended at 54 FR 37645, Sept. 12, 1989]

### Authority

Authority: 29 U.S.C. 794; 42 U.S.C. 3535(d) and 5309.

### Source

Source: 53 FR 20233, June 2, 1988, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[53 FR 20233, June 2, 1988, as amended at 54 FR 37645, Sept. 12, 1989]