---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 222.10"
title: "34"
number: "222.10"
heading: "How long must a local educational agency retain records?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/222.10"
---

# §222.10. How long must a local educational agency retain records?


An LEA must retain the records described in [§ 222.9](/cfr/34/222.9.md) until the later of—

- (a) Three years after the last payment for a fiscal year; or
- (b) If the records have been questioned on Federal audit or review, until the question is finally resolved and any necessary adjustments to payments have been made.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7701-7714; Pub. L. 111-256, 124 Stat. 2643; unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 60 FR 50778, Sept. 29, 1995, unless otherwise noted.