{"data":{"id":"us/34-cfr-300.180","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"34 CFR 300.180","heading":"Hearing official or panel.","body":"(a) If the SEA requests a hearing, the Secretary designates one or more individuals, either from the Department or elsewhere, not responsible for or connected with the administration of this program, to conduct a hearing.\n(b) If more than one individual is designated, the Secretary designates one of those individuals as the Chief Hearing Official of the Hearing Panel. If one individual is designated, that individual is the Hearing Official.","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":"e5f4c5fc4b2d231eb570630f25466124e8618baca7adf5c5d3cccffcd0e60a83","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/34-cfr-300.179","next":"us/34-cfr-300.181"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}