Policy – Category 1000 (Community Relations)
BP 1002 – Uniform Complaint Procedures
• Any complaints against the DMSELPA shall be responded to in accordance with the Uniform Complaint Procedure of the San Bernardino County Office of Education.
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District Procedures
Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations § 4620. Each local education agency shall have the primary responsibility to ensure compliance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. Each local educational agency shall investigate complaints in accordance with the procedures set out in this Chapter. Title 5 of the California Code of Regulation § 4621(a). Each local educational agency shall adopt policies and procedures consistent with this Chapter for the investigation and resolution of complaints. Local policies shall ensure that complainants are protected from retaliation and that the identity of the complainant alleging discrimination remains confidential as appropriate. School districts and County Offices of Education shall submit their policies and procedures to the local governing board for adoption within one year from the effective date of this chapter.
The following list provides a summary of LEAs’ Uniform Complaint Procedures (UCPs) that are suggested by the DMSELPA:
• Each LEA UCP document should include a statement of purpose regarding compliance with federal and state laws/regulations.
• Each LEA should ensure that complainants are protected from retaliation and that the identity of the complainant alleging discrimination remains confidential, as appropriate. • Each LEA should identify in writing the person(s), employer(s), or agency position(s) responsible for receiving and investigating complaints and ensuring LEA compliance. The LEA should ensure that the person(s), employee(s), or position(s) responsible for compliance and/or investigations should be knowledgeable about the laws/programs they are assigned to investigate. • Annually, each LEA should notify in writing its students, employees, parents or guardians of its students, the district advisory committee, school advisory procedures, including the opportunity to appeal to the California Department of Education (CDE). It should include the identity of the person(s) responsible for processing complaints. The notice should also advise the recipient of any civil law remedies that may be available, and of the appeal and review procedures
BP 1002 – Uniform Complaint Procedures
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Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) (rev. 11/07)
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