### Question
Can you define what impartial hearing officer means?


### Answer
**Impartial hearing officer** is defined as the following in *29 U.S.C. § 705*:

> an individual—


(i) who is not an employee of a public agency (other than an administrative law judge, hearing examiner, or employee of an institution of higher education)

#### Citation:
  - *29 U.S.C. § 705*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 16-VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND OTHER REHABILITATION SERVICES > GENERAL PROVISIONS**

