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72-3424 Technical advice and assistance by state department; recommendations.

72-3424. Technical advice and assistance by state department; recommendations. The department, upon request, shall: (1) Give technical advice and assistance to any agency in connection with the establishment and maintenance of special education and related services for exceptional children; (2) make recommendations to any agency concerning appropriate special education or related services to be provided […]

72-3425 Catastrophic state aid; computation of amounts; apportionment; limitations.

72-3425. Catastrophic state aid; computation of amounts; apportionment; limitations. (a) In school year 2010-2011 and in each school year thereafter, to the extent that appropriations are available, each school district which has provided special education or related services for an exceptional child is eligible to receive catastrophic state aid in an amount determined by the […]

72-3426 Performance goals and indicators for children with disabilities; reports to U.S. department of education; state improvement plan.

72-3426. Performance goals and indicators for children with disabilities; reports to U.S. department of education; state improvement plan. The state board shall: (1) Establish goals for the performance of children with disabilities in the state that: (A) Will promote the purposes of this act; (B) are consistent, to the maximum extent appropriate, with other goals […]

72-3427 Assessment programs; participation by children with disabilities; reports to public.

72-3427. Assessment programs; participation by children with disabilities; reports to public. (a) (1) The state board and each board shall include exceptional children in general state and district-wide assessment programs, including assessments described in the federal no child left behind act of 2004 with appropriate accommodations and alternate assessments where necessary and as indicated in […]

72-3428 Initial evaluation of children prior to provision of services; parental consent; reevaluation; notice; procedure; duties of IEP team; child no longer eligible for services, duties.

72-3428. Initial evaluation of children prior to provision of services; parental consent; reevaluation; notice; procedure; duties of IEP team; child no longer eligible for services, duties. (a) (1) An agency shall conduct a full and individual initial evaluation in accordance with this section before the initial provision of special education and related services to an […]

72-3429 Individualized education program or family service plan; contents; development; duties of IEP team; IEP meetings; postsecondary goals; transfer of child during school year.

72-3429. Individualized education program or family service plan; contents; development; duties of IEP team; IEP meetings; postsecondary goals; transfer of child during school year. (a) (1) Except as specified in provision (2), at the beginning of each school year, each agency shall have an individualized education program in effect for each exceptional child. (2) (A) […]

72-3430 Parental rights.

72-3430. Parental rights. (a) The rights of parents of exceptional children shall include, but not be limited to, the rights specified in this section. (b) The parents of exceptional children shall have the right to: (1) Examine all records relating to such child and to participate in meetings with respect to the identification, evaluation, and […]

72-3431 Rights of child with disability upon reaching 18 years of age.

72-3431. Rights of child with disability upon reaching 18 years of age. When a person who has been determined to be a child with a disability reaches the age of 18, except for such a person who has been determined to be incompetent under state law: (a) An agency shall provide to both the person […]

72-3432 Notice of parental rights; contents.

72-3432. Notice of parental rights; contents. The notice required by subsection (b)(2) of K.S.A. 72-3430, and amendments thereto, shall include: (a) A description of the action proposed or refused by the agency; (b) an explanation of why the agency proposes or refuses to take the action; (c) a description of other options that the agency […]

72-3433 Change in placement of child with disability to alternative setting as disciplinary action for certain behavior; duties of IEP team and hearing officer; behavioral assessment and intervention plan; determination and review procedure.

72-3433. Change in placement of child with disability to alternative setting as disciplinary action for certain behavior; duties of IEP team and hearing officer; behavioral assessment and intervention plan; determination and review procedure. (a) School personnel may order a change in the placement of a child with a disability: (1) To an appropriate interim alternative […]

72-3434 Same; parental disagreement with determination; due process hearing and review.

72-3434. Same; parental disagreement with determination; due process hearing and review. (a) The parent of a child with a disability who disagrees with any decision regarding placement, or the manifestation determination under K.S.A. 72-3433, and amendments thereto, or an agency that believes that maintaining the current placement of a child is substantially likely to result […]

72-3435 Same; placement of child during pendency of due process proceedings.

72-3435. Same; placement of child during pendency of due process proceedings. (a) If a parent or agency requests a hearing under K.S.A. 72-3434, and amendments thereto, the child shall remain in the interim alternative educational setting pending the decision of the hearing officer or until the expiration of the forty-five-school-day period described in subsection (a)(2) […]

72-3436 School district knowledge that child is child with disability prior to determination, when deemed; subjection of child to disciplinary action, when; evaluation and placement of child.

72-3436. School district knowledge that child is child with disability prior to determination, when deemed; subjection of child to disciplinary action, when; evaluation and placement of child. (a) A child who has not been determined to be eligible for special education and related services under this act and who has engaged in behavior that violated […]

72-3437 Crimes committed by child with disability, reports to law enforcement and judicial authorities; transmittal of special education and disciplinary records.

72-3437. Crimes committed by child with disability, reports to law enforcement and judicial authorities; transmittal of special education and disciplinary records. (a) Nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit an agency from reporting a crime committed by a child with a disability to appropriate authorities or to prevent state or local law enforcement […]

72-3438 Dispute resolution through mediation; procedures; list of mediators; costs; time and location; agreements; confidentiality.

72-3438. Dispute resolution through mediation; procedures; list of mediators; costs; time and location; agreements; confidentiality. (a) The state board shall establish and implement procedures to allow agencies and parents to resolve disputes involving any matter, including matters arising prior to the filing of a complaint, through a mediation process. (b) The procedures adopted shall ensure […]

72-3439 Transfer of records of an exceptional child when child changes school.

72-3439. Transfer of records of an exceptional child when child changes school. All records of an exceptional child who transfers, or who is transferred, from one school district to another shall be transferred at the same time that such child transfers, or is transferred, or as soon thereafter as possible. If the transfer is a […]

72-3440 Medicaid replacement state aid; computation of amount; limitation.

72-3440. Medicaid replacement state aid; computation of amount; limitation. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Medicaid children” means exceptional children who receive special education and related services and for which the district receives medicaid payments. (2) Words and phrases used in this section, have the meanings ascribed thereto in K.S.A. 72-3404, and amendments thereto. […]

72-3441 Special education funding task force; membership; duties.

72-3441. Special education funding task force; membership; duties. (a) There is hereby established the special education funding task force. The task force shall be composed of 12 members, as follows: (1) One member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; (2) one member appointed by the president of the senate; (3) one member […]

72-3461 Special education services for exceptional children enrolled in private schools; definitions.

72-3461. Special education services for exceptional children enrolled in private schools; definitions. As used in this act: (a) “School district” means any public school district organized under the laws of this state. (b) “Exceptional children” and “special education services” have the meanings respectively ascribed thereto in K.S.A. 72-3404, and amendments thereto. (c) “Private, nonprofit elementary […]