§1234f Compliance Agreements

Summary

The Secretary may make a compliance agreement with a program recipient to get the recipient into full compliance as soon as possible. The agreement is meant to fix future problems, not to excuse past violations. Before making an agreement, the Secretary must hold a hearing where the recipient, affected students and parents or their representatives, and other interested people can speak. The recipient must show why full compliance cannot happen until a later date. If the Secretary agrees, the Secretary must write findings and publish those findings and the main parts of the agreement in the Federal Register. The agreement must set an end date no later than 3 years after the written findings and list the things the recipient must do until fully compliant. If the recipient fails to follow the agreement, the Secretary can treat it as ended and take any legal actions allowed.