[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: 34CFR99.64]

[Page 329]
 
                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
PART 99_FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart E_What Are the Enforcement Procedures?
 
Sec. 99.64  What is the complaint procedure?

    (a) A complaint filed under Sec. 99.63 must contain specific 
allegations of fact giving reasonable cause to believe that a violation 
of the Act or this part has occurred.
    (b) The Office investigates each timely complaint to determine 
whether the educational agency or institution has failed to comply with 
the provisions of the Act or this part.
    (c) A timely complaint is defined as an allegation of a violation of 
the Act that is submitted to the Office within 180 days of the date of 
the alleged violation or of the date that the complainant knew or 
reasonably should have known of the alleged violation.
    (d) The Office may extend the time limit in this section for good 
cause shown.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1232g(f))

[53 FR 11943, Apr. 11, 1988, as amended at 58 FR 3189, Jan. 7, 1993; 65 
FR 41854, July 6, 2000]