Section 13-37-54 – Promulgation of rules for reallocation of state aid to special education.
13-37-54. Promulgation of rules for reallocation of state aid to special education. The Department of Education may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to provide for the reallocation of state aid to special education as provided for in §13-28-9.1. Source: SL 2001, ch 84, §3; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), §63; SL 2013, […]
Section 13-37-55 – Coordinated early intervening services.
13-37-55. Coordinated early intervening services. Up to fifteen percent of the local need as defined in subdivision 13-37-35.1(18) may be used to develop and implement coordinated, early intervening services for students in kindergarten through grade twelve who are not currently identified as needing special education or special education and related services, but who need additional […]
Section 13-37-56 – Approval for early intervening services.
13-37-56. Approval for early intervening services. A school district seeking to use funds pursuant to §13-37-55 shall apply for approval for the use of such funds from the Department of Education on forms provided by the department. Source: SL 2013, ch 79, §2.
Section 13-37-57 – Annual report on early intervening services.
13-37-57. Annual report on early intervening services. Any school district that uses funds pursuant to §13-37-55 shall annually report to the Department of Education on: (1)The number of students who receive coordinated, early intervening services; and (2)The number of students who received early intervening services, and who subsequently receive special education or special education and […]
Section 13-37-27 – Surrogate parent acting in place of parent–Immunity–Exceptions.
13-37-27. Surrogate parent acting in place of parent–Immunity–Exceptions. The surrogate parent may act in place of the parent in all matters relating to the identification, evaluation, and educational placement of a child in need; and to the provision of a free appropriate public education to the child in need. The surrogate parent is immune from […]
Section 13-37-44 – Reduction of district’s aid for special education for excess balance in fund.
13-37-44. Reduction of district’s aid for special education for excess balance in fund. A school district’s state aid for special education as calculated pursuant to §13-37-36.1 shall be reduced by the amount that its ending special education fund balance exceeds twenty-five percent of its special education expenditures for the prior fiscal year or one hundred […]
Section 13-37-28 – Definition of autism spectrum disorder.
13-37-28. Definition of autism spectrum disorder. For the purposes of this chapter, the Department of Education shall use the definition of autism spectrum disorder contained in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, published by the American Psychiatric Association to define autism spectrum disorder in rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26. Source: […]
Section 13-37-28.1 – Dyslexia defined.
13-37-28.1 . Dyslexia defined. For the purposes of this chapter, dyslexia is a learning disability that is neurological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected […]
Section 13-37-29 – Blind student defined for purposes of braille literary assessment and educational services.
13-37-29. Blind student defined for purposes of braille literary assessment and educational services. For the purposes of §13-37-30, a blind student is any individual who is eligible for special education services and who has a visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with correcting lenses or has a limited field of vision […]
Section 13-37-30 – Braille literary assessment and educational services for blind students.
13-37-30. Braille literary assessment and educational services for blind students. In developing an individualized written education program for each blind student the presumption shall be that proficiency in braille reading and writing is essential for the student to achieve satisfactory educational progress. The assessment required for each such student shall include a braille skills inventory, […]