---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 385.31"
title: "34"
number: "385.31"
heading: "How does the Secretary evaluate an application?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/385.31"
---

# §385.31. How does the Secretary evaluate an application?

- (a) **The Secretary evaluates applications under the procedures in 34 CFR part 75.**
- (b) The Secretary evaluates each application using selection criteria identified in parts [386](/cfr/34/part386.md), [387](/cfr/34/part387.md), and 390, as appropriate.
- (c) In addition to the selection criteria described in [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section, the Secretary evaluates each application using—
  - (1) Selection criteria in [34 CFR 75.210](/cfr/34/75.210.md);
  - (2) Selection criteria established under [34 CFR 75.209](/cfr/34/75.209.md); or
  - (3) A combination of selection criteria established under [34 CFR 75.209](/cfr/34/75.209.md) and selection criteria in [34 CFR 75.210](/cfr/34/75.210.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sections 12(c), 301, and 302 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; 29 U.S.C. 709(c), 771, and 772; Pub. L. 111-256, 124 Stat. 2643; unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 81 FR 55614, Aug. 19, 2016, unless otherwise noted.