State Policies Regarding Children with Disabilities under ...

Title 7: Education K-12 Part 34

"Quality education for every child...every child a reader"

State Policies Regarding Children with

Disabilities under the Individuals with

Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 2004

State Board Policy 7219

Effective July 20, 2009 -Revised April 2013-

Central High School Building

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Phone (601) 359.3498 Fax (601) 359.1829

Notice of Non-Discrimination

The Mississippi State Board of Education, the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE), the Mississippi School of the Arts, the Mississippi School for the Blind, the Mississippi School for the Deaf, and the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, or disability in the provision of educational programs and services or employment opportunities and benefits. The following office has been designated to handle inquiries and complaints regarding the non-discrimination policies of the above-mentioned entities.

Director, Office of Human Resources Mississippi Department of Education

359 North West Street Suite 359 Jackson, Mississippi 39201 (601) 359-3511

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Foreword

The MDE relied on the IDEA regulations at 34 C.F.R. sections 300.199(a) and (b) for guidance in the formulation of these policies. Under this federal mandate, each state shall--

1. Ensure that any State rules, regulations and policies relating to IDEA conform to the requirements of the federal statute and regulations;

2. Identify in writing to local educational agencies (LEAs) located in the State and the Secretary of Education any such rule, regulation, or policy as a State-imposed requirement that is not required by the federal statute and regulations; and

3. Minimize the number of rules, regulations, and policies to which the LEAs and schools located in the State are subject under the federal statute and regulations.

This federal mandate also requires that State rules, regulations, and policies support and facilitate LEA and school-level system improvement designed to enable children with disabilities to meet the challenging State student achievement standards.

These policies include references to federal statutes, federal regulations, and State statutes that serve as the source of the requirements.

Notes: Any Mississippi specific deviations from Federal Regulations are denoted in Bold Blue Italics. Omitted sections do not apply to LEAs. Reserved sections are reserved by the United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (USDE/OSEP).

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History

In December 2004, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA 2004) was reauthorized. During 2005 and 2006, the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE), Office of Special Education (OSE), engaged a broadly representative stakeholder group to review IDEA 2004 and recommend revised State policies and procedures for implementation. Approximately 50 members were selected, including parents of children with disabilities, superintendents, principals, special education directors, special education teachers, regular education teachers, representatives from various disability advocacy groups, representatives from institutions of higher education programs, representatives from other State agencies, and the court appointed Mattie T. Consultants.

The charge issued to the stakeholder group was to recommend to the MDE/OSE redesigned special education policies and procedures that were clear and concise and that would assist local school districts in being compliant with IDEA 2004 and the Modified Mattie T. Consent Decree. Members met throughout the fall of 2005 and the spring of 2006 to examine the federal statute, proposed federal regulations, policy language from other States and to engage in extensive discussion in the process of crafting their recommendations.

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A draft document was presented to the State Board of Education (SBE) in April 2006, and proposed policies were released to begin the public comment period under the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) process as required by IDEA and State law. Public hearings were conducted on a regional basis to offer maximum opportunities for local stakeholders to provide input. Action on the draft policies was postponed awaiting final federal regulations from the United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (USDE/OSEP). Consequently, on July 21, 2006, the SBE adopted Policy Number 7219, which states that school districts are required to follow IDEA 2004.

In August 2006, OSEP released the final IDEA 2004 regulations, which became effective on October 13, 2006. The OSE was directed to begin reordering and renumbering the proposed policies to closely follow the federal regulations, and the SBE approved a contract for a technical writer to assist in this process. During October and November 2006, additional meetings were scheduled with a stakeholder group.

In March 2007, OSE staff began an internal vetting process to review all stakeholder input and revise the State policies to closely mirror the content of the federal regulations. During 2007 and 2008, significant time was spent on the internal review and editing process, which included continuous legal review and consultation with OSEP. In August 2008, OSEP issued additional final regulations, which became effective on December 31, 2008. The revised policy document was finalized in February 2009, and three separate stakeholder user groups, including special education directors, local

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superintendents, parents of children with disabilities and parent advocate representatives, reviewed the final draft of the proposed document. The draft policies were submitted to the SBE on March 19, 2009, for review and discussion. A request to begin the APA process for 60 days of public review and comment was approved at the April 2009 board meeting. During the 60-day public comment period, four regional public hearings were held across the State as required by IDEA 2004 and public comment was obtained. In addition, public comments were accepted during the two Special Education Advisory Panel meetings held during the public comment period. All comments, written and oral, were considered. The policies were approved by the State Board of Education on June 19, 2009. The final APA process was followed and the State Policies Regarding Children with Disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 2004 are effective as of July 20, 2009.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUBPART A ? GENERAL ..................................................................................18

300.1 Purposes......................................................................................................................................18 300.2 Applicability to State and local agencies..................................................................................18 300.4 Act ...............................................................................................................................................20 300.5 Assistive technology device .......................................................................................................20 300.6 Assistive technology service ......................................................................................................20 300.7 Charter school............................................................................................................................21 300.8 Child with a disability ...............................................................................................................21 300.9 Consent .......................................................................................................................................29 300.10 Core academic subjects .............................................................................................................30 300.11 Day; business day; school day ..................................................................................................30 300.12 Educational service agency .......................................................................................................30 300.13 Elementary school......................................................................................................................31 300.14 Equipment ..................................................................................................................................31 300.15 Evaluation ..................................................................................................................................32 300.16 Excess costs.................................................................................................................................32 300.17 Free appropriate public education ...........................................................................................32 300.18 Highly qualified special education teachers ............................................................................33 300.19 Homeless children......................................................................................................................38 300.20 Include ........................................................................................................................................38 300.21 Indian and Indian tribe .............................................................................................................38 300.22 Individualized education program (IEP).................................................................................39 300.23 Individualized education program committee .........................................................................39 300.24 Individualized family service plan (IFSP) ...............................................................................39 300.25 Infant or toddler with a disability ............................................................................................39

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300.26 Institution of higher education .................................................................................................40 300.27 Limited English proficient (LEP) .............................................................................................40 300.28 Local educational agency (LEA) ...............................................................................................40 300.29 Native language..........................................................................................................................41 300.30 Parent .........................................................................................................................................42 300.31 Parent training and information center...................................................................................43 300.32 Personally identifiable ...............................................................................................................43 300.33 Public agency .............................................................................................................................44 300.34 Related services..........................................................................................................................44 300.35 Scientifically based research .....................................................................................................51 300.36 Secondary school........................................................................................................................51 300.37 Services plan...............................................................................................................................51 300.38 Secretary.....................................................................................................................................51 300.39 Special education .......................................................................................................................52 300.40 State ............................................................................................................................................54 300.41 State educational agency ...........................................................................................................54 300.42 Supplementary aids and services..............................................................................................54 300.43 Transition services .....................................................................................................................54 300.44 Universal design .........................................................................................................................55 300.45 Ward of the State.......................................................................................................................56

SUBPART B ? STATE ELIGIBILITY.................................................................57

300.101 Free appropriate public education (FAPE) .............................................................................57 300.102 Limitation - exception to FAPE for certain ages.....................................................................58 300.103 FAPE methods and payments...................................................................................................60 300.104 Residential placement................................................................................................................61 300.105 Assistive technology ...................................................................................................................61 300.106 Extended school year services (ESY) .......................................................................................61

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