---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 300.151"
title: "34"
number: "300.151"
heading: "Adoption of State complaint procedures."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/300.151"
---

# §300.151. Adoption of State complaint procedures.

- (a) **General.** Each SEA must adopt written procedures for—
  - (1) Resolving any complaint, including a complaint filed by an organization or individual from another State, that meets the requirements of [§ 300.153](/cfr/34/300.153.md) by—
    - (i) Providing for the filing of a complaint with the SEA; and
    - (ii) At the SEA's discretion, providing for the filing of a complaint with a public agency and the right to have the SEA review the public agency's decision on the complaint; and
  - (2) Widely disseminating to parents and other interested individuals, including parent training and information centers, protection and advocacy agencies, independent living centers, and other appropriate entities, the State procedures under [§§ 300.151 through 300.153](/cfr/34/300.151..300.153.md).
- (b) **Remedies for denial of appropriate services.** In resolving a complaint in which the SEA has found a failure to provide appropriate services, an SEA, pursuant to its general supervisory authority under Part B of the Act, must address—
  - (1) The failure to provide appropriate services, including corrective action appropriate to address the needs of the child (such as compensatory services or monetary reimbursement); and
  - (2) **Appropriate future provision of services for all children with disabilities.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3, 1406, 1411-1419, and 3474; Pub. L. 111-256, 124 Stat. 2643; unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 71 FR 46753, Aug. 14, 2006, unless otherwise noted.