---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 15a.205"
title: "7"
number: "15a.205"
heading: "Educational institutions and other entities controlled by religious organizations."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/15a.205"
---

# §15a.205. Educational institutions and other entities controlled by religious organizations.

- (a) **Exemption.** This part does not apply to any operation of an educational institution or other entity that is controlled by a religious organization to the extent that application of this part would not be consistent with the religious tenets of such organization.
- (b) **Exemption claims.** An educational institution or other entity that wishes to claim the exemption set forth in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section shall do so by submitting in writing to the designated agency official a statement by the highest-ranking official of the institution, identifying the provisions of this part that conflict with a specific tenet of the religious organization.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1681, 1682, 1683, 1685, 1686, 1687, 1688; 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.; and 50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.

### Source

Source: 82 FR 46656, Oct. 6, 2017, unless otherwise noted.