HCSHB2011--PARENTALCONSENT
SPONSOR: Smith(155)
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheStanding
CommitteeonElementaryandSecondaryEducationbyavoteof20to
0.
ThefollowingisasummaryoftheHouseCommitteeSubstituteforHB
2011.
Thisbillrequirespublicschoolsandanypoliticalsubdivisionof
thestatethatservesstudentswithanindividualized education
programor"IEP"toimplementparentalconsentprocedures. Written
parentalconsentshallbeobtainedandmaintainedforinitial
placement,annualplacement,orotherrevisionstoastudent'sIEP
asoutlinedinthebill.
Iftheparentsandlocaleducationalagency(LEA)onlyreachan
agreementoncertainIEPservicesorinterimplacement,thechild's
newIEPshallbeimplementedintheareasofagreementandthe
child'slastagreed-uponIEPshallremainineffectintheareasof
disagreementuntilthedisagreementisresolved. Ifachildis
identifiedaseligibleforspecialeducationservices,theparents
havetherighttovisitanyprogramproposedfortheirchild.
TheDepartmentofElementaryandSecondaryEducationshalladopta
parentalconsentform,asdescribedinthebill,thateachschool
districtshallprovidetoparents,anddistrictsmaynotproceed
withimplementation ofastudent'sIEPwithouttheparentalconsent
formcompletedexceptasprovidedinthebill.
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatthelanguageaddressesparental
concernsrelatingtoIEPmeetingsandwillhelpschoolsandparents
worktogethertomeetstudent'sneeds.Thebillwillprovide
parentswithaclearerunderstandingofchangestoIEPlanguageand
requireparentalsupportbeforeanyIEPchangesmayoccur.Many
stateswithsimilarlanguagehaveseenadecreaseindueprocess
hearingsandthathavingaparentalbuyinisparamounttohelping
achildsucceed.
TestifyingforthebillwereRepresentative Smith;AmandaCooper;
ChristinaMaryIngoglia;ChristopherFaughn;CynthiaRamsey;Jayme
Clevenger;JeanetteThomas;JoyceCarolFenner;JulieLane;Marisa
Hagler;MarisaHagler;MildredChaney;RebeccaShaw;Rebecca Uccello;WalterChaney;AngelaJones;LaraWakefield;Melissa
Little;DianeDragan;CarlaKeirns;MichelleRibaudo;TaraArnett;
TeresaScobee;VictoriaGodfrey-Zeller;JennellHouts;LukeBarber;
ChrystalBlauvelt;KidsWinMissouri;E.BrianaConley,Paraquad,
Inc.;ErinKeith;andMissouriDisabilityEmpowerment.
OPPONENTS: Thosewhoopposethebillsaythattheprovisionsof
thebillarecoveredinIDEAandinterestedpartiesmayattend
meetingswherethetrainedprofessionalswillreachaconsensuson
whatisbestforastudentregardingeducationalservicesinthe
leastrestrictiveenvironment.
TestifyingagainstthebillwereChloeTelle;DanielTelle;Gayle
Jones;SaraYilmaz;SusanFlowers;TravenaHostetler;ArnieC.Ac
Dienoff;MissouriAssociationofSchoolAdministrators; Dr.Karla
Arnold,MissouriCouncilofAdministrators ofSpecialEducation;
andRosinaPalmer.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonycanbefoundunderTestimonyonthebillpageon
theHousewebsite.