[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR381.3]

[Page 435]
 
                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
            REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 381--PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY OF INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec.  381.3  What activities may the Secretary fund?

    (a) Funds made available under this part must be used for the 
following activities:
    (1) Establishing a system to protect, and advocate for, the rights 
of individuals with disabilities.
    (2) Pursuing legal, administrative, and other appropriate remedies 
or approaches to ensure the protection of, and advocacy for, the rights 
of eligible individuals with disabilities within the State.
    (3) Providing information on and making referrals to programs and 
services addressing the needs of individuals with disabilities in the 
State, including individuals with disabilities who are exiting from 
public school programs.
    (4) Coordinating the protection and advocacy program provided 
through an eligible system with the advocacy programs under--
    (i) Section 112 of the Act (the Client Assistance Program (CAP));
    (ii) The Older Americans Act of 1965 (the State long-term care 
ombudsman program);
    (iii) Part C of the DDA; and
    (iv) The Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness 
Act of 1986 (PAIMI), 42 U.S.C. 10801-10851.
    (5) Developing a statement of objectives and priorities on an annual 
basis and a plan for achieving these objectives and priorities.
    (6) Providing to the public, including individuals with disabilities 
and, as appropriate, their representatives, an opportunity to comment on 
the objectives and priorities described in Sec.  381.10(f).
    (7) Establishing a grievance procedure for clients or prospective 
clients of the eligible system to ensure that individuals with 
disabilities are afforded equal access to the services of the eligible 
system.
    (b) Funds made available under this part also may be used to carry 
out any other activities consistent with the purpose of this part and 
the activities listed in paragraph (a) of this section.

(Authority: Secs. 12 and 509(f) of the Act; 29 U.S.C. 711(c) and 
794e(f)).

[58 FR 43022, Aug. 12, 1993, as amended at 59 FR 8344, Feb. 18, 1994]