How are the procedures different in a case involving Head Start suspension, termination or denial of refunding?
The Head Start appeal procedures at 45 C.F.R. Part 1303 were amended effective March 2, 2000. See 65 Fed. Reg. 4763, February 1, 2000; see also Head Start Act, 42 U.S.C. 9841. Below we provide some general guidance, first on appeals of terminations and denials of refunding and then on special procedures in appeals of suspensions of more than 30 days. However, we cannot include here every relevant provision in the statute and regulations or guarantee that no changes have been made subsequent to the publication of this manual, so you should make an independent review of applicable provisions and not simply rely on this material. Whenever the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) sends out a notice of termination or denial of refunding to a grantee, the notice must include specific information set out in the regulations. 45 C.F.R. 1303.14(c) and 1303.15(d). The required information includes the factual findings on which the action is based (or references to specific findings or i
