The department shall establish, maintain, and implement procedural safeguards that meet the requirements of the IDEA related to the following: Independent educational evaluations; Prior written notice; Parental consent; Access to and confidentiality of education records; State complaint and dispute resolution procedures and forms; The availability of mediation; Procedures when disciplining children with disabilities; Requirements for […]
Nothing in this chapter limits any right that any child or the child’s parent or guardian may have to enforce the provision of any regular or special educational service. LEAs shall not delay the provision of education or related services to which a child is entitled.
The department of education shall promptly investigate complaints alleging violations of the IDEA and the state’s special education laws in the following manner: The department shall make a complaint form available on the department’s website. The department shall also supply any individual with a written copy of the complaint form via the United States postal […]
The department shall ensure that procedures are established and implemented to allow parties to resolve a dispute on matters related to a proposal or a refusal to initiate or change the identification, evaluation, or educational placement of a child with a disability, or the provision of a FAPE to the child, through a mediation process. […]
Special education due process cases shall be heard by administrative law judges employed by the secretary of state. In addition, the secretary of state may contract with no more than three (3) administrative law judges who are currently serving under an appointment by the department of education to hear special education due process cases, to […]
