{"data":{"id":"us/34-cfr-300.165","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"34 CFR 300.165","heading":"Public participation.","body":"(a) Prior to the adoption of any policies and procedures needed to comply with Part B of the Act (including any amendments to those policies and procedures), the State must ensure that there are public hearings, adequate notice of the hearings, and an opportunity for comment available to the general public, including individuals with disabilities and parents of children with disabilities.\n(b) Before submitting a State plan under this part, a State must comply with the public participation requirements in paragraph (a) of this section and those in 20 U.S.C. 1232d(b)(7).","path":["Title 34—Education","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education","CHAPTER III—OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","PART 300—ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES","Subpart B—State Eligibility"],"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":"e48cc7b4e92ac80d9a789f37ea78e5434c16e4f371ba9c44a369b4d9030dcb88","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/34-cfr-300.164","next":"us/34-cfr-300.166"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}