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42 U.S. Code § 9841. Appeals, notice, hearing, and mediation; alternative agency for Indian tribe
(a) Notice requirements; suspension or termination of assistance stayed pending hearing; mediationThe Secretary shall prescribe—
(1)
procedures to assure that special notice of and an opportunity for a timely and expeditious appeal to the Secretary will be provided for an agency or organization which desires to serve as a delegate agency under this subchapter and whose application to the Head Start agency has been wholly or substantially rejected or has not been acted upon within a period of time deemed reasonable by the Secretary, in accordance with regulations which the Secretary shall prescribe;
(2)
procedures to assure that financial assistance under this subchapter shall not be suspended, except in emergency situations, unless the recipient agency has been given reasonable notice and opportunity to show cause why such action should not be taken;
(3) procedures to assure that financial assistance under this subchapter may be terminated or reduced, and an application for refunding may be denied, after the recipient has been afforded reasonable notice and opportunity for a full and fair hearing, including—
(A)
a right to file a notice of appeal of a decision not later than 30 days after notice of the decision from the Secretary; and
(B)
access to a full and fair hearing of the appeal, not later than 120 days after receipt by the Secretary of the notice of appeal;