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Title 20, EducationRelease 119-110

§7883 Complaint Process for Participation of Private School Children

Title 20 › CHAPTER 70 — STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › SUBCHAPTER VIII — GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part F — Uniform Provisions › subpart 1 — private schools › § 7883

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Requires the Secretary to make procedures to handle complaints from parents, teachers, or other groups about violations of section 7881 by state or local education agencies or similar entities. Complaints go to the state agency for a reply in 45 days. A party can appeal to the Secretary within 30 days and must include the state agency’s decision and reasons; the Secretary must resolve the appeal in 90 days.

Full Legal Text

Title 20, §7883

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(a)Procedures for complaints
The Secretary shall develop and implement written procedures for receiving, investigating, and resolving complaints from parents, teachers, or other individuals and organizations concerning violations of section 7881 of this title by a State educational agency, local educational agency, educational service agency, consortium of those agencies, or entity. The individual or organization shall submit the complaint to the State educational agency for a written resolution by the State educational agency within 45 days.
(b)Appeals to Secretary
The resolution may be appealed by an interested party to the Secretary not later than 30 days after the State educational agency resolves the complaint or fails to resolve the complaint within the 45-day time limit. The appeal shall be accompanied by a copy of the State educational agency’s resolution, and, if there is one, a complete statement of the reasons supporting the appeal. The Secretary shall investigate and resolve the appeal not later than 90 days after receipt of the appeal.

Legislative History

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Editorial Notes

Amendments

2015—Pub. L. 114–95, § 8017, added subsecs. (a) and (b) and struck out former subsecs. (a) and (b) which related to procedures for complaints and appeals to Secretary, respectively.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2015 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title.

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Citation

20 U.S.C. § 7883

Title 20, Education

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110