[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR299.10]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
              SECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 299--GENERAL PROVISIONS--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart F--Complaint Procedures
 
Sec. 299.10  What complaint procedures shall an SEA adopt?


    (a) General. An SEA shall adopt written procedures, consistent with 
State law, for--
    (1) Receiving and resolving any complaint from an organization or 
individual that the SEA or an agency or consortium of agencies is 
violating a Federal statute or regulation that applies to an applicable 
program listed in paragraph (b) of this section;
    (2) Reviewing an appeal from a decision of an agency or consortium 
of agencies with respect to a complaint; and
    (3) Conducting an independent on-site investigation of a complaint 
if the SEA determines that an on-site investigation is necessary.
    (b) Applicable programs. This subpart is applicable to the following 
programs:
    (1) Part A of title I (Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local 
Educational Agencies).
    (2) Part B of title I (Even Start Family Literacy Programs) (other 
than the federally administered direct grants for Indian tribes and 
tribal organizations, children of migratory workers, Statewide family 
literacy initiatives, and a prison that house women and children).

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    (3) Part C of title I (Migrant Education).
    (4) Part D of title I (Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, 
Delinquent, or At Risk of Dropping Out).
    (5) Title II (Eisenhower Professional Development Program) (other 
than section 2103 and part C of this title).
    (6) Subpart 2 of part A of title III (State and Local Programs for 
School Technology Resources).
    (7) Part A of title IV (Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities) 
(other than section 4114).
    (8) Title VI (Innovative Education Program Strategies).
    (9) Part C of title VII (Emergency Immigrant Education)

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under OMB control 
number 1810-0591)

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3(a)(1), 8895)