{"data":{"id":"us/34-cfr-299.24","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"34 CFR 299.24","heading":"Appointment and functions of a hearing officer.","body":"(a) If an agency, consortium, or entity requests a hearing to show cause why the Secretary should not implement a bypass, the Secretary appoints a hearing officer and notifies appropriate representatives of the affected private school children, teachers or other educational personnel, or families that they may participate in the hearing.\n(b) The hearing officer has no authority to require or conduct discovery or to rule on the validity of any statute or regulation.\n(c) The hearing officer notifies the agency, consortium, or entity and representatives of the private school children, teachers or other educational personnel, or families of the time and place of the hearing.","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":"539ccf9f601ef689745b63e54f6b681d9aee46f503db1a313e9c611586731587","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/34-cfr-299.23","next":"us/34-cfr-299.25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}