34 CFR § 397.50 - What is the role of the designated State unit in the review of documentation under this part?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t34/s397.50"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "34 CFR § 397.50 - What is the role of the designated State unit in the review of documentation under this part?"
title_number: 34
title_name: "Education"
section_number: "397.50"
section_name: "What is the role of the designated State unit in the review of documentation under this part?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
part_number: "397"
part_name: "LIMITATIONS ON USE OF SUBMINIMUM WAGE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Section 511 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; 29 U.S.C. 794g, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 55785, Aug. 19, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "397"
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# 397.50 What is the role of the designated State unit in the review of documentation under this part?
(a) The designated State unit, or a contractor working directly for the designated State unit, is authorized to engage in the review of individual documentation required under this part that is maintained by an *entity,* as defined in 397.5(d), under this part. The contractor referred in this section may not be an entity holding a special wage certificate under section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. 214(c)).
(b) If deficiencies are noted during a documentation review conducted under paragraph (a) of this section, the designated State unit should report the deficiency to the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division.
(Authority: Sections 12(c) and 511(e)(2)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; 29 U.S.C. 709(c) and 794g(e)(2)(B))