{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-115c-109.8","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-109.8","heading":"Procedural issues.","body":"(a)\tIn matters alleging a procedural violation, the hearing officer may find that a child did not receive a free appropriate public education only if the procedural inadequacies (i) impeded the child's right to a free appropriate public education; (ii) significantly impeded the parents' opportunity to participate in the decision-making process regarding the provision of a free appropriate public education to the parents' child; or (iii) caused a deprivation of educational benefits.\n(b)\tA hearing officer may order a local educational agency to comply with procedural requirements under this Article and IDEA. (2006-69, s. 2.)","path":["Chapter 115C. Elementary and Secondary Education.","SUBCHAPTER IV. EDUCATION PROGRAM.","Article 9. Education of Children With Disabilities.","Part 1D. Procedural Safeguards."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_115C/GS_115C-109.8.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:17:42Z","sha256":"70913344884c81bb7777726789db091537982d247ec197ccdbe740b8e5fde532","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-115c-109.7","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-115c-109.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}