125A.50 ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY OF SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES. Subdivision 1. Commissioner approval. The commissioner may approve applications from districts initiating or significantly changing a program to provide prevention services as an alternative to special education and other compensatory programs. A district with an approved program may provide instruction and services in a regular education classroom, or […]
125A.51 PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN WITHOUT DISABILITIES; EDUCATION AND TRANSPORTATION. The responsibility for providing instruction and transportation for a pupil without a disability who has a short-term or temporary physical or emotional illness or disability, as determined by the standards of the commissioner, and who is temporarily placed for care and treatment for that illness or […]
125A.515 PLACEMENT OF STUDENTS; APPROVAL OF EDUCATION PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Approval of on-site education programs. The commissioner shall approve on-site education programs for placement of children and youth in residential facilities including detention centers, before being licensed by the Department of Human Services or the Department of Corrections. Education programs in these facilities shall conform […]
125A.52 RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES; DEPARTMENTS OF HUMAN SERVICES AND CORRECTIONS EDUCATION SCREENING. Subdivision 1. Educational screening. Secure and nonsecure residential treatment facilities licensed by the Department of Human Services or the Department of Corrections must screen each juvenile who is held in a facility for at least 72 hours, excluding weekends or holidays, using an […]
125A.53 DIRECTOR OF A SPECIAL EDUCATION COOPERATIVE. The authority for the selection and employment of the director of a special education cooperative established pursuant to sections 125A.03 to 125A.24 and 125A.65 or section 471.59 is vested in the governing board of the cooperative. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 122A.40, subdivision 10 or 11, no individual […]
125A.55 ACCOMMODATING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. A school or district must provide a student who is an “individual with a disability” under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, United States Code, title 29, section 794, or under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Public Law 101-336, with reasonable accommodations or modifications in programs. History: 1994 […]
125A.56 ALTERNATE INSTRUCTION REQUIRED BEFORE ASSESSMENT REFERRAL. Subdivision 1. Requirement. (a) Before a pupil is referred for a special education evaluation, the district must conduct and document at least two instructional strategies, alternatives, or interventions using a system of scientific, research-based instruction and intervention in academics or behavior, based on the pupil’s needs, while the […]
