Section 397.30 - What are the responsibilities of a local educational agency to youth with disabilities who are known to be seeking subminimum wage employment?(a) Of the documentation to demonstrate a youth with a disability's completion of the actions described in § 397.20(a) , a local educational agency, as defined in § 397.5(b)(1) , must provide the designated State unit with documentation that the youth has received transition services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), such as transition services available to the individual under section 614(d) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1414(d) ). The documentation must be provided to the designated State unit in a manner that complies with confidentiality requirements of the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g(b) and 34 CFR 99.30 and 99.31 ) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1417(c) and 34 CFR 300.622 ).(b)(1) The documentation of completed services or activities required by paragraph (a) of this section must, at a minimum, contain the-(ii) Description of the service or activity completed;(iii) Name of the provider of the required service or activity;(iv) Date required service or activity completed;(v) Signature of educational personnel documenting completion of the required service or activity;(vi) Date of signature described in paragraph (b)(1)(v) of this section; and(vii) Signature of educational personnel transmitting documentation to the designated State unit; and(viii) Date and method (e.g., hand-delivered, faxed, mailed, emailed, etc.) by which document was transmitted to the designated State unit.(2) In the event a youth with a disability or, as applicable, the youth's parent or guardian, refuses, through informed choice, to participate in the activities required by this part, such documentation must, at a minimum, contain the-(ii) Description of the refusal and the reason for such refusal;(iii) Signature of the youth or, as applicable, the youth's parent or guardian;(iv) Signature of the educational personnel documenting the youth's refusal;(v) Date of signatures required by paragraphs (b)(2)(iii) and (iv) of this section;(vi) Signature of educational personnel transmitting documentation of the refusal to the designated State unit; and(vii) Date and method (e.g., hand-delivered, faxed, mailed, emailed, etc.) by which documentation was transmitted to the designated State unit.(c)(1)(i) The educational personnel must transmit the documentation required by paragraph (b)(1) of this section to the designated State unit as soon as possible upon the completion of each of the required actions, but no later than-(A) 30 calendar days after the completion of the required activity or service; or(B) 60 calendar days, if additional time is necessary due to extenuating circumstances, after the completion of each of the required actions in paragraph (a) of this section. Extenuating circumstances should be interpreted narrowly to include the unexpected lengthy absence due to illness or family emergency of the educational personnel necessary to produce or transmit the documentation, or a natural disaster.(ii) Documentation required by paragraph (b)(2) of this section, when a youth has refused to participate in an action required by this part, must be provided to the DSU within 5 calendar days of the youth's refusal to participate.(2) When the educational personnel transmits the last documentation to the designated State unit regarding the services provided to the youth under paragraph (a) of this section, the educational personnel must provide a cover sheet that itemizes the documentation that has been provided to the designated State unit regarding that youth.(d) The educational agency must retain a copy of all documentation provided to the designated State unit under this section in a manner consistent with the requirements of 2 CFR 200.333 . Authority: Sections 12(c), 511(a)(2)(A), and 511(d) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; 29 U.S.C. 709(c) , 794g(a)(2)(A), and (d)