[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 34, Volume 1] [Revised as of July 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 34CFR101.73] [Page 364] TITLE 34--EDUCATION CHAPTER I--OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PART 101_PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR HEARINGS UNDER PART 100 OF THIS TITLE --Table of Contents Subpart H_Hearing Procedures Sec. 101.73 Testimony. Testimony shall be given orally under oath or affirmation by witnesses at the hearing; but the presiding officer, in his discretion, may require or permit that the direct testimony of any witness be prepared in writing and served on all parties in advance of the hearing. Such testimony may be adopted by the witness at the hearing, and filed as part of the record thereof. Unless authorized by the presiding officer, witnesses will not be permitted to read prepared testimony into the record. Except as provided in Sec. Sec. 101.75 and 101.76, witnesses shall be available at the hearing for cross-examination.