ATTACHMENT A
MEMORANDUM NO. 31
September 13, 1996
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:
- Adult basic education, Education Code §§8500 through 8538 and 52500 through 52616.24;
- Consolidated categorical aid programs, Education Code §64000 (a);
- Migrant education, Education Code §§54440 through 54445;
- Vocational education, Education Code §§52300 through 52480;
- Child care and development programs, Education Code §§8200 through 8493;
- Child nutrition programs, Education Code §§49490 through 49560
- Special education program, Education Code §§56000 through 56885 and 59000 through 59300;
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