34 C.F.R. § 300.504   Procedural safeguards notice.


Title 34 - Education


Title 34: Education
PART 300—ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
Subpart E—Procedural Safeguards
Due Process Procedures for Parents and Children

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§ 300.504   Procedural safeguards notice.

(a) General. A copy of the procedural safeguards available to the parents of a child with a disability must be given to the parents, at a minimum—

(1) Upon initial referral for evaluation;

(2) Upon each notification of an IEP meeting;

(3) Upon reevaluation of the child; and

(4) Upon receipt of a request for due process under §300.507.

(b) Contents. The procedural safeguards notice must include a full explanation of all of the procedural safeguards available under §§300.403, 300.500–300.529, and 300.560–300.577, and the State complaint procedures available under §§300.660–300.662 relating to—

(1) Independent educational evaluation;

(2) Prior written notice;

(3) Parental consent;

(4) Access to educational records;

(5) Opportunity to present complaints to initiate due process hearings;

(6) The child's placement during pendency of due process proceedings;

(7) Procedures for students who are subject to placement in an interim alternative educational setting;

(8) Requirements for unilateral placement by parents of children in private schools at public expense;

(9) Mediation;

(10) Due process hearings, including requirements for disclosure of evaluation results and recommendations;

(11) State-level appeals (if applicable in that State);

(12) Civil actions;

(13) Attorneys' fees; and

(14) The State complaint procedures under §§300.660–300.662, including a description of how to file a complaint and the timelines under those procedures.

(c) Notice in understandable language. The notice required under paragraph (a) of this section must meet the requirements of §300.503(c).

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1415(d))

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