# 23 Ill. Adm. Code 254.398: Section 254.398 Opportunity for Hearing

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## Section

- **Citation:** 23 Ill. Adm. Code 254.398
- **Heading:** Section 254.398 Opportunity for Hearing
- **Jurisdiction:** Illinois
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Illinois Administrative Code / Title 23 EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES / CHAPTER I: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION / Part 254 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION / Section 254.398 Opportunity for Hearing

## Text

Section 254
Section 254.398  Opportunity
for Hearing
Any eligible recipient
dissatisfied with the status or disposition of any application for approval and
funding or any claim for reimbursement, or any audit conducted by the State
Board of Education, may request a review of such status or disposition through
the following appeal procedure:
a)         Step 1.
1)         Within 30 days of notification by the State Board of Education
of the status or disposition in question, the chief administrator of the
eligible recipient dissatisfied with such status or disposition shall submit a
written request for review to the State Board of Education stating the reasons
for such request.
2)         Within 15 days of receipt of such a request, the status or
disposition in question will be reviewed by the Assistant Superintendent or
designated staff of the State Board of Education and a written response made to
the eligible recipient.
b)         Step 2.
1)         The written response required in Step 1 shall include a notice
of opportunity for a hearing which informs the recipient of the right to a hearing
pursuant to the provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act (Ill.
Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 127, pars. 1001-1 et seq.).  The notice shall also contain
a copy of the rules adopted by the State Board of Education governing
administrative hearings (23 Ill. Adm. Code 475 (Contested Cases and Other
Formal Hearings)).  The formal hearing will be conducted in accordance with the
Administrative Procedure Act and these rules.
2)         The Vocational Education Act permits further appeal under
judicial review of the State Board of Education's final decision:
"If
any eligible recipient is dissatisfied with the final action of the State Board
. .
Ill. Adm. Code 475 (Contested Cases and Other
Formal Hearings)).  The formal hearing will be conducted in accordance with the
Administrative Procedure Act and these rules.
2)         The Vocational Education Act permits further appeal under
judicial review of the State Board of Education's final decision:
"If
any eligible recipient is dissatisfied with the final action of the State Board
. . . with respect to approval of its local application, such eligible
recipient may, within sixty days after such final action or notice thereof,
whichever is later, file with the United States Court of Appeals for the
circuit in which the state is located a petition for review of that
action."
(20 U.S.C. 2464 (c))

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