(a) The complainant may appeal an LEA Investigation Report for a complaint described in section 4610(b) to the CDE by filing a written appeal within 30 days of the date of the LEA Investigation Report.

(b) In order to request an appeal, the complainant must specify and explain the basis for the appeal, including at least one of the following:

(c) The appeal shall be accompanied by:

(d) Appeals that do not comply with subsections (a) through (c), or do not pertain to subject matter described in section 4610(b), will not be processed. The CDE will notify the appellant of the deficiencies.

(e) If the CDE determines the appeal raises issues not contained in the local complaint, the CDE will refer those new issues back to the LEA for resolution as a new complaint under section 4630 or 4631.

(f) If the CDE determines that the LEA Investigation Report failed to address an allegation raised by the complaint and subject to the UCP process, the CDE shall notify the LEA of such failure and direct the LEA to investigate and address such allegation(s) in accordance with this chapter. The LEA must provide both the CDE and the appellant with an amended investigation report that addresses the complaint allegation(s) that was not addressed in the original Investigation Report within 20 days of such notification. The amended report must also inform the appellant of the right to separately appeal, in accordance with this section, the amended investigation report with respect to the complaint allegation(s) that was not addressed in the original report. The CDE will proceed with its resolution of the appeal of the LEA Investigation Report as to allegations that have been addressed even while, at the same time, the LEA is preparing an amended investigation report as to any allegation(s) that the CDE identified as not having been addressed.