[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR98.7]

[Page 315]
 
                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
PART 98_STUDENT RIGHTS IN RESEARCH, EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAMS, AND TESTING
--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 98.7  Filing a complaint.

    (a) Only a student or a parent or guardian of a student directly 
affected by a violation under Section 439 of the Act may file a 
complaint under this part. The complaint must be submitted in writing to 
the Office.
    (b) The complaint filed under paragraph (a) of this section must--
    (1) Contain specific allegations of fact giving reasonable cause to 
believe that a violation of either Sec. 98.3 or Sec. 98.4 exists; and
    (2) Include evidence of attempted resolution of the complaint at the 
local level (and at the State level if a State complaint resolution 
process exists), including the names of local and State officials 
contacted and significant dates in the attempted resolution process.
    (c) The Office investigates each complaint which the Office receives 
that meets the requirements of this section to determine whether the 
recipient or contractor failed to comply with the provisions of section 
439 of the Act.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
1880-0507)

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3(a)(1), 1232h)