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ATTACHMENT A

MEMORANDUM NO. 31
September 13, 1996

UNIFORM COMPLAINT PROCEDURES

I. General Information

The Uniform Complaint Procedures were developed by the Los Angeles Unified School District under the direction of the California Department of Education (Title 5, California Code of Regulation, Sections 4600-4671) as a system for the filing, investigation, and resolution of complaints against the local agency (school district) which alleges violations of federal or state laws or regulations governing educational programs. As of 1995, the District clarifies that these same uniform complaint procedures may be used to file complains or to appeal District decisions regarding such complaints which allege that the District has violated the laws and regulations that specifically come under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), or Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

A. The Uniform Complaint Procedures may be used for complaints of noncompliance involving the following educational programs and complaints alleging violations of the following nondiscrimination protections:

 
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