34 CFR § 222.108 - What actions must be taken upon receipt of a complaint?

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title: "34 CFR § 222.108 - What actions must be taken upon receipt of a complaint?"
title_number: 34
title_name: "Education"
section_number: "222.108"
section_name: "What actions must be taken upon receipt of a complaint?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
part_number: "222"
part_name: "IMPACT AID PROGRAMS"
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authority: "20 U.S.C. 7701-7714; Pub. L. 111-256, 124 Stat. 2643; unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "60 FR 50778, Sept. 29, 1995, unless otherwise noted."
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# 222.108 What actions must be taken upon receipt of a complaint?

Within 10 working days of receipt of a complaint, the Secretary or his designee—

(a) Designates a hearing examiner to conduct a hearing;

(b) Designates a time for the hearing that is no more than 30 days after the designation of a hearing examiner;

(c) Designates a place for the hearing that, to the extent possible, is—

(1) Near the LEA; or

(2) At another location convenient to the tribe and the LEA, if it is determined that there is good cause to designate another location;

(d) Notifies the tribe and the LEA of the time, place, and nature of the hearing; and

(e) Transmits copies of the complaint to the LEA and the affected tribe or tribes.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7704(e))