§ 300.500 Responsibility of SEA and other public agencies.

Plain English summary

This section requires each State Educational Agency (SEA) to ensure that all public agencies under its jurisdiction establish, maintain, and implement procedural safeguards as defined in §§ 300.500 through 300.536. The SEA bears overarching responsibility for compliance with these procedural safeguard requirements across all public agencies. This creates a top-down accountability structure for protecting the rights of children with disabilities and their parents.

Key requirements

• Each SEA must ensure that each public agency establishes, maintains, and implements procedural safeguards that meet the requirements of §§ 300.500 through 300.536.

Affected parties

• State Educational Agencies (SEAs)
• Public agencies
• Children with disabilities
• Parents of children with disabilities

Official source

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/part-300/section-300.500