34 C.F.R. § 300.508 Impartial hearing officer.
Title 34 - Education
(a) A hearing may not be conducted— (1) By a person who is an employee of the State agency or the LEA that is involved in the education or care of the child; or (2) By any person having a personal or professional interest that would conflict with his or her objectivity in the hearing. (b) A person who otherwise qualifies to conduct a hearing under paragraph (a) of this section is not an employee of the agency solely because he or she is paid by the agency to serve as a hearing officer. (c) Each public agency shall keep a list of the persons who serve as hearing officers. The list must include a statement of the qualifications of each of those persons. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1415(f)(3))
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
§ 300.508 Impartial hearing officer.
