{"data":{"id":"us/34-cfr-299.20","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"34 CFR 299.20","heading":"Requesting a bypass.","body":"(a) A private school official may request a bypass of an agency, consortium, or entity under the following circumstances:\n(1) The private school official has—\n(i) Filed a complaint with the State educational agency (SEA) under section 1117(b)(6)(A)-(B) or section 8501(c)(6)(A)-(B) of the ESEA and §§ 299.13 through 299.17 that an agency, consortium, or entity other than the SEA has substantially failed or is unwilling to provide equitable services;\n(ii) Requested that the SEA provide equitable services on behalf of the agency, consortium, or entity under section 1117(b)(6)(C) or section 8501(c)(6)(C) of the ESEA; and\n(iii) Submitted an appeal of the SEA's resolution of the complaint filed under this paragraph (a)(1) to the Secretary under section 8503(b) of the ESEA and § 299.17.\n(2) If an SEA has substantially failed, or is unwilling, to provide equitable services, the private school official has—\n(i) Filed a complaint with the SEA under section 8503(a) of the ESEA and §§ 299.13 through 299.16; and\n(ii) Submitted an appeal to the Secretary under section 8503(b) of the ESEA and § 299.17 of the SEA's resolution of the complaint filed under paragraph (a)(1) of this section in which the private school official requests a bypass.\n(b) An agency, consortium, or entity may request that the Secretary implement a bypass if the agency, consortium, or entity is prohibited by law from providing equitable services under section 1117 or section 8501 of the ESEA.","path":["Title 34—Education","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education","CHAPTER II—OFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","PART 299—GENERAL PROVISIONS","Subpart G—Procedures for Bypass"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-34.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:40Z","sha256":"cb33f9e3fcbf0efa6b796ec0838b509c00fb8f11fd72df6277e8072a0dcef05b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/34-cfr-299.19","next":"us/34-cfr-299.21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}