Section 1415 (b)

(b) Types of procedures

The procedures required by this section shall include the following:

  • (1) An opportunity for the parents of a child with a disability to examine all records relating to such child and to participate in meetings with respect to the identification, evaluation, and educational placement of the child, and the provision of a free appropriate public education to such child, and to obtain an independent educational evaluation of the child.
  • (2)
    • (A) Procedures to protect the rights of the child whenever the parents of the child are not known, the agency cannot, after reasonable efforts, locate the parents, or the child is a ward of the State, including the assignment of an individual to act as a surrogate for the parents, which surrogate shall not be an employee of the State educational agency, the local educational agency, or any other agency that is involved in the education or care of the child. In the case of—
    • (i) a child who is a ward of the State, such surrogate may alternatively be appointed by the judge overseeing the child’s care provided that the surrogate meets the requirements of this paragraph; and
  • (ii) an unaccompanied homeless youth as defined in section 11434a(6) of title 42, the local educational agency shall appoint a surrogate in accordance with this paragraph.

  • (B) The State shall make reasonable efforts to ensure the assignment of a surrogate not more than 30 days after there is a determination by the agency that the child needs a surrogate.
  • (3) Written prior notice to the parents of the child, in accordance with subsection (c)(1), whenever the local educational agency—
    • (A) proposes to initiate or change; or
    • (B) refuses to initiate or change,

    • the identification, evaluation, or educational placement of the child, or the provision of a free appropriate public education to the child.

  • (4) Procedures designed to ensure that the notice required by paragraph (3) is in the native language of the parents, unless it clearly is not feasible to do so.
  • (5) An opportunity for mediation, in accordance with subsection (e).
  • (6) An opportunity for any party to present a complaint—
    • (A) with respect to any matter relating to the identification, evaluation, or educational placement of the child, or the provision of a free appropriate public education to such child; and
    • (B) which sets forth an alleged violation that occurred not more than 2 years before the date the parent or public agency knew or should have known about the alleged action that forms the basis of the complaint, or, if the State has an explicit time limitation for presenting such a complaint under this subchapter, in such time as the State law allows, except that the exceptions to the timeline described in subsection (f)(3)(D) shall apply to the timeline described in this subparagraph.

  • (7)
    • (A) Procedures that require either party, or the attorney representing a party, to provide due process complaint notice in accordance with subsection (c)(2) (which shall remain confidential)—
    • (i) to the other party, in the complaint filed under paragraph (6), and forward a copy of such notice to the State educational agency; and
  • (ii) that shall include—
    • (I) the name of the child, the address of the residence of the child (or available contact information in the case of a homeless child), and the name of the school the child is attending;
    • (II) in the case of a homeless child or youth (within the meaning of section 11434a(2) of title 42), available contact information for the child and the name of the school the child is attending;
  • (III) a description of the nature of the problem of the child relating to such proposed initiation or change, including facts relating to such problem; and
  • (IV) a proposed resolution of the problem to the extent known and available to the party at the time.

  • (B) A requirement that a party may not have a due process hearing until the party, or the attorney representing the party, files a notice that meets the requirements of subparagraph (A)(ii).
  • (8) Procedures that require the State educational agency to develop a model form to assist parents in filing a complaint and due process complaint notice in accordance with paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively.
  • Severe Discrepancy, Screening
    idea_regulations-template-default single single-idea_regulations postid-78706 wp-custom-logo wp-embed-responsive with-font-selector no-anchor-scroll footer-on-bottom animate-body-popup social-brand-colors hide-focus-outline link-style-standard has-sidebar content-title-style-normal content-width-normal content-style-boxed content-vertical-padding-show non-transparent-header mobile-non-transparent-header kadence-elementor-colors elementor-default elementor-kit-82278 1415(b) Section1415(b) Section 1415 (b) Section 1415 (b) Section 1415 b Section1415b 1415 b 1415b Section-1415-b Section 1415 b Section-1415-b Section1415b

    Last modified on November 7, 2019