§ 300.515 Timelines and convenience of hearings and reviews.

Plain English summary

This section establishes strict timelines for completing due process hearings and state-level reviews, requiring final decisions within 45 days of the resolution period expiration for hearings and within 30 days of a review request for SEA reviews. Copies of decisions must be mailed to all parties within those same timeframes. Hearings and reviews involving oral arguments must be held at times and places reasonably convenient to the parents and child.

Key requirements

• Not later than 45 days after the expiration of the 30 day period under § 300.510(b), or the adjusted time periods described in § 300.510(c), a final decision is reached in the hearing and a copy of the decision is mailed to each of the parties.
• Not later than 30 days after the receipt of a request for a review, a final decision is reached in the review and a copy of the decision is mailed to each of the parties.
• A hearing or reviewing officer may grant specific extensions of time beyond the periods set out in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section at the request of either party.
• Each hearing and each review involving oral arguments must be conducted at a time and place that is reasonably convenient to the parents and child involved.

Affected parties

• public agencies
• state educational agencies (SEAs)
• parents
• children with disabilities
• hearing officers
• reviewing officers

Official source

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/part-300/section-300.515